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others. By the late 1920’s,Alfred North Whitehead wrote in his classic Aims of Education 1 that most of what is taught is“…no longer about life as it is known in the midst of living it,” and suggested that efficiency inteaching through subject compartmentalization is achieved at the cost of reducing its ties to thesociety it purports to aid.Community-based projects (CBPs) attempt to restore this link between the undergraduateengineering experience and society by allowing students to learn while creating devices that helppeople or organizations within their immediate community. The projects may be implemented atany level from introductory (such as preparation of a laboratory for local high school seniorslearning Ohm’s Law) through senior capstone

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Kevin Murphy; Ismail Orabi

Instruction of Engineering Experimentation," Proceedings of Frontiers in Education 23rd Annual conference, sponsored by ASEE and IEEE, Washington, D.C., Nov. 6-9, pp. 135-139, 1993.7. Smith, C.C., Heaton, H.S., and Queiroz, M., "Integration of Computer-Based Data Acquisition Systems into Undergraduate Instrumentation Laboratories, 1992 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Toledo, Ohio, 19928. Inman, D., Engineering Vibration, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1994.Biographical InformationKevin Murphy, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Connecticut.Dr. Murphy joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department in 1997. He receivedhis B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Applied

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Hugh Jack

actuators in the workcell the stu-dents developed ladder logic for the PLC that could communicate with a remote computer via anRS-232 connection. They then wrote a corresponding driver to connect the PLC to the database.They wrote similar drivers to connect the robot, CNC machines and motor controllers in the mate-rial handling system to the central database. The product of the workcell was a penholder with achoice of two logos that could be ordered at one computer that had an ASCII input screen. Thiswould create an entry in the database table. Individual devices using the database would thenretrieve or update the order status as the order moved from a raw block of wood to a final productready for pickup.Lectures and laboratories were combined so

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Session 1302 The Use of Flight Simulators for Experiments in Aerodynamics Courses Eugene E. Niemi, Jr. University of Massachusetts LowellAbstractThis paper summarizes the results of a novel approach to introduce flight simulators into anaerodynamics and flight mechanics course as a kind of virtual laboratory. Student response tothis approach has been excellent, with many students willing to put in extra time above andbeyond usual course requirements to participate in this part of the program. Four hardware andsoftware packages

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Mileta Tomovic; William Szaroletta; Bruce Harding

stressplot shown below in figure 5. Plots of displacement, strain, and deformation are alsoavailable as outputs for visualization, subsequent analysis, and/or presentation. Page 6.1098.6 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 5: COSMOS/DesignSTAR™ Finite Element Analysis von Mises Stress ResultsDuring the corresponding laboratory on Photoelasticity, the students loaded an actual testspecimen and correlated the color bands observed with the calibrated stress levels in thepart. A digital video was taken of

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John Klegka; Robert Rabb

program, the graduate is well-prepared toexcel as an officer and an engineer. The practice-oriented degree is strengthened by thecomplete integration of design and laboratory experience throughout the curriculum1.To meet this goal, the objectives of the Mechanical Engineering program are to producegraduates who, within three to six years after graduation, successfully: 1) Learn the philosophical basis for the practice of engineering that applies an engineering thought process and uses design to solve problems of the Army and the nation. 2) Develop an understanding of, and appreciation for, the natural physical laws and technology, particularly as they apply to mechanical engineering. 3) Internalize the

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William Sutton; Kathryn Laskey; Elbert White; Mark Houck

Engineering program or from 129 credits for the Electrical Engineeringprogram to 120 credits, some material is either now ignored or covered less well. Becauseuniversity-mandated general education requirements must still be satisfied, there is necessarily areduction in the coverage of engineering domain knowledge. It is too early to tell whether thisplaces new Mason graduates at a disadvantage relative to earlier Mason graduates or otheruniveristies’ graduates. However, data thus far on employment of our graduates and employersatisfaction is positive. It appears that graduates are most competent, still in high demand, andwell compensated.3. Focus on IT-based labsMost laboratories in the engineering curricula are IT- or computer-based. Students do

