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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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George Havener

Session 2793 Project Falcon Base: A Freshman Introduction to Engineering Using Problem Based Learning A. George Havener, D. Neal Barlow Department of Aeronautics United States Air Force AcademyAbstractThis paper is a summary report on an experimental freshman-engineering course conducted atthe United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) during the period August 1996 – May 1999.The purpose of the course, Engr 110Z, Project Falcon Base: An Introduction to Engineering,was to develop foundation skills in problem

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Building Bridges in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Djafar Mynbaev

1 Document 2002-1291 Building the bridge between engineering and engineering technology schools in a telecommunications program Djafar K. Mynbaev New York City Technical College of the City University of New York Department of Electrical Engineering Technology and TelecommunicationsAbstract There is a traditional contradiction between engineering and engineering technologyschools. The former are more theoretically oriented; engineering courses taught at engineeringschools rely heavily on the student’s strong background in physics

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Mentoring Graduate Students for Success

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2002 Annual Conference

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Amyl Ghanem

anundergraduate environment to a research environment is often difficult: new skills are needed,students are expected to make decisions independently, and learning is informal. Graduate work(and research in general) is recognized to be a stressful time for students (Brennan, 1999). Thisis especially true for women and minority graduate students who find themselves more isolatedand less able to take advantage of informal learning networks than others (Berg and Ferber,1983). The problem is confounded by the fact that faculty research advisors are not taughtmanagement and mentoring skills that are required to properly supervise students. This situationis especially difficult for new faculty who are inexperienced in mentoring student research, butdepend

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International Engineering Education II

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2002 Annual Conference

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Megat Johari Megat Mohd Noor

Session 3160 MALAYSIAN ENGINEERING EDUCATION MODEL Megat Johari Megat Mohd Noor, Abang Abdullah Abang Ali, Mohd Rasid Osman, Mohd Sapuan Salit, Mohd Saleh Jaafar Universiti Putra MalaysiaIntroductionEngineering programmes that were developed at Universiti Malaya, the first university inMalaysia to offer engineering programmes, adopted the Australian model of 4 years durationof study. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) was then set up to produce graduatesthrough a 5-year programme. Other public universities such as Universiti Putra Malaysia(UPM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

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Hunting for MINDs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kisha Johnson; Grace Mack; John Wheatland

Session 2002-2103 Fast Track to Achievement II: Increasing Academic Performance and Retention of Engineering Freshmen by Promoting Achievement Behaviors Grace E. Mack, John A. Wheatland, and Kisha Johnson Morgan State UniversityAbstractIn making the transition from high school to college, engineering freshmen can benefit fromguidance by upperclassmen on how to meet the challenges of engineering and how to negotiatethe college environment. Upperclassmen, particularly those with a proven track record ofacademic achievement and leadership, are credible sources and

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Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

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Massood Atashbar

Session Number 2632 A New Course for Electrical and Computer Engineering Majors: Engineering of Real Time Systems Massood Z. Atashbar, Hakeem Ogunleye Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49004IntroductionUniversity Computer Engineering programs continue to be a popular draw for students. Still,since they are relatively

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jean-Pierre Trotignon; Ian Simpson

part of theiroverall income. A non-American student who goes to study in an American university will,obviously, absorb American culture during her/his stay, as well maintain links with the “almamater” through the “alumni association” after returning home. Strong links are forged betweenthe international student, the chosen university and, in the case of engineering students, withindustry.In truth, French universities and “Grandes Écoles” had probably been slow to adapt to the newphenomenon of globalisation and to all the possibilities on offer in the field of education. Theiractivities in this field had been limited to those countries which, for reasons of history, hadbeen exposed to French colonial influence. Such countries are mainly located

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Visualization and Graphics

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Jerz

Session 2438 Redesigning Engineering Graphics to Include CAD and Sketching Exercises Richard Jerz St. Ambrose UniversityAbstractComputer-aided design (CAD) software is changing the way Engineering Graphics (EG) istaught. Many schools and professors question how best to prepare students for themanufacturing world. Several years ago, St. Ambrose University changed its approach toteaching EG. We removed drawing tables and introduced computer-aided design software as amajor course component. In a one-semester course, both EG

Conference Session

Educational Trends in Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Mark Riley

Session # 2408 New designs on teaching biological engineering Mark R. Riley Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, The University of Arizona Tucson AZ, 85721, riley@ag.Arizona.eduAbstractThe field of biological engineering has evolved tremendously in recent years due to advances inboth fundamental understanding of biological systems and in application of engineering methodsto utilize this information. To be competitive in the field, graduates of biological engineeringprograms must have a diverse background which not only is grounded in

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sunanda Mitra

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS), session number1526. ID#2002-1954ASEE Abstract Title: Optimized signal/image feature recognition for Machine Learning. NSFAWARD # 9980296, CRCD: Machine Learning: A Multidisciplinary Computer Engineering GraduateProgram.Sunanda Mitra, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,Texas 79409. E-mail: Sunanda.Mitra@coe.ttu.edu.AbstractThis paper describes some of the research projects, facilitating machine learning, completed by graduatestudents supported by the NSF-CRCD AWARD # 9980296 entitled “Machine Learning: AMultidisciplinary Computer Engineering Graduate Program ” to Texas Tech University. The program isnow under development in

Conference Session

Tools of Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

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Dave Cress

devising plans for improvement.Students need to examine their own learning and thinking processes, practice learning fromfailure, and embrace continuous improvement. Such skills are essential in professional practice,but young people are often reluctant to use these opportunities for learning. I searched for a wayto encourage these traits and developed an exercise where students explicitly practice theseprocesses. They conduct the exercise after each of two major exams in my courses.The process consists of three parts. First, students correct their exam. Second, they conduct a“failure analysis” of their mistakes to examine why they made them. Finally, students create an“avoidance strategy” to minimize the likelihood of repeating the same (or a

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Interdisciplinary Approach to Env. Engrg

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2002 Annual Conference

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Wendell King

Session 2251 Educating Engineers on International Environmental Security Wendell C. King Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering United States Military Academy West Point, NY 10996Introduction The engineering profession wields the power of science and technology with the intent ofbuilding a better world. However, evidence exists suggesting that we may have become so goodat the job of building new technological marvels that we fail in the mission of making a betterworld. In engineering terms, the life

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jenelle Piepmeier; Kenneth Knowles; Bradley Bishop

Session XXXX The Use of MATLAB for Robotic Control in an Undergraduate Robotics Laboratory Jenelle Armstrong Piepmeier, Kenneth A. Knowles, Bradley E. Bishop U.S. Naval Academy 105 Maryland Ave (Stop 14A) Annapolis, MD 21402 ABSTRACT An effective undergraduate robotics course will have strongly coupled laboratory and classroomcomponents. It is important that the students experience the application of classroom theory. Often,this application is transparent when using the

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Teaching Materials Sci&Eng to Non-Majors

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2002 Annual Conference

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Caroline Baillie; Adam Mannis

Session 2364 Teaching Materials To Engineering Students: National Support For Materials Faculty Adam Mannis and Caroline Baillie Imperial College, London and UK Centre for Materials EducationINTRODUCTIONIn the UK, government higher education funding councils have since 1999 placed ahigh priority on developing schemes to foster and support education developmentsembedded within disciplines. Part of the rationale for this is an acknowledgement thatacademics best appreciate, assimilate and implement a pedagogic

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To Design and Conduct Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

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Joseph Owino; Ronald Goulet

Session # 2666 Experiential Problem Based Learning in the Mechanics of Materials Laboratory Ronald U. Goulet, Ph.D., P.E., Joseph Owino, Ph.D., P.E. College of Engineering and Computer Science University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaBackgroundThe College of Engineering and Computer Science at UT Chattanooga has reported broad effortsaimed to modernize and enhance undergraduate engineering laboratories and designcourses.1,2,3,4,5. This process of improvement was recently directed to the mechanics of materialslaboratory course. The College offers second year engineering students a one credit hourmechanics of materials lab concurrently

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Innovative Laboratory Instruction

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2002 Annual Conference

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Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

thermodynamicsprocesses and systems which are fundamental to understanding the basic concepts ofthermodynamics, such as the first and second laws of thermodynamics. In addition, thisapparatus demonstrates a vapor compression refrigeration cycle. This paper will present a set ofthermodynamics experiments in which the first and second law of thermodynamics are employedto determine the heat gained by the refrigerant in the evaporator, the heat rejected from therefrigerant in the condenser, and the isentropic efficiency of the compressor. The objective ofthese experiments is to assist the undergraduate mechanical engineering students inunderstanding the basic thermodynamics processes by utilizing real life applications. Thisproject was completed with the assistance

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New Ideas

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2002 Annual Conference

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Oguz Soysal

Session Number 2533 PROJECT BASED LEARNING OF ENERGY CONVERSION PRINCIPLES AT FRESHMAN LEVEL Oguz A. Soysal Department of Physics and Engineering Frostburg State UniversityAbstractThe paper presents the educational outcomes of the freshman design project titled “WindPower Plant to Supply a Public Transportation System at a Ski Resort.” The topic wasselected to help students understand energy conversion principles by hands onexperience. Students also had a chance to see different aspects of the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Anthony Trippe

Session 3547 Designing Programming Courses For ET Students Anthony P. Trippe Rochester Institute of Technology Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology DepartmentAbstractRochester Institute of Technology offers a three-course technical programming sequencefor Engineering Technology students. All three courses are required for ComputerEngineering Technology students. The first two courses are required forTelecommunications ET students. Electrical and Civil ET students are required to takeonly the first course of the sequence.This paper reviews and

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Technology for Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert Ribando

Session 3430 Using Software with Visualization to Teach Heat Transfer Concepts Robert J. Ribando, Timothy C. Scott, Larry G. Richards, Gerald W. O’Leary University of VirginiaAbstractOver the past six years we have transformed our undergraduate heat transfer course froma strictly lecture format by adding a two-hour “studio” session held in a classroomequipped with a computer for each pair of students. Much of the studio work revolvesaround a set of locally developed, research-based numerical algorithms that solve in realtime the ordinary and partial-differential equations describing heat and fluid flow. Withthe complete

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Abraham Michelen

Session 2793 Designing Interactive GUI with MATLAB ® Abraham Michelen Hudson Valley Community College Troy, New York 12180 micheabr@hvcc.eduAbstractIn this paper we introduce a tutorial on the use of the Guide facility of MATLAB.Guide is a development platform composed of several interrelated tools withinMATLAB that allows the user to build complex graphical user interfaces that can beused as teaching tools or as automated programs. Several examples rela ted toengineering disciplines are presented.I. IntroductionMATLAB is a high

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Achieving Diversity in the CE Faculty

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2002 Annual Conference

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Mary Roth

Session 2515 Recruiting and Retaining Faculty and Students: The Role of Faculty Liaison Mary J. S. Roth Lafayette College, Easton, PAAbstractThe Director of Engineering at Lafayette College, in consultation with the Provost, hasdeveloped a new position entitled Faculty Liaison for Recruitment and Retention (FLRR). Thispaid position allows a faculty member to evaluate and address recruitment and retention issues atboth the student and faculty level. The primary responsibilities of the position include attendingdepartment head

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Assessment & Quality Assurance in engr edu

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2002 Annual Conference

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Megat Johari Megat Mohd Noor

from the conception stage until achieving the certification arehighlighted. The implementation of the ISO 9001 quality system is to complement theexisting quality assurance activities such as the accreditation by the Board of Engineers,Malaysia and the external examination and assessment processes.Prior to the ISO 9001 certification exercise by the School of Engineering, there was anambitious move by UPM to certify all activities covering the scope of teaching, research,consultancy and administration at the university level. Learning from the failure, which wasmainly due to the lack of management commitment at nearly all levels that did not translateor permeate down the importance of the exercise, has led UPM to take a more cautiousapproach

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Promoting ET with K-12 Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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Terri Nordin; Dana DeGeeter; Jenny Golder

Session #2002-1749 Creating Engineers For the Future Dana De Geeter, Jenny E. Golder, Terri A. Nordin Iowa State University of Science and TechnologyAbstractAs the demand for engineers continues to grow it is necessary to educate young students intechnology and science related careers. This challenges educators to make engineering excitingand interesting. The following briefly details the implementation of a youth-developmentprogram that is committed to preparing the engineers of tomorrow. The non-profit organizationFor Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST TM

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Caenepeel

Session 2793 Introductory Maximizing Engineering Potential Course Christopher L. Caenepeel California State Polytechnic University, PomonaabstractAn introductory engineering course has been designed and successfully implemented tointroduce underrepresented minority students to a systematic strategy of problem solving.A faculty/MEP staff team reinforces the lecture by facilitating a creative problem solvingrecitation. The course uses a strategy of systematically question answering to challengefundamental mathematics and physics problems. The course also introduces the studentsto college

Conference Session

Manufacturing Processes and Systems

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sybillyn Jennings; Sunderesh Heragu; Robert Graves; Charles Malmborg

Session 2002 Innovative Educational Tool for Learning Materials Handling Principles, Concepts, Equipment and Analytical Models Sunderesh S. Heragu, Robert J. Graves, Charles J. Malmborg, Sybillyn Jennings Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute/Russell Sage CollegeAbstractMaterials handling is a vital function in a manufacturing or distribution system. Efficient handling ofmaterial allows such systems to operate at high levels of productivity. US companies invest over $60billion annually in materials handling technology. It is therefore extremely

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Assessment of Biomedical Engineering Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Lisle Hites; Eric Nauman; Edgar O'Neal; Kay C. Dee; Glen Livesay

Session _____ The Tulane University Biomedical Assessment Instrument: Preliminary Validity and Reliability Data Lisle S. Hites, Jr. 1, Kay C Dee 2, Glen A. Livesay2, Eric A. Nauman 2, Edgar O’Neal1 1 Department of Psychology, 2Department of Biomedical Engineering Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118IntroductionAt present, there are no statistically validated and commonly used assessment instrumentsdesigned to evaluate the specialized content and student learning required in biomedicalengineering (BMEN) courses. Accordingly, rigorous assessment and

Conference Session

Learning Styles of Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

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Malgorzata Zywno

therefore reduce the gap between them and their higher-achievingpeers. The findings suggest that reducing the gap was a result of hypermedia instructionmoderating differences in achievement between students with different learning modalities andaccommodating a wider range of learning styles than conventional instruction. These findingswere consistent with the previous 2000 study and with the 1999 pilot project, where students inthe experimental group received hypermedia instruction, and their achievement was comparedwith the achievement of conventionally instructed students in the control group. Course websiteaccess patterns and a survey of student attitudes towards hypermedia instruction are alsodiscussed. The findings support the use of learning

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Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps I

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2002 Annual Conference

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Karen Harris; Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; Winston Erevelles

Session 2463 Innovation in Manufacturing Education and Workforce Development – The PRIME Coalition Winston F. Erevelles – Robert Morris University Karen Harris– Penn State New Kensington Pearley Cunningham – Community College of Allegheny County Sunday Faseyitan - Butler County Community College Robert Myers – Westmoreland County Community CollegeI. IntroductionThe manufacturing base of Southwestern Pennsylvania is the key to a healthy regional economy.Manufacturing is the second largest private sector

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Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Marvin Dixon

Session 2525 Alternatives for Establishing Effective Capstone Design Teams Marvin W. Dixon, P.E., Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0921IntroductionUniversities have the task of educating student engineers such that they can provide effective andresponsible solutions, both as an individual and as a member of a team, to human-social-environmental needs. For years capstone design courses have been used in single engineeringdisciplines and at single universities to foster the understanding of the design process

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New MET Course Development

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Zecher

Session #3448 Teaching Finite Element Analysis in an MET Program Jack Zecher, P.E. Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis AbstractDuring the past decade finite element analysis (FEA) has transitioned from a specialized tool to one that isoften used on a daily basis during the design process in industry today. This is because FEA, running ondesktop computers, can solve complex problems that are impossible to solve by hand. Due to thispopularity of FEA, the MET program now requires that