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“Evaluation and Presentation of Engineering Ethics”. This 8-credit two-quarter classincludes four components: (1) a topical laboratory (three hours per week) - covering classicalexperiments in systems theory, strengths of materials, and physics (energy andthermodynamics); (2) a history of technology component, which accompanies the experiments Page 5.266.2with the relevant historical and societal background (one hour per week); and (3) and a two-hourweekly meeting on engineering ethics, which, among other elements, discusses issues ofpresentation and evaluation of data from an ethical perspective. About two hundred and fiftystudents enroll in the

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would be a candidate for eliminationby the campus administration.Phase II - Program Objectives and Outcomes - The current IME Department MissionStatement was developed in 1994 during participation in campus-wide strategic planning. : Page 5.685.31. To serve the university, the community, and our alumni by offering ABET accredited degree programs and courses that prepare students for study at both the undergraduate and graduate level.2. To teach sound engineering principles, ethics and theory supported with significant classroom, laboratory and industrial experiences to a diverse student population. Our goal is to

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, and an ability to adapt to the changing demands of the next century1, 2, 3. Manyschools have adapted their curriculum to include engineering design courses that focus upon thedevelopment of these important skills and that include industrial partners in the curriculumdesign effort 4, 5, 6. Aaron Collins7 received a grant from the National Science Foundation toinstrument a laboratory for a four-year design sequence at Mercer University. Their curriculaserved as an example of the organizational advantages of a four-year sequence by developingprocess skills as students developed their technical skills. This sequence used data collectionand processing as a basis for enhancing students’ engineering design skills. The School of CivilEngineering and

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undergraduate research program on the academicprogress of the participating minority students is described.Bibliography1. Chickamenahalli, S.A., C. Barker, and A. Khodor. 1998. “Effective Research Experience of ElectricalEngineering Technology Students.” Proceedings of the 1998 Frontiers in Education Conference, Tempe, Vol.III, pp.1123-1126. Page 5.455.62. Madler, R.A. 1998. “Genesis of an Undergraduate Research Experience.” Proceedings of the 1998 Frontiers inEducation Conference, Tempe, Vol.III, pp. 1127.3. Kitto, K. 1998. “Innovative Research and Laboratory Experiences for Undergraduate Students.” Proceedings ofthe 1998 Frontiers in

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with basic instruction inanalog and digital circuit analysis with hands-on laboratory work required. It alsointroduces the fundamentals of computer use, programming, and application using wordprocessors, spreadsheets, and high and low level computer languages. The specializationcourses provide more in-depth knowledge about computer networking and the requisitehardware and software. The other required courses are needed in order for the students tohave sufficient mathematical and communication skills, and knowledge of the industrialenvironment to contribute effectively in the workplace. Table 3. The A.S. Degree Credit Hour Distribution Core: 26 credit hours 3 EET/CS 114 Intro to

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thebeginning some are a reluctant to participate but as they work together through out the years theybecome more comfortable communicating with their fellow students until at the end they arealmost enthusiastic in doing so. They readily work together with little supervision. Quite often noone leader appears but all work together as a group.Bibliography1. Lewis,Philip et al. “Assessing Teaming Skills Acquisition on Undergraduate Project Teams” Journal of Engineering Education 87 no2 (April 1998): 149-552. Rockland,Ronald H. “Enhancing Communication Skills in a Laboratory Course through Computer Application Training” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, June 28-July1,1998 Seattle, WA. Available: CD-ROMEd GohmannEd Gohmann is an Associate Professor

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graduate of Iowa State University (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 1959, and M.S. in NuclearEngineering, 1964) and the University of Illinois (Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 1967). In 1982, hemoved to UW. He has worked as a consultant and research collaborator for Union Carbide, Oak Ridge NationalLaboratory, General Electric, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory and Pafec, Ltd. His research interests are in finiteelement analysis, ultrasonic wave phenomena, solid modeling and computer graphics. He is author of the text,Computer Graphics for Engineers and is a member of ASME, ASEE, Sigma Xi, and IEEE Computer Society. Page

