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Multimedia and Product Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wafeek Wahby

a developing skill that would otherwise be intimidating, tedious, and timeconsuming if done using a printed worksheet.Indications of the success attained through using those presentations are monitoredthrough the students’ overwhelming positive response to exploratory presentations of this Page 7.507.3mode of delivery.DiscussionThe ability to visualize objects and situations in one's mind and to manipulate thoseimages is a cognitive skill vital to many career fields, especially those that require workwith graphical representations such as visual arts and engineering. Individuals varywidely in these skills. Some persons are naturally more gifted

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Special Topics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Moshe Hartman; Harriet Hartman

primarily for their impact on women16. Whileoverall curriculum reform has been advocated, few programs have incorporated such reform on a broadbasis, and little evaluation has been done to determine what impact such curricular changes have. It istherefore important to determine the impact of programmatic and climate changes on the experience ofengineering students in general and gender differences among them in particular.With these considerations in mind, it is particularly interesting to focus on engineering students atRowan University, which offers a somewhat unique setting among engineering schools. Since its recentinception in 1996, the Rowan University College of Engineering has made many efforts to establish aninfrastructure comfortable and

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Industry Participation and Ethics in BME

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gary Bledsoe

Session 2309 Determining the Rules: Applying Ethics in a Tissue Engineering Course J. Gary Bledsoe Department of Biomedical Engineering Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO As a part of a course in Tissue Engineering (TE), a three-lecture series of ethicaldiscussions has been implemented. The three lectures are meant to give the course participants abrief background in ethical theory and practice, to discuss current ethical issues in medicine andmedical research, and to implement a set of “ground rules” that the class must observe

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New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito

months each and the professionalsare invited, some of them belong to the academic midst, others not and they are hired speciallyfor this program. They are engineers with solid theoretical knowledge of management, economyand law and possessing great biomedical basis. At the end of the Biomedical EngineeringProgram the student will have a full formation in Electrical and Computer Engineering, which isnecessary in according to the Education Law for third degree in Brazil.I. IntroductionEducation has most of all, to promote the natural ability of the mind to set and to solve problemsand by inter-relation to stimulate the full usage of general intelligence. This general intelligenceis the human capability to deal with problem viewing the global

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Argrow

the key ideas and concepts. (This should be done as soon after class as possible and should not take more than 10-15 minutes of your time.) Also, a list of assignments, with due dates and reminders can be included in the e-mail, even if this information is also on the class website. Students feel as though the instructor is talking directly to them. The updates are copied to the class log, a file that presents a continuous documentation of daily events. This day-by-day record is a valuable assessment tool. 7. The question of the day keeps mathematics and basic science integrated with engineering in the minds of the students. These are usually timely questions that may, or may not, be directly related

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Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elaine Borrelli

and learning to facilitate the organization-wide learning and improve the ability to adapt, change and grow. Systems thinking is multi-dimensional (all individuals in an organization) and multi-directional: information or knowledgeflows up, down, and around. For complex problems, systems thinking offers “a discipline forseeing the ‘structures’ that underlie complex situations” which is “concerned with a shift of mind Page 7.961.1from seeing parts to seeing wholes” 6 ( p 69). “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright c 2002, American Society

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ET International Collaborations

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jean-Yves Hascoet; Benoit Furet; Marek Balazinski

Session 2649 Application in integrated mechanical design: A concurrent engineering project Benoît Furet, Jean-Yves Hascoët, Marek Balazinski Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Nantes et École Centrale Nantes - France /École Polytechnique de Montréal - CanadaAbstractThis work presents a new educational application of integrated mechanical design. The maingoal was the industrialization of a product by a team of technician students from the InstitutUniversitaire de Technologie de Nantes/IUT (France) with a student engineer 1

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How are We Faring with EC2000?

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Zollars

Session 2513 The EC 2000 System in Chemical Engineering at Washington State University Richard L. Zollars Department of Chemical Engineering Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-2710 In October, 1995 the Chemical Engineering Department at Washington StateUniversity had its regularly scheduled ABET visit. After that visit it was apparent thatthe next ABET general review would be conducted using EC2000. Given that we wouldhave six years to implement and work with this new procedure the faculty

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Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

opportunity to solve problems using math and science in a “hands-on, minds-on” manner.The idea proposed to Alcoa involved grant funding to hire middle school teachers to work withCollege of Engineering faculty and develop ways to integrate engineering problem solvingmethods into the North Carolina Standard Course of Study curriculum strands in math andscience. Teachers would be paid an amount enticing enough to encourage them to forgo two oftheir short six-week summer. The first week, the teachers and COE faculty met at NCSU tolearn about engineering, technology, exemplary materials and the curriculum strands to becovered in each grade. Lessons and activities were the expected outcome. Then, the followingweek, 50 middle school students were brought

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Teaching Materials Sci&Eng to Non-Majors

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2002 Annual Conference

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Caroline Baillie; Adam Mannis

above materials context in mind, the UK Centre for Materials Educationrecently organised a one-day national “Materials for Engineers” Workshop, inresponse to requests from the communit y. The aim of the Workshop was to bringtogether Materials faculty from across the UK, to identify areas where the UK Centrefor Materials Education could provide national support, and to identify and discusskey issues relating to the teaching of materials within a broad engineering context.These key issues were examined in the light of recent educational developments andeducational research. Discussions at the Workshop were based around the followingthree main themes: § Designing a common 1 st year course of materials for engineering students § Motivating

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Innovative Courses for ChE Students

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2002 Annual Conference

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Basil Baltzis; Dana Knox

Session 2213 Introduction to Chemical Engineering - A New Course for Freshman Students Dana E. Knox and Basil C. Baltzis Department of Chemical Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 07102AbstractOftentimes entering freshman students know little about the major they have selected.Furthermore, the transition from high school to university is not straightforward and may createserious problems impacting retention. In order to address the foregoing issues we

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Traci Kelly

To: ASEE 2002 North Midwest Section Annual ConferenceFrom: Dr. Traci Kelly: Technical Communication, Engineering ProfessionalDevelopment. University of Wisconsin-Madison An EPICS Journey: Combining Service Learning and MultiDisciplinary Engineering ProjectsAbstract: For the past two years, UW-Madison has been involved in EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service), a for-creditacademic design program housed in the College of Engineering. One focus of the larger EPICS program has been on InformationSystems, which houses 30-60 students a semester. Student teams work with local non-profits to develop websites, active server pages,and database solutions for identified agency problems. Teams are

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Integrating Engineering and the Liberal Arts

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren

application of mathematics and science to solve engineering problems.The modern engineer is dedicated to developing solutions to problems that directly impact thetechnical infrastructure of civilization and thereby not only the quality of life but life itself.Because the impact of engineering has been so great, the profession has developed highstandards of ethics and professional excellence. It is with these standards in mind that the Page 7.480.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright @ 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationeducation of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Knecht; Donna Carlon

Session 2793 INTEGRATING PROCESS AND PRODUCT: IMPROVING ENGINEERINGEDUCATION THROUGH THE TEAM EXPERIENCE Robert D. Knecht, Donna M Carlon Colorado School of Mines/University of Central OklahomaAbstract – This paper examines a teamwork model based on transport theory consisting ofinput/output conditions and external functions as an effective tool to assess performance of first-year engineering design teams. By comparing final attitudes with expectations, this studysuggests factors that influence team decision-making processes. Key among these are the taskand

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Instructional Technology in CE 1

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2002 Annual Conference

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Douglas Schmucker; Charles Camp; Anna Phillips; Paul Palazolo; Susan Magun-Jackson

. Page 7.5.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Session 1615 7. Teachers serve primarily as guides and facilitators of learning, not instructors. 8. Teachers should provide for and encourage multiple perspectives and representations of content. With the constructivist emphasis in mind, using toys as tools in engineering educationcan impact student learning. It is a natural vehicle for integrating technical communication andpresentation skills into a traditional curriculum that builds upon student

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Entrepreneurship Education for Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

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Thomas Crowe; Sally Schwartz; Mary Marrs; Luis Occeña; Jose Zayas-Castro; Douglas Moesel; Cathleen Burns; Bin Wu

