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Thomas C. Owens; Steven P. K. Sternberg; Rashid A. Hasan; John J. Erjavec; Heidi L. Newell; James A. Newell

preparation is sequential.Therefore, you will create your timeline for activities by noting your ultimate deadline forsubmitting your self-study to ABET (i.e., June 1 prior to your accreditation visit) andworking your way backward to the present. The major phases are: a. Selecting and writing about: vision, mission, goals, objectives, outcomes, indicators, practices, assessment methods, and assessment criteria; b. Discussing and writing the self-study report; c. Designing, pilot testing, and administering your assessment tools or collecting other data for assessment purposes d. Collecting materials for the various appendices to the self-study report e. Analyzing collected data; f. Making changes

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Nathan W. Scott; M. A. Mannan; H. P. Lee; Brian J. Stone; A. Y. C. Nee

Session 3460 Teaching Dynamics using the WWW: A Comparison between the National University of Singapore and the University of Western Australia. A Y C Nee+, H P Lee+, M A Mannan+, N W Scott* and B J Stone* + Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, The National University of Singapore. * Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, The University of Western Australia.AbstractFor several years the University of Western Australia (UWA) has been using computersextensively in the teaching of first year dynamics. Over several years the material grew

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Y. S. Teplitsky; V. A. Borodulya; A. F. Hassoun; Mulchand S. Rathod; Vladimir Sheyman

the presence ofdevelopment of physical and mathematical pulverized particles in the gas flow [9].models of the heat transfer processes arerequired in order to establish the engineering (b) The Conduction Componentcorrelations for the heat transfer calculations.These models allow to select parameters having As in the fluidized bed itself, thisthe most essential influence on the intensity of component is the result of the convective motionthe heat transfer. A simple phenomenological of the particles which penetrate the boundarymodel is developed in this study to describe the layer of the submerged surface from the core ofcomplicated heat transfer process in the

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Sivasubramaniam Krishnan; Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University at Qatar

specimens. Dimensions (m) Graphite/Epoxy L 0.142 w- width 0.0257 t- thickness 0.00135 UNS 30400 L 0.142 w- width 0.0279 t- thickness .00071Analysis The loading points and the dimensions are shown in Figure 3. For the tests reported inthis paper, a=b, and L=3a. Figure 3. Schematic for the 4-point beam setup. Page 4.13.6

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John E. McInroy; Robert F. Kubichek; Raymond Jacquot

R1 v1 v2 R3 R2 R4 C3 Filter B v4 0v v3 C2 v5 Figure 1. Filters Employed in the Exercises Page 4.437.2Filter A is a first-order, lowpass filter with a nominal bandwidth of 5000 radians per second andunity d.c. gain. The nominal low frequency gain of Filter B

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Sohail Anwar; Shamsa S. Anwar

of a PLC a. Parts of a PLC b. Principles of Operation of a PLC c. Modifying the Operation 2. PLC Hardware Components a. The Input/Output Section b. Input/Output Modules c. The CPU d. The Processor-Memory Module e. Memory Design and Types f. Programming Devices g. Program Loaders 3. Basics of PLC Programming a. Processor Memory Organization b. Program Scan c. Relay-type Instructions d. Entering the Ladder Diagram e. Modes of PLC Operation 4. PLC Installation Practices, Editing, and

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Ganesh Pandit; Gopal Mohan

.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Not at all important 2. Slightly important 3. Moderately important 4. Considerably important 5. Extremely important------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- a. Initial earnings potential ---- b. Future earnings capability ---- c. Career options expectations ---- d. Self-employment opportunities ---- e. Prestige associated with the major ---- f. Interesting subject matter ---- g. Intellectual challenge of the major ---- h. Possess an aptitude in the subject ---- I. Parents' advice ---- j. High school teachers' advice

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view and pictorial view. The triangular prism has an oblique face. The angle between this face and a line is to be found.2. The UCS plane is aligned with the top face3. The UCS is rotated -90 degrees about the Y axis4. This provides the edge view of the plane.5. A perpendicular to the plane is constructed6. Another UCS is defined, containing the original line and the plane normal (points shown with small spheres), which ensures that the true angle can be viewed and dimensioned.An auxiliary view simulator was also developed. This simulator shows up to three sequentialauxiliary view when the user specifies the (1) location and (b) viewing angle of each auxiliary,the two essential parameters of auxiliary views. This simulator allows

