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Multidisciplinary Engineering Education by Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jeffrey Will; Wesley Stone

performance • Improved performance on projects The challenge facing the faculty will be to institutionalize all changes that have beenmade, while continuing to develop this course as a positive multidisciplinary design experiencefor the ME and ECE students at Valparaiso University.References1. Tougaw, D. and Will, J. “An Innovative Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Course Sequence,” Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2003.2. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, Baltimore, MD, 2002.3. Olds, B. M., M. J. Pavelich, and F. R. Yearts, “Teaching the Design Process to Freshmen and Sophomores

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ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

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2004 Annual Conference

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Michael Baladi; P. David Fisher

Session 3232 Embedded Computer System Design: A Framework P. David Fisher, Michael Baladi Michigan State UniversityAbstractThe area of embedded (computer) systems represents a very fertile framework for electrical andcomputer engineering students to acquire their major design experience. Analog, digital, andmixed-signal technologies continue to evolve at a very rapid pace, with a large gap existingbetween fundamental topics covered in introductory courses and the integrated knowledge andskills needed by practicing engineers to design embedded systems. Consequently

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Justine Stiles; Ashly Middelberg; Farhad Reza; Subhi Bazlamit

, American Society for Engineering EducationIntr oductionThe academic community has recognized the benefits of undergraduate student participation inresearch. Participation in research helps students attain a higher level of competence in science,mathematics, engineering and technology; understand the methods and process of research; makeinformed judgments about technical matters; and communicate and work in teams to solvecomplex problems1. Other frequently voiced outcomes include the ability to think independentlyand an increase in originality, creativity and curiousity2. Zydney et al.3 performed a survey ofalumni who had experienced undergraduate research at the University of Delaware. Alumni withresearch experience were more likely to pursue

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Brian Thorndyke; Timothy J. Anderson; Matthew Ohland; Guili Zhang

. Engineering & Technology Enrollments, Fall 1999. (2000). The American Association of Engineering Societies, 2000, available at http://www.aaes.org/content.cfm?L1=1&L2=429. Engineering & Technology Degrees, 2000. (2000). The American Association of Engineering Societies, 2000, available at http://www.aaes.org/content.cfm?L1=1&L2=430. Clemson University Factbook 2002. (2003). Last accessed May 27, 2003. http://www.clemson.edu/oir/factBook02/student/undergraduateMajorRace.htm31. Florida A&M University enrollment statistics. (2003). Last accessed May 27, 2003. http://www.famu.edu/about/fns/00-01/enroll00.pdf32. Florida State University Factbook 2002. (2003). Last accessed May 27, 2003. http

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Daniel Raviv

of problems and solutions. Some of them encourage work in a self-paced mode, and other promote group competitions, thinking and discussions. Students are encouraged to find multiple, imaginative, intuitive and common sense solutions and not “one right answer” to a problem. The activities are part of an undergraduate course at Florida Atlantic University titled: “Introduction to Inventive Problem Solving in Engineering”. The goal of this “elective” is to enhance innovative and inventive thinking abilities of undergraduate students resulting in skills that can be used in science, math, engineering and technology. The different activities are introduced in specific contexts to enhance learning and understanding of the

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Frederick Stern

stringentthan required previously since they are a limiting factor in establishing intervals of CFDvalidation1 and code certification2 and ultimately credibility of simulation technology. Also,routine test data is more likely used “in-house” whereas detailed test data is more likely utilizedinternationally, which puts increased emphasis on standardization of procedures. Detailedtesting offers new opportunities, as amount and complexity of testing is increased.EFD is included in the undergraduate engineering curriculum both in introductory and advancedfluid dynamics and/or related courses such as thermodynamics, heat transfer, hydraulics,aerodynamics, chemical and bioengineering, etc. Traditionally, at the introductory level variousexperiments are used

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Yi Min Huang; Michael Trevisan

and the Role of EvaluationRevised undergraduate program accreditation requirements by the American Board forEngineering Technologies (ABET) has provided much of the leverage and motivation foroutcomes10. Referred to as EC 2000, these expectations have moved away from previous criteriathat focused on inputs and counts of program attributes, toward identification and measurementof outcomes11.Despite these recent changes, ABET accreditation expectations have historically fostered thenotion among many engineering educators that evaluation is done for an external audience,rather than tasks and activities designed to support program efforts. Many engineering educatorsacross institutions within the integrated design project for example, thought

