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Mark Mawlawi; Hamid Y. Eydgahi

2series of project assignments, which require the student to apply previously mastered skills tosolve realistic problems. The interactive software used for MRP is available on the collegecomputer network or can be downloaded onto discs by the student for applications at home. Forstudents taking the course as non-credit, a license to use the MRP software is required.The program uses a number of instructional tools that were listed earlier with an integratedstudent-centered education. The program provides further flexibility by allowing the student toenter the program at anytime regardless of the semester/quarter systems. Module four of the IETprogram is titled ‘Production Planning and Control’ and MRP and MRP II are sections presentedin this

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M. Bodruzzaman; Satinderpaul Devgan; Saleh Zein-Sabatto

Electrical Engineering curriculum, and its concentration in Computers,requires at least two student written computer projects for all o its major courses. Word-processed technical reports and oral presentation have now became a norm in our program. Atleast two laboratories are equipped with latest model computers with major higher levelprogramming language compilers, and application software such as Matlab, LabVIEW,LabWindow and other simulation and modeling software. Students have access to Internet viaNetscape browser for information retrieval and use of resources that are available elsewhere.Computer-based data acquisition experience is acquired in the Control Systems, Circuits, andElectrical Systems Design Laboratories. Additionally many

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M. Bodruzzaman; Satinderpaul Devgan; Saleh Zein-Sabatto

Electrical Engineering curriculum, and its concentration in Computers,requires at least two student written computer projects for all o its major courses. Word-processed technical reports and oral presentation have now became a norm in our program. Atleast two laboratories are equipped with latest model computers with major higher levelprogramming language compilers, and application software such as Matlab, LabVIEW,LabWindow and other simulation and modeling software. Students have access to Internet viaNetscape browser for information retrieval and use of resources that are available elsewhere.Computer-based data acquisition experience is acquired in the Control Systems, Circuits, andElectrical Systems Design Laboratories. Additionally many

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G. F. Paskusz

of each coin are there? Trial and error solutions are not accepted. Use logical analysis. Explain your reasoning.PROBLEM SOLVING IN TWO DIMENSIONSWe stimulate the creative thinking processes in our students with word-position puzzles of thetype shown in Appendix C, play dice games of the type described in Appendix D, where theinstructor announces the score and the students have to use inductive logic to arrive at the rulesof the game. And we end up with a design project in “FLATLAND”[9]. Abbot postulates a twodimensional world populated by two dimensional beings. The book’s main character andnarrator is a “Square” who describes the inhabitants, their world and ways, and ends up, after avisit by a sphere , speculating on higher

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Carl A. Erikson

. Sample Appropriate Technology Solutions Dr. Bill Zuspan, a retired engineering professor from Drexel University and my mentor inAppropriate Technology, tells this story of a project that he gave to his engineering students aftervisiting Haiti. The problem: a small village's bridge kept being washed away by rising watersafter major rain storms. His students quickly said that they could build one with steel beams,concrete, etc. that could withstand hurricanes, floods, etc. Bill stated that only local materialscould be used. The students after being disappointed asked what was available. He said," Stones,dirt, wood, vegetation." Again, the students' initial ideas were frustrated. "By the way," Billmentioned

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Enno 'Ed' Koehn

, as shown in Table 1, 5 design constraints are rated with a scorebelow 25% in the high category. This indicates that additional attention anddepartmental/university resources may be necessary in these areas. However, approximately40% of the undergraduates responding to the survey are required to enroll in at least oneadditional semester to complete their degree requirements. This includes taking, in many cases, Page 3.115.4the major senior design experience, concrete and foundation design, project managementsystems, as well as a possible elective course. It is not unreasonable, therefore, to assume thatmany undergraduateTable 2. Graduate

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W. Poppen; J. E. Seat; G. Klukken; D. Knight; A. Glore; J. Roger Parsons

faculty member to discussthe progress with their teams and discuss appropriate interventions. Following principles Page 3.142.1proposed by Schwarz,7 the "coaching role" called for coaches to remain neutral to the content ofthe design project. Therefore, they were to have no input on grades and minimal contact with theprofessor of the design class. Thus, the presence of the coaches was designed to be as"transparent" as possible to the instructor of the design course. The active portion of their role required the coaches to make observations of the teams'dynamics and communications patterns and feedback this information to the teams. In

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Douglas G. Schmucker

exploration. Page 3.343.4 Figure 1: Structural Engineering Toolkit (SET)The SET is also ideal for design projects where the students must conceptualize and visualize theproject, propose alternative solutions, and even post-analyze the performance of their constructeddesign.2.3 Lesson Preparation and Presentation TechniquesThe technique that pulls the above techniques together and enables them to be effective is alesson preparation device known as Board Notes8. This device is a clever organizational tool andwas rated as one of the most valuable items of the T4E workshop by the participants2.Board Notes are a specially

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Stephen C. Cooper; Michael D. Rucki; Gregory R. Miller

ideally suited for students ofstructural design. Page 3.215.4Not only can Dr. Frame be incorporated into existing design classes, it also opens the door on awealth of new problems for the introductory design classes being instituted at manyengineering schools. Traditionally, design projects have been pushed to the senior year because“the students don’t yet have all the tools to do proper design.” Yet the design experience isoften the great motivator. Many people choose engineering over the pure sciences because theyenjoy tinkering more than analysis. Dr. Frame opens the world of true design problems to anylevel of student. Not only does the student

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S. A. Mandayam; R.P. Ramachandran; A. J. Marchese; Robert P. Hesketh; Ralph A. Dusseau; John L. Schmalzel; Kauser Jahan

Session 1326 Engineering Measurements in the Freshman Engineering Clinic at Rowan University K. Jahan, R.A. Dusseau, R. P. Hesketh, A. J. Marchese, R.P. Ramachandran, S. A. Mandayam and J. L. Schmalzel Rowan UniversityAbstractAll freshmen engineering students at Rowan University are introduced to engineeringexperiments and calculations through a series of modules in measurements. The primary goal ofthis course is to expose freshmen engineering students to multidisciplinary projects that teachengineering principles using the theme of engineering measurements in

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Richard Spillman

on the use of both Verilog and VHDL as acentral feature of the digital electronics course at Pacific Lutheran University. Both languages have beentaught at different times over the last few years. Initially, Verilog was selected over VHDL because of itsclose connection to C, which many of the students have used in other classes and because of the closeconnection between schematics and low level Verilog code. Now, the course is moving towards increasinguse of VHDL. The paper outlines the need for HDLs in the introductory digital electronics course andexplores the advantages and disadvantages of both Verilog and VHDL. The paper also reports on the theapproach used to introduce HDLs to the students and the development of projects requiring HDLs

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Steven W. Peretti; Richard M. Felder

agree that students learn bydiscovery, by confronting new problems and challenges, working out how to deal with them, andreflecting on implications of their solutions. In many laboratory courses, students often performrigidly prescribed experiments mechanically, without having to analyze what they are doing, whythey are doing it, or what the results have to do with the theory they may have studied in othercourses. A massive body of research on cooperative learning indicates that team projects aremost effective if they are structure to assure both positive interdependence and individualaccountability. In most laboratory courses, there is little to prevent one or two team membersfrom actually doing most of the work, all team members receiving

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Susan L. Murray; Linda M. Manning; Catherine A. Riordan; Elizabeth Cummins; Philip B. Thompson

[RGUQHOGPVQTKPICXCKNCDNGCPFJQYVQGUVCDNKUJOGPVQTKPITGNCVKQPUJKRU6JGTGCTGCNUQVKRUQPJQYVQDGCOGPVQTCPFYJCVKPUVKVWVKQPUECPFQVQRTQOQVGOGPVQTKPI6JKUTGRQTVCFFTGUUGUDQVJVTCFKVKQPCNCPFPQPVTCFKVKQPCNOGPVQTKPIUVTCVGIKGUCPFCXCTKGV[QHTGUQWTEGUKPENWFKPIRTQITCOUCPFQTICPK\CVKQPUOCP[QHYJKEJCTGNKUVGFKPVJGDKDNKQITCRJ[Nobel Prize Women in Science: Their Lives, Struggles, and Momentous Discoveries (1993).Sharon Bertsch McGrayne. New York: Birch Lane. ISBN: 1559721464. An entertaining andcandid collection of biographies profiling fourteen women who won the Nobel Prize orcontributed to a project that won the Nobel. McGrayne pursues an answer to the question, whyhave so few (under 3%) of Nobel Prize winners have been women? These informal narratives,accompanied by photographs, reveal not only the obstacles these women faced but also theconditions that made the women successful: love of science, supportive family members,emphasis on education in their religious background, male

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P.E., Dr. Henry L. Welch

engineering curriculum only. (Thecomputer engineering students had already been using the simpler M68HC11EVBU in a stand-alone car project.) During that first term of use we found it very difficult for the students to wirein their own simple hardware. Additionally we were forced to replace at least eight (8) of theport-replacement units which had been damaged due to careless wiring. This was unacceptable.The Host Suitcase and the Development BoardA development effort then followed based on the five goals listed above. The result was a twounit system which met all of these goals. The central unit is the host suitcase shown in Figure 1.This suitcase at first appears little different than the initial system with one primary exception. Abuffer board was

