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Innovative Practices in NRE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Monty Smith; Jerome Davis; Charles Bittle; Mitty Plummer

giventhe software used to drive the monitor that displayed reactor power or count rates. Page 10.280.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering EducationIV. The AGN 201 Training Reactor.The AGN 201 reactors were made in the 50’s and 60’s as a training tool for universitiesto use in preparing the first crops of nuclear engineers. The reactor is unique in manyrespects. It is fueled with 20% enriched U235 in a polyethylene matrix. The coredimensions are roughly 10 inches in diameter and 10 inches high. The total fuel load

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yongjian Fu; Daniel Simon; Charles Alexander

solvingprocess with more details. Page 10.44.6 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering EducationReferences1. Alexander, C. K. and Sadiku, M.N.O., Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, 2nd edition, pages 18-21, McGraw-Hill, 2004.2. Djordjevic, J., Milenkovic, A., and Grbanovic, N., “An integrated Environment for Teaching Computer Architecture,” Micro, IEEE, Volume: 20, Issue: 3, 66-74, May/Jun 2000.3. Fricks, R., Hirel, C., Wells, S., and Trivedi, K.S., “The Development of an Integrated Modeling

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jr., Hartley T. Grandin, Hartley T. Grandin,; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

solver, supported by verification of the result. This approachallows the students to focus on the basic fundamental physics of the problem rather than on thealgebraic manipulation required to isolate the required solution variable(s). The paper will first discuss the paper subtitles, Theory, Analysis, Verification andDesign, to emphasize the focus of our approach to teaching mechanics of materials and toindicate how it differs from past and current textbooks. The paper then considers three simplemechanics of materials examples, one of which considers design, to demonstrate our approach.Theory The theory and topic coverage is typical of a traditional one semester introductorymechanics of materials course. Considerable attention is

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Rabbitt; Douglas Christensen

. 160 140 CO=5.4893 L/min 120 pressure (mm Hg) 100 aorta 80 60 40 veins 20 0 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 time (s) Fig. 2. Blood pressure waveforms in the aorta and veins for one heartbeat After obtaining results for the normal CV system, each student does research to determinewhich values in the

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Steif

Session 2168 Enriching Statics Instruction with Physical Objects Paul S. Steif Carnegie Mellon UniversityIntroductionA student who succeeds in a statics course has the ability to analyze basic mechanical aspects ofunfamiliar mechanical systems using the principles and methods of statics. The ability to applylearning to solve new and different problems is termed transfer by cognitive scientists.A variety of factors affect transfer. Most relevant to the present work is the recognition that thedepth of the initial learning affects significantly the ability to

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jenelle Piepmeier; Kenneth Knowles; Bradley Bishop

kits (ROBIX and LEGO) allows rapid prototyping of s olutionsto challenging problems in a reasonable time frame while still maintaining technical rigor andappropriate level of intellectual challenge. In our framework, there is a strong coupling betweenlectures and laboratory exercises, allowing us to put to use in the laboratory all of the mathematicalmaterial presented in lecture. We have recently switched over to a classroom/laboratory hybridstructure, allowing us to move from lecture to experiment without undue interruption in the flow ofthe course. III. SYSTEM MODELLING USING MEX FUNCTIONS In commonly used robotic texts, the introductory chapter defines robotics and explores the roleof robotics in industry and society. This is followed

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Zola; Eugene Deess; Vladimir Briller

required to take placement tests in English andMathematics. In addition, the students who plan to major in Chemistry take a Chemistryplacement test. Placement test results, high school grades and SAT scores are used to determineindividual course placement.The Mathematics placement is based on Elementary Algebra, Pre-Calculus, SAT Math score,and High School Rank in Class, when applicable. The English placement is based on score s onthree New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test and SAT Verbal score. Toledo ChemistryPlacement Exam is used to place students in Chemistry classes. Table 1 provides information oncurrent NJIT requirements for placement in Math, English, HSS and Chemistry GUR courses

