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2000 Annual Conference

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Karen Frair; Jeffrey Froyd

of Alabama, the Universityof Massachusetts - Dartmouth, and the University of Wisconsin. All campuses havedeveloped improved engineering curricula and learning environment models and haveincorporated those models into their institutional fabric. As part of its strategic plan, thepartner campuses in the Foundation Coalition have focused their efforts on improvingtheir competence in seven theories of pedagogy; these seven pedagogical theories arereferred to as the core competencies of the Foundation Coalition. The seven corecompetencies are 1) curriculum integration, 2) cooperative and active learning, 3)teamwork and collaboration, 4) technology-enabled learning, 5) assessment-drivencontinuous improvement, 6) recruitment, retention, and

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2000 Annual Conference

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Natasha Balac; Daniel M. Gaines

it is proving to be a valuable teaching tool.In this paper we describe the design of the course and how mobile robots are used to meetthe course objectives of surveying advanced AI concepts and teaching research skills. Weevaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using mobile robots that we have observed,including feedback received from students during the semester.1 IntroductionBeing a successful researcher requires a variety of skills including the ability to thinkcreatively and effectively, evaluate work, schedule time and communicate effectively inproposals, reports and presentations. Therefore, it is important that our graduate coursesnot only provide knowledge of advanced topics, but also help students develop theseresearch skills

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2000 Annual Conference

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Yellamraju Vikas; Tony Ramanello; Kurt Gramoll

realistic homeworkproblems, homework sessions, tutorial sessions, project labs, and the like. The result is havingengineering graduates with impressive analytical skills, but with little or no understanding ofhow to apply these skills in an effective manner to solve problems. Multimedia and networkbased media technologies have the potential of providing a mean for dealing with these issues ina dynamic, provocative and likely cost-effective manner that not only will increase theeffectiveness of the educational program but will also increase the quality of the resultingstudents [1, 2].However, electronic media has it own set of problems and difficulties. First, the structure of thesystem must be determined. In the case of this course, if server-based

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2000 Annual Conference

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W.D. Jemison; W. R. Haller; W. A. Hornfeck

Typically Taken Use PCB MMIntroduction to Engineering Year 1, Semester 1 YES (Fall 1999) Digital Circuits I Year 2, Semester 1 YES (Fall 1999) Digital Circuits II Year 2, Semester 2 FUTURE Analog Circuits Year 2, Semester 1 NO Electronics I Year 3, Semester 1 NO Electronics II Year 3, Semester 2 YES (Spring 1998) Computer Architecture Year 3, Semester 2 FUTURE Control Systems Year 4, Semester 1 NO Sr. Design I Year 4, Semester 1 YES (Fall 1997) Sr. Design II Year 4, Semester

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2000 Annual Conference

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Bruce A. DeVantier; John W. Nicklow

student. Thispaper compares engineering education in this off-campus program to that in a traditionaluniversity classroom and discusses the mechanics of teaching an off-campus course.II. Enrollment and Student ProfilesSince the inception of the Springfield off-campus graduate program during the fall 1998 semester,two courses have been offered every fifteen-week semester. During the term in which each coursewas taught, the same instructor also offered the class on campus. Table 1 lists the courses thathave been offered as part of the program, along with their corresponding sponsoring department.Over six semesters, the average enrollment in these courses has been fifteen students. Themajority of these students, approximately 85%, are full-time

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2000 Annual Conference

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Barbara Olds

often, students areasked to write a reflective piece (a letter or introductory essay) that summarizes or evaluates theworks they have chosen to include in their portfolio. According to Yancey, “reflection is thoughtto enhance the validity of the assessment—that is, the likelihood that the assessment willmeasure what it purports to measure—precisely because it requires that students narrate,analyze, and evaluate their own learning and their own texts and thus connect the assessment totheir own learning” 1.At Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, for example, the electronic portfolio (RosE-Portfolio)system being implemented requires students to select examples of their work to demonstratemastery of a variety of Institute goals and then to write

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2000 Annual Conference

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R. Sureshkumar; J. Sato

experiments that can be conducted via theInternet and to integrate faculty research into undergraduate/graduate education.I. IntroductionEngineering education must keep in pace with progress in science and technology in order to helpengineers fulfill societal demands and expectations. Therefore, educational and professional goalshave to be redefined and adapted from time to time to accommodate the changes in thesevariables. The national focus on higher education [1], as we approach the new millennium, offerseducators an opportunity to rethink educational objectives and to modify traditional tools andcreate new ones.Computers and the Internet have influenced engineering practice significantly. Use of InformationTechnology (IT) in information/data

