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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Bijan Sepahpour

the ModelLaboratory. Their understanding of group dynamics and appreciation for cost-effective andsuperior designs has been enhanced.Partial support of NSF, which started in January of 2002 has increased the momentum of theefforts that have started since 1998 for creation of the State of the Art Laboratory. Successfulimplementation of this project has resulted in several measurable outcomes as:1. Generation of comprehensive blueprints for fabrication of apparatuses necessary for precision experimentation in the areas of Mechanics of Materials and Dynamics of Machinery.2. Creation of detailed laboratory manuals-ready for distribution to students.3. A well thought out and comprehensive plan for putting together an affordable model

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Engineering Economy Frontiers

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2003 Annual Conference

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Phillip Rosenkrantz

proposals werepart of a campus research project to work collaboratively and explore how on-line teaching andlearning could be used and whether there could be measurable benefit to the campus community.Results were documented and presented to the campus community.Part 2 - On-line Teaching Options, Strategies, and ConsiderationsThere are many new books and articles that talk about on-line teaching and learning in higher Page 8.820.1education. One very excellent article talks about the usage of web technology as a “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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The Climate for Women In Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Jeffrey Jarosz; Ilene Busch-Vishniac

that 21st century leaders must“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright @ 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”make connections among seemingly disparate discoveries. Saving design projects until senioryear drives students away. Technology such as computer graphic simulations allows hands-onengineering even in freshman year.8At Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a member of the Foundation Coalition, underclassmentake comprehensive 12-credit courses integrating engineering, physics, chemistry, computerscience and calculus. There is topical alignment and exams are integrated.9Fromm’s E4 program at Drexel integrates science, engineering and liberal studies. A team

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Karl Stephan; Vedaraman Sriraman

supply, and a clock pulsewith a selectable clock frequency. While this type of prototype breadboard is suitable for use withTTL (transistor-transistor logic) SSI and MSI (small-scale and medium-scale integrated circuits,respectively), most of the digital electronics industry has progressed beyond this 1970s-eratechnology. At the beginning of the NSF-sponsored project, there were no computers in theelectronics laboratory where Digital Electronics and related courses were taught. Most modern digital systems are implemented primarily with embedded microprocessorsand PLDs (programmable logic devices). The use of PLDs allow the user to download entirecombinatorial and sequential logic designs into programmable hardware. The PLD is

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Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Barbara Bernal

provision and capability to askusers to evaluate the usability of systems. Usability is one of the main principles contained in user-centered design. User-centered design systematically approaches software design with the intentto fit the software to the genuine needs of users. It provides a scheme for quickly understandingusers in relation to systems, their working intentions in carrying out tasks, and the support theyneed from the system to perform those tasks.5 The ULAB, as a curricular resource, prepares ourgraduates to apply their knowledge to industry usability evaluations by promoting usability as anintegral part of the software’s pursuit of quality. Specific usability evaluation projects are done inthe ULAB with the user-centered courses

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Potpourri Design

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2003 Annual Conference

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Howard Medoff; Stephen Stace; Janice Margle

project. It involvesdesigning, building, and testing a simple stringed instrument. All work is done in teams. A combination demo/hands-on exercise is being developed for inclusion as the designcomponent of a freshmen engineering design and graphics course. The purpose of the exercise isto expose students to designing and building a simple stringed instrument. This instrumentincludes a strain gage to (indirectly) measure string tension which is then compared to mathe-matical models and resulting musical pitch. This musical pitch is analyzed using commerciallyavailable software that receives input from a contact microphone mounted on the instrument’sbody. Student teams document all information through reports and in-class

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Advancing Thermal Science Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Chu Chen Chen

project spending would roughly triple, andwithin a decade would result in a savings of twenty billion dollars per year in energy and watercosts, create over one hundred thousand permanent new jobs, and significantly cut pollution”.As an Energy Project Director and Energy Auditor for the past ten years, I have performed morethan four hundred energy audits in governmental facilities, universities, health care organizations,public schools, and private industry buildings. Two commonalities are usually found in all thesestructures. One commonality usually found is that most facilities have not yet implemented theuse of energy efficient technologies, due to budget constraints. The second commonality is thatthe performance contract provided by the

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Assessment Strategies in BAE

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ann Kenimer; Jim Morgan

Taxonomy (e.g.knowledge, comprehension, application). Term projects often are used to help students develophigher-order thinking skills and to bring design concepts into engineering courses. However,because projects have greater scope and larger work requirements, it is difficult to fit more thanone or two projects into a semester-long course. Further, most students and many faculty viewthese longer-term assignments as mostly out-of-class work. While comprehensive and veryworthwhile, these term projects are both burdensome to complete and cumbersome to grade.Hence, neither faculty nor students would relish increasing the number of these all-encompassingdesign projects attempted per semester. This paper describes efforts to develop and implement in

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Remote Sensing and Telemetry

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2003 Annual Conference

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Alberto Gomez-Rivas; George Pincus

technology is commonly referred to as Geomatics. Page 8.1068.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationWhy is GPS/GIS, Geomatics, included in a Structural Analysis and Design EngineeringTechnology Program?The technologies involved in Geomatics are significant for engineering technology practicebecause of its labor saving costs and improvements in the quality of results. Engineering firmsare eager to apply Geomatics to everyday projects throughout the world. Therefore, EngineeringTechnology programs

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Assessment in EM Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Neal Jackson; Susan Magun-Jackson

StrengthsFinder Profile. This article presents a review of the“strengths” literature, an analysis of the class results using the StrengthsFinder Profile, andconclusions.IntroductionThe introductory course MEM 601 in the Master of Engineering Management Program atChristian Brothers University utilizes group activities to facilitate learning and to develop team-related skills. In addition to homework and in-class assignment, students are grouped in teams towork on semester-long projects. Projects give these teams an opportunity to utilize leadershipand management concepts, project management skills, and other principles and informationpresented throughout the semester.The class of fall 2002 also read the book, Now, Discover Your Strengths1 by Buckingham

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Mobile Robotics in Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Darcy Schein; Cathryne Stein

for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education 2engineering, design, language arts, and even ethics. Educational robotics is usually multi-modal,involving programming, mechanical design and construction, teamwork and project management.This can be a real opportunity for students with learning styles not typically suited to classroomwork to flourish and demonstrate their talent.The Botball Program is the main educational initiative at the KISS Institute for Practical Robotics.Botball is an educational program for middle and high school

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Benjamin Flores; Elvia Martin Del Campo; Ariana Arciero; Patricia Nava; Rosa Gomez

) was started on campus and six members of the UTEP WiSE programare participating in this on-going community-based design project. The focus of this project is toget women involved in creating technology that will positively impact the community. The VDCis a collaborative network of nine colleges and universities that draws technical and non-technicalwomen, and their supporters, into technology by making the connection between technologycreation and social impact. Page 8.599.2Guided by a few basic concepts and fresh communication processes, VDC participants create “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Cyr

Session 2793 What Does It Take To Make K-12 Engineering Education Sustainable? Martha N Cyr Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155IntroductionIn the past decade there has been significant increase in the commitment of engineering schools,departments, and individuals to support engineering learning in the K-12 environment. As in anygood engineering project, there is more than one solution. Looking across the spectrum, a widevariety of types of these K-12 outreach programs exist, ranging from single day student basedexperiences to professional

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Program Delivery Methods & Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Ragsdell; Halvard Nystrom

on the course webpage.All students in the quality engineering courses must complete a semester project. In spring 2002,students selected one of four project assignments, except for one distance student group thatdecided to work on a work related project. The students choose one of the following projects:catapult, Wheatstone bridge, automotive disk brake system, or design of a cool drink. Studentsthat chose the catapult or disk brake system projects were provided with simulations thatfacilitated experimentation. We briefly describe one of the simulations here.The Catapult: The Catapult is a device designed to throw a projectile to reliably hit a distanttarget. The key word here is “reliably hit.” A good discussion of the mechanics of the

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Trends in Nuclear Engineering Education II

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2003 Annual Conference

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William Prestwich; Fiona McNeill; David Chettle

Radiation Physics is basedupon the equivalent of six half graduate courses plus a project and a comprehensiveexamination. The courses involve various aspects of both ionizing and non-ionizingradiation while the project is much broader in scope, but much less rigorous in depth thana thesis. Ideally the student can complete the requirements in one calendar year, althoughin many cases the project has lasted longer, so typically the time spent is roughly 18months. The program is flexible and many students have performed “off campus” researchprojects working with supervisors in industry and government organisations.EnrolmentIn the last few years enrolment has dropped within the undergraduate and graduateprogrammes. In the undergraduate programme, this

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Hankley

from otherengineering disciplines. The course is prerequisite to our capstone project course on softwareengineering. The architecture course does not cover general software engineering topics (such astesting, estimation, and management), but it does provide students in the capstone course withfoundation skills for software design and development. This type of architecture and designcourse should be an appropriate second level course for engineers with a minor emphasis ofsoftware.IntroductionThis paper addresses the underlying issue of where and how and why architecture and design fitinto the curriculum of courses for majors in computing and for service computing courses, whichare often taken by engineering and science majors. Historically, the

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Technical Issues in Arch Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Carol Diggelman; Michael McGeen

communicate those findings both inwriting and orally, skills essential for academic success, as well as for life long learning.The new course includes a traditional lecture component (lectures, exams, portfolio), alaboratory component (based on current ASTM standards) and a research project (on atopic of the student’s interest). Determining course content involved systematicallycombining the content of the existing courses for each of the building materials,emphasizing materials science content; identifying relevant ASTM standards, tradeassociation web sites and information sources; and addressing ABET requirements andFE exam requirements. From a day-by-day topic outline, faculty stakeholders, who teachadvanced courses, and seniors, who have taken

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Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Kenney; Thomas Jewell

engineering students can satisfy the international experiencerequirement is by participating in interdisciplinary “Mini-Terms Abroad,” a program funded, inpart, by the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor and Keck Foundations. The mini-term curriculumtypically consists of a series of seminars during the term preceding the travel abroad, a three-weekfield experience in a foreign country during the winter inter-term or summer break, and thecompletion and presentation of a research project by multi-disciplinary teams of students duringthe term immediately following the foreign experience. The authors have developed a mini-termcourse program that explores the technical, economic, environmental, sociopolitical, and culturalaspects of electric power generation in

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Davis; Wayne Sarasua

datacollection techniques and methods to process, analyze, and present data within the larger contextof addressing engineering and project design issues. Topics include traditional surveying, globalpositioning systems (GPS), digital photogrammetry, remote sensing, geographic informationsystems (GIS,) and digital terrain modeling (DTM). The paper includes a discussion of lecturematerial, organization of laboratories, software programs and equipment. Page 8.679.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for

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International Collaborative Efforts

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ronald Kander

, problem-solving techniques from many disciplines, and use of the computer as a problem-solving tool.• the ability to integrate scientific and technological factors with political, social, economic, and ethical considerations. Breadth is provided through study in several different strategic sectors that reflect nationalcritical technologies, and currently include: biotechnology, energy, engineering manufacturing,environment, information and knowledge management, health systems, and telecommunications.Depth is provided through study in an area of concentration selected from among these sectors,and includes a comprehensive capstone thesis project. One objective of the program is to educate students to solve problems in a

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Stephen Kuyath

Session 1520 An Interactive Lecture for Web-Based ET classes Stephen J. Kuyath UNC-Charlotte Department of Engineering TechnologyAbstract:To some degree distance education (DE) students are at a disadvantage because they are unableto participate in class lectures. The purpose of this project was to create an animated lecture fordistance education students providing them access to the benefits of a class lecture. Althoughmany formats have been used to create digitized, online lectures (e.g.: PowerPoint, MPEG orQuickTime movies, etc.) there are several advantages to using

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Multimedia Engineering Education,Distance, Service, & Internet-Based Approaches

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2003 Annual Conference

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Reza Sanati-Mehrizy; Afsaneh Minaie

equipment supplier for the new CIM lab.Past experience in CIM projects, especially academicprojects, was of prime concern in the selection process.Eshed Robotec was selected as theequipment/technology vendor for the project. Thecompany offered an impressive background in thedevelopment and production of educational systems forthe study of manufacturing technologies.Since the time of the contract award, Eshed Robotec Page 8.167.3has merged with Light Machines, a designer and Proceedings of the 2003 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American

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Related Engineering Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Laurie Cormier; Kelly Clark; Emily Ryan

National Science Foundation (NSF) GK-12 program is managed through the Center forEngineering Educational Outreach (CEEO) at Tufts University. The CEEO is a nonprofitorganization working with area schools to incorporate engineering into preK-12 classrooms. TheCEEO supports roughly fifteen different programs. The programs range from a summer camp formiddle school students to workshops for teachers and educators.The GK-12 project is a three-year project focused on pairing graduate-level engineering andcomputer science students with classroom teachers. The CEEO had six graduate fellows and fourundergraduate fellows in the first year of the project, and currently has eight graduate fellowsworking in the classroom and four undergraduate fellows working

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Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George Holling

Page 8.510.3their perspective in the fields of study that they have chosen. Industry, on the other hand, demands graduateswho can quickly jump in and become productive and that possess both a research and an applied focus.20 At firstglance the Technologist will have an advantage due to the fact that the Engineering Technology education placesmore emphasis on current, existing technologies and skills.However, two trends are emerging in Engineering Education: - the requirement by industry for advanced degrees;21 - project and team based learning.22During the past 15 years, a trend has emerged that industry is increasingly demanding higher levels of educationand the requirement that engineers have completed a Masters Degree is relatively

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Innovation in Design Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Vincent Wilczynski

, motors,connecting wires and a programmable remote control system. The teams use these materials todesign and construct robotic devices that accomplish a simulated maritime mission. The kit ofparts is reusable each year and requires little machine-shop work to create machines, therebymaking this project ideal for repeated use. The experience is modeled on the capstone designactivity and contains many attributes of the final design experience. The U.S. Coast GuardAcademy has been the only program using this commercially available kit of parts and hasworked with the vendors to improve the system as a tool for engineering design education.IntroductionProviding engineering undergraduates with a sound introduction to the fundamental tools forsuccess

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Recruitment and Retention

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2003 Annual Conference

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Korinne Resendez; Carryn Bellomo; Rafic Bachnak

make decisions that affect them for the rest oftheir lives; selecting the college they wish to attend and choosing the field of study theywant to pursue. It is anticipated that this innovative approach, focusing on the 11th grade,can serve as a model for other Hispanic-Serving Institutions and for future nationalefforts. One of our goals is to make the activities undertaken by this project an integralpart of the recruiting and training efforts and expand them to reach a larger geographicalarea and a higher number of underrepresented students.The Role of TechnologyThe food industry has made great strides in using technologically sophisticatedequipment. Technology has resulted, among other things, in greater diversity of foodproducts and a more

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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THEO MARYONOVICH; Chris Netherton; Chandra Sekhar; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

Session 1292 Computer-Assisted GOAL-Oriented Walking Robot Omer Farook, Chandra R. Sekhar, Jai P. Agrawal, Theo Maryonovich and Chris Netherton Purdue University Calumet Hammond, IN 46323AbstractThe paper discusses a senior design project which was implemented during a two-semestercourse, Senior Design. These two courses are the capstone courses in ElectricalEngineering Technology curriculum offered in seventh and eighth semester. This projectand similar projects provides the student a unique opportunity to design and integrate theknowledge and

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Design for Community

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2003 Annual Conference

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Traig Born; Joel Glidden; Ann Wright; Andrew Wright

this trend have been described in Suh’s Principles of Design1 and Hazelrigg’sIntroduction to Systems Engineering2, among others.There has been a growing trend to re-examine what skills are taught in a design class. Thistrend is driven primarily by industry’s need for project management and design decision-making skills, in addition to analytical skills.3Another skill set which has been disappearing is design by analogy. Emphasis is placed ondeveloping novelty in design (the “new and different”). In fact, a “new and different”design requires complete validation, which is more expensive than modifying an existingdesign to achieve new objectives. The costs of validation and reduction to practice mustbe considered in the decision to develop a new

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Using Web-Based Engineering Information

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2003 Annual Conference

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Nicole Clark; David Radcliffe

, practitioners and other professionals working in theareas of sustainability and engineering. It is a collaborative project, lead by the University ofQueensland. The Sustainability Knowledge Network and its previous incarnation, TheAustralasian Virtual Engineering Library (AVEL), is part of a wider movement in Australiawhich has focused on developing discipline -specific, subject gateways in order to assist with thedelivery and dissemination of academic information. In Australia, this movement is coordinatedby the Australian Subject Gateways Forum. Subject gateways grew out of initiatives undertakenin the United Kingdom, such as the eLib program.1Subject gateways perform an important role as a “middle-ware” agent. They sit between the userand the Web

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Computer Assisted Data Acquisition

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

profiles in the fin to both analytical and numerical (finitedifference) solutions. This kind of experience enhances the understanding of the transfer ofthermal energy by undergraduate mechanical engineering students and exposes them to severalimportant concepts in heat transfer.I. IntroductionThe Design-Build-Test (DBT) concept has, recently, been used in undergraduate engineeringlaboratories [1, 2] and also in capstone senior design projects in which students design, develop,build, and test [3]. Traditional undergraduate heat transfer laboratories in mechanical engineeringexpose the students to heat transfer concepts presented in lecture classes, but do not provide themwith design experiences similar to what they might face as thermal