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Qunying Gao; Robert W. Nowlin; Rajeswari Sundararajan

. They all center around the attempt toproduce easily re-usable and robust code on concepts that the programmer will find familiar;objects which have characteristics (properties) and can perform actions (methods).VB is an event-driven programming language. This means that when the user moves the mouse,or pushes a button, VB generates an event or signal. Based upon the code written into theprogram, the event is interpreted and an appropriate action is performed. This will help thestudents to use the tutorial easily and learn the material faster.When developing a VB application, the user determines what events the program will respond toand a code is written for each of these events. The following flowchart in Fig. 1 shows asimplified model of how

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James A. Newell

Session 2613 The Business Meeting - An Alternative to the Classic Design Presentation James A. Newell Department of Chemical Engineering Rowan University 201 Mullica Hill Road Glassboro, NJ 08028Introduction There is an increasing consensus among both academics and practicing engineers thateffective communication skills are an integral part of an engineering education (1-3). Forengineers who had been out of school for ten years, Kranzber (4

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Bill T. Ray

much faster because all operationsare performed on the client machine. Some differences include: 1) All the code is downloaded tothe client browser so the client can view the pages. 2) JavaScript cannot save data to the serverfor future use. Another advantage is that JavaScript is server independent. Since it does itscalculations on the client machine, all the web server does is send the page. You are not limitedto MS Internet Information Server. As a general rule, JavaScript is preferable to ASP unlessthere is a specific reason to choose ASP, as noted above.Learning JavaScriptJavaScript’s level of difficulty is comparable to VBScript. It has the advantage of not requiringany particular server or development environment. Write the file in

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Veronica D. Hinton-Hudson; Brenda Hart

Louisville, Kentucky. Currently 91%of the student body comes from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The average age of theundergraduate student at the university is 25 years old. A review of the matriculation data at theuniversity over a six-year period, from 1993 to 1998, reinforced the need for a program such as“CAMP IE”. As shown in Figure 1, relative to the admission of all first-time freshmen over thepast five years, African American students have consistently averaged below 20% with adecreasing trend since the Fall 1996. The undergraduate enrollment for the fall of 1998 was14,647 with 53.5% female students and 12.6% African American students. Page

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Martin Pike

, and professional ethics.”1 Amore detailed explanation is related in the paper by Bruce et al. Basically, this three credit courseis divided into a lecture section and a student lab section. During the lecture, the various topicsnoted above are discussed. This aspect of the course could be included in any of the formats. Thecore of the course is in the three mini-projects that are assigned through the course. Each projectties together two or more aspects of mechanical engineering to give the students the sense of howthese various fields that were taught in separate courses are interrelated and interdependent. Anexample: the author had the students design a soda can crusher for elderly and handicappedindividuals that was to be powered by house

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Aaron C. Cain; Ganesh V. Kudav

students for design ofthe prototype. This paper discusses the design procedure from concept to the development andtesting of the recovery system. The paper also discusses the experimental data as a result ofthe system testing. The outcome of this student assignment was the successful implementationof the capstone design component, and a development of a recovery system that has severalsalient features, is less expensive, and has a better potential for marketability as compared tosome currently marketed units.I. Introduction According to the Engineering Criteria 2000 (Ref. 1), Criterion 3 requires that the Page 5.136.1institutions

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Edward F. Young; Jeffrey Morehouse; Jed Lyons

can easily relate to system performance criteria such as efficiency, handling and other factors affecting vehicle operation. These features make the automobile a powerful learning vehicle.The automobile selected for study in this laboratory course is the Legends car shown in Figure 1. Page 5.137.2The Inter-Collegiate Association for Racing (ICAR), an academic motor sport involvingengineering colleges throughout the country, currently races these 5/8-scale replica vehicles.There are primarily two reasons to use the Legends car:• There is tremendous enthusiasm among our students for the ICAR sport. The students get excited about applying

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Richard B. Englund

four semesters in preparation for engineering courses. Themovement to first-year experiences in engineering is intended to introduce them to thetechniques of the profession early in their program of study, and to motivate the students to studyin the support courses. Often the students have no knowledge or experience to use as a base forsuch an introduction. Technical content of case studies for first-year must be (1) limited to thatwhich can be explained in the case study, or (2) is generic enough that all students can be Page 5.138.1expected to have some experience with the device or subject. In an introductory seminar, thecase study must

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James A. Ozment; Alison N. Smith; Wendy Newstetter

assistant (Table 1). Theformat, personnel, number of students, and weekly meetings differ with each element of theprogram.Table 1: Structure of CS1501 Component Personnel Approx. Number of Students Meetings / Week Lecture Instructor 300 3 x 1 hr. Lab 2 Lab TAs 30 1 x 1.5 hr. Recitation 2 Recitation TAs 25 1 x 2 hr. One-on-One Meeting 1 Recitation TA 1 1 x 15 min.The lectures are designed to be instructor-independent and uniform. This goal is accomplishedby having each instructor use identical lecture

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Michael J Batchelder; Iyer L. Srinivasa; Daniel F. Dolan

teamwork is difficult."Teamwork: industry wants it and ABET 2000 requires it. But effectively implementing and Page 5.140.1managing student groups for class projects, lab work and presentations is a complex affair, onethat requires organization, understanding, and tact." 1 The Center for Advanced Manufacturingand Production (CAMP) was formed to develop students able to excel in multidisciplinary teams,using industry sponsored projects and national engineering competitions as a means to growthese skills. "…the use of competition as an approach to teaching design is an excellentexperience for those involved, in that it gives students

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B.S. Sridhara

for failing the braking test in Indianapolis was that we could not test the car thoroughlybefore the qualifier.In the spring of 1998, we decided to compete in Sunrayce 99 and submitted our proposal inJanuary of 1998. In this proposal,1 the author discussed different aspects of the project includingDesign and Engineering (driver safety, design and analysis, and material selection) in accordancewith Sunrayce 99 regulations.2 Topics such as Organization and Project Planning, Curriculum Page 5.141.2Integration, Fund Raising and Team Support, Vehicle Testing and Driver Training, and Logisticswere also discussed. In February, the Sunrayce

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William Shepherd; Brian Manhire; Darwin Liang

funding and yet expect personal service to students similar to that in decades gone by; • in general wish their own experience of higher education in the pre- and post-Robbins elite period to be replicated in the mass era of the 1990s.A prime example for such ambivalence is highlighted in the recent changes to the routes to reg-istration of Chartered and Incorporated Engineers, which is the equivalent of professional engi-neers and assistant engineers. This will be discussed in greater detail in a later section.IV. Current Enrolments in U.K. Engineering Courses 4,5Figure 1 shows all the recognised Universities, University Colleges and Higher Education Col-leges in the United Kingdom, with data base last modified as of

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Robin S. Adams; Cynthia Atman

example,an initial understanding of the problem is not static, but rather reflects the currentunderstanding at that point in time. As a designer searches for and clarifies information aboutthe problem, the designer gains insight that informs the previous conception of the problem.This new understanding may help in the generation or refinement of possible solutions.Therefore, our research was guided by two goals: 1) to develop a model for operationalizingiterative behaviors based on what we know about transition behaviors, and 2) to utilize thismodel to analyze how iterative behaviors may contribute to performance.III. Operationalizing IterationIn an earlier paper we described a model for operationalizing iterative behaviors in cognitiveterms11

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Don L. Dekker

have to learnmore about creativity on their own. As I think more about this, faculty should try to “sell” moreof our courses to our students. For example, whether or not a student likes or dislikes“Thermodynamics” probably has something to do with the professor. The impetus for expanding the course from two credits to four, was Edward deBono’sbook, Serious Creativity.[1] This book has many techniques to use for improving creativity andeveryone can try these techniques. In 1995, another new creativity book, Jump Start Your Brain [2] by Doug Hall, appeared.This book also has a lot of “Brain Programs” to help improve creativity and, in addition, it is alot more fun to read. Of course, FUN is a good way to get students interested

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Sheldon M. Jeter; Jeffrey A. Donnell

students prepare extended abstracts and short narrative reports, which build onthe itemized report format while providing more analysis and discussion. In our capstoneexperimental course, the students are asked to write reports that provide the detailed analysis anddiscussion expected in a longer narrative report. This booklet length report typically includes aproblem statement, a fully researched background section, and a lengthy discussion of methods. The general outline of any report in our hierarchy of reports is organized around the set ofsection headings shown in Table 1 with associated suggestive prompt questions. Table 1. Typical Section Headings and Associated Prompt Questions Section

