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Kevin M. Hubbard

languages to ladder logic, is an "example generator", to be usedin conjunction with lecture and laboratory exercises. LadderCAD is such an example generator.With its Windows based graphical user interface, LadderCAD allows the user to easily constructladder logic diagrams using drag-and-drop, cut-and-paste methods.Once the ladder logic diagram has been drawn, it can be translated by LadderCAD into anEnglish-like text file. This file contains a set of instructions based on the QuickBASICprogramming language, and is known as a system state language (SSL) file. This file is easilyread and intuitively understandable. An examination of the SSL file provides an understandingas to whether the desired control program result has been achieved. This

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Robert J. Hofinger

deduced from the teleconferencingsession and Jim’s thoughts? Every part of the above scenario has come from feedback andpredictions from someone who is knowledgeable in that field.In the coming 21st Century, for many jobs that do not require the specialized needs of expensiveor massive laboratory equipment, e.g. clean rooms, environmental chambers, specialized testingfacilities, direct interfacing with the manufacturing facility, etc., working in the home will be asnatural as working in the “office” or in the “lab”. Simulation tools will play a key roll in the“networked” home office environment. There will no need to be “stuck in the office”.Even today, the IBM Storage Systems Division in San Jose, CA. has found that with the use ofsimulation

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J.P. Trudeau; Alan R. Klayton; A.L. Clark; Daniel J. Pack

, we have used a sequence of somewhat unrelated laboratory exercises to introduce theassembly language programming skills along with the hardware features of the Motorola68HC11 microcontroller. Unfortunately, our experience has shown that with this approach manystudents do not develop a sufficient appreciation for the integrated hardware/software power thata microcontroller provides system designers. To meet this challenge, we introduced a mobilerobot project (see Figure 1) through a series of integrated laboratory exercises to 34 studentsduring the Fall 1997 semester. Figure 1 also shows the lunch box sized 68HC11 portable labunit developed at the Academy1. In this paper we present the project, observations made by thefaculty who designed and

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Eldon D. Case

homework in reference to Seven Step Guide113 Examination problem involving ethical question, cited NSPE Code.14 Further discussion of Seven Step Guide1, discussion of handbook versus problem- solving schema for both technical and ethical problems.16 Final examination included a problem dealing with professional ethics. Seven Step Guide1 given to class to assist them in responding to ethics question.For question 3, many students cited Section II.4.c. of the NSPE Code: “Engineers shall notaccept compensation...from outside agents in connection with work for which they areresponsible” and Section III.6.c: “Engineers shall not, without consent, use equipment, supplies,laboratory or office facilities of an employer

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William E. Cole

. However this is not the best way to teach. Many education studies have shown thatstudents retain only a small fraction of what they hear or read. The retention rate increasesdramatically when a student says or does--when there is hands on learning.1 This is especiallytrue in Engineering Technology where students learn best through observing and doing. Hencethe extensive use of laboratory experiments in the Engineering Technology Program.New tools are needed to improve the teaching of technical material. Technology students arehands-on graphic learners--their learning improves when they can see things and work with them.Hence graphics can provide an additional tool to help teach technology students. Graphics is theprimary method of communications

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Barbara E. Marino; Sandra Yost

Session 2275 Optimizing Mentor/Mentee Relationships in Academia Barbara E. Marino, Sandra A. Yost Loyola Marymount University/ University of Detroit MercyIntroduction The demands of a tenure track appointment at a university can seem overwhelming to abeginning faculty member. Many new engineering professors begin such appointmentsimmediately after a Ph.D. program or post-doctoral appointment. The decade or so of academiasitting in the student’s desk and serving as a researcher in the laboratory does not provideadequate preparation for life behind the podium. Launching a research

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Leslie Lahndt-Hearney

curriculathat meet these criteria and CE curricula is the absence of the third semester of calculus and asemester of differential equations in the CET programs. However, the TAC of ABET criteriadoes go on to say that depending upon the educational objectives of the program, includingapplied statistics, advanced trigonometry, and/or differential equations may be necessary. Withone additional year of math, graduates of CET programs would have the same level ofunderstanding and potential to do design and analysis in CE topics as would CE graduates.The second large difference between CET and CE programs, is that TAC of ABET requires CETprograms to have a large number of laboratory hours, preferably a required lab for every coursein a technical specialty

