0.75 Selection Type Roulette Mutation Type Constant Number of Variables 1 Variable Max Min Bits x 10000 1000 64 Table 1: Parameter values for the resonant circuit example. The student can now execute the genetic algorithm and observe the fitness statistic, which representsthe magnitude of the current, as the algorithm gradually converges on the solution: x = ω o = 5000 rad/s andI = 10 A. Table 2 shows the actual results from the algorithm, and Fig. 3 shows a plot of
, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056 phone: (513) 529 - 0714 ; fax: (513) 529-0717; e-mail: dollar@muohio.eduPaul Steif, Carnegie Mellon University Paul S. Steif is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He received a Sc.B. in engineering from Brown University (1979) and M.S. (1980) and Ph.D. (1982) degrees from Harvard University in applied mechanics. He has been active as a teacher and researcher in the field of engineering mechanics. In particular, Dr. Steif develops and implements new approaches and technologies to measure student understanding of engineering and to improve instruction. Address: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon
NoIf yes, Title of the Proposal: Agency that you Submitted Proposal: Date of Submission: Is this proposal funded? Yes Noc. Have published any research article as a result of your RIG project Yes NoIf yes, Title of the article Journal or proceeding:d. Did you have any student research assistant for your RIG project? Yes NoIf yes, e. Did your student assistant(s) publish any article in a journal or proceeding? Yes
sustainability. This often draws others in the room in to the discussion asstudents’ peers volunteer their own articulations.From there, Lecture 1 presents some basic background and definitions of sustainability from avariety of sources that are related to civil engineering. This runs as follows: ≠ Presentation of the Bruntland Commission Report definition of sustainability2 ≠ Timeline of sustainability debate starting with the 1968 Club of Rome through to 2002’s Rio to Johannesburg conference ≠ Presentation of UK Government Principles of Sustainable Development (see Figure 1) ≠ Triple Bottom Line Methodology presented as: o Venn diagram o Russian Doll Model3 ≠ Presentation of the Royal Institution of
alsoneed assistantship funds or resources for tuition waivers. Often, new programs are left with theresponsibility of finding new donors or becoming self-sustainable29. Furthermore, some studiessuggest that cultural innovations are necessary30, 31, and that innovations that are institutionalizedthrough culture, policies, or practical reform have higher rates of success32. “Culturalinnovations” are changes to the way that a group thinks or acts. In this case, the changes mayneed to be made in order to realign the culture of the department(s) or program with newinterdisciplinary goals. The IGERT RFP clearly states that the original grant funding is to be a catalyst for 5change . Because sustainable change requires real effort, IGERTs
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University of Washington, Gillmore [2] supports the viewthat adequate instructor reliability rating is achieved in certain circumstances but is Page 14.516.2limited to similar conditions of measurement. On the other hand, SET scores may not beas reliable as they are thought to be, as some studies show that instructors can increaseSET scores by inflating grades or grade expectations [3-7] (even if some corrections maybe applied in order to rectify the results [8]). The fact that the quality of instruction is notnecessarily correlated to SET scores was strongly opposed particularly in the 1970’s [9].Other general concerns related to how SET ratings are
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Transforming Science and Engineering: Advancing Academic Women, edited by A. J. Stewart, J. E. Malley, and D. LaVaque-Manty. Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press.5 Valian, Virginia. 2006. "Beyond Gender Schemas: Improving the Advancement of Women in Academia." Pp. 30-332 in Removing Barriers: Women in Academic Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, edited by J. M. Bystydzienski and S. R. Bird. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.6 Peterson, Trond. 2004. “The Opportunity Structure for Discrimination.” American Journal of Sociology 109 (4): 852-901.7 Reskin, Barbara. 2002. "Including Mechanisms in Our Models of Ascriptive Inequality." American Sociological Review 68:1-218 Bird, Sharon R
? Studies in Higher Education, 26(3), 287-298.4. Mottart, A. and Casteleyn. J. (2008). Visual Rhetoric Enhancing Students’ Ability to Communicate Effectively.Int. J. Engng. Ed., 24(6):1130-1138.5. Quintilian, Institutes of Oratory. Retrieved from http://honeyl.public.iastate.edu/quintilian/index.html (Feb. 1,2009)6. Jaeger, B. and Bilen, S. (2006). The One-Minute Engineer: Getting Design Class Out of the Starting Blocks.Proceedings of the ASEE National Conference, Chicago, IL, June, 2006.7. Oberst, B.S., & Jones, R.C. (2004). Canaries in the Mineshaft: Engineers in the Global Workplace, (CD)Proceedings, 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Conference.AcknowledgementsI would like to acknowledge the University Centre for Teaching and
compliance and to verify reductions. While some of theGHG data categories may be relatively easy to document, monitoring individual air travel eventsin the required detail is impractical on a campus wide basis. The method described in this paperblends published statistical data with available campus information to determine campus GHGemissions due to air travel.What is ACUPCC?In summer of 2007, Dr. Jerilynn S. McIntyre, President of Central Washington University(CWU), became a charter signatory to the American College and University Presidents ClimateCommitment1. The basic intent of the climate commitment is an agreement to work toward aclimate-neutral campus by a future target date, reducing greenhouse gas emissions effects tozero. In achieving
