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the next generation of designers critical to competing in a globaleconomy. ABET has moved design from the periphery of engineering education to a more central positionrequiring engineering institutions to infuse curricula with more design opportunities. However, it is imperative thatthe educational interventions aimed at teaching sound design practices proliferating throughout this country beinformed by rigorous and extensive cognitive science research on learner prior knowledge, the developmental orevolutionary stages learners might transition through and the challenges attendant on each. Without this, designeducation has no hope of evolving into a science of design learning.Bibliography1. Finger, S. & Dixon, J. A review of

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program cannot anticipate what the user will do. The user might clickthe keys on the keyboard in any order, or might use the mouse. So the program no longerhas a set order in which the procedures will excecute. All it can do is to wait patiently for anevent and then to do something in response to the event. For example, if the user clicks abutton on the screen, the program might change the state of some variables and then run asubroutine to process some information. Page 5.616.9In the case of the animation shell it was desirable to invent a refinement of the basic Javaevent model. We wanted the animated object(s) to respond to events, which means

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: Issuesand Practice, vol. 18, no. 2, , pp. 5-17 (1999).3. Philips, W., "A Look at the Criteria, “How do we measure success? Washington, DC: Association ofEngineering Education, (1998).4. Dixon, J.R., "New Goals for Engineering Education," Mechanical Engineering, vol. 113, pp. 56-62, (March1991).5. Maul, G.P., "Reforming Engineering Education," Industrial Engineering, vol. 26, no. 12, pp. 53-55, 67,(1994).6. Masi, C.G., "Re-engineering Engineering Education," IEEE Spectrum, vol. 32, no. 9, p. 44 (1995).7. Sheppard, S. & Jeninson, R., "Freshman Engineering Design Experiences and Organizational Framework,”International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 190-197, (1997).8. Al-Holou, Bilgutay, N. M, Corletor, C., Demel, J.T

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substantial contributions to the K-6 educational program by introducing the conceptsof engineering design and problem solving.II. Educational Standards in Science and MathematicsIn New York and several other major states, the issue of standards was part of the 1980’s reformmovement that focused on increased graduation requirements (Ming Zu, 1996). This evolvedinto the reforms of the 1990’s that were more pervasive, setting curriculum content standards aswell as student performance standards. The aim is to improve students’ critical thinking skills, Page 5.210.1not their test-taking skills. The New York State Board of Regents approved Mathematics

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Therese A. Mylan; Ravi K. Ghai; Kim LaScola Needy; Gary E. Rafe; Bopaya Bidanda

{ } 23 ] 24 } Figure 4 Java servlet-generated VRML codeThe instructions illustrated in Figure 4 provide sufficient information to the client browser’sVRML plug-in application for its initial setup. The accompanying Java applet presents (1)identification information (e.g., exercise title); (2) one or more exercise scenes or configurations;(3) simulation action controls (e.g., start, pause/stop, reset, etc.); (4) simulation outputinformation (e.g., timers); and (5) informational control(s) (e.g., exercise-specific help display).The applet makes SQL calls to the virtual laboratory database via JDBC11 to instantiate VRMLobjects used in the specified laboratory exercise. We describe a schema for this

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Jody A. Knoll; Jan T. Lugowski; Nancy L. Denton

. “Logistics Goes “Live”: Supply Chain Management in Industrial Distribution.” Journal of Engineering Technology 16, no. 1, (1999): 44-47.8. Mahendran, M. “Project-Based Civil Engineering Courses.” Journal of Engineering Education (84), no. 1, (1995): 75-79.9. Humphreys, M.A. “Client-Sponsored Projects in a Marketing Research Course.” Journal of Marketing Education 3 (1981): 7-12.10. Dutson, A.J., R. H. Todd, S. P. Magleby, and C. D. Sorensen. “A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses.” Journal of Engineering Education (86), no. Page 5.285.8 1, (1997): 17-28.NANCY

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Igor M. Verner; Jacob E. Mendelssohn; David J. Ahlgren

."Douglas S. Green (Saint Michael’s College, Vermont, Associate Professor of ComputerScience): "I have found the robot contest to have high educational value. Saint Michael’s is asmall liberal arts college. We do not generally offer "specialized" courses like robotics or real-time programming in our computer science curriculum. This contest gives my students their first Page 5.300.10understanding that programs that need to interact with the real world require another level ofthought and design to work effectively. The exposure to electronics, real time programming androbotics techniques is a real benefit for my students. Another benefit is that they