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Kissoff

actual construction progress. Communication of constructionprogress was also fostered through required class presentations. Students gained the ability to make real-time decisions regarding the project and gainexposure to valuable lessons in the process of construction management. Additionally, thestudents gained exposure to the use of a web-based document and workflow process that isbecoming the norm in the construction industry for control of complex projects. This paperchronicles and analyzes the development of the first in a proposed succession of similar semesterexperiences for CET students in the senior capstone class.Intr oduction Many, if not most engineering and engineering technology programs offer some form ofcapstone

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Education by Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George Catalano

; (d) use engineering project management tools; (e)make an effective preliminary design presentation; (f) perform an ethical analysis usingmoral reasoning theories; and (g) analyze the impact of technology on the environment. The focus of the second half of the capstone design sequence is upon the completionof the project begun during the fall term. By the end of the second semester, students: (a)experience first hand the existential pleasures of the engineering profession through thesuccessful completion of their respective design project; (b) produce an engineeringreport that documents their final product including engineering drawings, parts lists,budget information, vendor list, etc.; (c) make a polished and effective presentation of

Conference Session

Service Learning in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

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Leah Jamieson; Carla Zoltowski; Frank DeRego; Lynne Slivovsky; William Oakes

traditional design projects. The main changes between thetwo include the community sponsor, interaction, and synthesis [4]. Reflective judgment (i.e., critical thinking) and the associated skills are an important educationaloutcome for engineering students [4]. The development of these critical thinking skills enables theengineering undergraduate to develop a broader appreciation of concerns facing the engineeringprofession. Traditionally, reflective judgment within engineering service learning has focused primarilyon the social, political, and cultural impact of engineering and technology on society. This emphasisnotwithstanding, the EPICS program recognizes the value of reflective judgment and has attempted toexpand the use of critical thinking

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Education by Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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April Kedrowicz

Negotiating Comfort in Difference: Making the Case for Interdisciplinary Collaboration April A. Kedrowicz University of Utah/College of EngineeringAbstractThe face of engineering education is changing. Engineering students’ education not onlyemphasizes technical skills learned through math, science, and computer technology, but inmany cases, also has a leadership focus, manifested through an emphasis on oral communication,writing, teamwork, and ethics. In response to the growing demand for engineers to occupypositions of leadership in organizations upon graduation, engineering educators have had torethink the approach taken to

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Chia-Jeng Tseng

Page 9.313.14 Circuit Conference, June 1991. “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education” 19. Xess Corporation, XSA Board V1.1, V1.2 User Manual, Apex, North Carolina 27502, 2002. 20. Xess Corporation, Introduction to WebPACK 5.1 for FPGAs, Apex, North Carolina 27502, 2002. 21. Xilinx, Xilinx Spartan II FPGA Handbook, California, 2002. 22. Xilinx, Xilinx Synthesis Technology (XST) User Guide, California, 2002.BiographyCHIA-JENG TSENG is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Bucknell University.His current research interests focus on the study of

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Edward Hensel; Elizabeth DeBartolo

Session 1793 A Graduate Seminar Series for Dual BS/MS Degree Students Elizabeth A. DeBartolo and Edward Hensel Mechanical Engineering Department, Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstractAt the Rochester Institute of Technology, undergraduate students have the unique opportunity topursue a dual BS and MS degree in engineering. Many outstanding students take advantage ofthis opportunity but in order to obtain both degrees in a reasonable amount of time, work on thethesis must begin during the student’s third or fourth year. While the students are technicallycapable of completing the early stages of

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Papers Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Nathan Harter; Mark Dean; Donna Evanecky

School of Technology at Purdue University, New Albany. Dr.Dean holds a Ph.D. from the University of Louisville in Clinical Psychology, a Master of Public Administrationfrom IUPUI, and a Master of Electrical Engineering from the University of Louisville. He is an ASQ CertifiedQuality Engineer and a Registrar Accreditation Board Certified ISO 9000 Quality System Auditor.DONNA EVANECKYDonna Evanecky started teaching as an assistant professor for Purdue University School of Technology in 2001 afteran eight-year career in the field of quality management. She teaches Organizational Behavior, Managing Change,Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Occupational Health and Safety and Team Development for the Department ofOrganizational Leadership and Supervision

