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1981 North Midwest Section

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Henry L. Kucera; Elton G. Solseng; George L. Pratt

of the rubber bands is 6 mm wide, 1 mm thick, and 170 mm overall length, if cut. 2. The cost of the tractor and its modifications are to be paid for by the contestant(s). All tractors will be returned to the contestants. The winning tractors will be kept for display until the next year's contest, upon contestant's approval. 3. Any type of tractor model is acceptable with the following conditions: a. Weight - total weight of the model ready for testing shall be less than 2.270 kilograms. The weight of the tractor may not be changed after weigh-in. b. Size - maximum size limitation: 360 mm long, 200 mm wide, 230

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1981 North Midwest Section

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O. Hawaleshka

each of qualitative demonstrations a) is there hands-on manipulationwhich shall involve without the taking of measure- of apparatus by each student?a) hands-on manipulation of ments or hand-on experience by b) are experimental procedure~' apparatus and equipment by each student. There is a great carried out by students? each and every student. deal of standing around but c) do the procedures req_u.,...ir_e__,..,theb) Experimental procedures little doing. Fill-in-blank 1. collection of data?- - - carried out by students that reports should be discouraged. 2. Reduction of data?- require collection, reduction

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1981 North Midwest Section

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David A. Carlson; Clyde E. Work

-analysis software packages.These systems are part of a network being developed to meetour needs that require capabilities beyond those of the microbased systems. The student use of these systems and softwarewill be limited mostly to upper division classes. They do,however, provide excellent teaching tools for use at alllevels of instruction. Current examples are our IBM 4341 DEC11/34 and Data·General Nova systems. 3) Experimental/research systems dedicated to expanding the current technology base while providing the capabilities for new applications development. In defining our needs in this manner and as a result ofcareful planning, the requisite areas of overlap b~tweenlevels and their

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1981 North Midwest Section

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Richard L. Witz; Charles W. Moilanen

- Triac board 2. Jumper leads 3. Oscilloscope 4. Resistance decade box 5. Instruction sheet and referencesPart I. How a SCR is used for switching. A. Connect oscilloscope to load-have instructor help if needed. B. Connect up leads 1, 2, and 3 as shown in diagram 1. Turn on power source for D.C. and then A.C. and note that lights do not light up on either source of power. This indicates that the SCR does not permit current to flow in either direction. C. Connect up leads 4,5,6, and 7. Turn on D.C. power source. Then turn on switch for control circuit. Note the shape of the D.C. current on the oscillo- scope. Now turn off the switch in the control cir- cuit

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1981 North Midwest Section

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William A. Bares; David A. Rogers

THE EVOLUTION OF AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ORIENTATION COURSE William A. Bares and David A. Rogers Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105ABSTRACT During the last three quarters faculty members in Electrical Engi-neering at North Dakota State University have been experimenting withpossible new directions for a traditional orientation course for fresh-man electrical engineers. These new directions are an effort to meetthe challenges of: (1) the increasing enrollments, (2) the continualpressures on the curriculum caused by new technologies, and (3) therealization that our students need a more

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1981 North Midwest Section

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I. Shpancer; M. Jullian; W. Kinsner

ADATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING COURSE 1- SHPANCER, M. JULLIAN, AND W. KINSNERINDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF MICROELECTRONICS CENTRE, !NC• AND DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF f"1ANIT0BA WINNIPEGJ MANITOBA CANADA PRESENTED AT NORTH MIDWEST SECTION CONFERENCE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FARGOJ NORTH DAKOTA OCTOBER 11 - 13J 1981 58 A DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING COURSE I. Shpancer, M. Jullian, and W. Kinsner Department of

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1981 North Midwest Section

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E. G. Anderson; P. K. Rajan; K. Sankara Rao; Val G. Tareski

Designing with Microprocessors A Course for Electrical Engineering Students at NDSU E.G. Anderson, P. K. Rajan, K. Sankara Rao and Val G. Tareski Department of Electrical Engineering North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota ABSTRACT A new course, "Designing with Microprocessors", for Elec-trical Engineering majors has been developed and introducedat North Dakota State University, Fargo. This paper dis-cusses the rationale behind the design of the course, de-scribes the course contents and the list of experiments andshares the experiences of its first offering during thespring of 1981

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

Alan L. Prasuhn

opportunities available to the instructor.Stanl~y B. Hamilton, in a paper read before the Newcomen Society, listedsix reasons engineers should study history (2): 1. The detective interest of tracing knowledge to its source. 2. The opportunity of sharing a disinterested companionship with others who are following kindred lines, as a member of such a body as our Society. 3. The broadening of interest in engineering from the purely technical to a humane and liberal field of study. 4. The light which the study of invention and discovery can throw on the working of the human mind. 5. The genuinely recreative form of relaxation which history provides. 6. The contribution which the

