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Y-K Lai; W. S. Chung; Billy L. Crynes

Session 2213 Chemical Engineering Fundamentals -- Better Learning Through Computer-Based Delivery B.L. Crynes, Y-K Lai and W.S. Chung School of Chemical Engineering University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma 73019 crynes@ou.eduI. IntroductionUse of information technology unquestionably, when done properly, leads to better learning. Theevidence is building to a compelling level (1). Unfortunately, there are still too many“experimental” projects that poorly match

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Jianping Yue

, while some others had.Since CAD has become a necessary skill for engineering technology majors, it should beincluded in a required graphics or drafting course if not as a stand-alone required course. Thecombined graphics and CAD course has the advantage of balancing theory and practice. It canbe a lecture and laboratory course in which students not only learn drafting theory andtechniques, but also practice CAD skills. One of the new approaches is to include CAD in afreshman design course which teaches fundamentals of engineering design, engineeringgraphics, and oral and written communication skills 1.In the past decades, developments in computer hardware and software have caused aninformation revolution and made significant changes in our

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Hugh Jack

Session 2525 Multidisciplinary Design of Computer Controlled Systems Hugh Jack, Padnos School of Engineering, Grand Valley State UniversityAbstractWhen we teach design we quite often focus on a single area or problem. Senior design projects areoften seen as a way to broaden the subject area of the design. But, quite often we experience diffi-culty when crossing disciplinary boundaries.Two successful projects that include electrical, mechanical and computer elements will bedescribed. These projects were conducted by mixed groups of senior students from mechanicaland electrical programs. In one of the projects, a mobile robot was

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Sam Thompson; John I. Hochstein; Tom Benson; Jeff Marchetta

, torecognize immediately that they had specified invalid conditions when they did so, and toexamine far more cases than would have been possible if obtaining solutions "by hand." Theinteractive nature of the programs, with immediate feedback, seemed to significantly acceleratethe learning process. It appeared to the instructor that these software packages were a definite aidto the students in developing a better and more intuitive feel for the physics of gas dynamics.IntroductionPersonal computers and workstations are particularly well suited for the teaching ofundergraduate gas dynamics. They are readily available, relatively inexpensive, and becomingmuch easier to use. The output from a modern personal computer may be directed to be princi-pally

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Francois Michaud; Mario Lucas; Gerard Lachiver; Andre' Clavet; Jean-Marie Dirand; Noel Boutin; Philippe Mabilleau; Jacques Descoteaux

to make students learn how to design a kernel for embedded systems; and onegraduate course on Artificial Intelligence allows students to validate techniques like fuzzy logic,reinforcement learning and intelligent control architecture on ROBUS. Students can learn toapply a variety of concepts, methodologies and skills from Electrical Engineering and ComputerEngineering using the same platform.V. ConclusionROBUS has a lot of positive impacts on our curricula in Electrical Engineering and in ComputerEngineering. In INGÉNIUS, it allows students to quickly get familiar with basic skills andknowledge in electrical and computer engineering (such as soldering technique, measuringinstruments, electronic components and programming). Even though the

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Brian Jenkins; Cameron Wright; Thad Welch

Session 3532 COMPUTER INTERFACES FOR TEACHING THE NINTENDO® GENERATION Thad B. Welch, Brian Jenkins Department of Electrical Engineering U.S. Naval Academy, MD Cameron H. G. Wright Department of Electrical Engineering U.S. Air Force Academy, CO1. IntroductionThe utilization of the computer in the classroom is well documented and continues to grow in bothavailability and capability. The number of papers, e.g. (1-3

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hinder the learningof these concepts.MATLAB [5] is a powerful environment for linear algebra with graphical presentation [6], andis available on a wide range of computer platforms. Unlike a general-purpose language,MATLAB development goes much faster and code is dramatically shorter. In some regards, it isa higher language than most common programming languages like C or FORTRAN. MATLABis therefore a great computation environment for learning the fundamentals of computer graph-ics. Many MATLAB files have been developed in the past few years by the author and his stu-dents to help effectively presenting key concepts and visualizing these mathematical expres-sions.Parametric Representation of Analytical CurvesParametric representation of curves

