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Jan Rinehart; Jim Morgan; Jeffrey Froyd

. Students break into assigned teams, generate possible solutions to the problem, andthen student teams present their solutions to the class. In the discussion that follows, the industryteam presents the solution selected at their company and reviews the major contributing factorsto the decision. In addition, the students are able to enter into a question and answer period withengineers from industry about their work environment, greatest challenges, rewards, etc.Companies that have presented case studies include Accenture, Applied Materials, CompaqComputer, Exxon Mobil, FMC, Lockheed-Martin, Motorola, Texaco, and TXU. As an exampleof the scope of the project eight companies presented case studies to almost 2,000 studentsduring the 1999-2000 school

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Jian-ren Li; Ahmad Zagari

learned one type of microcontrollers in class can adapt without too much difficulty to othertypes, this usually takes a considerable time and effort and they may not afford the practice andlearning of the function of other types of processors during their academic years of universitystudy. On the other hand, the competitive labor market may require them to demonstrate skills onmajor types of microcontrollers such as Intel-based processors immediately after theirgraduation. In order to help students to develop a crosslinking skills so that they are able to workon at least two types of microcontrollers, i.e., Motorola and Intel, a senior project was integratedin the Computer Electronics course – EET 445. In this course, while a student is provided

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Jr., Donald Horner; Dr. Jack Matson

serious about being involved.Min: I have nothing but a good attitude for this class.Maybe, right now, I am confused on how I can contribute as aleader with the projects at hand or projects not at hand,but I will do what I can. One other thing, I would ratherget an “F” than drop this class. Also, if there are any ofyou that consider yourselves in the same situation as I am,please e-mail me. I have seen groups of slackers do amazingthings. All we need is a spark, let us come together andrub sticks.Jack: Some of you feel I was harsh to Min in my response tohim. Although I singled him out, I believe some of the restof you have also not accomplished anything substantive andstrongly need to consider dropping the course at this time.Leadership demands

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P. David Fisher; Diane Rover

Page 6.1042.2 CpE alumni, the capstone design course was modified. This modified course placed added Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Education emphasis on cross-functional teaming, oral presentations, written reports, hardware-software co-design, hardware and software standards, contemporary tools, open-ended design projects, life-long-learning skills and contemporary societal issues facing practicing computer engineers.9. A laboratory upgrade proposal was submitted to the university in January 1997 to modernize the two CpE laboratories that were being maintained by the ECE Department

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Janet Schmidt; Ardie Walser; Barbara Bogue

lessresearch oriented institutions. The video upon which the workshop is based reflects information gathered ininterviews with twenty-four engineering students from the Penn State campus during thesummer of 1996. The workshop development has been described in a previouspublication3 and assessment data for the workshops themselves will be presented in aseparate publication. A full description of the project with copies of all tools will beavailable via a website (http://www.engr.psu.edu/itow) under development at Penn State(projected launch date, May 2001). The workshop can be conducted in one hour with pauses after each of the threesections in the video for discussion. Guided facilitation of the discussion creates a highlyinteractive

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survey. However, themidshipmen expressed that they found themselves in a role model vacuum. One mentioned thatshe did not know any female engineers (student or professional) when she chose her major.Strong support was voiced for a departmental brochure that included female students (seeAppendix B). One of the most popular elements of the Systems engineering program is the seniorprojects. The women felt that it was important to make a concerted effort to ensure that at leastone example of a project team that included women be featured in departmental recruiting efforts.They also enthusiastically volunteered to assist in open houses and plebe briefs. The studentsreiterated that recruiting efforts should be mindful of women, but not necessarily

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Philip Parker; Max Anderson; Michael Penn

PlansTable 1. Assessment Measurement Tools A. Survey data from employers of summer interns and Co-op students B. Instructor evaluation of oral and written reports C. Survey data from potential employers interviewing CEE students on campus D. Evaluation summaries of senior design projects by consultants/practitioners E. Program review from college of EMS’ Advisory Board F. Evaluation summaries of CEE courses by students G. Exit Survey data from graduating seniors H. Survey data from program alumni and their employers I. Fundamentals of Engineering examination resultsResults of assessment measurement tools A, C, D, F, G, and H are compiled by thedepartmental program assistant during the school year and a report for each is written by

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Brett Gunnink; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