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

David Anthony Rogers; Attilio Jose Giarola; Darlene Hicks Rogers

developedcountries. Of course, like any institution, there are problems in producingPh.D. s efficiently. Motivation of faculty and students alike seems to 1be the key to solving these problems. The student must realize that hisoutput has to be high. The faculty member must make sure that thestudent's experience in research will be such that he can continue tomake creative contributions throughout his entire life. Even though the graduate programs are young and have many deficien-cies, there is rapid improvement, for many reasons: (a) the biblio-graphic resources are being improved; (b) local industry is becomingmore dependent on higher level technology, forcing an interest in re-search;2 (c) individual research groups are highly motivated and

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1981 North Midwest Section

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Don L. Stuehm

VISUAL AIDS FOR TEACHING POWER SYSTEMS Don L. Stuehm Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58105ABSTRACT Power systems courses teach the analysis of power apparatus andintegration of the apparatus into a power system. Field trips to localinstallations are commonly used to illustrate apparatus to the students.Coordination of the information obtained from a field trip with class-room material is very difficult plus the students do not see a diversityof system designs. This paper presents a method of using visual aidsto enhance the students• conceptual understanding of power systems.Generating the visual aids for

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1981 North Midwest Section

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P. C. Pfister

is ofworth. It is not to be forgotten however, that it is usually the dogthat finds the bone. The dog 1·s name is Intuition and his master 1 sname is Precise Thought. 11 In addition to the tendency, in some academic circles, to divorcetechnical thinking from everyday experience there are cases where peopleapparently don t really want to clean up a field--that would deprive 1them a pleasant and secure job. S. B. Batdorf in Research Syndrometells the story about a young lady who went into a department store tobuy some material fora nightgown. She wanted something very soft andgauzy and the saleslady finally found just what she wanted. When askedhow much was needed, she requested 20 yards. The saleslady was aghastand said, 11

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1981 North Midwest Section

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Frank J. Worzala; Jerome F. Saeman

Structure from the point of view of a materials sci- 11 ,entist. Modules were available for all lectures, except that ofProfessor Worzala. Students were advised to read the modules in prep-aration for each week s lecture. Approximately 20 minutes were avail- 1able for questions after the tape playing. Generally, a member of theFPL staff familiar with the topic was available for answering questions. B. Demonstrations and Laboratories Meeting at the FPL, the class was able to participate in anumber of unique demonstrations, as indicated on the syllabus. Thedemonstrations include a variety of sophisticated equipment used tostudy wood structure, including the

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1981 North Midwest Section

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Scott J. Conrad

F(5a) 72 2.9 0.7 b) How did this affect your ability (student s ability) to learn 1 U(4b) 95 2.0 0.8 the materi a1? G(4b) 128 2. 1 0.9 1. Significantly 2. Somewhat 3. Little 4. Not at all F(5b) 72 1. 6 0.710. How often did you have a TA who did not know the course material? U(5) 192 4. l 0.8 1. Usually 2. Often 3. Occasionally 4. Seldom 5

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1981 North Midwest Section

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G. L. Pratt; K. R. Kaufman; L. F. Backer; J. Walter; M. Ziejewski

SUNFLOWER OIL RESEARCH PROJECT* G.L. Pratt., K.R. Kaufman., L.F. Backer., J. Walter., M. Ziejewski Sunflower production in North Dakota in 1981 is approxi-mately 2.,250.,000 acres. Most of the sunflower seed pro-duced is processed into cooking oil. Farm production in North Dakota has been hampered byoccasional shortages of petroleum fuels. Sunflower oilhas been suggested as a fuel that would serve as an alter-native to diesel fuel during periods of petroleum shortage.Sunflower oil used as fuel could insure a supply ofagricultural products if petroleum supplies are unavailable. Substitution of sunflower oil for diesel fuel is notrecommended at present because effects that the oil mighthave on engine parts have

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

Lester W. Spencer

FIBER OPTICS For Non-EE Educators Lester W. Spencer Lake Superior State College Fiber optics is a technological break-through thatis having a revolutionary impact on the electronic industryand the field of medicine. Television signals can easilybe carried over a single fiber, thereby opening up newpossibilities for both entertainment and business purposes.Buildings can be "wired", with the almost invisible fibers,to provide internal communication services. Much of the cabling that interconnects metropolitantelephone switching centers goes through underground ducts.Light-wave communications with their high capacity andsmall size not only are making

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

Lillian L. Goettler

Math/Science Career Conferences for Girls Lillian L. Goettler North Dakota State University In 1975 a number of women scientists and engineers in the San Francisco Bay area organized the first Expanding Your Horizons career conference to interest girls in math/science based careers. These one-day confer- ences offer giris a variety of hands-on workshop experiences as well as an opportunity to get to know women active in math/science fields and discuss their career paths and plans. These conferences were well re- ceived in the Bay area and inspired many similar conferences across the country. Two years ago at this time, a colleague from the Mathematical Sciences Department, Dr. Doris

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

O. Hawaleshka

THE PHILIPPINE ENGINEERING EDUCATION SYSTEM 0. HawaleshkaAbstract:Due to the great influx of Philippine immigrants to North America it isof interest to local accrediting professional organizations to have a bet-ter understanding of the Philippine educational system. This paper describesthe present state of Philippine higher education with specific·emphasis onthe engineering education process and some reference to technician educa-tion. The philippines is a developing country in a painful state of transi-tion with all the social, cultural and technological upheavals that areassociated with such major changes. The cultural background coupled withan intense desire for education has created a

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

Arnold M. Flikke

ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARNOLD M. FLIKKE PROFESSOR AND HEAD DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA Engineering education in the Peoples Republic of China is slowlyrecovering after a series of setbacks ending with the Cultural Revolu-tion that lasted from 1966 to 1976. This ten year period cost China ageneration of students as universities were closed. When you add tothis loss the isolation of scientists and teachers from professionalcontacts with the rest of the world, it is apparent

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

T. Koryu Ishii

CONSIDERATIONS IN THE ASSIGNMENT OF HOMEWORK IN HIGHER. ENGINEERING EDUCATION T. Koryu Ishii Professor of Electrical Engineering Marquette University Milwaukee, WisconsinIntroduction The purpose of this paper is to present some consid-erations of various types of homework assignments in higherengineering education. In order to promote more effectiveteaching in this area, a review of the methods in use atpresent is required. In the author's opinion, the type orstyle of homework in higher engineering education, such asin the junior, senior and graduate school years shoulddiffer from that in the elementary, Freshman-Sophomoreyears, or

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

Herbert W. Gernand

Change In the Meaning of Science Herbert W. Gernand For many students who have an interest in science orengineering the words "science" or "exact science" have avery special meaning. They create a vision of an imperish-able structure of facts and knowledge. They suggest man-kind's accumulated wisdom and truth about the regular andrepetitive, machine-like operations of nature. They alsoprovide assurance that the universe is now understood andthat only additional data remains to be added to our presentknowledge. Moreover, they promote the confidence that theanswers to all, or at least most, human questions can befound in science, and that in science lies the hope forthe future. In fact this concept

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

Hans J. Goettler

Engineering.Education . in Germany Hans J. Goettler Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota, 58105IntroductionThe kind and the intensity of student/teacher interaction influencethe way a student learns as well as the teaching style and the teach-ing load of the professor including the number of students he or shecan effectively handle. It should be worthwhile, therefore, to in-vestigate other systems of higher learning and see how they functionand how they cope with certain nrohlems that arise in the academic en-vironment from time to time

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

Andrew Baracos

HELP FROM THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS by Andrew Ba racos Head, Department of Geological Engineering University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. R3T 2N2ABSTRACT A case history is presented of a Geological Engineering Program,and an entire Faculty of Engineering facing possible loss ofaccreditation. The accreditation review process recognized curriculumand administrative deficiencies in the program, and serious underfundingof the Faculty. Correction of the curriculum was made possible byincorporating nationally-established guidelines for design and synthesis,engineering science, basic science

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

I. C. Goulter

COMPUTER EDUCATION IN CIVILENGINEERING-IS IT WORKING? I. C. GOULTER, DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, R3T 2N2. 39INTRODUCTION The tremendous advancement in computer technology overthe last decade has had a d~rect impact on all fields ofengineering. These advancements have affected not only themanner in which problems are solved but also what problems cannow be solved. These changes, however, have not affected allengineering disciplines to the same degree or in the same way.Of all the engineering fields, Civil Engineering has perhapsbeen the least affected. There have, nevertheless, beensignificant developments in the use of computers

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

W. Kinsner; I. Shpancer

DIRECTORS COM:!-11 TTEE: DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH - MANAGERS: '- -- ------· M.t.,.\IAGPIEX:- C0~1ITTE 0 Administration 0 !:-tarketing I 0 Engineering 0 Industrial Training - STAFF: 0 Engineering 0 Scientific 0 Technical I 0 Administrative ~ A J O R 0 P E RAT I