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Raymond G. Crepeau

Design, COBOL Programming, and Topics in COBOLProgramming courses during the spring semester. During the summer semesters, theexamination software was utilized in the Using a Personal Computer, and Introduction to DataProcessing courses. A student majoring in Computer Technology created the software,InternetQuiz, as part of a course project. InternetQuiz allows the creation, administration, andgrading of assessment examinations and surveys via the World Wide Web. This paper reports ona project to use InternetQuiz for student assessment.The package contains two programs. The first program is MS Windows based and allows theuser to create tests from scratch or from test banks using advanced filtering and searchcapabilities. For quizzes and

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thisbarge and its acting company.One of the last tasks to be recognized was that the actors must easily and safely be able to move fromthe barge to the shore during a performance, and at other times. A dock-section was borrowed froma local marina for this purpose, but had to be returned before the Stage Barge left Kingston. Apurpose-built gangway was desired, to be carried aboard and deployed when needed. Page 3.526.12. DESIGNING – GENERALRelationships of the thoughts and discussions involved in this design project to the existing designtheory [1-5] are indicated in this paper, especially those that occurred during conceptualizing.Emphasis is

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contributed .3% , applied research 7.7% , and needs-driven creativeengineering development contributed 92%. Of this work, 49% came from industry, 39% camefrom U.S. Department of Defense government laboratories, 9% came from the universities, and3% came from other agencies.The lessons learned from Project Hindsight apply directly to civilian technology developmentas well. They indicate a need to establish an engineering education policy to enhance technologycompetitiveness for economic growth in the 21st century. The lessons learned are threefold. First,that technology progress in wartime or peacetime is accelerated by real needs and the flow ofnew ideas which help to create solutions to these needs. Second, that there are two primaryapproaches to the

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Timothy M. Weise; Daniel J. Biezad

. Page 3.201.1 System Description The project began with a standard radio controlled helicopter, which included a gas en-gine and radio controller. Several pieces of hardware were needed for the control system: ratefeedback devices, control system electronics, input/output devices, and mounting hardware. Thechoice for the feedback devices was made simpler because most of today’s RC helicopters comeequipped with a rate gyro to help control the yaw of the helicopter, which is very tightly coupledto the power setting. The yaw gyro, developed by the radio manufacturer, was developed tosense the yaw motion and send a rudder servo command to stop the unwanted yaw motion. Thissame device was determined to be

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Sanjiv Sarin

begiven that the results are applied to the further development and improvement of the program.The assessment process must demonstrate that the outcomes important to the mission of theinstitution and the objectives of the program are being measured. Evidence that may be usedincludes, but is not limited to, the following: student portfolios, including design projects;nationally-normed subject content examinations; alumni surveys that document professionalaccomplishments and career development activities; employer surveys; and placement data ofgraduates.Engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have: (a) an ability to applyknowledge of mathematics, science and engineering, (b) an ability to design and conductexperiments, as well as

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Nancy L. Denton; Christine L. Corum

whenformulating your plan. Special consideration is warranted when setting major milestones other than tenure and promotion (dueto their fixed time period). Do you wish to write a nationally accepted textbook within three years after yourpromotion? Is receiving another promotion within five years of tenure important? Have you set your sights onan administrative position within the next ten years? Would serving as principal investigator for amultidisciplinary, multi-campus project within six years satisfy your desires? Is being recognized as the bestengineering educator at your campus within eight years the goal you are striving for? Achieving any of thesemilestones requires long-term preparation and accomplishment of specific actions in a

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H. Hsieh; Eugene Golub; Deran Hanesian; Angelo J. Perna

1998CONCRETE NAQTC AASHTO T 119 Apparatus • Slump cone conforming to AASTO T 119: The mold shall be provided with foot pieces and handles. The mold may be constructed either with or without a seam. The interior of the mold shall be relatively smooth and free from projections such as protruding rivets. The mold shall be free from dents. A mold which clamps to a

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Youngmee Lee; Yasuo Kuga; Thomas Stoebe; Minoru Taya; Mani Soma

started the hands-on laboratory experience. To completethree laboratories, six weeks were required; one week for Lab 1, three weeks for Lab 2, and twoweeks for Lab 3. A detailed time schedule and procedures are shown in Table 1. Basically,individual work and an individual lab report were required from each student, however, Lab 1and Lab 3 were conducted as a group project, but still required an individual report.Course ContentLab 1: Dissection of Electronic PackagingThe objective of Lab 1 is to have students understand the common package features byexamining the cross-section and components of electronic packaging (wire bonding, die, andlead frame). Three common plastic-based surface-mount packages, Plastic Quad Flat Package(PQFP), Plastic Leaded

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Robert J. Beichner; Richard M. Felder; Philip R. Dail; Leonhard E. Bernold; Ernest E. Burniston

, technical writing, oral presentations, and presentation graphics (PowerPoint); assignments that involve summarizing sections and doing chapter-end exercises in Studying Engineering by Raymond Landis; orientation presentations by representatives of different engineering departments; field trips to engineering laboratories and a construction site; guest presentations by recent engineering graduates; and team projects that involve elementary engineering design and analysis, application of principles from the science and calculus courses, and preparation of oral and written project reports.• A nominal schedule states which courses meet during which hours, but the actual schedule changes every week according to which topics are to

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Thomas I. M. Ho; Brian Ho

://www.engr.iupui.edu/cpt/courses/cpt115f96/115syl.htmlIndiana University (1997). Internet Skills (CPT 299), Fall 1997 Web site [WWW document]. URLhttp://www.engr.iupui.edu/cpt/courses/cpt299.f97RealNetworks (1997). Web site [WWW document]. URL http://www.real.comTimecast (1997). Web site [WWW document]. URL http://www.timecast.comUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1997) Shakespeare Globe USA Web site [WWW document]. URLhttp://talon.extramural.uiuc.edu/shakespeare/University of Washington (1996) CSE/ENGR 142: Computer Programming I, 1996 Summer Web site [WWWdocument]. URL http://www.cs.washington.edu/research/projects/tslides/index.htmlBiographical InformationTHOMAS I. M. HO is Chairman and Professor of Computer Technology at Indiana University Purdue

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Virendra K. Varma

the third year, and one summer after the fourth year, taking practicaltraining in industry. We were required to write a technical report on our engineering experiences,and on return to the school, we were interviewed by a team of professors to evaluate ourinvolvement, and depth of exposure to various engineering functions while on the job. Theinternship gave us the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of the profession which wewere to join on graduation.What were my on-the-job internship experiences? One summer, I interned on a steel millconstruction project which required huge foundations supported on massive pilings. The othersummer, I was involved in the intricacies of design and construction of a defense project ofmajor

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Robert P. Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

Seattle, WA, 28 June - 1 July 1998ABSTRACTThe primary goal of Rowan University's freshmen engineering course is to immerse students inmultidisciplinary projects that teach engineering principles using the theme of engineering meas-urements in both laboratory and real-world settings. Currently, many freshman programs focuseither on a design project or discipline specific experiments that may not be cohesively inte-grated. At Rowan, freshman engineers are introduced to industrial problems through a series of 4modules and a interrelated-interactive lectures on problem solving, safety and ethics. In this pa-per a the process engineering module using the vehicle of a cogeneration plant is presented.INTRODUCTIONThe Rowan engineering faculty are taking

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R. Andrew Schaffer; Patricia L. Fox; Cliff Goodwin

Session 1647 COMBINING TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATION: Faculty Evaluate the Practice Patricia L. Fox, Cliff Goodwin, and R. Andrew Schaffer Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisAbstractThis pilot project assesses the practice of having school administrators routinely teach courses aspart of their workload. It identifies the reactions concerning the practice, from both faculty andadministrators, in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana UniversityPurdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). How this practice relates to the perceived effectivenessof the

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Karl Smith

college instruction withconstructive controversy. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report, 25. Washington, D.C.: The George WashingtonUniversity.Johnson, D.W., Johnson, R.T., & Smith, K.A. 1998. Maximizing instruction through cooperative learning. ASEEPrism, 7(6), 24-29.Smith, K.A. 1995. Cooperative learning: Effective teamwork for engineering classrooms. IEEE EducationSociety/ASEE Electrical Engineering Division Newsletter. March, 1-6.Smith, K.A. 1996. Cooperative learning: Making "groupwork" work. In C. Bonwell & T. Sutherlund, Eds.,Active learning: Lessons from practice and emerging issues. New Directions for Teaching and Learning 67, 71-82.San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.Smith, K.A. Grading cooperative projects. In B. Anderson & B.W. Speck

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Roman Z. Morawski; Jerzy Woznicki; Andrzej Krasniewski

, especially for high- technology areas, like microelectronics, bioengineering, computer networks, where 10- or even 5-year old equipment may be of little use not only for research work, but even for education purposes;• poor financial status of industrial companies, resulting not only in a diminishing number of research projects supported by industry and little demand for staff training programs offered by the universities, but also affecting decisions of candidates to university studies who tend to prefer studies in arts or business over engineering programs.Only institutions that could quickly adjust to the new environment by restructuring theireducational programs and management schemes have a chance to successfully face the

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Bernard J. Weigman; Glenn S. Kohne

laboratories on the main campus, where facilities were readily available, were usedon weekends. This was not a good arrangement for a number of reasons. First of all, the graduatelabs were competing with the undergraduate department for space. When undergraduates came tothe campus to use the lab facilities for remedial work or junior/senior research projects, theyfound that they were not available on Saturdays. Second, there were many competing events on Page 3.15.7campus on weekends, and parking was sometimes very difficult. Third, many students who werewilling to give up an evening or two during the semester for class, couldn’t (or wouldn’t) give