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Christopher G. Braun
/aware/5 Joel Benson, “First Time CBT Designers Requesting Advise from Wizards,” AWARE Archives, URL:http://www.hvu.nl/aware/gems/cbt.html6 NewMedia Magazine on-line guide for under $1000 authoring software URL:http://www.hyperstand.com/NewMedia/96/13/bg/table1.html7 NewMedia Magazine on-line guide for high end authoring software URL:http://www.hyperstand.com/NewMedia/95/11/bg/storage/highauthtable.html8 N. Middleton, B. King, “An Integrated, Unified Laboratory for Engineering Students,” Proceedings of the1996 FIE Conference, 1996, (CD ROM).9 C. Braun, “Hardware Homework using a Student Data Acquisition System,” Proceedings of the 1996ASEE Conference, 1996, (CD ROM).10 C. Braun, “Transforming the Way we Teach Laboratories: A Student Data
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Stanley N. Onggowijaya; Ing-Chang Jong
mechanism in Fig. 1 rotates with a counter-clockwise angular velocity. This linkage is a crank-rocker mechanism since it has no range oflockup positions. It can readily be shown that the motion of this mechanism is subject to the fol-lowing two constraint equations: L1 cosθ 1 + L 2 cosθ 2 + L 3 cosθ 3 - L 4 = 0 (1) L1 sinθ 1 + L 2 sinθ 2 + L 3 sinθ 3 = 0 (2)where L1 = AB = 0.15 m, L 2 = BD = 0.25 m, L 3 = DE = 0.5 m, and L 4 = AE = 0.6 m. y θ2 B 0.25 m θ1 0.15 m
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Sudhir Mehta
, Editor of the ASEE Journal of Engineering Educationand Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Criteria 2000 have also putspecial emphasis on effective assessment techniques.2 This paper focuses on an instructional method which can be implemented by educatorsthemselves to a) improve assessment of what students are learning, b) increase students' attentionin a classroom, and c) improve retention of material taught in classes. Background informationin the above three areas is briefly given in the next section. The third section summarizes anattention quiz (AQ) method, developed earlier by the author3. The fourth section describes themodification of the AQ method called an Attention-Retention Quiz (ARQ) Method. The fifth
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Venkatramana N. Reddy; Michael L. Mavrovouniotis
Session 2520 Linear and Neural-Network Methods for Condensing High-Dimensional Measurements Michael L. Mavrovouniotis, Venkatramana N. Reddy Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)IntroductionProcess data are the foundation of process monitoring, evaluation and control. Advancements inautomation allow the collection of large volumes of process data. A process may be equippedwith hundreds or even thousands of sensors with sampling intervals of seconds or minutes. Asan important step towards process understanding, engineers need to uncover the significantpatterns hidden in
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N. Yu; Peter K. Liaw
Laboratory(ORNL) and industrial companies, such as DuPont, 3M/Delta G, B. F. Goodrich, Amercom,Refractory Composites and B. P. Chemicals Ltd. The CFCCs are being recognized as necessaryfor high-temperature structural applications. The pertinent applications include heat exchangers,combustors, hot gas filters and boiler components in power generation systems, and first wallsand high heat flux surfaces in fusion reactors. The technology for fabrication, characterization,modeling, design, and applications of ceramic composites is of crucial importance for improvingU.S. industrial competitiveness in the worldwide market. A three-year project on "Ceramic Matrix Composites - A Combined Research-CurriculumDevelopment (CRCD) Program" has been supported
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M. E. Parten
. Seven Segment Display LogicThe logic variables can be set as individual variables or dimensioned variables expressedin binary or hexadecimal. The truth table form is very easy for students to follow. Logicstatements can also be entered directly as can “if -- then” type algorithms as shown inFigure 2. PROCEDURE Comp_4b( INPUT A[3..0], B[3..0]; OUTPUT AgB, AeqB, BgA ); " Declaration of Procedure for a 4-Bit Comparator IF A > B THEN [AgB, AeqB, BgA]=100b; ELSIF A = B THEN [AgB, AeqB, BgA]=010b; ELSIF A < B THEN [AgB, AeqB, BgA]=001b; END IF; END Comp_4b; Page 2.386.3 Figure 2
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Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre; Larry J. Shuman; Cynthia Atman; Harvey Wolfe
. Page 2.151.4 Comparisons to ABET CriteriaTable 1 also show the many similarities between the customer derived outcomes and the “EAC2000”(27) criteria. Criterion Three, Program Outcomes and Assessment, states that engineeringprograms must have an assessment process demonstrating that outcomes, important to thatprogram, are being measured and monitored. According to the criteria, engineering programsmust demonstrate that their graduates have the following abilities. A. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering. B. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data. C. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet
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John T. Bell; H. Scott Fogler
graphics at the factory. ) Any details or behaviors added to the simulation will increase therealism of the experience, but will also either slow it down or else increase the minimumhardware requirements to run the simulation at a reasonable speed. Before adding any details orcalculations the developer should always ask: A) Will the difference be noticeable? ( Rememberthe resolution problem. ), B) Will the effect be worth the cost in performance?, and C) Whatfraction of my intended audience can afford the equipment required to appreciate the addition?Step 2: Identify an application that is suitable for VR. There is no point in duplicating in VR anexperience that is widely available in the real world. Ideal VR environments are those that areeither
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Jane M. Fraser; Dina R. Ismail
student’s first math course.The first two rows of Table 4 show that readiness to begin calculus is associated with a32.7 percent increase in the ENG percent (from 19.6 to 52.3). The next 4 rows show thatthis increase is slightly larger than the increase associated with getting a grade of A, B,or C (compared to D or E) in calculus: a better grade moves the ENG percent from 25.7to 57.0 for an increase of 31.3 percentage points. Page 2.77.3We also studied the students’ performance in the first physics and english courses, butfound that much attrition has already occurred by the time students reach those courses.At Ohio State, virtually all engineering students
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Justin R. Chimka; Karen M. Bursic; Cynthia Atman
, 1990, pp. 9-23.[6] Atman, Cynthia J. and Karen M. Bursic, "Teaching Engineering Design: Can Reading a Textbook Make aDifference?", Research in Engineering Design, vol. 8, 1996, pp. 240-250.[7] Fricke, Gerd, "Successful Individual Approaches in Engineering Design," Research in Engineering Design, vol. 8, no. 3,1996, pp. 151-165.[8] Johnson, Eric W. and Jay B. Brockman, "Measurement and Analysis of Sequential Design Processes," TechnicalReport TR96-23, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 1996.[9] Purcell, Terry, John Gero, Helen Edwards, and Tom McNeil, "The Data in Design Protocols: The Issue of Data Coding,Data Analysis in the Development of Models of the Design Process," in Cross, Nigel, Henri Christiaans
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Kirk E. Hiles; David L. Walters; Vincent Wilczynski
from theengineering building itself is a fun activity that soon became a high profile event on campus. Suchactivities areimportant to not only show the serious side of engineering, but also demonstrate the interesting andenjoyable aspects of our profession as well.ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThe support and assistance of our colleagues at the U. S. Military Academy and at Arizona StateUniversity is gratefully acknowledged. The assistance of cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy incollecting the experimental used in this paper is noted and appreciated.REFERENCESPanitz, B., "The Bungee Omelet Project," ASEE PRISM, Vol. 6, Number 1, p. 29.Beasley, D.F., Figliola, R.S., Theory and Design for Mechanical Measurements, John Wiley & SonsInc., 1995, New York
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Susan M. Lord
Page 2.448.5support and encouragement of Maurice Aburdene and Victor Chang are also sincerelyappreciated.REFERENCES1. For example, see: Aburdene, M. F., R. G. McGinnis and D. J. Cartwright, “Exploring Engineering,” Frontiers in Education Conference, 1990, Vienna, Austria. and Schuster, D. S., T. B. Cunningham, and S. A. Richardson, “Exploring Engineering -- The Five Year Evolution of an Interdisciplinary Engineering Course,” World Conference on Engineering Education, 1995, Minneapolis, Minnesota.2. Professor Emily Allen at San Jose State University used this laboratory in MatE 153 “Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Materials” in November 1996. Prof. Allen says “It also demonstrates how important the Web is
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Gerald R. Frederick; Benjamin Koo
Edge,” Prism, ASEE, May-June, 1996.5. ASEE, “Engineering Education for a Changing World,” National Advisory Council, October, 1994. Page 2.72.46. Frederick, G. and Koo, B., “Engineering Education Trinity,” ASEE/PSW Conference, Sacramento, October, 1994.BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHESGERALD FREDERICK is a professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He obtained hisBSCE from the University of Toledo, and his MSCE and Ph.D. from Purdue University. He was on the faculty of theUniversity of Toledo for 27 years and is a recipient of its Outstanding Teaching Award as well as OSPE’sOutstanding Engineering Educator Award
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Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College
incorporate the context andphilosophy of the standards in to environmental engineering education. REFERENCES 1. Begley, R. “ISO 14000 A Step Toward Industry Self-Regulation”, Envir. Sci & Tech., 30:7:298-302, 1996. 2. Bennett, M. J., and A. J., Buonicor, “New Guidelines Promote Environmental Responsibility”, Environmental Protection, June 1996. 3. Chill, L. B., and D. P. Schomer, “The Potential Effect of ISO 14000 Standard on Environmental Audit Training in the United States”, Total Quality Environmental Management, Spring 1995. 4. Kuhre, W. L., ISO 14001 Certification Environmental Management Systems, Prentice Hall PTR, New Jersey, 1995. 5. Kuhre, W. L., ISO 14010s Environmental Auditing, Prentice Hall PTR, New Jersey, 1996. 6
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Anton Pintar
Software have been discussed in class. The class discussion andhomework problems emphasize the use of the Wegstein algorithm1 to deal with recycleproblems. This is the same approach that MicroCHESS and HYSYS/HYSIM use. The studentshave applied Wegstein to recycle situations that involve convergence of a single variable (usuallyflow rate). In doing the computer project, they have the opportunity to observe the use ofWegstein to converge several variables (flow rate, mole fractions, temperature, and pressure).THE ENERGY BALANCE COURSEI have taught the sophomore energy balance course only once in recent years. Two computerprojects are assigned. The first computer project (Appendix B) involves six energy balanceproblems from Felder and Rousseau1 that
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Steven J. Hoffman; Samuel C. Homsy; Kevin M. Morrison; David R. Dowling; Zoran S. Filipi; Dennis N. Assanis
suggestions and continuous interest in the work presented here. Page 2.371.7REFERENCES1. Merrion, D. F., “Diesel Engine Design for the 1990s,” SAE Special Publication SP-1011, SAE, Warrendale, 1994.2. Krieger, R. B., Borman, G. L., “The Computation of Apparent Heat Release for Internal Combustion Engines,” ASME Paper 66-WA/DGP-4, 1966.3. Bonne, M. A., “Development of Instrumentation and Analysis Techniques for Diesel Engine Combustion and Heat Transfer Studies,” M.S. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1989.4. Assanis, D. N., Wiese, K., Schwarz, E., Bryzik, W., “The Effect of Ceramic Coatings on Diesel Engine
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Tracy S. Tillman
Session 2663 The Certified Enterprise Integrator (CEI) Examination Dr. Tracy S. Tillman, CMfgE, CEI Eastern Michigan University Introduction This paper will describe the Computer and Automated Systems Association's (CASA)new Certified Enterprise Integrator (CEI) examination and certification program, which isadministered by the Manufacturing Engineering Certification Institute (MECI) of the Society ofManufacturing Engineers (SME). Topics to be addressed include the:(a) nature and development of the CEI program and examination,(b) application
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John P. Sokol
than lookat the current problems as part of a temporary cycle of funding, there has likely been afundamental change in some of the areas considered the frontier areas of physics, especially highenergy particle physics. Of the $171 billion spent on R&D in the U.S. in 1995, $29.6 billion was spent on basicresearch, with the Federal government supplying 58% of the funding for basic research.4 Withthe pressure of reducing the budget deficit, this Federal funding has to be considered at risk andthere will likely be a continuing shift to more applied research. Even the National ScienceFoundation allocates 10% of its proposed 1997 budget to research in engineering.5 However, thelinkages between physics and commercial and military applications has
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Arnold F. Johnson
theassessment of engineering education. Washington, DC: ASEE.6. Ludlow, D.K., Bengiamin, N., Moen, D., Johnson, A., Tolbert, S., Pelton, M.H., Krenelka, L., and Shuman, B.(1996). Development of portfolio assessment for the Corporate Engineering Degree Program at UND. (Acceptedfor publication). New York, NY: ABET.7. Winrich, L.B. (1995). The virtual staff. Computers and Society, 25(4).8. China Syndrome. (1979). Directed by James Bridges, Produced by Columbia Tri-Star. Page 2.224.79. LSI Learning-Styles Inventory. Boston, MA: McBer & Company, Training Resources Group.10. Johnson, Arnold F. (1996). Assessing an Assessment Experience. Paper
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Hugh Jack
. Page 2.462.7 a. Overall Usefulness b. Pictures help comprehension of topics c. Working Model helps comprehension of problems d. The course notes make the material more appealing e. The on-line Web pages are useful f. It is useful getting other information off the Web (eg. problem numbers) g. Links to other Web sites are useful h. The use of the computer to present in class is useful i. You can keep track of the lectures by writing in the notes question Figure 3 - Histogram of First Survey QuestionsIn analyzing the result there is an obvious high response rate to all questions. There were only afew responses in the mediocre to poor range, and I suspect that there is a
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Robert H. Willis
. Affirmative action is only required if you do business with thefederal government or if you are under a court order. Affirmative action in education andin contracting is voluntary.Affirmative Action in EmploymentThe Executive Order 11246 as amended by Executive Order 11375 Subpart B Sec 202stipulates that the employer (government contractors) agrees to: “The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Such action shall
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B.K. Hodge
1 Session 2666 The Use of Mathcad’ in Viscous-Flow Courses B. K. Hodge Mississippi State University AbstractExperiences using Mathcad in an introductory graduate-level viscous-flow course and anundergraduate intermediate fluid mechanics course are described. Many of the classicalequations of laminar viscous flow are third- or fourth-order nonlinear ordinary differentialequations that are boundary-value problems
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Erdogan Sener
the system for the better.Bibliography1. Barr, R. B. & Tagg, J., "From Teaching to Learning - A New Paradigm for UndergraduateEducation." Change, Nov/Dec 1995, pp. 13-25.2. Sener, M. E., "Collaborative Learning in the Construction Technology Curriculum." Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference on CD-ROM, Washington, D.C, June 23- 26, 1996.3. Sener, M. E. & Stein, R., "Mini-horizontal Directional Drilling Manual," First Edition printed by: North American Society for Trenchless Technology, March 1995.4. Sener, M. E., " To Add or Not to Add Water: Using Microwaving Techniques for Determining Water- Cement Ratio for Concrete Mixes." Journal of American
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Troy E. Kostek
™ DDE Server Devices (A-B PLCs, Other PLCs, non-PLC)D. The 7 Components In RSToolsThe following RSI component products will work with Visual Basic or any other developmentenvironment which supports ActiveX controls3: RSData - This ActiveX control provides numerical display of device data. The RSData control basically emulates a digital panel meter. RSData can also be used to log data to a database whenever new data is available (the data changes) or on a time-driven basis. RSVessel - This control is used to show the current level of a particular parameter. The control can be used to graphically represent storage tanks, vats (or any other industrial
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Hussein Anis
72 Total 160 15841 Page 2.143.2Fig. (1) shows the distribution of budget received by colleges for development. Larger budgetsnormally went to larger colleges. 9 8 M e a n C o l l e g e B u d g e t = $ 8 8 0 , 0 0 0 7 6 No. of Colleges 5 4 3 2 1 0 500 1000 1500
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Pradeep K. Agrawal
. Page 2.253.2Laboratory Courses StructureThe need to accommodate such large numbers requires some creativity in the scheduling oflecture periods as well as the laboratory periods. Each of the four laboratory courses (ChE 3302,3303, 3309, and 3310) has four sections: A, B, C, and D. These sections have a common lectureperiod but different periods for the laboratory. For example, if there are 56 students in ChE 3302divided in sections (A: 15, B: 16, C: 10, D: 15), they all would attend a one hour lecture onMonday. Only Section A (15 students) will do the laboratory experiments on Monday, whereasSection B (16 students) will attend the Tuesday laboratory session. Likewise, Section C hasWednesday as its laboratory day and Section D has Thursday as
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Gary Benenson; Benjamin Liaw
laboratories, whichare used in several required courses in our ME curriculum. Modern equipment procured forthese laboratories is used for education in CNC machining, robotics, computer-integratedmanufacturing, flexible manufacturing cells, and mechatronics using programmable logiccontrollers (PLC’s) and microcontrollers for measurement and control. Perhaps the most unique feature of our approach is the very extensive involvement ofstudents (both graduate and undergraduate) in all phases of the project. From the very beginningstudents formed teams, each of which took charge of a major piece of equipment. Theyparticipated in the planning of manufacturing courses; got involved in the selection process ofequipment purchase; learned to operate the
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Shamil F. Daghestani; William G. Sullivan
prediction accuracy of Equation 7, we first established some ground rules regardingwhich students are at risk. A high-risk student is one who gets a grade of D (final weighted scoreof 60-69.9%) or F (below 60%). If a student was predicted to get a D or F but got an A or B,then the student did unexpectedly well. If a student was predicted to get an A or B but got a D orF, then the student did unexpectedly bad. We consider a student with a grade of C (70-79.9%) tobe in a neutral zone.After singling out the students who did unexpectedly well or poorly, extra effort was placed ontrying to determine reasons for such unexpected performance. A review of additional availablebackground data about those students (such as size of students’ high school and home
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Bahador Ghahramani
Session 2242 RE-ENGINEERING OF THE ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT’S OUTREACH GRADUATE PROGRAMS AT UMR Bahador Ghahramani, Ph.D., P.E., CPE 206 Engineering Management School of Engineering University of Missouri-Rolla Rolla, Missouri 65409-0370 (USA) E-mail:ghahrama@shuttle.cc.umr.eduINTRODUCTION Rapid change is a feature of today’s competitive environment in the technology drivenEngineering Management (EMGT) academic programs. The EMGT outreach graduate
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Javed Alam, Youngstown State University; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas
WWW server. In addition tothat the local viewing of the course content is significantly faster as compared to accessing aremote site. 1. INTRODUCTION Page 2.464.2a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering b Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering The growth in the computer local area networking (LAN) and wide area networking (WAN)using a common set of communication protocols such as TCP/IP has lead to a worldwide Page 2.464.3computer network, also known as Internet. The merger of