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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Matis; Linda Ann Riley

Session 1526 Teaching Theoretical Stochastic Modeling Courses Using Industrial Partners and Their Applied Problems Timothy I. Matis, Linda Ann Riley New Mexico State University Department of Industrial Engineering P.O. Box 30001 – MSC 4230 Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001 This paper describes a pilot project funded by the National Science Foundation’s CourseCurriculum and Laboratory Improvement program that addresses the common learningchallenges of engineering students enrolled in an undergraduate stochastic processes

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Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Veekit O'Charoen; Teresa Hall

), Dissertation Abstracts International, DAI-B, 63(03), 1512.4. Huxley, M. (2003). Pro/E Wildfire: Intuitive, scalable. CADalyst, 20(2), 30-36.5. Rong, Y. and Bai, Y. (1997). Automated generation of fixture configuration design. Journalof Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 119, 208-219.6. Newman, W. and Lamming, M. (1995). Interactive system design. New York:Addison-Wesley Publishers.7. O’Charoen, V., Kashef, A., and Gilpin. A. (2002). ToolTRAIN: An Interactive ComputerizedMultimedia Tutorial for Modular Fixturing Design Instruction. Proceedings of the 56th AnnualMid-Year Conference of the Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD), ASEE, Berkeley,CA, 133-138.8. Gay, L. (1996). Educational research: competencies for analysis and application

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Interdisciplinary Approaches

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Olufemi Omitaomu; Adedeji Badiru

publicprojects. This decision has its roots in federal legislation (The Flood Control Act of 1936)6. Inengineering economic analysis, project benefits are favorable consequences of the projects andproject costs are monetary disbursements required of the sponsor. The term disbenefits is alsoused to represent the negative consequences of a project to the public. In relation to publicprojects, these terms can be easily estimated within reasonable accuracy. A public project isacceptable if the benefit-cost ratio (B-C ratio) is greater or equal to 1.0. Incremental analysis is Page 9.720.2used when there are several mutually exclusive projects or mutually

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Curricular Change Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

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Gearold Johnson; Thomas Siller

of the curriculum were required in terms ofminimum credit hours. These requirements were mostly analytical components of the curriculumbut general education minimums were also stated. Starting in the year 2000, ABET undertook amajor shift in policy by focusing on program outcomes rather than program inputs. Instead oflisting curriculum components, outcomes, currently eleven2, are now required: “(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

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Undergraduate Research & New Directions

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2004 Annual Conference

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Timothy Walsh; Sean Pearson; Jeffrey Cotton; Jane Hall; Robert Caverly

toroids are derived. Keeping with the RF integrated circuit theme, inductors can beimplemented using a variety of spiral types (rectangular and octagonal to name a few).Rectangular structures are the easiest to derive and the derivation is primarily based on the self-inductance of a rectangular section of metal. ❈ ❈ ❈ ❈ ψ = ∫ B • dS I = ∫ H ⋅ dl ψ = LI (3)An interesting issue arises with IC inductor modeling, arising not only from the inductance itselfbut also from the materials making up the inductor. The layer capacitance must be included inany

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alex See

author gratefully acknowledges Monash University Malaysia, in particular toAssociate Professor Maki Habib for his support. Special thanks goes to Mr Paneer and MrShahrul for their laboratory technical support.Bibliography1. B. Koyuncu and K. Balasubramanian, “A microprocessor controlled automatic sun tracker”, IEEE trans. onConsumer Electronics, Vol. 37, No. 4, pp 913 – 917, (1991)2. D. Yogi Goswami, Frank Kreith and Jan F. Kreider, Principles of Solar Engineering, Second edition,Taylor and Francis publishing, ISBN 1-56032-714-63. M. Tiris and C. Tiris, “Optimum collector slope and model evaluation: Case study for Gebze, turkey”, J.Energy and conversion Mgmt, Vol. 39, No. 3/4, pp 167-172, (1998)4. S. Bari, “Optimum slope angle and orientation of

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Outreach: Future Women in Engineering II

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2004 Annual Conference

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Peter Wong; Stephanie Blaisdell; Paula Leventman; Anna Swan; Katherine Ziemer; Rachelle Reisberg

students share their best solution with the class. Emphasize the diversity of thought and that there is no one right answer to the problem.Step 3 – B Present each group with a letter from a student describing the problem he/she is 30 minutes experiencing with his/her cast and a box of materials. Please note it is important to reinforce here that in addition to solving the problem, the student’s design must be stable enough to hold the “broken bone” in place. Representation of the broken bone will be a Popsicle stick held together by a glue stick and covered with playdoh. Emphasize that the materials in the box may represent any materials the

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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

