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Marcus Huggans; Nystrom Hal

Education, April,pp. 18-23.5. Felder recommends this method to improve our effectiveness.MARCUS HUGGANSDr. Huggans is a Technical Sales Associate at Texas Instruments Inc. where he is training to market and sell digitalsignal processors to the mass market customers, and also develop effective platforms for employees’ Internet jobtraining. He obtained his B.S. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, his M.S. and Ph.D. inEngineering Management from University of Missouri-Rolla. His research interests are learning theory, distanceeducation, MOT, sales and marketing. He has worked at numerous Fortune 500 companies which include TexasInstruments Inc., 3M Company, and AT&T Bell Laboratories. An added honor was the experience he

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engineers. Thenet result is a positive, efficient, and effective learning environment.Bibliography1. “MATLAB”, MATrix LABoratory, is a trademark of The Mathworks, Inc..2. “TK Solver”, Tool Kit Solver, is a trademark of Universal Technical Systems, Inc..3. “MS Excel”, Microsoft Excel, is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.4. “Mathematica” is a trademark of Wolfram Research, Inc..5. “Mechanical Desktop” is a trademark of Autodesk, Inc..6. Joe King, Engineer’s ToolKit, MATLAB 5.0 for Engineers, Addison-Wesley Select Edition (1998)PATRICK DEVENSPat Devens is a professor at VPI & SU and teaches computer-aided-design, programming, and engineeringfundamentals. He received his B.S. at the United States Military Academy and M.S. in Civil Engineering

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Gary Patterson

traditional and well established model for its curriculum, maintainedwell equipped laboratories, and was well funded, the preparation was aimed at showing theevaluator that those things were true. Preparation could be accomplished in a spring and asummer. For Criteria 2000, however, some non-traditional expectations have been added whichmake the preparation for a visit a bit more demanding. That preparation may now require severalyears and should be considered to be a continuous process. Preparation for the visit falls into seven broad categories:1. Formulate and publish educational objectives.2. Implement assessment methods to measure how well objectives are met.3. Revise curricular, administrative, and other processes so that

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Donald Mahoney; Brent Young; William Svrcek

classical methods withcomputer simulation. Jeffrey et al7 developed a successful simulation education module, but itwas only a single laboratory in process control course. In this paper we outline and evaluate theactual implementation of such a real time approach to process control9.III. Real Time ApproachUnlike mechanical and electromechanical systems, chemical processes are characterized by highdegrees of non-linearity, process interactions, and substantial dead time. Additionally, due tothese non-idealities, chemical process control demands to be addressed with a multivariable andplant-wide view. As such, applying classical techniques to chemical process control is a bit likeusing a wrench to do a hammer’s work. In an ideal world, the chemical

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Matthew Y. Lee; Jiang Li

Internet is available.The PROJECT is designed for demonstration of undergoing research projects with pictures andpresentations including project design (literature review, scope, methodology and expectedresults), laboratory information (device or equipment) and project discussions (online talks orseminars). This part allows student to involve current projects and to initiate new senior projectswhich are one of the requirements for graduation in the Department of Civil Engineering.Further improvement of the web site teaching will concentrate on the design for onlineassignments such as homework, quiz and comprehensive exams. Technically speaking, in thedesign of pages themselves, HyperText Markup Language (HTML) has been utilized.Embedded also are

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J. Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

. is from Georgia Institute of Technology in MechanicalEngineering. She has also been an Associate Professor at Christian Brothers University. Her industrial experienceincludes Oak Ridge National Laboratories and Chicago Bridge and Iron. She is a registered professional engineer. Page 4.499.6

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both practical andtheoretical issues in Computer Engineering. Topics include: Basic laboratory science; Math;Humanities; Electrical Networks and Systems; Electronics; Digital Systems andMicrocomputers; Programming Concepts; Data Structures and Algorithms; Operating SystemPrinciples. A representative program, similar to one developed at Manhattan College andrecently registered with the Department of Higher Education of the State of New York is shownbelow (in its topical form): Representative Computer Engineering Curriculum Sem 1 Sem 2 Sem 3 Sem 4 Sem 5 Sem 6 Sem 7 Sem 8 Calc Calc Calc Diff. Eq. CompE CompE CompE CompE

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Chris Cox; R. Bruce Robinson

tanks, pumps, and diurnal flow patterns. They must estimate flows forthe nodes in the sample section and properly input node and pipe data. A 24" by 36" map ofthe system showing major pipes and node numbers is given to each team, and AutoCAD files ofthe system topography, building locations, and pipe locations and sizes are made available in acomputer laboratory. Figure 3 shows a typical AutoCAD file that the students can access. Thestudents are also given size and location data for the tanks and several points off the pumpcurves which they must convert to the required EPANET input format. A portion of the Page 4.116.3EPANET input file is

