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Michael D. Murphy; Kristen L. Wood; Daniel Jensen

two differenttypes will be labeled X , X and σ S , σ N for S-types and N-types respectively. Table 3 N Nsummarizes these calculations. TABLE 3 Means and Standard Deviations for S-Type and N-Type TYPE X σ S 80.4 4.88 N 76.3 6.80Step 3: Obtain Measure of Four Content Areas For Each LectureThe three professors who were involved in teaching this course individually evaluated eachlecture indicating if they thought that lecture did or did not have a

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). The answer to each problem was a number with units e.g.A computer-based tutorial system (UWA-CPCS) has been “3.2 m/s”; these answers had to be typed on the computerdeveloped which is diagnostic, monitored and networked. At screen. If an incorrect answer was entered the computer systemthe time of writing, this system had been used in three was programmed to try to give a diagnostic response ratheracademic years of teaching: 1995–1997. This tutorial system than a simple “right/wrong” reaction (Scott 1994). Thesesatisfies many common student needs and allows greatly

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Ian R. Simpson; Brian Manhire

activities, means that they (and the students) are well-prepared to undertake internships in a serious manner.• Research : Because teaching activities are closely associated with industry, both professors and industrialists have become more aware of their partners' preoccupations. More and more research is being undertaken in the laboratories of French colleges using equipment and funding from industry. This is a relatively recent phenomenon in the Grandes Ecoles but is proving to be a fertile breeding-ground for all those involved (industrialists, faculty, Ph.D. students and final-year students). Page 3.247.7

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Randall L. Musselman

microwave measurement techniques and instrumentation. Historically, thecourse consisted of a series of labs, each requiring the student to use and characterize a specificpiece of equipment. One lab might consist of cable-loss measurements, the next, directional-coupler characterization, antenna-gain/pattern measurements, etc. The spirit of the course was tointegrate theory with hands-on knowledge of microwave measurement techniques. However,like many such labs, each lab session seemed unnecessarily disjoint from the other. Dissatisfiedwith the outcome of teaching pieces of knowledge and hoping that some unifying purpose wouldemerge at the end of the semester, the individual lab objectives were replaced with an overallsemester project that required

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Virendra K. Varma

, and that is to provide students on-the-jobtraining. “Adults learn by doing. You can teach concepts in a classroom, but if you wantemployees to be able to do the physical tasks of running machines and keeping production goingin your plant, at some point you’re going to have to let them onto the shop floor.”1 The exposureof students to real tasks while they are still going through school in a co-op or an intern’s role,provides several benefits, such as reinforcement of theoretical principles already learned, andapplication of engineering fundamentals to solution of challenging problems encountered inindustry.“It is important to recognize that internships have as their major purpose the development ofoccupational (professional) competence

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Paul Duesing; Morrie Walworth; Jim Devaprasad; Ray Adams; David McDonald

licensed engineer in Michigan and is currently Chair of Mechanical Engineeringat Lake Superior State University. Previous experience includes working at Procter and Gamble in processdevelopment and teaching at the USAF AcademyDAVID MCDONALD is a Professor in the School of Engineering and Technology at Lake Superior StateUniversity. He is Chair of the Department of General Engineering and Engineering Technology, and teaches coursesin Electrical Engineering and Engineering Technology. His primary interests are in control systems, dataacquisition, and modern instrumentation.MORRIE WALWORTH obtained his BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from Michigan TechnologicalUniversity. He has worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Purdue

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Susan L. Miertschin; Carole E. Goodson

, three course were adapted for on-line delivery: Applied Technical Statistics, Industrial Computer Applications and ControlInstrumentation. These courses were initially offered on line in the Spring 1997 semester.Development ProcessOn line education involves any form of learning or teaching that utilizes a computer network. Forthe three UH courses, the Internet was used to deliver the courses in an individualized instructionformat. World Wide Web pages were developed for each course and e-mail was used to conductinstructor/student transactions at a distance (e.g., turn in homework, send out homeworkassignments or special class handouts, etc.). E-mail was also used on a limited basis to simulateclass discussions. In the initial development of the

