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Steven M. Cramer; Nancy Ciezki; Hussain Bahia; Carole Kraak; Carole Schramm

critical learning experience to students’ development of visualization skillsthat cannot be learned as effectively through a video monitor. Yet engineeringlaboratories are a significant university expense and most effective utilization of thoselaboratories can be gained using technology and a mix of delivery options.Through enhancement of a civil engineering materials course with on-line video oflaboratory procedures, we have achieved a 20% reduction in the in-lab time needed forstudents to complete experiments. We created a series of modules that greatly improvethe ease of training teaching assistants and we have provided the students to an abilityto learn and review laboratory procedures at their own pace and their own timing. Wehave created the

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Michael Leasure

INTEGRATION OF DATA ACQUISITION TECHNOLOGY Michael Leasure11 Michael Leasure, Purdue University, Building #1, Purdue Airport, West Lafayette, IN 47906, mlleasure@tech.purdue.edu 1Abstract - This paper will explore the dynamics of be used on multiple engines, was identified. Anotherintegrating data acquisition technology into a university disadvantage of the GEM was the display was fixed andlevel course. The complete process from instructor could not be modified to more clearly show indications.training and competence, to end delivery of materials in a The students

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Ronald K. Williams

schools.The 2002 competition involved students from 4 schools who had not previously participated, andseveral more made initial contacts. With proposed upgrades to the website, it appears theprogram is on its way to new growth and continuing success.INTRODUCTION A 2002 report by the National Academy of Engineering and the National ResearchCouncil1 begins with the ominous statement, “Available evidence shows that adults and childrenhave a poor understanding of the essential characteristics of technology, how it influencessociety, and how people can and do affect its development.” Compounding the problem is ageneral misunderstanding of who engineers are and what they do. Data from the NationalScience Board2 indicates that “61 percent of

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Beverly J. Davis

Engaging K-12 Students in Technology as a Career: Differing Expectations Beverly J. Davis, Purdue UniversityNew technologies will continue to transform the way we live, work, and function in theglobal economy. The demand for engineers, scientists, technicians will exceed theavailable candidates this country will have to offer unless there is an investment in theexpansive female and minority segment of the workforce. Prism recently reported thatover 800,000 Programming and Information Technology jobs will not be filled for lack ofcandidates (7). Systematically, occupational sex segregation, an ingrained computerculture, and the digital divide threaten the goal achievement of providing the predictedone million new

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Mani Mina

Teaching Technology to Web-affected Computer-game-influenced Students in the Early 21st Century: Hopes and Despairs Mani Mina Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 50011 mmina@iastate.eduThis paper reviews many of the observed characteristics and study habits of first-yearstudents in Iowa State University's electrical engineering program. Based on students'behavior in studying and problem solving, dominate characteristics are identified,strengths and weaknesses are reviewed, and critical symptoms

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Swaminathan Balachandran

projects prepare thestudents to undertake capstone design project of significant scope and also do well in their jobafter graduation. The excellent laboratories, dedicated faculty, and outstanding graduates havebeen recognized by the people in the region and the program has received much publicity due toits very high ranking in the review published in the US News and World Report last year. The author established the IE laboratories and was responsible for the first ABET(Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accreditation of the program in 1987. Hehas taught most of the courses in the IE curriculum. During the past few years he used theBlackboard Course Info system to enable students to submit their work electronically

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S.P.K. Sternberg; G.G. Botte

FUEL CELLS IN THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMS.P.K. Sternberg and G.G. Botte (Assistant Professors)Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Minnesota DuluthDuluth, MN, USA 55812ABSTRACTFuel cells are an emerging technology that promise high conversion efficiencies ofchemical fuels to electricity. Additionally, fuel cell technology can also greatly decreasethe release of pollutants during energy conversion. This promising new technology hascreated a demand from chemical engineering students for more information and practicalexperience. This demand has generated new course content across our curriculum.Courses in Material and Energy Balances, Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer,Chemical Reactor Design, Senior Capstone Design

