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Sub Ramakrishnan; Mohammad Dadfar

); Page 6.537.7 } Figure 4: A Sample Solution for the IPC Project (Part 1)Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education doOtherPartsOfP2 (m) { i = 1; /* index to the loop for P2 */ numFromP1 = 0; /* initialize the data from P1 */ while ( (numFromP1 != Bye) || (i <= m) ) { if ( (numFromP1 != Bye) && (i < m) ) turn = 1 + rand() % 2; /* decide whose turn it is */ else if (numFromP1 != Bye) turn = 1; /* P2 is done, P1’s turn */ else if (i < m

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Denise Nicoletti; John Orr

important that it be as specific to the course outcome as possible. For example, a lab might show students’ understanding of op- amps as well as their ability to write lab reports. If the lab report grade is used, then it might be misleading if the lab reports were graded severely on style while the student in fact did show a good understanding of op-amps. This problem can be alleviated by breaking up the lab report score into two parts (technical content and writing).Results from Initial ImplementationWhile the program is early in its implementation stage, some results can be presented here forone offering of one course: EE2111 in the fall of '00-01. The table below shows the results for

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Michael Ropp; Steven Hietpas

electric drive subjects were taught, and howmuch time was allocated to each subject, were governed by a variety of logistical factors, such aslaboratory equipment and resources, research assistant knowledge of material, and the time framefor this project. The outcome of this development is discussed in the next three sections. Page 6.572.2 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationIII. Proposed EMEC Course Outline (Phase 1)The primary objective in revising the course material is to provide the student

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Daniel Davis; Elizabeth Petry; James Fuller

sides of the profession also sharean obligation to serve the needs of the community, the built environment and society.4II. Revised Program CurriculumInitially our design sequence was fractured and non-continuous. In an eight semester programwe had design studio courses only in the first, third, fifth and sixth semesters. In the finalsemester, we offered a thesis studio for our architectural graduate school bound seniors.. Initial Design Sequence in Context: 1998-1999 AET Curriculum . Sem 1 Course Credits Sem 2 Course Credits AET 110 Architectural Drafting 3 AET 122 Intro to Arch CAD 4 AET 113 Intro to

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Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

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Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Tyler Schecklman, Savannah Technical College

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temperature and humidity sensor.The microcontroller is also interfaced to the opto-isolator to monitor high powered devices. Theremote computer is connected to the home computer via the internet. The software processing inthe home computer converts the internet command to serial command and communicates withthe microcontroller through the USB port.The subject of automation via the internet has evolved into a major industry and has becomemore efficient through new technologies. Automation is constantly changing due to rapidadvancements and trends that are taking place in hardware and software section of the industry.The purpose of this research was to design and build an automation system that will enablestudents to investigate current trends in

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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Lisa A. Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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WORK EXPERIENCE University of California at Berkeley, College of Engineering, Berkeley, CA, 1993- present Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 1993-present Professor of Bioengineering, 1998-present Director of the Medical Polymer and Biomaterials Group, 1993-present Mechanical Engineering Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Officer, 2009-present Vice Chair of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Bio- engineering, 2002-2003 Director, Engineering Systems Research Center, College of Engineering, 2003- 2004 Chancellor’s Professor, 2004 2009 Associate Dean for Lifelong Learning and Outreach Education, College of Engineering, 2005-2007 Lawrence Talbot Chaired Professorship in Engineering, 2007-present University of

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Outreach Projects: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Education in General

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-2741: INTEGRATION OF ARCHITECTURE AND SUSTAINABLEENGINEERING PRINCIPLES TO ACHIEVE AN ENERGY-EFFICIENTDESIGNAhmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming Dr. Ahmed Cherif Megri, associate professor of architectural engineering at the University of Wyoming (UW), teaches several HVAC and energy courses. Dr. Megri is also teaching a course titled ”Compre- hensive Performance of Building Envelope and HVAC Systems” for Summer School at UW, and ”Smoke and Fire Dynamics” during summer session at Concordia University, Canada. His research areas include airflow modeling, zonal modeling, energy modeling, and artificial intelligence modeling using the support vector machine learning approach. Prior to his actual position

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Special Session Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the MATE International ROV Competition

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Thomas R. Consi, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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AC 2011-1022: THE MATE INTERNATIONAL ROV COMPETITION AUNIVERSITY PERSPECTIVEThomas R. Consi, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Thomas Consi is an assistant professor in the School of Freshwater Sciences and Dept. of Mechani- cal Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His research focus in on marine robotics, specifically the development of amphibious robots for coastal exploration and environmental monitoring. He is the advisor to UWM’s ROV team and currently teaches Mechatronics in the UWM Mechanical Engineering Dept. Page 22.1480.1 c American Society for Engineering

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Out-of-School and Informal Activities

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Barbara A. Christie, Loyola Marymount University

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Page 25.358.4come to mind when trying to develop a program: Who do we speak with at the highschool: the principal, counselors, or individual teachers? How do we recruit for students?Do we visit during science and mathematics classes, or have a school assembly or inviteparents for a career night discussion? Many times you will have to call a teacher at homein the evenings or on their cell phone to discuss a project or program. The engineeringfaculty and staff within a university are already stretched between research and teachingand do not have the luxury of time for community outreach programs unless they canoperate smoothly and efficiently. The barriers to working with several high schools inyour community can be overwhelmingly complex and

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Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

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Robert Adams, University of Kentucky; Jens Hannemann, University of Kentucky; Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-5528: CREATIVITY AND DESIGN: A GENERAL EDUCATIONCOURSE FOR ECE FRESHMANDr. Robert Adams, University of Kentucky Robert Adams is an Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Ken- tucky. He teaches several courses within the department and was the 2006 ECE Teacher of the Year. Most recently, he has redesigned the ECE 101 course: Creativity and Design in Electrical & Computer Engineering. Adams’ research interests and activities are in the areas of theoretical and applied electro- magnetics.Dr. Jens Hannemann, University of KentuckyMr. Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky Lawrence Holloway, professor and Chair. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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Melissa Kurtis Micou, University of California, San Diego; Dawn M. Kilkenny Ph.D., University of Toronto

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AC 2012-4309: DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF A TEXTBOOKFOR TISSUE ENGINEERING LAB INSTRUCTIONDr. Melissa Kurtis Micou, University of California, San Diego Melissa Kurtis Micou is a lecturer in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego. She has taught tissue engineering lecture and lab courses to undergraduate students for the past seven years.Dawn M. Kilkenny Ph.D., University of Toronto Dawn Kilkenny earned her Ph.D. in physiology from the University of Western Ontario, Canada, and trained as a postdoctoral fellow in Immunology at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. She subse- quently worked for four years as a Senior Research Specialist at the Vanderbilt Cell Imaging Resource

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Capstone Design I

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Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-3309: EFFECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF ENGINEERING DESIGNIN AN EXAM ENVIRONMENTDr. Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering Walter Schilling is an Assistant Professor in the Software Engineering program at the Milwaukee School of Engineering in Milwaukee, Wis. He received his B.S.E.E. from Ohio Northern University and M.S.E.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Toledo. He worked for Ford Motor Company and Visteon as an Embed- ded Software Engineer for several years prior to returning for doctoral work. He has spent time at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and consulted for multiple embedded systems companies in the Midwest. In addition to one U.S. patent, Schilling has numerous

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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Richard M. Bennett, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; William Schleter, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Taimi Olsen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Stan Guffey, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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other topics. All work at the TENN TLC is carefully researched and planned in order to bring best practices and innovative methods to UTK faculty, lecturers, and GTAs. Olsen earned her doctorate in american and twentieth century literature at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1997, after which she taught at a private college for 12 years, eventually serving as Full Professor and Department Chair. She published Transcending Space: Architectural Places in works by Henry David Thoreau, E. E. Cummings and John Barth, Bucknell UP, 2000, has published numerous articles in her field, and has presented regionally and nationally on faculty development and assessment issues.Dr. Stan Guffey, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Stan Guffey

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Design Across Disciplines

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Hosni I. Abu-Mulaweh, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Hossein M. Oloomi, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Donald W. Mueller Jr. P.E., Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Omobola Ayoyimika Thomas, Cummins Filtration, Inc.

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assessment that was conducted at the end of both semesters, all six StudentsOutcomes were highly achieved.The ICS is composed of the following components: cold plate, condenser, fan, pump,accumulator, piping, pressure sensors, temperature sensors, flow meter, R-134A refrigerant,fiberglass shell, aluminum frame, power supply, personal computer (PC), touchscreen monitor,data acquisition system (DAQ), and control algorithm. These components were researched,analyzed, modeled and selected to achieve specific performance criteria.The ICS was designed so that refrigerant would change phase as it passes through the cold plate.It was specified that this two-phase process must be visible, and the refrigerant must not enter asuperheated state. The desired

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Government Policy, Manufacturing Education, and Certification

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Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Eric Owens

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on advanced technologies. She earned a B.A. in chemistry at Agnes Scott College and both a B.S. in engineering science and a Ph.D. in civil engineering (environmental) from the University of South Florida, where her research focused on membrane separation science and technologies for water purification. She has more than 20 years of ex- perience in developing curricula for engineering and engineering technology for elementary, middle, high school, and post secondary institutions, including colleges of engineering. Barger serves on several na- tional panels and advisory boards for technical programs, curriculum, and workforce initiatives, including the National Association of Manufacturers Educators Council. She is

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CoED General Technical Session II

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James Herold, University of California, Riverside; Thomas Stahovich, University of California, Riverside

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verge of slip, a concept that experts often included in theirself-explanations.In our experiments, this technique has proven to be quite reliable, achieving an accuracy ofup to 97% on a particular explanation. This level of accuracy can be attributed to theregular nature of the student’s self-explanation. Furthermore this high-level of accuracysuggests that it may be feasible to develop automated systems to elicit meaningfulself-explanations from students.Related WorkChi et al.1 argue that “the metacognitive component of training is important in that itallows students to understand and take control of their learning process.” Metacognition isthe ability to be aware of one’s own learning process and it serves as a major foundationfor research

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Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

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Muhammad Zafrul Hasan, Texas A&M University

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. He is currently an Assistant Professor of engineering technology and industrial distribution at TAMU. His research interests include the design, implementation, and testing of embedded systems for energy conservation, dynamically reconfigurable computing systems, performance evaluation of computer architectures, and behavioral synthesis and test- ing of digital systems applied to emerging areas. Page 25.1377.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Trend Analysis of Capstone Projects for Improving Undergraduate Engineering EducationAbstractCapstone design

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Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Jaime Israel Juarez, Prairie View A&M University; Yonggao Yang, Prairie View A&M University

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Computers in Education

AC 2012-5297: WORK-IN-PROGRESS: PROGRAMMING CONCEPT VI-SUALIZATION USING FLASH ANIMATIONSDr. Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University Lin Li is an Assistant Professor of the Computer Science Department at Prairie View A&M University. He received his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, in 2004. Before that, he received his B.S. and M.E. from Beijing Institute of Technology and Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1996 and 1999, respectively. Currently, his research interests are in computer educational technology, green home, and network communications.Jaime Israel Juarez, Prairie View A&M University Jaime I. Juarez is a Software Engineer who graduated from Prairie View A&M

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Laboratory Development in ECE I

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Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University; John Y. Hung, Auburn University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-3915: STRUCTURING A SYSTEM DESIGN LABORATORY COURSETO FACILITATE OUTCOMES ASSESSMENTProf. Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University Victor P. Nelson is a professor and Assistant Chair of electrical and computer engineering at Auburn University. His primary research interests include embedded systems and computer-aided design and testing of digital systems and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). He is co-author of the textbook Digital Logic Circuit Analysis and Design and a tutorial book on fault-tolerant computing. He has been Chair of the ECE Curriculum Committee, Coordinator of the ECE Graduate Program, and served one year as Associate Dean for Assessment in the College of Engineering. He is a

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Patricia Brackin; Julia Williams

Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationstrategy. The advantage of discussing teaming with the students each week is that the instructorcan probe the initial student answers until she is satisfied that the students understand theirperformance.Figure 2: Sample Instructor Worksheet Indicating Group’s Ability to Demonstrate Teaming SkillsGroup #4 Oil Filter LockMembers: Students X,Y,Z Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9Share responsibilities and X XdutiesTake on different roles Xwhen applicableAnalyze ideas objectively X X XDiscern feasible solutions

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Cameron Wright; Michael Morrow; Thad Welch

software requires that the DSK tools be installed on the computer,and that the two files C6X_DAQ.DLL and DAQ_SIMUL.OUT be placed in a Matlab-accessibledirectory. At the most basic level, this interface allows a novice user to operate the DSK asa data acquisition board with a simple command sequence, with no requirement of knowinghow to use Code Composer or how to program in C. Initially, all signal processing can bedone in the Matlab environment using “live” data acquired from the DSK. As the studentsprogress, they can move processing functions from Matlab down to the DSK by alteringthe DSK code (that was used to create the DAQ_SIMUL.OUT file), and still continue to useMatlab as a graphical display engine.To support advanced applications and

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Barry David

Session 1454 Technical Entrepreneurship as an Undergraduate Course Barry G. David Millersville University of PennsylvaniaAbstractThis paper describes the content, methods and student activities of an undergraduate course intechnical entrepreneurship. The course engages students in a variety of research, problemsolving and critical thinking activities as they seek solutions to practical problems faced bydesigners and engineers bringing products to market. The one semester course requires studentsto present product concepts to the class during the second week of

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Thomas Kullgren; David Pape

professionals, a graduate program designed to addtechnical knowledge, leadership and management strategies to existing workplace skillswas initiated. This degree, called the Master of Science in Technological Processes,includes coursework in both technical and professional disciplines, and is targeted atindividuals with undergraduate degrees in science, engineering, computer science,mathematics, or engineering technology. The program is offered entirely on campus withevening classes and concludes with an industry-based capstone Field Project. In thispaper the first two plus years of the program are presented and analyzed. The studentpopulation, which has developed into an interesting mixture that includes a significantinternational population and a

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David DiBiasio

multidisciplinary project thatexamines technology-society interactions. The project is called an Interactive Qualifying Project(IQP). Students research, address and report on a problem examining how science or technologyinteracts with cultures, societal structures, and values. Project objectives include enablingstudents to understand, as citizens and as professionals, how their careers will affect the largersociety of which they are a part. Projects are done in small, multidisciplinary teams, they arebroad and integrative, are not limited to major field, and are equivalent in credit to three courses.Since the inception of this academic exercise, we have tried to find ways to get students off-campus to do these projects. The first such resident project

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Bradley E. Bishop

fully updated on thedesign decisions of the other subgroups. It was also determined that the physical design(considered the most straightforward portion of the system) was also the most sensitive tovariations. Several students became “roamers” after contributing their subcomponent, movingthrough other subgroups and keeping each updated on the overall flow of the project. Somestudents did complain that they felt underutilized, highlighting the danger of allowing a largegroup to self-organize.A valuable lesson taught through this project was that, when a student is a member of a designteam, they should make an effort to become integrated into the project so that at the completionof their initially determined duties they can assist with secondary

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Robert D. Knecht; Barbara M. Moskal; Michael J. Pavelich

addressobjective 1: Whether the team identifies who the client is and what the client’s needs are. This isconsidered an initial and essential step in industry when working with an external client. Thesecond category, "purpose", examines the extent to which the teams develop and justify afeasible solution to the given problem (i.e., objective 2). The "evidence" category addresses theempirical evidence (i.e., objective 3) that is used to justify the final answer.The communication portion of this rubric, which is shown in Table II, was developed throughthe combined efforts of an English and Communications experts and was reviewed by anassessment specialist. This portion emphasizes focus and coherence and assesses objective 4."Focus" refers to the

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Jeffrey B. Hargrove

most of the studentscurrently taking the mechatronics courses, and hence developing software code, have nevertaken a course in C programming. However, this has not proven to be a hindrance to them.Further, students in other courses at Kettering University utilize the Mechatronics Laboratorieswebsite. For example, students in Instrumentation (ME-204) are required to complete a designproject at the end of the course that deals with instrumentation applications in a real-lifeproblem. These students are encouraged to routinely use the “Links to Other Sites of Interest”on the mechatronics website to assist in researching their projects. Doing so not only creates anawareness of the mechatronics courses for these students, but since the

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Norm Pumphrey; William M. Jordan

the mechanicalengineering materials lab course, while civil engineers take their own materials lab course.The students who were in this second year of the integrated curriculum are those who wereeligible to take the first math course in the sequence, Math 240. This required an ACT score of26 or placement by math placement exam. These students are not better than the averagestudent who is entering our program. Page 5.225.3II. Previous materials coursesBefore the new curricula were initiated college-wide, civil engineering students were required totake a 3-semester-hour engineering materials class at the junior level. This class was taught

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W. Nicholas Delgass; Phillip C. Wankat; Frank S. Oreovicz

Committee on the importance of teams in industryand by the realization by many professors that students often learn more in cooperativeteams. However, there was no formalized effort to assess the results and to help studentslearn how to be better performers in teams.The faculty has always felt that the students need to learn on their own. In our laboratoryand capstone design courses we purposely give students open-ended projects that requirethem to learn new material on their own. Over forty percent of the students takeadvantage of the opportunity to do independent research work under the guidance of a Page 5.374.2faculty member.The chemical engineering

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Kevin M Torres; David Johnson; David Forsman; David Baird

betweenabsolute and incremental positioning.With this background, the students were given engineering paper and asked to sketch out asimple design or their initials. They then wrote G Codes that were used to carve this data into athree inch by five-inch piece of extruded polystyrene using a 3/8 inch ball end mill with a CNCrouter. These G Codes were entered into a text file using a word processor and the data saved toa disk.After moving to the manufacturing laboratory, each student had the opportunity to load theirwork piece into a fixture on the CNC router, load the G Code file into the controller of themachine and watch a simulation of the tool path on the computer screen. At this point, simplecorrections were made to the program and re-simulated. When