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Joseph Cataldo

Hydrography Package(HEC-1)4,” and “River Analysis System (HEC-RAS)5.” It is virtually impossible to find theinstructions on the use of these programs in an introductory course in Water ResourceEngineering. This has placed an added burden in teaching hydraulics and hydrology to theundergraduate engineering students.Approximately a decade ago, the course in Water Resource Engineering (hydraulics andhydrology is introduced to junior civil engineering students in this course) at Cooper Union wasrevised to include a three hour laboratory and problem solving weekly session. In order toincorporate the use of the latest techniques in this course, projects in urban storm water runoffand flooding were assigned. The HEC-1 program and HEC-2 program was used to

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Yue-Chung Wong

background, the subject does become very hard for the students to grasp and for thelecturer to teach. Before the integrated approach was developed, a great deal of the time of alecture had to be used to recap or even re-teach what had been taught in previous lectures. Whatfollows is a discussion of the evolution of teaching power electronics in an integrated approachwith much higher success rate.2. Problems and solutions in the first 2 years of teaching the subjectDuring the year (1994-95) when the subject was taught for the first time, it was found out that,almost right from the beginning, the subject was difficult for most of the students judging fromtheir performance in laboratory, tutorial and lecture classes. In order to help the students

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Renata Anna Gorska

counterparts from the high Page 3.246.2technology countries? A short description of the relevant courses from our graphics curriculumin Poland follows.GRAPHICS CURRICULA AT THE CUTGenerally, Engineering Graphics (EG) at the Polish technical universities is covered in differentcourses, which are delivered under many various titles at the freshmen level. Among others thereare:Descriptive Geometry (1 lecture hour + 2 laboratory hours per week) with the following topics:• geometric constructions • true length of a line (auxiliary view plane &• theory of projections (auxiliary view plane & cutting plane

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Daniel Nosenchuck

fabricationmethodologies are introduced in the accompanying laboratory. Parametric TechnologyCorporation suite of applications form the basis of the CAD/CAE/CAM toolset (CAD:Pro/Engineer (parametric solid modeling); CAE: Pro/Mechanica (FEA) and Pro/Motion(dynamics/kinematics); CAM: Pro/Manufacture (CNC toolpath generation)) introduced andapplied in the laboratory.A key objective in design is to give students an early introduction into teaming. IntegratedProduct Teams (IPTs) are formed with the aim of creating a heterogeneous, yet coherent mix ofskills and interests. Figure 1 illustrates a notional multiply-skilled six-member IPT comprised ofstudents who have multiple skills, which interact with other team members. Such a skill mix isunlikely to occur in most

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Steven E. LeBlanc

and hone their problem solving skills while theyare with us.Where should we introduce this material in the curriculum? It's already too full, you say.What should we leave out to make room for it? I don't believe that's the correct approach.There is a variety of ways that can (and should, in my opinion) be used to cover theseskills in a traditional engineering curriculum. One alternative is as part of an introductoryengineering course for freshman. Many schools have decided to move some designactivities down into the freshman year courses. Design activities (at the freshman or evenat the level of the senior capstone course) provide an ideal vehicle to insert this materialinto the curriculum. Laboratory courses also are a good time to cover

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Ronald D. Earley

with the necessarybackground to gain basic working knowledge of the analysis method. These courses should introduce thefollowing general topics: engineering materials, statics, strength of materials, and machine design. Materials Page 3.602.1testing such as tension, impact, shear, and fatigue are introduced within the engineering materials course. Thestrength of materials course provides instruction in the various mathematical relationships and procedures thatmay be used to perform stress analysis on structural parts of simple geometry. Instead of the usual testlaboratory a computer laboratory module is provided. To help prepare

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Lyn Mowafy

-ROMcombination.The delivery system is being developed using commercially-available applications (e.g.,MacroMedia AuthorWare) and is available to subscriber institutions through the MATECInternet Home Page (http://matec.org). The system is designed to be accessible by any computerplatform using either a Netscape or Internet Explorer browser. Module "templates" containbackground information, lesson plans, and resource materials, including laboratory activities,student handouts, a performance assessment task and scoring guide. In addition, the templateprovides references, a glossary and hyperlinks to related Internet sites. The templates are created Page

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Richard K. Keplar; Eugene F. Smith; Vernon W. Lewis

: Structural Courses - Structural Analysis - Computer Applications in Structural Design - Reinforced Concrete Design - Structural Steel Design - Reinforced Masonry and Wood Design - Building Structures Design Laboratory Page 3.6.1This paper describes the curriculum characteristics of the structural portion of the structuraldesign and construction management emphasis, referred to hereafter as the “SD/CM” emphasis.One of the principal positions of the graduates of this emphasis is that of structural designer

