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Wesleyby Chan S. Park2. The course includes 2 mid semester exams (15% or grade each), 10 weeklyassignments (20% total), 1 case study (25%), and one final exam (25%). Since there issignificant group work on the case and the homework, to pass the course, a student must averageat least 60% on the exams. This criteria has been used for one student during the experiment,however that student also had poor homework scores.Many reasons justify the use of this material as a web based course. The students perceive thecourse material as highly relevant and relatively easy, hence they might be enthused to use thesite and would not have excessive difficulty. This is not a desirable faculty assignment since thecourse material is considered mundane and there can

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). Engineers earn MS degrees from their home PCs. Engineering Times, 20(10), 6.2. Petre, M., Carswell, L., Price, B., and Thomas, P. (1998). Innovations in large-scale supported distanceteaching: Transformation for the internet, not just translation. Journal of Engineering Education, 87(4), p. 423.3. Office of Training Technology. (1997, 23 January). Course management systems. [Online]. U. S. Navy.Available: http://www.ott.navy.mil/1_1/cmsystem.htm [1998, Dec. 11].4. NetForum. (1996). Welcome to the home of NetForum. [Online]. Board of Regents of the University ofWisconsin System. Available: http://www.medsch.wisc.edu/netforum/ [1998, Dec. 14].5. RealNetworks. (1998). Real: Home of streaming media. [Online]. Available: http://www.real.com [1998,Dec

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W.V. Wilding; J.N. Harb; Ronald E. Terry; W.C. Hecker

wherethe assessment of performance in core areas is made throughout the curriculum and remedialaction is taken as soon as a deficiency is noted. This assessment is likely to be in the form ofexam problems written specifically to assess performance in core areas. One way to accomplishthis would be to change the way we write exams to include at least two classes of problems: 1)problems that test minimum competencies in core areas, and 2) more challenging problems thatcan be used as a basis for assigning grades. All students would be required to complete theminimum competency aspect of the exam(s) at the required level in order to pass a class.Students will no longer be able to survive by getting partial credit on difficult problems. Rather,they will

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Timothy Anderson; Robert Serow; James Demery; Carl Zorowski; Catherine E. Brawner

potential route toimprovement. Page 4.124.9Bibliography1. Kerridge, D. and Kerridge, S. (date unavailable) Improving a Process [On-line]. Available:http://deming.eng.clemson.edu/pub/den/files/improve.txt.2. Losak, J. and Scigliano, J. (1994). Total quality management and institutional effectiveness: Synergy throughcongruence. Nova Southeastern University. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 368 270)3. Seymour, D. (1995). Once upon a campus: Lessons for improving quality and productivity in higher education.Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, pp. xviii-xxii.4. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (1997, December). Engineering Criteria 2000

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staff to copewith changes in the higher education system.5.4 Faculty EvaluationFaculty evaluation by students is standard practice at the Cape Technikon. Normally facultywould request their students to complete a questionnaire anonymously to reflect student opinionon a variety of aspects regarding each course and the faculty member(s) concerned.Positive student opinion of faculty is a prerequisite when deserving faculty members areconsidered for merit promotion. Student opinion is one of a number of instruments used by theinstitution to identify and reward good teaching.5.5 Curriculum ChangesDuring the past two years the South African Qualifications Authority developed a NationalQualifications Framework (NQF) based on educational outcomes

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students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. 78. AcknowledgementsThe author is grateful for the contributions of a number of people who greatly contributed to thesuccess of this class. Thanks to K. Baskin (Charles River Watershed Association), D. Brocard(M&E), and D. LeBlanc (United States Geological Survey) for serving as guest lecturers, and V.Vignally (Metropolitan District Commission) for leading the field trip at the WachusettReservoir. Thanks also to S. Johnson (M&E) for initiating the program and providing access toM&E facilities to support the interactive sessions in this course. Finally, thanks to L. Cote(M&E) for assisting with coordination of issues associated with

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an opportunity to move to client/server architecture and take advantage of the latest developments in software and hardware technology.• The downsizing of the information services function – The corporate downsizing movement of the late 80’s and early 90’s has had significant impact on the information services function. The large IS staffs required to write and maintain custom application systems are a luxury only a few companies can now afford. The use of packaged software eliminates the need to write custom code and reduces the resources required to maintain the systems.The movement to packaged software can be considered essentially a replacement marketgenerated by technological needs with few advances in business or

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, Washington, D.C., 1991.2. Dewhurst, Peter, “DFMA and Simultaneous Engineering – Current Status and Future Trends”, ASME Design Conference and Show, Chicago, March 1993.3. “Innovations in Engineering Design Education”, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, A Compendium to the 1993 ASME Design Education Conference.4. “World Class Design Symposium”, Lehigh University, June 1992.5. Pugh, S., “Total Design”, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 1990.6. Doepker, P.E., “Implementing the Product Realization Process in the Design Sequence”, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Winter Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1993.7. Dunn-Rankin, D., Bobrow, J., Kease, K., and McCarthy, J.M., “Engineering Design in Industry: Teaching Students and Faculty to

