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John, Jr. Lipscomb

artwork, and from sparse to quite complete. More MET programs willutilize the Web in the future. This can provide not only their curriculum but also their facultyphotographs and credentials, campus photographs, laboratory photographs, salaries of graduates,and other aspects of interest to prospective students. Page 4.155.3JOHN W. LIPSCOMB, JR.Dr. Lipscomb is a Professor in the School of Engineering Technology at the University of Southern Mississippi. Hereceived the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, and the B.S.and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University, and a Ph.D. degree in HigherEducation from the University of

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W. D. Jemison; W. A. Hornfeck; J. F. Greco; I. I. Jouny

typical Lafayette engineering student and the college.IV. ImplementationOnce the committee determined that a combined BSECE degree was the correct option toimplement, it had the task of redefining the curriculum. The first step was to review thecurrent curriculum to identify which courses were a good fit with this option, whichcourses would have to be modified, and which courses were no longer a fit. Second, thecommittee had to identify the courses that would have to be added to the curriculum todevelop the computer engineering component. As part of this process, the committee hadto determine which courses, both existing and new, would have laboratories with them.Also, the committee had to ensure that the “common first year”, a 4/4

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Richard Wilk; Frank Wicks

these fuels is very important in determining the efficiency of the conversionprocesses and also the formation of undesirable products such as NOX and CO. During the last ten years a combustion laboratory has been developed along with theprocurement of chemical kinetics data bases and programs from national laboratories. Workperformed during the summer of 1998 used these programs as a basis to develop models forthese fuels that can be used to predict combustion processes and characteristics. The technique is in keeping with the philosophy of the building block approach to thedevelopment of the reaction mechanism in which the reaction mechanism of a givencompound can be constructed by combining the mechanisms of smaller and simplercompounds

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Erol Inelmen

the combination of several topics covered during the education process.Students enrolled in this programs should be encouraged to make use of computer centers,laboratories and libraries and evaluated by a special committee headed by a tutor 5.As a final measure of reform, Yerlici -clarifying his vision for the future- proposes that highereducation should a) improve the ability to question and seek for answers, b) sharpen the vision of Page 4.429.2details, c) refine the mind for greater sophistication at interpreting data and encourageindependent thinking by allowing students observe masters do their research work. Althoughspecialization and

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S. A. Chickamenahalli; M. Bolepalli; Venkateswaran Nallaperumal; Chih-Ping Yeh; Bonnie Shelnut

-drop or visualization type of examples for whicha grade is not attached. The module assessment includes CBI, in-class and/or laboratory type ofassessment. Also considered are the hands-on work experiences of the students, which wouldcontribute towards components of a particular module. The final grade is determined bycontributions from each module.(iii) Review and feedback: The multimedia team examines the material and provides feedback to content developers about consistency, notations, student understanding and feasibility of programming based on the authoring tool.(iv) Multimedia development: The multimedia team gathers all components and compiles for entering them on to Authorware screens. Individual screens are

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Rafiqul Islam

such as open-wire line,coaxial cable and waveguide.The phenomenal growth in these new technologies, especially in wireless, has put new demandson the job duties of engineers and technologists. Industries are increasingly seeking graduateswith appropriate background and training in these technologies. Wireless systems are onlywireless in one sense; relying completely on wires for their function. It is my believe that the twowill continue to compete for market share in the future. This paper describes a proposedadvanced communications course in the form of lecture and laboratory studies. This course isdesigned for the study of both wireless and wireline communications systems in correctproportion as identified by the industry. Such studies

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Francesco Costanzo; Gary L. Gray

skills is clearly at odds with what is commonly found in Page 4.335.1most undergraduate engineering curricula. In fact, many of the studies in engineering educationhave identified, among other things, the lack of hands-on laboratory experience, multi-disciplinary or systems perspective, understanding of information technology, and understandingof the importance of teamwork as shortcomings of most of the current curricula [1–8]. Also, thecomplex set of skills summarized above cannot be provided by a few courses in an engineeringcurriculum. Ideally, the ability to work in teams and to use the computer as a platform supportinginterdisciplinary

