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is a great advantage compared tomany other methods. The next challenge is to use the results to improve the learning process.AknowledgementsThe project was funded by the U. S. Dept. of Education (FIPSE) under grant numberP116B60511. Page 6.993.7Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright2001, American Society for Engineering EducationReferences1. Clark, W.M., DiBiasio, D., and Dixon, A. G., "A Project-based, Spiral Curriculum for Introductory Courses in Chemical Engineering: I. Curriculum Design", Chem. Eng. Ed., v. 34(3), 222-228 (2000).2. Dixon, A.G

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, decision, implementation, and confirmation) usually occurs in "a time-orderedsequence."4 The nine members assembled for the panel on enabling and sustaining engineeringeducation innovation seem to be firmly established in the implementation stage and bordering onthe confirmation stage. This observation may be applicable to the state of current engineeringeducation in this country; the Foundation’s current investigation of engineering education maycontribute empirical evidence to support this observation.Bibliography1. Rogers, E. M., Diffusions of innovations, 4th ed. New York: The Free Press (1995), 11.2. Sheppard, S. D., and Silva, M. K., Taking stock--A study of engineering education at the end of the twentiethcentury and beyond (in progress

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Carolyn Clark; Prudence Merton; Jim Richardson; Jeffrey Froyd

amenable to significant change in this regard.Bibliography1. Fournier-Bonilla, S., Watson, K., Malavé, C., Froyd, J. "Managing Curricula Change in Engineering atTexas A&M University," International Journal of Engineering Education, to appearPRUDENCE MERTONPrudence Merton is a qualitative researcher and adult educator with Peace Corps training experience. Ms.Merton has a Masters of Science degree in Horticulture from Texas A&M University and is currentlyworking on her dissertation in Adult Education that she plans to complete by December 2001.CAROLYN CLARKM. Carolyn Clark is an associate professor of adult education at Texas A&M University. She received herdoctorate in adult education from the University of Georgia in 1991. Her research

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discussed subsequently.Bibliography1. Sims, R., “Usability and Learning in on-Line Environments, A Case Study of Interactive Encounters”, retrieved from http://www.unb.ca/wwwdev/naweb2k/papers/simspaper/html in November, 20002. enter the Merlot web address3. Baylor, A., “Cognitive Strategies for Training with Technology”, TechTrends, 44(5), p 13-15.4. Rodenburg, D., “Web-based Learning: Extending the Paradigm”, retrieved from http://horizon.unc.edu/TS.commentary/1999-11.asp in October, 2000.5. Smaldo, S., “Instructional Design”, TechTrends, 43(5), p 9-13.6. Williams, M., Distance Learning: the Essential Guide, SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, 19997. Ubell, R., “Engineers turn to e-learning”, IEEE Spectrum, October, 2000, p 59-63REBECCA

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. But it does not guarantee that the listener will be able tomanage differences in culture.One completely bilingual and bicultural middle manager at a U. S.-owned multinationalhealth care products manufacturing plant in Costa Rica, provided an example of howmisinterpretation occurs even when local personnel speak English. At his plant, Englishis a prerequisite for employment as a manager. In a training session for middlemanagers regarding a new product, the native English-speaking trainer from theheadquarters in the U.S. gave instructions to the group to take apart a product beforereassembling it with new components. The bilingual-bicultural participant was able to dothe task easily, but not one of the others could. The problem was that

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. 5 References [1] Z. Nababi, (1993). VHDL, Analysis and Modeling of Digital Systems, McGraw- Hill. [2] S. Yalamanchili, (1998). VHDL Starters Guide, Prentice Hall. [3] D. E. Ott and T. J. Wilderotter, (1994). A designers Guide to VHDL Synthesis, Kluwer Academic. [4] J. D. Carpinelli, (1993). "Bridging the Gap between Digital Circuits and Page 6.457.12 Microprocessors", IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 36, No. 3, 334 - 339. 12[5] G. Brown, N. Vrana, (1995). "A Computer Architecture Laboratory Course Using Programmable Logic", IEEE Transaction on Education, Vol. 38, No

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agriculturalpractices to reduce non-point source loading to receiving waters; (p) implement pollutionprevention strategies in production facilities; (q) reduce water consumption byencouraging conservation and reuse; ( r ) improve flood control and flood protection; and(s) work toward implementing international integrated water resources management.This list could go on and on, but it serves to illustrate the extent of environmentalengineering involvement that will be necessary in just one region of the world as it seeksto implement its Water Vision.3. Engineering Education and the World Water VisionThe World Water Vision can succeed through the efforts of thousands of individualsthroughout the world working toward the common goal of insuring water security

