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institutions implementing graduate-leveldistance- learning programs.I. Introduction “Every country understands that engineering must be made more exciting as a profession.” Ernest T. Smerdon1The above wake-up call by a past president of the ASEE emphasizes that engineering educationis not only rapidly changing the world, but is itself being dramatically transformed by thosechanges. Continuing education is now big business, fueled by information technology andrecognized as essential by professional and politician alike.2 The e-learning market is expectedto top 5 billion annually by 2002, despite the current tribulations of “dot.com” start-ups anddespite the varied complaints from

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Director & Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Evansville. Shereceived a B.S. in Computer Science from Iowa State University in 1985, and an S.M. and a Ph.D. in ComputerScience from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1988 and 1994, respectively.ANTHONY RICHARDSONDr. Anthony Richardson is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Evansville. Hereceived a PhD. in Electrical Engineering from Duke University in 1992. Page 6.681.6 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001

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industry.The university’s Technology Development Office is also playing an important role inintellectual property protection (one patent has already been secured) and is activelypursuing commercial development and implementation.The responsibilities borne by the students involved in this program were shown toprovide them with experience in teamwork, "hands on" skills, effective communication,and open ended problem solving that are essential components of the Accreditation Boardof Engineering and Technology (ABET) program guidelines. Familiarity with concurrentengineering, component vendor interactions, and the construction of a tangibleengineering system (from concept generation to production) were three items emphasizedduring the term. The perceived

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introduced. The shortcomings of the protocols as well as their strengthswere pointed out. This article is intended to bring the interested reader up to date onrecent advances in Internet protocols as relevant to e-learning and place him/her in aposition to propose enhancement to the protocols or perhaps devise new ones withsuperior capabilities.References1. University of Florida (1998), "Florida Engineering Education Delivery System(FEEDS)," University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.2. Najafi, F. and Maalouf, W.M. (1999), "Multimedia and Electronic Means to EnhanceTeaching Effectiveness and Delivery to On-Campus and Off-Campus Students,” 1999ASEE Southeastern Section Conference.3. Rosso, R., Handbook of Emerging Communications Technologies, Boca

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Session 2425 A Successful Process Approach To Electronic Device Design Scott Baldwin Electrical Engineering Technology, Oklahoma State UniversityAbstractThis paper details the techniques and workflow methodology used in the instruction of anElectronic Circuit Design course. This course requires students with little to no designexperience to select a project, plan the work to be accomplished and then complete several keymilestones until a complete, packaged product is the end result. This course is targeted forsophomore and junior level

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Richard Gilbert; Mark Maughmer; Bonnie Osif; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Renata Engel, Pennsylvania State University

times when theappropriate database is Applied Science and Technology, not Compendex.To illustrate the point, return to the assignment of designing a pedestrian bridge. The area ismarshy, the environmental groups are very concerned about its impact on endangered rookeries,and the local community wants handicapped access. Of course, safety is a primary factor and thebudget is tight. A resource list could be developed which includes engineering databases, designhandbooks, online catalogs to locate primary sources, environmental databases to present real lifescenarios, and Environmental Protection Agency and American With Disabilities Act web sites

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sparked interestat both the industrial and regulatory levels in obtaining a better understanding ofthe subject of Health, Safety, and Accident Management (HS&AM). Thedevelopment of this course was undertaken, in part, as a result of this growingconcern.The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) requires thatengineering graduates understand the engineer’s responsibility to protect bothoccupational and public health safety. Traditionally, engineering schools havedone a superb job of educating their students on the fundamental laws of naturegoverning their fields and on the application of these laws to engineeringproblems. Unfortunately, they have been less successful in conveying to thestudents the importance of occupational

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Thomas Harmon; Glenn Burks; Eva Baker; Gregory Chung

EducationBibliographyAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (2000). Criteria for accrediting engineering programs. Baltimore, MD.American Society for Engineering Education. (1996). Assessment white paper: A framework for the assessment of engineering education.American Society for Engineering Education. (1998). How do you measure success? Designing effective processes for assessing engineering education.Chung, G.K.W.K., Harmon, T.C. and Baker, E.L. (2001) Potential Uses of On-Line Performance Assessments in Engineering Education: Measuring Complex Learning Outcomes and Processes. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Albuquerque, NM.Osmundson, E., Chung, G.K.W.K., Herl, H.E. and

