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Peter Rosati; Judit E. Puskas

twogroups. However current addresses were not obtainable for some of the alumni so eventualmailings were to 88 FPs which yielded 45 responses (9 from females), and to 79 TJs whichyielded 35 responses (4 from females). Some of the respondents had held more than one jobsince graduation and answered some survey questions with respect to each job, so it is possiblethat the number of responses for some graphs is greater than the number of respondents. FIGURE 1 : EMPLOYMENT AREA Page 4.205.3About 90 % of the respondents were in full-time employment and Figure 1 shows thatsignificantly more (p < 0.01 ) of the FPs were employed in manufacturing

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Hamid Y. Eydgahi; Saeid Y. Eidgahy

. Recentfindings suggest that organizations make clear a desire for teamwork and self-skills aboveknowledge, degree classification, and reputation of the institution the graduate attended 1.There is no question that advances in technology are changing the workforce, and the Americanengineers who no longer work independently, must change with it. Employers are looking for Page 4.206.1more quality-minded and customer-oriented employees who can complete multiple assignmentswhile working with self-managed work teams. "I think America is starting to understand theworld is becoming smaller with everybody becoming more global. It used to be that we couldjust speak

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John Hoover; Arnold F. Johnson

and mathematics experiences. Teachers and schoolofficials offer technical assistance in four domains: (1) culturally-sensitive teaching, (2) systemschange in mathematics and science instruction, (3) career development in technical areas, and (4)disability adaptations in science and math instruction. Evaluation data and the experience of theauthors over the first four years of the project are described.Introduction: What is Dreams?DREAMS (Disability Research Encompassing American Indians in Mathematics and Science) isan experimental program serving 30 Native American students with disabilities by teachingmathematics and science through classroom-based and other activities. The program, focusing onelementary students 8 to 14 years old, is

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Cherian P. Mathews; Adrianne Candia; Waleed Kader

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Michael Tooley; Melissa S. Tooley

freeup time for exercise). In engineering problem-solving terms, this list could be considered the“requireds” in the problem-solving process. The “givens” are simply the realities of life for thestage of development that the partnership is in.The “solution” is, of course, what this paper is all about. There are a number of policies that wehave adopted, and procedures that we have implemented, to ensure that our priorities takeprecedence in the ways we spend our time. The objectives that we use to meet our goals arebroken out into the following categories: Page 4.209.2• Hire out household/yard tasks• Communicate/cooperate• Get a life 1

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Victoria Gallagher; Tracey Weldon; Cynthia R. Haller; Richard M. Felder

sequences (TK) and collaborative sequences (CS).TK sequences followed the typical dialogic pattern for teaching sequences described by Kepplerand Luckmann,14 but CS sequences did not.In TKs, a student with greater expertise than one or more of the other students took on the role ofteacher, conveying knowledge to one or more of the other group members, who acted as pupils.In the TK in Figure 1, for example, John asks a question, providing an opportunity for Stan totake on the role of teacher. Stan begins explaining how to do the problem to John, whoacquiesces to Stan’s authority as teacher and takes on the role of pupil. Page 4.210.3Figure 1 Transfer

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James Hanson

andproductive. The additional credit of CE1413 has replaced a 1 credit Mechanics of Materialslaboratory requirement. As a provision to the replacement of this credit hour, mechanicalaspects of material behavior are emphasized in CE Materials. Hardness, fatigue, stressrelaxation, creep, and composite behavior are examined through experiments in this course.Experiments are conducted on a weekly basis and engineering reports are prepared by thestudents. The laboratory reports often combine numerous weeks of experimental testing. Thelaboratory assignments are presented as hypothetical requests to a materials testing firm. Thestudents are required to reply to the request in business letter format with an engineering reportattached as an appendix. This

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John H. Ristroph

commonpractice to derive formulas within the context of a single savings account or loan with a statedrate of interest. Then these formulas are ported to a totally different environment, that of industrywherein reinvestment occurs in a multitude of projects with different rates of return. This canlead good students to ask potentially embarrassing questions such as:1. Why use formulas derived under one set of conditions in a totally different environment?2. Why is the minimum attractive rate of return (MARR) used as the discount rate?Answering these questions merely requires a few pages of reading. Oakford and Theusen [1] provided the first empirical validation of the effectiveness ofpresent worth (PW) analyses in the 1960's when they:1. observed

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Willie Ofosu

lines3 can be used to make filters. This configuration finds use in planar andas well, lightweight equipment. In classroom instruction, this forms a useful extension on theapplication of transmission lines, a lesson which may be started by discussing the wire pair etc.The edge-coupled microstrip lines filter is one of the exercises that can be performed with theSerenade 7.0 PC software. All the examples presented support topics in the course content.The example in Figure 1 shows a two port four-coupled line sections forming a filter. This figurealso shows a Substrate Media control block which gives parameters such as the thickness of thesubstrate on which the filter is constructed, the dielectric permittivity of the substrate and theheight of

