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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard K Sase; Julie Wei

names were found through various sources, onrelated topics. The team further conducted several field trips to perform in-depth investigationson the physical parameters of the project. The information search tasks were labor-intensive andtime-consuming. After extensive research, the team found a relevant book entitled “ReservoirSediment Handbook”, by Gregory K. Morris and Jiahua Fan. However, information on theeffect of sediment deposition on percolation was not found. The team contacted the author,Gregory Morris, in Puerto Rico and learned that no such information is available anywhere. Theteam then decided that it would be necessary to design and perform some laboratory or field-testing in order to obtain the necessary data.A number of

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Real-World Manufacturing Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Donald Falkenburg; Tina Harkin

tests and interviews they become Candidates in the Center for AdvancedTechnologies (CAT)—Focus:HOPE’s manufacturing facility. The Center for AdvancedTechnologies is a not-for-profit entity which is a first tier supplier of manufactured componentsand systems to Ford, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Detroit Diesel, and the U.S. Departmentof Defense. The Candidates are employed by Focus:HOPE and work in a broad range ofmanufacturing, production, and support activities. While this employment provides financialsupport, more importantly it becomes a real-world laboratory to support their learning.Greenfield CoalitionThe Greenfield Coalition at Focus:HOPE is a coalition of five universities, three universityaffiliates1, six manufacturing companies 2

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Arnaldo Mazzei

becomes difficultto fully visualize and understand these systems when a laboratory prototype or a simulation is notgiven.In order to allow students to observe and understand mechanism operation, compare hand-obtained solutions to computer derived ones and the ability to see problem variable behavior withvarying time, the author suggests introducing simulation software into the basic coursesmentioned above.Course and simulation softwareIn the present text the introduction of simulation software is discussed for an undergraduatecourse in dynamics. The course is MECH-310, which is a junior level four-credit course with fourhours of contact (two separate blocks of two hours). Pre-requisites for the course require thatstudents complete basic statics

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Capstone Design and Engineering Practice

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2003 Annual Conference

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Marian Stachowicz; Rocio Alba-Flores

body and faculty. The written report and oral presentation had to follow thespecifications given in the Senior Project guide of the ECE department at UMD.The following table describes the activities performed during this workshopWeek Activities 1 Intensive review of fuzzy set theory 2 Laboratory experiments using the Fuzzy Logic Package for Mathematica 3 Intensive review of the 68HC12 microcontroller: its architecture and instruction set. Sensors for mobile robots. 4 Laboratory experiments programming the 68HC12 5 Groups were formed. Definition of the projects 6 Oral presentation of the proposed projects 7-8 Project simulations using the Fuzzy Logic Package for Mathematica

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Improving Communication Skills in ME

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2003 Annual Conference

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Theresa McGarry; Edward Young; Elisabeth Alford

. Page 8.1057.1Therefore, a more effective way of giving students feedback on their communications assignments“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”is called for. In this paper we describe an innovative approach taken in a senior mechanicalengineering laboratory course at the University of South Carolina in the spring 2002 semester.The approach centered on conference grading, a process in which students bring completedassignments to a meeting with the instructor, who grades the assignments orally on the spot.Other elements involved were team reporting, self-assessment of writing, and consultativeapproaches that helped the

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Design in the CHE Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Richard Turton; Joseph Shaeiwitz

this paper, the production ofproducts from farm animal waste can be used as an example. This project was based on aresearch idea by one of our colleagues. Students were required to design a reactor to produce adiesel fuel additive from the waste. However, there was insufficient data to determinereasonable operating conditions. Therefore, a subset of the class (in this case, members fromseveral groups) designed and performed experiments in the laboratory to obtain necessaryinformation regarding the reaction kinetics. This information was used to identify a preliminaryset of “best” operating conditions for the reactor. Students had to learn how to do the necessaryexperiments (with the aid of the faculty member) and interpret the results. In

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Trends in Mechanics Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Redfield Robin; Robert Borchert; Brian Self

Session 1168 Evolution of an Introductory Dynamics Course Through Continuous Assessment Brian P. Self, PhD, Robert Borchert, M.S., and Robin Redfield, PhD Department of Engineering Mechanics United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, ColoradoAbstractTwo years ago, instructors at the United States Air Force Academy supplemented theirintroductory dynamics class with demonstrations, projects, laboratories, computational problems,and student presentations. Goals of the enhancement were to increase

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Richard Forbes; Mary Emplaincourt

