Conference Session

Design Methods and Concepts

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cari Bryant, University of Missouri-Rolla; Eric Pieper, University of Missouri-Rolla; Brandon Walther, University of Texas-Austin; Tolga Kurtoglu, University of Texas-Austin; Robert Stone, University of Missouri-Rolla; Daniel McAdams, University of Missouri-Rolla; Matthew Campbell, University of Texas-Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

to helpidentify avenues for further development of the design tool.1. IntroductionThe creative nature of design generation demands skills from a designer that must be developedand refined through practice. Advancement in technology is usually made by building on previ-ous experiences and learning from past successes and failures. However, this knowledge transferin the broad field of product design is often difficult to accomplish. Often, few records are keptcataloging a designer’s rationale during the decision making processes that lead to the embodi-ment of a successful design solution. Additionally, although many successful designs are preva-lent around us, often it is unclear why or how an existing design is successful without prior expe

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Components

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Koehnemann, Arizona State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

systemsengineering activity, understanding those activities and their role in systems engineering are vitalfor software engineering education.The addition of systems engineering activities in and embedded software course has led to manysuccessful outcomes. Students understand the approach for solving complex systems. They alsoobserved first hand the benefits of modeling a solution before committing to an implementation.In fact, student remark that once their model is correct, building for the target platform isrelatively simple. Finally, the value of showing UML notation and the various diagrams in thecontext of systems development is vital for students, as these activities are becoming common inthe systems engineering community.1 IntroductionSystems

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vered Doctori Blass, University of California-Santa Barbara; Mary Hong Loan Dinh, University of California-Santa Barbara

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Environmental Engineering

install a photovoltaic system to light two classrooms at the school, and administer ahousehold survey on health, hygiene, and education. The group stayed for two weeks in thecommunity.From the assessment results, the goals of the project were defined: 1. Provide safe drinking water for the entire community. 2. Decrease intestinal illnesses in the community. 3. Provide affordable and clean energy for lighting to facilitate access to education and provide facilities for community meetings and social events in the evening hours. 4. Build capacity in the community through facilitating access to training and educational resources. 5. Establish a health baseline to evaluate project effectiveness. 6. Perform a water supply and

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Malicky, University of San Diego; Ming Huang, University of San Diego; Susan Lord, University of San Diego

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New Engineering Educators

resources, investments that might not pay off if thepedagogy is not well-matched to the instructor’s particular course and environment. Thus thedecision to try a new pedagogy is characterized by both benefits and risks. Both of these maycovary with many situation-specific factors such as the instructor’s tenure status and students’prior expectations. One thesis of this paper is that traditional and non-traditional pedagogiesboth have advantages and disadvantages. To help the educator address these difficult decisions,this paper aims to 1) provide an overview of the major pedagogical options for engineeringcourses and 2) delineate the major situational factors that influence the risks, benefits, andimplementation strategies of these

Conference Session

Digital System Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben Shaw, Youngstown State University; Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University

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Electrical and Computer

access instructions, andexception-generating instructions8. The proposed IP methodology allows the software and hardware paths to be developedconcurrently as shown in Figure 1. This approach introduces the students to current SoC designissues, such as bridging the design gap between the software and hardware engineer9. Thisdesign flow may be partitioned within a project group. Thus, allowing the software andhardware paths to be developed simultaneously. During the time the hardware components ofthe CPU are being designed, test vectors are created using the FlexARM1 instruction set with theuVison3 ARM assembler developed by Keil10. The assembler translates the test instructions intomachine code as an output file (.hex) in Intel Hex Format

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omer Farook, Purdue University-Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University-Calumet; Jai Agrawal, Purdue University-Calumet; Essaid Bouktache, Purdue University-Calumet; Ashfaq Ahmed, Purdue University-Calumet; Mohammad Zahraee, Purdue University-Calumet

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Engineering Technology

frame. Thedepartment has embraced the general philosophy of Outcome Based Education. In itscurrent form it is designed to encompass all aspects of Outcome Based Assessmentconforming to TAC/ABET’s model[1, 2].The current Program assessment Methodology that ensures the Program’s ContinuousImprovement is depicted in Figure 1. The process ties together the differentConstituencies that define the department’s Program Education Objectives (PEOs) alongwith the Program Outcomes (Pos). The Pos are further mapped in terms of CourseLearning Objectives (CLOs). Page 11.978.3 Data

Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Lee Hansen; Jorge Vanegas, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

&CIS, the processes for the sustainable delivery and use of F&CIS, andthe resources required for the delivery and use of F&CIS in a sustainable way.In a sustainable approach to F&CIS, decision-makers need to integrate sustainability at all stages ofthe project life cycle, particularly the early funding allocation, planning and conceptual design phases.More specifically, to be successful in the pursuit of sustainability, the A/E/C industry needs to: (1)define, plan, and design more sustainable F&CIS; (2) procure, construct, commission, operate, andmaintain F&CIS in more sustainable ways; and (3) supply more sustainable building technologies,systems, products and materials used within F&CIS. Satisfying these needs

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Cox, Purdue University; Alene Harris, Purdue University

University Page 11.1422.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 VaNTH Observation System Component AssessmentAbstract- Since 1999, the VaNTH Observation System (VOS), a direct classroom observationsystem, has been used to collect data about classroom activities within bioengineering courses.Two components of the VOS, the Classroom Interaction Observation and the Global Ratings,specifically collect data about whether observed courses contain elements of the “How PeopleLearn” (HPL) framework, as set forth in the National Research Council publication How PeopleLearn: Mind, Brain, Experience, and School.1 VOS observers use

Conference Session

Incorporating Projects into the Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Vaughan, Georgia Institute of Technology; William Singhose, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

theaerospace engineering and computer science departments. The ARLISS project has greatpotential to provide students with experience in multidisciplinary design, expanding uponknowledge gained in the classroom. The nature of the project provides a fun and entertainingvenue for education without the constraints of a required course.1 IntroductionIt is commonly accepted that hands-on experience leads to the great educational gains.These gains are further increased if the hands-on projects build upon previous experiencesin an interesting and exciting way1 . Unfortunately, design projects that require studentsto work on teams to build working prototypes are often difficult to grade. Furthermore,students worry about their grade and have conflicts with

Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Schreuders, Utah State University; Brian Rutherford, Utah State University; Katrina Cox, Utah State University; Susan Mannon, Utah State University

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Biological & Agricultural

from elementaryschool to initial employment 1, 2. According to the “pipeline theory” the gender gap in science andgpikpggtkpi"yknn"fkucrrgct"kh"uwhÝekgpv"yqogp"vcmg"uekgpeg"cpf"ocvj"kp"uejqqn"cpf"kh"rqnkekgu"ctg"in place to block the leakage from the pipeline at points where more women than men are lost.However, the pipeline theory has proved to be inadequate to explain the lack of success in im-proving gender equity in engineering for several reasons 1, 3-6.First, in contrast to the recent past where most females did not graduate from high school withthe necessary math and science prerequisites to enter engineering 7, girls now take as many highschool science classes (although fewer take physics) and their achievement levels are roughly

Conference Session

Engineering Practice for a Moral World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Rossler, Oklahoma State University; Martin High, Oklahoma State University

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Engineering Ethics

regulation of attorneys’professional conduct. Additionally, a comparison of legal versus engineering ethics curriculamaterial shows the development of the ethical and professional canons for attorneys relative tothose for engineers. Lastly, the paper offers suggestions to engineering faculty.IntroductionThe general public characterizes lawyers as “greedy, manipulative, and corrupt.”1 Corporatescandals, media-circus court coverage, allegations that frivolous medical malpractice lawsuitsundermine healthcare, and widely-publicized multi-million dollar tort damage awards work tocreate this perception.2 Additionally, the adversary process employed in the legal system oftenworks to ensure that at most half of the parties involved in any legal dispute are

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Sumpter, Purdue University; Deborah Follman, Purdue University; Mica Hutchison, Purdue University

no class rank beavailable). Engineering students in the honors program are required to take seven creditsof honors designated courses in their first year, of which ENGR116 is highly encouraged.National Merit finalists are also eligible to take part in the course.Of the 38 women and 154 men enrolled in ENGR 116, 26 women and 67 men respondedto the survey, an overall response rate of 48%. The respondents were 94% (n=87)Caucasian American, 5% (n=6) Asian American, 1% (n=1) International, and 1% (n=1)did not list an ethnicity. The composition of the entire ENGR 116 course was 89%Caucasian American, 6% Asian American, 2% Hispanic American, 1 % NativeAmerican, 0.5% International, and 1% did not list an ethnicity. Surveys from one femalestudent and

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

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Instrumentation

EENG 4109 in 1999. Permanent copies of the Page 11.1045.2Project TUNA hardware were constructed in 2000. Project TUNA has been used in thelaboratory curriculum since that time.A block diagram of Project TUNA is shown in Fig. 1.Fig. 1. Block diagram of Project TUNAProject TUNA relies upon switching phase-sensitive demodulation to measure both themagnitude and phase of the input voltage Vin and output voltage Vo of the network under test. AnAgilent HP33120A arbitrary waveform generator furnishes a sinusoidal signal to three unity-gainquadrature networks. Each quadrature network contains four two-pole unity-gain all-pass filtersarranged in two

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohan Ketkar, Prairie View A&M University

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Engineering Technology

criteria.AccreditationIn the US Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) 1 evaluates the quality,content, and success of the undergraduate engineering and engineering technology programs.Two commissions within ABET are called the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC)and the Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) for Engineering programs andTechnology programs respectively. As a coordinator of the Electrical Engineering Technologyprogram at the Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) 2, I had an opportunity to prepare andpresent the Electrical Engineering Technology (ELET) program for accreditation to the TAC-ABET evaluators’ team during fall 2004.The program outcomes are described in the ‘Criteria for Engineering Technology Programs’ 3.An

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Barnes, University of Colorado-Boulder

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hilkat Soysal, Frostburg State University; Oguz Soysal, Frostburg State University

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Liberal Education

the scientificreasoning skill and technological literacy of students in all majors.In Frostburg State University an interdisciplinary course titled “Science Technology andSociety (IDIS 160)” was developed with the motivation of the Undergraduate EducationInitiative (UEI) [1] approved by the Faculty Senate in February 2005. IDIS 160 isdesigned as a pilot freshman course for mainly non-science/engineering majors to meetthe new general education requirements.The main purpose of the course is to introduce the “models of research, the developmentof science and technology, and the application and subsequent impact of thedevelopments on society and the environment.” The course goal is consistent with theFSU general education program, which

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Roberts, Kansas State University; John Mingle, Kansas State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

of teaching, learning, and understanding knowledge. Thisbroader definition was the focus of the author’s manuscript in 2004.1 LEARNING METHODOLOGIES DATA INFORMATION KNOWLEDGE WISDOM INFORMATICS Figure 1: The 6 Part Cognition Knowledging ProcessKnowledge is unstable; and, because of wide communication in the information age, decays toinformatics4 and then information. The time for this decay varies widely depending upon theinformation intensity of the domain where the knowledge first appears and also where the infor-matics first resides. In information age engineering, the process of knowledge moving from onefield of engineering to another

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Imad Jabbour, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Linda Haydamous, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Wissam Kazan, Stanford University; Amine Hayek, Stanford University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, and investigate their understanding of the subject matter byplacing their knowledge in a useful context.1 However, traditional laboratory experimentationsuffers from several disadvantages that can be overcome by remote experimentation. Remote experimentation is the process through which real lab experiments can be conductedby a user without her having to be physically interacting with lab devices. In other words, remoteexperimentation consists of allowing users to connect to actual hardware devices and gainaccessibility to laboratories via the Internet technology. Recently, the development of theInternet as a communication medium fostered the spread of remote laboratories.2 Remote experimentation offers many benefits over traditional

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Tenure & Promotion

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

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New Engineering Educators

grant funding, attracting andgraduating graduate students, and producing sufficient quantity and quality of published journalarticles. The pressure to perform and stress associated with such positions are significant andrequire individuals to often make substantial sacrifices in other areas of their lives during thetenure process.1-2Tenure-Track Position in Engineering at a Teaching UniversityThese faculty positions offer job security on achieving tenure, professional prestige, and anintellectually stimulating environment through interaction with primarily undergraduate students,research and professional interactions. The teaching load is often higher than at researchuniversities but usually has some support from graduate students or upper

Conference Session

Innovative Partnerships

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abraham Michelen, Hudson Valley Community College; Gary Kardys, Hudson Valley Community College

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Two Year College Division

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Phillips, University of Guelph; Michele Oliver, University of Guelph; Bill Van Heyst, University of Guelph; Douglas Joy, University of Guelph; Warren Stiver, University of Guelph

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Computers in Education

advisorbut they are encouraged and free to seek help from all faculty in the school.To quantify whether CAD/CAE is being used intelligently we asked University of GuephProfessor Emeritus Jan Jofriet to review four capstone design reports (which incorporated CAEas part of the design process) against a number of ‘intelligent use’ indicators. Professor Jofriethas an extensive background in researching and teaching of FEA. The projects utilized eitherCFD or solid mechanics within their design. Six measures were used to assess the level ofintelligent CAE use. Table 1 provides the six measures and the descriptors used for each of thesemeasures.Observations and DiscussionOne of the most valuable outcomes that has resulted from this effort in the second

Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Smith, University of Kentucky-Lexington; Jamey Jacob, University of Kentucky; Suzanne Smith, University of Kentucky; James Lumpp, University of Kentucky

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

-altitude experiment developed, designed, built, conducted and evaluatedprimarily by undergraduate students. BIG BLUE (Baseline Inflatable-wing Glider, Balloon-Launched Unmanned Experiment) was first proposed in 2002 to NASA’s WorkforceDevelopment program with the objective to involve talented engineering students in a state-of-the-art aerospace project, with opportunities to do complex multidisciplinary research anddevelopment and to interact as peers with researchers at NASA centers and in the aerospaceindustry. BIG BLUE was first conceived as a demonstration of unique inflatable-wingtechnologies with potential application for extraterrestrial exploration.1-3 Currently, technologiesare developed for BIG BLUE with additional consideration of other

Conference Session

Improving ME education: Broad Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University; Andrew Davol, California Polytechnic State University; Joseph Mello, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

. The students are always trying to push the envelope, and look for theadvisor’s help to achieve this.The department and college also benefit from student design competitions. Student teamsperforming well at the competition bring recognition to their school. Since their experienceshave increased their bond with the school, students often become active, contributing alumniafter graduation. Design projects are a real draw to prospective new students, and can help theschool attract the best and brightest.Educational risks seen in current competitionsThere are many challenges or issues for students working on vehicles for these designcompetitions. Table 1 provides a list of issues or problems that have been observed with thetypical extracurricular

Conference Session

Topical Public Policy Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Barnes, University of Colorado-Boulder

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Engineering and Public Policy

competition. Let us consider some approaches to this problem.1. Let us consider first the possibility of requiring our undergraduates to play a significant roll in teaching other undergraduates. In teaching a class you learn the material better than when you took the course and you have to define the problems in a form the other students can learn to solve them. This will deepen their understanding of the technical material they are trying to teach. Students do not like to be embarrassed in front of their piers and they will prepare. They also get practice in organizing and presenting material. These are skills we are often told by industry that our students are lacking and skills they will need if they are lead organizations

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Mulva, Texas State University-San Marcos

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Construction

by developingimplementation schemes to cope with their inherent weaknesses.Implementing Project ControlsIn the classical project control and monitoring process, project objectives are assumed to be fixedand means for achieving those objectives to be variable only as needed to recover from failure to Page 11.935.3conform performance to the original plan6. Effectively, this means that project controls-baseddecision-making is premised on static quantities and estimates completed in the past. Thisrequires that new baselines be periodically reestablished as a reforecast according to the processillustrated in Figure 1. Figure

Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Bradley, Indiana University; Walter Bradley, Baylor University

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First-Year Programs

Table 1. High School vs. CollegeMany studies have determined that the most commonreason that outstanding high school students see theirGPA drop by ~1.0 during their freshmen year incollege1 is their lack of time management and studyskills.2-4 As Table 1 illustrates, learning in high schoolis primarily in class while a significant part oflearning in college is outside of class, requiring up to500% more outside study time than was required inhigh school. Furthermore, the much faster pace ofpresentation of material in college and the largerintervals between exams make the usual high schoolstrategy of procrastinating and then cramming untenable.Poor time management and study skills are particularly damaging to retention in engineering,where the

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

olu Fasesan, Texas Tech University; Segun Ogunsanya, Texas Tech University; Lloyd Heinze, Texas Tech University

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Environmental Engineering

cement volumetric yield, thickening time, compressivestrength, free water, rheology, and fluid loss control. Computerized closed-loop control of liquidadditives 1) allow unused, uncontaminated cement to be hauled off location after an operation, 2)promote environmental responsibility by reducing the volume of waste cement hauled to alandfill, and 3) provide better quality control of slurries pumped "on-the-fly" due to betterdistribution of additives in the slurry and tighter computerized tolerances. Students arechallenged to always work towards environmentally friendly processes and use of flow regimeequations to vary viscosity. Laboratory tests are carried out to verify the predictions madethrough the regime equations.Surface slurries utilizing

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiwei Guan, University of Washington; Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

include portfolios in the engineeringcurriculum, it is difficult for new educators to gain a clear understanding of what they can learnfrom the previous studies and thus to decide how to design a portfolio assignment for theirclassrooms. Practical questions, such as “If I want to use portfolio for the purpose A, how shouldI design my portfolio curriculum”, can hardly be answered. The major reasons for the difficultiesin effectively using student portfolios could be that (1) portfolios were defined differently, (2)the reasons for using portfolios were different; (3) the components that were included in theportfolios were different; and (4) the setting and instruction on creating portfolios were different.These variations in designing portfolios

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanzhong (Shawn) Duan, South Dakota State University

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Mechanics

their designapplications than they could previously.IntroductionAn applied multibody dynamics course is usually offered to mechanical engineeringundergraduates in their senior year and to graduates in their first year. It is an advanced topic andrequires that students have a background in linear algebra, vector-matrix operations, dynamics,numerical analysis, and fundamentals of computer science, as well as in basic programmingskills. The specific contents of multibody dynamics may vary from school to school. Butgenerally speaking, they may contain but are not limited to the following: (1) Multibodykinematics: coordinate transformation matrixes and direction cosines, kinematical formulas,partial velocities, partial angular velocities, Euler

Conference Session

Customizing Courses for Industry Training Needs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Kuprenas, University of Southern California; Elhami Nasr, California State University-Long Beach

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Continuing Professional Development

course that meets weekly. Theprogram is broad in that it covers all elements of project management, but it also is gearedtoward the procedures that the Bureau uses in managing projects within the City of Los Angeles.Table 1 summarizes the training program. As shown in the figure, there are 11 subjects coveredover 14 weeks with the 15th session set aside for review and discussion of the certification test.Each session lasts from 4 to 6 hours. Most subjects are covered in one class meeting session, buttwo subjects were given more than one session. The complex subject of time management / Page 11.1043.2scheduling was given two sessions, and a subject