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describe the contest goals and the planned sequence of events.We then discuss the unique challenges in software development, website development, andcontest administration that have been addressed throughout the planning process. We concludewith an assessment of the prospects for successful implementation of the contest in the comingyear.BackgroundThe United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, was established by Congress in1802. The Academy was intended not only to educate officers for the U. S. Army, but also toaddress the young nation’s critical need for engineers—both military and civilian. West Point isgenerally recognized as the first school of engineering in the United States, and its 19th Centurygraduates made a substantial

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. Centrifugalcompressors are found in a variety of applications due to their operationscharacteristics, ease of repair and polytropic efficiency in the range of 70 % to 80%.For cost estimating process, many variables such as volume or weight capacity(cu.ft/min or lb/hr), molecular weight s, k-values, and compression ratios asrepresented by the BHP parameters are considered. These calculations are requiredbefore optimization can be attempted. We have to find field-assembled costs forcentrifugal machine with motor drive ranging from 200 to 3,000 BHP. Factors areincluded to adjust for other compression/drive combinations, Dollars amount shouldbe added for foundation, field materials, field labor, and in directs from theinstallation modules required 7.While modeling

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American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Copyright Ó Page 6.831.42001, American Society for Engineering EducationBibliography1. Kobayashi S., Oh S., and Altan T., “Metal forming and the finite element method,” Oxford University Press, 1989.2. Hallquist J., and Reid J., “LS-DYNA User’s Manual, and Examples Manual,” Livermore Software Technology Corporation, 2000.3. Proceedings of LS-DYNA User’s Conference, 1999 and 2000 published by LSTC.4. Hosford W., and Caddell R., “Metal Forming: Mechanics and Metallurgy,” Prentice-Hall.5. Echempati R., and Riffe W. J., “Real and Virtual Forming of

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. Page 6.222.11 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright2001, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 4: Program Assessment & Enhancement Cycle AY 00/01 AY 01/02 AY 02/03 AY 03/04 AY 04/05 AY 05/06 F S F S F S F S F S F SOutcomesOutcomes 1, 4, 5Outcomes 2, 7, 9, 10Outcomes 3, 6, 8, 11Non-course DataStudent Surveys2, 4, 6 yrs Alumni SurveysEmployer SurveysIndustry Council InputStudent CourseworkOutcomes Legend & Activities: Assessment Evaluation

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electricity had a lasting impact on human civilization.These technological achievements have enhanced the standard of living (material comforts) tounexpected heights. The next revolution that will create genetics, nano/micro-electronics, androbotics (GNR) technologies will put demands on engineers to improve the standard of life(subtle communication with living organisms of all kind) as well. It should, therefore, be nosurprise that GNR technologies will open a constructive dialog among professionals in all fields,researchers in basic sciences and humanities, and strategic planners at the government levellooking after the interests of their constituencies. The National Nanoelectronic Initiative (NNI)undertaken in the U. S. is one such interactive

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well as receive morehands-on training during their academic program. Historically, technicians and engineers worktogether as team members in real fabs, but they are not trained together as team members inacademic labs. The semiconductor (S/C) manufacturing sector of the U.S. economy is ever-changing. Newtechnologies, such as new interconnect methods, deep-UV lithography, copper metalization, low-dielectric materials, chemical-mechanical polishing, failure analysis, on-line metrology,automation, etc. [SIA, 1997; Feindel, Marteney and Francis, 1999], are sweeping through theS/C industry at ever-increasing rates. As a result of these technologies and heavy competition,the cycle-time for introduction of new products continues to shorten

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and the last modes ofinteraction are not generally available to students in conventional classroom/ instructionalsettings. The use of NetMeeting provides a low-cost equivalent to the studio-to-studiodiscussions and the showing of videotapes via VCRs in classrooms or making them available inthe library is equivalent to the videostreaming (assuming the composite video productiontechnique discussed below is used). Thus, this paper concludes that the information transfer andstudent interaction opportunities are no different between conventional and distance educationand the focus of instructor efforts should be on the quality of the information transfer andpresentation mode(s) used.IV.3 Presentation Mode Experiences and ImprovementPresentation

