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R. S. Cartier; Albert L. McHenry; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

constitutes one of the fastest growing industries in theworld [2]. In spite of cyclical industry downturns, the projected long-term need for highly skilledpersons for this industry is still substantial. The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) haspredicted that 50 to 100 wafers fabrication plants will be built and staffed by companiesworldwide, during the period from 1994 to 2000. These new facilities will have generated over120,000 new workforce positions. Furthermore, due to rapidly increasing technologicalcomplexity the SIA projections through the year 2010 indicate that every three years the overalltechnological change will be multiplied by a factor of four. Preparation of the workforce mustmeet the labor demands of both today and the future

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Scott Southall; Lee Drouin; H. Javan

Session 2548 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN PROGRAM H. Javan, Ph.D., L.Drouin, Ph.D., S.Southall, M.S. Department of Engineering Technology The University of Memphis Memphis, TN 38152AbstractA new computer aided design course is now being offered to the students in EngineeringTechnology Program. The Program is an integration of three different software, namelyElectronic Work Bench, Microcap, and PSPICE. Students have carried out a total offifteen projects covering DC, AC, time and frequency domain analysis, simulation anddesign

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Scott Wayne; Alfred Stiller; Kristine Craven

felt that introducing rigorous design projects at this early stage in their careersis not effective. Many freshman engineering programs consist of a one hour course where thestudent gets only a superficial exposure to the various engineering disciplines taught at thatuniversity. At West Virginia University, our freshman students are required to complete two,three-hour freshman engineering design courses which are modeled after the traditional GuidedDesign concept developed by Dr. Charles Wales 1,2. The primary focus of the courses is on theengineering problem solving method with added emphasis on computer software usage andcomputer language programming.Freshman engineering courses can serve a multitude of important functions including

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William S. Janna; A. Renner

cos β2 dA2 FdA1-A2 = ⌠ ⌡⌠⌡ (3a) πS2 Page 4.18.4 A2or in terms of solid angle, with Equation 1, we get 1 FdA1-A2 = ⌠ ⌡⌠ ⌡ cos β1 dω1 (3b) π A2where the integration limits on A2 extend over the portion that can be viewed by dA1 .Now suppose that we construct a hemisphere over the area dA1 , again referring toFigure 1. The projection of dA2 onto the surface of the

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Mary K. Handley

ofengineering technology can be evaluated for technical merit, practical applicability, or any othercriterion of interest to the instructor or college.Along with achieving program goals for assessment of student learning, portfolios supportstudents in developing awareness of their strengths and weaknesses. In a good portfolioprogram, students collect their work, choose representative pieces, and reflect on this work in thefinal presentation of the portfolio. In this process they can address questions such as: Why was Isuccessful with this project? What makes a good design? How did I perform in group tasks?What else am I learning that builds on this information or skill? How can I change myperformance to better enable me to succeed?In 6 semesters of

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Chuck Keating; Paul Kauffmann; Abel Fernandez

Page 4.36.4prioritize the five activities listed below.1. Participate in a university task force to develop guidelines for experiential learning course credit.2. Represent the department on the College of Engineering library committee.3. Become a member of a team focusing on supply chain programs for local industry through the College of Engineering Modeling and Simulation Center.4. Teach a professional development class on project management.5. Work on an industry project through the university Technology Applications Center.Exhibit 3 describes the results of scoring the activities based on their impact on the strategic goalstatement and the tenure objectives. It employs a traditional (9,3,1) QFD method: nine indicateshigh impact of an

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John T. Welch; John Durkin; James E. Grover; Douglas Smith

electrical engineering andcomputer science courses. In developing this program we sought a low risk strategy that couldbe implemented within the existing resources of the department, extending the strengths of theexisting electrical engineering program to the new computer engineering program. Ourplanning also had to anticipate the task of meeting ABET self assessment requirements for twodegree programs. Key elements of our program include using area requirements instead ofspecific course requirements for electives, a two semester senior design project, and a co-opprogram which affords a year of industrial experience before the senior year. This paperfocuses on the curriculum design process, including the trade-offs and rationale that lead to

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Ralph A. Dusseau; Kauser Jahan

