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Paul I-Hai Lin; Hal Broberg

scheme. The connector is attached tothe cable and the jack is the device that the connector plugs into, whether it is in the wall,the network interface card in the computer, or the hub. The lab activities include • Cable planning • Making cables for Ethernet 10BaseT networks • Making cables for connecting two PCsLab 7- Understanding Network Server and LAN (performed in the ECET lab): An Ethernet local area network set up for this lab is prepared. In this lab, a student isboth a system administrator and a PC client user. It allows students to practice networkoperating system commands and Windows NT system administrative tools for addingnew computers and new user accounts. This lab familiarizes students with some tasksperformed by a

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, homes for snails, rain forestplants and animals. In creating the models, students will need to understand and apply theirknowledge of say, the rain forest, its structure and the various plants and animals that live atdifferent levels. The design itself may require scaling a 150-foot tree to 15 inches, or ananthropoid from ten centimeters to thirty centimeters. "Skills required for mathematicalreasoning are also fundamental to the design and construction process. Estimating, computing,using formulas are examples of skills that can be meaningfully incorporated in the planning andtesting of a design" (Dunn and Larson, 1990, p. 28).The design and analysis of the product, the artifact, are components in which only part of thelearning occurs. It

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Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi A. Diefes

provided different amounts of detail in theirlist of the course topics and practices. Second, the faculty used inconsistent language in thecourse learning objectives. Third, there was varying interpretations of Bloom’s Taxonomy and atendency towards over-estimating achievement of perfomance criteria.It is felt that the compilation of the course profiles will provide a wealth of information about thestate of the ABE programs. However, the challenges encountered will necessitate a number ofiterations of course profile development as the faculty becomes more accustomed to theassessment process.Bibliography1. Aldridge, M.D and Benefield, L.D. A Model Assessment Plan. Prism. 7(9) (1998)2. The Two Loops of EC 2000. . Published by the Accreditation

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Debbie T. Brown; Masoud Rais-Rohani

JavaScript programminglanguages.VII. Preliminary Assessment and Future WorkVLSM is currently being evaluated by students and instructors in multiple sections of Statics andMechanics of Materials courses at Mississippi State University. We plan to improve the qualityand efficiency of existing as well as future modules based on the feedback we receive from ourconstituency. The anecdotal information we have collected so far indicates that the design andanalysis tools and the test-your-knowledge exercises are the most liked and utilized features ofVLSM.Despite our goal of developing a Web based tool that would not be platform specific, the currenttechnology has prevented us from achieving this goal. We are particularly disappointed by theinability of

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John H. Ristroph

. Delightfully curious individuals can consult references in the bibliogra-phy to learn more about simulation [1, 2] or about some of the inner workings of Econsim, aspresented for an earlier version of the system [3]. Table 9. Lesson Plan for Brief Coverage 1. Display the uniform and normal density functions, and explain how they describe the relative chances of observing different cash flows. 2. Use Figure 3 to present distribution functions. 3. Summarize random number generation by showing how the inverse distribution func- tion in Figure 4 maps a randomly chosen percentage onto its percentile. 4. Observe out that Econsim provides random percentages, and they are assigned the names Pct1

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Arpita Gupte; Patricia F. Mead; Marjorieanne Natishan; James Greenberg; David Bigio; Linda Schmidt

developed by the BESTEAMS Partnership are also distributed. These include a taskdelegation form to facilitate proactive planning, time management and human resourcemanagement.Also, evaluation forms to assess the team and the individual team membersagainst several critical behaviors that impact team effectiveness.The Kolb learning style handout and the Felder article on learning styles in engineeringeducation reinforce the workshop activities that focus on differences in approach thatoften correlate to learning style preference. The Learning in Teams: A Student Guidemanual, written by Gibbs gives an overview of critical roles that occur in teams. Themanual also outlines several strategies for team management and running team meetings.Also, useful

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Jr., Vernon W. Lewis

. Page 5.292.4Often in a new endeavor, the process does not run exactly as planned. This class was noexception. The main problem is that the students had difficulty understanding how to proceed.Although the information was readily available, students were calling long after the start ofclasses and asking if they needed a text. The most likely cause of this lack of information is thatthe students are not familiar with the asynchronous mode. Time will cure this problem, asstudents become more familiar with the virtual laboratory procedure. Since the asynchronousmode has not been used since that time, this question can not be answered until the next use,which is scheduled in the summer of 2000.Although the videotaped presentation seemed to work

