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Satinderpaul Devgan

developing newprograms. This paper describes two such unique graduate programs that were developed througha systematic analysis of national critical technologies, future manpower demand projections,academic and research background of our faculty, and the interests of our students. The M.S.program in Computer and Information Systems Engineering (CISE), an interdisciplinary fieldthat integrates different aspects of computer engineering, computer science, electricalengineering, systems engineering and information systems, was implemented in fall 1997. It hassince experienced a phenomenal growth in student enrollment. A Ph.D. in CISE program, whichbuilds on the master’s program as its core, has since been developed and approved forimplementation.1

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Matthew Ohland; Richard Layton

Session 2230 Peer Ratings Revisited: Focus on Teamwork, Not Ability Richard A. Layton, Matthew W. Ohland Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology / Clemson UniversityAbstractIn a previous study, we determined that student peer ratings used to assign individual gradesfrom group grades showed no effects relating to gender but significant effects relating to race. Alikely explanation of this result was that students seem to base ratings on perceived ability in-stead of real contribution to the group effort. To overcome this tendency, we modified the peer-rating instrument, instructed students on the

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Ted Aanstoos; Steven Nichols

Session 2793 Bridging the Gap: Student Perceptions of what the Workplace Demands Ted A. Aanstoos, Steven P. Nichols Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at AustinAbstractBaccalaureate engineers have solid theoretical, analytical, and problem solving skills, but theyare often ill equipped to “hit the ground running” in industry. Companies recruitingengineering graduates often urge Universities to place extra emphasis on budgeting/finance,marketing, negotiations, team building, communications, and other areas. Traditionally

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Siddhartha Bagchi

conduct ten basic experiments, which proves to be a very fruitfulexperience for them. They can actually verify the existing theory, which they have learned intheir lecture assignments. Sometimes the students face problems processing data on thecomputer. The results they get may not be what they expect. This can be frustrating. Too muchdependence on the computer output and improper interpretation of the data lead to suchproblems. A simple error in the data can cause the result to deviate far from what is expected.The following laboratory assignments are selected in this paper as examples for discussion:a) Flow through a Venturib) Calibration of a Triangular WeirThe results are initially found to be inconsistent. But, with a little modification and

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Richard Gilbert; Kimberly Rogers; Joseph Hickey, University of South Florida; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida; Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

D. Hickey, and Eric Roe. University of South Florida, College of Engineering, Tampa, FL. 33620AbstractToday’s high school students, while familiar with high technology as users, frequently fail toconnect underlying scientific principles to the technologies that enable their lives in so manyways. We report on initial efforts aimed at providing high school science teachers withtechnology-based materials, or modules, that they may employ to enhance the presentation ofscience topics within the guidelines of a state approved curriculum. These materials support theteacher in the normal mode of teacher-centered instruction, considered by both teachers andstudents to be important [1]. Since topics must be presented within time constraints

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James Garner; David Metz; Willie Ofosu

Session 1426 Laboratory Exercise on Demodulation Of PAM signal Willie Ofosu - Penn State Wilkes-Barre James Garner, David Metz - Penn State AltoonaAbstractPulse amplitude modulation (PAM) is used extensively in telecommunications as anintermediate step of other techniques such as phase shift keying (PSK), quadratureamplitude modulation (QAM) and pulse code modulation (PCM)1. PAM however is anamplitude modulated (AM) form of a pulse carrier2, and hence has all the advantages anddisadvantages of the purely analog AM, a major disadvantage being noise. PAM can

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James Wood; Elaine L. Craft

Session 1149 Multi-Pronged Retention Strategy Successful In Retaining Engineering Technology Students James C. Wood, Elaine L. Craft Tri-County Technical College/SC Advanced Technological Education Center of ExcellenceAbstractA retention strategy that incorporates a new integrated, problem-based curriculum, collaborative,student-centered teaching methodologies, faculty and student teams, and the involvement ofindustry partners is demonstrating success in retaining students in engineering technologyprograms in South Carolina.The South

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Richard Smith; Marv Abrams

Session 2526 Experimental Validation of Computer Simulations Increases the Synergy Between Simulation and Physical Reality R. Frank Smith and Marvin C. Abrams California State Polytechnic University, Pomona CA AbstractThis paper discusses the development of course materials at California State PolytechnicUniversity, Pomona, CA. that will demonstrate a pedagogical approach that allows the synergismof computer simulations and laboratory experimentation. The model being developed willinclude shared resources with other schools through computer

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Richard Gilbert; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

AC 2001-1017: TECH-4 Electronic Workforce DevelopmentAndrew Hoff, University of South FloridaMarilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community CollegeRichard Gilbert, Page 6.967.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2001 Session 2432 TECH-4 Electronic Workforce Development Marilyn Barger, Andrew Hoff, Richard Gilbert University of South FloridaIntroductionAn internationally competitive US electronics industry requires a well-prepared workforce.Many community colleges and universities along the central Florida “Interstate

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Steven Hart; Ronald Welch

Session 2793 USMA Regionalized Drinking Water Treatment Facility Multidiscipline Capstone Ronald W. Welch, Steven D. Hart United States Military AcademyAbstractLast spring, 95 civil (CE) and environmental (EV) engineering majors in the ABET-accreditedCE and EV programs at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) worked on a multidisciplinarycapstone project to design a regionalized drinking water treatment facility for West Point andsurrounding communities. This paper assesses the project through student comments andinstructor evaluations. The one-semester

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Peter Golding; Walter Fisher; Stella Quinones

Session 2793 Success Strategies for First-Year Pre-Engineering Students Walter Fisher, Stella Quinones, Peter Golding The University of Texas at El PasoAbstractAn innovative, comprehensive program for entering engineering and science students calledCircLES (Circles of Learning for Entering Students) has been implemented at the University ofTexas at El Paso (UTEP) to improve student success and retention in the first year and to increasepersistence to graduation. An important part of this program addresses the needs of students whoenter the university with a weak math background

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William Charlton; Marsha Creatchman; Carl Beard; Sheldon Landsberger

Nuclear and Radiological 1560Graduate Distance Learning in Nuclear and Radiation Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin Sheldon Landsberger, William Charlton, Carl Beard and Marsha Creatchman University of Texas at Austin, Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program, Nuclear Engineering Teaching Lab, PRC R-9000, Austin, Texas 78712AbstractIn 1998 the Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program (NREP) at the University of Texasat Austin (UT) began offering a Masters of Science in Health Physics via distance learning.Originally the courses were taped and delivered by mail to the students, which proved to betime-consuming and cumbersome. This

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John Pearce

Session 2632 Constructing Classroom Role Playing Exercises John A. Pearce Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712AbstractRole playing exercises in the classroom can be used to bring vitality and the feel of realism todiscussions of the impact of technology on society. The key to success is creating a realisticstructure for the exercise and giving the various roles depth and realistic attributes.I. IntroductionThe particular class is Steam Power and

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John Williams

Session 2793 Emphasizing Student Development in the Introduction to Engineering Sequence John Williams Mechanical Engineering Division Alfred University Alfred, NY 14802AbstractEngineering education is facing several new challenges with entering engineering freshmen. Theprocess of education is evolving and issues are arising in terms of changing learning styles, skilllevels upon entering, level of commitment to the study of engineering, and a lack of

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Hamid Khan

have attained these skills in a natural way. Yet thevast majority of us require(s) some training to develop proper problem solving skills. Providing thistraining is perhaps one of the most important responsibilities resting with our educators. All too oftenstudents ‘pick up’ problem solving skills through experience or as a bye product of doing exercises inmathematics or science classes. Watching the teacher or the textbook author plow through someproblem situations can also lead to some lasting spin-offs.” Herbert A. Hauptman, Nobel Laureate inChemistry. The reason Hauptman has been quoted for this paper is obvious. A medical theory of effectiveengineering and technology and problem solving will be discussed. The other objective of

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William Stratton; Ranaye Marsh; Jonathan Lawson; Jay Kunze

be mitigated by efforts during thestudent’s education program?To explore these issues a one-and-a-half day symposium was held in April 1998 at Idaho StateUniversity (ISU), co-sponsored by Boise State University and Ricks College. Approximately 100attendees from throughout the nation presented papers and engaged in discussion of exampleefforts to improve or develop successful symbiotic relationships between engineering professionalsand technicians. Both academic and industrial leaders participated.IntroductionThe authors, all in administrative positions at Idaho State University (ISU), had observedcontention between certain academic colleges (engineering and business in particular) anddepartments in the School of Applied Technology. These two

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Dick Desautel

Session 2602 Assessment System Workshop Dick Desautel San Jose State UniversityAbstractThis paper first reviews the concepts, design and operation of a complete engineering programassessment system, and then addresses issues of concern in system maintenance and facultyparticipation for such a system. The system review serves to equip those who are unfamiliarwith assessment systems to be able to develop one, and those that are familiar with such systemsto evaluate the system presented. The review clarifies the contrast of old and new cultures

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William Hutzel

to encouragediscussions about how broad concepts like “renewable energy” is treated in undergraduatethermal power courses.Renewable energy use in the United States The data summarized in Figure 1 shows that renewable sources deliver only a small partof the annual energy used in the United States.1 Coal, petroleum, and natural gas wereresponsible for more than 85% of the nearly 100 quadrillion Btu’s consumed by the UnitedStates in 1999. Renewable sources, which include hydroelectric, solar, and wind energy,contribute approximately 8% of the total. Nuclear electric sources, which the Department ofEnergy does not categorize as “renewable”, make up the remaining 7% of the energy consumed.Based on this data, one might conclude that

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Leyla Newton; Shawna L. Fletcher; Dana Newell; Mary Anderson-Rowland

additional information. Survey results indicated that asignificant number of respondents were first introduced to engineering by a family member andsubsequently, enrolled in engineering because of a strong aptitude for math and science.Students indicated that the WISE Bridge Program, as well as other services offered in the CEASand at ASU, aided them in their first semester. In addition, WISE program services such asacademic advising, mentoring, and tutoring were also mentioned as significant in first semesterretention of these students.An overview of the WISE Summer Bridge Program will be presented as well as survey resultsfrom 1998, 1999, and 2000 participants. In addition, the paper will discuss the need for andimpact of bridge programs

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Denise Nicoletti; John Orr

Session 2532 An Implementable/Sustainable Outcomes Assessment Process for an Electrical Engineering Program Denise Nicoletti John A. Orr Worcester Polytechnic InstituteAbstractThe ECE department at WPI has adopted four principal means of assessing program outcomes:course-based assessments, assessments of each senior project by the project advisor, acomprehensive biennial review of senior projects, and an annual senior survey. The course-based assessment component is both one of the more important assessment aspects, and one ofthe more difficult to

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Howard Smolleck; Bhargava Jayanti

Session 1795 SOME COMPUTER-BASED LEARNING TOOLS FORUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS: DEVELOPMENT, USES, AND EXPERIENCE Howard A. Smolleck Bhargava Ram Jayanti Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering New Mexico State UniversityAbstractFor several years, the first author has directed a program involving the development ofgraphical, interactive software for use by students in Engineering and Technology programs.The pilot project, sponsored primarily by two foundations, was oriented toward two-year,community-college institutions as well as four

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James Wade; Virginia Elkins; Roy Eckart; Catherine Rafter; Eugene Rutz

Session 3430 Utilizing New Instructional Technologies to Optimize the Learning Process Roy Eckart, Virginia Elkins, Terri Heidotting, Catherine Rafter, Eugene Rutz and James Wade University of CincinnatiAbstractThe goal of this project, funded by a grant from the General Electric Fund, is to determinewhether using new instructional technologies to optimize the learning process for students withdifferent learning styles and personality types. This paper presents the progress made towardthis goal in the first year of a