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Sandra Courter; Ruthie Lyle; Ranil Wickramasinghe; Lisa Schaefer; Kevin Nickels; Jodi Reeves; David Noyce; Annie Pearce

value of groupassignments. In the beginning of the semester, the instructor thought he had stressed theimportance of teamwork in the workforce and the fact that success in the next semester’slaboratory course would depend on group performance. However, the mid-semester evaluationshowed that the message had not been communicated to the students. Therefore, the instructorexplained in greater detail to the students that the group assignments were designed to help themin the laboratory course that would follow. It is generally felt that the laboratory course is verydemanding so the students were happy to do anything that would help to improve their chancefor success in the subsequent laboratory course. Finally, the instructor explained that

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Marilyn Dyrud

Center: An Undergraduate Team Project Experience.” FIE Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1 (1997): 366-70.16. Gates, Ann Q. et al. “Affinity Groups: A Framework for Developing Workplace Skills.” FIE Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1 (1997): 53-6.17. George, Dennis B. et al. “Cooperative Learning: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Problem-Based Environmental Education.” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings (1998). Available: CD-ROM.18. Goodwin, Cliff and Rob Wolter. “Student Work Group/Teams: Current Practices in an Engineering and Technology Curriculum Compared to Models Found in Team Development Literature.” ASEE AnnualConference Proceedings (1998). Available: CD-ROM.19. Hambley, Allan R. et al. “Professional Design Laboratories: Bridging the

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Ismail Orabi

Laboratories: the MaterialsTesting laboratory sponsored by the NSF, the Engineering Multimedia Laboratory supported by AT&T Foundationand the Space Dynamic Systems Lab funded by United Technologies and the Yankee Ingenuity of the State of Page 4.409.13Connecticut. He has published over 25 technical articles in refereed journals and conference proceedings. Hisresearch interests include dynamics of linear and nonlinear structural systems, numerical simulations and seismicanalysis and design. Page 4.409.14

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Richard Martin

anacknowledgment of the difficulties faced as design requirements force students to apply moreand more of those concepts which continue to crowd the various electrical engineering curricula.In many instances, after basic first and second order analog filters are introduced, when signalprocessing applications require filters, “ideal” filters are assumed. For bandpass filters, signalswithin the pass band are assumed to pass through with constant gain while signals outside thepass band are assumed to be totally rejected. The notion that “ideal” filters may be easilyimplemented may also be reinforced as the students study the design of digital filters.However, in our senior project design course and laboratory, real bandpass filters are frequentlyrequired

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Michael Spektor; Walter Buchanan

, and main campusresident faculty moving to Seattle for a term. A movable laboratory was also to be investigated.Although it was originally planned to start the program in the fall of 1998, it was decided to offera portfolio methods course in the summer of 1998 for students that were eager to start theprogram as soon as possible. This was a good initial course since it showed the students whatwould be necessary to get credit for prior experience and proprietary learning. For portfoliocourses to be acceptable by ABET, it was pointed out to these students that the portfolio methodrequired a rigorous verification that prior knowledge was substantially equivalent to material

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Jack Zecher

pause button along with a slider control that allow the animation andaudio narration to be repositioned, replayed or paused. Figure 4 Screen layout showing VCR type controlsFuture ImpactIt is not expected that these lessons will entirely replace the traditional setting of having studentsattend lectures. The lessons should, however, provide a portion of the instruction that iscurrently done in the traditional lecture format as well as a portion of the laboratory instruction.This should allow the format of the class to be modified somewhat so that fewer lecture and lab Page 4.195.4hours will be required. This new format

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Hisham Alnajjar

signal processing and its applications to sophomores and juniorssince seniors are already required to take a course in DSP.Acknowledgments This work was made possible by a grant form the National Science FoundationNSF-ILI Grant DUE-9750697 and the Engineering Application Center at the College ofEngineering, University of HartfordBibliography[1] “Digital Signal Processing Laboratory Experiments Using C and the TMS320C31 DSK”, Rulph Chassaing, Wiley Interscience, 1998.[2] “Digital Signal Processing with C and the TMS320C30”, Rulph Chassaing, Wiley Interscience, 1992.[3] “Low-Cost Personal DSP Training Station based on the TI C3x DSK” A. Barreto & C. Aguilar, DSPS Fest 97, Texas Instruments Inc. 1997.[4] “TMS320C3x Users

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Willie Ofosu

areconcentrating on data communications. Such is the case at Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus,where wireless forms part of the telecommunications program. This paper discusses the use ofthe Serenade 7.0 PC Software in the wireless component of the telecommunications program.II. The Serenade 7.0 PC Software1The University Program of Ansoft Corporation makes the Serenade 7.0 PC software readilyavailable to universities. This software product has proved to be very useful as a teaching aid inthe laboratory and serves as a powerful design and analysis tool for RF and microwave systemsengineers. It can also be used for optoelectronic design. The analytical capabilities are broadlycategorized as linear and nonlinear.The analytical methods used in this product