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Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; David Huggins; Winston F. Erevelles

learning factory is to support the B.S. inManufacturing Engineering and educational programs college-wide, serve as a test bed forresearch and development activities, support College outreach and recruitment activities, andprovide an environment for lifelong learning. The College has dedicated 7,500 square feet to thefacility. PRIME funding, matched by school and industry funds will be used to implement anautomated machining cell, an automated assembly/inspection cell, and a rapid prototypingfacility. When complete, this laboratory will constitute a full production system that will allowstudents to take a product all the way from concept through design and on to final manufacture.This facility will support all engineering courses and will also

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Session 3286 Add Sizzle to Your Electronics Curriculum Charles Moore Arkansas State Technical InstituteI. IntroductionThis paper, of particular interest to the new educator in a two-year electronics program, presentsinnovative classroom and laboratory techniques which have proven to enhance student learningand interest. Technology students, often kinesthetic learners, may not learn easily from lecturesbut respond well to alternative methods and will listen if their interest is piqued by an element offun or sizzle.II. Improving Classroom AttitudeSince attitude

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to high school students participating in the Engineering andScience Summer Institute (ESSI) at KSU. The ESSI Program is offered to high school students(and high school instructors) as an opportunity to learn about engineering, as well as physics,chemistry, biology and mathematics. Lectures and laboratory activities are given to illustrateimportant problems and challenges faced by society presently and into the future. The programis also designed to aid the students in determining their career interests. In addition, students aregiven opportunities for leadership activities and for learning about life on campus at a university.Further information about the ESSI Program can be obtained by contacting the College ofEngineering at Kansas State

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Robert Ribando; Gerald O'Leary; Timothy Scott

ordinary and partial-differential equations describing heat and fluidflow. Several of the modules may be considered “virtual” laboratories, that is, they allowstudents to take data from the computer screen for post-processing  much as if theywere working in a real, extremely well-equipped laboratory. Others give the option ofperforming dozens of "what if” calculations rapidly, thus inviting their use in the designprocess. Some merely replace the table and chart lookups that are so commonly used inthe study and practice of heat transfer. In the studio projects, students are exposed tomodern computational techniques while seeing them applied to fundamental problems.With the complete field solution available from the numerical model and not just a

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required course is to cover topics in electronics. In particular, wedevote the majority of the first lab period of the semester to career development. Prior to 1998,electronics laboratories did not even meet during the first full week of the semester. We oftenspent that week organizing our laboratory equipment, supplies, and assignments. In addition, onemight argue that students lack sufficient background material to undertake a significant labassignment after only one or two lecture periods. On the other hand, career developmentactivities require no particular knowledge of electrical engineering. Thus, students are ready toparticipate by virtue of being at least sophomores in the electrical engineering program.Here we list the career development

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Warren Phillips; Joseph Clair Batty; John Gershenson; Christine Hailey

the necessary fundamentals, and laboratory and work- etc. attributes to succeed in their based experiences to formulate and solve chosen career. engineering problems. B. Graduates will be encouraged II. Graduates will have proficiency in 2. Communication MAE 1050, to pursue advanced degrees in computer-based engineering, including MAE 3050, engineering or other fields and modern numerical methods, software design etc. they will have the necessary and development, and the use of attributes to succeed. computational tools

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Anna Phillips; Jon Fricker; Paul Palazolo; Norman Dennis

this database extensively in planning afield and laboratory investigation program to characterize soil properties needed for the design oftheir facility.Paul Palazolo has customized the computational and project elements from “Sooner City” intohis undergraduate Civil Engineering Computation course at The University of Memphis withextension of the authenticity of the programming to relate to actual engineering audiences. Page 6.1138.1 "Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright @ 2001, American Society for Engineering

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(EET), with options incomputer engineering technology. There are about 200 students majoring in EET andover 1100 students have received Purdue EET degrees from IPFW during the past 36years. The average age of ECET students is approximately 28 and most are employedfull-time while taking courses toward their degrees.The first two Internet courses offered in ECET were presented during the Fall 2000semester. Both courses introduce programming languages. One, EET/CS 114, usedVisual Basic 6 to teach introductory windows programming and is structured as a lecturecourse, with no scheduled laboratory. The other, EET 205, uses Microchip PIC Assemblylanguage to introduce assembly language programming and is structured as a lecturecourse with an assigned