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encouraged to add their own rules to the list, as well assome of the key relations and equations that they find valuable in estimation (e.g.,Bernoulli's equation). Some Material Properties Density thermal Viscosity Heat Melting tensile Elasticity Thermal (kg/m3) conductivity (m2/s) capacity temperature strength modulus expansion (W/mK) (J/kg) (K) (Mpa)AirWaterSteelAluminumConcretePlasticNotes: Viscosity is very sensitive to temperature; both concrete and plastic can have widely varying properities§ An apple weighs a

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freshman engineering program and has published numerous articles onengineering education. She was a member of the team that implemented the E 4 Program.J. RICHARD WEGGEL is the Samuel S. Baxter Professor of Civil Engineering and Associate Dean of the Collegeof Engineering. He holds a BS degree in civil engineering from the Drexel Institute of Technology, and MS andPh.D. degrees in civil engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign. He teaches and conductsresearch in the areas of hydraulic and coastal engineering. He was a member of the team that implemented the E 4Program.ALY VALENTINE has a bachelor degree in psychology from Assumption College in Worcester, MA and amaster’s degree in education from Drexel University. She is

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CFD which combines theapplication of commercial solvers and code development experiences.1. IntroductionIn the 1980's, the use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was dominated by governmentand academic entities; users typically had many years of relevant training. Over the last decade,however, the ever-increasing performance/price ratio of personal computers and workstationscoupled with improvements in commercial codes has lead to the widespread adoption of CFDtechniques for research, development and design tasks in industry. However, industry iscurrently faced with the difficult task of finding engineers skilled in the use of CFD.In response to this need, integration of CFD into both the graduate and undergraduateengineering education is

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/pressure relationships for Refrigerant-134a and Refrigerant-12. For each Page 5.103.5refrigerant they calculated the compressor work required for specified operating pressures. Thestudents were asked to discuss the environmental considerations of the increased work requiredfor Refrigerant-134a in light of Refrigerant-12’s impact on the ozone layer.Lessons Learned: It was very important to thoroughly prep the students for the tour, as thenoise level was significant.Unit 6 - PropulsionLecture Summary: The students were introduced to a variety of propulsion systems used onland, water, and in the air. It was noted that almost all propulsion systems work

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traditional schematic approach. Students like this lab verymuch and many of them continue on to take the elective course about hardware descriptivelanguage.Lab 10. Bistable Memory Devices Simple latch circuits are being constructed here such as S-R and D. Internal structure of theselatches are analyzed. First they have to build latches out of digital primitives, then using edge-triggered flip-flops, the students construct a ripple counter. This lab is the first exposure tosynchronous design.Lab 11. Stepper Motor Controller The purpose of this lab is to design a state machine that controls a stepper motor. During statemachine designs, students often have a real problem of figuring out why they have to study thisconcept and what the practical

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Kandace K. Martin; Carol Fulton; Barbara L. Licklider

Education and Human Resources (1996).2. O’Banion, Terry . Launching a Learning Centered College. League for Innovation in the Community College (1999) . Barr. R.B., & Tagg, J. From teaching to learning- A new paradigm for undergraduate education. Change, 13-25 (1995)3. Springer, L., Stanne, M.E., & Donovan, S. Effects of small group learning on undergraduates in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology: A meta-anlysis. National Center for Improving Science Education. Prepublication Manuscript, July 23, 1997.BARBARA LICKLIDERBarbara Llicklider is an Associate Professor of Educational Administration at Iowa State University andreceived numerous awards for teaching excellence. Her specific areas of interest include

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of this, the SDLRS, the most widely usedmeasure related to self-directed learning, has been the subject of debate regarding its utility in Page 5.434.7measuring self-directed learning readiness. One begins to wonder whether ABET understoodthe complexity of this area when they wrote the outcome – “a recognition of the need for, and anability to engage in life-long learning,” and asked us to give them a reliable measure of thesuccess of our students in achieving it.References[1] A. S. f. E. E. G. Committee, “Goals of engineering education; final report of the goals committee,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 58, pp. 367-446

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Ron Eaglin; Z. Qu; Q. Zhang; P. Wahid; Issa Batarseh

, Vol. 87, No. 4, pp. 391-398, October 1998.[3] Oakley, Burks II, “A Virtual Classroom Approach to Teaching Circuit Analysis,” IEEETransactions on Education, vol. 39, no. 3, August 1996, pp. 287-296.[4] Wallace, D., and Weiner, S., “How Might Classroom Time Be Used Given WWW-basedLectures?” Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE, vol. 87, no. 3, July 1998.[5] A. McKenna and A. Agogino, "A Web-Based Instructional Module for Teaching Middle SchoolStudents Engineering Design With Simple Machines," Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE, Vol.87, No. 4, pp. 437-443, October 1998.[6] Webster, T., and Dee, K., “Supplemental Instruction Integrated into an Introductory EngineeringCourse,” Journal for Engineering Education, vol. 87, no. 4, pp