, technical writing and communication skills through collaborative laboratoryexperiments and teamwork. Professionalism and engineering ethics are also integrated throughout the laboratorymodules. Efforts are made to place female students in leadership roles or in well-balanced teams.The first semester is followed by a semester long project focussing on reverse engineering. This course subtitledCompetitive Assessment Laboratory, consists of a semester long project that introduces freshman engineeringstudents to reverse engineering of a consumer appliance. Reverse engineering helps in developing sufficientinformation about a (product) form and function to allow replication with or without enhancement in original orcurrent technologies, materials, and

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Chris Cox; R. Bruce Robinson

solving problems and designingsolutions. Understandably, they generally want to work on real design problems in their degreeprograms. Based on student feedback, engineering students respond more positively to coursesthat involve real systems and problems, and consequently, probably learn better. Usingrealistic case studies is a logical response to these learning issues. In fact, most MBA programsrecognize the value of case studies and use them extensively.Our case study design also helps our Civil Engineering degree program meet several ABET2000 goals and criteria. This design project case study helps us achieve these ABET 2000outcomes: 1) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering 2) an ability to design a

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Olkan Cuvalci; Douglas D. Gransberg; Cevdet Nuhrat; Bobby Green

see an object at night is based noton the light that is striked from the object, but on the difference in the brightness between thetarget and its background (contrast).The first lighting research was started in the 15th century, when the citizens of London and Parisbegan to carry lanterns at night. In 1866, the control of roadway lighting by government agenciesbegan in Paris. The first significant lighting research was conducted by Sweet in the 1910’s. Hestudied the disability glare under the supervision of Railroad Warehouse Commission atMadison, Wisconsin. Subsequently, in 1914, an extensive research project was conducted in Page

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Chotchai Charoenngam; Abdul Samad Kazi

aspects of information technology in construction, it failed to provide a hands ontraining environment exposing students to the realities of working in a complex and diverseconstruction project environment. Extensive course load limited the students from actuallystepping out of the classroom for long periods to experience construction reality. For this the sitehad to be brought into the reach of the students and this was possible through an intitiative suchas Construction Communications Simulation through Virtual Set-Up Environment andInformation Technology (CCSTVSUEIT). Virtual sceanarios were created to simulate real lifeconstruction activities and to engage the students into the dynamics of decision making throughinformation exchange and

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Nanette Veilleux

can extend his/her learning to new areas(synthesis and design). These four skills represent different, progressive, levels ofunderstanding, that fall along an abridged hierarchy as that outlined in Bloom’s Taxonomy ofEducational Objectives1.This paper describes a method of designing in-class exams and take-home projects for afreshman computer science course. Here, the design of the test questions and projectrequirements makes explicit use of this abridged version of Bloom’s Taxonomy of EducationalObjectives. The in-class tests described in this work evaluate the depth of a student’sunderstanding by incorporating a planned variety of questions, ranging from those easilyanswered by a student who has understood basic lectures and reading to

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Neil D. Opfer; John Gambatese

a new policy statement supporting theconcept of the Master’s degree as the first professional degree for the practice of civilengineering at a professional level.4 This may potentially lead to the development of a 4-year Page 4.467.2basic degree focussing on engineering sciences with the actual professional degree attained after5 years. The need for higher education also exists in construction for both constructionengineers and project managers.Another reason for developing a graduate program in construction was articulated byundergraduate alumni themselves. Numerous graduates of the undergraduate programs atUNLV and from other universities

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John E. Shea; Thomas M. West

Page 4.246.1the majority of students that select and stay in engineering are those who fit the culture.Table 1. Changes in the Characteristics of the IME curriculum during the 90’sCharacteristics at the Start of the 90’s Characteristics at the End of the 90’s1. Exclusively lecture format Active learning exercises, collaborative learning2. Structured laboratory exercises Guided design laboratories3. Design primarily confined to senior design Design projects integrated at all levels project4. Isolated courses focused on specific topics Topical material integrated into advanced courses5. Single

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Sima Parisay

.: Excel), O.R. software (Quant or Lindo)to this areaUtilize application and Project, sensitivity analysis, development of concepts and mathematicscritical thinking used in techniquesImprove communication Writing reports, team work, email and discussion board, participation inskills class, on time attendance and deliveries, portfolio, and occasionally presentation/lectureFigure 1: Course Objectives for Operation Research I Course.The main classroom assessment technique was portfolios prepared by the students. The designof the portfolio process was in relation to the objectives of the course and the pedagogical toolsused to achieve those objectives. The pedagogical tools

