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The Modern ChE Laboratory

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2002 Annual Conference

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Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

Session 3613 The Role of Experiments in Inductive Learning Robert P. Hesketh, Stephanie Farrell, and C. S. Slater Department of Chemical Engineering Rowan University 201 Mullica Hill Road Glassboro, New Jersey 08028-1701ABSTRACTThis paper presents the results of Rowan University chemical engineering department’s efforts inteaching using the inductive method. In this paper our use of incorporating experiments into theinductive teaching and learning process will be given. We

Conference Session

A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

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2002 Annual Conference

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Patrick Joyner; Teresa Larkin

. E. (1998). 'Scientific writing' - A course to improve the writing of science students. Journal of College Science Teaching, 27(4), 267 - 272.[15]. Sharp, J. E., Olds, B. M., Miller, R. L., & Dyrud, M. (1999). Four effective writing strategies for engineering classes. Journal of Engineering Education, 88(1), 53 - 57.[16]. Tobias, S. (1990). They're not dumb, they're different: Stalking the second tier. Tucson, AZ: Research Corporation.[17]. Tobias, S. (1989). In Paul Connolly and Teresa Vilardi (Eds.), Writing to Learn Mathematics and Science. New York: Teachers College Press.[18]. Hein, T. L. (1995). Learning style analysis in a calculus-based introductory physics course. Annual conference of the

Conference Session

MINDing Our Business

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert Friedman; Fadi Deek; Howard Kimmel

Session 2370 The Computing and Composition as an Integrated Subject in the Secondary School Curriculum Fadi P. Deek, Robert S. Friedman, and Howard Kimmel College of Computing Sciences New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ USA 973.596.2997 (O) 973.596.5777 (Fax) Email: fadi.deek@njit.eduAbstractMany students enter college lacking basic problem solving and communication skills.The situation is even more exacerbated for students from urban

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratory Instruction

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Martin Morris; David Zietlow

forces acting on the rocket, the mass of the rocket, and time, t. S F = m*a = T – W – D (2) a(t) = T (t) – W(t) – D(t) (3) m(t) Drag Weight Thrust Figure 1: Forces acting on the rocketThe acceleration is also the derivative of the velocity, a(t) = dV/dt (4) dV(t) = T (t) – W(t) – D(t

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Mentoring Graduate Students for Success

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2002 Annual Conference

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Patricia Stubblefield; Elisabeth Alford

distance education (APOGEE) students and approximately 90part-time students. Graduate degrees awarded in 2001 included 144 MS and ME degreesand 17 Ph.D.’s. Thus, the graduate student participation in the workshops indicates alevel of interest that justifies offering these learning opportunities.This paper describes the process for organizing the workshops, as well as the objectivesand approaches used for each topic. It also outlines the key principles and contentintroduced in each workshop and reports the graduate students’ evaluations of thesessions.Workshop on communications and teachingAt the USC College of Engineering and Information Technology, as in other engineeringcolleges, engineering graduate students participate in undergraduate

Conference Session

Combining Research and Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Melanie Daniel; Joshua Becker; Carlos Ortiz

, “|Multiple-Site Adsorption of Cd, Cu, Zn and Pb on Amorphous Iron Oxyhydroxide”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science , 79(1), 209, (1981)5. Pierce, M.L., and Moore C.B., “Adsorption of Arsenite and Arsenate on Amorphous Iron Hydroxi de”, Water Research, 16, 1247, (1982)6. Stroes-Gascoyne, S., Kramer J. R., and Snodgrass W.J., “A New Model Describing the Adsorption of Copper on MnO 2”, Environmental Science and Technology, 20(10), 1047, (1986)7. Ortiz, C.A., and Wilson B., “Removal of Arsenic and Hexavalent Chromium from Leachates of an Industrial Landfill”, Symposium of Emerging Technologies for Hazardous Waste Management , Atlanta, September 21- 23, (1992).8. HACH Company, “Water Analysis Handbook”9. Standard

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Grad. and Upper Level Undergrad. BME Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Dominique M. Durand; Dmitri Kourennyi

relevant to the scientific paper(s) of their interest. The project is to model a particularsystem using the NEURON software. As the course proceeds, the students incorporate morecomplexity into their model. The help from instructors and the teaching assistant is providedcontinuously. When the projects are completed, students submit them as full-scale reports andpresent them in front of the class, with students involved in the evaluation of the presentation.The project and the presentation constitute the largest part of the final grade: 40-50%. About30% are reserved for two intermediate exams and 20-30% to homeworks. Page 7.964.2 Proceedings of

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Academic Prerequisites for Licensure

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2002 Annual Conference

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Brewer Stouffer; Jeffrey Russell