. Nocito-Gobel, et al, “Project-Based Introduction to Engineering – A University Core Course”, Submitted to the Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. 3. Aliane, B., et al,”Project Planning and Development for Engineering Freshman”, Submitted to the Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. 4. Hoit, M, Ohland, M., “ The Impact of a Discipline-Based Introduction to Engineering Course on Improving Retention”, Journal of Engineering Education, January 1998, pp.79-85 5. Severance, F.L., Suchowski, M., Miller, D. “Benefits of a Hands-On Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engieering”, Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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TIME 8: Materials, MEMS, and Nano

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2004 Annual Conference

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sudhakar vadiraja; Hector Cervantes

load application. The stress at fracture using this flexure test is known as the flexural Page 9.1101.5 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering"strength, modulus of rupture, fracture strength, or the bend strength. For a rectangular crosssection, the fracture stress σfs is equal to σfs = 3FfL/2bd2 whereFf is the load at fracture; L is the distance between support points, b the specimen width, and dthe specimen thickness/depth. It is important to note that σfs depends on specimen size

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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John McGuire; John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan

engineering was found by the authors’review of ABET criteria.Reviewing the guidelines specified by the Accreditation Board Engineering Technology(ABET), one notices a correlation between these guidelines and music. In the ABET2004-2005 criteria for “Accrediting Engineering Programs,” the “Program Criteria forElectrical, Computer, and Similarly Named Engineering Programs” section states in“Criterion 3. Program Outcomes and Assessment” specifically that “Engineeringprograms must demonstrate that their graduates have: (a) an ability to apply knowledgeof mathematics, science, and engineering; (b) an ability to design and conductexperiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data; (c) an ability to design a system,component, or process to meet desired

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Writing and Communication II

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2004 Annual Conference

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James Hanson; Julia Williams

Average Writing Assignment Average (a) (b) Page 9.420.7 Figure 5. (a) Data from Spring 2003 term. (b) Data from Fall 2003 term. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for

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Tricks of the Trade: The Tenure Process

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2004 Annual Conference

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Albert Lozano

educators need to consider at thetime of developing their teaching philosophies, summarized below: a) Their objectives in teaching. b) Tools and methods used to achieve those objectives c) Tools and methods used to measure the achievement of objectives d) The self-reflection on why teaching is important for themThe goal of this paper is to analyze each one of these critical points, guiding faculty members towardsbuilding a document consistent with their interests and institutional mission. Page 9.405.1 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Multidisciplinary Courses and Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

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John Mingle; Tom Roberts

attributes including key words of the title, abstract,first page, or even the total piece of writing.This ease in looking up information has given rise to the concept of information overload, and topotentially obtain knowledge, a la Drucker, from this activity often requires an elaborate proce-dure, such as an Internet search engine. In similar fashion, a key finding from How People Learnis: To develop competence in an area of inquiry, students must: (a) have a deep foun- dation of factual knowledge (information), (b) understand facts and ideas in the context of a conceptual framework, and (c) organize knowledge (information) in ways that facilitate retrieval and application.7What then is knowledge as utilized in Davis’ four

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fabio Urbani; Juan Iglesias

-Samii, and E. Michielssen, “Electromagnetic Optimization by Genetic Algorithms,” John Wiley &Sons Editor.V. J. Rayward-Smith, I. H. Osman, C. R. Reeves (Editor), and G. D. Smith “Modern Heuristic Search Methods,”John Wiley & Sons EditorJ. B. Temes, “Teaching electromagnetic waves to electrical engineering students: an abridged approach,” IEEETrans. Educ., vol. 46, pp. 283-288, May 2003.Baren, M.R.; Watson, J., “Developing communication skills in engineering classes,” In Professional CommunicationConference, 1993. IPCC 93 Proceedings. 'The New Face of Technical Communication: People, Processes, Products', pp. 432-437, Oct. 1993.FABIO URBANI has been a Visiting Associate Professor of Engineering Technology at UTB since 2002. Sincethen, he

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Are Classical Solutions Outdated?

