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Capstone Design II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vikas Jain; Durward Sobek

: Acceptable, 7: Outstanding) Requirement The design meets the technical criteria and the customer s requirements 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Basic The design is feasible in its application and fabrication / Feasibility assembly 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The design incorporates original and novel ideas, non- Creativity intuitive approaches or innovative solutions

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Student Teams & Active Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ryan Cavanaugh; Matt Ellis; Mark Ardis; Richard Layton

Computing Machinery (ACM), pp. 134-138. Page 9.246.136. Russell, S. and Norvig, P, 1995, Artificial Intelligence A Modern Approach, Prentice-Hall. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationRYAN CAVANAUGHRyan Cavanaugh, formerly a Computer Science student at Rose-Hulman, graduated in February, 2004. He is nowworking at Microsoft’s Visual Basic team after three internships at the company. His interests include compilers,ray-tracing, and game simulation.MATT G. ELLISMatt Ellis is a junior

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Developments in Chem Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Joseph Holles

stand-alone and can be moved around as necessary to adjust the classschedule. These topics include copyrights, patents, and research notebooks. The prospectivelawyers in the class usually enjoy copyrights and patents. If you cannot find someone who hasrecently been involved in a patent filing, the book “Patent Fundamentals for Scientists andEngineers” by Thomas T. Gordon and Arthur S. Cookfair is an excellent resource[13]. Beforediscussing research notebooks, it is worthwhile to do a little research and determine if theuniversity, college, or department has developed a set of guidelines for notebooks. Theincreasingly stringent guidelines on federally funded research may have resulted in youruniversity developing such material. In addition, the

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ChE Department and Faculty Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

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Hassan Alfadala; Andrew Wilson

program with its reformulation of identity, mission, and vision, aninternational panel of Chemical Engineering professionals was formed to become the ChemicalEngineering Advisory Committee. The membership of this committee included:Dr. Gintaras (Rex) V. ReklaitisChairmanEdward W. Comings Professor of Chemical Engineering (and former Head)School of Chemical EngineeringPurdue University, West Lafayette, IndianaDr. Mahmoud El-HalwagiMcFerrin Professor and Associate Head for the Graduate ProgramTexas A&M University, College Station, TexasDr. Subhas K. SikdarActing Associate Director for Health (and former Director EPA’s Sustainable TechnologyDivision)National Risk Management Research LaboratoryU. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati

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Philosophical Foundations, Frameworks, and Testing in K-12 Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Wicklein; David Gattie

Dissatisfied – 12.0% Are you under any administrative (local or state) constraints to limit/exclude engineering or Yes – 12.6% engineering design instructional content in your No – 87.4% technology education curriculum? Are you aware of any local or state approved Page 10.383.5 Yes – 54.2% course(s) or curriculum that has a focus on No – 45.8% engineering or engineering design? “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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Faculty Development II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Amy Miller; Maher Murad; Robert Martinazzi; Andrew Rose

ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 2002. 7. Murad M, and Samples J. “Challenges and Opportunities in Visiting and Tenure Track Positions.” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, 2003. 8. Philips, P.L. “So, You’re Going to be a Member of a Team…,” Chemical Engineering Progress, January 1997, pp. 141-144. 9. Csernica, J., Hanyak, M., Hyde, D., Shooter, S., Toole, M., and Vigeant, M. “Practical Guide to Teamwork, Version 1.1,” June 26, 2002, Engineering Engineering Education: A Catalyst for Change, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA. 10. Ochoa, J.A., Porter, J.R., and Fink, R. “Collaboration leads to benefits for tenure

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Topics of Interest-Nuclear Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mark Deinert; K. Bingham Cady; Joshua Barratt; Erich Schneider

detail upon each concept that could be illustratedthrough use of V:BUDS, we instead list them without comment and urge the reader to hold themin mind as s/he peruses the output presented in the next section. The concepts include reactorcriticality as measured by the multiplication factor, neutron energy spectra, spatial effects asdescribed by diffusion or transport theory, buildup and decay as described by the BatemanEquations, and safety parameters such as temperature or void reactivity coefficients. We assumethat students have been introduced to these topics, but that they are just beginning to apply themto realistic reactor systems in which results must be obtained with the aid of computational tools.Our objective will be to deepen student

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Melissa Eljamal; Matthew Mayhew; Eric Dey; Stella Pang

Outcomes Assessment in International Engineering Education: Creating a System to Measure Intercultural Development Matthew Mayhew1,3, Melissa B. Eljamal2, Eric Dey1, and S. W. Pang2 1 School of Education 2 College of Engineering The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109 3 Current Address: University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC 28403AbstractThe University of Michigan College of Engineering has developed a