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Paul Moody

and company commander, A Company, 864thEngineer Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington. Paul is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a1994 Science Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering and a 1996 Science Masters degree in Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering. Paul lives in Monroe, New York. Page 9.626.8 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Term 04-1 Course Feedback, ME362

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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John Adams; Vance Poteat

second class would be created by eliminating theCivil Engineering class.External ReviewAs part of its Continuous Program Improvement, the ECE department has created an advisoryboard (AB), composed primarily of practicing Electrical Engineers from local industry.Engineers with varying responsibilities, from one recent graduate working at Raytheon to a topmanager in New England of Lucent technologies make up the 10-member board. Most ABmembers are Merrimack Alumni. An electronic technology department chair from a localcommunity college also serves.The AB met in October 2002 with members of Merrimack’s ABET committee, and was askedthe same question as the department asked itself: what are the strengths and weaknesses of thecurriculum. The AB was

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Li Bai; Saroj Biswas

Engineering Education”Teaching evaluation is as important to instructors as to their students, and is equally critical asstudents ability to grasp knowledge. American Board Engineering and Technology (ABET)accreditation guidelines recommend engineering education evaluation as a three-loop process [3]:i) process of teachers evaluating students, ii) process of students evaluating teachers, and iii)process of employers evaluating students. These three-way evaluations provide a full feedback todetermine how effectively a student can apply the material learned into real world applications.As a college teaching profession, processes (i) and (ii) are easily assessed by the facultymembers in an ABET accreditation program.Most universities can determine the

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mark Cambron; H. Joel Lenoir

Session 1363 INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION, A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY COURSE AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY Mark E. Cambron and H. Joel Lenoir Western Kentucky UniversityAbstractThe design of contemporary industrial systems and consumer products is increasingly blurringthe boundaries between electrical (EE) and mechanical (ME) engineering. Many commercialsystems are an appropriate blend of technologies from both disciplines. Traditional approachesto strengthening the educational experiences of engineering students have utilized

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Lumsdaine Arnold; Jack Waserman; J. A. M. Boulet

development of distance education vibration courses for graduate training. JACK WASSERMAN Jack Wasserman is a professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering where he has taught in the biomedical option. He is the winner of 7 teaching awards and is a Fellow for the Center for Undergraduate Excellence and a Fellow of the Interactive Technology Center. He has served as an officer in the ASEE Biomedical Division and as mentor for various Process Education Institutes. ARNOLD LUMSDAINE Arnold Lumsdaine is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering. He has collaborated with numerous institutions nationally in the

Conference Session

Programming Issues for Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

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Shahnam Navaee

have to be rewritten to be utilized. Note that MATLAB is a popular and powerful computing tool which is currently used in many engineering and engineering technology schools around the country and across the world. The utilization of MATLAB in solving engineering problems was discussed in a few earlier publications of the author5,6. The Page 9.331.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright À 2004, American Society for Engineering Education capability of importing MATLAB script files into LabVIEW is demonstrated in the block

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Howard Smolleck

(manufactured by LabVolt, Inc) is shown in Figure 2, and consists of: • A test bed in which motors and generators can be installed, • Controllable power supplies, • Metering and a computer based data acquisition system • Additional consoles containing transmission lines. These consoles have the capability of creating a complete, conventional electricpower system as illustrated in Figure 2. The existing laboratory thus has the capability ofsupporting our introductory power system class. It can also serve lower-division circuitsclasses, as well as classes in engineering technology. It was found that additionalconsoles were needed to serve the fairly large enrolment in these classes. The presence ofadditional consoles and equipment

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mesut Muslu

the curriculum.IntroductionA wide variety of methods for teaching engineering design are in use today. A number ofuniversities have begun introducing design problems into lower level undergraduatecourses.1,2,3 Miller at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a number ofsmall, hour long, design-like exercises that aim to give sophomore engineering students a feelfor some of the engineering concepts. Other approaches to using design early in thecurriculum include the Tip-A-Can project at Rochester Institute of Technology,4 and MIT’sLighter-Than-Air project in a first year aerospace engineering course.5One approach that is popular with educators is incorporating “hands-on” projects intoengineering courses.5,6,7 These “hands-on