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John H. Ristroph

hand, risks associated with larger, moreexpensive projects are extremely important to any company and hence to careers. Texts frequently show how to use spreadsheets containing single estimates of cash flows.This paper shows how to incorporate risk into such classroom examples quickly and easily byusing Microsoft's Excel. It illustrates extending the simple example in Table 1 into the spread-sheet shown in Table 3 first by explaining how to generate random cash flows. Then it describeshow to perform the simulation using a macro, compute statistics, and plot results, concludingwith a discussion of classroom use. A copy of the spreadsheet can be obtained by emailing theauthor at ristroph@usl.edu. Cash

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Lawrence B. Korta

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Phillip C. Wankat; Frank S. Oreovicz

: 1. Methods and procedures:includes objectives, ABET requirements, problem solving, a number of teaching methods,testing and grading, and evaluation of teaching. Each teaching method is used when that topicis covered. For example, the PSI/mastery section is done in that format with no lecture and amastery quiz. 2. The student: explores psychological theories such as those of Myers and Page 4.63.2 2Briggs, Piaget, and Perry in addition to theories of motivation and how people learn. 3. Designof engineering education involves projects and assignments which are interspersed throughoutthe semester. The course outline continues to

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Phyllis Sperling

community was the Techniques project funded by aFederal Government grant. It recognized three distinct needs: 1) Our students come from poorhomes and most of them have to work at least twenty hours per week while going to school. Atthe time we applied for the grant, most of our working students had no architecture experienceand were stocking supermarket shelves. 2) Our first and second year students needed morepractical design experience and 3) the many small organizations serving Bedford-Stuyvesantand Crown Heights neighborhoods could not afford the services of professional architects todesign their daycare centers and soup kitchens. We used the grant to fund an internship programto provide course-release time for the faculty member running the

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Norman L. Fortenberry

. Page 4.64.2A. Fundamental ResearchI believe that five broad areas particularly require illumination under the rubric of fundamentalresearch. These include the following:1. What are the critical factors, optimal environments, necessary boundary conditions, and resultant indicators for effective instruction within the various SMET disciplines?2. What are the social, cultural, and institutional factors which affect participation in SMET fields by individuals and demographic groups; and how are they mitigated or optimized?3. What are the effects of teaching and learning technologies on instruction, student learning, and student critical thinking?4. What are the indicators of success and attainment in SMET education and how are these

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William M. Maalouf; Fazil Najafi

therapid development of the multimedia, with mainly, the Internet, and the need for such apractical, cost-effective, convenient, and “fast” method of education. In order to create asuccessful remote education solution, universities need to consider the needs of students suchas interactivity, instructional feedback, elimination of time constraints, and motivation.II. Course delivery using multimediaMultimedia application can enhance students’ learning. Active learning indicates whatpercentage we remember: 1) 10% of what we read, 2) 20% of what we hear, 3) 30% of whatwe see, 4) 50% of what we hear and see, 4) 70% of what we say and 5) 90% of what we bothsay and do 1

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John E. Nydahl; Colin K. Keeney; Ann Peck

noleading information, to ascertain student perceptions of the role of technical writing in theworkplace. The students are asked “As a practicing engineer, what types of writing do youexpect to do in your job” and “How much time do you expect will be devoted to writing tasks.”Representative results, based on AY 1998-99 class data are shown in Figures 1 and 2. Prior tothe linked ME lab/technical writing class experience, students (n = 44) on average believeengineers spend approximately 34% of their time performing technical writing tasks. Next, eachstudent selects a person from the regional list of members of American Society of MechanicalEngineers (ASME) to interview. Since the list is fairly large, the students have the opportunityto interact with

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S. A. Chickamenahalli; M. Bolepalli; Chih-Ping Yeh; Venkateswaran Nallaperumal

structure has been proposed by several references over the last decade [1-2]. Types of motor drives worthy of addressing in undergraduate curricula are discussed [3].Recently, LabView has been utilized in developing some animation for an EE course [4].Multimedia projects funded by the NSF and the Department of Education suggest thatvisualization, animation and interactive simulation effectively help learners understand abstractconcepts. However, there have been no major instances of a multimedia approach to EET electricmachine courses except those that utilized NIDAQ tools, Authorware/Flash and Pspice as part ofthe NSF-Greenfield Coalition (NSF-GC) CBI development [5-7] for manufacturing curriculum.Due to current structure and old technology, it is

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Rosemarie M. Evans; Madison Daily; Susan L. Murray

, and computer familiarity backgrounds had an effect asto the student expectations and experiences in respect to: a) the time required for the course, b)the overall learning experience c) the effectiveness for aiding course material comprehensionusing specific instructional tools and d) level of satisfaction related to specific instructionaltools.A total of six classes of students were involved in this research. There was one traditional, inresidence class serving as a control group and five Internet-based classes. See Table 1. The first Page 4.520.2class examined commenced in August 1997 with the last class concluding in July 1998

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Laura Caldwell; Ronald D. Earley; Thomas G. Boronkay

successfully complete allphases of the project. Page 4.86.2Statics Course Laboratory Manual ENT 271 LAB 1 È È È È È È È È1 Pull-down View Click Numbers and Units Click down arrow Click English Pounds Click OK È È2 Pull-down View Click View Size Click Window Width Type 240 Click OK È

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Robert (Bob) M., Jr. Anderson; Eric A. Cheek

, Colorado have begun a "formal audit" ofthis instructional material. The National Technological University will offer this course duringthe summer 1999.The purposes of this paper are:1. To share the lessons learned, over four semesters, during the development, delivery (to on-campus and off-campus students) and administration of instruction via Mallard® and theInternet. Such lessons include: those associated with the development of Mallard® problems,legal issues, student reactions, etc.2. To share the lessons learned during our sharing of instructional materials and web server withfaculty and students at another university. Such lessons include start-up challenges, remoteaccess, required collaboration, etc.3. To invite others to collaborate in the

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Richard Wilk; Frank Wicks

power conditioner for an induction motor and harmonic analysis of a DC to ACinverter. These projects are also representative of about fifty projects that have beenperformed over the decade. The paper will also discuss the relationship between the energyconversion related courses and the ability of the students to perform these projects.1. Introduction The electric utility system is a vital and massive industry that is based on a myriad ofenergy conversion and transfer processes starting with the combustion of fuels and leadingto the delivery of electricity to the customer. Appliances represent other energy conversionprocesses, where energy is converted to end uses such as light, heat, refrigeration, televisionand computer based services

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E. H. Shaban

had written a book in power systems and transmission lines and the samebook was used for teaching in the department. The majority of the graduates in electricalengineering work for national electric power transmission and distribution power companies.The standard of electric power distribution used in Sudan is similar to the British standard of (3phase/ 1 phase) 415 V/240 V, or 380 V/220 V with 50 cycles per second frequency.Today numerical techniques and computer models for symmetrical components, non-linearfunctions analysis, power transmission and distribution, and transient analysis can be used tomodel transmission lines. These tools can be used to predict the worst case scenario in powertransmission. Power analysis software to predict

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Rhonda Moore; Ray Bachnak

automotive, communications, aerospace, and computers, have beensuccessfully using EDA tools. The major goal has been to produce complex designs whilereducing the cost and development time. Coupled with advances in EDA, this goal has led overthe last few years to a shift from the old “find and fix” approach to a new “predict and prevent”paradigm10. Figure 1 illustrates the relationships between the various design functions that supportthis new approach. Here, the design starts with a virtual prototype and ends with complete designverification. This total system approach has driven the industry design trends that are described inthe following paragraphs. System

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Martin P. Mintchev; Brent J. Maundy

systems, while the majority of senior students preferredElectronics WorkBench because of its quick learning curve and well-developed GUIenvironment. We conclude that visual CAD systems for electronic design are very well acceptedby students.1. IntroductionThe progress in computer-aided design (CAD) tools for designing and analyzing electronicsystems is of vital importance for the educational process in electronics at the university level [1,2, 3]. For many years PSPICE (MicroSim Corporation, Irvine, California, U.S.A.) has beenconsidered an industry standard and many university textbooks based their practical andillustrative examples on it [3-5]. However, in recent years the rapid development of GraphicalUser Interface (GUI) for personal

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Michael Morrow

all burdened with complex registerarchitectures, unwieldy packages, and/or excessively high cost. The specific design criteria were;1) Speed / Computational Power The processor had to be capable of high operating speeds (>10 MIPS), in order to allow data acquisition and processing in real time. A 16 bit word size was considered the minimum acceptable, with a 32 bit word size desired. The processor also had to have the computational hardware necessary to do real-time digital filtering and spectral analysis. While this was not absolutely necessary for the real-time interfacing course, it was intended that the lab station would also be suitable for a hardware based DSP course that is under development

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Ronald A. Lessard

course is pictured inFigure 1. It was developed using the results of a past student senior project. Page 4.227.1 Figure 1 Model IEEE Maze Solving Robot.The student project started with an early version of a stepper motor robot kit which usesinfrared sensing of the maze wall top surfaces. This kit has been fitted with a Motorola6811EVB board. The EVB allows the students to apply knowledge from theirintroductory “Computer Organization and Programming Course” (EG321) to developrobot control software. The robot has been further modified with a wireless modem sothat other applications which involve interaction with a remote master unit

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Ronald E. Terry; Kurt Sandholtz

Session 2630 Empowering Graduates to Manage Professional Careers for Greater Satisfaction and Contribution Ronald E. Terry, Kurt Sandholtz Brigham Young University/Novations Group, Inc.IntroductionRecent reports aimed at improving engineering education are consistent in recommending newattributes for future graduates.1,2 These attributes are in addition to the strong technicalcapabilities for which engineers have been known and are frequently referred to as the ‘soft’skills. They include: 1. An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams. 2. An understanding of

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Edgar N. Reyes; Carl W. Steidley

annealingalgorithm, to nd near-optimal solutions of the combinatorial optimization problem. As it turns out it iswell-known that the objective function of this optimization problem has the form of a Hamiltonian of anIsing model which has connections to the study of phase transitions. This paper is a continuation of [1]. To describe the wiring problem, we briey review some of the discussions in [1]. Let us suppose thewires will be laid out in a square grid, say, G = f( x; y ) 2 Z Z 2 : 1