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Edgar C. Clausen; W. Roy Penney; Alison N. Dunn; Jennifer M. Gray; Jerod C. Hollingsworth; Pei-Ting Hsu; Brian K. McLelland; Patrick M. Sweeney; Thuy D. Tran; Christopher A. von der Mehden; Jin-Yuan Wang

+ ct2). This equation was differentiated to determine dT/dt = b + 2ct. 6. Cengal7 gives the following correlations for local heat transfer coefficients for forced convection flow over a horizontal plate: 0.5 Nu x = hx x / k = 0.332 Re x Pr 1 / 3 for laminar conditions, i.e., Re < 500,000 (5) Nu x = hx x / k = 0.0296 Re 0.8 Pr1 / 3 for turbulent conditions, i.e., 5x105 < Re < 107 (6) The integrated average coefficients are given by 0 .5 Nu = hx / k = 0.332 Re x Pr 1 / 3 for laminar conditions, i.e., Re < 500,000 (7) Nu = hx / k = (0.037 Re 0.8 − 871) Pr1

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Stephanie G. Adams; Jeffrey W. Rieske

Summer Research Experience in Venezuela: From a Student and Faculty Member’s Point of View Stephanie G. Adams, Ph.D. and Jeffrey W. Rieske University of Nebraska-Lincoln/University of ArkansasAbstract This paper and presentation will chronicle the experiences of an undergraduate studentparticipating in an NSF funded international summer research experience for industrialengineering students at the Universidad Nacional Del Táchira in Venezuela (The ExperimentalNational University of Táchira State). The authors along with students from University ofNebraska-Lincoln and Virginia Tech University conducted research relevant to industrialengineering, gained intensive

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Dale E. Schinstock

Integrating Education in Mathematics, Physical Science, Engineering Science and Application in a Required Course Dale E. Schinstock Kansas State UniversityIntroductionThis paper addresses a common problematic scenario in engineering education through a specificexample of the overhaul of a required course in a mechanical engineering curriculum. Thecourse was designed with three major themes in mind: 1) often, less is more in the context of thetopical coverage and retention and understanding, 2) application of material and active learningare important motivating factors for the students, and 3) moving engineering application toearlier in the

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Stephan A. Durham; Mark L. Kuss; Ernest Heymsfield; Hanna Sheppard

Introducing Students from the Academy for Mathematics and Sciences to Engineering Stephan A. Durham1, Mark L. Kuss2, Ernest Heymsfield2, Hanna Sheppard3 University of Colorado at Denver1 / University of Arkansas2 / Rogers School District3AbstractIn recent years, the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Arkansas has beeninvolved with the Academy for Mathematics and Sciences Program. The Academy forMathematics and Sciences Program provides opportunities for high school students to besuccessful in the pre-college setting and ultimately higher education. Eligible students includehigh school students from low-income families or families in

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A. Lambert; D. J. Russomanno; P. Palazolo; S. Ivey

Enhancing Engineering Education to Reflect the ProfessionalExpectations of the 21st Century: Examples from In-Process Programs A. Lambert, D.J. Russomanno, P. Palazolo, S. Ivey The University of Memphis AbstractThis paper examines complex issues associated with 21st century engineering practice asdescribed through comparisons between a controversial report, The Engineer of 2020:Visions of Engineering in the New Century, and our own engineering students of 2005.According to this report and other recent studies published by leaders in engineeringeducation, engineering students of the 21st century will possess a markedly different setof skills and

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Marty Matlock

Development and implementation of a common freshman course for general engineering students at the University of ArkansasMarty Matlock, PhD, PE, CSEBiological and Agricultural Engineering DepartmentUniversity of ArkansasFayetteville, AR AbstractThe College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas developed a syllabus for a commonengineering class for freshmen general engineering majors. The class was designed to be acommon freshman experience and to prepare students for the second-semester in-departmentfreshman course. The course was structured around modules with common components,including basic theory, computational complexity, outcome uncertainty, and

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Edgar C. Clausen; W. Roy Penney; Cole E. Colville; Alison N. Dunn; Noor M. El Qatto; Crystal D. Hall; W. Brent Schulte; Christopher A. von der Mehden

Laboratory/Demonstration Experiments in Heat Transfer: Free Convection Edgar C. Clausen, W. Roy Penney, Cole E. Colville, Alison N. Dunn, Noor M. El Qatto, Crystal D. Hall, W. Brent Schulte, Christopher A. von der Mehden Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering University of ArkansasAbstractOne excellent method for reinforcing course content is to involve students in laboratory exercisesor demonstrations which are designed to compare experimental data with data or correlationsfrom the literature. As part of the requirements for CHEG 3143, Heat Transport, and CHEG3232

