Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Reese Jr., Johns Hopkins University; Peter H. Froehlich, Johns Hopkins University; Joan Freedman, Johns Hopkins University

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Design in Engineering Education

section and course project.  Tim Train, President of Big Huge Games (now Studio General Manager of Zynga East), helped coordinate input from gaming industry leaders during the needs assessment phase, provided feedback on curriculum design, and assisted with recruiting guest lecturers and team mentors.The group defined the course objectives and designed a semester-long video game developmentproject that would define the structure and topics of the course. The students would: 1. Develop a software system in small teams. 2. Design and implement a complete video game. 3. Plan, manage, and document a software development project. 4. Present status updates, project overviews, and technical topics

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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So Yoon Yoon, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Miles Griffin Evans; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

cognitive procedure in the formation of teacher self-efficacy, which iscyclical in nature (See Figure 1). Rooted on Bandura’s (1986)13 four sources of self-efficacy(verbal persuasion, vicarious experience, physiological arousal, and mastery experience), theinteraction between teachers’ analysis of a teaching task and assessment of teaching competenceresults in their self-efficacy that shapes their personal goals, amount of effort, and level ofpersistence in teaching students. Therefore, teachers’ performance in class is affected by theirteaching self-efficacy, and, in turn, the outcome of their performance becomes the foundation ofnew sources of self-efficacy. Through this cycle, teacher self-efficacy is developed and changed.Here, note that

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron G. Ball, Brigham Young University; Alan R. Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Randall Davies, Brigham Young Univeristy; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University

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International

science, evaluation, assessment, and research-related topics at the college level. His research involves program evaluation in educational settings with the general objective of understanding and improving the teaching and learning process. His research has a specific focus of evaluating technology integration, assessment policy, and educational practices.Dr. C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young UniversityMr. Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University Holt Zaugg will be completing a doctoral program in the McKay School of Education at Brigham Young University in the Educational Inquiry, Measurement, and Evaluation program in the summer of 2012. His research focuses on communication patterns of engineering students working on global

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Best Practices

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University; Alan R. Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Randall Davies, Brigham Young University; Aaron G. Ball, Brigham Young University

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International

initiate a number of international programs for engineers. He is an active member of ASME and ASEE.Dr. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young UniversityDr. Randall Davies, Brigham Young University Randall Davies is currently an Assistant Professor of instructional psychology and Technology at Brigham Young University. His professional experience includes 10 years as a high school technology and math- ematics teacher. He also worked for several years teaching computer science, evaluation, assessment, and research related topics at the college level. His research involves program evaluation in educational settings with the general objective of understanding and improving the teaching and learning process. His research has a specific

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan M. Hill, University of Hartford; Ying Yu, University of Hartford

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Computers in Education

tutorialwas written for the computer aided design (CAD) tools. In this paper we present the resultsfrom the Fall 2011 semester along with our recommendations for the next course offering.The rest of this paper starts with the introduction, followed by sections that describe theCAD software, the tutorial, and CPLD module, respectively. The project content andactivities are presented, followed by discussion of medium-scale integration (MSI) parts andfunctionality. Finally, the course assessment, our recommendations, and the conclusion areall presented.IntroductionIn the Fall 2011 semester we adopted the complex programmable logic device (CPLD) for Page

Conference Session

STS Perspectives on Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

recent incidents in which a graduate student expressed some concern about undue influenceon the direction of their theses. Given that there was already a standing faculty Committee on theGraduate School, chaired by John Bunker, Lewis’ committee tasked Bunker with a fullassessment of the situation and the associated “dangers” of sponsored research.36Seeking to properly assess the situation, Bunker called a meeting of the directors of some of thelargest MIT laboratories. Given the rumors that began circulating, these directors arrived to themeeting feeling that they had been called to the carpet. Wishing for a positive affirmation of theirwork, they pressed the Committee to acknowledge that sponsored research stood at the heart ofwhat was

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

learned material, including perhaps estimating possible future trends. Level 3 – Application: use learned material in new situations to solve new problems. Level 4 – Analysis: breaking down learned and new material into basic component parts or principles, including defining relationships between parts. Level 5 – Synthesis: creating new knowledge or designing new systems, either uniquely or putting together existing components to form a new whole. Level 6 – Evaluation: judging the relative merit or value of material for a defined purpose, including examining potential impacts and ramifications.To assess the impact of the BOK1 and BOK2 on civil engineering curricula and to facilitatebroad adoption of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James P Becker, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Richard A. Revia, Montana State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

initial implementation was assessed in terms of student performance on essay type examscrafted to probe deeper knowledge of the course material, student mastery of standard learningoutcomes as evidenced by their scores on more typical calculation-type exams, student surveys,and class observations made by an evaluation expert. Prior to the implementation of the projectcircuit materials in the course, baseline data were collected to provide a means to determine theimpact of the project circuits on student learning. This paper provides details regarding thematerials and activities developed around the project circuit as well as assessment tools,evaluation methods and results in comparing the initial implementation of the project circuitmaterials to