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the ceiling. A landscape extension was constructed and the model was tested with a simulated SSE,S, and SSW flow. The flow for these orientations was observed with smoke. Again someoutflow occurred with the SSE flow while inflow occurred with the SSW flow, againdemonstrating that Easterly components produce inflow into the building and outflow throughthe roof opening while westerly components produce the reverse. Three effects are assumed toproduce the inflow when the wind has a westerly component: a. The blocking effect of the flame. b. The blocking effect of the roof wall along the front of the building, which was modeled as solid. c.The low pressure in the front of the building caused by the separation of

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Willam G. Curley; Sohail Anwar

. Anwar, S., and S.S. Anwar. 1999. “Training Partnership Between an International Labor Union and Academia: ACase Study.” ASEE 1999 Annual Conference Proceedings. CD Rom publication (session 3322)3. Gunter, B. H. .1996. “Making Training Work”. Milwaukee, WI: ASQC Quality Press.4. Ibid.SOHAIL ANWARSohail Anwar obtained a Ph.D. in Industrial and Vocational Education from the Pennsylvania State University inDecember 1995 and an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington in May1982. He completed additional graduate coursework in control theory and applied mathematical sciences at theUniversity of Texas at Arlington during 1982 – 1984. Since August 1992, Sohail has been working as an assistantprofessor of

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Sheila R. Curl; Leslie J. Reynolds; Brent Alan Mai; Alexius E. Smith

work“spaces” and facilities constructed in software. [S]pecial software structures [are] designed tosupport collaborative learning, including those meant to force active participation, and to allocateunique assignment topics, exam and gradebook facilities.”3 This sounds simple enough, butthere are many instructional challenges that are magnified in both course development andcourse delivery when teaching in the virtual classroom.Meeting the studentsDuring the first semester this course was offered, the students were asked to introducethemselves through email messages. No face-to-face meeting with the students was planned.However, during the first several weeks of the semester several students visited instructors’offices to express confusion

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Wesley P. Lipschultz; Jean Landa Pytel; Jayne Klenner-Moore

information about any major to help me decide. 7. I couldn’t decide whether I wanted to give up all the free time and fun that my friends in other majors enjoyed, and I was unsure that I could really make the necessary commitment.Practicing engineers were asked for the following information to discover how their choice ofmajor impacted their careers after graduation: • What are the primary entry-level positions after graduation which students in each major are most likely to get? • How likely were you to change positions within the same field, or how likely were you to change into different fields of engineering? • What types of problems did or do you solve in job(s)?The responses from the practicing engineers

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Bruce Segee; Michael D. Amos

web-based interface.Bibliography[Harris, 1999] G. Harris, “Neural network programming using rapid application development techniques:, SPIE Conference Proceedings, 1999.[Morrison, 1997] M. Morrison, “Using Microsoft Visual Interdev”, Que, Indianapolis, IN 1997.[Vaughn, 1998] W. Vaughn, “Hitchhiker’s Guide to Visual Basic and SQL Server”, Microsoft Press, Redmond Washington, 1998.[Welch-Allyn, 1999] Welch-Allyn Data Collection “Overview of Data Collection Technologies” http://dcd.welchallyn.com/techover/barcode.htm[Wynkoop, 1999] S. Wynkoop, “Using SQL Server 7.0”, Que, Indianapolis, IN, 1999.MICHAEL AMOSMichael D. Amos is

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Scott Danielson; Sudhir I. Mehta

. Hutchings, P., and Shulman, L. (1999). " The Scholarship of Teaching: New Elaborations and NewDevelopments," Change, Sept.Oct. 1999, p. 11-15.7. Johnson, David, Johnson, Roger, & Smith, Karl (1991). Active Learning: Cooperation in the College Classroom,Interaction Book Company, Edina, MN.8. Johnson, D., Johnson, R., & Smith, K. (1998). “Cooperative Learning returns to college: What evidence is therethat it works?” Change, July/August, p. 27 - 35.9. Lowman. J., (1985). Mastering the Techniques of Teaching, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA.10. Mazur, Eric (1997). Peer Instruction. Prentice Hall, NJ.11. Mehta, S., & Schlecht, N. (1998). “Computerized Assessment Technique for Large Classes,” Journal ofEngineering Education, Vol. 87, 2, p. 167

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Peter J. Graybash

traditional boundaries to create useful and meaningfulprograms with Continuing Professional Engineering Educators, both must be prepared to createan awareness of these external influences. It is expected that many of these elements do notalign with what adult educators emphasize in instructional design and delivery, suggesting amore holistic perspective on issues of program planning.Defining the decision-making profile of corporations and developing a strategy to address theprofile elements will go a long way to helping you seek the understanding you can take to yourprofessions and to those administrators and decision makers through your educational programs.Bibliography1. Queeney, Donna S. (1996). Continuing Professional Education. The ASTD Training

