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students for presentation has several positive aspects. Primary among these is investing the professor’s time working directly with Page 4.469.6 student(s) instead of investing it in lecture preparations. If managed well, this technique is time neutral. It does not save time, but it does not add time either. To ensure success, the professor must meet with the student(s) before the presentation to ensure that the problem solution is understood and afterwards to critique and grade the student’s effort. If the student is not ready, the class should not be presented with the wrong solution. The presentation should be rescheduled

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Figure 4. Elastic 33 Cut Bands Load - Deflection Plot Comparison Series 7 and 8 Loop A, Series 5 and 6 Loop B Series 3 and 4 Loop C, Upload and Download Loop D Page 4.470.13 Group 33 Stress Strain Plots 600.00 500.00 400.00 upload dow nloadStr e s s -- p s i

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student learninggains that result from instruction that includes the use of computer-based technologies.Once the current study is completed, learning style data will be linked to student performance onthe various strategies used to assess student understanding. For example, the laboratory activityinvolves a hands-on approach. We would like to be able to determine whether students whohave a tactile learning style preference perform better when given the opportunity to perform thelaboratory activity as opposed to traditional teaching strategies. Thus, we plan to use the datacollected to help us determine the role(s) that learning style may play in terms of studentunderstanding of the collision process after exposure to the interactive laboratory

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Penny L. Hirsch; J. Edward Colgate; David M. Kelso; C. Yarnoff; Barbara L. Shwom; J. Anderson

give appearance of use catchy phrases being fun use images of students having fun Figure 1. Objectives tree from Engineering First web site proposal. EDC WQ 98 M. Powers, S. VanSwam, T. Worsnopp, and W. Wu.(Engineering First is Northwestern’s new first year engineering curriculum. The team’sproject was to design a web site that provided course information and other services to students and faculty in the program.) Page 4.548.5 Attribute

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

EmergingScholars Program (ESP) includes all of the aforementioned components as part of the calculuscurriculum.The Emerging Scholars Program (ESP)Although the concept of Supplemental Instruction as an enhancer of student success dates backover 90 years to John Dewey, the model for the current Emerging Scholars Programs (ESP) inthe Mathematics Department of Virginia Tech dates from Uri Treisman’s collaborativeworkshops with underachieving minorities at Berkeley in the 1980’s. The value of suchprograms at Berkeley, Texas, California-Davis, Wisconsin, and (since fall 1996) Virginia Techin increasing the rate of student success in such traditionally difficult courses as freshmancalculus has been widely documented. The goals of the Virginia Tech ESP project

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

,”ASEE, Seattle, WA, 1998.3 Griffin, R. B., Cornwell, L. R., Yapura, C., Krishnan, S., and Hallford, J., "Use of a Four-Point Bend Apparatus toDetermine the Modulus of Elasticity," National Educators Workshop Update 98, Brookhaven, NY, 1-4 November,1998.4 Griffin, R. B., Everett, L. J., Keating, P., Lagoudas, D., Tebeaux, E., Parker, D., Bassichis, W. and Barrow, D.,“Planning the Texas A&M University College of Engineering Sophomore Year Integrated Curriculum,” FourthWorld Conference on Engineering Education, Oct. 95, St Paul, MN, vol. 1 pp. 228-232.5 Griffin, R. B., Everett, L., and Lagoudas, D., “Development of a Sophomore Year Engineering Program at TexasA&M University,” FIE, Pittsburgh, PA, Nov. 1997.6 Glover, C., “Conservation

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effective in the classroom then we will have beensuccessful.BibliographyBennett, F. Lawrence, 1996. The Management of Engineering. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.Kouzes, James M. and Posner, Barry Z., 1997. The Leadership Challenge. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Inc.BOB GREENBob Green is the Fred C. Culpepper ’40 Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the VirginiaMilitary Institute in Lexington, Virginia. Bob teaches Civil Engineering Design and Civil Engineering ProfessionalPractice courses to senior students. He is a registered professional engineer in Virginia with over twenty yearsexperience as a professional engineer in private practice. He received a B. S. degree in Civil Engineering fromVMI and a Masters

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Institute of Technology, October, 1998.2. Hammond, S., The Thin Book of Appreciate Inquiry, Kodak Consulting, 1996.3. Wilczynski, V., Portfolios as an Outcomes Assessment Tool, Teaching and Learning in the Next Century Conference for the Federal Service Academies, Conference Proceedings, pp.9- 16, 1996.4. Olds, B. and Pavelich, M., A Portfolio-Based Assessment Program, ASEE Annual Conference, Seattle, June 28-July, 1, 1998.5. Chow, T., Electronic Portfolios – the Technical Side, Best Assessment Processes in Engineering Education II, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, October, 1998.El-Hadi M. Aggoune is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at HenryCogswell College. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical

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Peter J. Graybash

role of human resource professionals; - The nature of resistance; - The influence of centralization and decentralization; - How processes are redesigned; and - The impact of personal stresses, costs, relationships and hidden agendas.As higher education goes beyond its traditional boundaries to create programs for lifelonglearning, we must become more aware of external influences for a more holistic approach toprogram planning. Defining the decision-making profile of corporations and then developing astrategy to address that profile will go a long way to helping make these kinds of programs bethe most meaningful they can be.Bibliography1. Queeney, Donna S. (1996), Continuing Professional Education. The ASTD Training &

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Richard Shiavi

. There was no correlation between this remark andany learning style. Thus the notebooks were beneficial to students with a cross-section oflearning styles and are a valuable addition to the other teaching/learning modalities used forteaching signal processing.Bibliography1. Special Issue on Digital Signal Processing Undergraduate Education. IEEE Trans Educ: vol. 39, number 2, 1996.2. G. Orsay and D. Etter, "Collaborative SP Education – Using the Internet and MATLAB," IEEE Signal ProcessingMagazine, pp. 23-32, November, 1995.3. S. Wood, "A New Approach to Interactive Tutorial Software for Engineering Education," IEEE Trans Educ, vol.39 pp. 399-408, 1996.4. J. Shanner, J. Hamaker, and J. Piconne, "Visualization of Signal Processing Concepts

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Nabil Kartam

this last semester course, they are using all their designexperience from freshmen to senior level classes.AcknowledgmentThe author gratefully acknowledges the financial support from Kuwait University, Grant #EV-115.Bibliography[1] Wilczynski, V. and Douglas, S. “Integrating design across the engineering curriculum: A report from the trenches,” J. of Engineering Education 84(3), ASEE, July 1995, 235-240.[2] Kartam, N. “Integrating Design into Civil Engineering Education,” Int. J. Engineering Education 14(2), TEMPUS Publications, U.K., pp. 130-135, 1998.[3] ABET, Engineering Criteria 2000, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Inc., New York, 1998.[4] Christoforou, A., et al. “Curriculum Development

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Ron Goodnight; Thomas Zickel; Dennis O. Owen

Adult Education” Chicago, IL. Association Press, Follett Publishing Company, 1980.2. Brookfield, S. “Understanding and Facilitating Adult Learning” San Francisco, CA. Jossey-Bass, 1986.3. Pratt, D.D. “Andragogy as a Relational Construct” Adult Education Quarterly, Volume 38, Number 3, Spring 1988, pp. 160 – 181.4. Zemke, R. “In Search of Self-Directed Learners” Training, May 1998, pp. 60 – 68.5. Galbraith, M.W. “Essential Skills for the Facilitator of Adult Learning” Lifelong Learning: An Omnibus of Practice and Research, Volume 12, Number 6, 19896. Knowles, M.S. “Andragogy in Action: Applying Modern Principles of Adult Learning. San Francisco, CA. Jossey-Bass, 1984RONALD GOODNIGHTRonald Goodnight is currently an

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Susan M. Montgomery

include development of a course-pack to provide current journal articlesand other materials, and examination of broader issues such as curriculum planning and theABET criteria.Bibliography1. National Society of Professional Engineers, Code of Ethics for Engineers, http://www.nspe.org/, January 1999.2. Wankat, Phillip C. and Frank S. Oreovicz, “Teaching Engineering,” McGraw-Hill, New York, 19933. Reis, Richard M., “Tomorrow’s Professor: Preparing for Academic Careers in Science and Engineering,” IEEEPress, New York, 19974. 1994 National Effective Teaching Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June 23-25, 1994, course materials.5. Felder, Richard and Linda Silverman Index of Learning Styles, available fromhttp://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f

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for the 10-minute exams in the three courses:Dynamics: An automobile weighing 3220 pounds is moving at a speed of 60 mph when thebrakes are applied, causing all four wheels to skid. Assume the coefficient of friction betweenthe tires and the pavement is 0.80. Using the Principle of Impulse and Momentum, determine thetime required for the automobile to stop.Thermodynamics: A three-pound mixture of water and steam is contained in a rigid tank at 70o F and has a quality of 10%. The mixture is heated to 150 oF. Sketch the process on a p-vdiagram showing the saturation dome, and determine the final quality of the mixture.Fluid Mechanics: A liquid chemical (S=1.2) is drained from a holding tank at a rate of 0.6 ft3/sat the same time it is being

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J. Hardwick Butler; Burton Courtney

travel time to classes (and home after classes) to one hour or less.Frequently students are aware of the GSAMS site(s) in their vicinity and will suggest apreference. Since initiation of the program in 1994 classes have been transmitted to seventeenseparate locations throughout Georgia.Another non-traditional feature of the MGC distance learning program has been itsadministration. Although the program is a certificate program, students at the remote sites mustconform to university system admissions and registration requirements to be given collegecredits for their coursework. Applications to become MGC students must be submitted alongwith high school and college transcripts as appropriate. Applications can typically be handledby mail, but

