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2001 Annual Conference

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Kevin Murphy; Ismail Orabi

Session 2168 Structural Response in the Frequency Domain using LabView Kevin Murphy, Ismail I. Orabi University of Connecticut/ University of New HavenAbstractThis paper describes the implementation of LabView, in an experiment in an instrumentationlaboratory in the mechanical engineering department, to allow the acquisition of real time datafor display, analysis, control and storage. The system is set in motion with a calibrated impacthammer. This hammer produces a voltage, which is proportional to the impact force. This forceis sent to the LabView VI for analysis. Similarly, the

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2001 Annual Conference

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Ryan Wicker; Connie Della-Piana; Bill Diong

‘canned’ DSP-based controllers but do not let them gain anunderstanding of, and hands-on experience with, the final implementation step in the controldesign and development process. Such an omission, we feel, results in a less than adequatepreparation of today’s student. Moreover, the cost and effort of taking students that one stepfurther is decreasing as less expensive, more powerful, and easier to use development tools comeon the market. This paper details the objectives and accomplishments of this project and discussespreliminary findings on how this project impacts student learning for the two Controls courses.∗ Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2001 Annual Conference

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Melissa Lin

tools, and businessrequirements, we began to design a UF data warehouse taking data source, technical Page 6.1085.2infrastructure, customer expectations, and budget into consideration. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationWe assessed our software needs during initial design of the architecture review. Thesoftware needs to accommodate our data warehouse are to build data models, to extract,integrate, transform, and load data to DB2 tables, and to deliver data via applicationservers to end users. The

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2001 Annual Conference

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Steven Hart; Ronald Welch

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

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2001 Annual Conference

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Hosni Abu-Mulaweh; Nashwan Younis

Session 1566 Local Industry Involvement in the Support of Capstone Design Projects Hosni I. Abu-Mulaweh, Nashwan T. Younis Department of Engineering Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN 46805, USAAbstractThis paper discusses why the involvement of the local industry and its sponsoring of seniordesign projects is crucial to the students to be exposed to quality and real life design problems.Also, examples of some of the projects that the local industry has

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2001 Annual Conference

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Sang Ha Lee; Betsy Palmer; Rose M. Marra; John Wise; Thomas Litzinger

Session ______ Measuring Cognitive Growth in Engineering Undergraduates: A Longitudinal Study John Wise, Sang Ha Lee, Thomas A. Litzinger, Rose M. Marra, Betsy Palmer The Pennsylvania State University / University of Missouri / The University of IowaAbstractThis paper builds on previously reported findings1,2 by describing the completion of a four-yearlongitudinal investigation into the cognitive development of engineering undergraduates asmeasured using the Perry Scheme of Intellectual Development.3 Fifty-four

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2001 Annual Conference

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Mark Smith

at its High Temperature Materials Laboratory to allow researches from across thecountry to use a million-dollar electron microscope1.Even when control of the process is not required across the country, there are times when it ishelpful (or even critical) to monitor another node on a LAN. For example, Conquergooddescribes in his research the ability to monitor and control potentially high voltages from onelocation by gathering voltage information from PCs doing data acquisition from various plantprocesses2.While some research in this area has focused on custom solutions to provide remote control overthe Internet3, this paper will examine the issues involved in implementing remote process controlsystems using off-the-shelf remote-control

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2001 Annual Conference

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David Gray; Christopher Timmons; Robert Hendricks

organization and procedures of our process and laboratory have received very favorablecomment from industrial representatives who have visited our facilities.The process developed for this lab is tailored for a specific type of wafer. We use 4-inch (100mm) diameter, 500 to 550 µm thick, p-type wafers with bulk resistivities between 14 and 22 Ω-cm that were donated to us by Motorola. All tools and times are specific for wafers with thesecharacteristics. It is the purpose of this paper to present the details of our process by which ourcompleted wafers are created.II. Mask Design and CreationBased on Jaeger,2 we decided to fabricate enhancement mode nMOS devices based on a four levelmask step. The four level mask set also allowed the fabrication of

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2001 Annual Conference

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Rosalyn Berne

Session # 1661 Reaching and Teaching through "The Matrix"; Robosapiens, Transhumanism, and the Formidable in Engineering Ethics Rosalyn W. Berne University of VirginiaAbstractMuch of what is taught in engineering ethics is a matter of practical decision-making andprofessional responsibility—the avoidance of harm and the doing of good in industrialand technical settings. But what about the questions of metaethics; those issues aboutwhich there is deep concern, but also great difficulty in formulating a system of ethicswhich can be applied