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credits because they are expected to serve as thetechnical leaders on the teams and thereby take on more responsibility.Each student in the EPICS Program attends a weekly two-hour meeting of his/her team in theEPICS laboratory. During this laboratory time, the team will take care of administrative mattersor work on their project(s). All students also attend a common one-hour lecture given each weekfor all EPICS students. A majority of the lectures are by guest experts, and have covered a widerange of topics related to engineering design and community service. The long term nature ofthe program has required some innovation to the lecture series as students may be involved in theprogram for up to seven semesters and do not want to hear the same

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Sanjay Joshi; Richard Wysk; D.J. Medeiros; Amine Lehtihet; Timothy Simpson

developed).We also recognize that the course requires a significant investment of faculty time. We mustdevelop methods that allow us to offer the course to a larger population of students whilekeeping faculty commitments at a reasonable level.AcknowledgementsWe gratefully acknowledge the support of Art Glenn and the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of EngineeringEducation. We would also like to thank Dr. Tom Litzinger, Director of the Leonhard Center, for his help with theSDLRS assessment in IME, Inc.Bibliography1. Shah, J. J., Sadowsky, J. S., Macia, N. F., Woodfill, M. C. and Wilson, A. F., "The Virtual Corporation:Simulating Real World Collaborative Design in a University Setting," Design Theory and Methodology - DTM’95,Boston, MA, ASME, Vol

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. This paper outlinesthe incorporation of assignments based on the commercial FEA code, ANSYS, intostandard lecture courses in mechanical and chemical engineering. It is now typical, atleast in mechanical engineering (ME) curricula, to include course(s) specific to FEA, andthese courses often include use of commercial FEA codes. Now that these codes havebecome more user-friendly and their plotting and animating capabilities have becomemore sophisticated, they can be used effectively to illustrate concepts encountered in arange of undergraduate engineering courses. The examples included in this paper arefrom three courses: heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and mechanical vibrations. The FEAassignments are used to complement core lecture material in

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in the Colorado statutes focuses on “energy, minerals, andmaterials science and engineering and science fields.” The sequence of multidisciplinarylaboratory courses described herein lies within the engineering focus and is taught within theEngineering Division.The Engineering Division is the largest program at CSM with approximately 850 undergraduatemajors and 70 graduate students. This population represents a shift from the CSM’s historicalearth science and engineering focus. The undergraduate program is an ABET accredited, non-traditional, interdisciplinary, Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering with specialties in civil,electrical, environmental, and mechanical engineering, as well as graduate degrees (M. S., M. E.and Ph. D) and

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Kenneth Kelmer; James Thrower; Larry Silverberg; Scott Kiefer

, American Society for Engineering Education Introductory controls courses are usually taken during the junior or senior years in bothcurricula. By this time, most electrical engineering majors have already taken courses in linearsystems, analog circuits, and companion analog circuits laboratories. Furthermore, the systemconcepts covered in these classes, like s-domain analysis and block diagrams, are used in otherundergraduate electrical engineering classes, such as circuit analysis, computer communications,and signal processing. By the time electrical engineering majors get to controls, they have hadthe fundamental courses to apply control theory to analog circuits. This helps the electricalengineering students to see that control theory is

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in theiroriginal peer-reviewedform, preserving theindividuality among thepapers and reflecting theauthor’s style and method.The TABLE OF CONTENTS(FIG 5) classifies thepapers into sevencategories: Structure,Testing & Evaluation,Metals, Polymers,Ceramics, Composites,Electronic & OpticalMaterials and MaterialsCurriculum.To find desireddocument(s) the user can: Fig 5 - Table of ContentsS Browse the Table of Contents which is organized by types of materials or processes, orS Use the full Text Search capability, searching by: Author Title Subject Text words in contextThe PDFs are indexed for full text search when using the ADOBE™ ACROBAT READER

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theoutcomes of student learning from the program of structured construction internships which are requiredfor the ABET-accredited, Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Engineering and Management atPurdue University.The term “internship” has a wide range of connotations in engineering education. In this study, and toextrapolate its conclusions, certain characteristics of an internship program and of the students’ status andexperience apply. An “effective internship” as used in this study is characterized by:a. Completing the internship assignment(s) is an integral component of the engineering degree program andconstitutes a significant educational objective of the program;b. The university takes an active role in the quality and the

