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Jennifer T. Ross

improvement methods (wafer level tests, short loop monitors, statistical process flow), Process evolution (scaling and modeling issues). Professional Communications skills, Project Legality and intellectual property rights, engineering Development management, Manufacturing engineering, economics, time management, cross cultural interaction, Professional integrity. career planning. Table 1. Concepts and experiences divided into breadth and depth for undergraduate engineers in the field of microelectronics as dictated by industrial panel

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Lori S. Cook; Lawrence S. Aft

. - Conversations need to be accessible all the time. - I think the chat room could have been used more by students to make it more useful. - Our project group used the chat room and found it helped us out tremendously. - Wish we had more chat rooms.In general the first MSQA course on the Internet was a positive experience for the instructor. Itwas time well spent and the concept of the pilot program gave formal notice that thedevelopment of the program was to be a learning experience. Seventy seven percent of thestudents indicated that they were planning on taking all of their courses on the Internet. The Page 3.416.5overwhelming reaction was

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J. A. Isaacs

employers are nowplacing “high value on engineers and scientists who can communicate, collaborate and workacross disciplines.” The report recommends a degree program that enhances career options whilebroadening students’ horizons. It encourages greater versatility by avoiding overspecializationand by promoting experiences that supply skills that are desired by both academic andnonacademic employers. This includes ability to communicate complex ideas and to work in Page 3.31.2teams. The report also recommends that students be given better career information andguidance so that they can make good decisions in planning their professional careers

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Barbara E. Marino; Sandra Yost

necessary task. Balancing limited time to meet these demands can be difficult and confusing; however,decisions on the use of time made at the beginning of a tenure-track appointment can have lastingeffects on one’s career. New faculty members need guidance to find the optimal allocation oftime and resources for these vital duties. Otherwise, an entire semester can be swallowed up incommittees, lesson plans, or research, when a tenure track professor needs to be working towardsall three. Gaining insight into these new responsibilities from someone who has faced them beforecan be extremely helpful. Finding the right mentors and developing good relationships with themare essential for helping new faculty members prioritize their

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Elaine L. Craft

. Page 3.437.8IX. Continually Evaluate PerformanceAs with any project of this magnitude, both formative and summative formal evaluationactivities have been initiated. Feedback from short surveys, plus/delta notes (positive commentsand suggestions for improvement), and other informal evaluation techniques are also being usedby the Project's Leadership Team in planning each successive event.Perhaps most helpful have been the short, simple and immediate feedback comments themanagement team has collected, analyzed and reacted to following each activity. Simpleplus/delta notes are used at almost every event and meeting. Participants write one or morecomments on a small yellow "sticky” notes and attach them on the door as they leave. Manyproject

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Robin Grimes; Caroline Baillie

qualities.4. Setting up the tutorialsImplementing a peer tutoring scheme involved the usual needs and strategy ofimplementation required for any innovation in teaching1 :i.Dept./Faculty commitmentx Good teachers who understand the need for the new programmex Communication between staffx Enthusiastic, excited coordinatorx Support from the HOD - ability to start afresh and integratex Commitment/support from colleaguesii.Strategy for implementationx Find out what other Universities are doingx Incorporate assessment and evaluation schemes which are reliable and validx Develop a plan for raising support/budgetx Include students in the developmentx Hold a pilot of the scheme and evaluate itx Show how the pilot scheme can be scaled

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Randall L. Ness; Carl A. Erikson

assess portfolios proved to be insignificant comparedto assessing journaling. As instructors, we actually enjoyed this evaluation method overjournaling.Summary Based on this first successful use of portfolios in the engineering curriculum as a personalreflective and assessment tool for demonstrating knowledge, understanding and performance, itis planned to utilize portfolios in several other engineering courses as well as recommending tothe students to develop a showcase portfolio for potential employment interviews during thesenior year.References1]“Assessment White Paper: A Framework for the Assessment of Engineering Education” by the Joint Task Forceof Engineering Education Assessment, 22 June 1996, http:/www.asee.org/publications/html

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Stefani A. Bjorklund; Patrick T. Terenzini; John M. Parente; Alberto F. Cabrera

for alarger, more systematic assessment planned for Spring, 1998, participating courses andstudents were not randomly selected. Each campus’s local evaluator was asked to identify at Page 3.454.1 -1-least one ECSEL and (for comparative purposes) one non-ECSEL course. The four-pagequestionnaire (see attachment) was then distributed and completed during a class session.The survey form gathers information in three categories:1) students’ personal and academic background and demographic characteristics; 2) thecharacteristics of the course in which they were enrolled when completing the questionnaire,and 3

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John Aspnes; D. Steven Daniel

determined, including the positive slope region that isnormally unstable. This laboratory not only enhances student acceptance of induction motorcharacteristics, but is also an instructive application of feedback whereby load torque can bemade proportional to shaft speed, independent of shaft speed, or a composite of these twocharacteristics. It further shows that if a load torque-speed characteristic has a greater positiveslope than the motor torque-speed characteristic at the point of intersection of the twocharacteristics, the resulting system is stable, even though the motor would be in an unstableoperating range if it were running under no-load conditions.3. FUTURE PLANNED MODIFICATIONSThe department is currently purchasing modern solid-state

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Willie E. (Skip) Rochefort; Michelle Bothwell

southern Oregon(Hispanic). The program directors have worked work with the well-established and OSU basedSMILE and Saturday Academy High School programs to recruit from these ethnic groups, as wellas women of all ethnicity.SESEY PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONGeneral PlanThe plan for the SESEY program was a one week summer science camp for underrepresented highschool students and teachers, which began in Summer 1997. The two groups (24 students and 1teachers in Year 1) were brought to the Oregon State University campus for a one-week summercamp (all expenses paid) where they were paired with a faculty mentor in engineering or sciencefor a one-week mini-research project. There were group learning activities (basic math and scienceinstruction; computer training

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Brian Jenkins

colormap in a two-dimensional line plot.The coloring is achieved using a MATLAB m-file called plotcol.m available on the MATLAB helpscreens on the World-Wide-Web.6CONCLUSIONThree simulations have been described which assist in teaching fiber optic communication theoryto undergraduate electrical engineering students. Thus far, students have been very receptive. Othersimulations are planned which will simulate the effects of loss, amplification, noise and filtering thathave become important in high-performance fiber communication systems.REFERENCES1. MATLAB User’s Guide, The MathWorks, Inc., Natwick, MA 01760, 1992.2. Pollock, C.R., Fundamentals of Optoelectronics, Irwin, 1995, Ch. 5.3. Gloge, D., “Weakly Guiding Fibers”, Applied Optics, Vol. 10, No

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notnormally include a function which automatically scales the colormap in a two-dimensional line plot.The coloring is achieved using a MATLAB m-file called plotcol.m available on the MATLAB helpscreens on the World-Wide-Web.6CONCLUSIONThree simulations have been described which assist in teaching fiber optic communication theoryto undergraduate electrical engineering students. Thus far, students have been very receptive. Othersimulations are planned which will simulate the effects of loss, amplification, noise and filtering thathave become important in high-performance fiber communication systems.REFERENCES1. MATLAB User’s Guide, The MathWorks, Inc., Natwick, MA 01760, 1992.2. Pollock, C.R., Fundamentals of Optoelectronics, Irwin, 1995, Ch. 5.3

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Rob Wolter; Cliff Goodwin

regarding the establishment ofstudent teams when he points out the prerequisites that must be considered. “There are threeprinciples to the formation of effective student teams: 1.Group dynamics training - Providestudent teams with basic training on team member responsibilities and accountability, problemsolving skills, planning techniques, and group dynamics. 2.Designed in accountability andresponsibility - Ensure that individual accountability and responsibility extends beyond theboundaries of the team. 3.Frequent team meetings and frequent small outputs from the team -Ensure an early and high level of team member interaction” (1996, p.84-5). If we expect studentteams to be successful then we must provide them with ground rules and expectations

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Susan Campbell; Carol L. Colbeck

sections of an introductory engineering graphics course. The teachingmethods faculty used included a discussion of the design process, an emphasis on sketching andvisualization techniques, an opportunity to be involved in a brainstorming exercise, a criticaldiscussion of former students’ posters, developing criteria for evaluating their own posters, andcreating and presenting posters about their designs. The authors provide minimal informationabout how they judged student improvement in critical thinking except that they based theirobservations on the posters students produced and looked for improvement using Perry’s schemeof intellectual development. In future courses, the faculty plan to use an instrument to assessstudents’ development on the

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Deborah M. Mechtel; K.A. Korzeniowski

. Rizzoni, G., Principles and Applications of Electrical Engineering, Irwin Publishers, 1993.2. USNA Department of Electrical Engineering, Notes on Communication Systems.3. USNA Department of Electrical Engineering, Notes on Oscillators.4. Kay, W. and Fowler, C. Rotating Machines and Magnetic Devices, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1993. VIII. Biographical Information K.A. KORZENIOWSKI completed requirements for the Ph.D. at Brown University in 1993.Dr. Korzeniowski is currently an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the United StatesNaval Academy, Annapolis, MD. Current research work focuses on developing control, sensorfusion and motion planning algorithms for robotic systems. D.M