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the initial obstacles. One major problem is the feeling ofProceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Copyright ©2001American Society for Engineering Education. Session 1353many students that they are disadvantaged compared to students who arrive with Pilot’s Licensesand technologically-advanced backgrounds. The opportunity for iteration is extremely importanthere. One idea which has worked well is to return the initial assignment in this course, withcomments and grades of “A” or “incomplete”, the latter requiring re-submission of theassignment. This overcomes the tendency of some

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Session 1602 Electronic Circuit Design and Analysis for Space Applications Biswajit Ray Dept. of Physics and Engineering Technology Bloomsburg University Bloomsburg, PA 17815AbstractElectronic circuit design and analysis in commercial applications takes into account componentparameter variations due to initial tolerance, temperature, and aging. For space applications, theadditional component parameter variation due to radiation needs to be taken into account. Thecharged particles in space radiation

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Karen Davis

Session 2525 Enhancing Communication Skills in Senior Design Capstone Projects Karen C. Davis University of CincinnatiI. IntroductionMost engineering faculty would acknowledge that engineering students do not enjoy writing whileat the same time agree that writing skills are tremendously important to the practicing engineer.ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 includes demonstration of communication skills; feedback fromindustry employers indicates that this is even more important than technical skills1. The seniorcapstone

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://www.dspaceinc.com/; dSPACE - Solutions for Control.4. URL: http://www.dspt.com/; DSP Technology.5. URL: http://www.ecpsystems.com/; Educational Control Products.6. URL: http://www.ece.utep.edu/faculty/webbdiong/dsclab/index.html; University of Texas at El Paso College ofEngineering Dynamic Systems and Controls Lab.BILL DIONGBill Diong, Ph.D., has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at TheUniversity of Texas at El Paso since 1999, where he is currently the Forrest and Henrietta Lewis Professor of ElectricalEngineering. He received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), thengained valuable practical experience working as a Senior Research Engineer for Sundstrand

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Session 3649 Experiments in a Microprocessors and Microcontrollers Course Ray Bachnak Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiAbstractLaboratory experimentation is an essential component of a comprehensive learningexperience in engineering technology programs. In fall semester 2000, we developed andtaught Microprocessors and Microcontrollers, a required junior-level course in theControl Systems Engineering Technology program, by employing a set of software andhardware experiments. The purpose of the laboratory exercises is to introduce students tothe practical aspects of microprocessors and

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board are DB-25 and DB-9connectors for implementing serial communication laboratories. The current system isusing a standard student breadboard that is mounted onto the development board, andjumpers are used to connect the pins from the CPLD to the breadboard area or the serialconnectors. There is also a laboratory manual, containing thirteen laboratory assignmentsand a list of final projects, that accompanies the development system designed to take asecond semester Electrical Engineering Technology student from a basic introduction toComputer Aided Engineering (CAE) to a final project using the Altera HardwareDescriptive Language (AHDL), along with a short introduction to VHDL. The manualstresses basic design techniques along with simulation

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Page 6.293.4 Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationConclusionThe project successfully integrates web technology with embedded systems in a cost effectivemanner. Having demonstrated the ability to connect embedded systems to the Internet andcontrolling these devices remotely, opens up vast possibilities for remote control applications.AcknowledgementThe author would like to acknowledge Jason Watson for his dedicated work on this project.Much trial and error went into configuring the server and control computer because of a lack ofdocumentation. Jason’s efforts were outstanding in obtaining a working product.Bibliography1. URL: http://www.emware.com/training; Training Homepage2. URL: http

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also discussed.I. IntroductionProblem solving techniques used in engineering and engineering technology courses typicallypresent the student with a problem for which a solution must be found by applying conceptslearned in class. This approach involves reading the problem, extracting “Given” and “Required”information, and developing a solution. This is the common way of learning new material. Inmany cases in industry, a problem solution has been developed, but the result is incorrect. Theproblem then becomes one of reviewing the erroneous solution and identifying and correcting theerrors. In some cases, the presence of errors is obvious due to an absurd result. In other cases, theerror is not apparent until the solution is studied and the

