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Systems Approach to Teaching ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Masciadrelli; Nicholas Massa; Gary Mullett

the capacity for lifelong learning. While manyfour-year colleges and universities have embraced EC-2000 and have restructured their curriculaand instructional methodology accordingly, the limited time available in two-year engineeringtechnology curricula presents a unique challenge to associate degree-granting institutions –preparing learners with the appropriate knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to succeed in 21stcentury workplace. What is needed is a more efficient and effective approach to engineeringtechnician education, one that focuses on the development of learner proficiency, the ability toskillfully apply knowledge in solving real-world problems. To this end, we draw upon the adultand experiential learning literature to create

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Tricks of the Trade

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Freeman; Beverly Jaeger; Maurice Aburdene

for thecircumstances in their particular problem-solving issue. Naturally, the professor functions as the mainprogram which is why he or she is charged with orchestrating the execution of each type of mechanism. Figure 1. Two function mechanisms in C++: a. Call-by-value makes a copy of the original variable. b. Call-by-reference works directly on the original variable at its address. Students act as components. Page 10.528.2Reference:Johnsonbaugh, R. & Kalin, M. Applications Programming in C++, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Capstone Design

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2005 Annual Conference

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John Estell; Juliet Hurtig

team, and are reported to each faculty teamsupervisor, who then assigns letter grades based in large part upon this information. The oralpresentation and technical design content are each worth 30%, while the written report and theconstraint considerations are each worth 20%. An example of such a report is presented inFigure 2. Page 10.1360.6 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Design Team #1 Prof A Prof B Prof C Prof D Average

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Feng Jao; Khalid Al-Olimat

Instructions of PSPICE in Electric Circuits Analysis,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual Meeting and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2004.[7] A. W. Bates, R. Harrington, D. Gilmore & C van Soest, “Compressed video and video-conferencing in open and distance learning: A guide to current developments,” The Open Learning Agency, Burnaby, B.C., pp 6, 1992.[8] B. Willis, Distance Education Strategies And Tools, Educational Technology Publications, Inc., pp 169, 1994.[9] J. E. Folkestad & M. A. De Miranda,”Impact of Screen-Capture Based Instruction on Student Comprehension of Computer Aided Design (CAD) Software Principles,” Journal of Industrial Technology, 18(1), pp 1-5, Novemebr 2001 to January

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Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2005 Annual Conference

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John Board; April Brown; Joseph Holmes; Hisham Massoud; Steven Cummer; Jungsang Kim; Michael Gustafson; Leslie Collins; Lisa Huettel; Gary Ybarra

Theme-Based Redesign of the Duke University ECE Curriculum: The First Steps a) Leslie M. Collins, a)Lisa G. Huettel, a)April S. Brown, a)Gary A. Ybarra, b)Joseph S. Holmes, a)John A. Board, a)Steven A. Cummer, a) Michael R. Gustafson, a)Jungsang Kim, and a)Hisham Z. Massoud a) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708-0291/b)AcuityEdge, 437 Petty Road, Suite 201, Sanford, NC 27330Abstract. Historically, undergraduates in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) atDuke University have had ample exposure to theoretical foundations and

Conference Session

Curriculum Issues in Software Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Bernal

://www.fit.edu/[15] http://www.msoe.edu/[16] http://www.msstate.edu/[17] http://www.rit.edu/[18] http://www.uta.edu/[19] Naur, P., and Randell, B., (1969). Software Engineering: A Report on a Conference Sponsored by the NATO Science Committee, NATO.[20] Notkin, D., Gorlick, M., & Shaw, M. (May 2000) An Assessment of Software Engineering Body of Knowledge Efforts.[21] The Joint Task Force on Computing Curricula - IEEE Computer Society and Association for Computing Machinery. (August 23, 2004). Software Engineering 2004. http://sites.computer.org/ccse/SE2004Volume.pdf[22] Thomas, B. B., Duggins, S. L. (July 2002) "The Internationalization of Software Engineering Education" 2002 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Montreal

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Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

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2005 Annual Conference

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Vinod Yedidi; Brian Johnson; Joseph Law; Herbert Hess

A A 1.0e-005 Ib BRK2 B B 1.0e-005 V_2gen V_2break V_2Avis ta

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ERM Potpourri

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2005 Annual Conference

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Erastus Njage; Alicia Davis; Solomon Alao; Craig Scott; Yacob Astatke; Bert Davy; Pamela Leigh-Mack; Masud Salimian

½ persons.The average daily water usage is estimated at 70 gallons per person. Assume that all water used is discharged to thesewer. The amount of water, Q, in ft3/sec, that a pipe flowing full can accommodate is given by Q = 0.432CD2.63S0.54 where C is a coefficient that depends on the roughness of the inside of the pipe, S depends on the slope of the pipeand D is the inside diameter of the pipe, measured in feet.. For this project concrete-lined pipe is to be used so that C= 120, and for the street S = 0.15ft/ft. a. Write Q as a function of D. b. If the pipe is only available in size of 2” to 24” in inside diameter in increments of 2”, plot Q as a