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Richard R. Schultz

required sophomore-level course in C/C++ text-based programming, practical digital signal processing concepts, the development of instrumentationsystems, and National Instruments LabVIEW graphical programming. Since this is a course intended foran inexperienced audience, the research-related laboratory assignments are rather well-defined. Theintent of these projects is to provide an early introduction to research and design-oriented problems thathave many possible solutions. These projects were given as regular laboratory assignments during thefall 1996 and fall 1997 semesters.INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSINGSemesters: Fall 1996 and Fall 1997Project Category: Research and DesignRating: Not ApplicableINTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL IMAGE

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Claudia House

managing internship activities. Faculty served in various internships atsites including Nortel, Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Smith and Nephew, LockheedMartin and MCI. TEFATE interns performed a variety of tasks for the host industriesincluding training, establishing Intranets, installing cabling, conducting marketingstudies, network administration, and designing networks.The philosophy driving faculty internships, regardless of the type of business or activity,is based in the belief that the best curricula are developed in an environment where thefaculty have• participated directly in that business,• utilized the business’s cutting-edge technology, and• applied this knowledge with the highest possible academic standards.It is important that

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Robert L. Green

Session 1615 IMPROVING LISTENING, TEAMWORK, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH INNOVATIVE CIVIL ENGINEERING CLASSROM EXPERIENCES Colonel Robert L. Green, PE Virginia Military InstituteIntroductionEngineering students spend many hours in traditional lectures and laboratories. They spendmany more hours solving traditional homework problems. All of which is very necessary toensure that these students understand certain fundamental principles and to demonstrate thatthey can think!The purpose of this paper is to share several classroom experiences for senior level

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Juan Manuel Hinojosa; Alfonso Avila

each of the strategies meets the redesignframework principles as well as their expected effect on educating professionals with therequired qualifications to continue the development of the MbSD area.1. IntroductionThis paper describes the cooperative and active learning strategies incorporated to themicroprocessor system design course, which is offered to third-year undergraduate students atITESM Campus Monterrey. This course is specifically designed to serve engineering studentsenrolled in the Electronics and Communications program and has two digital systems courses asprerequisites and is the prerequisite for the Digital Systems Design Laboratory. The activelearning term defines a class environment where the students act as an active

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J. A. Bragg; Stephen P. DeWeerth; Clinton D. Knight

foundationlearned by the students, while expanding the CEE efforts to areas such as remotelaboratory delivery.JULIAN A. BRAGGJulian A. Bragg is a MD/PhD student currently doing doctoral work in bioengineering at the GeorgiaInstitute of Technology. His research interests include biological motor control and the use of analog VLSIto model biological systems. Julian was the TA for two sessions of Java Programming for Engineers.CLINTON D. KNIGHTClinton D. Knight is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology Electrical and ComputerEngineering PhD program. His thesis work involved the use of embedded systems and the Javaprogramming language to allow EE laboratory assignments to be completed over the WWW. He was thelecturer for the first offering of Java

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Albert Lozano-Nieto

towork with the equipment that is not available in the university laboratories. They are rotatedthrough the different services in the hospital, what contributes to round their education. What isalso important is that during this time, the students have the opportunity to work very closelywith different professionals, learning not only the technical aspects of their job, but also theinteraction between different groups. During the internship, the students are assigned differenttask, starting with basic preventive maintenance and safety checks to gradually being exposed tomore complex and challenging tasks. These activities boost the student's self-confidence in theirability to act as professionals at the same time that provides them with work

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R. S. Cartier; Albert L. McHenry; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

ceiling and close proximity to the shipping/receiving dock. The design andconstruction of the building was accomplished in two phases. The first phase consisted of thedesign and construction of the classrooms, offices, and laboratories, upgrade of the HVACsystem by adding chillers, cooling towers, and boilers. The design and construction of theTeaching Factory became the second phase of the project. Approximately 15,000 square feetfloor space, which is around 15-25 percent of the building, is dedicated to the Teaching Factory.The industry partners Motorola and Intel have provided the ongoing support to this project fromthe conceptual stage. The design phase of the Teaching Factory was challenging due to its unique requirementsand

