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Paul J. Antaki

1 .—+. Session 0030 How To Create Interest In Technical Presentations Paul J. Antaki Antaki & Associates, Inc. 1. Importance of Creating Interest Technical presentations play an important role in our careers as engineers and scientists, and ineducating students for these careers. For example, delivering successful conference presentationsgains recognition for our work

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Yolanda Guran

Session 1160 CROSSING FRONTIERS IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION - WHOSE BENEFIT? Reflections on an Unorthodox International Exchange Yolanda Guran Oregon Institute of TechnologyAbstractIn the new reality of a global world economy, it is more and more important to expose the engineering studentsto international experiences. For small teaching institutions without a research program it is a challenge to runexchange programs. With budget reductions encountered by state institutions in USA and Europe as well, tomaintain such a program

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Corneliu Berbente

Session 1160The Development of the Managerial Education in a Technical University Corneliu Berbente Politehnica University of Bucharest Romania AbstractThe needs of developing the managerial education system in the“POLITEHNICA” University of Bucharest, Romania, in transitionconditions to the market economy are discussed. A cooperativeprogram with the Washington State University, USA, starting witha Center set up to offer consultancy to small and medium sizeenterprises, was then developed as a Center for BusinessExcellence (CBE) with a direct influence on the engineeringmanagement in the “POLITEHNICA”. Moreover, this

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Jeffrey J. McFarland; James D. Shuffield; J. Sherwood Charlton

Screen keys are pressed is used toprint a hard copy of the current EGA graphics screen as in Figure 1, This feature allows students to have apermanent record of their session, that can be analyzed in the fiture or offered as an assignment.CONCLUSION Since cast-off computers and printers were available to us, we have been able to provide to ourstudents, a logic signal generator and recorder/analyzer for about $25 a setup. Our students performexperiments parallel to material presented in their texts and in lectures in a format similar to this material,They have had no trouble testing combinational logic circuit by just defining all possible combinations of theinputs on their GUI, executing and then recording their test circuit’s output(s

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Prof. K.V.S Apparao

reasons. In view of liberalization policies of the various nations, the engineering needs are no longer. confined to a . particularly locality but should also cater to the needs of the entire World. This paper briefly reviews the present educational system in India and suggests suitable strategies for restructuring engineering education to suit the needs of the 21 ‘t century, taking into consideration local and global needs. 1. Technical education in India: India is a vast country with a population of 843.9 million (199 1 census) with literacy rate of 52.11 O/O. India is a nation having twenty five states and fifteen constitutionally recognized languages and different socio- economic

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Betsy M. Aller

1 .— - ..—. Session 1161 , — -.. . . . . The Case for Comfort: Oral Communication in the Engineering Curricula . Betsy M. Aller Michigan Technological University Speaking in public is not a comfortable task. Few of us approach it without some apprehension; certainlycollege students are, in general, considerably more nervous. Yet oral communication is of increasing importanceand use

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Michael J. Salkind; J. Stuart Fordyce

.— - ...... Session 2502 . -.. . Collaboration: Key to Success in a Changing World J. Stuart Fordyce, Michael J. Salkind Ohio Aerospace Institute AbstractIn this era of global economic competitiveness, our society’s success in creating wealth and new jobs, as well asin meeting its citizens’ needs, is strongly tied to our technical community’s ability to produce innovativetechnologies. We already possess the essential elements for generating these new technologies: talented engineersand scientists

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Ph.D., Albert B. (Bill) Grubbs Jr.; Antony Anthony

fusible links are actually blown to create the design. Other PLD devices, similar to EEPROMmemory devices, allow the reprogramming of devices so that new designs may be implemented. Page 1.248.1 $iii’ } 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘..,,~yy’;? 1 Session 3548Companies that

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W. Ernst Eder

1 .—-. Session 2225 METHODS ALLOCATED TO DESIGN STAGES W. Ernst Eder Royal Military College of Canada Abstract Engineering design takes place within a societal culture, a company. Designing involves finding thenature of the problem and what makes a solution acceptable, and then generates a solution. Designing is endedwhen the manufacturing and/or

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Dianne Atkinson

i -—--, . . . . . Session 1161 : —... —.- Getting Professionally Cool with Hot Media: Teaching the Videotaped Interview Dianne Atkinson Purdue UniversityAbstract Oral communication skills are increasingly important for technical professionals. As new media allow formore fluid and more interactive communication in the workplace, engineers with good oral skills can benefitfrom video

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Craig Gunn

undergraduates will generate avaluable experience for all involved.BibliographyBarbara Gross Davis, Tools for Teaching, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.Norbert Elliot et al. “The Assessment of Technical Writing: A Case Study,” Journal of Technical Writingand Communication, VOI,24, No. 1, Winter 1994, p.9.Ronald L. Miller and Barbara Olds, “A Model Curriculum for A Capstone Course in MultidisciplinaryEngineering Design,” Journal of Enxineerin~ Education, VOI.83,N0.4 October 1993, pp. 311-323.Peer commentaw on Peer Review : A Case Studv in Scientific Ch.mlitv Control, New York: CambridgeUniversity Press, 1982CRAIG JAMES GUNNCraig James Gunn is the Director of Communication for the Department of Mechanical Engineering atMichigan State University. He was

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William W. Predebon; Peck Cho

responsible for the-first part, its description is includedbelow for the sake of completeness.PART 1: University TA Orientation Program1. For All New TA’s (4 hours)This session addresses the question “What should I do on my first day in the classroom?” A discussion sessionis followed by a role playing the first day in class.2. For Foreign TA’s only (4 hours)The main focus of this session is to acquaint the foreign TA’s with American culture in general and Americaneducational experience in particular. The key questions addressed are: How should I react to Americans? Howshould they react to me? The ideas of non-verbal communication, humor, speech inflections, personal space, andmale/female relationships are introduced and developed. Additional

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Robert V. Peltier; Farouk Attia

are today and into the next century. Industry experience by faculty members twenty years ago have nocomparison with today. Every program must develop a general depth of knowledge that meets the demands oftomorrow’s corporations, provide a foundation to obtain employment for it’s graduates and provide aframework for the student to improve his knowledge and understanding in the future.1) Develop sound decision-making skills. A well-rounded program gives the student the opportunity to applyhis newly developed technical skills in a supportive environment that promotes developing decision makingskills. For example, Capstone Design classes must require the student to make a series of technical judgmentsbased on a sound technical understanding of

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Leah H. Jamieson; Henry G. Dietz; Edward J. Coyle

Session 3232 Long-Term Community Service Projects in the Purdue Engineering Curriculum 1 Edward J. Coyle, Henry G. Dietz, Leah H. Jamieson School of Electrical & Computer Engineering Purdue University {coyle, hankd, lhj}@ecn.purdue.edu AbstractPurdue University's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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William E. Barnes; Michael Khader

Session 2358Computer Supported, Interactive Distance Learning for Engineering and Engineering Technology Michael Khader William E. Barnes New Jersey Institute of TechnologyABSTRACT Many educators agree that integrating interactive modes of delivery into distance education willsignificantly enhance the education experience for students and instructors. Most modes of deliveringdistance education classes today are asynchronous (recorded materials), and one way synchronouscommunications (cable TV classes, satellite link

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Ph.D., P.E., Peter A. Keen

Session 2242 Undergraduate Engineering Skill Preparedness Peter A. Keen, Ph.D., P.E. ASEE/ Stevens Institute of Technology Abstract This paper presents the findings of a survey done at Stevens Institute of Technology where theexpectations of the employers were compared to the preparedness of its graduating engineeringundergraduate students. Deficiencies in ethics, listening, written and oral communications and responsibilityand management were found. Employers expectations in technical

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Daryl R. Kipke

courseinvolves both formal and informal active-learning as the students work in teams on each project.Course structure and content The course is offered for four credit hours and it has both a laboratory section (six hours per week) and alecture section (three hours per week). The primary emphasis is on the laboratory projects, with lecture sessionsintended to present and discuss technical topics that arise during work on the projects. The lecture sessions alsoprovide a forum for discussing difficulties that teams may be experiencing, solutions developed by other teams,and the results of data analyses. In the lecture sessions, the instructor serves more as a manager and technicaladviser to the teams rather than as an expert whom provides the

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William J. Hutzel; John R. Koontz

Refrigeration course. The course has been re-structured to target a specific range oftechnical expertise. For example, Mechanical Contractors are typically not repairmen who make service callsto fix damaged equipment. As a result, soldering, brazing and other skills used by trades people are notemphasized. At the opposite end of the spectrum, Maintenance Engineers are typically not designers whodevelop the “next generation” of climate control equipment. The vital technical skills for both MechanicalContractors and Maintenance Engineers lie somewhere between these two extremes. For example, it isimportant for these personnel to understand that changes in the dry and wet bulb temperature across thecooling coils of an air handler quantify the cooling

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Bruce R. Dewey; David Whitman; Sally Steadman

in the cooperative study groups has been analyzed,along with their evaluation of the sessions. On a scale of 1 (high) to 5 (low) the students reported that due tothe study groups, they: • Did better on exams 1.6 • Became more confident about computing 1.7 • Were more able to solve problems on own 1.6 • Would attend for enrichment 1.8Half of the students voluntarily participated in group study for the final exam. Page 1.66.2 1996 ASEE Annual Conference ProceedingsThe study groups have excited the

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Joseph J. Strano

terminal characteristics of several digital integrated circuits weremeasured, namely gates, counters, timers and clocks. The kits were utilized to build application circuits.These circuits were: (1) a digital combination lock, (2) a sensitive light actuated relay (3) digital dice and(4) a solar array battery charger. Student teams assembled and tested the operation of each kit. Teams discussed possibleapplication of these circuits. Based on the measurements taken during the first four weeks of thismodule, a design project is assigned. Each team successfully complete the design of a circuit or system.During the final class session, teams present their work orally and submit a short report on the workingdesign.INTRODUCTION At New

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Stephanie L. Blaisdell; Peggy Fussell; Manuel Aroz; EIT, Maria Reyes; Catherine R. Cosgrove; Mary Ann McCartney; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

UniversityAbstract Alarmed by its attrition rate during the first 21 days of the Fall 1994 semester, the College ofEngineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) designed a short, but effective and comprehensive orientationprogram for Fall 1995. The CEAS presented an expanded orientation program for CEAS students imbedded ina week-long university orientation. The program covered areas that students had reported were difficult forthem when they first entered engineering, as well as to give more information about particular majors andorganizations in the CEAS. College and department assemblies were held on Monday morning, as in the past,but were then followed by seven general sessions and two specialized workshops. The Monday afternoonsessions included student

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Christopher G. Braun

, reduced the board size and allows changes in the controllogic as the project continues. We selected Maxim parts for the analog data acquisition [3](DAC, ADC) chips. This is due to their generous sample supply policy as well as thehigh level of chip functionality. Page 1.234.2 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings Figure 1. Shown is a working prototype of the student data acquisition system. This system costs less than $50 and is fully functional for student/laboratory uses.The final system has the following detailed specifications: ∗ 8 input analog channels, 12 bit, bi/uni-polar

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Martin T. Hagan; Carl D. Latino

curriculum.To understand why it is so important, consider the characteristics of typical undergraduate courses. Mostcourses, by necessity, focus on a narrow technical subject (e.g., electronics, electromagnetic,communications). Homework assignments generally ask specific technical questions, which have one solution,and which only take from a few minutes to an hour to solve. If students are not able to answer a problem in thatlength of time, they move on to other problems, since they usually have many problems to solve. They neverget a chance to learn that some problems take weeks to solve, and they never develop the confidence that if theyspend the time, they can solve the problem. Any term projects which are given in typical classes are usuallyvery