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Traci Kelly

Bradley, MS&E and Traci Kelly, Engineering Professional Development • EPICS IS team, serving the specific database, active server page, and web design needs for Dr. Bradley and Dr. Kelly to deliver to other teams. Other Projects: Habitat for Humanity serving Habitat for Humanity: Advisor: John Mitchell, ME.These projects can change from semester to semester, and each project is assumed to be amulti-semester project. The challenge, then, is to make progress, maintain consistency,and enhance mature projects while allowing for the new influx of new projects into theEPICS rotation. It is a symbiotic relationship; service organizations are increasinglyrelying upon technology for the coordination, delivery

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Hossein Salehfar; John Watson; Arnold F. Johnson

On-Line Class Presentations to Enhance Distance Engineering Degree Programs Hossein Salehfar, Associate Professor – EE; John Watson, Dean; Arnold Johnson, Chair - EE School of Engineering and Mines University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 58202 Submitted to the 2002 North Midwest Section Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education Hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Engineering October 10-12, 2002 Madison, Wisconsin ABSTRACT In this time of rapidly changing technology, the

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Greg Luttrell

WEB BASED DISCUSSION ACTIVITIES THAT ENHANCE UPPER-DIVISION ENGINEERING STUDENT LEARNING Greg Luttrell, Ph.D., P.E. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville A paper submitted for the 2002 North Midwest Section Annual conference of the American Society of Engineering Education. ABSTRACTTransportation (CE 376) is a required upper division course taught for civil engineering studentsat Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. This survey course is tasked with introducing thestudents to all phases of transportation. Class participation is important for student learning,though

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Keith B. Lodge

The programming of a microcontroller as an integral part of process control for undergraduate chemical engineersKeith B. Lodge*Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, the University of Minnesota Duluth,1303 Ordean Court, Duluth, Minnesota 55812-3025AbstractNew funding in our College of Science and Engineering has become available for the enhancement ofcourses with computer technology. I took this opportunity to try an experiment in the teaching of processcontrol to chemical engineers. Inexpensive and reliable microcontrollers are now commonplace. I amusing the Basic Stamp, Parallax Inc., with the intention of getting the students to build and tune their ownliquid-level loops. This experiment was

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Marlee A. Walton; T. Al Austin

, organizationalstructures, technology and lifestyles are introducing a significant rethinking of the role of thecivil engineer. The role they perform has broadened significantly in scope and engineeringeducation must change in response.The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), with Engineering Criteria2000 (EC 2000), requires programs to show evidence graduates are prepared for the job marketin the 21rst Century. Engineering programs now must demonstrate that their graduates have anunderstanding of professional practice issues in addition to proficiency in specific subject areasthat are tabulated in the civil engineering program criteria (Koehn 2000).The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Program Criteria notes that graduates

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Laura Grossenbacher

to a course on Engineering Ethicstaught by one of our assistant deans, Sarah Pfatteicher, whose expertise is in the historyof Codes of Ethics in engineering disciplines. Sarah and I are now embarking on ourfourth semester of teaching this course together. This paper focuses on a debateassignment we designed last fall that really worked well to foster teamwork, developcritical thinking skills, and encourage analysis of the ethical assumptions that operate inarguments about science and technology. I. What makes this assignment different, and thus worth sharing? Courses like our EPD 155 Basic Communication course are taught all over thiscampus and indeed all over the nation; it is the ubiquitous “English 101” or

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Vojin Nikolic

A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO TEACHING FRESHMEN DESIGN Vojin Nikolic Minnesota State University Mankato 2002 North Midwest Section Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education Technology-Enhanced Learning October 10-12, 2002, Madison, Wisconsin Abstract The structure of a freshmen engineering design course is presented. The courserepresents a well-balanced blend of lectures, laboratories, and practical design work, aswell as factory tours and field trips and other contacts with practicing engineers. It

