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these explained by their peers in many cases.This paper will report on one study involving two sections of a freshman introductory course.The course is Digital Circuits I in an Electrical Engineering Technology program, consisting oftwo sections of approximately 35 students in each section. Both sections went through half ofthe semester (including two exams) with a classroom format that was about 90% traditional and10% active/collaborative, with 100% traditional laboratory experiments: student pairs workingthrough a weekly laboratory experiment. At the midpoint of the semester, the format of onesection continued (although a group design project was introduced), while the other lecture andlaboratory changed. The new lecture format was mini

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Session 2259 Remote Data Acquisition using LabVIEW David R. Loker, P.E. Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeAbstractIn this paper, a remote data acquisition laboratory project is presented for a senior technicalelective telecommunications course in the Electrical Engineering Technology BaccalaureateProgram at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. There are several unique characteristics ofthis project. First, the project is multidisciplinary in nature since it combines material from thetelecommunications course with material from a junior level instrumentation

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solving. They also discussed FreshmanDesign Texts. Hanesian and Perna [7] discussed their experiences in using the senior ChemicalEngineering Laboratory as the basis of a measurements laboratory to introduce freshman todesign concepts since measurements are a fundamental part of all engineering disciplines. Page 6.157.2Kielson [8] discussed a two-semester course, which introduced students to design and problemProceedings of the 2001 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Copyright @ 2001, American Society of Engineering Educationsolving, hands-on experience, critical

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digitalassistant (PDA) is a handheld, mobile computer that supports database, spreadsheet,document viewing, graphics, programming, and web-browsing software. Additionally,the PDA features both serial and infrared communication capabilities. The primary focusof these integration efforts is to promote active and collaborative learning in theclassroom and laboratory settings, and to explore enhancements and efficiencies in thedelivery of instruction [2]. A team of sophomore computer science majors at Penn State Abingtonparticipated in a research effort in the spring of 2000 to explore the application ofpersonal digital assistant technology to mobile robot design and operation. There werethree major thrusts to the experimental work. In the first area

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4 0 4AE-201 Strength of Materials 4 0 4AE-213 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics 4 0 4AE-220 Building Construction Materials & 3 2 4 Methods IIAE-222 Construction Materials Laboratory 1 2 1AE-225 Specifications and Contracts 3 0 3AE-3001 Dynamics 3 0 3AE-310 Basic Conditioning of Air

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selection, material source selection, and case studies in material design. The coursewas first offered in the spring of 2000. The computer system required orientation, and at leastone round of feedback before it was operational. Seven (of ten) Fridays were declared ‘virtualdays’ and work was required by the following Monday. Live feedback was possible, andMonday debriefings were held in conjunction with traditional lectures. Wednesdays weretargeted for traditional laboratory exercises.The students’ interests and the ease of Internet-access led to an increased variety and depth ofeffort in assignments compared to similar courses. Students could interact asynchronously,which generated a synergy that encouraged interesting interdisciplinary

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Paul Marquard; Bruce R. Dewey; Sally Steadman; Raymond Jacquot

the laboratory to give hands-on work done in the cooperative learning setting.The work reported here is the initial efforts toward implementation of those concepts.1. IntroductionIn addition to the usual calculus, chemistry, and English, first-year engineering studentstraditionally take an engineering course that focuses on technical subjects. For most of the lastcentury, this first-year engineering course involved graphics, descriptive geometry and slide ruleoperation. Over the last two or three decades, graphics courses have largely been replaced by anoffering that involves computing; however, there is no standard course content.Goals for a first engineering course have been the subject of much discourse. Common themesfor a first year

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the failure. In the case of fatigue failures, the service history of the componentcan sometimes be read from the fracture face in a manner similar to the way that aforester interprets the growth rings of trees. Fracture patterns in glass and in variousbrittle materials, can also be very revealing as to the origin and progression of thefracture, and thus the likely cause.Fundamental to an understanding of design for failure avoidance is an equally thoroughunderstanding of how and why materials, in their fabricated forms, fail. The latterunderstanding is not generally obtainable from studying laboratory fractures of standardtest specimens. These fractures are usually quite different in appearance from thefractures typically found in

