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1997 Annual Conference

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Sandra L. Doty; Dr. Kathryn A. Svinarich; Cynthia Finelli

componentsof the ERG. We intend to apply techniques commonly employed in engineering and physics (yetuncommon in biology) to analyze the metabolic dependence of the electric potentials of ERG’s inisolated rat retinas. We plan to be trained in the technologies and methodologies used in retinalelectrophysiology research. At this early stage of the project, we are spending time in the lab learning the subtletiesentailed in recording ERG’s in animals, the elctrophysiology of the retina, and the biochemistryinvolved in the visual process. Being proficient with electronic technology and computerprogramming, we have upgraded the ERG recording scheme from a 1960’s strip chart recordersystem to a state-of-the-art digital oscilloscope with a front-end

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David E. Clough

semester, the module is again being used in the differential equations course.It is also planned for use in Chemical Engineering Laboratory 1 – a junior-level lab course in fluids and heat transfer Instrumentation & Process Control – a senior-level course for chemical engineersThe module is being used by the author but also by numerous other instructors across ourCollege of Engineering and Applied Science.Where From Here?As part of our new Integrated Teaching & Learning Laboratory (ITLL) facility at the Universityof Colorado, it is proposed to build a number of replicates of the fluid-flow module, perhapsthree or four more. These can be used in the ITLL with existing computers and data acquisitioninterfaces or rolled out to other

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1997 Annual Conference

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Karen Frair; Karan L. Watson

improvement through assessment and evaluation. TheFoundation Coalition partners draw on their diverse strengths and mutual support to constructimproved curricula and learning environments; to attract and retain a more demographicallydiverse student body; and to graduate a new generation of engineers who can more effectivelysolve increasingly complex, rapidly changing societal problems. The improvement ofrecruitment and graduation of traditionally underrepresented groups is an integral part of theFoundation Coalition strategic plan. This paper discusses Coalition projects to date and otherefforts focused on increasing the participation of underrepresented groups in engineeringeducation.IntroductionThe National Science Foundation's Engineering

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1998 Annual Conference

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Michael Karlesk; Hugh Jack

, C., Molema, S., Welch, C., “Interactive Machine Control Website”, http:// www.aml.gvsu.edu/~ihcws.[8] Karlesky, M., “Automated Manufacturing laboratory”, http://www.aml.gvsu.edu.BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONHugh Jack is an assistant professor in the Padnos School of Engineering at Grand Valley State University. He isteaching courses in mechanical, electrical and manufacturing engineering. His research interests include computeraided process planning and robotics.Michael Karlesky is an undergraduate student at Grand Valley State University. He is doing a double major inelectrical engineering and computer science. His interests include artificial intelligence, and he is hoping to pursuethis interest after graduateion

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1998 Annual Conference

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James P. Solti; James M., Jr. Greer

put forth by thestudent population and, based upon the discussion, a target average was established.As expected from a first attempt at integrating ill-defined projects into an introductoryengineering course, numerous problems were encountered. However, the results fromthis effort were sufficiently encouraging that this type of project will be continued in thefuture.Future OfferingsThe situation in EM 200 is rather unique in that every cadet, whether majoring inastronautical engineering or history (most declare a major in the midst of taking thecourse), must take this technical course. It would be interesting to see how ourexperience would differ in a course consisting of only engineering majors.Current plans would be to include such a

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1999 Annual Conference

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Peter J. Shull; Joseph C. Hartman; Jerome P. Lavelle; Robert Martinazzi

for the upcoming year include (1) development of an extensive survey designedto obtain the data base information and (2) compiling an exhaustive list of faculty teachingEngineering Economics. It is intended the draft versions of both of these tasks will be available atthe time of the presentation of this paper at the 1999 ASEE conference. Peer input will be soughtthroughout the project with special emphasis on this first year of the endeavor since that is wherethe implementation plan will be finalized.4. ConclusionsReinventing the “wheel” is an exercise in “trivial pursuit” and most faculty do not have the luxuryof “playing” that game when preparing course materials. However, many times new and/orinexperienced faculty members spend voluminous

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1999 Annual Conference

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Nadia A. Basaly

processes was a tedious task. Keeping in mind thatour audiences involve 8 th to 11th grade students, material developed for our “Foundations ofEngineering” course has included the following:1. Teaching aids. Providing films, audio-visual aids and other devices (e.g., devices that may have short-run effect of catching attention). It is important to note that overuse of these devices and aids may produce a passive person waiting. Therefore our intention was to include this means not on a regular basis in our class.2. Students’ motivation. Motivating our students by reducing or removing components of learning environment that lead to failure or fear as confusion about their understanding, and plan

