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Murali Krishnamurthi

Session 2461 Integrating Ethics into Modeling Courses in Engineering Murali Krishnamurthi Northern Illinois University1. Models and ModelingFrom an engineering perspective, a model can be defined as a representation of an object, systemor an idea in some form other than itself. Models can be classified using a spectrum ranging fromphysical (exact) to mathematical (abstract). Physical models are actual “mock ups” of objectssuch as cars and planes. Scaled models are reduced version of physical objects such as dams andbuilding used generally for the purpose of testing. Analog models

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Murali Krishnamurthi

Session 3661 Integrating Ethics into Modeling Courses in Engineering Murali Krishnamurthi Northern Illinois University1. Models and ModelingFrom an engineering perspective, a model can be defined as a representation of an object, systemor an idea in some form other than itself. Models can be classified using a spectrum ranging fromphysical (exact) to mathematical (abstract). Physical models are actual “mock ups” of objectssuch as cars and planes. Scaled models are reduced version of physical objects such as dams andbuilding used generally for the purpose of testing. Analog models

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Richard Devon; Wayne Hager; Dhushy Sathianathan; Dominique Saintive; Michel Nowé; Jacques Lesenne

Session 2544 Alliance by Design: International Student Design Teams Richard Devon, Wayne Hager, Dhushy Sathianathan The Pennsylvania State University Dominique Saintive, Michel Nowé, Jacques Lesenne The Université d'Artois at BethuneAbstractA French and an American University collaborated in the Fall of 1997 to run a design projectusing teams of French and American Students. The project was carried out using many differentforms of information technology, including A-V conferencing. The students in the winning teamwere given the airfare to visit

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Fred Beaufait

Session 3663 "Creative Project Model"- A Research Experience for Undergraduate Students Ajay P. Malshe Materials & Manufacturing Research Laboratory (0RL) Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 Abstract Tell them-they will forget Show them-they will remember Involve them- they will understand

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Charles U. Okonkwo

Session 3413 Importance of Chemical Reactivity in Understanding Environmental Hazard Dr. Charles U. Okonkwo Arizona State University East ABSTRACTThe focus of the ‘Chemistry of Hazardous Materials’ course offered during the 1995 fallsemester is upon ‘chemical reactivity’ and its relationship to environmental hazard. TheResource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) defines a hazardous substance as that whichexhibits the characteristics of chemical reactivity, corrosivity, ignitability, and toxicity

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Christopher D. Pionke; J. Roger Parsons

realized. This paper describes a program, which through an immersion into the engineeringdesign process, combines fun and competition with realistic information about the career ofengineering.The Tennessee Governor’s School for the Sciences is a four-week summer program for risinghigh school juniors and seniors who are among the best and brightest in the state. Morningsessions of the program consist of a common curriculum for all 150 students with courses oncomputer skills, technical writing, and professional practices and ethics. In the afternoon, thestudents attend one of six specialty areas with approximately 20-30 students enrolled in eachspecialty. Each student attends only one specialty area for the entire four weeks.Engineering is one of

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Terrence E. Dwan; E. Eugene Mitchell; George E. Piper; Carl E. Wick

Session 3551 TEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING George E. Piper, Terrence E. Dwan, E. Eugene Mitchell, Carl E. Wick Department of Weapons & Systems Engineering United States Naval Academy 105 Maryland Avenue Annapolis, MD 21402-5025ABSTRACTThe Systems Engineering Department at the U. S. Naval Academy has introduced a track inenvironmental systems engineering. The track consists of a sequence of two courses. The firstcourse is taught within the Systems Engineering Department. This course addresses areas

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Barry M. Lunt; C. Richard Helps

Session 2248 Freshman Cornerstone Course Meets Multiple Educational Goals Barry M. Lunt, Richard G. Helps Brigham Young UniversityIntroduction Many disciplines offer cornerstone courses. The goals for these courses typically include1) helping students develop a vision of the profession, 2) leveling and 3) acquainting the studentswith the faculty. Each of these goals is important. Developing a vision of the profession enables students to decide whether their chosenmajor is well-suited to their individual aptitudes and interests. This in turn decreases studentconfusion and

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Emil C. Neu

Session 2520 Student Ownership of Personal Computers Emil C. Neu Stevens Institute of Technology AbstractObjectives for requiring personal computer ownership included implementation of a computerthread in the engineering curriculum and alleviating the overload on the computing facilities.Techniques employed for meeting these objectives are described. The unanticipated benefit ofPC ownership facilitating participation in the computer revolution in the future is explored

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Ronald Whitwam; James Ridge; Amy Dickinson; Jorge Rodriguez

Session 1547 CAD Training Using Interactive Computer Sessions Jorge Rodriguez, James Ridge, Amy Dickinson, and Ronald Whitwam Western Michigan University / Steelcase, Inc.AbstractThis project addresses the need to train CAD users on proper modeling methodology. New CADsoftware empowers designers with the flexibility of parametric or variational design. Thesefeature-based parametric modeling packages allow modification of a solid model by changing itsdimensional parameters; however, incorrect modeling methodology may cause failure in thedesign stage. Failures occur when modified dimensions cause a conflict within

