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with the public.IntroductionIt is increasingly important for the general American population to be scientifically literate sothat the United States can remain economically competitive. According to the National ScienceBoard’s yearly review of science trends, Science and Engineering Indicators: 1998, "Scientificand technological literacy are important. Science and technology skills are increasingly requiredin many jobs. There is an increased emphasis on accountability and the importance of publicunderstanding and awareness of science and technology. The public should be able tounderstand the scientific process and be knowledgeable about science and technologydiscoveries in order to participate more adequately in policy discussions."1A critical

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Electrical Engineering Undergraduate ProgramAssessment Instruments: David G. Green, Thomas C. Jannett, James R. Jones, and Gregg L.Vaughn.DAVID A. CONNERDavid A. Conner, who holds B.E.E. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering degrees from Auburn University and a Ph.D.in Electrical Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, is Professor of Electrical and ComputerEngineering at UAB and serves as Managing Director of UAB’s Center for Telecommunications Education andResearch. He is licensed Professional Engineer in the Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee and is a Fellowof IEEE.JAY GOLDMANJay Goldman, who holds a B.S.M.E. degree from Duke University, a M.S.M.E. degree from Michigan StateUniversity, and a Sc.D. in Industrial

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Scott McNamara; Martha Cyr; Barbara Bratzel; Chris Rogers

Session 3353 LEGO Brick Sculptures and Robotics in Education Scott McNamara, Martha Cyr, Chris Rogers, Barbara Bratzel Tufts University / Shady Hill SchoolAbstractIn an effort to increase the hands-on creativity for students, we have started to incorporate LEGObricks in engineering education from kindergarten to graduate school. The versatility and naturalappeal of these toys have led to engineering courses for elementary school students, new collegeadvising environments, new college courses, and even a few engineering masters theses.Students at all levels have become excited about engineering

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approach helps engineering students learn and understandstatistics.ROBIN LOVGRENRobin Lovgren is an Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the CivilEngineering Department at The University of Memphis. Dr. Lovgren received a Bachelor of Page 4.468.8Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1986, and an M.S. degree inStatistics, and a Ph.D. in Management Science from The University of Tennessee at Knoxvillein 1996.MICHAEL RACERMichael Racer is an Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Civil EngineeringDepartment at The University of Memphis. Dr. Racer received a B.S. degree in

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adopted earlier may requiremodification, e.g., a student may decide to major in music, then engineering, then accounting,and finally decide to become a physician. This represents a set of serial changes in theconscious expression of aspirations. In the end, the goal to become a physician may have beenachieved, but would it not have been achieved sooner if defined earlier? In the pursuit ofknowledge and the furtherance of technology, inspiration is one of the keys to progress.Inspiration may be viewed as the spontaneous occurrence of ideas that occur as a result ofintensive involvement in our areas of choice. This involvement requires a significantcommitment and work, wherein the immediate payback may be far from obvious. Therefore, aconscious

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Session 3613 LEADING UNDERGRADUATES ALONG STRUCTURED PATHS TO THE BUILDING OF GOOD PROCESS MODELS Alan S. Foss1, George Stephanopoulos2 1 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 2 Department of Chemical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 ABSTRACT Students are led to crafting a process model before writing any equations. This isaccomplished by leading them through a structured modeling methodology

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Regina Nelson; Aldo Morales

Session 2548 DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENTRY LEVEL COURSE IN LOCAL AREA NETWORKS Regina Nelson and Aldo Morales College of Engineering Penn State University at DuBois DuBois, PA 15801Abstract An introductory course in local area networks (LANs) for Penn State Universityat DuBois Campus has been designed. This course is tailored for first and second-yearelectrical and computer engineering students as well as for students in programs such aselectrical engineering technology, management information systems, and businessadministration

