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ERM Potpourri

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Ellis; Baaba Andam

to the classroom are engaged2, we begin the coursewith the activity shown in Figure 1. In this activity students attempt to answer a variety ofquestions related to philosophy of the mind and AI, and then share and debate them with theirclassmates. Many students are surprised that there are not simple answers to each question thatcan be memorized, but that instead each question requires further study to understand the issuesrelated to each.Two assignments in this unit are of particular importance. In the first assignment studentsexplore web-pages and a variety of readings on Alan Turing in preparation for writing a paper onhis role in the history of artificial intelligence and the debate over machine consciousness. In thesecond assignment

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Teaching Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell Frame

thewar, most of the industrial capability of the Axis (Japan, Italy, and Germany) wasdestroyed. After the armistice, the Allies (the US, Great Britain, and France) rebuilt theindustrial base in the defeated nations so that both their local economies and the overallworld economy would grow and flourish. The facilities built were brand new and state-of-the art, so the newest methodologies were implemented during plant design andbusiness planning. Page 9.764.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for EngineeringTable 1: List of

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Multidisciplinary Courses and Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

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Wayne Wentzheimer; Jeremy G. VanAntwerp; Douglas A. Vander Griend; Jennifer VanAntwerp

indicate significant improvement in first-year-to-sophomore yearretention rates.2 IntroductionAs engineering has developed in the late twentieth century the importance of chemistry has beenrapidly increasing. As National Academy of Engineering president Bill Wulf has identified,“chemical … sciences are becoming fundamental to engineering” and need to be fullyincorporated into the curriculum.1 Calvin College recognized a need for more extensivechemistry preparation for all of its BSE graduates. Also, the recent addition of a Chemicalconcentration (joining Mechanical, Civil, and Electrical/Computer) presented an idealopportunity to rework the common first two years of the program

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TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Pape

. However, by using theaverage exam score, rather than percent of students meeting a certain level, actualachievement is masked. For example, assuming a Gaussian distribution with an averagegrade of 70, one-half of the students will be below this level, and not achieving theobjective. A better measure would be the percentage of students reaching this minimumlevel.Ressler and Lenox3 describe the use of “graded requirements” and other undefined “data-measurements of course effectiveness acquired through the application of a wide range ofcourse-level assessment tools during the previous semester” to answer two fundamentalquestions: • Where the course objectives achieved? • Do the course objectives (1) contribute appropriately

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Engineering/Education Collaborators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tamara Knott

Session 3130 Bridges for Engineering Education: Exploring ePortfolios in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech T. W. Knott1, V. K. Lohani1, O.H. Griffin, Jr1, G.V. Loganathan2 G. T. Adel3, and T. M. Wildman4 1 Engineering Fundamentals/ 2Civil and Environmental Engineering/ 3 Mining and Minerals Engineering/ 4Teaching and Learning Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityAbstractOne of the objectives of an engineering/education collaborative known as Bridges forEngineering Education

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Industrial Collaborations

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2004 Annual Conference

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Willie Ofusu; Austin Asgill

Session 3448 INDUSTRIAL PERSPECTIVE ON MODIFICATIONS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS 1 Austin B. Asgill, 2Willie K. Ofosu Southern Polytechnic State University1 / Penn State Wilkes-Barre2AbstractIn an ever evolving technological world, there is a need for university and college programs tokeep up with the developments in industry. This is especially true for those educationalinstitutions that offer programs in the engineering technologies, engineering, and computerrelated fields. Since the graduates from these institutions form the pool of new employees

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Nam Kim

process.Introduction The importance of properly tuning the parameters for a PID controller cannot beoveremphasized. Many introductory process control courses stress theoretical features of afeedback controller for many chemical processes [1, 2, and 3]. The strength of a fine-tuned PIDcontroller is well-known even for many non-linear processes. The process of on-off electriccircuit can be easily implemented with an opto-isolator and a Triac so that a 75W lamp can beturned on or off. Triac is a trademark of the General Electric Company for a gate-controlledsemiconductor switch designed for alternating-current power control [4]. With proper selectionof a thermocouple, the process can be a stand-alone closed-loop feedback control system. Usingthis unit

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Maintaining the Engineering Workforce

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2004 Annual Conference

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Tim Ward; Richard Howell; Debby Knotts; Deborah Fisher; Jerald Rounds; Jennifer Scott

- involving the School of Engineering, the School of Architecture, and the Anderson School of Management at UNM • Inter-organizational - including UNM, TVI and AGC, and more recently, NECA and MCA, and • Inter-level – providing education for executives, first line supervisors, associate degree students, bachelor and masters degree students, continuing education students, etc.Figure 1 illustrates the initial organizational chart for CAI that included by-laws and a governingboard representing all involved partnerships. The institute was to be involved in both providingfull education programs and coordinating educational opportunities provided by others, in theform of workshops, seminars, and guest speakers. It would also provide

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Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Grant Norton; Charles Pezeshki

mechanical engineering starting salaries over thepast ten years show that engineers have made no real monetary gains once the salary datais adjusted for inflation (Figure 1)4 Page 9.1007.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering 18000 $52,000.00 Mechanical Engineering Graduates 16000 Average Starting Salary Offer

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ET Capstone Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chong Chen

. Some of the projects were presented at professionalconferences [1] [2]. Recently, developing a remote controlled robot lawnmower was selected asan electro-mechanical senior project. In this project, a radio-controlled lawnmower wasdesigned, built, and tested. Figure 1 is the picture of the lawnmower. Mowing lawn is less than fun for many people, especially if they have allergies or physicallimitations. A ride mower requires a driver to ride on the mower. To operate a push mower, aperson must walk and push behind the machine. Cutting grass is a good exercise, but not a lot ofpeople like to do it in hot humid summer. It has been many people’s dream that they can stay inshadow or sit on a porch to operate a lawnmower. The remote controlled

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Outreach: Future Women in Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

. Page 9.981.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright @ 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationUniversities and K12 institutions share the burden of adequate preparation for students who maychoose technical careers. Indeed, universities “have a crucial role to play in the important stridesbeing made to transform K12 science and math education.”1 Weaknesses in the preparation ofK12 students in science and mathematics are well recognized. The academic performance ofU.S. students in mathematics and science slips from near the top of the list of 48 countries at theelementary level to near the bottom during the high school years

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Timothy Matis; Linda Ann Riley

, Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationAcknowledgements This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underGrant Number 0230643.References1. Roy, R., “The Curriculum in Industrial Engineering,” Journal of Industrial Engineering, 18(9), 1967, pp. 509- 520.2. Kuo, W. and Deuermeyer, B., “The IE Curriculum Revisited,” IIE Solutions, June 1998, pp. 16-22.3. Buzacott, J., “The Future of Industrial Engineering as an Academic Discipline,” IEEE Transactions, 16(1), 1984, pp. 35-43.4. Kuo, W., “Educational Program for the Industrial Engineer,” Maynard's Industrial Engineering Handbook, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2000.5. Nelson, B., Stochastic Modeling: Analysis and Simulation, McGraw

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K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Chandler; dean fontenot

the 2003 American Society of Engineering Education conference 1, we were in thethird year of a five year development plan based upon Michael Fullan’s design for accomplishing Page 9.1224.1Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Session 2530systemic improvement in education, which argues that the culture of communities andorganizations must be changed before changes in their structure will be successful 2,3: Our five-year plan aims at

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Massoud (Mike) Safavi; James Strueber

finish floor variable. Even ramps that exceeded the maximumslope by less than 1” had to be rebuilt. Another interesting last minute unexpected rule was thatgasoline generators needed to run the tools to build the house could not use gasoline on the Mall,a major headache for most teams. Inspectors who were inexperienced in the needs and realitiesof construction themselves caused many problems for the contestants.Team MembersSome teams used students for design and work, someteams used professionals for advice and some teamshad all types of paid experts on their team doing thework; electricians, mechanical engineers, and evenplumbers. Guidance is needed as to how much if anyprofessional assistance is allowable. If professionals areallowed

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Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Stroud Rossmann; Clive Dym

4th Year F S Hum. & Soc. Sci. III, IV 3 3 Materials Engrng. 3 Biology or Free Elective 3 3 Engrng. Seminar III, IV 0 0 Intro. Engrng. Systems 3 Engrng. Clinic II, III 3 3 Experimental. Engrng. 3 Technical Elective II, III 3 3 Design Rep. & Real. 1 Hum. & Soc. Sci. VIII–XII 6 9 Continuum Mechanics 3 Integrative Experience 3 CREDITS (1st, 2nd 66 CREDITS (3rd, 4th yrs.) 62 yrs.) Figure 1. The Harvey Mudd College B. S

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Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2004 Annual Conference

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John Roth; Fredrick Nitterright, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

current level and the specimen’stemperature was recorded. Hardness measurements were taken on a new specimen atcorresponding temperatures generated through the use of a furnace for the purpose ofcomparison.Laboratory Test Set-upThere were 5 components of the laboratory test set-up: fixtures, temperature measurements,electrical supply, the hardness testing machine, and safety. Figure 1 presents a schematic of thetest equipment and Figure 2 is a schematic of the fixtures. Figure 3 shows a picture of the actualexperimental set-up for reference purposes.Figure 1 - Schematic of the Test Equipment Page 9.270.4 “Proceedings of the 2004 American

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Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

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Tom Thomas; Martin Parker

areas in whichstudents are having difficulty. Students having particular difficulty are identified early andmatched with a supplementary instructor. It was determined that course material offered in thismanner significantly increased the success rate of the students without compromising the level ofeducation.IntroductionThe University of South Alabama College of Engineering has five ABET-accreditedundergraduate programs.1 At the freshman and sophomore level, there are a number of serviceclasses that are taught to students in more than one program. Electrical Circuits (EG 220) is aservice class taken by students in Mechanical, Computer, and Electrical Engineering. The onlyprerequisite is one semester of calculus. The class is offered every

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Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Khaled Mansy

achieve a sustainable future through thedesign of low-energy buildings. The paper also reports on the existing tools currently being usedin the USA to test daylighting scale models. The design challenges of building the newlaboratory that assures accurate testing and results will be discussed.1. Scope of InterestIntegration of daylight into buildings saves energy directly and indirectly. As published by theEnergy Information Administration [1], an average of 44% of the electricity consumption inoffice buildings in the US is consumed by artificial lighting systems. Furthermore, thermal load Page 9.1232.1from electric lighting systems appears

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TIME 5: Solid Mechanics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Schrader; Jawa Mariappan; Angela Shih

competencies.Information and reference modules are presented in context when required or requested.Mistakes can be made and the resulting scenario will allow the user to make subsequentdecisions. Learning still occurs if a user takes a wrong path all the way through. Thus learningbecomes an experience and not blindly following a set of rules, or learning by rote. Fig. 1 showsan example of a SBL model showing how a scenario branches into various possibilities.Our premises for using SBL area as follow: • Reality is the ultimate and best learning experience. • Learning must be fun and enjoyable like playing a favorite sport just as in real life. • Learning must allow for mistakes. No one has ever learned anything without doing mistakes. However

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Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Hsiao

Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationrates of approximately 106 K/s. Ribbons made for academic, experimental research are typically10-50 om thick and 1-10 mm wide. The melt-spinning procedure involves melting the startingelements, iron, zirconium, boron, and copper, then pushing the molten sample through an orificeso that it lands onto a spinning copper wheel, as shown in Fig. 1. Once the sample hits thesurface of the cold, copper wheel, it is quickly pulled off in the form of thin, long ribbons. Thelarge change in temperature, i.e. from being above melting temperature to being solidified andcooled at room temperature, facilitates the metastable, amorphous nature of the ribbon produced.The students

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Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Naomi Gomez; Jan Rinehart; Robin Autenrieth; Karen Butler-Purry; Angie Hill Price

Page 9.570.1Texas A&M University (TAMU) in conjunction with the Texas Engineering Experiment Station “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”(TEES). The purpose is to match secondary, math and/or science public school teachers withengineering researchers. The objectives of the program are to: 1) offer teachers experiences withthe latest in engineering research; 2) to enhance laboratory skills and techniques; 3) to reinforceeducational research in inquiry, learning styles, and diversity; and 4) excite public schoolteachers about careers in engineering so more students study mathematics and

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Service Learning in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Chandler; dean fontenot

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Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lehman; Muniyappa Venkatesha; Asad Yousuf

DHCP server, Scheduling Task Streaming Video Exercise using RealPlayer or Windows Media Player [3] Table 1. Lists the main networking activities covered in this course.Exercises performed with embedded networking nodes will supplement the basiclaboratory assignments. The Embedded Node and associated exercises are described inthe next section. Page 9.35.6 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education

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State of the Art in Freshman Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

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Edward Evans; H. Michael Cheung; Rex Ramsier; Francis Broadway; Sandra Spickard Prettyman; Helen Qammar

constructknowledge while simultaneously applying new knowledge gained from increasingly higher-levelengineering classes. In essence, VITDP combines Reynold’s model with constructivist theory asthe mechanism for learning in a cooperative team structure.Design of the Project StatementThe challenges in creating the VITDP problem statement so that students learn importantengineering and other professional skills are in: 1. creating a set of deliverables that force the teams to stay on track, 2. providing tasks to which the less experienced members of the team can reasonably contribute, 3. crafting a problem which allows students to emphasize the process of using a team format to meet the project goals, 4. allowing each level of student the

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Watkins; Joel Esposito; Matthew Feemster

laboratory setting of anundergraduate modeling course. Specifically, the SIMULINK-based interface has enabled studentsto model various physical systems and then compare the system performance predicted by theirsimulation to the actual response of the physical system. In this paper, an actual case studyperformed by the midshipmen utilizing the Quanser interface system with a rigid-link, flexible-jointrobotic manipulator is presented.1 IntroductionThe ability to construct accurate mathematical models, such as transfer functions and state spacerepresentations, of complex dynamic systems is the corner stone for classical control developmentand analysis. That is without a suitable model of a physical plant, many of the classical approachesfor

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Portable/Embedded Computing I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Joanne DeGroat; Jeffery Radigan; Jeff McCune; Andrew O'Brien; James Beams; Matt Gates; Craig Morin; John Demel; Richard Freuler

environment called Interactive C (IC).7 A useful feature of IC is itsvirtual machine approach to executing programs. Most embedded systems rely on an edit-compile-link-download cycle. In contrast, IC provides a virtual machine that runs on the68HC11 and interprets pseudo-code (called "p-code") that is produced by the compiler. Thisapproach is similar to that employed by the Java Virtual Machine.8 In exchange for aperformance penalty because of the interpreted p-code, the virtual machine approach doesprovide two benefits that are especially valuable in student learning context: 1 Interpreted execution – Allows run-time error checking. Like Java, IC performs array bounds checking, as well as trapping other errors, at run-time to protect

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Innovations in Nuclear Education I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Gary Sandquist; Brian Moretti; Edward Naessens

1 Developing and Assessing an Undergraduate Nuclear Engineering Program at the U.S. Military Academy COL Edward Naessens, LTC Brian Moretti, Prof. Gary Sandquist* U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996 *University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112AbstractIn 2002 the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point established a nuclear engineering(NE) major beginning with graduates of the Class of 2005. The major represents a significantbroadening of the West Point academic program and will provide the Army with additionalnuclear trained officers as leaders in homeland defense, health physics, and the development ofnational nuclear defense and

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Engineering/Education Collaborators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Connor; Vinod Lohani

Session 3130 An Analysis of Freshman Engineering: A Cross-College Perspective J.B. Connor 1, V.K. Lohani 1, E. Bull 3, T.M. Wildman2, S.G. Magliaro 2, T.W. Knott 1, O.H. Griffin, Jr 1 J.A. Muffo4 1 Department of Engineering Education 2 Department of Teaching and Learning 3 Department of Computer Science Office of Academic Assessment

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel Daniels; Bouzid Aliane; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

began an optimized design process using the West PointBridge Design Program (WPBD), iterating on cost and safety factor for a given set of designconstraints. The final step was design realization by fabricating a scale model of the bridge using#8 spaghetti and testing the spaghetti bridge for weight and strength to determine if the scalemodel failed in a similar way to the WPBD predictions. Page 9.1021.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 1: West

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Trends in Construction Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Virendra Varma

. The students are immersed in the research aspect of the course, and are activelyinvolved in learning. This course has not stopped evolving since its inception because itis designed to evolve and change with time. In that sense alone, the course is a success.IntroductionFor years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has been working on PolicyStatement 465 which states that , “admission to the practice of civil engineering at theprofessional level should occur at licensure and that this admission should require theacquisition of a body of specialized knowledge comprising a bachelor’s degree , amaster’s degree or its equivalent, and appropriate experience.” (1) The body ofknowledge points to the knowledge, skills, and attitudes