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Gregory P. Starr

electronics, computer control, andmechanical design are brought together in a single project. The experience of bringing a designfrom concept to working prototype is one all too few students experience, and is valuablepreparation for subsequent education or employment. 1. Ashley, Steven, Getting a hold on mechatronics," Mechanical Engineering, May 1997. 2. Martin, F. G., and R. Sargent, The 6.270 Robot Builder's Guide," The Media Laboratory, MIT, 1992. 3. Handy Board WWW site: http: lcs.www.media.mit.edu groups el projects handy-boardGREGORY P. STARRGregory P. Starr is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque,NM. His areas of interest include robotics and digital control. Dr. Starr

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Richard Enbody

PowerPoint slides arecurrently delivered as GIF files and share the bandwidth with the RealVideo. The result is avideo lecture with slides available over a 28.8 modem which can be watched asynchronously atthe student's convenience. Supporting technologies include a WebTalk discussion forum wherestudents and faculty can carry on a discussion, and a handin program for submitting projectselectronically. Laboratories which meet live in the regular sections are done asynchronously online by students in the web-based sections. Teaching assistant office hours are handled using achat room, AOL's Instant Messenger or ICQ.An important goal of our research is to humanize asynchronous distance education. That is,insert the human component into a web-delivered

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Y. S. Teplitsky; V. A. Borodulya; A. F. Hassoun; Mulchand S. Rathod; Vladimir Sheyman

Page 4.550.56. Sheyman, V., Luboshits, I.L., Tutova, E.G., Mississippi State University. At WSU, he has“Heat Exchangers of the Suspension of Matter been instrumental in starting four new 5undergraduate and a graduate program. Heestablished student chapters of SME and TauAlpha Pi and is the founding leader of theProfessional Order of Engineering Technology. His prior appointments include StateUniversity of New York at Binghamton,Tuskegee University, Jet Propulsion Laboratory,and IBM. A registered Professional Engineer,he is active in ASME, SME, ASHRAE, andASEE. He has served as a Commissioner on theTAC of ABET. A holder of numerouspublications and inventions, he is

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Y-K Lai; W. S. Chung; Billy L. Crynes

formats and our tests thus far convince us that the benefits will justifythe effort and cost. During the fall semester we do expect to find a number of problems to fix andmany ways to improve the course. Page 4.123.5We wish to free those students who are capable and able from the painful, traditional, lecture-laboratory-faculty format. Students, who are able, should be free to complete the class in less thanthe scheduled semester. Faculty should turn from lecturing their expertise to helping studentsunderstand by doing and using concepts. Those who need more teacher contact should have it.Learning Chemical Engineering Fundamentals should not

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Brian K. Jennison; Glenn S. Kohne

Digital Signal Processing Laboratory Using the TMS320C30, (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1997).10. B. P. Lathi, Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, 3rd ed. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1998).11. Leon W. Couch II, Digital and Analog Communication Systems, 5th ed. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice- Hall, Inc., 1997).BRIAN K. JENNISONBrian K. Jennison received the B.S.E.E. from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1986 and a Ph.D. in ElectricalEngineering from Purdue University in 1990. After working at the Johns Hopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory (JHU/APL) for five years investigating sonar signal processing algorithms, Dr. Jennison joined theEngineering Department at

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Brian Jenkins; Cameron Wright; Thad Welch

interfaceimplements a callback to an m-file in MATLAB that animates the magnitude and phase relationshipsbetween the voltages on components in a series resistor-capacitor (RC) network. The interfacerequires the student to enter the magnitude of the source voltage and the values of resistance R andcapacitance C. During the animation, which is initiated by clicking the mouse on RUN, the timedomain representation of each component voltage evolves as a function of the frequency f, wheref varies logarithmically between 0.1fc and 10fc and the critical frequency fc = 1/(2%RC). This issimilar to what a student would see in a laboratory by varying frequency on a function generator ifthe time base of an oscilloscope could be varied automatically, without human

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Paul D. Schreuders; Arthur T. Johnson

; Page 4.61.10 Pensive, and receptive to instructions given twice before. He towered before me glaring, moving not and stiffly staring, Uttered words no longer sparing, shaking me unto my core, - “Your assignment measures knowledge that you’ve taken into your core - It’s that simple, and no more.” “Out in Utah there’s a lake, its elevation you need to take; Fluctuating with sporadic rainfall events that came before - Digital data sent through space from such remote a place Removed, distant from the base; location of our laboratory door Power consumption must be small

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Roger Ware; Charles F. Yokomoto

engineeringdiscipline that attracts the largest percentage of feeling types, over electrical engineering as amajor.Understanding behaviors in the classroom and laboratory. You can use knowledge of type tounderstand differences among the students in your class, such as why some students turnequipment on without careful checking (E types) and why some hesitate to turn it on withoutexcessive checking (I types), and you can understand why some students speak up quickly andwhy some hesitate excessivelyCounseling students with personal problems . Counseling students with personal problems canbe aided with knowledge of type. For example, if a student seems to not be able to get workdone, knowing whether a student is a perception type or a judgment type can help you

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Pedro Arce

description of the devices used in the laboratory experiments during thesemester after ECH 3264 is finished. In addition the number of projects must be "tunedup" for the number of groups that are possible to assembly during the particular term.Usually, only groups of three students are allowed. Sometimes, and because of theenrollment limitations some groups of two students are also permitted but these groupsare strongly discouraged otherwise due to reasons that will be discussed later on.Table 2 lists the different topics that are typically suggested for the ECH 3264 Course atthe College of Engineering at Florida A&M and Florida State University, Tallahassee

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Don Lewis Millard

. Figure 11. Sample "Jetsons" ScreenV. ILM UtilizationThe prospect of using the ILMs in the classroom required us to rethink basic pedagogy. At Rensselaer, 5we have turned to the studio classroom for educational delivery. In this format, we eliminate largelecture classes. Instead, 40 to 60 students participate in sessions that integrate lecture, laboratory, andrecitation sessions. Classes focus on student problem solving, not on presentation of materials. Theinstructor acts as mentor and adviser in a classroom designed for hands-on cooperative learning. 6Rensselaer has successfully pioneered

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John Parsons

CreditsCH 101, 102 General Chemistry I and Laboratory 4 CH 201, 202 General Chemistry II and Laboratory 4E 100 Introduction to College of Engineering 0 ENG 112 Composition and Reading 3E 115 Introduction to the Computing Environment 1 MA 241 Analytical Geometry & Calculus II 4ENG 111 Composition and Rhetoric 3 PY 205 Physics for Engineers & Scientists I 4MA 141 Analytical Geometry & Calculus I 4 Physical Education Elective - Activities Course 1PE 1_X Fitness and Wellness 1Humanities/Social Sciences Elective 3

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Bahador Ghahramani; Stephen A. Raper

Systems in the U.S., Washington, D.C.: IVHS America, 1993.[8] K. Wark, and C. F. Warner, Air Pollution: Its Oriin and Control, 2nd ed. New York: HarpersCollins, 1981.BIOGRAPHYDr. Bahador Ghahramani Dr. Bahador Ghahramani is an Associate Professor of Engineering Management in the School ofEngineering at University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR). Prior to joining UMR he was a Distinguished Member ofTechnical Staff (DMTS) in AT&T-Bell Laboratories. His work experience covers several years of academics,industry, and consulting. Dr. Ghahramani has presented and published numerous papers and is an activeparticipant and officer of various national and international organizations and honor societies. He holds a patent,“Eye Depth

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Alan K. Karplus

, MechanicalLaboratory Technician, Mr. Peter Bennett, Mechanical Laboratory Machinist, and by JasonMisiaszek in the recording of data.Bibliography:ALAN K. KARPLUSAlan K. Karplus is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Western New England College, Springfield,Massachusetts. He has a Bachelor’s degree from Tufts College, a Master’s degree from Iowa State University and aPh.D. from Colorado State University. He has been involved with the freshman engineering program, coordinatesthe senior mechanical engineering laboratory program, teaches Materials Science and supervises M.E. SeniorProjects. His interests include materials and design. He is a member of ASME and ASEE. He has contributed tothe National Educators’ Workshop and ASEE Annual Conference for several

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Michael Robinson

an accelerated training program offered at the Bettis AtomicPower Laboratory. The program is similar in level and content to a masters degree program innuclear engineering. All students entering the program have a baccalaureate degree inengineering, science, or mathematics. Approximately 21 percent of the students held degreesbeyond an initial baccalaureate degree in the eleven classes prior to the use of cooperativegroups. However, 50 percent of the students had degrees beyond an initial baccalaureate degreein the two classes in which cooperative group methods were implemented. Thus, a rivalhypothesis is that the observed results were due to the more accomplished student population.In the cooperative classes, the average grades on the unit

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Tom Christensen; R. M. Seymour; Kim McKeage; Deborah Skinner; Darrell Donahue

technicalknowledge and skills needed. An interdisciplinary semiconductor processing course at San JoseState University (SJSU) allowed students to experience a more cooperative learning environmentthat encouraged interdependence and lateral thinking and promoted oral communication. SJSUalumni rated the multidisciplinary design team experience as key in getting a suitable job. Theylisted 1) hands-on laboratory setting; 2) teamwork experiences and 3) technical content as thevaluable aspects of the semiconductor processing course.15 Interview surveys of recent electricalengineering hires corroborated the importance of an ability to communicate through a variety ofmediums as a necessary component of undergraduate engineering training.16 In line with themany

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Ronald James; Janet L. Gooder; Charles Wisniewski; Brenda Haven; A. George Havener

ICEs Laboratory and the Otto Cycle5 Gas Turbine Engine Design Understand the Thermodynamics of Gas Turbine Generators and the Brayton Cycle6 Jet Engine Laboratory Understand the Thermodynamics of the Jet Propulsion Cycle7 Jet Engine Selection Understand Engine Selection Process Meeting Mission Specifications8 Air Conditioner Design Understand the Vapor Compression

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Russell D. Meier

Computer Engineering (CprE 310).” CprE 310 had Page 4.57.1always been extremely unpopular because it was perceived by students to be a mathematicsclass. The real goal of the course was to introduce discrete mathematics within the context ofcomputer engineering problems such as VLSI partitioning, information security, and jobscheduling. Its unpopularity made it a difficult course to teach. Students attended lecture twiceper week for 75 minutes. There was no laboratory component. This course also averaged nearly100 students.Thus, during academic year 1997-1998, I faced two large lectures each semester that had mostlyhomogenous populations of nearly

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Patrick E. Connolly; Theodore Branoff

for theircourse. Students signed up to complete the instrument outside of class time. Students at PurdueUniversity were given the option for completing the instrument at the end of a laboratory session.Although most students elected to complete the PSVT, formal and informal analyses of responsetimes indicated that many students might not have given their best effort. Page 4.506.6 6 Table 3. Overall Mean Scores for Both Universities. 24 23.5 Mean Score 23

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Corrado Poli; Beverly Woolf

catalyst to teach engineering communication skills. Most of the DFMportion of that course was centered on the concepts of design for manual assembly and design forinjection molding. The other 13 students were either exchange students, transfer students orstudents who had taken a different version of the freshman course. The important point here isthat these twelve had never heard of injection molding and had never been exposed to design forinjection molding concepts. None of the students had ever been exposed to forging or theconcepts of design for forging.In both the case of the injection molding tutor as well as the forging tutor, the software wasinstalled on PCs in the College of Engineering PC laboratory. On three separate occasions 75minutes

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Ronald E. Barr

Session 3538 Developing the EDG Curriculum for the 21st Century: A Team Effort Ronald E. Barr The University of Texas at AustinABSTRACTA Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Instruction (CCLI) proposal was submitted to the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) in November 1998. The title of the proposal was “Engineering Design Graphics Summer School1999: Planning the Engineering Design Graphics Curriculum for the 21st Century.” The project proposes toestablish a team of highly-motivated Engineering Design Graphics faculty who

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Russell Dean; Charles F. Yokomoto

from the mission of the school and departmental objectives. university. Establish levels of performance that students will be expected to demonstrate.Determine the practices to be used to Identify learning experiences for Identify the classroom, laboratory,achieve the goals

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Nagy N. Bengiamin

, Indiana, 1996.6. Bengiamin, N., et. al., “The Development of an Undergraduate Distance Learning Engineering Degree for Industry - A University/Industry Collaboration,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 87, No. 3, July 1998.7. Bengiamin, N. and Bengiamin, M.I., “Assessment of Design Across the Curriculum via Senior Portfolios,” ASEE North Midwest Section Meeting, Iowa City, Oct. 9-11, 1997.3. Bengiamin, N., “Student Journals: A Tool to Teach and Assess Learning in Engineering Courses,” ASEE North Midwest Section Meeting, Iowa City, Oct. 9-11, 1997.9. Johnson, A.F., “Laboratory Lead Groups - An Open-ended Lab Experience with Mentoring,” ASEE North Midwest Region Meeting, Fargo, ND, Oct. 3-5, 1997.BiographyNagy N. Bengiamin is a