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Douglas G. Schmucker

truss structure and loading. D. Evaluate the adequacy of the truss structure given its member strengths. Suggest ways in which to correct any deficiencies or to otherwise improve the structure.Notice that these examples cover a spectrum of relatively simple to complex tasks. Thefollowing (hierarchical) taxonomy, known as Bloom’s Taxonmoy5, is a helpful way in which tounderstand and think about various levels and complexity of learning objectives. Thetaxonomy begins at a simple foundational level and proceeds to a "highest" and most complexsixth level. 1. Knowledge. Consists of recollection of facts, basic definitions, lists of information, or methodology or procedures. (Objective A.) 2. Comprehension. Consists of restating

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Enno Koehn

excellent learning experiences6.IV. Class EvaluationIn order to evaluate the “Temporary Facilities and Hazardous Waste Design” course, evaluationforms were distributed to students enrolled in the class. The students were requested to evaluatethe instructor in the course in addition to the various student teacher presentations. The resultsare illustrated in Table 1. As shown, the student presentations were rated less effective (3.1 –3.7) than those of the faculty member teaching the class (3.9 – 4.0). This is to be expected sincefaculty members generally have considerable more teaching experience. The largest differencein scores was in the “presents concepts in an understandable way” category; 3.1, students versus3.9, faculty. “Makes attending class

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Enno Koehn

students were requested to evaluatethe instructor in the course in addition to the various student teacher presentations. The resultsare illustrated in Table 1. As shown, the student presentations were rated less effective (3.1 –3.7) than those of the faculty member teaching the class (3.9 – 4.0). This is to be expected sincefaculty members generally have considerable more teaching experience. The largest differencein scores was in the “presents concepts in an understandable way” category; 3.1, students versus3.9, faculty. “Makes attending class worthwhile” posted the second greatest difference; 3.4,students versus 4.0, faculty. Nevertheless, it should be mentioned that, overall, the studentratings were above average with an effectiveness score

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Terrence P. O'Connor

conductors relative to air so thatthey can be thought of as two sides of a capacitor charged to approximately260kV4. This creates a downward electric field of 100 to 300 Volts per meter inregions where there is no storm activity. This results in a discharge (leakagecurrent) of the ionosphere/surface capacitor in fair weather of approximately 1kAmps on average between the entire earth’s surface and the ionosphere5. Threemechanisms are known which charge this capacitor: 1. Charge going to theionosphere from the tops of thunderstorms (by far the most important) 2. Solarwind interacting with the earth’s magnetic field and 3. Atmospheric tides in thethermosphere (a region of the atmosphere just above the ionosphere). The exactmechanism of cloud

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Ron Baddock; Catherine S. Bolek; Kenny Fotouhi; Ali Eydgahi

, Proceedings of ASEE Conference, Charlotte, NC, 1999.3. Froyd, J.E., Building Effective Industrial Relationships: The Foundation Coalition Experience, Purdue University, 1995.4. Liaw, B., The ECSEL’s Integrated Approach to Industry-Academe Relations, Purdue University, 1995.5. Semas, J.H., University-Industry Research Partnerships: A Balanced Look at the Ethical Issues, High Technology Careers Magazine, 1999.6. Cho, M.K., University-Industry Research Must Get Scrutiny, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Section Opinion, Page B4, August 1, 1997. Page 5.12.4ALI EYDGAHIDr. Eydgahi is an Associate Professor of electrical

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Monique Osborn; Dilip Nag

. This collaborative initiative wasvoluntarily undertaken by these educators to maximise their teaching effectiveness in order tominimise first year undergraduate transitional issues. Therefore, this paper seeks to promotethe strengths of this alternative approach to professional development in relation to theimplementation of a common first year civil engineering subject ENG1201.2.The short comings of linear professional development.As the need to address the effectiveness of learning and teaching has become a nationalconcern, The Monash Learning and Teaching Operational Plan [1] has been created toredirect academic staff to personally assess their current teaching practices in conjunctionwith the professional development short courses

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Michael T. Hertz; Luna P. Magpilli; Michael E. Gorman

