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Teaching Design Through Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

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George Wise; Philip Kosky; Robert Balmer

8.4.6 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationat Albany, and (soon) the east coast laboratory of Sematech and the U.S. research lab of TokyoElectron, Ltd. A future goal is to link more fully the three components of the course. When thishappens, educational value seems greatly amplified. For example, in this year’s course, the lecturesession analysis of gear ratios occurred in the same week as the design of gearing for the student’scompetition vehicles. By this coupling, two results were achieved. Performance of the studentson an exam question regarding gear ratios was much better than last

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Learning and Teaching Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

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Matthew Parsek; Chris Riesbeck; Gulnur Birol; Ann McKenna

years as the Berkeley assessment coordinator for theSynthesis coalition. She currently serves as the learning science and assessment consultant on VaNTH(www.vanth.org) curricula projects.MATTHEW PARSEKMatthew R. Parsek received his BS in Biology in 1989 from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, and hisPh.D. degree in 1995 in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Parsek thenspent four years at the University of Iowa in the Department of Microbiology in the laboratory of Dr. E.P.Greenberg where he was an NIH postdoctoral fellow. In 1999 Dr. Parsek joined the Department of CivilEngineering as an assistant professor. He is a project leader in the biotechnology domain in the VaNTHEngineering Research

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ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Spreen

. MicroSim Pspice A/D Reference Manual, MicroSim Corporation, Irvine, CA 1997. Page 2-57.17. MicroSim Application Notes, MicroSim Corporation, Irvine, CA 1997. Page 169.JAMES H. SPREEN is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Indiana Institute of Technology, Ft.Wayne, Indiana. He received a B.S. in Engineering from Case Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in ElectricalEngineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories, IBM, andMagneTek. His interests include analytic and simulation modeling of transformers and electromechanical devices. Page 8.300.14 Proceedings of

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K-20 Activities in Materials Science

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2003 Annual Conference

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Hermes Calderon; Amilcar Quispitupa; Scott Kiefer

useful are visualization techniques provided as slides 2 or inelectronic format (CD-ROM, etc.) in the last generation of materials science and engineeringtextbooks 3. These visualization software packages have become very popular, particularly whencomplex organic molecules are examined. In most cases those packages are available at a steepprice while in few other cases they are free such as Rasmol.On the other hand, in large class sizes it has been recommended the use of hands-ondemonstrations as an alternative to full laboratory experiments 4. For this purpose the studentscan be guided through a well-thought demonstration by teaching assistants. Alternatively, thepresent module proposes the use of computer graphics for a team assignment in a

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Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ron Zuckerman; Nathaniel Bowe; LaMarr Taylor; Kyle Smith; Dan Moore

market worthiness of an idea.The intent of this partnership with the Kelly School of Business is that engineers and businessmajors will begin to work together on real world problems before they ever have to in theworkplace. This type of hands on, practical education is inline with the laboratory style ofteaching present at Rose-Hulman. The hope is that the more Engineers interact in a meaningfulway with Business people, the better-rounded they are in their education and the better they willbe able to function in the workplace. While Engenius Solutions’ main focus is the development ofnew ideas, the student managers are also trying to get students to see how challenging, yetexciting it can be to be an entrepreneur in a fast paced technology

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Tricks of the Trade Outside of Class

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2003 Annual Conference

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William Jordan; Bill Elmore

Future Teachers, Presented at the ASEE annual meeting, Saint Louis, June 2000. In CD based Proceedings (no page numbers).16. Jordan, W., Silver, D., and Elmore, B., Using Laboratories to Teach Engineering Skills to Future Teachers, presented at the ASEE annual meeting, Albuquerque, June 2001. In CD based Proceedings (no page Page 8.261.10 “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” numbers).17. Jordan, W., and Elmore, B., Developing an Outreach Program to Introduce

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International Collaborative Efforts

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas Carney; Michael Nolan; James Lampe; Raymond Thompson

of Aviation Technology and coordinator of the air traffic controleducation program at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Prof. Nolan is the author of the textbook"Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control", as well as a contributing author for Microsoft Encarta. His currentresearch and teaching activities include air traffic control, airline operations, globalization and distance educationRAYMOND E. THOMPSONRaymond E. Thompson is Associate Professor of Aviation Technology and Assistant Department Head at PurdueUniversity in West Lafayette. Prof. Thompson founded the AOT Advanced Composite Laboratory and coordinatesstudent services within the department. His current research includes applied composite technology, assessment,technology in

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas Keyser; Ronald Musiak; Richard Mindek; Mary Vollaro; Steven Schreiner

in ethicalissues, given their added classroom, laboratory and work experience at this point in their careers. However,this added practical experience was not reflected in the survey results.Regarding the ethics quiz given to the freshmen, which tested the students’ ability to retain the material givenin the handouts and lectures, the average grade achieved by students taking the quiz was approximately 85%.Although the questions were relatively simple True / False questions, students were required to explain their“False” answers. Thus, the positive quiz results appear to suggest relatively good student retention of theethics material presented in the freshmen lectures.Conversely, the results of the design (with ethics) question given to the

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2003 Annual Conference

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Rafiqul Islam

2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”Several Universities and colleges have developed workshops for high school teachers interested indeveloping pre-engineering curriculum. They have performed hands-on laboratory experimentsthat can be implemented at the high school level to introduce basic engineering principles andtechnology to inspire the students to study engineering7. The engineering students and the alumni(professional engineers) are also involved in supervising students completing various engineeringprojects under some engineering programs. All the states should follow the footstep ofMassachusetts that

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Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Kenney; Thomas Jewell

power,have created an extraordinary laboratory for such investigation. The mountainous topographyand sizable river catchments in New Zealand, coupled with very high rainfall levels (especially onthe South Island), provide ideal conditions for the development of hydro-based generation.Dwindling natural gas reserves, limited deep steam reserves (from volcanic activity on the NorthIsland), a reluctance to exploit sizable coal reserves (because of environmental sensitivity togreenhouse gas emissions), and vehement political opposition to nuclear power developmentprovide additional incentives for the country’s substantial investment in hydroelectric power.Though the electricity is generated at very low cost (by world standards), the supply of power

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Toniann Rotante; Sarah Brem; Norma Hubele; George Runger; Kathryn Kennedy

Session 1526 Case-Based Reasoning for Engineering Statistics George Runger, Sarah Brem, Norma Hubele, Toniann Rotante, Kathryn Kennedy Arizona State UniversityAbstractIn this paper, we report on the formulation and early results of research supported by the NationalScience Foundation’s Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS).Using findings from cognitive science, we discuss the design of an intelligent tutoring system(ITS) that utilizes case-based reasoning (CBR) to scaffold undergraduate engineering students intheir learning of introductory probability and

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Teaching Design with a Twist

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2003 Annual Conference

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Sohail Anwar; Eric Granlund

several different courses.Engineering Design and Graphics 100 (ED&G 100) is an introduction to engineeringdesign course for all freshman baccalaureate engineering students at the Altoona Collegeof the Pennsylvania State University. In this three credit-hour course, engineering designprocess is taught through team oriented design projects supported by communicationskills: graphical and written. Implementation of project-based learning in ED&G 100course is achieved by assigning a comprehensive project designed to encompass all thefundamental engineering principles covered in the course and to complement the projectsconducted in the associated design laboratory. The capstone project requires students todesign a product to be mass produced

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Steven Beyerlein; Jeff Williams; Beth Milligan; Andrew DuBuisson; Robert Drew; Karl Rink; Edwin Odom

regularly taught introductory courses, shaped the senior laboratory course, and collaboratively taught seniordesign. He was recognized for his faculty development and outreach activities by a university teaching award in2001.DR. KARL RINKDr. Karl Rink recently joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the UI after spending 10 years inindustry researching the combustion and thermodynamic behavior of gaseous, liquid, and solid phase propellantsand explosives. He holds 33 U.S. patents with an additional 10 applications under examination. He has receivedthe PACE Award from one patent and is the youngest recipient of Purdue’s Outstanding Mechanical Engineeraward

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Issues in Multidisciplinary Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Byron Newberry; James Farison

College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) in 1978-79, it was the first engineeringprogram on a campus with an historically strong liberal arts tradition. With no history orreputation in engineering and with the limited resources (laboratories, faculty, student body andtradition) available to a start-up technical program on a largely liberal arts campus, it was virtuallyessential that it began as a broad (rather than specialized) program. According to our currentclassification scheme, it would have been of the primary-philosophical type.The program came under the newly formed Department of Engineering and Computer Science in1980, still in A&S. The 1982-83 Catalog describes the program: “The Bachelor of Science inEngineering Sciences … program

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ashraf Ghaly

the social or behavioral sciences through a course inanthropology, economics, political science, psychology, or sociology.4. An understanding of the inherent beauty and poetry of mathematics through an appropriatecourse.5. An experience in the natural sciences through two courses in basic or applied science, at leastone of which must include laboratory work.6. An exposure to other languages or cultures, by participating in the Terms Abroad program, orcompleting two or three courses in a foreign language, or three courses in one of the following --Africana, East Asian, or Latin American Studies.7. Significant writing experiences: (1) Freshman Preceptorial, (2) two to four courses that includeintensive writing, and (3) a Senior Writing

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Teaching Design with a Twist

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2003 Annual Conference

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Onofrio Russo; Gunter Georgi

