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Timothy C. Scott; John P. O'Connell

students lack essential connections between scientific/technologicaldescriptions and physical behavior of real systems. We believe that a successful first course inengineering thermodynamics must address these issues by careful and comprehensive pedagogyand assessment. This paper describes our approach that involves laboratory workshops.In our course is taken principally by mechanical and chemical engineering majors. For it, wehave developed nearly a dozen 1-hour laboratory sessions to augment classroom activities and tofacilitate student growth in connecting descriptions to behavior. These include 1) simple customdevices such as piston/cylinder systems and instrumented spray bottles of refrigerant, 2)"familiar" household devices such as bicycle

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Rhett J. Allain; Jeff Saul; Duane L. Deardorff; David S. Abbott; Robert J. Beichner

specially designed multimedia classroom for 54students to teach the introductory physics course for engineering majors. This is an intermediatestep to the full SCALE-UP classes (99 students) that will be taught in Fall 2000 when the largerclassroom is completed. Both classrooms are designed to encourage students to work in groupsof three, provide each group with to a laptop computer that has access to the Internet, and allowinstructors to interact with each student group. Traditional lecture and laboratory are replacedwith an integrated approach using active-learning cooperative group activities. The project isinvestigating several aspects of instruction including classroom design, classroom management,and curriculum materials. The curriculum

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Ed Clausen; Carolyne E. Garcia

anaugmentation of the traditional resume.A summary of the content of each of the portfolios is shown in Table 2. The academic portfoliois initially prepared as a component of CHEG 1212, Chemical Engineering Laboratory I, afreshman-level laboratory course that mainly emphasizes basic measurements and oral andwritten communication. The academic portfolio is prepared in a three-ring binder and containsten sections along with supporting material (certificates, clippings, letters, photos, etc.) for eachsection. Table 2. Portfolio Contents Academic Portfolio Employment Portfolio Mission Statement Executive Summary Resume

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Norm Pumphrey; William M. Jordan

semester hour lecture type course. There aretwo new (or newly revised) materials lab courses. The new civil engineering materials labcourse, CVEN 202 Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory, is a modification of the labcomponent of what used to be in a three semester hour lecture/lab course. We have taken acurrent mechanical engineering lab course, MEEN 215 Engineering Materials Laboratory, andmodified it to suit the needs of our new integrated program.The new lecture course is very different from the two lecture courses it replaced. In contrast toits predecessor civil engineering course, it vastly expands the coverage of metals and theirproperties. In the past, we covered iron and steel primarily from a “macro” perspective – welooked at how loads

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Terrence P. O'Connor

joint project wasdesigned which involved students from a laboratory physics class (P309: ModernPhysics Laboratory) at Indiana University Southeast (IUS) and students in thePurdue Electrical Engineering Technology program (located on the IUS campus)enrolled in an electronics course (EET 257: RF and Power Electronics ). The IUSphysics students constructed three antennas designed to be sensitive in theULF/ELF frequency ranges. The Purdue students designed and constructedamplifying and filtering circuitry for the antennas as a part of their work in EET.The physics students were also responsible for recording and analyzing the data.To date the project has involved over 30 students and continues to be veryeffective in presenting meaningful research

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Paul Kulowitch; Asad Yousuf

the reflected laser light not being filtered out. A high pass, in-line optical filter has beenordered and will be placed in the fiber optic line that transmits the gathered light back to thespectrometer.Experiments conducted in this study show a considerable amount of promise to verify the resultsof a study conducted at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to detect thermal damage ingraphite/epoxy components based on laser induced fluorescence.Laser Induced Fluorescence Imaging System ConfigurationThe laser-induced fluorescence imaging system is derived from the previous work conducted byFisher et., al. Results of previous work has clearly demonstrated the feasibility of using a CCDcamera to monitor fluorescence intensities from panel surfaces

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Shahnam Navaee

Engineering in collaboration with Armstrong Atlantic State University, GeorgiaSouthern University, and Savannah State University. In the summer of 1999 with the fundsfrom Georgia Tech, the computer laboratories and teachable lecture room facilities at GeorgiaSouthern University were updated and equipped with computer projection systems, Elmo units,SMART BOARDS and other instructional technology equipment to meet the demands of theGTREP program. The paper presented discusses the methodologies currently utilized in theseimproved facilities to enhance the teaching effectiveness of the instructors and the coursecomprehension of the students.During the fall semester of 1999, these methodologies were employed to provide instructions fora total of about two

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Jagannathan Sankar; Devdas M. Pai

participate in the exploration of advanced materials.Materials Content of the Mechanical Engineering CurriculumThe curriculum aims to cover all 1four corners of the materialstetrahedron shown in Figure 1. Itis supported by a sophomore levelbasic materials science course, a 2junior level manufacturing 3 4processes course, two laboratory Figure 1classes and is capped with a senior Materials Tetrahedron1level course in materialsengineering. In addition, there are 1. Advanced Processingsome technical elective courses in 2

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Ralph Dusseau; Carlos C. Sun; Kauser Jahan

Session ____ OPEN SPACE DEVELOPMENT CLINIC Carlos Sun1, Kauser Jahan1, and Ralph Dusseau1 1. Faculty of Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028-1701Abstract - Many areas in Civil Engineering often deal with large-scale and system-level projects.These projects cannot be packaged into a "canned" laboratory for educational instruction.Consequently, a real-world field experiment is a logical way of executing such a project. Thispaper describes an on-going real-world clinic laboratory that addresses both technical and non-technical issues. The real-world clinic involves the development of open spaces

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Christopher T. Field; Brian Jenkins

appreciate the value of fundamental circuit theory. This motivational problem canbe a particular challenge at an institution like the U.S. Naval Academy, where the student istrained primarily as a naval officer and electrical engineering is a secondary pursuit.To provide a rationale for learning the theoretical concepts required in the course, we haverestructured our laboratories. In implementing new labs for the course, we’ve attempted to meetthe following goals: 1) Labs should motivate students through greater emphasis on the practicalmerit of the fundamentals. Using typical devices, with which students are familiar, such aslamps, batteries, loudspeakers, etc, is helpful. 2) Insure that the labs are conceptually integratedwith the course in a

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Thomas E. Hulbert; Robert B. Angus

laboratory,interwoven using J.I.T. methodology. More than 45 participants have taken the courseand provided feedback via a questionnaire. A Supervisors’ Course is being developed.Labs are provided; the supervisors will analyze and evaluate the lab material from theicons backwards.IntroductionFor several years, Northeastern University’s Continuing Education Center for CorporateOn-Site Training has been working to devise new courses that apply the Just-In-TimeEducation™ technique. This technique examines the technical topics desired to betaught to potential participants. It then sequences these topics so the knowledge andskills are gradually applied in the course. Potential participants are given a mathematicsDiagnostic Tool developed by the authors

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Melanie Basantis; Zenaida Otero Keil

Planning Center worktogether to make certain that the experience is technically and developmentallyappropriate for students. Internships provide students with valuable real worldexperience. When well organized, internships are an enhancement to the academicexperience. The Rowan internships have served to show students the importance ofclasses and laboratories in engineering practice. In addition, they have served to developand educate students in many areas related to industrial practice that are not available inan academic setting. Student interns work in companies as professionals and gainpractical experience. Students learn by doing and from the mentoring by experiencedengineers, which is part of the internship experience. The College

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Emin Yilmaz

Session 3548 WHEEL BALANCING MACHINE DESIGN Emin Yilmaz Department of Technology University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 21853ABSTRACTThe goal of the Wheel Balancing Machine Design project was to introduce students to designingmechanical systems in the ETME475-Mechanical Systems Design course. Project was completedin stages as a laboratory requirement for the course. The machine consists of a frame, an electricmotor, a belt driven shaft on two spherical bearings, an anchoring system to

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John D. Enderle

,documenting deficiencies, weaknesses, concerns, and strengths. Suggestions for improvementare usually provided in this report. Also described are the evaluator’s findings concerningevaluation and assessment processes in place for the unit, and the use of processes to improve theeffectiveness of the program.On Tuesday (Day 2) the team provides copies of the first draft of the Exit Interview ProgramStatement to the Team Chair at the beginning of the day. The evaluator inspects classrooms,laboratories and offices to assess the adequacy of allocated space, furnishings, and equipmentavailable to students, faculty and support staff. The evaluator completes meetings withremaining institutional representatives. The evaluator then revises the draft exit

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Robert H. Mayer

” course has been carried over andsupplemented by an additional requirement that students develop a web page (for posting on theInternet) that summarizes their findings. Although the majority of class sessions are lectureoriented, ample time is set aside for student presentations, guest speakers, field trips to localwater and wastewater treatment facilities, occasional participation in locally-held professionalconferences, and several laboratory exercises dealing with pollution measurement anddispersion. At least one class section (of approximately 20 students) has been offered everysemester since course inception in academic year 1996. Student evaluations have beenconsistently favorable and score appreciably above the norm

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Bob Lahidji

curriculum is composed of 33% mathematics and sciences, 25% liberal studies, and40 to 45% in the major field of study. Approximately 67% of the course work in the major fieldof study are Engineering Technology subjects that involve some type of laboratory activities3.Manufacturing Engineering Technology is a field of study that has the responsibility oftranslating the designs and specifications of a product into manufacturing processes to produce aproduct that meets customer needs.Careers in Engineering TechnologyGraduates of Engineering Technology hold many different industrial positions with many ofthem being related to their undergraduate area of specialization. Some of the EngineeringTechnology graduates hold engineering jobs, which have been

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John W. Pierre; Badrul H. Chowdhury; Jerry Hamann; Raymond Jacquot

are the required sophomore linear systems course, the required juniorelectric networks course, and a senior elective digital signal processing course.2. Linear SystemsThe topics in the linear systems course are Laplace transforms, electrical and mechanical systemmodeling, transfer functions, poles and zeros, frequency response, convolution, Fourier series,and filtering of periodic signals. When Fourier analysis is discussed a laboratory exercise hasbeen developed that addresses the topic of power quality, particularly harmonics present on theelectric power grid and how they might be eliminated to protect appliances, computers andcommunication equipment. Of course this can be accomplished by lowpass filtering of the linevoltage but if current

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Cecil Beeson; William Gay

developed.The four-course certificate program curriculum was designed by the advisory committee. Itconsists of the following four courses: PC Operating Systems PC Hardware Basic Network Techniques PC Systems TroubleshootingEach course consists of a four-credit hour lecture/laboratory combination, for a total of six-contact hours per week. The design of these courses was in response to what the advisorycommittee anticipated the needed skills were.The PC Operating Systems course was designed to cover DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95,Windows 98, Windows NT 4 Workstation, and Linux operating systems. Over time one wouldexpect coverage of older

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Lisa A. Haston; James S. Fairweather; P. David Fisher; Diane Rover

fundamentals and gain experience in designing, building andtesting simple logic circuits. A three-hour/week laboratory provides active learning experiencesfor the students.Results of BenchmarkingWe conducted a web-based search of other similar courses at other institutions to see whatengineering service courses were required and how these courses were linked to majorengineering design experiences. We selected the institutions and academic programs tobenchmark by drawing upon the U.S. News & World Report web site to identify the “best”engineering programs at institutions whose highest degree is a Ph.D. (Category I) and atinstitutions whose highest degree is a bachelor’s or master’s (Category II) 7. This benchmarkingprocess led us to the following

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Edwin Jones

. The use of television in a variety of forms commenced in the 1960s, andis now a fixture in graduate education in many colleges of engineering around the country, both inurban and rather remote areas. These programs supplement evening programs in some places, butfrequently replace them, because they are academically and economically effective.Industry has also wanted baccalaureate degree programs for their working technical professionals.A baccalaureate degree program presents many challenges that a postgraduate degree programdoes not have. It is longer, perhaps 120-128 semester hours compared with 30, has a moreheterogeneous student body, and has a greater need for laboratories. In urban areas, eveningprograms have met the need. In some cases

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Jeffrey L. Ray

engineering graduate outcomeexpectations. Next, a description of the current course structure and content is presented.Finally, future work in development of the course will be addressed.Course ObjectivesEvery senior engineering student at GVSU must successfully complete a senior capstone designproject. Many universities have implemented similar courses in their curriculums. The majorityof these courses focuses on the design process and involves only a single engineering discipline.Due to the mandatory co-op and hands-on laboratory-based structure of the engineering programin the PSE, the two-semester capstone course is permitted the freedom to include professionaldevelopment modules. The nature of the industry-sponsored projects demands a commitment

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Zenaida Otero Keil

Academic/Industrial Partnerships to Enhance Learning and Strengthen Curriculumand ResearchZ. Otero Keil, Chemical Engineering Program, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028Abstract: Industrial partnerships have been a hallmark of Rowan Engineering Programsfrom the onset. The development of the Rowan Engineering Curricula began in 1994 andincluded the input of an advisory committee of technology industry leaders. Thecoursework and laboratories were planned and are being implemented with a strongcomponent of industrial partnerships and industrial experiences for students and faculty. Rowan has taken a multi-faceted approach to academic/industrial partnerships.Rowan faculty teaches courses on company sites. Many of these courses

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Shannon Birk; James Fonda; Christopher C. Ibeh

the term project is embodied in the experimental requirement;the term project requires the student to spend additional time (than the usual laboratory time)working with equipment and instrumentation in the effort to generate data and answers to thequestions raised by the term paper topic. Typically, the student goes through the usuallaboratory exercises with the approach that there is no need for mastery of the instrumentation.The term paper provides a setting to change this; to be able to successfully implement the termproject, the student would need to correctly operate the equipment and instruments. Theinstructor facilitates this by providing specialized training on the equipment and instrumentationfor the term project. This specialized or

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Jagdish T. Gajjar

lecturesand laboratory experiments.The lectures begin with the concept of a transducer using the strain gage as a basictransducer. Introducing a differential amplifier using an op-amp as a basis follows this.Block diagram concepts are used throughout. In the first laboratory of the module, acantilever with two strain gages connected to a differential (instrumentation) amplifierare used to measure loads and deflections. The output of the differential amplifier is readusing a meter. Students build the circuits, calibrate them with known weights and thenuse them to measure an unknown weight and deflection.The second part of the module introduces concepts of inputting signals into a computer,with the analog-to-digital converter being described as a

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Karen Horton

tests.The five laboratory classes in the manufacturing sequence introduce students to drawing andmachining skills. Students develop hand and CADD drawing techniques in Technical Drawingand Machine Drawing. In Machine Tool Laboratory I students machine a project, and inMachine Tool Laboratory II students machine a project that they have designed and drawn inMachine Drawing. Students create computer numerical control (CNC) codes from drawings andlearn the basics of welding in Introduction to Computer Aided Machining (CAM) and Welding.A large portion of the baseline year MET 270 syllabus focused on the machining, CNC control,and welding topics of the laboratory classes.In the baseline year students also performed company studies. Student groups

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Patrick A. Tebbe; Christa Weisbrook

toolswhich allow programs to be accessed through HTML code. The fact that LabVIEW isprimarily used for data acquistion is actually an advantage in several ways. Any program Page 5.74.3created with LabVIEW will be capable of being directly linked to the outside world. This linkcould involve control of an instrument or input of sampled data. The capability therefore existsto use the software as a stand alone tool or in combination with laboratory experiments andother software.The THERMOVIEW ConceptThe graphical structure of the LabVIEW programs suggests certain similarities to the processand cycle diagrams commonly used in thermodynamics courses. The

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Sean Walsh; Ismail I. Orabi

Data Acquisition Systems into Undergraduate Instrumentation Laboratories, 1992 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Toledo, Ohio, 1992Biographical InformationSEAN WALSH, is currently pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University ofNew Haven, and has received a B.S. in Biology from Bucknell University. At the University ofConnecticut Health Center in Farmington, he investigated potassium currents in and around eyelenses, and performed tissue cultures to study cataract formation.ISMAIL I. ORABI, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of New Haven. Hereceived his Ph.D. from Clarkson University, and his MS degree from the State University ofNew York and B.S. from Cairo Institute of Technology, all in Mechanical

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Linda M. Head; Zenaida O. Keil; Beena Sukumaran; Kauser Jahan

workshop cost was $50,056. Major expensesfor the workshop included salaries for participating faculty and student mentors, stipends forparticipants, travel, supplies, information dissemination and food. While the main goal of theworkshop was to establish a program for middle school outreach, there were a number ofimportant objectives.The overall objectives of the AWE workshop were to:1. Recruit talented, economically disadvantaged preferably minority female students for a two week summer workshop at Rowan University,2. Expose selected students to laboratory and field experiences directly related to the practice and profession of engineering,3. Provide direction, motivation, support and encouragement for students to pursue carriers in science

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Hamid Khan

perspective and development and interpretation of workingdrawings.4030 Descriptive Geometry. Principles of projection, including reference system (thegraphical method of solving solid analytic geometry problems).4234 Machine and Tool Design. Study and application of the principles of machine andtool design. Students will be required to complete designs and drawings of machines,tools, fixtures, gauges, automated clamping devices, and piercing and forming dies.4503. Laboratory Problems: Design and Drafting Independent study, which provides theopportunity to gain further expertise in a particular area of design and drafting.4504. Laboratory Problems: Graphic Communication. Independent study of concepts,processes, tools, and materials in the field of

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Jeffrey L. Newcomer

) be complexenough to require teamwork to analyze and redesign, (b) not be so complex that the initial analy-sis could not be completed by midterm, (c) contain basic power transmission components, (d) notbe so well designed as to not give students a reasonable opportunity to make suggestions for im-provement, (e) be affordable for teams of three students in their basic course laboratory fee. Inthis particular case, faculty selected a cordless screwdriver with multiple speeds, a torque clutch,and a handle that could be switched between straight-line and pistol grip. The cordless screw-driver fell within the project constraints as well as any device that was readily available.With the project selected, the next step in the course design process