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1999 Annual Conference

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Charles S. Elliott

and especially value the flexibility (any place any time).His Web site can be seen at:www.umr.edu/~daily/The CPD Web site can be seen at:www.eas.asu.edu/cpdIt is too early for us to report results of our on-line classes but we do have plans outlined formajor efforts in assessment by CIEE staff. Page 4.196.3IV. Our First On-line Engineering ClassOur first effort in engineering to develop an on-line course (on Rapid Prototyping) was byProfessor Mark Henderson. He was provided with some summer salary through JACME 2T(Joint Arizona Consortium – Manufacturing and Engineering Education for Tomorrow) – a NSFadministered TRP (Technology

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1999 Annual Conference

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George Tjilos; Lisa Anneberg; Ece Yaprak

Education Board. The impact of our project is wide. Its impact on engineering technology education at WSU is realized through the addition of new laboratory designs using state-of-the-art CPLDs in all required digital design and computer architecture courses. Our students in Digital Design and Microcomputer Hardware Design courses have informed us that they have benefited from this laboratory enhancement. Its impact on K-12 education will be even deeper with the planned teacher training workshops on digital design technology. Acknowledgements This work has been supported in part by the National Science Foundation Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Grant NSF DUE 9751561. We also thank and acknowledge

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Peter Rosati; Judit E. Puskas

. Page 4.205.7PETER ROSATIPeter Rosati is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at theUniversity of Western Ontario. He has engineering degrees from Oxford and Western and aneducation degree from the University of West Virginia. His research in engineering educationhas focussed on personalizing the large enrolment courses, beginning with a Keller plan coursein Dynamics. He is currently researching student learning styles and academic performance inrelation to MBTI personality type.JUDIT E. PUSKASJudit Puskas is the Bayer/NSERC professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at theUniversity of Western Ontario. She has degrees from the Technical University of Budapest. Shehas twenty years of combined industrial

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1999 Annual Conference

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Voula Georgopoulos; Constantinos Vassiliadia; Brian Manhire

is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio University.His research interests are intelligent computer applications. His is currently investigating integration problemsbetween enterprise resource planning systems and real-time intelligent decision making processes. Dr Vassiliadisreceived a B. S. degree in Physics from the University of Patras, Greece and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in ElectricalEngineering from the Mississippi State University.BRIAN MANHIREBrian Manhire (bmanhire1@ohiou.edu) received BEE, MS and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from TheOhio State University in 1972 and 1980 respectively. He is a Professor of Electrical Engineering in the School ofElectrical Engineering and Computer

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1999 Annual Conference

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Stephen Fokuo; Sohail Anwar

engineering technology faculty discuss plans for improvement in theirprograms.In the United States, there are several organizations which assure strong representation of thecore values of engineering technology. These organizations include Engineering TechnologyCouncil (ETC) of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), EngineeringTechnology Division (ETD) of ASEE, and the Engineering Technology Leadership Institute(ETLI). These organizations and other engineering technology specific groups help to strengthenthe values of the engineering technology community.At present, in the United States, the goals and characteristics of engineering technologyprograms are not in conflict with those of traditional engineering programs [1] They

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1999 Annual Conference

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Sean J. Cannon; John H. Grubbs

, selecting at least one course from each of the following groups. Science/Engineering Course Course Title CH385 Biology CH457 Microbiology CH474 Instrumental Analysis EV390A Environmental Science EV391A Land Use Planning and Management EV398 Geographic Information Systems SE401 Introduction to Systems Design SE421 Engineering Management Applications and Practices Geography EV371A Geography of Russia EV372A Geography of Asia EV373A Geography of Latin America EV374A Geography of Middle East and Africa EV384 Geography of North America EV386

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1999 Annual Conference

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Sue Schroeder; Patrick Daniel; Carole E. Goodson; Susan Miertschin

of content is not enough to fairly assess the total impact of thealtered instructional approach. Thus, planned future efforts include developing additional tapesand cooperative learning activities for one additional content area, perhaps focusing this time ona topic that is known to be difficult for most students. The basis for the reported results isprimarily anecdotal information gathered via the normal course and instructor evaluation processthat is standard for the College of Technology at UH. The investigators believe a carefullyplanned and more controlled evaluation that can validly compare the new approach to thetraditional approach is warranted. This will require the development of evaluation instrumentsspecific to the approach and

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1999 Annual Conference

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James Corbeil; Dale A. Wilson

PerceptiveWork best when they can plan their work and follow the Adapt well to changing situations.plan. Don’t mind leaving things open for alterations.Like to get things settled and finished. May have trouble making decisions.May decide things to quickly. May start too many projects and have difficulties finishing.May dislike to interrupt the project they are on for a more May postpone unpleasant jobs.urgent one. Want to know all about a new job.May not notice new things that need to be done. Tend to be curious and welcome new light on a thing

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1999 Annual Conference

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Sema Alptekin; Deena Daggett

Session 3257 Industrial Engineering Made Simple Deena Daggett, Sema Alptekin Georgia Institute of Technology / Cal Poly, San Luis ObispoAbstractMany high school students these days do not quickly recognize or identify IndustrialEngineering (IE) procedures, practices, and products. Recruitment of qualified students into IEprograms requires continuous planning, publicizing, and networking. Traditional recruitmentefforts have included high school visits, brochures & flyers, and university-sponsoredworkshops. However, these techniques have only achieved mediocre

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1999 Annual Conference

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Saleh M. Sbenaty

needs.” As a result, a coalition of five tow-year technical colleges inTennessee with representatives from four-year universities, secondary schools, business andindustry, and government institutions in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, and Alabama wasformed in order to plan a solution. A grant proposal, titled “Tennessee Exemplary Faculty forAdvanced Technology Education,” was prepared, submitted, and ultimately funded by NSF fortwo years at a budget of $449,594. The primary objective of which is: developing a group offaculty who will provide leadership in curriculum development in emerging technology fields,such as telecommunication, by: 1. Understanding curriculum development techniques and practices. 2. Gaining an appreciation and

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1999 Annual Conference

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Thomas G. Stanford; Donald Keating

effective technology generated by graduate engineers in industry and government service, which wasbrought forth through the needs-driven creative engineering method and responsible leadership of innovation andtechnology development.2Although the Bush plan has proven to be correct for excellence in scientific research and research-oriented graduateeducation at research universities to promote scientific progress, it is fundamentally in error for needs-drivencreative engineering development of the nation’s future technology and for professional-oriented graduateeducation of the nation’s graduate engineers in industry to promote technology progress. Based upon the findings ofthe U.S. Department of Defense study, “Project Hindsight,” innovative

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1998 Annual Conference

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Gwan-Ywan Lai; Laura L. Sullivan

material behavior.Experiment Performed: Students (a) design and write their own test routines to control the LCR using the computer and its operating program, (b) analyze various polymers, observing flow instabilities, relaxation and thermal stability, (c) analyze and interpret the collected data under different test conditions, and (d) relate the experimental results to viscoelastic behavior and capillary rheometer's operating principle.Expected Results: Students learn (a) the programming and operation of the state-of-the-art computer-instrumented capillary rheometer (b) the design, planning, and execution of rheological properties testing, (c) the elastic nature of polymers which cause extrudate swell and "melt fracture" or flow

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1998 Annual Conference

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Stephen E. Aylor

the graduate programundergraduate courses (provided in traditional on campus classrooms) are being developed forasynchronous learning. This paper will look at two of these courses, one a graduate course called"Automation Topics for Management" , the second is an under graduate course in “NumericallyControlled Systems”.ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING NETWORKSThe Distance Learning Team at Kettering University adopted the use of “asynchronous learningnetworks” to define the school's intent to provide anytime, anyplace based learning. Page 3.19.1Kettering is using ALN as a framework for developing effective learning environments in whichKettering plans to

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1998 Annual Conference

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Amir Mirmiran

within these courses.The planned experiments include rebound methods, probe techniques, mapping reinforcementtopology in concrete, detection of various forms of flaws in concrete, ultrasonic methods, acousticsemission, and instrumentation of concrete members. It is believed that the new laboratory willsignificantly increase students’ interest in, and learning from, the concrete coursework.ACKNOWLEDGMENTThe support for this project was provided by the National Science Foundation, ILI/IP Program, NSFgrant DUE-9651215. Matching funds were provided by the Department of Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering and the College of Engineering at the University of Central Florida.BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION[1] Collins, S.A., and Alexander, H. "Establishment of

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1998 Annual Conference

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Alexander D. Poularikas

, electronic circuitsincorporating photonic devices. Simple circuits of this type can easily be inserted into theconventional electronics circuits courses. The suggested topics include driver circuits for laserdiodes and light-emitting diodes, photodectector receiver circuits, and repeaters and equalizers. Page 3.436.4With the tremendous impact of fiber optics on communications, and modern course on the topicshould include a description of the properties of the fibers as a transmission medium-bandwidth,dispersion, coherence versus optical modulation, modulators and optical receivers.5. ImplementationThe plan consists of the following five parts:1. A