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Sameer Kumar; Jeffrey A. Jalkio

priorities using competitive data. QFD should help organizationalprocessing activities and outputs match customer wants (Cole, 1989).A typical QFD matrix is shown in Figure 1. On the left side of Figure 1 are the customerrequirements: what the customer wants in the product or service. The top of the QFD matrixshows the manufacturer’s or service provider’s requirements, what the manufacturer or serviceprovider does to ensure the consistency of the product or service. These can be items that aremeasured by the manufacturer or service provider and are specified from suppliers.The right side of the QFD matrix indicates the planning matrix. This matrix specifies the level ofservices or product to be provided or produced after evaluating the customers

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Jon A. Leydens

review sessions that occur with each of thefour formal writing assignments (Abstract, Abstract/Response, Inquiry, and Arguing Report) as Page 3.586.5well as on sample reports. 5The Role of the LAIS Writing CenterWhen we designed the floor plan for the Liberal Arts and International Studies (LAIS) WritingCenter in June of 1997 (see Figure 1), we set out to design a room that would serve both as awriting center and as a computer classroom. Since the computer classroom needed to comfortablyfit 20 computer stations, 20 students, one instructor and a

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W. Poppen; J. E. Seat; G. Klukken; D. Knight; J. Roger Parsons

of a larger sample size. The 1998-1999 basic engineering class will be scaled up toinclude 150 members and 30 facilitators. During the 1999-2000 class, when approximately 400freshmen will be involved in the new freshman curriculum, it is planned to designate a controlgroup of 40 unfacilitated freshman teams. These unfacilitated students will be compared to 40facilitated teams on a number of dimensions of team performance in order to fully understand theimplications of placing facilitators with freshman design teams. The data collected from the facilitators' subjective evaluations and indices of design teamperformance is being used to develop the program for re-administration in the fall of 1998.Efforts are being made to further

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Renecia Jones; Kerric Bennett; Ganelle Grace; Bala Ram

Carolina A&TState University. The overall objective of this project was to develop a means of outcomesassessment that would enhance student performance and satisfy the requirements set forth byABET 2000.1.2 Scope This project was limited to the outcomes assessment process for the Department ofIndustrial Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. However, the results of thisstudy could be used as a guideline for other educational organizations that may be interested inoutcomes assessment.2.0 METHODOLOGY The methodology for developing undergraduate portfolios for the Department ofIndustrial Engineering consisted of the following steps:1) Planning the study: This step involved defining all activities

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Ann D. Christy; Marybeth Lima

learning; (2) student reticence to non-traditional approaches of teaching (3) no evaluation questions regarding innovation or active learning; (4) differences in course content. At the time of writing, results had not been recieved for the second year’s courses. Student perceptions Many students who found the portfolio method helpful made comments which indicated that the instructors’ goals in implementing student portfolios had been achieved. They reported that the portfolio helped them organize their materials, plan their study activities, recall the topics covered in the course, prepare for the Fundamentals of Engineering licensing

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N. Mohankrishnan; Sandra Yost

, and provide one or two carefully chosen examples to ensure that the groups will be able to function relatively autonomously in group activities. Do not try to “squeeze” the entirety of your former lectures into a shorter time frame!4. Using an absolute grading scale is a necessity! Grading on a curve fosters competition, not cooperation.5. Carefully planned group exercises achieve the best results. For out-of-class activities, it is important to structure the assignment so that the team members are motivated to rely on each other to successfully complete all of the tasks. It is often possible to modify a challenging text problem to include some computer simulation and analysis to make a non-trivial but doable group assignment

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Patrick E. Connolly

sales and marketing personnel.Presently, the industry is making another major step in this area, but away from uniqueness andindividual idiosyncrasies, toward a commonality, or generic, appearance. All of the major CADvendors have either recently released products with significantly upgraded user interfaces, or areplanning to do so in the near future. One of the largest and most successful high-end CADproviders is planning on making the modification of their user interface a “main thrust for thenext several releases” of their product.4 This trend will continue to be critical for CAD providersas customers demand easier to learn and easier to use products that meet quick implementationcriteria.FunctionalityFunctionality can be defined as what the