. Standards can even take the effect of law if they appear, for example, in building codes.Cities and municipalities in the south adopt the building codes developed and published bySBCCI almost universally. Many engineering students receive the B. S. degree with little or no exposure toengineering standards. This deficiency can easily be corrected by introducing standards (orportions) during appropriate sections of conventional technical courses or laboratories. Forexample, the author has required laboratory students to perform portions of the performance testsfor audible back up alarms used on some construction equipment (SAE standard). Note thatOSHA requires these alarms on certain equipment. As a minimum, students should be madeaware of the

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2001 Annual Conference

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Ricardo Molina; Claudio da Rocha Brito; Melany Ciampi

of Energy; Symbolic and Numerical Computer; Electronic;Operational Systems; Construction Techniques of Programs; Antennas and microwaves; FormalLanguages and Automata; Communication Systems; Digital Laboratories; Electrical Materialsand Processes. Page 6.21.4 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education4th. Year: Digital Systems; Automatic Control; Digital Communications; Software Engineering;Hydraulic, Thermal and Electrical Machines; Graphic Computer; Teleprocess and ComputerNetwork; Digital

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2001 Annual Conference

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Rafiqul Islam

demandson the job duties of engineers and technologists. Industries are increasingly seeking graduateswith appropriate background and training in these technologies. This paper describes a proposedadvanced communications course in the form of lecture and laboratory studies. This course isdesigned for the study of various wireline communications systems in correct proportion asidentified by the industry. Such studies provide specific skills that will be immediately usable inthe industry. Knowledge of these crucial fields will broaden the undergraduate experience oftechnology and enhance their employment opportunities very greatly Page 6.366.1IntroductionThe current explosion of communication traffic volume

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2001 Annual Conference

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Cecil Beeson; William Gay

, which is in avionics, will be proposedthis year and implemented during the 2001-2002 academic year. A detailed discussion of thecurricular, instructional and laboratory requirements of both certificates programs will bepresented. EET with A Specialty: “The Coupling of an Associate Degree and A Certificate” William Gay, Cecil Beeson University of Cincinnati ClermontPicture a growing two-year branch campus of a major urban university. Overall studentenrollments since its inception have steadily, and at times dramatically, increased over a quarterof a century. It has constructed new buildings and facilities, developed and provided newtechnical and transfer

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2001 Annual Conference

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K. Arthur Overholser

must be a full-time, tenured or research professor in the School of Engineering. Some seminars do involve team-teachers from other units of the University.The following seminars have been offered during the academic years 1999-2000 and 2000-2001.In each case we indicate the semesters in which the section was offered and, in parentheses, theenrollment during that semester. • “High-Fidelity Sound Reproduction”. Taught by electrical engineering professors, this seminar takes advantage of the interest many young people have in recorded music to teach circuit theory. It includes laboratory demonstrations and work at Nashville sound studios. [Fall, 1999, 15 students; Fall

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2000 Annual Conference

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Albert Lozano-Nieto

graduation.Students are exposed to “real-world” practices, extending what they have learned in ourclassrooms and laboratories. They are aware that their professional success in their first years inindustry depends on how confident they feel about their technical abilities as well as their actualknowledge. Internships in industry serve both cases, expanding their knowledge and giving themthe confidence that they need to be successful. However, while everybody agrees that aninternship experience in industry is a key component in undergraduate education in engineeringand engineering technology, it certainly requires more planning and preparation than traditionalclasses. Some faculty may feel overwhelmed by the logistics involved in preparing an internshipwhich

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2000 Annual Conference

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George A. Perdikaris

Session 1359 COMPUTER CONTROL OF MACHINES AND PROCESSES George A. Perdikaris, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-ParksideAbstractA method is presented for controlling machines and processes by a microcomputer. Examplesof a motor drive plant (machine) and a heating plant (process) are presented. The computercontrolled systems are designed and simulated using the language SIMULINK.1 The motorcontrol system is implemented in the laboratory. Results obtained from computer simulation arecompared with laboratory findings.I. IntroductionIndustrial automation incorporating computers

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2000 Annual Conference

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Yann Guezennec; Stephen Yurkovich; Gregory Washington; Giorgio Rizzoni

usually an internal combustion engine (ICE) or fuel cell. Properly designedHEVs synergistically maximize the advantages of their combined power plants while minimizingthe disadvantages. HEVs offer excellent potential for reduced emissions and lower energy usage.Three major objectives have driven the development of the GATE graduate program: First, is theestablishment of a laboratory environment that includes computer workstations for design andanalysis, data acquisition and control hardware, a hybrid powertrain dynamometer test cell and achassis (vehicle) dynamometer. Second, is the development of two new courses (one entitled HEVEnergy Analysis of Hybrid-Electric Vehicles: and the other entitled Modeling, Simulation andControl of Hybrid Electric

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2000 Annual Conference

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Ronald K. Goodnight; Gary B. Randolph; Dennis O. Owen

approaches to teaching.Lecture, recitation, structured laboratory exercises, and other methods that have been employedby universities for years were not successful with non-traditional students. The faculty at PurdueAnderson has spent considerable resources researching and developing instructional methodsthat produced good results with adult learners. However, instructional methods that have provensuccessful with non-traditional students have been less successful with this new influx oftraditional students. The faculty revisited their initial research and the assumptions theydeveloped about traditional and non-traditional learning in an attempt to identify methods thatwould produce good results for both groups of learners.II. Pedagogy versus

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2000 Annual Conference

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Doug Jacobson; Barbara L. Licklider

Introduction to Computer Engineering II. CprE 182X wasdesigned with special emphasis on the supporting laboratory experiments and interactive activities.The instructional approach focused on introducing cooperative learning strategies and teamingconcepts in the context of hands-on laboratory experiments. Students designed, implemented andtested computer based projects in an interactive, team oriented approach.CprE 182X met once a week for 2 hours and we spent most of the time working with the robotsand providing support for the other courses the students were taking. Most of the sessionsrevolved around building and programming the robots, however every class started with anopening go round and ended with a closing go round. The two go rounds allowed

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2000 Annual Conference

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William L. Scheller

Session 3563 Puttering Around -- An Interdisciplinary Manufacturing Project W.L. Scheller II, Ph.D. Kettering University, Flint, MichiganAbstractInnovative, interdisciplinary laboratory exercises are difficult to develop and successfully execute. Thispaper describes a joint manufacturing engineering/mechanical engineering project to design and machinethe head of a golf putter. The project spanned two terms. The project involved two separate courses,one in manufacturing engineering and another in mechanical engineering. Only one student in the firstterm was a member of both

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2000 Annual Conference

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Bernard Hoop; Eric W. Hansberry; Gerard Voland

as forinadequate and/or incomplete science literacy.It is our contention that student-centered interaction and engagement is particularlyeffective among students who do not perceive themselves threatened by, or at anintellectual disadvantage to one another. In this paper, we describe an attempt toengage students in the development of science activities for lay science students in twodifferent non-threatening ways within a traditional classroom lecture format. The first isby means of a design project of a science laboratory for lay science students in anengineering graphics design course. The second is by means of student-centeredinteractive-engagement methods in an introductory physical science course to promoteconceptual understanding in

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2000 Annual Conference

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William M. Jordan; Debbie Silver; Bill B. Elmore

. This is an integrative course that utilizes engineering, all science Page 5.176.2disciplines, mathematics, and technology for creative problem solving as demonstrated throughprocess skills and product outcomes. Attention is paid to apparatus, instructional materials,instructional strategies, NASA’s Strategic Enterprises resources, and laboratory resources thatpromote science learning. Research-based experiences are planned collaboratively withgraduate students and instructors and are evaluated for application to classroom settings.A variety of innovative instructional and assessment strategies are used to accomplish theobjectives of this course

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Programming and DSP Potpourri

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2002 Annual Conference

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Murat Tanyel

Page 7.513.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationour electronics lab, mainly for the purpose of instrument control and data acquisition throughIEEE 488 and RS 232, as opposed to the additional investment required for the alternatives wonthe day for my preference.National Instruments’ LabVIEW (short for Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation EngineeringWorkbench) is based on the concept of data flow programming and is particularly suited to testand measurement applications10. The three important components of such applications are dataacquisition, data analysis and data visualization. LabVIEW offers

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Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Wheeldon; Glenn Wrate

& Methods I 4 0 4AE-130 Architectural Engineering Graphics 2 2 3AE-200 Statics 4 0 4AE-201 Strength of Materials 4 0 4AE-213 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics 4 0 4AE-220 Building Construction Materials & 3 2 4 Methods IIAE-222 Construction Materials Laboratory 1 2 1AE-225 Specifications and Contracts

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Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Mileta Tomovic; William Szaroletta; Bruce Harding

Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationIn a sophomore-level mechanics course at Purdue University, this capability was initiallydemonstrated to the students in the Fall of 2001. The initial demonstrations have evolved intofaculty support of students performing their own modeling of homework and laboratory problemsas depicted above.The flexibility with which a solid model can be exported to analysis-specific Computer AidedEngineering (CAE) packages is a key factor in determining the utility of a particular solidmodeling software package as a helpful tool. Solid modeling packages that attempt to verticallyintegrate a plethora of analysis packages often cannot

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Interdisciplinary Engineering Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Terra Smith

home staff, family members of residents, and health care surveyors wasfluids being inappropriately prepared for residents on swallow disorder (dysphagia) diets.Residents with dysphagia may take longer to swallow than normal, therefore, thickened fluidsmay be prescribed to determine inexpensive procedures for monitoring fluid consistencies, to usestatistical consistencies, and to promote training of the health care students on use of foodthickeners. The project was conducted at four sites: two long-term care facilities, the mechanicalengineering laboratory, and the food product development laboratory. Phase I was a preliminarystudy to determine appropriate data collection methods for a long-term care facility. Phase II,conducted in the

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Programming and DSP Potpourri

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jordan Rosenthal; James McClellan

most of the learning tasks are traditionalpaper-and-pencil assignments, e.g., homework problems, lab reports, etc.This assessment of student usage also shows that students will not use the GUIs without specificassignments. Therefore, to engage students in the interactive process of trying different cases withthe GUIs, we have written several laboratories centered on the GUIs for convolution and frequencyresponse. In these labs, the students run the GUIs to generate observations and then perform acompanion analysis to explain the observations with theoretical results. In addition, we are creatingnew GUIs that generate drill problems on other basic concepts such as spectrum diagrams andfactoring z-transform polynomials. The goal is to promote

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

. Strategy for Retention.The Mechanical Engineering Department at Alabama A&M University is investing resourcesand efforts to improve retention rates of engineering freshman through two required freshmancourses in mechanical engineering. These courses are ME 101 Introduction to MechanicalEngineering and ME 104 Engineering Analysis and Computing. ME 101 is delivered in onehour lecture and three hours of laboratory. The ME 104 class is delivered as a three hourlecture within a classroom equipped with computers. These courses showcase the type ofactivities engineers carry out in the modern practice of the engineering profession.Through these courses the department tries to alleviate some of the difficulties facing studentsas discussed earlier. By

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Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gerard Foster

ManufacturingPhys. Ed. /SH Phys. Ed. /SH Phys. Ed. /SH Music/Art/BusinessMusic/Art/Business Music/Art/Business Music/Art/Business Table 1: Sample PLTW high school programEquipment and the high school course contentsA breakdown of the estimated equipment costs to set up the labs for each course is foundat the PLTW web site. The following summary combines the categories of computers,equipment, supplies, furniture, software, and consumables. To set up a laboratory for 26students in the Gateway course it is estimated that $54,147 is required. An estimate of$95,508 is estimated to set up one high school laboratory with 20 student stations for allfive courses. Estimates for the first two courses

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Focus on Undergraduate Impact

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gul Okudan Kremer

andbeams. After a series of guided, hands-on experiments and lectures on the mechanical behaviorof materials, four-person design teams are asked to build a weighing system that can accuratelyweigh objects within a specific weight range to a specified resolution. Team performance forthis design project is measured via design demonstrations, and an evaluation of each team’s Page 7.469.1design report. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society from Engineering EducationDuring this project, a laboratory book [5] is used which

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Lars Cederqvist; Jed Lyons

-classlaboratory experiments that provide data to analyze with MathCAD or Excel. The third activity is ateam design project that is best performed around Halloween. Student feedback indicates that thesesimple hands-on activities effectively introduce students to fundamental engineering concepts.IntroductionThe Introduction to Engineering course at the University of South Carolina includes the learningoutcomes that the students: demonstrate knowledge of engineering; demonstrate the ability to use asuite of computer applications; and function on a team to complete a freshman design experience.An active-learning approach has been taken to develop these outcomes.“Full-Body Contact Statics” is an in-class laboratory experiment. The students apply static loads

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2001 Annual Conference

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Ronald Roth

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Year Figure 1: Fall enrollment in Mechanical Engineering at CSUC Page 6.564.1Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationA SolutionIn the late 1980s Mechanical Engineering Design I (ME138) was perhaps the best liked MEcourse at CSUC. The course had two distinct parts: three 50-minute lectures per week onmachine design and a three-hour per week laboratory in which groups of students