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two hours of preparation time be allowed for eachone hour of classroom time6, I have found that the three courses I am teaching this semesterrequire different amounts of time for preparation. I am very familiar with one of the courses dueto my graduate study and consulting experiences. This course has a laboratory that requiresvarying preparation time depending on the experiment being conducted, the condition of theequipment and the difficulty of the theories and procedures involved. Another course tends tohave topics or themes that continue over several weeks requiring preparation for several classperiods at one time. The third course is homework intensive with new topics or sequential topicdevelopment changing from class period to class

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Ed Clausen; Carolyne E. Garcia

our students presented.ABET Value and UseThe portfolio has value to the outcome and assessment program: 1) as a documentation tool forassessing all 11 outcomes and 2) as a tool for setting program content, particularly withtechnical and humanistic/science electives. Student narratives about their experiences in thesecourses can help the Department determine if they are of value to our students. For example,student dissatisfaction with the Technical Communication service course, as well as theindication it was producing minimal results, led the Department to implement its own emphasisin teaching technical writing and presentation skills, integrating them into the laboratory anddesign classes

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Theodore F. Smith; Sharif Rahman; P. Barry Butler

in the engineering and basic sciences courses as well as in the humanities and social sciencecourses and is accomplished by having the students work on a design project. Two weaknesses existin the current teaching of capstone design courses in most engineering curricula. First, the chosendesign projects may not necessarily be real-life or may not relate to a real engineering problem in thefield. Hence, it is highly likely that these design projects, when completed, will not advance to theproduction line. Second, most design projects are required to be completed within one semester.Depending on the scope of a project, a one-semester long time frame may not be adequate when adesign project demands a complete cycle of multidisciplinary

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Shirley J. Dyke; Phillip Gould; Kevin Truman

provided software. In addition to theshake table, the laboratory package purchased includes a twostory test structure and three accelerometer to measure theexcitation and system responses. The package also includesa stand-alone function generator for off-site demonstrations.The complete package allows students to reproduce earth-quakes, observe structural behavior, measure structuralresponses, and utilize sensors and modern computer controlsystems. Further the system purchased facilitates off-sitedemonstrations and other outreach activities.Additionally, several institutions opted to purchase an activemass driver (AMD) for the structure. The AMD (shown atthe top of the structure in Figure 1) consists of a moving cartthat is driven horizontally at

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Bruno Ramond; Abir Z. Qamhiyah

Page 1Submitted to the International Division of ASEE for presentation at the 2000 ASEE Annual Conference Session 2660To that end, a collaborative mechanical engineering education experiment titled Computer-AidedDesign Across Universities (CADAU) has been initiated in the Fall term of 1999 between theME department at ISU and the MS department at UTC. The objective of the experiment is thedevelopment and assessment of an international collaborative infrastructure between the twodepartments at the undergraduate level. CADAU is introduced within the computer-AidedDesign (CAD) courses2 that Dr. Qamhiyah and Dr. Ramond are currently teaching at ISU andUTC respectively. At UTC Dr. Ramond has previously worked on a distributed and

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Ronald K. Goodnight; Gary B. Randolph; Dennis O. Owen

University’s School of Technology at Anderson program is anexample of this. At one time, non-traditional students comprised over ninety percent of thestudent body of this campus. These non-traditional students averaged over 30 years old andworked full time. These students were adult learners, had special learning needs, and requiredspecial teaching methodologies to maximize their learning. In the United States, MalcolmKnowles introduced the andragogy method, defining it as “the art and science of helping adultslearn”. Knowles’ primary premise is that virtually all adult learning is self-directed throughone’s life-based roles, experiences, and interactions.1

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assurance and computer security and is co-coordinator of the Information Systems Security Laboratory atISU.BARBARA LICKLIDERBarbara L. Licklider is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Director of ProjectLEA/RN at Iowa State University. With a background in secondary teaching and administration she brings practicalexperience to her goals of moving learning theory into practice in the classroom. Her research revolves around thedevelopment and implementation of models of faculty development to promote cultural change in approaches tolearning in post-secondary education institutions. Page 5.508.9

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Andrew J. Strubhar; Dennis Kroll

of putting this assignment to practicaluse, where it may actually be helpful beyond the classroom.” Another group commented,“There was a clear and useful purpose in mind. Regardless if our suggestions will ever be used,at least we did something that could potentially help someone.” As instructors it may be easy toforget that students have an inherent desire to be useful and appreciated, the same as theirinstructors. Much of our classroom and laboratory teaching does not tap into that inherentmotivation. One of the unintentional benefits of this project was seeing some of the studentsapproaching this project as something beyond themselves and their required course work. Thiswas also evidenced by an engineering team who stated, “...the work