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard S. Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; William C. Barott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Salamah Salamah, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

students responded favorably (“Agree” or “Strongly Agree”). Despite many Page 25.1431.11misgivings on the workload or various challenges, the students seemed to acknowledge that themini-projects met their goals of introducing the students to the project. No student stronglydisagreed with any of the questions.Questions MP1-1, MP2-3, and MP3-3 assess the ability to teach the desired skills for the project(software development, hardware development, and embedded systems development). In allthree cases, the majority of the students agreed or strongly agreed that the mini-project supporttheir improvement in these areas such that they were more prepared

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Graduate Studies

AC 2012-3934: USING PEER TEACHING OBSERVATIONS TO GIVE FEED-BACK TO GRADUATE TEACHING INSTRUCTORSMs. Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Mary Lynn Brannon is an Instructional Support Specialist and instructor of the Graduate Teaching Assis- tants Seminar at the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education, College of Engi- neering, Penn State University. She has a master’s of arts degree in education and human development specializing in educational technology leadership. Her work focuses on projects that measure and assess student perceptions of learning related to their experiences with engineering course innovations. She has worked extensively in the design of

Conference Session

Design Spine

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krystal S. Corbett, Louisiana Tech University; Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; James D. Nelson, Louisiana Tech University

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Design in Engineering Education

Solution Evaluation curriculum Figure 4. Parallel representation of the curriculum design process and the engineering design process.In order to develop an innovative approach to curriculum that includes all the aspects ofengagement needed for deep learning, educators must develop a clear understanding of the goalfor the curriculum design. This process relates to the Problem Formulation stage of engineeringdesign. All aspects of the purpose for the curriculum design, the manner by which it should bepresented, and the students need for the content should be assessed when formulating theproblem statement. Obviously, the fact that the curriculum needs to be redesigned (or designedfor the first

Conference Session

Ethics and Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida

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Engineering Ethics

assessing opinions and trends, even on asmall scale. Survey research designs can capture impactful representations of smallsamples, and it is understood that the design must be very well prepared. The design must betransparent, assessable and easy to critic to avoid biasing and obtain accurate opinionrepresentation.As with most cases, sampling of an entire population is expensive and timely, and for this reasonmost researchers chose the most common method of sampling, convenience sampling.Convenience sampling was well suited for the ten week REU program and served as a pilotsurvey for future work in this area. It should be noted that a disadvantage for using conveniencesampling is systematic biasing that may occur due to difference of opinions

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; Theodore J. Heindel, Iowa State University; Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Iowa State University; Shankar Subramaniam, Iowa State University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-5501: WOMEN IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING: A DEPART-MENTAL EFFORT TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, ANDENGAGEMENT OF WOMEN STUDENTSProf. Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University Sriram Sundararajan is an Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at Iowa State University. He is currently the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Programs, and he oversees curricular and program mat- ters, including assessment and continuous improvement efforts. His research areas encompass scanning probe microscopy, multiscale tribology (friction, lubrication and wear), and surface engineering. More recently, he has focused on atom scale mapping of thin film material systems using 3D-atom probe mi- croscopy. He has authored

Conference Session

Factors Impacting Engineering Career Choices, Including Engaging Families

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juyeon Y. Kluin, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4385: PARENTS’ CONCERNS ABOUT THE INCLUSION OFENGINEERING EDUCATION IN P-12 CLASSROOMSJuyeon Y. Kluin, Purdue University Juyeon Kluin is a Research Associate at the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (IN- SPIRE) at Purdue University’s School of Engineering Education. For the past three years,Kluin has researched in the followings: assessment, motivation theory in learning, parents’ role in engineering edu- cation, and measurement issues in educational research.Dr. Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica E. Cardella is an Assistant Professor of engineering education at Purdue University and is the Director for Informal Learning Environments Research for INSPIRE (the

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew J. Pasek, University of Windsor