comparative energy and pollution outputs associated with landfilling or waste-to-energy incineration of the non-recycled wastes. 7 Reflective Students discuss what they learned from the guest speakers and their Essay current impressions of EVEN, including if they plan to stay in the major and what topics they are particularly interested in.In assignments 1, 5, and 7 students typically indicate which sub-discipline area(s) of EVENinterest them. This evolves over the course of the semester, including students who indicate inassignment 7 that they don’t intend to major in EVEN. Assignments 2, 3, and 6 allowed thestudents to experience how energy
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Coast: Fans of Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio.” Online: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2204697727 8. S. Shapiro, “Revolution, Facebook-Style.” New York Times Magazine 25 Jan. 2009, Online: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/magazine/25bloggers-t.html 9. ABET, “2009-2010 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs.” Online: http://abet.org/Linked%20Documents-UPDATE/Criteria%20and%20PP/E001%2009- 10%20EAC%20Criteria%2012-01-08.pdf Page 14.358.11
new concept.The second version of the prototype was essentially a proof of the concept and was notyet considered ready for manufacture. Page 14.1234.14 The final prototype was a more streamlined version of the second prototype. Thecontrol circuit was based on a PIC microcontroller, and a custom-printed circuit boardwas manufactured. An updated enclosure and earpiece were also developed. Figure 6: Prototype BeatMinderS-Tap Pumpless Keg Dispenser The S-Tap dispenser was an undergraduate design project to provide a means ofdispensing beverages from a keg without the use of a hand pump, ice, or any power
three parameters they could vary: the amount of clay in the nose, theamount of water used as propellant, and the size and shape of the fins. The project wascompleted in teams of 3-5 but each student wrote an individual, final report on the project. Themodel of design as an alternating series of divergent and convergent steps was covered explicitlyin class, including circulating portions of Dym, et al.’s article. Students were required to identifyactions taken by the team, categorizing them as “divergent” or “convergent” thinking, andproviding a quantitative rationale for final decisions regarding the three parameters. Typically,student characterized brainstorming possible fin configurations as their main divergent task andfinding the optimal
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. Thiswould free up the selection choices of interns and eliminate possible duplication of material.The academic leaders of the Software Engineering Masters’ degree program(s), which theorganization will use in the future for its software engineering interns, should be invited to abriefing with the organization’s management and a small cross section of employees so they canbetter understand the daily functions of the organization. A short panel session withorganizational management followed by an open Q&A session and, perhaps, one-on-onediscussions with a cross section of individual employees could substantially increase theunderstanding faculty would have of the interns’ academic needs.There is a very diverse range of continuing professional
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implementation of this course. Our thanks andappreciation for their effort and hard work: Mr. Lonn Rodine, Mr. Rob Lotz, Mr. RichardBoschee and Technical Sergeant Jonathon Solomon. Page 14.560.14Bibliography1. Volk, K. S., “Industrial Arts Revisited: An Examination of the Subject’s Continued Strength, Relevance and Value”, Journal of Technology Education, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1996.2. Menicucci, J., Duffy, J., Palmer, B., “Hands-on Introduction to Chemical and Biological Engineering”, Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.3. Farrow, D., “Development of a Manufacturing
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materials to complement anyPowerpoint slide presentations that we develop. Secondly, the interactive learning materials muststimulate student thinking, rather than gaming. The learning materials may include circuit simulations,20tutorials to reinforce the theory upon which the laboratory exercise is based, general reference material onthe laboratory equipment, and material related to specific exercises21 as well contextual information onapplications of the materials by engineers in industry.At the beginning of each effort to develop a specific learning module, we identify the learning objectivesto be covered, the instructional method(s) that will be used, and techniques to evaluate the learningmodule, and to assess whether the learning objectives
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Technology (ABET), we are required to specify educational objectives for theprogram and to measure our graduates’ achievement of those objectives. The objectives that wespecify are intended to be things that our graduates should be able to achieve within the first fewyears after graduation. We are seeking your assistance to insure that the objectives we haveselected are appropriate for your organization and to help us measure our graduates’ progresstowards achievement of those objectives.On the next few pages you will see a series of questions about the objectives and your opinionabout ’s achievement of those objectives. We would appreciate it if you would take afew minutes to review these questions and provide appropriate answers. When you complete
see http://unfccc.int/2860.php. An excellent introduction can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Framework_Convention_on_Climate_Change14. “Developing a Study Abroad Opportunity for Engineering Undergraduates,” S. R. Eisenberg, J. M. Murray, U. DeWinter, Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference. Page 11.1357.12
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