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involved the use of the SolidWorks to design a vehicle body. Wheeled bases were available; the vehicle body would be constrained to dock with the existing bases, shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: Solid Model of the Vehicle Base While the students had a wide range of academic backgrounds, few had any solid modeling experience. SolidWorks has proved to be an ideal teaching tool for such environments. In the morning session, the students were lead through the modeling of an example vehicle body. The example vehicle can be seen in Figure 2. Figure 2: Solid Model of Example Vehicle Body After stepping through a tutorial, the students had constructed a solid model of the vehicle; in addition, they had

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on site in Paducah.All of the UK faculty positions, with the exception of the director, will be filled in a special-titleseries. These positions are primarily upper-division, 9-month teaching appointments. However,because of the nature of the Paducah program, these appointments will involve additionalassignments, including student recruitment from local high schools and the business community,undergraduate laboratory and computer software development, assistance with summer jobplacement, and professional development. The traditional responsibilities involving instruction,academic advisement, and university service also apply. Because of these unique responsibilitiesand the limited access to graduate students, the expectation for research

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Jeffrey L. Newcomer

Page 5.520.1design course at the freshman or sophomore level to introduce students to the process of solvingreal problems in the face of uncertainty. These recent trends have been positive changes for en-gineering and technology students and engineering education. Students often find design classesto be interesting and challenging, and apply themselves more in these classes than they do in tra-ditional engineering science lecture courses. In addition, design classes have provided many en-gineering educators opportunities to build closer ties with industry and to bring more real-worldproblems and examples into the classroom. Moreover, while design classes can be very laborintensive, they are also fun to teach.3,4This paper discusses an approach

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-visual materials as part of a distance learningpackage for to use in the university library or at home. Certainly this would allow students tostudy in their own time and at their own convenience. However one of the problems oftenassociated with distance learning material is lack of immediate feedback. However many effortshave been made in physics teaching in this respect. One such system has been described byWhitlock et al13. In this study learners solved physics problems by working at a distance via acomputer network and an audio link via pre and posttest analysis. The necessary physicsmaterial could be part of the standard lectures though this could detract from the main aim of thecourse and may also be inappropriate for students with a

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William L. Scheller

Session 3563 Puttering Around -- An Interdisciplinary Manufacturing Project W.L. Scheller II, Ph.D. Kettering University, Flint, MichiganAbstractInnovative, interdisciplinary laboratory exercises are difficult to develop and successfully execute. Thispaper describes a joint manufacturing engineering/mechanical engineering project to design and machinethe head of a golf putter. The project spanned two terms. The project involved two separate courses,one in manufacturing engineering and another in mechanical engineering. Only one student in the firstterm was a member of both

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William E Maddox; Theodore D. Thiede; Stephen H. Cobb; Scott R Hickman; John Crofton

conception to product testing and marketing. Specific topics and how they are implemented into the design process include: economic analysis and time value of money, optimization techniques, statistical methods, and the design of experiments. One or two major design projects are required each semester. Typical activities have included: the construction of a Pitot tube which would mount outside a car window to measure velocity; the design of an orifice plate fluid flow transducer to measure flow velocity in a pipe; the design and implementation of a strain gauge laboratory where strain gauges measure deflections on a golf club, a cantilever beam, and a pressurized can. A team project asked students to specify, estimate

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Patricia Davies; Leah H Jamieson; Laura A Guedelhoefer; Edward J. Coyle; James D. Jones

on experience, and it could be assumed that students had some experience with basic tools andcommon machinery. Today, however, students generally have little or no exposure to mechanicaldevices. Instead, students may have much more experience with computers,” [1] leaving a knowledgegap that needs to be filled. University of Michigan conducted a survey of alumni, and the resultsclearly showed that the majority of the respondents do not feel the University prepares them well inthe areas that are most important to them, manufacturing [1]. Not only do universities need to providegraduating engineers with analytical training and training in the design process, they need to teach allthe tools required to complete a design. Students have

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issomewhat surprising that this approach is not used more commonly. Page 5.617.6Computer-Aided Design and PrototypingAlong with an understanding of the design process and sketching skills, one of the pri-mary goals of WWU’s engineering design graphics sequence is help students developthree-dimensional visualization and CAD modeling skills. This goal recently receivedadditional support through a five year partnership between WWU and The Boeing Com-pany [11]. During the first phase of this partnership, Boeing supplied funds for a moderncomputer-aided design facility. This laboratory is utilized to teach design, modeling,prototyping, and concurrent