Session 1315 Why Raise the Education Bar for Civil Engineers? Jeffrey S. Russell, Ph.D., P.E., Brewer Stouffer, Stuart G. Walesh, Ph.D., P.E., Richard O. Anderson, P.E., Bobby E. Price, P.E., Angela DeSoto Duncan, P.E., Brook A. Maples, P.E., Norman L. Buehring, P.E., Gerald E. Galloway, Ph.D., P.E., Thomas A. Lenox, Ph.D., Jonathan C. Esslinger, P.E., John E. Durrant, P.E., and Brian K. Parsons, P.E.IntroductionIn October of 2001, the Board of Direction of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)unanimously voted to revise and move forward with Policy

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Otto Helweg

, and P. H. WEHANE, Ethical and Environmental Challenges toEngineering, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 20004. HARRIS, C. E., Jr., M. S. PRITCHARD, and M. J. RABINS, Engineering Ethics, 2 nd ed., Wadsworth/ThomasLearning, Belmont, CA, 20005. JOHBSON, D. G., Ethical Issues in Engineering, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 19916. SEEBAUER, E. G. and R. L. BARRY, Fundamentals of Ethics for Scientists and Engineers, Oxford UniversityPress, New York, NY, 20017. TENNESSEE STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION Report, 19928. Written communication with ASCE headquarters, 19929. HUNTER, J. D., The Death of Character; Moral Education in an Age Without Good or Evil, Basic Books, NewYour, NY, 200010. ANSCOMBE, G. E. M., "Modern Moral Philosophy," Philosophy

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Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Jacobs

author’sstyle and method.The Table of Content classifies the papers into seven categories shown on the right. Onecan view the titles and or search the CD for desired content.To find the document(s) meeting your needs, the user can: · Browse the Table of Contents which is organized by types of materials or processes, or · Use the full Text Search capability, searching by: Author Title Subject Page 7.477.3 Text words in contextThe PDFs are indexed for full text search when using the ADOBE ACROBAT READER WITHSEARCH program. Enabling the “Word Stemming” and “Sounds Like” features allows thegreatest

Conference Session

Academic Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

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S.Y. Eidgahy

for a faculty member to become chairperson.Bibliographic Information1 Hecht, I., Higgerson, M.L., Gmelch, W.H., and Tucker, A. (1999). The department chair as academic leader.Phoenix, AZ: The American Council on Education/Oryx Press.2 Seagren, A.T., Creswell, J.W., and Wheeler, D. W. (1993). The department chair: New roles, responsibilitiesand challenges (ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No. 1). Washington, DC: The George WashingtonUniversity.3 Cashin, W. E. (1996). Developing an effective faculty evaluation system. (IDEA Paper No. 33). Manhattan,KS: Kansas State University Center for Faculty Evaluation and Development in Higher Education. (ERICDocument Reproduction Service No. ED 395 536)4 Fish, S. (2001, October 19). To thine own

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching and Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Headley; Sanjiv Sarin

Fuller, H., “Accounting for Individual Effort in Cooperative Learning Teams,” Journal of Engineering Education, 89(2), 133-140, 2000.10. Kruger, J., & Dunning, D., “Unskilled and unaware of it: How difficulties in recognizing one's own incompetence lead to inflated self-assessments,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 77, 1121-1134, 1999.11. LeBold, W.K., Budny, D.D. and Ward, S.K., “How Do Students Grade Their Learning?” Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, Atlanta, GA, 1995.12. Maskell, D., “Student-based Assessment in a Multi-disciplinary Problem-based Learning Environment,” Journal of Engineering Education, 88(2), 237-241, 1999.13. Mehta, S. and Danielson, S., “Self-Assessment by

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Paterson; Samantha De Bon; Jean-Yves Chagnon; Deborah Wolfe

Session 2002-873 Engineering Accreditation in Canada and Its Current Challenges S. De Bon, MBA, D. Wolfe, P.Eng., Canadian Council of Professional Engineers / J.-Y. Chagnon, ing., W.G. Paterson, P.Eng. Canadian Engineering Accreditation BoardIntroduction to the CEABThe Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE) is the federation of provincial andterritorial authorities (constituent members) which license professional engineers. It oversees theprofession across Canada. The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB), a

Conference Session

ET International Collaborations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jean-Yves Hascoet; Benoit Furet; Marek Balazinski

hnician students from theInstitut Universitaire de Technologie de Nantes.In order to bring this project to fruition, we needed to find the subject of the product design.2.2.2 The supportJean-Pierre Lévy, sport teacher, conceived and constructed an a rtful pair of all-terrain in-linerollers in the 1980’s. This innovation was ahead of its time however, and the commercializationof his new product did not occur until a few years ago. M. Lévy asked the Institut Universitairede Technologie de Nantes to develop his idea.Our new educational approach was applied to encourage students in a design and manufacturingproject based on the creation of an all-terrain in-line roller for average consumers.2.2.3 Pedagogical organizationIn order to construct a

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Math with Technology

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2002 Annual Conference

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Peter Edwards

’ worksheets are shown in the followingframe. Note how with these particular examples that the student is using this applet in itssecondary role, as a design tool.1. There are three ways in which you can help solve the problems of near resonance of the Millennium Bridge over the River Thames in London (see accompanying Theory Sheet). You now know that light damping can lead to such problems in mechanical systems; so one solution would be to increase the resistance to motion. What else can you do to eliminate such problems? [Hint: think R 2 – 4Mk]. Discuss how any of this could be done in real world terms - and consider sending your s olution to the Millennium Bridge Commission, London!2. A second order linear system of the mass

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: A Potpourri

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2002 Annual Conference

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Monica Bruning

consciousness on behalf of the researchparticipants as a means of empowering them and giving research participants more authority(Thomas, 1993, p. 4).Similarly, participatory action research became popularized by a research movement that was apartial solution for those traditionally oppressed (women and people of color), exploited, orabused in the research process (Denzin & Lincoln 1998, p. 335). As a result, the ‘subjects’traditionally observed became active participants, to some degree or another, in the researchdesign, data collection, and/or data analysis phases of the research. The participatory elementwhich includes cooperation and collaboration between the researcher(s) and other participants inthe definition of the research problem, choice

Conference Session

Pedagogical Best Practices

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip McCreanor

. • Design information (dimensions and engineering calculations) for the main stormwater sewer. • Detention pond calculations (on-site ponds and attenuation (routing) pond): • mass balance calculations and assumptions • inflow and outflow hydrographs and pond depths • specification of outflow device(s) for the attenuation pond Page 7.949.7 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack Matson; Elizabeth Kisenwether

Page 7.798.7courses and classes, solidify the financial base, and expand as resources allow. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationBibliography1. Terenzini, P., Babrera, A., Colbeck, C., Parente, J., Bjorklund, S., “Collaborative Learning vs. Lecture/Discussion: Students’ Reported Learning Gains,” Journal of Engineering Education, Volume 90, No. 1, 2001,pp.123-130.2. Engineering Criteria 2000: Criteria for Accrediting Programs in Engineering in the United States,” 2 nd Edition.Engineering Accreditation Commission, Accreditation Bard for Engineering and Technology, Inc., Baltimore, MD,January 1998.3

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Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Hall; Nancy Hubing; David Oglesby; Vikas Yellamraju; Ralph Flori; Timothy Philpot

and a Research Associate for theInstructional Software Development Center at the University of Missouri–Rolla. Dr. Philpot received a Ph.D.degree from Purdue University in 1992, an M.Engr. degree from Cornell University in 1980, and a B.S. from theUniversity of Kentucky in 1979, all in Civil Engineering. Dr. Philpot teaches mechanics of materials and is theproject director of the U.S. Department of Education grant that supported this work. Dr. Philpot is the author ofMDSolids – Educational Software for Mechanics of Materials.DAVID B. OGLESBYDavid B. Oglesby is a Professor of Basic Engineering and a Research Associate for the Instructional SoftwareDevelopment Center at the University of Missouri–Rolla. Dr. Oglesby received a B. S. degree in

Conference Session

Issues of Concern to New Faculty

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Rose

may Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationbe. Feel free to add anything else about hobbies or other interests you may have that will help me to get to knowyou better.Please submit this assignment on Wednesday, August 29, 2001.Bibliography1. Lowman, J. Mastering the Techniques of Teaching, 2nd Ed., Jossey-Bass, Inc., San Francisco, 1995.2. Wankat, P. and Oreovicz, F., “Building Better Rapport.” ASEE Prism, November 1998.3. Welch, R., Baldwin, J., Bentler, D., Clarke, D., Gross, S., Hitt, J., “The ExCEEd Teaching Workshop: Participants’ Perspective and Assessment,” Proceedings

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New Information ET Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gordon Goodman; Edith A. Lawson; C. Richard Helps; Barry Lunt

(BYU) focus on a strong technology core and provide theoption to pursue an application area. At the present time even the term Information Technologyis interpreted differently by many in academia and industry.The development of IT as an academic discipline is similar to the process that Computer Science(CS) went through in the 70's and 80's. In fact, looking at the placement of Computer Scienceprograms in academic institutions around the U.S. illustrates the debate that swirled around thediscipline as its core was being defined. Some CS programs are in departments of Mathematics,others are in Engineering schools, and many others have become freestanding programs withinnewly emerging colleges of computing.Information Technology, as it is

