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are explained below:Team #1: The grade for Partner B was 5 points less than the project grade. This was based onPartner A’s effort grade assignment of 2.0 for Partner B and 4.0 for himself. Partner A’scomment was, “I could have used a little more help”. Though the differential in the effort gradewould indicate a major problem, the comments cannot support a more significant reduction inthe project grade. Partner B’s grade assignment was 4.0 for both teammates with no comments.Team #2: The grade for Partner A was 5 points less than the project grade. Partner B gave hispartner an effort grade of 3.5 and 4.0 for himself. His comments were most enlightening: Overall R--- and I worked okay together. Unfortunately, I feel that I

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Jacek Jarzynski; Sheldon M. Jeter

COURSE A schematic schedule and outline of the new course for one-half of a semester isshown in Table 1. As can been seen in the schedule, the students who began with thethermal/fluids experiments (i.e., section A in the table) switch reasonably seamlessly withthe students who began with mechanical experiments (i.e., section B) during the eighthweek to complete the semester. In practice and elsewhere, some adjustment to holidaysand minor differences in the effective length of a semester may be necessary. Table 1. Condensed Lab and Lecture Schedule for First Eight Weeks of Semester Week a TOPIC OR LAB FOR SECTION A TOPIC OR LAB FOR SECTION B Lec 1 1 Introduction and Report Writing

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, practice,analyze, simulate and design.1. IntroductionAmong tools and approaches used in undergraduate engineering education are a) paper/pencilexercises b) computational engines (e.g., mathematical tables, abacus, nomograms, slide rules,calculators, programmable computers), c) simulations, and d) laboratories. Traditionally,paper/pencil (a) and laboratories (d) carry the banner, Fig. 1-a. Contemporary approachesincorporate computational engines (b) and simulators (c) within the environment, Fig. 1-b1, 2. Paper/ Lab Pencil Paper

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this multiplication has created a gap discontinuity in the function h(x) at x = a.Say the function g(x) is a polynomial or rational function with no discontinuity at x = a. Ifh(x) = g(x) (x-a)/(x-a) is written in expanded form than it may not be obvious that h(x) will beundefined when evaluated at x = a. Of course the student may be perplexed when he discoversthat h(x) is undefined at x = a.Principle: Factoring the numerator and denominator of h(x) = g(x) (x-a)/(x-a) enables(x-a)/(x-a) to be cancelled and discloses the continuous function g(x) which can be evaluatedat x= a. Knowing g(a) enables us to insert the missing point back into the graph of the functionh(x). Multiplying and canceling factors such as (x-a)/(x-a) and (x-b)/(x-b

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Donald N. Merino

Markets. & EmploymentBibliography:1. Awoniyi, S. A. A Template for Organizing Efforts to Satisfy ABET EC 2000 Requirements Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE, October 1999, Pg. 449-4532. DeLancey, G. P.; Urken, A. B. C. V. Schaefer School of Engineering Assessment Plan Stevens Institute of Technology, September 19983. DeLancey, G. P.; Urken, A. B. Engineering Curriculum Assessment: A Model in Process Stevens Institute of Technology, March 19994. Koen, Peter A.; Kohli, Pankaj ABET 2000: What are the most important criteria to the supervisors of new engineering undergraduates? 1998 American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE), Conference Proceedings5. Koen, Peter A. Using an Industry Survey to Obtain Faculty

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Jan Genzer; Amy Michel; Hugh Fuller; Richard Felder

Page 5.564.1chemical processes, equations of state for ideal and non-ideal gases, and elementary phaseequilibrium calculations. It is a 4-credit course and consists of 3 lecture hours and a 2-hourrecitation session every week.In the Fall 1999 semester, 150 students were enrolled in two sections of CHE 205 taught bydifferent instructors, and used as their textbook Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes byR.M. Felder and R.W. Rousseau.2 The text comes bundled with a Windows-based CD-ROMcourseware package called Interactive Chemical Process Principles (ICPP) developed byIntellipro, Inc., which consists of (a) interactive instructional tutorials covering the major topicsin the text, (b) a user-friendly equation-solving program, (c) a physical

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ofproducts. (a) (b) Figure 4: Sample Database Entries.OutcomeThe physical product of the Intelligent Production Cost Allocation System is a databasecontaining a wealth of information. This database, similar to the example shown inFigure 4b, associates every tool used in production with an operator, a station, and aspecific product. Using this database, queries can be run to enumerate the precise toolingcost for each product. With this information, a company can realize the true profit eachproduct brings forth. It is also possible, given the company’s projected production plan,to keep only the tools necessary for upcoming production runs in

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Diane Saphire; J. Paul Giolma

30.4 45.7 35.7 32.6 50 A- 32.5 31.8 33.0 30.4 32.6 20 B+ 16.8 21.1 13.0 17.9 19.6 10 B 9.1 11.4 7.1 14.3 13.0 20

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Craig Johnson

. In fact, there were a number of poormicrographs in the text, which needed to be enhanced. A way was needed to strengthen theknowledge and experience base of the students so that they could be more critical of theinformation they were exposed to. A course period was devoted to this outcome, and an activitywas designed and shown in Appendix A.The activity sheet is a single page written on both sides. There is an area at the bottom of thefirst page for students to list attributes and features, as well as to draw microstructures in. Theback side has room for both student attempts at definitions, as well as definitions from theliterature. There is a separate sheet for the instructor that lists the literature definitions (seeAppendix B).The

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Madhu Gourineni; Badrul H. Chowdhury

inverters.This is explained in conjunction with the inverters below.3.7 Single Phase Inverters The applet for single-phase inverters is shown in Figures 3a and 3b. There are three textfields, which are to be input by the user. They are (a) the number of triangular pulses in one sinewave, (b) amplitude of the triangular wave and (c) the amplitude of the sine wave. This applet isdesigned for 1 sine wave only with a variable number of triangular wave cycles. So thefrequency of the sine wave is fixed and the frequency of the triangular wave is variable. Whenthe applet is started, the PWM switching scheme with sinusoidal signal on the triangular wave isdisplayed. Then a red dot moves along the sinusoidal wave and depending on the position of thisdot

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traverse systemconsists of a Unislide manualtranslation unit, a custom builtprobe holder, a pitot probe andan Omega PX277-01D5Vdifferential pressure transducer.The system can be seen inFigure 2. The Unislidetranslation unit attaches to the Figure 2. Picture of table top wind tunnel and probeprobe holder which is designed assembly showing the test cylinder mounted on theto sit on top of the tunnel. It can test plate.Ãbe easily positioned over any ofthe access ports. A pitot probe is clamped to the translation unit and easily traversed across thetunnel cross section. Thermocouple probes can also be attached to the translation unit.The data acquisition system consists of a Pentium PC and a Keithly DASTC/B data acquisitionboard which

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. A style guide can be used to help develop soundcoding skills so that code is easier to debug and maintain.Bibliography1. Blum, B. Software Engineering, A Holistic View, Oxford University Press, 1992.2. Bass, L., Clements, P., and Kazman, R. Software Architecture in Practice, Addison-Wesley, 1998.3. Moriguchi, S. Software Excellence, A Total Quality Management Guide, Productivity Press, 1997.4. Kovitz, B Practical Software Requirements, A Manual of Content and Style, Manning, 1999.SCOTT BALDWINScott Baldwin is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology department at Oklahoma StateUniversity where he has taught since January, 1999. He has worked in industry as a test engineer for severalcompanies. He received both his B.S

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Debbie T. Brown; Masoud Rais-Rohani

) (b) Fig. 5 Shape Design and Analysis Tool in VLSM, (a) Main GUI, (b) Zee templateThe composite shape shown in Fig. 5-a is a combination of a Zee section, identified as element1, Page 5.231.7and a rectangle, identified as element 2. Figure 5-b shows the Zee template, which appears byclicking on the Zee icon. The desired dimensions and orientation angle can be specified in thedesignated fields. The control point is used to facilitate the creation of composite shapes bypositioning each element in the desired location. If the chosen template represents a hole in thecomposite shape, then the "CUT" button, as shown in Fig. 5-b, is pressed

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Craig Gunn

requires the student to ask questions thatwill create more thought that just, “Here is what I did.” The students are provided with specificdirections in which to take their writing. In this way, they will not fail to address elements thatwill form the basis of their impressions of the working world. The LEVEL I REPORT isconstructed as follows. I. Nature of the Work Setting a. The functions, products, or services of your employing organization. b. The organizational structure of your employer. c. The relationship of your unit or department to the overall structure. d. The objectives of your position. The utilization of your technical background in the position. II. Duties and Responsibilities a. A

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).12. R. A. Pilgrim, “Design and construction of the very simple computer (VSC): a laboratory project forundergraduate computer architecture courses.,” ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, vol. 25, 151-154, (1993).13. B. C. Parker and P. G. Drexel, “A System-Based Sequence of Closed Labs for Computer SystemsOrganization,” ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, vol. 28, pp. 53-57, (1996).14. P. S. Coe, L. M. Williams, and R. N. Ibbett, “An Interactive Environment for the Teaching of ComputerArchitecture,” ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, vol. 28, 33-35, (1996).15. B. L. Barnett III, “A Visual Simulator for a Simple Machine and Assembly Language,” ACM SIGCSEBulletin, vol. 27, 233-237, (1995).16. M. Ben-Ari, Constructivism in Computer Science Education, presented at Twenty Ninth

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John Chen; Mike Ellis

e b c ou rs e 2. Us ing w ord proc es s or 1 0. De v e op ing Ja v a ap ple t

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science education applications. Proceedings of the IEEE SOUTHEASTCON ’91, April 8-10, 1991, Williamsburg, VA, USA, Vol. 2, pp. 559-563.4 Blanchard, S. M., Hale, S. A. Clark, B. P., McCaslin, J. W., Dikeman, J. S. & Pool, T. S. (1994). Biological and biomedical engineering teaching aids on the Internet. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, November 3-6, 1994, Baltimore, MD, USA, p. 1420.5 Blanchard, S. M., Hale, S. A., Clark, B. P., Pool, T. S. & McCaslin, J. W. (1995). The World Wide Web - a teaching tool for biomedical engineering. Proceedings of the 1995 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 17th Annual Conference and 21st

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Brian S Macherone; Jagdish T. Gajjar; Cherrice Traver

is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Union College,Schenectady, New York. He teaches data communications, analog and digital design, digital control systems,microprocessor applications. His research interests are power systems communications, coding theory,instrumentation and distributed controls. He received a B. E. (Elec.) in 1960 and a B. E. (Mech) in 1961, both withhonors, from Bombay University in India, an M.E.E. from the Univ. of Oklahoma in 1963 and a Ph. D. from theUniversity of Houston in 1970.BRIAN MACHERONEBrian Macherone is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science atUnion College, Schenectady, New York and the Director of Computing for the

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John W. Pierre; Badrul H. Chowdhury; Jerry Hamann; Raymond Jacquot

Session 2520 Computer Exercises to Incorporate Energy Concepts into the Electrical Engineering Curriculum R. G. Jacquot, J. W. Pierre, and J. C. Hamann/B. H. Chowdhury University of Wyoming/ University of Missouri-RollaAbstractThe authors report on a sponsored project to incorporate power concepts into non-power courses.Reported here are efforts to build computer exercises to accomplish a portion of this task.1. IntroductionIn 1997 the National Science Foundation funded university programs to enhance electric powereducation in the United States in light of a perceived shortage of competent

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Richard Andres; Marty Ferman

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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Cameron Wright; Michael Morrow; Thad Welch

assume thatthe filter design from sptool meets the desired specifications. By using our program, however,the student gains a better understanding of the design ramifications of a fixed-point digital filterrealization, including the significant differences of the direct form versus second-order sectionimplementations.The unquantized filter coefficients and the quantized filter coefficients are available in theMATLAB workspace in the data structure named filt1 and filt2 respectively. If we use the standardnotation that B represents the numerator coefficients and A represents the denominatorcoefficients of the filter’s transfer function H(z) we obtain,original B = 1.0e-003 * [0.1585 -0.5992 0.9131 -0.4655 -0.4655 0.9131 -0.5992 0.1585]sos B

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Serpil Guvench; Mike Denton; Mark Rollins; Mustafa Guvench

Session 2259 Automated Semiconductor Device Measurement System for Temperature and Magnetic Field Characterization M.G. Guvench, M. Rollins, S. Guvench and M. Denton University of Southern MaineSummaryThis paper describes the design, operation and use of a PC controlled automated measurement systemfor I-V characterization of semiconductor devices. The system can do, in addition to full I-Vcharacterization of semiconductor devices like diodes, transistors and integrated circuits,characterization of their behavior under varying temperature, radiation and magnetic fields

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Wieslaw M. Szydlowski

. There are different ways to choose loops, as demonstrated in Fig. 5 a, b, and c. Information about a loop can be represented in the form of a code. The code is a sequence of letters corresponding to the joints in the selected loop. For example, the loops shown in Fig. 5 a can be written as O1-A-C-O3-O4- O1 and O2-B-C-O3-O4-O2. Point O4, intentionally

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Emin Yilmaz

attach the wheel to theshaft, and associated instrumentation. Instrumentation is used to: (a) measure the amount of theforce caused by the non-uniform distribution of wheel mass, (b) convert it to an equivalentcounterweight mass to be placed on the wheel rim to balance the wheel, and (c) find the angularposition on the rim where the mass needs to be placed. A shaft encoder is used to measure theangular position and an accelerometer is used to measure the angular acceleration due to unbalanceforce on the wheel. A PC based data acquisition system with ASYST software was used for dataacquisition, analysis and display.Due to some mechanical and instrumentation related technical difficulties, this fairly complicatedclass project turned out to be an

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trips are the most time consuming part of the course. Atypical field trip consists of watching a 15-minute video, a short technical presentation, and a planttour. Students are instructed to listen and take notes, observe what they see, ask questions, andturn in a two-page report one week after the date of the tour. The report includes a tour evaluationsection that consists of answering the following questions. a. The most important thing I learned from participating in this tour was . . . . . . . . . b. This tour can be improved if . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c. Did this tour increase your understanding of the responsibilities of technicians, engineers, or technologists? ___Yes ___No d. Did this tour increase your understanding

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Rahul Bargava; Michael Rosenblatt; Howard M. Choset; Amy Graveline

linear path from point A to point B. Students had to figure most of it out for themselves, which teaches them a lot more than simply developing their abilities to read and following instructions. I'm pretty sure that was thoroughly perfected back in first grade. The labs allowed for creative freedom, while also achieving the goals of the curriculum.”4.2 GradingEvaluating and assigning grades to student projects was one of the most difficult issues weencountered, and it is not a fully resolved issue. Based on the size of the class and thepresident set by engineering classes to grade objectively, our first intention was to evaluatestudents solely based on project success. Students questioned why, when we encouraged

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Yoganand Gandlur; Selvan Duraimurugar; Mohammed Enamul Haque; Amarneethi Vamadevan

5b). (a) (b) Figure 5(a) Beam Design Data Input Screen; (b) VRML World File of the Designed BeamIn practice VRML is a text based language, where objects are defined as geometries in thismodeling language. Figure 6a describes the VRML 2.0 programming code for the beam Page 5.414.7dimensional features with reinforcement. Java, as a scripting language, it offers programmingtools to a much wider audience because of its ease of syntax, specially built in functionality, andminimal requirement

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Willard D. Bostwick

measurable outcome. Someeasily can be broken into four or five. These outcomes very likely should also be furtherdifferentiated into a more basic list of learning outcomes on a course-by-course level for Page 5.634.2assessment. The first criterion, i.e., “demonstrate an appropriate mastery…” appears quite TABLE 1. PROPOSED CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AND POTENTIAL MEASURABLE OUTCOME STATEMENTSAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO PREPARE GRADUATES WHO: COLUMN A COLUMN B # ORIGINAL CRITERION STATEMENT

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Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decision Making M I S 531 Management Information Systems CSE 428 Applied Programming Languages Engineering core courses CSE 431 Introduction to Computer Architecture CSE 497 Introduction to Software Engineering Management core electives B A 517 Communication Skills for Management B A 555 Business Environment Core Electives MGMT 558 Seminar in Organizational Decision Making (9 credits; select three courses, M I S 538

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up to 80%.Mid-semester feedback, i.e., formative assessment, was also solicited from the students. Page 5.554.2Students were asked to judge the usefulness of the various teaching strategies used in the staticsclasses using a five item scale (A - very useful, B - useful, C - neutral, D - not useful, E - notuseful at all). The student responses for items related to concept questions are shown in Table1below. TABLE 1. Mid-semester Feedback from Statics Classes A B C D E A+B Survey Item Percentage responses from a section of 42 students at NDSU 31 38 26 5