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

George Stockman

web. We all need tomaintain some fundamental knowledge and procedures on which to build future knowledge. Aninstructor of an IT course should always be ready to switch to research mode and use IT itself toresearch issues and technology [9]. So should students.References[1] www.informatics.indiana.edu website for informatics at Indiana University[2] www.rpi.edu/dept/IT/index.html website for IT at Renssalaer[3] B.M. Lunt, J. Ekstrom, E. Lawson, R. Kamali, J. Miller, S. Gorka, and H. Reichelt, Defining Page 10.333.8 the IT Curriculum: The Results of the Past 2 ½ Years, Session 2558, Proc. ASEE National Conference, (17-21 June 2004) Salt

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Multidisciplinary Engineering by Design II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Linda Head

defineswhat is covered by an LCA, such as the • functional unit – i.e., what exactly is the LCA conducted on, • reference product(s) – existing products that provide the same function, • assessment parameters – such as environmental impacts, resource consumption, and/or work environment, • time horizon – just production, or is the use period included, or the future? • allocation – i.e., allocating impacts amongst various products that are produced in an interrelated way.An LCA inventory includes describing all of the key processes pertaining to the production, use,and disposal or recovery of the product, an inventory of each process exchange with theenvironment, data collection for each process to make best estimates

Conference Session

Capstone & Educational Resource Developments

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Riggins; Bruce Mutter

from the encoders contains position, velocity, and azimuth. • Diffuse Sensors – By emitting light that reflects from a surface back to thesensor, the frequency can be analyzed and compared to a programmedfrequency. The sensors can be programmed to detect a particular frequency (color)on the ground. • Proximity Sensors – By emitting light that reflects from a surface back to thesensor(s), the proximity sensors can find obstructions.Computers The computing system isdivided into two parallel systems.A central computer is responsiblefor planning paths, forcontrolling the vehicle, and forinterfacing to all sensors exceptfor the vision. The secondcomputer system dedicates itself

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bugra Koku; Ali Sekmen

microcontroller [10] based board(s)that is (are) connected to a PC via RS232 or a similar serial port. PICit1.0 is the first limitedversion of this design paradigm where BS2 is chosen to be the PIC based microcontroller board,and a set of its low- and high-level functions are exported to Matlab. The hardware and softwarecomponents of this system are introduced below respectively.5.1 Hardware: Overview of Basic Stamp 2The Basic Stamp 2 (BS2) microcontroller from Parallax Inc. is an improved version of theoriginal Basic Stamp. Stamps are easy to program and use, hence very popular at elementarylevel education applications. With its small footprint, these microcontrollers ideal for small scaleRobotics and Mechatronics projects. However, at the development

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New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

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Fazil Najafi

time pedestrians are high, and where shifting lane alignment,turn-only lane assignment, or a pavement-width transition forces a path-following adjustment ator near an intersection (7).Pedestrians Although 75% percent of the elderly that possess a driver’s license are actively driving,there are seniors that do use public transit systems and sometimes walk to their destination if thedistance is minimal. Due to this percentage of non-drivers some alterations or improvements topedestrian design and control devices must be taken into account especially in areas of largeelderly populations. In this case the following features or facets of pedestrian design arerecommended (7): • A walking speed of 2.8 ft/s is recommended for design of

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Women

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2005 Annual Conference

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Karen Ramsey-Idem; Sally Pardue; Kristine Craven

activities when the younger attendeeswere still completing four activities. A compromise has been developed for the 2005 program inwhich the 5th / 6th grade teams will continue to complete four 45-minute activities and the 7th / 8thgrade teams will complete three 75-minute activities and have an element of team competition.Another challenge is the increased number of persons to be fed and the logistics to do this in asingle time slot. During 2004 too much time was required to feed everyone and some of the lastparticipants and volunteers to receive their lunch had cold pizza, often finding it difficult to finda desirable choice among the remaining options. For 2005’s program the activities will be re-arranged to provide a staggered lunch period. Also

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

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2004 Annual Conference

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Josh Humphries; David Radcliffe

brief. The purpose of this document was to provide students with a concise description ofthe potential project. The information requested included a short, descriptive title, backgroundinformation to orientate the students to the area of research, a brief introduction to the field ofresearch, and a paragraph to establish the context including the prior art. The project proposeralso listed one or more issues or research question(s) with the focus on the question or issue to beaddressed in the research and an indication if this topic may result in several thesis topics arounda common theme and what these might be. Crucially they had to outline the expected outcomesof the thesis. To assist the students to get started on a literature review, the

Conference Session

Course/Program Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

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Suguna Bommaraju

reading assignment (syllabus contains the schedule of reading assignment for eachclass), students search the web for anything that connects in some way with what they have read.Students must compile and present a print out of the relevant page(s) at the site and then write abrief summary of how the web source connects to the reading. An example of a handout isshown Appendix-II.Few examples of topics are listed below: 1. Some key terms for web search: Electric Charge, Engineering Notation, Atom, Battery, Volt. (Week 1) 2. Search the web to find out electric energy produced by “wind” (week 3) 3. “Holiday lights” an application of series circuit. (Week 5) 4. Literature search on Superconductors and applications (week 7) 5. Write a

Conference Session

Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

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2004 Annual Conference

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Rajiv Asthana; Richard Rothaupt; Danny Bee

Page 9.178.2to estimate the open and closed porosity, apparent and true density, etc. from gravimetric measurements. “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”4. Summary and Analysis of Student-Generated Data4.1 Densification of sintered alumina: Figure 1(a) shows the average density of MgO-dopedAl2O3 as a function of sintering temperature for four different sintering times. The data are basedon measurements on three-hundred and thirty alumina specimens sintered over a span of sevenyears. The data replicate the well-known `S’ shaped densification curve for ceramics [1,2]. Thedensification is

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BME Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Roselli

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

E. Hirleman

GEARE: A Comprehensive Program for Globalizing Engineering Education E. D. Hir leman 1, D. Atkinson 1, E. A. Gr oll1, J . Matthews1, L. Xu 1, B. Aller t 2, W. Hong2, A. Alber s3, S. L. K. Wittig4, Z. Q. Lin 5, and L. F. Xi5 1 School of Mechanical Engineer ing, Pur due Univer sity / 2Depar tment of For eign Languages and Liter atur e, Pur due Univer sity / 3Institut für Maschinenkonstr uktionslehr e und Kr aftfahr zeugbau, Univer sität. Univ. Kar lsr uhe / 4Ger man Aer ospace Center (DLR), Köln / 5School of Mechanical Engineer ing , Shanghai J iao Tong Univer sity GLOBAL ENGINEERING ALLIANCE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (GEARE)AbstractThe

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K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

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Joseph Reagan; Aldo Morales; Sedig Agili

; Exposition. Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education• fir(x, h, r, &dbptr, NH, NX); This is the fir filter function from dsplib. It takes as input the array x, which is the input signal; and the array h, which is the filter coefficients. NH and NX are the sizes of the arrays. The output of the filter is put into the array r. The arrays for h are circular buffers, and must be aligned on a memory boundary such that the k Least Significant Bits (LSB)s of the starting address are zeros; where k = log2 (NH).• void Copy_Buff(u16 count,DATA *input,DATA *output); This function is required to copy the input buffer x to the output buffer r, when the fir function is not used. This

Conference Session

Energy Programs and Software Tools

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

F.C. Lai

Efficiency, McGraw-Hill, pp. 271 – 350, 1994.2. McQuiston, F. C., Parker, J. D., and Spitler, J. D., The Cooling Load, Chapter 8, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Analysis and Design, John Wiley and Sons, 5th Edition, pp. 215 – 275, 2000.3. McQuiston, F. C., and Spitler, J. D., Cooling and Heating Load Calculation Manual, ASHRAE, Inc., 2nd Edition, 1992.4. HVAC Applications, ASHRAE Handbook, SI Edition, 1999.5. URL: http://www.hvac-software.com, HVAC Computer Systems, Ltd.6. URL: http://www.carrier-commercial.com, Carrier Corp.7. URL: http://www.geoexchange.org, USACERL.8. Fundamentals, ASHRAE Handbook, SI Edition, 2001.9. Wang, S. K., Lavan, Z., and Norton, P., Load Calculations, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration

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The Fundamentals of Fun

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2004 Annual Conference

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Matthew Morris; Dawn Conniff; J. Ledlie Klosky

Classroom.” American Society for Engineering Education, 2002 National Conference, Montreal, Canada.Klosky, J.L.; Vander Schaaf, R. (2002). “Hands-On Demonstrations in Introductory Mechanics,” American Society for Engineering Education, 2002 National Conference, Montreal, Canada.Lowman, Joseph. Mastering the Techniques of Teaching. California: John Wiley & Sons, 1995.Marchese, Theodore J. “The New Conversations about Learning.” Keynote Address at the American Associationfor Higher Education, 1998.Wankat, Phillip C. and Frank S. Oreovicz. Teaching Engineering. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc, 1993.BiographyDAWN E. CONNIFFDawn E. Conniff is an instructor at the United States Military Academy (USMA). CPT Conniff received a B.S.degree from USMA in 1994

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Computer-Based Measurements

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2004 Annual Conference

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Keith Koenig; Viva Austin; Bryan Gassaway; Thomas Hannigan