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Robert P. Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

given instructions on safetybefore they enter the plant. Using a special layout plan, given in the appendix, they must identifythe equipment and take specific plant readings. On the tour map, shown at the end of the paper,are digitized photographs of all the equipment that they are required to identify. In addition tothis equipment recognition, students are required to obtain readings from the process shown inFigure 3. These readings range from manual gauges to digital computer screen readings. Simu-lations and hand calculations will be based on the readings from the process shown in Figure 3.The table shown below is actual plant readings taken by the students of this process.Reading Computer Nota- Reading in High Bay Area

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Paul S. Chinowsky

document interpretation. The interpretation of regulatory documents is often adifficult task for students as they wade through legal jargon, professional acronyms, and obtuseregulations. To assist students in understanding the impact of regulations and other externalproject impacts, a broad range of materials is required to provide an appropriate case context.The students demonstrated a need for plans, project videotape, written regulations, and third- Page 3.550.2party summaries to successfully grasp the scope of a given case. This focus on broad issues andcontextual information emphasized the need expand beyond traditional written case formats

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Cliff J. Schexnayder; Avi Wiezel

Everyone contributes No plan and schedule conflictsSubmitting Assignments over the InternetA few assignments were placed in the course WWW page. Students were required to Page 3.158.9submit those assignments through the Internet. On one occasion the students submitted 10both their answers and the calculations through Internet. The Professor replied to thesubmitted assignments and issued the grades through email to the students. In the firstassignment, the marked answers and the grades were issued as soon as the assignmentwas received from the

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Anthony Brizendine

The ASCE Northern Branch, the three north-central West Virginia Society ofProfessional Engineers chapters (Clarksburg, Fairmont and Morgantown), and the AmericanAssociation of Cost Engineers - Morgantown Chapter have developed joint meetings for thepurpose of providing continuing education. The meetings are normally evening meetings withone or more speakers. These meetings are planned and hosted on a rotating basis among theparticipating organizations. Again, high quality continuing education is provided at a cost ofapproximately $20 to $25 per PDH. Page 3.159.6 6 WV EXPO

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Stephen R. Fleeman

. Table 5. A Sample EIA Standard.Using the National Skill Standards for Student and Program AssessmentOn August 15, 1996, the Electronics Industries Association (EIA) announced plans to develop a pool oftest questions to be used in the certification of work-ready electronics technicians. EIA included theConsumer Electronics Manufacturers Association (CEMA) and the Electronic Industries Foundation (EIF)in establishing the approach to develop an assessment tool.The groups selected the Chauncey Group International, a subsidiary of Educational Testing Service (ETS),to develop and validate the test questions. ETS is best known as a long-time administrator of the SATexams.The Chauncey Group was selected because of its experience in the development of

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Stephen M. Williams; Byron P. Newberry

high SAT students is comparable tothat of the overall population. These results are based on a limited sample from one semester of EGR 1302 and thesubsequent semester of Statics. We plan to continue to track these two groups of students as wellas future groups. EGR 1302 Students making % Retained ≥C All Students Enrollment ≥C in Statics Students Traditionally taught 228 112 49%Intro to Engr. FundamentalsMinimum Self-Paced Mastery 51 32 63%Intro to Engr. Fundamentals Table 4a. Comparison of Overall Retention Rates Before and After MasteryStudents with ≥600

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William Park

automatically use the examples in their projects. For this reason, I delay analyzing specificproject examples until construction is well under way, making it less feasible for students tomodify their plans. The earlier part of the course is used for general principles and techniques,and more generic examples are utilizedCONCLUSIONSEach semester I learn a few more things, and modify the rules and conditions accordingly. Forexample, the rule (introduced just last semester) concerning making a mess with sand or waterwas evidently interpreted to mean these should not be used - this was the first time no team usedwater or sand as a method of providing a time delay. That rule will be rewritten in the future.One major advantage of this approach is the

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Robert P. Taylor; B.K. Hodge

engineering aspects, rather than numerical analysis or programmingaspects, of the course. Plans are to continue in the path of general arithmetic systems with theawareness that new releases and new systems could require another evolutionary change in theEnergy Systems Design course. References1. Baker, A. J., Pionke, C. D., Taylor, M. J., and Luttrell, B., “FEM Brought to the Academic Engineering Desktop, “ Proceedings of the 1996 ASEE Southeastern Section Meeting, Gatlinburg, TN, April 1996.2. Hodge, B. K., and Taylor, R. P., “Factors for Change in Mechanical Engineering Education,” Proceedings of the 1997 ASEE Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, June 1997.3. Hodge, B. K., and Taylor, R. P