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J. Bredeson; M. E. Parten

mission of the institution and the objectives of the program, including those listed above, are being measured. Evidence that may be used includes, but is not limited to the following: student portfolios, including design projects; nationally-normed subject content examinations; alumni surveys that document professional accomplishments and career development activities; employer surveys; and placement data of graduates.Of considerable concern is the assessment process. This is a measurement of the "outcomes"of the program to assure the objectives of the program are being met. Of equal concern,however, is the application of the assessment to the "further development and improvementof the program." The idea is to practice continued

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Juan Andrade; Ana Cabrales; Veronica Martinez; Sheng-Jen Hsieh

was used as input to the icon-based program. The motor then moved the crane tothe appropriate storage cell. This action resulted in status changes in one or more limit switches.Status changes in the limit switches then triggered output from the ladder diagram. This actionresulted in reversal of the motor and return of the crane to its home position. This process wouldthen continue as new parts arrived to be deposited into the ASRS. Two different models weredeveloped successfully for a student semester project.Benefits of this approach to integrating manufacturing system design within a class curriculum aremany. First, the project challenged students to go beyond what they had already learned.Second, this exercise helped students to integrate

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Steven L. Cohen; Dennis P. Slevin; David I. Cleland; Kim LaScola Needy; Heather Nachtmann

Session 2242 Critical Factors in Successful Corporate Governance Kim LaScola Needy, David I. Cleland, Dennis P. Slevin, Heather Nachtmann, Steven L. Cohen University of PittsburghAbstractIt is hypothesized that a root cause of the success or failure of an enterprise is directly related tothe quality of its board of governance. This quality is reflected in the experience, leadershipskills and utilization of the board members as well as the board processes. This paper describesan ongoing research project that identifies potentially critical factors for successful

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Rama K. Vedachalam; George L. Engel

everything from MOS transistor theory and CMOSprocess technology through circuit and logic design, up to and including the design andsynthesis of digital systems using a hardware description language in a one-semesterintroductory course in VLSI design. Topics addressed in this paper include course content,laboratory exercises, final design project, and the overall effectiveness of using state-of-the-art,industry-standard CAD tools in helping to teach VLSI design to first-time students.I. IntroductionThis paper describes the experiences of a teaching assistant and an instructor in EE 484: DigitalVLSI Design during the Spring ’98 semester at Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville(SIUE). The course is fast becoming a popular elective for

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William Cavey; Kenny Fotouhi; Ali Eydgahi

outputs for controlling asystem.Commercial educational PLC trainers are usually expensive and lack the flexibility of a complete Page 4.167.1PLC. They are commonly structured with fixed modules, limited interface options, and older PLCprocessors.The purpose of this undergraduate project was to design and construct a trainer which overcomesthese limitations by using the full power and operational abilities of a PLC with a newer processor.Therefore, it was decided to incorporate the Allen Bradley commercial SLC-503 programmablelogic controller into the trainer. This PLC was selected due to its 16K-word memory on board andits wide applications

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S. A. Chickamenahalli; M. Bolepalli; Chih-Ping Yeh; Venkateswaran Nallaperumal

structure has been proposed by several references over the last decade [1-2]. Types of motor drives worthy of addressing in undergraduate curricula are discussed [3].Recently, LabView has been utilized in developing some animation for an EE course [4].Multimedia projects funded by the NSF and the Department of Education suggest thatvisualization, animation and interactive simulation effectively help learners understand abstractconcepts. However, there have been no major instances of a multimedia approach to EET electricmachine courses except those that utilized NIDAQ tools, Authorware/Flash and Pspice as part ofthe NSF-Greenfield Coalition (NSF-GC) CBI development [5-7] for manufacturing curriculum.Due to current structure and old technology, it is

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Specifications the highest with 4.643. Safety was the second highestsubject with 4.417 and Computer Applications ranked third with 4.360. The subjects Electrical,HVAC, Plumbing were the lowest with 3.187, 3.172, and 3.165 respectively.The highest ranked subject for the "Management of Construction" area shown in Table VI wasEstimating and Bidding with a mean of 4.671. This mean average was the highest score in theentire questionnaire. Both subjects, Project Planning and Project Scheduling/Time Control, werehigh with mean averages of 4.539 and 4.545. The lowest ranked subject was EquipmentEconomics which had a mean of 3.578.The respondents had the opportunity to list other requirements and electives that should beincluded in a construction curriculum