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2000 Annual Conference

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Richard L. Martin; Michael Morrow; Thad Welch

differences are provided bygenerating a reference signal, passing that signal through a phase shifting network, and thendistributing both signals. The pattern of signals for a laboratory is specified by the coursecoordinator, set up by a technician, generally at the beginning of the week, and is maintainedthrough the week.This paper describes the development and implementation of a microcomputer based instructorstation which provides the previously described signals, can be installed in individual laboratories,and can be “programmed” by individual instructors to either a default set of signals or to atemporary alternative set of signals for individualized demonstrations or quizzes. The settingsmay also be readily stored and retrieved for later use

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2000 Annual Conference

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Rebecca K. Toghiani; Donald O. Hill; Craig Wierenga; Hossein Toghiani

the need to augment the traditional instruction of this subjectwith laboratory experiences so that their graduates are conversant in state-of-the-artinstrumentation and control as it is practiced in industry today. These laboratory experiencesallow the student to gain an appreciation for the contribution these tools make to the successfuloperation of a process unit or plant, to become familiar with instrumentation, and to be exposedto advanced control strategies in practice. This paper describes efforts at Mississippi StateUniversity to transform the process control instructional methods to facilitate the transition fromundergraduate student to practicing engineer in the area of process control. The Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical

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2000 Annual Conference

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James C. Sherman

or Physics Course(s) 43 0Selection of Computer Science Course 36 2Selection of Engineering Course(s) 20 8Selection of Technical Elective Course(s) 7 1Selection of Humanities/Social Science Course(s) 41 2Question on Transferability of Course(s) 9 16Question About the Registration Process 29 6Question on Personal Matters (housing, meals, etc.’) 6 1Questions on AP or IIB Credit 38 5Questions on Other Topics

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2000 Annual Conference

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Patrick E. Devens

engineering problem-solvingmethod" are integrated into initial freshman engineering courses. Engineering colleges have alsoassumed responsibility for ensuring freshman engineering students are well versed in basicengineering methods and skills. The question is whether we, freshman-engineering instructors,are overlooking systematic errors in our teachings and texts.This paper addresses some systematic problems in teaching engineering problem-solving tofreshman engineering students. The objective is to examine freshman engineering textbooks and Page 5.309.1teaching practices in terms of the engineering problem-solving method. In doing so, conflictsbetween

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2000 Annual Conference

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Francis W. Derby; Willie Ofosu

understanding ofcomputer technology, database management, data analysis and data communications. Through across-disciplinary effort, certain components of a GIS program will be offered as complement tothe Information Sciences and Technology program at Penn State University. This will create abetter understanding and more collaboration between the Information Management Systems(IMS) department and the GIS personnel within the industry. This paper looks at this uniqueeffort to link the two information systems and to offer students an opportunity to betterappreciate information technology requirements in a GIS setting.What is GISGeographic Information Systems are tools for organizing and displaying spatial data as well asanalyzing impacts of alternative

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2000 Annual Conference

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Katherine A. Liapi

Session #1617 Geometric Conceptualization In the Architectural Engineering Curriculum Katherine A. Liapi The University of Texas at AustinAbstractGeometric conceptualization has always been among the essential mental tools requiredfor the invention and modeling of spatial structures, as well as for the structural, spatialand dimensional coordination in buildings. The downplayed role of geometry in mostarchitectural engineering curricula may be responsible for engineering students’ lowperformance in geometric conceptualization and visualization. This paper presents

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2000 Annual Conference

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Robert L. Shearer

might ultimately estrange any of us whomaintain only a linear mind-set.Accordingly, I should like to concentrate in this paper especially on the value ofhistorical understanding, arrived at through humanities education, for engineeringstudents. My main thesis is that because the Western world, not to mention much ofthe rest of the world, has become or is becoming postmodern in character, it poses areal challenge for engineering graduates. And because postmodernism is least of allamenable to the traditional Western consciousness, all linearity and problem-solving incharacter, with its reliance on systematic thought, our being able, as educators, toapproach the world in its non-linearity and resistance to rational systems is to provide awholistic

