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that can be used in science, math,engineering and technology. The course is based on: a) well established systematic and non-systematic approaches to inventive problem solving, b) results from NSF support to FAU onunified frame for inventive problem solving strategies, c) proven successful methods that havebeen used in high-tech innovative industries, and d) on going E-teams projects sponsored by theNational Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA).One of the core ideas of the class is the Eight-dimensional methodology for inventive andinnovative problem solving. It is a systematic approach that stimulates innovation by effectivelyusing both sides of the brain. The methodology is a unified approach that builds oncomprehensive

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grievance, most of the students agreed that the experience was worthwhile.Bibliography1. Moran, M. J. and H. N. Shapiro, Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, 4th edition, John Wiley & Sons,2000.2. Lamarre, L., Alabama Cooperative Generates Power from Air, EPRI Journal, December 1991.3.Let Problems Drive the Learning, ASEE Prism, October1996, pp.30-36.LANG WAH LEELang Wah Lee is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. He received hisM.S. degree (1972) from California Institute of Technology and Ph.D. degree (1975) from the University ofWyoming. Dr. Lee’s research area and teaching interests are in thermosciences.TAMER CEYLANTamer Ceylan is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of

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instructors wouldhave to be much more proactive to get the students to use the courseware enough to begin to seeits benefits for themselves. We believe that this study has amply validated this hypothesis.Instructional technology is coming to be considered an increasingly vital component of highereducation in the coming decades, particularly with the rise in importance of distance education.As anyone who has ever tried it knows, however, developing courseware is an extremely costlyoperation in time or money or both. Producing instructional software like the tutorials in ICPPand the Visual Encyclopedia of Chemical Engineering Equipment requires many person-hoursper minute of student interaction time, and bringing a computational tool like E-Z Solve to

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supported in part by the Engineering Research Centers Program of the NationalScience Foundation under Award Number EEC-9876363, and by The University of TexasSystem TeleCampus.References[1] Schwartz, D.L., Brophy, S., Lin, X., and Bransford, J.D., “Software for Managing Complex Learning: Examplesfrom an Educational Psychology Course,” Educational Technology Research and Development.[2] Crown, S., October 1999, “Web-Based Learning: Enhancing the Teaching of Engineering Graphics,” InteractiveMultimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning. Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. [3] Buchanan, T.S., Shreeve, D.A., 1996, “An Evaluation of Optimization Techniques for the Prediction of MuscleActivation Patterns During Isometric Tasks

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ASEEand has published in the proceedings of these societies. He has degrees from the College of New Jersey and NewJersey Institute of Technology. Page 6.984.8 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education

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Stephen Maybar; Jerome Zornesky

Session 3547 A New Paradigm for Teaching Circuit Analysis Stephen H. Maybar, Jerome Zornesky Department of Electrical Engineering Technology Technical Career Institutes, New York City NY 10001AbstractTraditionally, circuit analysis has been taught as a two-term sequence with DC circuit analysis inthe first term and AC circuit analysis in the second. The normal two-term sequence may beshortened to a single term if DC and AC analysis are taught concurrently rather thanconsecutively. In the modified sequence, DC circuit analysis is considered as a special case ofAC

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for Engineering Education”VI. Understanding your EvaluationThe evaluation of a dossier is a very complex process. In addition to being complex, thecriteria used for evaluation may vary from department, college and/or university. At EastTennessee State University, in the Department of Technology, faculty agrees on theinterpretation of the rules and regulations. In addition to evaluating the dossier, thedepartment’s role is to advise the applicant of suggested changes and/or modifications thatshould be made. It is difficult to come to consensus on issues such as what is or what is notresearch. Therefore, it is extremely important to write very descriptive narratives describingone’s activities. Once the dossier has been evaluated at the

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Session 1309 Movement from a Taxonomy-Driven Strategy of Instruction to a Challenge-Driven Strategy in Teaching Introductory Biomechanics Robert J. Roselli, Sean P. Brophy Department of Biomedical Engineering / The Learning Technology Center Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN 37235AbstractMany courses adopt a traditional approach to instruction, characterized by lectures that follow alinear progression through a textbook that is organized about the general taxonomy of the subjectmatter. New theories of learning suggest that this

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Professor. He teaches Mathematics and Engineering at the ArizonaWestern College, and Operations management and Business Information Systems at the Webster University andNorthern Arizona University Yuma campus. He received a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Punjab Universityin 1971, and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in 1985. Page 6.954.9 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education

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a Portfolio AssessmentProcess. ASEE-PSW Section Spring 2000 Conference Proceedings, p. 168 - 172.ELMER GRUBBSElmer Grubbs is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at theUniversity of Arizona. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Arizona and his M.S. from ArizonaState University in Electrical Engineering. He has over twenty years experience in industry, as well as fifteen yearsexperience in teaching in Engineering and Engineering Technology, with several years as a Department Chair.MARTHA OSTHEIMERMartha Ostheimer is currently an Adjunct Lecturer in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at theUniversity of Arizona. She received a B.A. in English and a M.F.A. in Poetry