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Patrick E. Devens

. But, what happens after the topic is covered? Most texts and manycourse exercises revert to problems inundated with zeros for ease of grading. In the typicalengineering course, a blanket statement is used to address this problem. The policy is, “Unlessstated otherwise, assume ALL “0”s in text problems are significant digits.” 2 This statement isnecessary since most texts contain this zero manifestation. The result is a system that fosters alack of proper significant digit accountability in problem-solving.It is the responsibility of instructors to ensure problem statements and diagrams are complete interms of both units and significant digits. Unless zeros are inserted to teach or test significantdigit analysis, each problem should have a

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John A. Kleppe; Eric L. Wang

capstone undergraduate course (MECH 452/EE491) is taken by allmechanical and electrical engineering undergraduates.Both EE 491 and MECH 452 are offered once per year during the spring semester andtraditionally have enrollments of approximately 30-40 students each. While innovation andentrepreneurship has been part of EE 491 since the early 1980’s 1, 2, they were introduced inMECH 452 only as recently as 1996. The two courses shared lectures in 1997 and have beencompletely integrated since 1998 3.In addition to the engineering students, MBA students enrolled in an independent study course(BADM 793) also participate in EE 491/MECH 452. The MBA students assume the role ofbusiness mentors and provide aid in the development of marketing studies. Each

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Mahmood Nahvi

Page 5.386.9p ( t ) , P, Q, and S change for −90° < θ < 90° . Compute p(t), P, Q, and S for θ = −90° , −60° ,−45° , −30° , 0, 30° , 45° , 60° , 90° and compare with values shown on the screen. Figure 13 - AC Power in an Impedance6. Discussion: Qualitative Understanding of Circuit BehaviorIn addition to quantitative analysis methods, it is desirable and important that students develop aqualitative understanding of circuit behavior and be able to predict it under various inputconditions. This is sometimes called having a feel or intuition for the problem. It helps to choosethe best approach amongst various possible solution methods. Circuit simulation modulesdiscussed in this paper are efficient tools for

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Lizette R. Chevalier; James N. Craddock

having a unique set(s) ofdata. This will further enhance the student’s understanding of data reduction, data analysis andstatistical analysis of real-world data.IV. AssessmentThe program was tested using in a small focus group of 24 students and faculty. Assessment wasperformed through a questionnaire. Each question throughout the survey was marked according to a7-point Likert scale where a value of 7 indicated the highest possible positive response, and a valueof 1 indicated the lowest or most negative. When calculating the totals, a value of 168 is the highestpossible, whereas a value of 24 would be the lowest possible. The results are divided into threecategories, as shown in Tables 1-3. Overall, the project received favorable reviews.V

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Jeremy Koczenasz; Bradley Bashford; Anil Sawhney; Andre Mund

supported, in part, by the National Science Foundation (Grant No. DUE 9996399).Opinions expressed are those of the authors’ and not necessarily those of the Foundation.References 1. AbouRizk, S. M. (1993) “Stochastic Simulation of Construction Bidding and Project Management” Microcomputers in Civil Engineering, Vol. 8, pp. 343-353. 2. AbouRizk, S. M. and Sawhney, A. (1994) “Simulation and Gaming in Construction Engineering Education” ASEE/C2E2/C2EI Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, June 1994. 3. Ames A. L., Nadeau, D. R., and Moreland, J. L. (1996) VRML 2.0 Sourcebook Book, John Wiley, New York, NY. 4. Cosmo Software (1997) Cosmo World 2.0

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equipment.References:1. Stratysis Web Site, http://www.stratysys.com2. Aronson, R. B., “Toolmaking Through Rapid Prototyping”, Manufacturing Engineering, 11/98, pp. 52-563. Frantz, J., “Rapid Tooling Alternatives for Plastic Injection Molds”, Moldmaking Technology, 8/99, pp. 25-344. Polosky, Q. F., R. Malloy, R. Stacer, “A Mechanical Property Performance Comparison for Plastic Parts Produced in a Rapid Epoxy Tool and Conventional Steel Tooling”, SPE ANTEC Conference Proceedings, 1998, pp. 2972-29765. Hansel, B., “Fundamentals of Product Development, Getting to Market in Half the Time”, SPE ANTEC Conference Proceedings, 1998, pp. 3080-30836. Burns, D. T., R. A. Malloy, S. P. McCarthy, “Analysis of Metal Coating Effects on

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Peter Milne; Pascal Rol; Jean-Marie Parel; Fabrice Mann

and applications than optical communications, whichis concerned mainly with optical systems using single mode optical fibers or optical waveguides,semi-conductor light sources and optical detectors. Developing an exhaustive curriculum andteaching materials for biomedical optics is therefore a much more challenging task. Page 5.595.65. AcknowledgmentsThe development of the undergraduate laboratory is supported in part by an Instrumentation andLaboratory Improvement Grant from the National Science Foundation Division ofUndergraduate Education (DUE-9751369).6. Bibliography1. S Rastegar, GL Cote, “An interdisciplinary combined research

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Julia Williams

we can survivethe development process. Clearly there is more work to do if engineering portfolios areto gain wider acceptance for assessing engineering education. In addition, more researchis needed that demonstrates the benefits of portfolios over other data collection methods.Perhaps the most important transformation must occur within the culture of engineeringeducation itself. Until engineering faculty, programs, and industry commit to thisassessment method, engineering portfolios will remain a great idea and not a practicalreality.Bibliography1. American Society for Engineering Education. “Engineering Education for a Changing World.” ASEEPublications http://www.asee/org/pubs/html/green.htm (2000).2. Artemeva, N., S. Logie, and J. St

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of the EITAAC. http://www.access-board.gov/pubs/eitaacrpt.htm (1999).8. Waddell, C. D. The Growing Digital Divide in Access for People with Disabilities: Overcoming Barriers to Participation (Office of Equity Assurance, San Jose, CA, 1999).9. FCC. Access to Telecommunications Service, Telecommunications Equipment and Customer Premises Equipment by Persons with Disabilities. Federal Register 64, 63235-63258 (1999(b)).10. Berger, S. The Association of Access Engineering Specialists: Informal Survey of Accessible Engineering Needs (The Association of Access Engineering Specialists, 2000).11. Norman, D. A. The Design of Everyday Things (Doubleday, New York, 1990).12. CAST. (CAST, 2000).13

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Chris Lorenz; Trevor Harding; Jennifer Kadlowec; Kurt DeGoede

., Vogler, T., Jaramillo, N. and Barr, R. "How to Startan ASEE Student Chapter", Proceedings of the ASEE Conference 1998 - Session 2312.3. Magill, M. "Building a Successful Student Chapter," Prism, December, 1996.4. Mulkay, E., McComb, S., Kiesow, R., Boyd, D., Oakes, W. and Jones, J. "ASEE Student Chapters: LessonsLearned from the First Five Years", Proceedings of the ASEE Conference 1998 - Session 0555.5. Soderstrom, S., Lorenz, C., Keinath, M. and Harding, T. "Implementing an Engineering TeachingDevelopment Program for Graduate Student Instructors." Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 2000.6. Kadlowec J., Shriver J., Harding T. and Choi, C. "Promoting Excellence in Education with an OutstandingStudent Instructor Award Program

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Audeen Fentiman; Robert J. Gustafson; John Merrill; John Demel; Richard Freuler

1Measurement Focus statements are derived from the "Measures of Success" written by the CoreCurriculum Implementation Committee in January 1998, and consist of such areas as studentperformance, quality of instructional materials, attitudes, and competency development. Morespecific statements such as technical writing skills, oral presentation skills, and teamwork skillsare included to capture additional supporting data.The implementation guidelines which accompany the plan are written to provide an additionalThe guidelines specify the assessment tool; objective(s) for the assessment activity; which groupsare involved; instrument administration; materials preparation; analysis and reporting; and anyspecial notes, such as announcing if the assessment

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as a member of a two or three-member team to workclosely with an industry sponsor throughout the term. Students must coordinate their activities toaddress a significant and challenging issue facing the manager within the sponsor’s organization.Each sponsor commits to a mentorship role for the student team(s) assigned to the organization,while at the same time, serving as the manager who is responsible for personnel performancewithin his/her department and/or division.The AMT Capstone course provides each student with real-world exposure to problems andissues faced by line and staff managers across a wide variety of aviation-oriented disciplines.Recently completed capstone team projects include: evaluations of current and pending

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John Field; Janelle Tonti; Eric Beenfeldt; Isaac Horn; Edward Williams

dealt with digital logic and the other with assembly language programming. Inthe early 1990’s the digital logic and assembly language material were combined and taught inthe second course. This allowed the first course to be restructured to provide a generalintroduction to electrical and computer engineering, including modules aimed at helping students Page 6.982.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationmake the transition from high school to college. However, this new course had problems

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Edward Gehringer

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education Page 6.249.6 Figure 5. Discussion questionsProceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education00]. Typically, each student is assigned to review three projects, one or two of which are on thesame topic (s)he has chosen. Assuming everyone does the assigned reviews, this assures thateach project is reviewed both by “experts” who have also researched the topic and “members ofthe

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Activities % of TotalImproved my resume 36.8 %Obtained interview(s) 10.5 %Have job opportunity(ies) 10.5 %Allowed me to look at job market 10.5 % Table 3: Highest scoring positive outcomes of career activities. The total number of responses was 19. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Fuller

Page 6.269.5 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationResulting Reference MaterialsThe combination of student site visits, sketching, digital photography and CAD naturally lead toan integrated presentation for lecture materials. The lecture topics for the Materials and Methodsof Construction and Documentation are being transformed from writing s on the wall tointegrated documentation. The documents, ultimately resulting in a course companion text,Materials and Methods Handbook, as well as a corresponding web site, combine traditional textwith student sketches, site photography and, in the case of

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Sameer Kumar; John Walker; Jeffrey A. Jalkio; James Rehg

abundance of many training networks utilizinginteractive telecommunications. In the future, training will be done more on desktop multi-mediaenvironment which will likely displace the distance learning classroom to remote sites training.The desktop multimedia training will be self paced with individualized modules which can bedelivered when and where a student needs it.Bibliography1. Bennett, Ronald J, Povolny, John E, Walker, John, Schilling, H and Zelinski, S. “ Case Study: A Successful Industry/Academia Distance Learning Partnership”, 1998 SME International Education Conference, Seattle, Washington.2. Besser, Howard and Maria Bonn. “Impact of Distance Independent Education,” Journal of the American Society of Information Science, Vol 47

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Robert Knecht; Randal Ford

team member interaction and better align the many Page 3.224.6disciplinary viewpoints on a given project team to deliver one product. References[1] American Heritage Dictionary, “Encourage,” p. 430, “Facilitate,” p.461, 1978.[2] E. S. Furguson, "How Engineers Lose Touch," Invention & Technology, Winter, 1993.[3] H. Petroski, To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design, New York: Barnes & Noble,1994.[4] C. E. Larson and F. M.J. LaFasto, Teamwork: What must go right/ What can go wrong, Sage Publications, 1989.[5] M. Frohman, "Nothing Kills Teams Like Ill-Prepared Leaders

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veryimpressed by the sheer size of the project as well as by the careful planning and research thatwent into the engineering of the system. The design had to account for a variety of political,historic, and economic constraints as well as the more familiar technical constraints. Figure 1 Model of Storm Surge Barrier Practical Hints for Managing a Foreign-Travel Engineering CourseBefore the trip• Arrange site tours/meetings yourself , but let your travel agency arrange the airfare, hotel accommodations, etc.• Use a hired driver/tour guide who knows the language(s). This frees you to teach and plan rather than finding your way through traffic.• Incorporate variety to peak the interest of all the students. Work

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mostimportant features in building a team4. Also, role clarification needs to occur when a new teamis formed, when tasks are assigned, or when there are changes in responsibilities within theteam5.Guidelines and Suggestions for Implementation:Role clarification within teams occurs more as a process than an initial assignment. Strengthsand weaknesses, along with personal interest, are considered for the various tasks required ofteams. The team deliberately discerns which member(s) possess certain abilities necessary for anengineering analysis and they draw upon them when the team engages in problem solving.Specifically, some students comprehend reading and understanding a problem statement betterthan others. Some students articulate and guide the

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, J.O., Computers & Chemical Engineering, 5, 4, 225, (1981). 3. Kister, H.Z., Distillation Design, McGraw-Hill, New York, (1992). 4. Geankoplis, C.J., Mass Transport Phenomena, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., (1972). 5. Öner, M.., Bar• s, S., Öner, G., AIChE Educational Computer Software Demonstrations, LA, (1997). 6. Kister, H.Z., Chem. Engng., January 21, 97, (1985). 7. Kister, H.Z., Chem. Engng., May 13, 71, (1985). 8. Jenny, P.J., Trans. Am. Inst. Chem. Engrs., Vol. 35, No. 635, (1939). 9. Yaws, C.L., Li, K.Y., and Fang, C.S., Chem. Engng., June 1, 63, (1981). 10. King, C.J., Separation Processes, McGraw-Hill, New York, (1980

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teachstudents how to conduct conceptual design which makes the greatest demands on thedesigner’s creativity. The concept(s) selected provide the Top-Down Design DecisionSupport Process step: Generate Feasible Alternatives illustrated in Figure 2. A baselinepreliminary design configuration and the identification of technology options forsubsystems/disciplines for the follow-on course are also an outcome of this course. It alsoinitiates the system design optimization iteration illustrated in Figure 2 by the arrowscoming out and going into the Systems Engineering Methods sub-element: SystemSynthesis through MDO. • AE 6352 - Aerospace Systems Design II This course completes the five course sequence illustrated in Figure 1

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William R. Smith; Ronald W. Missen; Ishuwa Sikaneta

result is a matrix A∗ , called the unit matrix form of A. 3. At the end of these steps, the following are established: • The rank of the matrix A is the number of 1’s on the principal diagonal of A∗ ; this is equal to C, the number of component species. • A set of component species is given by the C species above the columns of A∗ . • The maximum number of linearly independent chemical equations is given by R = N − C. • The coefficients of a proper set of chemical equations are obtained from the columns of the part of the matrix A∗ to the right of the unit matrix; each column relates to the formation from the component species of one mole of the noncompo- nent species