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Linda V. Itzoe; Charles A. Gaston; Janice Margle

Session 1547 A Multipurpose Windmill Design Project Charles A. Gaston, Linda V. Itzoe, Janice M. Margle Penn State - York / Penn State - Abington College ABSTRACTThere is growing recognition of the value of having engineering design projects in the freshmancurriculum1. The Windmill Project described here not only provides a design challenge, butincorporates elements of team-building, laboratory data collection, engineering designcalculations and optimized testing procedures. If desired, the project can be expanded to includesignificant research and writing on the

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G. F. Paskusz

bridge program to ease the transition from high schoolto college. In an urban environment where high school graduates can find summer employmentrelatively easily, and with financial aid starting only in the fall, bridge programs at the Universityof Houston cannot reach those students most in need of them. Our program for disadvantagedstudents (PROMES- PROgram for Mastery in Engineering Studies) therefore built the bridgeprogram concept into the freshman year. In the fall semester we teach this problem solvingcourse and a student development course based on Ray Landis’s book “Studying Engineering : ARoad Map to a Rewarding Career” [10] In the spring, these courses are followed by a one credithour laboratory where the student has a choice of a

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Henry G. Ansell

an electrical engineer by AT&T Bell Laboratories. Since fall 1987 he has been teaching atPenn State Berks Campus (now part of Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley College). He can be reached athga1@psu.edu for questions or comments. Page 3.488.5

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Lib Crockett

questions that promote self-awareness. Previously all students had to do was sit andlisten to a lecture. We added several reading and written assignments from this text to activelyengage them.To meet Objective Two, tours of the various engineering departments were implemented.Because Clemson has no organized engineering tour, this was the first opportunity that many ofour students had to view the various laboratories and facilities. The tours are organized bydepartmental faculty and students. Students are led through the department in small groups of 20where they observe demonstrations and participate in discussions about the latest research.These tours occur late in the semester after all departments have made the presentations. Sincestudents are

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Robert L. Avanzato

Session 3520 Collaborative Mobile Robot Design in an Introductory Programming Course for Engineers Robert Avanzato Penn State Abington College Abington, PA 19001A project-centered introductory computer course for freshman and sophomore engineers has beendeveloped at the Penn State Abington College. Students form teams to collaboratively design andimplement algorithms in the C language for autonomous mobile robots. The team projects have beendeveloped to “teach” critical programming

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Peter T. Cummings; Hank D. Cochran; Juan J. dePablo; Denis J. Evans; Peter A. Koen; Athanassios Z. Panagiotopoulos; Richard L. Rowley

Session 3513 A World Wide Web Based Textbook on Molecular Simulation Peter T. Cummings1,2, Hank D. Cochran2,1, Juan J. dePablo3, Denis J. Evans4, David A. Kofke5, Athanassios Z. Panagiotopoulos6, Richard L. Rowley7 1 University of Tennessee / 2Oak Ridge National Laboratory / 3 University of Wisconsin / 4Australian National University/ 5 State University of New York at Buffalo / 6University of Maryland/ 7

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William Peterson

frequent class meetings). Toallow the part-time non-traditional student to complete the program in a reasonable period oftime at least 5 courses need to be completed in each calendar year. For non-traditional students a2-2-1-0 (Fall-Winter-Spring-Summer) or 2-2-0-1 schedule appears appropriate. This allows thestudent one extended period per year without classes. The courses offered during the shortsemesters are typically 3 credit courses without laboratory requirements. The required upperdivision philosophy course (PHIL 316 - Ethics in Engineering and Technology) is a primecandidate for this offering since it meets the profile of an appropriate course and full-time WMUfaculty are available to teach the course during this time period. A typical

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indecision. The alternative procedure is for the student to identifying a change of operating procedures thatdefine a project and then find a faculty member to work reduced power requirements by 15 % and additionalwith. recommendations for equipment modifications and Most of the students are full time day students, but upgrades. This paper will describe this project.there are significant numbers of students who areemployed by local industries and attend part time, and 1. Introductionthese students often propose work related projects to Laboratory based research development andvarious faculty members. Such

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Susan E. Babcock; Oscar Marcelo Suarez

Session 1264 Assessment of Interdiffusion Coefficient Through Spreadsheet Implementation Oscar Marcelo Suarez (†), Susan E. Babcock (‡) Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering University of Wisconsin – Madison 1509 University Ave. Madison, WI 53706AbstractIn intermediate materials science laboratory courses the analysis of experimental data is heavilydependent on the students’ proficiency in the use of commercial softwares. In such courses, thestudents

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C. Faye; N.W. Scott

wrong answers, which relieves Mechanical Engineering Department at the University ofthe teaching staff of a great deal of repetitive teaching. There Western Australia: Engineering 100 (Dynamics). Up untilis also a built-in messaging environment that collates 1995, traditional tutorials had been used in this unit, however,messages about specific problems, and this becomes a by 1995 a computer-based tutorial had been developed and putcumulative database of comment about specific engineering in place. This computer tutorial system is

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Thomas G. Stanford; Donald Keating

research → knowledge → teaching → learning → application in practice. Page 3.548.2 3. GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONThe Bush report, with all of its evidence and rightful justification for national investment in basicscientific research, was only partially correct. It misled the president and the nation because itvirtually ignored the multitude of effective technologies generated by the nation’s graduateengineers in industry and government service, which were brought forth through the needs-driven creative engineering method for responsible leadership of innovation and technologydevelopment. Yet, after three decades, higher

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Daniel P. Schrage

competition has been used as a focus for the rotorcraftdesign courses from the outset. In 1992 a fixed wing aircraft set of graduate designcourses, focusing on the integration of design and manufacturing for the High SpeedCivil Transport (HSCT), was also introduced through a grant under the NASA USRAAdvanced Design Program (ADP). The Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory (ASDL)was also formed in 1992 to support the graduate design research effort in ConcurrentEngineering(CE) and Integrated Product/Process Design/Development (IPPD). In 1995 aspace launched vehicle set of graduate design courses was also introduced. While thegraduate program in aerospace systems design has been quite successful the need to offerhighly motivated undergraduate students a

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James A. Liggett; David A. Caughey

Session 2520 A Computer-based Textbook for Introductory Fluid Mechanics David A. Caughey and James A. Liggett Cornell University AbstractAn interactive textbook that uses the power of the personal computer to teach introductory fluidmechanics has been developed by the authors. This mode of presentation integrates hypertextnavigational and search features, the presentation of videos and animations to illustratephenomena and concepts, and computation to allow the presentation of results for a

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Fathi Finaish

businessknowledge. Further, since engineering curricula moved away from a design and hands-onemphasis to a more "engineering science" orientation in recent decades, universities are nowencouraged to move back to curriculum relevant to applications. With this focus, mostuniversities are incorporating new courses aimed at 1) Teaching applied as opposed to purelytheoretical sciences where design, not analysis, is emphasized, 2) Providing opportunities forhands-on, testing, and experimentation with different design concepts, 3) Giving studentsopportunities to use intuitive thinking as a basis for concept development, and 4) Enhancingengineering process skills such as teamwork and technical writing skills. What is beingemphasized in these courses is product

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Michael D. Ciletti

-the-fly, with a high level of audience interaction andexploration. With software tools, examples can be explored freely, and students can address“what-if” questions immediately. Students gain valuable reinforcement for their understandingof abstract concepts by seeing physical, practical effects on the screen, under their control. Page 3.498.1Given this scope of subject matter and available technology, how, then, might one evaluate theapplicability of software tools to the task of teaching circuits? II. Software Support for the Circuits InstructorBecause analysis of even elementary circuits is mathematically intensive

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Teresa L. Hein

in the course typically include Kinematics, Newton’s Laws, Conservation ofMomentum and Energy, Rotational Motion, Fluid Mechanics, Waves, and Sound. Althoughtraditional in its content, the course is not taught in a “traditional lecture format.” I havedeveloped numerous teaching strategies that I use in the course which center aroundaccommodation of students’ diverse learning styles (Hein, 1995). In addition, the course includesboth strong conceptual and problem solving components. Physics for the Modern World is a 3-credit course and consists of a lecture and alaboratory component. Students meet twice a week for class sessions which are 75 minutes long.On alternate weeks students meet for a two-hour laboratory. Approximately 130