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

clearly distinguish between images of "engineers" and"scientists"). The paper also assesses specific character and professional attributes, stereotypes(profession-, ethnicity or gender-based) and attributes known to facilitate viewer's identificationwith on-screen characters, of engineering professionals portrayed in selected films. In particular,the key research question of “How are engineer(s) and their work portrayed in the feature films?”was broken down to more detailed sub-questions: • What types of engineering work are represented? How is creative component of that work shown? How successful (or unsuccessful) are the outcomes? • Is the distinction between science and technology, and scientist and engineers depicted? • Are

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Jintana Nina Phanthanousy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Design in Engineering Education

design compare to the desired activities, habits,and prescriptions of experienced designers in academia?In order to assess these objectives, surveys were conducted for novice designers (students). Thestudent team-based anonymous surveys were conducted on a weekly basis throughout a term-length design for four distinct cornerstone projects, with 18 teams on each design project (72total teams or approximately 288 total students) in the First-year Engineering Program within theEngineering Education Innovation Center at The Ohio State University.Student cornerstone design teams were found to be spending at least 7% of their total time spenton each phase of the design and project management processes. Student teams also visited eachphase of the

Conference Session

Relevance of and Models for Community Engagement in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University; Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University; Barry J. Brinkman, Gannon University; Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University

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Community Engagement Division

. 8 Increased runoff can lead to increased flooding, stream habitat destruction, and lesspollutant removal due to decreased natural filtering capacity. The polluted runoff typically Page 25.1147.11consists of pathogens, bacteria, nutrients, sediment, toxic contaminants, and debris.Pennsylvania Sea Grant in interested in capturing suspended sediment from streams, duringstorm events, to assess for nutrients and toxins. Table 3 presents the chemical tests to beperformed. Consequently, the analyses of the sediment will allow the stakeholder to determinethe variety of harmful pollutants in the water and potential health hazards arising from

Conference Session

Expanding Access and Opportunities for M/30

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich, U.S. Military Academy; Brad C. McCoy, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

profession,existing and potential civil engineering student perceptions are a particular subject of interest,one recently investigated by Angela Bielefeldt at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Potentialstudents can use the BOK2 to learn about their chosen field of study, visualize a roadmap forfuture development, and better understand the dedication their profession requires. Graduatingseniors can use the BOK2 to assess their personal development, their own strengths andweaknesses, and identify the strengths and weaknesses of their undergraduate engineeringprogram. Student feedback can help leaders in higher education to make positive changes intheir school’s program in order to better prepare students for professional service.This study

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Wheeler; Dr. Rose Marra; Dr. Jack Mitchell; Dr. Charles Croskey

complex engineering project. Students from Penn StateUniversity, SUNY Geneseo and Lincoln University worked together on the project, withadditional support from engineers at NASA Wallops Flight Facility. An active publicitycampaign and K-12 outreach program also conducted by undergraduate education and publicitystudents complemented the technical work. A one-credit course supported project work. Bymost measures, the project was an unqualified success. This paper reviews our success criteria,the organization and pedagogical methods used in SPIRIT and an assessment of this researchproject approach to undergraduate education.SPIRIT was designed to be an educational program with a meaningful scientific component.The scientific mission for this

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Yi-Zun Wang; Mohammad Saifi

not handle the situation around him/her, the student will fail. We use the"Academic Success Skills Survey" 1 as an assessment tool. The questions on the survey tellstudents what the positive attitude is. We did both individual and team surveys the first day ofthe class and also at the end of the semester. From the students’ response to the survey, we canmeasure how their attitude has changed.The results show that the students have made significant changes in the following aspects:-" I recognize the importance of goal setting and I have clear academic goals."-" I am highly motivated through a clear understanding of the rewards and opportunitiesgraduating in my chosen major will bring to my life."-" I make effective use of my peers by frequent

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael J Batchelder; Daniel F. Dolan

making informed decisions during therace.The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Solar Motion Team8 instrumentationsystem began in 1995 with a commercial data logging system. Over four solar races, theinstrumentation system has evolved to a distributed network of sensors andmicrocontrollers acquiring, processing, and displaying race data to the driver and, over awireless link, to a strategy team.OutcomesAn important result is that student team members get real-world assessment of theirdesign by how well their system performs under the demanding conditions of solar carracing. Students have learned through experience that circuits that work well in the labmay not withstand the harsh conditions encountered during competition. Circuits

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Kelmer; James Thrower; Larry Silverberg; Scott Kiefer

the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education The survey questions were designed to assess the curriculum modifications describedearlier and measure student satisfaction. The first two questions were general in nature, anddesigned to determine how the labs effected student perception of control theory and electriccircuits. The third and fourth questions were designed to measure how students felt about theirexposure to building circuits, a concept that has been excluded from the mechanical engineeringcurriculum. Specifically, the third question addressed how relevant the students thought the labwas and if they