Conference Session

Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

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2005 Annual Conference

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Seyed Allameh; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny; Mark Rajai

. Emphais on Research and Theoret. background 4 Year Degree Course Dipl.-Ing (FH) at a Univ. for Applied Science, Em phasis on Engineering Application 2 Year Course to expand on Research and Theory at Technical Univ. Dip.-Ing (TU) New 3 to 4 Year Degree Course B Eng. at a New 1 to 2 Year Degree M Eng. or Technical Univ. or Univ. for Applied Science M Sc. at Techn. Univ. or Univ. for Appl. Science

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DEED Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zafer Gurdal; Jan Hol; Gillian Saunders-Smits

shown at the topof the notebook in Figure 1 is obtained using Mathematica graphics and corresponds to one ofthe geometries generated during an animation. Incidentally, for the truss mechanism problemspecified in this notebook, the vertical distance between the dashed line at the tip, point D, andthe horizontal line passing through points A and B is specified to be fixed. Hence, changing theinternal angle θA causes the length of the members to change affecting the overall weight of thetruss, as well as the internal loads of the truss. In the following subsection in the notebook, the truss weight, which is used as a measure Page

Conference Session

Documenting Success

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2005 Annual Conference

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Patricia White; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

, 1997, p viii.6. Brumm, T. J., S. K. Mickelson, B. L. Steward and A. L. Kaleita-Forbes, “Competency-based outcomes assessment for agricultural engineering programs,” International Journal of Engineering Education, 2004, in press.7. Brumm, T.J., A. Ellertson and S.K. Mickelson, “Using ePortfolios to Develop and Assess ABET-Aligned Competencies,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, American Society for Engineering Education, Nashville, TN, June 2003.8. Mickelson, S.K., T.J. Brumm, and B.L. Steward, “Using Competency Feedback to Assess Agricultural Engineering Curriculum,” Proceedings of the Annual meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, American Society for

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stan Guidera

representation of a physicalsolid object” [9]. Computer modeling with solids that is based on Constructive Solid Geometry(CSG) is a method for describing the geometry by applying set operations to primitive objects[10]. CSG is used to build solid models by combining primitive (implicit) objects with Booleanoperators. Solid model primitive objects, such as spheres, cubes, and cylinders are manipulatedwith Operators to produce new objects based on addition, intersection, and union of the primitiveobjects. The Boolean Set Operators used are: • Union - A + B is the set of points that are in A or B. • Intersection - A.B is the set of points that belong to A and B. • Difference - A-B is the set of points that

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christine Kelly

the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations web siteExample batch recordsExample standard operating proceduresExample validation documentsSections of the United States Pharmacopoeia: National Formulary (USP24:NF19). TheOfficial compendia of Standards.Hardy, Mark R. Methods for the analysis of glycoprotein carbohydrates. Available at theURL http://www.abrf.org/ABRFNews/1994/April1994/apr94methods.html.Huber, Ludwig. 2003. Validation of analytical methods and processes. InPharmaceutical Process Validation edited by Robert A. Nash and Alfred H. Wachter.Pages 507-524. Marcel Dekker, Inc.Lincoln, John E. The FDA’s draft process validation guidance. Journal of ValidationTechnology. 5(3):263-270.Reisman, Harold B. Eight rules to live by for successful

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Steven Reyer; Stephen Williams; Joerg Mossbrucker; Owe Petersen

simply offering a course. The entire curriculum must be used to connect with students in the following ways: a. Early b. Throughout the curriculum c. Consistently (learned trait) d. Using a process embedded into the structure of the curriculum e. Experientially2. There are major curriculum pressures to decrease the overall number of credits required for graduation, while increasing the liberal arts, economics, and business content, improving communication skills, and maintaining the strength of the math, science, and engineering part of the curriculum13. Retaining traditional strength in mathematics, sciences, depth and breath in engineering, and doing so in a climate of ever increasing technical

Conference Session

TC2K Issues and Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

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James Higley; Jana Whittington; Joy Colwell

and identify theories of 33% 62% 5% 0 0leadership.Dominant theories on motivation and 38% 52% 10% 0 0attitudes.Personal communication style and styles of 33% 43% 24% 0 0others.Values and ethical decision-making. 43% 43% 14% 0 0Positive reinforcement and employee reward 38% 52% 10% 0 0systems.Conflict resolution and conflict resolution 43% 33% 19% 5% 0style. Table 3. Spring 04 Online Class Section B—Human Relations in Organizations (n=14)Course Objective A specific objective of this Excellent Good Average Poor Notcourse is to help the student understand

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Arne Weigold; M. P. Sharma; Edward Anderson; Roman Taraban

thesubchapter, and print the page. The CD program was modified for this study in order tocollect time-stamped data records in which the controls the user selected, as well asperformance data for the quizzes, were logged. The CD was presented on a laptopcomputer running a 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 processor, using a 14.1 inch TFT active matrixscreen. The narration was played using the notebook computer’s build- in speakers. Arecording device was used to store the verbal protocols for later transcription.A questionnaire was constructed for the collection of demographic data, participants’suggestions for improving the CD, and comparisons of the CD to textbook materials andlecture notes (See Appendix B).ProcedureParticipants took part in the experiment through

Conference Session

Advice for Dual-Career Couples

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2005 Annual Conference

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Patricia Hyer; Catherine Eckel; Margaret Layne; Elizabeth Creamer

links on the appropriate university webpages as well as written materials.Faculty perceptions of dual career hiresEfforts to find positions for faculty spouses or partners can all be for naught if the individualsinvolved are not able to establish themselves and develop successful academic careers. In orderto explore the impacts of dual career hiring practices, the Advance program at Virginia Techconducted a pilot study of individuals involved in dual career appointments. Twenty individuals,10 women and 10 men, from several science and engineering departments were interviewed forthe study. Participants were asked to describe (a) their experience with dual-career hiring andhow the process unfolded; (b) their own and their spouses’ satisfaction

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Bogue

BEST (Building Science and Engineering Talent). NSF, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Division of Human Resource Development: “Making a Difference” 3. Bogue, B., & Marra, R. (2001). Informal Survey of WIE Directors. University Park, PA: Penn State University. 4. Bogue, B., R.M. Marra, Effective Assessment as a Tool to Develop and Enhance WIE / WISE Programs, WEPAN National Conference, Chicago, IL. 2003. 5. Engineering Workforce Commission of the American Association of Engineering Societies, Inc 6. Goodman, I.F.; Cunningham, C.M.; Lachapelle, C.; Thompson, M.; Bittinger, K.; Brennan, R.T.; & Delci,. M. (2002). Final report of Women’s Experiences in College Engineering (WECE

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Exploring Trends in CPD

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Zoghi

, isdescribed along with students’ assessment in the context of their reflections.IntroductionThe integration of community service projects in undergraduate engineering curricula, to provideexperiential learning, has created a great deal of interest among educators in recent years. Tsang(2000) stipulates that the notion of combining service with engineering design projects is notnew considering that many senior design projects have provided assistive technology to meet theneeds of people with disabilities. Tsang (2000) further discusses the many benefits of service-learning, coupled with design-across-the-curriculum, and the significance of integrating design atall stages of a student’s academic development in a meaningful context. Evidently

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Kicher; Frank Adamo; Dale Flowers

establish the relevance of thecourse subjects to current industrial practice. An example is the Cusin3 article that is used inconjunction with the study of economic lot sizing in production.The product used in the fall semester course provides the focus for a series of manufacturingmanagement case studies that are developed based on the product. Plausible (but hypothetical)product extensions to the base product are proposed such that three products result (typically, aneconomy model, a standard model, and a deluxe model). These three then form the basis for thefollowing six case studies: 1. Creation and explosion of a bill of material and associated files a. Master schedule b. BOM file c. Inventory status d. Item

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kimberly Whelan; Sharon Jones

balance between technical and “soft” skills that should be obtained in an undergraduate education versus a graduate education and professional practice. Possible Educational Solution In its book The Engineer of 2020, the NAE1 suggests the following possible options to resolve this problem: “(a) cutting out some of the current requirements, (b) restructuring current courses to teach them much more efficiently, or (c) increasing the time spent in school to become an engineering professional.” Cranch prefers downsizing the undergraduate engineering curriculum to a more liberal Page 10.149.6 program that can be completed in

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Setoodehnia; Ali Kashef; Mark Rajai; Akbar Eslami

give them ample opportunities and time to participate in this provenmethod of gaining work experience in their academic education.Bibliography[1] Sovilla, S. E., “Co-op’s 90-Year Odyssey,” ASEE Prism, 1998. pp.18-23.[2] Martinez, R. (2000). Recognizing the accomplishments of the National School-to- Work Opportunities Act(on-line document, http://www.stw.ed.gov/pr/taskforce.htm).[3] Brand, B., Partee, G., Kaufmann, B., and Wills, J., “Looking forward: School to work principles and strategiesfor sustainability”, Washington: American Youth Policy Forum, 2000.[4] Hamilton, M. A. and Hamilton, S. F., “Building strong school to work systems: Illustrations of keycomponents”. Ithaca, N.Y.:Cornell Youth and Work Program, 1998.[5] Hamilton, M. A. and

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Assessment Issues in 1st-Yr Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mark Urban-Lurain; Taner Eskil; Marilyn Amey; Timothy Hinds; Jon Sticklen

. Lectures focused largely on two areas: (a) demonstrating MATLAB points that beginning students are likely to misunderstand and (b) working MATLAB problems drawn from the exercise sets that students were assigned for lab sessions. The two different lecture treatments presented an opportunity for retrospective,experimental comparison of student performance under “lecture as introduction” versus“lecture as wrap-up.” The single metric selected for student performance was the total of“course points” earned by a student over the entire term (of a possible 100) plus the numberof “extra credit points” earned (of a possible 4). This metric, of course, was also the basis forstudent term grades.Initial characterization of datasets For

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ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Erwin D'Souza; Mehmet Ozturk

learning the basic principles and methodology in electrical circuits modeling,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 19–22, February 1993.3 D. Y. Northam, “Introducing computer tools into a first course in electrical engineering,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 13–16, February 19954 J. Svajger and V. Valencic, “Discovering electricity by computer-based experiments,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 502–508, November 20035 M. C. Ozturk, J. Trussell, C. Townsend, G. Byrd, A. Mortazavi, M. Baran, T. Conte, B. O’Neal, G. Bilbro and J. Brickley, A New Introductory Laboratory for Electrical and Computer Engineering, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference

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Wider Contexts of Ethics for Engineers

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Carroll; Nael Barakat

forum,University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, June 2004.[6] Fleddermann, C. B., Engineering Ethics, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall, 2004.Biography:Nael Barakat, Ph.D., P.E., is currently an assistant professor at Lake Superior State University, School ofEngineering and Technology since 2002. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering fromMcMaster University, Canada, and has worked in industries like Brown and Sharpe Inc. and AgereSystems Inc. before joining LSSU. Dr. Barakat is also a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario,Canada, and has multiple publications in the field of engineering ethics teaching and professionalism. Inaddition, his interests include Design and Manufacturing Integration, Systems Engineering

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Interactive Technology in the Classroom

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Kowalski; Luke Campagnola; Frank Kowalski

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering EducationFigure 2: Student web page with handwritten response recorded.Building on this abstract concept, specific applets are used to illustrate the breadth of theapplicability of phasors. There are two ways the applets can be presented. The instructor canproject and manipulate the applet and ask for student responses on the web-based software, orthe students can run the applets and use the web-based software to respond to questions posedregarding the conclusions they form. The former, method A, allows the instructor more controlof the pace and content while the latter, method B, allows more exploration by the student

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Radian Belu

) Eq2 := evalc(Re(lhs(E2))) = evalc(Re(rhs(E2))); Eq2 = R2 = XS +XP2RI/(RI2+ X 2P) Now we got two purely real number equations with unknowns XS and XP, and solving them we get: solve({Eq1, Eq2},{ XS,XP}) The worksheet also the entire solving, determining the impedance matching networks, the plots of the results, a discussion of high pass filter networks obtained from impedance matching calculations, comments, numerical evaluations, and problems.3.2 Electrostatic Potential Problem.Another worksheet focused on electrostatic potential computations. The geometry of the problemis shown in Figure 2, and it consists of two grounded semi-infinite electrode separated by adistance b. A third electrode located at x

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Developments in Chem Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Sternberg

. Page 10.680.2Timing: The first or second class meeting. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Goal: Students observe how a study of materials intersects with everyday objects.Perhaps to realize for the first time that every human made object had someone thinkingabout / choosing / designing every part.Safety: Each student should be given safety glasses for eye protection and a plastic bagfor disposal of parts.Other: Conclusion of demonstration leads into introductory class discussion of multipledesign considerations (cost, longevity, friction, environment, evolution of technology …)b. Unit cell

Conference Session

Pedagogy

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sean Brophy

they must analyze. E1. Flame Temperature - (a) Perform hand solutions for adiabatic flame temperature (K) in a steady-flow device burning CH4 with air. Model air as 21.01 volume percent O2 with balance N2. Assume all reactants enter at Page 10.443.3 298 K and 1 atm, and that the reaction goes to completion. Consider Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education equivalence ratios of 0.5, 1 and 2. (b) Using the Pressure-Enthalpy option in Cequel®, perform flame

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Program Delivery Methods and Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

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Bruce Thompson

potential students and to their employers thebenefits of the extra commitment needed to complete the MSEM. It is likely that the MSEM willnever be able to compete with such programs for the student solely concerned about gettingneeded credentials as quickly as possible, such as someone told that the lack of a degree is allthat is preventing a promotion. But there is a need to show the others that the extra time andeffort is worthwhile. B. Changes in the economy Southeastern Wisconsin and the Fox Valley traditionally have had a high concentrationof manufacturing, leaving them particularly vulnerable to recent changes in the economy as