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Monique Osborn; Dilip Nag

. This collaborative initiative wasvoluntarily undertaken by these educators to maximise their teaching effectiveness in order tominimise first year undergraduate transitional issues. Therefore, this paper seeks to promotethe strengths of this alternative approach to professional development in relation to theimplementation of a common first year civil engineering subject ENG1201.2.The short comings of linear professional development.As the need to address the effectiveness of learning and teaching has become a nationalconcern, The Monash Learning and Teaching Operational Plan [1] has been created toredirect academic staff to personally assess their current teaching practices in conjunctionwith the professional development short courses

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Michael T. Hertz; Luna P. Magpilli; Michael E. Gorman

Patricia Werhane, one of the key faculty in the option, moral imagination involvesrecognizing the role, scheme or mental model that one is adopting, disengaging from it and evaluatingalternative perspectives and courses of action (Werhane, 1999).1 The work in this paper was supported by the Social Dimensions of Engineering, Science and Technologyprogram of the National Science Foundation (SBR-9618851) and also by summer research grants from the Page 5.150.1Colgate Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and graduate fellowship funding from theSchool of Engineering & Applied Science at the University of Virginia.Monsanto

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Traxon Rachell; Kaori Sakaguchi-Hall; Chris Swan

provides knowledge and skills for them to grow as intellectually curiousand critically involved members of society, with a lifelong commitment to learning."To orient the students to the concept of service learning, the following model, shown in Figure 1,was introduced to the students and reinforced throughout the semester. Since the majority ofTufts students come from non-urban areas, a physical tour was given to point out pertinentaspects of the community in which the students would be working. The students are encouraged Page 5.151.2to process these aspects as they look for and formulate hard and soft constraints that will governtheir site

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Ronald H. Rockland

student version of Matlab, which is version5.3. This student version of Matlab has the same functionality as the standard version.The first topic that was discussed in the course was complex numbers. Many topics in thiscourse require the students to have a complete understanding of complex numbers. Thisunderstanding includes conversion of polar to rectangular forms, rectangular to polar forms, andadding, multiplying and dividing complex numbers. Figure 1 shows a Mathcad worksheet thatwas provided to the students by the author, to help practice some of their skills in complexnumber. Fig. 2 shows a related Matlab command window. A 5 5j B 2 3j C 6 j D 2 5j A = 0.517 1.207i D B. C = 3.793 1.483i D A C. D = 9.462

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Matthew Ohland; Richard Layton

outcomes assessment, evaluation techniques thatare largely new in engineering academe are coming into use. One such technique is the peerevaluation instrument. Recent papers by Brown,1 Kaufman et al.,2 and Layton and Ohland3 havedescribed peer evaluation instruments and their use in measuring students’ ability to function inteams. It is important in this context to assess the reliability of peer evaluation instruments.In a mechanical engineering design course at North Carolina A&T State University, students Page 5.152.1were assigned to groups for the purpose of completing term projects in design. The project teamsconsisted of junior-level

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Nancy A. Shields; Joseph M. Pietroburgo

pre-engineering requirements. The following graphs show some basic characteristics of the Joint Program students, andhow they have changed from 1992 to 1998. The first graph shows that the students have beengetting younger. The mean age in the fall of 1992 was a little over 39, and it the fall of 1998 itwas slightly over 33. This change is probably due to the fact that younger pre-engineeringstudents are now entering the upper level program.Figure 1. Mean age of Joint Program students. # # "( "' "&

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Carlos Monsanto; Elaine M. Cooney

comfortable with the software? 1. One lab period; 2. Two weeks;Orcad, capabilities for schematic capture, 3. Eight weeks; 4. the entire semestersimulation, and PCB layout must be Rate the difficulty of use for analog circuits 2.2 2.6purchased separately, but are all available Easy 1 2 3 4 5 Difficultin a demonstration version. This demo Rate the difficulty of use for digital circuits 1.9 2.7version offers an extensive parts list and Easy 1 2 3 4 5 Difficultother capabilities, but is only good for 30 How successful were you at starting the 1.6

