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S. M. Miner; R. E. Link

introduces the kinematic synthesis and analysis of four-barmechanisms, depicted schematically in Figure 1. Mechanism synthesis is the task of determiningthe lengths and orientations of the links of the mechanism so that they will achieve some desiredmotion. An analytical approach from Erdman and Sandor4 that lends itself well toimplementation in a computer program is used in this course. The students learn the underlyingloop equations that define the configuration of the mechanism at any point in time. In order tosynthesize a mechanism using the analytical approach, the lengths of the physical links arerepresented by vectors. Figure 2 shows a four-bar mechanism in two successive positions wherethe links have been replaced by vectors. The unprimed

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J. Michael Doster

. While these capabilities exist to some degree inlarge reactor safety codes such as TRAC[1] and RELAP5[2], these codes were developedprimarily for the simulation of loss of coolant and other design basis accidents where mostnormal control functions are assumed to be inactive. In addition, codes of this type generallyrequire a long learning curve and the source code is difficult, if not impossible, to modify. Here,the emphasis is on simulation of plant response over the full range of “normal” or “near normal”operating conditions. Particularly important is the impact of control systems on plant responseand stability.Over the past several years, a full plant engineering simulation code has been under developmentto simulate the dynamic response of

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W. J. Wiseman; S. M. Scoggins; R. D. Michelli; J. A. Janet; A. L. Walker

ispartitioned among the various engineering disciplines represented. We have observedthat the subsystem design phase of a project represents the vast majority of the projecttimeline, as shown in Figure 1. This is caused primarily by students becomingoverwhelmed by volumes of low level, detailed design work within their own area ofexpertise, which is Project Begins Partitioning of work across engineering disciplines Project Time Mechanical Sensor Electronic Software

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Oscar, Jr. Barton; Jacob Wallace

on laminate analysis in which the midshipman studyclassical lamination theory. The theory is then applied to beams. Analysis of isotropic beamsis previously covered in elementary strength of materials and provides framework upon whichto build an understanding for the behavior of composite beams Page 4.138.1BackgroundEach topic considered is formally presented and the concepts are reinforced in a two hourcomputer-lab period. Consider the topic of the generalized Hooke’s Law and its importance incomposite materials analysis. Eqn. (1). provides a form of Hooke’s law that allows one tostudyanisotropic, orthortropic and isotropic constitutive

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Scott Southall; Lee Drouin; H. Javan

specification, display the result, measure andcompare the simulated value with the theoretical values. Each section includes anassignment as a project. For example at the end of analog segment, students wereassigned to design an amplifier using discrete and integrated technology to meet thefollowing specifications: Av >30db Distortion<10dbThe result of this project is indicated in figure 1. As can be determined from this figurethe gain is about 40db. At this time, since students were not introduced to frequencyanalysis, harmonic distortion was not measured, but it was simulated that incorrectbiasing of the transistor caused clip, resulting in harmonic distortion. Observation

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Ron Day; Robert Douglas; Dean Lance Smith

time.The proposed concentration is based on the interests of prospective and current students, and tosome extent, industry. It is an official designation for a subset of the Electronics concentrationthat some students are already taking. No new courses or faculty will be needed. Tables 1, 2, and3 list some details of the proposed concentration.II. Major Field CoreThree courses are required for all Masters in Engineering Technology students: TECH 7015,Statistics, TECH 7020, Technical Writing, and MGMT 7030, Management. Statistics is offeredin the evening during the Fall term. Technical Writing is offered in the evening during the Springterm. Management is offered by the School of Business Administration in the evenings duringthe Fall and Spring

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Brian Jenkins; Cameron Wright; Thad Welch

Session 3532 COMPUTER INTERFACES FOR TEACHING THE NINTENDO® GENERATION Thad B. Welch, Brian Jenkins Department of Electrical Engineering U.S. Naval Academy, MD Cameron H. G. Wright Department of Electrical Engineering U.S. Air Force Academy, CO1. IntroductionThe utilization of the computer in the classroom is well documented and continues to grow in bothavailability and capability. The number of papers, e.g. (1-3

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William Bambrick

Integrating Engineering Design & Engineering Economics“World-class” manufacturing companies have recognized the economic importance of thedecisions made during the engineering design phase of the product life cycle. Thesecompanies are successfully competing in the rapidly changing world market place. Theyhave effectively implemented such initiatives as lean manufacturing, continuousimprovement, total quality management (TQM), concurrent engineering, target costing, andquality function deployment.They recognize the fact that 75% to 95% of their product’s cost is committed before theproduct enters production (Figure 1). Target costing and quality function deployment

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Melvin Cherno; Kathryn A. Neeley

ratherthan particular disciplines or curricula. As our examples will demonstrate, there is a long historyof thinking about the various forms of knowledge that are essential for successful engineeringpractice. Although there are many authors and intellectual traditions available, we focus in thispaper on two historical examples and three contemporary ones. The two historical examples arethe Roman architect Marcus Pollio Vitruvius 1 (1st century B.C.) and the medieval concept of thearts and sciences. The three contemporary examples include Robert Pirsig 2, philosopher andauthor of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974); Günter Ropohl 3 , a Germanengineering educator; and Arnold Pacey 4, historian of technology and author of The Culture

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Michael J. Hinton; Charles N. Eastlake

flightperformance can be predictably related to the full-scale aircraft’s performance. Although manycompanies have performed scaled flight-testing of Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPV’s),published non-proprietary information about low-cost, scaled flight-testing is essentially non-existent. The focus of the project at hand, therefore, is to compare the in-flight performancecharacteristics of a 1/3-scale flying "prototype" of a Cessna 172P to the well-documented in-flight performance characteristics of a full-scale Cessna 172P. Much flight testing has beendone by the Aerospace Engineering department at ERAU, using the 172P, such that using thisaircraft as the model for determining the validity of the scaling hypotheses is consideredtechnically sound. The

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Chotchai Charoenngam; Abdul Samad Kazi

of Learning Knowledge Page 4.143.3Figure 1. Implementation Stages of CCSTVSUEIT and Bloom's Taxonomy of LearningThe first stage of implementation, learning (stage I), was an attempt to capture and address thefirst two blocks (steps) of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning. Before exposing students to virtualset-up environments, it was necessary to train and equip them with the fundamental basics ofinformation and communications. More specifically, information analysis, and communicationtools and techniques.Information is the guiding torch in some form or the other in most endeavors. The analysis ofavailable information in a

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Nick J. Kok

the working environment,- student selection practices to determine potential for success,- paradigm shift in teaching to promote student learning ,- introduction of a variety of student assessment methods, notably integrated assessment.Reference is also made to the “Alternative Teaching Week” introduced during 1998, the role ofthe South African Qualifications Authority in developing a National Qualifications Frameworkand the important facilitating role of the Engineering Council of South Africa in promotingquality outcomes-based education.1. IntroductionThe Cape Technikon is an institution offering educational programmes up to the D Techdegree, a doctorate in technology based on research. The engineering programmes offered

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Michael Robinson

lowest averagescore of any unit in the course sequence. In particular, students have had more difficulty solvingexam problems (which are typically an extension or a level higher than class and homeworkassignments) than in answering essay questions.The unit covering transport and diffusion theories, formerly presented in the traditionallecture/discussion style, was implemented instead using elements of both formal and informalCooperative Group methods 1. A cooperative instructional strategy was adopted because of thepositive results that have been obtained in a large variety of educational contexts. In particular,the effectiveness of cooperative strategies has been demonstrated for educational objectives thatinvolve highly complex problem solving

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Robert P. Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

40.00 1/2 inch datathree experiments using a 1/2, 3/4 and 1" 30.00 3/4 inch data 1 inch dataoutlet drain. In this experiment the slope of 20.00 10.00height as a function of time, obtained from a ( tank ) = −m& 0.00 dmtan k d ρA h 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00mass balance = out

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Alan Mironer

principles of fluid mechanics.After some class discussion I demonstrate the puzzle using the simplest of apparatus.Invariably, the outcome is at odds with the students’s predictions. I then guide thestudents to resolve the discrepancy by asking certain pertinent questions. This results in alively exchange of ideas and a deeper understanding of fundamentals.Blowing can cause attractionThis puzzle is given to the class after the fundamental equations of continuity,force/linear momentum, and Bernoulli have been covered.The demonstration uses a large sewing machine-thread spool, 1 1/2 inches in diameter atthe bottom and 3/4 inches in diameter at the top, with a 3/8 inch diameter center holeand two paper disks, 1 1/2 inches and 3/4 inches in diameter

