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How We Teach Problem Solving?

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2004 Annual Conference

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Amy Miller; Maher Murad; Robert Martinazzi

2003-data 2002-data 4.0 2.0 0.0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Question (Q)The students were also asked to openly comment on the process. One unexpected benefit thatstudents commented on was the increased exposure and contact with engineering professors. Asfreshmen, their schedule is dominated with classes from different disciplines such as math,chemistry, and physics. The feedback made it clear that the freshmen appreciated the connectionto the Engineering Technology

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Steve Menhart

Transitioning a Microcontroller Course from Assembly Language to C Steve Menhart, Ph.D. Dept. of Engineering Technology University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2801 S. University Ave. Little Rock, AR 72204 AbstractThis paper describes improvements made to an integrated lecture and laboratory course dealingwith microcontrollers, taught in the Engineering Technology Department, at the University ofArkansas at Little Rock (UALR). This course initially used the Motorola 68HC11microcontroller, but currently uses the Motorola MC9S12DP256B

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Nicole DeJong Okamoto; Tai-Ran Hsu

). Technologies receiving alot of interest include liquid cooling using microchannel heat exchangers or microchannelsetched into silicon, heat pipes (already used heavily in laptops and many non-electronicsapplications) and thermo-electric devices. Whatever the methodology, cooling must be a part ofan integrated, chip-to-system design1.Who will perform this research and develop these new designs? While undergraduate mechanicalengineering curricula include a class on heat transfer, the cooling of electronics typically receiveslittle or no attention. Most industrial work in this area is performed by engineers with advanceddegrees and significant training on-the-job. Some universities (such as Stanford and Maryland)offer classes on electronics cooling at

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Entrepreneurship and NSF's PFI

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ken Vickers; John Ahlen; Ron Foster; Greg Salamo

for broadeningimplementation. Page 9.489.1 1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering EducationIntroductionThe National Science Foundation in February 2001 funded the University of Arkansas under thePartnership for Innovation program to initiate a new effort based on the “teaching through doing"paradigm. This program is a new concept targeted at providing a stimulative effect on very earlystage technology-based company development. Importantly, the

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Capstone Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Kathleen Kramer

experience.AcknowledgementsThe author would like to acknowledge the important contributions by Chuck Pateros, Member ofTechnical Staff at ViaSat Inc. and Chair of USD’s Electrical Engineering Advisory Board.Significant contributions were also made by board members Jarvis Tou, Scott Denton of AppliedMicro-Circuits Corporation, Keith Pflieger of Trellisware, Inc., Terry Hache of CopperMountain, Cathleen Quick of Sun Microsystems, and Donald Reed of SAIC.References[1] 2003-2004 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., 2002.[2] Kramer, K.A., “Work in Progress -- Successful Industry Advisory Board Involvement in the Capstone Design Experience,” Proceedings of the ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education

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Assessing Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

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Alene Harris; Monica Cox, Purdue University

, Peabody College at Vanderbilt University Abstract- This paper explores and compares global teaching patterns of biomedical engineering faculty at Vanderbilt University as captured by the VaNTH Observation System (VOS). The VOS is a four-part classroom observation instrument developed in 1999 for use within VaNTH Engineering Research Center bioengineering classrooms at Vanderbilt University, Northwestern University, the University of Texas at Austin, and the Harvard/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division of Health Science and Technology. Revised from the Stallings Observation System for K-12 classrooms, the VOS is used by trained

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New Electrical ET Course Development

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2004 Annual Conference

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Biswajit Ray

Session 2548 Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Projects by Sophomore-Level EET Students Biswajit Ray Matthew Colosimo, Gregory Kehoe, and Benjamin Naylor Associate Professor Undergraduate Students Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technology Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA 17815AbstractStudent-initiated projects as part of an instrumentation and data acquisition course forsophomore-level electronics engineering technology students are presented. The

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Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2004 Annual Conference

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Emin Yilmaz; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

Commercial Water Heating Page 9.748.6 http://www.eere.energy.gov/solar/sh_use_water.html Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education7. Data Translation, Inc., 100 Locke Drive, Marlboro, MA 01752-8528.EMIN YILMAZEmin Yilmaz is Professor of Engineering Technology at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He has MS andBS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey; and a PhD degreefrom the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in Nuclear Engineering

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Web Education I: Delivery and Evaluation

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2004 Annual Conference

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Sally Waldron; Rose Robinson; Michael Gregg; Jenny Lo

allows faculty and course administrators to determine if a particular topic needs to be addressed in a different fashion or in greater depth during class. • A similar analysis can be made concerning common answers to generate statistics concerning possible cases of collusion or cheating.The detriments of common time testing are also numerous: • Security of original exam is more critical • Advances in technology makes in-class cheating more possible • Common tests may not test those topics of importance to, and stressed by, individual instructors • The committee approach to generating a common test can be logistically, administratively and politically painful.The Division of Engineering Fundamentals, which

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Industrial-Sponsored Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mohamed El-Sayed; Jacqueline El-Sayed

areas at Lawrence Technological University. As Chair ofthe Design Engineering Education Committee (DEC) of ASME she was active in organizing sessions in TotalQuality in Design Engineering Education, Engineering curricula in pre-college education, and is the liaison andmember of the Board on Pre-College. Currently, she is responsible for collaborative effort to incorporate MfgEcourses into ME curriculum.Mohamed El-Sayed, Ph. D. is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University and has been teachingfor 25 years. He teaches Machine Design, Automotive Design, Design Optimization, and MultidisciplinaryOptimization on both the undergraduate and graduate level. He has over fifty research papers of topics ranging fromfinite element

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Cajetan Akujuobi

Session Number 1320 ADC Automated Testing Using LabView Software Ben E. Franklin, Cajetan M. Akujuobi, Warsame Ali Center of Excellence for Communication Systems Technology Research (CECSTR) Dept. of Electrical Engineering Prairie View A&M University, Texas 77446AbstractThe focus of this project is to implement automated test algorithms for testing analog-to-digital converters using LabView software. With the increase in bandwidth hungryapplications the need for high speed and high resolution ADCs are needed on the frontends of the

Conference Session

Leadership in the Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Ward; Robert Martinazzi

ensure adequate reinforcement oftheir observations and perceptions.In order for this exercise to have an assessment value, it became essential to findsomeone on the faculty who possessed an expertise in film analysis. Fortunately in theHumanities Division the second author had a reputation for offering a course entitled“Film as Literature.” Also, numerous Engineering Technology students take this coursebecause of the excellent instruction and appreciation they gain for understanding moviesfor more than their entertainment value. Team teaching this segment of the course wasnow completed with this faculty member agreeing to provide his input.His expertise provided the critical scrutiny in the three major areas of assessmentrequired of the students

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Learning & Teaching Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

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Emilia Hodge; Chang-Yu Wu; Anne Donnelly

Session # 1331 A Model for Teaching Materials Evaluation: Development and Testing of Interactive Computer Simulations Modules for Undergraduate Education Anne E. Donnelly1, Emilia Hodge1, Melis Budak1, Heath Wintz2, Randy Switt2, Chang-Yu Wu2, Prakash Kumar3, Pratim Biswas3 Priscilla Chapman4, Anne L. Allen4 1 University of Florida, Engineering Research Center for Particle Science & Technology, Gainesville, FL 32611/2University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, Gainesville, FL 32611/3Washington University

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Innovations in Nuclear Education I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ivan Maldonado; Henry Spitz; John Christenson; Eugene Rutz

the BSME 12 credit technical elective requirement and three credits of the BSME guided elective requirement. • The first required NE class, Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, is taken on-campus during the first quarter of the second academic year. • The other four undergraduate NE classes will be delivered using a mixed-mode distance learning technology, permitting MNE-ACCEND students to take these courses while they are on co-op sections. • Credit for a total of five NE courses taken for undergraduate credit will qualify the ME students for a nuclear engineering minor certificate and an appropriate entry on their transcript.5. The combination of one more on-campus undergraduate quarter and the

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TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

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Wei Zheng; Dong Young Jang; Donald Harby; Yuyi Lin

Teaching Capstone Design in Globalization Environment Yuyi Lin, Donald Harby University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211 LinY@missouri.edu Dong Jang, Seoul National University of Technology, Korea Wei Zhen, Xiamen University, China AbstractIn an effort to improve the mutual understanding and communication among future engineers in aglobalization environment, the authors have started to establish a set of common course material anddesign tools for capstone design education. Internationalized course material will be web

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Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2004 Annual Conference

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Daniel Walsh

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. Communicate effectively with a specific audience, both orally and inwriting, ranging from executive summaries to comprehensive technical reports. 10. Demonstratethe ability to work in teams, including structuring individual and joint accountability, assigningroles and responsibilities, partitioning work, monitoring progress, meeting deliverable deadlines,and effectively integrating individual contributions into a final deliverable. (ABET

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Innovative Techniques & Funding Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jim Leake

) • Product design analysis • Group Technology • EdgeCAM software • Autodesk Streamline • Inventor welding environment • OthersTable 1 shows that the course is loosely organized into four sequences. In the first segmentlectures and homework assignments focus on computer graphics and geometric modeling topics.Concurrently lab time is used to model a backhoe mechanism, as well as to start the modeling ofthe product design/reverse engineering project.In the lecture portion of the surface-modeling segment, the Rhinoceros software is used toillustrate such concepts as control points, order, knots, continuity, Gaussian curvature,developable surfaces, etc. After working through the Rhinoceros training

Conference Session

Improving Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anita Gandolfo; Ken Alford

largeballroom so that new arrivals can quickly gather information about any organization on campusthat may interest them or their family members.During the summer teaching workshops, academic departments typically share information aboutdepartment organization and policies. Departments provide new employees with computers,email and network accounts, and other discipline-specific tools and technology. Departmentsalso provide new civilian faculty members with information about the military, in general, and Page 9.666.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Richard Vaz

educate “technological humanists”, the authors had a desire to challenge futureelectrical and computer engineers consider the ways in which technology can be of more directbenefit to society and communities than through the economic stimulus resulting from the designof consumer electronics. Third, WPI’s extensive experience with project-based learning hasmade clear that enhanced learning typically results when students are given a meaningful “realworld” problem to solve for some external organization, rather than a problem fabricated byfaculty. An opportunity for teaching design through real-world problem solving and presentingengineering as a socially relevant profession appeared in the form of Design that Matters.III. Design that Matters and

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Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Miller; Julia Williams

-Hulman Institute ofTechnology. Dr. Miller has previously taught at Michigan Technological University and The Ohio StateUniversity. He received his B.S. degree from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, M.S. from Universityof Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and Ph.D. from The Ohio State University.Julia M. Williams is Associate Professor of English and Coordinator of Technical Communication at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana. In 1996, she developed the campus-wide Programin Technical Communication, which currently assists all engineering students in developing theircommunication skills in a variety of technical and non-technical courses. Her articles on writingassessment, electronic portfolios, and ABET have appeared in the

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Minorities in Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein

technological advances to achieve nationalobjectives. Analyses have shown that there may be a significant shortage in the entry-level science and engineering labor pool, and that scientific and technical fields could besignificantly affected. Demographic data show a future with proportionately fewer youngpeople and a work force comprised of growing numbers of minorities and theeconomically disadvantaged. These groups, which the economy must increasingly rely,have been historically underrepresented in science, engineering and related fields. Theadded dimension of a projected shortage of qualified science and mathematics instructorsat the pre-college and undergraduate levels could have serious consequences for thenation’s scientific and technological

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Best Zone Papers

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Clough

1601 Toward a Kinder, Gentler ABET David E. Clough Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309-0424AbstractThe thesis of this presentation is that the ABET 2000 process is beset with problems in designand execution that will inevitably lead to significant change within the next few years. ABET2000, however well intended, is entirely too burdensome for the benefits it delivers, and itsburdens are well beyond the constraints placed on an

Conference Session

Life Sciences and ChE

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2004 Annual Conference

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Peter Reilly; Surya Mallapragada; Mary Huba; Jacqueline Shanks; Kevin Saunders; Charles Glatz; Balaji Narasimhan

-Based Learning: How to Gain the Most from PBL. Waterdown: D. R. Woods, 1994 (distributed notes from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario).8. Stice, J. E., Felder, R. M., Woods, D. R., and Rugarcia, A. The Future of Engineering Education 4. Learning How to Teach, Chem. Eng. Ed., 34(2), 118-127 (2000).Biographical InformationCHARLES E. GLATZ is Professor and Chair of Chemical Engineering at Iowa State University. He earned hisdoctorate in chemical engineering at the University of Wisconsin.BALAJI NARASIMHAN is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Iowa State University. In 2003, hewas named by MIT’s Technology Review as one of the World’s Top 100 Young Innovators. He earned hisdoctorate in chemical engineering at Purdue

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Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Mason

students in a geographically isolated locations and with differenttechnical backgrounds. The teams in the learning community are comprised of four studentsfrom a university freshman design course, and three students from a high school technologycourse. The goal of the learning community is to design, build, and test an original design. Thecommunication between two sets of students in a team is achieved via net-meetings and emails.The paper presents the results of team assessment completed for two freshman design courses atSeattle University and two Central Kitsap High School Technology Courses.IntroductionFueled by industry requirements and ABET accreditation criteria1, the emphasis on teamworkhas become common practice in engineering education

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Virtual and Distance Experimentation

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mazen Manasseh; Kevin Amaratunga; Eduardo Kausel

Session 2426 A Web-accessible Shaking Table Experiment for the Remote Monitoring of Seismic Effects in Structures Mazen Manasseh, Eduardo Kausel, Kevin Amaratunga Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Abstract A remotely accessible system for controlling shake table laboratory experiments is presented. The Shake Table WebLab at MIT s Civil Engineering Department is implemented under the iLab initiative for the development of educationally oriented remote experiments. The fully functional system allows

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Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heather Cooper

and kinetic energy in a simple mechanical system. Laboratoryexperiments help alleviate the difficulties in some cases, but even a lab-based introductorythermal science course in the Mechanical Engineering Technology department at PurdueUniversity does not consistently improve student understanding of the basic principles. Thispaper describes the development and implementation of simple open-ended projects, used inconjunction with the laboratory portion of the course, as a means for increased studentunderstanding. Project topics have ranged from proving basic equations to investigating morecomplex problems, such as the effect of window treatments on cooling requirements or thefeasibility of alternative energy sources. Results from Fall 2003

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Physics in the K-16 Classroom

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fengfeng Zhou

TIMSS-R). Toaddress this issue and cope with the rapid advancement in science and technology, NationalScience Foundation (NSF) has funded a number of research projects at dozens of universitiesnationwide. One of these projects is Science and Technology Enhancement Program (STEP)currently being conducted at the University of Cincinnati. Project STEP involves nine graduateand eight undergraduate fellows, twenty-two secondary science and mathematics teachers, andten UC professors (from the College of Engineering and College of Education). Every fellow isplaced in a secondary school to work with one or more teachers. The main responsibility of afellow is to develop and implement hands-on activities that are technology-driven and inquiry-based

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Lessons Learned From Design Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mustafa Guvench

Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics. He is currently a fullprofessor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern Maine. Prior to joining U.S.M. he served on thefaculties of the University of Pittsburgh and M.E.T.U., Ankara and Gaziantep campuses, Turkey. His research interestsand publications span the field of microelectronics including I.C. design and semiconductor technology and itsapplication in sensor development, finite element and analytical modeling of semiconductor devices and sensors, andelectronic instrumentation and measurement. Caglar GURCANCaglar Gurcan was a senior level Electrical Engineering student at the University of Southern Maine and was workingas as coop student

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TIME 2: Laboratories

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gordon Parker; Paula Zenner

Session 2166 Development of a Remote Systems and Controls Laboratory G.G. Parker, M.J. Agostini, M.N. Devarakonda and P.F. Zenner Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics (MEEM) Michigan Technological University (MTU)AbstractThe Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan TechnologicalUniversity has developed a remote version of a required undergraduate laboratory that is apractical and relevant component of an engineer’s education. The purpose is to provide acombined mechanical engineering laboratory experience that reinforces the traditional

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Writing and Communication II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

Institute of Technology School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, "Faculty Profile:Christina Bourgeois," Georgia Institute of Technology,http://www.ece.gatech.edu/faculty/fac_profiles/bio.php?empno=504860 (accessed February 23, 2004).6. University of Texas at Austin Mechanical Engineering Department, "O. Christene Moore," University ofTexas at Austin, http://www.me.utexas.edu/faculty/people/moore.shtml (accessed February 23, 2004).7. Christy Moore, personal communication to author, March, 2003.8. Richard Bannerot, Ross Kastor, and Paul Ruchhoeft, “Interdisciplinary Capstone Design at the Universityof Houston” (paper presented at the 2003 Annual Conference of the ASEE Gulf Southwest Section, March 19-21,2003, Arlington, TX).9