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introduced to allow students to see how the concepts andtechniques are implemented in the real world. For example, the implementation of DNS andDHCP services could be included. Most of these technologies are built upon a functional OS,thus the virtual lab with OS preinstalled will be ready to deploy them.Currently, the virtual lab is used in the M.S. degree, the Digital Communication concentrationcurriculum, which is based on the online delivery approach. Similar undergraduate levelcurriculum is under development. We believe that this virtual lab will benefit on campuslearning experience as well due to its 24-hours/7-days availability.Bibliography1. Bourne, John R., et al, “A Model for On-Line Learning Networks in Engineering Education”, Journal

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E. J. Mastascusa; Brian Holt

Session 2358 Pedagogical And Structural Considerations In The Design Of A Set Of Control System Lessons E. J. Mastascusa Electrical Engineering Department and Brian Hoyt Instructional Technology Administrator Bucknell UniversityAbstract This paper discusses design considerations for a set of electronically deliveredlessons on control systems. The design of these lessons is based upon

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theMS degree in Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1983). He is aformer editor of the RESNA journal Assistive Technology (1992-1998).DAVID RINGHOLZDavid Ringholz, MID, is the Coordinator for Design Development at The Center for Universal Design (CUD) and aResearch Assistant Professor in the School of Design at NCSU. He graduated with honors with a BA in DesignStudies with a concentration in Universal Design from SUNY Buffalo. He joined the center after receiving a Masterof Industrial Design degree from NCSU in 1997. His research interests focus on meeting user needs through newproduct design

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skills is clearly at odds with what is commonly found in Page 4.335.1most undergraduate engineering curricula. In fact, many of the studies in engineering educationhave identified, among other things, the lack of hands-on laboratory experience, multi-disciplinary or systems perspective, understanding of information technology, and understandingof the importance of teamwork as shortcomings of most of the current curricula [1–8]. Also, thecomplex set of skills summarized above cannot be provided by a few courses in an engineeringcurriculum. Ideally, the ability to work in teams and to use the computer as a platform supportinginterdisciplinary

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Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, 1996. Volume: 2 , pp.: 460 –466.6. Manseur, R. "Development of an undergraduate robotics course" Proceedings of Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. Volume: 2 , pp.: 610-612.RICHARD D. MICHELLIRich Michelli is the Director of Mechanical Engineering at TMI Robotics, Inc., a North Carolina basedtechnology development company. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and is currentlypursuing an M.S. in Mechatronics from NC State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.SEAN M. SCOGGINSSean Scoggins is the Director of Software Development at TMI Robotics, Inc. He received his B.S. andM.S. in Computer Engineering from NC State University. His research interests include soft

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teaching.” This paper suggests a few of these paths.Bibliography1. Engineering Education for a Changing World, American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, D.C., December 1994.2. Engineering Education, Designing an Adaptive System, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 1995.3. Restructuring Engineering Education: A Focus on Change, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., April 1995.4. Engineering Deans Institute, Meeting of National Deans Council, March 1995.5. Engineering Criteria 2000, 3d ed., Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Maryland, December 1997.6. Promotion and Tenure Policy as approved by the Faculty Senate, University Administration, and Board of Regents, Iowa State University

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ofengineering experimental systems; laboratory work and report writing. In TFSL, students arerequired to use these optical techniques in their laboratory assignments and final projects. Basicprinciples of the optics and image-processing algorithm, including the introduction of the CCD(Charge-Coupled Device) technology, are also provided in lectures. Finally, to complete thelearning package, related topics in other engineering fields are integrated to provide studentswith a broad-based cross-disciplinary understanding of the subject.Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)Particle image velocimetry is a whole flow-field measuring technique, which provides bothqualitative and quantitative information on the flow behavior 1,2. The operation of the

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Graciano Dieck; Artemio Aguilar; Sergio Malacon; Manuel E. Macias

Session 2532 Redesign Of An Undergraduate Analog Integrated Circuits Course Graciano Dieck, Artemio Aguilar, Sergio Malacón, Manuel E. Macías Electrical Engineering Department ITESM, Monterrey MéxicoABSTRACTThis paper presents a redesign project of the course “E-95-863-Analog Integrated Circuits” that istaken by junior students of the Electronics and Communications Engineering (IEC) Program atITESM campus Monterrey. This redesign project includes a pedagogical procedure before itsimplementation with a pilot group of students. This complete pedagogical procedure consists ofthe following

