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Carlos Ortiz

of the development plan to basic water quality testing equipment, andconventional bench testing of water and wastewater treatment processes. The present enrollment of the CET department consists of approximately 300 full- and part-timestudents. All CET students are required to take the four-credit-hour Fundamentals ofEnvironmental Engineering course in their junior or senior year. This course must provide thebasic understanding of water quality, and water and wastewater treatment to all CET students.The CET program also offers two elective courses in water and wastewater technology: UnitOperations in Environmental Engineering and Industrial/Hazardous Waste Treatment.Consequently, the laboratory should have enough capacity to provide

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equipment.This temporary solution had to be resolved by acquisition of equipment to be dedicated tothe undergraduate laboratory. While the Environmental Engineering and ScienceProgram (EESP) faculty have been generous with research equipment as a means ofimplementing the course, such contributions were not feasible on a continuing basis andinterfered with sponsored research efforts. This was learned first hand in the springsemester of 1998, when scheduling use of equipment made it difficult to complete all theexperiments planned for the course. CEE made a commitment to supply matching fundstoward acquisition of the necessary equipment to sustain the laboratory course and tomaintain the equipment on a continuing basis. This commitment resulted in a

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Tak Cheung; David Lieberman

& Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”situations are an important aspect of any laboratory course. For engineering technology studentsthere is the additional requirement they gain some “hands-on” experience.At Queensborough Community College (QCC), with the support of the National ScienceFoundation (Advanced Technological Education grant award #DUE – 9752061), we developedand implemented a plan to make technology education more accessible. We have adaptedcourses in our Laser and Fiber-Optics Technology Program (LFOT) for distance learning. The“problem” of the laboratory is solved by remote-controlled laboratory equipment.There are three specialized courses in our LFOT curriculum

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David Waldo

given that will ask questions such as would the material enhance studentlearning of real-time DSP systems, are you planning to implement the material received, what isthe ease of implementing the material, was the form of the material acceptable.The courses and material described in this project are a small part of the OC EE curriculum.There are several goals and objectives for the department that relate to these courses. OC isdeveloping and implementing material to be compliant with the new ABET Engineering Criteria2000 assessment18. The EE faculty have followed a methodology for assessment that includesidentifying goals, outcomes, performance criterion, practices to achieve goals, assessmentmethods, and feedback channels19. There is more

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must be repaid. For example, if current external sources collectively require a return of7% per year, then the average cost of capital is 7%. If a company must pay 8% to obtain addi-tional financing, then its marginal cost of capital (MCC) is 8%. Factors other than the cost of capital can limit the use of external funding. One considera-tion is that financiers gain differing degrees of control over a company. Another is the need tofind, train, and retain competent employees to staff financed projects.EconomicsCompanies use external funding because it is profitable to do so as long as the MCC is less thanthe average marginal rate of return 1 (AMRR). For example, consider a company that plans toexpand its current external funding by

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Cecil Beeson; William Gay

specialty certificate in which a he orshe gains practical and up-to-date technical skills. The degree/certificate combination allows astudent the option of immediate employment upon graduation or transfer into a four-yearprogram.This article traces the development of a computer and network maintenance certificate anddiscusses plans for the development of an avionics certificate. These certificates were selected inan attempt to meet community needs, to collaborate with local businesses, and to provide EETstudents exciting and challenging educational and career opportunities. The first certificatediscussed is Computer Systems Support, which is in place and receiving considerable interest onthe part of students and employers. The second certificate

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Gregory Shoales; Cary A. Fisher

daily homework as an ownership strategy appears to work best when used in a “learn by practice” course such as dynamics, where lesson content is usually brief, but students cannot effectively learn simply by vicariously watching the instructor work representative problems. Instead, they must learn by “discovery,” that is, by trying many homework problems individually and with peers. In other courses, particularly hands-on courses with considerable design content, the students see mandatory daily homework as a “turn-off.” On a related theme, students appreciated having all quizzes and exams announced ahead of time in the course syllabus, presumably so they could plan their study appropriately

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Melinda Gallagher; Jenny Golder; Lawrence Genalo

; Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationclassroom, counting black tape markings along the way, dropping a “bomb” on a targetbelow the seventh mark, and returning to the beginning of the rope. Other challengingprojects, too numerous to list, are being used in this class. All of them have a similarbasis in creative problem solving applied to a physical device that is computer-controlled.The students in this course are required to write lesson plans for K-12 classes, journaltheir activities in the class, participate in the filed experiences with K-12 students andteachers, and, design and build robotic devices that meet the challenges laid before them.ConstructivismThe partnership among the Engineering College, the

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Laura Lucas; Erdogan Sener

Universitywide Course management software) to plan, carry out and generate a lab report on the test asperformed by students on site.Teachers would use the controlling function to explain the process in their own way providingmeaningful flexibility compared to a canned video. With the advancements in video/digitalimaging, Internet technology and the special software developed by the IUPUI CyberLab,properly trained teachers can create unique teaching materials from this capability to access realtime information. This ability to manipulate the input and output to create teaching resourcesspecific to the individual instructors teaching methodology is a giant leap towards true innovationin teaching. Today, students of all ages are computer literate and they

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and outputdevices such as switches, motors, valves, and pneumatic cylinders. The high school classreturned to campus, this time to develop ideas for their own automated cell to be builtfrom their newly acquired components. Four more visits were strategically planned overthe next two months to provide the high school teacher and students with the skill setsneeded to replicate our lab on a smaller scale.In fifteen years of teaching experience, this high school teacher had never seen a moremotivated group of students. The demand for his class continually increases and theexcitement has become contagious. Two years into this relationship has yieldedexcellent results with increased retention in the high school program, and a growingstream of new

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Allen Estes; Stephen Ressler

Page 6.477.2 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationparticipant receives videotape containing all of his or her classes and critiques recorded for futurereference.Social Events: While much of the evening time is spent in class preparation, social events weredeliberately planned to promote interaction, collaboration and the sharing of ideas. Anintroductory banquet, a Hudson River cruise, student skits, morning/afternoon snack breaks andlunches are designed as important learning activities. ExCEEd Teaching Workshop SeminarsI Learning to Teach: Justifies importance of

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Lyle McCurdy; William Drake; Douglas Walcerz

accreditation, with the caveat that students must improvetheir ability to select appropriate outcomes. Both universities are planning to continue theirassessment processes using EnableOA. Page 6.125.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education1. IntroductionIn theory, educational research shows that measurement of educational outcomes can be used toimprove curricula by providing information about which educational goals are being met andwhich are not. Research also shows that in practice, the measurement of educational outcomes isoften

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Luis Ortiz; Elisa Mestorino Bachofen

Perry´s Model, with important savings in classroom time.The Experimental Methodology was initially applied in Aeronautical Estructures at the UTN,and according with the results was expanded to Mechanical and Civil Estructures in the UM.During 1999 the Argentine Federal Counsel of Deans of Engineering Schools (CONFEDI),adopted a similar criteria of the ABET 2000, in the Manual for Acreditation of EngineeringCareers.Regarding the Laboratories, this Manual recommends that students must acquire aptitudes to:design and improve components, systems and processes, plan and conduct investigations andexperiments on their own, analyzing and expounding the results, stressing teamwork, whichmatch the objectives of the Experimental Method.After three years

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Kristen Larson; Jeffrey Newcomer

the firsttime armed with only a packet of lecture notes and a recollection of the professors that they hadfound to be most engaging and a vague plan for emulating them. In a situation such as this,material coverage and mere survival become classroom priorities. It is easy for new faculty tooverly concentrate on the academic content of each lecture, not concerning themselves with thecontext in which the classroom resides. Comfortably and confidently creating a dynamic learningenvironment takes more than just command of course material. To be happy and effective in theclassroom, new faculty need to address two issues outside of the classroom: how teaching fitswith personal priorities and career goals, and how teaching is valued and supported in

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Vince Prantil; Joseph Musto; William Howard

other mechanics courses(energy methods, stress concentrations, failure criteria, torsion of non-circular shafts, etc.) can beincorporated into this course where appropriate. The authors discuss plans for the integration ofthe course into the required mechanics course sequence, as well as opportunities for inclusion offinite element analysis in subsequent courses.I. IntroductionFinite element analysis (FEA) gained widespread use in specific industries, most notably theaerospace industry, in the 1960’s and 70’s. A mainframe computer was required to run theprograms, so the use of FEA was generally restricted to larger companies. The role of the stressanalyst was fairly specialized. Finite element models typically required days or weeks to

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Mark Schumack; Leo Hanifin

Fall Term 2000 – student activities launched at 11 high schools • November 2000 – mid-year sharing/assessment meeting Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationIV. Description of Key ActivitiesThe thirteen teams met at UDM in August 2000 to plan the fall term’s activities. The teams developedtheir own activities depending on student/teacher needs, interests, and team member expertise. Thisbrainstorming session resulted in an ambitious list of activities. Activities that were executed or initiatedduring the term included the following: • Engineering laboratory demonstrations • Small-scale

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Philip Pritchard; Bahman Litkouhi

in mind the ABET 2000 requirements, in 1996 a group offaculty representing the five engineering programs at that time, worked together to plan fornew introductory engineering courses. The outcome of their efforts resulted in two three-credit freshman courses, ENGS115 and ENGS116. It is noteworthy to mention that 1996was not the first time that the School of Engineering had attempted to have freshmanintroductory courses. Orientation courses were introduced six years earlier, but did notreceive favorable ratings, and consequently, were dropped from the curriculum a few yearslater. The poor acceptance of these courses was mainly due to the large classes, the pass/failgrading method, the fact that it was zero credit, and the lack of hands-on

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Fazil Najafi

and students. The problem, again, is that these are soscattered, it is difficult to track the appropriate ones from a designated source. This paper willpresent general information on research sources and will mostly focus on research fundingsources for civil engineering faculty who are interested in doing research in the civil engineeringand related construction technologies. For the field of civil engineering alone, research fundingareas include geotechnical, transportation engineering and planning, land surveying and Page 6.516.1Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright

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Rudy Rogers; Rebecca Toghiani

. Potential applications of process design Application Need Peak-load use at electrical power plants Cleaner burning fuel. Lack of safe, aboveground storage near populated regions of country. Storage and transport of natural gas from If national goal to produce seafloor hydrates future ocean-floor gas hydrate production realized by 2015, means to transport produced gas to shore is needed. Storage and transport of natural gas from Deepwater production that is planned lacks

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Scott von Laven; X. Qian; A. Jalloh; Zheng-Tao Deng; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

in SMET fields. Of these 341,000, only 55,210 (or 16.2%) were women, 7270 (or 2.1%) Hispanic, 5500 (or 1.6%) African American, and 810 (or 0.2%) Native American.”--- DOE Alliance for Computational Science Collaboration (ACSC) FY00 STRATEGIC PLAN [2].The Department of Energy Alliance for Computational Science Collaboration has operated sinceOctober 1997 with the overall goal of training African-American and other minority scientists incomputational science for eventual employment with DOE. Strategies designed to help producefuture DOE minority scientists are• to involve HBCU students and faculty members in computational science projects at national laboratories and research institutions;• to assist HBCU faculty members in

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Mark Evans; Joe Hanus

plan is to ensure they have prepared the most effectivelearning environment possible. Various techniques for instructor success are again presentedduring the Teaching Techniques Workshop and are demonstrated by veteran instructors. Thetechniques include “lesson one introductions”; asking and answering questions, chalkboardwriting, and movement throughout the classroom are presented in interactive sessions.Assessment includes those observations done by peers and by the instructors themselves.Although frequently brushed over or forgotten due to time constraints, this standard of qualityinstruction is critical to teaching development by all instructors. The standard for assessment isfor instructors to recognize their strengths, identify areas for

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David J. Ahlgren; Igor Verner

,constructing and operating robot systems. Such projects are based on creative work determinedby a general goal of building a robot system that implements specific predefined intelligentfunctions. Examples of project assignments include: an autonomous robot for climbing up onwalls and solving spatial puzzles by means of a robot-manipulator.Robotics projects in high schools may consist of the following hierarchy of learning activities:• Practice in task planning and performing manipulations by the robot;• Implementation of sensing, control and communication functions for the robot system;• Design of electrical, mechanical, computer and other modules for constructing the robot

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William Edward Howard; Joseph Musto