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Brader; Jed Lyons

Session 1566 Utilization of the Learning Cycle and Design of Experiments to Enhance Understanding of Mechanical Engineering Concepts John S. Brader, Jed S. Lyons Department of Mechanical Engineering - University of South CarolinaAbstractThrough design of experiments, as part of an increasingly difficult series of laboratory exercises,students gain a greater understanding of the relevant engineering theory. This paper outlines athree part laboratory experience specifically designed to introduce freshmen to the variety ofengineering disciplines. The three experiments increase in difficulty

Conference Session

Course Assessment in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Oliver Hensley; Marjorie Donovan; Christopher Ibeh; James Otter

Session 2647 Epistecybernetics and the Accreditation Process Christopher C. Ibeh, Marjorie E. Donovan, Oliver D. Hensley, James L. Otter Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas 66762AbstractThe current trend in accreditation vis-à-vis ABET and others is for the accreditationseeking “institution” to demonstrate that its program(s) meet the (TC2K) requiredcriteria. The institution must clearly demonstrate continuous program(s) improvement,enhanced student learning and satisfaction among others. These required demonstrationsentail systematized documentation of program(s) activities and are not part of academia’sregular or

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Oscar Marcelo Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Nayda G. Santiago P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Pedro O. Quintero; Anidza Valentin, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Nelson Cardona-Martinez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

-Engineering-Technology-by-the-Numbers-2021.pdf Last retrieved February 12, 2023.[6] Engineering Statistics, Available by request from the UPRM Office of Planning, Institutional Research, and Institutional Improvement (OPIMI), https://oiip.uprm.edu/, February 2023.[7] R.W. Lent, S.D. Brown, and G. Hackett, "Toward a unifying social cognitive theory of career and academic interest, choice, and performance", Journal of Vocational Behavior vol. 45, pp. 79-122, 1994.[8] V. Tinto, "Leaving college: rethinking the causes and cures of student attrition, 2nd edition", University of Chicago Press, 1993.[9] M. Jimenez, L. Guillemard, S. Bartolomei, O.M. Suarez, A. Santiago, N. Santiago, C. Lopez, P. Quintero, N. Cardona, "WIP: Impacting

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2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

Joseph Erwin; Laith Alqawasmi; Tariq Khraishi

. References1. Camarena E., Quintana A., V. Yim, P., Grimmer, J. Mersch, J. Smith, J. Emery, G. Castelluccio, “Analysis of Multiaxial Loading of Threaded Fasteners” Sandia National Lab, Albuquerque, SAND2018-12364C, 2018.2. Cao Z., Brake M., and Zhang D., “The failure mechanisms of fasteners under multi-axial loading,” Engineering Failure Analysis, vol. 105, pp. 708–726, 2019.3. Kazemi, A., and Nassar, S. A., “Principal stress-based equation for multi-axial fatigue analysis of preloaded threaded fasteners,” Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, vol. 140, 2018.4. Kazemi, A., Wu, Z., and Nassar, S. A., “Multiaxial fatigue of preloaded threaded fasteners,” Volume 2: Computer Technology and Bolted Joints, 2015.5. Mersch, J. P

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2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

Kyle Riccardi; Danushka Bandara, Fairfield University

-training of Deep Bidirectional Transformersfor Language Understanding . In Proceedings of the 2019 Conference of the North AmericanChapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics: Human Language Technologies,Volume 1 (Long and Short Papers), pages 4171–4186, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Association forComputational Linguistics.(5)Victor Sanh, Lysandre Debut, Julien Chaumond, & Thomas Wolf (2019). DistilBERT, adistilled version of BERT: smaller, faster, cheaper and lighter. CoRR, abs/1910.01108.(6) Ilya Loshchilov, & Frank Hutter. (2019). Decoupled Weight Decay Regularization.(7) Paszke, A., Gross, S., Massa, F., Lerer, A., Bradbury, J., Chanan, G., … Chintala, S. (2019).PyTorch: An Imperative Style, High-Performance Deep Learning

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Nicole Becklinger, University of Southern Indiana

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Diversity

the COVID-19 Pandemic," in 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposi on papers, Bal more, 2023.[2] Na onal Center for Educa on Sta s cs, "College Student Employment," May 2022. [Online]. Available: h ps://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/ssa/college-student- employment#:~:text=The%20percentage%20of%20full%2D me,in%202015%20(43%20percent).. [Accessed 9 September 2022].[3] Na onal Center for Educa onal Sta s cs, "Na onal Postsecondary Student Aid Study," 2016. [Online]. Available: h ps://nces.ed.gov/datalab/codebooks/by-subject/121-na onal- postsecondary-student-aid-study-2016-undergraduates. [Accessed 11 February 2022].[4] United States Government Accountability Office, "More Informa on Could Help Student

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2023 PSW

Authors

Tara Esfahani; David Copp

opportunities for future research on howto capture the benefits of multiple learning formats, increased flexibility, and the use of technologywhile reducing the drawbacks that students experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.References [1] A. D. Dumford and A. L. Miller, “Online learning in higher education: exploring advantages and disadvantages for engagement,” Journal of Computing in Higher Education, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 452–465, 2018. [2] J. K. Cavanaugh and S. J. Jacquemin, “A large sample comparison of grade based student learning outcomes in online vs. face-to-face courses.” Online learning, vol. 19, no. 2, p. n2, 2015. [3] C. A. Murphy and J. C. Stewart, “The impact of online or f2f lecture choice on student achievement and

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2023 PSW

Authors

Helen Choi

. O. Mannon, "What Do Graduate Students Want from the Writing Center?Tutoring Practices to Support Dissertation and Thesis Writers," Praxis: A Writing CenterJournal, vol 13, no. 2, pp. 59-64, 2016. [Online]. Available:https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/bitstream/handle/2152/62631/Mannon_%20PRAXIS_13.2_COMPILED_FINAL-9.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y.[3] S. Summers, "Building Expertise: The Toolkit in UCLA’s Graduate WritingCenter," The Writing Center Journal, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 117–145, 2016. [Online].Available: http://www.jstor.org/stable/43824059.[4] T. Kinney, J. Snyder-Yuly, and S. Martinez, "Cultivating Graduate Writing Groupsas Communities of Practice: A Call to Action for the Writing Center, " Praxis: A WritingCenter Journal

Conference Session

Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sameer Hamoush P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Ellie H. Fini, North Carolina A&T State University; Mahour Mellat Parast, University of North Carolina, Pembroke; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

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Civil Engineering

International Conference on Computer Science & Education (ICCSE 2010), 652-5, 2010; ISBN-13: 978-1- 4244-6002-1; DOI: 10.1109/ICCSE.2010.5593527.4. Martinez, F., L. C. Herrero, S. De Pablo, Project-Based Learning and Rubrics in the Teaching of Power Supplies and Photovoltaic Electricity, IEEE Transactions on Education, March 25, 2010; ISSN: 00189359; DOI: 10.1109/TE.2010.2044506.5. Kilmartin, L., E. McCarrick, A Case Study of Enhancing Learning Outcomes for Undergraduate Electronic\Computer Engineering Students through a Service Learning Based Project Module, 2010 IEEE Transforming Engineering Education: Creating Interdisciplinary Skills for Complex Global Environments, 18 pp., 2010; ISBN-13: 978-1

Conference Session

Faculty Tools

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles J Lesko Jr., East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

taken advantage of thetechnology‟s capabilities including social presence, persistence and the visual presentation of thevirtual environment. Emphasis has focused on the visual presentation or building out theseenvironments for pedagogical deployment in an effort to develop virtual classroom and meetingspaces that not only replace the actual real world academic experiences, but also maximize theinherent unique functionalities that the new VW provides. Yet once the spaces are in place therecomes the need to communicate course content; there inlays the impetus behind a growinginterest in the use of VW environments as delivery media for presenting content bothsynchronously and asynchronously.This case covered the course delivery involving three

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Preparing Students for the Real World

