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designed to allow the students to self-test theirunderstanding of the material being discussed. These exercises advance the lecture andallow the students to actively participate in the lecture process. Here are examples of afew typical exercises excerpted from the image processing lectures:Problem 2.3.1. Verify if a matrix product is commutative, i.e. if X.Y==Y.X.Problem 3.2.1. Estimate the histograms of the following simple images:(a) An all white image. (b) A checkerboard black/white pattern with same number ofblack and white squares.(c) img/2.Problem 4.2.2. Calculate the mean squared quantization error for each of the reducedresolution images. Compare with the theoretical result.Problem 10.2.1. Consider a 2-D signal modeled as a sum of

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Katherine Liapi

relation to the geometry of polyhedra and the organization of systems of polyhedra in spatial networks: (Space packing of polyhedra in linear and grid organizations) • Topological aspects of polyhedra • Complex geometry related to building and detail modeling.CAD Generated Parametric Solids • Solids and Dimension driven design by a) Equation, b) Geometric constraint or c) Dimensional constraint. • Solid transformations and form manipulation • Applications of parametric design and modeling in Architectural EngineeringSurface Generation • Curve Generation a) Conic Curves: ellipse, parabolas, hyperbolas b) B-splines and Bezier curvesSurfaces from Curves • Hyperbolic Geometry

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Rob Guardiola; Larry Hanneman; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

engineering b an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data c an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs d an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams e an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems f an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility g an ability to communicate effectively h the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context i a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning j a knowledge of contemporary issues k an ability to use the

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Mary Cardenas; Patrick Little

or recitationformat. From the syllabus: "What this entails is that students will work alone or in teams onparticular design exercises which allow the students to learn by doing, to learn by observing theresults of others, and to learn from one another while trying out new ideas. The role of theinstructor corresponds more to that of a coach or mentor."Each section of the course met twice a week. On Day A, the class met for 2 hours; on the nextday, Day B, the class met for one hour. Attendance was expected, and students were notified onthe syllabus that failure to attend or take part in team meetings (often scheduled outside of class)would result in a lowered grade. The students were each given a laboratory notebook and wereexpected to

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Susan M. Blanchard

course in 1995 and an engineering physiology course in 2001. Theseattempts to integrate engineering into the life sciences are discussed in the following sections.II. Integrating Engineering with General BiologyThe B. S. in Biological Engineering (BE) with concentrations in Agricultural, Biomedical,Bioprocess, and Environmental Engineering was first offered at NC State University in the fallof 1994. A new 4-hr course, BAE 235: Engineering Biology, was developed to help meet ABETrequirements for 48 hours of engineering topics and 16 hours of biological science with no morethan 8 hours double counted with engineering hours. BAE 235 counted as 4 hours of biologicalscience and 3 hours of engineering topics and covered general biology with

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Deran Hanesian; Angelo Perna; Vladimir Briller

Annual Conference & Exposition, Copyright @ 2001, American Society of Engineering Education1992-93 was 517, and the FED enrollment in the 1993-94 acad was 139. In order to achieveappropriate and matched samples, (a) only those students who completed EG or FED coursewere included to allow for post-completion analysis; (b) all non-engineering major students whotook EG or FED were excluded; (c) all non-freshmen students who took EG or FED wereexcluded; and, (d) after mean math SAT scores for the FED students were calculated, EGstudents with low math SAT scores were excluded, so that by the beginning of the analysis, bothgroups had the same mean math SAT scores. Table 1 shows the group distribution before

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Judith Grimes; Huiming Wang; Virendra Varma

; Exposition, Charlotte, NC, June 20-23, 1999.2. Oliver, C. “The Community Open-Door Philosophy: What Negative Outcomes have Developed?” 1996. New York (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 338 345)3. Hudson, B. J. “The Impact of Minimum Admission Standards: 1986-1989.” Louisville, KY. Louisville University Press. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 334 917)4. Pitts, J. M., White, Jr., W. G., & Harrison, A. B. “Student Academic Under-preparedness: Effects on Faculty.” The Review of Higher Education, 22(4), 343-365, 1990.VIRENDRA K. VARMAVirendra K. Varma, Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE, is professor of construction, and an ex-chair of the Department ofEngineering Technology at Missouri Western State College. He has been teaching COL 101

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Robert Krchnavek; Shreekanth Mandayam

permeate almost every homeworkassignment, quiz, project and exam so that each student can assess his or her individual outcomes ateach stage. The course objectives for EEMAG 1 are:“Given a contemporary stastic/quasistatic electromagnetic device/system, the student should be able to–(a) Write down the Maxwell’s equations that describe this device/system,(b) Solve these equations for simple geometries using analytical techniques,(c) Solve these equations for complex geometries using MATLAB PDE Toolbox.The focus of this course is on applications of electromagnetics at a microscale level – inside andaround devices such as MOSFETs, EEPROMs, etc. The key learning objectives translate to includethe ability to calculate fields for exploring limitations of

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Steve Schreiner; John Burns

, MA.VII. References[1] Stevens, Karl K. and Sharon M. Schlossberg, “Technology connection – a program for precollege orientation and recruiting.” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June 28- July 1, 1998.[2] Zachary, Loren W., Janet M. Sharp, and Barbara M. Adams, “Engineering connections: Teaching engineering mechanics to K-12 teachers.”Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO. June 18- 21, 2000.[3] Sharp, Janet M., Tracy L. Chandler, and John A. Petersen, “Teaching teachers to apply engineering: a tale of two high school classrooms.” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO. June 18- 21, 2000.[4] Muller, Carol B. and William S. Carlsen. “Fostering

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paper: “PSpiceApplications in the Teaching of Wireless and High Frequency Electronics.” Table 1: PSpice macromodules developed for the Table 2: Topics Covered in the Communication communication electronics course Electronics Course a. Delta modulator/demodulator 1. RF amplifiers and oscillators b. Generic class C amplifier 2. Signals and signal spectra, noise, signal filtering c. Phase locked loop and voltage controlled 3. Classical AM modulation, transmitters, and oscillator receivers d. Frequency synthesizer 4. Other analog modulators, DSB, SSB e

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Walter Banzhaf

Session 1547 An EET Program’s Innovative First-Semester Course in Electricity/Electronics Walter Banzhaf Ward College of Technology, University of HartfordAbstractThe EET faculty found in recent years that a large proportion of students entering our four-yearbaccalaureate programs in electronic, audio and music production technology had littlebackground in technical aspects of electricity and electronics. Without this kind of experience,they appeared to lack the motivation to do well in the fundamentals courses (DC and AC circuitanalysis, solid

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Jessica Matson; Kenneth Hunter

Board for Engineering and Technology, Engineering Criteria 2000.2. Katz, Susan M. The Entry-Level Engineer: Problems in Transition from Student to Professional. Journal of Engineering Education. 82(3), July 1993, 171-174.3. Real-World 101. ASEE Prism. October 1992, 19-22.4. Morgan, R. P., P. P. Reed, and W. A. Wulf. The Changing Nature of Engineering. ASEE Prism. May-June 1998.5. Landis, R. B. Enhancing Engineering Student Success: A Pedagogy for Changing Behaviors. Proceedings of the 1997 ASEE Annual Conference. Milwaukee, June 1997.6. Csoka, Louis S. Bridging the Leadership Gap. Report Number 1190-98-RR, The Conference Board, New York, 1998.7. Smith, Karl A. Project Management and Teamwork. McGraw-Hill, 2000.8. McGourty, Jack, and

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MSProject. This plan should detail all tasks related to the project including task name,duration and relation to other tasks. The project plan should be completed before anyother work on the project commences, and followed your project plan throughout theduration of the project. If, for any reason, the team is behind schedule, explain thereasons for the delays and what steps are being taken to get the project back on track.Any changes in the project plan should be mentioned and explained in the ProgressReports. Page 6.661.10Appendix B INDEPENDENT ROBOLAB PROJECTB.1 Objectives For this project, the team will bid on a

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James Rehg

– James Rehg received a B. S. and an M. S. in Electrical Engineering from St. Louis Universityand has completed additional graduate work at the University of South Carolina and Clemson University. SinceAugust 1995, Jim has been working as an assistant professor of engineering and as Program Coordinator of the B. S.degree program in Electro-mechanical Engineering Technology at Penn State Altoona. He is the author of five texts,including the following books published by Prentice Hall: Introduction to Robotics in CIM Systems 4th ed. andComputer Integrated Manufacturing 2nd ed. Page 6.898.6 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for

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Barbara L. Christe; Elaine M. Cooney

Session 3249 Advice to “Professor Mom” Elaine Cooney and Barbara Christe Indiana University-Purdue University at IndianapolisAbstractFew engineering and engineering technology faculty are women, and fewer still have children.Is it a choice: “A Wife or a Life?” (Ms Mentor’s Impeccable Advice for Women in Academia,Emily Tooth, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1997). Such a view makes having a family andgaining tenure sound either impossible or easy (if your husband is helpful). Reality lies inbetween.In order to recruit and retain women into engineering and engineering technology

