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Eric W. Tisdale

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Maurice Bluestein

capstone course in MET, two senior students developed a test bed for airconditioning with the desired features noted above and with appropriate laboratory experiments.They, with this author as advisor and a team of engineers from Carrier Corporation in Indianapolis,designed and built a self-contained mobile air conditioning system which is now in use in our METlaboratories.II. System DescriptionThe Air Conditioning Trainer is mounted on a 6 feet by 3 feet wheeled cart. The major componentsof the system are shown in Figure 1. Room air is taken in at the base of the fan coil unit (position3). The fan is visible through a window in this unit. The air is cooled as it passes over theevaporator coil (C) and exits through louvers at position 4. The air

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Raymond Berg; Homayun K. Navaz; Brenda S. Henderson

per statisticsgathered by ASEE(1), and currently has over 700 employer sponsors. Kettering’s cooperativeemployers have recommended that M.E. graduates have experience in the virtual prototypingand design techniques of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), so that student experience in theundergraduate program matches the expectations and tools available when those students reachresponsible positions in the workplace. This has been implemented through gradualincorporation of a “continuous thread” of design synthesis, computational modeling,experimental validation, and undergraduate participation with faculty and industry in sponsoredresearch in the thermal fluids sciences courses.Several sections of undergraduate fluid mechanics and heat

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Phylis Katz; Howard A. Canistraro; Ann Lankford; Joan Dannenhoffer; Janice Girouard

members of the faculty as possible, three different professors would eachhave one section. The staff personnel consisted of the Director of Student Services and the EnrollmentManager.It was also decided that the course would retain its pass/no pass grading format. A grading format wasthen established to determine the award of a passing grade as follows: Attendance is critical; a daily sign in log will be taken. The student will be allowed 3 absences Three late class arrivals (greater than 10 minutes), will equal 1 absence. A technical review of an article is also required to pass. -Abstract due week of October 5 -Final report due December 1

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Sheila Palmer

studentsderive the equations in groups. I gave them a leading handout and they were to fill in the blanks.The text of the handout follows. T ds EQUATIONS: ALL equations that you write should be on a differential basis (e.g., the heat transfer is expressed as q and e is written as de.) 1 - Write the Conservation of Energy equation for a closed system. 2 - Divide the above equation by the system mass. 3 - If changes in kinetic and potential energy are negligible, what is the simplified expression for de? 4 - If the process is internally reversible, write the expression for the heat transfer as given by the definition of entropy. 5 - If the only work involved is boundary work, what is the expression

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Mark Tufenkjian

companies. Sixth, the resources and expertise available at the University’s Career Centerwould be used as much as possible.The flowchart shown as Exhibit 1 illustrates the sequencing of activities from beginning to endalong two parallel tracks: (1) company track and, (2) student track. The activities are describedbelow in more detail according to the numbering shown on the far right-hand side of the flowchart.Activity 1: Solicit/Select Companies - This step involved soliciting and selecting the host companies to participate in the program. Background information (such as anticipated intern duties, compensation rate, start date, etc.) was collected from the companies

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William Durfee

effort are: 1. To train future leaders of product design and business venture teams. 2. To improve the process of product design and business development through the understanding and development of new product design methodologies and entrepreneurial strategies . 3. To design new products and business opportunities for sponsoring companies.The program represents a new partnership between the University and industry to advance the stateof product design and business development. This paper describes the program, discussesessential issues for university-industry collaboration, and provides examples of projectsundertaken to date.II. Program DescriptionNew Product Design and Business Development is a graduate level course

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Mohamed El-Faham; Ibrahim El-Mohr; Asser Zaky

regarding humanities and social science courses.Hopefully, the inclusion of such courses will help improve the interaction betweenengineers and the societies they serve. Page 4.30.3 Table I. Degree plan (LC: Lecture, LT: Laboratory or Tutorial) Semester 1 Semester 2Course title LC – LT - CR Course Title LC – LT - CREnglish for Special Purposes(1) 1- 3- 2 English for Special Purposes (2) 1- 3- 2Mathematics (1) 2- 2- 3

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R. J. Helgeson; Troy Henson

recent Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) site visit1. The original goalwas to visually portray the required courses in our engineering curriculum so that the evaluatorscould easily see which courses were offered, what the required prerequisites were, and when thetypical student would take each course. It was decided to dedicate a complete wall within aclassroom for this purpose. As the map developed, an additional wall was added to contain mapsfor each of the four upper-division discipline-specific elective paths in our curriculum.The overall arrangement of the map is shown in Figure 1. The eight semesters that make up theundergraduate curriculum were arranged in eight columns

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Todd Jammer; Laura J. Genik; Diana Beavers; Craig W. Somerton

theidentification of the appropriate Nusselt number correlations once the nature of convective heattransfer process has been recognized. To address this concern a Nusselt number classificationsystem has been developed.There are examples of heat transfer classification systems that have appeared in the literature.One of the first of these is a convection coefficient classification by Lauer [1]. In this system,convection coefficients are classified and cataloged according to twenty two different geometries(e.g., Single Flat Vertical Surface-Vertical, Inside of Tubular Surface-Horizontal Tube, andGranular Solids), followed by six different thermal conditions (e.g., Cool Wall-Warm Gas, CoolWall-Condensing Vapors, and Warm Wall-Cool Liquid), and finally by flow

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William Whitaker

student will persist(Tinto, 1975,1987).University faculty and administrators have had concern over retention and attrition rates forquite some time. The statistics remain quite consistent; approximately 50 percent of thefreshman who enroll in the nation’s colleges and universities do not persist. Programs ofintervention aimed at identifying and treating these potential dropouts have grown dramatically.II. BackgroundThe reasons students fail to persist in their matriculation are varied and complex. The followingare some of the more commonly cited causes: 1. Students may lack the basic academic skills necessary to be successful in a college program. 2. Students may have received poor advising during their initial semester and

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Oscar D. Crisalle; Haniph A. Latchman; Denis Gillet; Christophe Salzmann

Session 2532 On-line Engineering Laboratories: Real-Time Control Over the Internet Christophe Salzmann1, Denis Gillet1, Haniph A. Latchman2, and Oscar D. Crisalle2 1 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland/ 2 University of Florida, Gainesville, FloridaAbstract The advent of the Internet as a major communication channel has triggered a great deal ofinterest in real-time communication over packet-switched networks. While store and

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same July 1998 article reported that the ASCE Board of Direction is contemplatingpromotion of a policy being prepared by the Educational Activities Committee. Also, the Boardmay decide to seek support from such organizations as the Accreditation Board of Engineeringand Technology, the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the National Council ofExaminers for Engineering and Surveying. Indeed, ASCE may become a leader in this effort.Recently, the ASCE Board of Direction approved a policy statement that is given in theAppendix.The authors are in favor of (1) strengthening the education of civil engineers, (2) meeting theemployment needs of industry and government, and (3) increasing the professional stature ofpractitioners. Furthermore

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G. Ivan Maldonado; Anne M. Ahrens

Session 1360 On the Internationalization of Iowa State University’s College of Engineering G. Ivan Maldonado and Anne M. Ahrens Iowa State UniversityIntroductionThe importance of providing meaningful international experiences to engineeringstudents will no longer be merely self-revealing within the global economy in which theyultimately interact. In fact, US educational programs leading to degrees in engineeringwill soon be subject to the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology’s(ABET) new criteria known as the Engineering Criteria ABET 2000[1], which underSection II (Basic Level Accreditation

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Jan Lugowski

mechanics.IntroductionLet us consider a flow case in which a liquid jet, perpendicular to a wall, impinges upon the wall.We would apply Newton’s laws of motion to calculate the reaction force (Fig. 1) resulting on thewall. The reaction force could be simply measured with a load cell. We also could estimate thereaction force experimentally by measuring the static-pressure distribution on the wall. Allforces, theoretical and experimental, should be the same. The static pressure P1 on the wall in thearea of the jet impingement would be higher than outside this area, say P2 on the opposite side ofthe wall. What would be the pressure P3? According to Bernoulli’s equation we would expectthis pressure to be lower than P2. The question arises how pressure P3 contributes

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Adrian Ng; Kurt C. Gramoll

technology tohelp students and engineers in industry to prepare for the Fundamentals in EngineeringExam (FIE) in their quest to obtain the Professional Engineering License. A commonneed associated with the FIE exam is a cost-effective method to obtain an adequatereview package [1]. In addition, insufficient time to prepare for the exam serves asanother problem. This paper elaborates on the methods and technologies used to counterthese problems. In general, by having the review online users are able to access thereview site at any given time. This allows users to progress through the review at theirown rate. In addition, the information presented can be constantly updated to keep upwith current standards. Furthermore, instant feedback can be obtained

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Darrell C. Schroder; Charles D. Turner

classifications that allowthe criteria to be used for individual course analysis and comparison with other courses in thecurriculum. The classifications are (1) engineering analysis, (2) engineering design, (3) socialresponsibility, and (4) communication skills. These classifications are used to analyze theperformance of an Introduction to Environmental Engineering (IEE) course with and without alaboratory for meeting ABET 2000 criteria. The use of four classifications allows the use ofgraphical techniques such as radar analysis to compare performance using various courseoptions.I. BackgroundThe University of Texas at El Paso College of Engineering’s ABET 2000 Committee ispreparing for their scheduled 2001 visit. The authors are members of this committee

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Leonard Gold

organization of this unit is often treated as a singledepartment and is determined by the size of the student body and the number of faculty in eacharea. This type of unit is rarely seen in Engineering and involves management of variousdisciplines by people not experienced in those disciplines. This leads to many students and facultynot being well served within their area of study or expertise.The disciplinary content of these units is discussed along with the types of managerialorganizations being utilized. Pros and cons of the various organizational structures are discussedalong with correspondence to program size. Finally, some comments will be offered to helpalleviate some of these problems.1. IntroductionHistorically, Engineering Technology units

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Ismail Orabi

methodology elective. The course introduces future engineers as well as non-engineeringstudents to various disciplines of engineering, the fundamental concepts of design, representationof technical data and theoretical concepts. This course is conducted as a lecture course withseveral computer simulations as well as virtual and hands-on projects assigned throughout thesemester.ABET’s new assessment criteria require faculty to demonstrate that the graduates are Page 4.409.1acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills, and, where deficiencies exist, they are beingcorrected [1-5]. This led the faculty to assess the course and to measure the knowledge

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Zenaida O. Keil; Robert P. Hesketh; James A. Newell; Stephanie Farrell; C. Stewart Slater

beer. Malted Barley Beer Mash Fermentation Tun Boiling Vessel Kettle Wort Wort Heat Exchanger Figure 1: Schematic representation of the brewing process showing the major process stepsThe project structureThe project is divided into three phases: design and building, implementation, and evaluation.The

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John Barrett Crittenden

Mondays through Thursdays of five consecutive weeks. The finalgrade was based on the following categories: Quizzes - 60% Design Graphics Project - 15% (a team project) Page 4.51.1 Final Examination - 25%A typical class sequence was as follows: New homework assigned (1 minute) Discussion of the previous day’s quiz (up to 5 minutes) Discussion of the previous night’s homework (up to 15 minutes) Discussion of older material (up to 5 minutes) Coverage of new material (35 or more minutes) Meaningful quiz

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Rudy Wojtecki; Charles P. Wentz

Session 1664 THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: A NEW LOOK AT COOPERATIVE EDUCATION Charles P. Wentz, Rudy Wojtecki Kent State University Trumbull CampusIntroduction $Probably no social partnership holds more potential for both immediate and long-term impact on America s future . . . than the budding cooperation between schools and some businesses . . . #1 $Norman Augustine, Chairman and CEO of Martin Marietta Corporation, !suggested that with the end of the Cold War, engineering education needed a new set of guiding principles and that !engineers now