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Charles T. Jahren

student groups will execute a mock contract.Task Twelve – Documentation Review. Students will submit their construction processdesign, cost estimate, subcontractor selection and bid to their instructor for review andgrading. The assignments will be graded according to the rubric in Table 1.V. Experience with mock bid lettingsIowa State University has conducted three mock bid lettings. The first was in March1998, the second was in October 1998 and the third was in October 1999. This sectionbriefly describes each experience.A. March 1998The first mock bid letting had 15 student participants that worked in three groups of fourpeople and one group of three people. The students were recruited from sophomore,junior and senior classes. The seniors

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Robert H. Mayer

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essential to the success of manufacturing engineering technology inindustry.Engineering Technology ProgramsFour-year Engineering Technology programs started in the early 1960's because engineeringprograms were becoming too theoretical. A baccalaureate in engineering technology preparesindividuals to become engineering technologists. The Engineering Technology Council has Page 5.155.1defined engineering technology as a: 1 Profession in which knowledge of the applied mathematical and natural sciences gained by higher education, experience, and

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S P Maj; D Veal

results to students, lecturersand potential employers; can be conducted as part of a standard workshop with no disruptionto normal student activity and provides an assurance of a minimum level of acceptable skill.This paper presents the details of designing, implementing and evaluating competency basedevaluation within computer and network technology courses, furthermore the authors makerecommendations for the introduction of this type of evaluation to be an essential part of allundergraduate curriculum.1. IntroductionWithin Western Australia an exploratory market audit was conducted of a wide range ofindustrial and commercial companies. This was complemented by a further detailed analysisof the IT department of a statewide rail company. From

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Charlesworth R. Martin; Alex O. Kalu

isused to describe the proposed assessment model. An algorithm (Figure 1.) for modelimplementation is also shown. Finally, a block diagram (Figure 2.) depicting the closed looprelationship between the assessment process and instructional process is presented.II. Goals and ObjectivesPursuant to the mission of the College of Sciences and Technology, which is derived from themission of Savannah State University, the educational goals of the college are: • to produce graduates who can successfully complete graduate studies in the Sciences, Engineering Technology, and other closely related fields. • to produce graduates that are capable of competing in the work place among peers. • to inculcate in its graduates the

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-servernetwork connected to the Internet, a wide range of PCs and associated equipment.Workshops include the installation and testing of: master-slave Hard disc, CD-ROM, DigitalVideo Disc (DVD), flat bed scanner, PC video camera, Infra-red communications link, ZipDisc etc. Other workshop exercises include establishing and testing a video conferencecommunications link via a local area network. With nearly over two hundred students everysemester the logistics associated with supporting this type of laboratory are non-trivial. Issuesinclude: initial equipment cost, student safety, damage to equipment and technical support,This paper presents details of how this new curriculum was designed and implemented at aminimum cost.1. IntroductionReports such as the

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James J. Alpigini

three core electives, selected from the both the management and engineering faculties. Next,a student will participate in a “capstone” course that is offered in a seminar format andencapsulates the entire program. Following the completion of the capstone course, a student willeither write a professional paper, or take three additional approved technical electives. Thedegree requirements are summarized in Table 1. Page 5.158.1 Table 1: Master of Science in Information Science Degree Requirements MGMT 501 Behavioral Science in Business Management core courses MSIS 510

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Jerome A. Atkins

studentswere enrolled in an estimated 25,000 courses during the academic year 1994-1995. In 1995, morethat 3,000 students received degrees and nearly 2,000 earned certificates by enrolling in distancelearning courses exclusively.1 Perhaps no technological innovations have had a greater impact oneducation and information technology development than the computer and the World Wide Web.In the last quarter-century, the personal computer has revolutionized the way Americans get theirinformation and communicate with each other. It is no surprise that formal educational enterpriseshave also been computerized to the point where over 10,000 college courses (and some entiredegree programs) are available at a distance--and increasingly on the Web--and

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Paul Kulowitch; Asad Yousuf

determined for eachcoupon at each wavelength. In general, two trends were noticed in these data. First the intensityincreased rapidly at the onset of heat damage and then decreased considerably from this peakupon further thermal degradation. These trends are clearly illustrated in figure 1, which presentsemission spectra (excitation wavelength) of four coupons having different thermal histories.The results reported by Fisher et. al, have demonstrated that laser-induced fluorescence offers agreat promise as a powerful new approach for detecting thermal damage in polymer composites,especially at the onset of the damage. However, their study indicated some uncertainty due tothe inversion in the series of images, which could be avoided by using an

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Raghu Korrapati; Nikunja K. Swain; James A. Anderson

Inc., PSPICE from MicroSim Corporation, LOGICWORKS III from Capilano Computing, C/C++, Visual Basic from Microsoft Corporationetc.) and test equipment. This CBVEL can also be accessed from remote sites using Internet. Page 5.162.1The CBVEL consists of IBM compatible computers with appropriate software and hardware(LabVIEW, HI-Q, Virtual Bench, PXI Systems, DAQ Cards, etc.) from National Instruments(NI), and is connected to School of Engineering Technology and Sciences (SETS) network andexisting equipment 1, 2. Virtual Instrument (VI) modules for different courses and research areasare currently developed. Examples of some of these VIs are

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John W. Pierre; Badrul H. Chowdhury; Jerry Hamann; Raymond Jacquot

Session 2520 Computer Exercises to Incorporate Energy Concepts into the Electrical Engineering Curriculum R. G. Jacquot, J. W. Pierre, and J. C. Hamann/B. H. Chowdhury University of Wyoming/ University of Missouri-RollaAbstractThe authors report on a sponsored project to incorporate power concepts into non-power courses.Reported here are efforts to build computer exercises to accomplish a portion of this task.1. IntroductionIn 1997 the National Science Foundation funded university programs to enhance electric powereducation in the United States in light of a perceived shortage of competent

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Oguz A. Soysal

actual experiments andexchange data in real time. The paper discusses the educational aspects of onlineexperimentation compared to conventional lab activities and virtual labs based on simulations.II. Learning Styles in Engineering and Science EducationEducational theorists classify different styles for perceiving and processing new information onfour quadrants2,3 as shown in Figure 1. The vertical axis represents the perception and thehorizontal axis represents the processing style of different learners. With the inspiration of thepublication by Harb et al.3, the author surveyed learning styles of FSU students at different levelsof engineering and physics majors. The shaded area on Figure 1 illustrates the distribution ofpreferred learning

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Hamid Khan

this modern, new phase of CADD education in thedesign curriculum.Engineers and technologists must learn about how to think in the modern world ofproduct and systems design, facilities layout and planning and manufacturing [1]. Weindeed have made great efforts toward integrating CAD into design and manufacturingcurriculum but we are still limited by what we see as automated 2D drafting. Curriculum Design Using Robust 3D Modeling / Design SoftwareThe vision of CAD’s role in engineering and technology education is:• CAD software is intuitive and user friendly• Needless time and effort must not be expended in wrestling with the software to learn the software.• Both the teachers and students will maximize their time learning to be

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Shahnam Navaee

BOARDSare used as an additional tool to aid the instructor in relaying the course material to the student.Figure 1 show photographs of one of the teachable lecture rooms and computer laboratoriescreated at Georgia Southern University in support of engineering instructions.The projection systems in all the facilities mentioned were mounted from the ceiling for securitypurposes, for ease of use and for space limitations. It should be mentioned that the instructorswere using a mobile computer and projection system located on a rolling cart for several Page 5.166.2semesters. This system was found to be very inconvenient and unsuitable both for the

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Saleh M. Sbenaty

wasdeveloped for this purpose. The spectra of the thirteen gas species of interest were obtained andthe sensitivity factors for each gas were calculated. The spectra of a standard gas mixture and thedissolved gases in oil from a faulty transformer oil specimen were obtained. Finally, theconcentration of each gas species was calculated and a method for fault assessment is presented.DISSOLVED GASES EXTRACTION SYSTEMThe complete gas analyzer system using a QMS is shown in Figure 1. Oil samples used for gasanalysis need to be drawn from the transformer without any atmospheric contact. A syringe or apre-evacuated container should be used for this purpose5, 6. The dissolved gases were extractedfrom the oil sample by introducing the oil into a pre-evacuated

