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Gerard N. Foster

by the program. Many interactive options arise. Beyond these concerns, Java allows anumber of Layouts for the display of information (objects) on the screen. The objects to bedisplayed can be organized into panels and sub-panels. The options in this area can be confusingand time and practice are required to learn this aspect of Java. The development period oflearning why something would or would not display with the proper spacing was particularlyfrustrating and has not been completely mastered. Not withstanding the problems, once thecalculator’s basic functioning as an adder was completed, the addition of other operations wasvery easy. Page

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Kevin LaFerriere; John M. Spinelli

. Finally, when major conceptssuch as frequency response have been mastered the black boxes can be used to motivatethe student design of equalizers or approximate inverse systems.In a chemistry laboratory, students are frequently presented with an "unknown" samplewhich needs to be identified by testing for the presence of various substances. In a Page 5.20.1systems lab, a similar educational experience can be gained by giving students anunknown system and asking them to describe its behavior and properties qualitatively andquantitatively. With appropriate equipment at their disposal, they can ask questions like"What would happen if I applied a particular

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Patrick C. Gee; Marvin Needler; Barbara L. Christe

schoolmembers and their family and classmates in the Indianapolis area.BARBARA CHRISTEBarbara Christe is an Assistant Professor and Program Director of Biomedical Electronics Technology in theElectrical Engineering Technology Department at IUPUI. Prior to her arrival at IUPUI in 1998, she was anAssistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology Department at the Community College of RhodeIsland for 12 years. She received her Masters Degree in Clinical Engineering from Rensselaer at Hartford and herBS in Engineering from Marquette University.PATRICK GEEPatrick Gee is a Visiting Professor for the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department and Director of theMinority Engineering Advancement Program at Indiana University-Purdue University at

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David Harding

numerical result inthe Answer box and the units in the Units box. If a student made one or more mistakes and thenretook a quiz containing this question, the values of RS and RL would be different. A studentcould not simply note the correct answer provided with the feedback and use it the next time thequiz was taken. He had to determine what was done incorrectly. In this way learning took place.The primary purpose of WebCT computational questions was not student evaluation. It was toprovide a learning experience. In the case of a student who has already mastered the material, itwill provide verification of his knowledge.The values of RS and RL were specified to be variables at the time the question was written.These two variables also appear in the

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Richard Gilbert; Wayne E. Wells; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

student.The practical applications component of the module is a direct attempt to tune the student to theengineering aspects of the module’s lesson. The task of this module component is to assure thestudent that the material to be mastered will be used. In some cases the new skills could be usedin immediate every day life but in all cases these new student attributes will be used in futureengineering courses. Actual engineering “on the job” activities involving this new knowledgewill be introduced at this point. Page 5.305.4 Session 1486The practice component of

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Hisham Alnajjar

theireffectiveness, reflect on the experience and offer other institutions a picture of what goeson in such an environment.IntroductionThe University of Hartford is an independent, mid-size comprehensive, primarilyundergraduate institution of about 6500 students (full & part-time). It is complex for itssize with seven baccalaureate schools/colleges—arts and science, engineering, business,engineering technology, and education/nursing/health professions, an art school, and aschool of music/dance/drama—as well as 2 two-year colleges. The COE enrolls about400 undergraduate students on full-time or part-time basis and offers ABET accreditedprograms in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. It also offers a practice-oriented Masters program in various

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Howard A. Canistraro

subject matter that is currently being covered and must bepresented in standard technical report format. Students must include complete mathematical andsimulations using either MathCAD or Microsoft EXCEL, appropriate prints of the subject matterunder question using AutoCAD R14 and a master document created using Microsoft WORD.At the end of the course, all labs are combined into a complete technical report reviewing theengineering hardware that was investigated. Page 5.28.3Course Evaluation:Machine Design I has been one of the most highly regarded courses in Ward College’s METprogram. A course specific post survey was developed and has been

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Wallace S. Venable

fact, sometimes not particularly important that we “teach,” if we provide students withproper objectives, resources, and tests – and rewards. You have only to watch students involvedin national contests such as the SAE automotive designs and ASCE structural designs to seethis. At the same time, it is important to study how carefully rules are structured to ensure thatstudents master skills in such diverse areas as manufacturing processes, analysis, andcommunications. At the institutional level, it is always critical that students are monitored, andsupported in a way consistent with local curricular objectives.Dead Authors - Living ConceptsGiven the limited attention which the principles described in this paper receive today, you mightthink

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Tapas K. Das; Marco E. Sanjuan

