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Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Michael Combs; Ahmad Zargari

Session 3547 Construction and Application of a Computer Based Interface Card Michael Combs Ahmad Zargari, Ph.D., CSIT Telescope Operations Engineer Associate Professor m.combs@morehead-st.edu a.zargar@morehead-st.edu Morehead State University Morehead State University Morehead, Kentucky Morehead, KentuckyAbstractAutomated control of manufacturing systems and research tasks are becoming more demandingin today’s competitive market

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Techniques for Improving Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

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David Cottrell

Session 2230 Developing a Dynamic Classroom with "ExCEEd" Teaching Workshops: Separate but Equal in New York and Arkansas David S. Cottrell Pennsylvania State University at HarrisburgI. IntroductionFor the second year, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has sponsoredworkshops to answer a call for formal educational training for engineering facultymembers. Conducted both at the United States Military Academy at West Point and atthe University of Arkansas, these “Excellence in Civil Engineering Education” (ExCEEd)workshops provided an effective venue to foster and improve

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Design for Community

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2002 Annual Conference

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Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

theUniversity of Tennessee in Nuclear Engineering and her Ph.D. is from Georgia Institute of Technology inME. She has also been an Associate Professor at Christian Brothers University. Her industrialexperience includes Oak Ridge National Laboratories and Chicago Bridge and Iron. She is a registeredPE.J. DARRELL GIBSON is a Professor of M.E. at Rose-Hulman Inst of Tech where he teaches design,noise control, and structural mechanics. His BS and MS are from Purdue in Aero Engineering and hisPh.D. is from the University of New Mexico in ME. He has also been an Associate Professor at theUniversity of Wyoming and a Visiting Professor at Colorado State Univ. His industrial experienceincludes General Dynamics Corp, J.I Case Co, Sandia Labs, NASA/Langley

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ECE Design, Capstone, and Engr. Practice

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2002 Annual Conference

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Paul Salama; Charles Yokomoto; Maher Rizkalla

. Chuck Semeria and Tom Maufer, “Introduction to IP Multicast Routing,” http://www.3com.com/hsc/301303. html,3Com Corporation, 2000. Page 7.231.12“Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education”XI. BiographiesPAUL SALAMAPaul Salama received the Ph.D. degree from Purdue University. He is currently an AssistantProfessor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue School ofEngineering and Technology, IUPUI. His research interests include image and videocompression, and

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Course Assessment in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Oliver Hensley; Marjorie Donovan; Christopher Ibeh; James Otter

., Hensley*, O., Donovan, M., Otter, J., Androsova, A., “Consortium forUpgrading Educational Standards,” Best Assessment Processes IV: A WorkingSymposium, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN, April 7-8, 2001. 5. Ibeh*, C. C., Fonda, J., “ A Student-Oriented Fuel Cell Project At Pittsburg State University (II): LowPressure-Based Fabrication Process For The Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell (MCFC) Electrolyte MatrixSupport”, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual National Conference Proceedings,June, 2000.6. Ibeh, C. C., "The Term (Project) Paper: A Viable Instructional Tool for UndergraduateEngineering and Technology Education," American Society for Engineering Education

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Daniel Raviv

from industry, business, marketing,math, science, engineering, technology, and daily life. The different dimensions, namelyUniqueness, Dimensionality, Directionality, Consolidation, Segmentation, Modification,Similarity, and Experimentation provide leaders, managers, and other problem solvers with newinsights and thinking strategies to solve everyday problems they face in the workplace. The new methodology:- Looks at problems systematically- Enhances creative power and innovative skills of problem solvers- Helps to generate unique “out-of-the-box” unexpected and high quality multiple solutions- Stimulates innovation by generating more and better ideas quickly- Increases productivity of the idea generation process. Problems are

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Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Reid Bailey

an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering atthe University of Arizona. His research interests include engineering design, environmental issues affecting design,and engineering education. He received his B.S. from Duke University and both his M.S. and Ph.D. from theGeorgia Institute of Technology. Page 7.463.9 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education

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Programming and DSP Potpourri

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jordan Rosenthal; James McClellan

Session 3220 Animating Theoretical Concepts for Signal Processing Courses James H. McClellan, Jordan Rosenthal Georgia Institute of Technology / MIT Lincoln LaboratoryAbstract: Although most topics in Digital Signal Processing (DSP) are highly mathematical, most experts possessknowledge of these concepts that is primarily graphical. Therefore, we have developed a variety of multimedia adjunctsfor use in an introductory signal processing course at Georgia Tech to teach abstract concepts. These same multimediatools are also valuable in senior-level and graduate DSP courses. Among the available

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steve Thomas; Vinod Lohani; Bevlee Watford

Session 2793 Object Oriented Analysis of Weather Data in Virginia Steven Thomas, Vinod Lohani, Bevlee Watford Senior, Computer Engineering/Assistant Professor, Engineering Fundamentals/Director, Minority Engineering Program, Virginia TechAbstract An object-oriented approach is presented to analyze drought patterns in Virginiausing probabilistic analysis of long - term weather data (i.e. Palmer Drought SeverityIndex (PDSI)). The study is a part of an undergraduate research project, funded by theoffice of the Minority Engineering program under a VT-GE program, at Virginia Tech.The purpose of the

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Cross-Section of Construction Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jean Paradis

computer technology for managing project. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 7.107.8 Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education

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Unique Lab Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nam Kim

Session 2526 PC-Based Transport Laboratory Experiments Nam K. Kim Department of Chemical Engineering Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 49931Abstract The transport laboratory course in Chemical Engineering at Michigan Tech has beenoffered to undergraduate juniors as a 2-credit required course since 2000. The laboratoryequipment has been newly designed to accommodate an in-line digital computer for dataacquisition. The chemical engineering faculty focused on three

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Computer Based Measurements

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jerry Murphree; Brent Brzezinski; Joey Parker

. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs NJ. 5. Control Tutorials for Matlab: PID Tutorial (1997). 6. Nise, N. S. (2000). Control systems engineering, 3 rd Ed. Wiley, New York. 7. Ramachandran, R. P., Ordonez, R., Farrell, S., Gephardt, Z. O. & Zhang, H. (2001). Multidiscplinary control experiments based on the proportional-integral-derivative (PID) concept, Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Session 1526. Albuquerque, NM. 8. Somerville, J. W. & Macia, N. F. (2001). A feedback control system for engineering technology laboratory courses, Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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2002 Annual Conference

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Marilyn Smith

Session 2058 A Building-Block Approach to Dynamics Marilyn J. Smith School of Aerospace Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0150AbstractThe transition from memorization of formulae to the independent thinking required inengineering courses is accomplished via courses typically entitled “Statics” and/or “Dynamics”.These courses, in particular Dynamics, pose a major hurdle for some students who wish tobecome engineers. They are known at many

Conference Session

The Modern ChE Laboratory

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2002 Annual Conference

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Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

Notes. 1998.BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONStephanie Farrell is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. She received her B.S. in1986 from the University of Pennsylvania, her MS in 1992 from Stevens Institute of Technology, and her Ph.D. in Page 7.1180.141996 from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Rowan in September 1998, she was a facultymember in Chemical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. Stephanie’s has research expertise in the field of Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steven Tragesser; Gregory Agnes

well--missile warning, global communications, and globalpositioning systems (GPS). Because of the value of space, the USAF has begun to move itsfocus from operating as an air force to becoming the premier air and space force by the year2025. Accordingly, the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) provides graduate programs inboth space operations and astronautical engineering.The introductory and intermediate spaceflight mechanics graduate courses are of coreimportance to the Space Operations and Astronautical Engineering programs at AFIT. Thesecourses rigorously develop the fundamental principles of astrodynamics. Topics in both orbitalmechanics (which deals with the trajectory of a point mass) and attitude dynamics (which dealswith the

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Assessment in Large and Small Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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William Dempster; Chee Lee

encouragement of a team teaching approach. Variants ofthe above methodology have also been implemented in year 1 classes in EngineeringMechanics and Engineering Mathematics and together with the Thermodynamics and FluidMechanics class constitute one third of the first year course. Thus, much of the commonrequirements such as the development and organization of groups, use of technology, Page 7.1087.5teaching experiences and identification of students with difficulties can be shared within theteaching group. This has allowed the increased development time associated with new Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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M. P. Sharma; Matthew Hayes; Edward Anderson; Roman Taraban

hisPh.D. in cognitive psychology from Carnegie Mellon University. His interests are in how undergraduate studentslearn, and especially, how they draw meaningful connections in traditional college content materials (e.g.,textbooks, lectures, multi-media).EDWARD E. ANDERSONEdward E. Anderson is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University where he is also theAssociate Director of the University Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center. His responsibilities at theCenter are to train and assist faculty throughout the university in applying technology to their teaching. Hereceived his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University and Ph.D. degree fromPurdue University.M. P. SHARMAM. P. Sharma is Professor

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assurance in engr edu

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert Creese

Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”2. Increase student’s self-confidence, flexibility, creativity, and communication skills as well asincreasing their ability to work in teams.3. Emphasize integrated problem solving, considering the social, economical, and politicalaspects as well as the technological aspects.4. Improve faculty leadership abilities to direct student project teams to solve interdisciplinaryproblems, as project advisors become more of “coaches” rather than lecturers. The three major differences between Aalborg University and the traditional US universityare: 1) Project-Based education versus Course-Based education; 2) Democratic UniversityAdministration versus Autocratic University Administration; and

Conference Session

MINDing Our Business

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2002 Annual Conference

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Treva Fitts; Susan Wynn; Martha Absher; Kristen Ford; Judy Russell; Glenda Kelly; Adefolakemi Oni; Gary Ybarra

Symposium, October,2001.[11] D. Macaulay, The New Way Things Work, Houghton Mifflin, 1998.[12] Math on Call, Great Source Education Group, 1997.[13] E. Mash, D. Wolfe, Abnormal Child Psychology, Wadsworth, 1999.[14] D. Kimmel, I. Weiner, Adolescence: A Developmental Transition, Wiley and Sons, 1985 Page 7.880.6[15] F. Henwood, "Exceptional Women? Gender and Technology in U.K. Higher Education". IEEE Technologyand Society Magazine, Volume 18, Issue 4, Winter 1999/2000. pp. 21-27.Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition CopyrightÓ 2002, American Society for Engineering Education[16

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International Collaborative Efforts

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2002 Annual Conference

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Tina Barnes; Ian Pashby; Anne Gibbons

industry · Opportunity to innovate and progress technology in chosen field · Gain experience of working with industry · Establish contacts within industry (opportunities for jobs in the future) · Opportunity to improve interpersonal skills Page 7.1327.5 · Opportunity to benefit from the experience and expertise that industrialists bring to the research project Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Education · Expand personal knowledge and experience · Develop project

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Effective Energy Laboratory Ideas

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2002 Annual Conference

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Timothy Skvarenina

CDROM)2. Skvarenina, T.L. and DeWitt, W.E. (2001). Electrical Power and Controls. Prentice Hall,Biographical InformationTim Skvarenina was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 27, 1947. He received the BSEE and MSEE degreesfrom the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1969 and 1970 and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from PurdueUniversity in 1979. During his college career he worked four summers at U.S. Steel South Works as an assistantelectrician, rewinding motors and installing electrical equipment. He then served 21 years in the U.S. Air Force,including six years designing, constructing, and inspecting electric power distribution projects for a variety offacilities. He spent five years teaching and researching pulsed power systems

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Unique Lab Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

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Daniel Walsh; David Gibbs

theoretical models as predictors of real world behaviors. Be able to evaluatewhether theory adequately describes a physical event and establish and/or validate a relationshipbetween data and underlying physical principles. Integrate thermodynamic and kinetic data. 5.Recognize unsuccessful outcomes and faulty construction or design, and modify the experimentalapproach accordingly. 6. Demonstrate appropriate levels of independent thought, creativity, andcapability in problem solving in the real world. 7. Demonstrate competence in selection,modification, and operation of appropriate engineering tools and resources. 8. Recognize health,safety, and environmental issues related to technological processes and activities and deal withthem responsibly. 9

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jeffrey Franzone

Document 2002-31 MICROSOFT VISUAL C++ 6.0 IDE TUTORIAL Creating Win32 Console-Mode Applications Jeffrey S. Franzone, Assistant Professor Engineering Technology Department University of MemphisAbstractMicrosoft Visual C++ is a commonly used programming language and application environmentin many computer science and computer engineering technology programs. Visual C++ can beused to teach both C and C++ and it boasts a highly powerful, but easy to use, developmentenvironment. One of the strengths of the Visual C++ product is

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Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Stephanie Goldberg