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Edward Gehringer

time on course preparation, faculty and students will be able to spend more timeworking with each other, to the benefit of both.AcknowledgmentsThe assistance of the following NCSU students with this project is gratefully acknowledged: Xiaokang Sang, AnaGoulart, Chenhao Geng, Zhiling Zheng, Sonali Aditya, and David Steffy.Bibliography1. Gehringer, Edward F., "A database of course materials in computer architecture," Proceedings of the FirstWorkshop on Undergraduate Computer Architecture Education, Santa Margherita Ligure Italy, 19 June 1995.Available on the Web at http://www4.ncsu.edu/eos/users/e/efg/archdb/public/full-paper.html.2. Lozada, Marlene, "Look out for distance learning," Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections72:7

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Michael Werner

to demonstrate andconsolidate what they had learned in the program. In 1998, this requirement was extended to Page 4.585.1include Computer Science as well.Devising a suitable project course for CS was a challenge. Clearly the course needed to bedifferent from the typical undergraduate course in that it would center on student initiatives. Iuse the term student-centric to describe this, as opposed to a Freshman-level programmingcourse, which I would consider to be teacher-centric.Student-Centric vs. Teacher-Centric Courses:The table below clarifies some differences between student-centric and teacher-centricapproaches

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William B. Perry; Victor Barocas; David E. Clough

Session # 3613 Implementing Computational Methods into Classes throughout the Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Curriculum William B. Perry, Victor H. Barocas, and David E. Clough University of ColoradoAbstractIn previous years, the undergraduate Chemical Engineering curriculum at the University ofColorado has contained a gap in students’ exposure to computational methods and programming.As freshmen, students learned programming concepts in the course Introduction to EngineeringComputing (GEEN 1300) and were later required to use these skills as seniors in NumericalMethods for Process

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J. A. Bragg; Stephen P. DeWeerth; Clinton D. Knight

Session 2532 Java Programming for Engineers: Developing Courseware for a Computer-Enhanced Curriculum Julian A. Bragg, Clinton D. Knight, and Stephen P. DeWeerth Georgia Institute of Technology School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Atlanta, GA 30332-0250The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech has embarked on aComputer Enhanced Education (CEE) initiative to augment the core ECE curriculum(courses in signal processing, circuits, digital systems, microelectronics, andelectromagnetics). One of the goals of this initiative is

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Sheryl A. Sorby

. However,recent studies conducted at Michigan Technological University (MTU) indicate that merely work-ing with 3-D software does not improve the spatial abilities of students by a significant amountwhen compared to the gains achieved by activities associated with traditional graphics instruction(i.e., sketching, orthographic projection, isometric drawing, etc.). In the fall of 1998 a study wasconducted at MTU to ascertain whether a student’s level of spatial ability is related to their abilityto learn and use 3-D solid modeling software and/or 2-dimensional drafting software. In thisstudy, students were administered three different tests designed to assess their level of spatial abil-ity at the beginning of a computer aided drafting and design

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Kurt C. Gramoll

Session 1668 Teaching Statics Online with only Electronic Media on Laptop Computers Kurt Gramoll Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of OklahomaAbstractThe benefits of electronic media in engineering, such as interactive simulations, three-dimensional visualization and animations are widely known, but the implementation has beendifficult because of lack of classroom facilities and student access to the programs. Most of theimplementation problems can be overcome and true asynchronous learning environment can beestablished if CD based multimedia

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if the promise of using compatible computer tools to speed the designprocess were true. Clearly, the learning curve for applying technology to the designprocess is steep. It gets steeper when students mismanage their time and “peak” for majorrequirements. The results of the time survey show that students have a tendency to waituntil the last moment to work on major requirements (see Figure 8). A future courseimprovement may be to require intermediate project submissions to flatten the time curveand improve work quality.Conclusion Clearly, there is more to developing a successful computer-aided design classthan collaboration with industry. Even before the collaboration effort, EM370 helpedcadets to prepare to work in the summer intern

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John T. Welch; John Durkin; James E. Grover; Douglas Smith

ourcurrent program, future enhancements to the program, and lessons learned along the way.1. IntroductionAt the Department of Electrical Engineering at The University of Akron, we have recentlylaunched a new degree program in computer engineering. The first class of new freshmen wasadmitted to the program in the fall of 1997, and within one year we experienced a 100%increase in enrollment in the department.The program was developed in response to the needs of both students and their futureemployers. Although we offered many elective courses in computer engineering areas, we feltthat many students were looking to other institutions that offered a specific computerengineering degree program. We considered offering a combined electrical and

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Brian Manhire; Roman Z. Morawski; Andrzej Krasniewski

Session 3660 Evolution of Electrical and Computer Engineering Education in Poland Andrzej Krasniewski*, Brian Manhire**, Roman Z. Morawski* *Warsaw University of Technology, **Ohio UniversityAbstractOver the last decade, there have been many changes in engineering programs offered byinstitutions of higher education in Poland. Many institutions have departed from the traditionalmodel of five-year integrated BS-MS studies and moved to two-stage studies. The changes havealso affected the organization of the educational process and the curricula. We illustrate theevolution of engineering education in Poland by

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William Bambrick

Session 1339 Computer Tools for Integrating Engineering Design and Engineering Economics By William L. Bambrick PDM Division of Inso Corporation1Abstract“World-class” manufacturing companies have recognized the economic importance of thedecisions made during the engineering design phase of the life of a product. 75% to 95%of a product’s cost is committed before manufacturing beginsi. Initiatives such asconcurrent engineering, target costing, and quality function deployment are a result of thisrecognition of the impact the design process has on product cost.Major

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Daniel Davis

Session 1321 Collaborative Teaching and Learning Daniel Davis University of HartfordAbstractIn 1991, the National Research Council (NRC) identified the lack of training and education indesign as the principal cause of declining competitiveness of American industry. In reviewingundergraduate engineering curricula, the NRC wrote: (University) curricula as a whole lackedthe essential interdisciplinary character of modern design practice and did not teach the bestpractices currently in use in the most competitive companies.1 As it turns out, many who teachdesign

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the goal of showing that the optimal angle is independent velocity. • Investigate the effects of air drag on the results obtained for the no drag case. To perform this study, the students were required to run a computer model that required as input the initial velocity, drag coefficient, frontal projectile area, and the projectile mass.Based on the results of this study, the groups were able to correctly identify the appropriatelaunch angle for their designs. More importantly, for perhaps the first time they were exposed tothe relationship between a mathematical equation and a physical situation that it modeled. In theprocess they learned to use graphical tools to zero in on parameters of interest. Unfortunately,most of

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Daniel M. Chen

Session 3148 Assessment of Performance for Engineering Technology Students on Computer-Aided Engineering Software Usage Daniel Chen Central Michigan UniversityI. IntroductionToday, most of the computer-aided engineering (CAE) software packages available in the marketare more intuitive to use. It is easier for one to know what the software is doing with visualfeedback at every step. Although these window-driven software are becoming more sophisticatedin terms of capabilities, they are expected to be easier to learn. It is ideal for an engineeringtechnology student

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Yousry S. El-Gamal; Sherif M. Tawfik; Abd-Elhamid Elmaghrabi

chairman of theScientific Computer Society of Alexandria, Egypt. His active areas of research are computing systems,parallel architectures, educational software, Database systems and software reuse.Dr. El-Gamal obtained his D.Sc. in commputer science from the George Washington Univeristy, USA1985, his M.Sc. degree from Ain-Shams Univeristy, Cairo Egypt 1977, and his B.Sc. degree inElectrical Engineernig from Alexandria Univeristy 1968.ABD-ELHAMID ELMAGHRABIDr. El-Maghrabi is a professor of marine engineering and assistant dean for education and research atArab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) at Alexandria, Egypt.He serves as a director of the learning resources center, and director of curriculm and

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W. D. Jemison; W. A. Hornfeck; J. F. Greco; I. I. Jouny

faculty; however, they also could take aFORTRAN course taught by members of the Chemical Engineering department. Thenew ECE curriculum places an increased emphasis on computer software since virtuallyevery electrical and computer engineering industry project involves softwaredevelopment and application. Given the staffing constraint, the committee approachedthe Computer Science Department at Lafayette to discuss the possibility of offeringComputer Science courses to the ECE students. The decision was made jointly to offerthree required courses through the Computer Science Department: a two course sequencein object oriented programming in which students learn C++ or Java and a junior levelsoftware engineering course in which students learn to

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Robert Douglas; Dean Lance Smith

Session 2548 A Revised Assembly Language Programming Course for a Computer Engineering Technology Program Dean Lance Smith, Robert Douglas The University of MemphisAbstractA new text was selected which teaches programming and uses the 80x86 family assemblylanguage as the vehicle. Laboratory exercises have been written or revised to support the text.Students assemble and run the programs on new networked Microsoft Windows NT personalcomputers. The programs are assembled with Microsoft MASM 6.11. Microsoft Visual C++Professional version 4.0 is used to assemble the