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Bahador Ghahramani

thenon-organic materials. The remaining materials will have to be landfilled or incinerated. Both areless than desirable, but a properly run and properly controlled incinerator has the upper handwhen dealing with the non-recyclable and noncompostable materials.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Support of the NJK Holding Corporation throughout this project is gratefuly appreciated andacknowledged. The author wishes to express appreciation for the support of his colleagues in the School ofEngineering and the Economics Department at the University of Missouri-Rolla, and to his graduate students MarkWilson and Richard Chi-Chung Leung for their inputs. Also, his sincere gratitude is given to Systems Engineers inBell Laboratories and IBM Watson Research Center

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J. Michael Jacob; Jeffrey W. Honchell

, and the team's performance on projectmanagement, and project performance, as well as the team's average performance on the quizzesand exams.Most recently the course breaks the students into teams of four or five which work together as ateam in both lecture and laboratory. The course, however has taken on a somewhat morestructured approach than the previous description. The teams work together on homework,laboratory assignments, and function as a group during lecture activities. Exams, quizzes andlaboratory reports continue to be an individual effort. However, a bounus of 5% is offered onexams for teams whose members all score above 80%. The current offering will also incorporatethe all-day design project described in this paper.Biographical

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Willie E. (Skip) Rochefort

. Susan Montgomery and co-workers in the MultimediaEngineering Laboratory (MEL) at the University of Michigan.There are several unique aspects to the project which separate it from routinecourse work, while providing a solid grounding in material balances and problemsolving. The students are divided into groups of three "project engineers" andare assigned to a "group leader", who is typically a junior or senior chemicalengineering student (Note: The upper division students participate in a 1 cr.Leadership and Mentoring course which is described in paper 2213-03). The "chainof command" that is established is similar to that the students will encounterin industry, with the instructor as the "project director", the upper divisionstudent as the

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Jr., Fred O. Simons; Aaron L. Robinson

1220 Session 1220 Benchmark Evaluations of Modern Multi-Processor VLSI DSPµPs Aaron L. Robinson and Fred O. Simons, Jr. High-Performance Computing and Simulation (HCS) Research Laboratory Electrical Engineering Department Florida A&M University and Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32316-2175Abstract - The authors continue their tradition of presenting

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Zbigniew Prusak

with homeworks- hands-on laboratory- design project (involving information search)3.1. Behavior and beliefs related shortcomings of young students.The following problems in behaviors and beliefs were observed among around 20 years oldengineering technology students during learning process and completion of assignments:1. attempt to apply same style of learning to all subjects (highly cognitive tasks as well as mostly manual skills)2. prefer learning through ‘hacking’ rather than a systematic approach3. little note-taking ability4. little self-organization skills when facing multiple assignments in laboratory5. difficulty in formulating assumptions and questions (prefer to guess)6. lack of self-verification7. attempt to solve all problem

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John T. Bell; H. Scott Fogler

well as highprecision tracking of the user's viewpoint. The CAVE was originally developed by the ElectronicVisualization Laboratory at the University of Illinois in Chicago [9], and is currently sold byDivision incorporated [10]. A CAVE consists of a cubic room in which the walls and the floorare stereoscopic display screens. Driven by very powerful SGI computers, CAVEs producesimulation environments so realistic that it can be very difficult to distinguish them from reality.Downloading The ModulesEach of the VR modules is composed of multiple files when installed. For purposes ofdistribution, however, all files required for any given module are bundled into a single( compressed ) package, along with PDF format documentation files and a small

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Jordan Cox; Alan Parkinson

, Attmodel and solve problems Att work with others explain below Attdesign system, process or component Attappreciate history, art, music, etc. Attconduct an experimental program Atthave high ethical standards Attuse engineering tools, techniques Attunderstand global societal context Attcommitment to lifelong learning Explanations: Explanations Associated Reading ReadingHomework and Homework:Associated Laboratory LabActivities Activities: First Principles: FirstPrinciples Mathematics: MathConcepts Computer Tools

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J. N. Dahiya; B. F. Draayer

Session 1264 COMPUTER INTERFACING A MICROWAVE SPECTROMETER: AN EDUCATIONAL APPROACH B. F. Draayer, J. N. Dahiya Physics Department Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 ABSTRACT A laboratory procedure for introducing undergraduate students to the principles of analog todigital converters is described. The procedure involves interfacing an analog to digital chip, theADC 0804, to a PC via a cable connected to the PC's parallel port

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J.R. Phillips

of our curriculum, E-4, E-54, and three semesters ofEngineering Clinic experience, can be directly mapped into our “Goals forGraduates.” Documentation that shows that this process produces the desiredresults includes, E-4 Final Reports, E-54 Laboratory Notebooks, andEngineering Clinic Final Reports. Page 3.177.2 3 The resulting non-specialized B.S. degree requires: 1) 12/13 courses in humanities/social sciences; 2) ll/lO courses in science/mathematics core; 3) 13 required courses in engineering plus three electives. And the engineering major consists of:1

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P. Gharghouri

attested bythe ever increasing number of textbooks which are geared to MAPLE.An equally careful review of the qualifications of the professors in the Faculty ofEngineering and Applied Science at Ryerson Polytechnic University reveals that anumber of them are graduates of the University of Waterloo, Cambridge, Ontario,CANADA, where MAPLE originated. In addition, the fact that almost all theprofessors of the Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science department (MPCS)are very proficient with MAPLE, is probably another reason favouring its adoption.Indeed, several personal computers located in our offices carry MAPLE. Also,several personal computers in our microcomputer laboratories carry the fullversion of MAPLE. It is thus natural to think of

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James C. Wood

-Based Education (PROBE): Learning for a Lifetime of Change.12. Wood, J. C. and Mack, L. G., The Impact of Interdisciplinary Faculty Teams on Engineering Technology Curricula, ASEE Annual Conference 1997.James C. Wood has BS and MS degrees in physics from Clemson University and Ph. D. from theUniversity of Virginia in physics. He has seven year of research experience in laboratories for AmericanCynamid and TRW. He has 25 year teaching experience in physics and engineering technology at Tri-County Technical College. He is current Division Chair and Co-PI for a statewide curriculum developmentgrant for engineering technology. Page 3.95.7

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Susan L. Murray; Linda M. Manning; Catherine A. Riordan; Elizabeth Cummins; Philip B. Thompson

laboratory issues. Everyone we ve sent to the referencehas been delighted &and not just because it's free.Teaching Websites for Engineering Instructorshttp://www.engr.uiuc.edu/TEIS/bibliography.html.http://www.academic.com.http://www.aln.org.http://www.educom.edu. ResearchThe Craft of Research (1995). Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, & Joseph M. Williams.Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press. ISBN: 0226065847. Covers many aspects of research,beginning with a general overview of the purposes and uses of research, then moving to adiscussion of topic selection and how to discover and use sources of information. The remainderconcerns structuring the argument, writing and revising drafts, and the mechanics

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Elliot Rothkopf

decided that it must focus on a number of criteria tobecome leaner yet provide students who are able and so desire with greater opportunities foreducational advancement. We recognized that with ever increasing technical change, we couldnot teach everything. We should give the student the best education possible by teaching thebasics of the technological field while giving the student the tools for lifelong learning. Wewould not load the student down with more than the TAC/ABET minimum of 64 credits. Ourassociate’s degree requires many more student contact hours in laboratories than do otherassociate degrees.We would do the following: l develop common core technology courses. l modify upper level courses to reduce the credit load

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Raymond G. Crepeau

from a central site while students taking the exam can be anywhere.Administration of tests in this asynchronous mode enhances flexibility for students in choosingthe time and place for taking the exam. Alternatively, the professor may administer the exam ina laboratory equipped with sufficient workstations. The only requirement is access to the Weband Web browser software.When students take an examination their status is verified through the password file created bythe test administrator. The student selects answers by clicking on a radio-button correspondingto the answer of his/her choice for multiple-choice, rating, and true or false questions. Formatching questions, students select from answers in scroll boxes. Answers can be changed if

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Peter D. Heimdahl

showed the campers real and prototypeCoke cans, as well as other packages. They discussed the good and bad aspects of packages andthe designs, functions of packaging and importance of eye-catching graphics. Next, The camperswere given a tour of the packaging laboratory complex where they were able to operate some ofthe equipment, including a drop test, burst test and crush test using various types of packages.Two hands-on activities were conducted in the lab. The first activity involved designing theshrink-wrapped package to hold a notepad and pencil. The campers developed their own artisticdesign for the supporting paperboard using colored magic markers. They then assembled thematerials, covered them with a clear plastic film, and operated a

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R. Pimmel; R. Borie; J. Jackson; D. Cordes; B. Dixon; A. Parrish

throughout the entire first-year curriculum.This new course was team-taught, with one faculty member from CS (Allen Parrish) andone faculty member from ECE (Russ Pimmel) involved in its instruction. Brandon Dixon(CS) coordinated the laboratory exercises and programming assignments. It was offeredfor the first time in the Fall of 1997. Thirty-five students (21 from CS, 14 from ECE)were enrolled in this course. Of these 35 students, 24 were also participating in the FCfreshman year experience.Assessing the CurriculumAt the close of the Fall semester, the authors (course instructors) held a series of meetingsto identify strengths and weaknesses of the integrated computing curriculum. These areidentified below:Apparent Benefits1. Student motivation is