, Reinforced Concrete Design or Structural Steel Design, Hydrology, AppliedFluid Mechanics, Water and Wastewater Treatment, and Transportation Systems Engineering.Design also is included in many of the elective courses. The design experience culminates in amajor senior capstone design experience, Civil Engineering Systems Design. The capstonedesign project is supplied by consultants, governmental agencies, etc. and is a project they haveworked on or are working on currently. The capstone course is a “real-life” design experiencethat draws upon most prior course knowledge. The course involves working in teams; both oraland written presentations; a final design report; and oversight, interaction and evaluation bypracticing engineers from industry and

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views a progression of the knowledge level of engineers from the “Methods & Analysis” level of the past to the “Analysis & Interpretation” level of today, on to the “Knowledge & Insight” functions of the future. From Ref. 1.II. Pertinent Learning IssuesBefore developing an approach to help students learn, it is necessary to understand howengineering students learn. There is a severe lack of understanding of the specific motivationsand learning issues of engineering undergraduates. Experiential learning, team projects and real-life examples motivate students in the short term, but further study is needed

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Vincent Drnevich

several documented engineering projects illustrating the involvement of the civil engineer in planning, design, construction, and operation. Time and Location: Tuesday/Thursday -- 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm; -- Civil 1144 Instructors: (Names, office addresses, personal web page links, e-mail links, and office hours of course instructors and teaching assistants) Primary Course Goals: By the end of this course, the student will be able to: Begin thinking and acting as a professional person; Prepare profiles of simple and complex cash flows for an engineering task or project; Assess various alternatives from economic point of view; Compute the present

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Devdas Shetty

engineering programs in the country are re-examining the design content in theircurriculum. Engineering curricula is being modified to incorporate vertical integration of designthrough large projects between the first year and the last year of their programs. By interactingwith industry, the product design students become familiar with the steps in creative productdesign starting from the concepts to production and marketing. New approaches are provided toenable students to learn how to work smarter. In view of the recent development in leanmanufacturing and information technology, emphasis on value stream mapping and its influenceon product development is important. A good product design course should familiarize theproduct designers and students

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Gary Fetter; M.P. Sharma

teaching. The reason for theslow rate of growth in using this new technology for teaching entirely online courses inengineering is not apparent. In Wyoming, there is even a greater need for online delivery ofbasic engineering courses so that transfer students, most of who live in distant and remote areas,and other prospective students can prepare themselves prior to arriving on campus. In Spring2000, with the sponsorship of the Engineering College and the School of Extended Studies, thelead author proposed and initiated a project to design, develop, and deliver a complete onlinecourse in Engineering Thermodynamics that would satisfy the University of Wyoming’srequirement for the accredited degree in engineering. The authors, then, did research

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Ed McCombs; David Pratt; John Nazemetz

the ability of the student to control thetype and duration of the stimuli. Presentation modes have been a subject of prior study andsummary documents are available in the literature [4,7].II.1. Traditional ClassroomIn the traditional classroom, there are several simultaneous modes of information transfer andstimuli. For example, information can be transferred via • The Instructor, • Other Students, and/or • Media, such as - Computer Screen Projections, - Projected Images and Text (Overheads), - VCRs, or - Blackboard/Whiteboard.With the traditional classroom approach, the students can choose to focus on any

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William Charlton; Marsha Creatchman; Carl Beard; Sheldon Landsberger

prepared using Microsoft Power Point and delivered at the FacultyInnovation Center in the College of Engineering at UT. All lectures can be seen live on theInternet but more commonly are seen after work hours by distance learning students. Thelecture room has seating for on-campus students who take the course. An electronicwhiteboard is also available to write additional information or add to the existing slide. Thesoftware program Prometheus manages the complete course including posting of lectures,assignments, grades, special projects, homework solutions, previous exams, group e-mailaddresses, and links to other sites related to the course. All lectures can be downloaded andprinted with up to six slides per page to reduce the voluminous amount

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Saleh Sbenaty

regional conferences are disseminating the preliminary results of thisgrant. A web site has been also created to electronically disseminate materials related to thegrant. For additional information or to sign up for the SEATEC newsletter and mailing list pleasecheck the following: http://www.nsti.tec.tn.us/SEATEC/VIII. AcknowledgmentsThe author wishes to express his sincere gratitude to the National Science Foundation forproviding the means to execute this project and to every member of the SEATEC family.This project was supported, in part, by the National Science Foundation. Opinions expressed arethose of the authors and not necessarily of the Foundation.Saleh M. SbenatyDr. Saleh M. Sbenaty is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering

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Mark Clark; Don McMurchie

and just before the final examination, and an open class discussion duringthe last day of class. Feedback from all three sources indicated that students enjoyed the class agreat deal. Students cited three factors that they felt improved the course. First, having twoinstructors in the classroom, so that material was presented from two perspectives and was thuseasier to grasp. Second, the hands-on projects, particularly the bridge-building project. Third,the humor, such as the “Harry Stotle” impersonation, that made instructional material morememorableA significant majority of students specifically requested that more courses with this structure betaught in the future.From our point of view as well, the course was also a success. The format

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Thomas Grover; Terry Parker; Robert King; Joan Gosink

, Branner5 describes a sequence of three, four-credit hour courses includinglaboratories in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University ofCalifornia at Davis. The sequence is taught to seniors and first-year graduate students duringthe, fall, winter, and spring quarters. The purpose of the sequential courses is to provide an in-depth understanding of microwave theory, circuits, and applications. The laboratory experimentsprovide hands-on experience with theory taught in class and introduce students toinstrumentation used in industry. The laboratories include projects where students completepaper design, computer analysis, circuit layout, circuit fabrication, testing, and a report.Engelken6 described a sequence of two

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Virendra Varma

.” The emphasis of the E&D program is on broadening theopportunities for students and faculty to engage in independent learning activities, such asindependent student projects. The construction engineering technology students will beencouraged to participate in this model of research.Guidelines for Undergraduate Research in ConstructionIt is common knowledge that engineering attracts high caliber students. High school studentswho choose to follow engineering as a profession have good ACT and /or SAT scores in sciencesand mathematics. Given the right environment, and academic support, they have the potential todo research. Civil engineering programs attract a large number of students, and there is no dearthof potential of undergraduate

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Daniel Dobson; Fazil Najafi

from any media can be presented on largescreen monitors. A computer workstation is available with web access. Students can acquire videotape of theirpresentation if they desire. The students are divided into teams and use the Internet for collaboration and support oftheir presentations. Since the presentations are given in a classroom with Internet access, students use the webinterface of their account to deliver their presentation to the class room computer. After presentation the Power Pointfiles are shared to the professor’s account for grading. The final project is a research paper chosen by the team froma list of topics provided by the professor. This paper is also given as a presentation. In this assignment should beevidence of improved

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John D. Cremin

course experiments. The common linking feature is the factthat both instruments can generate and use Comma Separated Variable (CSV) files. CSVfiles can also be read and processed by Microsoft  Excel. In addition to spreadsheetcompatibility, word processors or text editors can be used to generate CSV files. Thisfeature provides students with easy access to the data and the ability to analyze and editrecorded data. Thus, simulated input for experiments or design projects can beaccomplished by using a text editor to modify the scope CSV data files for input to thearbitrary waveform generator.I. IntroductionSeveral yeas ago, in an effort to improve the quality of laboratory reports, and toovercome problems associated with collecting, reporting

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Mehdi Shadaram; Lourdes Sanchez-Contreras

since August 1999 he has servedas the Chairman of his department. Prior to his UTEP assignment, he worked as Project Engineer at Ra-Nav Laboratories in Oklahoma City for a period of two years. His research activities at UTEP are focusedon the field of optical fibers and photonics. NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National ScienceFoundation, Office of Naval Research, Department of Defense, Nortel, and Lucent Technologies havefunded his research projects. He has published more than sixty articles all in his area of research, most ofthem in refereed journals and conference proceedings.Dr. Shadaram is a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Texas. He is cited in the MarquisWho’s Who in the World and Who’s Who in Science and

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Ron Pigott; Bill Karr

, how to format a disk, install programs, defragment drives), a word processor (spell checking, grammar checking, proper format, inserting graphics and tables), a spreadsheet (programming, graphing), email (attachments), using the Internet for research and information gathering (downloading files, uploading files), programming (logic, sequencing, looping, conditional statements), and presentation tools (slide shows, graphics, linking).Business Knowledge: Students will gain knowledge of basic business/project management skills sufficient to permit them to apply those skills

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Eric Zimmerman; Donna Dorminey

