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Claire Hill; Gulcin Cribb; David Radcliffe

engineering, petroleum andoffshore engineering, mining engineering, minerals processing and metallurgical engineeringThe types of materials included in AVEL are:- engineering publications, databases, researchprojects, theses, technical reports, electronic journals, pre-prints, technical data, physicalproperty data, software, patents, standards, directories, conferences, online teaching modules,product information, companies, research centres and laboratories, educational institutions,professional associations and societies, government departments, newsgroups, links to librarycatalogues, links to document delivery services, links to printed resourcesThe subject area(s) used to describe each resource in AVEL is selected from a controlledthesaurus. The

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had no problems had the system used a PS/2 mouse. We found thatthe Jornada 820’s synchronization software had to be set to use the serial port COM 1 at a baudrate of 19200. We then set the modem to use COM 3 and the serial mouse to use COM 2. Oncethe serial port settings were in place, the synchronization using the Windows CE Servicesworked fine.A minor problem that bears mentioning is the occasional freeze or hanging of communicationbetween the Jornada 820 and the desktop computer at the initialization of synchronization.When this occurred, simply removing the serial cable from the Jornada 820 momentarily andthen reseating it was enough to reset the connection. This could be done while Windows CEServices was attempting to communicate with

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Richard L Canale; Ellen J Duwart; Cheryl Cates

of the engineering graduate as described in ABET 2000’s Criterion Three.Studies were conducted at the University of Cincinnati and at Northeastern University withstudents in mandatory and optional engineering co-op programs. In 1998, Cates surveyed allstudents in Materials Science and Engineering and Industrial Engineering to get theirperceptions. Students were asked to rank their abilities within each of the eleven categories on ascale of Excellent to Poor. They were then asked to attribute the development of each ability on apercentage basis to xx % Classroom, yy % Co-op and zz % Other (please specify) to total 100%.A second, and more comprehensive survey, was administered by Cates to the graduating Class of1999 for the University of

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Phillip J. Cornwell

& i s − ∑ m& o s + S&GEN dt T in outA consequence of all the kinetics principles being taught in ES201 is that in ES204 the materialcan be reordered so that as kinematics concepts are taught they can immediately be applied tokinetics problems thereby motivating the kinematics and reinforcing the kinetics. For example,when normal and tangential coordinates are introduced for particles, problems involving kineticscan be solved. These problems may involve one or more of the conservation principles. Anotheradvantage of this approach is that students are required to apply the principles “out-of-context”.Typically in Dynamics students know what principle to apply based on the topic

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Bryan L. Gassaway; Masoud Rais-Rohani

predicted and measured results would be of concern at an aircraft manufacturingplant, it was to be expected in this project given the students’ lack of manufacturing and testingexperience. Nonetheless, in an attempt to identify the source(s) of discrepancy, studentssearched for possible clues in their analysis procedure and underlying theory as well as thepossible anomalies with the fabrication process and the imperfections with the experimentalsetting.The availability of multiple samples for each design concept provided an excellent opportunity tofurther elaborate on the statistical nature of such experiments involving multiple randomvariables. In this case the random variables included the specimen dimensions, supportcondition, loading

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. This is particularly true ofsmaller industries in nonmetropolitan areas with no Ph.D.’s (and often no Master degreerecipients) on their staff and sometimes few Bachelor-level college graduates at all, even amongthe “engineering” staff. The staff might feel threatened by bringing in someone “superior” tothem in technical ability. They might also feel a new/young engineering professor is still only a“kid.”The above perceptions can be addressed only by a ongoing, sensitive, and low key nurturing ofrelationships with key industrial personnel and letting them know in a nonthreatening manner ofone’s interest and capability in helping with their problems. It may take some time but generallythey will come around, often when a “crisis” suddenly occurs

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Pamela Schmaltz; Kevin Schmaltz

, and the scores are scaledso that a 50 represents the average student. The Academic Success Results are a measureof students’ self-appraisal of their own behavior. Unlike the SBI (50 is average), for theAcademic Success survey students will grade themselves using a more traditional pointsystem, where a score in the 70’s would reflect an average assessment. The results fromTable 2 do offer some insight into the comparison between the categories. OverallAcademic Confidence is the highest of the three areas. Students are more critical of theirShort-term Study Behaviors, compared to Long-term, although the SBI results indicateless of a difference. Students are more aware of the ongoing pressures and demandsdiscussed in the Short-term Study

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Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

, including yourself? Include technical, analytical, organizational, documentation, creativity, research, leadership, construction, etc. 3. Rate your opinion of yourself and each of your groupmate understands of the concepts Page 5.622.5 involved in this project, on a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent). 4. Comment on your interaction with other group(s) that your group heavily relies on.This peer evaluation has been a very successful way for faculty advisors to identify anyteamwork problems within a particular group and with other groups.6. Team and Group StructureAt the beginning of the academic year the team was divided into the

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James A. Ozment; Alison N. Smith; Wendy Newstetter

dissatisfaction with thestructure, load, and necessity of the course. They also indicated a high degree of anxiety aboutthe course, surprising since the term was ending when this survey was administered. BecauseCS1501 serves such a varied skill level, it is possible that those with fewer skills entering thecourse are intimidated and thus less likely to participate in discussions or ask questions.Students, then, might feel both anxiety from and anger towards CS1501.The resources provided for the students drew the most diverse comments. One responseindicated “[s]ince homework help sessions are available, there is no reason tocheat”. Perhaps students “don’t realize how MANY resourses [sic] are available to them…”However, another student felt that “…people

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CFD which combines theapplication of commercial solvers and code development experiences.1. IntroductionIn the 1980's, the use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was dominated by governmentand academic entities; users typically had many years of relevant training. Over the last decade,however, the ever-increasing performance/price ratio of personal computers and workstationscoupled with improvements in commercial codes has lead to the widespread adoption of CFDtechniques for research, development and design tasks in industry. However, industry iscurrently faced with the difficult task of finding engineers skilled in the use of CFD.In response to this need, integration of CFD into both the graduate and undergraduateengineering education is

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Terry L. Ballinger; Craig W. Somerton

/pressure relationships for Refrigerant-134a and Refrigerant-12. For each Page 5.103.5refrigerant they calculated the compressor work required for specified operating pressures. Thestudents were asked to discuss the environmental considerations of the increased work requiredfor Refrigerant-134a in light of Refrigerant-12’s impact on the ozone layer.Lessons Learned: It was very important to thoroughly prep the students for the tour, as thenoise level was significant.Unit 6 - PropulsionLecture Summary: The students were introduced to a variety of propulsion systems used onland, water, and in the air. It was noted that almost all propulsion systems work

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Otto Fucik; Michael McKenna; Bogdan M. Wilamowski

traditional schematic approach. Students like this lab verymuch and many of them continue on to take the elective course about hardware descriptivelanguage.Lab 10. Bistable Memory Devices Simple latch circuits are being constructed here such as S-R and D. Internal structure of theselatches are analyzed. First they have to build latches out of digital primitives, then using edge-triggered flip-flops, the students construct a ripple counter. This lab is the first exposure tosynchronous design.Lab 11. Stepper Motor Controller The purpose of this lab is to design a state machine that controls a stepper motor. During statemachine designs, students often have a real problem of figuring out why they have to study thisconcept and what the practical

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Kandace K. Martin; Carol Fulton; Barbara L. Licklider

Education and Human Resources (1996).2. O’Banion, Terry . Launching a Learning Centered College. League for Innovation in the Community College (1999) . Barr. R.B., & Tagg, J. From teaching to learning- A new paradigm for undergraduate education. Change, 13-25 (1995)3. Springer, L., Stanne, M.E., & Donovan, S. Effects of small group learning on undergraduates in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology: A meta-anlysis. National Center for Improving Science Education. Prepublication Manuscript, July 23, 1997.BARBARA LICKLIDERBarbara Llicklider is an Associate Professor of Educational Administration at Iowa State University andreceived numerous awards for teaching excellence. Her specific areas of interest include

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Rose M. Marra; Thomas Litzinger

of this, the SDLRS, the most widely usedmeasure related to self-directed learning, has been the subject of debate regarding its utility in Page 5.434.7measuring self-directed learning readiness. One begins to wonder whether ABET understoodthe complexity of this area when they wrote the outcome – “a recognition of the need for, and anability to engage in life-long learning,” and asked us to give them a reliable measure of thesuccess of our students in achieving it.References[1] A. S. f. E. E. G. Committee, “Goals of engineering education; final report of the goals committee,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 58, pp. 367-446

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Ron Eaglin; Z. Qu; Q. Zhang; P. Wahid; Issa Batarseh

, Vol. 87, No. 4, pp. 391-398, October 1998.[3] Oakley, Burks II, “A Virtual Classroom Approach to Teaching Circuit Analysis,” IEEETransactions on Education, vol. 39, no. 3, August 1996, pp. 287-296.[4] Wallace, D., and Weiner, S., “How Might Classroom Time Be Used Given WWW-basedLectures?” Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE, vol. 87, no. 3, July 1998.[5] A. McKenna and A. Agogino, "A Web-Based Instructional Module for Teaching Middle SchoolStudents Engineering Design With Simple Machines," Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE, Vol.87, No. 4, pp. 437-443, October 1998.[6] Webster, T., and Dee, K., “Supplemental Instruction Integrated into an Introductory EngineeringCourse,” Journal for Engineering Education, vol. 87, no. 4, pp

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the ceiling. A landscape extension was constructed and the model was tested with a simulated SSE,S, and SSW flow. The flow for these orientations was observed with smoke. Again someoutflow occurred with the SSE flow while inflow occurred with the SSW flow, againdemonstrating that Easterly components produce inflow into the building and outflow throughthe roof opening while westerly components produce the reverse. Three effects are assumed toproduce the inflow when the wind has a westerly component: a. The blocking effect of the flame. b. The blocking effect of the roof wall along the front of the building, which was modeled as solid. c.The low pressure in the front of the building caused by the separation of

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Willam G. Curley; Sohail Anwar

. Anwar, S., and S.S. Anwar. 1999. “Training Partnership Between an International Labor Union and Academia: ACase Study.” ASEE 1999 Annual Conference Proceedings. CD Rom publication (session 3322)3. Gunter, B. H. .1996. “Making Training Work”. Milwaukee, WI: ASQC Quality Press.4. Ibid.SOHAIL ANWARSohail Anwar obtained a Ph.D. in Industrial and Vocational Education from the Pennsylvania State University inDecember 1995 and an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington in May1982. He completed additional graduate coursework in control theory and applied mathematical sciences at theUniversity of Texas at Arlington during 1982 – 1984. Since August 1992, Sohail has been working as an assistantprofessor of

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Sheila R. Curl; Leslie J. Reynolds; Brent Alan Mai; Alexius E. Smith

work“spaces” and facilities constructed in software. [S]pecial software structures [are] designed tosupport collaborative learning, including those meant to force active participation, and to allocateunique assignment topics, exam and gradebook facilities.”3 This sounds simple enough, butthere are many instructional challenges that are magnified in both course development andcourse delivery when teaching in the virtual classroom.Meeting the studentsDuring the first semester this course was offered, the students were asked to introducethemselves through email messages. No face-to-face meeting with the students was planned.However, during the first several weeks of the semester several students visited instructors’offices to express confusion

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Wesley P. Lipschultz; Jean Landa Pytel; Jayne Klenner-Moore

information about any major to help me decide. 7. I couldn’t decide whether I wanted to give up all the free time and fun that my friends in other majors enjoyed, and I was unsure that I could really make the necessary commitment.Practicing engineers were asked for the following information to discover how their choice ofmajor impacted their careers after graduation: • What are the primary entry-level positions after graduation which students in each major are most likely to get? • How likely were you to change positions within the same field, or how likely were you to change into different fields of engineering? • What types of problems did or do you solve in job(s)?The responses from the practicing engineers

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Bruce Segee; Michael D. Amos

web-based interface.Bibliography[Harris, 1999] G. Harris, “Neural network programming using rapid application development techniques:, SPIE Conference Proceedings, 1999.[Morrison, 1997] M. Morrison, “Using Microsoft Visual Interdev”, Que, Indianapolis, IN 1997.[Vaughn, 1998] W. Vaughn, “Hitchhiker’s Guide to Visual Basic and SQL Server”, Microsoft Press, Redmond Washington, 1998.[Welch-Allyn, 1999] Welch-Allyn Data Collection “Overview of Data Collection Technologies” http://dcd.welchallyn.com/techover/barcode.htm[Wynkoop, 1999] S. Wynkoop, “Using SQL Server 7.0”, Que, Indianapolis, IN, 1999.MICHAEL AMOSMichael D. Amos is

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Scott Danielson; Sudhir I. Mehta

. Hutchings, P., and Shulman, L. (1999). " The Scholarship of Teaching: New Elaborations and NewDevelopments," Change, Sept.Oct. 1999, p. 11-15.7. Johnson, David, Johnson, Roger, & Smith, Karl (1991). Active Learning: Cooperation in the College Classroom,Interaction Book Company, Edina, MN.8. Johnson, D., Johnson, R., & Smith, K. (1998). “Cooperative Learning returns to college: What evidence is therethat it works?” Change, July/August, p. 27 - 35.9. Lowman. J., (1985). Mastering the Techniques of Teaching, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA.10. Mazur, Eric (1997). Peer Instruction. Prentice Hall, NJ.11. Mehta, S., & Schlecht, N. (1998). “Computerized Assessment Technique for Large Classes,” Journal ofEngineering Education, Vol. 87, 2, p. 167

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Peter J. Graybash

traditional boundaries to create useful and meaningfulprograms with Continuing Professional Engineering Educators, both must be prepared to createan awareness of these external influences. It is expected that many of these elements do notalign with what adult educators emphasize in instructional design and delivery, suggesting amore holistic perspective on issues of program planning.Defining the decision-making profile of corporations and developing a strategy to address theprofile elements will go a long way to helping you seek the understanding you can take to yourprofessions and to those administrators and decision makers through your educational programs.Bibliography1. Queeney, Donna S. (1996). Continuing Professional Education. The ASTD Training