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- Page 5.519.69950306.Fig.6. Input and output of the FIR lowpass filter Fig.7. Input and output of the FIR comb filterFig.8. Input and output of the FIR averaging filter Page 5.519.7Bibliography1. Orfanidis, S. Introduction to Signal Processing, Prentice-Hall, 1996.2.Chassaing, R. Digital Signal Processing, Laboratory Experiments Using C and the TMS320C31 DSK, Wiley, 1999.3. Ziemer, R., Tranter, W., & Fannin, D., Signals and Systems Continuous and Discrete, Prentice-Hall, 1998.4. Etter, D., Engineering Problem Solving with MATLAB, Prentice-Hall, 1997.JIANXIN TANGJianxin Tang is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Alfred University. Dr. Tang received a B.S. degreein

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by John H. Falk et al, ISBN:1556523483Usborne Book of Science Activities by K. Woodward and Helen Edom, ISBN:0746006985References1. National Science Board. (1998). Science and Engineering Indicator – 1998,Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.2. Speece, M.W. (1999). Using New Laboratory Equipment for Geoscience Technical Outreach. Journal of Geoscience Education, 47, (4), p.321-324.3. Childress, J.O. (1997). Teaching Moves to the TenureTrack. Geotimes, 42, p.6-7.4. Hunter, D.A., Bosh. A.S., et al. (1999). An Astronomy Outreach Program For Navajo and Hopi Schools. Mercury, 28, (3), p.18-23.5. Huntzel, W.J., Achor, D.P., et al. (1997). Sharpening Pencils and Young Minds. Proceedings 1997

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low in cost, easy to build, and easy to install. Based on the commandsreceived, the microcontroller will control other equipment or contact a computer linked to themicrocontroller. The entire system has been built and tested in the laboratory. It performed allthe functions expected.Bibliography Page 5.523.71. David Stamper: “Local Area Networks”, second edition, Addison Wesley, 1998.2. Michael Kheir: “The M68HC11 Microcontroller, Application in Control, Instrumentation, and Communication”, Prentice-Hall, 1997.3. Michael L. Gurrie and Patrick J. O’Connor: “Voice/data telecommunications systems”, Prentice Hall, 1986.4. “HT9170 DTMF Receiver

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. Page 5.534.7Reference[1] Ullman, D. G., The Mechanical Design Process, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1997.HAKAN GUROCAK is Assistant Professor in the WSU School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. Hereceived his Ph.D. from Washington State University at Pullman in 1993. His research interests are robotics,automation, fuzzy logic, technology assisted delivery of laboratory courses at remote sites and haptic interfaces forvirtual reality. Page 5.534.8

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students the CNC lathe in the Department’s laboratory. A data projector was used to show a large screen version of the process on a wall in the classroom. CNC code generated by one of the members of the class was used to control the CNC lathe. This was done with cognisance taken of the principles put forward by Allsop [3

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engineering students are taught control of continuous systems using linear controltheory. These courses often include topics such as step response and design of lead/lag control-lers. In terms of the pedagogy, linear controls are less desirable for the mechanical engineeringstudents because they are very difficult to implement in actual designs. The linear approachmakes more sense for electrical engineering students who are familiar with the mathematicaltools, and can implement the control system easily with common electronic components.This paper will describe a course, EGR 450 - Manufacturing Control Systems. The courseincludes lectures, laboratories and a project. This course uses rigorous design techniques and the-oretical methods to teach

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Kathryne A. Newton; Duane D. Dunlap; Dennis R. Depew

instruction with faculty, they learn about theprescribed course content through lecture, supplemented by computer laboratory, library, video, andgroup case study interaction. By breaking up instruction through different teaching methodologiesand physical location throughout the West Lafayette campus, students better learn and retain coursecontent while having an intense instructional period during a given weekend. For any given coursetaught in this format, students have appropriately 32 hours of contact time with their instructor whileon campus. Students continue their studies in their home area and are in contact with the WestLafayette faculty on a weekly basis using distance education technology. Distance education mediainclude the completion of

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laboratory experiences and field trips. Thus the second reason for thelack of service-learning based courses in engineering-technology is that with the number ofproven pedagogical tools already available and in-use, engineering and technology faculty arenot yet ready to give serious consideration to implementing service-learning in their curriculum.III. Integrating Community Service in Construction Technology Curriculum at IUPUIService learning activities were first initiated in 1996, through the involvement of the students inthe three credit hour, senior course, CET 484: Principles of Wood and Timber Design, in a Page 5.249.2rehabilitation project