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Hugh Jack

interfaced to the Internet, in thesecond the project was design to be interfaced to a PLC. All of the projects are now in use sup-porting undergraduate laboratories and outreach programs.1. IntroductionThe school of engineering at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) had it’s first graduates in1988. Since then, the school has continued to grow and now has students in electrical, computer,mechanical and manufacturing engineering. The faculty and curriculum are not departmentalizedby program as is found in most programs. As a result, it is quite easy to offer courses and projectsthat have multidisciplinary content.The engineering program at GVSU is practical in nature. This includes mandatory co-op employ-ment and a two semester capstone project. The

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Charles Roth

commensurate with his ability and available time. 2. The student must demonstrate mastery of each study unit before going on to the next. 3. The written word is stressed; lectures are used only for motivation and not for transmission of critical information. 4. Use of proctors permits repeated testing, immediate scoring, and significant interaction with the students.A typical PSI course is divided into a series of 10 to 30 study units. A typical unit includes aclear statement of objectives, a study guide, and reading material. It may also include problemsto solve and laboratory exercises. No required lectures are given, and class time is devoted toself-study and taking readiness tests. Each time a student finishes

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Graciano Dieck; Artemio Aguilar; Sergio Malacon; Manuel E. Macias

to the WWW using the local network from ITESM or through modem via IntraTec.c. Access to the virtual laboratory (LV) resources from the EE department at ITESM.d. Access to the electronic concurrent engineering laboratory (LIEC) at the division of computing, information and communications (DCIC) from ITESM.e. Textbook: N. Malik, Electronic Circuits, Prentice Hall, 1997 (English or Spanish version).f. Reference text: G. Dieck Assad, Instrumentación-Acondicionamiento-Electrónico-y- Adquisición-de-Datos, Pre-edition 1999, ITESM (in process of publication by Prentice Hall Hispanoamericana).g. Classroom with projector and terminal for access to the network.h. Classroom with tables for classroom

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John Wiggins

Assignments Assist in Project Layout Safety Inspection Material Inventory & Expediting Laboratory/Test Report tracking Attendance at progress meetings Office Assignments: Cost Estimating Quantity Takeoff Shop Drawing Approval Scheduling Value EngineeringDuring the internship the students are paid a weekly salary. In addition to the weeklypaycheck, the

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Susan M. Montgomery

- Efficiency - Designing your first class Theory - Student learning styles, development, and learning theories - Myers-Briggs - Piaget - Perry - Learning Theories Methods and Procedures - Taxonomy, Objectives and ABET - Syllabus Design, Textbook selection - Problem solving and creativity - Lectures -student lectures - Discussions and teamwork - Technology in engineering education - Design and laboratory - One-to-one teaching and advising

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Philip Doepker

from surveys of graduates and employers, some laboratory equipmentand facilities need to be upgraded. A plan has been established to upgrade this on a continuingbasis. Resources have been provided by various sources within the institution as well as fromexternal sources.We have now completed the assessment – continuous improvement cycle. The mission wasestablished in light of institutional guidelines. The requirements of ABET have been taken intoaccount and the plans have been developed accordingly. Since there are less than 8 outcomes itis now time to expand the process to encompass more outcomes. The number of measures mayor may not remain the same. A few new questions may be added to the surveys to address theattributes recommended by

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Lawrence B. Korta

shown in Appendix I. Also included is a listing of theparticipants by country and academic institution. Several measures were taken to ensure successof this now quite different program. While the European participants were again gathered inPrague in late Spring for a briefing on the project, for assignments to project teams, and forintroductory lectures, the Chinese participants were not. Instead, they were brought to Milwaukeetwo days earlier than the European contingent. This was intended to enable the Chineseparticipants to “catch up” to their European colleagues.Because of the size of the group, it became necessary to deploy the project teams into twoseparate, but comparably equipped, laboratories. The project was selected, in part, based

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Charles McIntryre

aware that we may be reinventing the wheel, but we felt that this would give usthe opportunity to $learn by doing# and to use the $classroom as a laboratory# approach to Page 4.241.1improving student learning, thus we developed the $Theory of Cooperative Teaching.#The axioms of our Theory of Cooperative Teaching state that: < the course is the property of both the instructor and the students. < the students and the instructor have a vested interest in promoting effective learning. < teaching others is the most effective method to learn subject material. < the students are responsible for organizing and teaching the