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John Krupczak

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Paul Tidwell; Greg Walker

guidelines are general enough to provide university andcollege administrators an outline of a college instruction training program. Furthermore, the guidelines are Page 1.383.1 $!iii’ ‘...,Hyyc$? F 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings .specific enough to enable a student to build his/her own program of study. Briefly, the three goals consistof gaining formal academic training, practicing this new knowledge, and finally team teaching.The Program 1. Courses and Seminars s First and

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William Peterson

) to software and computers to philosophies such as JIT (Just In Time), TQM (Total QualityManagement), and CIE (Computer Integrated Enterprises). Each innovation places new demands on theexisting system into which they are introduced. The engineering manager is often asked to provide the needed leadership in these innovation-basedprojects because of this individual's technical expertise and training. Technical expertise in (1) the specificinnovation and (2) project management in general is not enough. The successful selection, planning, andimplementation of innovation within an organization requires that someone in the organization sell the change.The classic marketing process of identifying the target market(s) and selecting the

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Mohamed Shwehdi; Chris Jacobsen; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University

specified quiescent (Q)points. The overall operation of the Beta meter will be described, and Figure 1 illustrates its block diagram. Themeter consists of two main fictional components; the 8086-based micro controller and the black box. The8086 micro controller is a typical microprocessor-based system that consists of 8086 CPU, ROM, RAM, 1/0devices and assorted support devices~. For now, it is usefhl to think of the micro controller as the “brain” of the system. It simply controls theblack box, keyboard and display. The black box is the nuts and bolts of the 13 meter. Its operation is bestunderstood when some facts about transistors are explained, In the transistor circuit shown in Figure 2, B is theratio of collector current to base current

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Jerry Watts; George E. Piper; Carl E. Wick; Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic

design steps, areas to research, catalogs and sensor trade publications, and a set of “lessons learned”notes that came from other amateur weather balloon groups. One of the more well know groups, Edge of SpaceSciences (EOSS), based in Colorado, has much usefil information available on the internet [1], which wasdistributed to the students.Guided Design Our experience in capstone designs shows that when students are faced with a design project for the firsttime they commonly encounter the following pitfalls: The “open-field syndrome” The vast possibilities that a student is faced with when confronted with an open- ended problem is sometimes overwhelming. They don’t know in which direction they should proceed since there are generally

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Ph.D., Richard H. Turpin

. Expressing concern thata good foundation be the base of any "modern" pedagogy, the author of this paper reviews a book written in themid 1800's by Dr. John Milton Gregory,1 a well known educator. Entitled The Seven Laws of Teaching, theobjective of the book was "to set forth, in a certain systematic order, the principles of the art of teaching." First published in 1884, Dr. Gregory's book was subsequently revised and reissued in 1917 by W.C.Bagley and W.K. Layton of the University of Illinois. In the book, Dr. Gregory sets forth the following "laws":(1) The Law of the Teacher - A teacher must be one who knows the lesson or truth or art to be taught; (2)The Law of the Learner - A learner is one who attends with interest to the lesson; (3) The

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Byron S. Gottfried

the results of a survey of the engineering faculty at the University of Pittsburgh. Theresults show that the computing skills required of most frequently required of. engineering students, indecreasing order, are:1 Basic computer skills2 Word processing3 Spreadsheets4 Equation solvers and programming languages A rational alternative is suggested, in which all students would be taught basic computing skills,technical uses of spreadsheets, and equation solvers during their first year. Some students would then receiveinstruction in a programming language at a later time, based upon need or interest. Introduction For the past three decades, most colleges and universities have required

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Joel S. Hirschhorn

1 Session 3251 SHOULD ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS TRUST RISK ASSESSMENTS? Joel S. Hirschhorn Hirschhorn & AssociatesRisk assessment is no panacea for making ditllcuk decisions about the priority, extent, and objectives of cleanups -of hazardous waste sites. Whenever critics of cleanup programs, such as the