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C. Faye; N.W. Scott

Session 1620 Cost-effective computer-based tutorials C. Faye & N.W. Scott The University of Western Australia http://www.mech.uwa.edu.au/dynamics/ Abstract outputs need to be measured on a relative and subjective scale

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Marilyn Dyrud

Session 1347 Ethics Education for the Third Millennium Marilyn A. Dyrud Oregon Institute of TechnologyAbstract A variety of technological disasters in the 1980s, including Challenger, Bhopal, andChernobyl, has prompted a renewed interest in teaching engineering ethics at the college level.This paper offers a discussion of need, subject matter, methodology, and resources to enabletechnical instructors to integrate ethical issues into their courses without sacrificing technicalcontent.Introduction Higher education in America, notes Steven McNeel, “was

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Gregory M. Dick

Session 2520 Digital Filter Frequency Response and Eigenfunctions: An Opportunity to Reinforce Linear System Concepts Gregory M. Dick University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownAbstractUndergraduate EE and EET students often master problem-solving techniques at theexpense of the understanding of fundamental principles. Furthermore, they often seetheir education as the study of a set of unrelated topics rather than as the mastery of asingle discipline which encompasses several related areas. An eigenfunction-basedintroduction to digital filter frequency response can help to ameliorate these

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Yvan Champoux

Session 1326 An Integrated Course on the Experimental Method in Engineering Yvan Champoux Mechanical Engineering Department Université de Sherbrooke AbstractIn 1996, the Mechanical Engineering Department of l’Université de Sherbrooke introduced anew and progressive curriculum. A course entitled "Experimental Method in Engineering" wasdeveloped to teach to the students how to solve technical problems using an experimentalapproach. The course was offered for the

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S. Pennell; R. Worcester; R. Stone; Mustafa Guvench

Session 2259 Programmable PID Temperature Control of Multi-Tube Multi-Zone Diffusion Furnaces M.G. Guvench, R. Stone, S. Pennell and R.Worcester University of Southern Maine AbstractThis paper describes the design, operation and performance results obtained with a programmabletemperature and gas flow controller designed to control a multi-tube multi-zone diffusion system. The systemwas built and used for 4” silicon wafer processing at University of Southern Maine’s MicroFabricationlaboratory. The diffusion furnace

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Edmund P. Russell

Session 2461 The Committee on the History of Technology and Environment at the University of Virginia Edmund P. Russell III Division of Technology, Culture, and Communication University of VirginiaIn 1997-1998, the University of Virginia launched a new effort to promote collaboration.Convinced that bringing together scholars and students from across the university would enhanceteaching and research, the provost's office, deans of three schools, and a private donor funded aCommittee on the History of Technology and Environment. This

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Edmund P. Russell

Session 3661 The Committee on the History of Technology and Environment at the University of Virginia Edmund P. Russell III Division of Technology, Culture, and Communication University of VirginiaIn 1997-1998, the University of Virginia launched a new effort to promote collaboration.Convinced that bringing together scholars and students from across the university would enhanceteaching and research, the provost's office, deans of three schools, and a private donor funded aCommittee on the History of Technology and Environment. This

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Anthony Brizendine

Session 1648 Continuing Professional Development for Engineering, Engineering Technology, and Industry Personnel Anthony L. Brizendine, Ph.D., P.E., P.S. Fairmont State College Abstract West Virginia was one of the first states to require continuing professional development tomaintain professional engineering licensure; as a result, the engineering and educationcommunities in West Virginia were at the front of the curve in developing a sustained continuingeducation program to serve engineers in the state

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Stephen C. Cooper; Michael D. Rucki; Gregory R. Miller

Session 1268 Direct Manipulation Visualization of the Behavior of Framed Structures in the ‘Dr. Frame’ Environment Michael D. Rucki, Prof. Gregory R. Miller*, Stephen C. Cooper* Dr. Software, LLC / *University of WashingtonIntroductionDr. Frame, developed by Dr.Software, LLC, is a direct manipulation modeling environment forexploring the behavior of frame and truss membered structures. The Dr. Frame environment ispresented in this paper in terms of its educational value to both instructors and students.About Dr.Frame: Direct Manipulation Modeling of Frame StructuresThe Dr. Frame modeling

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Beena Sukumaran

Session 2615 Geo-environmental Engineering - An Integral Part of Civil Engineering Beena Sukumaran Rowan UniversityAbstractAll sophomore students at Rowan University are introduced to engineering design andexperiments through a series of integrated lectures and laboratories. The class described in thefollowing paragraphs, is one in a series of engineering clinics offered in the freshmen to senioryears. Sophomore students are exposed to a variety of engineering principles, experimentalmethods, and design tools not typically

