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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Taner Eskil; Mark Urban-Lurain; Marilyn Amey; Timothy Hinds; Jon Sticklen

fifty years asmeasured by the most important metric: a well-educated and productive cadre of effectiveengineers in the engineering professions. However, critics have rightly pointed out increasingdifficulties in the nation’s engineering curricula and resultant general shortcomings ofengineering graduates as determined by outcomes assessment. Although these shortcomings takemany faces, root causes are traceable to shortcomings in the core defining characteristic of aneffective engineer: strong problem solving ability. Effective problem solving is predicated on: (a)thorough understanding of technical background material required for the problem at hand or anability to obtain that understanding; (b) ability to integrate background material; (c

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Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Thomas Wanke; Stephen Williams; Michael Scheuerell; Glenn Wrate

20 30 40 50 60 time (sec) Fig. 10(a) Estimated power savings with a variable displacement pump Fig. 10(b) Estimating power savings with a variable displacement pump The acquisition and installation cost for the variable displacement pump is shownin Table 3. The motor replacement is included because the existing 50HP motor is a1200rpm model. The variable displacement pump requires an 1800rpm motor. Page 9.533.11 Table 3 Variable displacement pump (70gpm) $4,150 50HP

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Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Heaslip

representative and representatives fromindustry. The Program Committee is responsible for course identification, schedule approval,course quality management and program support at each university. Committee members arethe key contact for program issues at the partner universities. Each university has alsoestablished program administrative support to administer internal elements of the program(course registrations, maintenance of student records, etc.) Page 9.264.2 3Admission RequirementsRequirements for admission to the program are essentially a minimum "B" grade

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Brian Thorndyke; Timothy J. Anderson; Matthew Ohland; Guili Zhang

, SUCCEED Engineering Education Coalition, University of Florida, Box 116134, Gainesville, FL 32611-6134.4. Ohland, M.W., R.M. Felder, M.I. Hoit, G. Zhang, and T.J. Anderson (2003). Integrated Curricula in the SUCCEED Coalition. Proc. Amer. Soc. Eng. Ed., Nashville, Tennessee, June 2003.5. Ohland, M.W., G. Zhang, C.E. Brawner, T.K. Miller, III (2003). A Longitudinal Study of Retention and Grade Performance of Participants in an Engineering Entrepreneurs Program. Proc. Amer. Soc. Eng. Ed., Nashville, Tennessee, June 2003.6. Zhang, G., R. Carter, B. Thorndyke, T.J. Anderson, and M.W. Ohland (2003). A Comparison of Demographic Factors and Academic Performances between Students Graduated in Engineering and Other Disciplines

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Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Hugh Jack; John Farris

Session 3625 Teaming Freshmen and Juniors Hugh Jack, John Farris Associate Professor / Associate Professor Padnos School of Engineering Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids, MI email: jackh@gvsu.edu, farrisj@gvsu.edu1. IntroductionA novel design project involving freshmen and juniors was begun in the fall of 2002. This projectinvolved teaming students in a freshman graphics and design course (EGR 101 [4]) with

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering and More

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ian Campbell

model that effectivelyencapsulates the theory presented in lectures.This enables: a) Every student to individually express their creativity and commitment to learning and gain reward for the time/effort spent (there are prizes awarded for the best models), b) Students become caught up with the enthusiasm generated and ‘feel good’ about their successes/achievement, c) Students to gain their first experience of the Engineering design process (albeit with the limited knowledge and information available to them as freshmen), and the need to achieve a desired performance outcome which mimics real world engineering d) Utilisation of theory, contextualised within a structural model and encouragement for students

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Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

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Glenda Scales; Cheryl Peed; Sasima Thongsamak

-added,invited paper and presentation. The XIIth World productivity Congress. Hong Kong and Beijing: WordConfederation of Productivity Science.13. Cross, B., Ferreira, R., Jaeger, B., Locklear, T., Myles, K. (2001). A macroergonomic analysis of theCommonwealth Graduate Engineering Program (CGEP). Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Instituteand State University.14. Capra, M., Davis, T., Johnson, K., Samms, C. (2001). Assessment and evaluation of the CommonwealthGraduate Education Program using the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award criteria. Blacksburg,VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.15. Sarwate, S. (2002). Application of the Six-Sigma methodology to the Commonwealth GraduateEngineering Program (CGEP) at Virginia