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Norman L. Fortenberry

examination of articles published inthe Journal of Engineering Education over the past six years. Finally, a model of a coherentresearch process for engineering education is offered from an example drawn physics education.I. IntroductionMajor support for educational research is provided by several private and public and privatesources. The Spencer Foundation provides support for educational research projects in the rangeof $300,000 - $400,000 per year for 3 to 4 years. In fiscal 1998, the Spencer Foundationsupported 30 projects1. The James S. McDonnell Foundation supports Cognitive Studies forEducational Practice; since 1987 the Foundation has expended $25 million in support ofeducational research and training2. The Department of Education’s (ED’s

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a hardware reset pushbutton. Following the power-up orpushbutton reset signal, a defeatable low-going pulse is generated on /INT0 to force a boot fromthe EEPROM at location 0x1000. However, the PC host can override this function at any timeand force an /INT2 boot from the host port interface. This permits a manual reset to test theEEPROM software, while allowing the PC host to regain control of the lab station by simplysending a ‘RESET’ command from the DSK debugger. Page 4.65.3A 28C64A 8 kilobyte EEPROM is used to hold program data for embedded system operation.This is tailored to match the TMS320C31’s onboard RAM size. EEPROM write

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tools from Cosmic Software and Ashling. This will givestudents an edge as the tool learning curve is much shorter. These Windows-based toolswill allow for better evaluation of operating robot time constraints and result in a higherperformance software design. Their cost however, is more than an order of magnitudegreater. Regardless of the tools used, the student educational experience can be asuccess. Page 4.227.15References1. Ashley, S., “Getting a hold on mechatronics”, Mechanical Engineering, May 97, 60-632. Chen, N., Chung, H., Kwon, Y., “Integration of Micromouse Project with Undergraduate Curriculum: A Large-Scale Student Participation

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next time. Speed up the timetable and teach more stuff. While the group work was okay, we do learn more when you put it on the board. (Note: The chalkboard is much better than the computer for presenting/teaching information. I think it s too early for computers to take on that kind of role. Teachers may be ready for it, but it just seems too weird to me.) Also, try to find a book that can supplement your lectures. Maybe even have required reading assignments. In any case, following a book really helps out some students. Skipping around in a book makes it harder to learn and follow what’s going on. Weekly homework assignment are especially needed to make sure

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Patricia M. Yaeger; Rose M. Marra; Francesco Costanzo; Gary L. Gray

://www.abet.org/eac/eac2000.htm.[2] Shaping the Future, A Report on the Review of Undergraduate Education from the Committee for the Re- view to the National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources, NSF 96-139 (1996). Available at the following WWW site: http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/EHR/DUE/documents/review/96139/start.htm.[3] “Desired Attributes of an Engineer,” Part of the Boeing Participation with Universities Program. Available at the following World Wide Web site: http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/pwu/attributes/attributes.html.[4] M. S. Wald, “Engineering Criteria 2000,” International Journal of Engineering Education, 12, pp. 389–390 (1996).[5] Gary L. Gray and Francesco Costanzo, “On

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): 215-19.41. Schultz, Thomas W. “Practical Problems in Organizing Student[s] into Groups.” FIE Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1 (1998): 242-5.42. Schwartz, Rachel A. “Improving Course Quality with Student Management Teams.’’ Prism 5, no. 5 (January 1996): 19-23.43. Seat, Elaine. “Enabling Effective Engineering Teams: A Program for Teaching Interactive Skills.” FIE Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1 (1998): 246-51.44. Seat, J. Elaine et al. “Making Design Teams Work.” FIE Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1 (1996): 272-5.45. Sener, Erdogan M. “Collaborative Learning in the Construction Technology Curriculum.” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings (1996). Available: CD-ROM.46. Sharp, John and Richard Culver. “Cooperative Learning in a Manufacturing

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Milin Shah; Guoqing Tang; Bala Ram

will be required. Maple source codeswill be provided and can be downloaded from the project web server.The second module is in planning and is to be developed in the Spring semester of 1999.It addresses the selection of a potential location of facilities in a geographical area. Such aproblem is often referred to as the facility location problem. This class of problems canhave several objectives but the most common one is to reduce the total transportation costand the delivery time. When the distance measure used is Euclidean distance, finding anoptimum solution to the problem involves finding partial derivatives and then solving aset of equations to locate stationary point(s). We have recently solved a real problem inlocation for a company and

