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Innovative Teaching Methods in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert Ford; Denise Jackson

Session: 2357 Technology Enhanced Course Material for an Introductory Industrial Engineering Course Denise F. Jackson, Ph.D., P.E. and Robert Ford, Ph.D. Department of Industrial Engineering, The University of TennesseeAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to present the initial results of work performed on a grant from theUniversity of Tennessee (UT) College of Engineering (COE). This work focused on thetechnological enhancement of course material for an introductory industrial engineering (IE)course. This phase provided the first module of a new Web-deliverable learning opportunity forindustrial

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

modern evolution of mechanical engineering curricula but has wide and growingmanifestation in the new generation of industrial products as well as children’s toys.The initial funding for the “Mechatronics Laboratory” at University of Maryland EasternShore (UMES) has been obtained from a local industry (Connectiv Power). The presentset-up of the laboratory consists of an industrial SCARA (Selective ComplianceArticulated Robot Arm) robot equipped with machine vision capability for guidance,inspection and recognition associated with robotic manipulation of parts. An open loopstable vibration control platform, an open loop unstable inverted pendulum and a dualwater tank system interfaced with appropriate sensors and actuators provide capabilitiesfor

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Programmatic Curriculum Developments

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kevin Sutterer

Session 2615 Integrating Sustainability into Civil Engineering Curricula Michael Robinson, P.E., Kevin Sutterer, P.E. Department of Civil Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIntroductionAs U.S. civil engineers debate the body of knowledge that should be a part of civil engineeringeducation under American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Policy 4652 or within currentundergraduate curricula, one component not commonly included in current curricula butabsolutely fundamental to our graduates is sustainability. Sustainable development is defined

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Steven Graham; Ronald Bieniek

Session 2793 Multi-Campus New Faculty Development to Improve the Culture of Teaching William G. Fahrenholtz, Ronald J. Bieniek, and Steven W. Graham University of Missouri-Rolla/University of Missouri-Rolla/University of Missouri-SystemAbstractThe strategic plan of the University of Missouri calls for renewed emphasis on student learningand the creation of learner-centered environments. As major step in achieving this vision, theUniversity of Missouri (UM) system launched the New Faculty Teaching Scholars (NFTS)Program in 2001-2002.1 It is a system-wide development program for early career

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Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

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Tom Thomas; Mohammad Alam

Session 3560 Addressing ABET 2000 Requirements for Continual Evaluation and Program Improvement Thomas G. Thomas, Mohammad S. Alam University of South Alabama, Mobile, AlabamaAbstractThe University of South Alabama (USA) College of Engineering was among the first colleges ofengineering in the southeastern United States to apply for accreditation under the AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Educational Criteria 2000 (EC 2000). Inaddition, the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department was seeking first timeaccreditation of a four-year

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New Ideas in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Doanh Van

Session 2533 Teaching Design for Energy Sustainability Doanh Van, PhD., PE., CEM Union UniversityAbstract“Increasingly, investors are diversifying their portfolios by investing in companies that set industry-wide best practices with regard to sustainability”1. Sustainability has become yet anotheruniversal trend, besides total quality management, six sigma and total customer satisfaction, thatbusinesses and industries must adapt to remain competitive in the global market. Industries areadapting to Corporate Sustainability and, as a result, engineers

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ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Nathan Chao

Session 2432 Online e-learning Environment for Delivering Real Hands On Laboratory Experiments Nathan Chao, Queenborough Community College CUNYIntroduction Internet technology and web-based approaches to engineering and technology educationhave made great instructional inroads both for students and faculty. Apart from the millions ofstudents already receiving educational material over their schools’ intranets, nearly a millionstudents were enrolled in distance learning courses last year according to a research report fromInternational Data Corporation. IDC projects that 3 million students will be

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Advancing Thermal Science Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Michael Furey; Eugene Brown

Session 1166 WRITING ABOUT THERMODYNAMICS Michael J. Furey, Eugene F. Brown Department of Mechanical Engineering Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia 24061AbstractThis paper describes an optional writing assignment in thermodynamics initiated several years agoby the first author in two undergraduate engineering courses. Essay topics were not assigned butwere chosen by students from one of two general categories: making a connection betweenthermodynamics and the student’s major discipline (e.g., Civil

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Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2003 Annual Conference

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Jackie Sullivan; Daniel Knight

Session 1392 Women’s Manufacturing Workshop Series that Supports Inclusiveness and Skill Building in Undergraduate Engineering Education Beverly Louie, Daniel W. Knight and Jacquelyn F. Sullivan Women in Engineering Program/Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory and Program College of Engineering and Applied Science University of Colorado at BoulderAbstractDuring the past six years, pre-semester assessments of student skills have revealed a lack of hands-on experience by women students in the First

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Capstone Design and Engineering Practice

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2003 Annual Conference

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Marian Stachowicz; Rocio Alba-Flores

Session 1048 Fuzzy Mobile Robots: A Student Design Workshop Rocio Alba-Flores, Marian S. Stachowicz Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Minnesota Duluth, MN 55812 ralbaflo@d.umn.edu, mstachow@d.umn.eduAbstractThis paper describes the Design Workshop course offered at the Electrical and ComputerEngineering Department (ECE) at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD). This workshopcourse is one mechanism by which students

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Assessment of Graphics Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Michael Guerci; Douglas Baxter

SESSION 2238 Automating an Introductory Computer Aided Design Course to Improve Student Evaluation Douglas H. Baxter Director CAD/CAM/CAE Michael J. Guerci Senior Teaching Assistant School of Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteIntroductionAll engineering students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are required to take a one-credit course in solid modeling. This course, Engineering Graphics and Computer AidedDesign (EG&CAD

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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John Schmalzel; Jennifer Kadlowec; Anthony Marchese; Shreekanth Mandayam; Stephanie Farrell

Session 1526 Hands-on Experiments to Teach Engineering Principles through Physiologic Applications Stephanie Farrell1, Jennifer Kadlowec2, Anthony Marchese2, John Schmalzel3, and Shreekanth Mandayam3 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 08028Abstract The human body is an exquisite combination of interacting systems which can beanalyzed using multidisciplinary engineering principles. We have developed a series of hands-on modules that introduce freshman engineering students to chemical

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Issues for ET Administrators

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2003 Annual Conference

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Yurtseven Oner; Fox Patricia; Stephen Hundley

administrators charge academic units a tax for central services, and, in practice, academicunits whose revenue (less costs) exceeds their tax end up with a surplus that can be used forpersonnel, programmatic, and other initiatives. This paper will describe the academicentrepreneurship efforts of the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, and the resultingways RCM has been utilized to innovate, rejuvenate, and remunerate faculty and administrators inguiding and aligning their efforts toward important strategic directions. Implications for revenuegeneration, faculty development, and resource allocation, among other topics, will be discussed.Responsibility Center Management (RCM) defined In an academic context, Responsibility Center

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Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Michael Holcombe

population on campuses whereengineering technology is offered. [1] The recruiting techniques being used are not effective inproducing an increase in the percentage of the women students in engineering and engineeringtechnology. To paraphrase an old quote – “one size does not fit all.” This paper is a follow-up to the paper that was presented at the Illinois/Indiana sectionalconference in April, 2002. [2] That paper was based on a survey designed to identify the primarymotivators leading women to choose engineering/engineering technology. The survey identifiedseveral salient points in the decision making process for women students. The foremost was theattitude of the home environment toward education. Another significant factor was the effect

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Computer Literacy Among Minority Students

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2003 Annual Conference

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Roli Varma

Session 2270 Retention of Minority Undergraduates in Information Technology Roli Varma University of New MexicoAbstractUndergraduate minority student retention is a major problem in core information technologyfields namely computer science (CS) and computer engineering (CE) in American colleges anduniversities. Even though increasing numbers of minority students are declaring CS and CE astheir major, departments are having a difficult time retaining and graduating them. The minoritystudents are often less well prepared for CS or CE education and are preoccupied

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Curricular Change Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

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Tim Anderson; Marc Hoit; Richard M. Felder; Matthew Ohland; Guili Zhang

Session 2630 Integrated Curricula in the SUCCEED Coalition Matthew W. Ohland, Richard M. Felder, Marc I. Hoit, Guili Zhang, Timothy J. AndersonGeneral Engineering, Clemson University / Chemical Engineering, NC State University / College of Engineering, Educational Statistics, Chemical Engineering University of FloridaI. AbstractThe SUCCEED Coalition supported two attempts at developing and implementing integratedcurricula. The first of these was the Integrated Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, and Chemistry(IMPEC) program at NC State, which used a fully-integrated team-taught set of courses. Asecond program piloted at the

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Recruitment & Outreach in CHE

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2003 Annual Conference

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Lisa Bullard

Carolina State UniversityEngineering faculty are often asked to present demonstrations as part of university open housesor as outreach to assorted K-12 groups. Although it’s tempting to resort to the traditional“slime” or acid-base color change demonstrations, Chemical Engineering faculty face a uniquechallenge and opportunity as we seek to distinguish the field of chemical engineering fromchemistry. One way to do this is to emphasize the “process” and “product” nature of the field.This paper spotlights two demonstrations, each of which focuses on consumer products that arefamiliar to every participant: cookies and diapers. In the “cookie” demonstration, participantsgain hands-on experience in production, product/process variability, quality

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mary Englebert; Tom Owen; Stephen Kuyath

the electrical or computer engineering technology fields foundtheir options very limited. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) isone of only two universities in the state that provide a Bachelor of Science in EngineeringTechnology (BSET) program that permits transfer from the community colleges in a 2+2 format.In addition, just five of the thirty-seven community/technical colleges offering the AAS programare within reasonable commuting distance of the University.The purpose of the conversion from face-to-face or 2-Way Interactive Television instruction toWeb-based instruction was to provide a means for graduates of AAS programs throughout theentire state of North Carolina to pursue a BSET degree. Graduates of AAS

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Web-Based Laboratories and Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

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Edward Gehringer

, because they promote policies (such as access restrictions) theinstructors are not comfortable with, or because the learning curve is too steep? Or is it becausethey are not promoted effectively by the schools that adopt them? This paper reports on a surveyof 160 educators regarding their use or non-use of these systems, and their satisfaction withthem. It looks for differences in the way they use the Web, compared to instructors who “rolltheir own” Web sites, and assesses how difficult it would be to take an existing course site andplace it within a course-management system.1. IntroductionCourse-management systems* have been around for several years, and by now, almost alluniversities have adopted them. That was the easy part—the hard part

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Student Chapters - Formulas for Success

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2003 Annual Conference

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Richard Reid; Charles Tiltrum

Session Number 3215 Eight Factors for Creating an Active Student Professional Society and How It Enhances the Engineering Curriculum Richard A. Reid, Ph.D., PE and Charles A. Tiltrum, PE, LS Assistant Dean of Engineering/Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SDAbstractIn the past four years the South Dakota State University American Society of CivilEngineers (ASCE) Student Chapter has been recognized as one of the top studentchapters in the nation. ASCE has four zones in the United States and the South DakotaState University student chapter has been awarded as the

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Innovative Teaching Methods in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Michael Kuhl; Matthew Marshall; Andres Carrano

independent courses in the industrial engineering curriculum,manufacturing, ergonomics, and simulation, utilizing an experiential assembly system. Thiscollaborative project incorporates a team-based learn-by-doing approach to the theoreticalknowledge in these subject areas1,3. These components are implemented in a dynamic andreconfigurable environment in which the students are given the opportunity of contrasting his/herdesign against the working reality. The results of this project are discussed along with the impacton the curriculum.1. IntroductionIn industry, there is a constantly growing need for engineers possessing both academic andtechnical proficiencies. Meeting this need requires different and more innovative ways to impartknowledge

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Subhi Bazlamit

Session 2793 Team- Based Engineering Design Course for Engineering Freshmen Subhi M. Bazlamit Department of Civil Engineering/Ohio Northern University The curriculum at Ohio Northern University includes two introductory engineeringcourses for the incoming freshmen class. These courses are intended to introduce the basicanalytical and problem solving skills to students through an actual team-based design experience.The students are introduced to the engineering approach to design and problem solving startingfrom defining a problem, gathering pertinent information, generating

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ET Capstone Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

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Janak Dave; Thomas Boronkay

Session 3447 Remote Assistive Elevator Control Device Janak Dave, Thomas G. Boronkay, James Henize University of CincinnatiAbstractThe Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) Department at the University of Cincinnati’sCollege of Applied Science requires a “Design, Build & Test” Capstone design project forstudents working toward the baccalaureate degree. Most of these are completed by individualstudents. Local non-profit organizations that offer community service provide some of theprojects. By working with these organizations, the MET Department has identified

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Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Elaine Craft

Session 1547 One-Stop Shopping for Engineering Technology Educators Elaine L. Craft SC ATE Center of Excellence National Resource Center for ET Education Florence-Darlington Technical CollegeAbstractThe two-year college engineering technology community has a new central resource for ideas,materials, and technical assistance for improving engineering technology education. The SC ATENational Resource Center for Engineering Technology Education provides a specific link to

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

Session 1566 The Need of Capstone Senior Design Projects for Outside Support Hosni I. Abu-Mulaweh Department of Engineering Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN 46805, USAAbstractThe students in the mechanical engineering program at Indiana University-Purdue UniversityFort Wayne are required to complete a capstone senior design project. Whenever it is possible,the students are exposed to real life design problem experience. However, most of the time, thisis not achievable because of the cost of

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Trends in Biological & Agricultural Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ron Lacey; Ann Kenimer

Session 2003-1240 Teaming Freshmen with Seniors in Design Ann Kenimer, Ronald Lacey Associate Professors, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M UniversityIntroductionThe Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at Texas A&M University offersdesign-focused courses for freshman and senior engineering students. The senior-level coursesconstitute the curriculum’s capstone design experience. Seniors work in teams of four to five on adesign project suggested by industry clients. Many of these same projects are used in the freshman

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Building Cross-Disciplinary Partnerships

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2003 Annual Conference

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Larry Richards

Creativity and New Product Development: Working with Virtual Teams Larry G. RichardsUniversity of Virginia, 209B Mechanical Engineering Building, P.O. Box 400746,122 Engineer’s Way, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4746; Phone: 434 924 3191; fax434 924 7674; e-mail: lgr@virginia.eduAbstractFor several years, a course on Creativity and New Product Development (C&NPD) hasbeen offered at the University of Virginia. Two different delivery modes have been used: atraditional on-campus class and the distance-learning mode. The course has been taughttwice in our academic outreach program. These two offerings were quite different fromeach other, and both differ from

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ruth Davis

Session 2793 Motivating Women Engineering Students through Community-Based Projects Ruth E. Davis Santa Clara UniversityAbstractThis paper describes a collaborative project involving students, faculty, community members,and The Institute for Women and Technology. The Virtual Development Center (VDC) site atSanta Clara University is one of nine such sites at universities around the country, eachcommitted to including the community in the definition of projects that truly benefit a segmentof the population usually ignored in the

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Instrumentation and Control Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

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Andrew Koffman; Bryan Waltrip; Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic

education. In particular the major concentrates oncontrol of electrical, computer and mechanical systems. In addition to several tracks, students havethe opportunity to independently research a field of interest. This is a great opportunity for teachersand students to pursue more in-depth analyses. This paper will describe one such experiment in thefield of metrology.Very often engineering laboratories at undergraduate schools are well equipped with power supplies,signal generators, oscilloscopes and general-purpose multimeters. This set allows teachers andstudents to set up test-beds for most of the basic electronics circuits studied in different engineeringtracks. Modern instrumentation is in general user-friendly and students like using the

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Engineering Ethics

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2003 Annual Conference

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Tracy Camp; Laurie Smith King; Keith Miller; Barbara Moskal

Session 1761 Preparing to Teach Computer Ethics: Results from the DOLCE Project Barbara M. Moskala, Laurie Smith King, Keith Miller, Tracy Campa a Colorado School of Mines/College of the Holy Cross/University of Illinois at SpringfieldAbstractThe Developing On/Off-line Computer Ethics (DOLCE) is an NSF sponsored project which heldthree summer workshops for university faculty members. DOLCE has created web-basedmaterials for teaching computer ethics to undergraduate computer science majors. The materialsare closely