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aPseudocorporate Environment”, IEEE Transactions on Education, vol 42, November1999BRIAN E. WESTBrian E. West is currently an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology atthe University of Southern Indiana at Evansville, Indiana. He received his BS and MS inElectrical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology at Terre HauteIndiana. He is a registered professional engineer, and has experience in test software,automotive electronics design, circuit simulation and testing, and electrical andelectronic construction. Page 6.592.5 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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REFERENCE Figure 1 – Block Diagram of the Analog Part Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 6.586.1 Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationFigure 2 below shows the block diagram of the digital part of the project. DECODER/ DECODER/ DECODER/ DRIVER DRIVER DRIVER COUNTER COUNTER COUNTER

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. Taguchi, On Robust Technology Development, ASME Press, 1993.4. G. Taguch, E. Elsayed, and T. Hsiang, Quality Engineering in Production Systems, McGraw Hill, 1989.5. R. A. Fisher, Design of Experiments, Edinburgh:Oliver & Boyd, 1951.6. A. Ertas and J. C. Jones, The Engineering Design Process, Wiley, 1993.7. D. C. Montegomery, Design and Analysis of Experiments, Wiley, 1991.Appendix: Functionality Testing - ‘Shoot-out’ SpecificationsMEMORANDUMDate: October 17, 2000To: EML4521C Engineering Design TeamsFrom: Chief Engineer, Catapult Design Project, Engineering Design Group, Mechanical Engineering Department, FAUSubject: Catapult Shootout Procedures & AssignmentsYour design prototype is

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1993,Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering from GeorgiaInstitute of Technology in 1993 and 1999, respectively. Since 1999, she has been on the faculty of the SystemsEngineering Department of The United States Naval Academy as an Assistant Professor. Her primary research interestis vision-guided robotics. Page 6.397.6 1.1.1.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education

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Session 2559 Generic Data Mining Application Dr Bruce E. Segee (email:segee@eece.maine.edu), Binaya Acharya (email:bacharya@eece.maine.edu) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Instrumentation Research Laboratory, University of Maine.AbstractUsing instrumentation and automated data collection technologies, it is possible toaccumulate large amount of data. This data can be efficiently stored, sorted and retrievedusing database software. However, processing data collected in a factory or in a researchapplication can be

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developing some animation for an EE course [4]. Multimedia projects founded by theNSF and the Department of Education suggest that visualization, animation and interactive simulationeffectively help learners understand abstract concepts. However, there has been no major instances ofa multimedia approach to EET electric machine courses.In 1998, the Division of Engineering Technology (DET) at Wayne State University (WSU) hadconducted a project to develop computer based instruction (CBI) materials for an Electric Machinescourse for the NSF-funded Greenfield Coalition (NSF-GC) for Manufacturing Education [5-8]. Thiscourse introduce industrial electric power source and industrial applications of motors, generators, andtransformers to associate level

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course in the mechanical engineering program.I. IntroductionLarge commercial buildings, such as supermarkets or restaurants, require large capacity airconditioning units to maintain a comfortable environment for their customers and employees.These air conditioning units control, not only the indoor temperature, but also excessive moisturethat may be generated by people, cooking and other operating processes. The installation andoperating costs of these units are usually high. In order to reduce the unit capacity and operationcosts, many buildings, in recent years, are being equipped with desiccant cooling units thatreduce the indoor moisture level. These relatively new devices in commercial or residential airconditioning are expected to increase

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AC 2001-1006: Teaching Temporary Structures: Style, Content and OutcomeGouranga Banik, Page 6.958.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2001 Session 2306 TEACHING TEMPORARY STRUCTURES: STYLE, CONTENT AND OUTCOME Gouranga C. Banik, Ph.D., P.E. Construction Department Southern Polytechnic State University Marietta, GA 30060 Tel: 770-528-3711, Fax: 770-528-4966

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Session 1526 1 Implementation of an Undergraduate Intelligent Control Laboratory Ali Zilouchian Department of Electrical Engineering Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida 33431AbstractRecently, the author has been awarded a grant by National Science Foundation (NSF) in order todevelop an interdisciplinary intelligent control laboratory. The objective of the laboratory is

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Information Management System (LIMS) for an Undergraduate Microchip Fabrication Facility, (this symposium). Page 6.810.10 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationCHRISTOPHER T. TIMMONSChris Timmons is currently a graduate student in Chemical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. Hereceived his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2000. While at Virginia Tech he led the team ofstudents that developed the mask set and process used in the Semiconductor Fabrication

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publishing Internet-based courses, and wehave outlined some of the things that we believe will be necessary and important for an effectivelearning environment for the student.Bibliography1. M.H. Hayes, “Some approaches to Internet distance learning with streaming media”, IEEE Second Workshop onMultimedia Signal Processing, pp. 514-519, Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 1998.2. M.H. Hayes and L.D. Harvel, “Distance learning into the 21st century”, Proc. ASEE Workshop, Charlotte, NC,June 1999.3. J.R. Bourne, A.F. Mayadas and J.O. Campbell, “Asynchronous learning networks: an information-technology-basedinfrastructure for engineering education”, Proc. IEEE, vol. 88, pp. 63-71, Jan. 2000

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, biomedical companies, or go on to the medicalprofessions, they are almost certain to encounter optical technologies for diagnosis, sensing andtherapy. It is expected that optical science and optical technology will be at the forefront ofdevelopment of new enabling technologies and devices both in the basic science labs as well asin a clinical setting. Thus, several programs around the country, including ours, are activelyworking on course development in the area of Biomedical Optics. At Vanderbilt University wehave developed a senior Biomedical Engineering elective course entitled ‘Introduction toBiomedical Optics’. In this context, Biomedical Engineering is defined as ‘the use of light fromthe far-ultraviolet through the visible into the infrared

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Session 3286 Arbitrary Function Generator Laboratory Project Denton Dailey Butler County Community CollegeAbstractThis paper describes the design and operation of a relatively simple ROM-based arbitraryfunction generator1 that is suitable for use as an intermediate-level laboratory project inthe electronics/electrical engineering technology curriculum. The project integrates manyaspects of both analog and digital electronics. From the hardware perspective, the digitalportion of the system includes counters, timers, read-only memory (ROM) and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The

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friction coefficient or the block dimensions.Incorporation of MechANEX into ‘Traditional’ Statics CoursesThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) states quite plainly in it’sCriteria For Accrediting Engineering Programs the need to teach our engineering students toapply their classroom theory to practical problems in a way that emphasizes both analytical andexperimental skills: “The overall curriculum must provide an integrated educational experience directed toward the development of the ability to apply pertinent knowledge to the identification and solution of practical problems … and must include both analytical and experimental

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design, implementation and maintenance while working at a summer internship with America Online. Paulplans to graduate with a B.S. in May 2001 and continue his work on systems at Infineon Technologies–Richmond as Page 6.44.8a Computer Integrating Manufacturing Engineer in the 300 mm Diffusion Engineering Group. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationROBERT W. HENDRICKSRobert Hendricks holds a joint appointment as Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor

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and to overcome some of the challenges of single-chip designs. It will showmethods that will allow the students greater insight into real-time operation of their assembly andC programs in the final product configuration. Specifically, the M68HC912B32 microcontrolleris covered. Tools covered include evaluation boards used as BDM pods and targets, a source-level BDM debugging system, and the HP54645D Mixed-Signal Oscilloscopes.IntroductionThe use of microcontrollers in academic laboratories is increasing in many different disciplinessuch as engineering, engineering technology, and the sciences. The application ofmicrocontrollers in the lab is well documented. This is especially true for student senior andresearch projects, which tend to require

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James Rehg

– James Rehg received a B. S. and an M. S. in Electrical Engineering from St. Louis Universityand has completed additional graduate work at the University of South Carolina and Clemson University. SinceAugust 1995, Jim has been working as an assistant professor of engineering and as Program Coordinator of the B. S.degree program in Electro-mechanical Engineering Technology at Penn State Altoona. He is the author of five texts,including the following books published by Prentice Hall: Introduction to Robotics in CIM Systems 4th ed. andComputer Integrated Manufacturing 2nd ed. Page 6.898.6 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for

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Session 1547 Experiments in High Frequency Circuit Design Earl F. Owen Brigham Young UniversityAbstract Circuit design at high frequency involves some unique and challenging problems. In theElectronics Engineering Technology program at BYU students complete an experiment in thedesign and test of transistor amplifiers at frequencies above 1 GHz. The objective of theexperiment is to give students the background they need to be familiar with the problems andmethods of high frequency circuits they will encounter in industry. Special computer-aided

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Institute of Technology developedinstitutional teaming objectives. Because of the many opportunities available for students to workon teams, it was assumed that all students would be able to demonstrate their teaming skills easily. This was not the case. Students were not able to provide evidence that they could workeffectively in teams. This paper discusses the desired teaming skills and the course activities thatwere instituted to improve students’ teaming skills.Students who complete Machine Design are expected to demonstrate an ability to work effectively Page 6.930.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education

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Session 2655 The Role of the ASEE Student Chapter in the “Making” of a Professor: A Case Study of UT-Austin Zeno Philip, Cynthia A. Finley, Michael Tsurikov, Peggy Rijken, Jagannathan Mahadevan, Fernando Ulloa, Ronald Barr The University of Texas at AustinIntroduction Future professors are drawn from the rank of current graduate students. An ASEE studentchapter can be of great help in catering to the needs of these students. Although ‘engineeringteaching’ is a specialized profession with regard to each engineering discipline, there are manysimilarities in all