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Mark R. Rajai; Hollis Bostick; Byrne Bostick; Mel Mendelson

Session 2255 Creating Virtual Teams Through a University-Industry Partnership Mel I. Mendelson1, Mark Rajai2, Byrne Bostick3, Hollis Bostick4 1 Loyola Marymount University, 2East Tennessee State University, 3 TRW, 4BoeingAbstractA different educational model was adopted where industrial consultants acted as advisors,coaches and trainers, and universities implemented the lessons learned. They consulted inintegrated product development on such issues as intellectual property, team formation, teamcommunication, and

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Thomas M. Jacobius; Gerard Voland

for teaching excellence and hehas written three textbooks, the latest of which is Engineering by Design (Addison-WesleyLongman, 1999).1 More detailed information about these (and other) projects can be found in the current IIT Viewbook (from whichthese project descriptions have been adapted) or by visiting our website at http://www.iit.edu/academics/ipro/. Page 5.183.4

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Shirley J. Dyke; Phillip Gould; Kevin Truman

engineeringinto the undergraduate curriculum.1. IntroductionOne of the most important challenges facing structural engineers of today is the development andimplementation of effective techniques for minimizing the severe and often tragic consequencesof earthquakes. To meet this challenge, future structural engineers must possess an understandingof the dynamic response of structures such as buildings, bridges, and towers to strong groundmotion. Although considering the dynamic behavior of these structures is of fundamental impor-tance in modern structural design worldwide, undergraduate civil engineering students seldomdevelop an understanding of the way that these structures respond when acted upon by time-vary-ing loads. There is a need for

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Rosa Betancourt de Perez; Rosa Buxeda; Moises Orengo; Lueny M. Morell; Jose R. Lopez

-9623943Since 1991 several higher education institutions in Puerto Rico, lead by the University of PuertoRico Resource Center for Science and Engineering, have been collaborating successfully in thePuerto Rico LSAMP program (PR-LSAMP; website: http://shuttle.uprm.edu/pramp). Theseinstitutions enroll 80% of all undergraduate SMET students in Puerto Rico. Two-thirds (2/3) ofthese students are the first generation in their families to attend college, and around seventypercent (70%) come from low-income households. In a period of seven years the PR-LSAMPinstitutions achieved a 60% increase in the number of SMET baccalaureate degrees awarded asshown in Figure 1. For a cohort of students entering SMET programs in 1991-92, the averageSMET graduation rate

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William L. Call; Saleh M. Sbenaty

schools,business and industry, and government institutions in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama wasformed. A grant proposal titled “The South-East Advanced Technological EducationConsortium, SEATEC” was submitted to NSF for funding. The grant was funded for three years(about $1.8 million) with the following goals:1. To provide national leadership for the development and implementation of case-based instruction in technology and engineering education.2. To provide opportunities for continuous and appropriate professional development of participating faculty.3. To assess the effectiveness of the case study approach in teaching technology-related curriculum

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John I. Hochstein; Deborah Hochstein

, and low cost.Robert E. Norton of the Center on Education and Training for Employment at The Ohio State Page 5.187.2University has developed a Systematic Curriculum and Instructional Development (SCID) modelthat can be followed in program/process design1. The process can be organized into five phases:Curriculum Analysis, Curriculum Design, Instructional Development, Training Implementation,and Program Evaluation. The DACUM process is used in the analysis phase and is composed ofthree parts, 1) the occupational analysis workshop, 2) the task verification process; and 3) thetask analysis process.The occupational analysis workshop is the most

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Rudolph Marloth; Rafiqul I. Noorani; Mark A. Hinton

developing similar data acquisition and control experiments.II. Objectives:The main objectives of this experiment are as follows:1. To use the DAS to record the temperature of each thermocouple along the length of each fin.2. To plot the temperature against the distance X (measured from the base of the thermocouple) on a single graph.3. To make a least-square fit to the data.4. To determine the convection heat transfer coefficient of each fin.5. To determine the effectiveness of each fin.III. Theoretical BackgroundThe overall theory involved in this experiment can be divided into two topics: principles of dataacquisition systems, including an overview of the LabVIEW Virtual Instrument (VI), and theprinciples of heat transfer from extended surfaces

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Richard A. Gilbert; Mark Maughmer; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Renata Engel, Pennsylvania State University

materials delivery tool.(1) They also provide aneducator a means to manage the transmission of course curriculum and concepts.(2) Lecturesare adaptable but different when used in courses throughout an entire engineering program.(3)However, a critical component in the task of educating via an effective lecture is the lecturer’srecognition of the facts that difficult lectures exist and that they must be carefully dealt with.Difficult lectures are ubiquitous in all traditional 4 and 5 year undergraduate engineeringcurricula. They can be found in courses from the beginnings in calculus and college physics tothe final courses on the most advanced topics. Difficult lectures do not always deal with difficult topics. However, difficult topics are

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Jr., Donald J. Fournier; J. Kirby White

and Gas Board. Rule 69 defines NORM as "technologically enhancednaturally-occurring radioactive material consisting primarily of 226Ra (and daughter radiations)and 228Ra (and daughter radiations) that are derived from the exploration and production activitiesof oil and gas operations within the territorial area of the State of Mississippi."1 Radioactiveelements which make up NORM are present in the geologic formations that bear oil and gas.When brought to the surface, these radioactive isotopes can become incorporated in pipe scale orcan precipitate in sludge, creating localized concentrations of a radioactive source strong enough torequire management and disposal as a radioactive waste.In general, NORM is not restricted to oil and gas

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Carlos R. Morales

available in a traditional classroom. Prior to selecting technologicalcomponents or programming the UMDS, the author categorized activities present in atraditional classroom into: lecture, homework, tests, and instructor/student conferences.Table 1 details the operational definition used by the author in defining the areas. Identified Area Operational DefinitionLecture Any session in which the instructor delivers visual and auditory materials to a group of learners.Homework Any activity in which the learner is expected to complete a task outside of class. The student is

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Winston Link

havebeen surveyed on their ability to define 6function.5 Students were surveyed the first day of class in thefollowing courses: (1) Math 131 -- Elementary Applied Calculus (three sections), populated primarilyby students majoring in the College of Business; (2) Math 201 -- Discrete Mathematics (six sections),a course designed for computer science majors; (3) Math 210 7 Applied Statistics (six sections),primarily filled by biological science majors; (4) Math 260 7 Elementary Statistics (nine sections), acourse with mostly upper-level math and non-biology science majors; and (5) Math 124 7Mathematical Concepts (one section), a course taken by Liberal Arts majors, usually as a last mathcourse. Only Math 260 requires a calculus prerequisite

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Seung H. Kim; James Scudder

fundamentals of plastics testing. In order to better communicate the theoretical subjects inplastics testing laboratory, the structure of the lab manual should address the following topics:(1) a fundamental background in plastics testing, (2) testing equipment and operations, (3)analysis technique and report format, and (4) software tools for calculation and simulation. Thus, Page 5.191.2the development of the multimedia-based lab manual will provide an efficient approach toconvey fundamentals in plastics testing through multimedia tools for nontraditional students.INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA LABORATORY MANUAL (IMLM)There are two ways in which “Interactive

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Dick D. Desautel

changes leads to increasedachievement of the objectives). The MAE Department’s process addresses achievement ofeducational objectives through addressing the Program outcomes that support the objectives.Table 1 shows the 6 Educational Objectives and the 11 Program Outcomes that support them forthe ME and AE degree programs.The ME/AE Programs assessment, evaluation and enhancement (A&E) process is visuallydepicted in Figure 1. It consists of three nested A&E loops. The overall loop is both forcontinuous enhancement of the achievement of Program educational objectives and forcontinuous review of the objectives themselves. Assessing and enhancing achievement of theobjectives is enabled by the Outcomes A&E loop. Outcomes assessment and

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Winston F. Erevelles

the control of the manipulator. The ManufacturingEngineering course in Robotics addresses basic concepts of industrial robot theory andapplication. The primary purpose of this course is to provide the participant with a broadpractical knowledge base in the field of robotics. Using this information, students are able toselect, interface and integrate robots for applications such as material handling, processingoperations, and joining operations, inspection, and non-manufacturing tasks.The specific learning objectives for the course are:1. Understand how to specify, develop, and implement robotic applications and work cells for various applications such as material handling, processing, assembly, and inspection2. Learn and demonstrate the

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William E Maddox; Theodore D. Thiede; Stephen H. Cobb; Scott R Hickman; John Crofton

Session 2380 Design Considerations in Engineering Physics: Integrating Design Across the Curriculum Stephen H. Cobb, John Crofton, Scott R. Hickman, William E. Maddox, Theodore D. Thiede Murray State UniversityAbstract Accredited engineering curricula must include a significant engineering design component appropriate to the student’s field of study.1 Non-traditional engineering programs such as Engineering Physics face unique challenges in incorporating design experiences that are consistent with their goals and

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Elizabeth Petry

solving skills, and creativity. Student learning is improved by effective implementationof practice.Issues in Architectural EducationThe study of buildings has always included the blending of aesthetic issues with those oftechnology. Vitruvius’ ancient ideals of Firmness, Commodity, and Delight have challengedarchitects and students of architecture for centuries. The education of an architect includescourse work in “architectural ‘basics’ – architectural history, architectural theory, drawing,technical courses such as structures and environmental systems, and, above all, design”1 Findingthe balance and connections between these areas of study is the challenge that faces students ofarchitecture each day.In 1996, the late Ernest L. Boyer and Lee D

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whichresearchers have advanced this project. They have developed: 1) descriptions of design processes 2) prescriptivemodels of design activity based on best practices of design found in industry 3) computer models of designprocesses 4) languages and representations 5) analysis to support design, and 6) design for manufacturing and lifecycle. While these models and prescriptions have helped practicing designers improve design processes, it is notclear what contribution they have made to advancing our understanding of design learning. Some design educators 2drawing on this work advocate "guided design" as a pedagogic strategy . Here students follow a set of design stepsand phases that

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Bradley E. Bishop

algorithms, data storage and transmission andphysical system design/control. Additionally, the project is structured in such a way as toprovide the students experience in organizing large teams of cooperative designers and workingwith small task-dedicated design teams. This design project was a subcomponent of a course inAutonomous Robot Design in the Systems Engineering Department at the United States NavalAcademy.1. IntroductionMobile robotics is a multidisciplinary field with a broad range of application domains and focusareas1. As a test domain, the construction and development of mobile robot applications is bothmotivational and highly instructional, allowing students to gain experience in algorithm design,computer interfacing, sensor selection

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Paul I-Hai Lin; Hal Broberg

materials can be viewed withthe two most popular Web browsers, namely, Netscape or Internet Explorer Webbrowsers. The web site for the course can be found at http://etcs.ipfw.edu/~lin. Page 5.199.3 Figure 1. A Snap Shot of the Course Web SiteThe course materials are divided into sixteen modules and are covered in approximately40 contact hours. Each set of lecture notes, in Microsoft PowerPoint file format, isprepared and posted before the class lecture. Students can download the files and printthem as slides to help them write down lecture details. They can also view thepresentation slides using a Web browser through an Internet connection at

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Gay Canough; Linda M. Head; Ravi Ramachandran

Session 2793 DESIGN OF A ROBUST AND LOW COST SOLAR LANTERN AS A ONE SEMESTER PROJECT Authors: Linda M. Head2, Gay Canough1 and Ravi P. Ramachandran2 Affiliations: 1. ETM Solar Works Inc. 2. Faculty of Engineering, Rowan UniversityAbstract - The purpose of this project was to develop a rugged and efficient solar lantern. Thelantern was designed to meet the requirements of persons who reside in areas where access to theelectrical grid is limited and whose resources do not permit import of electrical generationcapabilities. A representative of a missionary organization operating in Africa developed theoriginal set of

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firstdiscussed and it is concluded that such applets should encompass what has been found to beuseful in previous non-WWW platforms. Thus animation and the ability to vary parametersare a prime consideration. However the ability to animate some shapes on a computer screencan be abused; a static diagram is open to misinterperetation and a moving diagram even moreso. Each new animation has to be thoroughly tested and revised to ensure that students learnwhat was intended. The latter part of the paper gives helpful hints on writing Java appletswhich include animations.1. IntroductionIn a companion paper [1 - in these proceedings] a description is given of the current state ofteaching vibration via the WWW. A comprehensive set of WWW notes, animations

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John Razukas; Jean Le Mee; Gerardo Del Cerro

them in suitable formats forfurther analysis of the design process. The use of journals, photos, sketching, andbenchmarking for reassembly is emphasized. A written report with illustrative visual materialand an oral presentation by each group (with each student participating) is due on the fifthweek.III. Chronology of EventsWeek 1 We begin by showing students a CD ROM we prepared illustrating Leonardo's difficulty with his flying machines. With the wisdom of hindsight and the accumulated experience of five centuries of discoveries, inventions and know-how in the natural sciences, mechanics, aeronautics, material science, engineering and other arts and sciences, it is easy for us to see how and why

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Jeffrey L. Newcomer; Eric Kent McKell; David S. Kelley

that faculty at WWU de- Page 5.617.2fine design visualization might be different from the typical engineering graphics defini-tion of visualization. Giesecke [1] defines visualization as the ability to study a “sketchand interpret the lines in a logical way in order to piece together a clear idea of thewhole” (p. 107). WWU’s definition is similar to Madsen, et al. [2]. Madsen definesvisualization as “the process of recreating a three-dimensional image of an object in aperson’s mind”(p. 936). Faculty that teach engineering design graphics at WWU defineit as the ability to take an idea from your mind, develop it, and recreate it on paper orwithin a CAD

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Robert D. Knecht; Barbara M. Moskal; Michael J. Pavelich

Section 2330 The Design Report Rubric: Measuring and Tracking Growth through Success Robert Knecht, Barbara Moskal, and Michael Pavelich Colorado School of MinesI. IntroductionAs an engineering institution, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)has had a powerful influence upon the program development process at the Colorado School ofMines (CSM) 1. Accreditation is one piece of evidence that suggests the quality of CSM’sengineering programs. All of CSM’s undergraduate engineering programs are ABET accredited.Current ABET accreditation

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Narayanan Komerath

students the time, opportunityand motivation to gain a perspective of their chosen field, and try their hand at design, which isone of the strongest reasons why they come to engineering. The problem here is that to manyfaculty, a “design” experience for a student just entering school could not be imagined as beinganything other than a high-school level entertainment session. In a tightly packed curriculum, itwas hard to justify spending several leisurely hours on such a course. In writing this, the authoracknowledges that reality can be far better than this, as shown by many teachers in several formsof freshman design experiences 1-12. The difficulty, again, is that many faculty cannot imagine

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Slobodanka Nestorovic; Sarra Elhassan; Hayder A. Rasheed

experiences as wellas few software manuals. The subjects covered in class included multimedia elements,presentations and navigation shells; still picture processing; digital sound and videoprocessing; interactive authoring and scripting; animation and simulation in engineeringapplications; packaging and web publishing. The breakdown of the course material bytopic, as outlined to students by the senior author, is listed in the Appendix. The softwareusage and timeline are provided in Table 1.Multimedia Course Theme:The technical content and engineering merit portion of this course is introduced throughtwo-member team projects. Students select from a predefined list of subjects forming thetheme of the course at the time of offering. These subjects are

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Rahul Bargava; Michael Rosenblatt; Howard M. Choset; Amy Graveline

learningprocess in which students construct things that are personally meaningful to themselves orothers around them.” 1 Instead of being served information in the traditional one-way,instructional setting, students develop their own knowledge and understandings of asubject through physical construction and implementation of their ideas. Often manythings go wrong, resulting in a very messy process of discovery. This is an irreplaceablestrength of the approach. Constructionism places the action in the hands of the student andthe learning becomes motivated by their interests.In format, constructionist learning is usually self-paced. Skills and knowledge are oftensought out on an as-needed basis. The learning is very individual and personal, although itdoes

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Robert Lane Davis; Kenneth Martin Ragsdell; John Petrikovitsch; Edward J. Feltrop

that maybe place-bound at essentially any location in Missouri. In addition, recent contracts with The BoeingCompany require the delivery of a new degree in Systems Engineering to Boeing sites worldwideand noncredit courses in Saudi Arabia. This paper discusses the authors’ thinking on and latestefforts to create effective learning environments using modern technology.1. IntroductionThe Engineering Management Department at the University of Missouri has been charged with theresponsibility of delivering a Masters level degree program to students anywhere in the state ofMissouri. The department has a very strong tradition of service to the state, nation and the worldthrough distance education efforts of various kinds over the past thirty years

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Andre Clavet; Mario Lucas; Gerard Lachiver; Francois Michaud

engineering challenge of the project but also by the socialimplications of their work.Another key point here is that, in addition to the real-life situation, the contest creates by itselfinterest, hands-on experience and, moreover, motivation and engagement from the students. The“calibration” of the goals and the determination of the level of complexity have been done inaccordance to the principles of the Flow Experience1,2. It was important to have a project thathad 1) a clarity of goals (to build a robot that accomplishes a certain number of specificfunctions); 2) immediacy of feedback (you know rapidly if the robot works or not) and 3) a goodmatch between the task and the skills of the students (different levels of challenge can beadjusted

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, electricalengineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering. The students will also engage in adesign competition during the camp. A sample schedule of the activities is listed in Table 1,Appendix A.IV. K-12 Engineering OpportunitiesAnother objective of the WEE and MIE programs is to offer engineering opportunities tostudents in middle schools and high schools. One way this will be achieved is by presentingEngineering Saturdays every fall and spring. Elementary, middle, and high school students willbe invited to campus to participate in a day focused on engineering including projects, guestspeakers, and demonstrations. The guest speaker at each Engineering Saturday will be a femaleor minority engineer working in industry. The engineering