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Max Rabiee

Session 3548 Simulation of Analog and Digital Circuits with the Electronic Workbench Massoud M. Rabiee Eastern Kentucky UniversityAbstract: The improvement of software to simulate electrical circuits has been tremendous in recent years. The newversion of Electronic Workbench for Windows (EWB 4.0) is a user friendly simulation program [1]. This paperwill focus on providing information on how to use the EWB 4.0 simulation software in the classroom. Studentscan use this program to design and simulate their Analog, and Digital circuit

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John K. Estell

. Page 1.37.1 ?$hx~} 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘.J~M&l# .2. THE LS COMPUTER SYSTEM In order to work with actual processes a hypothetical computer system, complete with machinelanguage, was developed. As the primary focus was to work with processes and not to explore the nuances ofcomputer architecture, the specifications for the system were kept as simple as possible. The system, called LS,consists of an 8-bit accumulator register, a 16-bit indirect (X) register, a 16-bit program counter (PC), a 16-bitstack pointer (SP), and a status register. The status register contains three 1-bit flags: the zero flag, the

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Robert L. Drake

, techniques, and procedures oftechnology and engineering. The long-term goals of this include (1)relieving anxieties about the impact of technology upon society, (.2)increasing the abilities of the general student population to makefuture rational judgments on the effect of technology upon society,and (3) avoiding possible irrational expectations of the ability oftechnology to solve all problems. Methodology of the Course The central elements in the methodology used are the quantitativedescription of systems (including those of socio-politico-economicnature) and the use of digital computers in modeling and simulatingsuch systems. In addition, the interconnection of the computer withother physical equipment to

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Lance Schachterle

1 Session 3661 SOME CONSEQUENCES OF THE “ENGINEERING 2000 CRITERIA” ON LIBERAL EDUCATION Lance Schachterle Worcester Polytechnic Institute In December 1995, the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET promulgated a draftset of new criteria for engineering programs called “Engineering Criteria 2000. ” These draft criteria areintended for circulation within the engineering and professional communities for

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W.E. Bair; P. Ng; D.M. Halsmer

;, :4 } 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘..qllllc,? . General Spacecraft Model In order to investigate the general principles which govern the motion of an arbitrarily shaped spinningspacecraft under thrust, it is advantageous to design a spacecraft model which can be easily modified to reflect awide range of inertia characteristics. The current design is based on the principle that the inertias of any arbi-trarily shaped body can be duplicated by the appropriate placement of eight specified corner masses of a rectan-gular parallelepipeds. Figure 1 illustrates this concept, and shows that these

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M. Hailey; G. Garrison; E. Parkinson

concern in considering organizational growth, competitiveness and survivability. If successful, strategic vision infuses the organization with a sense of purpose and whh long-termdirection. Strategic vision in effect, becomes the hub; for “identity” setting of the organization, for bothinternal and external communication, for setting’ of goals and objectives, for resource prioritization, forindividual and team motivation, for fiscal responsibility and accountabilhy, and to measure overalleffectiveness. The process of strategic management can be looked at in two steps; “strategic vision” and “how to getthere. ” Figures 1 and 2 show this breakdown of strategic management and keys-to-success in implementingthe steps

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Steven Widmer

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PhD, Charles E. Tinney

some of the classes where MathCAD was used to a significant extent (whereat least half of all thehomework problems had to be solved on MathCAD), there was a definite 10 point improvement in classscores, on oral exams, and in class presentations. Gains noticed in class averages that were 70-80°/0 rose to80-90%. An encouraging bonus was that student interest and positive attitudes in doing engineering problemsand working in the labs increased markedly by using MathCAD. In lab and homework situations, successful keys to a positive learning experience using MathCAD andthe PC, are 1) students are required to set up their own format, 2) they formulate their own problems andsolve equations within the MathCAD format, and 3) after much