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David Alexander; Ronald Smelser

the University or educational center while under direct supervision.Because each laboratory is different, some experiments are performed entirely over the Internet,while others have major hands-on components. Table 1 identifies each laboratory and details thecorresponding components.The Distance-Lab components involve either a computer simulation or an online instrumentationexercise. Simulations were developed using Working Model software. Working Model isengineering software that simulates dynamic events. A simulated tensile test experiment wasused courtesy of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory (ITLL) at the University ofColorado at Boulder. The online instrumentation laboratory involved remotely controlling a

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Amir Salehpour; Vijay Subramanian

is half done. Since we had a good start, we were both eager to seeit succeed. In the 11 weeks of the quarter, we worked closely, covering each and every topic wewanted to cover.As for the teaching part, I attended several classes during the quarter. At the end of each class,we sat down and discussed minor details of teaching. I learned about the various things that goon in the background when a professor teaches a class. For one, he has to prepare for about 1-2hours for every hour of teaching. This is once he has the material available. If that is not the case,extra effort and commitment is expected from the faculty member. He has to make sure that theclasses go in rhythm, and the information is imparted to the student in the right way

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Julie A. Phillips; Dewey A. Swanson

PurdueUniversity. The existence of these campuses throughout the state, depend on this workingrelationship with local business and industry.Purdue University School of Technology, Columbus Campus, in continually developing ways topartner with local business/industry for continued technology education and development. Thispaper will detail some of these partnerships including:1) Technology in Action Days is a new program developed to give high school students a chance to explore degree programs in technology at a local firm.2) The Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) Department is partnering with a local Fortune 500 firm to train students in their apprentice program.3) A Quality Course offered by the Organizational Leadership and Technology

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E. J. Mastascusa; Brian Holt

. Figure 1 There are other pedagogical aspects to the lessons. As we noted earlier, thismaterial is rich in pictorial and graphical content. That presents many opportunities toget the students involved in ways that increase the number of senses they use. There is abody of research that indicates that a lecture that involves only lecturing (hearing) is notas effective – in the sense that material is not as well retained – as a lecture that involvesuse of lecturing (hearing) and any sort of visual aids (seeing). For maximum retention,having the students use their hands (pencils?) to calculate answers or to sketch a part or agraphical example, etc., will greatly improve learning retention. In these lessons, there a numerous ways that

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Edward Gehringer

single individual to review. It forces studentsto learn to write clearly for their peers, since their grade depends upon it. It can be used togenerate problems for future homework and tests, by assigning students to make up a probleminvolving the course material. It can be used to generate resources for students in a course, asstudents can be assigned to browse the Web for further material related to each lecture. Itpromises a scalable solution to managing large courses, because the work of the course staffincreases less than linearly with the number of students.1. IntroductionAs technology marches onward toward the 21 st century, the rapidity of change forces educatorsto revise their curricula frequently, while high-tech industry seeks

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Deborah B. Kaufman; Hugh Fuller; Richard M. Felder

concerns. Individuals could give themselves higher ratings than theydeserve; team members could agree to give everyone identical ratings to avoid conflict; andpersonal prejudices—e.g., gender or racial bias—could influence the ratings. The objective ofthis study is to assess the likelihood of these occurrences.DemographicsThe RMIT peer rating system was used in two consecutive sophomore-level chemicalengineering courses at North Carolina State University: CHE 205 (Chemical Process Principles,Fall 1997), and CHE 225 (Chemical Process Systems, Spring 1998). Table 1 reportsdemographic data for the students in each course. Table 1 Demographic Data

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Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller

. • Test the rubric on student work (preferably using double blind-scoring to evaluate the instrument’s reliability.) • Revise the rubric language until inter-rater reliability meets faculty expectations. Page 4.417.5Based on a review of many rubrics, we initially developed a scoring rubric with three levels ofarticulated performance: 1) “exceeds standards,” 2) “meets standards,” and 3) “does not meetstandards.” We then drafted language describing student work at each of these levels for each ofthe three objectives being assessed. However, when we used the draft rubric to score studentreports, we quickly found that three scoring