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2000 Annual Conference

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Steven B. Shooter; Catherine A. Shooter

ensurethat the students are reflecting by engaging them directly in the process. The techniques formanaging the reflection activities are often referred to as processing in experiential learningcircles. “Processing teases out the richness of the experience so it stands out and apart, like theimportant lines of a page underlined with a yellow highlighter” 1.The paper will begin with a brief review of experiential learning theory. It will then describehow these theories apply to the design experience. This will be followed with direct techniquesand common questions useful for processing the design experience.II. Experiential LearningSupport for experiential learning is found in the work of Dale2 who suggests that people learnand retain: 20 % of what

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2000 Annual Conference

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Mark McNeill; Steven Shooter

ensurethat the students are reflecting by engaging them directly in the process. The techniques formanaging the reflection activities are often referred to as processing in experiential learningcircles. “Processing teases out the richness of the experience so it stands out and apart, like theimportant lines of a page underlined with a yellow highlighter” 1.The paper will begin with a brief review of experiential learning theory. It will then describehow these theories apply to the design experience. This will be followed with direct techniquesand common questions useful for processing the design experience.II. Experiential LearningSupport for experiential learning is found in the work of Dale2 who suggests that people learnand retain: 20 % of what

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2000 Annual Conference

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Ernest W. Tollner

ethical questions areinvolved. We hear constant reference to values and ethics, particularly when readingliterature on Total Quality Management (TQM). In this literature, which the authorembraces, distinctions are made between values and ethics as Table A.1 shows.Table 1. Correspondences between ethics, values and morals. Ethics Values - ethical positions Morales - the “fruits” of ethics and values claimed by individuals or organizations Articulated Define the individual Translate values into actions statements, spoken or written, defining the standards for right and wrong behavior; the discipline of study of right and wrong

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2000 Annual Conference

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Jack M. Winters; Binh Q. Tran

several key technological issues relating to teleconferencing systems. Theseinclude international standards, bandwidth, and finally, commercially available products. Foreffective use of these systems, the reader should appreciate these issues and understand thetradeoffs, strengths, and weaknesses of the various commercial products available.2.1 StandardsA wide variety of teleconferencing systems are available on the market possessing a range ofinteractive capabilities. These fall into two major categories: (1) systems utilizingdedicatedpoint-to-point connections (e.g., regular telephone or ISDN lines) and (2) those using the InternetProtocol (IP). The recent plethora of products available in each of these categories has been, inlarge, a result

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2000 Annual Conference

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Augustus K. Uht

this by teaching students to make key hardware/software tradeoff designdecisions. This is achieved with the following ICED components: 1) a 2-3 year long projectspanning six or more hardware and software courses; 2) required coursework including advancedsoftware topics such as compiler design, as well as a full slate of hardware courses; 3) the use ofmodern commercial EDA (Electronic Design Automation) tools2; and 4) custom hardware3 andsoftware to enhance the laboratory experience of the students. Page 5.654.1ICED was begun in 1997 with funding from the National Science Foundation. In 1999 furtherfunding was obtained from the Champlin

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2000 Annual Conference

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Sankar Sengupta; Ronald J. Srodawa; Robert P. Van Til; Michael J. Latcha

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2001 Annual Conference

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Vijay Arora; Lorenzo Faraone

theirremedies through outcome-based curricula. Third, it presents the distinction between leadershipand management with reference to new models espoused in the Theory of Constraints (TOC).Fourth, it outlines the skills needed for the professional development of an individual totransform him or her from a traditional quantitative/verbal thinker to a future-oriented visionaryby redirecting the whole-brain thinking. Finally, critical success factors in the development of aneffective and efficient knowledge worker for the 21st century are enumerated.I. IntroductionChange is in the air for all organizations from seeking training to seeking wisdom.1 The change isthe only constant that traditions do not survive. Organizations are now discovering

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2001 Annual Conference

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Frank Wicks

. Accordingly, the efficiency of the ideal fuel burningengine has been defined and derived as the Wicks cycle efficiency with Ewicks=1-Tcold*ln(Thmax/Tcold)/(Thmax-Tcold). Prior papers have shown the importance of understanding that the Wicks cycle rather than the Carnotcycle represents the ideal fuel burning engine. These papers have been of practical as well as academicimportance. They have explained that while the Stirling engine may be a method to implement the Carnotcycle, a fuel burning Rankine cycle is more efficient than a fuel burning Stirling engine. These papers havealso used the Wicks cycle standard to show why a combination of internal and external combustion enginesis more efficient than either one separately. This paper will use the

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2001 Annual Conference

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Shirley Fleischmann

conference table for Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationa discussion of largely non-technical issues), it did provide important closure for theproject. Even the students who did not make major contributions or who feltuncomfortable in a discussion session benefited from hearing the discussion and fromseeing the impact of applied engineering in a social context. This is one purpose ofcriteria f, h, and j of the ABET 2000 criteria.Case 1 – Bikes for KidsFor the past 2 years the ASME student section at GVSU has been involved in Bikes forKids. We have received funding from Michigan Campus Compact, an

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2001 Annual Conference

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Robert Brown; Francine Battaglia; Donald R. Flugrad

and engineering graduate programs or professional degree programs,and position them for future careers as managers and entrepreneurs. Our department adapted 1student outcomes appearing in ABET EC 2000 criteria to our own needs. These fifteen programoutcomes are listed in Table 1.III. Course ObjectivesDuring the Fall 1998 semester, two or three-person teams of faculty known as coursedevelopment committees (CDC) were assigned responsibility for developing objectives forindividual core courses and design courses in our new curriculum. The objectives of a courseinclude specific knowledge (such as the Second Law of Thermodynamics) as well as generalskills (such as an ability to work on

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2001 Annual Conference

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Julia Williams

who possess effective communication skills representsa significant dimension of current industrial and accreditation demands. The call is not,however, new and may be traced to calls for engineering curricular reform from the1950's’and earlier.1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 Historically, industry has exhibited a recurrent interest inensuring that the engineers they hire possess communication skills that will serve theirtechnical work. And yet, even the language with which this demand is expressed, forexample in EC 2000, creates an inaccurate picture of what constitutes successful writingand speaking. “The ability to communicate effectively” suggests that engineeringcommunication is itself uniform, no matter whether one is writing a report to

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2001 Annual Conference

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Stephen Stafford; Rosa Gomez; Daniela Castaneda; Connie Della-Piana

unfortunately,minimizing their utilization of academic support activities.Findings support that efforts to foster academic and social integration are especiallyimportant for commuters 1. A sense of community plays an important role in retention.Campus integration can be achieved by providing students with an academic and socialenvironment that enhances learning and various opportunities to connect with others. TheProceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education Page 6.979.2congruence of the SEM core curriculum lends itself

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2001 Annual Conference

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William J. Norman; Jerald Rounds

the complexity of the project, a great deal was achieved in the initial year, however,specific year 1 objectives were not met. As a result of lack of progress and lack of team building,several industry partners elected not to continue the project beyond the initial year.The Shared Curriculum Project, Version 2Fortunately, one industry member, the National Electrical Contractor’s Association has a clearvision of the fundamental importance of the project and has agreed to continue funding at asignificantly higher level. The 6 diverse academic members have been reduced to three muchmore closely aligned programs: Virginia Tech, Penn State and University of Kansas. After a yearof rebuilding, the project restarted in January of 2001 with a two-year

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2001 Annual Conference

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Dick Bickerstaff; Hamid Y. Eydgahi; Robert Speckert

College, Washington State Community Colleges and North Central State College), and the department of engineering technology at Miami University’s regional campuses have developed and will deliver a unique plus 2 engineering technology degree completion program at instructional hubs in the state of Ohio (figure 1). These strategic locations, for the purposes of delivering courses leading to a baccalaureate degree in engineering technology, serve as access campuses and for students who have already completed an engineering technology associate degree program.• Engineering Technology: Building Bridges between 2- and 4-Year Colleges The hub sites, building bridges between 2- and 4-year colleges, identified are locations for

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2001 Annual Conference

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John Weese

BSprogram engineering technology that is TAC/ABET accredited provides assurance of quality at alevel where the graduating senior should be granted access to the FE examination because theTAC/ABET accredited programs are quite capable of standing on their own merits. Thebroader interpretations of engineering afforded by the Engineering Accreditation Commission’sCriteria 2000 1 may be helpful.There are many sound reasons why seniors in TAC/ABET accredited ET programs should beallowed to sit for the FE examination. Their education suits them well for performingcompetitively on the examination itself. Engineering technology curricula are properlypositioned to equip graduates to take the general FE examination as well as most of the disciplinespecific

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2001 Annual Conference

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Robert Erlandson

accessibledesign principles or issues.Table 1. Strategies for inclusion of AD material into various class categories. Category of Example Strategy class Dedicated Rehabilitation Engineering Dedicated content covering Human Factors accessibility and AD principles. Telecommunications and E&IT Design Capstone Design AD issues raised and considered as part of the design specifications. AD principles applied as appropriate. Engineering Any

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2001 Annual Conference

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Frank Hughes

condition. The condition is that theuniversity expects complete exoneration of any product liability resulting from the use ofthese results. Finally, the university wants to have open publication of all results except,of course, for whatever restrictions are necessary to protect their ownership interests. What is it that companies want? Most companies want, and need, to have a highereducation system which functions effectively to provide the following three basicoutputs: 1) well-prepared new employees for a diverse workforce in a technicalenvironment; 2) high quality continuing education for that workforce; and 3) effectiveand efficient research of value to their businesses. Expressed another way, companieswant exposure to students as

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2001 Annual Conference

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Jin Tso; Daniel Biezad

.” Peter Drucker3II.1 Program conceptThe distance learning program we developed provides students at VAFB an access to advancedtraining at the master’s degree level in aerospace engineering. By design, it has the samefaculty, curriculum, class schedule, and catalog as the main campus. All students at VAFB areconsidered regular Cal Poly students. They apply directly to Cal Poly’s main campus, and thefaculty and graduate coordinator of the Aerospace Engineering Department make the admissiondecision, just like for any other on-campus students. Also like the existing M.S. degree programat the main campus, the VAFB program is not offered as a cohort model. Students can enroll atthe beginning of any quarter to start the graduate program

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2001 Annual Conference

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Bahman Motlagh; Walter Buchanan; Alireza Rahrooh

technique to eliminate parameter errors andindividual joint controllers to compensate for modeling inaccuracies. An illustrated example willbe given to demonstrate the development of the proposed algorithm through a simple two-dimensional manipulator.I. IntroductionThe continuously increasing demands for enhanced productivity and improved precision haveimposed special requirements on the control of industrial robots and caused a shift of emphasistowards the dynamic behavior of manipulators. This shift has led to the development of model-based control algorithms, which incorporate the dynamic model of the manipulator in the controllaw in order to decouple the robot joints. The underlying principle is to: (1) design a nonlinearfeedback algorithm that

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2001 Annual Conference

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Charles Moore

. While discussing voltage ratings on capacitors, a student asked if we couldovervoltage one and watch what happened. The ensuing impromptu laboratory experienceconvinced me that every student in the class reacted strongly to exploding components.Thereafter, my basic electronics lab could look forward to destroying/exploding the “Componentof the Week” each Monday. The students utilize a programmable power supply to set up theexplosive conditions. To get different results, the students can program a step function for aquick explosion or a slowly varying ramp to slow-cook the component. The more smoke, themore enjoyable. Figure 1 below shows some fun with a transformer

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2001 Annual Conference

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Paul Chinowsky

universitiesfocusing on such an effort.Engineering Organizations Course OverviewThe Engineering Organizations course was the first of the two management courses introducedin the department. Originally limited to 15 graduate students in Spring 1997, the class has nowdoubled in size and is open to senior-level undergraduate and graduate students. The concept ofthe course was very clear, provide students with an understanding of the strategic managementissues related to running a design or construction organization. The course provided studentswith two primary avenues to study strategic management concepts, classroom cases and abusiness development project (See Figure 1

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2001 Annual Conference

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Micheal Parten; Heath Keene

the Digital Modulation Wizard. This virtualinstrument (VI) is the graphical user interface (GUI) to the entire toolkit. The user can execute this VIand graphically configure a modulation scheme and save that configuration in the required file format. The configuration is done prior to running a simulation of this modulation type. The configuration fileonly has to be written once for multiple simulations of the same modulation type. When the user firstexecutes the VI, Figure 1 pops up. Figure 1. Modulation Selection Screen. Page 6.138.2 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education

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2001 Annual Conference

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Tor Fjeldly; Raymond Berntzen; Michael Shur; Kjetil Smith; Jan Strandman; Hong Shen

LabVIEW Player. Presently, our remote lab is dedicated tosemiconductor device characterization. It has been tested in distance-education courses on devicetechnology with good results.1. IntroductionThe use of Internet and studio classrooms is an emerging trend for promoting “individualdiscovery” as a strategy for enhancing engineering education. Here we describe how thesetechniques can be combined with traditional laboratory exercises to create a suitable environmentfor interactive, on-line operation of lab experiments over the Internet, to be used either in theclassroom, in a studio setting, or from a remote location as part of a distance learning strategy.1Central issues in creating a user-friendly and efficient technology for interactive, on