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Richard R. Schultz

of research anddevelopment. Brief descriptions of the projects are provided, along with comments from studentevaluations. The instructor provides a reflection on these experiences, both favorable and unfavorable.1. Introduction The National Science Foundation (NSF) has been active in motivating successful researchers toreturn to the classroom so that they may share their experiences with undergraduates. The PresidentialYoung Investigator (PYI) Program, which awarded grants based solely on research prowess, has recentlyevolved into the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, which supports junior-levelfaculty members seeking to integrate their education and research activities at the undergraduate andgraduate levels

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Sue Schroeder; Patrick Daniel; Carole E. Goodson; Susan Miertschin

enhanced approach wassolution of systems of linear equations. The topic included the following modules: Graphical Solution of Two Linear Equations Solving Systems of Two Linear Equations Using Substitution Solving Systems of Two Linear Equations Using Addition Applications of Systems of Two Linear Equations Solution of Systems of Two Linear Equations Using Cramer’s Rule Solution of Systems of Three Linear Equations Using Cramer’s Rule Introduction to Matrices Solution of Systems of Linear Equations Using Gaussian EliminationFor each module, the following components were developed: (1) objectives, (2) twenty to thirtyminutes of video-taped instruction, (3) group activities, and (4) web resources

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James Corbeil; Dale A. Wilson

roles, which include captain, recorder, reflector, and spokesperson. Each member has aspecific job that aids the team in accomplishing tasks, and in addition to their assigned roles,each member offers their peers additional assessment and tutoring. [1]Course DescriptionThe Physical Metallurgy course, used in this experiment, is an introductory materials coursetaught to Industrial Technology students. The objective of this course is to develop anunderstanding of the basic principles of materials and physical metallurgy and their applications.After previously teaching the course there was a concern about the motivational andperformance levels of the students. This class is a service course for Industrial Technologytaught by the Mechanical

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Raffaello D'Andrea

graphical simulation component in the dynamics and control curriculum, and to expose the students to the interplay between simulations and experiments 1 . This is being achieved by incorporating control experiments from Quanser Consulting, MATLAB control software from the Mathworks, and the Working Model 2D and 3D multibody code software from Knowledge Revolution. The benefits of this approach are both economical and pedagogical; only a limited number of control experiments needs to be purchased and maintained, and it exposes to the students to computer simulation and the relationship between simulations and reality.1 IntroductionDue to the great advances in computing power, simulation has become an

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Paul Seaburg; Patricia S. Brown

Session 1606 The Architectural Engineering Institute - A Professional Society for Architectural Engineers Patricia S. Brown, P.E., Paul A. Seaburg, Ph.D., P.E. Architectural Engineering Institute/University of Nebraska at OmahaOn October 1, 1998, the National Society of Architectural Engineers (NSAE) merged with theArchitectural Engineering Division (AED) of the American Society of Civil Engineers to createthe Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI).It has long been recognized that lacking a strong national professional society, graduates ofArchitectural Engineering programs quickly

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John Aspnes

currentshunts which convert secondary current of current transformers to a measurable voltage. Thisenhancement allows the measurement of symmetrical components of currents while the circuitpreviously presented was capable of measuring only symmetrical components of voltages.Combining the two capabilities allows experimental verification of calculations which determinesymmetrical components of voltages and currents associated with unbalanced and ungroundedloads.1. IntroductionThis paper reports results of an experimental approach to determining symmetrical componentsof both currents and voltages in an unbalanced three-phase electric power system. An activefilter circuit described in [1] has been enhanced with current shunts which convert

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T. Scott; John P. O'Connell

mechanical/aerospace engineering and inchemical engineering. We find that though some of the content such as material conservation,work/energy concepts, chemical reactions, ideal gases, etc. are covered in these courses, studentsview the treatments in markedly different ways. Unlike the other courses, most students findengineering thermodynamics very difficult and confusing. We suggest there are several reasonsfor this. 1. The basic thermodynamics principles are set down in a few general laws first. Fromthese, the student is expected to master the technique of going from the general to the particular,that is, to understand the general laws well enough to decide which terms do or do not apply tospecific problems and to use his or her own