Patricia Werhane, one of the key faculty in the option, moral imagination involvesrecognizing the role, scheme or mental model that one is adopting, disengaging from it and evaluatingalternative perspectives and courses of action (Werhane, 1999).1 The work in this paper was supported by the Social Dimensions of Engineering, Science and Technologyprogram of the National Science Foundation (SBR-9618851) and also by summer research grants from the Page 5.150.1Colgate Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and graduate fellowship funding from theSchool of Engineering & Applied Science at the University of Virginia.Monsanto

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Traxon Rachell; Kaori Sakaguchi-Hall; Chris Swan

provides knowledge and skills for them to grow as intellectually curiousand critically involved members of society, with a lifelong commitment to learning."To orient the students to the concept of service learning, the following model, shown in Figure 1,was introduced to the students and reinforced throughout the semester. Since the majority ofTufts students come from non-urban areas, a physical tour was given to point out pertinentaspects of the community in which the students would be working. The students are encouraged Page 5.151.2to process these aspects as they look for and formulate hard and soft constraints that will governtheir site

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Ronald H. Rockland

student version of Matlab, which is version5.3. This student version of Matlab has the same functionality as the standard version.The first topic that was discussed in the course was complex numbers. Many topics in thiscourse require the students to have a complete understanding of complex numbers. Thisunderstanding includes conversion of polar to rectangular forms, rectangular to polar forms, andadding, multiplying and dividing complex numbers. Figure 1 shows a Mathcad worksheet thatwas provided to the students by the author, to help practice some of their skills in complexnumber. Fig. 2 shows a related Matlab command window. A 5 5j B 2 3j C 6 j D 2 5j A = 0.517 1.207i D B. C = 3.793 1.483i D A C. D = 9.462

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Matthew Ohland; Richard Layton

outcomes assessment, evaluation techniques thatare largely new in engineering academe are coming into use. One such technique is the peerevaluation instrument. Recent papers by Brown,1 Kaufman et al.,2 and Layton and Ohland3 havedescribed peer evaluation instruments and their use in measuring students’ ability to function inteams. It is important in this context to assess the reliability of peer evaluation instruments.In a mechanical engineering design course at North Carolina A&T State University, students Page 5.152.1were assigned to groups for the purpose of completing term projects in design. The project teamsconsisted of junior-level

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Nancy A. Shields; Joseph M. Pietroburgo

pre-engineering requirements. The following graphs show some basic characteristics of the Joint Program students, andhow they have changed from 1992 to 1998. The first graph shows that the students have beengetting younger. The mean age in the fall of 1992 was a little over 39, and it the fall of 1998 itwas slightly over 33. This change is probably due to the fact that younger pre-engineeringstudents are now entering the upper level program.Figure 1. Mean age of Joint Program students. # # "( "' "&

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Carlos Monsanto; Elaine M. Cooney

comfortable with the software? 1. One lab period; 2. Two weeks;Orcad, capabilities for schematic capture, 3. Eight weeks; 4. the entire semestersimulation, and PCB layout must be Rate the difficulty of use for analog circuits 2.2 2.6purchased separately, but are all available Easy 1 2 3 4 5 Difficultin a demonstration version. This demo Rate the difficulty of use for digital circuits 1.9 2.7version offers an extensive parts list and Easy 1 2 3 4 5 Difficultother capabilities, but is only good for 30 How successful were you at starting the 1.6

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Charles T. Jahren

student groups will execute a mock contract.Task Twelve – Documentation Review. Students will submit their construction processdesign, cost estimate, subcontractor selection and bid to their instructor for review andgrading. The assignments will be graded according to the rubric in Table 1.V. Experience with mock bid lettingsIowa State University has conducted three mock bid lettings. The first was in March1998, the second was in October 1998 and the third was in October 1999. This sectionbriefly describes each experience.A. March 1998The first mock bid letting had 15 student participants that worked in three groups of fourpeople and one group of three people. The students were recruited from sophomore,junior and senior classes. The seniors

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Robert H. Mayer

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essential to the success of manufacturing engineering technology inindustry.Engineering Technology ProgramsFour-year Engineering Technology programs started in the early 1960's because engineeringprograms were becoming too theoretical. A baccalaureate in engineering technology preparesindividuals to become engineering technologists. The Engineering Technology Council has Page 5.155.1defined engineering technology as a: 1 Profession in which knowledge of the applied mathematical and natural sciences gained by higher education, experience, and