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2004 Annual Conference

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Robert Houghtalen

Defense of a Little Theory.” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 128(4), 206-11.4. Jones, J. B. (1998). "The Non-Use of Computer in Undergraduate Engineering Science Courses.” Journal of Engineering Education, January, 11-23.5. Whiteman, Col. W. E., and Col. K. P. Nygen. (2000). Achieving the Right Balance: Properly Integrating Mathematical Software Packages into Engineering Education. Journal of Engineering Education, July, 331-36.6. Jewell, T. K. (2001). "Teaching Hydraulic Design Using Equation Solvers." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 127(12), 1013-21.7. Kohler, R. L., D. A. Sabotini, and L. D. Fink. (2002). "Laptops in the Classroom: Do They Make a Difference?" Journal of Engineering

Conference Session

Nontechnical Skills for Engineering Technology Students

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2004 Annual Conference

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Zbigniew Prusak

Critical Thinking Skills in DFM Small Projects, Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, June 22-25, 2003, Nashville, TN.6 Rantanen, K., Levels of solutions, URL: http://www.triz-journal.com/archives/1997/12/d/index.htm , viewed on 1/3/20047 Zlotin, B., Zusman, A., Managing Innovation Knowledge, URL: http://www.triz- journal.com/archives/1999/04/c/index.htm , viewed on 1/3/20048 Prusak, Z., Fostering Inventiveness in Engineering Education – an International Perspective, Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, June 16-19, 2002, Montreal, QC, Canada.9 http://www.societehisto.org/Musee/Recits/patenteux.html viewed on 1/6/200410 Lean Product Development Group. URL: http://www.lean-product-development.com/issues.htm

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DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kun-jung Hsu

Session 1725 The Dilemma of Education in Participatory Design: The Marketplace Value vs. Community Value Kun-Jung Hsu Department of Construction Technology Leader University, Taiwan.AbstractThe concept of “participatory planning/design” has gradually become one of the main themesin professional design and social science. However, because behavioral patterns in spacedesign are closely related to the values of the designers concerned, the pursuit andconstruction of a good place is a basic and normative proposition in the

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Case Studies

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2004 Annual Conference

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Larry Richards

Session Using Case Studies to Teach Engineering Design and Ethics Larry G. Richards, Michael E. Gorman University of VirginiaAbstract:At the University of Virginia, we have developed (researched and written) a set of case studiesfor teaching engineering ethics, engineering design, and environmental issues. These cases havebeen used in a course on Invention and Design, and in other courses offered by our Division ofTechnology, Culture, and Communications (TCC). Many of these cases have been published inbook form 1. Others are available through the course website for

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Topics in Civil ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Messervey; MAJ Dave Borowitz; LTC Keith Landry; Ronald Welch

Session # 2549 Showing Non-Engineers the Ropes: An Introductory Engineering Course for Future Army Officers CPT Thomas B. Messervey, MAJ David T. Borowicz LTC Keith A. Landry, and COL Ronald W. Welch United States Military AcademyIntroduction“Army Leaders must be sophisticated users of advanced technologiesand comfortable in employing scientific, mathematical, and engineering concepts to solvenational security problems.” 1- Excerpt from the Operational Concept for the Academic Program of the United States Military AcademyThe complexity and ever-changing nature of

Conference Session

Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rita Caso; Jeff Froyd; Dimitris Lagoudas

material, 3) To determine if the student was able to integrate their knowledge about SMAs with knowledge recalled from other coursesHere is an example of a basic question from the SMA Concept Inventory: 1. What is the basic mechanism of the shape memory effect (SME)? a. Deformation due to the motion of mixed dislocations b. Interstitial diffusions within the crystal lattice structure c. Phase transition in a crystal lattice structure (correct) d. Grain boundary growth after recrystalization e. None of the aboveHere is an example of a basic question from the Piezoelectric Material Concept Inventory: 1. Which are steps required in making a piezoelectric material? a. Heating the material

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Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Danielson; Al Post; Bradley Rogers

Session 1463 Fuel Cell Manufacturing: An Introduction to Opportunities and Challenges Al Post, Brad Rogers, Scott Danielson, Govindasamy Tamizhmani Arizona State UniversityAbstractRecent events have lead to surging interest in alternative energy sources and their utilization.One example is the fuel cell. Fuel cells are seen as clean energy sources for a number ofapplications, including automobiles and power supplies for homes. As a result, there aresignificant research efforts being made to develop fuel cells and to improve their competitivenessin cost per

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What's New in Entrepreneurship Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Matt O'Connor; Kathleen Simione; Dale Jasinski; Chad Nehrt

An Integrative Approach to Teaching Entrepreneurship to Non-Business Majors Dale W. Jasinski, Matthew O’Connor, Chad Nehrt and Kathleen Simione Associate Professors of Management, Finance, International Business, Accounting respectively Quinnipiac University 275 Mount Carmel Avenue, Hamden, CT 06518 USA Tel: 203 582-3388 E-mail: dale.jasinski@quinnipiac.eduIntroduction Entrepreneurship education at institutions of higher education is becoming increasinglypopular. Overcoming the old notion that entrepreneurs were born, not made, a survey

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DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Josue Njock-Libii