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Judy Grimes; Huiming Wang; Virendra K. Varma

criticalyear in college. That support can range from mentoring to peer group discussions, from facultyadvisors to special events to ease student transition into college life.”1 In this paper, Page 4.259.1recommendations are made to illustrate how Missouri Western’s Access Plus program can beapplied at other institutions to attract and retain students.II. Marketing Strategies for Recruitment: The New vs the OldI graduated from high school in 1961 with distinction in mathematics. Before I graduated, I knewI was heading for an engineering career. I applied to only one school for admission. It was oneof the top-notch schools in the country, and the

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Jerome P. Lavelle; Robert Martinazzi

the results of research Page 4.260.1indicating learning is accelerated and more effective when instruction is interactive, paced correctly 1999 ASEE Annual Conference — Charlotte, North Carolina Session # 1339and has contextual meaning to the learner 1 This paper describes an instructional perspective thatcan be used in engineering economy classes to provide a basis of the facilitation of learning withinmeaningful contexts. An old idiom relates that: “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make itdrink.” This is analogous to

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Hamid Khan

in knowledge and skills required of them at present to be globallycompetitive?’ Are they getting state of the art education, by their own volition and choice,which is truly learner centered? Is the system of acquiring the knowledge and skillsdefensible by the paradigms of andragogy (the art and science of facilitating adult learning)?Which view does this form of education subscribe to in regard to educational programevaluation and effectiveness-- (1) The Natural Scientific View (2) The Interpretive Viewor (3) The Critical View? What is the application of one recommended view for the practiceof education? What is the defensibility of such a promise? One course that has beenexclusively designed for international manager development is put to

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Jeffrey A. Griffin; Rick L. Homkes

allow, but topromote these external activities. Quite simply, those of us interested in teaching engineeringand technology have to continually be refreshed by doing engineering and technology. Sincemany of us are tenured, and not required to go out and continually re-skill, our deans anddepartment heads have to ask, “What might be done to enhance the vitality of existing faculty inwhom resources have been invested and to whom institutional commitments have beenmade?”[1]. Some older research suggests that encouraging faculty to return to industry for payhelps the university in several ways including: Page 4.262.1

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Claudia House

Session 3586 Faculty Internships in Industry* Claudia House Nashville State Technical Institute/SEATECFaculty internships in business and industrial settings serve both the academic and thebusiness communities. The Tennessee Exemplary Faculty for Advanced TechnologicalEducation (TEFATE) project, funded by the National Science Foundation, utilizedfaculty internships as a fundamental component in two of its focus areas: (1) facultydevelopment and (2) instructional product/case study development. The mission of theTEFATE internship program is to assist in the development of faculty who

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Warren R. Hill

the cost increases, in the twelve year period from 1980 to 1992,professional salaries have gone up 102%, fringe benefits have increased 167% and the cost oflibrary acquisitions have risen by 138%. 5 To offset some of these increases, residentundergraduate tuition in just the five year period from 1991 to 1995 in public colleges anduniversities has increased an average of 40%.3 Comparing the increase in state spending forhigher education across the country for roughly that same period (1990 to 1993) showed anincrease of only 1%.4 Increased costs coupled with little or no increases in fiscal support haveplaced significant restraints on many institutions.Another reason for the emphasis on workload is in anticipation of the apparent glut of

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James N. Peterson; Herbert Hess

essentiallymandate using the existing water diversion method and hardware. From there, the waterdescends a vertical head of approximately 30 meters to a generation site optimal for the terrainand customer location. Minimum stream flow occurs in late autumn, but allowable diversion issufficient to sustain approximately 360W of continuous electrical generation. To gain thenecessary flow, an existing 1½-inch pipe must be replaced with 4-inch pipe. With batterystorage, the peak power requirements and overall energy demand can be met. A reasonableamount of expansion of the generating system can occur by adding storage in the form ofadditional deep-cycle batteries. Inverter

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Allen Leybourne

are naturallyinterested in successfully securing that position even if it does not fulfill their personal interestand goals-- their aspirations. Upon entering an academic career it may be impossible toarticulate one’s aspirations beyond simply securing the position. Such a limited motivation isunlikely to result in successfully obtaining tenure and future promotions. Would it not be betterto enjoy the process for its own sake?Ford 1, in his book, Motivation Through the Work Itself, describes industry’s concern over highrates of employee turnover that occurred during the post World War II economic boom. Duringthis period, employees had many job choices; they simply would no longer continue positionswherein work was nonfulfilling. In an

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Kathy Bearden; Donald D. Harter; Jerry W. Samples

they are not underthe gun. They have tenure and are reflecting on what made them stay for the long-term. Currenttenure stream assistant professors may have a different view of the future. To obtain the view ofthe tenure stream assistant professors another survey was developed with the same caveats aboutstatistical validity and scientific development of the instrument. The questions and the answersare listed below:1. Why did you decide to take your current job? • To Teach!! • Background fit the requirements. • Teaching rather than research institution. • Comfort with department size, members and university size. • Goals of engineering technology fit with what I liked to see on “other side” as a

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Z. Chambers; Terry H. Walker; M. B. Taylor; A. J. Baker

adapt to a wide range ofcurricula. Specific examples of biological problems are discussed. These problems includetransport phenomena in biochemical and biological systems solved with the finite elementmethod presented in this web-based course using readily accessible computational software,i.e., MATLAB® 1.I. Introduction Computational Mechanics for the Engineering Sciences is offered at the University ofTennessee in Knoxville (UTK) for students across engineering and science disciplines. Thecourse introduces the finite element method applied to a wide array of engineering andnatural science problems with focus on transport phenomena and solid mechanics, i.e.,computational continuum mechanics 2. Momentum transfer problems include the

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A. J. Baker; Z. Chambers; M. B. Taylor

. TheEngineering Science program at UTK has developed and taught the first level graduate course inthis area, specifically tailored for students majoring in computational mechanics. It has provenhighly useful as well in addressing students across engineering disciplines, and the naturalsciences, with an interest in using scientific simulation in thesis or dissertation projects.Developing a hands-on practical computing environment has been a course focus, with softwaresystem growth leading to ever broader applications capability. One outcome of this process wasthe introductory textbook Finite Elements 1-2-31, published in 1991 and containing a PC code ona 5.25” floppy disc (how ancient!). Developments since then have led to utilization of

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Roger Ruggles

Criteria(1), indicate that theobjectives of the course have been met and students are in addition developing a sense ofthe engineering diversity within design projects.IntroductionExperience obtained through advising sessions with students, has shown that mostentering first year engineering students do not have an understanding of the variousfields of engineering nor the engineering design process. In order to provide exposure toeach of these topics a required course was adopted for all engineering majors at LafayetteCollege in the Fall, 1995 semester. The initial offerings of this course provided a design Page 4.12.1theme from which student design teams

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Claudio da Rocha Brito; Melany Ciampi

Educador. (org. Bicudo and Júnior). São Paulo: UNESP, v. 3,1996.8. Byrne, J. A. “Management theory - or fad of the month” Business Week, New York, v. 129, n. 3, 1997, p. 37.9. Hernandes, V. K. “Confluências externas e internas”, Psicologia Ciência e Profissão, Brasília, v. 17, n. 1, 1997,p. 44-52.CLAUDIO DA ROCHA BRITOClaudio da Rocha Brito is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Head of Department of AppliedSciences and Mathematics at University Center of Lusiada. He belongs to the Technical Consultant Council ofABENGE – Brazilian Society for Engineering Education. He is also Presidency Adviser for International Relationsin the same Society. He is Secretary of Santos region of SBPC – Brazilian Association for the Advancement

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Sivasubramaniam Krishnan; Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University at Qatar

activities. Under the auspices of the Foundation Coalition,1 a program of the NationalScience Foundation, several activities have been developed. The students taking ENGR 213, aproperties of materials course, perform a tensile test, a thermal conductivity experiment,2 anddetermine the behavior of several electrical components in addition to the 4-point beam bendingexperiment for determining the modulus of elasticity. 3 The core engineering science courses developed are listed in Table 1.4,5 The connectingthread through these classes is the application of conservation principles.6 The experiments weredeveloped for a materials course (ENGR 213), which is course is taken by the majority ofdepartments within the College of Engineering at Texas A

