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Elizabeth Petry

architecture, city planning, and urban design; addingvalue to the enlightenment process; and showing dedication to general education and businessskills.”Jury comments from the AIA included:• “. . . to get young at risk kids involved in urban design, architecture and city planning. The process really contributes to a general education and skill building.”• “If the profession wants to establish the value of architecture in the larger community and change public opinion about architecture, this is the place to start.”CLOSUREService learning provides fantastic experiences and opportunities for all involved. I must agreewith Judith S. Berson of Broward Community College when she says, “Win/Win/Win with aService Learning Program.”The student “wins

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Youngmee Lee; Yasuo Kuga; Thomas Stoebe; Minoru Taya; Mani Soma

jointly offered by the Departments of MechanicalEngineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Electrical Engineering. The lab projectconsists of three parts: Lab 1, Dissection of Electronic Packaging; Lab 2, Processing ofElectronic Packaging; and Lab 3, Reliability Testing of Electronic Packaging. To complete thethree labs, six weeks were required; one week for Lab 1, three weeks for Lab 2, and two weeksfor Lab 3. Students were able to gain a good understanding on the electronic packaging. Futureimprovements planned for the course include expansion of the lab subjects, adding moreexperimental equipment, and establishing a closer correlation between the lectures and labsessions.IntroductionThe lab course on Electronic Packaging and Materials

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Sharon M. Schlossberg

, I have real an-of their own classrooms. swers to the eternal question – when am I ever going to use this stuff (mathematicsEach teacher is required to prepare a lesson plan and science).”based upon some aspect of TC, in accordancewith the Florida Sunshine State Standards. TC 96 and 97 Teacher ParticipantsPlans are shared among all participants. Ateacher recognition luncheon hosted by the Dean of Engineering closes out this first phase of theTC program.The following two weeks, teachers assist with instruction of the middle and high school partici-pants. This approach, believed to be unique to Technology Connection, has numerous advan-tages

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Beverly J. Hunter; James L. Hales

decision to commence the four-year Engineering Technology program atUPJ, an Engineering Technology freshman class of sixty students was enrolled. Civil,electrical and mechanical engineering technology degree options were established. At thestart of the program, the Engineering Technology faculty consisted of four professors.The first class of sixty-five students graduated on April 27, 1975. Planned growth in theprogram brought the peak total full-time day enrollment close to 550 in 1982, with Page 3.58.1 .twenty-one faculty

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Robert J. Beichner; Richard M. Felder; Philip R. Dail; Leonhard E. Bernold; Ernest E. Burniston

assessment and evaluation results anddescribes plans to export features of IMPEC into the regular first-year engineering curriculum.Curriculum Structure and Instructional ApproachThe principal features of IMPEC are as follows:• In the fall semester, the students take a four-credit introductory calculus course, a three-credit general chemistry course with an additional one-credit laboratory, and a one-credit engineering course. In the spring semester, they take a second four-credit calculus course, a four-credit physics course (mechanics), and a second one-credit engineering course. The calculus, chemistry, and physics courses parallel those in the regular curriculum. The fall engineering course replaces the standard freshman

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R. Andrew Schaffer; Patricia L. Fox; Cliff Goodwin

education’s line could be, “…build it and they will come andassess it.” In IUPUI’s particular case, “they” are accrediting agencies such as, The North CentralAssociation Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (NCA Commission), theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), and the assessment experts atIUPUI’s Office for Planning and Institutional Improvement. The faculty in our school, duringthe fall of 1996, adopted an assessment plan that involves assessment at all levels. The planrequires assessing goals, objectives, and outcomes for courses, programs and school wideinitiatives for the purposes of instructional, administrative, and programmatic improvements.Rationale for ProjectThere are many rationales for this emphasis on

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Alexander N. Cartwright

. Here, theresults of the first semester of using a collaborative active-learning environment in a senior levelcourse and the plan for using this technique in a sophomore level computer programming course(with a larger numbers of students and two different sections for better assessment) will bepresented. IntroductionStudent interest in the physics related courses in Electrical and Computer Engineering, likephotonics, materials, and fabrication, continues to decline. In this work, the author will focus ondeficiencies in educating photonic engineers. The loss of interest in these areas is mostly due tothe demand, from industry, for computer engineers and sciences and the promise of high payingcareers