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Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre; Larry J. Shuman; Jack McGourty

experiment, organize, plan, examine, prepare questionOutcome Recognizes Indicates how Uses existing Examines the Formulates the Determines the Accepts theElement: applicable existing theory/history in measure(s) of control and data that are limitations and analytical theory/history developing an effectiveness by evaluating appropriate to extensions that aDesigning models, or differs/compleme experiment which the alternatives

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Walthea V. Yarbrough; Sarah J. Rajala; Richard L. Porter; Hugh Fuller; Laura Bottomley; Mary Clare Robbins

Operated Device - Develop a battery-operated device that addresses one of thefollowing categories: quality-of-life improvement, improvement in education, commercialvalue and/or entertainment. The device should be portable, self-contained, and able to operateindependently of other supplementary equipment, should not interface with any line-powereddevice(s), and is restricted to alkaline AAA, AA, C, D, 9-volt, and/or lantern batteries. Eachproject should include a mathematical model that calculates the lifetime of the device and thepower consumption.The bridge and catapult design presented formidable challenges in several ways. Students donot have access to workshop areas so a supply of basic tools, saws, glue guns, scales, measuringdevices, were

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Laura A. Miller; Keith A. Miller; David J. Beebe

discussions, will be important in future studies. The focus of the preceding research,however, is the instructional design of distance learning. The Guided Distance Learning Modeltakes a step forward in the integration of traditional educational techniques into distanceeducation courses.Bibliography1. Davis, J.L., Computer-assisted distance learning, part II: examination performance of students on and off campus, Journal of Engineering Education, 85, 1, 77-82, (1996).2. Daily, B. and Daily, M., Effectiveness of a multimedia televised distance education program for engineering majors, Journal of Engineering Education, 83, 4, 383-387, (1994).3. Boulet, M.M. and Boudreault, S., Using technology to deliver distance

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Hai-Shuan Lam; Kurt C. Gramoll

Composite S-video Digital (Firewire IEEE 1394) Page 4.425.10 Table 4: Standard comparison of 3 different kinds of video format.VII. Serving and Hosting Streaming VideoThe major concern in configuring a server for hosting streaming videos is the networkbandwidth. Without determining the bandwidth that the user’s Internet connection can handle,the streaming video will not be continuous. For example, if the streaming rate is set higher thanthe maximum data rate a user can receive, then the video will be pausing half of the time and thiscan be very

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Intuitive Edge, Los Angeles, California, Jeremy B. Tarcher, Inc.Hanks, Belliston, Draw! A Visual Approach to Thinking, Learning and Communicating, Los Altos, California,William Kaufmann, Inc.Hollins, B., and Pugh, S., Successful Product Design, Kent, England, Butterworths PressIngle, K. A. 1994. Reverse Engineering, New York, McGraw-Hill Inc. (excellent ME/EE reverse engineeringexamples)Koberg, D., and Bagnall, J., 1976, The Universal Traveler, Los Altos, California, William Kaufmann, Inc.Laithwaite, E., 1994, An Inventor in the Garden of Eden, Cambridge, England, Cambridge University PressMcKim, R.H., Thinking Visually; A Strategy for Problem Solving, Belmont, California, Lifetime LearningPublications, Division of Wadsworth, Inc.McKim, R.H

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consideration of graduate construction coursework, faculty course loads andcapabilities, student and local industry needs and limitations, and departmental resources.Setbacks to commencing the graduate program occurred due to limited initial course enrollmentand the need for additional marketing of the program. Based on the local constructionindustry’s interest in the program and level of construction activity, it is expected that theprogram will eventually provide graduate education meeting the demand for a higher level ofconstruction knowledge.I. IntroductionGraduate construction programs are certainly not new, having been started at some institutionssuch as Stanford University in the mid-1950’s.1 Since that time more than 40 similar programsin

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Stephanie Cauble; Ann D. Christy; Marybeth Lima

Women in Agricultural and/or Biological Engineering. NACTA Journal. pp. 49-53.5. Rosser, S. 1990. Female friendly science: applying women’s studies methods and theories to attract students. Pergamon Press. New York, NY.6. Trautner, J.J., Chou, K.C., Yates, J.K., and Stalnaker, J. 1996. Women Faculty in Engineering: Changing the Academic Climate. Journal of Engineering Education. 85: 45-51. Page 4.43.11 11

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Department at SIUE. In particular, we would like to thank JulieSchroeder and Barry Carpenter who oversee the Mentor Graphic’s Higher Education Program.Without their help and devotion to higher education, the success of this course would not havebeen possible.References1. Weste, N. & Eshragian, K. Principles of CMOS VLSI Design: A Systems Perspective. Addison Wesley (1994)2. Palnitkar,S. Verilog HDL: A Guide to Digital Design and Synthesis. SunSoft Press, A Prentice Hall Title (1996)3. Engel,G & Vedachalam R: A Paper on “ Effective Use of Mentor Graphics Tools in an IC Design Course”, MUG ’98 proceedings.4. URL: http://www.ee.siue.edu/~mentor/EE484/EE484.htmlRAMA K. VEDACHALEMRama Vedachalem is a Master's degree candidate in the

