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#982940, Vol. XIX, August 2000, Number 5, p. 64. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education3. Karimi, A.; Arroyo, G. A., Passos, A., and Shih, C. S., “Re-Evaluation of Engineering Curriculum Foundation,” presented at of the 1998 Annual Meeting of the Gulf-Southwest Section of ASEE, March 25-27, 1998, New Orleans, Louisiana.4. URL: http:/www.thecb.state.tx.us/divisions/ctc/ip/Core/background.htm; Core Curriculum in Texas: Introduction and Background.5. URL: http:/www.thecb.state.tx.us/divisions/ctc/ip/Core/finalreport.htm; Report of the Advisory Committee on Core Curriculum

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software. This type of systemallows quick modifications to adapt to the constantly changing needs of the customer.Bibliography1. Applehans, W., Globe, A., and Laugero, G., Managing Knowledge-A Practical Web-Based Approach: Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1999.2. Grinberg, I.Y. and Stratton, J.A., “A Systems Engineering Approach to Engineering Design Methodology.” The Journal of Engineering Technology. Vol.13, no.2 (Fall 1996): pp8-13.3. Simpson, G.S., Lamb, F.E., and Dinnie, N.C., “Applying Probabilistic and Qualitative Methods to Asset- Management Decision Making.” The Journal of Petroleum Technology. Vol.52, no.12 (Dec 2000): pp49-50.4. Kalpakjian, S., Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials. 3rd ed. Menlo Park, CA

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remainder of the semester, each team set about redesigning and reconstructing cars for therace. The race had three events: flat course speed, hill-climb, and obstacle course. The speedevent was timed with a start at zero velocity with the distance reached in the allowed timemeasured for three heats. In the incline event the vehicle had to carry another vehicle up theincline, and the incline was increased incrementally until the vehicle could no longer climb. Theobstacle had three segments: equally spaced bumps, randomly spaced ½” PVC pipe, and an “S”style obstacle course. All three courses were available prior to race day for testing and practice.Each team was permitted to modify two cars for the races, so that they had to make trade-offs intheir

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Barrie Jackson

Hands-on work is the best way to start, With help face to face with experienced T.A.’s I can get the kind of education that really pays At last, something exciting and new, QUFYAS is a challenge that I can relate to Shirking labs isn’t my goal, Believe me sincere, It’s QUFYAS that would make me a true engineer!” “Initially I was a little hesitant as to whether or not I should sign up for the QUFYAS Project. There were many obstacles that stood between my decision to apply for this course. I find chemistry and physics labs easy and straightforward. Therefore it seems foolish to sacrifice these marks. What if the projects are too difficult? What if I don’t get along with my group

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Arnoldo Muyshondt; Ing-Chang Jong

Proceedings.7. Alam, J., and Rencis, J. J., “Use of Internet in Information Content Creation and Delivery for Promoting Active Cooperating Learning,” Session 2220, 1997 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings.8. Herrmann, E., Teach Yourself CGI Programming with PERL in a Week, Sams Net, 1996.9. Brenner, S., and Aoki, E., Introduction to CGI/Perl: Getting Started with Web Scripts, IDG Books, 1995. (This book covers CGI scripting and cgi-lib.pl.)10. Lemay, L., Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML 4 in 14 Days, Second Professional Reference Edition, Sams Net Publishing, 1997.ARNOLDO MUYSHONDTArnoldo Muyshondt is currently a Principal Member of Technical Staff at the Sandia National Laboratories. He re-ceived a BSME in 1986 and an MSME in 1988

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Tony Rogers; David Miller; Bruce Barna

