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Ben Erwin

, being able to put yourself in the place of another facilitatescommunication and increases ones interpersonal skills. The main subjects currently taught todayin K-12 education: science, math, English, and social studies, are but a select few of theperspectives or different ways of thinking and knowing that exist. With technology becoming anincreasingly important part of our lives and a part of the education of our children, the absence ofthe content and processes of one subject has become increasingly evident over all others:engineering. An "engineering perspective" can be a fascinating lens through which to look at theworld around us that is ever increasing in complexity. Whether it is the rack and pinion in yourice-cream scoop or the processor

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K. Hing Pang

Session 3613 A Novel Use of HYSYS to Design an Industrial Refrigeration System K. Hing Pang California Polytechnic University, PomonaIntroductionIndustrial refrigeration systems such as those present in an ethylene plant or an ammonia plantare designed based on the demand of refrigerant in the process. Once the duties of the heatexchangers and the temperatures of the refrigerant are specified, the refrigeration systemconsisting of compressors, condensers and flash drums can be designed. Process simulators suchas Provision or Aspen can be used to design the refrigeration system by using feed

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Virendra K. Varma

Session 1148 Applying the Rigors of Internship Principles to a Successful Co-Op Design Virendra K. Varma, Ph.D., P.E. Missouri Western State CollegeAbstract: The major purpose of an internship is to develop an individual’s occupationalcompetence by application of theoretical knowledge attained through successful completion ofcourse work which is related to the individual’s profession. An internship provides a linkbetween theory and practice, and gives an individual a first-hand experience of involvement inreal jobs. Problem-solving skills are

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J. A. Murden; K. P. Brannan

Session 1253 From C++ to Mathcad: Teaching an Introductory Programming Course with a Non-Traditional Programming Language K. P. Brannan, J. A. Murden The CitadelAbstractMathcad has replaced C++ as the language of the introductory programming course taught in theCivil and Environmental Engineering Department at The Citadel. Advantages and disadvantagesassociated with the switch are discussed in the paper. A comparison is made between theMathcad-based programming course and the previous versions of the course taught usingtraditional programming languages. An

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Ganesh V. Kudav

Design of Experiments into Undergraduate Heat Transfer Laboratories,” Proceedings of 1993 ASEE Conference, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaigne, IL, June 1993.2. Fox, R. W., and McDonald, A. T., Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 4th edition, John Wiley & Sons, 1992.3. Fee, B., and Meszaros, A., “Development and Analysis of Flow Through Converging and Converging- Diverging Nozzles,” ME 830L lab report, June 1997.4. Skurich, M., and Crown, K., “Series/Parallel Pumping System,” ME 830L lab report, June 1997. Ganesh V. KudavDr. Kudav holds a Ph.D. (1988) in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University. He is an AssociateProfessor of Mechanical Engineering at Youngstown State

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Vipin Kumar; Scott Grove; Rajendra K. Bordia; John E. Weller

Session 2563 The Development of a Project-Based Introduction to Manufacturing Laboratory Involving a Stirling Engine John E. Weller (1), Vipin Kumar (1), Scott Grove(1), and Rajendra K, Bordia (2) (1) University of Washington, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Seattle, WA (2) University of Washington, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Seattle, WA AbstractMany current introduction to manufacturing courses contain a series of individual labs illustratingdifferent processes: turning, milling, polymer processing, casting, etc. Although students leave

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Ravi G. Mukkilmarudhur; Homayun K. Navaz; Brenda S. Henderson

Session 1602 Bringing Research and New Technology into the Undergraduate Curriculum: A Course in Computational Fluid Dynamics Homayun K. Navaz, Brenda S. Henderson, and Ravi G. Mukkilmarudhur Kettering UniversityAbstractAs technology advances in the industries which graduating engineers wish to enter, technology inthe undergraduate curriculum must also advance. A course in computational fluid dynamics wasrecently developed which meets the challenge of bringing advanced topics to undergraduatestudents. This paper addresses techniques used to enable undergraduates to enter the work forcewith the ability to solve and

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Kenneth J. Soda

complexityand cost of modern fabrication facilities are beyond both the financial reach and scope of the vastmajority of universities. The Metal Oxide Semiconductor Implementation Service (MOSIS) has,for many years, permitted educators to bridge the gap between theory and practice in VLSIcircuits. This service provides a low cost method through which student integrated circuitprototypes can actually be fabricated. In a matter of weeks, packaged circuits are deliveredwhich exactly reflect a student’s design. Since commercial semiconductor manufacturersperform the actual fabrication, the consistency of the fabrication is excellent. A student’s successcannot be better validated than through this reduction to practice. As appealing as this MOSIS