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. A. and S. M. Lord, "Design of an Undergraduate Atomic Force Microscopy Laboratory for aMaterials Science Lecture Course," Proceedings of the 1999 ASEE Annual Conference, Session 3264, Charlotte,North Carolina, June 1999.7. From p. E-15 of 1999 NETI materials. Adapted from Brown, R. W., “Autorating: Getting individual marks fromteam marks and enhancing teamwork,” Proceedings of the 1995 Frontiers in Education Conference, Paper 3C24,Atlanta, Georgia, November 1995.8. Demetry, C. and J. E. Groccia, “A Comparative Assessment of Students’ Experiences in Two InstructionalFormats of an Introductory Materials Science Course,” Journal of Engineering Education, 86 (3), 203-210, 1997.SUSAN M. LORDSusan M. Lord received a B. S. in Electrical

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Page 6.356.5Figure 6Proceeding of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright @ 2001, American Society for Engineering Education D ay o f w eek S aturday 7% 6% S unday Friday 30% 10% Thurs day 16% W ednes day M onday 19

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technology3 Parallel Paradigm – Additional Curricula – Pedagogy of Technology: TECHNOLOGY ADDITIONAL Curricula • Hardware Pedagogy of Technology • Software Skills required due to technology • Interface • Input/Output devices Specific “technology-tasks” • Internet Technology Pedagogy Enhanced Content (Enhanced Learning?) Traditional Pedagogy 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 F S J S Page 6.384.3 Proceedings of the 2001 American

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Ahmad Ibrahim

”. Nevertheless, thisshould not deter educators from making use of them now, and then adapting as change occurs.Bibliography1. Ibrahim, A. M. The Internet in Classroom Engineering and Technology Education: A Critical View. 2nd GlobalCongress on Engineering Education, Wismar, Germany, 2-7 July, 2000.2. Ibrahim, A. M. Current Issues in Internet-Based Distanced Engineering Education. 4th Baltic Region Seminar onEngineering Education, Lyngby, Denmark, 1-3 September, 2000.3. Mannix,M. The Virtue of Virtual Labs. ASEE Prism, 8, 38-39, 2000.4. Meindl, J. D. A Multi-Campus Virtual Corporate Laboratory. Eur. J. Eng. Ed., 25, 2 139-144, 2000.5. Shen, H., Xu, Z. , Dalagr, B., Kristiansen, V., Strøm, Ø., Shur, M. S., Fjedly, T. A., Lü, J., and Ytterdal, T.Conducting

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vertical deflections would be less than the actual value at the mid- span of the beams.• The M-STRUDL analysis did not account for the initial imperfections or deflections of the structure, which the experiment is able to account for, which results in experimental displacements being larger than the analytical displacements.• The modulus of elasticity assumed in the analysis did not account for the permanent distortions that have taken place in the structural model from repeated use. This would make the analytical model stiffer than the actual structure.• The accuracy of the horizontal displacements (LVDT # 5 and #6) was not as good as the vertical displacement readings (LVDT #’s 1 through 4) because LVDT #’s 5 and 6 had to

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John Darnell

up,1, 5 and students have come to expect higher grades. Thirty yearsago, a C was considered an average grade, and A’s and B’s were given to those students whoexcelled or were above average in ability or performance. In the 1950’s and 60’s, professors“curved” grades and often forced grades into a bell curve so that only a few students receivedA’s and B’s and there were always some students who failed the class. However, there weremany problems with curving grades especially in upper classes when all students had the abilityto pass. The result was that curving actually resulted in adjusting grades upward.Does grade inflation really exist?At some of the more prestigious institutions, over 40 percent of the grades are A’s. At stillothers

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employed in the evaluation of the degree of enhancement of the modified heatexchangers. Figure 8 presents the performance, based on heat duty Q, of the four modified heatexchangers. This figure presents the results for following experimental conditions: Counter-flowmode, cooling water flow rate of 10 grams/s, cooling water inlet temperature of 20oC, and hotwater inlet temperature of 70oC. The figure clearly shows that the four different enhancementtechniques faired well with the annular disks and the spiraled rod enhancement techniques,respectively, being the highest and the lowest. 700 600 Heat loss from hot flow (W

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Session 1464 FAILURE ANALYSIS: A PERFORMANCE THEME FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN J. M. Herrera and S. W. Stafford University of Texas at El PasoAbstractFailure Analysis is a course in the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering curriculumthat deals with the practical and theoretical aspects of material failure and performanceanalysis. Fractures and failed components, when constructively exploited can beuniquely revealing in the engineering design sense. The fracture face of a broken part,for example, often contains a remarkably detailed record of the conditions and eventsleading to