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S. A. Chickamenahalli; M. Bolepalli; Venkateswaran Nallaperumal; Chih-Ping Yeh; Bonnie Shelnut

Session 1647 CBI Courseware Development – Lessons Learned S. Chickamenahalli, M. Bollepalli, V. Nallaperumal, C-P. Yeh, B. Shellnut Wayne State University/Greenfield CoalitionAbstract This paper presents our experiences while developing computer based instruction (CBI)materials for an Electrical Machines course for the NSF-funded Greenfield Coalition (NSF-GC)for new Manufacturing Education. Greenfield Coalition for new Manufacturing Education is apartnership of six diverse educational institutes and five manufacturing companies, the Societyof Manufacturing Engineers and Focus: Hope, a civil rights

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Ron Goodnight; Thomas Zickel; Dennis O. Owen

work Adult learners learn when their life or work situations dictate that they need to know or learn something which can be useful in their circumstances The subject matter for the adult learner should be life, problem or task centered The majority of motivation is intrinsic – adults learn because they want to4Malcolm Knowles advises that these sets of assumptions are not independent of each other butare the opposite ends of a continuum. Depending upon the circumstances, the pedagogy methodmay be best for adults while some children may be ready for the andragogy method especially inthis computer age. However, Knowles further advises that in the vast majority of situations andgroups of adults the andragogy methodology

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Charles McIntryre

Page 4.241.4 individual or a group) do differently? < What suggestions do you have (for the instructor) for improving this group project? < Now that this experiment has concluded, would you do it all over again?V. Student Presentations and Homework AssignmentsMost of the student teams elected to present the material in a standard instructional format, i.e.,overheads with a mixture of chalkboard diagrams. Two teams did prepare and present theirmaterial on a computer platform using Microsoft Power Point. One team created a videodepicting construction related risks. Some teams attempted to mix interactive learning andclassroom participation thought the use of in class questions and group / workshop activities.The

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selected? Is it possible to diversify teams in a large lecturewhen the student population is mostly homogenous? How can activities be completed in largelecture halls? What about the students that refuse to participate? Does active learning work forevery student in the large course? Will the shear number of active learning teams fostercompetition, and is competition desired? What about incomplete teams caused by truancy? Is itpossible to guarantee individual-accountability within the large student population? I had to findanswers to all of these questions. This paper will discuss my experience designing andfacilitating the active learning environments for the large lectures of my computer engineeringcourses.II. BackgroundI began my teaching career

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Sue Schroeder; Patrick Daniel; Carole E. Goodson; Susan Miertschin

Session 1649 Experiences with Video Enhanced Collaborative Learning Carole Goodson, Susan Miertschin, Sue Schroeder, and Patrick Daniel University of HoustonAbstractAn ever-present problem with freshman-level courses is the diversity of student backgrounds.During the Spring 1998, a project was funded by the University to develop a differentinstructional approach which was later piloted in the first required Technical Mathematicscourse. The intent of the project was to address a wide diversity of student backgrounds andproblems associated with commuting

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J. Hardwick Butler; Burton Courtney

Session 1649 Distance Learning for Georgia Surveyors J. Hardwick Butler, Burton M. Courtney Middle Georgia CollegeAbstractThe Engineering faculty at Middle Georgia College has a well-established program in place toserve practicing and potential surveyors who need course credits to meet the educationalrequirements for registration as a professional surveyor in Georgia. Using state-wide distancelearning facilities and innovative approaches to promoting the classes, facilitating registration,and providing remote instruction, the program is in continuing demand by practicing

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Deborah B. Kaufman; Hugh Fuller; Richard M. Felder

Session 1430 Peer Ratings in Cooperative Learning Teams Deborah B. Kaufman, Richard M. Felder, Hugh Fuller North Carolina State UniversitySynopsisA universal concern about cooperative learning is the possible existence of “hitchhikers,” teammembers who fail to fulfill their team responsibilities but get the same high grade as their moreresponsible teammates. A common way to minimize hitchhiking is to use peer ratings to assessindividual performance of team members and to adjust the team project grade for individualteam members based on their average ratings. Peer ratings have potential