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registration process, they may add to the student’s frustration and are likely to call the College with questions.Online student services, such as web-based registration, are of great interest in highereducation. According to a recent AACRAO survey of 334 higher education institutions,about 63 percent provide online class schedules and 71 percent provide online catalog Page 5.92.7information. However, only 30 percent offer online registration and 29 percent offeronline schedule planning services.5 The number of public and private higher educationinstitutions that will implement an online registration system is likely to increasesignificantly

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Jagdish T. Gajjar

very stable and showed some hysteresis. This led to overall frustration with theexperimental part of the laboratory.The instrumentation module required a considerable amount of planning effort. The lowcost data acquisition modules were limited in scope and required a considerable amountof experimentation. The software supplied was limited to slow computers and would notwork at first with higher speed processors. The manufacturers developed a softwarepatch that helped somewhat. Automatic triggering of the data acquisition would notwork and we had to implement hardware triggers to initiate data acquisition. All in althe effort was very useful and while not all students grasped most of the material, manylearned the methodology of making

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Timothy Benson; Paul Berke; Nathaniel Bair; Matthew Scholtens; Kristen Lantz; David Woessner; Daniel Lappenga; Dale Corlew; John Krupczak

LANTZKristen Lantz is a physics major at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. She contributed to this project whileparticipating in an NSF-sponsored Research Experiences for Undergraduates program at Hope College.DANIEL LAPPENGADan Lappenga is a physics and education major at Hope College. He plans a career as a secondary school physicsand mathematics teacher. He participated in the work described here through an NSF Award for the Integration ofResearch and Education.MATTHEW SCHOLTENSMatthew Scholtens is currently pursuing an MS degree in rehabilitation engineering at the University of Michigan.He was formerly and engineering-physics major at Hope College. Matthew’s work as a research assistant at HopeCollege led to numerous improvements in the

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James E. Fuller

architecture, as a profession, must continually address.”2Bibliography1. Blau, Judith, Architects and Firms: A Sociological Perspective on Architectural Practice, Cambridge, MITPress, 19842. Boyer, Ernest L.; Mitgang, Lee D., Building Community: A New Future for Architecture Education andPractice,Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 19963. Gropius, Walter, Scope of Total Architecture, New York, Harper and Brothers, 19554. Haviland, David S., “Some Shifts in Building Design and Their Implications for Design Practices andManagement”, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, Vol. 3, No. 1, Chicago, Locke Science PublishingCo, Inc., 19965. Johnson, Paul-Alan, The Theory of Architecture, Concepts, Themes and Practices, New

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W. Nicholas Delgass; Phillip C. Wankat; Frank S. Oreovicz

preparing students for engineering practice. Almost 40% of thegraduates participate in the five-year coop program. A smaller number (31% in the 1994survey) participate in at least one summer internship. These experiences are not requiredsince some students plan to use a ChE degree as a background for other careers, and sinceit is impossible to guarantee industrial employment when the economy is down.IV. Surveys of Graduates and EmployersTo assess the ability of our graduates to compete in industry, we have surveyed ourgraduates at irregular intervals. Before ABET 2000 the most recent survey was done in1994 of graduates from the 1989 to 1993 graduation classes. This survey did notspecifically ask about all of the current ABET soft criteria. The

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Mahmood Nahvi

, decision, and computational processes involved in this type ofinteraction have been discussed previously 3, 4. For more details of man-machine interfacing seereferences 5 and 6. Figure 3 shows a simplified schematic diagram of such a man-computerinteraction loop. Each side of the loop has three segments: a) input interface, b) output interface,and c) processing (computation/modeling/decision making). Sensory Input Output Display Processing, Simulation, Decision Making, Evaluation, Action Planning Computations Motor Output Input Interface

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Qiuli Sun; Kevin Stubblefield; Kurt Gramoll

construct 3D virtual objects is essentially free, similar to actual webpages. It is planned that more complex worlds will be built by engineering students inthe future as this program develops and more simulation modules are implemented inother engineering courses. Currently, the transportation and steel building modulesconstruct different objects in the Virtual City.SummaryInternet-based education or e-learning has potential advantages compared to traditionaleducation since it is less expensive, easy-to-access, easy-to-update and platform-independent. The two multimedia modules and the Virtual City discussed in this paperare examples of how to conduct internet-based engineering education over the Internet.The virtual cities are being built when

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Tracy L. Chandler; John A. Petersen; Janet M. Sharp

the vectors and how they found the force vectors) • correctly find forces using right triangles • accurately explain a reasonable defense for how they selected the most cost- effective beam(s)It is important to note that Mr. Petersen has maintained the integrity of his school district’scurriculum, which he is responsible to teach. Vectors are a standard benchmark of Geometrystudied from an Algebraic Perspective. Right triangles are a standard benchmark ofTrigonometry. These two content strands are also clearly outlined by the National Council ofTeachers of Mathematics as important topics to be learned by any high school student12.However, Mr. Petersen successfully planned an innovative approach that

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John W. Nicklow

communication skills. After all, grading assignments that are not exclusive to theinstructor’s field of expertise represents a learning process as well. Chronbach1 points out thatextensive differences in critical thinking abilities and in the clarity of writing make comparativeevaluations a subjective task that is vulnerable to distortion. To minimize subjectivity, papers weregraded blind to authorship. Furthermore, the task of reading papers was completed in short periods,with significant breaks in between, in order to maintain a fresh frame of reference. It should benoted that in implementing any such writing assignment, the instructor must plan to invest a largeamount of time if it is to be worthwhile for the student.To be effective in improving

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Kathryn Jablokow

States. British Journal of Management, 1994, Vol. 5, pp. 85-100.4. Kirton, M. J. Adaptors and Innovators: A Description and Measure. Journal of Applied Psychology, 1976, Vol. 61, No. 5, pp. 622-629.5. Kirton, M. J. Adaptors and Innovators: The Way People Approach Problems. Planned Innovation, 1980, Vol. 3, pp. 51-54.6. Kirton, M. J. A Theory of Cognitive Style. In Adaptors and Innovators: Styles of Creativity and Problem Solving (Ed.), 1994, Routledge, New York, pp. 1-33.7. Kirton, M. J. KAI Advanced Feedback Booklet, 1998, Occupational Research Centre: Hertfordshire, UK.8. Kirton, M. J. Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory (KAI) Manual (3rd Edition), 1998, Occupational Research Centre: Hertfordshire, UK.9. Treffinger, D. J

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William G. Fahrenholtz; Mohamed N Rahaman

Laboratories to the Lecture CoursesFirst semester juniors are commonly enrolled in three Ceramic Engineering lecture courses to goalong with the laboratory class described above. One is a thermal processing course in whichdiffusion, defect chemistry and diffusion-controlled processes such as solid state reaction,sintering and grain growth are considered. The second course is devoted to phase diagrams.Together, these two courses provide a firm basis for understanding how microstructures developand how microstructural development is controlled by material and processing parameters. Thethird course is devoted to the basic elements of the engineering design process and covers topicssuch as planning and design of experiments, materials selection

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systemavailable to all educators, without requiring that they have computer expertise. Page 5.703.5Bibliography1. Bonwell C. C. and J.A. Eison, Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom. Washington, DC: George Washington University, 1991.2. Brooks, J. G., and M.G. Brooks, The case for constructivist classrooms, Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1993.3. Johnson, L.A., and D.C. Montgomery, Operations Research in Production Planning, Scheduling, and Inventory Control, John Wiley and Sons, 1974.LOUIS J. PLEBANI is an Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

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John Weese

eligible totake the Principles and Practices Examination may seem excessive, the path is there for thosededicated to earning the license to practice as a Professional Engineer.Having access to the FE examination helps establish the quality of a BSET program. It helpsrecruit better students. It also is a factor for recruiting good faculty. It definitely helps recruitfaculty who are PEs.The fraction of seniors actually electing to take the FE is usually modest, being the order of 15%or less. The FE examination is perceived as a significant challenge and there are someemployers to whom it is unimportant whether their engineers are PEs. Traditionally, ET facultymembers have taken steps to ensure that ET seniors planning to take the FE

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given moment, the instructor is able to supervise a large number ofstudents of varying talents simultaneously.Mathematics, like carpentry, basketball, or driving, is learned by doing it,not by watching someone else doing it or talking about it. The give–and–take and the debate that occurs during these workshops is often quite pow-erful for both the students who participate actively and the ones who simplylisten carefully and think quietly.The workshops have been so successful that the department is planning toimplement them for the sophomore level math courses such as linear alge-bra, differential equations and multivariable calculus. The only question iswhether they can be implemented for the entire undergraduate and graduatemathematics

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William Szaroletta; Lloyd Ewing; Nancy L. Denton

curves. Data is reviewed as it is collected, and students have sufficient time to repeat testing of specimens with inordinate spiking. 3) A number of array-forming schemes were attempted before the correct method of bundling load and deflection data was identified. The authors chose a single plot X vs. Y graph to assure that load #1 is matched with deflection #1; load #2 is matched with deflection #2, and so forth (with a small time delay for sequential channel sampling). This array exports to Excel™ cleanly, allowing the raw data to be captured, charted, and analyzed.VI. DAQ Lessons LearnedThe inclusion of automated data acquisition in any introductory laboratory-based course requirescaution, thorough planning, and

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Richard Ciocci

opportunity to experience engineering at the collegelevel. We planned advanced course work that would be different than what the students wouldsee during the school year. Also, we wanted the students to work with practicing engineers onteam projects. The team projects would be practical applications of engineering design andwould the basis for written reports and oral presentations by the students. The Office of Institutional Development recognized the potential of involving some ofthe college’s corporate benefactors in special projects. A member of that office wrote a generalproposal for funding a summer program for minority students. As there was no request forproposals, the original concept was without a specific discipline until the

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Deran Hanesian; Angelo Perna; Vladimir Briller

skills, independentgroup effort and team work. The program was well received by both the faculty and students.The Office of Institutional Planning and Research undertook a study as part of the assessmentplans. The study compared the impact of the two courses in order to find out the affect of theFED course (as compared to the Engineering Graphics course) on engineering student graduationrates and the affect on academic performance, in general, and in English, Mathematics andEngineering, in particular. The study analyzed outcomes for students who took the EngineeringGraphics course in the 1992-93 or the FED course in the 1993-94.The study showed that there was a statistically significant difference (p = 0.01 level) betweenstudent’s EG and FED

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Alexander Crispo; Beverly Davis

quality horror stories. Who can forget LeeIacocca and the Ford Pinto’s quality issues with its launch? By conservative estimates,Ford Pinto crashes caused over 500 burn deaths to people who would not have beenseriously injured if the car had not burst into flames (10). At the time, Lee Iacoccaordered the shortest production-planning period in modern automobile history. It wasdiscovered during the pre-production tests that a serious defect in the gas tank waspresent but unfortunately it was too late. Lee Iacocca was fond of saying, “Safety doesn’tsell” (10). The crash test also showed that a one-pound, one-dollar piece of metal wouldstop the puncture of the gas tank, it was thrown out as extra cost and extra weight.Internal company documents

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with multiple termsdeep42b Annual or future value after year 0 with multiple terms Page 6.227.8deep51a Present worth comparison - equal life alternativesProceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationdeep51b Present worth comparison - unequal life alternativesdeep52 Capitalized costdeep61 Annual worth comparison - LCM or planning horizon yearsdeep71 Internal rate of return - Excel IRR functiondeep82 Incremental cash flow IRR comparison - 2 alternativesdeep83

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Aviation Accreditation: Auburn, AL, 1996.2. Kerzner, H, Project management - A systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling (6th Ed.), JohnWiley and Sons, Inc: New York, 1998.3. Babcock, D., Managing engineering and technology, Prentice-Hall: Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1991.4. Cook, T., and Russell, R., Introduction to management science (4th Ed.), Prentice-Hall; Englewood Cliffs, NJ,1989.5. Mitchell, T., and Larson, J., People in organizations - An introduction to organizational behavior (3rd Ed.),McGraw-Hill; New York, 1987.6. URL: http://eastair.east.asu.edu; Arizona State University East, Aeronautical Management TechnologyDepartment Home Page.ANDREW E. JACKSONAndrew E. Jackson is an Associate Professor of Aeronautical Management

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Vincent R. Canino; Lisa Milkowski

) capstonedesign.ABET GoalsOne of our ABET goals is that the student develop an ability to design and conductexperiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data. To determine if this was effectivelybeing addressed by the design sequence, seven final design reports were studied. Allseven included information related to designing experiments, conducting, and collectionof data used to test and validate the operation of their project. Because each project wasunique, each report addressed these topics in a different way. Some reports contained acomplete “test plan” from initial component modeling to complete system integration.Other reports had a more loose structure in this regard with sections on component testingand overall testing.Another goal that we wanted

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Jr., Edward Evans; Richard B. Englund

Page 6.4.4Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationsuggesting that even one girl changed her attitude or career plans as a direct result of thisprogram.IV. Non-Recruiting UsesA summer section of statics was in process during theconstruction of the bridge. Computation of a selection ofmember forces, and examination of one truss, wasincorporated into that course. Students in statics coursesare called upon to compute forces in structures, usuallywith dimensions provided in the problems, but do notactually consider the large size of parts until presentedwith a physical system, such as this bridge, to

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Patrick Tebbe; Bijan Sepahpour

EducationMechanical Engineering Laboratory I Students take the first course in the sequence in their sophomore, second semester. Thebulk of the experiments are related to the theories of mechanics of materials. They must sign upfor the mechanics of materials course as the co-requisite of this course. More importantly, thislab course serves as the “co-requisite” of the mechanics of materials course. In other words, thelectures in one course and the experiments in the other fully complement each other. In the first three weeks, the students are exposed to general measurement systems,experimental test plans and metrology. A complete and customized review of statistics includingregression analysis and goodness of fit is provided. Uncertainty