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2003 GSW

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William E. Simon; Dr. Terrence. L Chambers

,” i.e., essentially conducting informal qualitative assessments by talking toemployers, alumni, students and others interacting with the educational process. However, thisdata was for the most part not properly documented, and often the instruments of measurementwere not clearly defined and certainly not used in an optimal fashion.To properly satisfy EC-2000 criteria, an indepth review of each program’s mission and programeducational objectives is required at the outset, which then results in a set of program outcomesselected to measure the viability of the program. Once program outcomes are defined, anassessment and measurements process can be developed to measure the degree of achievementof these outcomes. Beginning with the constituents of a

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2003 GSW

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Harold Smith; Madan Dubey; Pradeep Bhattacharya

,” i.e., essentially conducting informal qualitative assessments by talking toemployers, alumni, students and others interacting with the educational process. However, thisdata was for the most part not properly documented, and often the instruments of measurementwere not clearly defined and certainly not used in an optimal fashion.To properly satisfy EC-2000 criteria, an indepth review of each program’s mission and programeducational objectives is required at the outset, which then results in a set of program outcomesselected to measure the viability of the program. Once program outcomes are defined, anassessment and measurements process can be developed to measure the degree of achievementof these outcomes. Beginning with the constituents of a

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2003 GSW

Authors

Melanie Hagewood; Ken Van Treuren

Mapping the Flow Characteristics of the Baylor University Wind Tunnel Melanie Hagewood and Ken Van Treuren Department of Engineering Baylor University AbstractThe purpose of this experiment was to capture and analyze the flow characteristics of BaylorUniversity’s subsonic wind tunnel to determine the uniformity of both velocity and turbulenceintensity in the test section. Tunnel flow was accelerated to 15 meters per second and a square-mesh, square bar turbulence generation grid was inserted perpendicular to the flow. The tunnelhas a cross section of 8” by 12” inches. Three cross-sectional areas

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2003 GSW

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Daniel Waters; Armando Mora; Lizette Zounon; J. Carter Matheney Tiernan

Improving Undergraduate Retention through Tailored Use of the Infinity Project SM Daniel Waters, Armando Mora, Lizette Zounon, J. Carter Matheney Tiernan Computer Science and Engineering Department University of Texas at Arlington AbstractThis paper addresses the issue of using the proven Infinity Project program as a foundation to SMbuild computer science and engineering students’ knowledge of software as well as hardwareand to create an expectation of what they

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2003 GSW

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Mohammed E. Haque

Artificial Intelligence Applications in Civil/Construction/Architectural Engineering Education Mohammed E. Haque Department of Construction Science Texas A&M University Vikram Karandikar Department of Construction Science Texas A&M University AbstractIt is increasingly important to go beyond traditional departmental course curriculum boundariesfor some areas of science and engineering education. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one suchfield; its

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2003 GSW

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Bonnie Boardman; Lynn Peterson

Freshman Engineering Courses: Discipline Specific vs. Interdisciplinary Approaches Bonnie Boardman Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering University of Texas at Arlington Lynn Peterson Computer Science and Engineering University of Texas at Arlington AbstractThis paper contains a contrast and comparison between two approaches to introductoryengineering courses. One approach is for each engineering department to offer its own distinctfreshman engineering course

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2003 GSW

Authors

Kuldeep S. Rawat; Gholam H. Massiha

begun to proliferate in industry,so have the demands on the level of sophistication of their performance. Careful attention tosafety planning has been required because; these industrial tools present many of the samehazards as conventional machine tools. Thus, engineers working in the areas of robotics musthave a well-structured understanding of robotic systems. Model driven simulation is a valuabletool for helping in this aspect. RoboCell simulation software is one such model driven simulationprogram. Simulation is a powerful tool, but robotics research should be conducted on robots. Inthis paper we provide a brief approach to learning technical aspects of industrial robots throughuse of an educational robot and RoboCell simulation software

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2003 GSW

Authors

Mohammed Shahbazuddin; Dr. Terrence. L Chambers

chain to gain performanceimprovements for their operations. It focuses on the benefits of using simulation as an effectivetool to manage and understand your supply chain. It also discusses the reasons why one wouldwant to use computer simulation as the analysis methodology to evaluate supply chains, itsadvantages and disadvantages against other analysis methodologies where simulation can findcost reductions that other methodologies would miss. The evolution of SCM software over aperiod of time and its need for integration is explained in this paper. The paper briefly discussesabout the SCM software vendors and its selection procedure. IntroductionSimulation (discrete-event) can be defined as creating a

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Ken Van Treuren

An Applications Oriented Gas Turbine Laboratory Experience Ken Van Treuren Department of Engineering Baylor University AbstractThe gas turbine industry is experiencing growth in many sectors, particularly in the area ofpower generation. An important part of teaching a gas turbine course is exposing students to thepractical applications of the gas turbine. This laboratory enabled students to view the applicationof gas turbines in the area of propulsion. A Pratt and Whitney PT6A-20 turboprop was run at alocal airfield and engine parameters typical of cockpit instrumentation were

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2003 GSW

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Raymond W. Flumerfelt; William Sherrill; Hamid Parsaei

Engineering Leadership and Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Houston: Development and Experience Raymond W. Flumerfelt, William Sherrill and Hamid Parsaei College of Engineering University of Houston AbstractThe Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston launched a two-courseprogram in Engineering Leadership & Entrepreneurism this spring. The program is tiedto the long standing, successful Entrepreneurism program of the Bauer College ofBusiness at the University. Integrated with the local business community, many of thegraduates of the Bauer program have been important to the