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Steven T. Walsh; Frederick Betz; Donald D. Myers; Halvard E. Nystrom

Page 5.252.1 necessary visibility.1In response to these findings, Nystrom and Myers outline the concept of creating a clearinghouse thatwould provide an online source of technology management cases that is easily accessible to usersthrough the Internet3. This paper outlines the further development of this concept.One objective of the authors is to relate published cases to a MOT knowledge structure that willenhance the student’s understanding of the principles, concepts, and tools. The real understanding ofthese come with their application to a specific problem. Engineering education has traditionally madeuse of the laboratory experience to reinforce the classroom learning of principles, concepts, and tools. In another approach for

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laboratory instructors so they get significantlecture experience, but usually are still lacking in their development since they do not writesyllabi or exams. Despite these deficiencies, they are working towards a career in academia.Typically, their graduate student responsibilities do not fully prepare them for their future facultypositions.Normally, when recent graduates start their first academic jobs, they have immediate jobpressures. They are expected to quickly learn the inner-workings of their new department,school, and university, while adjusting to life in a new city, starting a research program, servingon a committee, advising students, and, time permitting, teaching. This can be a daunting taskfor someone straight out of graduate school

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, spreadsheet, and presentation software; gainhands on experience in workshop activities. Throughout the course, they experience differentphases of product development. In the same time, the course gives a general idea about differentaspects of the engineering profession and helps students test their abilities, strengths, andweaknesses, in order to make the correct decision in selecting their major.AcknowledgmentsLaboratory and workshop sessions of the described course were taught and supervised by ScottPfeiffer and Frank Meneghini from Allegheny Ballistic Laboratory. The author appreciates theirhelps in all phases of the course, and their contribution to the motivation of students. The authoralso appreciate the enthousiasm and hard work of the ENES

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Session 1359 Inexpensive Re-Configurable Process Simulator for the Feedback Control Lab Robert Lynn Mueller The Pennsylvania State University New Kensington CampusAbstractA variety of control concepts and techniques must be covered in a comprehensive course onfeedback controls. This need for variety imposes severe demands on laboratory facilities if theyare to demonstrate an appropriate range of practical control exercises using all or most of thetechniques. This problem has been minimized through the development of a re

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to total enrollment in the two colleges.It may be viewed in this regard as a learning laboratory whereby the understandings of cross-disciplinary education and interdisciplinary teams developed through our experience with thestudents in this program, can be translated into pedagogical tools and programs for students intraditional engineering and business curricula.Bibliography1. Panitz, Beth, Evolving Paths, ASEE Prism, September 1996, pp. 23-28.2. Restructuring Engineering Education: A Focus on Change, NSF Report 95-65, 1995.3. Bennett. Jerry, Blending Technology Education with Management, Proceedings of the Portland International Conference on the Management of Technology and Management, 1999.4. Young, Edmund J., The Integration of

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part. Students encountered this situation quite often, because a large number of FEA problems assigned had parts with the symmetry condition. The difficulty was how to apply the correct restraints to allow the displacements on the symmetry plane of the half model to be identical to that of the entire model. Although the experience from prior coursework helped, it was very common for even a good student to make mistakes in this part of process. This matches the instructor’s laboratory observation, that is, very few could correctly handle the restraints required for the symmetry condition at the first trial. However, by dealing with these symmetry conditions, students could understand better on how the models would react

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Madhu Gourineni; Badrul H. Chowdhury

]. Bragg, J.A. Knight, C.D., and DeWeerth, S.P., “Java Programming for Engineers: Developing Courseware for a Computer-Enhanced Curriculum,” Proceedings of the 1997 ASEE Annual Conference.[7]. Zhou, G.T., and Lo, H-J. “Developing Java-Based Virtual Laboratory Tools for an Undergraduate Random Signals and Noise Course,” Proceedings of the 1997 ASEE Annual Conference.[8]. Jayanetti, P., Olcott, J., Johnson, J., and Patton. J., “A Java-based Authoring Tool for Developing Power Systems Labware,” Proceedings of the 1997 ASEE Annual Conference.BADRUL H. CHOWDHURYBadrul H. Chowdhury obtained his B.S degree in Electrical Engineering from Bangladesh Univ.of Engr. & Tech., Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1981. He obtained his M.S. and Ph.D

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’ supervisor, and a different facultymember playing the role of the client. Simultaneously, in the senior laboratory, students work inpairs, and they must prepare written reports and oral presentations for each experiment. Theseprojects and labs are an example of how students have the opportunity to develop skills over theentire curriculum. They develop their oral and written communications skills, the ability to workin teams of different sizes, the ability to work independently, the ability to learn things on theirown not covered in class, and the ability to attack comprehensive problems involving analysis ofentire chemical processes. Students receive feedback on each project, which allows them toimprove their skills in these areas as they proceed

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Steven E. O'Hara; Suzanne D. Bilbeisi

Linear Algebra 3 MATH 2233 Differential Equations 3PHYS 2114 General Physics (N,L) 4 ENGSC 2213 Thermodynamics 3Fourth year (fall) 17 Fourth year (spring) 15*ARCH 5119 Architectural Design and Development 9 ARCH 5244 Structures: Concrete II 4ARCH 5143 Structures: Special Loadings 3 *ARCH ---3 Architectural History/Theory Elective 3*ARCH 5193 Management of Architectural Practice 3 CIVEN 4711 Basics Soils Testing Laboratory 1

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, Harvey, Shelters from Tepee to Igloo.[6] Wiese, Jim, Roller Coaster Science: 50 Wet, Wacky, Wild, Dizzy Experiments About Things Kids Like Best, Page 5.124.5Wiley, 1994.LAURA J. BOTTOMLEY is the Director of the Women in Engineering and Outreach Programs and an AdjunctAssistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. She received herBSEE and MSEE degrees from Virginia Tech and her Ph. D. from North Carolina State University. She has workedat AT&T Bell Laboratories and Duke University.ELIZABETH A. PARRY received her BS degree in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri,Rolla

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Don L. Dekker

DEKKERDon, a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, teaches, among other courses, Thermal Design, Internal CombustionEngines, Kinematics, M.E. Laboratory, and Creative Design. He has been active in ASEE and was Zone IIChairman and Chairman of the Design in Engineering Education Division. His Ph.D. is from Stanford(1973), hisM.S. from the University of New Mexico(1963) and he earned his B.S. from Rose Polytechnic Institute(1961). Page 5.11.4

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for undergraduate students. The“lab bench” interface could be effectively used to simulate what would happen in the laboratory, Page 5.15.4 MicroSim EWB Orcad Protel Availability of documentation Overall ease of use Good Good OK Fair Ease of schematic entry Very Good Good Fair Fair Amount of devices available for Very Good Additional Excellent Excellent installation libraries

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demanding classes and laboratories. For example, inthe problem-solving component of the program, students study together in small groups and attackrigorous mathematical problems using techniques employed by Dr. Philip UriTreisman at theUniversity of California at Berkeley. In his program, the failure rate for high-ability minoritystudents in freshman calculus went from sixty percent to only four percent1.Over a period of two summers, LaPREP students study topics that are not substitutes for the usualcourses in the middle or high school curricula. For example, they study course work inEngineering, Logic, Algebraic Structures, Probability and Statistics, Computer Science, DiscreteMathematics, Technical Writing, Problem Solving, Medical Careers

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one classperiod.2 Most groups chose to work together until the robot was complete, while otherstended to form and reform groups. Formal groups were not assigned.Engineering Problem SolvingEngineering 161, Engineering Problems with Computational Laboratory in C, is arequired course for Computer Engineering students. This course is an introduction toproblem solving tools and concepts such as C, Statistics, SI Units, and significant figures.The goal of CELTS, during the 1998-99 academic year, regarding Engineering ProblemSolving was to enhance the problem solving and C programming taught in Engineering161. CELTS The mobile robots proved an excellent tool for integrating the concepts ofproblem solving and C programming.Selection CriteriaOnce the

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-site courses at two to five different sites. These are delivered as single courses or part ofa degree program for the academic year. Summer offerings are rare except for laboratory coursesthat are included in the degree programs. These courses are also taught by part-time lecturersthough occasionally due to unique circumstances by full-time faculty as overload compensation.Examples of On-Site ProgramsBoston-North Shore Test Equipment ManufacturerAbout ten years ago the School of Engineering Technology was approached by a SoftwareEngineer to teach an on-site Associates Degree program. The majors were Manufacturing orElectrical Engineering Technology and Business. This paper addresses only the technologyprograms. Northeastern has an accredited