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Vincent R. Canino; John D. Gassert

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Joseph Cecere

Session 1321/1 FOUR YEAR CONSTRUCTION CURRICULUMS: REVISING THE REQUIREMENTS Joseph J. Cecere ,Ph.D., CPC Pennsylvania State University HarrisburgI. IntroductionThe goal of any educational program is to provide each student with the necessary informationand skills which allow him or her to perform successfully in a chosen career. Yet this goal mayprove difficult if the curriculum offered by the university is not revised and updated to keepabreast of the changes and advancements being made, especially in the

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Thomas Wagner; Daniel C. Gray

Data Stage 1 Finite 8 8 (D 0-D 7) State Write Clock Machine Write Enable 128 byte SRAM Data Stage 2 8 8 (D 0-D 7) Clear Load Count Latch Enable Output Enable Output Register A2-0 8 (D 0-D 7) 3 RS

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Brian Butz

provides to tasks andquestions. From the analysis of the student’s responses, the expert system infers the level of thestudent’s knowledge about the subject area and modifies dynamically the presentation and levelof the interactive material.1. Introduction Interactive multimedia educational systems are becoming increasingly accepted asanother technique in helping a student learn better and more efficiently. A logical next step is toplace intelligence within multimedia presentations so that an intelligent tutoring system (ITS)results. The ensuing ITS contains a multimedia presentation, an expert system, and an invisiblecommunication channel between them. The expert system, the intelligence of the IntelligentTutoring System, "watches" the

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Patricia M. Yaeger; Rose M. Marra; Francesco Costanzo; Gary L. Gray

in active learning classrooms reported statistically significant gains in teamworkand computer skills. The data indicate the new course design reinforces the ABET goals of en-couraging innovative practices in the classroom that enhance learning and develop skills neededin the workplace.This paper addresses several issues: (1) how do we develop measures that accurately reflectlearning objectives given the innovative teaching practices, (2) what learning outcomes are af-fected when active learning strategies are employed in the engineering classroom, and (3) howcan we use these assessments to improve teaching, learning, and assessment in future semesters?We used the data to enhance activities and assessment for classes being taught during fall

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Scott Wayne; Alfred Stiller; Kristine Craven

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Frank Franklin; Ed Espin; Christopher Viers; Lawrence Fryda

of the respective institutions that had been developed through the prior attempts.The prior unsuccessful attempts were not failures; they represented the necessary preparation thatwas needed to bring the international partnership program to fruition.The program:The newly developed Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) program at HC involves two“diploma” programs. The first diploma is granted after completion of four semesters of the METprogram and results in a “Technician” diploma. The second diploma is granted after completionof two more semesters in the MET program and results in a “Technologist” diploma. Thebreakout of courses for the Technician diploma and the Technologist diploma are shown inTable 1 (see attachment

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Bahman S. Motlagh; Alireza Rahrooh

experiments, students are left with rather vagueconcepts regardless of the instructorÀs effectiveness. Laboratory assignments clarify textbookmaterials and examples, as well as help to close the gap between theory and real-life problems.An efficient laboratory experiment must [1]:clearly relate to and support textbook theory,relate to real life instances,challenge studentsÀ ability to design, build, and test, andencourage student to analyze the design and draw conclusion.With these considerations in mind a laboratory workbook has been developed at the Universityof Central Florida for the digital technology course [2].II. Overview of Laboratory ExperimentsThe experiments are designed to compliment and reinforce the lecture material throughout

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Kenny Fotouhi; Ali Eydgahi

inaccurate,model-based control can provide unsatisfactory results. Even with an accurate model,approximations are applied if parameter values are partially known or vague.Algorithmic control based on such incomplete information will not usually givesatisfactory results. Often, the environment with which the process interacts may notbe completely predictable and it is normally not possible for a hard control to respondaccurately to a condition that it did not anticipate 1.However, use of intelligent control may improve the performance and efficiency ofsuch systems 1-5. Intelligence can be embedded into a controller in the form of aknowledge base typically expressed as a set of rules and an associated inferencemechanism.Human knowledge and experience