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Beatrice Isaacs; Donald Leone; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; David Pines

identify the software and matching computer hardware. With help from localprofessionals, we determined that the ArcView2/PC system for GIS, and the Trimble3 GPSsystem would be most advantageous for instruction and for the students’ future needs. Thehardware and software were purchased under the NSF/ILI grant “A Multi-media StudentCentered Approach to Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Laboratory Instruction”.The expanded part of the new course was designed primarily to be web based4. For the GPSportion, the Trimble tutorial was well suited for our purposed and served as a text. We developedhomework questions based on the tutorial, and laboratory exercises that introduced the GPSequipment. All labs and homework were submitted via e-mail from

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periods. Page 6.888.1Faculty develop modules that will help students understand their area of engineering, and Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationprovide general introductory engineering skills. The module format has increased student-faculty interaction in the freshman year, helped students in selecting majors, and served as acurriculum laboratory where faculty can experiment with new pedagogy, including introducingdesign. Recent courses have included AutoCAD design of mechanical systems

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Yaw Owusu

).Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education 7. Practical Knowledge (not the same as experience) • Reasonable "shop tolerance" capabilities. • Cost associated with tight tolerances. • Trouble shooting skills. • Awareness of difference between real world and modeled or laboratory world. 8. Concept of continuing education while working 9. Engineers must be willing to go to Manufacturing/factory Floor to work with Shop Floor people to help solve problems. 10. Understand the Concept of Cross Functional Training/Learning (in order to satisfy customer

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engineeringstudents often have difficulty in working with these devices.To help our students better meet the needs of local industry, a mechanical engineering coursewas developed to teach students to use microcontrollers, to integrate sensors and actuators withthese devices, and to connect to larger computers for communication with the user. The coursewas taught in the spring semester of 2000 to a class of undergraduates and master’s students.In addition to this course in microcontrollers, computer technology is integrated into a number ofour undergraduate mechanical engineering courses. The introductory engineering course has acompanion laboratory course1 that introduces Microsoft Office, Mathsoft Mathcad, andAutodesk Autocad. They are also required to take

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of Maine’s Instrumentation and Research Laboratory andSensor Research and Development Corporation, a device used to control the temperature of solidstate thin film gas sensors has been in development. A block diagram of the sensor temperaturecontrol circuitry is shown in Figure 1. A host computer can interact with the system using ashared RS-232 network to set or check temperature and many other things, but a goal of thesystem is to also allow independent operation. When running independently, the only form ofinteraction between the user and the temperature controller is by means of a set of DIP switchesthat can be used to specify a temperature setting. Although the system is precalibrated to provideprecise temperature control, confirmation

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knowledge and mathematical applications to make applications and connections to society? 2. Do the science textbooks use the science and/or mathematical knowledge in technological applications? 3. Are any applications of engineering principles and design included in the laboratory activities and the problems and questions within and at the end of the chapters? Page 6.543.2Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright Ó 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationII.1 Objectifying the DataWe designed a scale of 0-3 to indicate the degree to which each of the three

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Session 1664 Incorporating Active Learning in an Engineering Materials Science Course Lieutenant Colonel John W. Bridge United States Military Academy, West Point, New YorkAbstractThis paper shares the experiences the author has had over the last several years incorporatingactive learning in the classroom and laboratory. Examined are ways to engage and motivate thestudents to take an active role in their learning which includes direct instruction, cooperativelearning, hands-on “exploratory” classroom and laboratory experiences, reading logs, etc. Theauthor

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% = Partially met, <40% = Not Met. • Exam Question Results - The target was the average score on a regular exam question or CAT exam question designed to demonstrate accomplishment of the objective: >70% = Met, 50% = Partially Met, <40% = Not Met. • Oral Presentation Assessment - The target was the percentage of students rated as having satisfactory oral communication skills using a rubric designed to evaluate accomplishment of the skill: 80% of students should have satisfactory oral communication skills. • Lab Report Assessment - The target was the percentage of laboratory reports rated as meeting reporting skills using a rubric designed to evaluate accomplishment of the skill

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Sandra Courter; Narayanan Murugesan; Jacob Eapen; Donna Lewis; Dan Sebald; Jodi Reeves

courses,Advanced Laboratory (undergraduate level) and Computer Aided Design for VLSI (graduatelevel). Nana knew that he would need to deal with several teaching issues in the undergraduatelevel lab course since it involved more responsibilities such as lecturing, proctoring, and gradingquizzes and projects. The graduate level course involved creating a course website, holdingdiscussion sections, and grading. The Advanced Laboratory course was new to Nana since hehad not done a similar course in his undergraduate studies. He chose to use peer mentoring,which was encouraged by the College and emphasized in the NEO training program. Nanaworked with Jacob (an experienced TA for that particular course) to get acquainted with therequirements and

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Page 6.330.1these programs enjoys problem solving, hands on learning, and being challenged with issues Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationfrom the real world. The programs have been designed to be accreditable by the AccreditationBoard of Engineering and Technology (ABET) and have also addressed the competency gapsidentified by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)2,3.III. The Computer Integrated Engineering Enterprise (CIEE) – the Learning FactoryNo engineering curriculum is complete without a comprehensive suite of laboratories forstudents to conduct experiments to verify and analyze

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from Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP) in1988. In 1994, she received the M.S. degree in Physics from University of São Paulo, São Paulo, and Brazil.In 2000 she degree Ph.D. in the Department of Computer and Digital System engineering at the PolytechnicSchool of University of São Paulo, Brazil. She is teacher and researcher at LARC (Laboratory of ComputerArchitecture and Networks) where she has developed projects at multimedia applications for high-speednetwork and distance educationWilson Vicente RuggieroWilson Vicente Ruggiero is President of SCOPUS TECNOLOGIA S.A. He is an assistant professor ofComputer Department and Digital Systems Engineering of Polytechnic School of University of São Paulo andDirector of Laboratory of Computer

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the manipulation and analysis of the data collected.The manufacture of a product will necessitate the use of interdisciplinary teams of ComputerScience, Engineering Technology and other students in their capstone projects classes.The conclusion is that computer integrated manufacturing can be the focal point of study formany disciplines at many different levels.PhilosophyThe traditional way of teaching a technical subject is to strip away all superfluous distractionsand concentrate on a single issue. This is seen in the design of laboratory equipment that canperform one or a small number of very focused exercises. While this is very beneficial inintroducing a concept, it leaves the student with islands of knowledge and limited understandingof

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from otherdisciplines can take these courses as technical electives. Two of these courses (Metals andPolymers) have laboratories, but the laboratory is listed as a separate course, so that students cantake the lecture portion of the course without the associated laboratory.III. Impact of Curriculum ModificationsMaterials engineering students at Auburn will now gain significant exposure to another technicaldiscipline, which will broaden their educational experience and better prepare them for working oncross-disciplinary projects and teams. The cross-disciplinary specialization could provide anadvantage for the student when searching for employment. For example, the MicroelectronicsFabrication and Devices specialization listed above would help

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Jeffrey B. Connor; Richard Goff

Session 2793 Assessment of Providing In-Class, Hands-On, Activities to Virginia Tech’s First Year Engineering Students Jeffrey B. Connor, Richard M. Goff Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityAbstractHistorically, engineering has been a practical outgrowth of the need to solve physicalproblems. Engineering education was initially based in practical laboratory and shopexperiences, as well as traditional instruction in science and mathematics. FollowingWorld War II, engineering education in the United States began emphasizing theoreticalsciences and mathematics. Though a justified

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sophisticated instruments to mitigate this problem but the cost ofsuch instruments often prohibits their use in the undergraduate laboratory. This paper presents analternative approach. By developing a transfer function to describe the dynamics of theinstrument, the effect of the instrument can be removed from the data mathematically.The specific application presented in this paper is the collection and analysis of kinetic data forthe alkaline hydrolysis of methyl acetate. For this reaction, the rate can be monitored with aninexpensive pH meter. The transfer function for the meter was determined by fitting theconstants in a second-order, lead-lag model to data from a series of step-change experiments. Itwas assumed that the pH in the batch reactor for

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Thomas Mason; Arthur Western

Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationV. Technology and Entrepreneurial Development ProgramIn 1996 the Lilly Endowment, Inc. awarded a four-year, $4 million grant to establish theTechnology and Entrepreneurial Development (TED) Program. The goals of the programmirror those articulated by the Rose-Hulman Commission on the Future: (1) increaseindustry-related project opportunities for students and faculty; (2) develop product andprocess development laboratories; (3) establish entrepreneurial internships for students;(4) encourage interdisciplinary teams of faculty and students to work on projects thathave the potential for commercialization of a new product or process.As

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as elementary school. Elementary (andeven secondary) schoolteachers who have an appreciation for technology will likelyconvey that appreciation to their students. This will, in turn, broaden the horizons ofthese students regarding the opportunities they may have regarding careers in scientificand engineering disciplines. Engineering faculty believe the Toying with Technologycourse is a component of the long-term recruitment of K-12 students, particularlyminorities and women, into technology-based fields3, 4, 5.This course is designed to explain the principles behind many of the technologicalinnovations in wide use today via a collection of hands-on laboratory experiences basedupon simple systems constructed out of LEGOs and controlled by

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whether or not to start adirected program for entrepreneurship.III. Engineering CurriculumIt is the fundamental approach to engineering at OC that encourages and allows projects likeCommack to incubate and grow. The curriculum approach is project based rather than “textbook” based. Students are assigned projects in the classes and learn the theory and technologynecessary to complete the projects. Professors build in strong mathematics from the rigoroustexts used in the theory portion of the courses. Laboratories projects are integrated with thecourses, not taught separately. All students must take a broad spectrum of courses in electronics,microprocessors, communications, DSP, and controls. However, students also take a three-course sequence in

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 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationmapping, materials, structure, water resources, construction engineering and management,coastal engineering and public works engineering infrastructure. Specific civil engineeringresearch subjects include: in situ testing of soils; laboratory instrumentation; soil mechanics;foundations; soil-structure interactions; flow-through porous media and centrifugal modeling;pavement; rock; non-destructive testing; concrete; fiber reinforced polymers; global positioningsystem; airborne laser swath mapping; geographic information system; computer modeling;video imaging; simulation modeling; safety; signal timing and remote sensing.Research SourcesSome funding sources are presented in Table 1. In addition

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pronounced. It is imperative for graduating engineers to have operative knowledge of EMIand corresponding remedies. The EMC-related principles and applications are incorporated intwo electromagnetics, one communications and one EMC course and are supported by hands-onexperience in a newly developed state-of-the-art high-frequency laboratory. The lab exercisesand design projects are described at the web site http://http.engineering.sfsu.edu/nsf/. They helpstudents understand the difficult EM/EMC concepts and expose them to practical EMCapplications.I. IntroductionIn this era of rapid development of communication systems, the trend is toward use ofmicrowave and higher frequency ranges. At the same time circuits and systems are operating athigher

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of environmental engineering subjects in addition to other engineering courses. Thisprogram could significantly be improved if core courses were directly related to environmentalengineering and hands on laboratory courses were available.Environmental research activity at Mapúa existed but could be enhanced significantly throughcollaboration with industry and government agencies.Needs AssessmentSurvey instruments were developed to assess the needs of industry, academe, government, andnon-governmental organizations for environmental engineering education and research inrelation to the promotion of sustainable development and pollution prevention. For academe, allmembers of the Philippine Association of Technological Educators (PATE) were given

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program is an emphasis on technicalcommunication and integrated, hands-on design and experimentation, which is realizedin the multidisciplinary, project-oriented Engineering Clinic sequence. Beginning in thefreshman year, all students enroll in Clinics and work with students and faculty from allengineering disciplines on laboratory experiments, real-world design projects, andresearch projects of increasing complexity. Freshman Clinic focuses on reverseengineering and an introduction to each engineering discipline. In the sophomore year,students learn engineering design and effective technical communication skills. In theJunior/Senior Clinic, multidisciplinary student teams work closely with faculty onoriginal research and design projects. The