Experiment”, Senior SeminarReport ASE 2712, Mississippi State University, 19854. Fugate, M., “Working Hardware and Software for Communications Between Apple III and Hewlett-Packard Computers”, Special Topic Report ASE 7003, Mississippi State University, 19865. Messer, B., “Control Loop Response Characteristics of the Supersonic Wind Tunnel”, Senior SeminarReport ASE 2712, Mississippi State University, 19876. Burchak, R., “A Least-Squares Cubic Polynomial Spline Fit Algorithm for Data Smoothing”, MSThesis, Mississippi State University, 19877. Godwin, S., “Investigation of the Boundary Layer Near the Leading Edge of a Flat Plate at Zero Angleof Attack”, Special Topic Report, Mississippi State University, 19878. Podbielski,C., “Development of a Real

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Trends in Construction Engineering III

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Luke Nicholson

circumstances and our curricula must be adjusted to a new andevolving situation. This paper will share specific improvements and additions to bothConstruction Management and Civil Engineering Technology curricula that willintroduce students to a new and still evolving landscape for building in the future, onethat will allow students to adapt to the new field of sustainable building design andconstruction successfully. Page 9.773.2INTRODUCTIONThe sustainable building design and construction movement had its origins in theAmerican energy crisis of the early 1970’s. The realization that unlimited energysupplies at low cost was no longer realistic forced Americans to

Conference Session

Web-Based Instruction

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

JoDell Steuver

, S., Franklyn-Stokes, A., and Armstead, P. (1966). Individual differences in student cheating. Journal of Education Psychology, 88(2), 229 - 241.2 Davis, G., Becker and McGregor. (1992). Academic dishonesty; prevalence, determinants, technique punishments. Teaching of Psychology, 19, 16 - 20.3 Sophocles. (1966). Sophocles: A Collection of Critical Essays (Vol. Quotation No. 54792): Prentice Hall. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Page 9.367.5 Exposition Copyright © 2004, American

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Innovative Teaching in Engineering/Technology I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Obadiah Ritchey; John Clark; Jim White; Tim White; David Barnhart; Jerry Sellers

., Microcosm, El Segundo, 1998.2. Heidt, H., Puig-Suari, J., Moore, A.S., Nakasuka, S., Twiggs, R.J., “CubeSat: A New Generation of Picosatellite for Education and Industry Low-Cost Space Experimentation,” Proceedings of the Utah State University Small Satellite Conference, Logan, UT, August 2001.3. Nason, I., Creedon, M., Puig-Suari, J., “CubeSat Design Specifications Document,” Revision V, Nov. 2001. .4. Nason, I., Puig-Suari, J., Twiggs, R.J., “Development of a Family of Picosatellite Deployers Based on the CubeSat Standard,” Proceedings of the IEEE Conference, Big Sky Montana, IEEE, 2002.5. Schaffner, J. “The Electronic System Design, Analysis, Integration, and Construction of the Cal Poly State University CP1 CubeSat,” 16th

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Best Zone Papers

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Betz

participation in POE areas. ** 3. Professional degree in Architecture, Engineering or Engineering Technology. *** * This category accounts for the overwhelming majority of certified technology teachers and includes related degrees in Industrial Arts, Vocational & Occupational Education and combinations of AAS in Engineering Technology and Technology Education. ** Participants of a multi-week summer workshop in Principles of Engineering (POE) similar to the NSF funded program run by Stony Brook University and Hofstra University mid 1990’s. *** Defined as Bachelors degree with significant theory content and design.These categories are important in that they provide a baseline to measure trends and

Conference Session

Engineering Education: An International Perspective

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan

to make the economy move in a positive direction. It directlymotivates other countries to exploit resources in developing nations by using subsidizedloans to help these nations mature. In order to repay these loans, poor governments mustrely on the material wealth of its location, sacrificing long term sustainability for theshort term gain. Other world authorities act in the same manner. Such authorities includethe World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund, both supported bythe U.S., allowing re-compensation to occur without any regard to the environmentaldrawbacks of such actions 8.The American government did start to back off of investments into foreign developmentin the early 1990’s, where 57% of international capitol

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Student Teams & Active Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Daubert; Steven Peretti; Paula Berardinelli; Deanna Dannels; Chris Anson; Lisa Bullard

TWS Lab Design Lab Design Student Grades WS 25 35 46 42External Evaluations S 11 teams 10 teams 8 teams 9 teams of SpeakingExternal Evaluations W 5 teams 8 teams 7 teams 13 teams of Writing Page 9.238.4 Peer Evaluations T 8 teams 13 teams “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for

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Student Learning and Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Porter; James Ochoa; Joseph Morgan

to configure the computer display in a waythat best presents the teaching materials. This configuration can support an instructor whowishes to use a single camera and computer to capture his presence (talking head) whilelecturing to students using computer-based media such as PowerPoint slides or by using a pen-based input device. In this configuration, the classroom computer will generate approximately100-120 MBytes of information for storage at the LIVE Server each hour. This translates intoapproximately 250 kbits/s of bandwidth that is needed to support each classroom. Obviously, iftwo cameras/computers were used in the classroom, the bandwidth requirements would double. Another important lesson was in the area of camera resolution