. Diana Flesche, a Teaching Assistant, helped greatlyin the preparation of this manuscript. Elisa Linsky provided copy editing assistance.Bibliography1. “Undergraduate Teaching Assistants in Freshmen Engineering,” J. Ingham and L. M. Folan, presentation at the 2000 ASEE Annual Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, June 20, 2000.2. “Introducing Design Throughout the Curriculum,” G. W. Georgi, L. M. Folan and D. R. Doucette, presentation at the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 19, 20023. “EG 1004 – Introduction to Engineering and Design,” Laboratory Manual, Polytechnic University, August, 2002.4. Freshman Engineering Website: http://eg.poly.eduONOFRIO N. RUSSOOnofrio N. Russo is the Special Assistant to the Head of Civil

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ET Design Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

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Wagdy Mahmoud; Tom Timmermann; Bonita Barger; Ahmed Elsawy

/ Winter99. (http://et.nmsu.edu/~etti/winter99/education/rehg/paper_rehg/FIRSTPG.HTM). 16. Ralph Buchal, ”Web Based Shared Workspaces for Collaborative Learning”, ASEE 2002-Session 1658. 17. Ralph Buchal, “Development and Delivery of Interactive Web Based Seminar”, ASEE 2002-Session 2158. 18. Georgios Fakas and Denis Gillet, “The Electronic Laboratory Journal: A Web Based Collaborative Environment for Remote Experimentation”, ASEE 2002-Session 1969. 19. Joel R. Jackson, “inFusion: Simplifying Online Course Creation” 21st Century Engineering – Online Journal for Engineering and Engineering Technology, Vol.2 (2), Spring 2002.Bibliographical InformationAHMED ELSAWY is a professor and chairperson of the Department of

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Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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2003 Annual Conference

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Richard Hall; Nancy Hubing; David Oglesby; Vikas Yellamraju; Ralph Flori; Timothy Philpot

controlled laboratory experiments with children supported these principles (Mayer,1997; Moreno & Mayer, 1999; Mayer, Heiser & Lonn, 2001). In recent years, however,research with so called “pedagogical agents”, which are computerized characters that appear on astudent’s screen to help guide the learning process, has posed some challenges for the modalityprinciple. Though these agents appear to create redundancy for the visual channel when theyappear on a screen with visual information, they still have been found to facilitate learning(Atkinson, 2002).The shear flow study reported here is an attempt to add a data point to the above investigationson the efficacy of hypermedia in learning. This study consists of a controlled examination

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Web Systems and Web Services

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2003 Annual Conference

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Marcus Huggans; Steve Watkins; Halvard E. Nystrom

. WATKINSDr. Steve E. Watkins is Director of the Applied Optics Laboratory and Associate Professor of Electricaland Computer Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla. He is a member of severalinterdisciplinary teams which address technical communication, web-based educational resources, and theapplication of fiber optic sensor systems. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in1989.MARCUS A. HUGGANSDr. Marcus A. Huggans is an applications engineer in the Consumer Electronics Division, 1394Consumer Products of Texas Instruments, Inc. in Dallas, Texas. He received a Ph.D. in engineeringmanagement from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1998.HALVARD E. NYSTROMDr. Halvard E. Nystrom is an Associate Professor of Engineering

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Teaching Styles and Peer Review

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2003 Annual Conference

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Malgorzata Zywno

Page 8.500.13 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education New Information Technology, San Juan, Puerto Rico, (1993).20. Reed, P.A., Learning Style and Laboratory Preference: A Study of Middle School Technology Education Teachers in Virginia, Journal of Technology Education [online], Vol. 13 (1), (2001). Online at: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE/v13n1/reed.html.21. Fuller, D., Norby, R.F. & Pearce, K, Internet Teaching by Style: Profiling the On-line Professor, Educational Technology and Society [online], Vol. 3 (2), (2000). At: http://ifets.ieee.org/periodical

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Manufacturing Competitiveness

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2003 Annual Conference

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Todd Johnson; John Fesler; Kenneth Stier

.Manufacturers have embraced lean manufacturing during the slow down in the economyas one method of remaining profitable5. Having students experience lean manufacturing concepts in the laboratory canhave a positive effect on the experiences offered to the students prior to them entering theindustrial setting. It is important that faculty provide students with the experiences thatdevelop a strong conceptual framework of how this management practice will benefit theindustry in which they work. Many of our students learn best when they are actively engaged in activities thatemphasize the concepts that we are trying to teach. This paper will focus on a NationalInstitute of Standards (NIST) developed Lean Manufacturing Workshop and a project

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Assessment Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

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Greg Kremer

. See the standard forms for additional details and information. Page 8.1027.6 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Table 2: Course design template and assessment form Course #: MEXXX Course Title: Insert Title Instructor: Insert Name Academic year and quarter: Prerequisites: Prerequisite for: Catalog Description: Credit hours and Class/Laboratory Schedule: Textbooks and/or other Required Materials: Area of

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Engineering Education Research

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2003 Annual Conference

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Jolly Lesley; David Radcliffe

incurriculum or re-organisation. These innovators were inspired by amongst other things; previousexperiences (usually elsewhere), a supportive environment (e.g an innovative department), staffdevelopment courses and conferences, strongly held beliefs. Only a few derived their inspirationfrom aspects of their research work.The future of the sole researcher or the lone scholar in an engineering school is threatened by therise and rise of the large, usually multi-disciplinary, research laboratory or institute and thestrategically directed funding from research agencies and university administrators. Similarly, themove to guided initiatives in (engineering) education research in higher education involving(cross institutional) teams of people dealing with

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ashraf Ghaly

design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret field and laboratory data, in more than one of the major recognized major civil engineering areas.4. Ability to understand the role of and to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.5. Ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.6. Ability to communicate effectively, that is, to listen, observe, speak, and write.7. Ability to participate on and lead multi-disciplinary teams.8. Ability to understand the role of the leader and to use leadership principles.9. Understanding the elements of building, facilities, process, and systems design.10. Understanding of the elements of

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Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineers

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas Cassel

. Page 8.499.7 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationTerm Project. Working in teams of three or four, students evaluate the market potential ofinnovative high-tech products or services. Topics are provided each semester by Penn’s Centerfor Technology Transfer, the University’s patent and licensing operation, from a list of recenthigh-tech disclosures from University laboratories. Each team selects a discovery topic, reviewsthe disclosure file, meets with the inventor, shapes the discovery into a product, then performs anopportunity analysis to assess the market potential of their product. Primary

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ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2003 Annual Conference

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Norman Anderson; Mani Mina

. The laboratory would then mainly consist of a set ofproblems for students to solve along with an out-of-class assignment. Mathematical packagessuch as MATLAB and Mathematica could then be used to solve problems such as Gauss' lawand boundary value problems. Other cadence-type programs could also be used in conjunction tolook at transmission-line problems and magnetic circuits. In this manner, students would learnhow to be problem solvers instead of allowing their doubts in mathematics to hinder theirthinking process. They would also be exposed to high-level computation and simulationpackages necessary for research and professional careers.In addition to the computational part of the practice-discovery sessions, a demonstration ormeasurement

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Abroad Educational Opportunities in Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

start a for-profit online school, which was closed down when a newpresident took over (Digest 3 August 2001). California had to rethink its interruptibleservice contracts with energy providers after considering what cuts offs would mean tomedical facilities, laboratories and such (Digest 15 February 2001).While the impact of communication and instructional technology in engineering educationover the past three years will be discussed in the next section of this paper, we need tospend some time here considering how technology has offered entrepreneurially mindeduniversity administrators some dazzling opportunities for making money. The Digest isfull of articles about how this university or that around the globe has plunged intoproduction of on

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Successful Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Vaidy Vaidyanathan, University of Central Florida; Carmo D'Cruz, University of Central Florida

University.P.N. “VAIDY” VAIDYANATHAN is Assistant VP for Research at the University of CentralFlorida. His responsibilities include developing inter and multi disciplinary projects across theuniversity by building teams of faculty from various disciplines as required. He is also active intechnology protection and commercialization. His work experience is in both in industry andacademia and he has brought products from the laboratory to the market place. His formaleducation includes degrees in Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering,Business Administration and Materials Science & Engineering. Page 8.56.12Proceedings of the

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Multimedia Engineering Education,Distance, Service, & Internet-Based Approaches

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2003 Annual Conference

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Alan Adams; Nick Safai

distribution on the plate’s most central location. Pair of strain gages wasplaced in predetermined location of the seat pan and then the test was performed.The static test for the load deflection of seat pan was conducted on the honeycomb seat panel atthe NIAR Structural Laboratory using the MTS-servo hydraulic stand. The purpose of this testwas to evaluate the material property of the load bearing seat pan. A bowling ball test fixture hasbeen especially selected in order to fit the seat pan cavity’s diameter. The main purpose ofselection of this fixture was to have an even distribution of load concentrating around the circularopening and therefore simulating an even down- force transferred load, directed into the seatlegs. Figure 9 shows the clamped

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Design Through the Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Anna Philips; John Hochstein; William Janna

ice is delivered and the machine will shave it or reduce it insome way to crushed ice.Design of an Experiment to Illustrate the 1st Law of Thermo (5 engineers) Page 8.1007.11There are companies that manufacture and market laboratory equipment for engineering schools. Consider one suchcompany interested in marketing an apparatus for illustrating the first law of thermodynamics by using somecommon industrial equipment. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationIt is