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Kenneth Kelly; Etienne Khayat; Fouad T. Mrad

MODELING III.1 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND The mathematical manipulations of quantities that have embedded errors introduce additional errors to the mathematical results of the operations [1]. In the following discussions, we suppose that the two independent quantities that are manipulated are A and B and their associated errors are respectively EA and EB. So the real quantities under study become (AEA) and (BEB). The error induced from the addition of two quantities (AEA) and (BEB) is: ESum = E A2 + EB2 (1) The error induced from subtracting two quantities (AEA) and (BEB) is: EDiff = ± E A2 + EB2 (2) The error induced from the multiplication of two quantities (AEA) and (BEB) is: 2 2 E  E  EProduct

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Murali Paranandi

Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He alsoserves as Director of Computing for the Department of Architecture there. Prof. Paranandi current workinvolves understanding the effect of digital medium on design education in particular and architecture ingeneral. Prof. Paranandi received a B. Arch. from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India in1988, a Masters degree in Architecture from Kent State University in 1992 and a Masters degree inComputer Aided Architectural Design from the Ohio State University in 1994 respectively. Prior to joiningMiami University in 1996, he served as an adjunct faculty member at the Department of Architecture, OhioState University during 1994-95 and worked as a technical support engineer at autodessys, Inc

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Timothy C. Scott

the pressure-temperaturerelation for boiling water in a flask attached to a vacuum pump. If a student group is required toconnect the pump, thermocouple, and vacuum gauge along with some tubing and valves and thenvary the pressure by manipulating the pump and valves, this activity can take up most of thetime. At the end of the exercise, the student will have a list of “things” that they “learned” fromthe experiment which looks like this: a. What a vacuum pump is b. How to connect tubing and valves c. How to adjust valves to get a set of test values d. What vacuum means and how to convert vacuum to absolute pressure e. Something about graphing pressure vs. temperatureSo

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Mark McNeill; Steven Shooter

Session 2325 Enhancing Design Education by Processing the Design Experience Steven B. Shooter, Catherine A. Shooter Bucknell University Tresseler Counseling ServicesAbstractExperiential learning can be simply described as learning through doing. It is a process throughwhich individuals construct knowledge, acquire skills and enhance values from directexperience. Traditional engineering education has included experiential components throughlaboratory assignments often linked with a course. Students would read the lab handout, performthe procedures, and then write a brief lab report

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Jack M. Winters; Binh Q. Tran

). (a) (b) (c) Figure 2: (a) Teleconferencing units. InfoView (InnoMedia Inc; top left), DS- 324 Pro with external camera (C-Phone Corp; top right), DS-324 basic (C- Phone, front right), VC 105 set-top (8x8 Inc, front left), and VictPro (Panasonic Inc, center). (b) Close-up of VictPro by Panasonic with integrated phone, camera, and display screen. (c) Sample display of set-top systems (here for the Infoview system).As shown in Figure 1, most systems have internally imbedded modems and connect directly to Page 5.362.5standard

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Pedro E. Arce

(see Arce, 1994; a&b) is an instructional methodologywhere the students (and not the professor) are at the center of the learning process.Thus, the learning of the material is driven by the students and the role of theprofessor has been moved to that of a “team coach”. The approach integratesclassroom work, quizzes, homework assignments, exams, group projects, and thepreparation of class folders to stimulate and promote the strong involvement ofthe student in the process of building blocks of knowledge. This is achieved in avery active and constructive-progressive fashion. As a result, the students in thistype of environment enhance the development of their individual confidence,individual judgment, and creativity.Within the colloquial

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. 73-77, Jan. 1999.2. Bordogna, J.A., “Next-Generation Engineering: Innovation Through Integration,” Best Practice Summary Report,Engineering Education Innovators Conference, Arlington, VA., April 1997.3. Panitz, B., “The Integrated Curricula,” American Society of Engineering Education Prism Magazine, pp. 24-29,Sept. 1997.4. Peterson, G. D., “Engineering Criteria 2000: A Bold New Change Agent,” American Society of EngineeringEducation Prism Magazine, pp. 30-34, Sept. 1997.5. Heywood, J.B., Mikic, B. and Suh, N.P., “Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Education for the NextTwenty-Five Years,” A report on a workshop for U.S. Mechanical Engineering Departments, organized by MIT,October 7 & 8, 1996,6. Shih, C., “Quantitative Flow

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David R. Haws

essential. However, as Levin [24] has noted,education doesn’t suffer from a shortage of good ideas, but from a shortage of effectiveimplementation.References1. Clowse, B. B., (1981). Brain power for the cold war: The Sputnik crisis and National Defense Act of 1958, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press.2. Skinner. B. F. (1953). Science and human behavior, New York: The MacMillan Company.3. Axelrod, S. (1992). “Disseminating an effective educational technology.” Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 25, 31-35.4. Illich, I. (1971). Deschooling society, New York: Harper & Row, Publishers.5. Brethower, D. M., (1997). Research and development origins of performance systems, in Kaufman, R., Thiagarajan, S., and

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Ron Eaglin; Z. Qu; Q. Zhang; P. Wahid; Issa Batarseh

) APPLET NETWORK COMMERCI CirML USER CirML circuit transfered in Parser Package Parser CirML format CLIENT SERVER (b) Figure 1: The Internet Based Circuit Evaluation Program: (a) Structure and (b) User InterfaceThe Client Side GUI:The client side GUI is the software package that provides the services to

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); Page 5.100.5pCmp->setBack( pB );pB->setForward( pCmp );pCmp->setForward( NULL );// Calculate component currents with reverse tracepCmp = Component::getEnd();while( pCmp ){ pCmp->i(); pCmp = pCmp->b();}// Calculate node voltages with forward tracepCmp = Component::getStart();while( pCmp ){ pCmp->v(); pCmp->print(); pCmp = pCmp->f();}// Clean up memorypCmp = Component::getStart();while( pCmp ) { Component *pF = pCmp->f(); delete pCmp; pCmp = pF;}} /* End Main */The Component class member functions illustrated in the above code are as follows:void setStart( Component* ) sets a static class member variable to point to the first component inthe circuitvoid setEnd( Component* ) sets a

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Susan Haag

curricula, b) aid in freshmen retention, and c)address the needs of and retain students from under represented populations. The studentlearning outcomes include: 1) improvement of the interactions that affect the educationalenvironment through teaming; 2) utilization of technology-enabled education, 3) integration ofsubject matter within the curriculum, and 4) the promotion of life long learning. This reportfocuses on one of the participating member institutions, ASU, and one of the student-learningoutcomes, teaming. This paper covers a two-year longitudinal data analysis and focusesprimarily on how the teaming learning component impacts female engineering students. Morespecifically, we reveal specific gender differences and issues and identify

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Ed Clausen; Carolyne E. Garcia

planning tool for students in both assessing strengths and weaknesses in both theiracademic and professional careers. Table 1. Documentation for Criterion 3 Outcomes Outcomes Documentation a b c d e f g h i j k Quantitative metrics, including transcripts, X X X X X X X X scores of FE, MCAT, GRE Job Offers/Alumni Career History X X X X X X Performance in Capstone Design courses X X X X X X X X Employer Satisfaction

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Kisha L. Johnson; John Albert Wheatland; Grace E. Mack

(#3) 10:45 – 11:10 Planning to Graduate Opening Session Mastering Mathematics 11:00 – 11:10 Schaefer Lecture Hall Making It In Engineering Planning To Graduate Planning to Graduate S208-209 (A) Mastering Mathematics 11:15- 11:40 Mastering Mathematics 11:15 - 11:40 ITV 126 (B) Making It In Engineering Making It In Engineering

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Claire Hill; Gulcin Cribb; David Radcliffe

out of date, inappropriate, strictlylocal in context or are no longer available are filtered out.Geographic areas covered in order of emphasis are (a) Australia, (b) New Zealand and PapuaNew Guinea and (c) other parts of the Asia Pacific region. The core fields covered includeEngineering, Information Technology, and the Built Environment with an emphasis on majorareas of research by participating institutions.These core fields include the following subject areas: Bioengineering, biomedical engineering,chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical, electronic and computer/softwareengineering, engineering general, engineering design, environmental engineering, informationtechnology, mechanical and manufacturing engineering, materials

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Bethany S. Oberst; Russel C. Jones

., “International aspects of engineering education in Europe”, Proceedings of 1997 ASEEAnnual Conference, ASEE Washington DC USA, 7p.4. Burn, Barbara B.; Perkins, James A., “International Education in a troubled world”, in New Directions inInternational Education, American Academy of Political and Social Science, Philadelphia PA USA,Annals v 449 May 1980 p 17-30.5. Condit, Phillip; Pipes, R. Byron, “The global university, improving engineering education for the 21stcentury”, Issues in Science and Technology, fall 1997, v 14 n 1 p 27.6. Pelkie, James E., “Technological innovation: Regaining the competitive edge”, EngineeringManagement Journal – EMJ v 1 n 4 Dec 1989 p 31-36.7. Fiedler, Kirk D.; Deans, Candice; Loch, Karen D.; Palvia, Prashant, C., “Response

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Hans H. Kuehl

. In the case of aproblem for which only a relatively simple calculation is required to obtain the answer, however,feedback is generally not called for because it is usually not difficult for the student to determinewhere the error in his/her calculation lies and submit a revised answer.(b) It is generally detrimental to the learning process and discouraging to the student to have fullcredit for a more complex problem depend entirely on one final answer because, if that answer isincorrect, it is difficult for the student to determine where the mistake has occurred. To mitigatethis problem, the more involved Mallard problems should be structured to contain a series ofsteps requiring intermediate answers. This allows the student to more easily

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D. Joseph Shlien

existingliterature on flight, b) designing, building and testing of kites and tethered gliders, c) buildingtheir own wind-tunnel and testing various airfoils, d) flying their self-designed glider for manyhours to get flight experience and finally, over a period of less than one year, e) they designedand built an engine, propellers and a successful aircraft, the Wright Flyer. Here, their designprocess procedures will be reviewed as an example for our students.IntroductionAt the time the Wright brothers began their quest, many people were attempting to build a pow-ered “flying machine”. The Wrights succeeded while others failed as a result of their brillianceas engineers and because they approached the problem of powered flight in a highly rationalway. Here

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Robert D. Knecht; Barbara M. Moskal; Michael J. Pavelich

theColorado School of Mines", ASEE Conference, Seattle Washington, June, (1998)18. Angelo, T.A., "Doing Assessment As Though Learning Mattered Most", The 1998 ERM DistinguishedLecture, ASEE Conference, Seattle Washington, June, (1998)19. Prus, J. and Johnson, R., "A Critical Review of Student Assessment Options," Assessment and Testing: Mythsand Realities, vol. 88, (Winter 1994)20. Moskal, B. A University Assessment System: Establishing Consistency Across an Institution, Unpublishedmanuscript, (1999).ROBERT KNECHTRobert Knecht’s 25 years of experience in the industry focused on technical and management support for minerals,energy and waste projects. In addition, he supervised management support for contracts which responded to DOE Costand Schedule

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Paul I-Hai Lin; Hal Broberg

in Figure 1, in a weather satellite. Telescope Aperture M2 Fixed Mirror A L ForeOptics m Earth M1 Radiation B Moving Mirror Lyot Stop Aperture Telescope Field Stop AftOptics Detectors Figure 1. A Two-beam

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William C. Oakes; Ronald Wukasch; Richard Foretek; Jennifer Watia; Jeffery L. Gray; Leah H Jamieson; Edward Coyle

levels can be evaluated.At present, little design information exists for constructing wetlands to treat this type ofwastewater, and the long range objectives for the project are to develop predictive models forpollutant removal performance, engineering design criteria, and good construction and operatingcost information. Page 5.280.8EPICS and ABET EC 2000 EPICS offers many opportunities to address the Program Outcomes required for ABETaccredited programs under EC 2000, Criterion 3 [13], which states that engineering programsmust demonstrate that their graduates have:(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering(b

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Wieslaw M. Szydlowski

vision system is tracking a fast moving object. The coordinates of a chosen point(s)on this object can be determined by a computer from the frames recorded by a vison system every30 th of a second. To predict the position of the object, the velocities and accelerations of the recentpoint(s) on the trajectory have to be accurately estimated. The problem may be considerablycomplicated when the coordinates of the points of interest are measured with significant errorscaused by, for example, poor resolution and image blurring.(B) A study of human or animal motion has to be conducted, when the coordinates of the pointsmarked on extremities are determined from the consecutive frames of a videotape. Usinginformation about positions of the extremity

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Ricardo Castillo Molina; Claudio da Rocha Brito; Melany Ciampi

of ICECE`2000.MELANY MARIA CIAMPIMelany Maria Ciampi Tenente da Rocha Brito is a Researcher of University Center of Lusiada. She is Secretary ofBrazilian Chapter of Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc – IEEE – ESShe belongs to the State Council of SBPC – Brazilian Association for the Advancement of Science. She hasreceived a B. S. degree from Catholic University of Santos. She has many works in Engineering Education inseveral International Congresses. She was the Exhibits Chairman of ICECE`99 and she is the Publicity Chairman ofICECE`2000.RICARDO CASTILLO MOLINARicardo Castillo Molina is Manager of Computing Education Center of SENAC-SP and Dean of SENAC School ofEngineering and Technology. He has

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J. Arvid Andersen

Page 5.117.6student in a group of six. The red/dark column is the student’s own opinion. The blue/lightcolumns show the peers opinion.Weighting FactorIn addition students as well as supervisors are asked to distribute 100 points among the teammembers. An example of this is shown in table 1. Often it takes some time and discussion todo this, but we have found a great interest in performing this task.Student A b Average Weighting Remarks Peers Sup/Tutor A = (a+b)/2 Factor WFB 20 18 19 1.4 WF = A/cC 16 16 16 0.96D 15

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Linda M. Head; Zenaida O. Keil; Beena Sukumaran; Kauser Jahan

., Drummey, D. and Signe Meyers. (1989). Women Engineers: A very rarebreed. Design News 45 (15).[10] Jahan, K., B. Sukumaran, L. Head and Z.O. Keil (1999). AWE: Attracting Women intoEngineering. Proceedings of the Midtatlantic Fall ASEE Conference, Harrisburg, PA.[11] Jahan, K., B. Sukumaran, L. Head and Z.O. Keil (1999). Mentoring Experiences by Facultyand Students. Proceedings of the Midtatlantic Fall ASEE Conference, Harrisburg, PA.Authors:Kauser Jahan is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at RowanUniversity. She completed her Ph.D. studies in the Department of Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis in 1993. After completion of hergraduate studies, she worked as an environmental

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Richard W Freeman; Carl J. Bern; Steven Mickelson

allotted to the specific classor event. For most of the events that we use the watt-hour meter, we have no more than twohours, and in many cases only one hour. The lab is typically broken into five major components: A. Background B. Functionality C. Product dissection D. Part identification E. DiscussionEach of these components will be discussed here in more detail.A. BackgroundWhen starting the lab period it is important to get the students engaged in the topic at hand.Students are asked to respond to the following questions:• How is energy consumption measured for a typical family residence?• What is the purpose of the watt-hour meter?• Who owns the watt-hour meter?• What kinds of conditions does the watt-hour

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James C. Hermanson; David J. Olinger

based force balance that can measure the normal force on the airfoil. Use the elliptic wing theory developed in class to approximate the wing and find the following. Analysis Completed in class b b 2 (2 / 39.3) 2 a) Wing aspect ratio AR = = = = 2.0 c S 0.0052 dC L ao 2π b) Lift curve slope a = for the wing. a= = = π rad −1 dα

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Alamgir Choudhury

modularcurriculum and laboratory is being developed in the subject area. These modules are (a)modern industrial processes, (b) sensors and transducers, (c) data acquisition and dataprocessing, (d) process control, and (e) integrated measurement, data acquisition andcontrol. This modular curriculum is designed to fulfill the need for two and four yearundergraduate programs in mechanical engineering technology (MET) and electricalengineering technology (EET), as well as training industrial professionals. By varying theemphasis on each module, the same curriculum and laboratory may be used for eachcategory of audience. While MET programs will emphasize more module (a), (b) and (e);EET students will focus more on module (c), (d) and (e). Training programs for

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Theodore F. Smith; Sharif Rahman; P. Barry Butler

Cylinder Guard for Crawlers Dubuque, IA6 Design of a Tilt-Limiting Chair ME Hon Industries Control Mechanism Muscatine, IA7 Design of a Personal Environmental ME Hon Industries Control System(b) Muscatine, IA8 Design of a Material Transport ME Monsanto System Muscatine, IA9 Optimization of Heat Exchanger CBE Monsanto Networks for CAC Plant Muscatine, IA10 Design of a Polishing System for ME

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B.S. Sridhara

Session 3248Ã Challenges Faced by the Undergraduate Solar Car Team at Middle Tennessee State University B. S. Sridhara Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)Abstract Our solar car team at MTSU comprises mainly of Engineering Technology students. TheSolaraider III (MTSU’s third solar car) is a 19-ft-long, 6-ft-wide and 4-ft-high vehicle. Theproject provided many challenges to the team in several areas including design and analysis,fabrication, assembly and testing. electricity and electronics, and fund raising. Faculty advisorsfor the solar car team were

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Resit Unal; Derya Jacobs; Charles Keating; Paul Kauffmann; Abel Fernandez

interaction data in Exhibit 5 is an n x n matrix B with elements bij (i, j = 1,2,…, n). The combinedimpact (including interactions) of CTs on PGs may be defined by the m x n matrix C that is the result ofthe matrix product (A x B = C). The elements of C (cij) describe the complete impact of CTj on PGI . Page 5.539.4 n cik = ∑ aij b jk (1) j =1The upper half of Table 4 contains matrix C and provides the quantitative measure of both direct andinteraction impact of