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Mark Smith

computing is, who the major players in the industry are, and how it can be used tomonitor and control remote processes. Session attendees will also see a case study of remote-control computing software in operation, monitoring and controlling a plant floor productionsystem.IntroductionNetworking technologies, and especially the Internet, have become a major component ofapplication systems. As we teach the design and implementation of process control systems inthe Engineering curriculum, we must recognize that these systems will require capabilities forcontrol and support from remote locations. For example, the need for remote control may bedriven by the high cost of a particular process. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory uses remoteprocess control

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James Ladesic

Session 1302 The Curriculum Technology Enhancement Program at Embry Riddle University James G. Ladesic Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityAbstractMost of the faculty now teaching engineering at US institutions grew up with thevacuum tube, slide rule, and punch card. Over the past ten years, however, therehas been a paradigm shift in the nature of computing technologies far differentfrom those that faculty have spent the majority of their life’s experience gettingcomfortable with. Computer network-based engineering technologies have been,more or less, implemented throughout industry. The

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Ed McCombs; David Pratt; John Nazemetz

Efficient Capture of Content for Delivery in Multiple Presentation Modes Without Killing Yourself or the Budget John W. Nazemetz, PhD, Edward L. McCombs, and David Pratt, PhD Industrial Engineering and Management, Oklahoma State University, OK 74078AbstractThis paper compares various presentation modes for on-campus and distance educationinstruction and presents a methodology which enables the instructor to overcome many of theproblems encountered when teaching courses that are delivered in a variety of modes (live,videotaped, streaming video, and/or downloaded files). The methodology enables those whowish/must deliver the course in multiple presentation modes to do so more easily andeconomically while

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Jerry Samples

Session 2793 Distance Learning – Don’t Forget the Pedagogy Jerry W. Samples University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownAbstractInteractive-television, Web based instruction, computer assisted instruction and any othermethod that provides education at a distance or uses technology in the classroom are the buzzwords of the day. Chunking, the dividing of material into useful parts that stand-alone, is a termthat regularly enters conversations in the distributive learning arena. Organizations are spendinglarge sums of money to make the technology work; the concern is the

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William Whitaker

Session 2347 RECRUITING PARTNERSHIP for CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY William Whitaker Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology Murray State University Murray, KentuckyAbstractThe construction industry is in the midst of a critical shortage of qualified employees. Thisincludes management personnel with college training in construction related programs. Futureforecasts for construction activity are high and the current employee shortage is expected

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Jeffrey Fergus

Session 2464 Preparing Materials Engineers for Cross-Disciplinary Careers Jeffrey W. Fergus Auburn UniversityAbstractMaterials engineers must design materials and processes for a wide variety of applications (e.g.from aerospace to biomedical to microelectronics to automotive) and thus must be prepared towork on cross-disciplinary problems. In response to this need, the materials engineeringcurriculum at Auburn University has recently been redesigned to better prepare students for thesecross-disciplinary challenges. The modified

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classroom. The objective of the first class in thesequence (during the spring semester) is to introduce the elements of the evaluation process that isused to decide if a research area is a suitable candidate for commercialization (in either anentrepreneurial or intrapreneurial environment). The students then apply this evaluation process tocurrent on-campus research results, select a suitable commercialization candidate, and work withthe technology transfer office and research professor to commercialize the research during thefollowing summer and fall semesters.The first course in the sequence was initiated in the Spring 2000 semester with mixed results. Thispaper will introduce the detailed class plan and course materials, an analysis of class

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Chris Lorenz; Trevor Harding; Jennifer Kadlowec; Kurt DeGoede

Session 3230 ASEE Student Chapters: From Student Members to Faculty Jennifer Kadlowec1, Kurt DeGoede2, Trevor Harding3, Chris Lorenz4 1 Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ / 2Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA/ 3 4 Kettering University, Flint, MI / University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MIAbstractThe University of Michigan Student Chapter of the American Society for Engineering Educationhas grown from a small core group of founding members, who organized panel discussions for thegraduate student community, into a