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Rhona Moore; James Strueber

: Page 9.1429.7Figure 1, Sample Abstract Format Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education1 Strueber, J. V. and Nelson, D. C., Writing Assignments in Architectural Courses that Enhance Teaching Effec- tiveness, Making Environments: Technology and Design, the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, (1992). This paper is an update of that paper showing the developments in the assignment since publication.2 Yinger, R. J. and Clark, C. M., Reflecting Journal Writing: Theory and Practice, Institute for Research on Teaching, Michigan State University (1981)3 Allan A Glatthorn

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Trends in Construction Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Kun-jung Hsu

Construction Technology, Leader University. He isalso a senior lecturer of the Graduate Institute of Building and Planning, Taiwan University. Dr. Hsu has twentyyears’ experience in professional practice as a senior architect and construction manager. Current researchinterests include housing economics, construction economics, community design and special topics on projectevaluation. Page 9.1229.10 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Kulonda; Thomas O'Neal

required in the business school curricula. Even the single combined courseoffered in some business schools seems too a large price to pay according to manyengineering faculty. Since the students usually find the accounting material uninterestingand in their view, unimportant, they tend to side with the latter faculty group creatingeven more impetus for the technology driven argument, i.e., avoid the topic altogether. Page 9.411.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright , 2004, American Society for Engineering

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Opportunities in Environmental Engineering Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

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Zuhdi Aljobeh; Aaron Jennings

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationBibliographic InformationADEC (Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Spill Prevention and Response Contaminated Sites Remediation Program), (2002), “Cumulative Risk Guidance”, Nov., www.state.ak.us/dec/dspar/csites/guidance/cumrisk02_10_07.pdf.CDPH&E (Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division), (1997), “Proposed Soil Remediation Objectives Policy Statement”, Dec., www.cdphe.state.co.us/hm/soilplcydraft.asp.Cox, A. (2002), Electronic Nose Technology Applied to Environmental Odors, Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Case Western Reserve

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma

the commands areavailable on any computer running Windows 9x except for NSLOOKUP andPATHPING, which are available on any computer running Windows 2000 or XP. Withsome variations in use and output, these commands are also used in UNIX environments.These ten basic commands for troubleshooting computer networks should be part ofComputer Engineering Technology curriculum.Bibliography 1. RFC 1001; Protocol standard for a NetBIOS service on a TCP/UDP Transport: Concepts and methods ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc1001.txt 2. RFC 1002; Protocol standard for a NetBIOS service on a TCP/UDP Transport: Detailed specifications ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc1002.txt 3. Microsoft Knowledge Base Article – 119493; NetBIOS

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Advances in Civil Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Dettman

majority of the first cohort of graduatingseniors took the FE exam with a 100% pass rate. While this piece of data alone is only thebeginning, it is a good indication that the program is on the right track.References1. Olds, B.M., and R.L. Miller, “Lesson Learned in Developing and Implementing a Program Assessment Plan”, International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 217-234, 2002.2. Western Kentucky University Undergraduate Catalog, 2003 – 20053. ABET, Engineering Criteria 2000: Criteria for Accrediting Programs in Engineering in the United States, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, http://www.abet.org/criteria.html4. Olds, B.M., and R.L. Miller, “An Assessment Matrix for Evaluating

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Charles Higby; Brandon Rogers; Joseph Ekstrom

implementations. Mail server software is configured on identical hardware wherepossible and tested for reactions to various simulated load conditions. For each configuration,throughput characteristics are measured and presented so that objective comparisons can bemade.IntroductionIn 2003, Brigham Young University’s School of Technology began building a laboratory forhardware and software testing and performance analysis. The lab contains 20 workstationcomputers, a few high-speed machines and switches, and one Itanium 64-bit computer. Thepurpose of this lab is to provide students and faculty with a means to perform research that canbe used to characterize the performance of a system. This experimental environment is ideal forcreating and performing

Conference Session

Math Software Use in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

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Bruno Osorno

Engineering Education” 3265 24. Bruno Osorno, “Innovative (new teaching technique) Computer Simulation of Rotating Magnetic Fields in Three-Phase Induction Motors Using MatlabTM Animation,” ASEE annual conference. Proceedings. Alburqueque New Mexico. June 22 to 28, 2001. 25. Bruno Osorno, “Introduction of Technology in a Power Systems Program,” ASEE/PSW Proceedings. March 1999. University of Las Vegas Nevada. 26. Bruno Osorno, “Harmonic Analysis of a Typical Commercial Load,” XX International Congress of Engineering Electronics. Proceedings. Chihuahua Mexico. October 27-31