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Nohemi Rubio; Lourdes Sanchez-Contreras; Connie Della-Piana

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition 7 Copyright200a, American Society for Engineering Educationprovide insights into the place of the undergraduate research experience in students’ journey toreceived their undergraduate degrees in science, engineering and mathematics.1 Advisory Committee to the National Science Foundation, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, MelvinD. George (Chairman), Shaping the Future: New Expectations for Undergraduate Education in Science,Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology, May 1996.2 Gates, A., Teller, P.J., Bernat, A., Delgado, N., & Kubo Della-Piana, C. (1999). Expanding participation inundergraduate research using the affinity group model. Journal of

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. , Taguchi Methods, Orthogonal Arrays and Linear Graphs, American Supplier Institute, 1987.DAVID MYSZKADave Myszka is an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology at the University of Dayton. Dave is aRegistered Professional Mechanical Engineer in Ohio and is actively involved in applied research withindustry. Dave received a B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the State University ofNew York at Buffalo in 1985 and 1989, respectively. He also received an M.B.A. degree form theUniversity of Dayton in 1996. Page 6.100.8 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheryl Sorby

Session 3238 A “New and Improved” Course for Developing Spatial Visualization Skills Sheryl A. Sorby Engineering Fundamentals Michigan Technological University Houghton, MichiganAbstractInstructors of design graphics courses frequently note a wide range of spatial visualization abili-ties among freshman engineering majors. Test score distributions in design graphics courses areoften bi-modal, with a cluster of grades occurring at the high end of the grading scale and a sec-ond cluster occurring at the

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Session 1547 A Plane Stress FEA Problem Which Students Can Solve Using an Inexpensive Calculator Patrick J. Cronin The Pennsylvania State University New Kensington CampusAbstractThis paper describes a stress analysis problem which can be used to introduce lower divisionengineering or engineering technology students to the finite element analysis (FEA) method.Step by step the student sets up the matrix equation which represents the system of simultaneouslinear equations which is necessary to solve for the

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had been prepared toaccompany the modules. Moreover, a number of students have of their own volition brought to classarticles relating to use of technologies that were directly and indirectly associated with the modules. We Page 6.614.3are currently awaiting approval of a human subjects protocol that will enable us to conduct a moreProceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright© 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationformal assessment of student attitudes resulting from use of the modules. Assessment of teacherresponse is also underway through our campus

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Conference, Charlotte, NC, Session 2533.[2] R. Dugan, M. McGranahan, and W. Beaty, “Electric Power Systems Quality,” (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996).[3] F. Albrecht, T. Stansell, M. Marks, and N. Labrum, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho,http://www.uidaho.edu/engr/ME/sr_des/powerbrokers/ , created April 1999, read 5 January 2001.[4] “ITIC Curve,” Information Technology Industry Council, http://www.itic.org/technical/iticurv.pdf , created April 2000,read 6 January 2001.HERB HESSHerb Hess received the PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1993. From 1983-1988, he served on the faculty of the United States Military Academy. He joined theUniversity of Idaho in 1993, where he

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vibrations in manufacturing processes such as wireelectro-discharge machining (EDM). Dr. Murphy has been awarded a NASA GSRPDistinguished Fellowship, an NSF Career Award and several other competitive grants in supportof his research and teaching efforts. He has served on the review boards for several technicaljournals and for the National Science Foundation. He has received four awards for distinguished teaching.Ismail I. Orabi, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of New Haven. He receivedhis Ph.D. from Clarkson University, and his MS degree from the State University of New Yorkand B.S. from Cairo Institute of Technology, all in Mechanical Engineering. In the past 10years, he has established three Laboratories: the Materials Testing