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Murat Tanyel; Charles Adams

aesthetic preference. As part of hisorientation, he had sat in on Adams’ Technology and Society class, which undertakes to examine andcritique the relationship between technology and other areas of western society, and was particularlyimpressed with the discussion on aesthetics in that class. Upon the realization that aestheticpreference is a strong factor in the choice of software for these courses in signal processing, we haveundertaken to look at the role of aesthetics in engineering design and to examine this choice in lightof our discussion on aesthetics. Therefore, this paper will start with an overview of aesthetics,particularly in engineering design. We will then discuss the software packages at Dordt Collegeappropriate for signal

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Michael P. Hennessey; Allen C. Jaedike; Peter S. Rhode

Proceedings of the ASEE 2002: North Midwest Section MeetingUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison, WisconsinOctober 10-12, 2002 Galleries of CAD Generated Imagery by Michael P. Hennessey, Allen C. Jaedike1, and Peter S. Rhode2 Programs in Engineering and Technology Management 101 O’Shaughnessy Science Hall 2115 Summit Avenue The University of St. Thomas St. Paul, Minnesota 55105-1079 Email

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Steven B. Zwickel

kits to showcase other engineering disciplines. The impetus for these additions has come from a wide variety of sources. The mission of the K-12 engineering outreach program is to improve science and engineering literacy, to engage and interest school children and their teachers, to expose undergraduate students to outreach and to its rewards, and to make science and technology fun. t FOR AREA SCIENCE TEACHERS, the outreach program offers hands-on demonstrations and in-class discussions about the state of the art in technology. t FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN, the outreach

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Paul Ross; Gisela Kutzbach

In the “Online Classroom”:Teaching Communication for Technical LeadershipPaul Ross (pross @engr.wisc.edu) and Gisela KutzbachTechnical Communication Program, Engineering Professional DevelopmentCollege of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-MadisonAbstract: The authors developed “Communicating Technical Information,” a 3-creditcourse delivered as part of the on-line Master of Engineering in Professional Practice(UW-Madison). The course is based on “engagement theory”; the methods of the coursedraw both on the capabilities of current technologies (WebCT, Placeware, PowerPoint)and the virtues of the traditional classroom. An emerging theme is that of “TechnicalLeadership” and its relationship to the success of engineers in their careers and

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Swaminathan Balachandran

TEACHING DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS AT THE GRADUATE LEVEL USING PROMETHEUS Swaminathan Balachandran Professor of Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Platteville 1 University Plaza, Platteville, WI 53818 Ph.: (608)-342-1718. FAX: Ph.: (608)-342-1566. balachas@uwplatt.edu ABSTRACT A graduate-level course on the design of experiments was designed in 2001 and taught asa web-based course in 2002. This course was designed for the University of Wisconsin LearningInnovations and is available to students enrolling in the Master of Engineering degree programoffered by UW

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Philip J. Parker; Christina Curras; Michael R. Penn

Enhancing Teaching (and Learning?) with On-Line Courseware Philip J. Parker, Christina Curras, and Michael R. Penn Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Wisconsin-Platteville1 IntroductionIn this paper, we discuss our use of “Blackboard,” an on-line courseware that we haveimplemented in several of our courses. The purpose of this paper is to provide the reader withideas for implementation. We specifically address how the various tools in Blackboard impactteaching and learning, and note the time commitments involved.2 BackgroundThe University of Wisconsin-Platteville (UWP) has one of the largest undergraduate

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William H. Semke; Arnold F. Johnson; Richard. R. Schultz; Chang-Hee Won; Jason G. Gullicks; Nicholas E. Hulst; Douglas R. Olsen; George A. Seielstad

., Seielstad, G., and Wivell, C., “The Airborne Environmental Research Observational Camera (AEROCam): A Multispectral Digital Photography System for Remote Sensing,” Proc. of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2002, Whitewater, WI, April 25-27, 2002.[2] Won, C., Sale, D., Schultz, R., Johnson, A., and Semke, W., “Spacecraft Systems Engineering – The Initiation of a Multidisciplinary Design Project at the University of North Dakota,” Proc. 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Electrical and Computer Engineering Division, Albuquerque, NM, June 24-27, 2001.[3] Wertz, J., and Larson, W. (editors), Space Mission Analysis and Design, Third Edition, Space Technology