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Betsy Palmer; Rose M. Marra; Thomas Litzinger

ways they think aboutambiguous intellectual problems. This paper reports on the results of the initial phase oflongitudinal and cross-sectional study of intellectual development of engineering students. In thefirst year of a four-year data collection plan (1996-97), semi-structured interviews wereconducted with a randomly selected cohort of 53 entering first-year students. While results fromthe larger study will provide us with both longitudinal and cross-sectional data on the issuesdescribed, this paper reports only on the first round of interviews with the freshman cohort of 53students. Thus, this paper examines the following research questions. • Where do first-year engineering students begin on a scale measuring intellectual

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Robert A. Hall; Mark W. McK. Bannatyne

buy theluxuries that they desire (Zlobin, 1996, p. 149). In 1995, students of the Kaluga branch of theMoscow N. E. Bauman State Technical University (known as KF MGTU) were asked to respondto a survey about their future hopes. Of the 428 asked if they planned on working in theirspecialty area following graduation only 135 students (31.5 percent) answered in the affirmative. In contrast, when asked the question, $Do you believe it is possible to change the profession youhave acquired in the institute in the event that your specialty is not in demand?#, the answer of313 students (73.1 percent) was a resounding $Yes!# (Lebedev, S. A. Chernysheva, 1997, pp. 17-18). In light of such statistics it must be recognized that an education system which

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Ben Erwin

in scienceclass, studies ancient inventions and inventors in history class, or makes a presentation of a paperin English class, they are doing parts of systems engineering in short, fragmented pieces. Imaginethe power of incorporating all of those talents together in one task. Consider the following quoteabout Dewey’s Laboratory School: When children made things, they learned history, science, and mathematics through invention. Science, art, and culture were one. There was thinking involved of the most fundamental kind: continuous observation of materials, planning, and use of the hands. The thing that was cultivated was the mind's eye. There were appreciations as well, for beautiful objects and inventions, because

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Roman Z. Morawski; Jerzy Woznicki; Andrzej Krasniewski

student must satisfy the curriculum requirements for at least one area ofconcentration. The requirements are, however, formulated in such a way that the student can takequite a large number of free elective courses. Thus, by carefully planning his/her individualprogram, the student can obtain the degree in one area and a certificate of minor specialization inanother. This way, a large number of interesting patterns of education in the broad field ofelectronics and information technology can be created. Besides, by taking a large number of freeelective courses at other, possibly nonengineering institutions, the students can pursueinterdisciplinary programs.To help the students design their individual programs of study, a model program of study

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Gerald Gillmore; Deborah Harkus; Angela Gengler; Suzanne G. Brainard

1996. With plans to continue administering thesurvey annually through the year 2000, the objectives are to: • Evaluate the climate in engineering and the quality of engineering education to determine if there are differences between male and female students in their perceptions of barriers to successful completion of an engineering degree; • Identify factors in engineering that need to be addressed to improve the climate for both male and female students; • Propose strategies to the dean of engineering for increasing the recruitment and retention of women and minorities in engineering.IV. METHODOLOGY Building on the factors identified in the literature, a survey was designed to includequestions that

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S. A. Tennyson; R. J. Eggert

Incentive Grant Program. This grant involves faculty from the Universityof Idaho, Idaho State University and Boise State University and use of the Internet. WorkingModel modules will be developed and assigned in statics and dynamics courses and distributedon the Internet. Assessment instruments will be developed and administered in the 1997/98academic year. Other research efforts are planned by the authors to specifically address designskill development across the curriculum.3.2 Bungee Jumper FunDr. Guarino developed the Bungee Jumper problem, shown in Figure 3, under the HP grant as anexample of using simulation to reinforce underlying mechanics principles related to dynamics.The Bungee Jumper problem is a classic open-ended problem. It has many

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Peter D. Heimdahl

counselor. Three of the counselors were manufacturing engineeringundergraduate majors. The campers stayed in a dormitory for the week and ate most meals inthe Student center cafeteria.The camp received excellent regional press coverage by three TV stations, two local newspapers,AP distribution, and seven packaging journals. Initial feedback indicated an impressivelypositive change in attitude toward engineering and technical careers. The University plans to Page 3.523.1track the progress of the girls through college enrollment.Introduction. The University of Wisconsin-Stout hosted the Summer Technology andEngineering Preview for Girls, a tuition-free

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Marcus Huggans; Halvard E. Nystrom

3management, teaming and communications, strategic and technical planning, enterprisemodeling, managing technical organizations, management of productivity and quality intechnological operations, technology forecasting, applied knowledge systems, legal aspects oftechnology management and high technology marketing. OTHER COURSES Mean(0) Standard Deviation (σ) Content 3.5 1.1 Emphasis 3.5 1.1 Scope 2.9 1.1 Method 3.3 1.1 Physical 1.9 1.1

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Susan L. Miertschin; Carole E. Goodson

. They also invite you to peruse their course web sites at http://web.tech.uh.edu/classes. Resources Page 3.198.4The following sites can assist you in the planning and development of your own Web Page. 41. HTML Goodies http://www.htmlgoodies.com/Search through balls, lines, buttons, icons, and arrows that can be used on your own pages.In addition, there are hotlinks to at least 50 different topics ranging from simple backgrounds to advanced

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Jack Zecher; Kenneth Rennels; Douglas Acheson

occur duringthe latter half of 1998, no quantitative evaluation of its affect is presently available. However,the focus groups who have reviewed the CD-ROM have responded with very positive Page 3.202.5evaluations. Since it is anticipated that department recruiting efforts will center around this tool,plans are in place for a continuing effort to kept the CD-ROM current and incorporate newmultimedia technology as it becomes available.The five students involved in this project have benefited substantially. They have been able togain valuable experience with elements of the latest multimedia technology, knowledge theycould not have gained

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S. A. Chickamenahalli; Rutledge Ellis

Control circuit (a) Development of the algorithm to derive the converter device switching patterns (b) Programming of the DSP to address DSPLINK and 8255 PPI (ii) Testing to insure DSPLINK - 8255A interface and converter operation Traditional DSP serial ports are configured in Transmit/Receive model. However, thisapplication [8] used the serial port (0 and 1) register lines in general input/output mode. Thisconsisted of elaborate outputting to the serial port registers in order to produce the requiredsignals for the single-phase converter devices. To eliminate this procedure and provide futureexpansion to three-phase signal generation, Parallel Expansion (DSPLINK) was planned [10]. The DSPLINK is a

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Paul H. King

: We will continue to use the web in these courses, as it has proven to be of valueas a communication tool. A chat section will be added to help elaborate on student andinstructor expectations, a calendar section will be added to assist students in meeting theinstructors’ deadlines. We further plan to add formal exercises in applications such asuse of the web to enable database input and data access. The use of the web forpresentation of real-time (patient or process) information will additionally be developed.The use of the web for other real-time information transfer, such as video and audio Page 3.207.4information, will also be implemented

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Joseph Cataldo

evaluate floodway enroachments may be evaluated by the steady flow systemcomponent of the program. Also, capabilities are available for assessing the change inwatersurface profiles due to the channel improvements, levees, and ice cover.Special features of the steady flow component include: multiple plan analysis; multiple profilecomponents; and multiple bridge and/or culvert opening analysis.The HEC-RAS computer model has a large number of options, such as mixed flow regimeanalysis, allowing analysis of both sub- and supercritical flow regimes in a single computer run,culvert and bridge routines allowing for multiple openings of different types and sizes, quasi 2-Dvelocity distributions, and x-y-z graphics of the river channel system.HEC-RAS

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Kassim M. Tarhini; Gerald R. Frederick; Benjamin Koo

composed of approximately seventeen organizations Page 3.230.4representing different countries whose main objective is to improve relations and create mutualrespect between international and domestic students. It is responsible for such programs as awelcome party, the ISA annual dinner, and other cultural and social events planned to make suchactivities integral and valuable components of the university experience.CONCLUSIONInternational students educated in the U.S., upon returning to their home countries, will carry withthem both engineering knowledge and cultural sensitivities. Accordingly, they will have a betterunderstanding of American

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Lang-Wah Lee; Tamer Ceylan

preliminary design where each studentteam would identify the objective, select the response, determine the design type and analysisstrategy, and devise an experimental matrix. After the preliminary design, the entire lab section wouldwork together to make an experimental schedule in which the task of testing would be divided amongthe teams. Test results from each team would then be pooled together so that each team would havea complete set of data for analysis and draw appropriate conclusions. The computer software(DESIGN EASE) is used to facilitate the planning and data analysis. 4) Testing of pressure relief valve of oil tanks. The task was to evaluate the flowcharacteristics of a pressure relief valve (provided by a local industry) for oil

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Eric N. Wiebe

when portions of an assembly is supplied to students as pre-modeled parts, theexperience of constraining them into assemblies and creating relations between them is a valuableexperience. Poor planning in the construction of individual parts often does not show up until theyare brought together in assemblies and required to be part of larger, networked interactions. Page 3.316.4References1. Leach, J.A. & Matthews, R.A. Engineering Design Graphics Journal 56, 5-10 (1992).2. Barr, R.E. & Juricic, D. Engineering Design Graphics Journal 56, 18-26 (1992).3. Batchelor, M. & Wiebe, E.N. in ASEE Engineering Design Graphics Division

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Priya Ragupathi; Eric Johnson; Dimitris Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; David Miller; Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University at Qatar

conditions.Conclusion A thermal conductivity experiment has been developed as part of a newsophomore engineering program at Texas A&M University. The experiment helps in theintegration of a materials science course and a continuum mechanics course. Theexperiment gives students an opportunity to make physical measurements and interpretthe data with respect to the theory they are discussing in the classroom.1 Everett, L.,"Experiences in the Integrated Sophomore Year of the Foundation Coalition at Texas A&M,"ASEE National Conference, Washington, D.C., June 1996.2 Griffin, R. B., Everett, L. J., Keating, P., Lagoudas, D., Tebeaux, E., Parker, D., Bassichis, W. andBarrow, D., “Planning the Texas A&M University College of Engineering Sophomore

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John P. Leschke; Susan Carlson-Skalak

show another example of designersrealizing the goals of sustainability through design. Through these activities, the students see Page 3.329.2that the goals of sustainability can be realized and are being realized by designers today. Theclass also attended a lecture on sustainability by Dean of the University’s School of ArchitectureWilliam McDonough, [8] an environmental designer and philosopher.In the Product Development module and leading to the Commercialization module, the studentsare introduced to the basics of costing, planning, budgeting, cash flow and life cycle costing. Inthe Commercialization Module, we discuss how to implement DFE

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Digendra K. Das; Atlas Hsie; Salahuddin Qazi

technological knowledge and planning perspectives in the critical area ofadvanced technologies in a competitive global environment [1]. The American Society for Page 3.89.1Engineering Education has endorsed the concept of a practice-oriented master's program. 1Another population to be served by this graduate program is faculty members at community andjunior colleges. Many of these colleges presently employ entry-level faculty in technicaldisciplines with only a bachelor's degree. These people are required to obtain a master's degree inengineering or engineering technology in order to be eligible for tenure

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Thomas G. Stanford; Donald Keating

as a byproduct of educationalpolicy for scientific research.3.1 Needs-Driven Model of Innovation and Technology DevelopmentAlthough the Bush plan has proven to be correct for excellence in scientific research andgraduate science education at the nation’s research universities to promote the nation’s scientificprogress, it is fundamentally in error for innovation and development of the nation’s futuretechnology and for the professional education of its graduate engineers in industry to promotetechnology progress to meet real-world societal needs. The Bush report, with all of its evidenceand rightful justification for national investment in basic scientific research, was only partiallycorrect. It misled the president and the nation because it

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Reginald G. Mitchiner; John T. Tester

Plan of Study, James B. Francis College of Engineering, University ofMassachusetts, Lowell, 1997; web location: http://www.eng.uml.edu/Dept/Plastics/programs/index.html2 Plastics Engineering Technology Program, Engineering Technology Department, College of Arts and Sciences,Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 1997; web location: http://www.wwu.edu/~techdept/pet.html3 Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Catalog, College of Engineering, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg,VA, 1997; web location: http://www.vt.edu/ugradCat/ucdME.html Page 3.376.54 General Electric Plastics Design Guide, GE Plastics, Pittsfield, MA

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Michael Karlesk; Hugh Jack

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

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

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