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National University of Singapore. The university has a studentpopulation exceeding 14,000 with students from Singapore as well as neighbouring countries.UWA is the oldest of the five universities in the state of Western Australia. This state is thelargest in Australia, in fact the largest in the world being around 2.5 million square kilometres.The population of the state is around 1.8 million people and because of its isolation nearly allof those wishing to study at university attend the universities in the state. UWA has the higheststandard of entry and this is no less true for the Engineering courses. All engineering students,except those doing electrical, electronics and information technology, have a unit in their firstyear which includes

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to post novel design ideas for discussion. The website will include links to past and present students’ home pages as well as pictures of past robotsand access to the reports written by former design teams.Bibliography1. DeVault, J., "A Student-Driven Approach to Research in the Undergraduate Laboratory: Mobile Robotics",ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 1994, pp2607-2610.2. DeVault, J., "A Competition-Motivated, Interdisciplinary Design Experience", Frontiers in EducationConference Proceedings, 1998, pp460-465.3. Martin, F., "6.270 LEGO Robot Design Competition Course Notes", EECS Department, Massachusetts Instituteof Technology, 1994.JAMES E. DEVAULTJim DeVault is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Kansas State

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Rama K. Vedachalam; George L. Engel

Session 2532 Teaching VLSI Design To Today’s Students Rama K Vedachalam and George L. Engel Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL 62025-1801AbstractThis paper describes the successful evolution of a course in VLSI (Very Large Scale IntegratedCircuit) design. While a decade ago, it was acceptable for a first-semester course in VLSIdesign to emphasize only MOS transistor theory, process technology, physical layout, and circuitissues; this exclusively low-level approach to

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ofTechnology. He received his B.S. in computer science from Bridgewater State College, and his M.S. and D.Sc.degrees in computer science from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.T. LIBERTThomas Libert is a former Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Wentworth Institute of Technology. Hereceived his B.S. in electrical and computer engineering from Notre Dame, and his M.S. in computer andcommunication science from the University of Michigan. Page 4.549.6

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Session 1668 Virtual Instruments Revitalize an Undergraduate Measurements and Instrumentation Course Roy R. Craig, Jr. and Edward L. McConnell Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 / National Instruments, 6504 Bridge Point Parkway, Austin, TX 78730Abstract Measurements and Instrumentation (M&I) is a 3-hour, required, junior-level course inthe Aerospace Engineering curriculum at The University of Texas at Austin. In Fall 1994 amajor restructuring of the

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Paul Waters; Jim Greer; James P. Solti

. SOLTIJames Solti is currently an assistant professor at the United States Air Force Academy. He received his B.S. inEngineering Sciences from the Air Force Academy in 1988. Before attending graduate school, he work for threeyears as a practicing engineer at the Air Force Armament Directorate, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida . During thesummer of 1991, he transferred to The Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio,where obtained his M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering in 1992 and his Ph.D. in Engineering in 1996.JAMES M. GREER, JR.James Greer is currently an assistant professor of Engineering Mechanics at the United States Air Force Academy.He received his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Florida in 1983

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., “Student Assessment with InternetQuiz,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington, 1998.3. Brannan, K. P. and Murden, J. A., “From C++ to Mathcad: Teaching an Introductory Programming Course with a Non-Traditional Programming Language,” Session 1253, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington, 1998.4. FrontPage 97, Microsoft Corporation, 1997.5. Engineering Accreditation Commission of The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Engineering Criteria 2000, Third Edition, Baltimore, MD, 1997.JOHN ALDEN MURDEN is an associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel. Heearned the Ph.D. from

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advancing the frontiers of technology. And their teaching hoursshould be spent more with students and less on preparation.a The IMS project (see Section 5) is developing standards to facilitate locating educational materials. Page 4.47.2This suggests the notion of "education engineering" 8developing methodologies and tools tocreate educational materials more quickly and in greater volume, and disseminate them withoutloss of quality to the increasing numbers of students seeking a technologically up-to-dateeducation. Distance education 3 and Internet delivery 4 are successfully attacking thedissemination of course materials. But it is still

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have been somewhat slower to seek registration, with about 210 companies nowcertified. If the popularity of ISO 9000 is an indicator, many more companies will becomecertified/registered to ISO 14001. As of 1996, over 70,000 facilities were registered to ISO9000.8The importance of environmental stewardship and sustainability are becoming an important partof many engineering and engineering technology programs.9 Students enrolled inEnvironmental Management Systems-ISO 14000 for the Pulp Industry at The University ofSouthern Mississippi (USM) learned first hand the importance of these concepts and thechallenges associated with developing an ISO 14001 EMS for a U.S. pulp mill.Host FacilityGeorgia-Pacific’s Leaf River Pulp Operations (LRPO) in New

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Session 2259 Laboratory Experiments in Instrumentation and Control Ray Bachnak Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiAbstractMost engineering and engineering technology curricula include courses that use laboratoryexperiments to prepare students to apply effective solutions to real world problems. Thisincludes the ability to define problems, identify alternative solutions, design circuits, andtest systems. This paper describes a set of experiments that were developed for a juniorlevel course in instrumentation and control. The experiments allow students to design,build, and test

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, her research involves studying the role of technology as an assessment and learning tool. Dr. Hein hasbeen an active member of ASEE for more than 10 years. In 1998 she received the Distinguished Educator andService Award from the Physics and Engineering Physics Division. Dr. Hein is currently a member of the Boardof Directors for ASEE and serves as Vice President of Professional Interest Councils and Chair of PIC III. Dr.Hein can be reached at: American University, Department of Physics, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington,DC 20016-8058. [thein@american.edu]DAN D. BUDNYDan D. Budny is an Associate Professor in the School of Civil Engineering and the Department of FreshmanEngineering at Purdue University. Dr. Budny received his B.S. and M.S

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Manufacturing Engineering and Technology. After learningabout this system, the students will come to know the importance of measuring the parameters inreal time. They will also come to know about the issues involved in measuring, interfacing and Page 4.360.5reading the parameters in real time. The following exercises are planned for inclusion in thecourse delivery.1. In order to measure the torque in either lbf. or N-m, what settings are required? How to keep the corresponding setting by configuring the Labview block diagram and front panel?2. In order to measure the instantaneous or average power, what adjustments are to be made?3. How will you

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Richard L. Coren; C. John Carpenter

Session 2532 Understanding and Teaching Electromagnetics in the 21st Century Richard L. Coren*†, C. John Carpenter** *Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Drexel University, Phila., PA **Electrical Engineering Department, University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K.AbstractThere is considerable pressure to change the undergraduate Electromagnetics course from theway it has been taught and understood for 100 years. This arises from the changing studentbody, new methods of use of E&M, and

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Session 2520 Application of the Ansoft Serenade 7.0 PC Software in a Wireless Course Willie K. Ofosu Telecommunications Department Penn State Wilkes-BarreAbstractWireless applications have experienced rapid growth in recent years, resulting in the need fordesign and analytical tools for practicing engineers that are fast and reliable. This is reflected inthe university academic programs where courses in wireless form part of the telecommunicationsprogram. The Ansoft Serenade 7.0 PC

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can exist because of nonstandard terminology.Finally, we give suggestions that may help you as you develop your own outcomes assessmentcycle.2. Why You Should Develop Your Own Assessment ProcessThere are several reasons why you should develop your own assessment process instead ofadopting one from the literature. They include the following:C You will develop a better understanding of the assessment process, just as students learn more in engineering and technology courses if they do their own work instead of copying the work of others. Page 4.185.1C You will be able to modify your process when you run into difficulties if