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Michael Safoutin; Jens Jorgensen; Joseph A. Heim; Dale E. Calkins

Puerto Rico atMayaguez with Sandia National Laboratories. The first year of operation of the University ofWashington’s ILF is described including the successes and problems.1) Manufacturing Engineering Education Partnership (MEEP) The Manufacturing Engineering Education Partnership (MEEP), which consists of PennState University, University of Washington, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, and SandiaNational Laboratories, was formed in order to provide a new, practice-based, manufacturing-oriented engineering curriculum. MEEP provides a new paradigm for the undergraduateengineering experience by providing a proper balance between engineering science andengineering practice. The partnership, with essential input from industry leaders

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Fred Weber; Daniel C. Yoder; Christopher D. Pionke; J. Roger Parsons

learning cycle begins with a classroom lecture tointroduce the concept, a hands-on laboratory “physical homework” experience to encouragestudent ownership of the concept, a recitation-style working session to provide practice with thetools available in using the concept, homework assignments to provide practice, and a teamdesign project requiring mastery and application of several of the concepts. This reportconcentrates on the importance of and techniques used in the hands-on laboratory setting.The hands-on laboratory physical homework is designed to help students personalize and “feel”the concept. To this end, it uses very simple experiments and includes analyses of experimentalresults. These experiments are devised using the following general

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James Rehg

elements covered in the previous section include the minimum information requiredfor the delivery of a course. However, in most engineering and engineering technology coursesadditional learning activities are present, including:• Delivery of problem sets and example problems• Analysis of case studies• Development of problem solving skills through exercises• Development of team building skills• Performance of laboratory experimentsEach of these additional course elements will be addressed, along with suggestions and examplesillustrating how these various activities might be moved to a web-based course.Delivery of problem sets and example problems: Technical courses usually require solution ofdesign and analysis problems. The most direct

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H. Öner Yurtseven; Patricia L. Fox

as departments. Eachresponsibility center either provides instruction called an academic center or is considered asupport unit called a support center. Under this management style, the PSET is an academiccenter. The IUPUI campus consists of twenty-seven responsibility centers. Of these, eighteenare academic centers and nine are support centers.In RCM, each center receives virtually all of the income it generates. An academic unit, like thePSET, receives all of its income from student fees, laboratory fees, indirect cost recovery (ICR)income from contract and grants, and a share of state appropriation determined by the centraladministration. PSET state appropriation income share changes annually depending on a numberof factors. Centers are

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J. A. Murden; K. P. Brannan

was taught as a two semester-credit hour course, including one lecture hour and twolaboratory hours. A typical class was designed to meet for a one-hour lecture on Mondayfollowed by two one-hour laboratory sessions on Wednesday and Friday. Active learning Page 3.296.5techniques were used throughout the course, in both lecture and laboratory settings in an attemptto improve learning compared to a "typical" course, improve the grades of weaker students,increase retention of course material in the classroom, improve self-confidence of students,encourage supportive interaction among students in the academic environment, and increaseinteraction

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Marjorie Davis; John Palmer; Helen Grady; Clayton Paul; Allen F. Grum

12 6 14• 3 2 4 indicates 3 hours of lecture, 2 hours of laboratory, and 4 total credit hours• GA/HSS denotes Global Awareness/ Humanities Social Science.• XXX 3XX denotes any specialization (BME, ECE, ISE, MAE, etc) at the 300 levellearn the basic processes of engineering design and project management, practice groupdynamics, and engage in oral and written communication. The two calculus courses (EGR 171and 172) cover the standard differential and integral calculus skills, while the associatedlaboratories (EGR 171L and EGR 172L) provide the student with engineering applications of Page 3.88.4those skills. These labs, taught by

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Scott R. Short

included in the curriculum. In an effort to minimize the number of credithours required to graduate yet still cover these two important topics, the Department of Mechani-cal Engineering at Northern Illinois University is incorporating statistics in the laboratory sectionof their required materials science course. This match is a natural one because the laboratoryprojects require data acquisition, reduction, and statistical analysis. Probability paper plots andRockwell hardness tests are used to introduce the student to the fundamental building block ofstatistics, the frequency distribution. An often-overlooked graphical statistical technique, the useof probability paper plots, is a potent teaching tool.Introducing Statistics to StudentsStatistics

