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1997 Annual Conference

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Elizabeth Goreham; Jack V. Matson

serves as a goal or target rather than an adopted practice or strategy. As a goal, ZED performsthe essential function of focusing and motivating quality improvement efforts’.ZED is the ultimate in sustainable development from an environmental standpoint, because itsimplementation results in no negative impacts. Buzzelli,’ commenting on the business ofenvironment, delineated six steps to sustainable industrial development:1. Foster a company culture of sustainability2. Initiate voluntary performance improvements3. Apply eco-efficiency concepts4. Seek opportunities for sustainable business growth Invest in creativity and innovation for the future2: Reward employer commitment and actionEco-efficiency in terms of process

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1998 Annual Conference

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Peter A. Koen; Pankaj Kohli

, discussed in another ASEE Proceeding5, wasutilized to obtain faculty consensus.A total of 24 attributes were included in the survey and are shown in Table 1. These attributes arecompared to the ABET Engineering criteria. The Institute survey covers 9 of the 10 surveyquestions included in the Arizonia State University2 study. “A motivation and capability tocontinue the learning experience” is included in the Arizonia State University2 study, but notcontained in the Institute’s survey. A similar comparison with the Auburn 3 study showssimilarities in 8 of the 16 attributes. III. Survey ImplementationTwo identical surveys were mailed to all 645 engineering undergraduates who graduated fromthe Institute during the last

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1998 Annual Conference

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William R. McShane; Joanne Ingham

Skills Seminar, 1 Session 2653 Academic Skills Seminar: A Two-Year Analysis of an Intrusive Intervention for Freshmen on Probation Dr. Joanne Ingham, Dr. William R. McShane Polytechnic University Approximately 25% of the freshman class at a small, private, engineering university wereplaced on academic probation each year. Students remaining on probation for more than onesemester often were disqualified or withdrawn. Tinto (1993) reported that many students leavecollege as a

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1998 Annual Conference

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John E. Shea

activities that “involve students in doing things andthinking about the things they are doing”1. This definition caught my eye as I struggled to dealwith a frustrating situation. It seemed that no matter how much explanation and how manyexamples were provided in class, many students were unable to correctly conduct a basicstatistical analysis. It got even worse when students were presented with a new situation thatdidn’t match earlier problems. Lecture was just not enough. Page 3.66.1 One of the problems with the lecture – homework format is that it does not address the needfor students to experience learning activities that complete Kolb’s four

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1998 Annual Conference

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Hossein Moini

design project, students perform a series of concurrent tasks that include: · Brain Storming & Conceptual Design · Materials/Device Selection · Mathematical Modeling & Simulation · Design Optimization · Manufacturing & Assembly · Performance Testing & EvaluationsDuring the Fall semester 1997, two teams of students were formed to conduct two separateprojects. The projects topics were: design and fabrication of an active damping system usingpiezoelectric sensors/actuators (Fig. 1); and design and fabrication of a balancing system for aninverted pendulum (Fig. 2).PROJECT 1:Application of active materials as sensors and actuators has gained popularity for the past tenyears. For the

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1998 Annual Conference

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Craig Gunn

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Thomas G. Stanford; Donald Keating

Session 2555 THE ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION OF GRADUATE ENGINEERS IN INDUSTRY FOR TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP D A KEATING and T G STANFORD University of South Carolina 1. INTRODUCTIONFollowing a review of graduate engineering education and needs assessment studies of graduateengineers in industry, it is now evident that a transformation in graduate education is needed toimprove U.S. technology innovation and competitiveness in the worldwide economy. At present,graduate education in engineering is primarily a byproduct of research, based on a science

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1998 Annual Conference

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T. T. Maxwell; J. C. Jones; D. L. Vines; M. E. Parten

fall semester of 1994 the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Departments atTexas Tech University began a multidisciplinary senior design project laboratory program. Twocourses were established by integrating the Electrical Engineering Department's Senior ProjectLaboratory courses (two 3-semester credit hour courses) with the Mechanical EngineeringDepartment's Design I and II capstone design courses (two 3-semester credit hour courses). TheElectrical Engineering Department has a long history of project laboratories.1-5 The MechanicalEngineering Department has been involved in alternative fueled vehicles for a number of years.Both departments had worked together on a number of special projects and felt the need, as havemany others6-11, for an

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1998 Annual Conference

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N. Mohankrishnan; Sandra Yost

author has implemented a formal cooperative learning component inengineering courses taught in the last two years. The strategies discussed here result from theseearly attempts to make cooperative learning groups work, providing a useful guide for instructorswho wish to incorporate this innovative teaching style into their own courses. The paper alsodiscusses the results of a recent experiment in cooperative learning conducted by the co-authors.IntroductionCooperative learning can be defined as the “instructional use of small groups so that studentswork together to maximize their own and each others’ learning.” [1] Numerous studies,including [1-4] and many others, conclude that the proper use of cooperative learning techniquesin the classroom

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1998 Annual Conference

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Richard Penson; Margaret Ross; Eur Ing

3260 Agents of Change for Tomorrow's Technology -Dearing and SARTOR influences. Professor Richard Penson, Eur Ing, Margaret Ross Southampton Institute UK AbstractThis paper describes the changes being encouraged by external agencies, such as the DearingReport [1] and SARTOR (Standards and Routes to Registration) [2] as well as other pressuressuch as the Government imposed top-up fees and the increasing skills shortage, to theprofessional, undergraduate and post graduate technology courses. These external influences

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1998 Annual Conference

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K. Y. Maillacheruvu; D. Roy; Aaron A. Jennings

Session 3251 Air Pollution Transport Teaching Modules 3 D. Roy’, A. A. Jennings and K. Y. Maillacheruvu 1 Professor of Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic University, New York 2 Prof. of Environ. Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 3 Asst. Prof. of Environmental Engineering, Bradley University, Preoria, IL

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1998 Annual Conference

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Richard Gilbert; Mark Maughmer; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Renata Engel, Pennsylvania State University

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1998 Annual Conference

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Richard Devon; Wayne Hager; Dhushy Sathianathan; Dominique Saintive; Michel Nowé; Jacques Lesenne

and second year students under difficult circumstances and severely constrained bytime.Teamwork in Two CulturesSince the French and American students had to work together in teams we wondered if theyviewed teamwork the same way. As a simple measure of this, we asked all the students to rankthe five most important characteristics of a team player. We also asked them again after theproject to see if their views had changed. The results are shown below in Table 1. Table 1: Team players in Two Cultures French Students American Students Before the Design Project Self-motivated Cooperative / helpful Committed

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1998 Annual Conference

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Randal S. Martin; Clinton P. Richardson

Session 3413 An Alumni Survey as an Assessment Tool for New Mexico Tech’s B.S. Environmental Engineering Curriculum Randal S. Martin and Clinton P. Richardson Dept. of Mineral & Environmental Engineering New Mexico Tech Socorro, NM 87801INTRODUCTIONAccording to the 1996 report by the Engineering Workforce Commission (EWC) of the AmericanAssociation of Engineering Societies, Inc.1, there are 3376 full-time and 319 part-timeundergraduate students enrolled in environmental engineering-related curriculums

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1998 Annual Conference

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Max Rabiee

type DAC, and Successive Approximation type ADC converters.Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) Characteristic: When we select a Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) chip for an application, we mustconsider three characteristic associated with a DAC. First, resolution or step size defines thesmallest voltage or current change possible for the DAC output signal. For example, an 8-bit DACthat generates a maximum output voltage of 5 volts has a step size or resolution of (5V / 2 8 ) = 19.5mV. Sometimes, the resolution is stated in the percentage value. For the 8-bit DAC, the percentresolution is (1 / 2 8 ) x 100 = 0.39%. Settling time is the time required for the DAC output to settleto 99.5% of its new value. Typical settling time for a

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1998 Annual Conference

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Tian S. Lim

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1998 Annual Conference

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Ryan B. Wicker; Rolando Quintana; Michael Camet

), based on the nationalaverage for each FE subject, is computed per exam for each institution according to thefollowing equation: RS ij = APCij − NAPCij (1)where, RS = Relative Score i = FE exam subject (e.g., engineering economy, dynamics, etc.) j = FE exam (e.g., April 1995, October 1995, April 1996, etc.) APC = Average % Correct NAPC = National Average % Correct The RS does not account for student population differences between universities. Forexample, some universities have very high admission standards while others have an openadmission policy. Nevertheless, RS information can be used to assess how well the studentswithin

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1998 Annual Conference

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Thomas I. M. Ho; Brian Ho

Session 3620 Application of real-time streaming audio to Web-based courses Thomas I. M. Ho, Brian Ho WebLab http://weblab.iupui.edu Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisAbstractA year of experience with the application of real-time streaming audio (RealAudio) to Web-based courses has yielded a wealth of experience in synchronous delivery of live instructionalcontent and asynchronous delivery of archived content. Outcomes include:1. Live broadcast of lectures2. Archived lectures with the soundtrack synchronized with

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Engineering Technology Poster Session (1547)

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1998 Annual Conference

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Eric J. Addeo, DeVry Institute

can watch the instructor on the large screen display.To allow the instructor to see the students in the remote lecture hall, there is a wide-angle-lensvideo camera at the front of the lecture hall facing the assembled students. This image ispresented on a display screen that can be seen by the instructor. This display may be a smalldisplay screen built into the instructor's podium or perhaps a large-screen display on the side orrear of the classroom.Fig. 1 Local classroom and remote classroom setup, showing cameras and displayswithin the local classroom and the remote classroomHowever, there is a problem with this approach. If the entire lecture hall is displayed on a smalldisplay screen, each of the students in the remote classroom will only

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1998 Annual Conference

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Eric Leung; Cathy Godbois; Richard Ciocci

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1998 Annual Conference

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Michael A. Magill

fracture mechanics opportunitieswill continue to emerge. Fracture mechanics is a relatively new field and is rapidly growing. Itis rare that a new field or area of expertise emerges with such a clear-cut opportunity forengineering technology. [1]METHODOLOGYThe primary objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of fatigue andfracture mechanics. The course is applied in nature with several laboratory experiments and fieldtrips. Other hands-on activities include case studies, failure analysis projects, and a final majorproject.The course is three credit hours and is taught with two hours of lecture and two hours of lab eachweek. It is a graduate course but easily could be modified to be an elective senior level course.The

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1998 Annual Conference

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Neal F. Jackson; James L. Barrott

3147 APPLYING CASE STUDIES IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY COURSES* James L. Barrott, Neal F. Jackson Chattanooga State Technical Community College/Jackson State Community CollegeABSTRACTIn 1996, five Tennessee technical community colleges received funding for a National ScienceFoundation Advanced Technology Education (NSF/ATE) project. The purpose of the projectwas to develop a group of faculty who will provide leadership in telecommunications curriculumdevelopment. Two of the goals of the project were to 1) develop a framework for atelecommunications curriculum and 2) develop thirty

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1998 Annual Conference

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Virendra K. Varma

, and that is to provide students on-the-jobtraining. “Adults learn by doing. You can teach concepts in a classroom, but if you wantemployees to be able to do the physical tasks of running machines and keeping production goingin your plant, at some point you’re going to have to let them onto the shop floor.”1 The exposureof students to real tasks while they are still going through school in a co-op or an intern’s role,provides several benefits, such as reinforcement of theoretical principles already learned, andapplication of engineering fundamentals to solution of challenging problems encountered inindustry.“It is important to recognize that internships have as their major purpose the development ofoccupational (professional) competence

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1998 Annual Conference

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Richard K. Sase; Julie H. Wei

Session 1421 Approaches in Teaching “Construction Estimating” Julie H. Wei, Ph.D., P.E. and Richard K. Sase, P.E. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona/ Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster “Estimating” skill is a basic requirement in the construction industry. Typicallycontractors specialize in one of the following two types of projects: 1) buildings and 2)industrial facilities and heavy civil work. Building construction can generally be classified intoresidential and commercial projects, and heavy

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1998 Annual Conference

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Carl A. Erikson

solutions in aglobal/societal context"[1]. The engineer of the 21st century must be an appropriate technologist /engineer to succeed in theglobal environment, whether it be in a city in the Western World or a Third World rural area.Several specific examples will be given to demonstrate what appropriate technologists/engineersdo to meet the needs of the global village. These examples are taken from two AppropriateTechnology courses, one which fulfills part of the General Education requirements under theScience, Technology, and the World framework for non-technical majors, and the other is anengineering major elective. Introduction The first step in the engineering design process is finding and defining a need

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1998 Annual Conference

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Sara McComb; Robert Kiesow; Eric Mulkay; Douglas Boyd; James D. Jones; William Oakes

seminar series for both the undergraduate and graduate engineering student populations.Implementation of these programs has required an engineering-wide organizational structure ofgraduate students. This paper documents the successes and struggles of the Purdue chapter ofASEE, highlighting issues such as chapter organization, communication structure, programfunding, graduate and undergraduate seminar series, and a newsletter over the first five years.This retrospective of the first five years offers both the perspectives of participating graduatestudents and the faculty advisor. The three most important lessons learned are 1) delegateresponsibilities broadly, 2) develop effective communication protocols, and 3) seek startupfunds. For students and

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1998 Annual Conference

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Edmund Tsang

usually more than one "correct" answer indesign. Also, the feeling by the faculty of a personal stake in the outcome of the designproject can influence the instructor in evaluating student learning. A method to evaluate student learning in engineering design that employs morethan one instrument and that looks at the correlation between the results of multiple Page 3.111.1methods of assessments is described below. By "triangulating" the results, a morecomplete picture about student learning can be constructed.ASSESSMENT METHOD There are two objectives to assess in the "Materials, Manufacturing & Design" labcourse:1. Students

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1998 Annual Conference

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Lynn Bellamy; Barry McNeill

Thermodynamics applies as much to courses and productsas it does to heat engines.There are a number of different continuous improvement processes (e.g., Plan Do Check Act). Inits simplest form, the continuous improvement process is a cycle made up of the following threesteps:1. define a course,2. assess the course, and3. modify the course returning to step 2.The authors of this paper have developed, assessed, and modified four major courses during thelast five years (Introduction to Engineering Design, Intermediate Design Methods, UnderstandingEngineering Systems : Computer Modeling and Conservation Principles, Thermodynamics).This paper presents our current thinking about the continuous improvement process and providessome of the tools and techniques

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1998 Annual Conference

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Michael F. Young; Sheryl A. Sorby

standardizedtest problems and traditional engineering graphics problems. Some problems from the PurdueSpatial Visualization Test: Rotations (PSVT:R) developed by Guay 1 were used to test mentalrotation ability. Traditional engineering graphics problems such as missing view orthographicand section view problems were also used to assess other areas of visualization. Also identifiedfor inclusion in the placement exam were several areas of engineering graphics standards.Problems used in MTU graphics courses were used to assess understanding of standardorthographic practices and conventions, standard dimensioning practices and scale readingability. We also assessed the student's ability to read and interpret engineering drawings. Furtherdetail of the questions

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1998 Annual Conference

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Susan E. Babcock; Oscar Marcelo Suarez

are required to apply theoretical principles and analyze the corresponding experimentalresults. In the present article, a spreadsheet implementation results in a simplified alternative toanalyze experimental data when numerical techniques are required. Numerical integration anddifferentiation are performed by using Microsoft Excel™ 7.0 for Windows. Finally the resultinganalysis is contrasted against literature data and important conclusions are drawn.1. IntroductionCookbook-type of data analysis can help those students with less computer skills catch up withthe rest of the class and comply with the requirements of the course. However, when dealingwith mathematical problems that cookbook approach can hinder the understanding of thephysical or