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Ronald W. Garrett; Paul L. Stephenson III

area manufacturing companies.Bibliography1. Garrett, R. W. and Stephenson, P. L. “Industrial Partners Providing their Production Facility as an On-line Quality Control Laboratory”, Proceedings from the ASEE Annual Conference, June 2000.PAUL L. STEPHENSON, IIIDr. Stephenson received his M.S. in Mathematical Sciences and Ph.D. in Management Sciences at ClemsonUniversity. His areas of expertise are quality control and design of experiments. While at ClemsonUniversity he served as an editorial assistant for the Journal of Quality Control. Dr. Stephenson iscurrently an Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at Grand Valley State University(stephenp@gvsu.edu) where he teaches introductory statistics, statistical process quality control

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Robert Sumrall; Nuggenhalli S Nandagopal; Gilbert J. Groendyke

. S. Nandagopal is also the coordinator of the piping program at UH-D. His interactions with the SPED Board of Directors provide him with valuable input for the piping degree program. His activities related to SPED provide him with opportunities to learn about the status of the piping industry and its future trends. Page 5.69.2• SPED shares a percentage of its net income with the Engineering Technology department. The department has used this resource to fund various activities like equipping laboratories and faculty development. In addition to sharing of the net- income, SPED has contributed towards scholarships for students

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Edwin Jones

this is written, has not taken anyofficial action on the questions that arise.In this paper, the opinion will be expressed that outcomes assessment, as being implemented inthe new criteria known as EC2000, will make it possible for institutions to show that theirdistance education programs are achieving the desired outcomes, provided of course that theyare. The reasons for this opinion, which is solely that of the author, will be given.IntroductionIn engineering education, distance education programs have existed for many years. After WorldWar II, engineering faculty rode trains to teach graduate classes to engineers in industry. Later,they drove, flew in university planes—whatever was necessary to meet the demand forpostgraduate education

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Zenaida Otero Keil

Academic/Industrial Partnerships to Enhance Learning and Strengthen Curriculumand ResearchZ. Otero Keil, Chemical Engineering Program, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028Abstract: Industrial partnerships have been a hallmark of Rowan Engineering Programsfrom the onset. The development of the Rowan Engineering Curricula began in 1994 andincluded the input of an advisory committee of technology industry leaders. Thecoursework and laboratories were planned and are being implemented with a strongcomponent of industrial partnerships and industrial experiences for students and faculty. Rowan has taken a multi-faceted approach to academic/industrial partnerships.Rowan faculty teaches courses on company sites. Many of these courses

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Mary C. Verstraete; Daniel B. Sheffer; Bruce C. Taylor

College of Engineering at The University of Akron. TheCo-op program at the University of Akron is one of the oldest in the country and has providedstudents with three semesters of hands-on experience and practical training in industry for manyyears. Students will be paired with industrial partners by area of interest and track. Thosestudents planning on continuing their education in graduate school or medical school will alsohave the opportunity to choose hospital or research laboratory internships to prepare them fortheir future endeavors.MARY C. VERSTRAETEMary C. Verstraete is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Dr.Verstraete received her BS, MS and Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics/Biomechanics from

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John P. Robinson; Edward M. Moldt

Colleges ofBusiness and Engineering. The College of Engineering awards the certificate, while theCollege of Business develops and teaches the classes. The certificate program ininternational business was the template.Self interest concerns eased the process. The College of Engineering has cappedenrollment with about 7% of the total University enrollment, but attracts about 35% ofthe entering students whose ACT score is 29 or above. These high ability students arefound attractive to many of the faculty who teach classes in business. While fromEngineering’s perspective, a formal tie to Business would be desirable in attracting highability students.The Engineering Faculty Council, an elected representative body, reviewed the proposedprogram, made

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James A. Newell

aclassical oral presentation.References1. Bakos, J. D., "A Departmental Policy for Developing Communication Skills of Undergraduate Engineers," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 75, p. 101 (November 1986).2. Elbow, P., "Teaching Thinking by Teaching Writing," Phi Delta Kappan, p. 37, (1983).3. Newell, J. A., D. K. Ludlow, and S. P. K. Sternberg, "Progressive Development of Oral and Written Communication Skills across an Integrated Laboratory Sequence," Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 31(2), p. 116 (1997).4. Kranzber, M. "Educating the Whole Engineer," ASEE PRISM, p. 28 (Nov. 1993).5. Engineering Accreditation Commission, Engineering Criteria 2000, Accreditation