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Edmund Tsang

Session 1526 ASSESSING STUDENT LEARNING FOR A MATERIALS, MANUFACTURING & DESIGN LAB Edmund Tsang Mechanical Engineering Department, University of South Alabama Mobile, AL 36688ABSTRACT A method to assess student learning in engineering design for a Materials,Manufacturing & Design laboratory course at the University of South Alabama isdescribed in this paper. This method uses faculty assessment and student self-assessment,as well as the correlation between the results of the two assessments. Assessment byfaculty is based on written design report, lab reports

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B. S. Sridhara

we arelooking forward to competing in Sunrayce 99. Acknowledgment The author wishes to thank each and every one responsible for the success of theSolaraider II project at Middle Tennessee State University. Bibliography1. “Request for Proposals (RFP) for Sunrayce 97,” National Renewable Laboratory. Golden, Colorado,January 1996.2. B. S. Sridhara, “Design, fabrication and testing of a solar-powered car for competing in Sunrayce 97,”Proposal submitted to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, January 1996.3. “Sunrayce 97 Regulations,“ U. S. Department of Energy, Washington, D. C., November 1995.4. B. S. Sridhara, “Report on chassis impact

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Jack Zecher; Kenneth Rennels; Douglas Acheson

Manufacturing Technology, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI, hasundertaken a project to make use of modern marketing technology by developing an interactiveCD-ROM aimed specifically at recruitment. The development of this recruiting tool is beingpartially funded by a grant from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation.The objective of this project is to develop an interactive CD-ROM. This tool will allow theviewer to: learn about engineering technology careers; learn about IUPUI’s campus; investigatedegree programs and curricula; tour the department’s laboratories; meet the department facultyand students; and have frequently asked questions answered. The obvious benefit to thedevelopment of this CD-ROM will be the

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Kassim M. Tarhini; Gerald R. Frederick; Benjamin Koo

requirements for legal entry into the U.S. as a student, as specified by theImmigration and Naturalization Service, should be provided.Orientation programs should comprise two phases; a personalized orientation program focusing oncultural activities and student services provided by the university should be conducted, followed byan academic orientation program. These programs should be completed before classes begin. Thepersonalized orientation will assist international students in making a successful transition from theirhome countries to U.S. engineering institutions by familiarizing them with university services suchas the library, computer center, student recreation center, student union, major laboratories, culturalcenter and legal office. In

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Naseem Ishaq; Salahuddin Qazi

equipment and laboratories which is critical because of the strong hands-on emphasis [3].An interdisciplinary Master of Science program in Advanced Technology with emphasis on practicalapplications is also jointly offered by the departments of electrical , mechanical and industrialengineering technologies.To incorporate research into curriculum, the authors actively sought funding for research from boththe private and government sectors in the last twelve years. The objective was to undertake appliedresearch and relate it to the development of new courses, updating the existing labs and courses, andinvolving students in these efforts. Parts of the research project were used as topics forundergraduate student projects which were later incorporated

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Swami Karunamoorthy; K. Ravindra

cr.Advanced Mathematics 3 cr.ENGINEERING SCIENCE: (34 credits)Computer Science 3 cr.Freshmen Engineering 4 cr.Statics 3 cr.Dynamics 3 cr.Solid Mechanics / Lab 4 cr.Fluid Dynamics 3 cr.Thermodynamics 3 cr.Linear Vibrations 3 cr.Linear Systems 3 cr.Electrical Eng. / Lab 5 cr.ME MAJOR: (41 credits)Foundation to Eng. Design 3 cr.Kinematics 3 cr.Machine Design 3 cr.Material Science 3 cr.Measurements 3 cr.Manufacturing 3 cr.Mechatronics 3 cr.Applied Thermodynamics 3 cr.Heat Transfer 3 cr.Design I & II 6 cr.ME Laboratory 2 cr.Technical Electives 6

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Albert Lozano-Nieto

Engineering and Engineering Technology, actualindustry experience is greatly appreciated not only by future employers, but also by the students.Employers feel more comfortable with future employees that have some experience beforegraduating from college, and have acquired a basic knowledge on how their specific industryworks (Lessard, 1996). Students recognize that the lectures and laboratory experiences deliveredwhile in college are necessary to learn the basic and theoretical principles for a given subject.However, they also recognize that due to the limitations of the campus infrastructure, they cannotreproduce as much as would be desirable, the actual industry settings. This is especially true inBiomedical Engineering Technology, as the teaching

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Gerard N. Foster

processing of voice and musicsignals can add interest and understanding to the basic concepts that are taught in electricalengineering technology. The applications presented below are some of the ways that the soundsof voice and music can be included in technical laboratories and demonstrations.Transduction and display of soundThe function generator is the standard device for the creation of waveforms in the laboratory.Such waveforms can be displayed and measured with an oscilloscope. However, waveforms canalso be gathered from physical media and transduced with a microphone and amplifier circuit.The author has successfully used this method on a number of occasions to demonstrate to highschool students and teachers the nature of sound, electronics

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Richard Gilbert; James Solomon; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

cannot be focused on just the physicsteacher. Second, it has to include a healthy dose of engineering science concepts and must includeinstructors across engineering disciplines. Third, it has to have a hands-on element that can be easilytransported to all high school laboratories and translated into all science courses taught. Finally, such anoutreach program cannot be a parochial effort, but must be national in scope. This paper will describe a very successful engineering outreach program that meets these criteria.The Science Educator Workshop sponsored by the American Vacuum Society (AVS) has been workingwith high school science teachers throughout the country for eight years. This workshop provides afocused educational experience

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Ryan B. Wicker; Rolando Quintana; Michael Camet

amandatory problem-solving laboratory once a week. The department that the course was taughtout of as well as the status of the instructor (full or part time and length of time teaching thecourse) was collected. The instructor was contacted for textbook and syllabus information. Thedata collected is shown in Table 1. Note that the number one denotes "Yes", the number twodenotes "No", "R" denotes required, and "TE" indicates technical elective. Timing describes theapproximate time the course engineering economy is taken, with one being the first semester ofthe freshman year and eight being the second semester of the senior year. It should be noted that the semester during which engineering economy was taken is notnecessarily the same as when

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Don L. Dekker

stops "designing" and "fiddling around" with their design. If theconstruction group has any problems, they have to contact the design group and settle thedifferences. This provides the opportunity for meaningful communications to take place and itdoesn't go through the instructor. The construction phase takes two weeks, although most groupsare able to perform the required construction tasks in 4 to 6 hours.TESTINGThe device is then passed to a third group for testing. Although the heat exchanger is designed tobe used with a heat transfer fluid as the hot fluid of about 600 degrees Fahrenheit, it is tested withhot water for safety and economic reasons. The testing takes place in a laboratory on a testing setupwhich was designed for testing heat

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Stephen C. Cooper; Michael D. Rucki; Gregory R. Miller

environment, available in Macintosh and Windows versions,simulates a two-dimensional structural testing laboratory in which users can interactively buildand test model structures in quasi real-time. Dr. Frame provides immediate visual andnumerical feedback of the primary quantities of engineering interest: displacement, internalforces, and reactions. Like its predecessor, Dr. Beam [Miller and Cooper, 1995, Cooper andMiller, 1996], the interface has been designed so that Dr. Frame's use is analogous to using abasic drawing program. Model generation and manipulation is accomplished visually, usingreadily available tools and mouse actions. Dr. Frame is capable of solving quasi-static, linearproblems, with the notable feature that solution updating is

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J. W. Stevens; A.A. Jalalzadeh-Azar; W.G. Steele; B.K. Hodge

’ experience would be a valuable addition to the course. Allstudents had seen air conditioning systems; some had even worked with HVAC consultants andcontractors. None had seen a desiccant dehumidification system, and most were not evenfamiliar with the idea prior to that section of our course. Thus, while a laboratory set-up mightnot be typically feasible, even a field trip to visit an installed and functioning system would behelpful and interesting to most students. REVISIONS IN THE CURRICULUM MODULEAs a result of using the desiccant dehumidification curriculum module in its final form, severalrevisions were made to make the module more useful for a classroom environment. Some smallchanges for clarification were made in the

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James A. Newell

. Experimentation The students are required to schedule time in the undergraduate laboratory to conduct theirexperiments. All members must be present during time in the lab. Additionally, either the instructoror the lab supervisor must be present during the lab time. Although the amount of lab time requiredvaries by project, most groups require three to four, three hour intervals to complete the experimentalphase of the project. V. Analysis Students are required to perform simple data analysis. Typically, the will generate plotsinvolving means and error bars. They are expected to interpret their experimental results, discussthe key finding and limitations, and make recommendations for future study. All students haveaccess to word

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Chong Chen

course.The software and hardware used are LabVIEW and PCI-1200 board from National Instruments.LabVIEW is a graphical programming language that has been widely adopted throughoutindustry, academia, and government labs as the standard for data acquisition and instrumentcontrol software. PCI-1200 board is a low-cost, multifunction I/O Data acquisition card thatcommunicates with a PC through a parallel port. In our laboratory, they are used for measuringtemperatures, stress and other variables. With LabVIEW, PCI-1200 board, and signal conditionalcircuits, students may collect, display, and process the values of those quickly changingvariables. They may also see the variations of these variables in detail, which usually isimpossible without a digital