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Thomas Walker; Patrick E. Devens

factors arethat a student: • took some other standardized test, • is a transfer student, • changed majors, and/or • dropped EF1015 before a grade was recorded.The study also analyzes and compares three subgroups to the group norm, in addition tothe overall freshman-engineering class analysis. The three subgroups are the female,Afro-American, and Hispanic groups. For each group, the same student data wasextracted and viewed. The number of students in each subgroup is provided in Table 1. Female Afro-American Hispanic Fall '97 142 31 15 Spr '98

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Dan Budny

transition. One major component is a series of mentoring courses that the entering studentcan select for the first semester. These courses are designed to help the freshman make thismajor transition. This paper will discuss the purpose of the mentors, the ENGR0081 SeminarCourse concept, the mentor selection process, and the topics covered in the mentoring sessions.IntroductionNumerous studies document the importance of interaction with the freshman students duringtheir first semester [1 - 9]. This concept is nothing new, as reflected in the fact that mostcolleges have an orientation program for entering students. One component we use at theUniversity of Pittsburgh is getting the involvement of parents and other family members in theprocesses and

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Marlin Viss; Murat Tanyel

] w 0 [n] bo -1 z z -1 v 1 [n] w 1 [n] b1 -a 1 -1 z z -1 w 2 [n] v 2 [n] b2 -a 2Figure 1: Direct form realization of a second-order IIR filter, as depicted in a standardtextbook.III

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Lynn Nored; David Compton

their selected emphasis. This allows sufficient theoretical depth for theprofessors to assign meaningful lab based projects.Two other O C engineering objectives are important in the development of entrepreneurial ideas:1) Producing immediately productive engineering graduates and 2) Using state of the artindustrial based equipment and software. The first demands that each professor incorporate inhis courses the theoretical ideas and projects central to current applications in industry. Thesecond ensures that test equipment, computer programs, and laboratory supplies reflect currentpractices. Professors must adapt and change projects and applications in the curriculum as thestate of the art advances. Therefore, it is imperative that they be

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Lars Cederqvist; Jed Lyons

project report, which the students must prepare with MS Word. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationThe Full Body Contact Statics LaboratoryObjectiveThis experiment will familiarize students with basic concepts from statics and solid mechanics. Inaddition, MathCAD and some of its functions are introduced.BackgroundFigure 1 (a) shows a wooden beam of length ‘L’ that is simply supported on two bathroom scalesand has a person of weight ‘P’ standing at a distance ‘a’ from the left end. We want to analyze thebeam without the person or the scales in the picture. To do this, we replace the person and

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Randall Musselman

required equipment consists of basic amateur radio equipment along with very inexpensive construction material.1 IntroductionThe abstract concepts of antenna theory make this subject difficult to grasp by many stu-dents. Practical hands-on experiments do not always provide a great deal of insight intoelectromagnetic propagation, because sometimes the measurement results are almost as dif-ficult to visualize as the original theory. This is especially true when an antenna under testis enclosed in an anechoic chamber, thus out of students’ view when performing the exper-iments. In this case, students must rely on their ability to assimilate power and positionreadings along with abstract theory in order to visualize radiation patterns and find

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Raymond Kliewer

. Similarly,MET majors would most appropriately take the mechanical discipline examination. Themechanical discipline examination subjects covered with their percentage weights arealso listed in the Appendix and at the NCEES Web site 8.EET and MET programs are the most common ET programs and represent a greatnumber of ET graduates. EET programs often lack many courses pertinent to themorning FE examination session subjects. On the other hand, MET programs generallyprovide most, if not all, courses pertinent to the morning FE examination sessionsubjects. The current program specific curricula requirements of TAC of ABETaccreditation criteria are surely a factor in this disparity 1. Technical course work in EETprograms “must include the fundamentals of

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Fazil Najafi

 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationmapping, materials, structure, water resources, construction engineering and management,coastal engineering and public works engineering infrastructure. Specific civil engineeringresearch subjects include: in situ testing of soils; laboratory instrumentation; soil mechanics;foundations; soil-structure interactions; flow-through porous media and centrifugal modeling;pavement; rock; non-destructive testing; concrete; fiber reinforced polymers; global positioningsystem; airborne laser swath mapping; geographic information system; computer modeling;video imaging; simulation modeling; safety; signal timing and remote sensing.Research SourcesSome funding sources are presented in Table 1. In addition