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Vincent Wilczynski

thiscourse, computer based data acquisition is taught as a series of incremental steps that lead theexperimenter from being a novice to being capable of designing and executing their ownexperiment using computer based data acquisition. Virtual instrumentation based on NationalInstruments hardware and Lab VIEW software, has been central to the USCGA engineeringexperimentation course. Four experiments from the course are presented with thedevelopmental model to illustrate how virtual instruments have been used to teach engineeringexperimentation.IntroductionA course in engineering experimentation is a fundamental component of all accreditedMechanical Engineering programs. The purpose of such a course is to instruct students on theprocess of

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S P Maj; D Veal

).12. R. A. Pilgrim, “Design and construction of the very simple computer (VSC): a laboratory project forundergraduate computer architecture courses.,” ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, vol. 25, 151-154, (1993).13. B. C. Parker and P. G. Drexel, “A System-Based Sequence of Closed Labs for Computer SystemsOrganization,” ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, vol. 28, pp. 53-57, (1996).14. P. S. Coe, L. M. Williams, and R. N. Ibbett, “An Interactive Environment for the Teaching of ComputerArchitecture,” ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, vol. 28, 33-35, (1996).15. B. L. Barnett III, “A Visual Simulator for a Simple Machine and Assembly Language,” ACM SIGCSEBulletin, vol. 27, 233-237, (1995).16. M. Ben-Ari, Constructivism in Computer Science Education, presented at Twenty Ninth

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Zheng-Tao Deng; Abdul R. Jalloh; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

challenge and an opportunity. The authors share the view that engineering educationhas evolved to become more inclusive and responsive to stakeholders i.e. their constituency.As such engineering programs are becoming less isolated and not restricted to engineeringschools boundaries.A systems perspective brings a sense of inclusiveness into the design process. That is thesystem is composed of functional groups or subsystems that when brought together, all of theparts,(laboratories/classrooms infrastructure, human resources, teaching methods, constituenciesneeds, university mission and a business plan), interact /perform in a way that the outcomessought for the system, are achieved.The systems approach seems consistent with the accreditation criteria

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Hans H. Kuehl

Session 2532 Introductory Electric Circuits on the Internet via Mallard Software Hans H. Kuehl University of Southern CaliforniaAbstractThe introductory sophomore linear circuits course at the University of Southern California wastaught for the first time via the Internet in the spring of 1999, using Mallard software to deliverthe homework assignments. Mallard was chosen because it has many attractive features thatmake it well suited to support the teaching of an introductory circuits course.The student response to the use of Mallard was extremely positive. Student interest in

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M. David Burghardt

school day is a busy one, crowded with a variety of subjects that teachers mustinclude a wide variety of curriculum requirements. Fitting the adage that assessment drivescurriculum, standardized testing has the effect of teaching to the test, practicing fill-in-the-blankand multiple-choice examinations, further squeezing students and teachers. A ray of hope onthe horizon regarding testing is that tests will become more opened-ended, permitting a varietyof solutions, and may include laboratory portions. This is where children’s engineering can bevery useful, not as a separate discipline, but as a complementary one that provides the contextuallearning so important to children and coordinating with the science and mathematics curricula

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Christopher T. Field; Brian Jenkins

appreciate the value of fundamental circuit theory. This motivational problem canbe a particular challenge at an institution like the U.S. Naval Academy, where the student istrained primarily as a naval officer and electrical engineering is a secondary pursuit.To provide a rationale for learning the theoretical concepts required in the course, we haverestructured our laboratories. In implementing new labs for the course, we’ve attempted to meetthe following goals: 1) Labs should motivate students through greater emphasis on the practicalmerit of the fundamentals. Using typical devices, with which students are familiar, such aslamps, batteries, loudspeakers, etc, is helpful. 2) Insure that the labs are conceptually integratedwith the course in a

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Melanie Basantis; Zenaida Otero Keil

team project courses. Many clinics are funded by industrialpartners. The Clinics are a vehicle for teaching students technical material related to theirspecific project. In addition, they provide opportunities for developing communicationand team building skills. Rowan engineering students develop in the classroom andlaboratories many of the skills they need in industry. Faculty is mainly responsible forintegrating these components into the classroom, laboratories and projects. The faculty benefits from the Internship Program from the industrial contacts thatresult in projects, financial and in-kind support, and research opportunities. There havebeen several examples of additional projects that have been identified by student

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Robert H. Mayer

” course has been carried over andsupplemented by an additional requirement that students develop a web page (for posting on theInternet) that summarizes their findings. Although the majority of class sessions are lectureoriented, ample time is set aside for student presentations, guest speakers, field trips to localwater and wastewater treatment facilities, occasional participation in locally-held professionalconferences, and several laboratory exercises dealing with pollution measurement anddispersion. At least one class section (of approximately 20 students) has been offered everysemester since course inception in academic year 1996. Student evaluations have beenconsistently favorable and score appreciably above the norm