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assignmentsand/or laboratory experiments are outlined for the students, and tests are scheduled to verify thateach topic has been learned as prescribed. All students are required to learn the same topics, atthe same rate, and in the same way, under the false assumption that all students will share theteacher’s orientation, pace, and learning style. In a student-motivated approach, on the otherhand, students take primary responsibility for their own learning. They decide, within theconstraints allowed, what they will learn, in what order and manner. In the classroom sessions,the instructor outlines and contextualizes a body of knowledge; flags ideas, theories, andproblems for students to consider; suggests activities and experiments to aid learning

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students directly into design andanalysis exercises. APSC400, (Technology Engineering and Management, TEAM) is a fourthyear engineering program. The Integrated Learning Initiative will extend the concepts developedin these two programs at opposite ends of an engineering student’s undergraduate career, tocover much of the intervening period, and accommodate more students in the first and fourthyears.Queen’s has traditionally had a common first year for engineering students. Some of the firstyear laboratories seemed to do more to dissuade students from pursuing an engineering careerthan to encourage them. Recognizing that students come to Queen’s to be engineers; the firstyear program was redesigned over a period of three years, starting with a

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Session 2793 A Student Design Program that Integrates Research, Education, and Community Service Robert F. Erlandson, Ph.D. Enabling Technologies Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202IntroductionThe Enabling Technologies Laboratory (ETL) has created a unique student design program thatnot only complements and integrates a student’s previous academic experiences, but alsonaturally integrates research, education, and community service into the student design activity.Developing such a program is

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Andrew Rusek; Barbara Oakley

Session 2793 PSpice Applications in the Teaching of Communications Electronics Andrew Rusek, Barbara Oakley Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan 48309AbstractMany parameters of circuits and devices commonly used in communication electronics can beprofitably simulated using the free educational version of PSpice. We have created a broadvariety of PSpice macromodules for use in classroom and laboratory teaching, includingmacromodules that simulate pulse width modulators and demodulators, delta encoders anddecoders

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graduates tofill this niche.The paper is focused on the design/analysis techniques required for various antennatypes, specifically microstrip patch, dipole and helical, which can then be expanded toinclude many other types of antennas in the future. It was necessary to initially focus onantenna types that could be easily fabricated by the students in a laboratory environment.The paper is limited to the discussion of the following items for the microstrip patchantenna, due to paper length considerations: (1) Background information, design parameters and limitations, feeding methods, electro-magnetic field modes, and the mathematical methods required to accomplish the design. (2) Simulation methods and results based on the Ansoft

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Stephen M. Batill; Natalie Gedde

Session 3266 Development of a Multidisciplinary Engineering Learning Center Stephen Batill, Natalie Gedde University of Notre DameAbstractThe College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame has recently opened an EngineeringLearning Center. The Learning Center is a classroom, a laboratory, and a meeting place. It is afacility designed for experiential learning, communicating ideas and developing new methods forteaching and learning. The Center was developed through collaborative planning andcoordination with all the departments in the College of Engineering. The

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Jay Porter; James Ochoa; Rainer Fink

well as interdisciplinary projects in meeting their goals. This paperdescribes several examples of collaborative research efforts and their benefits.II. Examples of collaborative efforts among EET faculty.In 1998, the EET Program, through Dr. Fink, created a state-of-the-art mixed signal test researchfacility that is unique among universities. The laboratory, established through a significantfinancial donation by Texas Instruments and equipment donation by Teradyne, yields numerousbenefits to the EET Program and semiconductor test engineering community. Texas Instrumentshas realized benefits through research results and greater access to engineers that are moreprepared for semiconductor test positions. The nature of the partnership with TI

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Bruce Segee; Isaac Horn

Page 6.286.4 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationISAAC HORNIsaac Horn is a sophomore at the University of Maine majoring in electrical engineering and is a Butler Scholarworking in the ECE Department’s Instrumentation Research Laboratory. In addition to working on the computerbuilding seminar, he has developed a line of web-based teaching tools for an introductory engineering class that healso acts as a teaching assistant for.BRUCE SEGEEBruce E. Segee is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maine. Hisresearch interests include Instrumentation

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engineers at USD. The Page 6.303.1class meets for three fifty-five minute periods per week and uses William D. Callister’s Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationtextbook.5 The course covers materials fundamentals, electrical, magnetic, and mechanicalproperties. Some active learning exercises are included during the lecture. Although no lab isscheduled, during the past three years, the instructor has included one laboratory experiment.6Formal course objectives were also incorporated for the first

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Natalie Smith; Julie Greenberg

Session 1609 Design of a module for teaching/learning spectral analysis Natalie T. Smith, Julie E. Greenberg Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology/ Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAbstractThis work concerns the design of a module for teaching/learning spectral analysis with emphasison biomedical applications. The module design is based on the principles of the “How PeopleLearn” framework as embodied in the STAR Legacy model. This model

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Jonathan Barnett; Holly Ault

campus and meetweekly with their faculty advisors and most often use WPI laboratories and shops unless theproject requires use of special facilities at the sponsoring company. Company liaisons are availableto answer questions and guide the project, but do not typically work closely with the students on aday-to-day basis. Students present quarterly progress reports to their sponsoring companies.When students conduct projects at the sponsor’s site, technical advice is provided by the companyliaison. Thus, the liaison must not only have the requisite technical knowledge to guide theproject, but must also have an understanding of the educational objectives of the project program.Students must be allowed to work on the project as professionals, but

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Nolan Hertel; Heather Gepford

wasadministered as specified in the accompanying directions. The proctor returns the completedexam to CDL by fax or mail.Laboratory courses must also be taken by distance learning students. The laboratory portion ofthe class is handled in one of two ways: the students travel to the campus to perform labs on twoor three intense weekends or, if they live near appropriate facilities, they may be able to completeall the experiments at their home location.Although the CDL plays a pivotal role in the video MSHP program, the course instructor isaccessible to the student. Contact may be made directly with the instructor or other facultymembers by telephone, e-mail, and fax.II. MSHP SpecificsAt Georgia Tech, the NRE/HP program is housed within the George W

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civil and structural engineering in their positions withPEA.My week for teaching the course went quickly. The days typically ran from 8:30 in the morninguntil 4:30 in the afternoon. Morning and afternoon breaks and a sit-down lunch were as importantto the Thai engineers as the lectures and workshops. The lunch was catered and the food wascooked in the open hallways and stairways of the building. The first day began with anintroductory ceremony by Sanguan Tungdajahirun, PEA Assistant Governor of Planning andSystem Development. Group photographs with the students followed. Then we had a coffeebreak. Finally by late morning, we got down to business.The class was assigned to a small computer laboratory with 16 computers. Outside some of thelarger

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William Marcy; Marion Hagler; Juan Ramirez; Jose Tamborero

industry. Texas Instruments and other cooperating semiconductor companies,such as Applied Materials, have supported the development of a successful program insemiconductor product engineering at Texas Tech University. This master’s degree programincludes several specialized courses and laboratories that are not easily reproduced in theirentirety. For each student, it also includes a generous fellowship and an internship in thesemiconductor industry during which the student, faculty, and engineers in industry worktogether to identify an appropriate MS thesis topic and an appropriate person in industry to helpsupervise the thesis work.The dual-degree agreement between Prairie View A&M University and Texas Tech Universitypermits students to earn

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SãoPaulo, Brazil. She is teacher and researcher at LARC (Laboratory of Computer Architectureand Networks) where she has developed projects at multimedia applications for high-speednetwork and distance educationWilson Vicente RuggieroWilson Vicente Ruggiero is President of SCOPUS TECNOLOGIA S.A. He is an assistantprofessor of Computer Department and Digital Systems Engineering of Polytechnic Schoolof University of São Paulo and Director of Laboratory of Computer and Networks ( LARC)of Polytechnic School University of São Paulo .He received his degree in ElectricalEngineering in 1971 in University of São Paulo. His B.S degree in 1975 in University ofSão Paulo and his PhD by UCLA University in 1978