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Mohammad A. Zahraee; Lash Mapa; Gregory Neff; Susan Scachitti

Session 3575 Instituting Continuous Improvement within a Tenure/Promotion Culture (and taking advantage of it) Susan Scachitti, Gregory Neff, Lash Mapa, Mohammad Zahraee Purdue University CalumetAbstractInstitutions of higher education have, in recent years, begun to formally instill principles of TotalQuality Management into their existing cultures. Examples of these culture changes arenumerous regarding administrative aspects of institutions; however, not as many examples areavailable in respect to introducing TQM concepts into

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Munir Mandviwalla; Chang Liu; Azim Danesh

.” Educom Review, Sept./Oct. 1994 (b), 29(5).[http.www//educom.edu/web/pubs/review/reviewarticles/29516.html].Walsh, John, 1992. “Personal Video: A Reality,” ITCA Teleconferencing Yearbook 1992.Wolf, William A., 1995. “Warning: Information Technology Will Transform the University,” Issues in Science andTechnology, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Summer), p.46.Verduin, J. and Clark, T., 1991. Distance Education - The Foundations of Effective Practice, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Inc.Voegal, G., 1986. “Instructional Technology Mix: Some Considerations,” New Directions for Community Colleges,55, 73-81.AZIM DANESHAzim Danesh is currently a doctoral student at Temple University and an Associate Professor of Computer Sciencein the Engineering and Technology Division at

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Marty Bowe; John Feland; Brian Self; Daniel Jensen

Students’ Preferred Learning Style Related to MBTI Type”, Proceeding of the ASEE Annual Conference, pp.1303-1313, 1986.13. Rosati, P., Yokomoto, C. F., “Student Attitudes Toward Learning: By Seniority and By Type,” ASEE Annual Conference Proceeding, pp. 2038-2043, 1993.14. Smith, A. B., Irey, R. K., McCaulley, M. H., “Self-Paced Instruction and College Student Personalities,” Engineering Education, pp. 435-440, Mar., 1973.15. Thorne, A., Harrison, G., Portraits of Type, An MBTI Research Compendium, Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc., Palo Alto, CA.16. Trevistan, M.S., et. al., “Developing and Assessing Statewide Competencies for Engineering Design,” J. of Eng. Education, Vol. 87, No. 2, pg. 185-195

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Mathias J. Sutton; Kathryne A. Newton; Duane D. Dunlap

Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.3. Merriam, S. B. & Brockett, R. G. The profession and practice of adult education. San Francisco: Jossey-BassPublishers. (1997).4. Smith, P. L. & Tillman, J. R. Instructional design, second edition. Columbus: Merrill Publishing Co. (1999).KATHRYNE A. NEWTONKathryne A. Newton is an Associate Professor of Industrial Technology at Purdue University. Her teaching andscholarly interests are in the areas of industrial distribution, total quality management and adult education. Shereceived her Ph.D. and MBA degrees from Texas A&M University and has served on the faculty at Purdue since1993. Dr. Newton conducts research and facilitation services to a wide variety of distribution trade associations.MATHIAS

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Carole E. Goodson; Susan Miertschin

Session 2247 Evolution of a Journal Carole E. Goodson, Susan L. Miertschin College of Technology, University of HoustonSince the inaugural issue of the Journal of Engineering Technology in 1984, the publication hascontinued to evolve, reflecting the culture of the various Engineering Technology (ET)disciplines. The Journal (JET) was conceived at the 1981 Engineering Technology LeadershipInstitute (ETLI) at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ by a focus group that consisted ofLarry Wolf, Durward Huffman, Mike O’Hair, Ron Scott and Ken

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Yaw A. Owusu; Tarsha Dargan; Kimberly M. Richardson; James Thagard

Page 5.574.12The software has been written two compare two specific cases, (a) use of coal to generateelectricity and (b) use of solar energy to generate electricity. The database currently onlyincludes data for these two processes. Material ExtractionWhat is the material to be extracted?Use the pull down menu to select the raw material that is to be extracted from its natural state tobe used to create electricity. -Coal -QuartzWhat is the rate of extraction, units (tones per year)?Select the rate the material is being extracted. Corresponding Rank -0-10 million 2 -10-20 million