"introduction to engineering"Upon implementation of the Notebook Computer Program, it was this Freshman Year that was thefocus of curricular revision. As the time frame for implementation of the program roughlycoincided with the formulation and implementation of a formal assessment plan for theMechanical Engineering Department (under ABET EAC2000 guidelines), the program objectivesand outcomes were used to guide the curriculum revision1. In particular, the curricular outcomesthat needed to be considered in a curriculum revision centered around the Notebook ComputerProgram included:• The student will have a knowledge of and an ability to apply multivariable calculus, differential equations, linear algebra, and statistical methods to the solution of

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Daniel Davis; Elizabeth Petry; James Fuller

“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education” Session 1606 • Design – the process of coalescing the above five skills.Introduction to Architecture: AET 110Course Description: This course focuses on integrating lectures and studio classes todevelop the students’ understanding of the methods, media and materials used incommunication of design. Students will practice graphic and verbal presentationtechniques. Construction techniques in relation to construction documents: plans,elevations, sections, details and specifications will

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Gregory Kremer; Bhavin Mehta

background material and advancedtopics (such as machine design) for further motivation. The URL for the IPS website ishttp://www.ent.ohiou.edu/~dynamics/. Although the site is under construction, guests to the sitecan review a demo to better understand our plans and the site’s features. The remainder of thissection includes screen shots of some of the features and Java applets used in site, along withshort textual descriptions. Page 6.637.4 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education

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Xueshu Song; Philip Pilcher; Charles Billman; Radha Balamuralikrishna

comprises of three interactive,integrated media, stand alone simulation modules addressing: (a) Landing gear (b) Turbine engine (c) Weight and balance (stability)An integrated media approach enables the linkage of text, sound, video, and graphics via thecomputer in such a manner that learners may access information in practically any randomsequence on a real time basis. The developmental phases of the project are currently inprogress per our original plan and upon completion the modules may be accessed via theInternet by authorized institutions involved in the training and continuing education ofaviation maintenance technicians. The landing gear module will be elaborated here; theturbine engine and stability modules will be

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Cameron Wright; Michael Morrow; Thad Welch

the majority of students who attend universities start their freshman yearalready knowing what academic major they plan to pursue, then the best we as DSP educatorscan hope to do is to encourage those students who have already selected EE as their major tostudy DSP. If this assumption is wrong, then recruiting freshman into EE can remedy theshortage of electrical engineers in general and the shortage of DSP-literate engineers inparticular.However, we believe that both of these courses of action are shortsighted, since the DSPeducator waits until the student is already at the university before becoming involved with thestudent. Earlier intervention must be considered for optimal results. Additional shortcomings ofeither of these two courses of

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Frances Johnson; David Hutto; Carlos Sun; Kathryn Hollar; Eric Constans; Anthony Marchese; Paris von Lockette; Kevin Dahm

assignments. Team meetings are held throughout the semesterto talk about classroom activities (both writing and laboratory sections), planassignments, and discuss broad course planning issues. In addition, the team jointlyevaluates several assignments as well as the individual final grade assessment for eachstudent. The course is structured so that students meet twice a week in small (~20students) 75 minute writing sections, and once a week in a 165 minute engineeringdesign lab. The two aspects of the course are linked through the major deliverables. Inthe lab, students work in teams on designing and building a product. Page 6.182.2 Proceedings of

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Sundar Krishnamurty; Robert Gao; John Ritter; Donald Fisher; Janis Terpenny

provide a description of the course design, highlights of specificprojects, past and current, and results and evaluation of the capstone course sequence in assistivetechnology. Conclusions and future plans are also provided. Page 6.871.2 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education2. Course DesignThe senior design course is a two-semester (6 credit) capstone design sequence. All of theprojects involve conceptual design, computer-based modeling and analysis, and the actualconstruction and testing of a

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Stanley Pisarski; Beverly Hunter; Kathy Bearden

Technology ProjectsMany of the Civil Engineering Technology department senior project ideas result frominteraction with community or governmental groups. Two projects completed within the pasttwo years entitled “Foustwell Access Project for the Stonycreek Whitewater Park” and “Designof a Maintenance Facility and Access Road for Whitaker Roads Corporation” are examples ofsuch interaction. Students select projects that incorporate personal interests and offer designchallenges.The Stonycreek Whitewater Park is in the planning stage. A local canoe club, the planningcommission and the local government are all interested in developing a section of the StonycreekRiver for recreational and tourism purposes. A member of the planning commission brought this