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2000 Annual Conference

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Bruno Ramond; Abir Z. Qamhiyah

, California, was Mechanical Engineering Education forGlobal Practice. Examples of the immediate issues that current students will have to confrontupon their graduation were reported in a paper by R.W. Clarke and F.A. Kulacki from MTSSystems and the University of Minnesota, respectively, on MTS’s international experience. Inthe early 1970s, a group of MTS employees volunteered to go to Berlin, Germany, to establish afactory and start manufacturing operations1. The authors reported that “right at the start, theGerman engineering culture was found to be very different from the American culture. Germanindustrial codes are very different from ours and require strict interpretation. Germanbureaucracies and business climate are also dramatically different

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2000 Annual Conference

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William F. Horton; Thomas Agayoff; Saul Goldberg

Session 3532 A Virtual Power Laboratory Saul Goldberg, William F. Horton, Thomas Agayoff Electrical Engineering Department California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California 93407AbstractThis paper describes VPLab, a virtual power laboratory designed to offer a virtual laboratoryexperience to students in the area of power conversion. Power conversion is a standard course inthe electrical engineering curricula of many colleges of engineering. It deals with the conversionof electrical to mechanical power (motors); electrical

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2000 Annual Conference

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D. Joseph Shlien

sequence that if two wings give more lift than one, three will give moreOrville and Wilbur Wright were designers and manufac- than two, ...turers of bicycles, which were very popular at that time.Their formal education had ended with high school. Having become bored with bicycles, theyseriously started to work on the ‘flying machine’ project in 1899.Iteration 1 (summer ‘99)Once having decided to start this project, the Wrights wrote the Smithsonian Institute (May 30‘99) requesting published papers and a list of important references. From these works theylearned what approaches were unsuccessful and some of the challenges which lay ahead. Afteronly two months of having received this

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2001 Annual Conference

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Paul Chinowsky

with the Harvard businessmethodology and its reputation for management studies.The use of the case studies in the course focuses on weekly analytical papers. After an initialweek of introduction to the case method of teaching, the students are introduced to the core ofthe case study method. In the twice-a-week course format, each week is devoted to theintroduction and exploration of a new topic. The first lecture of each week is devoted to thediscussion of readings that emphasize the module focus. Complementing these articles is theselection of case studies. In the second lecture of each week, the students are presented with acase study to read and summarize. Given one week to read and analyze the cases, each studentis required to prepare a

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2001 Annual Conference

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Robert Ribando; Gerald O'Leary; Timothy Scott

graduates are not as well versed as desired in using the modern computer-based tools in their own disciplines. Virtually all do use word processors, spreadsheetsand presentation and search tools proficiently, but then so do today’s liberal artsgraduates. What we mean here includes the ability to use a computer on a problem ofthe sort they might solve in their math, science and engineering courses on paper, butmaking profitable use of the speed, versatility and visualization capabilities afforded bymodern engineering software tools. In addition we include expertise with the full rangeof problem solving and design capabilities made possible only recently by the advent ofubiquitous computing and inexpensive software packages. Finally, and ultimately

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2001 Annual Conference

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Andrew Jackson

thecommitment by industry sponsors to guide and direct student involvement as an integralcomponent of their continuing organizational activities. This sponsorship is completed withoutmonetary commitment to or from industry personnel, other than the commitment of time andeffort from industry leaders and managers as they host student teams during the semester.Students benefit from direct industry involvement in a variety of ways. Some examples of thisvalue-added educational approach include: 1) Working directly with senior managers to define specific project objectives. 2) Participation in mentoring programs led by technical experts in the organization. 3) Use of organizational resources to accomplish the specified tasks. 4) Participation

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2001 Annual Conference

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Victor L. Paquet; Ann Bisantz

Section 1526 Case Study Based Laboratories for an Undergraduate Human Factors Engineering Curriculum Ann M. Bisantz, Victor L. Paquet Department of Industrial Engineering University at Buffalo, State University of New York Amherst, NY 14020 bisantz@eng.buffalo.eduAbstractThis paper describes the ongoing implementation and evaluation of a set of design-orientedlaboratory exercises for two undergraduate Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) courses,which draw