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Lawrence H. Trachtman; David Ringholz; Carolyn M. Sommerich

Session 3657 Education and Teamwork Across Disciplines: A First Experience with an Interdisciplinary Course In Human-Centered Design Carolyn M. Sommerich (a), Lawrence H. Trachtman (b), and David Ringholz (b) (a) Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering (b) The Center for Universal Design and Department of Industrial Design, School of Design North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NCIntroductionAs we approach the 21st Century, significant demographic and

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Ismail Orabi

was presented in the beginning of the semester. Students were asked to rate theirskills in the areas listed below and the importance of these subjects. Students were also askedabout the subjects needing their greatest and least attention: a. Writing skills b. Oral communication skills c. Ability to work with others d. Commitment to become engineer e. Professional and standards f. Positive attitude toward life g. Computer skills h. Proficiency in mathematics i. Participation in student organization j. Degree you work collaboratively with others k . Time and energy devoted to study l. Time spent on Campus m. Overall grade point average Results of the First

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Raji Sundarajaran; Christina Sisterna; Charles A. Lipari; Robert W. Nowlin

and 2) Optimization constraints.The target component library rules the satisfaction of these constraints. Particular Design rulesinvolve fan-out and capacitive loads. These are taken care of automatically in FPGA designs.The important rules to follow are the optimization constraints of 1) Signal propagation delayand 3) Area.In practical terms, the tools attempts to improve area constraints, while meeting timingconstraints, beyond what the designer can imagine. An example of this is given below:case SEL is when “00” => X <= A + B; Page 4.589.3 Y <= to_stdlogic( A-B > 0); when “01” =>

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Michio Tsutsui

several times/year: 6 monthly: 1 weekly: 1 daily 1(2) How often they communicate with Japanese people in Japanese or English: less than once a month: 9 monthly: 6 weekly: 5 daily 2 Communication is done mostly by e-mail and telephone, and less frequently by FAX and face-to-face.(3) What professional duties or tasks those surveyed perform, or want to perform, using their Japanese skills: (a) Speaking/listening-related tasks: greetings and small talk, conversation when traveling in Japan, daily business conversation, discussion at meetings, presentations (b) Reading

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Warren Perger; Leonard J. Bohmann; Bob Bohnsack

solution of problems. III. The ability to communicate effectively.These are fairly generic objectives, ones which would fit many programs. I envision ourobjectives evolving into something which will more uniquely define our program.We felt that our program did not need any initial changes in order to accomplish these objectives.We had just finished a major revision of the curriculum and we felt any needed changes wouldbe minor adjustments that the assessment process would bring to light.For expediency, we chose to adopt the outcomes listed in the EC2000 criteria as our program’soutcomes. They are: a)an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering b)an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as

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Arnoldo Muyshondt; Ing-Chang Jong

for agiven course or for tutoring, which an instructor provides at a web site. The WWW can have agreat impact on the teaching of high enrollment courses as well as distance learning. Increasingefforts to create on-line educational modules on the WWW clearly point to the trend of usingweb publication as an alternative mode in modern education.1-9It is the purpose of this paper to present the essential software that uses PERL and CGI script-ing10 to manipulate input data to readily create modules for interactive on-line testing andlearning. The software consists of the following eight related program files: (a) Two subject specific program files: test.html and test#.dat. (b) Six universal program files: temp.dat, cgi-lib.pl, webget.pl

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Neda Fabris

want to persuade customers that their product is better than the one produced bythe competition. Due to the large amount of work in this class, I choose a relatively simple projectfor this exercise. One year it was the crimping pliers, that caused carpal tunnel syndrome inindustrial workers; another year it was a student’s desk and chair, and yet another year it was amoving TV cart (that I push from class to class and it is certainly not ergonomically designed!).For this project students are divided in two groups by randomly drawing the letters A or B from aplastic bag or hat. We have small classes (maximum 25 students) and this elective senior level classdoes not exceed 20 students. Most of the time groups consist of six to seven students

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Bopaya Bidanda; Kim LaScola Needy; Gary RAFE

the Internet to Share a Robotics Laboratory. International Journal of Engineering Education, 12(2), 115-122 (1996). 5. Aktan, B., C.A. Bohus, L.A. Crowl, & M.H. Shor. Distance Learning Applied to Control Engineering Laboratories. IEEE Transactions on Education, 39(3), 320-326, (1996). 6. Preis, K., et al. Virtual Electromagnetic Laboratory for the Classroom and the WWW. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 33(2), 1990-1993 (1997). 7. Mosterman P.J., et al. Virtual Engineering Laboratories: Design and Experiments. Journal of Engineering Education, 83(3), 279-285 (1994). 8. Azemi, A. Developing an Active Learning Environment with Courseware Approach. In Proceedings of the 1997 ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference

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Bopaya Bidanda; Kim LaScola Needy; Gary RAFE

the Internet to Share a Robotics Laboratory. International Journal of Engineering Education, 12(2), 115-122 (1996). 5. Aktan, B., C.A. Bohus, L.A. Crowl, & M.H. Shor. Distance Learning Applied to Control Engineering Laboratories. IEEE Transactions on Education, 39(3), 320-326, (1996). 6. Preis, K., et al. Virtual Electromagnetic Laboratory for the Classroom and the WWW. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 33(2), 1990-1993 (1997). 7. Mosterman P.J., et al. Virtual Engineering Laboratories: Design and Experiments. Journal of Engineering Education, 83(3), 279-285 (1994). 8. Azemi, A. Developing an Active Learning Environment with Courseware Approach. In Proceedings of the 1997 ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference

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Karl Stephan

the Refrigerator Tutor software was supported in part by NSF Grant No.9653966.Bibliography1. Some believe this trend has gone too far. See the report “The Dissolution of General Education: 1914-1993”(Princeton, NJ: National Association of Scholars, 1996) which seeks to prove by extensive surveys of collegecatalogs that structure, meaningful content, and rigor have been largely abandoned at many prestigious universities.2. Beecher, C. E., and Stowe, H. B. The American Woman’s Home. New York: J. B. Ford & Co., 1869.3. Cowan, R. S. More Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology From the Open Hearth To theMicrowave. New York: Basic Books, 1983.4. Anderson, O. E. Refrigeration in America: A History of a New Technology And Its Impact

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Cherian P. Mathews; Adrianne Candia; Waleed Kader

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Eric Adams; Rafael Bras

profile of students, though, tends to be different, with practice the clearimmediate professional objective. Graduates of our Bachelor of Science program with “B” orhigher career cumulative averages are offered automatic admission into the M.Eng. program.With proper planning, our undergraduates can develop a seamless transition betweenundergraduate and graduate programs culminating in the B.S. and M.Eng. degrees in 5 years.They have the advantage of being able to pace requirements better and to experience asomewhat less crowded 5th year. Page 4.386.1Additional characteristics of the M.Eng. program, include: • Emphasis on both individual and

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Bernard Gallois; Keith Sheppard

. P. Koen, "Using an Industry Survey to Obtain Faculty Support for ABET 2000", 1998, ASEE AnnualConference Proceedings, Session 2642.4. For example the following reference and reports cited therein: "Engineering Education: Designing an AdaptiveSystem", Board on Engineering Education, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington,D.C., 1995.5. R. Cole, B. Gallois and K. Sheppard, “Redesigning the First-Year Engineering Curriculum”, 1999, ASEE AnnualConference Proceedings, Session 3325.KEITH SHEPPARD is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Associate Dean of Engineering. Heearned the B.Sc. from the University of Leeds, England and Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham, England,both in metallurgy. As Associate

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George H. Williams; James . Kenny

Electric Fund. One result is afirst-year curriculum that includes a new common course, “The Fundamentals of Engineeringand Computer Science.” The course is being offered for the third time in the 1998-99 academicyear. The catalog description of the course is provided in Appendix A; the course (ABET 2000)objectives and performance measurements are detailed in Appendices B and C.Union College offers undergraduate degrees in Civil, Computer System, Electrical, andMechanical Engineering. Material from each of these disciplines is incorporated in the first-yearcourse. The course includes basic lecture material with extensive handouts, reading assignments(from texts listed in Appendix D), economic case studies, and laboratory exercises that

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Flora McMartin

of this instrument students were asked to also provide a job description for eachmember of the team (see Appendix B).The Follow-up Pilot TestTo improve the clarity of the language used in the instrument and to insure that therespondents and authors had similar interpretations of the meaning of the responses, a set ofone-on-one interviews with students were arranged. A total of eight upper and lower divisionstudents were invited to complete the form while talking out loud about their understandingof the question and the reason for the response. Any unclear or conflicting comments made bythe students during these sessions were followed up on by the researchers once the studentshad completed the form.Several students were asked to complete the

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Emma Torbert; Eleanor Abrams; David Bourgeois; Carmela Amato-Wierda; Anneliese Mueller; Christopher F. Bauer

Session 2253 A Laboratory-Driven General Chemistry Course for Engineering and Physical Science Majors Carmela Amato-Wierda, Christopher F. Bauer, Eleanor Abrams*, David Bourgeois, Anneliese Mueller*, and Emma Torbert Departments of Chemistry and Education*, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824AbstractA laboratory-driven General Chemistry course for engineering and physical science majors hasbeen implemented at the University of New Hampshire. The centerpiece of this effort is thedevelopment of Chemprojects. Chemprojects are three-week long

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Ronald James; Janet L. Gooder; Charles Wisniewski; Brenda Haven; A. George Havener

they appear in the workshop instructions.Workshops 2 and 3 (Workshop 2 for Spring 99 is presented in Appendix B) are more rigorous.Given temperature, pressure, and power consumption data for a fixed volume of air being heatedby a light bulb, the students determine the specific heats, the magnitude of the heat transfer, andchanges in stored energy. Between Workshops 1 and 2, lecture periods are used to apply the 1stLaw to traditional entry-level closed and open systems involving only air. Statements involvinginternal energy and enthalpy are obtained, but at this point, the use of specific heats andtemperature are postponed until Workshop 2 is completed. Instead, the students are made torealize that additional information is required to quantify

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Robert Spradling; Robert Hayes; Ahmad Zargari

ContentTable 2 Content requirements for a B S in Manufacturing Technology________________________________________________________________________Title RatingProblem solving skills 4.55Preparation, analysis, and presentations of technical reports 4.34Study of Computer aided manufacturing 4.31 Page 4.153.6Study the methods of improving industrial productivity 4.06

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Sarah E. Irvine; Teresa L. Hein

Session 2380 TECHNOLOGY AS A TEACHING AND LEARNING TOOL: ASSESSING STUDENT UNDERSTANDING IN THE INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS LAB Teresa L. Hein, Sarah E. Irvine Department of Physics/School of Education American University Washington, DCAbstractTechnology, particularly computer-based applications are currently being incorporated withinmany domains of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (SMET) education. Theprimary goal of this incorporation is the improvement of student learning. In this

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Christopher Ibeh

100****************************************************************************** Table I: Course Evaluation Formatan A student would truly be an all-round excellent performer whereas a student can also make adecent grade B or C without doing very well in the term paper category.Officially, work on the term paper does not begin till about one month into the semester or afterthe first examination when the term paper topics are made available to the students. The termpaper start date is so scheduled to allow the students time to understand the theme, fundamentalsand concepts of the course; these they would need to effectively and authentically carry out thetasks involved in the term paper process. Moreover, it helps

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Paul Waters; Jim Greer; James P. Solti

, collaborative,problem-based) learning is the best means for obtaining the end-of-course objectives6.Moreover, there is a whole plethora of exercises available. Find out what is right for you andwhat is right for your students. Consider (a) different learning styles, e.g. MBTI, (b) differentdesires (different end of course objectives), (c) motivating behavior, e.g. short attention spans,and (d) lesson objectives (Bloom’s taxonomy, ABET 2000). Don’t expect it to work all of thetime. It takes practice—and patience. Page 4.276.8Step 7. Good Instructor Traits (repeated)Objective: One of the most interesting results of this model typically occurs when step

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R. J. Helgeson; Douglas Sterrett

Session 3225 Improving the Content of a Freshman Design Course through Computer Modeling, Experimentation, and Error Analysis J.D. Sterrett and R.J. Helgeson School of Engineering, University of Tennessee at Martin IntroductionSeveral years ago a new design course was added to the freshman engineering curriculum at theUniversity of Tennessee at Martin. Its goals were to introduce the student to the use of thepersonal computer, and to introduce the engineering design method using team design projectcompetitions1. Recent modifications and enhancements