Session 3454 EMILE: A concerted tech-based entrepreneurship effort between Engineering and Business José L. Zayas-Castro, Cathleen S. Burns, Thomas J. Crowe, Mary E. Marrs, Douglas D. Moesel, Luis G. Occeña, Sally S. Schwartz, Bin Wu University of Missouri-ColumbiaAbstractBeginning in the fall of 1999 a team of faculty from engineering and from business at theUniversity of Missouri-Columbia joined efforts to address the following question: How can weadapt and build upon the work of other universities to close some of the competency gaps forthose students hired as

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Techniques for Improving Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nicholas Steneck; Donald Carpenter; Trevor Harding; Susan Montgomery

Session 2230 P.A.C.E.S. – A study on academic integrity among engineering undergraduates (preliminary conclusions). D.D. Carpenter1, T.S. Harding 2, S.M. Montgomery 3, and N. Steneck3 1 Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI 48075 2 Kettering University, Flint, MI 48504 3 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109AbstractStudent academic dishonesty, commonly referred to as cheating, has become a serious problem atinstitutions of higher education. This is particularly true of engineering students who, accordingto previous research, are

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Project Based Education in CE

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2002 Annual Conference

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Anant Kukreti

Session 2215 A Summer Research Experience for Undergraduate Students in Civil Engineering Anant R. Kukreti University of CincinnatiAbstract This paper describes a project conducted to provide research experience to engineeringundergraduate students involving discovery through actual construction, experimental testing,observing and recording, synthesizing the data collected, and generalizations. The project waspart of a Research for Undergraduates Site grant sponsored by the National Science Foundation,and administered in the

Conference Session

Design and Innovation

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2002 Annual Conference

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William Snyder; Mike Toole; Mike Hanyak; Mathew Higgins; Daniel Hyde; Edward Mastascusa; Brian Hoyt; Michael Prince; Margot Vigeant

learning environment, and incorporating the use of information technology in theteaching/learning process. In the first two years of Project Catalyst, a core group of faculty fromall five engineering departments at Bucknell University has begun implementing this focusedshift by systematically incorporating collaborative and problem-based learning into their courses.This emphasis has required a coordinated effort to introduce significant elements of teambuilding and problem solving into the undergraduate curriculum.This paper discusses a conceptual framework for progressively developing students' problemsolving and team skills across the curriculum. The framework is modeled after the university'swriting program and identifies introductory

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Ledlow

Session 2793 Active/Cooperative Learning: A Discipline-Specific Resource for Engineering Education Susan Ledlow, Janel White-Taylor, and D. L. Evans Arizona State University Center for Learning and Teaching Excellence/Center for Research on Education in Science, Math, Engineering and TechnologyIntroductionWhile general information on the use of active/cooperative learning (A/CL) in higher educationis increasing, discipline-specific resources, especially materials for science, technology

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Saleh Sbenaty

Session 1532 Curriculum Development and Delivery Using Industry-Based Case-Study Models Saleh M. Sbenaty Middle Tennessee State UniversityAbstractThe current paper outlines an innovative approach to curriculum development, delivery, andassessment that may improve engineering and technological education and attract students topursue these programs. This is one of the objectives of the three-year NSF-funded grant entitled“The South-East Advanced Technological Education Consortium, SEATEC.” The consortium isa collaborative effort of five different

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Issues in Physics and Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joao Vinhas; Joao Paiva

, recognized as fundamental. The mood has definitely changed over recent years: a much more open-minded attitude has Page 7.561.6 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Educationbeen noticed by the Physics teachers of first year students. There has been a lively atmosphere whenfirst classes started. Conclusions The students' reaction was extremely positive, reflected in their collected opinions. The re-sults obtained, though modest, are an encouragement to continue efforts in this

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Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Yves Mercadier; Pierre Vittecoq; Patrik Doucet; Jean-Sébastien Plante; Francois Charron; Yves Van Hoenacker

universities and an assessment of the scale of the work required for introducingmajor design projects in our program, our department decided to start with a pilot program. Theprincipal advantage of this approach was the state of mind of the project stakeholders (professors Page 7.376.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationand students). This certainly facilitated the program from development to implementation. Itshould be noted that our program comprised several major teaching developments that

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Rethinking Culture and Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Rosanne Simeone

discussion of the strengths of Philmus’s edition, see Nancy Steffen-Fluhr, “The Definitive Moreau,” Science-Fiction Studies 20(1993): 433-439.2. Lehman, Steven. “The Motherless Child in Science Fiction: Frankenstein and Moreau.” Science-Fiction Studies 19 (1992): 49-58.3. Schinzinger, Roland and Mike. W. Martin. “Engineering as Social Experimentation.” Introduction to Engineering Ethics. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2000: 71-106.4. Wells, H. G. “The Limits of Individual Plasticity.” The Saturday Review. 19 January 1895: 89-90.5. Stevens, Wallace. “Esthetique du Mal.” Canto XIV. The Palm at the End of the Mind. ed. Holly Stevens. New York: Vintage, 1972: 262.6. Bozzeto, Roger. “Moreau’s Tragi-Farcical Island.” Trans

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Women in Engineering: A Potpourri

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sheryl Gowen; Alisha Waller

designed to increase the numbers ofwomen in science and engineering. Yet women’s presence in engineering education programsremains low. A review of the research literature suggests that this persistent under representationis not simply the result of poor academic preparation or gender-specific patterns of socialization,but is also embedded in the habits of mind that have shaped education research and public policysince 1964.I. IntroductionThis paper reviews education policy and research efforts to enhance gender equity in engineeringeducation. Efforts to increase the numbers of women in engineering have resulted in a range ofeducation and co-curricular programs designed to encourage women to major in engineering andto seek employment in the field

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Bartolomei

MECH MADNESS: A FUN WAY TO ASSESS STUDENT COMPREHENSION AND EVALUATE HOMEWORK Captain Jason Bartolomei Department of Engineering Mechanics United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, ColoradoINTRODUCTIONAre you tired of collecting homework? Are you grading the same problems over andover again, year after year, and still not convinced the students are getting it? If so youmight consider holding a Mech Madness session for your class. Mech Madness is an in-class, 20- minute ladder tournament, where students compete against each other, testingcourse and homework knowledge for a grade.Mech Madness is effective for

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Enhancing Engineering Math with Technology

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Edwards

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationJava MathematicsDuring this time the VB software and all its associated run-time files were loaded on to PCswithin the university. However, students indicated that they would like to access theprograms in their own time away from the university. Without wishing to give the softwareaway and bearing in mind that more students were becoming internet-enabled at home (andwith the introduction of the Java programming language), a web presentation using appletsbecame the way forward.Java is a platform-independent programming language that allows programs, called ‘applets’,to run through Internet

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Washington Braga

; Wintersgill, M,. "Andes: A coached learning environment for classicalNewtonian physics", Proceedings of the 11 th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning,Jacksonville, Florida, 2000[9] Felder, R.M., "A Longitudinal Study of Engineering Student Performance and Retention. IV. InstructionalMethods and Students Response to them", Journal of Engineering Educ ation, 84 (4), 361 -367, 1995[10] Wankat, P. & Oreovicz, F., "Teaching Toolbox", a monthly column in ASEE Prism Magazine[11] Braga, W., "A General Methodology For Engineering Education Using the Internet", Proceedings of 2001Frontiers in Education Confer ence, FIE 2001, Reno, Nevada, 2001[12] Vygotsky, L.S., "Mind in Society: The Development of The Higher Psychological Process

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Women in Engineering: A Potpourri

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Monica Bruning

Session 1396 Why NOT Engineering – Perspectives of Young Women and the Influence of the Media Monica J. Bruning Iowa State UniversityOverviewThis pilot study is developed to assess how young women (10 th grade girls) come to know theengineering profession. The study analyzes young women’s career exploration approach and theinfluence that the engineering language and imagery has upon the young women as they explorethe profession. The pilot study employs a qualitative research design and utilizes feminist theoryto better understand the

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hong Zhang

thecomponents, then ask them to design a blimp gondola using the software like Labview andSolid Works. Besides, in the courses like Control, Wireless Communication, andDynamics, etc., the blimp will also be able to serve as a flexible yet powerful teachingplatform. With this common experiment center, the students will save a lot of preparationtime to become familiar with the system, and will be able to study the new knowledgedirectly and quickly. 5. Summery In Rowan University, we designed and supervised a blimp project to promote project -based hands-on minds-on engineering education. It is managed and conducted withprogressive approaches. The first phase of the project was conducted by a student team within the framework ofthe junior/senior