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Randall A. Yoshisato

society is not only able to maintain itsexisting structures, but is also able to invest in future growth. As shown in Figure 1, this creates apositive feedback loop, a “virtuous cycle,” which is able to produce sustainable improvement andgrowth over the long term. Such a virtuous cycle benefits all segments of society. A better societywill waste less and produce more. The surplus resources can be reinvested in better health care,crime prevention, environmental protection, infrastructure improvement and education at alllevels from K-12 through graduate school.However the systems model can also operate in reverse creating a “vicious cycle.” In the viciouscycle, people in society tend to become less productive and less satisfied. This in turn

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William J. Hutzel

Pumps Solar Hydronic System Collectors Environmental Chamber Forced Air System Figure 1. The Applied Energy Laboratory has a variety of HVAC equipmentRenovation of the Forced Air SystemFigure 2 is a schematic of the forced air system in the Applied Energy Laboratory. Outside air isdelivered to the air handler through an insulated duct. Before entering the air handler, outdoor airand recirculated air are mixed. Three dampers on the inlet, exhaust, and recirculation ductscontrol the relative amounts of outdoor and recirculated air. The

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Thomas V. Mecca; Sara Cushing Smith; Lynn G. Mack

Session 1547 Shaping a Curriculum from Workplace Research Lynn G. Mack, Thomas V. Mecca, Sara Cushing Smith Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC 29648Abstract: The sixteen South Carolina Technical Colleges, through a National ScienceFoundation Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant (DUE # 9553740), utilizinginterdisciplinary faculty teams (communications, mathematics, science, and engineeringtechnology), conducted workplace research as a strategy for designing a new integrated"workplace-focused," first-year core

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William M. Clark; Anthony G. Dixon; David DiBiasio

. AcknowledgmentsFunding for this project by the U. S. Dept. of Education’s Fund for the Improvement ofPostsecondary Education is gratefully acknowledged.1. Guskin, A. E., “Reducing student cost and enhancing student learning: The university challenge of the 1990’s. Part I: Restructuring the administration”, Change, (July/August), 23-29 (1994).2. Parrish, E. A., “A Work in Progress: WPI and the Future of Technological Higher Education”, WPI Journal, 3, Fall 1995.3. NSF Publication, “Report from the Presidential Young Investigator Colloquium on U.S. Engineering, Mathematics, and Science Education for the Year 2010 and Beyond”, (1991).4. Felder, R. M. and L. K. Silverman, “Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education”, Eng. Ed. 78

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Robert Batson

established to enable non-BSIEs to enter the program and, within a semester, beprepared to tackle seven required quality engineering courses. The prerequisites are:& Calculus, through differential equations (offered every semester, including summer)& A two-semester undergraduate-level course in probability and statistics, or enroll in GES 500 Engineering Statistics (survey) during first semester in program (every semester). Page 3.51.1 1& A two-semester undergraduate-level survey of Operations Research techniques, or enroll in GES 501 Operations Research (survey) during first

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Jennifer T. Ross

" were developed which reinforce course material, whilemaintaining the illusion of company products. Students work with the theory, simulation andactual measurements for all major concepts. This paper reports on the industrial panel's input, thecourse format, the integration of software and measurement tools, the "Project-chips", and how thefaçade of corporate life is emulated in the classroom. This project was made possible throughfunding from a Hewlett Packard Education Grant and two NSF grants. An Instrument andLaboratory Improvement (ILI) Grant provided much of the software and equipment for thisproject, and a Course and Curriculum Development (CCD) grant helped shape the content of themicroelectronics curriculum through forming the

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Daniel Davis

adjust to thesechanges? By gaining some industrial/professional experience through an association with aprofessional office, for a summer or on a part-time basis. The benefits are numerous when aneducator reconnects with their ever changing technical profession. Some of the more recent changes have included:• We are deeply into the electronic-information era. New styles of education are possible and probably required.• The appearance and organization of professional offices has been affected, as the changes being wrought by the computer move at blinding speed.• Student portfolios and educational outcome results have changed. Firm hiring practices and recruitment strategies are much more aggressive

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Donald J. Winiecki

of every message you’ve ever received, as it is inserted into the database). When it’s done you’ll see a new icon titled “Messages database.” You’ll be able to search through this to find any message. Rebecca (10/01/97, 7:10PM): Thanks for your help, but how do I know which screen is the “message packets” screen?! George (10/02/97, 8:44AM): Oh, sorry about that... The “message packets” screen is the one with the gray background, and has a list of many message “packets” in a blue rectangle. Rebecca (10/02/97, 7:37PM): Hey! I just did it – and now I’ve got a messages database. Should I keep all of the other files that are listed on this “message packets” screen? George (10/03/97, 8

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Michael B. Cutlip; Mordechai Shacham

. More detailed discussion of vari-ous criteria will be provided in the next section through reference to a particularexample.A COMPARISON OF THE PACKAGES The general numerical performance of all of the packages was quite adequate.Some of the packages did require the latest professional version to accomplish all ofthe solutions. Significantly, there were major differences between the packages withregard to the other criteria. These differences will be demonstrated with reference toone of the benchmark problems. Problem 9 deals with the “Reversible, Exothermic, Gas-Phase Reaction in a Cat-alytic Reactor,” which is an advanced level assignment in Chemical Reaction Engi-neering courses. The problem statement, the equations, and the

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William R. McShane; Joanne Ingham

Skills Seminar, 4 Table 1: Registration Status of Students Registered for the Academic Skills Seminar Spring, 1995 through Spring, 1997 Passed Seminar Failed Seminar Total Students Registered as of 6/97 113 (60.7%) 28 (28.0%) 141 (54.0%) Students Disqualified 27 (14.5%) 33 (44.0%) 60 (22.9%) Students Withdrawn or Not Registered 46 (24.7%) 14 (18.6%) 60 (22.9%) Total 186 (100%) 75 (100%) 261 (100%) A number of observations about student persistence can be made

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Stephen M. Williams; Byron P. Newberry

presented are theimpacts of this technique on student utilization of office hours, student utilization ofcollaborative study groups, student performance on exams, and student retention beyond thiscourse.INTRODUCTION For the past five years, the Department of Engineering at Baylor University has taught acourse, EGR 1302 - Introduction to Engineering Fundamentals, to be taken nominally in thespring semester of the freshman year, and required of all engineering majors. The objective ofthis course is to develop and improve student analytical problem solving skills and thereforepromote increased student retention through the sophomore course sequence of Statics,Dynamics, and Electric Circuit Theory. The course catalog description is as follows

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Betsy Palmer; Rose M. Marra; Thomas Litzinger

at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) wanted to determine what intellectualdevelopment actually does occur for their undergraduate students as they progress through theirfour years of study. Their purposes, beyond the important one of attaining this benchmarkingdata, were several. First, CSM wished to determine if graduating seniors have attained Perryposition 6 — because employers would like to have entry-level workers functioning at Perryposition 6, a goal of a college education should be to move students from their typical freshmanstarting point of 2, to position 6. If position 6 were not being achieved, the data would help todrive subsequent curricular reform and be used to measure the effects of such curricular changes.At CSM, a cross

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William Park

covers that module, I meet with the entire group of honorsstudents and go through an explanation, appropriate for introductory students, on the Page 3.237.3operation of all of the devices being constructed. Many of the basic concepts of the courseare thus reinforced as well as having many new ideas introduced. The students also gainadditional practical experience beyond the required lab course.Power SuppliesA bipolar supply is needed for most of the circuits (to power the op-amps). I chose a +/-15 volt supply, although this could vary somewhat. In addition, there are a few caseswhere +5 volts is needed, so a separate five volt supply is built. For all

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Susan M. Blanchard; John D. Enderle

biomedical engineering courses are out-dated, do not cover emerging topics such as tissue engineering, do not have example problemsand exercises, require an in-depth knowledge of electrical engineering, are written at a level thatis beyond the capabilities of most undergraduate students, or are written for the biomedicalengineering technology student.1-6DiscussionNearly 20 experts have contributed to a new book, Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, thatwill be available late 1998.7 The text is written primarily for engineering students who havecompleted differential equations and basic courses in statics, dynamics, and linear circuits. Eachchapter in the book begins with a short list of instructional objectives to help the students focuson the

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Teresa L. Hein

can lead to the sharpening of critical thinking skills. In addition, students are encouragedto make linkages between physics and their lives through the folder activities. It is my belief thatwhen students can make a connection between physics and their own lives, long-term learningand retention of material is encouraged and enhanced. BibliographyBrown, S. & Knight, P. (1994). Assessing learners in higher education. London: Keogh Page.Connolly, P. & Vilardi, T. (Eds.). (1989). Writing to learn mathematics and science. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.Countryman, J. (1992). Writing to learn mathematics: Strategies that work: K - 12. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Educational

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Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic; Roger Ashworth

students and it is related to the ongoing research efforts of the faculty members. It is wonderful opportunity for the interested students to obtain some research experience and it provides students prospective to the faculty member. Very often the high level research is way beyond student’s comprehension. Having motivated student engaged in a project results in the focus on fundamentals. Through these discussions most of the time both the student and the teacher benefit. TVC FUNDAMENTALS TVC consists of a resistor, R, and a thermoelement (TE) connected in series. The resistor limits the current, I, through the TE. A TE consists of a low resistance heater to which a temperature sensor

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S.A. McClellan; J.W. Goode

applications. The effect of quantization in these cases is often quite difficult to explain in a fashion which makessense to undergraduate students. Since much of the theory surrounding quantizer optimization andoptimal linear prediction is well-beyond the undergraduate level, and since a good understanding of thesebasic topics is increasingly important in the “information age”, we have approached the problem fromthe perspective that “a good demonstration is worth a thousand equations”. To enable our demonstrations, we use an inexpensive TI ‘c31-based DSK. The DSK is quite portable,flexible, has excellent analog input/output capabilities, and has more than adequate horsepower for ourpurposes. Using some assembly language and some C-language

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Zbigniew Prusak

recognized that engineering sciences alone are notsufficient to educate a successful technical professional [11, 21, 22]. As an example, revisions ofABET requirements [2] place greater emphasis on engineering problem solving through systematic,scientific approach and through reinstatement of teaching engineering practices and interdisciplinarypractices through ‘industry best practices’ that extend beyond popular ‘case studies’. Outcomes-oriented education which reflects needs of the society and the demands of industry is expected toreplace activities-oriented education of the present. Many universities and colleges adopted model of research-intensive university as a model ofexcellence. Such approach is not in the best interest of undergraduate

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Siegfried M. Holzer; Raul H. Andruet

indirectly in symbolic form (conceptual, deductive mode). Similarly, there are two distinctways to transform experience, by reflection or action. At any moment in the learning process,one or a combination of the four fundamental learning modes may be involved. It is significantthat their synthesis leads to higher levels of learning (Kolb, 1984). This is confirmed in a studyby Stice (1987), which shows that the students' retention of knowledge increases from 20% whenonly abstract conceptualization is involved to 90% when students are engaged in all four stagesof learning.We found it helpful to view the four-stage learning cycle as a spiral in time that extends beyond asession. For example, a concept or principle may be developed or applied in

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Alex Kirlik; Jennifer Turns

prerequisite for a class, (3) diagnose why astudent is having difficulty in a class, (4) direct students attention at a particular facet of thematerial to be learned, and (5) trace students development of knowledge and abilities over time.At a school level, the new ABET 2000 accreditation standards will soon make it necessary forschools to be able to demonstrate what students have learned (outcomes based assessment) ratherthan simply demonstrating that they are teaching an acceptable complement of courses. This hascreated a need to develop strategies, and possibly even new assessment instruments, for assessingengineering students knowledge and abilities as they move through the curriculum.Assessment is, and has always been, very difficult. Some of the

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Nancy L. Denton

departmental continuous improvement practices,evaluation was conducted and minor modifications proposed to improve the process forsubsequent course offerings. TAC of ABET criteria regarding written communications andimplementation of continuous improvement plans were met through this process.REFERENCES1. Technology Accreditation Commission, Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology, “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Technology Programs,” ABET, January 1997.2. Baren, R., “Teaching Writing in Required Undergraduate Engineering Courses: A Materials Course Example,” Journal of Engineering Education, Volume 82, Number 1, January 1993.3. Hawkins, S, Coney, M.B., and Bystrom, K-E., “Incidental Writing in the Engineering Classroom,” Journal of

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Elaine Seat

, 21,23,18.6 Deaux, K. (1984). From individual differences to social categories: A decade's research on gender. American Psychologist, 39, 105-116.7 Yoder, Janice D. (1991). Rethinking tokenism: Looking beyond numbers. Gender & Society, (2), 178-192.8 Lenney, E. (1977). Women's self-confidence in achievement settings. Psychological Bulletin, 84, 1-13.9 Bunker, Linda, Williams, Jean M., & Zinsser, Nate (1993). Cognitive techniques for improving performance and building confidence. In Jean M. Williams (Ed.), Applied sport psychology: Personal growth to peak performance, 2nd Edition, (pp 225-242).10 Bell, K. F. (1983). Championship thinking: The athlete's guide to winning performance in all sports. Englewood