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Juan Herrera; Stephen Stafford

Session 1464 FAILURE ANALYSIS: A PERFORMANCE THEME FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN J. M. Herrera and S. W. Stafford University of Texas at El PasoAbstractFailure Analysis is a course in the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering curriculumthat deals with the practical and theoretical aspects of material failure and performanceanalysis. Fractures and failed components, when constructively exploited can beuniquely revealing in the engineering design sense. The fracture face of a broken part,for example, often contains a remarkably detailed record of the conditions and eventsleading to

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Mukasa Ssemakula

Session 1647 Implementing Collaborative Learning in a Distance Education Setting Mukasa E. Ssemakula Division of Engineering Technology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202AbstractThis paper describes the process that was followed in transforming a course in Statics, previouslydelivered in the traditional chalk-and-board format, for delivery using live 2-way interactivetelevision. The issues discussed include the instructor’s familiarization with the technology,preparation of new teaching materials and visual aids for the course, and development andincorporation of computer-based animations to

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Jan Rinehart; Jim Morgan; Jeffrey Froyd

Session 3553 Industry Case Studies at Texas A&M University Jim Morgan, Jan Rinehart, Jeffrey Froyd Texas A&M UniversityAbstractIn the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University, the college and industryhave partnered to present classroom case studies, model the engineering profession, supportcurricular efforts, and offer student workshops. Many faculty members bring industry into theclassroom in senior or capstone design classes, but NOT in meaningful ways at the freshmanlevel. An important difference in the TAMU partnership with industry

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Robert Y. Ofoli; Mackenzie Davis; Craig W, Somerton

Session 2655 A Teaching Certificate Program at Michigan State University Craig W. Somerton, Mackenzie Davis, Robert Y. Ofoli College of Engineering, Michigan State UniversityIntroductionA college teaching certificate program has been established in the College of Engineering atMichigan State University. Students participating in the program must complete two courses.The first course deals with the theory and practice of teaching engineering. In a once-a-week,two-hour meeting, students are introduced to both the pedagogy of teaching engineering, as wellas the practical aspects. In each two-hour

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Mohamed. E. Brihoum; Ahmad Ibrahim

Session 1148 Team-building Approach in a Multi-Campus Institution Mohamed. E. Brihoum, Ahmad. M. Ibrahim DeVry Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA, USA / Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAbstractThis paper presents preliminary results of a team-building approach across two campuses ofDeVry Institute of Technology; one in Atlanta, USA and the other in Toronto, Canada. TheInternet has been used as the major communication tool. The approach is meant to motivatestudents in carrying out small-scale applied research and build a working team acrossgeographically separated

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Elaine M. Cooney; Kenneth Reid

Session 1647 Using the Internet as a Course Textbook Kenneth Reid and Elaine Cooney Electrical Engineering Technology, IUPUIAbstractThis paper describes the creation and use of an online textbook for a course in ElectronicsManufacturing. This project originated when no appropriate textbook could be found in print forEET 360: CIMT in Electronics Manufacturing. Creating an online textbook in this area waspossible because of the plethora of information available on the web about electronicsmanufacturing. Trade magazines and vendors provide a wide variety of up-to-date and in

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Glenn Blackwell

Session 1675 Life After Tenure: Stay Fresh Via A Sabbatical Glenn R. Blackwell, P.E. Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907AbstractThe sabbatical leave is a tool which may be used by faculty members to refresh and renewthemselves after at least seven years of employment. The author has taken two sabbatical leaves,each with a significantly different set of goals. This paper encourages relatively new educatorsto consider the sabbatical leave as a worthwhile part of their academic career.IntroductionAfter the

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Andrea Lomander; Paul Schreuders

Session 1408 A Living Laboratory: The Maryland Crayfish Project Paul D. Schreuders, Andrea Lomander University of Maryland, College ParkAbstractBiological engineers differ from other engineers in that they must consider not only the abioticcomponents of a system but the biotic components as well. While this relationship may appear tobe obvious, it is the implications of this relationship that defines the field. Successful biologicalengineering can only be achieved if the students develop an understanding of their designs assystems. These systems respond significantly differently from

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Frank Krygowski

Session 2649 Modernizing a Physical Measurements Laboratory in Engineering Technology Francis R. Krygowski Youngstown State UniversityAbstractIn 1997, the Mechanical Engineering Technology faculty at Youngstown State University wereawarded a National Science Foundation Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Grant tomodernize a Physical Measurements laboratory, NSF-ILI Grant # DUE-9750992. This paperdetails the experience of that project.The objectives of the project were: to greatly increase the number of sensors available forstudent

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Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman

Session 1309 A New BME Curriculum for the 21st Century Richard Jendrucko, Jack Wasserman The University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleAbstractThis paper describes the design and content of a new undergraduate degree program inbiomedical engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Program enhancement withthe use of advanced teaching tools and the Internet is discussed.I. IntroductionThe field of biomedical engineering (BME), defined as a new engineering discipline in the mid-twentieth century has been the focus for the development of new degree programs at

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Stephen Maybar; Jerome Zornesky

Session 3547 A New Paradigm for Teaching Circuit Analysis Stephen H. Maybar, Jerome Zornesky Department of Electrical Engineering Technology Technical Career Institutes, New York City NY 10001AbstractTraditionally, circuit analysis has been taught as a two-term sequence with DC circuit analysis inthe first term and AC circuit analysis in the second. The normal two-term sequence may beshortened to a single term if DC and AC analysis are taught concurrently rather thanconsecutively. In the modified sequence, DC circuit analysis is considered as a special case ofAC

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Francis W. Derby

Session # 3375 A Portfolio for the New Engineering Educator Francis W. Derby The Pennsylvania State University Lehman, PA 18627 fwd3@psu.eduAbstractThere are several reasons why educators compile teaching portfolios. With any particularcompilation, the purpose determines suitable types of information that may be included in theportfolio. For many new educators on tenure track appointments, a teaching portfolio may serveas evidence of progressive teaching and scholarly

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Jahan Kauser; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater; Kevin Dahm

Session 1526 A Project-Based Approach to Teaching Membrane Technology C. Stewart Slater (1), Kauser Jahan (2), Stephanie Farrell (1), Robert P. Hesketh (1), and Kevin D. Dahm (1) (1) Department of Chemical Engineering (2) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 08028 Abstract This paper describes a NSF-funded Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement (ILI) project onmembrane process experiments funded through DUE-9850535. We have

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Kenneth Reardon

Session 3553 A Project-Oriented Introduction to Engineering Course Kenneth F. Reardon Department of Chemical and Bioresource Engineering Colorado State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes an introductory engineering course taught to first year students in chemical,environmental, and bioresource (agricultural) engineering at Colorado State University. In thislecture-laboratory course, a variety of "hard" (technical) and "soft" engineering subjects are putinto practice in a group design project, with the overall goal of providing students with a sense

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Graham Walker; Henry Chaya

Session 2525 A "Real-Life" Interdisciplinary Capstone Design Course. Henry Chaya, Graham Walker Manhattan College Riverdale, New YorkAbstractA new interdisciplinary design course has been developed. A unique feature of this course is theparticipation of alumni who have been involved with engineering practice for a number of years.These alumni assume the role of clients for the design project. Their involvement added uniqueinsights to the real practice of engineering design. It also greatly enhanced student interest in thecourse.I

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Ann D. Christy; Dawn Farver; Kerry Hughes; Marybeth Lima

Session 1408A Review of Texts for Biological Engineering CoursesBy Kerry Hughes, Dawn Farver, Ann Christy, and Marybeth LimaI. Introduction:The field of Biological Engineering is relatively new and there exists a great need fortextbooks in this area. This paper lists several of the currently available texts thatBiological Engineering educators are using, in part or in whole, and also provides studentreviews of these texts. This annotated bibliography can be a helpful place for instructorsto find new materials and can serve as an indicator of textbook needs that have yet to bemet. Biomedical engineering texts were not evaluated in this paper. Textbook reviewsinclude

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Arthur Gerstenfeld

Session 2793 Africa: A Focus on the Southern Cone Arthur Gerstenfeld, Ph.D. Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 01609AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to discuss an innovative project, partly based on a recentlypassed law entitled "Africa Growth and Opportunity Act" and to show how this presentsopportunities for universities and for businesses. The first part of this paper discussessome of the background regarding U. S. and Africa. The second part of the paperdescribes a project starting in summer 2001 that we believe may impact many studentsand faculty at our university

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James Globig

Session 2547 Applying a Global Ethic in Engineering Organizations James E. Globig University of DaytonAbstractThe 1980s and early 90s were times of design and manufacturing “catch up” for manycompanies. The American consumer began to look to other countries to satisfy their demandsas the label of “Made in America” came to be seen as shorthand for increased cost and lowquality. In embarking on the new product catch up era, many manufacturers chose to terminatetheir technical and middle management employees and adopt “outsourcing” as a way to acquirelabor

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Paul Furth

Session 2793 Career Development Activities in a Required Engineering Course Paul M. Furth New Mexico State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes several career development activities that are part of a required sophomorecourse in electrical engineering. These career development activities take place over severalweeks prior to engineering career fairs held every fall and spring on the New Mexico StateUniversity (NMSU) campus. The activities include a 1-hour workshop on resume writing and adocumented visit to the engineering career fair. The goals of the career

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Andrew Sterian

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Gregory Shoales; Cary A. Fisher

Empowering Cadets to take Ownership of their Learning Perspectives from the US Air Force Academy Cary A. Fisher, Fellow, ASEE and Gregory A. Shoales, Member ASEEAbstractEngineering faculty must not only facilitate learning the specific knowledge embodied bytheir major field, but also the progression of their students to higher levels of learning.Freshmen generally require significant guidance while learning core subjects of theirengineering discipline. As students progress through their undergraduate program,courses require more synthesis of the core subjects to the solution of increasingly open-ended problems. Most engineering programs culminate in capstone designexperiences for the students. Such capstone

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Atlas Hsie; Naseem Ishaq; Salahuddin Qazi

Session 3255 A Cohort Master of Science Program in Advanced Technology Atlas Hsie, Salahuddin Qazi, Naseem Ishaq School of Information Systems and Engineering Technology State University of New York Institute of Technology P.O. Box 3050, Utica, New York 13504.AbstractAn interdisciplinary cohort program for Master of Science in Advanced Technology (MSAT) tomeet the diverse technological needs of industry was implemented in 1996 at the StateUniversity of New York Institute of Technology, Utica, New York. The 33-credit program wasjointly developed and

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Nanette Keiser; Gloria Tressler; Arlen Gullickson

ASession 1526@ Communication with Recipients of a Web-Based Evaluation Survey1 Gloria R. Tressler, Arlen R. Gullickson, Nanette M. Keiser The Advanced Technological Education Project, The Evaluation Center, Western Michigan UniversityAbstractA current method of conducting evaluation surveys is by using the World Wide Web as a delivery vehicleand computer programming to collect and process submitted responses. Benefits of this method includesubstantial savings in postal mailing costs, rapid access to survey assistance, and efficient

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Thomas Miller; Rodney Allen; Richard M. Felder; Catherine E. Brawner

Session 2793 A Comparison of Electronic Surveying by E-mail and Web Catherine E. Brawner, Richard M. Felder, Rodney H. Allen, Rebecca Brent, and Thomas K. Miller Research Triangle Educational Consultants/ COMP-AID/North Carolina State UniversityAbstractIn recent years the scholarship of teaching has gained increasing recognition in engineeringeducation as a legitimate and valuable faculty activity. Growing numbers of faculty membersengaged in educational research have been using surveys as principal components of theirassessment programs. These

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Elliot Douglas, University of Florida

AC 2001-145: A Comprehensive Approach to Classroom Teaching: Does it Work?Elliot Douglas, University of Florida Page 6.18.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2001 Session 2793 A Comprehensive Approach to Classroom Teaching: Does it Work? Elliot P. Douglas University of FloridaAbstractAn instructional model has been previously described which provides a comprehensive approachto classroom teaching.1-3 At its core this model consists of a structured format for preparationand

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Stephanie Sanford; Kenneth Williamson

Are We Losing Our Minds (2470) Paper 1211 A Course in Difference, Power, and Discrimination For Engineering Students Kenneth J. Williamson, Stephanie Sanford Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering/ Center for Water and Environmental Sustainability, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331AbstractOregon State University has adopted as a general education requirement that all studentsmust take a designated difference, power and discrimination (DPD) course. The DPDrequirement was created by the faculty to assist

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Robin Burt; Krishna Athreya; K-Y. Daisy Fan

Session 2793 The CURIE River Basin: Introduction to Engineering in a Social Context K-Y. Daisy Fan, Krishna S. Athreya, Robin J. Burt School of Civil & Environmental Engineering/ Women’s Programs in Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New YorkAbstractThe Elements: 40 academically gifted high school girls; a nationally recognized engineeringcollege, seven days.The Task: Create a sense of excitement about and an awareness of the limitless possibilities inengineering.Cornell’s Strategy: The CURIE Academy, a week-long, residential summer

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Robert Ryan

Session 2526 Design of a Portable Experiment for Demonstrating Air Conditioning Processes Dr. Robert G. Ryan California State University, NorthridgeAbstractAn air conditioning experiment apparatus was designed and constructed for the undergraduatemechanical engineering laboratory at California State University, Northridge. The purpose of theapparatus is to demonstrate the air-side processes which are fundamental to understanding thedesign of air conditioning systems for buildings. Electric resistance heaters are used to simulate aheat load

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Glenn Wrate

Session 1433 Development of a Building Electrical Power Systems Design Specialty Glenn T. Wrate Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractEnrollment in Electrical Power Engineering courses has been in a steady decline, and manyinstitutions have dropped power and energy conversion courses. At the same time, the demandfor engineers in the field has remained constant, and in some cases has increased significantly.To meet the demand for engineers in the

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Ahmed Elsawy; Ismail Fidan

Session 2649 The Development of a Knowledge-based Tool for the Machining Processes Ismail Fidan, Ahmed ElSawy Tennessee Tech University 920 North Peachtree Avenue Cookeville, TN 38505-5003AbstractEven tough there are various kinds of CAD/CAM packages available on the market, thereis no system developed for the basic estimations of machining processes, such as cuttingtime, material removal rate (MRR), feed rate, and spindle speed. Having such a system isimportant for a number of reasons: cost