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Deborah Korth

University Students’ Factors of Success Deborah Korth, Ed.D. Department of Mathematical Sciences University of Arkansas The purposes of the study were to (a) identify factors in the graduates’ lives andin their university experiences that contributed to their graduation from the university, (b)identify obstacles to the graduates’ success, and (c) determine how these obstacles wereovercome by the graduates. The qualitative data were gathered by interviewing studentsidentified as graduating within four years of being admitted as freshmen to the university.Thirty-seven participants were interviewed in focus groups, individual

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Brian Oliver; Carl Greco

. From the coefficients of the resulting 2ndorder transfer function (Prony’s method), the damping factor and natural frequency were foundfor each patient record.Results Four patient records were examined to determine the second order response to an isolatedPVC. CardioSoft Patient N3828-26 is a 27 year old male with an unknown heart condition.CardioSoft Patient PH-170 is a 43 year-old male with an unknown heart condition. Figures 3(a)and (b) show long term R-R intervals for patient N3828-26 and PH-170, respectively. No patientdata were available for TUM patient ecg_1 or ecg_3. RR intervals for ecg_1 and ecg_3 areshown in Figure 3(c) and (d), respectively. Long Term RR-interval

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Julia L. Morse

Possible Points Program Number(s) Points Earned Outcome 1 Electropneumatic System Design 29 Pneumatic system design 1-1 Appropriate component selection/combination for desired functionality: a □ Compatibility of actuator and DCV 3 A1, A2 b □ Appropriate DCV energizing features (solenoids, spring returns) 2 A2 c □ Appropriate pneumatic flow design (tubing connections, DCV design ) 2 A1, A2

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Melissa Miller; Randall Reynolds

were asked to produce a lab report using power point including: a. A Cause-and-Effect Diagram with Low Park Rating as the problem statement. b. A collection of data recorded from the experiments. c. The three most important causes in Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 that lead to a high park rating. d. A discussion of ways to address these causes in the game to maximize park rating.The 8th graders are asked to produce an activity report including: "Proceedings of the 2005 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education" 4

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Thomas R. Marrero; Andrew K. Beckett

). “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” 6Table 2: Logistical regression for retention of entering engineering class of 2003 B S.E. Wald Df Sig. Exp(B) Step FIG(1) - .673 .346 3.780 1 .052 .510 1(a) ACTCOMP .168 .038 19.042 1 .000 1.182 HSrank .013 .005 6.777 1 .009 1.013 Constant

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Beverlee Kissick; Saeed Khan

. Retrieved April 15, 2005 from http://galenet.galegroup.com3. Castronovo, R. “From Emerson to King: Democracy, race, and the politics of protest.” Modern Language Quarterly v60n1, March 1999. Retrieved August 13, 2005 from http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/ second paragraph.4. Carey, W. B. “Emerson-the importance of adaptability.” Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. V25i5p382(1), October 2004. Retrieved August 13, 2005 from http//web6.infotrac.galegroup.com/ fourth paragraph5. Delbanco, A. “The renewal of literature: Emersonian reflections”, The New Republic, Review of book, “Renewal of literature: Emersonian reflections” by Poirier, Richard, 1987, Retrieved April 15, 2005 from http

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George D. Gray

particularcomposites subject area. • Interpreting composite specific engineering drawings A. Both basic and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) criteria B. Lay-up notation (textile terminology – warp face/direction – fill direction) • A basic understanding of the characteristics of composite materials to include resins or matrix types and fibers/forms “Proceedings of the 2005 Midwest section conference of the American Society for Engineering Education” 6 A. Thermoset resins (epoxy – polyester – cyanate esters - bismaleimide - polyimides) B. Fibers (glass – aramid

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Jason Weiss; Farshad Rajabipour; Thomas Schmit; Sebastian Fait

views of theNational Science Foundation.References1 https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/Overview/History.html2 Weiss, W. J. (2005) "Use of Interactive Technology to Promote Student Engagement in the Classroom", ACBM Update, Concrete International, Vol. 27, No. 5, pp. 613 http://bridge.ecn.purdue.edu/%7Econcrete/weiss/teaching.shtml4 Kolb, D. A. (1984), Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ5 http://www.businessballs.com/kolblearningstyles.htm6 http://www.cyg.net/~jblackmo/diglib/styl-d.html7 Litzinger, M. E., and Osif, B. (1993) “Accommodating diverse learning styles: Designing instruction for electronic information sources”, What is Good Instruction Now

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K. Madhavan

landfill site.ConclusionsSeveral geotechnical principles have been discussed using this case study:(a) Performance of constructed facilities at any landfill or fill site is unpredictablesince there is no sure way of estimating the total and differential settlements, especiallywhen using shallow foundations or poorly designed and constructed deep foundations.(b) It is not possible to estimate the negative skin friction on the pile foundations; ways ofminimizing the expected negative skin friction should be explored. (c) Any gas collectionsystem needs to be anchored to some stable supports or such systems need to be designedto be able to withstand large differential settlements. (d) Design-build awards may bringdown the costs and may allow some

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Larry N. Bland

of the American Society for Engineering Education" 1225 International Engineering Program, June 2005, http://www.uri.edu/iep/pdf/facts_figures/2001-2002/gender.pdf.26 Vader, D., Erikson, V. A., Eby, J. W. (2000); “Cross-Cultural Service-Learning for Responsible EngineeringGraduates,” Projects That Matter: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Engineering. Washington, D.C.:AAHE.27 Kelley, B. S., Fry, C. C., Sturgill, D. B., Thomas, J. B.(2004) “Faith-Based and Secular Experience onRebuilding Engineering and Computer Science Higher Education in Kurdistan of Iraq,” in

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Nathaniel Scott; Carl Greco; Todd T. Schlegel

beats.ConclusionsThis work was accomplished as part of a project in biomedical signal processing class. It hasbeen demonstrated that a real-time cardiac repolarization analysis can be accomplished with theaddition of an application program coupled via a named pipe client with an existing cardiac dataacquisition system. Once the real-time TWR calculation program has been enhanced, clinicalstudies will begin to evaluate the practical relevance of the real-time TWR parameter.Reference1 D'Aunno DS, Dougherty AH, DeBlock HF, Meck JV. Effect of short- and long-duration spaceflight on QTcintervals in healthy astronauts. Am J Cardiol. 2003;91:494-7.2 Zabel M, Acar B, Klingenheben T, Franz M, Hohnloser S, Malik M. Analysis of 12-Lead T-wave morphology forRisk

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Norman D. Dennis

., S. J. Ressler, T. A. Lenox and J.W. Samples, 2000, Teaching Teachers to Teach Engineering, 5 Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 89, No. 1, January 2000, pp. 31-38. 6 8. Lowman, J., 1995, Mastering the Techniques of Teaching, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA, 1995. 7 9. Wankat, P.C., and F.S. Oreovicz, 1993, Teaching Engineering, McGraw Hill, New York, 1993 8 10. Dennis, N.D., 2001, “ExCEEd Teaching Workshop: Taking It on the Road,” Proceedings of the American 9 Society for Engineering Education, Albuquerque, NM,10 11. Angelo, T. A. and K.P. Cross, Classroom Assessment Techniques, 2nd Ed. Jossey-Bass Publishers, (1993).11 12. Bloom B. S. and D. R. Krathwohl, 1956, Taxonomy of Educational Objectives

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Christi L. Patton; Daniel W. Crunkleton; John M. Henshaw; Douglas Jussaume; Robert L. Strattan

team to developextensive documentation on hardware and safety requirements. Students from alldisciplines were required to complete safety training in all areas.ABET Criteria Satisfied by Challenge XABET Criterion 3 lists 11 outcomes that all engineering programs must demonstrate thattheir students have attained. Items (a) – (k) are listed in the ABET Criteria for EvaluatingEngineering Programs3. Although items such as “(a) an ability to apply knowledge ofmathematics, science, and engineering” and “(b) an ability to design and conductexperiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data” are easy to demonstrate, others suchas “(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues” are more challenging to document. Thiscompetition has provided the necessary

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Tim Bower

Incorporating Source Code Reading into Operating Systems Class Projects Tim Bower Assistant Professor Computer Systems Technology Kansas State University at Salina tim@ksu.eduABSTRACTInstructors of operating systems classes have long desired to incorporate programmingprojects into the class that will give students an appreciation for the source code of thekernel of a real operating system. Unfortunately, this lofty goal in practice becomesdifficult to effectively pull off. This paper reviews the motivation and benefits forincorporating programming projects in an

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N. Romey; R. Swartz; D. Behrend; M. Cheung; R. Beitle

Plant design with teams of mixed vision capabilityN. Romey(1), R. Swartz(2), D. Behrend(2), M. Cheung(3), R. Beitle(1)(1) Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas. 3202Bell Engineering Center Fayetteville AR 72701.(2) Department of Psychology, University of Arkansas. 213 Memorial Hall FayettevilleAR 72701.(3) Department of Chemical Engineering. The University of Akron. 404 Auburn Scienceand Engineering Akron OH 44325.This presentation will describe our efforts to provide a meaningful design experiencewithin the framework of balancing visual and verbal dialog elements. Such efforts stemfrom the simple fact that pedagogy typical to chemical engineering design must bealtered when a visually impaired student

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Stuart Bernstein

ENGAGING ENGINEERING STUDENTS THROUGH SERVICE LEARNING Stuart Bernstein University of Nebraska, Lincoln at OmahaAbstractIn the Personnel & Supervisory Methods class (CET 4200) the students start off by writing apaper describing what they expect to get from the class. I received comments such as, “nothing,I think this is going to be a big waste of my time” , and “I’ve spent the past six months as anassistant project engineer and already know how to manage people.” That kind of negativeattitude can be difficult to overcome, but each year I have tried new exercises in an effort tomake this an important and enjoyable class.Due to the

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Thomas Carter; Mary Gomez

Role Models: Advisors & Leaders Impact on Student Organizations Thomas Carter, III, Assistant Dean Diversity, Retention and Scholarships Mary Gomez PhD Candidate Chemical Engineering University of Arkansas AbstractFor every student member, involvement within an organization increases the chance ofremaining in school and being a very successful professional. Student organizationsprovide outstanding benefits to its members and one of the most important is

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Carolyne Garcia; John Crone; Jim Gattis; Otto Loewer

Re-Design in West Memphis: Engaging Engineering Students in Multi-Disciplinary TeamsCarolyne Garcia, John Crone, Jim Gattis, and Otto LoewerUniversity of ArkansasAbstractA multi-disciplinary team comprising landscape architecture, civil engineering andart students developed 20 design alternatives for visually enhancing the entranceto the City of West Memphis. The project was directed by landscape architectureprofessor John Crone, in partnership with the West Memphis Chamber ofCommerce and the U of A Economic Development Institute. Its success hasresulted in funded research that will involve more engineering, architecture, andcommunication students in a multi-disciplinary project.

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Aravind Kailas; Sandra S. Courter

Teaching an Undergraduate Engineering Class for the First Time Aravind Kailas and Sandra S. Courter College of Engineering University of Wisconsin-MadisonAbstractMany international graduate students in engineering departments are hired as teachingassistants to teach a course at the undergraduate level as their first college teachingassignment. Many new educators (international graduate students like me) are oftenunfamiliar with the specific engineering body of knowledge in an assigned course and thelearning style of the students. The international student community usually comes fromvarious engineering disciplines. Making a good first

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Wangping Sun; J. M. Zhang; Z. J. Pei

presents the authors’ experiences and the effectson students’ learning when these techniques are applied.KeywordsActive learning; Engineering education; Large-class teaching.1. IntroductionAt Kansas State University, IMSE 250 - Introduction to Manufacturing Processes and Systems -is a required course for students majoring in industrial engineering, manufacturing systemsengineering, and mechanical engineering. This course is also taken by students in otherengineering disciplines, humanities and sciences. It is intended to not only provide engineeringstudents with technical knowledge for further study in their disciplines, but also exposehumanities and social sciences students to manufacturing engineering. IMSE 250 is a largeengineering class (115

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Ed Clausen; Carolyne Garcia

Communication in the Chemical Engineering CurriculumEd Clausen and Carolyne GarciaUniversity of ArkansasModifications to the approach to teaching some courses have added a crucialcommunication component to the chemical engineering curriculum at theUniversity of Arkansas. This paper traces the history of adding communication tothe Chemical Engineering curriculum.

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W. R. Penney; G. J. Thoma; R. R. Beitle

one another in solving real environmental problems. Typical projects include thethinning of forests to minimize the potential for fire damage, the prevention of foodborneillnesses due to bacterial contamination of tomatoes, and the design of a mobile treatmentfacility to treat mixed transuranic wastes. The students must select the “best” technologyfrom a number of alternatives, run the necessary experiments to prove the concept,construct a scale model of their design, prepare a market analysis and business plan whileaddressing community relations and environmental regulations, and make oral and posterpresentations at the competition. This paper compares and contrasts the WERCexperience with the traditional classroom capstone design experience.

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Ashok Saxena

, India, Australia, New Zealand,Singapore, to name a few, have invested heavily into their technical educationinfrastructure and are producing quality talent that is now not only serving the needs intheir own countries but also a portion of the global needs. Outsourcing of engineeringfunctions overseas for American corporations is now a common occurrence because ofthe availability of quality talent at lower costs. Further, the investment in educationalinfrastructure is not limited to just increasing the undergraduate degrees awarded; it isalso in developing a research infrastructure to potentially become leaders in hightechnology business opportunities. This paper will review the trends in engineering enrollments in these emergingcountries