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. Herteaching and research interests are in the areas of digital systems and communications systems. She received her MSand Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology, and her BS in ElectricalEngineering (with a second major in Physics) from Loyola Marymount University. She is a consulting member oftechnical staff at ViaSat, Inc. in Carlsbad, CA, where she does research on topics in communication systems andsignal processing. Page 6.1110.6 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society

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and more practical, without losingeffectiveness. This project was developed by students in the Instrumentation ResearchLaboratory at the University of Maine and demonstrates some sound engineering design choices,while teaching students some practical applications of classroom ideas.Bibliography1. URL: http://www.microchip.com/download/lit/pline/picmicro/families/16c77x/datasheet/30275a.pdf;Microchip Technology Inc.: PIC16C77X Family Datasheets2. URL: http://www.picotech.com/applications/pt100.html; PT100 sensors (Platinum Resitance Thermometers orRTD sensors)3. URL: http://mechsys2.me.berkeley.edu/ME235/LabFiles/pwm.html; Pulse Width ModulationMICHAEL AMOSMichael D. Amos is currently a graduate student at the University of Maine pursuing a

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Rafael Rodríguez-Solís; Lynn Carpenter; José Colom-Ustáriz; Russell Barton

Session 2632 A Novel Graphical Technique for Selection of a Robust Design Point José G. Colom*, R.R. Barton**, Lynn Carpenter**, Rafael Rodríguez Solís* *University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez/ **Penn State UniversityI. INTRODUCTIONThe concept of robust design was introduced by Genichi Taguchi, and popularized in the U.S.following his visit to Bell Laboratories in the mid-1980’s. Since this technique has becomeimportant in industry, the topic has been included in many undergraduate engineering statisticscurricula. Unfortunately, the experiment design and data analysis issues are complex

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Session 1313 An Introduction To Process Simulation For The Capstone Design Course David C. Miller, Tony N. Rogers and Bruce A. Barna Department of Chemical Engineering Michigan Technological UniversityIntroduction The use of process simulators during the capstone process design course has become anexpected part of most chemical engineering curricula. Unfortunately, the mechanisms to teachstudents how to use these tools have often been ad hoc or completely lacking. Ideally, studentswould gain familiarity with process

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, 1996.3. Kelly, S. G. Fundamentals of Mechanical Vibrations, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2000.4. James, M. L., et al, Vibration of Mechanical and Structural Systems, HarperCollins, New York, 1994.5. Thomson, W. T., and Dahleh, M.D., Theory of Vibration and Applications, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1998.6. Rao, S.S., Mechanical Vibrations, 3rd ed., Addison-Wesley, Massachusetts, 1995.7. Ginsberg, J. H., Mechanical and Structural Vibrations, Wiley, New York, 2001.SALLY PARDUESally Pardue is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. Shebegan her academic appointment in August 1999 following four years as a Research and Development Engineer.Dr. Pardue received her PhD in Engineering from Tennessee Technological

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Engineering Technology at Purdue University. Sheregularly teaches courses in design documentation, solid mechanics, controls, and machinery diagnostics. She haschaired the Women in Engineering and Mechanics Divisions of ASEE, and currently serves as the Editor in Chief ofthe Journal of Engineering Technology, and is a member of ASME and the Vibration Institute.WILLIAM K. SZAROLETTA, P.E.William K. Szaroletta is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University where hepresently teaches solid mechanics courses. He is a member of ASEE and ASME. He has 18 years industryexperience in engineering and project management positions and 6 years university teaching experience. His currentapplied research interests are

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through Artificial Neural Network" International Journal of Fatigue, Vol. 23, Issue 1, pp. 1-4, (2000)5. Haque, M.E. and Sudhakar, K.V. ANN based Prediction Model for Fatigue Crack Growth in DP Steel. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, (IN PRESS)6. Chester, M., Neural Networks - A Tutorial, 1993, Prentice Hall: Englewood Cliffs, NJ.7. Rumelhart, D., Hinton, G., and Williams, R., Parallel distributed processing, 1986 MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, (1986).8. NeuroShell 2 User's Manual, Ward Systems Group, Inc., 1996, Maryland, USA.K. V. SUDHAKARDr. K. V. Sudhakar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, CentralMichigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan