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Jennifer M. Jacobs; Elizabeth A. Eschenbach

workshops. Thisintense experience provides a strong teaching foundation for individuals who plan to teach as apart of their careers. Introduction Many academics view Teaching Assistant development programs as one way to prepare thefuture professoriate. The College of Engineering at Cornell University, along with a number ofother engineering institutions, offer or require Teaching Assistant training for noviceengineering TAs. 3 These programs are geared for novice teachers, and as such, can only providerudimentary advice. A unique feature of the Cornell TA Development Program is that it is designed and executedby top graduate student instructors called Teaching Fellows (TFs). While preparing

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Sudeep Bhoja; Ku-Jei King; Krish Bandaru; David G. Meyer

-based instructional delivery, and how can the perceived disadvantages be addressed? To help answer these questions, several different experiment course formats were designed for one ofour "mainstream" computer engineering courses, EE362 Microprocessor Systems and Interfacing — a courserequired on all Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering plans of study. The experiments were runduring the 1994 and 1995 Summer Sessions with class sizes ranging from 40-50 students. A "regular semester"experimental division was also run during the Fall 1994 Session; another is currently in progress as of this writ-ing (Spring 1996 Session). This paper begins with a brief discussion of learning styles in the context oftechnology-based delivery

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Julie M. Grandzielwski; Juli L. Sherwood; James N. Petersen

. Petersen’s input on that first test, I would have unwittingly given an exam that themajority of the class would have been unable to finish. This would have been disappointing for both thestudents and me, since I had no intention of making the exam a speed contest. I remember all too well thefeelings of frustration and resentment when one receives a low score on a test as the result of insufficient timeto complete the problems. I have since learned that the students will probably need three to four times longerthan myself to complete an exam, and I have planned subsequent tests accordingly. Mentor’s Perspective The enthusiasm with which Juli started into the development of the lectures forthis course was an inspiration for me. I had taught the

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Samuel S. Lee; R. Narasimhan; M. Lewis Temares

experience. All these courses run for two semesters and are required for all enteringFreshmen in this program.1) Introduction to Engineering During the first semester, the Introduction to Engineering course started with an orientation to the collegeenvironment. Study habits, time management, priority setting and discipline were emphasized. Computerliteracy, E-Mail and Internet were introduced. Students were also introduced to the concepts of measurements,errors and statistical analysis. The students were asked to measure hundreds of resistors of the same kind usinga digital multi-meter. These data were analyzed using a spread sheet program. In the future, it is planned toreinforce these concepts by asking the students to measure an object

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W. Bernard Carlson; Karin Peterson

examination process scary and unpleasant, butit does make them realize they need to choose carefully the words and diagrams they use to describe theirimprovements. To date, the examiners have simply been graduate students who are familiar with the exercise butnot necessarily patent law. In the future, we would like to invite engineers or patent lawyers to the class to playthe part of patent examiner, in the hope that they would help make the simulation even more realistic. The Manufacturing Proposal. Now that the student groups have developed a new product, the finalassignment is to explore what it would take to produce and sell their designs. To do this, each group prepares aten-page proposal which outlines a plan for manufacturing and

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R. Rinker; J. Peterson; H. Hess; Richard Wall; Kathy Belknap

department chair have been delegated todepartmental coordinators. This position is a part-time assignment held by a Boise faculty member ineach discipline. The specific duties are defined as follows: coordinate the departmental program toinclude the class schedule, advising efforts, affiliate (adjunct) faculty selection and assignments, and day-to-day interface with other department coordinators and the engineering program director. Thecoordinator also has input to position descriptions and faculty/staff evaluations and is responsible fordeveloping both short and long term plans consistent with both UI and BSU planning processes. Page

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Richard J. Reid

add $6,$6,$6 # count *= 2;Conclusions By using a simulation model of areal pipelined machine, in the computer architecture course laboratory, students complete arealistic design. Student work is easily validated in this laboratory since acorrect model allows executionof the standard codefortheMIPS microprocessor. Opportunities exist for reasonable extensions in this laboratory work. Themicroprocessor currently imple-mentedhas only thee stages ofpiWlining--this can beelaborated tothefour ormorecomonly used. Cache implementations of theinstruction memory is planned as an addition for these projects in the future.References1. B. Maccabe ’’Computer Systems: Architecture, Organization, andProgramming,” RichardD

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Denis Proulx

activities in the United States, we donot have anything similar in Canada. Our students are introduced to pure science careers during their highschool years through organized activities, lectures and competitions in chemistry, biology, physics andmathematics. This enables them to see if a career in these fields is appealing and if so, they can plan thefollowing years accordingly.Unfortunately, nothing similar exists for technology or engineering. The student who eventually ends upchoosing engineering, does so as a result of hearing positive things about the profession, by reading on thesubject, or simply because a friend has decided to study in this field. This may explain, at least partially, whywe have been experiencing a continuous and severe

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John Kinney

theprogram and some of the details regarding the engineering courses have been discussed byFroyd (1) and Richards (2 ). Courses in mathematics are coordinated with the courses inengineering and comprise primary mathematical threads for the curriculum. courses indifferential equations are of course included; recognizing the increased importance of dataanalysis for engineering as well as the current emphasis on quality methods and statisticalprocess control in manufacturing, a course in statistics also comprises a main thread of thecurriculum. The propose of this paper is to discuss the reasons for including this course, itscontent and plans for future development.Need for the course Engineers, in research and in creating manufacturing processes

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Ph.D., Paul E. Givens; H.A. Montefusco; Anita L. Callahan

intellectual property has come to the forefront of the ethical debate. Unlike the property we have been talking about you could somehow sense, intellectual property is really a product of the mind. It is knowledge. And students who plan on producing products of the mind need to be aware of the issues involved. Traditional Means of Protection Traditionally, intellectual property has been protected by one of four means: copyright, patent, trade secrets, and service marks. Although these are still the primary means of protection, protection in one country does not guarantee protection in all countries where one might do business. Each case must be analyzed separately. Copyright is designed to

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Donald N. Merino; D. W. Merino

and money. These iterations are muchmore costly than getting it right the first time. Market Research Market Rresearch Pro duct Characteristic s + Product Characteristics v Engineering Planned selling price less desired profit w I Sup plier Pricing

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Jay Brockman; Stephen Batill; John Renaud; Jeffrey Kantor; David Kirkner; Peter Koggel; Robert Stevenson

be defined to emphasize the “intangibles” of interdisciplinary design, such as planning, teamwork, and com- munication;● in order to build and test projects of this complexity in a short time period, it is necessary to have hardware that is flexible, safe, reusable, and requires minimal tools for construction. In response to the first issue, each team was given the task of developing an interdisciplinary laboratoryassignment, suitable as a learning vehicle for freshman engineering students. By casting the design problem assuch, participants in the course would be forced to analyze and distill the essence of what they’d learned asundergraduates in their respective disciplines, and to explore the range of systems that

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Wayne E. Wells

. There is no longer any question about the need for protection ofthe environment. Various groups may differ about the details and priorities but our society at large has reachedconsensus on the general concept of environmental preservation and protection The second premise is that the only effective means to change the way these decisions are made is toprovide a profit motive for the manufacturers, through new technological solutions. The United States Environ-mental Protection Agency (EPA) has now formally recognized that need through their “Common Sense Initia-tive.” Under this plan, industries are encouraged to find technological solutions to problems of environmentalprotection which are consistent with good business practices

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Harry Knickle

environment. Some other concepts are integrated into the course such as design for manufacture, reverse engineering and new products. All freshman engineering students at the University of Rhode Island enrolled in the first semester one credit module. Most of the engineering students will take the second semester course of two credits. Faculty from every department have volunteered to teach this course and work together in a high performance team. The team plans the course, develops the assignments, teaches the course and provides feedback and revision of the course. Undergraduate and graduate mentors help in the computer laboratory. Last year we taught a pilot scale course involving three

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Richard Magin; Margery Osborne; Bruce Bertram; Bruce Wheeler

proved to be difficult to establish a continuing dialog with specialconferencing software. Asynchronous communication is now implemented using a bulletin board serviceeasily accessible via course web pages and electronic mail.Maximizing Use of Course Materials Although the development involved in creating the curricular materials is extensive, it is planned that,in steady state, this course can be taught efficiently. This is necessary, as it is likely to be taught only as anoverload and may be team taught. To meet Discovery Program goals, faculty time with students must bemaximized. Savings in time must come from reduced grading and organizational time. The goal of the on-line quizzes, which are integrated with the course materials, is to