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Yann Guezennec; Stephen Yurkovich; Gregory Washington; Giorgio Rizzoni

usually an internal combustion engine (ICE) or fuel cell. Properly designedHEVs synergistically maximize the advantages of their combined power plants while minimizingthe disadvantages. HEVs offer excellent potential for reduced emissions and lower energy usage.Three major objectives have driven the development of the GATE graduate program: First, is theestablishment of a laboratory environment that includes computer workstations for design andanalysis, data acquisition and control hardware, a hybrid powertrain dynamometer test cell and achassis (vehicle) dynamometer. Second, is the development of two new courses (one entitled HEVEnergy Analysis of Hybrid-Electric Vehicles: and the other entitled Modeling, Simulation andControl of Hybrid Electric

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Sanjiv B. Gokhale; Michael O'Dea

learning”. Consequently the concept is oftenmisunderstood and at times erroneously used to describe a wide variety of experimentaleducation endeavors from volunteer and community service projects to field studies. At theIndiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), a faculty-student workshop in 1995,offered an uniform, unambiguous and a succinct definition for service-learning - as integratingstudents’ community service experience with academic study so that learning is enhanced and arecognized community need is met. The idea is simple, and hence compelling – improve thequality of teaching/learning environment while fostering and enhancing student’s sense of civicresponsibility.II. History of Service-Learning in the Engineering

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Andrew N. Vavreck

. Anexample of a software screen, for link length and position input, is shown in Figure 1. Theprogram is relatively easy to learn and use, and relates clearly to analytical concepts describedin the text, so it avoids the so-called "black-box syndrome," where "students will notunderstand or perhaps even care what it [the software] is doing." [Wankat, p.156] Figure 1: Simulation Software Page 5.275.3In addition to the increased emphasis on the software, a sequence of classes in a modulararrangement was developed which would address a concept in a lecture format (50 minutes,two days a week), followed with a laboratory (2

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Terrence P. O'Connor

joint project wasdesigned which involved students from a laboratory physics class (P309: ModernPhysics Laboratory) at Indiana University Southeast (IUS) and students in thePurdue Electrical Engineering Technology program (located on the IUS campus)enrolled in an electronics course (EET 257: RF and Power Electronics ). The IUSphysics students constructed three antennas designed to be sensitive in theULF/ELF frequency ranges. The Purdue students designed and constructedamplifying and filtering circuitry for the antennas as a part of their work in EET.The physics students were also responsible for recording and analyzing the data.To date the project has involved over 30 students and continues to be veryeffective in presenting meaningful research

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Linda M. Head; Zenaida O. Keil; Beena Sukumaran; Kauser Jahan

workshop cost was $50,056. Major expensesfor the workshop included salaries for participating faculty and student mentors, stipends forparticipants, travel, supplies, information dissemination and food. While the main goal of theworkshop was to establish a program for middle school outreach, there were a number ofimportant objectives.The overall objectives of the AWE workshop were to:1. Recruit talented, economically disadvantaged preferably minority female students for a two week summer workshop at Rowan University,2. Expose selected students to laboratory and field experiences directly related to the practice and profession of engineering,3. Provide direction, motivation, support and encouragement for students to pursue carriers in science

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Deborah Hwang; D. Blandford

. Genalo, L., et al. Toying with Technology : Mobile Robots and High School Interns. Proceedings of the 1997ASEE Annual Conference, June 1997.3. Berg, R. & Turbak, F. Wellesley College CS115/PHY115 Robotic Design Studio. URL:www.wellesley.edu/Physics/robots/studio.html4. Kumar, D. & Meeden, L. A Robot Laboratory for Teaching Artificial Intelligence. Proceedings of the Twenty-ninth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE-98), February, 1998. Also availableat URL: mainline.brynmawr.edu/Robots/ResourceKit/Paper.html5. Kumar, D. & Meeden, L. A Robot Laboratory for Teaching Artificial Intelligence Resource Kit. URL:mainline.brynmawr.edu/Robots/ResourceKit6. Beer, R. Chiel, H. & Drushel, R.. Using Autonomous

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Chi-Wook Lee

measurements, signalconditioning, and signal processing. The measured mechanical properties through lab exercisesinclude temperature, pressure, strain, and frequency of dynamic systems.Since the outputs of the sensors/transducers used for the lab exercises are voltages, a digitalmultimeter or an oscilloscope is utilized as a readout device. Then, students convert the basic labexercises to computer-based data acquisition systems using their own LabVIEW programs tomeasure and calibrate the sensor/transducer outputs. LabVIEW is short for LABoratory VirtualInstrument Engineering Workbench. LabVIEW programs are called virtual instruments (VIs)and a VI has three main parts: (1) the front panel for the interactive user interface, (2) the blockdiagram as