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Mario G. Beruvides

? In fact this belief is so ingrained in our psyche that it has gone from thedescriptive realm to that of the prescriptive. Many faculty see themselves as one or the other. The~ are thosewho have excellent pedagogical skills who love teaching and being with students and partake in research as anecessary evil. On the other hand, many who have that deep passion and respeet for the search for knowledge(research) see teaching as the bitter pill that must be swallowed to be allowed the opportunity for lab time.1 This belief may be classified as a myth by some and a reality by others. The truth probably lies somewhere+between these two extremes

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Stephen J. Ressler; Thomas Lenox

Session 1615 A Structured Assessment System for an Undergraduate Civil Engineering Program Stephen J. Ressler, Thomas A. Lenox United States Military AcademyINTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to describe a comprehensive assessment system, currently in use in the civilengineering program at the United States Military Academy. The system consists of two principal components:(1) a set of eight program objectives; and (2) a wide array of assessment tools, used to routinely

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Fahmida R. Masoom; Abulkhair M. Masoom; Mir Atiqullah

are presented in this paper.Results Of the 110 questionnaires sent out, so far 73 responses (66.4%) were received. FORTRAN stillappears to be the most popular programming language in engineering with 60.3°/0 of the respondinginstitutions teaching it in some branch of engineering. C is a close second to FORTRAN being taught at54.8% of the responding institutions. 35.6% responded that C++ was the language of their choice and Pascaland BASIC were requirements at 15. 1°/0 and 9.6°/0 respectively. 4. 1°/0 reported that there was no structuredprogramming currently required in any of their engineering programs. 13 .7’?40 of the responding institutionssaid that it was required for certain areas only. At the Rochester Institute of Technology

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Ngo Dinh Thinh; Andrew Banta

team made f~l selection of the gases and all steam being condensed. A secondcomponents and completed the design of the experiment would vary the operation of the boiler.cogeneration plant. A schematic diagram of the facility Varying the operation of the chiller would lx the mainis shown in Figure 1. objective of another experiment. Finally, the operation of the entire system and a detailed analysis will provi& aThe primary cumponent is Alturdyne’s 75 kW gas turbine valuable lesson on cogeneration.generator which is a refurb~hed 200 kW (150 HP) Solar“Titan” unit coupled to a 75 kW generator

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Gloria Rogers

education. ABET has responded by undertaking aprocess which has led to the “drastic downsizing of the criteria and are-orientation of its accreditationphilosophy. ”1 This has resulted in Engineering Criteria 2000 which has been published and distributed forreview and comment for the next two years. That’s the good news. Unfortunately, few engineering collegesare prepared to deal with the challenge of providing evidence in a systematic way which validates studentachievement in the areas defined by “Criterion 3. Program Outcomes. ” That’s the bad news. This paperwill compare the previous ABET criteria to the new proposed criteria and illustrate a process which can beused in the development of a plan to assess student outcomes.What has changed

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Sandra Shaw Courter; Lyman Lyons; Andrea Bailey; Susan B. Millar

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Michael H. Gregg; Dr. Deidre Hirschfeld; Dr. Bevlee Watford

as their professors faculty members who have attended trainingsessions on minority issues. This paper deals with Virginia Tech’s experiences with this first year of gender clustering,including enrollment issues, faculty attitudes, acceptance by students, and preliminary results.INTRODUCTION Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University will award bachelor degrees to roughly 4300students this academic year. Of these degrees, about 42% or 1800 will be awarded to women.Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering will award 950 bachelor degrees along with 450 Masters andover 100 Doctorates. Of these Bachelor of Science Degrees in various engineering disciplines, only160, or roughly 16% will be awarded to women.1 Nationwide, more than