. Page 9.777.1 AProceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education@A. Design experiences in first-year courses. Design courses in this category have three maingoals: to introduce the concept of design; to give hands-on experiences in design early in theundergraduate careers of students; and to motivate students to study engineering, thereby,enhancing their retention and persistence in that major. A sample of references to papers thatillustrate these ideas is: Richards & Carlson-Skalak (1997)32; Hall (1998)14; Zhang (1999)45;Ghosh (2000)13; and (Njock Libii, 2002)25.B. Focused-design courses. These kinds of

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Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Bennett

, “U.S. Engineering: Enabling the Nation’s Capacity to Perform,” ASEE National Conference,June 2003, Nashville, TNChristensen, Clayton, The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail, HarvardBusiness School Press, 1997.Collins, Jim, Good to Great, HarperCollins Publishers, 2001.Kaplan, Robert S. and David P. Norton, The Balanced Scorecard, Harvard Business School Press, 1996.Lever, O.William Jr., “Selling and Marketing of R&D”, Research Technology Management, Jul/Aug 1997.Miller, Robert B. and Stephen E. Heiman, Strategic Selling, Warner Books, 1985.Moore, Geoffrey A., Crossing the Chasm, Harper Business, 1999.Murray, William J., Relationship Sales Strategies, 1994.Porter, Michael E., Competitive Advantage: Creating

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Improving Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

R Wqne Schneiter

spend preparing for a 4.9 hrs 4-6 hrs traditional test? The second group of questions was intended to compare student attitudes between tests and moduleproblems with respect to the following five categories: engaging in group work, fairness in assessingstudent knowledge of the subject matter, effectiveness in contributing to student learning, interactionbetween students and the professor, and efficient use of student time. Table 2 summarizes the outcome ofthese questions and a graphical comparison is presented in Figure 1. The agreement between the meansfor each question pair was evaluated using Student's t-test with a resulting p-value less than 5% indicatingsignificance. Comparing the means for parts a and b of

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Student Learning and Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Baumann

. Varma, V. K., J. Grimes and H. Wang, “Exploring the Recruiting & Retention Paradigm: What Works & What Doesn’t,” Proceedings, 1999 ASEE Annual Conference (Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education, 1999).28. Webster, T. J. and K. C. Dee, “Supplemental Instruction Integrated into an Introductory Engineering Course,” Journal of Engineering Education, October 1998, pp. 337-383.29. Williams, J., “Emphasizing Student Development in the Introduction to Engineering Sequence,” Proceedings, 2001 ASEE Annual Conference (Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education, 2001).30. Williams, S. M. and B. P. Newberry, “First-year Experiences Implementing Minimum Self-paced Mastery in a Freshman

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Issues for ET Administrators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Reiman; H. Oner Yurtseven; Stephen Hundley; Patricia Fox

planning goals and objectives is important. In our case, we sought toimbed the accomplishment of goals and objectives into individual, departmental, and/or programresponsibilities. This was accomplished by regularly communicating the strategic plan –including its importance, its linkage to broader School and Campus initiatives, and its progress.One way that communication and implementation were facilitated was through the use of a web-based reporting tool that permitted champions to (a) catalog activities related to specificobjectives as they occurred; (b) dialogue with stakeholders on objective-related activities; (c)review postings made to the reporting tool; (d) develop reports on progress; and (e) provideprogress to internal and external

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Program Delivery Methods & Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Prathivadi Ravikumar

Session 2142 KEY ELEMENTS IN DEVELOPING AN ONLINE GRADUATE COURSE IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT P. B. Ravikumar Professor, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department University of Wisconsin, Platteville, WIAbstractThe University of Wisconsin - Platteville offers a completely online Master of Engineeringprogram. The curriculum consists of core courses, technical emphasis courses, and electivecourses. The curriculum is enhanced consistently through improvements in existing courses andthe introduction of

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Ethics & HSS in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lee Harper

Session 3261 The Social Consequences of Design: PBL Workshops for Undergraduate Researchers Lee Ellen Harper The University of Maryland In Summer 2003 the Institute for Systems Research (ISR), a permanent institute of theUniversity of Maryland, within the A. James Clark School of Engineering, and National ScienceFoundation Engineering Research Center, piloted two day-long workshops on “The SocialConsequences of Design: Requirements and Trade-Offs in Large-Scale Engineering Projects,”for the first 15 participants in

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Energy Programs and Software Tools

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

F.C. Lai

of the overall heat transfer coefficient for each wall type. c2. Roof In a similar procedure as wall, the user can choose the roof type from 42 roof assemblies Page 9.196.8with a wide variety of components, insulation, and mass (with the options of the predominant Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright À 2004, American Society for Engineering Education (a) (b) Figure 8. Input page for walls.mass