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Virendra Varma

, and engineering education. CUR believes that “education is best served byfaculty-student collaborative research combined with investigative teaching strategies.”1 CURprovides avenues for faculty development and helps administrators to improve and assess theresearch environments of their institutions. CUR generates awareness and national support forundergraduate research.The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has very definite Undergraduate Research Daypresentation guidelines for students.2 In their introductory portion of the document, it says, “Formany of you, the presentation you make at the UW-L Undergraduate Research Day will be oneof your first “professional” presentations…..The main guiding principle that you should followin preparing

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Teri Rhoads; Barry Mauldin

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Lumsdaine

new business enterprise, as illustrated with some of the student project results.Students become excited about applying what they have learned and branch out into developingadditional creative ideas and projects on their own.I. Global Context, Philosophy and MotivationIncreasingly, industries all over the world are looking for people with entrepreneurial (or intra-preneurial) skills to gain a competitive advantage in today’s global marketplace. The growth ofknowledge-based companies has opened new opportunities for people who can solve problemscreatively and know how to assess risks and be inventive and innovative. Governments andinstitutions of higher education are involved in cooperative ventures to address this need with avariety of

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Fergus

that existed in thequarter curriculum, should have provided the required hours. However, university restrictions onthe maximum number of hours and core curriculum requirements required additional reductions,so the number of hours of materials engineering courses was also decreased. The reductions in thematerials engineering hours were in two areas. One was in reducing the coverage of metallicmaterials, which was more extensive than the coverage of other classes of materials. Someadditional hours were obtained by eliminating the repetition of some material. While repetition ofmaterial is certainly useful for learning, this was considered the least critical area for reduction.The assessment process being implemented for EC2000 will be used to

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Krchnavek; Shreekanth Mandayam

permeate almost every homeworkassignment, quiz, project and exam so that each student can assess his or her individual outcomes ateach stage. The course objectives for EEMAG 1 are:“Given a contemporary stastic/quasistatic electromagnetic device/system, the student should be able to–(a) Write down the Maxwell’s equations that describe this device/system,(b) Solve these equations for simple geometries using analytical techniques,(c) Solve these equations for complex geometries using MATLAB PDE Toolbox.The focus of this course is on applications of electromagnetics at a microscale level – inside andaround devices such as MOSFETs, EEPROMs, etc. The key learning objectives translate to includethe ability to calculate fields for exploring limitations of

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jr., Donald J. Fournier; J. Kirby White

- Waste Characterization and Preliminary Risk Assessment. Prepared by S. Cohen andAssociates, Inc., and Rogers & Associates Engineering Corp., for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office ofRadiation and Air (1993).3. Regulatory Guide, Department of Environmental Quality Guidelines for Conducting NORM ConfirmatorySurveys of Suspected Contamination of Land and Equipment, and Disposal of NORM Waste. LouisianaDepartment of Environmental Quality (1990).4. Guidelines for Conducting Close Out Surveys of Open Lands and Requesting Release for Unrestricted Use.Regulatory Guide 5.10. Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control, Austin, Texas (1990).5. Bulletin E2 on Management of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials. G11005

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Seung H. Kim; James Scudder

, 1999.2. Suni, I.I., Ross, S.M., Rasmussen, D.H., and Babu, S.V., Development of a CD-ROM Thin Film Technologies: Usability, Assessment and Evaluation from a Student Perspective, 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Session 1626, 1996.3. Abbanat, R.F., J.W. Honchell, J.W., Multimedia in Technology Education: Who is Going to Pay?, 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Session 2547, 1996. Page 5.191.44. Neu, E.C., Computers and Overheads vs. Multimedia in the Classroom, 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Session 2220, 1996.SEUNG KIMDr. Seung H. Kim is currently an Assistant Professor in the Manufacturing

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Kambiz Farahmand

greater access to the European Common market and other emergingglobal marketplace, must have a quality system certified to the ISO standards. By far, the most time consumingand costly step in ISO implementation is in documenting the quality system. Documentation must be performedfirst, before implementation, assessment, and registration. Documentation of a company’s quality system isusually delegated among employees with little or no knowledge of the ISO 9000 standards. Most engineeringcurriculums do not include introduction to ISO standards and procedure for certification. Employees involved inthe certification process must have a good understanding of the elements of ISO 9000 and the steps required toimplement a quality system.An instructional