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Cynthia A. Mitchell; Caroline Baillie

, for whichwe have both prepared invited contributions [9, 10].We have also proposed a project which explores different modes of creativity withinengineering education and practice. It builds on the experience of educators and industrialistswho have attempted to implement such programmes, and examines how these attempts maybe fostered and assessed. The project then develops a framework for implementing andevaluating programmes designed to encourage creativity and innovation in engineeringstudents, as one of the necessary steps in preparing graduates for a rapidly changing future.5. ON THE NEED FOR BALANCE AND BEAUTYIn ‘The Turning Point’, Capra [11] suggests that what is missing from the equation of societyis the ancient Chinese concept of yin

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Richard R. Schultz

++ installed in the laboratory, more advanced software utilities can be developed by the students for subsequent courses and design projects. Furthermore, this compiler was chosen since Microsoft Visual C++ object code can be linked with the NI-DAQ software library7 to access the Lab-PC-1200 DAQ card functionality. In this manner, data acquisition and digital control applications can be written in C++, with low-level sampling and data transfer handled by the NI-DAQ utility functions. Although Microsoft Visual C++ was selected for use in the laboratory, Microsoft Visual BASIC and Borland C++ can also be used to control the Lab-PC-1200 card via the NI-DAQ library.2. The NI-DAQ software library is a set of compiled functions which handles

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James R. Etchison

overall amount orquality of instruction in the program. Course of ActionThe 1994 EET curriculum revision was comprehensive. It resulted in a 200 credit hour bachelorof science degree program with four senior project options, and a separate 95 credit hourassociate of engineering degree program. The revision impacted OIT's Laser Optics, ComputerHardware, and Electronics Engineering Technology programs, and the EET program at PortlandCommunity College, with whom we have a cooperative curriculum agreement that allows PCC'sEET graduates to enter our bachelor's program as juniors at either the Klamath Falls or PortlandMetro OIT campuses. Only the curriculum modifications pertinent to freshman retention

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Alfred S. Andrawis

course is designated exclusively to hands-on experience. The course is designedto cover a wide area of fiber optic basic theories and applications. It includes laboratoryexperiments introducing students to the following: basic knowledge, skills and manual dexterityneeded for handling and testing fiber optic waveguides, characteristics of optical components,fiber optic communication systems, and fiber optic sensing systems. 1. INTRODUCTIONThis paper describes the development of a one semester credit undergraduate laboratory course(Optical Fiber Laboratory) to be taught concurrent with the Optical Fiber Communicationslecture course (Optical Fiber Communications). The project is supported by: 1. National

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Russell G. Bly; Ph.D., Paul E. Givens; Anita L. Callahan

® for our Departmental use. With some cooperation from our IM group, this may work out. If it does work out, this mode of work design would increase productivity and efficiency and reduce costs. I added the OP Label (Tampa VA) link last night after class. I am going to attempt to use the Internet to coordinate a project between three VA's (1500 miles apart). I have to admit I got the idea from your class...I will be modifying this as the class continues. Just thought you might like to know that your students are applying what they learn.Although resources are limited and time to develop courses of this nature can be hard tofind, the rewards are compounded when comments from students go beyond the

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J. W. Stevens; A.A. Jalalzadeh-Azar; W.G. Steele; B.K. Hodge

dehumidification, as well as therelationship to broader air conditioning issues is essential. Depending on instructor preference,student handouts of the overheads may be helpful. It is recommended that some arrangement fora ‘hands-on’ type of experience be provided for the students since none had previously seen adesiccant dehumidification system. Page 3.274.3 REFERENCESJ.W. Stevens, B.K. Hodge, and A. Jalalzadeh-Azar, 1997, "A Desiccant Instruction Module for HVAC Courses,"1997 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Session 2333-Energy Courses, Projects and Curricula I, June 15-18,1997, Milwaukee, WI, also

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Fred Weber; Daniel C. Yoder; Christopher D. Pionke; J. Roger Parsons

learning cycle begins with a classroom lecture tointroduce the concept, a hands-on laboratory “physical homework” experience to encouragestudent ownership of the concept, a recitation-style working session to provide practice with thetools available in using the concept, homework assignments to provide practice, and a teamdesign project requiring mastery and application of several of the concepts. This reportconcentrates on the importance of and techniques used in the hands-on laboratory setting.The hands-on laboratory physical homework is designed to help students personalize and “feel”the concept. To this end, it uses very simple experiments and includes analyses of experimentalresults. These experiments are devised using the following general

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Charles U. Okonkwo

duringstorage or transport. This paper presents the concepts of chemical reactivity, influencing factors,and their role in creating environmental hazard. The three instructors: a Ph.D. chemist, a masterdegree chemical engineer with thirty five (35) years industrial experience, and a Ph.D. chemicalengineer with 5 years industrial experience used projects, case studies, video tapeddemonstrations as examples to illustrate the crucial role chemical reactivity plays.IntroductionI was part of a team of three instructors, who taught a course titled ‘Chemistry of HazardousMaterials’ which was offered under the hazardous waste management program. My studentswere employees in local industry and most had little or no background in chemistry. It isimportant to

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Eric J. Addeo

concern is that of the interface between a computer and acommunication network, such as an ISDN or LAN based system.1 0.0 Computers—small, medium and large Page 3.87.10 10Today there is a vast spectrum of microcomputers, minicomputers, and large centralizedcomputers. This module will discuss some of the underlying architectural and performancedifferences of small, m6dium, and large computing complexes.The evolution of computer applications and functionality in a world with powerful chips will betraced and projected.11.0 Operating Systems We assume

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Vijay K. Arora

wideprofits. Students analyze customer’s perception of value, design package of benefits addressingtrue value, and how whole can be greater than the sum of its parts. They show how to eliminateroot causes of problems to reach goals by common sense that can often be uncommon.The topics that are emphasized during this learning process are: Networking, Ethical Decision-making, Leadership, Project Management, and others. For ethical cases, we use a video seriesentitled Ethics in Professional Life used at Carnegie-Mellon University. The assignments askthem to analyze ethical cases based on a VCR framework that includes: Values and Virtues,Consequences and Contingencies, and Rights and Responsibilities. Weekly assignments includeessays on topics such as

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Thomas J. Crowe; Herman Budiman; Elin M. Wicks

professionals during the College of Engineering’s annualEngineers’ Week Lab Tour open-house at the University of Missouri - Columbia. The prototypesystem has been widely demonstrated and has been very well received.During the first year of this project, several opportunities arose to present our prototype system topotential users and customers. The interest level and feedback received from thesedemonstrations was most enthusiastic. Examples of this interest include: Cincinnati Milacron,Inc., University of Missouri System Outreach and Extension, McGraw-Hill, Inc., fouruniversities, and one trade-school. All of which requested more information about eitheracquiring a CD-ROM version of the final product or about accessing the final product via theinternet

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James C. Wood

, 1993.5. Roedel, R, et.al. An Integrated Project-based, Introductory Course in Calculus, Physics, English and Engineering, FIE Conference 1995.6. Barrow, D, et al., An Integrated Freshman Engineering Curriculum, Why You Need It and How to Design It, ASEE Annual Conference 1996.7. Waintraub, J. L., Mecomtronics Engineering Technology – Educating Technicians for 21st Century, ASEE Annual Conference 1996.8. Sehi, G., NSF supported Engineering Technology Programs and Institutional Changes, ASEE Annual Conference 1997.9. Felder, Richard," Matter of Style " ASEE Prism December 1996.10. Gardner, H., The Mind's New Science: A History of Cognitive Revolution, Basic Books, New York 1987.11. .Brown, Buck F. Sr. and Brown B. (1997) Problem

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Gary A. Ybarra

Page 3.379.5 In addition to the 14 new “stationary” laboratory stations, a mobile laboratory sta-tion called Mobilab has also been constructed. Mobilab contains an identical set of digitaltest and measurement instruments and personal computer system as the other stations.Mobilab is used to demonstrate measurement techniques including virtual instrumentationand computer simulations during the lecture in the classroom. Graphical output from thecomputer is projected onto a screen using an nVIEW projector. A diagram of Mobilab isshown in Figure 6. Mobilab (Complete Lab Station on Wheels)Figure 6: MOBILAB: Mobile laboratory environment use for in-class demonstrations ofphysical and virtual instrumentation and circuit

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Chong Chen

Op-Amp amplifiers. With the high voltage gain of the software and hardware, results similar to thoseshown in Figure 5 were obtained.Measuring dynamic stress with LabVIEWAnother project, developed in our lab to make use of LabVIEW, was that of measuring dynamicstress. Figure 6 shows the sensing circuit for stress measurement. A strain gage, applied to acantilever beam, is in one branch of the Wheatstore bridge. The change in the strain gage’sresistance affects the circuit’s output voltage, which is monitored by a VI. Figure 7 shows theblock diagram of the stress measurement and analysis VI. When a weight was added to the end ofthe cantilever beam. it caused the beam to vibrate. The stress variation in the beam was recordedby the VI and

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Gary B. Randolph; Dennis O. Owen

-date and relevant to class work. The HotBot search engine is especially good at findingthose case studies by typing: "Case Study" +technology name. This assignment involvedcomprehension, analysis, and application.Technology Report – This assignment was given in an Information Technology Architecturecourse. Students were assigned a topic relevant to technologies studied in the course. Thestudents researched the topic and generated a written report explaining the topic, its relevance tothe course and its importance and impact on the industry. This assignment incorporated theknowledge, comprehension and evaluation areas as defined in Bloom.Network Analysis and Design Project - Students in a Data Communications course were givenan actual business

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Zenaida O. Keil; Harriet Hartman; Kauser Jahan

is also a major problem in academic institutions both inBangladesh and the USA. While this country is currently focussing on mentor programs,workshops, seminars etc. to help female engineering students, very little is being done inBangladesh. Recently BUET has taken a small step by introducing a Gender StrategyComponent with the University of Alberta Linkage project. This program was originally startedin 1988 to train highly skilled engineers, both men and women, for the oil and gas industry inBangladesh. Historically BUET has been free of gender bias in all its policies. The increasingnumber of women in all academic programs and teaching faculty clearly indicates

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J.P. Uyemura; J.A. Buck; H. Owen; D.J. Blumenthal; C.M. Verber

of the design lab, in which the point-to-point linkexperiment in the prerequisite fiber lab was improved upon.The transmitter and receiver units were Laser Diode Inc. models TL-1165 and RT-1554,respectively. The TL-1165 requires either ECL or PECL inputs, and generates opticaldata at 1.55 micrometers. The RT-1554 detects the optical signal and generates a PECLelectronic output. In using these units, it has not been necessary to involve the studentswith laser drive circuitry, or with the details of receiver design, although this may benecessary at later evolutionary stages. A data rate of 5OMHz was established as the goalfor this stage in the project. The resulting circuitry tested well at 20MHz, but exhibitedproblems at higher frequencies.An

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Michael R. Kozak

, reproducible, clean, efficient, responsive, and a productivecomponent of the US industrial supply chain. Continuous improvement will be a way of life.Customers will receive a consistent supply of reliable products that satisfy all requirements.New products will be introduced from technology platforms with a significant reduction inintroduction cycle time. To achieve this projection, technical and business leaders state thatindustry should work with academe in order to exploit the potential of process science andengineering technology.1To some extent, industry does work with academe. Many engineering technology departmentslook to their industrial advisory boards for guidance on staying competitive. However, membersof these councils can do more than

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Shelton L. Houston; Kamal S. Ali

sense thepresence of cars and act accordingly. To design an intelligent traffic light with 8 inputsand 8 outputs, the design process had to be automated. Even with the design processcomplete, the implementation phase could not be completed without the use of FPGAs.The reason for this being that the circuit required the use of over 20 flip-flops, two timersplus discrete logic. Although this experiment was done previously, it has always beentreated as a project in which students were allowed to work in-groups and were allowedup to four weeks to complete the circuit. Again, using FPGAs the traffic light controlleris now an experiment that each student has to complete individually in the span of twolab sessions.The only drawback to using FPGAs in

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Elliot Rothkopf

andengineering community is emphasized. Accuracy and precision is discussed. Physicalmeasurements and electrical measurements are performed using appropriate instrumentation.Sometimes the same measurements are performed using different instruments so that the studentsget an appreciation for the limitations of the equipment. Students are taught how to write properlab reports with graphical results when appropriate.ENT 110, Engineering Graphics, is a 2 credit, 5 hour course in Computer Aided Design, CAD.Students are taught the basics of graphics from the three view projections to electrical symbolsand simple schematics using CAD. This course is also required for Engineering Sciencestudents.These courses replace more curricular specific courses such as

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Lance Schachterle

different levels. Pursuing such suggested strategies should also enable I-VSS to work with their colleagues in otherdisciplines to articulate appropriate missions for our disciplines. Hopefully such exercises will be salutaryfor our programs, as well as a good example of the accreditation process at its best--continuousimprovement through continuous self-assessment.LANCE SCHACHTERLE joined WPI as an assistant professor of English in 1970, and served from 1984 to1993 as chair of Interdisciplinary Studies, overseeing WPI’S unique Interactive Qualifying Project programwith its extensive experimentation in global education. Schachterle was appointed an Assistant Provost in1993, and co-chairs the committee preparing WPI for ABET review under the new

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Tian S. Lim

made great achievements in more than 1,170 research projects, of which282 won various prizes.The University now has 70 laboratories, 7 school-run factories and more than 22,000 pieces of Page 3.99.3instruments and equipment. All these facilities have created a favorable environment at theUniversity to promote its mission of teaching and research and to provide students theopportunity to acquire practical skills, and scientific knowledge.The great progress made at Fuzhou University during the last decade is by no means unique.Similar changes have taken place in many other engineering schools all over China

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Lia F. Arthur; Irem Y. Tumer

in the way I would have wanted it to be taughtwas very exciting. To implement the techniques addressing alternative teaching and learningstyles, I included either a hands-on example, a team-activity, or an interactive question-answersession in every lecture. For example, I changed the course structure so that one of the firstlectures would be a hands-on activity involving the mechanical dissection of a toy. The purposeof this lecture was two-fold: (1) to start the course with a "fun" mechanical example so that thestudents are excited about coming to the upcoming lectures; and, (2) to prepare the students fortheir long-term project in the course, both in terms of working in teams, and in terms ofconducting and presenting a systematic study

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Deran Hanesian; Angelo J. Perna

chemical engineering pilot plant size equipment listed previously.Students undertake experimentation, in groups of three in greater depth than any of the otherprograms and are expected to undertake more than one experiment. After the data reductionand analysis, a detailed technical report is prepared. Based on their laboratory experienceand their written report, an oral presentation is made to their class and the program faculty.In addition to the students undertaking the broad program which consists of studies incomputer science, architecture, math, physics and chemical engineering they also do anindependent research project. Students mentored by the authors undertook experimentalstudies in the area of fluid dynamics and heat transfer using

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Gary Benenson; El Hadji Diop; José Sánchez; Alphie Mullings; Nadine Simms

students have the maturity and sense of responsibility to makepositive contributions as teachers. BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION 1National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for SchoolMathematics. Reston, VA: Author, 1989. National Research Council. National Science Education Standards. Washington: National Academy Press,1996. ! International Technology Education Association, Standards For Technology Education (Draft). Blacksburg,VA: Technology For All Americans Project, 1997. " Panitz, Beth. Evolving Paths. ASEE Prism, Oct. 1996, Pp. 22-28. # National Science Foundation. Restructuring Engineering Education: A Focus

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Jeffrey S. Beasley; Charles T. Townley

issue of the Technology Interface - the ElectronicJournal for Engineering Technology appeared on the Internet in November of 1996. TheTechnology Interface is a paperless on-line publication accessed via the World-Wide Web(WWW). The Technology Interface was developed specifically to provide professionals in theEngineering Technology profession and related fields, the opportunity to share ideas concerningteaching, teaching improvements, projects, industrial activities, research and much more via theInternet. This paperless media provides the convenience for organizations to freely share their Page 3.279.1information. The journal is now in its second

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Harish K. Krishnaswamy; Ryan B. Wicker

resultsincluded the measured nozzle flow rates, amount of time spent in the laboratory, and the gradedlaboratory report. The highest flow rate nozzle allowed 210% more flow than the nozzle with a1-inch diameter hole used for demonstration. Every group spent more time in the laboratory thanwas scheduled, indicating high levels of motivation for the project. However, the students did notperform as well on the laboratory reports, as indicated by low laboratory report grades. Theauthors suggest that there was not sufficient time provided to the students for the write-up, whichcontributed to the low report grades.IntroductionIn traditional fluid mechanics laboratory courses, students perform various experiments thathighlight fundamental principles. UTEP, like

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Robert J. Hofinger

more, but by hisability to accomplish the tasks at hand. His “old job” had been replaced by an annualemployment contract. He had become a “contract” engineer. A billion new consumers, mostlyfrom the emerging “third world” nations, had propelled the electronics industry forward,spending over a trillion dollars annually on new products. Almost a third of that trillion went toICs. The markets for small, customized, consumer electronics had exploded, and skilledengineers with a reputation for leading global development teams were in high demand. If thiscurrent project were successful, it could position him for another contract with a larger role inproduct definition.The “widget program” that he was a part of was well on the way to success. The

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Steven H. VanderLeest; Edward G. Nielsen

veryimpressed by the sheer size of the project as well as by the careful planning and research thatwent into the engineering of the system. The design had to account for a variety of political,historic, and economic constraints as well as the more familiar technical constraints. Figure 1 Model of Storm Surge Barrier Practical Hints for Managing a Foreign-Travel Engineering CourseBefore the trip• Arrange site tours/meetings yourself , but let your travel agency arrange the airfare, hotel accommodations, etc.• Use a hired driver/tour guide who knows the language(s). This frees you to teach and plan rather than finding your way through traffic.• Incorporate variety to peak the interest of all the students. Work

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Robert Martinazzi

” applicable to any individual choosing to beon a SLT. This permits fairness to other team members and attempts to prevent any seriousconfrontation over certain team members not being available when the SLT meets to accomplishassigned projects, homework, studying for exams and any other requirements levied upon theteam.Several conditions can naturally exist which limit and preclude the trust relationships essentialfor the SLT’s success. These include, but are not limited to, students with outside commitments Page 3.323.5such as part time/full time jobs, living off campus, commuting excessive distances, militarytraining, family responsibilities, a