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1998 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Miller; Jeffrey Morehouse; Edward Young; David Rocheleau; Jed S. Lyons

paper describes a plan to develop aunique capstone laboratory course that provides this experience. The course, EngineeringSystems Laboratory will be based upon an integrated sequence of laboratory experiments on anautomobile and its subsystems. The automobile is chosen as the system to study because it iscompact, relatively inexpensive and in the direct realm of experience of most students. Moreimportantly, its many complex subsystems provide opportunities for the students to apply thespectrum of their mechanical engineering knowledge, including the principles of mechanics,dynamics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and controls.INTRODUCTION An integral part of the undergraduate mechanical engineering curricula at the University ofSouth

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1998 Annual Conference

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J. Michael Heneghan

commands, such as scAC2, which puts channel 2 in theAC mode, are stand alone. Others, such as scVOLTSPERDIV1, are followed by anadditional integer that gives the desired numerical level.Future EnhancementsSeveral enhancements are planned for this software package. While this system is on-line24 hours/day, only one student can use it at a time. It would be desirable to have morethan one set of laboratory instruments connected to each server via separate GPIB cards.It may also be possible to have two students accessing the same instruments on a time-multiplexed basis. Another possibility would be to have two students working togetheron the same experiment from different locations or have one student do the experimentand allow others to observe the

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1998 Annual Conference

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S. D'Souza; N.W. Scott; B.J. Stone

in Australia by a federal committee.specified. This will prove to be an excellent means of His research interests include vibration suppression anddeveloping critical awareness skills in students. computer simulation of dynamic systems.The computer control and the low speeds ensure that the rig isinherently safe and so it will be possible to allow students touse the rig unsupervised. It is also planned to arrange to havethe rig to be accessed from more than one computer. Studentsmay thus be queued and single rig may be used for multipleand parallel student experiments

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1998 Annual Conference

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John R. Williams; Dr. Martin Pike

elevated to higherimportance. Since teaching is a primary area of activity, it should have a high level ofachievement. Teaching may be separated into the two components of instructional delivery andinstructional development. If one thinks seriously about the art and science of teaching, it is clearthat these two components have a huge impact on student learning and, in reflection, thecandidate’s achievement. In essence, both of these components are distinct, yet interdependent.Effective delivery depends upon careful planning and development. Course developmentdepends on the commitment of continual improvement of delivery and subject mastery. Themeasurement of teaching effectiveness often takes the form of student evaluations, peerevaluations and

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1998 Annual Conference

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Stephanie G. Adams; Karan L. Watson

solving, and met regularly to study problems in their work andmake recommendations to management5. Although a number of companies were successful withquality circles, in the 1980s, most organizations abandoned them and moved to total qualitymanagement. Total quality management (TQM) is a management system whose basic elements werecustomer focus, quality planning, process measurement, continuous improvement cycles, quality Page 3.542.3goals and objectives, and total participation within an organization. It can be tailored for a

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1998 Annual Conference

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George F. List; Simeon Komisar

Engineering at RPI. Dr. Komisar was educated atYale University (BA), UMass (BSCE, MS Environmental Engineering) and the University of Washington (Ph.D.).His research work focuses on biological processes in water and wastewater and hazardous waste remediation. GEORGE F. LIST (Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania) is Professor and Chair of the Dept of Civil Engineeringat RPI and director of the Center for Infrastructure and Transportation Studies. Dr. List’s research is focused onreal-time control of system operation; hazardous materials transportation; capacity investment decision making,especially for highway and railroad networks; and operations planning, routing, scheduling, and fleet sizing

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1998 Annual Conference

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Ronald D. Earley

/instructor evaluation is planned at the end of the course. Student comments regardingthe use of FEA software will be solicited at that time.References1 Budinski, Kenneth G., Engineering Materials: Properties and Selection, Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall, 19962 Beer, Ferdinand P. and Johnston, Russell E., Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics, Fourth Edition, McGraw-Hill, 19873 Mott, Robert L., Applied Strength of Materials, Third Edition, Prentice Hall, 19964 Roylance, David, Mechanics of Materials, First Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 19965 Huebner, Kenneth H., Thornton, Earl A., & Byrom, Ted G., The Finite Element Method for Engineers, Third Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 19956 Introduction to ANSYS Release 5.3

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1998 Annual Conference

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J. Darrell Gibson

, & project management, and & applications of engineering economics.It is hoped that the following discussion of the procedures for the planning and the administrationof these project design courses at Rose-Hulman will assist other institutions in realizing the samebenefits.PROJECT PLANNINGThe two most important aspects of a senior design course are to learn the methodology of design,including engineering economics, and to gain design experience. The methodology can be learnedin the classroom but the experience is best gained by completing actual projects, preferably as amember of a design team. These projects can be chosen by the students, i.e. something they'reinterested in, or they can be created by the instructor