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Hamid Y. Eydgahi; Saeid Y. Eidgahy

. Nicolova, R. (1998, July). Global Understanding [30 Paragraphs]. Global Understanding: Kansas CityBusiness Journal. [Online]. Available:http://www.amcity.com:80/kansascity/stories/071398/smallb1.html .3. Eidgahy, S. Y. (1997). Reengineering Technical Education: An Evolutionary View. ATEA Journal, December1996/January 1997, pp. 12-13.4. Webster’s new collegiate dictionary (1981). A Merriam-Webster, G. & C. Merriam Co.5. Schein, E. H. (1992). Organizational culture and leadership (2 nd edition). Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.6. Jiang, T. (1998). The culture of education science and technology has no borders. Tech Knowledge, Vol. 7 (2),Summer 1998. A University of St. Thomas Press.7. Johnson, D. W., Johnson R. T. and Smith K. A. (1998). Maximizing

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Robert (Bob) M., Jr. Anderson; Eric A. Cheek

, mostimportantly, with the same values for the random values within the problem. Thus, students cancorrect their mistake(s) and resubmit with minimum effort. If the student wishes to have a newset of random values for the circuit parameters, he/she can use the "NEW Quiz" link shown atthe bottom of the graded page.The Mallard® code for this problem is included in this manuscript as Appendix A. Page 4.222.7In fall 1997, Bob Anderson began teaching the introductory electric circuits course usingMallard® to deliver and administer the homework; he has continued to teach this course and touse Mallard® each semester since then. After two semesters, he reported5

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Charles McIntryre

student learning and retention for the material that they were assigned. It is the instructor s opinion that this was based more on individual learning style and effort, rather than a team-based approach to learning. < Students did gain some insight and an increased understanding the academic Page 4.241.7 environment, and the problems associated with $teaching# (i.e., How should I grade this assignment? What is the due date for the assignment and what should I do when someone turns it in late? What am I supposed to do with a messy disorganized assignment that I can t even

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Jennifer Maynard; Anneta Razatos

KaGibb’s free energy can be used to calculate enthalpy: ∆S = - ∆H - ∆G TIII. Kinetics & Reactor DesignThe chemical engineering course most easily modified to incorporate biotechnology is kinetics.At the present time, kinetics courses and textbooks include the topic of enzyme reactions2.Moreover, the same reactor design fundamentals taught in kinetics courses are key to theoperation of bioreactors in which the desired products are synthesized by living cells.Frequently, bacteria are used for easy, cost-effective synthesis of biological molecules.Students must be aware that in industry the goal is to minimize cost of production. Forbiological molecules, cost is cut most effectively by producing the desired products in

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Warren Perger; Leonard J. Bohmann; Bob Bohnsack

. He received the MSEE. degree from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1976. Prior to coming toMichigan Tech, Mr. Bohnsack served as an officer in the U. S. Air Force, a Supervisory Computer Specialist at theU. S. Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, WI and as National Service Manager at Nicolet InstrumentCorporation, also in Madison. Page 4.251.8

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Raffaello D'Andrea

R 6.35 mm Cart Coulomb friction constant c 0.59 N Page 4.255.4 4The motor parameters are the following: Name Symbol Value Units Armature Resistance Ra 2.6 Ω Torque constant Ka 0.0063 N·m/A Back-emf constant Km 9.3 mV· s/rad Gear ratio k 3.71 Rotor inertia Imot 3.87 × 10−7 kg · m2The equations of motion of the cart and rod are the following

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T. Scott; John P. O'Connell

setups and either student teams work on each one for a limited time, or the device(s)are demonstrated by the instructor/facilitator (often following instructions solicited from thestudents). One example setup is shown in Figure 1, a piston/cylinder device mounted verticallyon a stand so masses can be placed on the piston and with its length measurable in air and incontainers of hot or cold water. We actually have 6 of these setups in the lab so students canwork on them all period.Using the course web site provided by the University of Virginia Toolkit (go to the URLhttp://www.toolkit.virginia.edu and look for the Materials/Workshops section of the courseENGR 202 for Fall, 1998), the students can obtain about 3 days ahead our preparatory

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Jeffrey A. Griffin; Rick L. Homkes

4.262.5 Session 1375We have attempted to show in this paper that faculty internships are an excellent method forprofessional development of engineering and technology faculty. In the teaching area, therelationships developed with industry can bear fruit in instruction, lab development, andcurriculum development. Research and scholarly publishing are often a natural product ofinternship activities. Finally, service to the university in various outreach activities also results.Bibliography[1] Clark, S. Corcoran, M. & Lewis, D. (1986). The Case for an Institutional Perspective on FacultyDevelopment. The Journal of Higher Education, 57(2), 177-195. [2

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Allen Leybourne

informed guess as to what options were possible. It wasfinally realized that the data were recorded in the middle bits in 2’s complement form rather thanbeing either low order or high order adjusted. Without the proper background, it is unlikely thatthe format would have been discovered.None of the examples just presented are particularly profound, but should suffice to demonstratethat inspirations don’t simply come from thin air. To learn what we need may require us to learnmuch of what we may not seem to need. The way that ideas are connected in the mind isdifficult to describe, none-the-less, inspired concepts will occur, but not in an intellectualvacuum.IV. PerspirationCandidly, this word was chosen because of its ring when used with the other

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Roger Ruggles

Left OB Channel Right OBVel Head (ft) 0.13 Wt. n-Val. 0.06 0.03 0.03E.G. Elev (ft) 310.35 Reach Len. (ft) 63 61 55E.G. Slope (ft/ft) 0.000321 Flow Area (sq ft) 10.63 667.64 95.34Q Total (cfs) 2100 Flow (cfs) 6.44 1967.38 126.18Top Width (ft) 166.17 Top Width (ft) 3.98 110 52.19Vel Total (ft/s) 2.71 Avg. Vel. (ft/s) 0.61 2.95 1.32Max Chl Dpth (ft) 6.33 Hydr. Depth (ft) 2.67 6.07 1.83Crit W.S. (ft

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Paul Waters; Jim Greer; James P. Solti

through the active exercises of a small discussion group, itshould be expected that each group will arrive at different conclusions, and that some willconclude that teaching philosophies and active learning are not necessary. But the goal is toobtain end-of-course objectives. If this goal is obtained, then indeed the exercise was successful.The authors’ hypothesis (and experience) is simply that the objective is more readily obtainedthrough the practice of a sound teaching philosophy that encourages active (collaborative)learning.III. Model Overview DpÃUhv´C@S@µ Ã9rÃrvtÃtqÃvp hvÃthhrrÃrqspr

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Phillip Farrington; Mel Adams; Mary Spann; Dawn R. Utley

Session number: 2242 ASSESSING THE TRAINING OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS MOVING INTO MANAGEMENT Dawn R. Utley, Mel Adams, Mary S. Spann, Phillip A. Farrington University of Alabama in HuntsvilleIntroduction Even undergraduate engineering students want to become managers. In fact,statistics indicate that the career aspirations of 50% of all engineering students includemoving into a management position within 5 years of their graduation 1. Moving from atechnical professional to a tech-manager requires a different skills set. Technicalprofessionals are required to be task-centered specialists while managers are asked to

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Page 4.288.5central system. The coolant used is CITGO Sentry 39 Straight Oil, with Benzgrind HP25 5Concentrate added. The high lubricity straight sulferclorinated oil has a , µ , kinematic viscosity,of 7.10 × 10 −4 ft 2 /s , S g , specific gravity, is 0.899, γ , the weight density, is 56 lb/ft2 9.2.2 Grinding Wheel VelocityThe machine is Normac Model SD50. Figure 3 shows 7-in. diameter Resin Bonded Cubic BoronNitride, CBN, wheels turning at a measured 7,010 rpm. The velocity of the wheel at theperimeter, vw, is calculated to be v = π ⋅ d ⋅ rpm2.3 Pre-design Coolant Velocity and Flow ConditionsThe coolant flow rate at the machine, with flow control valve 40% open, was measured to be12.80

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William B. Perry; Victor Barocas; David E. Clough

GEEN 1300 and CHEN 4580. Each module introduces aproblem relating to material in the course, which must be solved using programming andcomputational methods. Listed below are the six sophomore- and junior-level courses in whichprogramming modules have been implemented: Year Semester Course(s) Sophomore Fall CHEN 2120 Material and Energy Balances Sophomore Spring CHEN 3200 Chemical Engineering Principles 1 (Fluid Mechanics) Junior Fall CHEN 3210 Chemical Engineering Principles 2 (Heat Transfer) CHEN 3838 Applied Data Analysis Junior Spring

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course, March 1995.5. "Engineering Education for a Changing World", A Joint Project by the Deans Council and Corporate Roundtable of the American Society for Engineering Education, ASEE, 1818 N Page 4.303.8 Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC, October 1994.6. Howell, S. K., Engineering Design and Problem Solving, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Menlo Park, CA, 1995.7. Sheryl, A. S., Microsoft Word for Engineers Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Menlo Park, CA, 1995.8. Etter, D. M., Microsoft Excel for Engineers, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Menlo Park, CA, 1995.9. King, J., MathCAD Essentials, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Menlo Park