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Thomas J. Cortina

these results.1. INTRODUCTIONColleges and universities continue to struggle with the choice of programming language for thefirst programming course, typically denoted CS1 [1] [7]. Traditionally, the choice of languagehas been based on personal preferences of faculty members based on previous experience orinfluence from industry, high schools, and other faculty members [9]. Many papers have beenpublished describing experiences using one particular programming language to teach CS1 (e.g.[10], [11]).During the summer of 1996, an experiment was run at Polytechnic University to determine if thechoice of programming language truly affects how a student learns how to program a computer.A set of approximately 100 eligible high school students were

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Janet K. Allen; Farrokh Mistree; Jennifer Turns

quantitative approach for understanding the use andusefulness of the software, the analysis of the log files of student activity. Web log files wereanalyzed to address questions about how and where the resources were being used in general, aswell as over time and in relation to critical periods in the course. We found that all resources,with the exception of the parts catalog, were used effectively and that the web-basedimplementation, promoting platform independent and universal access, was important. In thepaper, we report on the analysis and conclude with recommendations for the continueddevelopment of the software and for the next steps in the research.1. ME3110 AND THE DESIGN LEARNING SIMULATORA recent survey conducted by the National Society of

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Péter Szendrõ; László Kátai

Session 3260 The Question of Turn of Millennium in Creative Engineering Education Dr.Péter Szendrõ, László Kátai Gödöllõ Agricultural UniversityAs we approach the turn of the millennium, the volume of information available in our society isgrowing at an increasing rate. Wide, never before seen perspectives will open in the acquiring ofknowledge and the realization of life-long learning. But new forms of education hide manycontradictions.I. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONSWhat are the concerns?1. Appearance of information as images, limited

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Rosa Gerra; José L. Torres

Session 2470 Reaching for the Stars: 20 Years of Success in Advising Potential Latino Engineering Students José L. Torres, Rosa Gerra Indiana Institute of Technology/United Hispanic Americans Inc.IntroductionAccess to higher education has long been considered one of the cornerstones upon which trueracial and social equality must be built upon (Morrison, 1995.) Unfortunately, even after mostsignificant social and legal barriers have been torn down, college enrollment among the twolargest minority groups still lags behind that of the majority population. As shown in Figure 1

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Charles U. Okonkwo

1IntroductionThe promise of hydrogen as a fuel for automobile and jet propulsion engine has sparkedinterest in hydrogen production. This opinion is shared by Marr (1). Steam methanereforming (SMR) is the method of hydrogen production described in this study.According to Rosen and Scott (2), it is one of the most important industrial processes forhydrogen production today. Rosen and Scott (1) describe the status of SMR process to bea mature technology. Though the process involves both exothermic and endothermicreactions, the net reaction is endothermic. The energy required to promote the reaction issupplied by heat from the exhaust of an automobile engine and a built-in heater inside thereactor that can be turned off and on. The MET 494 students have

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L.J. Bohmann; B.A. Mork; Noel Schulz

involveelectricity and would focus on the type of apparatus that students have a good probability ofencountering during their working careers. The goal would not be to educate students to designthe equipment discussed, but rather to allow them to incorporate the equipment in system-leveldesign.BACKGROUND Page 2.342.1Energy conversion has been part of the curriculum since the inception of electrical engineering as 1a separate field of study [1]. The first departments taught courses primarily dealing withgenerators and motors, power transmission, and communications.The first part of this century saw many

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Amitabha Bandyopadhyay

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Bahador Ghahramani

Two types of graduate degrees are offered in the EMGT outreach programs: Master ofScience and Doctor of Philosophy. Table 1 summarizes the MS requirements for thesis andnonthesis options. TABLE 1, EMGT OUTREACH MASTER’S DEGREE REQUIREMENTS. REQUIREMENTS NONTHESIS THESIS HOURS HOURS TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 33 30 UPPER LEVEL COURSES 9 6 OUT OF DEPARTMENT 6 6 RESEARCH None 6 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM