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Michael J. Pavelich; Barbara Olds

Session 2313 A Portfolio-Based Assessment Program Barbara M. Olds and Michael J. Pavelich Colorado School of Mines Introduction In this paper we describe the process, successes, and pitfalls of the decade-old portfolioassessment program at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM). We will also discuss how we anticipatebuilding a new version of the assessment program into our current campus-wide curriculum reformefforts. CSM has agreed on its overall educational goals and has articulated them in a Profile of theCSM

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CPT Thomas G. Hood; Colonel Kip P. Nygren

Session 2302 Aeronautical Engineering in a Multimedia Classroom; Developing a Physical Feel for Aerodynamic Models. CPT Thomas G. Hood, COL Kip P. Nygren United States Military AcademyABSTRACT The primary goals for the integration of computer simulation and multimedia into the engineeringclassroom are to improve students’ understanding of the natural world and to increase their enthusiasm andvision for the possibilities of engineering. Computer visualization and multimedia presentations can motivateand empower

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Youlu Zheng; Xiaoan Hou

Session 1626 The Design of a Graphical User Interface for a Network Management Protocol Xiaoan Hou, Youlu Zheng Science Application International Corporation / University of Montana INTRODUCTION1.1 GUI and X-Window System The graphical user interface (GUI) is one of the most revolutionary changes occurring in the evolution ofmodern computing systems.[1] In the space of less than 15 years the expectation of what the interactionbetween human and computer should be like has changed from a terse, character-oriented exchange

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S. P. Carullo; R. Fischl; C. O. Nwankpa

Session 1626 Integrating a Power Systems Laboratory into a Client/Server Based Computing Environment S. P. Carullo, C. O. Nwankpa, and R. Fischl Drexel University1. AbstractThe primary goal of the project is to develop a set of experiments which will allow students to examinepower systems in a realistic manner. Drexel University’s Interconnected Power Systems L.uboratory(ZPSL) provides an interchangeable real-life power system network and a computer interface to the systemin order to provide control and data capturing. The computer interface utilizes clientherver and

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Francisco Vaz; Ana Maria Tomé; Paulo J. S. G. Ferreira

Session 1532 Teaching the Theory of Signals and Systems A Proposal for a Curriculum Francisco Vaz, Ana Maria Tomé, Paulo J. S. G. Ferreira Departamento de Electrónica e Telecomunicações/ INESC Universidade Aveiro, 3800 Aveiro, Portugal email:fvaz@inesca.pt Introduction In the University of Aveiro, a new Portuguese University (only twenty years old), theteaching of the Theory of Signals and Systems is done within the Department of Electronics andTelecommunications

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Peter J. Biegel

Session 1161 Preparing for a New Age: Using A Transactional Analysis Approach For Teaching Interpersonal Communication Skills Peter J. Biegel, M.S., N.C.C. Purdue University - Statewide Technology South Bend, Indiana Abstract The transformation of American industry is well on its way. The impact of corporate downsizing andthe desire to regain or capture new markets in the global marketplace have driven companies to reconsider

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Jerry W. Samples; Colonel Kip P. Nygren

-+-. Session 3630 Becoming a Better Teacher: Adjusting From the Baseline Jerry W. Samples,Kip P. Nygren United States Military AcademyAbstract: The notion that teachers at the college level are effective based on their disciplinary technical skills is acommon one. Teachers develop their entry teaching skills based on desire, needs of the student, and importanceplaced on teaching by their institutions and their colleagues. Every teacher must have some fundamental

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Shelli Kay Starrett

Session 2632 A Beginner’s Approach to Teaching with the Internet Shelli Kay Starrett Kansas State UniversityABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to report on some “educational experiments” using the Internet andinteractive teaching techniques. The author is seeking to develop a teaching style that encourages activeparticipation on the part of the student and takes advantage of the wealth of new technology andinformation resources currently available. The use of the internet in two junior-senior level, requiredelectrical

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Amitabha Bandyopadhyay

Session 2242 BEYOND SURVIVAL - A REENGINEENNG CASE STUDY IN ACADEMIA Amitabha Bandyopadhyay SUNY Farrningdale Introduction Hammer and Champy define reengineering as “the fundamental rethinking andradical redesign of business process to achieve dramatic improvements in critical,contemporary measures of performance, such as cost, quality, service, and speed.”l It isan innovative and radical concept that touches core culture of an organization. It is notmeant to fix short term problems or improving a particular aspect of an organization.The definition of

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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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Jawaharlal Mariappan

Session 3266 A CONSTRAINT CLASSIFICATION SCHEME FOR TEACHING KINEMATICS Jawaharlal Mariappan GMI Engineering & Management InstituteAbstractThis paper presents a classification scheme of constraints for modeling and simulation of mechanisms andmechanical systems. Current undergraduate kinematic texts deal primarily with pin, slider, cylindrical, balland a few other types of constraints. Usually other types of constraints and, especially composite constraintsare not covered in traditional texts. Only specialized literature deal with composite constraints, and

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Dr. Edward M. Lenoe; Dr. Eddie Fowler

“ - ” 1 Session 1532 .— .. . ‘DESIGN & RACE COMPETITION OF A SOLAR POWERED VEHICLE Dr. Edward M. Lenoe, Dr. Eddie Fowler United States Military Academy/ Kansas State UniversityABSTRACT This paper describes the performance of the USMA “Onondaga”, a solar powered vehicle whichcompleted the recent SUNRAYCE ’95 event wherein 38 cars raced 1300 miles from Indianapolis, IN toGolden, CO. In particular, a rather simple and rugged solar array configuration, using only threediodes, was

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Dr. Martin Pike

Session 1268 Design and Test Project in a Statics Course Dr. Martin Pike Purdue University Programs at Kokomo Abstract The design experience is very important in all technical areas. Recent trends have pushed designexperiences as early in the curriculum as possible. Often, the first design experiences are a single pass“paper” design without any realistic testing and design evaluation. This paper relates the experience ofincorporating a designhildhestiredesign project into a

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R. R. Reynolds; Glynn P. Adams; Ing-Chang Jong

I -+-. Session 2668 Determination of Space Centrode of a Coupler Link I. C. Jong, R. R. Reynolds, and G. P. Adams University of Arkansas Abstract In kinematics, the velocity center of the coupler link of a four-bar linkage in a collinear configuration can-not be determined solely by the traditional method of velocity center. Such a difficulty

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James D. van Putten Jr.

I.— - . . . ..-. Session 3661 ‘—.. - Development of Engineering as a Liberal Arts Major James D. van Putten Jr. Hope College, Holland, Michigan Abstract A major in engineering has been developed at a liberal arts- college in conformance with other liberal arts majors. The major is designed to prepare students for direct entry into graduate programs in engineering. This paper describes the development

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Mohammad H. Ahmadian

Session 1532 ELECTRONICS WORKBENCH THE ELECTRONICS LAB IN A COMPUTER Mohammad H. Ahmadian Electronics Engineering Technology Eastern New Mexico University Portales, NM 88130Abstract The electronics workbench is an electronics lab in a computer. This package provides students with theability to study a circuit behavior and check the results as they are displayed on the multimeter, oscilloscope,Bode

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Harry Knickle

Session 2653 FOUNDATIONS OF ENGINEERING-A FIRST YEAR COURSE Harry Knickle University of Rhode Island ABSTRACT The University of Rhode Island College of Engineering has introduced a common freshman course after doing without one for more than twenty years. In addition to trying to help students find out about engineering, other key issues were retention, recruitment and diversity. This freshman course also allowed direct contact of freshman with faculty and with some of the important linkages

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Winston F. Erevelles

Session 1626 Implementing a Flexible Assembly Cell (FAC) - Phase II Winston F. Erevelles GMI Engineering& Management InstituteAbstract The paper describes the second phase of the development of a Flexible Assembly Cell (FAC) in theCIM Lab at GMI. The funding for the cell was obtained under the auspices of the NSF ILI program andmatched by GMI and industry. In the first phase equipment was acquired and installed. In additionexperiments were outlined. Initial planning evaluations were also conducted. This paper describes the secondphase

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Nikhil K. Kundu; Jerry L. Wickman

I Session 3226 .—. - .. Manufacturing System A Class Project in Industry Environment Nikhil K. Kundu, Jerry L. Wickman Purdue University / Ball State UniversityABSTRACT Many of the technology students in the first two years do not understand how the coursework isapplied in the practice of engineering. These courses introduce engineering students to the type of tasks

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Robert Foster; Denise Dorricott; Dhushy Sathianathan; Richard Devon

Session 1253 A Multi-media Network for First-Year Engineering Dhushy Sathianathan, Denise Dorricott, Richard Devon, and Robert Foster The Pennsylvania State University, University ParkAbstract First-year engineering courses at The Pennsylvania State University can be completed at any one ofthe University's 19 campuses. Over the years the first-year engineering curriculum at Penn State Campuseshas deviated significantly from the established criteria, and the course content varied significantly fromcampus to campus. This is primarily due to inefficient communication media

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Maher E. Rizkalla; Charles F. Yokomoto; Carol L. O'Loughlin

Session 2553 A NEW DESIGN-ORIENTED APPROACH FOR FRESHMAN ENGINEERING Maher E. Rizkalla, Charles F. Yokomoto, and Carol L. OLoughlin Department of Electrical Engineering Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 46202 . Introduction In this paper, we describe a new approach in developing a design-oriented, first year, interdisciplinaryexperience

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Robert L. Avanzato

.—. . ..—. Session 1620—. . . ..- A Robotics-Based Microprocessor Course for Engineering Technology Bob Avanzato Penn State Abington-Ogontz Abstract: An innovative robotics-based microprocessor course has been designed for the electrical engineering technology associate degree program at the-Penn State Abington- . Ogontz campus. The course focus is the team design, testing, and

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Craig Gunn

Session 3266 Teaching Assistants as a Catalyst for Composition Growth Craig James Gunn Michigan State UniversityAbstract A procedure has been implemented to show the value of having graduate students act as the principlereaders, evaluators, and graders of text produced in undergraduate mechanical engineering lab courses. Twoyears ago, the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University shifted the responsibilityof reading and grading both technical content and presentation quality of lab reports produced

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Randy L. Haupt; Gregory J. Toussaint; Daniel J. Pack

Session 1532 Teaching Genetic Algorithms with a Graphical User Interface Gregory J. Toussaint, Daniel J. Pack, and Randy L. Haupt United States Air Force Academy Abstract - Over the past several years, genetic algorithms have emerged as a powerful tool forsolving optimization problems in engineering. Genetic algorithms model biological evolution on thecomputer using the principles of natural selection, mating and mutation. Although the subject has beenpredominantly studied at the graduate level, undergraduate students can easily master the concepts. We

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Martha Ostheimer; Hal Tharp

Session 2532 Teaching Self-Evaluation Skills h a Team-Based Project Class Martha Ostheimer, Hal Tharp The University of Arizona Electrical and Computer Engineering Tucson, AZ 85721-0104 ABSTRACT Recent industry feedback indicates that graduating engineers need better preparation in solvingopen-ended problems and communication. In response to this feedback, we have developed a team-baseddesign project class that emphasizes self-evaluation

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Juan J. Salinas; Don Westwood

Session 3525 A Wood Engineering Design Course on Television Juan J. Salinas, Don Westwood Civil and Environmental Engineering, Architecture/Carleton University, CanadaAbstract This paper discusses some aspects of the planning, production and delivery of a senior undergradu-ate engineering course offered by television. This course is normally taken for credit by senior undergradu-ates in civil and mechanical engineering and by architecture students. The TV version allows practicingengineers, architects and construction technologists to upgrade their knowledge in this

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James C. Sturm; A. Wolfe

Session 2432Breadth and Unity: A Revised Electrical Engineering Curriculum at Princeton University J.C. Sturm and A. Wolfe Department of Electrical Engineering Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544 Ph: 609-258-5610, Fax: -6279 sturm@ee.princeton.eduAbstract The Electrical Engineering department at Princeton University has completely revised itsundergraduate program. This paper will discuss the forces driving the change and thephilosophy behind the reforms, and then give an overview of the changes in both the sophomoreand upperclass years

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Paul S. Chinowsky; Jorge A. Vanegas

Session 1221 Combining Practice and Theory in Construction Education Curricula Paul S. Chinowsky and Jorge A. Vanegas Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstract The development of construction education curricula has undergone several significant changes overthe last several decades. Existing construction programs fall primarily under two categories, constructionengineering and construction management programs. Further, construction education is significantlydifferent at the undergraduate and graduate levels and within engineering and non-engineering

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Joan A. Begolly; Tracie L. Brockhoff

1 Session 2 6 6 6 FEMALES INVOLVED FROM REGIONAL SCHOOLS IN TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING (FIRSTE): Reaching Out to High School Females Joan A. Begolly, Tracie L. Brockhoff Penn State UniversityJustification Seventy-three percent of the increased college and university enrollment in the last decade is attributable towomen, according to the Department of Education’s Center for Education Statistics. In 1991, a

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Ian A. Waitz; Edward C. Barrett

Session 2302 Integrated Teaching of Experimental and Communication Skills to Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering Students Ian A. Waitz, Edward C. Barrett Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts 021391. INTRODUCTION The ability to communicate clearly and precisely is integral to the ability to think critically and cre-atively. Because of the interdependence of clear thought and clear expression, there are significant benefitsassociated with integrating the teaching of