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Xu Ming

Session 1260 The English Language Education in Chinese Colleges and Universities of Science and Technology Xu Ming Tianjin Institute of Technology With China’s ever-deepening reform and opening to the outside world, English proficiency hascome to be regarded as being of great importance for technical personnel in the country, and Englishlanguage education experienced an unprecedented emphasis and strengthening in Chinese colleges anduniversities of science and technology (abbreviated to CCUST thereinafter) in the past

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Michael L. Smith; Mary R. Marlino; Jeff V. Kouri; D. Neal Barlow; A. George Havener

were told only to prepare a response by a certain date. The exercise required the cadets toidentify requirements for survival and mobility on Mars, to perform and organize research, to prepare theirrecommendation for oral presentation, and to make the presentation to two senior engineering professors. The Mars research base scenario gives the cadets opportunities to address many technical and non-technical issues. Once identified, the technical issues group nicely into the three broad categories of travel,living, and power production. The non-technical issues are general and encompass historical points learned indiscussing the Manhattan project, Project Apollo, and Colonial Jamestown. Along with human behavior,political, social and

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R.J. Kennerknecht; R.H. Cockrum; G.K. Herder; E.T. Ibrahim

needs of different majors, and hence, enhances the effectiveness of coursedelivery. This paper presents some of the experiences for engineering technology students inthis laboratory.IntroductionThe increasing speed with which technology is changing forces educators to incorporateinnovative methods in order to keep pace with technical advances. Several papers (1-10) ofthe last decade reveal a common theme: Engineering is a holistic integrative process and thusengineering and engineering technology education should be designed toward that end. Frominnovative teaching methods come innovative ideas that industry needs to achieve aleadership role or to gain markets. The mission of engineering technology educators mustinclude the cultivation of each

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John H. Damell

“most students”. Ooo Write with a positive view rather than a negative one. Ooo Avoid redundant words. Oclo Be consistent in style - use headings and sub-listings to increase readability. OoQ Write in the same person. Decide whether to use first person, I, we, etc., or third person, the investigator. Generally, technical writing requires third person. Ooo Subjects and verbs must agree, singular or plural. 006J Verb tense should be consistent, usually active. The question of who or what is doing the action is answered up front with active voice. - 000 Terminology should be consistent throughout the proposal. 000 Avoid jargon and clich&; use abbreviations and acronyms

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John H. Damell

“most students”. Ooo Write with a positive view rather than a negative one. Ooo Avoid redundant words. Oclo Be consistent in style - use headings and sub-listings to increase readability. OoQ Write in the same person. Decide whether to use first person, I, we, etc., or third person, the investigator. Generally, technical writing requires third person. Ooo Subjects and verbs must agree, singular or plural. 006J Verb tense should be consistent, usually active. The question of who or what is doing the action is answered up front with active voice. - 000 Terminology should be consistent throughout the proposal. 000 Avoid jargon and clich&; use abbreviations and acronyms

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Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

Session 2261 Engineering and Technology Experience for Liberal Arts Students at Lake Superior State University Ajay Mahajan, David McDonald Lake Superior State University Abstract Lake Superior State University, like other universities around the nation, has recognized the needfor a new and improved general education component in its curriculum to take the University into theTwenty-First Century. One component of this change has been to expose liberal arts students

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R. H. Parsons; S.J. Steiner; K C Dee; G. Judd

Page 1.150.2 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings• understand/respect students• speak EnglishInterestingly, no complaints were received about the grading practices of individual TAs. It should be notedthat complaints about TAs not understanding the subject being taught were usually paired with comments thatthe TA had difficulty communicating effectively (not necessarily due to problems speaking English). TheTA’s technical knowledge may have been more than adequate - understanding a subject and effectivelyteaching a subject are two entirely different matters.From the survey responses, there were three major areas that needed to be included in the orientation: (1)English language skills, (2