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Ravi Athale; John Treichler; Dave Munson; Sally Wood; Geoffrey Orsak; Scott Douglas; Mark Yoder

, principles, and excitement of engineering. This paperdescribed the initial efforts on this two-year-old project. Further developments, as well asadditional details regarding the goals, implementation, and progress of the Infinity Project, can befound at the Project web page (http://www.infinity-project.org)References[1] R. A. Athale, S. C Douglas, D. C. Munson, Jr., G.C. Orsak, J. R. Treichler, S. L Wood,and M. A. Yoder, Multimedia and Information Engineering, textbook draft, to be published. Page 6.1018.6 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright

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Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”provides a continuous supply of batteries for the conveyor belt. The equipment has beenoperational at the client’s facility for more than a year. The total cost of the project wasapproximately $ 50,000 out of which the client’s share was $20,000. Based upon three shiftoperation and displacement of five operators earning $6.00/hr, the payback period came out tobe less than a year.2. Unfunded Research ProjectsFollowing project is an example of unfunded research work done in the AutomatedManufacturing Laboratory at Old Dominion University by a group of senior students under thesupervision of the author. The equipment used in the research was donated by the S. S. WhiteCompany.Case Study

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Rachel Murdell; Piper James; Gary Kinzel; Blaine Lilly; Anthony Luscher

to begin tofirm up the geometry of all the components.System-Level Design will be discussed in more detail.Slide on System Level DesignDefinition from: Product Design and Development, K. Ulrich, S. Eppinger, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 19951The idea of system-level design is to break down the product into its systems and then to further break down each systeminto subsystems. By doing this, a designer can see the intentional and incidental interactions that will take place.System Level Design also deals with the modularity of a design. More integrated products generally have more expensivecomponents, but assembly is often less costly

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Steven de Haas; S.K. Ramesh; Preetham Kumar; Michael Fujita; Elizabeth Raley; Andrew Lindsay

Session 2793 An Interactive Workshop for High School Teachers to Develop and Teach Pre-Engineering Curricula S. K. Ramesh*, Michael J. Fujita, Preetham Kumar*, Andrew Lindsay, Steven de Haas*, Elizabeth-Gillis Raley *California State University Sacramento / Defense Microelectronics Activity/ Parallax Inc., / Sacramento Engineering and Technology Regional ConsortiumAbstractThe College of Engineering and Computer Science at California State University, Sacramentohas organized and conducted free interactive workshops for high school

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Kevin Taylor; Emilia Mironovova

their project between PUK andJaveriana University students that “extension campus students are generally older and lessaffluent than those on the main campus and thus less likely to have international experience.Many graduates of this Purdue campus, however, immediately go to work for Daimler-Chrysleror Delphi Delco Electronics, both international corporations that have expanded theirinternational scope through mergers.” 3 Many of the EET graduates have never traveled outsideof North America, so it is imperative that they develop the skills necessary to survive in globalcorporations. This point was emphasized in the mid-1990’s when the CEO of Delco Electronics,challenged the PUK faculty to internationalize the curricula.The MtF students

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notes duringclass.ConclusionsThe Internet is a helpful tool in teaching a complex subject such as thermodynamics. Thestudents have the course objectives, schedule, key notes, homework assignments, and sampleproblem solutions available to them in the same format as they were presented in class. Thestudents have responded well to this use of the Internet. They say that it is very helpful inhelping them to learn what is generally acknowledged to be a difficult subject.Bibliography1. Wallace, D.R., & Weiner, S. T. How Might Classroom Time Be Used Given WWW-BasedLectures? Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 87, No. 3 (July 1998).2. Kadiyala, M. & Crynes, B. L. A Review of Literature on Effectiveness of Use of InformationTechnology in

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instructor.Observations and conversations that we have had through the years with adult students willdemonstrate the influence that the adult student can have. Page 6.1033.1 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education”IntroductionThe difference between the returning adult (RA) and the recent high school graduate (RHS) can beillustrated by use of the stimulus-response (S-R) formula1. The S-R formula is most effective whenapplied to simple tasks or to situations in which there is little additional input to the stimulus