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) determine the radius of the circular trajectory and the corresponding value of the angular velocity for the steady state solu- tion. 3. Numerically integrate the equations of motion and plot the trajectory of the mass during the interval of time 0 < t < 5 s. Verify that the trajectory will, at some point, coincide with the circle determined in Item 2. 4. Finally, repeat the operations done in Item 3 for two other sets of arbitrarily assigned ini- tial conditions and verify that, regardless of initial conditions the motion of the mass will converge to the steady state solution. Provide a physical explanation for this behavior.3.2 Dynamics of Particle Systems: Two Masses Connected by a SpringThis activity

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examination of students in these twogroups (baccalaureate only and baccalaureate and additional degree(s)) differed by 2.7 percentin favor of the students holding additional degrees, a difference that is not statisticallysignificant. However, the average of both groups in the cooperative classes exceeded theaverage of the students in the classes that used the lecture/discussion format. Adjusting theaverage score of the cooperative classes for the differences in educational attainment betweenthe baccalaureate only and additional degree groups would result in an approximately 0.8%decrement in the average score of the cooperative classes. Thus, level of education apparentlyhas too small an effect to account for the observed differences in average test

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Charyl Delaney; Alejandro Scalise; Larry J. Shuman; Harvey Wolfe

next year,based primarily on the coursework developed by members of the Foundation Coalition. As partof that pilot we are also planning to test the concept of inclusive learning communities to bettersupport our students outside of class[21].AcknowledgmentsThis research has been supported by National Science Foundation grants EEC-9872498,Engineering Education: Assessment Methodologies and Curricula Innovations and DUE-9254271, The Freshman Engineering Experience, and Engineering Information Foundation grantEiF 98-4. We also recognize Michele Bertocci and Obinna S Muogboh for their valuable assistance.References1 Seymour E. and NM Hewitt, Talking About Leaving : Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences, Westview Press, January 1997.2 Astin, AW

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0 < t < 5 s. Verify that the trajectory will, at some point, coincide with the circle determined in Item 2. 4. Finally, repeat the operations done in Item 3 for other two sets of arbitrarily assigned ini- Page 4.335.6 tial conditions and help verify that, regardless of initial conditions, the motion of the mass will converge to the steady state solution. Provide a physical explanation for this behav- ior.2.3.2 Pedagogical Benefits of this ActivityThis activity reinforces and gives the students practice in the application of Newton’s second lawin polar coordinates and demonstrates the “equation of motion” nature

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characteristics with sufficient detail andaccuracy to help find the cause(s) of premature burnouts. b.) EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Motors were set up shaft-to-shaft end-on, coupled andaligned. This general set-up was used for all types of planned tests. Current shunts wereinserted where measurements were needed and low-range digital voltmeters were placed acrossthe current shunts. High range digital voltmeters measured voltages directly. High-current,pneumatically-operated switches were used for circuit changes. Rotational speeds were read bystrobe lights; temperatures were read by attaching the transducers directly to the field windings.Armature temperatures were determined by voltmeter-ammeter methods with the armaturesstationary. c.) DATA

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Zenaida O. Keil; Robert P. Hesketh; James A. Newell; Stephanie Farrell; C. Stewart Slater

and 1989 Dow Outstanding Young Faculty Award.James A. Newell received a B. S. in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1988, his M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Penn State in 1990, and hisPh.D. in Chemical Engineering from Clemson University in 1994. His dissertation focused onthe conversion of PBO to carbon fiber, and he received the American Carbon Society’sMrozowski award for best student paper presentation in 1993. After completing his doctorate, hestayed on at Clemson for one year as a Visiting Assistant Professor before accepting a tenure-track position at the University of North Dakota in 1995. This is his first semester as anAssociate Professor at Rowan. Dr. Newell has been published in Chemical

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International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC), the College ofEngineering, the CEEN Department, and numerous Cal Poly alumni. The author appreciates thecomments provided by the anonymous reviewers of this paper. In addition, comments providedby Jay S. DeNatale, a geotechnical engineering instructor at Cal Poly, were extremely valuable.Dr. DeNatale has been a professor at Cal Poly for over ten years and is responsible for thedevelopment of the geotechnical engineering curriculum described in this paper. Finally, theauthor would like to recognize the efforts of Morgan Griffith and Victor Elia, students at CalPoly who have worked hard to develop the K-12 engineering exercises and demonstrations