Design Data, AIChE, (1983 - updated in 1986).Skjold-Jorgensen, S., B. Kolbe, J. Gmehling, and P. Rasmussen, "Vapor-Liquid Equilibria by UNIFAC Group Contribution. Revision and Extension," Ind. Eng. Chem., Process Des. Dev., Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 714-722, 1979.Tiegs, D. and J. Gmehling, "Vapor-Liquid Equilibria by UNIFAC Group Contribution. 4. Revision and Extension," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 159-161, 1987.Wilson, G.M. and C.H. Deal, "Activity Coefficients and Molecular Structure," Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 20- 23, 1962.DAVID C. MILLERDavid C. Miller is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University. He

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John Johnston; Ed Dammel; S.K. Ramesh; Eric Matsumoto

. K. RAMESHDr. S. K. Ramesh is a Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at California State University, Sacramentoand has been the Department Chair since 1994. His research interests are in the area of Optical CommunicationSystems. He teaches courses in Optical Engineering, Fiber Optic Communications and Analog IC Design. He is aSenior Member of the IEEE and is presently the Central Area Chair of IEEE Region 6. Dr. Ramesh graduated with aB.E. (Honors) degree (’81) in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the University of Madras, India,and received his MSEE (’83) and PhD (’86) degrees from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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fundamentalquestion posed by New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Ronald Rockland.1Indeed, it is very easy to fall prey to teaching students how to simply solve specific problems intheir courses. However, this fatal flaw can be avoided if the approach to problem solving iscentered on a pedagogy of Critical Thinking and Heuristic-based Problem Solving. This is thephilosophy underpinning the Freshman Year Initiative (FYI) at the Irving, TX (Dallas) campus ofthe DeVry Institute of Technology. The goal for the collaborative teaching and cooperativelearning approach is for students to understand and apply a problem-solving heuristic to anysituation s/he may face in their academic, personal and professional lives. To use the biblicalmetaphor, we strive to feed our

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Richard Schultz; Darryl Sale; Chang-Hee Won; William Semke; Arnold Johnson

Mission Airborne Subsystems Planning Amateur S/W Radio Text Comm Telemetry Comm Airborne Telecommand GPS Data

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the most extensive computing backgrounds seem to get more and better joboffers. These messages are not lost on our students. The faculty will eventually have toadjust their thinking, and teaching, to accommodate these new realities.Bibliography1. Carroll, J.M. The Nurnberg Funnel: Designing Minimalist Instruction for PracticalComputer Skill. The MIT Press, 1990.2. Carroll, J.M. The adventure of getting to know a computer. IEEE Computer, 15 (11),49-58, 1982.3. Gottfried, Byron. Spreadsheet Tools for Engineers, Excel 2000 Version. McGraw Hill,2000.4. Faldowski,J., Colledge, T., Sathianathan, D., Ranade, S.,and Meyer, K. ComputerAided Design Using Solid Modeling, Seventh Edition, Schroff Development Corporation2000.5. Larsen, Ronald Introduction

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Robert Erlandson

of Engineering Education8. Erlandson, R., F, Noblet, M., J & Phelps, J., A. Impact of Poka-Yoke Device on Job Performance of Individuals with Cognitive Impairments. IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering 6, 269-276 (1998).9. Erlandson, R. F. & Sant, D. Poka-Yoke Process Controller Designed for Individuals with Cognitive Impairments. Assistive Technology 10, p102-112 (1998).10. Powell, K., Hardin, S. & Erlandson, R. F. in Closing the Gap (St. Paul, MN, 1998).11. Access Board. Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Requirements (http://www.access- board.gov/bfdg/adares.htm, Washington, D.C., 1999).12. FCC. Access to Telecommunications Service, Telecommunications

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Richard Seagrave; R. Vigil; Debra Hawker-Schreiner; Charles Glatz

2 3 4 5 N/AProcess DiagramsKnowledge of Means of Solving 1 2 3 4 5 N/AMultiple Balance EquationsKnowledge of Safety and 1 2 3 4 5 N/AEnvironmental IssuesAre there any additions or deletions to the Course Learning Objectives that you feel are appropriate forthis course? Please give your reasoning.Are there any techniques which you found to be particularly useful or useless in attaining the CourseLearning Objectives?Please indicate which text(s) were used and comment on their appropriateness