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John B. Napp, University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

information literacy skills are relevant to the work ofengineers requires new pedagogies. One such pedagogy is problem-based learning (PBL) wherea real-life situation is introduced and students use information literacy skills to complete theassignment. Students will gain essential knowledge while seeing how those skills fit into theengineering design process. This paper will describe problem-based learning as it can be appliedto information literacy in engineering classes. The author‟s experience in using PBL to teachinformation literacy in a freshman design class is also described.Introduction Conducting information literacy instruction sessions that are relevant and interesting tothe students, while providing useful skills, has long been a

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Projects and Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Y. Lin, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

is powered, the coil in the motor can generate an electro-magneticforce of 44 lbs with the speed can reach up to15 ft/s. Each arm is equipped with four ThrusTubemotors. Figure 2: The Linear ThrusTube Mounted on the Rail3. Amplifiers for Thrust TubesAn amplifier is used to control the motion of each ThrusTube. Figure 3 shows the connection ofthe amplifier. When it receives signals through the J3 connection with a PC, it performs thefollowing tasks: a. Offers sixteen motion profiles which were stored through a RS-232 cable with a PC. b. Receives the command from the main program to choose one of the sixteen motion profiles for the motion. Figure 4 shows an example of setting up a motion profile for a typical

Conference Session

Core Concepts, Standards, and Policy in K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny L. Daugherty, Purdue University; Rodney L. Custer, Illinois State University; Raymond A. Dixon, Illinois State University, CeMaST

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

                                                                                                                       1  This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0426421. Any Page 22.1508.3opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and donot necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.   The focus of secondary level engineering education, however, has largely been onprocess. The Standards for Technological Literacy (STL),9 for example, include design-orientedstandards that

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Braun, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

development,which seeks a way to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of futuregenerations to meet their own needs.9 Figure 1. Sustainability Venn diagram motivated by the Euston & Gibson definition of sustainability6 and James White’s four sustainability “E”s.104E Sustainability AnalysisTo explore sustainability issues in electronics experiments, this work employs the proposed 4ESustainability Analysis technique. By writing sustainability analyses, students learn to explainhow engineering experiments, their applications, and their impacts foster or preventsustainability. Analyses uncover energy and resource issues in engineering topics and relate themto sustainability issues. The analyses involve environmental

Conference Session

ETD Design IV: Construction and Civil Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eric Nesbitt

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Engineering Technology

toinvestigate any difference in the significance between the two different educational levels. Thestate’s median household income was used to represent the economic variable. The population,education, and economic data were obtained from the most recent official statistics provided bythe U.S. Census Bureau (U.S. Census Bureau, 2008).18 The population and educational data wasobtained from the 2000 U.S. Census. Median household income was reported by the CensusBureau as a three-year average from 2002 to 2004. The geographical region of each state wasdetermined by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) region classifications (EPA,2008).19 The number of state and local incentives supporting green building were collected fromthe USGBC website

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Arun R. Srinivasa, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

would need to crate are moving upward at a be divided by 3 and then given in N. constant speed of 3.0 m/s, how (if any) would the answer above in question #10 differ? (Question #10 asked when the pieces in the crate are not moving, what is the magnitude of force exerted on piece A by rope 2?) (Figure 9 displays the crate configuration for both questions.)Figure 6. Sign Configuration from Question #13 on Beta Instrument 1

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Lauren Seabury, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Benjamin Lee; Gregory Alan Payne; John A. Hoopes, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Civil Engineering

explain difficult concepts, and talk with enthusiasm to keep the audience’s attention. Other than those minor things, we thought that doing the applications was an interesting way to relate fluid mechanics to real world applications and expand the knowledge that the course provided. We also enjoyed watching other presentations, and Page 22.373.12 learned a lot of things that we had never really thought about before.” Student Group 4 reflection essay excerpt is from the topic: superfluids.The required department survey assessment at the end of semester, compared to the previousyear/s, showed substantial increases in instructor and