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Russell D. Meier

highlighted.Conclusion Activity: We’ve talked about a lot of material today. To bring it all into focus, I’dlike you to work with two other students around you. Assign each student in the team thenumber 1, 2, or 3. Datasheets for three integrated circuits were at your seat when you arrived.Student number 1 will work with the Intel 8086 datasheet, student number 2 will work with theMotorola MC68000 datasheet, and student number 3 will work with the Motorola MC68332datasheet. Each student should spend the first four minutes creating a summary that: • provides architectural and organizational reasons why the chip is either a microprocessor or microcontroller, • provides a sketch of the basic microsystems model, • and provides a

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Susan M. Montgomery

Reis’excellent guide to the professional preparation for an academic career3 as a recommended book.The goals and objectives of the class are given in Table 1, some adapted from a course syllabusgraciously provided by Phil Wankat.The topics addressed in each 80 minute class period are shown in Table 2. Discussing learningstyles and learning theories early in the term provides a backdrop for the later discussions onmethods and procedures. Page 4.9.1 Table 1 - Course goals and objectivesGoals: - Help prepare students to become professors - Acquaint students with learning theories - Give students a chance to discuss teaching issues

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Gary P. Langenfeld; David Wells

environment wherein academic rigor is learned in concert with professional job performance and where academic complexities are addressed within the industrial concern. The authors draw upon partnership experiences in which they are engaged and extract some critical parameters which are necessary for an effective lifelong learning environment.Voice of the Customer: At the dawn of the twenty-first century, industry in all corners of theworld are fully embedded in the Knowledge Age. In this environment, competitive, businessand financial advantage for the industrial firm derives from the knowledge -- and the continuedlearning -- of its workforce. 1 Nowhere has the validity of this concept been demonstrated in asdramatic a fashion

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Donald J., Jr. Fournier; Cyndi Gaudet

have been designed to academicallyprepare training professionals to meet industry’s requirements for technical instructors who canidentify performance requirements and interventions directly linked to the operational andbusiness goals of an organization. Each curriculum was designed to address the keycompetencies identified by the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) and theU.S. Department of Labor.1 In addition to the ASTD research, the American Petroleum Institute(API) and the National Environmental Training Association (NETA) recently developed trainercompetency recommendations.2 The SET WTD program blends these sets of nationallyrecognized standards for training professionals.Within the undergraduate WTD program, students

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Timothy Holman

home or office, using inexpensive hardware and software on a personal computer. TheseWeb-based lectures can be created without excessive preparation or effort beyond therequirements of typical classroom lectures. By limiting frame rates to 1 frame per second (fps)and employing new compression techniques, a fifty minute lecture with video and high-qualityaudio can be stored on 30 to 50 megabytes of disk space, or less than 2 gigabytes for an entiresemester of lectures. Page 4.150.1II. Effective Lecture TechniquesWhen creating a multimedia presentation for delivery on the World Wide Web, let’s considerwhat elements make a typical classroom

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John Eby; David Vader; Carl A. Erikson

Page 4.152.1of applying mathematics and science “to convert resources optimally to meet a statedobjective.”1 Even this abstract definition of engineering points to needs, resources, andoptimums: how much more subjective is actual engineering practice? Subjective ideals not onlymotivate an engineer's work, they alter the culture from which those ideals arise. Culturalactivities shape our work, and our work is itself shaping cultural activity: planting andharvesting crops, conducting business, starting and raising families, communicating with otherhuman beings.2Critics and advocates agree that modern technology is pervasive. Complex equipment, ownedby large and interconnected institutions, manufactures even the most basic stuff of modern

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Robert Spradling; Robert Hayes; Ahmad Zargari

employment in business, industry, education, andgovernment" (p.1). Many Industrial Technology departments offer industry-orientedprograms in Manufacturing Technology, Production Technology, Computer AidedDesign Technology, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, and Industrial DistributionTechnology. These programs have been established and developed to prepare industrialtechnologists that are technically competent and are able to manage personnel andfacilities in industrial organizations (Keith & Talbot, 1991; Rudisill, 1987). Page 4.153.2 3 Manufacturing