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Engineering Programs,http://www.abet.org/eac/eac.htm, ABET, 1999.4. McGinnes, S., Communication and Collaboration: Skills for the New IT Professional,http://www.ulst.ac.uk/misc/cticomp/papers/mcgin.html, University of London, 1995.5. Smith, K. A., Strategies for Developing Engineering Student’s Teamwork and Project Management Skills,Proceedings, 2000 ASEE Annual Conference, Session 1630, ASEE, 2000.6. Swan, B. R., et al. A Preliminary Analysis of Factors Affecting Engineering Design Team Performance,Proceedings, 1994 ASEE Annual Conference, pp. 2572-2589, ASEE, 1994.7. Lingard, R. and Berry, E., Improving Team Performance in Software Engineering, Selected Papers from the 11thInternational Conference on College Teaching and Learning, Chambers, C. (ed

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Stephen McKnight; Gilead Tadmor; E Everbach; William E. Cole; Michael Ruane

Multimedia Session 2793 Teaching Computing to Engineering Freshmen Through a “High-Tech Tools and Toys Laboratory” S. W. McKnight, W. Cole, G. Tadmor, E. C. Everbach, and M. Ruane Northeastern University / Swarthmore College / Boston UniversityAbstractFreshman engineering courses in computing applications and programming often lackapplications that are sufficiently engaging without being overwhelming. Program outputs andgraphics within the reach of beginning students are often woefully primitive compared tocomputer graphics that are available in commercial gaming software. The students’ lack ofbackground in

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setting) B. By figuring out how you are to achieve your goal (the process(es) C. By developing measures of progress (metrics)III. Metrics: how you are doing A. Grading, four key elements: 1. Class determined project(s) 2. Professional portfolio. 3. Attendance 4. Peer evaluation.IV. Responsibilities of the Class A. Formulate the course outline, context, and content. B. Facilitate class activities and discussions. C. Determine evaluation (grading) criteria

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George York, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO; Cameron Wright, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO; Michael Morrow, U.S. Naval Academy, MD; Thad Welch, U.S. Naval Academy, MD

generalized interfacecommand set that supports multiple input and output channels, variable sample rates, varioustriggering configurations, and variable frame sizes. The specific commands available aredescribed in the Appendix. The interface was developed using MATLAB 's “mex” facility andMicrosoft Visual C++, and is centered on an object that encapsulates the hardware interfacebetween the host PC and the DSK. The TI application-programming interface (API) furnishedwith the DSK allows operation under Windows 9x/NT. Our interface software requires that theDSK tools be installed on the computer, and that the two files C6X_DAQ.DLL andDAQ_SIMUL.OUT be placed in a MATLAB-accessible directory. At the most basic level, thisinterface allows a novice user to

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Ty Newell; Timothy Shedd

appropriate complexity for a given situation. Within this class, separation ofvariables, similarity solutions, and other analytical solution techniques were used as a means toverify the validity of numerical models before using the numerical models on situations whereanalytical methods could not be extended. The impetus in developing this class is that thetraditional tools of mathematical analysis need to be extended to analysis tools and techniqueswhich utilize modern means (PCs and spreadsheets) commonly available to engineers. The shiftis similar to the one that occurred when the slide rule was displaced in the 1970’s by the adventof the calculator.Project assignments were used as a means to implement analysis tools in real world situations.The

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that was received fromUniversity System of Maryland has helped provide summer support and stipends to the studentsThe students have carried the project and have done a wonderful job and we hope will continueto do so.Bibliography1. MultiSpec© [Available Online]: http://dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu/~biehl/Multispec/2. ERDAS, Inc. , http://www.erdas.com/3. Bhavani, S.K., and Aldridge, M.D., " Teamwork Across Disciplinary Borders: A Bridge between College and the Workplace",Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 89, No: 1, January 2000, pp.13-16.4. Peterson, G.D., " Engineering Criteria 2000: A Bold New Change Agent, ASEE PRISM, September 1997.5. Sarin, S., " Quality Assurance in Engineering Education: A Comparison of EC2000 and ISO-9000", Journal of