Conference Session

Evolving Engineering Libraries: Services, Spaces, and Collections

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

orstudents. New learning objectives, educational interventions and pedagogy are needed to teachdata curation skills. Librarians need to translate traditional library science skills into a datacuration context in order to forge the partnerships necessary to have a successful datamanagement program.References1 Gold, A. Cyberinfrastructure, Data, and Libraries, Part 1. D-Lib Magazine 13, 9/10, doi:10.1045/september20september-gold-pt1 (2007).2 Gold, A. Cyberinfrastructure, Data, and Libraries, Part 2. D-Lib Magazine 13, 9/10, doi:10.1045/july20september-gold-pt2 (2007).3 Westra, B., Ramirez, M., Parham, S. W. & Scaramozzino, J. M. in Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship no. 63 (Fall 2010). Available

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Jan Lugowski

pressure signals are strong, and that two perpendicular walls exist, onwhich the pressure can act.ConclusionIt follows that the momentum theory does not convincingly explain the origin of the flow forcein a hydraulic valve. The question arises how to deal with the discrepancy. Does it exist only in ahydraulic valve, or in other flow cases, too? With a better understanding of how the reactionforces are created, it would be easier to make better designs.Bibliography1. Guillon, M. Hydraulic Servo Systems - Analysis and Design. Butterworths, London, pp. 107-121 (1968).2. Lee, S.-Y., & Blackburn, J.F. Contributions to Hydraulic Control - 1 Steady-State Axial Forces on Control-ValvePistons, Trans. ASME, Vol. 74, August, pp. 1005-1011 (1952).3. URL

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John Barrett Crittenden

State University since the late 1960’s. Typically, studentshave been graded in their freshman-level core engineering courses based upon homeworkassigned each day, approximately one quiz given each week, two to three tests administered eachsemester, and a two-hour examination taken at the end of the course. For the course associatedwith engineering design graphics, a semester-length team project has always been included.Students have performed in the typical manner – some cut an occasional class, some fail to payattention in class, cramming often occurs before tests and exams, and overall performance hasbeen mediocre. Not only is all work graded by the EF faculty without grader assistance, but alsoeach EF faculty member is responsible for

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Tew

. Elsherbeni, A. Z. and Tew, M. D., “Expanded use of Multimedia in Electrical Engineering Laboratories”, NSFILI grant # DUE-9650290, 1995-1997. Page 4.598.5MARK TEWMark Tew received his B. S. E. E. degree from the University of Mississippi in 1971, an M. S. in EngineeringScience from the same institution in 1973, and a Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign in 1979. Dr. Tew worked at Kaman Sciences Corp., Colorado Springs, CO, and was a memberof the satellite antenna group at TRW Systems, Redondo Beach, CA, from 1974 to 1976. Since 1979, he has been afaculty member in the Department of

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Southall; Lee Drouin; H. Javan

, you can only verify such a result witha $4000 spectrum analyzer! In addition, students checked the circuit selectivity withdifferent source resistance such as 50 Ohms instead of 10 Ohms. All the obtained resultswere in good agreement with the calculated and the experimental values. Fig. 2On the digital part, students were given a count sequence and they were asked tosynthesize the circuit using T, R-S, J-K, or D flip-flop which will yield the optimumdesign from the standpoint of component and the number of pins. Students applied K-Map to implement the circuit, then used the logic analyzer to verify their answers. Table1 is the required count sequence and figure 3 is the result of one of the students

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

James A. Newell

aclassical oral presentation.References1. Bakos, J. D., "A Departmental Policy for Developing Communication Skills of Undergraduate Engineers," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 75, p. 101 (November 1986).2. Elbow, P., "Teaching Thinking by Teaching Writing," Phi Delta Kappan, p. 37, (1983).3. Newell, J. A., D. K. Ludlow, and S. P. K. Sternberg, "Progressive Development of Oral and Written Communication Skills across an Integrated Laboratory Sequence," Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 31(2), p. 116 (1997).4. Kranzber, M. "Educating the Whole Engineer," ASEE PRISM, p. 28 (Nov. 1993).5. Engineering Accreditation Commission, Engineering Criteria 2000, Accreditation