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G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

approach to teaching computerand network technology fails to meet the expectations of students from a rangeof disciplines. Accordingly a new curriculum was designed to meet this demand.This paper presents details of this new curriculum and suggests that thisrepresents an opportunity for a closer cooperation in the development ofcomputer technology and multi-media education.1. IntroductionMulti-media is a term that has been in use for many years. It refers to thepresentation of information in two or more of formats: text, graphics, animation,video or audio 1. Digital technologies have facilitated major changes in multi-media presentations. Digital storage media now allow multi-media productions

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Asif M. Shakur; Ali Eydgahi; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

activities of the SLOPE program provide the following services to the local community:(i) Improved awareness of Physics/Engineering education and its objectives and impact on Page 5.549.2 the Eastern Shore Community and high school students.(ii) Student projects in partnerships with local community service organizations.(iii) Development of teaching aids for classes and laboratories in local schools.“Service-Learning” has been introduced in selected Engineering and Physics courses. Thestandard format involving preparation, action and reflection have been incorporated 11. Studentprojects that address community needs that dovetail with the

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, number of courses with technical laboratories, sharing of faculty and spacewith other programs, and effectiveness of industrial advisory committees are provided in thefollowing paragraphs. Tables of the results from questions in the survey are also providedthroughout the paper.Of all the four-year schools that responded to the survey, 79% are classified as four-yearUniversities with very a small number responding as Community & Technical Colleges,Technical Institutes, Institutes of Technology, or Colleges as shown in Table 1. Table 2illustrates the responses of two-year schools to a similar classification question, which resulted in67% classified as two-year Community Colleges, 18% as Technical Institutes, and 13% asCommunity & Technical

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by John H. Falk et al, ISBN:1556523483Usborne Book of Science Activities by K. Woodward and Helen Edom, ISBN:0746006985References1. National Science Board. (1998). Science and Engineering Indicator – 1998,Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.2. Speece, M.W. (1999). Using New Laboratory Equipment for Geoscience Technical Outreach. Journal of Geoscience Education, 47, (4), p.321-324.3. Childress, J.O. (1997). Teaching Moves to the TenureTrack. Geotimes, 42, p.6-7.4. Hunter, D.A., Bosh. A.S., et al. (1999). An Astronomy Outreach Program For Navajo and Hopi Schools. Mercury, 28, (3), p.18-23.5. Huntzel, W.J., Achor, D.P., et al. (1997). Sharpening Pencils and Young Minds. Proceedings 1997

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Marty Bowe; John Feland; Brian Self; Daniel Jensen

is an increasing emphasis being placed on quality instruction in engineering education.This is exemplified by the emphasis given to quality of teaching in promotion decisions 5, by theexpanding number of institutions focusing on curriculum development 13, by the significantnumber of publications in this area 3,6,7,10-12,14-20,24,32, by the commitment of the engineeringaccreditation agency ABET in the assessment area 2, and by the continuing funding emphasis bythe National Science Foundation and other agencies. Much of this effort to enhance engineeringeducation is focused in the following areas: learning styles, multimedia visualization/simulation,hands-on experiences, use of real-world problems, and assessment techniques. Thesecomponents

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Thomas E. Hulbert; Robert B. Angus

-site courses at two to five different sites. These are delivered as single courses or part ofa degree program for the academic year. Summer offerings are rare except for laboratory coursesthat are included in the degree programs. These courses are also taught by part-time lecturersthough occasionally due to unique circumstances by full-time faculty as overload compensation.Examples of On-Site ProgramsBoston-North Shore Test Equipment ManufacturerAbout ten years ago the School of Engineering Technology was approached by a SoftwareEngineer to teach an on-site Associates Degree program. The majors were Manufacturing orElectrical Engineering Technology and Business. This paper addresses only the technologyprograms. Northeastern has an accredited

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Ron Eaglin; Z. Qu; Q. Zhang; P. Wahid; Issa Batarseh

Session no. 3232 MULTI-MEDIA ENHANCEMENT OF THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CORE COURSE I. Batarseh, Q. Zhang, R. Eaglin, Z. Qu, P. Wahid University of Central Florida Orlando, Fl 32816 Tel (407) 823-0185 Fax (407) 823-6332 Email: batarseh@mail.ucf.edu AbstractThe objective of this paper is to present a new multi-media teaching enhancement tools for theprinciples of electrical engineering core course at the University of Central Florida. The newteaching environment

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Douglas L. Jones; Bunny J. Tjaden

the lecture hall), and five classrooms for the labs. Our faculty and staff include fourprofessors and five teaching assistants from the engineering school. The faculty and TAsrepresent of the main SEAS disciplines. We consider the instruction of this course to be a teameffort that includes weekly meeting of professors and teaching assistants to discuss concerns andstrategies, plan labs, and coordinate teaching assignments.The hub lectures consist of topics that are of interest to all students and are usually presented bya guest lecturer who is an acknowledged expert in the field. The hub lectures this semesterincluded an introduction to engineering, design, engineering ethics, basic statistics anddeceptions, and a virtual reality lecture on

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Page 5.49.7students study dc circuits, and the second-year students study ac circuits (requires more advancedmath tools). In both cases, the basic concepts are introduced in lecture/discussion sessions taughtby an engineering faculty member. As the need for mathematical tools is demonstrated, the mathteachers teach the necessary math. Hands-on laboratory sessions reinforce the concepts byallowing the participants to build and test appropriate electrical circuits. At the same time theylearn to use modern electrical test equipment -- multimeters, power supplies, oscilloscopes, etc.In companion computer sessions, specialized software (Pspice or Electronic Workbench) is usedto model electrical circuits, and the results of the computer models are

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tests.The five laboratory classes in the manufacturing sequence introduce students to drawing andmachining skills. Students develop hand and CADD drawing techniques in Technical Drawingand Machine Drawing. In Machine Tool Laboratory I students machine a project, and inMachine Tool Laboratory II students machine a project that they have designed and drawn inMachine Drawing. Students create computer numerical control (CNC) codes from drawings andlearn the basics of welding in Introduction to Computer Aided Machining (CAM) and Welding.A large portion of the baseline year MET 270 syllabus focused on the machining, CNC control,and welding topics of the laboratory classes.In the baseline year students also performed company studies. Student groups

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. By contrasting the results of these three surveys, we were interested in determiningif there was a correlation between what graduates, students, and industry considered valuable andwhat we were teaching. We also wanted to learn if we were preparing graduates with skillsmatching employer needs.One hundred surveys were sent to randomly selected graduates of the past 15 years. A review ofthe list showed that the chosen graduates were representative of our student population. Fortysurveys were sent to representatives of the companies who hire our graduates. Fifty surveys Page 5.94.2were given to our current students. Return rates were approximately

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. Additionally, using a mobile platform allowed some students todebug their programs by watching the behavior of the robot.A flexible platform meant we could create a variety of problems and exercises.Additionally, this type of platform allows the students to design multiple solutions tosolve the same problem. An example of this is Lab 2 (described below). This platformcould also be used to model several important computer concepts such as Interrupts.All Computer Engineering students at Iowa State University have at least four coursesthat teach, or require knowledge of, C (Engineering 161- Engineering Problems withComputational Laboratory in C, Computer Engineering 211- Introduction toMicrocontrollers, CPR E 301- Microprocessor- Based Design, and CPR E

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Bethany S. Oberst; Russel C. Jones

mechanisms to teach engineering design across campus borders, utilizingwell-developed case studies. Gay and Lentini (17) further describe the advancedcommunication resources used by students engaged in collaborative design activity.The use of the Internet has enabled both teachers and students to lessen the burden ofdisseminating and acquiring knowledge, according to Young (18). Even laboratoryexperiences can be enhanced through electronic media. Karweit (19) has created a virtualengineering laboratory on the World Wide Web for the students in his introductoryengineering class and others. Experiments in this simulated laboratory include one thatmeasures the rate of a hot object’s heat radiation, and one that enables students to designbridges that

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Marilyn J. Smith

Session 3202Learning More From Class Time: Technology Enhancement in the Classroom Marilyn J. Smith, Narayanan Komerath School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe traditional classroom lectures in engineering do not permit professors or students to keeppace with technological changes within rapidly changing disciplines. By using technology, theclassroom lecture can be modified so that class time becomes a laboratory of learning andreinforcement through iteration and application. This approach is also very timely since itdirectly develops the engineering attributes set forth in ABET

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form of: (1) student to student, (2) students to instructor, (3)students to practitioner, (4) instructor to instructor, and (5) everyone to technical support staffand vice versa. One of the advantages of online courses is the possibility of interactions withpractitioners in the field to give students real life perspectives on what is learned in a course. Eventhough interactions with technical staff may not be part of an online course content, provisionsshould be made for such interactions so that students and instructors can get the necessarytechnical support they need. The focus of this paper will be primarily on student – teacherinteractions.One of the most difficult aspects of teaching online is integrating student – teacher

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Phillip R. Rosenkrantz

would be a candidate for eliminationby the campus administration.Phase II - Program Objectives and Outcomes - The current IME Department MissionStatement was developed in 1994 during participation in campus-wide strategic planning. : Page 5.685.31. To serve the university, the community, and our alumni by offering ABET accredited degree programs and courses that prepare students for study at both the undergraduate and graduate level.2. To teach sound engineering principles, ethics and theory supported with significant classroom, laboratory and industrial experiences to a diverse student population. Our goal is to

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Steven H. VanderLeest

fiction places the student inanother world to examine important human conflicts, issues, questions, and desires. Second,science fiction provides a mental laboratory in which students can perform thought experimentswith new technology. Third, a science fiction course can allow engineering students to interactwith students in less technical disciplines. This cross-fertilization is often very helpful inworking through issues of technology and its interaction with the human society within which itis embedded.I. IntroductionArchibald Putt has said “technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understandwhat they do not manage and those who manage what they do not understand.” We generallysuppose engineers, the designers of technology

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four-year colleges and universities and a variety of vocational andtechnical degrees utilizing state-of-the-art laboratory facilities (including drafting and CAD,machining, metallurgy, metrology, robotics and automation, and electronics).Muskegon Community College (MCC) has a new 95,000 square foot building, the HigherEducation Center (HEC), where three cooperating universities (including WMU) were to offerupper division and graduate courses. MCC was (and is) extremely interested in expanding the Page 5.301.1upper division offerings from cooperating universities to better utilize the new facility and tooffer opportunities for its students to

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Walter J. Gomes III; Rulph Chassaing

adigital signal processor evolved during a 1998 NSF-supported workshop given at the University ofMassachusetts Dartmouth. The continued support of Texas Instruments is also appreciated. Page 5.299.6Bibliography1. W.J. Gomes III and R. Chassaing, “Real-Time FIR and IIR Filter Design Using MATLAB Interfaced with the TMS320C31 DSK,” in Proceedings of the 1999 ASEE Annual Conference.2. R. Chassaing, Digital Signal Processing-Laboratory Experiments Using C and the TMS320C31 DSK, J. Wiley, 1999.3. TMS320C6201/6701 Evaluation Module User’s Guide, SPRU269, Texas Instruments, Inc., 1998.4. TMS320C62x/C67x CPU and

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elimination. Students can repeatquestions and answers as many times as they wish, however no points are awarded for repeatselections. The question data is all stored in a plain ASCII text file, such that the number andmakeup of the questions in the simulation can be easily changed. For our purposes, there aretwenty questions for a total value of 100 points. Page 5.73.4 5Recommendations for UseThe purpose of this simulation is not so much to teach new information or to test students’knowledge, but rather to stimulate reflective thoughts and

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Steven T. Walsh; Frederick Betz; Donald D. Myers; Halvard E. Nystrom

Page 5.252.1 necessary visibility.1In response to these findings, Nystrom and Myers outline the concept of creating a clearinghouse thatwould provide an online source of technology management cases that is easily accessible to usersthrough the Internet3. This paper outlines the further development of this concept.One objective of the authors is to relate published cases to a MOT knowledge structure that willenhance the student’s understanding of the principles, concepts, and tools. The real understanding ofthese come with their application to a specific problem. Engineering education has traditionally madeuse of the laboratory experience to reinforce the classroom learning of principles, concepts, and tools. In another approach for

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Russell D. Jamison

from each of thecolleges, who report to their respective deans in this capacity. Faculty are drawn from through-out the university and include both junior and senior professors who volunteer to teach in theprogram. These faculty also serve as individual advisors to the students in the program. Fundingfor the co-director positions is provided by the university. Funding for other expenses, includingrelease time for faculty who teach the program-specific courses and for the salary and office ex-penses of a program administrator, are paid from corporate sponsorships and individual gifts.Students enter the program at the junior level and pursue the prescribed course of study whilesatisfying all requirements for a bachelor’s degree in their