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F. Jalali

several half-wavelengths long onphysically small models at operating frequencies well below 1 MHz. At the low operatingfrequencies, measurement and data collection can be accomplished using general-purpose labinstruments that are readily available in most basic laboratories. The prototype “lines” built bythe author and used in a transmission line course are described and the lab exercises andprocedures for determining the propagation properties such as standing wave pattern, phaseconstant, and wavelength are outlined. Typical experimental results are also provided.INTRODUCTIONThe experiments for the study of the basic characteristics of the propagation along transmissionlines are performed at frequencies above 1 Ghz. These experiments usually

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Charlie P. Edmonson

the students some hands-on experience, a physicalsimulation exercise was developed. The exercise simulates the assembly of an airplane. As partof the exercise students perform time studies, and experience the effects of different lot sizes,push and pull systems, and performing constraint management. In his “Anniversary Comments,”Lawrence J. Wolf indicates that in addition to attending classes, Engineering Technologystudents participate in experiences that simulate the work environment and require them to useequipment and instruments, record data, compute results, and write reports1. Thus, a laboratory-type experience was deemed an important addition to this class.DESIGN OF THE EXERCISEThe purpose of the exercise is to demonstrate how an

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Tian S. Lim

made great achievements in more than 1,170 research projects, of which282 won various prizes.The University now has 70 laboratories, 7 school-run factories and more than 22,000 pieces of Page 3.99.3instruments and equipment. All these facilities have created a favorable environment at theUniversity to promote its mission of teaching and research and to provide students theopportunity to acquire practical skills, and scientific knowledge.The great progress made at Fuzhou University during the last decade is by no means unique.Similar changes have taken place in many other engineering schools all over China

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Ronald R. Hosey; R. Gregg Bruce; Lester K. Eigenbrod; Hansjoerg Stern

. Page 3.186.3 3 Each of the three-member design teams was assigned one of the following five principal phases:1. Power conversion and distribution system2. Vehicle Propulsion3. Mower Drive and position4. Vehicle steering and blade actuation5. Hydraulically powered accessories The coordination of various subsystem interfaces on the vehicle was essential in order for allsystems to operate efficiently and safely. In the photo Fig. 1, a typical systems coordination tookplace in a laboratory session. The responsibilities of each of the teams included, but were notrestricted to, the functional tasks implied by the title of the team. All teams have at their disposal the computer-based electronic catalogs

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Hussein Anis

, equipment installation, commissioning, andutilization, and curriculum development and the preparation of renovated coursewarematerial. PROJECT OUTLINE AND POLICIESActivities Supported by EEDPLoan support for engineering education development under the EEDP project includedprovisions for development of engineering curricula and engineering education technology,procurement and commissioning of laboratory equipment, supply of instructional materials,including textbooks and library resources, academic fellowships and industrial attachmentsfor staff upgrading (both teaching and technical support staff), consultants and visiting

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Mitchel Keil; Mary Beth Krysiak; Sam Ramrattan; Jorge Rodriguez

ittakes for smoke formation with a binder system will be developed. The concept and prototypehas received favorable opinions from the foundry industry, production and laboratory personnel.Further collaborations in this field, regarding this tester and other possible process control tools,are being contemplated.References nd1. AFS - American Foundrymen’s Society (1989). AFS Mold and Core Test Handbook, 2 edition, The AFS Inc.,Des Plaines, IL, pp. 313-314.2. Ahmed, S., Ramrattan, (1995). “Comparison of Handling Properties Using CO2 Activated Binder Systems,” AFSTransactions, vol. 38, pp. 81-85

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Albert L. McHenry; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

and Motorolarespectively, with the help of our other industry partners. The design phase of this project wasjust completed and the construction has begun. First level completion is scheduled for October of1998. The teaching factory will be utilized to teach semiconductor-processing classes to ASUEast and CGCC students and those from other institutions on demand. It will also be used as atraining facility for industry employees.CGCC has developed excellent physical and biological sciences laboratories located on theWilliams Campus, for joint use of students from both institutions. CGCC is presently using theexisting microelectronics laboratory on ASU Main to teach their semiconductor-processingcourse that was jointly developed by ASU East and