Conference Session

Reaching Students: Innovations to Curriculum in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University; Mark Patterson, University of Dayton

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Engineering Technology

) Context and the Role of Standards in Increasing the Value of Learning Objects, in McGreal, R. Online Education Using Learning Objects (Open and Flexible Learning), pp. 159-167, Oxford, England: RoutledgeFalmer, 2004.8. S. Brand (1994) How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built. London: Viking Penguin.9. J. Enkenberg (2001) Instructional Design and Emerging Teaching Models in Higher Education, Computers in Human Behavior, Vol. 17, pp. 495-506.10. I. Douglas (2001) Instructional Design Based on Reusable Learning objects: Applying Lessons of Object- Oriented Software Engineering to Learning Systems Design, in Frontiers in Education, 2001.11. D. R. Robertson (2003) Making Time, Making Change

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Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Onyancha, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology; Matthew Derov, University of New Hampshire; Brad Kinsey, University of New Hampshire

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Engineering Design Graphics

standard isometric axesof the paper, while the objects in Figs. 5 and 6 were not. Finally, Objects A and B in Figs. 3 and4 respectively were in the same initial orientation before rotation. Alternatively, Object B in Fig.5 was not in the same initial orientation as Object A in Fig. 3 before rotation. Table 1 shows the different categories of object shape and nature of rotation that wereinvestigated. Page 13.1200.4 I S R O T A T E D T O A S I S R O T A T E D T O A B

Conference Session

Mobile Robots in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Chad Hager, University of Wyoming; Mike Yurkoski, University of Wyoming; Robert Lewis, University of Wyoming; Matthew Jespersen, University of Wyoming; Zachary Ruble, University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

. Zachary Rubel developed theMSCAN laboratory as an additional senior level project. References1. Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, Effective for Evaluations During the 2007-2008 Accreditation Cycle, ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission, Baltimore, Maryland, March 18, 2007.2. S. F. Barrett, A. Wells, C. Hernandez, T. Dibble, Y. Shi, T. Schei, J. Werbelow, J. Cupal, L. Sircin, G. Janack, “Undergraduate Engineers for Curriculum and Laboratory Equipment Development,” American Society for Engineering Educators 2003 Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, June 2003.3. A. Griffith, S. F. Barrett, D. Pack, “Verilog HDL Controlled Robot For Teaching Complex Systems Design,” Computers in Education

Conference Session

A Century of Development, Promotion, and Reform: ASEE and Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Johnson, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

engineers of bothmediocre social and intellectual background” and felt that colleges did not prepare engineersadequately for practice.6 During the end of the 19th century, a dispute arose as to who shouldhave the right to display the initials after their name. Much of the dispute took place in essaysand letters to professional journals and weeklies, but some of it took place on the collegecampuses themselves as they tried to define the future. As Monte Calvert wrote in TheMechanical Engineer in America, 1830-1910: The conflict between shop and school began in the late 1860’s when the first engineering schools for mechanical engineers were set up, intensified from 1880 to 1890 – the formative period of the ASME – was followed

Conference Session

MIND: Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida; Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

when quest for food(target). The stronger the footprints are the higher is the likelihood of finding the food ifthis path is paved. In AntNet4, the routing table for node k, denoted Tk, is used to make a probabilisticrouting decision. Table1. Original AntNet routing table at node k.A sample table is shown in Table 1 which has L rows corresponding to L neighboringnodes/links. The probability of sending the packet to the destination d via the linkconnected to node, i, is denoted as Pid. The AntNet algorithm can be summarized asfollow: 1. New forward ants, Fsd, from the source (s) to the destination (d), are createdperiodically.3. The next link (node j) of a forward ant is selected stochastically using P'(j, d) which is

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Christopher, Rice University; Adam Parks, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; Vipul Sharma, Air Force Institute of Technology; Michael Maixner, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

, he will begin pilot training.Michael Maixner, U.S. Air Force Academy Michael Rex Maixner graduated with distinction from the U. S. Naval Academy, and served as a commissioned officer in the USN for 25 years; his first 12 years were spent as a shipboard officer, while his remaining service was strictly in engineering assignments. He received his Ocean Engineer and SMME degrees from MIT, and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. He served as an Instructor at the Naval Postgraduate School and as a Professor of Engineering at Maine Maritime Academy; he is currently a member of the Department of Engineering Mechanics at the U.S. Air Force Academy

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Bearing Base School Girls Isolation system for Earthquake • Christos Valiotis, Improving Conceptual Engineering Demonstration Understanding and Problem Solving • Constantin Ciocanel, et al., Teaching Skills in Introductory Physics Courses Engineering Laboratories Based On A Using the Socratic Dialogue Method Problem Solving Approach • Jeffrey S. Burmeister, et al., What is • Larry Jang, Internet-based Control Engineering? – a MESA Program/Johns Systems with Demonstration of Real- Hopkins University Partnership time, Real-world Control

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Shaibal Mukherjee; Pallabi Mukherjee

). To this end, thispaper examines the changes in the engineering ARE for selected Big 12 universities. Thefollowing universities are included: University of Oklahoma (OU), Oklahoma State University(OSU), University of Colorado at Boulder (UC), and University of Texas at Austin (UT).Selection of these schools s based on several factors, including program size (faculty and studentpopulation), funding source (public vs private) and geographic location. Among the fouruniversities selected, UT is the largest based on the faculty and student size, followed by UC.The other two schools (OU and OSU) are of similar size and representative of typical programsacross the country. All the selected schools are public institutions. Data for this

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Chang-Soo Kim; Steve E. Watkins

. 87, 1998, pp. 413-421.8. Allen, E., S. Gleixner, G. Young, D. Parent, Y. Dessouky, et al., "Microelectronics process engineering at San Jose State University: a manufacturing-oriented interdisciplinary degree program", International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 18, No. 5, 2002, pp. 519-525.9. Lin, L., "Curriculum development in microelectromechanical systems in mechanical engineering", IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 44, No. 1, 2001, pp. 61-66.10. Kim, C-S., S. E. Watkins, "Work in progress – Balancing prescribed and project-based experiences in microfabrication laboratories", The 38th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Saratoga Springs, NY, Oct 22-25, 2008, Abstract # 1250, accepted

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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M.G. Guvench

fact the junior electronics courses (ELE342and ELE343) constituting prerequisites for this course also emphasize design but at a smaller scale andusing discrete BJT and off-the-shelf ICs rather than at the chip level using CMOS technology. Thisemphasis on “design” in our electronics sequence of courses has been implemented starting with an NSFgrant to establish and develop a “Computer-Integrated-Electronics” Laboratory (C.I.E. Lab) in the early1990’s. The concept of “Computer-Integrated-Electronics Laboratory” simply brings computers into theelectronics lab where designs implemented are tested for verification. Availability of PC-basedcomputational and graphics software along with inexpensive circuit simulation tools like “PSpice

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Bassem Alhalabi; M.K. Hamza; Ali Abu-El Humos

experiment’s parameters and Components control points, such as motors, solenoids, heating Figure 1. Remote Lab Environment (RLE) Components element, switches, etc.• Data acquisition & control unit (DAQ): an interface between the sensors and actuators, other instrument devices and computer- server(s). This module’s chief functionality is to communicate the computer commands to actuators as well as communicate the data measurements to the computer.• Computer (microcontroller): this component basically runs the experiment software and goes through the experiment steps and interacts with the user via the DAQ and sensors/actuators. Many controllers are available in the market. The National

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Bassem Alhalabi; M.K. Hamza; Ali Abu-El Humos

experiment’s parameters and Components control points, such as motors, solenoids, heating Figure 1. Remote Lab Environment (RLE) Components element, switches, etc.• Data acquisition & control unit (DAQ): an interface between the sensors and actuators, other instrument devices and computer- server(s). This module’s chief functionality is to communicate the computer commands to actuators as well as communicate the data measurements to the computer.• Computer (microcontroller): this component basically runs the experiment software and goes through the experiment steps and interacts with the user via the DAQ and sensors/actuators. Many controllers are available in the market. The National

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

M.G. Guvench

fact the junior electronics courses (ELE342and ELE343) constituting prerequisites for this course also emphasize design but at a smaller scale andusing discrete BJT and off-the-shelf ICs rather than at the chip level using CMOS technology. Thisemphasis on “design” in our electronics sequence of courses has been implemented starting with an NSFgrant to establish and develop a “Computer-Integrated-Electronics” Laboratory (C.I.E. Lab) in the early1990’s. The concept of “Computer-Integrated-Electronics Laboratory” simply brings computers into theelectronics lab where designs implemented are tested for verification. Availability of PC-basedcomputational and graphics software along with inexpensive circuit simulation tools like “PSpice

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Bassem Alhalabi; M. K. Hamza; Ali Abu-El Humos

experiment’s parameters and Components control points, such as motors, solenoids, heating Figure 1. Remote Lab Environment (RLE) Components element, switches, etc.• Data acquisition & control unit (DAQ): an interface between the sensors and actuators, other instrument devices and computer- server(s). This module’s chief functionality is to communicate the computer commands to actuators as well as communicate the data measurements to the computer.• Computer (microcontroller): this component basically runs the experiment software and goes through the experiment steps and interacts with the user via the DAQ and sensors/actuators. Many controllers are available in the market. The National

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

M.G. Guvench

fact the junior electronics courses (ELE342and ELE343) constituting prerequisites for this course also emphasize design but at a smaller scale andusing discrete BJT and off-the-shelf ICs rather than at the chip level using CMOS technology. Thisemphasis on “design” in our electronics sequence of courses has been implemented starting with an NSFgrant to establish and develop a “Computer-Integrated-Electronics” Laboratory (C.I.E. Lab) in the early1990’s. The concept of “Computer-Integrated-Electronics Laboratory” simply brings computers into theelectronics lab where designs implemented are tested for verification. Availability of PC-basedcomputational and graphics software along with inexpensive circuit simulation tools like “PSpice

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Ian Gravagne, Baylor University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

technical and social content.This need for energy education is the fundamental motivation for the energy awareness efforts atBaylor University. According to the National Energy Policy7, the U. S. must have between 1,300and 1,900 new electricity generation plants in place to meet the projected 45% increase inelectrical demand by the year 2020. Economic and political policies often reflect the unspokenassumption that the United States will be able to continually increase its reliance on naturalresources and more importantly, energy resources. On May 2, 2007, a local newspaper editor Page 13.491.2took time to remind the public of the energy history

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Rachel Reed, Calvin College; Crystal Bruxvoort, Calvin College; Neil Carlson, Calvin College

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Educational Research and Methods

retention: a longitudinal and cross-institutional study. Proceedings - American Society for Engineering Education Southeast. Page 13.522.118. Pieronek, C., McWilliams, L. H., & Silliman, S. E. (2003). Initial observations on student retention and course satisfaction based on first-year engineering student surveys and interviews [Electronic version]. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.9. Pomalaza-Raez, C., & Groff, B. H. (2003). Retention 101: where robots go ... students follow [Electronic version]. Journal of Engineering Education, 92(1), 1-6.10. Richardson, J

Conference Session

Distance Learning in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meral Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University; Ismet Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University; Bonita Barger, Tennessee Tech University; Michael Allen, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Figure 4 Mean Values for Distance & On-ground Marketing and Management Courses Mean Values: Distance versus On-Ground Education for Math + Engr Technology 5.00 4.50 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 Teamwork Creativity 1.50 Communication Critical Thinking 1.00 nd nd s ce

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rudolph Eggert, Boise State University

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Design in Engineering Education

each skill. To receive a Teamwork Evaluation Rating average of 4.0, shewould have to get 4’s from everyone on the team for all 15 skills. Page 13.141.6 Table 1. Skills for improved teamwork. Teamwork skills 1. Understands and commits to team goals 2. Participates actively in team activities Collaboration 3. Respects individual viewpoints/differences 4. Accepts criticism 5. Assists other teammates 6. Listens attentatively to others on team

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Phy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Larkin, American University; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh

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Engineering Physics & Physics

these topic areas are assigned. Here students haveseveral options and must make efficient choices in order to solve the problem(s) at hand. Theseprojects are intended to challenge students' judgment and creativity as well as their problem-solving abilities. Each student team is required to submit a final written report upon completion Page 13.1112.5of each project.The writing activity in both courses involved the preparation of a professional paper forpresentation at a conference held at the end of the semester. The discussion that followshighlights this writing activity and demonstrates that regardless of class size, the experience canbe a rich

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

: • Providing ABET course control documents for the courses3 • Providing current course syllabi3 • Having qualified CC faculty (master’s degree and 18 hours within engineering)3 • CC faculty teach courses at the four-year institution • Link community college classrooms with four-year college classrooms taught on the four-year college campus5Articulation: Articulation agreements (state-wide, if possible) are a necessity for a smoothtransition for a community college transfer. The engineering and technology part of the IllinoisArticulation Initiative, started in the early 1990’s, is described by Mirman and Skattum.6Articulation agreements are an important part of

Conference Session

Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Labrador, University of South Florida; Cesar Guerrero, University of South Florida; Rafael Perez, University of South Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

toaddress these concerns and some other initiatives that can bring additional benefits at low costare also described. For each of these aspects, successful strategies or best practices are included.Finally, the effectiveness of the program is demonstrated with the results of the programevaluation.1. IntroductionOver the last several years, the United States has witnessed alarming statistics and trends ingraduate and undergraduate enrollment, graduation rates, and participation of minority groups inScience and Engineering (S&E) fields, and in Computer Science in particular. For example,according to the National Science Foundation’s Science and Engineering indicators 2006,underrepresented minorities did not enroll in or completed college at the

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Korte, The University of Texas-Tyler; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; William Jordan, CRL-Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Riley, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

Conference Session

Fostering and Assessing Effective Teaming

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; James Duvall, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

project are considered independent. In reporting scores the namingconventions from the previous section are used to identify different elements of the peerevaluation instrument. Mean scores given to students are reported in italics, for exampleOverall. Scores given by students are identified by the subscript G and scores received by thesubscript R, for example OverallR corresponds to the mean score received on the overallevaluation section of the evaluation. The range of scores given or received was determined bythe standard deviations and are reported as s(OverallG), i.e. the standard deviation of the overallscores given by the students in the sample.There were few significant correlations between scores students gave or received for

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Olowokere, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Kayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University; Olutola Jonah; Temitope O. Ajayi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; O.O. Akinwunmi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

S 13 V0 Z7 Z8 V2 + S7 S8 S9 Z9 Legends S10 Z 10 S5 S 11 S6 S 12 S = Switch

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soonghwan Ro, Kongju University, Rep. of Korea

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Electrical and Computer

. FGO switch Register 7-Seg. a~g (AR, PC, DR, AC, INPR, IR, TR, OUTR) Run Step by instruction switch Step by clock FPGA Flip-flops(LEDs) clock I, S, E, R, IEN, FGI, FGO 0~F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Thomas Richter, University of Stuttgart

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2008-1458: USER ADAPTIVE INTERACTIVE COURSES IN SCORMCOMPLIANT LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSSabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart After receiving her M.Sc. in Physics at the Berlin University of Technology in 1997, graduating with distinction, Sabina Jeschke worked as an assistant teacher at the department for mathematics and natural sciences and earned her doctorate in 2004. Holding a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation, she spent several months of research at the NASA in Moffet Field, CA. In 2000 and 2001, S. Jeschke worked as an instructor at the GaTech (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta). Since 2005, Sabina Jeschke has been associate professor for "New

Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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New Engineering Educators

down.There are a couple of reasons for doing things this way. It is assumed that a grader can do amore impartial job if (s)he does not know the student whose work is being graded. Second,many exams are common across an entire university, which may consist of many colleges. Soanyone who is involved with the same course is assumed to be competent to grade any student inthe course.The third difference is that some countries seem almost immune to grade inflation. TheEgyptian observed, “Tough questions are given and many system exist for grading, but in mostcourses the mean of the students grade will be in (C or D) grade.”But by far the most common observation was that final exams overseas count much more thanthey do in America. In China, the final

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Business Meeting

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University; Olutola Jonah; Olusoji Ilori, Obafemi Awolowo University; E.O.B. ajayi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria; Oladipo O. Osasona, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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Instrumentation

- Z1 Z2 S 13 V0 Z7 Z8 V2 + S7 S8 S9 Z9 Legends S 10 Z 10 S5 S 11 S6 S 12 S = Switch