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1997 Annual Conference

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John A. Marin; James E. Armstrong

project was the Advanced Systems Concepts Office, US Army Armament Research, Page 2.197.3Development, and Engineering Command (ARDEC), Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey. ARDEC was the recipient ofthe 1996 Presidential Award for Quality and is commanded by Brigadier General J.W. Boddie, Jr. The students next ascertained objectives and criteria relating to the project problem statement(step 2), and constructed a House of Quality (step 3). Since the actual House of Quality is toolarge to present in this paper, only a portion of the House of Quality is depicted below in Figure2. Figure 2: OICW House of Quality

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1997 Annual Conference

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Richard Gilbert; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Renata Engel, Pennsylvania State University

top of the pile for all to see.Other parochial issues may be a bit more subtle. Grading papers, quizzes and tests on a scale thatstudents can not relate to is certainly on their irritation list. For students who are used to a 0 to100% grade scale, a grade of 40% is a traumatic event. The relief generated when the studentfinally discovers that the average for that test was 15% is quickly replaced with confusion as towhat the 40% means at all. Was it a good bad grade or a bad good grade.Tardy starts and delayed finishes are additional parochial issues. The former transmits the ideathat the instructor has other things to do that are more important. The latter reflects the attitudethat the students don't have other things to do that are more

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1997 Annual Conference

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Cal Caswell; Mel I. Mendelson

fewuniversities that offered such a course (Product Design and Development), which was used as ourmodel.Our course was structured to meet industry's needs and to promote collaborative learning. Thecourse was planned over a one year period and addressed curriculum reform in engineeringeducation [7]. The purpose of this paper is to describe LMU's course ("New Product Design andDevelopment"), its requirements and expectations, the product and team selection, thedifferences between our course and MIT's course, and our lessons learned. Page 2.242.1II. Course DescriptionIn the spring of 1996 a new course entitled, "New Product Design and Development

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1997 Annual Conference

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Mary Ann McCartney; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

. Page 2.259.1This paper discusses how the OMEP at ASU is answering the internal and external challengesthrough an expansion of their services to make a positive impact.IntroductionThe Office of Minority Engineering Programs (OMEP) in the College of Engineering andApplied Sciences (CEAS) at Arizona State University (ASU) is a growing support system forunderrepresented minority students and others. Nearly 500, approximately 14%, of theundergraduate students in the CEAS are underrepresented minorities (African American,Hispanic, and Native American). During the Fall 1995 semester, the OMEP served over 300students, including 13.5% non-minority. The OMEP is composed of a Director, MinorityEngineering Program (MEP) Coordinator, Mathematics

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1999 Annual Conference

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Bernard Gallois; Keith Sheppard

of these alumni3. The results wereconsistent with those from other surveys and reports4 in indicating that graduates metexpectations in the technical competencies. However, there was a need for further enhancementof competencies in the "soft" areas such as problem solving, teaming, communication skills andproject management; competencies that can be addressed as part of design education.2. The Design SpineAs a result of the development activities described above, a cornerstone of the revisedcurriculum is a further strengthened design sequence forming a Design Spine running throughall eight semesters. Associated with the development of the Design Spine is a greater integrationof design with the science and engineering science courses, in many

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1999 Annual Conference

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Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

paper is aimed to promote, stimulate and broaden the dialog among engineeringstudents, engineering faculty and university administrators to develop additionalmechanisms through which U.S. universities can develop the next generation ofinternational engineering workforce to increase the bi-national economic development inthe American hemisphere. Page 4.59.1II. Global vs. Bi-national Economic Development.The global economic development is characterized by organized regional alliances such as:a) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation - APEC-16 members (approximately 40% of global trade)b) European Union EU-15 membersc) North American Market - NAFTA-3 membersd

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1999 Annual Conference

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William M. Maalouf; Fazil Najafi

, teleconferencing and desktopvideoconferencing, and mailing of videotaped or audiotaped classes to off-campus students.This paper presents existing educational delivery methods at various institutions usingvarious educational delivery tools effective to people who work full time or having no accessto large institutions offering the courses they need to enhance their education.I. IntroductionA young professional engineer who has been in the work place for two years and has abachelor degree now finds that he needs a master’s degree for career advancement. Hedoesn’t want to leave his employment to enroll in a two-year master’s program and his workschedule includes evening and weekend hours, making it difficult to work full time andparticipate in a traditional