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George DeLancey

: Goal: A statement describing the broad outcome desired. A goal is far reaching and describes the best possible situation. Objective: Statement(s) derived from the goal that define the circumstances by which it will be known if the desired change has occurred. Curriculum Performance Criterion: Specific statement identifying the performance required to meet the objective. The performance must be confirmable through evidence.Our Goals are categorized in three major divisions: I. Broad Based Technical Expertise, II. Professional Advancement and Communications, III. Worldview and Personal Development.An example from each division is given in

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. (1995). An integratedfreshman engineering curriculum, why you need it and how to design it. Proceedings of 1995 Frontiers in EducationConference (IEEE), p. 3c1.7-3c1.10.3. Cooley, W. and Prucz, M. (1997). “Live and learn” program for recruitment/retention. Proceedings of the 1997Frontiers in Education Conference (IEEE), p. 80-82.4. Alexander, B.B., Penberthy, D.L., McIntosh, I.B., and Denton, D. (1996). Effects of a learning communityprogram on the first-year experience of engineering majors. Proceedings of the 1996 Frontiers in EducationConference (IEEE), p. 377-380.5. Manuel-Dupont, S. (1996). Writing-across-the-curriculum in an engineering program. Journal of EngineeringEducation, January, p. 35-40.6. Waitz, I.A. and Barrett, E. (1997

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.;Robert Bernhard, President of the investment firm Bernhard Associates and Chairman ofCooper Union's Board of Trustees; Mark Kaufman, venture capitalist; John S. Oler,JSBO Realty and Capital; and Dr. Judith Lyczko, then senior development officer,Cooper Union.EARLY PROBLEMS Page 6.1130.4Proceedings of the 2001 American Society For Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationTwo significant problems developed during the first offering, 1) the sophistication of theJiffy Lube case series from the Timmin’s casebook created significant teachingdifficulties as the

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Janet Schmidt; Ardie Walser; Barbara Bogue

Multicoalition Perspective." 2000 Annual ASEEConference Proceedings Session 2630, ASEE, June 2000 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Education2 L. L. Bucciarelli, H. H. Einstein, P. T. Terenzini, A. D. Walser, ECSEL/MIT Engineering EducationWorkshop '99: A Report with Recommendations, Journal of Engineering Education, vol. , no. ,2000,pp.141- 149.3 Bogue B., R.M. Marra, T.L. Litzinger, and S. Johnson, “The Penn State ECSEL Learning EnvironmentWorkshop: A Progress Report.” Creating a Global Engineering Community Through Partnerships, 1998WEPAN National Conference, pp. 113-116.ARDIE D. WALSERArdie D. Walser is an

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themidpoint of the DAC’s full range. If this decrease is greater than one least significant bit (LSB),the binary weighted DAC becomes nonmonotonic3.The segmented current steering DAC uses several conversion partitions or segments to overcomethe source of nonmonotonicity described above for binary weighted DACs. The ideal N-bitsegmented current steering DAC is made of 2N elements for thermometer coding. Binary-to-thermometer code conversions are shown in Table I. For example, the binary 011 (decimal 3) isconverted to three 1’s and one 0. This code can be viewed as a thermometer that is filled up tothe topmost ONE in the column and hence the name thermometer code1.However, it is impractical to implement high resolution DACs using 2N elements because

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, the Noral Micrologics Flex BDM Debugger for the 68HC12 family ofmicrocontrollers will be covered. It takes advantage of the 68HC12’s Background DebugModule (BDM) to provide real-time source level debugging. The system consists of a source-level debugging application and a BDM pod connected between a PC parallel port and the targethardware. It is more expensive than using Motorola’s 68HC12 EVB as a background debug podbut less expensive than a full emulator – if one existed. In the student lab, this system providesmuch better control and insight for the student debugging large C programs. Figure 3 shows anexample of the Noral 68HC12 BDM debugger’s working environment. A few of the features ofthis debugger are shown in the figure including the

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Hall(1997).2 Martin, J.N. Systems Engineering Guidebook. New York, NY: CRC Press (1997).3 Hatley, D.J. and Pirbhai I.A. Strategies for Real-time System Specification. New York, NY: Dorset HousePublishing (1987).4 International Council on Systems Engineering. Systems Engineering Handbook (1999).5 Stevens, R., P. Brook, K. J., and Arnold, S. Systems Engineering: Coping with Complexity. London, UK: PrenticeHall Europe (1998).6 Rechtin, E., and Maier M. W. The Art of Systems Architecting, CRC Press, FL (1997).7 Bass, L., Clemens P. and Kazman C. Software Architectures in Practice, Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley (1998).8 Tannenbaum, A.S. Structured Computer Organization. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall (1999).9 URL: http

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. Merritt, S., Telecommunications Software for Education: The Community Networking Model, International Journal of Computers and Education, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 317-321, 1991.14. Rezabek, L. et al, Distance Education: Perspectives from All Sides of the Desk (ERIC Document ED346822).15. Coppola, J., Merritt, S.M., and Stix, A., PC-Based Video Conferencing: Guidelines for Opening A Remote Section of A Course, Proceedings of Frontiers in Education Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, Paper F1B.2, 1997.16. Pendergrass, N.A., Using Computers, Simulators and Sound to Give Hands-on Experience, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Washington, DC, Session 3532, 1996.17. Wilson, J.M., The Cuple Physics

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. Therelationship between the EC2000 program outcomes and required courses is shown in Table 5below.To document that the environmental engineering program criteria were also met by theprogram, a table was prepared that showed the program criteria and the course(s) that includedcoverage of it. Course numbers and titles used in the various tables are contained below. Moredetail can be obtained at the department web page: www.uwplatt.edu/~enve/. Documentationof how the EC2000 program criteria and courses are shown below in Table 6 and Table 7. Todocument how each of the EC2000 program outcomes and program objectives were met ineach class Table 8 was prepared. It included homework, lab reports, exams, design projects,oral presentations, term paper, guest

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Engineering Education January: pp. 3-8, 1993.Todd, R. H., S. P. Magleby, C. D. Sorenson, B. R. Swan and D. K. Anthony. A Survey of Capstone Engineering Courses in North America. Journal of Engineering Education April: 165-174, 1995.Turns, J. Supporting Engineering Education with Information Technology: The Case of Instructional Design Experiences. School of Industrial Engineering. Atlanta, Georgia Institute of Technology: 207, 1998.Appendix 1. Final Exam Questions1. EC2000 Learning Outcomes - Generally. Imagine that you are in a job interview with an interviewer who has just heard of the EC2000 learning outcomes for the first time. Because you have been in this class, you are now prepared to discuss this topic with the

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the Year” Awardand Piedmont Technical College’s Presidential Medallion Award. The SC ATE Exemplary Faculty Project wasselected as a national model for faculty development and is featured in an American Association of CommunityColleges case study publication, The Learning Edge. Her educational degrees include a B. A. from WinthropUniversity and a M. S. from North Texas State University, both in mathematics. Page 6.806.15 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education

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student groups. A formal report andpresentation is also required.In both courses, the elements of technical writing and group dynamics are further reviewed andexercised.The following table displays the strategic allocation of the design activities/projects throughoutthe four-year period for the mechanical specialty of the program. Counterparts of such a chartmay be generated for other specialties of the program. Nature of the Design Activity/Project Course Title Year Term Design Mini-Design Final Design Reverse C.A.D. Taken Taken Problems Project(s) Project Engineer. Fund. Eng. Design 1 1