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Resit Unal; Derya Jacobs; Charles Keating; Paul Kauffmann; Abel Fernandez

. 1, 1994, pp. 41-50.5. Armacost, R. L., P. J. Componation, M. A. Mullins, and W. W. Swart. “An AHP Framework for Prioritizing Customer Page 5.539.7 Requirements in QFD: An Industrialized Housing Application.” IIE Transactions, Vol. 26, No. 4, 1994, pp. 72-79.6. Wasserman, G. S. “On How to Prioritize Design Requirements during the QFD Planning Process.” IIE Transactions, Vol. 25, No. 3, 1994, pp. 59-65.PAUL KAUFFMANNPaul J. Kauffmann is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Management at Old

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Sanjay P. Ahuja

", Proceedings of the ACM Computer Science Education Technical Symposium 1991, San Antonio, TX, SIGCSE Bulletin 23(1), pp. 25-34, March 1991.[3] Barnett, B. L. III, "A Visual Simulator for a Simple Machine and Assembly Language", SIGCSE Bulletin, 27(1), pp. 233-237.[4] "Major Applications of COMNET II.5, Network Analysis and Capacity Planning Through Simulation", CACI Products Company, pp. 22-23, August 1993.[5] Ahuja, S. P., "COMNET III: A Network Simulation Laboratory Environment For A Course In Communications Networks", Proceedings of the Frontiers In Education Conference (FIE 98), Tempe, AZ, November 1998.SANJAY P. AHUJASanjay P. Ahuja is an Associate Professor of Computer Science in the Department of

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the activities, and the predecessors of each, i.e. theset of activities that must have terminated before an activity can begin. The following exampleillustrates the critical path method. Page 5.555.7 Table 1. Bus Shelter Construction Example Job Name Duration Resources Predecessor(s) 1 Shelter Slab 2 2 5 2 Shelter Walls 1 1 1 3 Shelter Roof 2 2 2,4 4 Roof Beam

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Jan Genzer; Amy Michel; Hugh Fuller; Richard Felder

University Preparing theProfessoriate program.Bibliography1. S. White and G. Bodner, “Evaluation of Computer-Simulated Experiments in a Senior-Level Capstone ChE Course,” Chem. Engr. Educ. 33 (1), 34-39 (1999).2. R.M. Felder and R.W. Rousseau, Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, 3rd ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2000.3. R.M. Felder, “Reaching the Second Tier: Learning and Teaching Styles in College Science Education,” J. College Science Teaching, 23 (5), 286–290 (1993). Page 5.564.6AMY MICHELAmy Michel is currently a doctoral student in the Department of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina

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) S ubject Number 0.50 1 2 Percentage of Subject Responses 3 0.40 4

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the majorityof the students are inactive and reticent to ask questions. As mentioned earlier, the experimentwith the studio format is still under way, and there is a possibility that all the threeintroductory physics courses at Rose-Hulman will be all taught in this mode.Bibliography:1. “Thoughts on Studio Physics Approach”, S. Mitra-Kirtley, Optics and Photonics News, September, 1998.2. "The CUPLE Physics Studio," The Physics Teacher, Vol. 32, p. 518, December 1994.3. Dr. Doyle V. Davis of New Hampshire Technical College developed the software.4. Dr. Michael J. Moloney of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology developed a number of experiments, and wrote the necessary computer software for data acquisition.Acknowledgements:The

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Young Hoon Kim; Sung Hwan Cho

study may be neededin other areas. Further studies are also needed on the role of general education courses invocational education of technical colleges. Also a study of vocational education in collegesabroad is needed to develop various programs such as degree and non-degree and short termprograms n Korea.References1. Yang, H. J. Development of Technical Colleges, in Hundred Years of Vocational Education in Korea, Korean Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET) (in Press).2. URL: http://std.kedi.re.kr/html/frame2.html, Basic school data, Junior College, Korea Educational Development Institute (1999).3. Kang, S. W. Direction for Development of Junior Colleges in 21st Century, College Education, Korean Council for

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Pete Tschumi

Arkansas at Little Rock. Hereceived his BS with a double major in Physics and Mathematics at Tulane University and did graduate work inPhysics at the University of Texas at Austin.AcknowledgementsOther members of the Information Technology Committee, who produced the study on which this paper is based,include Tom Teeter (chair), Janet Bailey, Don D. Cherepski, John Faucett, Robert J. Hines, Nickolas S. Jovanovic,Jeffery T. Walker, and Gretchen B. Watson. A special thanks goes to Chancellor Charles Hathaway without whosesupport the study would not have been possible. Page 5.63.10