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K. A. Korzeniowski; J. L. Rice

recruiting and laboratoryexperiments used in a microprocessor based digital design course.The Khepera robot is a versatile teaching tool. The robot itself is an excellent object lesson for amicroprocessor based device. At the simplest level, students generate on-line commands that passthrough a serial computer interface. The robot responds by moving as directed. Students may alsoinvestigate the operation of the proximity sensors by queuing the on-board analog to digital converterfor the current state of the sensors. By adding the proper signal conditioning circuitry, other sensorsmay also be added to the robot. At the design project level, students may automate the robot andwrite code to generate desired behavior such as autonomous maze navigation.I

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Sammie Giles; Mark Pickett; Doug Oliver

Session 1380Teaching Teachers to Teach Math & Science via Engineering Activities at The University of Toledo (T4MSIE) Mark Pickett, Doughs Oliver and Sammie Giles College of Engineering, University of Toledo 1. INTRODUCTIONOne of the common threads of many of the reform efforts in secondary mathematicsand science education involves an emphasis on ‘hands on’ team projects for scienceand the use of ‘real-world,’ yet simple applications for mathematics. In the opinionof the authors, engineers have a great deal to offer

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Gregory P. Starr

engineers about the integration ofmicroprocessors and mechanical devices. This combination of electronics, sensors, andmechanisms has been termed mechatronics 1 ."BackgroundTo integrate microprocessors, software, sensors, and actuators in mechanims I developed asenior-graduate level course o ering in 1980. This course, entitled Microprocessors in MechanicalSystems." The catalog description is ME 470. Microprocessors in Mechanical Systems. Introduction to micro- processor organization, interfacing, machine and assembler-language programming. Several projects involving the use of a microcontroller in various mechanical sys- tems. Prerequisite: senior standing or permission of instructor.The objective of

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Francis Ting

, jets, wakes,separated flow, and vortex shedding.The focus of this paper is to use relatively inexpensive modern equipment to develop our ownlaboratory experiments for enhancing undergraduate learning of basic turbulence concepts. Theproject equipment includes an Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV) for measuring velocity inwater flows, a differential pressure transducer for measuring pressure, and a data acquisitionsystem and personal computer for data collection and display. The project also requires an open-channel flume that is standard equipment in many hydraulics laboratories. Four new experiments(velocity profile in open-channel flow, turbulent shear stress, flow behind a pier, and pressuredistribution on a circular cylinder) were

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Richard Enbody

are encouraged to work with each other and the teaching assistant to complete the labs. Page 4.46.4Programming projects are due ten days after being assigned and require the complete design and Session 2532solution of a problem. Both labs and projects are submitted electronically. With electroniccopies a program can be run to compare all projects against each other to ensure that students donot copy other’s work. We have a home-grown cheat-check program, but there are publiclyavailable programs such as MOSS5 from Berkeley.The weekly requirement of lab and

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Y-K Lai; W. S. Chung; Billy L. Crynes

Session 2213 Chemical Engineering Fundamentals -- Better Learning Through Computer-Based Delivery B.L. Crynes, Y-K Lai and W.S. Chung School of Chemical Engineering University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma 73019 crynes@ou.eduI. IntroductionUse of information technology unquestionably, when done properly, leads to better learning. Theevidence is building to a compelling level (1). Unfortunately, there are still too many“experimental” projects that poorly match

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Digendra K. Das

students to the introduction ofSimulation into the Engineering Technology programs, the department has decided to take thesame measure in other higher level courses such as Heat Transfer II, Turbomachinery and SpaceTechnology.In the graduate level, a number of students have selected the application of simulationtechniques for their final projects. Contractual agreements have been made with the Air ForceResearch Laboratory (AFRL) at Rome, N.Y., for SUNYIT students to participate in some of thesimulation projects in their state-of-the-art laboratories. The area of interest is MEMS (MicroElectro-Mechanical Systems) and the software selected for use are MEMCAD 4.0 and IDEAS

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. Additional laboratories described include a Spacecraft AttitudeDynamics and Control Simulator, and a “design, build, and fly” project to be launched in late 2001.Topics in AstronauticsSome topics in aerospace engineering, such as structures, are common to both aeronautics andastronautics, so that related laboratories benefit both parts of the curriculum. There are howeversome space-specific topics that typically have no laboratory component, primarily related to themotion of spacecraft. Satellite motion is a complicated combination of the orbital motion of thesatellite around the earth and the attitude, or pointing, motion of the satellite platform. The overallmotion is affected by gravity, controlled thrusters, material outgassing, motion of