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Wei-Chiang Lin; Mark A. Mackanos; E. Duco Jansen; Anita Mahadevan-Jansen; Sean P. Brophy

this field typically put significant emphasis on student’s understanding of lighttransport in tissue. Analytically this process is described by the light transport equation whichhas little utility in helping students who are novices in this field obtain a conceptualunderstanding of light distribution in tissue. Students at all levels struggle with the concepts andhave difficulty obtaining a working knowledge of the role of the various tissue properties,boundary conditions and laser parameters on light transport. The goal of this project was 1) todevelop an interactive and visual learning module based on Monte Carlo simulations aseducation tool; 2) design learning activities to help students systematically explore the propertiesof light and

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Patricia Secola; Bettie Smiley; Dale Baker; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Session 1692 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Gender Equity Training in Engineering Summer Workshops With Pre-College Teachers and Counselors Patricia M. Secola, Bettie A. Smiley, Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Dale R. Baker Arizona State UniversityAbstractThe WISE Investments (WI) Program is a three-year NSF project designed to encourage youngwomen to pursue engineering and related careers. A major component of this grant is to providetwo two-week summer professional development workshops that introduce middle school, highschool, and community college teachers

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Anna Phillips; Paul Palazolo; Scott Yost

4 Readability: grammar/punctuation/spelling 4 Clarity of the writing 4 Link between document and appendices 4Oral Presentation Analysis: 50 points/____ Possible Score Time limit 5min (6 min max) 5 Motivation: Outline of Project - overview of issues 10 Customization of content to general engineering (non-water resources) 10 audience Anticipation of client's future needs

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Diana Dabby

positioned to write aboutpainting and painters. He supplies a well-written, mostly anecdotal account of Leonardo’s life.(Vasari was only eight years old when da Vinci died.) Unfortunately, errors abound. Studentsuncover these discrepancies between fact and fiction by carefully reading Vasari’s account intandem with the more accurate chronology. In doing so, they learn the known facts concerningda Vinci's life and build the scaffolding for later information.Both Leonardo and Nabokov provide unambiguous examples of creators whose pursuit ofscience for science’s sake competed with their various artistic projects. Often, such devotion toscience enhanced their art, yet it also encroached on the time allocated to painting and writing,respectively.In

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Thomas Kist; Barbara Goldberg; William Lin

control classes experienced the same curriculum and wererequired to fulfill the same course requirements. The format of both groups includedsmall group collaborative learning activities, a cooperative learning capstone project(written and oral), individual assignments and reflections, some lectures, and classdiscussion as well as individual and group conferences.V. Data AnalysisFor this study, several forms of analysis were performed on the data. The statisticaltechniques used were selected because they provided a way to measure differencesbetween two groups. The post-test control group design enabled the researcher tomeasure differences between groups for treatment effects and key outcomes.First, descriptive statistics, simple frequency

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organizations, particularly technical organizationsthat cannot afford short-term focus. Capital equipment expenditures, research anddevelopment projects, staffing issues and product development are all under increasedpressure to perform anachronistically in the short-term. Even the professionaldevelopment of technical staffs takes a back seat to short-term focus. It is not likely thatsignificant answers to “future needs for life-long learning” will come from this focus.Our graduate engineers are poised to jump into these companies. They are excited aboutbeing offered jobs and beginning careers. They desire to demonstrate ability to translatefrom potential to kinetic their energies. The “real world” is, however, not a warm andfuzzy place. It is into

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David Schmidt; Gregory Plett

arm Side View Front View Figure 2. Two views of the MagLev device.The magnets are of an ultra-high field strength rare earth (NeBFe) type. A dry-lubricated guidebushing at the center of the disk slides up and down the rod. A white reflective surface coversmost of the disk. Two laser-based sensors make use of the reflective properties of the disk surfaceto measure the magnet positions. The laser beams are spread by an optical element into a fanshape and are projected onto the diffuse white surfaces of the magnets. Photodetectors view thebeams and generate voltages proportional to the amount incident beam power. The lower sensoris

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Garen Gregorian; Francis Di Bella

thefollowing courses: Machine Design, Statics and Dynamics, Intro. to Design and Intro. to Product Design aswell as student Capstone Design Projects. He is also the Faculty Advisor for the Student’s Mini-Bajavehicle competition.Mr. Garen B. Gregorian, PE, MSCE, MSME is a Project manager with Gregorian Engineers and is anAdjunct Professor at Northeastern University in the Department of Art and Architecture. He has 15 yearsof experience in the construction industry and is a registered professional engineer in five states. Page 6.752.15 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Srinand Karuppoor; Ravinder Chona; Christian Burger

findings have been combined and evolved into acohesive design approach. At the core of this approach is a design philosophy based on goodabstraction, good critical parameter identification, a methodology for questioning and a cognitiveprocess of concept-configuration looping. This philosophy along with the design process istaught in the senior under-graduate design and graduate design courses at Texas A&MUniversity. The students understand and experience the design philosophy and apply the designprocess on real world design projects provided by the industry. This paper describes the designphilosophy and discusses its application in the various stages of the design process. It alsodiscusses the methodologies involved in working through each of

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Steven Wright; Murat Ulasir; Michelle West; Lissa MacVean; Donald D. Carpenter

withteaching at the University of Michigan.As previously mentioned, the documented success of cooperative learning3, 6 encouraged us toincorporate cooperative learning principles into the course structure. On the web page of The 7Cooperative Learning Center at The University of Minnesota , cooperative learning is defined as“the instructional use of small groups so that students work together to maximize their own and 13each other’s learning”. P.K. Imbrie , on the other hand, defines cooperative learning as studentsworking in teams on problems and projects under conditions that assure both positiveinterdependence and individual accountability. Finally, co

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Rick Duley; S P Maj; D Veal

developed which focussed on educating software engineersthrough a mixture of Computer Science fundamentals, controlled Software Engineering practicein project units, and uncontrolled commercial experience through a cooperative program (whichincidentally adds an extra year to the degree, which consists of three academic years and oneyear of industry based learning11 and this extension of the course to four years by default stillleaves the academic duration of the course short in comparison to the normal engineeringundergraduate course. (For example, the Mechanical Engineering undergraduate course at theUniversity of Western Australia is of four years duration including only twelve weeks ofpractical work experience.) This juggling of the concurrent

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Are We Losing Our Minds (2470)

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Stephanie Sanford; Kenneth Williamson

© 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”Kenneth J. Williamson is currently Professor and Head in the Department of Civil, Construction, andEnvironmental Engineering at Oregon State University. He is also Co-director for the Center for Water andEnvironmental Sustainability. He received a B.S. and M.S. degree from Oregon State University in CivilEngineering, and a Ph.D. from Stanford University in Environmental Engineering.Stephanie Sanford is Project Coordinator in the Center for Water and Environmental Sustainability(CWESt). Prior to taking a position at CWESt, Dr. Sanford served as Director of the Office of AffirmativeAction and Equal Opportunity at Oregon State University for 15 years. She has a B.A. degree in Sociologyfrom the

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Michael Barker; Mark Virkler; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

the range of student performance for assignments (e.g., homework, quizzes, exams, labreports, projects, etc.). Engineering programs therefore have a strong incentive to demonstratethat they are preparing their students for the practice of engineering. A comprehensiveevaluation of individual faculty teaching performance could help establish that the overallprogram prepares its students well.At MU, the P&T procedures state that each college/division is expected to have in place at leasttwo methods for evaluation of teaching, one of which must be student course evaluations. Forthe second method, a wide range of indicators of teaching effectiveness have been used. Theseinclude teaching awards; recommendation letters from faculty, students

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Biswajit Ray

deviceis recycled. SEL is of most concern in bulk CMOS devices. SEB and SEGR may occur inMOSFETs, however, they are avoidable by design as long as the applied drain and gate voltagesare properly derated.A radiation risk assessment for any electronic device includes the determination of TID and SEEsusceptibility of the device caused by the projected radiation environment of the spacecraft. Itshould be noted that the TID on a device can vary significantly with the amount of shieldinginterposed between the device and the outside environment, however, the SEE susceptibility donot change significantly with shielding 3,4.TID testing of devices is generally performed by exposing devices to gamma rays from a Co-60source with a dose rate of typically 50

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John Heydweiller; Huang-Chin Hung

of Chemistry, 4th ed., p. 8.6, New York, 1996.4. Froment, G. F. and Bischoff, K. B., Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design, 2d ed., Wiley, New York, 1990.HUANG-CHIN HUNGHuang-Chin Hung performed this work as an independent study project while completing his M.S. in ChemicalEngineering at Syracuse University. He holds a B.S. degree from National Taiwan University.JOHN HEYDWEILLERJohn Heydweiller is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Syracuse University. He has a B.S. degreefrom the University of Rochester and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Kansas State University. Page 6.414.16 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society

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relativeamounts of each vary dramatically. Figure 3 shows the number of semester credits requiredby each accredited program in physics and engineering plus a separate listing of credits thatcould be taken from either engineering or physics. The physics credits do not include the two-semester sequence in general physics which is taken by almost all engineers. Physics includesModern Physics, Theoretical Mechanics, Thermal Physics, Electricity and Magnetism, Optics,Quantum Mechanics (including Atomic and Nuclear Physics), Advanced Physics Lab, andother courses commonly identified with physics. Mathematical Physics courses were notincluded because they usually cover subjects included in math courses at other schools.Electronics and Design Project courses

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Phillip J. Cornwell; David Stienstra

my own web site 3 Best of at least 5 similar sources, may link to my own web site 4 Best of at least 7 similar sources, would probably link to my own web site 5 Best of at least 10 similar sources, listed on other people’s “best of” lists, would definitely link to my own web site.III. The AssignmentEach quarter the materials science course is offered, students are assigned a project in which theyare required to apply material science knowledge to a problem of material selection and then tocommunicate their findings to an audience. Each small group selects an engineered object ordevice of interest to them. (Examples have ranged from bicycle frames to hip implants). Theythen determine the design requirements such

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Richard Upchurch; Judith Sims-Knight

Dartmouth. She alsoserves as Faculty Assessment Coordinator for the College of Engineering at UMASS Dartmouth, under the auspicesof the NSF-sponsored Foundation Coalition, a consortium of six engineering schools dedicated to reformingengineering education. She has collaborated with Professor Upchurch on several NSF-supported projects exploringinnovative ways of teaching software design.RICHARD L. UPCHURCHRichard L. Upchurch is a Professor of Computer and Information Science at the University of MassachusettsDartmouth. He is currently working with the assessment team of the College of Engineering, under the auspices ofthe NSF-sponsored Foundation Coalition, in developing software support for assessment and reporting. He and Dr.Sims-Knight have

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of Secondary School Principals, Reston, Virginia,19954. Zachary, L. W., “Project LEA/RN Applied to an Engineering Mechanics Course,” pp 410-413 in Proceedings of Page 6.1160.9the 1998 International Congress on Experimental Mechanics, Society for Experimental Mechanics, Bethel,Connecticut, 1998 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education5. “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs,” Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology,Washington, DC, 2000.6. Jenkins, M. G

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workplace. They lack the ability to define and solve open-ended problems that resemblereal-world problems3. Cases can be used to bridge the gap between academics and the real worldand provide the necessary missing link that is needed between the classroom and the workplace4.Several methods of bringing real-world experience into the classroom are widely used andaccepted by faculty - cooperative education opportunities or internships, guest speakers, teacherexperiences, business/industrial site tours, student projects, and cases. The aim of each method Page 6.1162.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

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William Szaroletta

mechanics courses. He is a member of ASEE and ASME. He has 18 years industryexperience in engineering and project management positions, with 12 awarded U.S. patents, and 6 years universityteaching experience. He received his B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Michigan, AnnArbor in 1977, M.S. Degree in Engineering (Product Design) from Stanford University in 1984, and a Master ofApplied Mathematical Sciences Degree (Computer Science) from University of Georgia in 2000. His current appliedresearch interests are product design, experimental mechanics, lab automation, and optimal design using geneticalgorithms. Page

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is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Science at Texas A&MUniversity at College Station, Texas. He has over fifteen years of professional experience in analysis, design, andinvestigation of building, bridges and tunnel structural projects of various city and state governments and privatesectors. Dr. Haque is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan, andmembers of ASEE, ASCE, and ACI. Dr. Haque received a BSCE from Bangladesh University of Engineering andTechnology, a MSCE and a Ph.D. in Civil/Structural Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology,Newark, New Jersey. His research interests include fracture mechanics of engineering materials, compositematerials

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Kristen Larson; Jeffrey Newcomer

simply becauseit seems consistent or because it seems to meet an expected image if that style does not work foryou. Style includes everything from how you interact with students to how you structure yourcourses to how you present material in the classroom. Detail counts. Do you want scheduledoffice hours or an open-door policy? Do you assign projects or homework or papers or acombination of all three? Do you prefer chalkboards or overhead transparencies? It is importantto establish an identity early as a teacher, as an educator, that is a genuine reflection of you.Think carefully about the goals for each course and what you want students to accomplish andexperience by the end of your course.You do not have to develop your teaching style in a

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George Karady; Khaled Nigim

. PP(13b3-16).6. BiographyGorge Karady was born in Budapest, Hungary. He received his BSEE and Doctor ofEngineering degree from the Technical University of Budapest in 1952 and 1960, respectively.Dr. Karady was appointed to Salt River Project Chair professor at Arizona State University in1986, where he is responsible for the electrical power education and performs research in powerelectronics, high voltage techniques and electrical power. Dr. Karady is a registered professionalengineer in New York, New Jersey and Quebec. He is the author of more than 100 technicalpapers. Presently he is the chairman of IEEE subcommittee on lighting and insulators.Khalid A. Nigim was born in Gaza in 1955. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree

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Sridhar Condoor; Richard Weber

Education4. Rumbaugh, J., Blaha, M., Premerlani, W., Eddy, F. and Lorensen, W. Object-oriented Modeling and Design, Prentice Hall, NJ, 1991.5. Zwicky, F. “The Morphological Method of Analysis and Construction,” Courant Anniversary Volume, New York Wiley-Interscience, 1948.6. Pahl, G. and Beitz, W. Engineering Design: A Systematic Approach, Springer-Verlag, 1996.7. Ullman, D.G. The Mechanical Design Process, McGraw-Hill, 1997.8. Diker, M.F., and Roux, S. Air Vest - Senior Capstone Project Report, Fairfield University, April 1995.9. Weber, R.G. and Condoor, S.S. “Conceptual Design Using a Synergistically Compatible Morphological Matrix,” Frontiers in Engineering Education, 1998.Sridhar S. CondoorSridhar Condoor is an Assistant

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Jeanne Garland; Christine Helfers; Ronald Roedel; Sarah Duerden

asked to consider how the NSPE Code of ethics was or was not appliedto the development of an engineering product. In this project, students review the code, thenchoose a well-documented topic such as the Hyatt Regency Floor failure or the Ford Pinto gastank explosions. After researching, students then determine which ethical canons were adheredto and which were ignored. This assignment clearly connects ethical values in rhetoric such asgoodness, honor, and expediency with the ethics of professional engineers, and alsodemonstrates the consequences of ignoring professional standards.Related to ethics, the concept of decision making is linked between the engineering and Englishclasses. Since effective decision making is so crucial in writing and

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Cameron Wright; Michael Morrow; Thad Welch

be processed through the algorithm by using it to excite the string buffer on a continuous basis.4 DSK UtilitiesThe DSK utilities provide support for testing and debugging DSK applications. A flash memoryprogramming utility will be added in a future version to facilitate using the DSK in bootableembedded system projects. Page 6.180.6 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationDSK Confidence Test

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Ranji Vaidyanathan; Todd Anderson; Ray Umashankar; Ramesh Sharma; Marlene Platero; Greg Artz; Chris Choi; Al Ortega

workforce. A study of the unemployment levels andeducational attainment between 1970 and 1997 found that higher educational attainment offersgreater employment security, even for those who are fired, laid off or downsized [2].As recently as the 1950s, 20 percent of the workforce was professional, 20 percent was skilled,and 60 percent was unskilled. In contrast, by 1997, while professionals continued to be 20percent of the workforce, less than 20 percent are unskilled workers, while more than 60 percentare skilled workers [2 and references therein]. The US economy is projected to generate nearly19 million new jobs in a ten-year period from 1996 to 2006, or 14 percent on average increaseper year. Jobs requiring a bachelor’s degree will increase 25

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enrollment of 30,000. In 1998 5% of higher education students were involved ine-learning; it is projected to increase to 15% in 2002. ASEE’s Distance Learning andContinuing Education catalog lists over 3000 courses. As technology continues to develop andexpand, the opportunities for off-site and distance learning will expand. Students will be Page 6.111.8 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationprovided yet another alternative to learn the right knowledge at the right time. Now theopportunity for labs

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Thermodynamics Fluid Mechanics Senior Seminar Senior Project