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Rudy Rogers; Rebecca Toghiani

means, DOE grantedour laboratory a study to determine feasibility of safely storing above-ground natural gas insynthetic gas hydrates. The research suggested a process that provided rapid hydrate formation,complete conversion of interstitial water, and packing of hydrate mass as it formed; 156volumes of gas at standard temperature and pressure stored in 1 volume of the ice-like hydratewas accomplished. Subsequently, as a semester project, a group of five senior chemicalengineering students were asked to put the hydrate research findings into an innovative large-scale plant design for their capstone design course; they were to select, size and cost theequipment; they were to create process flow charts, perform mass/energy balances, and performan

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Binaya Acharya; Bruce Segee

data. Inthe case where the data is to be used in a bar graph, the results from the query are loadedinto an Excel worksheet using OLE and are used to create the appropriate graph. Othercases similarly use OLE to handle the data plotting and manipulation. The result is anapplication whose functionality is automatically extended whenever a new query is addedto the database. The application does not need to be recompiled to make use of thisfunctionality.1. Overview of the ProblemEssentially, data gathering is the first step in achieving understanding of an underlyingprocess, or relationship. Using many available techniques and methods a large volume ofdata can be accumulated. Understanding data, however, is very different from merelycollecting

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Rachel Shinn; Ron Madler

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Michael Gorman; Edmund Russell III; Donald Brown; William Scherer; Kathryn Neeley

create an individual focus, whereas in the latter, they have to evolve a focus witha team and a client.To some extent, these conflicts can be interpreted as manifestations of differences between what C.P. Snow called the “two cultures,” the humanistic on the one hand and the technical on the other.1(It is worth noting that Snow himself used “literary intellectuals” and “scientists” as labels forthese two cultures.) Although our experience has convinced us that there are significant differencesin professional cultures involved, one of our primary aims is to avoid easy kinds ofcompartmentalization, 2 especially those that highlight differences without resolving them. Theapparent conflicts also accentuate the distinction between an approach that

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Laura Lucas

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James Bean; Aparajita Mazumder

engineeringdisciplines to be involved b) required international experience c) global engineering coursecontent d) required cross-cultural course for engineers on global understanding e) evaluationmechanisms for the Global Concentration. The program will focus on interactions with China,UK and Mexico due to their competitive importance and existing programs in those regions.The Global Concentration in Engineering will provide future engineering students a solidfoundation in international education, and will develop a group of US engineers with globalengineering and communication skills.1. IntroductionGlobalization of technology, international operation of industries, global research ventures,global mergers, international communication networks facilitating

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Stephen Zahorian; Sacharia Albin; William Swart

by being able to attract high caliber studentsthat otherwise would not come to the US. All parties benefit by the daily interactions betweenfaculty and students of diverse cultures separated by 10 time zones and two oceans, yet closelylinked electronically in today’s global village.1. Introduction and BackgroundOld Dominion University is a state-supported, mid-size urban university located in Norfolk,Virginia. Old Dominion University is a relatively young institution, having begun as branch ofthe nearby college of William and Mary in 1930, beginning independent status about 10 yearslater, attaining university status in the 1970s, and having been classified as Carnegie

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Joseph Betit; William Swart; Sushil Chaturvedi; Gary Crossman

and the western world headquarters ofthe North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The excellent port facilities also attract manyinternational vessels, making the area a major center for world trade, and there are also located inthis region a large number of international manufacturing facilities. The University therefore hasnatural strengths in activities with international scope.In recognition of these strengths, the University’s strategic plan for 2000-2005 1 includes as oneof its ten initiatives a call for Old Dominion University to be recognized as the premierinternational university of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Amplifying that initiative, the plangoes on to say that “Old Dominion University recognizes its mission to serve as ‘the

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Ronald Sterkenberg; Raymond Thompson

areas and sub-topics wereidentified as the issues that students needed to be aware of. Table 1 displays these areas and sub-topics.This information was conveyed to the ATIAC in October 2000. Overall the industrial advisoryboard agreed with the preliminary topics. Somewhat surprisingly, considerable controversyarose over the issue of foreign language. The group was split almost in half regarding the needfor understanding a second language. In addition, the split also tended to be associated with jobcategory. The industrial members representing commercial piloting felt that a second languagewas not beneficial considering that English is the official language of aviation worldwide.Members representing the administrative, technical, and

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Ian Simpson

".The French Education SystemEducation is compulsory up to the age of 16 in France. For those students who remain to thevery end of the secondary school cycle, a national examination called the "Baccalauréat" istaken at the age of 18 or 19. Passing this examination means an automatic passport into the"Université".Table 1 presents French education system from the end of secondary school up to Ph.D level.The situation is unlike that in most other western countries insofar as, for reasons dating backto the end of the 18th century, two parallel systems exist in the field of Higher Education : the"Universités", on the one hand, and the "Grandes Ecoles", on the other.Table 1 - Education in the USA and France France

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Mark Worden; Carl Lira; Daina Briedis

group interaction among thestudents and teacher. For those students who do not chat, the sessions are logged on the WebTalk. Students have commented on how the chat logs are useful for review of material. Even thestudents who are in the chat room use the logs to review the discussions. The most significantproblem with the chat room is the difficulty in finding suitable chat times when the participantshave different schedules and live in different time zones. Chat sessions are typically held at 9 pmEastern time for 1 hour on selected weeks, typically at a point when students encounter a newtopic and begin the homework. While this time is convenient for most students, other areoccasionally unable to participate.Students are required to submit

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William Charlton; Marsha Creatchman; Carl Beard; Sheldon Landsberger

system has evolved to be totally Internet based withlive transmission using a sophisticated piece of software called Prometheus. Courses offerednow include Health Physics, Radioactive Waste Management, Radiation Shielding, ReactorTheory I and II, Radiation Biology, and Risk Assessment. Currently these courses are alsobeing given for traditional graduate degrees in nuclear engineering. A discussion of thepitfalls and successes of this type of Internet approach will be discussed.1. IntroductionIn an ASEE PRISM article published in November 2000, the American Federation ofTeachers outlined how there is presently a dramatic increase in distance learning students. Inaddition, this new way of receiving a degree is attracting many older students. With

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Ronna Turner; Ken Vickers; Greg Salamo

. and Next generation devices and startup technology businesses.Figure 1: Interplay between Physics FIPSE program elements and current educational elementsa. Implementation of a cohort-based graduate workgroup methodology based on operational models found in industry.This strategy addresses two of the identified educational needs: integrating global perspectives intolocal technology decisions and integrating soft skill set development with traditional physicseducation. The department will use traditional academic based methods, industrial training Page 6.528.8 Proceedings of the 2001

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Neil Opfer; Jaeho Son; John Gambatese

with each successive offering, with severalsuggestions coming directly from the students, until a preferred format was developed. Table 1shows a representative schedule of topics taken from the course syllabus in a recent semester.The development of the seminar has led to the realization of several issues that needed attentionand benefits that have come about. These issues and benefits are described in detail in thesections that follow.Table 1. Typical Seminar Schedule for SemesterWeek Topic Presenter1 Class Introduction And Research Process UNLV Faculty2 Residential Construction Top 10 U.S. Homebuilder3

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David Braun

scholar (2000), thispaper summarizes six useful tips for tenure-track faculty. This second paper in the series byNCS senior scholars provides the perspective of an engineering educator at a California StateUniversity campus with approximately 4000 engineering students.Fight Boredom with ClarityJerome Breitenbach is a colleague in my department who used this phrase in response to myquery about how to improve teaching ability. It nicely introduces several simple principles to usein class and complements much of the advice presented in the NCS Workshop.1-2 Consideringclarity while applying the principles of effective teaching enhances the process for both studentand teacher. The following elements of instruction summarize several principles of

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David Miller

, end up continuing to use the same old teachingmethods.1 This paper provides new engineering educators with the rationale and basic knowledgerequired to begin incorporating cooperative learning (through group homework) into theirclasses. Cooperative learning is different from merely having students work in groups.Cooperative learning occurs when students interactively work together, and they are accountableboth to do his/her share of the work and to understand everyone else’s contribution.2Rationale The decision to incorporate cooperative learning through group homework exercises wasbased on (1) evidence that indicates cooperative learning is more effective than traditionalteaching techniques, (2) the importance of teamwork skills in

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Scott D. Baldwin

Telecommunications Union (ITU) standard for multimediaapplications with connectivity over Local Area Networks using the Internet Protocol (IP)1. It isdesigned to provide interoperability between software applications and hardware from vendorswhose products comply to the standard. Hardware and software that comply to this standardprovide the user with an extremely powerful set of tools to allow audio/video conferencing andeven application sharing.The purpose of this paper is to discuss how this technology can be used in the classroom withemphasis given to distance education. In addition to distance education topics, this technologycan be easily adapted to provide instructors with many other benefits such as virtual officehours.II. What is H.323H.323 provides

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William Lovegrove; Timothy Owens; Matthew Bronkema

Model ET-18, a limited-capability robot intended for the home hobby market(Figure 1).In keeping with the Ele 406 emphasis on embedded systems, we required the students to replacethe outdated and under-powered Motorola 6800 microprocessor with a Motorola MC68HC11microcontroller (Figure 2). The hex keypad and 6-digit display were replaced with a serial port forcommunication with a personal computer for software development. The Engineering team wasassigned the task of installing and interfacing the 68HC11 board, and then of writing all of thedevice drivers from scratch. To do that, they had to learn the workings of the not-too-welldocumented drive and sensor systems. The students were given none of the original Heathkit-written code - they had to

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Robert Avanzato

, mobilecomputers provides opportunities for improvements in both learning effectiveness and inthe efficient delivery of instruction.1. IntroductionPenn State Abington has integrated the student use of personal digital assistant (PDA)technology to foster active and collaborative learning experiences in the classroom andlaboratory. The PDA is an inexpensive, handheld computer that supports database,spreadsheet, document viewing/editing, graphics, programming, and web-browsingsoftware. The Palm™ handheld [1] was selected for the integration effort due to its lowcost, intuitive interface, extensive software support, and large user community. This PDAdevice features an infrared (IR) beaming capability, which allows students toelectronically exchange software

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Mansour Tahernezhadi; L. D. Allen

to 99°C.The device interfaces locally with the user via 3 push-button switches and 2 4-position slider switches with thefollowing functions: Push-button 1 - Device Circuit/Microcontroller Reset Push-button 2 - Increment Temperature Setting Push-button 3 - Decrement Temperature Setting Slider-switch 1 - Function Selector Switch (Heater/OFF/FanON/Cooler) Slider-switch 2 - Remote/Local ON/OFF Switch (RemoteON/OFF/OFF/LocalON)* With LocalON control selected, all local switches are functional. Device status and switch settings are displayedvia 6 LEDs and the aforementioned 7-segment LED displays. LocalON are clear green , RemoteON is clear red,Heater is red when

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Ed McCombs; Camille F. DeYong

distribution of theissue under consideration. The result of this method is that the decision maker gainsknowledge of the mean, variance and the probability distribution, which are used to assistthe decision maker in assessing the risk of the issue under consideration[5,6].III. Beta Probability DistributionThe standardized Beta probability distribution (range 0 –1) is given in equation 1, whereα and β are the shape parameters for the distribution[3]. Γ(a + β ) a −1 f ( x) = x (1 − x) β −1 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, a > 0, β > 0 (1) Γ ( a )Γ ( β )The mode, mean and variance of this distribution are given by Equations 2, 3, and 4

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Eric Constans; Joseph Orlins

pumps Mechanical Design (d) Design of a linkage to perform a specific task Prototyping Skills (e) Transfer of theoretical design into physical design (f) Fabrication of pump parts in the Rowan Machine Shop (g) Design testing / evaluation / improvementDesign AssignmentIn the middle of the semester, students started on the design and fabrication of their pumps. Thefirst part of the design was an individual homework assignment. Students had to calculate andplot discharge for a single-acting reciprocating piston pump as a function of cylinder diameter(D), piston stroke length (L), and motor speed (N), for a variety of diameters, stroke lengths, andmotor speeds. A definition sketch (Figure 1) was provided to the students