Conference Session

Assessment Issues I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Sara Tracy; Jin Yoo; Jason Immekus; Brian French; Susan Maller; William Oakes

Assessment specifies elevenoutcomes industry and academia expect college graduates to know and demonstratefollowing completion of accredited engineering programs. The criteria are intended toenable accredited engineering programs to provide key skills students will need to pursuean engineering career. Specifically, Criterion 3 outcomes include: (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) 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

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Zollars

student used so that every student did two experiments at the web site Page 9.1040.2and two using Control Station. Table 1 shows the topics covered in each assignment aswell as the student groupings assigned to each. Table 1. Sequencing of lab assignments Assignment Control Web Number Description Station exp'ts 1 Process Dynamics Characteristics (P-only Group A Group B control) 2 Process Dynamics Characteristics (PI control) Group B Group A 3 Controller Tuning Using Direct

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Course Development and Services

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ed Crowley; Susan Miertschin

% 50% 40% Percent of Students Fall 2002 30% Spring 2003 Summer 2003 20% 10% 0% A B C D F GradesThe instructors involved in developing the portfolio course, based on their experience

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Current Issues in Aerospace Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Oktay Baysal; Mehti Koklu; Ahmed Noor

componentnetworks integrates three learning environments: a) synchronous and asynchronous expert-led,b) self-paced, and c) collaborative. The instructional model and method used for this learningnetwork vary from instructor-centered, learner-centered to learning-team-centered. As thename suggests, in the learner-centered model the learner is at the center of the learning processand calls on many information sources. Learning-team-centered models include virtualclassrooms and web-based distance learning models. The human instructors in theseenvironments serve many roles, including inspiring, motivating, observing, evaluating, andsteering the learners, both individually and in distributed teams. Instructors in expert-leddistributed learning virtual

Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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James Everly

Session 3447 An RF Communications Laboratory Capstone Electronic Design Experience James O. Everly, P.E. University of CincinnatiAbstractA direct conversion short wave receiver is used as a laboratory capstone electronic designexperience in the Topics of Electronic Communication Laboratory offered to ElectricalEngineering Technology students at the University of Cincinnati. The direct conversion receiveris used to illustrate the reception of continuous wave (CW) and single-sideband (SSB) signals inthe 40-41 meter (7.0-7.3 MHz) short wave bands. The receiver is implemented

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning: Instruction & Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Trippe

all activities.Student performance in the two sections was measured as a function of the grades earned.Figure 2 presents a summary of the grades earned by students in the two sections.Figure 2. Comparison of Grades Received Letter Grade Number Percent Distance Learning Section (SECT-90) A 8 89 B 1 11 C 0 0 Blended Learning Section (SECT-89) A 3 75 B 1 25 C 0 0As is apparent, there is no statistical difference in student

Conference Session

Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

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2004 Annual Conference

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Rajiv Asthana; Richard Rothaupt; Danny Bee

accompanied by a decrease in the total porosity content with increasingtemperature (Fig. 1(b)), exhibiting a trend opposite to that of the density, with near-zero porosity(full-densification) being attained for 380 nm size powders at ∼1450 C. The effect of sinteringtime on densification, Fig. 2, shows that densification is rapid at higher temperatures (1450 C)than at lower (1350 C) temperatures, which is a consequence of the thermally-activated masstransport mechanisms of sintering. On a logarithmic scale, these data exhibit a linear trend that isconsistent with a power-law relationship of the form d = k.tm, where d and t are the density andtime, respectively, and m and k are empirical constants. The theoretical instruction on the effectof sintering

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 1

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2004 Annual Conference

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Donald Merino

ASEE. Dr. Merino wasawarded the B. Sarchet Award from the ASEE/EMD and the American Society of Engineering Management (ASEM).He is a Fellow and past president of ASEM.Dr. Merino has 25 years of industrial experience in positions of increasing managerial responsibilities. Since joiningacademe 20 years ago, he has published more than 30 refereed journal articles and conference papers and over 50research reports. Table 1: Project Defined as per the PMI BoK Temporary, Unique and Progressive Elaboration (Pg. 5 2000 Ed.) “Temporary means that every project has a definite beginning and a definite end. The end is reached when the project’s objectives have been achieved, or when it

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sadie Miller; Donna Riley

Intermediate and Appropriate Technology. Appropriate Technology: Choice and Development. Durham, NC: Duke Press, 1984, 31-47.15. Hazeltine, B. and Bull, C. Appropriate Technology: Tools, Choices, and Implications. New York, Academic Press, 2002.16. Hall, Stephen S. Science Triumphs, Market Fails. Technology Review, Jan/Feb 1999, 78.17. Yunus, Muhammad. Alleviating Poverty through Technology. Science, 282 (Oct. 16, 1998).18. Albee, A. and Gamage, N. Our Money our Movement: Building a poor people’s credit union. London: Intermediate Technology Publications, Ltd., 1996.19. Stevens, J. “Martin Makes a Middle Class” San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday, December 8, 2002.20. Wharton, D. Designing with Users: Developing the Lorena Stove, Guatemala. In

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Thomas; Carolyn Skurla; Walter Bradley

which we test all of the bridges and rank them as top third,middle third and lower third, with grades of A, B, and C assigned accordingly for this portion ofthe design project. Two interesting points were learned in this final testing. First, the final bridgestrength to mass ratios improved on average 70% compared to the prototype bridges. Second, theratio of the actual strengths to the predicted strengths was very nearly equal the ratio of thestrength of the glued joints to the strength of the wood, as one might expect, since the failures, Page 9.1180.6 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

Conference Session

BME Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Lalush; C. Frank Abrams; Peter Mente; Marian McCord; H. Troy Nagle; Elizabeth Loboa; Susan Blanchard

. Eachrubric is designed to result in the same grade and/or assessment evaluation independentof the faculty member who is doing the grading and/or assessing.Our program has numbered objectives (1, 2, 3, 4), with alphabetically-labeled outcomes(a, b, c …). In the example below, the numbering scheme results from the fact that we areassessing our coverage of only three outcomes (1.c, 2.b, and 2.c) selected from our entireset of 15.II. Combining assessment and gradingStudents in BAE 381 (Human Physiology for Engineers) use Simulink® to reproducemathematical models of a physiological system. The models that are reproduced are onesthat have been published in peer-reviewed journals.4 These projects, which arecompleted in teams of 3-4 students and

Conference Session

Capstone Course in Industrial Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

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C. Ray Diez; Luke Huang; David Yearwood

/ press_releases/03.11.2.htm3 Moore, R. C. (1994). The capstone course. In W. G. Christ (Ed.), Assessing communication education: A handbook for media, speech, and theatre educators. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.4 Peltier C. (1999) An assessment program built around a capstone course. In B. Gold, S. Z. Keith, and W. A. Marion (Ed). Assessment Practices in Undergraduate Mathematics. Washington, DC: The Mathematical Association of America.5 National Association of Industrial Technology (2003). Retrieved January 4, 2004, from http://www.nait.org6 Zargari, A., & Hayes, R. (1999). An analysis of industrial technology (IT) programs in meeting students needs: A survey of it alumni. Journal of Industrial Technology, 15:4.7

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Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jennifer Stroud Rossmann; Clive Dym

(W+w)L L L b (a) (b) 2P 2P (W+w)L P P P P (W+w)L b bFigure 2. Top

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TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ever Barbero; Larry Banta

outcome portfolio derives from theassessment process itself. That process will be described next. Page 9.976.4Table 1. Curriculum-mapping matrix for the ME program. R=related course, K=key course.Required course A B C D E F G H I J K LChemistry 115 Fund. Of Chemistry R R RMath 155 Calculus 1 R REngineering. 101 Fresh. Engr. Design R R R R REnglish 101 Composition and Rhetoric RMath 156 Calculus 2 R REngineering 102 Fresh. Engr. Design &

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Serving the Information Needs of Engineering Technology Educators

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2004 Annual Conference

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Peggie Weeks; Maryanne Weiss; Mark Pagano

now being accredited using the new criteria.Criterion 2 in TC2K is informally referred to as “a through k” and is very similar to theEngineering Accreditation Commissions’ Criterion 3. The following is excerpted from TC2KCriterion 24: Page 9.133.1An engineering technology program must demonstrate that graduates have: Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education a. an appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of their disciplines, b. an ability to apply

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

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2004 Annual Conference

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Tamara Knott

ourdesire for the ePortfolio to aid in program assessment we must likewise develop guidelines,procedures and evaluation rubrics. Presently a team of engineering faculty is working with theassessment coordinator for the University to address these issues. And already, the possibility ofproviding an ePortfolio for each of the 1500 entering freshman engineering students at VirginiaTech fall 2004 is being broached.Bibliography1. Paulson, L., Paulson, P, and Meyer, C, “What Makes a Portfolio a Portfolio?”, Educational Leadership, February 1991, pp. 60-63.2. Cambridge, B. L., Kahn, S., Tompkins, D. P., and Yancey, K. B. (Eds.). Electronic portfolios: Emerging practices in student, faculty, and institutional learning, Washington, DC: American

Conference Session

Educational Research Initiatives at NSF

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2004 Annual Conference

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William Robbins; Rajapandian Ayyanar; Paul Imbertson; Ned Mohan; Ben Oni

Successes with NSF CCLI-EMD and CCLI-ND Grants N. Mohan, W. Robbins, P. Imbertson Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 R. Ayyanar Department of Electrical Engineering Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85287 B. Oni Department of Electrical Engineering Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL 36088AbstractThis paper outlines how a

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Trends in BAE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chenming Zhang

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Conference Session

Nontraditional Ways to Engage Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Massarani Marcelo; Jose Siqueira; Celso Furukawa

running a marathon is. Some general idea is given about the program as awhole, but no details. The key data to transmit is that it will be very hard and demanding. It is upto each one of them to give his or her best and get to the end on the third day. This introduction isno longer than 15 minutes.Next, the facilitator tells the participants to engage in a 5-minute conversation with someone inthe room with whom they have never spoken before. The subjects are who they are and what aretheir expectations concerning the EM. After five minutes, each pair in succession stands up andissue a cross introduction (A introduces B and B introduces A). The facilitator writes down on theflipchart all the expectations that keep pouring out. The whole process

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: The Tenure Process

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2004 Annual Conference

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Naomi Chesler; Leslyn Hall; Mark Chesler

, N.C., Single, P.B., and Mikic, B., 2003, "On Belay: Peer-Mentoring and Adventure Education for Women Faculty in Engineering," Journal of Engineering Educatoin, 92(3):257–262.[7] Halperin, D., 2001, "The Play's the Thing: How Social Group Work and Theater Transformed a Group into a Community," Social Work with Groups, 24(2):27–46.[8] Boal, A., 1995, The Rainbow of Desire: The Boal Method of Theatre and Therapy. 1995, New York, NY: Routledge.[9] Patton, M., 2002, Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods. 3rd ed. 2002, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.[10] Miles, M. and Huberman, A., 1984, Qualitative Data Analysis. 1984, Beverly Hills, CA: SAGE Publications.[11] Strauss, A

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Innovative Techniques & Funding Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jim Leake

that commercially available software can be used to greatadvantage, not only for project work, but also to illustrate core mathematical and businessconcepts underlying the MCAD discipline. Although turnkey CAD/CAM/CAE softwaresolutions are available (e.g., Unigraphics, Pro/ENGINEER, Catia), the GE Department has hadconsiderable success with Autodesk Inventor, not only in a required engineering graphics course,but also in upper level design courses.The decision to build the course software around Autodesk Inventor naturally led to the selectionof other software with close ties to Autodesk. McNeel Rhinoceros was chosen as a non-uniformrational B-spline (NURBS) surface modeler. Rhinoceros was originally developed as anAutoCAD plug-in; its command

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Johnson

selecting these products. The Board ofEducation revision B circuit board was used forall stations. The BOE has a small footprint, itsvoltage regulation system provides two optionsfor power, a 9 volt battery used with the smartpallet and an AC transformer used with theprogramming and assembly workstations. Figure 2: Board Of EducationThe plain Basic Stamp 26 microcontroller selected for the smartpallet executes approximately 4,000 instructions per second, andhas a 2048 byte EEPROM, 26 bytes of usable RAM and 16 portsthat can be dynamically configured for input or output functionsunder program control. Processing requirements for theprototype smart pallet were focused on communications, datastorage and quality control

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Samuel Daniels; Bouzid Aliane; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

Computers in Education, Session 1520 Lear ning the Methods of Engineer ing Analysis Using Case Studies, Excel and VBA - Cour se Design Michael A. Collur a, Bouzid Aliane, Samuel Daniels, J ean Nocito-Gobel School of Engineer ing & Applied Science, Univer sity of New HavenAbstr actMethods of Engineering Analysis, EAS 112, is a first year course in which engineering andapplied science students learn how to apply a variety of computer analysis methods. The courseuses a “problem-driven” approach in which case studies of typical engineering and scienceproblems become the arena in which these analytical methods must be applied. A