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Jr., Richard O'Brien; Jenelle Piepmeier

survey. However, themidshipmen expressed that they found themselves in a role model vacuum. One mentioned thatshe did not know any female engineers (student or professional) when she chose her major.Strong support was voiced for a departmental brochure that included female students (seeAppendix B). One of the most popular elements of the Systems engineering program is the seniorprojects. The women felt that it was important to make a concerted effort to ensure that at leastone example of a project team that included women be featured in departmental recruiting efforts.They also enthusiastically volunteered to assist in open houses and plebe briefs. The studentsreiterated that recruiting efforts should be mindful of women, but not necessarily

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Cameron Wright; Michael Morrow; Thad Welch

Session 1320 An Introduction to Hardware-Based DSP Using winDSK6 Michael G. Morrow University of Wisconsin Thad B. Welch United States Naval Academy Cameron H. G. Wright U.S. Air Force Academy AbstractToday there is a global need for engineers who are DSP literate. To help educate the nextgeneration of DSP engineers, several powerful and highly versatile DSP

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Martha W. Ostheimer; Elmer Grubbs

0.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B A D Percentage portfolios vs. Outcomes B = Competent, A = Highly Skillful, D = Less Than Competent Figure Two Page 6.835.7“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”

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(1987).7 David, H. and Mendel, A., eds. The New Bach Reader. Revised and enlarged by Christoph Wolff. New York:Norton (1998).8 Bach, C.P.E. Letter [to Forkel] on Bach’s personal and artistic traits (1774). In David, Mendel, and Wolff.9 Bach, C.P.E. Letter [to Forkel] answering questions about Bach (1775). In David, Mendel, and Wolff.10 A system of tuning where the octave in divided into 12 equal semitones, with thirds slightly sharp.11 Forkel, J.N. On Bach’s invention of the viola pomposa (1782). In David, Mendel, and Wolff.12 Da Vinci, L. Notebooks. Vol. II. Compiled and edited by J. P. Richter (1883). New York: Dover (1970).13 Nabokov, V. From letter to Edmund Wilson, May 8, 1944. In B. Boyd and R.M. Pyle.14 David, Mendel, and

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Kenneth Manning; Luke Bellandi

Session 1520 Interactive Java Applet for Equation Derivations Kenneth S. Manning, Ph.D. and Luke B. Bellandi Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteAbstractThe Equation Activity applet, developed by Project Links at Rensselaer, is an engaging andinteractive tool that allows instructors to guide students through the steps in deriving a particularequation. Project Links, an NSF-supported project at Rensselaer, is a cooperative effort byfaculty from several departments, schools, and institutions to develop materials linkingmathematical topics with their applications in engineering and

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Wil Clouse; Terry Goodin

-Hill. Isachsen, O. (1996). Joining the Entrepreneurial Elite: Four Styles to Business Success. Palo Alto, CA: Davies-Black. Lambing, P., & Kuehl, C. (1997). Entrepreneurship. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Levinson, J. C. (1997). The Way of the Guerilla: Achieving Success and Balance as an Entrepreneur in the 21st Century. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Miner, J. B. (1997). The Four Routes to Entrepreneurial Success. San Francisco: Barrett-Koehler. Robinson, A., & Stern, S. (1997). Corporate Creativity. San Francisco: Barrett-Koehler. Shepherd, D., & Shanley, M. (1998). New Venture Strategy. Thousand Oaks

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Barbara Greene; Connie Dillon; Billy L. Crynes

A Session 772 ROM AND RAMBLE Combining New Technologies and Old Methods For Better Learning and Use of Time B. Crynes, C. Dillon, B. Greene University of OklahomaAbstractIn the Fall 2000 semester we taught 76 students in a fundamentals in chemicalengineering class using a method combining traditional and new technologies. Thecourse was semi self-paced in that students could complete it as quickly as they wished orwere able, but no slower than a minimum rate to take the final comprehensiveexamination. All content was provided in a CDROM specifically prepared for this courseand to enable

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optical effects along this axis. The structure, calledGrandjean, is unique, it being impossible to achieve any other arrangement by surface control2.Cholesterics frequently take up a structure in which short helical sections are packed in a morecomplicated, strongly scattering state which, although not fully stable can survive for longperiods. Figure A3. Orientation of liquid crystal molecules at the substrate: (a) homeotropic or normal; (b) non-aligned; and (c) homogeneous or parallel alignment.Response to electric fieldsWhen the liquid crystal resistivity is very high (> than 1012 ohm-cm) and only dielectricresponse is involved, the applied field acts on both permanent and induced dipoles. Themolecules have axial symmetry so

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Medhat Morcos; David Soldan

. Randall, K. and McGuire, E.G., Innovations in A Global Distance Education Program, Proceedings of Frontiers in Education Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, Paper T3E.4, 1997.2. Collis, B., Applications of Computer Communications in Education: An Overview, IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 82-86, 1999.3. Ausserhofer, A., Web-based Teaching and Learning: A Panacea? IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 92-96, 1999.4. Felder, R.M. and Silverman, L.K., Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 78, No. 7, pp. 674-681, 1988.5. Smith, K.A., The Craft of Teaching Cooperative Learning: An Active Learning Strategy, Proceedings of Frontiers in Education

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Leah Jamieson; Edward J. Coyle; William Oakes

23 advisors from seven Purduedepartments and three local companies [10]. The students come from 20 different academicdepartments including electrical and computer, mechanical, civil, and industrial engineering,computer science, sociology, psychology, education, audiology, nursing and management. Adescription of the teams can be found in the appendix.EPICS and EC 2000EPICS offers many opportunities to address the Program Outcomes required for ABETaccredited programs under EC 2000, Criterion 3 [11], which states that engineering programsmust demonstrate that their graduates have:(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data(c

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Maria Reyes; Jennifer Adair; Barry McNeill; Mary Anderson-Rowland

assigned. Fourth, the MEP and Chamber determined the judging and evaluation criteria. Lastly,avenues were established to ensure that positive feedback was given to the students and that media andlocal community were exposed to the project. The following outline provides a more detailed version ofthis model. A. Initial meeting between MEP and local chamber 1. Overview of SBP and history of program 2. Goals – want to bring program to next level 3. Benefits of partnership – to all involved B. Define project 1. Factors: attainable, doable, consider time frame, expertise in community and within Chamber, decide on key people C. Schedule project 1. What needs to be

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Tushar Ghosh; Sudarshan Loyalka; Mark Prelas; Dabir Viswanath

background from political science, journalism, pathology to nuclear, and computer engineering, (b) Instructors from other departments, industry, and other institutions came on a professional courtesy to lecture and to burden them with correcting the assignments would have been too much to ask, and (c) This class had a mix of undergraduate and graduate students. However some assignments were made and a couple of examples are given below. Students were asked to write a 10-15 page Term Paper and make a 15-minute presentation that was graded by the instructors present. The presentations were graded on technical content, preparation, answers to

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the likelihood ofsuccessful outcomes in the introduction of new technologies – was applicable to structuring thecourse.The first step was to rethink the course’s presentation. What is a seminar? Webster defines it asfollows: “seminar…1 a group of supervised students doing research or advanced study, as at a university, 2 a) a course for such a group, or any of its sessions b) a room where the group meets 3 any similar group discussion”2Discussion, research, and advanced study seemed to be the key concepts in both the course andin a seminar style of presentation.The next step was to consider the students in the class. The typical students in the other fourgraduate courses I had taught in these

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William Jemison; James Schaffer; William Hornfeck

. Enstrom, P. Lipp, and B. Stahl, "Start Your Engines," Graduating Engineer and Computer Careers, pp. 20-27, August 2000.2. H. Etzkowitz, et. al., Athena Unbound: The Advancement of Women in Science and Technology, Cambridge University Press, New York, 2000.3. http://www.abet.org/downloads/2000-01_Engineering_Criteria.pdf4. Franklin & Marshall College in cooperation with the Higher Education data Sharing Consortium, Baccalaureate Origins of Doctoral Recipients: A Ranking by Discipline of 4-Year Private Institutions for the Period 1920-1995, 1998.WILLIAM D. JEMISONWilliam D. Jemison received the BSEE degree from Lafayette College in 1985, the MESc degreefrom Penn State University in 1988, and the Ph.D. degree from Drexel

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Kauser Jahan; Shreekanth Mandayam; Douglas Cleary

1996 as a result of a $100 million donation in 1992 from the RowanFoundation. The engineering faculty use innovative methods of teaching and learning to betterprepare students for entry into a rapidly changing and highly competitive marketplace1-4. Keyprogram features include: (a) creating inter- and multi-disciplinary experiences throughcollaborative laboratories and coursework; (b) stressing total quality management (TQM) as thenecessary framework for solving complex problems; (c) incorporating state-of-the-arttechnologies throughout the curricula; (d) and creating continuous opportunities for technicalwriting and communication. To best meet these objectives, the four engineering programs ofChemical, Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical