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Wesleyby Chan S. Park2. The course includes 2 mid semester exams (15% or grade each), 10 weeklyassignments (20% total), 1 case study (25%), and one final exam (25%). Since there issignificant group work on the case and the homework, to pass the course, a student must averageat least 60% on the exams. This criteria has been used for one student during the experiment,however that student also had poor homework scores.Many reasons justify the use of this material as a web based course. The students perceive thecourse material as highly relevant and relatively easy, hence they might be enthused to use thesite and would not have excessive difficulty. This is not a desirable faculty assignment since thecourse material is considered mundane and there can

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George W. Garrison; Garry D. Coleman

). Engineers earn MS degrees from their home PCs. Engineering Times, 20(10), 6.2. Petre, M., Carswell, L., Price, B., and Thomas, P. (1998). Innovations in large-scale supported distanceteaching: Transformation for the internet, not just translation. Journal of Engineering Education, 87(4), p. 423.3. Office of Training Technology. (1997, 23 January). Course management systems. [Online]. U. S. Navy.Available: http://www.ott.navy.mil/1_1/cmsystem.htm [1998, Dec. 11].4. NetForum. (1996). Welcome to the home of NetForum. [Online]. Board of Regents of the University ofWisconsin System. Available: http://www.medsch.wisc.edu/netforum/ [1998, Dec. 14].5. RealNetworks. (1998). Real: Home of streaming media. [Online]. Available: http://www.real.com [1998,Dec

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W.V. Wilding; J.N. Harb; Ronald E. Terry; W.C. Hecker

wherethe assessment of performance in core areas is made throughout the curriculum and remedialaction is taken as soon as a deficiency is noted. This assessment is likely to be in the form ofexam problems written specifically to assess performance in core areas. One way to accomplishthis would be to change the way we write exams to include at least two classes of problems: 1)problems that test minimum competencies in core areas, and 2) more challenging problems thatcan be used as a basis for assigning grades. All students would be required to complete theminimum competency aspect of the exam(s) at the required level in order to pass a class.Students will no longer be able to survive by getting partial credit on difficult problems. Rather,they will

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Timothy Anderson; Robert Serow; James Demery; Carl Zorowski; Catherine E. Brawner

potential route toimprovement. Page 4.124.9Bibliography1. Kerridge, D. and Kerridge, S. (date unavailable) Improving a Process [On-line]. Available:http://deming.eng.clemson.edu/pub/den/files/improve.txt.2. Losak, J. and Scigliano, J. (1994). Total quality management and institutional effectiveness: Synergy throughcongruence. Nova Southeastern University. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 368 270)3. Seymour, D. (1995). Once upon a campus: Lessons for improving quality and productivity in higher education.Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, pp. xviii-xxii.4. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (1997, December). Engineering Criteria 2000

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Nick J. Kok

staff to copewith changes in the higher education system.5.4 Faculty EvaluationFaculty evaluation by students is standard practice at the Cape Technikon. Normally facultywould request their students to complete a questionnaire anonymously to reflect student opinionon a variety of aspects regarding each course and the faculty member(s) concerned.Positive student opinion of faculty is a prerequisite when deserving faculty members areconsidered for merit promotion. Student opinion is one of a number of instruments used by theinstitution to identify and reward good teaching.5.5 Curriculum ChangesDuring the past two years the South African Qualifications Authority developed a NationalQualifications Framework (NQF) based on educational outcomes

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Paul P. Mathisen

students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. 78. AcknowledgementsThe author is grateful for the contributions of a number of people who greatly contributed to thesuccess of this class. Thanks to K. Baskin (Charles River Watershed Association), D. Brocard(M&E), and D. LeBlanc (United States Geological Survey) for serving as guest lecturers, and V.Vignally (Metropolitan District Commission) for leading the field trip at the WachusettReservoir. Thanks also to S. Johnson (M&E) for initiating the program and providing access toM&E facilities to support the interactive sessions in this course. Finally, thanks to L. Cote(M&E) for assisting with coordination of issues associated with

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Mauricio A. Colombo; Maria R Hernández; Jorge E. Gatica

define the heat exchangernetwork, with the latter determining the utilities consumption. Page 5.88.3Even with use of heuristics, the reactor presents numerous variables to specify whose determinationis not a simple task! How to select the value of important design variables as temperature, pressure,molar ratio of reactants, etc? Unfortunately, in agreement with Murphy´s laws, the heart of theproposed system, of which the value of other proposed subsystems depends, is the most difficult tosolve,, even if we had all the needful information.The solutions of the equations that model reactor behavior are, for their nature, complicated and

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J. Arvid Andersen

extent, depending of the specific nature of theproblem undertaken. There should be regular contact with the project supervisor(s). It iscrucial that the work done on the project is evenly distributed through the group, so that thestandard of assessment can be harmonised.Study programmeThe following subjects are included in the programme:• Environmental Studies• Intellectual Property Rights in Europe• Communication Skills (Teambuilding)• International Marketing• Project Management (Theory and applications)• Simultaneous/Concurrent Engineering techniques• Engineering Product Design• Creative Problem Solving and Systematic Innovation Techniques• Languages (English and Basic Danish)• Cultural and Social ActivitiesStaffs of the host institution and

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Linda M. Head; Zenaida O. Keil; Beena Sukumaran; Kauser Jahan

extremely successful in assessing the impact of the project topics. At the Page 5.121.5conclusion of the workshop the participants were further asked to rate the overall workshop onhow the components of the entire project came together. All participants strongly agreed thatthey had a better understanding of engineering careers. Most participants also agreed that theyunderstood the importance of learning science and mathematics.In addition to the participant feedback, a survey was also given to the parent(s)/guardian of theparticipants. All questions on the survey received very positive responses. Some responses toone of the most important questions

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Aaron Blicblau

honed to a fine point through their oral presentations andallowed for successful interview performanceClosing RemarksThe incorporation of seven assessment procedures has resulted in a normal distribution ofresults. The bias attained by reliance on one assessor has been removed form the assessmentprocess. Overall, there seems to be satisfaction by both faculty members and the studentcohort of the final grades achieved.References1 IhseN,S. and Brandt, D. (1996) Changing the curriculum towards project orientation - The Aachenexperiences, in: Maffioli,F., Horvat,M. & Reichl,F. (Eds.), Educating the Engineer for LifelongLearning(Vienna, SEFI).2 Sjöberg,A.(1996) Project oriented courses in scientific computing with applications from natural

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Edward F. Young; Jeffrey Morehouse; Jed Lyons

), “Teaming in the Design Laboratory,” Journal of Engineering Education, v 84, n 4, p 335.• Chan, D.-Y. and Bedworth, D. (1990), “Demonstration Before Experimentation: A Laboratory Philosophy,” Engineering Education, v 80, n 1, p 37.• Kresta, S. (1998), “Hands-on Demonstrations: An Alternative to Full Scale Laboratories,” Journal of Engineering Education, v 87, n 1, p 7.• Ludlow, D., Schulz, K, and Erjavec, J. (1995), “Teaching Statistical Experiment Design Using a Laboratory Experiment,” Journal of Engineering Education, v 84, n 4, p 351.• Lyons, J., Morehouse, J., and Young, E., “Design of a Laboratory to Teach design of Experiments”, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Session 2526

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Richard B. Englund

subjects beyond high school general science, and describe equipment orsituations already familiar to the readers. Discussion questions and a written assignment shouldbe read by the students prior to class discussion, but the written assignment should be acontinuation of the classroom discussion rather than independent work by the student. The setfrom which answers to written assignments may be selected must be constrained to the desiredrange to keep students focused on the subject at hand. The primary value in the case study ispreparation of the students for classroom discussion.Bibliography1. URL: http://www.civeng.carleton.ca/ECL/; Engineering Case Studies.2. Cheshier, S. R., Studying Engineering Technology: A Blueprint for Success. Discovery

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Traxon Rachell; Kaori Sakaguchi-Hall; Chris Swan

students’ work. Presentations werevideotaped for additional evaluation and course records.Project Final Report: Each group will produce a final report detailing the design and analysis ofthe remediation strategy(s) that were evaluated. The main body of the report will be nomore than 25, double-spaced pages (12-point font size) in length. Appendices containing detailedcomputations and supplemental data/records are encouraged. Table 1 Summary of Deliverables and Project Schedule Deliverables Due During Week Week Week Week Week Week á

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1997 Annual Conference

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Raymond Yannuzzi; Edward McDonnell; Bradshaw Kinsey; Robert Bowman

of Consortium: In his History, Livy examines the processes, events,and underlying changes in people and institutions that transformed a fractious group of localtribesmen into the "consortium," or "partnership," that became the Roman Republic. While the conditions of metropolitan Philadelphia in the mid-1990's differ from those inancient Rome, an exploration of the root meanings behind the Latin word for "partnership" canhelp illustrate some of the changes in institutional attitudes and practices that enabled CamdenCounty College, Community College of Philadelphia, Delaware County Community College andDrexel University to establish the unique education and training organization known as ShipyardCollege (with support from TRP-NSFCA EEC

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Anthony J. Muscat; Evan D. H. Green; Emily L Allen; Linda Vanasupa

Session 2613 The Start-Up Company Approach to Teaching Semiconductor Processing Anthony J. Muscata, Emily L. Allenb, and Evan D. H. Greenc, and Linda S. Vanasupad a Department of Chemical Engineering b Department of Materials Engineering c Department of Electrical Engineering San Jose State University One Washington Square San Jose, CA 95192

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Sumit Ghosh; Raymond Kuo

emphasis.For officers 0 and 1, both highly math oriented, the correlation coefficients are 0.925, reflecting strongcorrelation between the processed and raw scores. For officers 2 and 3, both verbally oriented, thecoefficients are 0.8 and 0.76 respectively -- significantly lower than those for the math oriented officers.The coefficients for officers 4 and 5, who favor math and verbal abilities, are relatively high at 0.87. Incontrast, the coefficients for officers 6 and 7, both of whom emphasize only the family background, are0.770 and 0.771 respectively. While officer 8's beliefs for all of the fields are uniformly low, those forOfficer 9 are consistently 1. Clearly, the raw and processed scores for Officer 9 track one another,generating a

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Roman Kuc

their number. The second is a simplified version that takes advantageof the counting sequence and uses only the “1”s in the pattern. The student is asked toimplement the simplified system for the project in the lab. To implement the bean counter, students used logic modules. Each module is simpleenough that its function is easily grasped. The input responds to a switch closure andthe output is a switch closure provided by a reed relay. Circuits within the module wereimplemented using 3M circuit strips. Each module was powered with 4 rechargeable AAbatteries. Light-emitting diodes were used to indicate power-on and logic levels. Eachmodule is packaged in a clear plastic container, normally used for VHS video tape storage.Following block

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Paul Rossler

Demand Started @1 Started @2 Batch Size Batches Batch Size Batches M 1-2 250 50 55 52 20 2.8 20 2.6 S 1-2 345 69 76 71 40 1.9 40 1.8 Avg. Raw Process Avg. Raw Raw Raw Process 1st 1st 1st Time Process Process Process Probability Time Adjusted Adjusted AdjustedStation (minutes) Variance CV SCV of Defect (minutes) Variance CV SCV 1 3.00 4.00 0.67 0.44 0.07 3.23 4.73 0.67 0.45 2 4.00

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Kara B. Wright; Charles T. Wright; Christine L. Collier; Lawrence Genalo

work was supported in part by the NSF-supported Synthesis Coalition and in part by theMiller Fellowship program at Iowa State University.References[1] Oberoi, P. et al The MIT LEGO ROBOT Design Course, 6.270 Course Notes, EECS Department, MIT, 1994.[2] Jones, J. and Flynn, A. Mobile Robots: Inspiration to Implementation, A. K. Peters, Wellesley, MA, 1993.[3] Montgomery, Christine, "Summer Internships In Science and Engineering for High School Women,"Proceedings of the ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Meeting, pp. 454-460, April, 1993.[4] Genalo, L. J., Windom, K. D., Jolly, S., and Semple, A., "K-12 Linkage for Women Engineers - StudentsCreating Courseware for Other Students," Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Vol 1, pp1033-1036, June,1995

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Robert E. Wilson; Brian K. Johnson

. Page 2.433.5 VI. References[1] M. Hoffman, J.M. Nordstrom, "Using Digital Simulations of Power Line Faults to Verify Relay Performance," Fifty-third Meeting of the American Electric Power Conference, Chicago, IL, April 1991.[2] S. McKenna, "A Digital Simulator for Relay Testing," Western Area Power Administration, Golden, CO, June, 1991.[3] P.G. McLaren, R. Kuffel, R. Wierckx, J. Giersbrecht, L. Arendt, "A Real Time Digital Simulator for Testing Relays," IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. Vol. 7, No. 1, January 1992, pp. 207-213.[4] Alternative Transients Program Rule Book, Leuven EMTP Center, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, July 1987.[5] Electric Power Research Institute

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Robert J. Radin; Joan Dannenhoffer

a M.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Connecticut. Her research interestsinclude mathematical modeling of environmental engineering problems and educational psychology.ROBERT J. RADIN is Associate Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Ward College of Technology, Universityof Hartford. His research interests have included electromagnetic theory at the U. S. Naval Research Laboratoriesand biophysics at the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Radin’s present focus in on ways to increase comprehension ofmathematics and physics among a student population whose inclinations and skill lie substantially in other directions

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Troy E. Kostek

. ASEE National Conference. Washington, DC.2. Kostek, T. (1995). The Integration of Database Technology into an Existing Manufacturing Curriculum. ASEE North Central Section Annual Conference. Columbus, OH.3. Rockwell Software Incorporated. (1996). Industrial Components. Product Literature.4. Cash, S. (1996). Visual Basic Programming For The Industrial Environment. Allen-Bradley Journal. Chicago, IL: Putman Publishing.5. Harding, V. (1996). OLE for Scada, Process Monitoring, and Control Applications. Allen-Bradley Journal. Chicago, IL: Putman Publishing.6. Hamilton, J. (1996). OLE and The Software Revolution. Allen-Bradley Journal. Chicago, IL: Putman Publishing.7. Norton, P. (1995). Peter

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Peter A. Koen; Pankaj Kohli

Page 3.64.4skills.” Surveys like this one emphasize the importance of the softer skills which are needed toguide change. Top Box Rating Mean Response Attribute Supervisors Alumni Supervisor Alumni Significance (%) (%) s (mean) (p value) (mean) 1. Effective problem solving. 73 75 4.70 4.67 N.S. 2. Use of computers for communication, analysis and 73 70 4.62

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N. Mohankrishnan; Sandra Yost

technical team environment,” Educational Technology Research and Development, Page 3.70.6 Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 61-71, 1995.4. Hilborn, R. B., “Team learning for engineering students,” IEEE Transactions on Education, pp. 207-211, Aug. 1994.5. ASEE Project Report, “Engineering education for a changing world,” ASEE Prism, Vol. 4, Dec. 1994.6. Yost, S. A., “Factors Affecting The Successful Integration of a Cooperative Learning Component in Classroom Instruction,” Proceedings, ASEE 1997 North Central Section Conference, Vol. 1, pp. 154-159, April 1997.Biographical InformationSandra A. Yost is an

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K. Y. Maillacheruvu; D. Roy; Aaron A. Jennings

Building, 5 = Service Building 1,6 = Service Building 2) Figure 2. Top View of Newtown Creek Water Pollution Control Plant Site. (1 = Aerated Grit Chamber, 2 = Aeration Tank, 3 = Sedimentation Tank, 4 = Main Building, 5 = Service Building 1,6 = Service Building 2; l = Receptor Locations) Page 3.72.7Page 3.72.8 8 Page 3.72.9.w 9Page 3.72.10 10Wind Direction & Speed: 9 deg. clock wise from north. 1.543 m/s. Page 3.72.11 11instantaneous concentrations (actually one hour averages) as our “critical events

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Scott J. Amos

-Based Education and CurriculumRestructuring: A Profound Paradigm Shift in Traditional Practice,” Outcomes, 11(2), 12 - 20,Spring 1992Wankat, Phillip C. and Frank S. Oreovicz; “Teaching Engineering,” McGraw Hill, 1993The AuthorDr. Scott Amos is the Construction Management Technology Program Coordinator at WeberState University in Ogden, UT. Degrees include a Bachelor of Science in ElectricalEngineering from the University of Utah in 1977, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineeringfrom the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1985, and Doctor of Philosophy from theUniversity of Florida. He is an active member of ASEE and has served as a CampusRepresentative. Page

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Stephanie Goldberg

important goal is to keep students involved with the textbook. More class time will bespent referring to the textbook and database. Lectures and laboratories will involve the textbookwhenever possible. An interactive component may be added to the course requirements. Links tomanufacturers' data sheets, professional organizations and IEEE journal abstracts will be added tothe database.1. J. J. Bellon, E. C. Bellon, and M. A., Blank, Teaching from a Research Knowledge Base, Macmillan, 1992.2. R. D. Murphy, "Hypertext and the EET Student", in Proc. ASEE Annual Conference, pp. 69-70, 1992.3. A. S. Sedra and K. C. Smith, Microelectronic Circuits, Oxford University Press, 1998.Stephanie Goldberg is an assistant professor in the Technology Department at

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David E. Clough

Discussion o e I v s e e l Workshop Elapsed TimeSemester Project ComponentI allow students the option of completing a semester project in lieu of the final exam. Thisproject requires about 40 hours of work per student, and students work in teams of two. Only25% of the class generally elects to attempt a project, the rest preferring to take a final exam. Page 3.126.6One reason for the small fraction is that most students in the Control course are taking theDesign course concurrently and have to deal with its major project.Projects are experimental

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Robert P. Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

P Damper Steam Production Drum Reduction Continuou Gearbox FLU I s

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Brian Peterson, United States Air Force Academy; Patrick Sweeney, United States Air Force Academy; Delbert Christman, United States Air Force Academy

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theirsubsystems. Those with less than 100 hours had little design or engineering work to show.Surprisingly, the two students with the lowest major’s GPAs (1.9) were at the two ends of thespectrum. The Systems Engineer put considerable work into a computer aided design of thephysical structure of the robot, shown in Figure 1, including redesigning and personallyfabricating the legs to make them lighter than those created by the independent study team. Hisdesign was solid and went above the requirements, developing a motorized system to raise theprimary distance sensor (a laser rangefinder) from the top of R2’s head. Figure 1. CAD drawing of the R2D2 structureOn the other hand, the Electrical Engineer with the lowest major’s GPA