Engineering Department at Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla-Colombia. As aFulbright scholar Prof. Sanjuan obtained a Master of Sciences in Engineering Sciences from the IndustrialEngineering Department at USF. He currently teaches Automatic Process Control and Manufacturing Processes atUSF.TAPAS K. DASTapas K. Das is an Associate Professor of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering at the University ofSouth Florida, Tampa. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1989. Heteaches stochastic processes, quality control, design of experiments, and queueing theory. His current researchinterests include performance evaluation of stochastic systems, reinforcement learning approaches to large scaleMarkov and

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Saleh M. Sbenaty

in introductory level circuit analysis, networking, information systems, and communicationcourses. The author have participated in the writing and development of several cases but mostnotably he has co-authored a short case based on a visit to the Sprint hub in Johnson City, TN.The student is asked in this case to configure the connection required for powering a system of48-V telecommunication modules (one master and ten slaves) using 12-V batteries depending oncurrents and energy back-up requirements. The complete case titled “What Happens When theLights Go Out? Can I Still Call for Help?” is available at the SEATEC web site:http://www.nsti.tec.tn.us/SEATEC.The second case that the author has developed is attracting the attention of various

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W. Bradford Cross; Susan M. Morgan; Mark P Rossow

SIUE is small (approximately 130 undergraduatestudents and 40 masters-level graduate students), the outcome portfolio method described isapplicable to any size department and to any number of outcomes. The key to the method is todevelop meaningful categories in which to group the outcomes or to target the method towardspecific outcomes.Bibliography1. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. Baltimore, MD: ABET. November 1, 1998.2. Leonard, Michael S., and Katherine E. Scales. "Preparing Programs in an Engineering School or College for Accreditation Evaluation Under Engineering Criteria 2000." Presented at Best Assessment Processes in Engineering Education II: A

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Mathias J. Sutton; Kathryne A. Newton; Duane D. Dunlap

of education characterized by: physical separation of learners from theteacher, with limited access to the teacher and other learners; an organized instructional program;technological media, and two-way communication” 1. Many universities are modifying existingon-campus courses that use the Internet as an instructional delivery tool. More and moreuniversities are offering courses (undergraduate and graduate, alike) that students can takecompletely via the Internet with no live, face-to-face component.Is a completely distant approach appropriate for a graduate degree in technology? We assert thatin order to maintain the quality and integrity of a Master of Science degree in technology, itcannot be based completely on distance education; it

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David S. Cottrell

education into a new areaeffectively dealing with the “how” of construction engineering. As a result of my experience in developing and implementing this new course inconstruction engineering planning, I conclude that (1) it is indeed possible to integrateconstruction management into a strictly structures civil engineering program, and (2) that thiscourse can serve as viable introduction to the management principles inherently required tobe a functioning, practicing civil engineer.LIEUTENANT COLONEL DAVID S. COTTRELL is Chief, US Army Operations Center, Washington, DC.Graduated from the US Military Academy in 1978, his further studies at Texas A&M University culminated ina Masters Degree (1987) and a PhD (1995). He has served as an

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Robert Gray; Robert Weissbach

solution of pseudorange equations found in Reference [2].Normally, the user equipment needs to acquire and maintain lock on four satellites in order tocompute a 3-D position fix and the clock bias CB. The GPS pseudorange between the user Page 5.381.3and each satellite is computed based on knowledge of time (the master GPS clock) and aunique signal format which is broadcast by each satellite. Once the four pseudoranges areknown, a recursive algorithm is used to compute the user’s position.GPS provides the satellite positions in the Earth-Centered Earth-Fixed (ECEF) coordinateframe as shown in Figure 1. From the ECEF frame, conversions to latitude

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Yosef Gavriel; Robert Broadwater

• Trail-and-error development • No-duplication principle • Keep-it-simple principle • Objects are characterized by behaviorThe students were encouraged to experiment with each new concept in the smallest programpossible. In writing the program the student should be experienced with all parts of the programexcept the new concept that is to be mastered. In other words, design a number of smallexperiments in which mistakes will be made, and from which understanding will be increased.Learning new programming concepts can be viewed as a "process of carefully planning smallmistakes." [2]Simple use of the debugger was introduced early in the course. This aided the students in theirexperimentation with new concepts. Also, it

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Marilyn Dyrud

immediately usable materials, I spent my .25 releasedtime for the terms prior to the first and second seminars creating resource notebooks forparticipants. The goal was to provide faculty with background information on applied ethicsand appropriate ethical theories, cases suitable for 50-minute class periods, and actual coursematerials. The result was a 1½" binder divided into several sections:Ä Copies of professional codes of ethicsÄ Information on current issues in a variety of fields, types of ethical problems, and stages of moral developmentÄ Course materials, including transparency masters as well as handouts for studentsÄ A section listing ethics centers, ethics cases, videos, Internet sites, and OIT library

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Lucy C. Morse

important feature of working at a distance. Sincethere is no timeworn body of experience to draw from, e-team members and the professor haveto be open to experimentation, often discovering what makes an e-team successful in hindsight.Bibliography1. Betz, Frederick and Keys, Kenneth. Management Paradigms and the Technology Factor. Technology Management, v1, pp. 242-246.2. Duarte, Deborah L. and Snyder, Nancy. Mastering Virtual Teams: Strategies, Tools, and Techniques That Succeed. Jossey-Bass Inc., 1999.3. Hagen, Mark R. Teams Expand into Cyberspace. Quality Progress v32 no6 (June 1999) p.90-93.4. Lipnack, Jessica and Stamps, Jeffrey. Virtual Teams. (New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1997)5. Martin, B., Moskal, P., Foshee, N., and

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Ted Eschenbach

principally been in the graduateengineering management program at the University of Alaska Anchorage where there were alsosome undergraduate engineering responsibilities. Teaching sabbaticals have been spent at theUniversity of Missouri-Rolla and the Naval Postgraduate School. The other view comes fromrecently completing a second master’s degree as a full-time continuing education student. Thiswas a master of civil engineering degree, but it did include some senior level baccalaureatecourses. Both views are supplemented by nearly 20 years of ASEE conferences.I had served on the faculty with each professor (except one adjunct), and I had served on peerreview committees for tenure, promotion, and evaluation. Yet, the student grapevine was an eyeopener

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Barbara L. Christe

university. Lastly, instructors must communicate theirlove of a subject in new and different ways to preserve and enhance student success andsatisfaction.BARBARA CHRISTEBarbara Christe is an Assistant Professor and Program Director of Biomedical Electronics Technology in theElectrical Engineering Technology Department at IUPUI. Prior to her arrival at IUPUI in 1998, she was anAssistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology Department at the Community College of RhodeIsland for 12 years. She received her Masters Degree in Clinical Engineering from Rensselaer at Hartford and herBS in Engineering from Marquette University. Page

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Madhu Gourineni; Badrul H. Chowdhury

. degrees also inElectrical Engineering from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA in 1983 and 1987 respectively. Heis currently an Associate Professor in the Electrical & Computer Engineering department of theUniversity of Missouri–Rolla. From 1987 to 1998 he was with the University of Wyoming’sElectrical Engineering department where he attained the rank of Professor. He has served as thePrincipal Investigator in several engineering education-related projects sponsored by the USNational Science Foundation.MADHU GOURINENIMadhu Gourineni obtained his B.S degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering fromOsmania Univeristy, Hyderabad, India in 1998. As soon as he completed his undergraduatedegree, he joined the University of Missouri-Rolla’s Master

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Christine D. Noble; Beth M. Myers; Karen E. Schmahl

engineeringapplications within the chapters that are typically covered in a one-semester course. End ofchapter problems are categorized according to the level of and type of engineering content.Summary information from the study should be helpful in determining the appropriate balance ofengineering and finance coverage to meet curricular objectives.IntroductionSuccessful teaching of engineering economy requires that, upon completion of the course,students are able to apply time value of money concepts in making engineering decisions. Inorder for students to reach a minimum level of competence, they must master the basics oftechniques such as present worth, equivalency, and rate of return on an after-tax basis. Theymust also be able to apply correctly the

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Micheal Parten; Heath Keene

Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationHEATH KEENEHeath Keene recently received his BS EE degree and is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in ElectricalEngineering at Texas Tech University. Most of this work comes from his efforts in his senior project lab and during a coopwith National Instruments, Inc. in Austin, Texas.MICHEAL PARTENMicheal Parten is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas Tech University. He has been the Directorof Undergraduate Labs in the department since returning from industry in 1984. Dr. Parten is a registered ProfessionalEngineer in Texas and is actively involved in a number of research and educational projects

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Barbara L. Christe; Elaine M. Cooney

females in non-traditional fields.However, few engineering technology faculty are women. Universities find it difficult to locatewomen who meet the TAC-ABET qualifications for technology faculty. Of the 382,700engineers in industry with master’s degrees, only 10.7% are women. If a doctorate is required,search and screen committees will only find 6.8% of the 80,300 industry engineering PhD.’s arewomen3. Because this data does not break out years of experience, and because the number ofthe women in the field has become significant only recently, the actual number of womencandidates who meet the requirement of masters with three years of industrial experience isactually lower.There is a critical link between female students pursuing degrees in the

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William Stratton; Ranaye Marsh; Jonathan Lawson; Jay Kunze

education.JONATHAN LAWSON is Vice President of Academic Affairs at ISU. Earlier he held a similar position at theUniversity of Hartford, where he previously served as both an interim dean of engineering, compiling 25 years ofacademic administrative experience. He has served as chair of the New England Assoc. of Schools and Collegeshigher education commission, and continues to be active in accreditation activities.WILLIAM E. STRATTON is the Dean of the College of Business at ISU. His undergraduate degree is in mechanicalengineering, his masters degree in industrial administration, and his PhD degree in organizational behavior from CaseWestern Reserve. He served in the Peace Corp, and has been on the faculty at ISU since 1974

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Jack Zecher; Kenneth Rennels; Douglas Acheson

Engineering Technology at IUPUI and has been with the Universitysince 1983. Professor Zecher teaches courses in the mechanical design field as well as CAD related subjects. He hasauthored the book Computer Graphics for CAD/CAM Systems, published by Marcel Dekker Publishers as well asseveral workbooks that are used in courses he teaches. He has developed commercial software products in the CAD andfinite element areas and has developed educationally related software tools that are used in Statics and Strength ofMaterials courses. He holds a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from WesternMichigan University and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Indiana. His current activities includebeing the coordinator of

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Muhammad M. Rahman; Antonio J. Bula

Department of Mechanical Engineering. This course is arequired design course in the Mechanical Engineering curriculum and an approved technicalelective in the Chemical Engineering curriculum. It is offered during both fall and springsemesters with a class size of about 40 students. The expert tutor serves as a concise data basefor key concepts learned in the course, and houses property tables and basic equations tointeractively solve problems. The benefits of using this computer based instructional aidinclude: enhanced use of multimedia course materials, more creative thinking exercises forstudents, reduced time to master new concepts, and coverage of more materials in the course.The application of computer technology to facilitate interactive

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Dongmei Gui; Jens Jorgensen; Joseph A. Heim

. Release 2.0. Broadway Books, NY 19979. Don Tapscott. The Digital Economy. McGraw-Hill, NY 1996Joseph Heim is an assistant professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle,Washington. His primary teaching responsibilities include computer integrated manufacturing systems, simulation,inventory management and scheduling. His research interests include modeling complex collaborative tasks, as wellas the design and analysis of manufacturing and service systems. Professor Heim is a member of ASEE.Dongmei Gui is a PhD student at the University of Washington. Ms. Gui received her Master of Science inManufacturing Systems at the Tsinghua University, PRC. Her research interests include computer integratedmanufacturing

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M.P. Hottenstein; C.O. Ruud

∗ project management ∗ manufacturing ∗ manufacturing processes principals ∗ business ∗ quality concepts ∗ change management ∗ statistics and • ergonomics probabilityIn the development of the QMM program those skills listed above, proceeded by an asterix, wereidentified as needed, and the program designed to introduce, enforce, and/or provide practicum inthem.ProgramPenn State’s QMM program is an integrated one-year academic program leading to a Master

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William F. Reeve

. Aubrey, R.A., Brelage, T., “A Temperature and Voltage Monitor Board for the Electrical Engineering Technology Laboratory,” 1995 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, pp 484-87.5. The Memory Jogger for Education, GOAL/PC, 13 Branch Street, Methuen, MA 01844-1953.Biographical InformationWILLIAM F. REEVEMr. William Frank Reeve is currently an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology Departmentof Purdue University. He has had a varied career in industry, the military, and in education. He received theBachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in physics from the University of Louisville. He has conductedresearch on ionic vacuum pumps and quadrupole mass spectrometers, investigated physical properties of salt-ice,snow, and

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John Stratton

engineers with the same length of service. • Job titles and job descriptions show RIT ET graduates working in the more applied end of the engineering job spectrum. Very few titles or descriptions reflect what would appropriately be called a technician, but rather they reflect the work of an engineer or an engineering technologist. Not a single use of the word technologist was found. • RIT ET graduates do seek graduate degrees in significant numbers. For those who graduated prior to 1990, almost 30% of them have received a master’s degree. Half of the masters are in the management field and half are in technical fields or engineering. • A PE license is only sought in significant numbers by the Civil Engineering Technology