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Geoffrey A. Wood

Session 2358 Practical use of Multimedia in an Undergraduate Engineering Technology Program Geoffrey Wood State Technical Institute at MemphisI. Introduction to multimediaMultimedia, as a buzzword in education, has been pushed to the point of becoming cliché. Theword invokes images of flashy interactive video and sound, promising brain candy for the MTVgeneration. The "flash," however, is usually the product of a professional multimedia publisher.Expert graphic designers, programmers, and editors work in teams armed with the latesttechnology. The

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James A. Reising

Session 2793 Sophomore Circuits Course Sequence Revision An Integrated Laboratory/Lecture Approach James A. Reising University of EvansvilleAbstractThis paper describes a major revision of the sophomore circuits sequence in electricalengineering at the University of Evansville. The revision was made in an effort to improvestudent learning. The former sequence of courses consisted of two three-hour lecture courses(EE 251 and EE 253) and two independent one-hour lab courses (EE 280 and EE 281). Thesecourses were required of all engineering majors and

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Russell A. Aubrey

Session 3547 A Speed and Distance Measuring Exercise for the Electrical Engineering Technology Laboratory Russell A. Aubrey Purdue University School of Technology, Anderson, IndianaAbstractHands on exercises in introductory EET courses provide students with interesting instructionaltools to pique their inquisitiveness and increase their knowledge. The application specificexercise being described was developed to provide students an experience connecting basicanalog and digital circuits to produce a system for a specific application. While negotiating thepath to the desired

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Sharon A. Driscoll

Session 1675 Start Out With The Right Foot….and Follow With The Left Sharon A. Driscoll University of ArkansasI. IntroductionEffective teaching involves more preparation than just lecture notes to be written on the boardfor students to copy. Effective teaching involves two-way interaction between the class and theinstructor. The stage is set for this interaction on the first day of class, and so it is important togive thought to how that interaction is to proceed. Will you ask students questions duringlecture? Should they bring their books and calculators? Will there be

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Joan A. Burtner

Session 2793 Teaching Freshman Students to Assess Team Performance Joan A. Burtner Mercer UniversityAbstractThis paper describes an approach to teaching teaming that has been used in a freshmanengineering design course for the past three years. The approach includes three components.First, provide students with a variety of teaming experiences. Second, teach students somebasics of team functioning. Finally, establish a culture in which self-assessment and evaluationof others is expected. The paper briefly describes the use of the following class activities: 1) asurvey

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Matthew A. Dettman

Session 1421 Industrial Partnerships at Western Kentucky University Matthew A. Dettman, P.E. Western Kentucky University1. IntroductionWestern Kentucky University, like many smaller regional institutions, has limited resources toprovide all of the necessary tools to deliver an ideal Civil Engineering Technology/ConstructionManagement (CET/CM) curriculum. Since the programs in the Engineering Technologydepartment are undergraduate only and teaching is the driving force, research generated dollarsare very limited. Since many of the larger research based institutions utilize a

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Rebecca A. Pinkus; Craig A. Simmons

Session 3561 Professional Writing Seminar for Engineering Students: A Pilot Project and Evaluation Rebecca Pinkus, Craig Simmons University of Toronto1. Background and IntroductionThe ABET EC 2000 goals and the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board both identify theability to communicate effectively as an essential skill required of graduates of engineeringprograms. Apparently, a large number of engineering students agree. In response to numerousstudent requests for additional writing courses, we have designed a pilot program for a non-creditwriting

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Robert A. Merrill; Elizabeth A. Scholle

Session 3248 From the Ground Up: The Challenges and Triumphs of Building a New Multi-use Lab Elizabeth A. Scholle, Robert A. Merrill Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstract:After twenty-eight years of sharing labs with Rochester Institute of Technology’s MechanicalEngineering Department, the Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology Departmenthad the opportunity to develop new laboratory facilities due to enrollment growth in bothdepartments. The Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering

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Sharon A. Jones; Indira Nair

Session 3225 A New Approach to Teaching Environmental Literacy: A Text for Teachers Indira Nair, Sharon A. Jones Carnegie Mellon University/Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractEnvironmental issues affect, and are affected by all of our activities to varying degrees. Citizensshould have a working understanding of the fundamental principles involved forenvironmentally responsible decision making in our technological society. The interconnectednature of environmental problems, the interactions between social and individual decisionmaking, their effect on the development of

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Douglas L. Jones; Bunny J. Tjaden

Session 236 A New Model for an Introductory, Multidisciplinary Freshman Engineering Course Bunny J. Tjaden, Douglas L. Jones The George Washington UniversityAbstractLike many engineering schools, we are striving to find a solid prototype upon which to base asuccessful introductory, multidisciplinary engineering course. All freshmen in our engineeringschool are required to enroll in a two-credit orientation course. The course objectives are toprovide an introduction to all School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) disciplines,build a sense of community

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Greg Smith; Richard E. Pfile

Session 1526 A Fuzzy Logic Control Project For a Real-time Microprocessor Laboratory Richard E. Pfile Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis Greg Smith Cummins Engine CompanyAbstract An advanced microprocessor course was revised to use the new Motorola M-Core 32-bitRISC processor. A series of laboratories were developed for the course that implements fuzzylogic control of an inverted pendulum. The interface hardware was intentionally kept very simpleto force the

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Craig W. Somerton

Session 3268 Incorporating a Team Building Experiment into a Senior Level Laboratory Course Craig W. Somerton Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State UniversityI. IntroductionIn spring of 1995 Ford Motor Company established a continuous quality improvement (CQI)partnership with the colleges of business and engineering at Michigan State University. Toinitiate the program, Ford held workshops for the faculty and staff that focused on CQIprinciples and their implementation. During these workshops there was considerable interactionamong personnel from the two

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Hamid Khan

will demonstrate skills in solving applied industrial problems4. Students will integrate all aspects of design and manufacturing in the capstone project course.5. Students will apply their breadth of design and manufacturing skills in coop programs.6. Students will evaluate their own competitive advantage using an integrated design software.7. Students will exhibit confidence of competent industrial designers and technologists. “Behaviors Acceptable as Evidence of Success” using the Robust 3D Modeling SoftwareRelated three levels of behaviors are listed that pertain to higher order Cognitive, Affective andPsychomotor domains.The following activity level statements are in the specific behavioral level. a = cognitive domain; b =affective

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Winston Link

volume, given the formula for the volume of asphere.It was expected that the percent correct on the definition and the 6radius of the sphere5 items wouldvary depending on: (a) the course in which the survey was taken; (b) the number of completed mathcourses beyond College Algebra; (c) the number of completed math courses at the calculus level orabove; and (d) the number of terms between the last completed math course and the math course inwhich the students were surveyed. The surprising results of this study will be presented in this paper.IntroductionSince the 1996 summer term LaSIP participant survey, 638 post-College Algebra LSUS studentsenrolled in five different courses (total of 25 sections) requiring College Algebra as a prerequisite

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Richard A. Gilbert; Mark Maughmer; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Renata Engel, Pennsylvania State University

difficult.Lectures can also be classified as difficult when they contain components that are by naturedifficult for students. Such components are embedded in integrated and open-ended lectures aswell as lecture topics that should be considered straight forward or even easy. Some of thesecomponents are math elements such as (a) second order differential equations; (b) imaginaryplanes; and (c) visualization of large matrix operations. Other include (a) the use of unfamiliarscience vocabulary or concepts; (b) the notion of unsteady state behavior; and (c) the applicationof poles and zeros. In all situations where these components exist, the overall lecture will be atbest will be confusing until they have adjusted their frame of reference for the material to

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Peggy Samson; Ken Vickers

partnership with teachers from their schools. This competitivesituation is designed to deliberately mimic a new product “definition to market” process modelby keeping the nature of each year’s game secret until all the schools are brought together at akickoff event and are given: a) the specifications for the contest (a detailed game task description and machine size limit to simulate customer defined product requirements and specifications), b) the time period of the contest (a delivery date for the machine six weeks from kickoff to simulate a product time-to-market constraint), and c) the resources for the contest (an identical box of odd parts, fasteners, materials, motors, and a radio controller to simulate

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Badrul H. Chowdhury

. Fundamental of voltage surge and sag 3. Methods to improve Power Quality10. Storage Storage can play an important role in the electricity supply network to manage resourceseffectively. As a generation resource, energy storage can provide savings in operating costs.Examples are: (a) spinning reserve for temporary generation backup, (b) frequency regulation forisolated utilities to maintain 60 Hz. In combination with renewable resources, energy storagecan increase the value of PV and wind-generated electricity, by making supply coincident withperiods of peak consumer demand. Strategically-placed storage systems can increase theutilization of existing transmission and distribution (T&D) equipment and defer or eliminate theneed for costly T

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Patricia Davies; Leah H Jamieson; Laura A Guedelhoefer; Edward J. Coyle; James D. Jones

A ll 3 .5 3 2 .5 2 1 .5 1 K n o w le d g e K n o w le d g e In s tr u c tio n A s s is ta n c e V a lu e Level F ear B e fo re A fte r Figure 4. Data From All GroupsThere were several areas where all of the groups had similar responses. The first two areas wereinstruction and assistance. A score of “one” corresponded to “Too Little,” while a score of “five”represented “Too Much.” Therefore, a score of three would represent the perfect level. The level ofinstruction was approximately a 2.8, while the level of assistance was a 3.4, suggesting that thebalance of

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Aaron C. Cain; Ganesh V. Kudav

seeking accreditation of an engineering program demonstrate and documentProgram Outcomes and Assessment. Some of the elements in this criterion are: a) theability of their graduates to design a system, component, or a process that meet desiredneeds; b) the ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpretdata; c) an ability to communicate freely; and d) the broad education necessary tounderstand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context. Criterion 4– the Professional Component - requires that the students “be prepared for engineeringpractice through the curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on theknowledge and skills acquired in earlier course...”. While the mechanical

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Thomas H. Ortmeyer; M. Sathyamoorthy; Karl Cunningham

Poster Session 93 A Manufacturing Engineering Experiential Learning Program Thomas H. Ortmeyer@, Karl Cunningham& and M. Sathyamoorthy@ @ Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York & Alcoa-Massena Operations, Massena, New YorkAbstractThe current paper describes the development and implementation of anindustry/university collaboration in experiential learning. Each individual project inthis program consists of the participating student, an industrial mentor, and a facultymentor. The year long program is designed to offer the participating student theopportunity to participate in a design

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Jawaharlal Mariappan; Ravi Ramachandran; Stephanie Farrell

Session 1526 A MULTIDISCPLINARY CONTROL SYSTEMS LABORATORY Ravi P. Ramachandran1, Stephanie Farrell1 and Jawaharlal Mariappan2 1. Faculty of Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028 2. Aplusstudent Inc., Sewell, New Jersey 08080Abstract - The hallmark of the newly configured Rowan College of Engineering undergraduateprogram is multidisciplinary education with a laboratory emphasis. The development of a newmultidisciplinary control laboratory upholds our hallmark very well. We attempt to address thedemand of industry for acquiring control engineers (1) with a broad set of skills and acomprehension of

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Martha C. Wilson

Session 2793 Obstacles to a Liberal Engineering Education Martha C. Wilson University of Wisconsin, StoutI. Introduction “I ponder the grim fact that Greece, for all its art and philosophy, and Rome, for all its wealth and technology, both in the end toppled and fell. Perhaps a culture that weds competence to grace, and wisdom to know-how, would persevere and flourish where others have failed. Such a culture would have at its core a cadre of civilized engineers.”1A civilized engineer would understand and appreciate the

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Robert P Hesketh; Michael Carney; C. Stewart Slater

Session 3413 Ã $ )OXLGL]HG %HG 3RO\PHU &RDWLQJ ([SHULPHQW Robert P. Hesketh, C. Stewart Slater, and Michael Carney Department of Chemical Engineering Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA 2000 ASEE Annual Conference Session 3413 ChE Laboratories in the Next Millennium A unique experiment that can have a large impact on student learning and retention is thefluidized bed polymer coating process. This experiment, first developed for a NSF NovelProcess Workshop, is a highly visual experiment in chemical engineering processes andexperimentation

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Robert Sumrall; Nuggenhalli S Nandagopal; Gilbert J. Groendyke

Session 1350 A Unique University-Professional Society Partnership N. S. Nandagopal, Gilbert Groendyke, Robert Sumrall University of Houston-Downtown/Brown & Root Energy ServicesAbstractThis paper describes the unique partnership between the University of Houston-Downtown (UH-D) and the Society of Piping Engineers and Designers (SPED). UH-Doffers a four-year program in piping design. The program leads to a BS degree inEngineering Technology with a major in Process and Piping Design. The program isTAC/ABET accredited. The program meets the special needs of the Houston-Gulf coastarea, which is a center for Engineering, Procurement