8051 compiler, relative assembler, linker/locator, editor, chipsimulator, assembly language debugger, monitor, 95 / 98 / 2000 / NT), Rigel Corporation, PO Box 90040,Gainesville, FL 326072. Robotics Invention System (RIS) 1.5, LEGO Mindstorms, The LEGO Group.3. David Baum, Michael Gasperi, Ralph Hempel, Louis Villa, Extreme Mindstorms An Advanced guide to LEGOMindstorms, Apress, 2002.AuthorStephanie Goldberg currently teaches in the Electrical Engineering Technology program. She currently teachesMicrocontrollers as well as Digital Systems 1 and Analog Circuits. She received her Ph.D in Electrical andComputer Engineering at the State University of New York at Buffalo

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Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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David Loker

Session 2559 DTMF Encoder and Decoder using LabVIEW David R. Loker, P.E. Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeAbstractIn this paper, a laboratory experiment is presented for a senior technical elective course intelecommunications in the Electrical Engineering Technology Baccalaureate program at Penn StateErie, The Behrend College. For this experiment, students use LabVIEW and a PC-based dataacquisition (DAQ) system to design a dual-tone multifrequency (DTMF) encoder and decoder. Theuser input for the encoder is from a 12-pushbutton external keypad used to

Conference Session

Using Animation and Simulation in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Stephen Kuyath

, engineering, and technology graduates. Felder argues that iffaculty would employ teaching methods that address all the basic learning styles at least some ofthe time, that students would have more interest in the topics being discussed, and thereby gainbetter understanding.The Problem:As in many science and engineering courses, there are topics that must be introduced to thestudents before they can begin to understand the bigger picture. In an introductorymicroprocessor course one of these difficult topics is addressing modes. The author believed thatthe topic of addressing modes could be covered more efficiently, saving time for more advancedtopics later in the semester. The problem was that students were having a very difficult timeunderstanding

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Cultivating Professional Responsibility

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert Krueger

andinterpersonal skills. Such civic engagement is important specifically to engineering students and educators. Inreformulating the fundamental criteria for engineering accreditation in terms of studentoutcomes, the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) replaced sets ofcourses passed with sets of learning outcomes achieved and assessed. In other words, programsseeking ABET accreditation must now demonstrate that their graduating students can function asbeginning professionals in eleven different areas of performance—not just pass courses. At leastfour of these new performance outcomes in Engineering Criteria (EC) 2000, Criterion 3,Program Outcomes and Assessment, can be achieved through civic service learning: 1. an

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Engrng Edu;An International Perspective

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Johansen; Jens Riis; Henrik Jorgensen; Claus Balken; James Luxhoj

Industrial Management Systems at the Department of Production, AalborgUniversity, Denmark. He holds an M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark anda Ph.D. in Operations Research from the University of Pennsylvania, USA. His main teaching and research areas aredesign of production management systems, technology management, project management, and integrated productionsystems. Prof. Riis has recently headed two research programs in integrated production systems and technologymanagement, and is now Deputy Director of a new research Center for Industrial Production at the AalborgUniversity. He is a member of the IFIP Working Group 5.7 on Integrated Production Management and of theinternational editorial board of several

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Multimedia and Product Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gary Frey

andprototyping of parts and assemblies Both small business and privately generated product ideasare turned over to Engineering Technology and Technical Graphics students for design, drawing,and prototyping.Beneficial and detrimental factors to industrial and educational cooperation are discussed.Significant increases in standardized test scores and design skills were noted in some cases afterthe cooperative development of these designs and prototypes. Various uses for product designand prototyping partnerships in education and industry are examined and their benefits tostudents, educators, administrators, and industry are examined. Individual case studies areexamined with the following general results: · Successful economic products are rare

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Trends in Constr. Engr. Educ. I

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2002 Annual Conference

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Andre Mund; Mohammed Haque

ANNs are modeling Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Educationtechniques that are especially useful to address problems where solutions are not clearlyformulated3 or where the relationships between inputs and outputs are not sufficiently known.ANNs have the ability to learn by example. Patterns in a series of input and output values ofexample cases are recognized. This acquired “knowledge” can then be used by the ANN topredict unknown output values for a given set of input values.ANNs are composed of simple interconnected elements called processing elements (PEs) orartificial neurons that act as