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Jim Henry

http://chem.engr.utc.edu. Hardware and SoftwareThe chemical engineering laboratories have been using desktop computers for data acquisitionand control of engineering equipment since 1990. The students conduct experiments to observesteady-state and transient operating performance, accomplish system identification and, in somecases, design feedback controllers for the systems. The data acquisition and control software iswritten with LabVIEW software (from National Instruments, http://www.natinst.com ).Controller design, if done, involves tuning two feedback controllers: a proportional controllerand a proportional-integral controller.The computers are all networked with ethernet and have internet (IP) addresses

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Enno 'Ed' Koehn

1221 Assessment of Realistic Design Constraints in Engineering Programs Enno $Ed# Koehn Lamar UniversityAbstractThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has adopted a revised set ofcriteria for accrediting engineering programs. According to the new regulations, departmentswill be required to demonstrate that various design constraints listed in the professionalcomponent section of the criteria are utilized by students in their design sequence.This paper investigates the level, according to

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William Gay

Session 1547 Aviation Technology An Example of Collaboration Between Education and Industry Associate Professor William Gay University of Cincinnati Clermont College Initial Concept When the University of Cincinnati Clermont College was only in the planning stage, one ofthe possible technical programs for the new college was a commercial pilot training program.Proximity to the Clermont County airport was certainly a consideration. The airport runway isabout 400 feet from the College campus. The

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Jr., Fred O. Simons; Aaron L. Robinson

1220 Session 1220 Benchmark Evaluations of Modern Multi-Processor VLSI DSPµPs Aaron L. Robinson and Fred O. Simons, Jr. High-Performance Computing and Simulation (HCS) Research Laboratory Electrical Engineering Department Florida A&M University and Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32316-2175Abstract - The authors continue their tradition of presenting

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Paul D. Schreuders; Arthur T. Johnson

Session 1608 Session 1608 Sprints vs. Marathons: Two Potential Structures for Assigning Engineering Design Projects. Paul D. Schreuders, Arthur T. Johnson University of Maryland, College ParkAbstractWhile a major goal of an engineering education is the preparation of students for solving “realworld” problems, actually assigning these problems is rarely possible in a teaching environment.A number of different strategies exist for structuring student projects, so that they prepare thestudents for

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M. Wayne Hall; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

AC 1998-543: Sustainability in Environmental Engineering EducationM. Wayne Hall,Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College Page 3.524.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 1998 Session 3551 Sustainability in Environmental Engineering Education Marilyn Barger, M. Wayne Hall Civil and Environmental Engineering FAMU-FSU College of EngineeringABSTRACT More than a decade has passed since the Brundtland Commission report, Our CommonFuture, and six years since Agenda 21 and the Rio Declaration on Environment andDevelopment

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Henry W. Kraebber

Session 2247 Using the World Wide Web to Support Teaching in Manufacturing Engineering Technology Henry W. Kraebber Purdue University, Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbstract: The Internet is a modern wonder of the computer age. The number of people usingthe Internet is doubling every few months. The growth is remarkable, unlike anything seenbefore in the computer age. It has tremendous power to provide students with a wealth ofinformation and communications opportunities. The question for engineering educators seems tobe one of how to harness the power of the Internet

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David M. Hata

Session 1247 Vacuum Systems Laboratory Development: Teaching More About Making Less David M. Hata Portland Community CollegeAbstractThe implementation of new associate degree programs in semiconductor manufacturingat community colleges across the nation has created a critical need for vacuum technologycourses and supporting laboratories. Unfortunately, few resources have been available tosupport technology-level courses in vacuum systems. This paper describes the results ofa two-year project to develop a vacuum technology course, implement a vacuum systemslaboratory, and provide

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Krishna S. Athreya; Ann K. Dieterich; Lawrence Genalo

summer research interns were directed by a team of four female undergraduatestudents who have demonstrated ability in computers, were trained in courseware development,and were majoring in SEM-related fields. A female graduate student in secondary education, andalso a practicing middle school science teacher, worked as a consultant to the team to provideexpertise in curricular content, educational delivery, and impact on the targeted middle schoolstudents. Another female graduate student in secondary education, specializing in assessment,worked to assess the program and to provide valuable “self discovery” information for the internsthrough Learning Styles Inventories and the Myers-Briggs Test. A secondary goal was theenhancement of the

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Ian R. Simpson; Brian Manhire

. Prestige and salary put the French engineernear the top of the social ladder. In France, almost all high government officials in engineeringare graduates of the prestigious Grandes Ecoles Scientifiques. It should also be noted that one major Management School, the Ecole Nationale d'Ad-ministration (ENA) has produced many high-level decision-makers over the past four decades.Formed on 9th October 1945 by General de Gaulle, with Michel Debré as its first Director, it re-cruits at the strikingly young age of 31. (At post-graduate level!) Its initial aim was to trainhigh-flyers for the French Administration in a spirit which owed much to the French ResistanceMovement of World War II. Its graduates have occupied many positions of high power in