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Special Topics

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kimberly Barron; Anita Todd; Robert Pangborn

Session 3630 Changes in Perceived Learning Assessed in Stages from Mid-stream Academic through Professional Careers Anita M. Todd, Kimberly A. Barron and Robert N. Pangborn College of Engineering, Penn State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the implementation and initial findings of a new web-based senior exitsurvey in the College of Engineering at Penn State. The electronic format includes an adaptivefeature that accounts for the student’s major, and presents the respondent with both a corecontent and a department-specific component that together meet multiple assessment interestsand

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Real-Time and Embedded Systems Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Anders Nelsson

Session 1420 A Project Course in Embedded Design Anders Nelsson Department of Telecommunications and Signal Processing Blekinge Institute of Technology, SwedenAbstractAt Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden, a project course in embedded design is given forsecond year students of the Bachelor programs in Electrical/Computer Engineering. Theassignment for the students is to specify and design an prototype control system for a mobilerobot, currently a small car. The control system is based on a DSP (Digital Signal Processor).This course gives

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ET Capstone Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jay Porter; Behbood Zoghi; Joseph Morgan

Session 2648 Integrating Project Management into the Capstone Senior Design Course Jay R. Porter, Joseph A. Morgan, and Behbood Zoghi Texas A&M UniversityAbstractThe public and private sectors are demanding entry-level technical personnel that are well schooled inthe fundamental principles of their respective engineering and technology disciplines. Both of thesegroups are placing a premium on graduates who have had significant design experiences and haveparticipated in a team environment. Finally, these potential employers are

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Innovative Lab and Hands-on Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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William Szaroletta

, American Society for Engineering EducationThe wiring diagram for the three transducers is shown below in Figure 4.Figure 4: Wiring diagram and picture of the three transducers connection with P3500™’sUpgrade Number 2: Integrate Data Acquisition (DAQ)Most of the mechanical engineering technology department’s mechanics laboratories are beingupgraded to industry-standard LabVIEW™ 6 software. The DAQ upgrade involves generating anew LabVIEW™ VI with an associated diagram. For MET 211, the DAQ entailed only threeinputs: Tensile Strain, Compressive Strain, and Load as shown in Figure 5 below. For MET 311,the DAQ upgrade required seven inputs: Tensile Rosette with three gages, Compressive Rosettewith three gages, and Load as shown in Figure 6 below

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MET Student Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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R.L. Alan Jordan

Session Number: 2148 DESIGN PROJECTS and INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT in a MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM R. L. Alan Jordan PE, Associate Professor, Dennis S. Schell, Patent Attorney Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Technology Purdue University Statewide Technology - Muncie, IN/ Baker & Daniels Indianapolis, INAbstract Design projects are encouraged and even required in most engineering

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Control in the Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

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David Clough

importance, we envision someexpansion of this topic in the course in coming offerings and fine-tuning of the instructionalmaterials.Education in process control – typical courses in the U.S.In the mid-1980’s, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) modified the criteriafor accreditation used by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) toinclude a required component in the undergraduate program in process dynamics and control. Page 7.1166.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering

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Engrng Edu;An International Perspective

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2002 Annual Conference

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Hamid Eydgahi

Session Number 3160 Higher Education: The Need for an International Perspective Hamid Y. Eydgahi, Ph.D., Vice President of Academic Affairs Pine Technical CollegeIntroductionThe continuing demand for availability of engineering graduates with global viewpoint isstrategically important to the economic welfare of today’s businesses and industries. Thisunparalleled need is essentially provoked by swift changes in advanced technologies and anevermore-global competitive environment. The success of this workforce will then depend onthe availability of an educational system capable of responding to these new

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New MET Course Development

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2002 Annual Conference

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Zhongming Liang

shown that constant n in Taylor equation is aninverse indicator of the cutting speed sensitivity of tool life. It is hope that the study in this paper would be of some use to instructors, students as wellas practicing engineers who use Taylor equation.References 1. S. Kalpakjian and S. R. Schmid, “Manufacturing Engineering and Technology,” 4th edition, Prentice-Hall, 2001. 2. E. P. DeGarmo, J.T. Black and R.A. Kohser, “Materials and Processes in Manufacturing,” 8th edition, Prentice-Hall, 1997. 3. M. P. Groover, “Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing,” Prentice-Hall, 1996. 4. “Fundamentals of Tool Design,” 4th edition, SME, 1998.Zhongming (Wilson) Liang ZHONGMING (WILSON) LIANG is an

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ET Industrial Collaborations

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2002 Annual Conference

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Michele Summers

locations throughout the state allow Purdue to developdistinct technology programs designed with input from business and industry in the eachcommunity. The newest statewide location at Lafayette (SOT at Lafayette) was established in1996 with an independent office created in 1999 at Subaru-Isuzu Automotive (SIA). SOT atLafayette currently offers two programs of study Industrial Technology (IT) and OrganizationalLeadership and Supervision (OLS). Page 7.388.1 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”In

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Energy Programs and Software Tools

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2002 Annual Conference

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Chean Chin Ngo; Feng Chyuan Lai

Session 1433 Web-Based Thermodynamics Tables Wizard C. C. Ngo and F. C. Lai School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma 73019AbstractIn the study of Thermodynamics, looking up thermodynamics properties from tables has been anessential skill that students need to acquire. Since more higher education institutions are nowoffering online courses or Web-teaching, the challenge that one faces is how to make use of themultimedia technology to teach students to use

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Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

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Mary Boyce; Jung-Wuk Hong; Jaspal Sandhu; Eberhard Bamberg

Session 2468 Active Engagement Pedagogy for an Introductory Solid Mechanics Course Jaspal S. Sandhu, Eberhard Bamberg, Jung-Wuk Hong, Mary C. Boyce Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Mechanical EngineeringAbstractAdvances in information technology (IT) are enabling universities to effectively integrate com-puters into the curriculum. An initiative to comprehensively transform the pedagogical format of2.001-Mechanics and Materials I, a sophomore-level Mechanical Engineering course at the Mas-sachusetts Institute of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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James McCowan; James Mason

engineering. There has been a succession of developments there, with the currentstate-of-the-art being circular and semi-circular, bi-directional studios in engineering.4 Rensselaerhas made excellent use of large team projects to which any given team contributes a term of work,including a succession of manned gliders. Rensselaer has also developed a multidisciplinary designand manufacture facility5. Other U.S. universities which have programs and facilities which influenced us to some degreewere Drexel University (computer based teaching groups developing communication and teamskills and computer literacy), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (integrated andmultidisciplinary approach to design, manufacture and testing in aerospace)6 Ohio

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Paul Ross; Gisela Kutzbach

In the “Online Classroom”:Teaching Communication for Technical LeadershipPaul Ross (pross @engr.wisc.edu) and Gisela KutzbachTechnical Communication Program, Engineering Professional DevelopmentCollege of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-MadisonAbstract: The authors developed “Communicating Technical Information,” a 3-creditcourse delivered as part of the on-line Master of Engineering in Professional Practice(UW-Madison). The course is based on “engagement theory”; the methods of the coursedraw both on the capabilities of current technologies (WebCT, Placeware, PowerPoint)and the virtues of the traditional classroom. An emerging theme is that of “TechnicalLeadership” and its relationship to the success of engineers in their careers and

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New Programs and Success Stories

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2002 Annual Conference

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Mark Smith; Denny Mahoney

Technology (RIT), andthe University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) joined together with key industrial sponsors to forman educational consortium for the purpose of disseminating a Master’s degree program thatwould provide the educational foundation needed by future leaders of technology-basedorganizations. “PD21”, the “Education Consortium for Product Development Leadership inthe 21st Century,” was established to address a gap between existing academic programs and abusiness need for technically grounded leaders, individuals with a strong systems perspectiveand knowledge base in both engineering and management. 1 Instead of creating a“concentration” within an established degree framework (eg. MBA or MSIE), PD21 partnersviewed product development as the

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Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Reza S. Abhari; Friederike Mund; Anestis I. Kalfas

them to handle the design requirements successfully through effectiveuse of the available software tools. An increased effort of the academic staff was registered incomparison to conventional teaching methods. However, a substantial technical andcommunicative growth of the students was evident in this early introduction into the applicationof engineering knowledge to a high technology application. Page 7.715.1 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education”Introduction The competitive

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The Computer, the Web, and the ChE

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2002 Annual Conference

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David Clough

programming. The vehiclefor the latter was Fortran programming on mainframe computers using punched cards. Thecomputing component of these courses grew through the 70’s with more attention paid tonumerical methods. The minicomputer was a common vehicle, and video terminals graduallyreplaced the use of punched cards. In the 1980’s technology shifted to personal computers withmagnetic storage media. Although there were “experiments” or “movements” with differentprogramming languages during the 70’s and 80’s, such as Pascal, Fortran, in its evolvingversions, remained the primary software vehicle.From the mid-80’s forward through the 90’s, a split occurred in the direction taken towardintroductory computing for engineers. In part, this was catalyzed by

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Hallacher

community colleges from chemical engineering technology programs andlife-sciences programs, as well as from electrical engineering technology programs. TheNSF Center is enabling development and delivery of new courses and course modules atthe community colleges that will better prepare students from these diverse educationalbackgrounds for the capstone semester. The NSF Center for Manufacturing Education in Nanofabrication is alsosupporting the development of baccalaureate degree programs addressing nanofabrication Page 7.99.6“Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition

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New EET Course Development

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2002 Annual Conference

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Habibur Rahman; Beshara Sholy

students with the fundamentals ofelectromagnetic principles and of radar systems in a senior level course on radar systems. It istaught as part of a four year aviation electronics degree program at Parks College ofEngineering and Aviation, Saint Louis University.I IntroductionRecent technological advances in the applications of microwave frequencies have mandated theneed for their understanding by engineering technology as well as engineering science graduates. Studies of microwave frequency measurement techniques are usually attained in upper divisioncourses, mainly in preparation for graduate programs geared towards research in this field. Fewschools provide an opportunity for undergraduates to learn to use techniques in the installationand

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Web Based Laboratories and Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

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Paul Lin; Melissa Lin; Aik Mon

based on the Call-Level Interface (CLI) specifications from X/Open andISO/IEC for database APIs and uses Structured Query Language (SQL) as its database accesslanguage.Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) technology defines representations of SQL interfaces forJava programs to access virtually any tabular data source across a wide range of SQL databases. Page 7.393.4 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering EducationIV. Web-Enabled Databases DesignThe objectives of the desired Web-based database system should

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Developing ABET Outcomes F--J

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2002 Annual Conference

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B.K. Hodge

Session 2566 Alternate Energy Systems—A New Elective? B. K. Hodge Mississippi State UniversityAbstractExperiences with a technical elective course, ME 4353/6353 Alternate Energy Systems, aredelineated. Alternate Energy Systems (AES) was devised for senior and beginning graduatestudents in mechanical engineering (ME) and presents a first-order introduction to the plethora ofalternate energy technologies now considered as available, viable, or promising. The AES coursecovers basic principles, economic considerations, application potentials, and advantages

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Innovative Laboratory Instruction

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Munro

alarger project to integrate design concepts throughout the chemical engineering curriculum atSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T).IntroductionTraditional undergraduate laboratories in chemical engineering provide students an exposure toconcepts of engineering science learned in the classroom, but do not provide open-ended, designexperiences similar to what graduates might face as chemical engineers in industrial positions.The traditional experiments in a unit operations laboratory tend to be created around fixed piecesof equipment. The procedures, data collection and analysis, and presentation of results tend to benearly identical for every team of students assigned to conduct a particular experiment, resultingin students

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Hackworth

Dominion University in the ElectricalEngineering Technology senior elective course EET 420 Advanced Logic Design has indicatedthat students have a better understanding of how the Boolean AND, OR, Invert, XOR and XNORoperations are performed. As a result, students typically make fewer errors in reducing andmanipulating Boolean expressions.Bibliography1. Norman J. Block. Abstract Algebra with Applications. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall (1987): 1-5.2. Hackworth, John R. Advanced Logic Design. An unpublished manuscript (1995): 3-1 thru 3-8.JOHN R HACKWORTHJohn R. Hackworth is Program Director for the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Old DominionUniversity. He holds a B. S. Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology and a Master of

Conference Session

Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lewis Frasch

computer becomes the data acquisition system for the lab.BackgroundIn the fall of 2000, Lawrence Technological University (LTU) began requiring that all enteringfreshmen have a laptop computer. In each succeeding year, the next class rank (i.e. sophomoresin fall 2001) would be required to have a laptop. The laptops are a standard model leased by theunversity to the students and regularly upgraded. Student laptops that develop problems arefixed by the help desk or exchanged if the problem is too serious to fix quickly. They are pre-loaded with a standard set of software for each college. For example, all engineering laptops arepre-loaded with a high-end CAD program, programming language, equation solver, and officesoftware. Students who wish to use

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Inside the Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Rockland

full class than to have nothing to do for the last portion of theclass. Page 7.460.3 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education ” Session 1375Instructor’s Availability Outside Class HoursEvery faculty member has posted office hours, but unfortunately students might work during theoffice hours, or for some other reasons not be able to see the faculty member. Technology,through e-mail and other web-based

Conference Session

Computers in Manufacturing Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Bailey-Van Kuren

assignment. Once an instructor gains experience with theweb based presentation of the research topics, the administration and evaluation of theassignment does not tend to increase the instructor’s workload for the course.BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION[1] Karunamoorthy, S. and Olliges, R.H., “Web Technology in Engineering Education – Howand Why”, Proceedings of the 2000 ASEE Conference, American Society for EngineeringEducation, 2000.[2] Javanovik, Nickolas, “Using World Wide Web Course Tools (WebCT) for Close Learning”,Proceedings of the 2000 ASEE Conference, American Society for Engineering Education, 2000.[3] Wong, H. Kapila, V. and Tzes, A., “Mechatronics/Process Control Remote Laboratory”,Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Conference, American Society for

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Assessment in EM Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cottrell

Session 3642 Evaluation and Outcomes Assessment During the Semester: Putting Course Learning Objectives to Work David S. Cottrell Pennsylvania State University at HarrisburgI. IntroductionIn recent years, much has been written about the requirement to perform outcomes andobjective assessments to evaluate the strengths of ABET accredited programs in allengineering disciplines including engineering management. In particular, the criteria foraccrediting engineering technology programs stipulates that programs must demonstrate thatgraduates have a commitment to quality

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gulnur Birol; Todd Giorgio; Sean Brophy; Ann McKenna

Session 2793 Implementation of Educational Modules in a Biotechnology Course: A Challenge Based Education Approach Gülnur Birol*, Ann McKenna *, Todd Giorgio†, Sean Brophy † Biomedical Engineering Department, * Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Technological Building, E 310, Evanston, IL 60208 / † Vanderbilt University, Box 351620 B, Nashville, TN 37235AbstractBiotechnology is one of the active domains in the NSF funded Engineering Research CenterVaNTH (Vanderbilt, Northwestern, University of Texas, and Harvard/MIT) where aneducational mosaic is currently

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Multimedia and Product Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Irwin

Session 3238 A Methodology for Developing Unigraphics Parametric Assemblies for Product Design, Tool Design and Analysis John L. Irwin Department of Design Engineering Technology Mott Community College Flint, MI 48503, USAIntroductionParametric Assemblies are an important element in the design process of a product or tool,because of the ability to continually update, and/or replace components in the assembly as thedesign changes through the design and analysis phases. One of the goals of the

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multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Asad Azemi

Society for Engineering Education(vi) Install a management /control software in the technology-ready classroom. Typical man-agement software (e.g. Altiris Vision software) will allow the instructor to project his/her com-puter screen to every PC in the room. One can also monitor student progress and control studentPCs - all from the instructor’s computer which includes the ability to lock each student’s key-board and mouse—ensuring attention.(vii) Finally, a wireless mouse will provide the necessary mobility to monitor the students’ activ-ity during the lecture.ConclusionWe have presented an approach that can make class lectures more informative and enjoyable forthe students. Although the lecture modules produced in this way are not interactive

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Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Riza Gurbuz

),Electronics (9), Industrial Electronics (3), Telecomminication (4), Refrigeration-AirConditioning (7), Civil Engineering (5), Office Management (2), Automotive (9), Ceramics(5), Import-Export (2), Instrumentation and Process Control Technologies (7), MechanicalEngineering (13), Printing and Business (1). Page 7.664.7Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationIn the 2001, they have participated in Mechanical Engineering (17), Accounting (5),Electronics (13), Civil Engineering (6), Computer Science (7) and Tourism and HotelManagement (1