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Karen L. Tonso

investigation into the development ofengineering identities among students participating in design work (Tonso, in progress), I am studying howengineering students are embedded in engineering education, what constraints exist to students’ becomingengineers, and how those constraints vary due to gender, age, or prior experiences. The survey reported in thispaper represents a potiion of my efforts to investigate these constraints by studying students’ perceptions aboutdesign and non-design engineering classes.The Survev In the survey (Figure 1), students gave demographics information (age, sex, citizenship, ethnicity, SAT orACT scores, high school and college grade-point averages) and then responded to the same set of 13 statementsfirst

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Dale E. Palmgren; Bradley B. Rogers

preliminary design purposes. Compared withnumbers of 0.3. At present, the velocity range in the other more extensive facilities, the TWT has thetest section may be varied between 25 fps to 200 fps. specific advantages of low cost, flexibility inThe test section is approximately rectangular testing, and fast turnaround.(approximately because it diverges by 1/2 degree) withdimensions of 49.5 inches wide by 33.4 inches high at 3. Course Descriptionthe test section entrance. Impetus for air motion is This course is concerned with experimentalprovided by a four-blade variable pitch propeller, techniques in aerodynamics in general, with windpowered by a 75 HP, 900 rpm synchronous electric

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Richard Korchak; David Swanson

. Reports indicate benefit multiples of 20:1 to 3:1. A less reliable, butimportant measure of success is perception. Measures of satisfaction and timeliness are common. Arecent soft measure of effectiveness was political. During 1995 manufacturing executives sent over 1,000letters of support to Congress when the MEP program appropriations were threatened. The publicly funded technical outreach programs for indust~ are evolving, but they are clearly a part ofthe industrial and governmental frame of reference today. The federal role may diminish, but systemshave been set in place that should assure a nationally linked system. The models that remain will vary instructure, but they will have common elements. The elements are: Dedication to

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Daryl J. Doyle; Laura L. Sullivan; Winston F. Erevelles

‘ 1 .— - . . . .. Session 0475 : —.. . Successful Proposal Collaborations in Polymer Processing and Computer Integrated Manufacturing Laura L. Sullivan, Winston F. Erevelles, and Daryl J. Doyle GMI Engineering& Management InstituteAbstract The process of developing grant proposal ideas, identifying appropriate programs for submission, develop-ing the necessary .- contacts, and writing the actual proposal is an

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Daryl J. Doyle; Laura L. Sullivan; Winston F. Erevelles

‘ 1 .— - . . . .. Session 0475 : —.. . Successful Proposal Collaborations in Polymer Processing and Computer Integrated Manufacturing Laura L. Sullivan, Winston F. Erevelles, and Daryl J. Doyle GMI Engineering& Management InstituteAbstract The process of developing grant proposal ideas, identifying appropriate programs for submission, develop-ing the necessary .- contacts, and writing the actual proposal is an

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Jay Jones; Rebecca K. Toghiani; Hossein Toghiani

properties with respect to their ability toextract solutes from complex matrices [Hawthorne and Miller, 1987]. The basis for predicting the volubility of a solute in a supercritical fluid solvent is the equivalence of fugacitiesfor the particular solute in each phase: (1)where the superscript s represents the solid phase and f the supercritical fluid phase. If the volubility of thesupercritical fluid in the solid phase is assumed negligible, then the fugacity of the solute in the solid phase, ~is, isequal to the fugacity of the pure solute, ~,s. The fugacity of the pure solute in the solute phase is evaluated using[Modell and Reid, 1983

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Wendy Culotta; Michael Mandili

-depthcoverage of such a large, growing and exiting area is not possible in the space of this paper. Wecondensed the information into a summary of the major opportunities, including the currentURLs when possible. A literature search in the databases covering education and library science for researchopportunities on the internet yielded little at this time, though Fehrman's "Internet Resources forPsychology" (1) and other references were found. In general they offered an awareness of theavailability of the internet for granting sources, but relatively little has been published about ityet.MULTIPLE SEARCH ENGINES Savvy Search (http://wagner.cs.colostate.edu:1969/) is an example of an internet searchengine which searches nineteen search