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1996 Annual Conference

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Pieter A. Voss; James M. Tien; Anil K. Goyal

-.. .._ ?@zg> 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘.JmlyL,’methQd~~or evaluating uncertainty and risk are typically relegated to one or two chapters at the end of theirbooks. Why has this been the case? We postulate three kcy reasons. First, as Lavelle8 notes, this approachconditions students to accept input data as given so that solution methodologies -- rather than data modelingtechniques -- can be emphasized. While such an approach is cer@inly expedient, it does not reflect reality.Second, engineering curricula have only recently included the tools for modeling and analyzing uncertainty (i.e.,probability and statistics) in their core courses; thus, an Engineering Economy course could not until

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1996 Annual Conference

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Benjamin 'Quincy' Cabell VI; Javed Alam; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

, Inc. [10]. Java hasbeen tailored specifically for networked computing, such as that which takes place on the Internet. Languagessuch as C++, Pascal, and FORTRAN require extensive libraries and experienced programmers to achieve thesame degree of networked functionality. Any program that is written in Java can run on any computer as long asthe “Java Virtual Machine” is inside. The Java Virtual Machine is real standard for an imaginary machine. Thestandard reflects the basic capability of all computer platforms (all CPUS as well as all operating systems). WithJava, a programmer no longer writes code for a particular real platform but instead for this imaginary computer

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1996 Annual Conference

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Clifford Bragdon; Carl Berkowitz

be an Hispanic worker. The Hispanic labor force is likely toincr~ rmmbem-to 17 million by the year 2005, growing at an average of 3.5 percent annuall y. The number .of Asians will be an estimated 3.8 percent of the 2005 work force; the number of blacks will rise to almost 13percent. Transportation markets reflect the trend toward greater diversity. For example, the number of minoritieswho ~ truck drivers increased from 16.4 percent in 1980 to over 25 percent in 1990.In the fqture, the overall population growth rate will slow but its diversity will rise. A key success factor fortransportation specialists and managers will be their ability to understand and coach their diverse work forceeffectively.Women in the Work ForceIn 1970,42 percent of

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1996 Annual Conference

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Mark Gordon; Joel Greenstein; Jack Hebrank; Douglas E. Hirt; Daniel P. Schrage; Bill Mason; Tom Miller; Jim Nau

. Page 1.169.6 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings This project began in March 1994 and it reflects a new approach to the instruction of Aircraft Design inthe Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics and Engineering Science (AeMES) at the University ofFlorida. It crosses the traditional boundaries between semesters, disciplines and years of education from juniorto graduate level. Built around the SAE Heavy-Lift Aircraft Design Competition entry, this experiment inteaching design has multiple goals: • expose the students to the broad aspects of the design discipline, from the product requirements through conceptual and detailed design, to testing and utilization