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jiang Li; Matthew Lee

” Page 7.369.2CD-ROM Drive 24xMax CD Drive Weight 7.3 lbsDiskette Drive 3.4” 1.44 MB Battery Hi-capacity NiMH batterySecond, the environmental equipment should also be fast, compatible, and inexpensive.The basic components for the environmental equipment were selected from the NationalInstrument Co. and listed as following: 1) NI-DAQ Card (DAQCard-AL-16E-4 with 16 inputs, scanning rate 500 kS/s and 12 bit Multifunction I/O). 2) NI-DAQ Driver Software 6.5.1 for Windows 9X & Windows NT 3) NI-DAQ I/O Data connecting board (CB-68LP) 4) NI-DAQ Shielded Connecting cables (SH68-68-EP 184749-02) 5) NI-DAQ Converter for cable-card connection (1835698-01)Third, the portable DAQ system has been

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

population”.The throughput of engineering programs (present situation) in non-judgmental terms can bestated as: “the outcomes” of present practices that has led to a shortage of U. S. engineers tomeet the needs of our industry during these critical times as the U.S. industry competes toexpand in a global economy. As a result of this shortage U.S. corporations, both large andsmall have to import engineering support from abroad to stay viable in the market place.The question at hand is: What can be done to increase attracting and retaining engineeringstudents in their respective programs?. Fortunately there have been a significant number ofstudies and analysis to sort out the elements that cause students to leave engineering programs.One of them

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachel Shinn

impractical – 28 x 10 x 7 = 1,960 datapoints. A computerized system would make this scheme reasonable to implement.On the positive side, the data gives an average estimate of the team’s perception of eachindividual performance. This can be communicated back to individuals so that they can see whatareas they need to improve.The number of categories was reduced in later evaluations and the categories modified. This hasyet to be assessed. Also, a system of a finite number of bonus point s has been implemented, butthe results of this have not yet been assessed. This system, used in addition to the categoryevaluations, has each team member distribute a fixed number of points amongst the team membersso that if each team member is contributing equally, this

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Research

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Felder; David Ollis

. Most new Ph.D.’s who join faculties have only beenprepared to work on a research problem someone else has defined. They are expected to figureout for themselves how to plan a course, teach it effectively, assess the learning of their students,define their own research problems, identify and approach potential funding sources, form aresearch team of graduate students and possibly faculty collaborators, write successful proposals,carry out the research, disseminate the results, balance the competing time demands imposed byteaching, research, and service, and integrate themselves into their campus culture. Page 7.668.1 Proceedings of the

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Curriculum Development in BIO Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Zdzislaw Pawlowski; Krzysztof Zaremba; Roman Morawski

TECHNICAL ELECTIVE COURSES 10 DIPLOMA 18 Page 7.1224.5 S 96 48 48 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationThe list of courses, presented in Table 2, comprises required and free elective courses. Thecourses should be taken in sequences that are proposed for students in the

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nashwan Younis

facultymust apply the results to the educational objectives as well as the outcomes of the programs. Thedesign content in the curriculum is not an isolated issue from other attributes. It is recommendedto analyze the overall effectiveness of the program in regard to preparing the graduates for aprofessional career in general. This is should be done in conjunction with assessing a desiredattribute. The result from our alumni is shown in Fig. 5. 50 % Numb er o f Res pon s es 40 30 20

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Dempster

opportunity for the student to investigatethe integration of mathematics and engineering science in an open-ended design problem.Unfortunately this often ends in failure with either minimal analysis being carried out or themajority of the time being devoted to technical analysis as an end in itself instead of being atool within the design process.A review of the literature and engineering curricula from many other universities indicatedlittle attention has been given to these issues. This is surprising since, a requirement forteaching engineering analysis in a design context had been ident ified by the ASEE in the1950’s, (Nicolai, 1998) but rarely implemented in any formal way. However, Tavakoli andMariappan, (Tavakoli and Mariappan, 2000

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Duarte; Brian Butz

as assignments.When the student feels that s/he knows the solution, s/he emails it back to the supervisor. Thesupervisor acknowledges that the assignment solution is either correct or offers additional help tosolve the assignment. A description of the IMITS learning mechanism has been givenpreviously14 and will not be repeated here.Project StatusThree of the six modules, DC Analysis, AC Analysis and Transient Analysis have beencompleted. Consequently, the intelligent tutoring system is able to assist students in their firsttwo courses in circuit theory. The assignment is the basis of learning within the IMITS softwarepackage. The assignments have to be done in a linear fashion—one assignment completed ormastered before the next assignment

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Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Loker

1 1 1 0 pushbutton * is pushbutton 0 is pushbutton # is depressed depressed depressed Table 1. Keypad Truth TableAs the truth table indicates, all three DAQ input terminals (M,H, and E) will be read as all logic 1'swhen all logic 1's are written to the four DAQ output terminals (A,B,F and G), regardless of thestate of any one of the pushbuttons. When a logic 0 is written to any one of the output terminals,then terminals M,H, and E will be read as all logic 1's unless a pushbutton is depressed. In order todetermine which pushbutton is depressed, it is necessary to read all three input terminals (M,H, andE