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Mohamed I. Dessouky; Murali Krishnamurthi

, detailed design), through manufacturing (material conversion, handling, process planning, production and quality control), distribution (transportation and storage), and utilization (consumption, maintenance, replacement). Manufacturing concepts are introduced in this course at a broader level, emphasizing the major functions of a manufacturing enterprise, and the product life cycle, as defined by Barrington, Jr. [8] as: (1) Manage the enterprise, (2) Manufacture the products, (3) Market the products, and (4) Support Corporate Activities. In traditional manufacturing courses offered for engineering majors, the emphasis is usually placed on the manufacture of products; in those offered for business majors, the

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R. Papannareddy

techniques 6-7 to conduct the newlaboratory experiments in analog electronics courses in a two-year electrical engineering technology curriculum.Section II describes the setup of MBEIL workstations and Section III discusses the application software.Section IV outlines the list of experiments along with the plan of study. The results are presented in Section V.Finally, the project is summarized in Section VI.II. MBEIL WORKSTATIONFigure 1 shows a typical MBEIL workstation. A typical MBEIL workstation consists of programmableequipment such as DMM, digital storage oscilloscope, power supply, and1 This project is sponsored under NSF-ILI award 9550836

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Gordon E. Guffner

upon and all of themembers have been selecte~ the bridge can be built using model airlplane building techniques asfollows. Two identical trusses are hayed out over a fill size plan which is covered with waxed Page 1.348.2 {fix~~ 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘oJ121113#?paper. Socket joints are made at each intemection with a glob of quick drying glue. Theidentical pair of tresses are then connected with a lattice structure such that the trusses are eitherparalle~ forming a rectangular end view or directly connected at the top, forming a trianglewhen viewed from the end

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Pamela A. Hayward

{iiiih”-’ } 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedngs ‘.,+,lllly’:anxiety. It is impossible for students to learn all there is to know about effective delivery skills in such ashort period of time; however, a list of some of the most important elements of strong delivery werepointed out. It was stressed that students should allow their commitment to their ideas and to the audienceto be revealed in voice and body. Included in this section of the workshop was an explanation of how todress appropriately for a presentation to “senior members of the firm. ” Time was also spent on guidelines for using visual aids. Students were instructed to plan theirvisual aids, to practice with their visual aids, and then

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Paul Tidwell; Greg Walker

classes. ● Another source of training and instruction is seminars conducted by the graduate school de- partments and other university agencies concerned with the development of their students into professors., 2. Practice of Skills ● Working as a grader can build appreciation for the mundane (sometimes menial) work that goes into being a teacher. It is preferred that the student also log some instructional or classroom time. ● A GTA lecturing position is an excellent vehicle for learning to talk in front of a class where the lecture has been previously planned. ● Most students should be given the opportunity to substitute teach a lecture for their

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Steven Widmer

, Glenview, Ill.3. Kemp, J. E. and D. K. Dayton, Planning & Producing Instructional Media, Harper& Row, New York. Page 1.392.3 @ii& ) 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘?+,my .ACKNOWLEDGMENTSSTEVEN E. WIDMERSteven E. Widmer received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Purdue in 1973 and his M.S.in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University in 1988. After ten years in the engineeringdepartment at TRW Ross Gear Division, he moved to Purdue where he teaches both hydraulics

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W. Ernst Eder

) -- structures -- taxonomies -- correlations state the goal 3.2) search for solutions find candidate processes and objects (hardware, software, firmware) for solving the problem -- literature -- experience -- prior art (e.g. patents) -- generate ideas, by intuition, imagination, incubation, illumination prepare the plan, and keep it under review explore -- understand the real problem take action to collect, classify and record 3.3) evaluate, decide select criteria for choice select the most suitable solution take action to record 3.4) communicate the chosen solution pass information to next more detailed stage, implement, make and test Auxiliary

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John S. Gillard; Gary P. Maul

solving calls this “the most probable cause.” The theory then goes through testing, to see if the prediction comes true. After the testing is complete,evaluation of the results is called reflection. The reflection often results in more questions, completing the circle.This is similar to the Plan, Do, Check, Action of the Shewart Cycle.GThe New Method After recognizing the shortcomings of the current method of teaching the tools of quality, HAM developeda class to integrate the teaching of these tools. The emphasis in the new method is on the application of the toolsand when to appropriately use them. The format for the class is a warranty problem which is familiar to the students. Although the problem wasknown to the attendees, thus

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Robert V. Peltier; Farouk Attia

fits within his company and where his company fits within it’s industry. Understandingthat global market changes will cause changes in his company that the ET must expect and plan.’ There is noplace for “we’ve always done it that way.”6) Have a clear skill set that meets the needs ojindustry. A curriculum that covers the fundamentals isexpected of all programs. However, the best program of study for the ET to meet the needs of industry willinclude computer applications such as CIM or CAD/CAM, automated manufacturing processes, advancedmaterials and applications, system integration, project management and other cross discipline applications.7) Understand that [earning is a ll~e-longprocess that only begins in coliege. Recorded knowledge

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Scott A. Stefanov; Pamela J. Neal; George W. P. York; Daniel J. Pack

Mobile robot body To accomplish the goal, the team must execute the following tasks:1. Develop and implement both the hardware and software design for controlling robot motion.2. Select and implement sensory devices and devise software to extract information from them.3. Create algorithms for the robot to learn its environment. (The robot will be tested in a maze with walls thatcan be relocated easily to alter the robot environment. For the final test run, the robot will be given a period oftime to learn its current environment before it is told to navigate to a designated location.)4. Incorporate the above three tasks to achieve the set goal. This means coming up with a control architectureto sense the robot environment, plan its action

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Dr. Edward M. Lenoe; Dr. Eddie Fowler

averaged 800 miles of practice before the race, while those in the last ten positions averaged only160 miles! Getting enough practice, learning to solve problems, good planning, organization andteamwork all increased chances of finishing at the top. At the USMA, our team completed theOnondaga in early April and completed approximately 300 miles of road tests, sufficient to pinpointvehicle defects, but not early enough to make any major modifications. Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology was the winner of SUNRAYCE ’95 averaging 37.23 mph, and finishing just 18 minutes, 49seconds ahead of second place University of Minnesota. USMA finished 26th at 13.80 mph. Elevenvehicles did not finish the last day and meanwhile the University of Quebec and two

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Nagy N. Bengiamin

North Dakota, using industrialequipment for motion control and energy management. A new senior laboratory course is designed to enhancestudents’ creativity, problem solving, design, and hands-on skills. Students are presented with equipment,background material, software, and general ideas and concepts. Student teams then determine the scope of theirprojects and develop their own plan of work. Sample projects are presented. I. Introduction Analysis and Synthesis (design) have always been emphasized in engineering education. The old school ofthought, however, was biased towards basic science and analytical skills. Furthermore, design in education wasapproached from its narrow sense of being

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Hamid Khan

(1982) says:colleagues at the Center for Leadership Studies,meets these criteria. The vitality and acceptance of In planning the methodologies and techniques to bethis approach is demonstrated by the large number of used in a training program, four major considerationstraining programs that are now utilizing the model must be taken into account: content, externalthroughout the world (p.5). constraints, skills and preferences of the faculty and learning styles of the participants... The viability of The Burroughs Manual of Test an organization as a whole may rest on the ability ofQuestionnaires

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W. Max Lucas

University Director of Facilities Planning, Assistant to the Chancellor andChair of Architectural Engineering. Dr. Lucas is currently chairing the University of Kansas Long Range Page 1.256.5Facilities Planning Committee.

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Sarah Lynn Garrett

’} 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘.J31131L: ITfie Participants The idea for the project was conceived in the late 1960’s, when Polk County first began torealize the impa~t’ of the newly planned Disney World complex. Like many areas in the Sun Belt, centralFlorida was experiencing rapid growth; the Disney phenomenon catapulted the area into national andint~aticmal prominence as a tourism destination. Though not critical at the time, the coming need for morejudicial office space was clear to the county planners. Polk County itself is not a tourist destination. Thecounty’s