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Real-Time and Embedded Systems

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2003 Annual Conference

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Asif Shakur; Ali Eydgahi

illustrated in figure 1. Page 8.385.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationThe Design ProcessI. The Keypad and the 74C922The first question that arises is what type of keypad to use with this project. A 16-buttonSPST 4X4 Matrix type keypad is an appropriate choice, mainly because the IC 74C922 isa 4X4 Matrix keypad encoder. The 74C922 has an internal key debounce and keyscanning circuits, which will eliminate the need for an additional circuitry. This debouncecircuit is controlled by an external capacitors

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Motivating students to achieve

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2003 Annual Conference

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Elizabeth Davis; David Socha; Valentin Razmov

, morepositive light.We believe the practices worked particularly well because we set up the course with ampleopportunities for students to make mistakes – a fodder for reflection – and learn from them in anon-threatening (academic) environment. While we recommend the approach to engineeringeducators interested in teaching “soft skills,” we caution that to successfully apply it, one needsto be comfortable identifying and handling conflict that may emerge.1. IntroductionThis paper describes a set of reflective practices that formed the backbone of a 9-week softwareengineering course at the junior undergraduate level. We report on our, and our students’,assessments of the effectiveness of these practices. The data were collected during the course, atthe

Conference Session

Assessment in EM Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Bianey Ruiz; Stephanie Adams

% havea GPA greater than 3.5. The majority of the participants in the sample (90%) wereWhite/Caucasian. For evaluating correlation between variables, 28 correlations analysis were needed. Thissituation increased the probability of making Type I error. In order to control this error, theBonferroni approach was used and a p-value of less than .0018 (.05/28=.0018) was required forsignificance. Table 1 shows the correlation of values between the variables of the study. Theseresults showed high values with significant statistical correlation between variables. Table 1 Pearson Correlations (*)Variables Attitude PsySaf AccInt Conflict Commun Role

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TC2K Issues and Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

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Paul Lin; Harold Broberg

programobjectives [1].The Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) has been continuouslyaccredited for over 30 years, was last accredited in 1998, and is preparing for areaccreditation visit in 2004 during the first year of exclusive use of the TC2K criteria.While in the process of refining our curriculum as outcome-based, the authors found thatthe importance of capstone or integrating experiences is also recognized by ABET andhighlighted in the Self-Study Questionnaire [1]. The Senior Design Project courses havebeen in place since 1968 and it was concluded in [2] and [3] that the course providesstudents with the best possible preparation in terms of current technical knowledge,techniques, skills, and written/oral reports for industry

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Web-Based Laboratories and Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

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Steve E. Watkins; Richard Hall; Vicki Eller

diverse usage preferences and choices.Hence, assessment should involve usability measures that are quantitative and qualitative.Usability testing records usage patterns and user reactions. A usability laboratory was created at the University of Missouri-Rolla. It is supplementsthe traditional assessment for hypermedia tutorials and virtual laboratories. The laboratory isdesigned to provide information on user choices and comfort. The test setup provides (1) a timerecord and progression of intermediate steps and (2) visual and auditory clues to subjectivefactors. The quantitative measures indicate how efficiently and accurately a user comprehendsand navigates. The qualitative measures indicate satisfaction and frustration during the

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Gwaltney; Mark Valenzuela

aproject is very important.”The American Society of Civil Engineers recognizes that public involvement in what used to be alargely technical domain is now the norm: “Enhanced public awareness of technical issues iscreating more informed inquiry by the public of the technical, environmental, societal, political,legal, aesthetic, and financial implications of projects.”1 Indeed, this issue is cited when ASCEmakes arguments for a policy statement regarding the need for graduate education forprofessional practice.The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology weighs in on the subject of thisinteraction between the engineering and the public sector through Criterion 3 (h): “Engineeringprograms must demonstrate that their graduates have the

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Tools of Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

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Elizabeth Davis; David Socha; Valentin Razmov

true spirit of academia – in order to prepare students for successfulengineering careers.1. Introduction Seeing conflict as an opportunity to create art from our very being is a challenge for the artist in all of us. Our lives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we do with conflict that makes the difference.1 Thomas F. CrumThe beneficial role of inner conflict in helping learning and as a source of innovation is not a Page 8.1307.1new concept1, 3. However, it does appear to be an uncommon and thus a largely

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Multimedia Arena

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2003 Annual Conference

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William Meador; Amit Chourasia

different stages.1 FEA yielded the displacement, deformation and distribution of various sub elements withdifferent time steps. The simulation was performed by equivalent force distribution with which theplane might have struck the building. The data was a simple ASCII file consisting of positional and connectivity informationabout the sub-elements at different time steps. The FEA post processor tool was capable ofrendering some of the simulations as animated GIF sequences, which was very crude comparedpre-rendered animation imagery. The post processor could also export VRML files that could beplayed back as animations. Page 8.1234.4

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rahul Kulkarni; Wajiha Shireen

Education” Analysis and design of PWM inverter systems have been mainly based on supplyingbalanced and linear loads [1]. However, the general drive towards automation has increased theuse of a spectrum of new loads such as : computers with peripherals, telecommunicationequipment, industrial robots etc. A large majority of these new loads are unbalanced and/ornonlinear in nature. In view of this, this paper presents the analysis of a three-phase PWM invertersystem including harmonic assessment of the inverter input current and output voltage withbalanced and unbalanced loads. Analytical equation using the switching function approach is usedto find the proper state equations to describe the power conversion circuit in MATLAB [2].Recent research

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Curricular Change Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

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Carolyn Clark; Prudence Merton; Jim Richardson; Jeffrey Froyd

Chicago in 1893 [1], engineers, engineering educators, and representatives fromindustry and government have been assessing every 20 years or so how well our educationalinstitutions prepare engineers for current social needs. This periodic process of self-investigation, Page 8.546.1reflection and recommended curricular revision has led one British observer to proclaim AmericanProceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright©2003, American Society for Engineering Educationengineering education as “the most visible undergraduate curriculum in the United States…andthe subject of

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shih-Liang (Sid) Wang

display results in bothgraphical and numerical forms. The GUI allows a different set of input before quitting for “what-if” scenarios. Additionally, each module has a help window to explain the computation process.IntroductionEquations, tables, and figures in engineering textbooks are being supplemented by electronicversions to automate the computation process. For example, Roark's Formula for Stress andStrain [1] has an interactive version based on TK Solver [2]. The Engineering Mechanics Toolbox[3] is a MATLAB package to supplement textbooks in Mechanics of Materials, covering axialloading, shafts, beams, columns, and Mohr's Circle.The MATLAB courseware is developed to assist teaching and learning in machine design. Forexample, it takes a long

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elisa Linsky; Gunter Georgi

personal instruction some students need to master the skills being taught. The writing centerserves as an important adjunct to the writing component of EG. Without the option ofindividualized instruction, some students would find the assignments beyond their reach.1.Lab Reports: The students are required to write seven lab reports over the course of the semester basedon the experiments conducted each week. Four are individual reports and three are team reports.The preparation of lab reports helps students understand what they did in lab and teaches thebasics of scientific and technical report writing. The reports are composed of a title page, anabstract, an introduction, a procedure section, a data and observation section, and a

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Assessment in BME Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Chad Washington; Alene Harris

of the VaNTH Engineering Research Center at Vanderbilt University have worked to develop an observation instrument to capture specific elements in lesson delivery, including (1) various types of teacher-student interactions, student engagement levels related to type of instruction, levels of indicators reflecting HPL learning theory (knowledge-centeredness, student-centeredness, assessment-centeredness, and community-centeredness) (Bransford et al. 1999), and specific indicators of effective teaching. After three years of testing and revision, we have developed valid, quantitative measurements of the teaching of a lesson. We then set about to organize this data into categories that would

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Contemporary Issues in Manufacturing Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Shah Galib Habib; Arif Sirinterlikci

similar course, which has been taught for many years at Industrial &Systems Engineering Program at the Ohio State University. The Ohio State University course is“ISE 607 - Manufacturing Processes & Simulation”. One of the authors, Arif Sirinterlikci wasinvolved in the instruction of ISE 607 for a couple of years [1]. Even though ISE 607 is anundergraduate/graduate course, it mainly addresses to the graduate curriculum. Students at bothschools acquire the material science and manufacturing process background before taking the Page 8.1271.2courses mentioned above. They are not expected to have background in the numerical methods

Conference Session

Energy Project and Laboratory Ideas

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

energy by the first-world countries will no longer, in the not toodistant future, be able to be met by fossil fuels alone. The known economically recoverableworldwide fossil fuel reserves are limited. In fact, at the current rate of worldwide consumptionthere is enough oil to last 45 years, enough natural gas to last 65 years, and enough coal to last224 years [1]. With increasing awareness of limited energy resources and deterioratingenvironment, many countries have come to understand that using energy effectively and cleanlyis the solution to some of the current energy and environmental problems. Energy consumptionand environmental pollution can be reduced, without sacrificing comforts, by designing andemploying energy saving equipment

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Teaching Design with a Twist

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Onofrio Russo; Gunter Georgi

from Polytechnic University discussed the formation of thepresent course, which consists of labs, lectures, recitations and the IndependentProject. (2) Two Types of Independent Projects are used: 1. The House Project The design and building of a scale model house that has computer controlled lights, heating, air conditioning and an alarm system which uses the LabVIEW program to control all the systems. 2. Three Robot Projects The first robot project is a design that is programmed to navigate a Polytechnic designed obstacle course. The second robot project design is programmed to retrieve and deliver parts on a factory floor. The third robot project design is programmed to perform multiple tasks in an arctic

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Martha Cyr

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Matson

. • Application: Exhibit, Solve, Demonstrate, Show, And Apply. • Analysis: Inquire, Group, Interpret, Classify, and Compare • Synthesis: Plan, Develop, Predict, Create, and Hypothesize. • Evaluation: Infer, Estimate, Conclude, and Determine.Relationships between Program Objectives, Program Outcomes, and Course Outcomes arerepresented in Figure 1. The network flow is from left to right. Course outcomes are the inputs Page 8.588.2to develop the student’s abilities as defined in the Program Outcomes; these Outcomes are inputs Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Bell; Scott Fogler

Session 2793 Implementing Virtual Reality Laboratory Accidents Using the Half-Life Game Engine, WorldUp, and Java3D John T. Bell and H. Scott Fogler University of Illinois Chicago / University of Michigan Ann ArborThis paper describes recent developments in an ongoing project[1-3] to develop a series ofvirtual reality based laboratory accident simulations, designed to impress upon users theimportance of following proper lab safety procedures, and the potential consequences of notdoing so. The primary goal of the project is that users will remember the experience of sufferinga

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ed McCaul; Earl Whitlatch; Robert J. Gustafson

AY 2001-2002 alumni surveys. Surveyswere mailed to engineering alumni of the 2nd (1999), 6th (1995), and 15th (1986) year alumnigroups based on addresses maintained by The Ohio State University Alumni Association.Useable surveys were returned from 249 persons, as shown in Table 1.Table 1. Response Rates for Survey Alumni Year No. Mailed Survey Returned Percent nd 2 (1999) 522 85 16.3 th 6 (1995) 614 99 16.1 15th (1986) 720 65 9.0 Total 1856

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Global Issues in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Heinz Luegenbiehl

Teaching Engineering Ethics Across National Borders Heinz C. Luegenbiehl (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kanazawa Institute of Technology) Over the last several decades, during which courses in engineering ethics have become amore common feature of engineering curricula in the U.S., a standard model for teaching it hasemerged, primarily due to the publication of a number of textbooks with a similar focus.1 The mainfeatures of this model are an emphasis on professional autonomy, use of codes of ethics and moraltheory as the basis for decision-making, and the centrality of the case study approach. In more recent times, a focus on issues in engineering ethics

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Teaching Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kristin Wood; Daniel Jensen; Alan Dutson; Matthew Green

new materials such as hands-on activities, interactive multimedia, andgroup learning. This balance with concrete experience is especially needed in “building-block”courses that create the foundation for advanced design courses. If we expect students to performwell with open-ended, project-centered problems, we need to provide a pedagogical basis acrossthe entire undergraduate curriculum. This paper presents such a basis for one importantengineering core topic: mechanics of materials. Active learning concepts applied in mechanicsof materials courses are discussed, including specific examples of hands-on, multimedia, andgroup design exercises.1. IntroductionOne of the needed reformations in engineering education involves a change in

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tracy Volz; David McStravick

and error analysis was not satisfactory.Professional Communication is a 10 year • Writing a report addressingexperiment to enhance communication skills for experimental issues caused more Page 8.803.3both undergraduate and graduate students at student review of these topics with a 3 positive impact on the lab reports. 1) Taubes, Gary, Bad Science, Random • The peer review was not

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International Engineering Education I

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2003 Annual Conference

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Waddah Akili

, colleges ofengineering sprung out in Iraq and Syria, and later on, in Amman, Jordan. The colleges inLebanon and Syria paralleled, by and large, the French views on engineering education. Theexception was the set up at the American University of Beirut (AUB), looked after by aconsortium comprised of colleges on the East Coast of the USA. Colleges in Egypt and Iraq wereinfluenced, at the time of their establishment, by the British system of education.(1, 2)Engineering education in the Arab Gulf States began in earnest during the early to mid sixties,when colleges were founded in Riyadh, Jeddah, and later, in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Other statesin the Region followed suit after gaining their formal independence.(2)The dramatic increase in oil revenues

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Candice Stefanou; Karen Marosi; Margot Vigeant

goes on to graduate studies inengineering is, in general, relatively depleted of women, and very few have gone on to careers inacademia (see Table 1). Table 1: Percentage of graduating class pursuing advanced degrees*Group Year of Graduation 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001All graduates 18 19 25 18 14 18 18Female 6 7 4 5 2 3 32graduates*All graduates hold a B.S. in Engineering from Bucknell University. GE-FFF ran from thesummer of 1995-2002; graduates of the class of 1995 were the last class not to have access to thisprogram.For

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Sundiata Jangha; Richard Peltier; Pamela Reid; F. Scott Cowan; Christal Gordon; David Woessner; Douglas Edwards; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

2003-1917Value Added: Integrating NSBE Jr. Chapters Into High School Mathematics and Science Curricula David Woessner 1,2, Sundiata Jangha1, Christal Gordon3, Douglas Edwards8, ,F. Scott Cowan1 , Pamela Reid4, Richard Peltier5, Dr. Donna Llewellyn6, Dr. Marion Usselman7, 1 George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, 2 Dupree College of Management 3 School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Design for Community

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hanna Lee; Sven Bilen; Robert Pangborn

, effectivecommunication skills, thorough understanding of current design tools, and sense of the totalbusiness equation. These projects also provide the student with “hands-on” experience in “real-world” engineering problems and are often very interdisciplinary in nature. Unfortunately,because of their extra-curricular nature, it is often difficult to link them formally to educationalgoals or integrate them into the formal engineering design curricula. The ABET definition of engineering design is “the process of devising a system,component, or process to meet desired needs.”1 The design-related requirements that ABETplaces on U.S. engineering programs for accreditation state that a curriculum must include mostof the following features: • development of

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Potpourri of Engineering Mathematics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bertram Pariser

mathematics to college students, who frequently do not get it!Background of ClassThis paper is a topic in a mathematics class, MAT201, Mathematical Analysis ll. Thetextbook used in this course is Caulter, Paul A & Michael A. “Technical Mathematics withCalculus Fourth Edition(1). Students taking this course major in both Electrical EngineeringTechnology and Computer Science Technology. The course is taken in the second semester.The fall 2002 class consisted of 18 students, 15 male and 3 female. The student ages rangedfrom 19 to 53. One student is white, six are Hispanic, five students are black, and five areAsian.Many of our students have deficits in mathematics. They find word problems very difficult.The scientific method starts by formulating a

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New Electrical ET Course Development

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Border

University (BGSU). (1) The traditional approach ofteaching data communications from a well known topics as signal standards, message syntax,time-based and frequency-based transmission techniques, must now share the undergraduate'sattention with newer topics. (2) These topics include administration of servers, workstations andnetwork devices. For the educator, the problem posed by these new topics is the unwantedpresence of a potentially large amount of vendor specific and proprietary information within thebody of work. The curriculum under development at BGSU attempts to (1) minimize transient,or unnecessary, vendor-specific details, while presenting a strong core of new communicationfundamentals that enable students to understand and exercise the

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Energy Project and Laboratory Ideas

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Darrell Massie

Page 8.539.1budget. For simple equipment upgrades requiring little verification or technical expertise, the Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationcost can be as low as 1%. For a more complex analysis, the cost can reach as much as 15% ofthe entire project budget1. Culp2 found that ESCOs need to enhance baseline scenarios andM&V plans of contracts. Baseline scenarios are weakened by unverified assumptions. Sincebaselines are the point from which contractual savings are calculated, energy savings becomeunobtainable if assumptions are inaccurate. Likewise, M&V plans often involve unclear