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Rafiqul Islam

ElectronicsEngineering Technology (EET) program. There are two core courses and several elective courses(Figure 1). The foundation of this course sequence is EET-368 (Communications System),which deals with fundamental concepts and theories of electronic communications systems withemphasis on analog communication sub systems. At first the students study the basic conceptsof operation of a typical communication system in terms of block diagrams (a transmitter, achannel and a receiver). During the progression of the course, electromagnetic signals, signalanalysis, noise, analog and digital modulation and demodulation techniques, transmissions linesand antennas are studied in preparation for the next course in the sequence, EET-465 (DataCommunications and

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John, Jr. Lipscomb

becameinterested in defining two aspects of the MET curriculum compromise: (1) which areas of studywere the most popular and (2) how much breath existed in the offering the array of topics.MethodologyGathering data on the MET curricula nationwide would have been more difficult prior to theInternet. However, the writer found that many of the MET programs did provide theircurriculum and total course offerings on the Web. Some Web sites even provided schedulinginformation for the next few terms. After searching for “Mechanical Engineering Technology”and sifting through the duplicates and irrelevant entries, eighteen MET sites were found thatwere TAC/ABET accredited. The results obtained from this sample of eighteen would probably

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Hal Broberg

semester, circuit analysis course during the past 14years. This course was chosen because students take a College Algebra courseconcurrently, which means students who drop out due to insufficient remedialmathematics skills do not appear in the data. This course may not be the first EET coursetaken by new students, but it is the first course requiring College Algebra and appears tobe a pivotal course when students make a decision to remain in the program. 1. The total number of graduates (A.S. and B.S.) in EET since the inception of the program in the mid-1960’s is 1013. Of these, 362 (35.7%) stopped at the A.S. and 651 (64.3%) continued for the B.S. Additionally, 72 of the 362 A.S. graduates continued for a

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Lorraine Holub; G.V. Loganathan; Craig Moore; Bill Greenberg

Session 3565 The Deflected Beam in Differential Calculus: Bringing engineering into the mathematics classroom G.V. Loganathan1, Bill Greenberg2, Lorraine Holub2, Craig Moore1 1 Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering / 2 Department of Mathematics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061IntroductionFirst year calculus is a hard course for the freshmen students and is sometimes considered as aweed out class by the students. However, as Malcom and Triesman1 convincingly

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J. A. Murden; K. P. Brannan

or for performing Mathcad operations, it turned out to be reasonably versatile forcreating tests for much of the material covered in the course.Testing packages have been developed that have the capability to evaluate the student responses,then immediately provide the grade and feedback to the test taker1,2. However the authors havenot yet attempted to implement those features in the web-based tests.Test Design, Construction and ImplementationCreating a web-based test is verysimilar to creating any other web page Design the testwith web authoring software. The Create the html form for the test in FrontPageoverall process is shown in Table 1. Create the test questionsOne of the

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Paul P. Mathisen

of the professionalcommunity.1. IntroductionFor the last decade, there has been a growing concern that a division exists between theprofessional community and academia. The university or college typically provides the studentwith an undergraduate education, and then industry takes over and trains the student for theremainder of the student’s career. New approaches are necessary to overcome this division andbetter prepare both undergraduate and graduate students for their careers after graduation.Fortunately, a number of educators have taken steps toward this goal. For example, Bourham(1997) emphasized the use of research to better prepare undergraduates for post-graduate work,while Middleton and Branch (1996) established collaborative

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Regina Nelson; Aldo Morales

4.192.1(please see web references at the end of the paper), the A+ certification courses, andrelevant Microsoft handbooks (Windows NT) [1-5]. Overall the response of the studentsat the end of the semester was very positive. With their input we were also able todevelop a 5-day continuing education course with very good results.II. Development The course material is divided into four general areas: 1) PC Hardware, 2) LocalArea Networks architecture and protocols, 3) Operating Systems, and 4) Windows NTServer Software and Administration. Proceeding through these topics should take thestudent from a point of just being comfortable putting an expansion card onto themotherboard to being able to proceed on their own, experimenting and learning