” world.Attacking a course shortfall identified by previous students of Fluid Mechanics by incorporatingit into the course design problem assured the students that they were indeed tackling an issue thatimpacted them and their peers personally. They were able to realistically apply constraints andallocate resources to the project. Customers included their own peers, instructors and laboratorytechnicians with whom they could personally meet to discuss requirements and evaluateconcepts. This design approach greatly enhanced the ability of students to see and understandthe physical significance of fluid mechanics. Page 6.245.3

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Steven de Haas; S.K. Ramesh; Preetham Kumar; Michael Fujita; Elizabeth Raley; Andrew Lindsay

Learning Outcomes for an Introduction to Engineering Course, B: Articulatingyour Introduction to Engineering Course Across the Spectrum, and C: Project based Learning tomeet Engineering and Technology Standards.One of the unique aspects of this workshop was a take-home micro controller kit especiallydesigned by Parallax Inc., for every participating teacher. This module introduces some simpleelectronic projects (up to 15 different projects) based on the BASIC Stamp 2 single boardcomputer. With the growing popularity of intelligent electronic devices, the BASIC Stamp offersan ideal platform for initial exposure to not only computer programming and electronics, but alsoto subjects such as robotics, environmental monitoring, and industrial control

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Thankappan Pillai

Figure 2. These computers are also networked to two HP Page 6.288.2printers so that students can print out their laboratory reports. There is also a permanent Proceedings of the 2001 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education Live Data Acquisition Universal Lab InterfaceMotionSensor Figure 2: A sample Laboratory Station (For two students) video computer/data projector fixed to the ceiling of this laboratory, so that students can project their results to the whole class for discussion purposes

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Victoria Aladejana; Gregory Payne; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein

student had an opportunity of working with scientistsin two Universities collaborating on an environmental engineering project. Water pollution has been a growing problem for all nations as a result ofindustrialization. Most of the industrial pollutants are toxic and have been classified as hazardousand carcinogenic. Typical examples generated from dyes used in the textile industry and found inwastewater are phenolic compounds. The development of economically treatment processes toremove these substances has been of research interest worldwide. A physical-chemical methodusing chitosan and a biochemical method using laccase for the potential removal of phenoliccompounds from an aqueous medium was investigated. The dual state behavior of

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Vinay Dayal; Jerald Vogel; Rebecca Sidler Kellogg

howengineering design methods and tools might be transformed to the on-line format. On-linelearning provides engineers an opportunity to obtain the training they need at the point inprojects where they most need it. The power of learning and using information immediately, as itis needed, is a key to the attractiveness of using the Internet as a delivery mode.Iowa State University has initiated an experimental project with eCollege.com to develop creditand noncredit on-line courses. The Communications and Continuing Education organization andEngineering Distance Education are facilitating the details of the experiment. Two engineeringfaculty members, a team of graduate students, and specialists in distance education, combinedefforts to transform the

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Denny Davis; Larry McKenzie; Steve Beyerlein; Michael Trevisan

-faceted design assessment. Page 6.454.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Educational Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationII. Transferable Integrated Design Engineering EducationFor the past six years, a coalition of universities and community colleges in Washington statehave led efforts of educators and industry representatives throughout the Pacific Northwest toestablish effective processes for improving engineering design education. Known as theTransferable Integrated Design Engineering Education project or TIDEE, its central

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Laura Lucas; Erdogan Sener

the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education As a university department we have access to the technology, training facilities and theconstruction experienced faculty to share our knowledge and testing labs with the VocationalCommunity, (be it K-12 or 2 year Technical Colleges.) Faculty at vocational institutions do nothave the funding for the well equipped testing labs as we do, and are thus at the disadvantage ofteaching only the lecture aspects of certain kinds of classes without the benefit of the experimentsto reinforce the technical concepts. This project is intended to address this shortcoming.This is especially

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Paul Lin; Hal Broberg

enrolled in Electrical Engineering Technology (Networking Option) BS degree program • 8 students enrolled in Electrical Engineering Technology BS degree program • 3 students majoring in Computer science and/or Information system • 3 students enrolled as distance learners currently studying in the Civil Engineering graduate program at Purdue University • 1 practicing engineer with a need to broaden his knowledge in this areaIn addition to homework, laboratories and tests, a course project (with 2 to 3 studentsforming a team) or comprehensive final exam is required for the completion of thecourse. The majority of students selected the term project option, while only two chosethe final exam. Examples of final projects are