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Nancy L. Denton; Christine L. Corum

carefully considered,continuously pursued fashion which must be incorporated into your strategic plan. Preferably these milestonesshould be established before the granting of tenure and promotion, since many of the corresponding actionsneeded will also assist in that endeavor. For example, you have determined that a textbook is needed in yourarea of specialization, and you decide to accept the challenge. Writing a textbook before achieving tenure is notrecommended, but some of the preparatory tasks such as developing a set of excellent, well-documentedpublished course notes and original laboratory exercises could assist you in establishing a case for promotion onthe basis of teaching contributions while aiding in the creation of your future

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Robert (Bob) M. Anderson

Session 2432 A First ALN Experience: Issues, Lessons and Emotions Robert (Bob) M. Anderson, Jr Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Iowa State University I. IntroductionThis paper presents an "early adopter's" first experience using asynchronous learning networks(ALN) teaching/learning techniques in a sophomore course offered to students on-campus. Thispaper will present a "nuts and bolts" discussion--not views on educational theory or philosophy(important topics; but topics for a different paper). This paper begins

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Dr. Martin Pike

. Again, the more specific the definition of the Page 3.192.3requirement, the lower the student and instructor frustration level. Be specific as to the sectionsof the reports and what each section should contain. Give suggestions on the process of creatingthe report. For formal laboratory reports, the author suggests that the students write the body ofreport before writing the abstract. Some instructors include a sample report to use as a guide.This is very helpful to freshman students who may never have had to do a report of this naturebefore. Third, what does the instructor consider a “professional quality” to be? The authorrequires all

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Parviz F. Rad; David M. Woodall

management education to practicingengineers at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL)and elsewhere, the university began the planning and development of a Master'sdegree in Engineering Management. The program was carefully constructed toinclude all the skills that practicing engineers need as they make thetransition from engineers to technical managers. The program was implementedtwo years ago and is offered to local students in Moscow, Boise, and IdahoFalls; and to outreach students practically anywhere. This program signals apioneering effort in remote delivery of a graduate program. The programstructure benefits the students by increasing the availability of courses andthe exposure to a variety of teaching

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James V. Masi

year, and either semester senior year. The studentsare first given a lecture on diffusion. The juniors and seniors should have already had alaboratory experiment on metallography and sample preparation. Safe laboratory practiceshould be observed at all times (eg. Goggles, gloves, aprons, etc.).Objectives:The objectives of these experiments are to show that the subject of diffusion is not reallyso hard to understand and that it plays an important role in our daily lives. Diffusion ofmolecules through the air can be determined using our sense of smell. Liquid diffusioncan be observed using a paper towel or ink in water. Solid diffusion can be observed bymeasuring the movement of the coloration of a dopant ion in a glass stirring rod or dyesin

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Robert M. Koretsky

,Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering, where lecture, labs, homeworks, and project are Page 3.90.1different for each discipline. This leads to a greater sense of satisfaction with the focus of theclass. This is a move towards teaching to the individual and her interests. These two fundamental approaches are guided by a vision of the engineering designprocess seen as “an integrative blend of technical knowledge, creative abilities, analytical andcommunicative skills, and practical and social awareness.” 1 By emphasizing creativity within thedomain of their discipline-specific technical subject matter, engineering practice is not seen as

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Reginald G. Mitchiner; John T. Tester

. Page 3.376.1† In the context of this article, we consider only thermoplastic products. Thermoset products are not within the scope ofthis discussion.Some thirty to forty years ago, most mechanical engineering programs (indeed the many of thepremier programs of the Midwest—Illinois, Ohio State, Purdue, Michigan State, among others)included significant metal castings and processing experiences in required coursework. Theseuniversities maintained extensive laboratories which provided practical as well as theoreticalexperiences for the student.Over the intervening years, however, we have lost the provision to the mechanical design studentof an integrated approach to mechanical structure design with the requisite considerations offormation. Many