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Resit Unal; Derya Jacobs; Charles Keating; Paul Kauffmann; Abel Fernandez

. 1, 1994, pp. 41-50.5. Armacost, R. L., P. J. Componation, M. A. Mullins, and W. W. Swart. “An AHP Framework for Prioritizing Customer Page 5.539.7 Requirements in QFD: An Industrialized Housing Application.” IIE Transactions, Vol. 26, No. 4, 1994, pp. 72-79.6. Wasserman, G. S. “On How to Prioritize Design Requirements during the QFD Planning Process.” IIE Transactions, Vol. 25, No. 3, 1994, pp. 59-65.PAUL KAUFFMANNPaul J. Kauffmann is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Management at Old

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Sanjay P. Ahuja

", Proceedings of the ACM Computer Science Education Technical Symposium 1991, San Antonio, TX, SIGCSE Bulletin 23(1), pp. 25-34, March 1991.[3] Barnett, B. L. III, "A Visual Simulator for a Simple Machine and Assembly Language", SIGCSE Bulletin, 27(1), pp. 233-237.[4] "Major Applications of COMNET II.5, Network Analysis and Capacity Planning Through Simulation", CACI Products Company, pp. 22-23, August 1993.[5] Ahuja, S. P., "COMNET III: A Network Simulation Laboratory Environment For A Course In Communications Networks", Proceedings of the Frontiers In Education Conference (FIE 98), Tempe, AZ, November 1998.SANJAY P. AHUJASanjay P. Ahuja is an Associate Professor of Computer Science in the Department of

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the activities, and the predecessors of each, i.e. theset of activities that must have terminated before an activity can begin. The following exampleillustrates the critical path method. Page 5.555.7 Table 1. Bus Shelter Construction Example Job Name Duration Resources Predecessor(s) 1 Shelter Slab 2 2 5 2 Shelter Walls 1 1 1 3 Shelter Roof 2 2 2,4 4 Roof Beam

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University Preparing theProfessoriate program.Bibliography1. S. White and G. Bodner, “Evaluation of Computer-Simulated Experiments in a Senior-Level Capstone ChE Course,” Chem. Engr. Educ. 33 (1), 34-39 (1999).2. R.M. Felder and R.W. Rousseau, Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, 3rd ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2000.3. R.M. Felder, “Reaching the Second Tier: Learning and Teaching Styles in College Science Education,” J. College Science Teaching, 23 (5), 286–290 (1993). Page 5.564.6AMY MICHELAmy Michel is currently a doctoral student in the Department of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina

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) S ubject Number 0.50 1 2 Percentage of Subject Responses 3 0.40 4

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the majorityof the students are inactive and reticent to ask questions. As mentioned earlier, the experimentwith the studio format is still under way, and there is a possibility that all the threeintroductory physics courses at Rose-Hulman will be all taught in this mode.Bibliography:1. “Thoughts on Studio Physics Approach”, S. Mitra-Kirtley, Optics and Photonics News, September, 1998.2. "The CUPLE Physics Studio," The Physics Teacher, Vol. 32, p. 518, December 1994.3. Dr. Doyle V. Davis of New Hampshire Technical College developed the software.4. Dr. Michael J. Moloney of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology developed a number of experiments, and wrote the necessary computer software for data acquisition.Acknowledgements:The

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Young Hoon Kim; Sung Hwan Cho

study may be neededin other areas. Further studies are also needed on the role of general education courses invocational education of technical colleges. Also a study of vocational education in collegesabroad is needed to develop various programs such as degree and non-degree and short termprograms n Korea.References1. Yang, H. J. Development of Technical Colleges, in Hundred Years of Vocational Education in Korea, Korean Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET) (in Press).2. URL: http://std.kedi.re.kr/html/frame2.html, Basic school data, Junior College, Korea Educational Development Institute (1999).3. Kang, S. W. Direction for Development of Junior Colleges in 21st Century, College Education, Korean Council for

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Pete Tschumi

Arkansas at Little Rock. Hereceived his BS with a double major in Physics and Mathematics at Tulane University and did graduate work inPhysics at the University of Texas at Austin.AcknowledgementsOther members of the Information Technology Committee, who produced the study on which this paper is based,include Tom Teeter (chair), Janet Bailey, Don D. Cherepski, John Faucett, Robert J. Hines, Nickolas S. Jovanovic,Jeffery T. Walker, and Gretchen B. Watson. A special thanks goes to Chancellor Charles Hathaway without whosesupport the study would not have been possible. Page 5.63.10