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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Roli Varma

could clarify that students do not have to measurethemselves against other students’ performance. These departments could create a supportsystem or additional instructional programs so students with varying levels of experience and/ortime commitments could get the help they need. By incorporating concerns of diverse studentpopulations, CS and CE programs at UNM could open the doors to a much broader audience.AcknowledgmentThis research was supported by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (B2000-72).1. Aspray, W. & Bernat, A. Recruitment and Retention of Underrepresented Minority Graduate Students in Computer Science. Washington D.C.: Computing Research Association (2000).2. Barron, R. Hitting the highway with mathematician Dr. Richard

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multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kristin Wood; Daniel McAdams; Robert B. Stone; Alan Dutson; Matthew Green

approaches are: (1) an undergraduate design methods class in whichteams design new concepts, such as a heat exchanger for medical relief teams; (2) anundergraduate capstone design class in which students deliver a working prototype, such as awheelchair positioning unit; (3) two graduate prototyping classes in which students deliver aworking prototype, such as an assistive lock-opener for persons with physical disabilities; and (4) Page 7.703.1an MS thesis research program for developing countries, with such projects as a handbook for Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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New Ideas

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2002 Annual Conference

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Patrick Tebbe

program orresearch group. It does not have an assigned staff or budget. No additional cour ses are devotedto energy or power. Since nothing is asked of the college administration nothing is expected.The effort has a high degree of flexibility while maintaining limited exposure to budgetary oradministrative decisions on campus. It is an endeavor sustained through the desire and personaleffort of faculty, staff, students, and industry representatives. As such the scope of its activitiesis constrained. The effect, however, can still be quite large, particularly with an institution thesize of TCNJ. Activities can be grouped into two categories; 1) those that are specifically desired and 2)those that are opportunistic. Generally speaking the effort

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Leroy Oberto; Sheryl Sorby

Process CourseOf the three courses in the engineering core, ENG5100 was offered during the summer of 2001and the remaining two courses will be offered during July and August of 2002. This paper willfocus on describing this first course and will present results from its first offering. The focus of thefirst course was primarily on the engineering process as applied to Civil Engineering andMechanical Engineering to some degree. The remaining two courses that students in this programwill take will focus more on the application of the engineering process to other engineeringdisciplines (Electrical, Computer, Chemical, Materials, etc.). An outline of the course schedule isshown in Figure 1. Week 1

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Real-World Manufacturing Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nancy L. Baskin; M. Sohail Ahmed; Gregory L. Tonkay; Andrea Wittchen; E. Zimmers

learn faster and will become more effective problem solvers ifengineering education and practice are integrated, and students actively participate in theirlearning2. To implement these concepts, the Coalition developed a unique approach to thedefinition of a curriculum. The following figure describes the components (see Figure 1). Page 7.1301.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Conference FIGURE 1. Greenfield Coalition Learning Hierarchy3The learning

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Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Satish Mahajan; Joe Biernacki; Glenn Cunningham; Jeff Frolik

, vaccine delivery systems,digital light projectors and optical switches. With an ever increasing number of applications inautomotive, aerospace, medical and other industries, projections have the MEMS marketgrowing to $12 billion in 2002 1 and experts envision that MEMS will soon be as ubiquitous asmicrocircuits. As such, educating undergraduate as well as graduate students in this importantdeveloping area is no longer an interesting experiment in education but a necessary fact. In this paper, the results of an introductory multi-disciplinary, project-oriented course inMEMS are presented. The course is team-taught at Tennessee Technological University (TTU)by faculty from chemical (CHE), electrical (ECE) and mechanical (ME) engineering to a

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Using Animation and Simulation in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jay Porter; James Ochoa

domain analyses. On the digital side, simulatorsare available for testing integrated circuits, programmable logic device (PLD) circuits, and discrete logiccircuits. The EET program at Texas A&M focuses on two of these tools. The analog course sequencecurrently performs simulations with Cadence’s ORCAD PSpice while the digital course sequence usesAltera’s MaxPlusII PLD software. Fortunately, most simulator tools are comparable in form andfunction, so it would not be difficult to extend the processes discussed here to other tools.The basic concept is presented in the block diagram in Figure 1. Using a virtual instrumentation toolsuch as National Instruments’ LabVIEW, an integrated measurement and simulation tool can bedeveloped. By using a

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Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ken Vickers; Otto Loewer; John Ahlen; Ron Foster; Greg Salamo

. Clients are rated on fivefactors that intend to be predictive of success in commercialization.A major activity of the Incubator is the matching of talents, desires and skills of graduate studentswith a client opportunity. Ideally, the work that the graduate student completes with a client willlead naturally to a Masters-level thesis. 1 Page 7.797.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationIn addition to being referred, the Incubator acts to refer

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The Computer, the Web, and the ChE

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2002 Annual Conference

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David Clough

. Page 7.290.4 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering EducationCourse objectives & outline – narrowing the focusIn the mid-80’s, at the University of Colorado, the split in courses between “introductoryengineering computing” and “introductory computer science” took place. Since then, twocourses have predominated ¾ GEEN 1300 Introduction to Engineering Computing (3 semester credit hours) ¾ CSCI 1300 Computer Science 1: Programming (4 semester credit hours)The engineering computing course is taken by all chemical, civil, environmental and mechanicalengineering

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MET Student Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kenny Fotouhi; Ali Eydgahi

it tocollect rainwater from the upper edge of a car windshield (an elongated oval shape). Thewater that the funnel collects is directed down a rubber tube that is connected to the topend of a rigid clear plastic tube mounted upright. The rigid tube also has a drain at thebottom that allows water to escape the system. As the plastic tube fills with water itmoves a reflective floatation device from bottom to top on the inside of the tube.ii- Electronics PartThe electronics circuit in this project is photo-optic infrared emitters and receivers 1-3.Parallel to the clear plastic (flow) tube there is a column of infrared light-emitting diodes(LED) which are placed such that ninety degrees around the side of the flow tube fromthe LED there is

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Chris Caenepeel

increase thenumber of students who graduate from these technical disciplines.”(1)Although this paper will describe the EGR110 course, particular emphasis will be pl acedon the use of pedagogical strategies for problem analysis and a group project.description of courseThe EGR110 course is required of all first year MEP students at Cal Poly Pomona. It is a3 unit course that is taught in an academic quarter. During the fall quarter of 2000 a Page 7.763.1student population of approximately 110 participated in a weekly 75 -minute lectureProceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rethinking Culture and Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Rosanne Simeone

ethical perspectives.This paper will focus on body-altering technologies as portrayed in H.G. Wells’s The Island ofDr. Moreau (1896). 1 In addition to raising animal-human, gender, and mind-body issues, thisnovel questions the level of responsibility required of the researcher towards his subjects andtowards other professionals.The Island of Dr. MoreauA classic of science fiction, The Island of Dr. Moreau tells the tale of a mad vivisectionist whotoils on a remote Pacific island, attempting to transform animals into humans. We first meet ournarrator, Edward Prendick, a natural historian, in the dinghy of the Lady Vain, a ship that hasrecently sunk. Castaway from the very opening of the novel, Prendick relates how he alonesurvived the ordeal

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Learning Styles

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2002 Annual Conference

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Daniel Knight; Jacquelyn Sullivan; Lawrence Carlson

f student skilldevelopment. This paper describes one type of skills assessment — student self-estimates of skill— in a first-year engineering projects course. The Skills Assessment Inventory for this coursewas developed by translating the course objectives into six measurement scales. One hundredsixty-two, first-year students completed the Skills Assessment Inventory at the beginning andend of the semester. This paper provides discussion of the significant differences between thepre-test and post-test scores as well as significant differences between genders on the SkillsAssessment Inventory scales.IntroductionHands-on curricula have been found to be an effective method for teaching engineeringconcepts.1 In the Integrated Teaching and

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Assessment Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

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Leonid Preiser

. James O. Nichols 1, Director of the University Planning and InstitutionalResearch at University of Mississippi, has been developing assessment portfolios. Importantfeatures of this process included involvement of each and every faculty assigned to the programs,participation of the members of academic administration at the departmental, school anduniversity levels, annual iterative adjustments of the assessment process, and validationprocedures through utilization of independent external reviewers.Why Adaptive Assessment Model for IT and Engineering Programs?Dynamic developments in the areas of information systems, computer science, softwareengineering, telecommunications, and Internet-based technologies pose very unique challenge tothe

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Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert Peattie; Andrew Robinson; Andrew Malick

Page 7.202.1humor. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationThis paper describes an attempt to meet these criteria in the fall semesters of the 1999 -2000,2000-2001 and 2001-2002 academic years through the assignment of the design and fabricationof devices for walking on water 1, 2. Students worked in multi-disciplinary teams, each of whichwas asked to fabricate and demonstrate a device for walking on water. At the end of thesemester, a contest was held at the College pool to determine the fastest device in a timed trial ofone length of the pool. During the first two years the project was carried

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Use of Labs to Introduce Students to Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

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Andrew Lau; Sven Bilen; Elizabeth Kisenwether

: Introduction to EngineeringDesign and is often the first exposure that students have with engineering processes and theengineering laboratory environment. The design module is highly relevant in that sensors andcontrol systems are prevalent in many engineering fields. We employ a constructivist approachby starting with basic concepts, following with hands-on experiments, reflecting on what waslearned, and making connections between theory and application. The module uses modern testequipment in an engineering laboratory environment.1. Introduction Engineering education has seen many initiatives over the last decade. Gradually,engineering educators have come to realize the improved learning that comes from hands-on,student-centered, team-based

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Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steven Krumholz; Steve Schiffman; Sean Munson; John Bourne; James Krejcarek; Dan Lindquist; Susan Fredholm

College are described. The major elements of thecurriculum that is being planned include: (1) a set of modules for learning the basicsof entrepreneurship, (2) interaction with several on-campus and distributedhatcheries, (3) a set of in-depth learning interactions (projects, modules, courses) thatprovide depth of knowledge in engineering entrepreneurship and (4) capstoneexperiences in entrepreneurship during the sophomore year and the final year of theundergraduate curriculum. New courses/modules specifically targeted on technologyentrepreneurship are being designed between Babson College and Olin College.Babson College’s number one ranking in entrepreneurship is being fully leveraged byjoint appointments of faculty, cross registrations between

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Practice/Industry Partnership

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2002 Annual Conference

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William Badger; Geraldine Peten; Anil Sawhney

first hand knowledge—throughinvolvement in research—of the issues facing the construction industry.Objectives and Impacts of the REU SiteThe intellectual focus of the REU site was to study innovative technologies that can providelong-term benefits to the construction industry. Successful development and implementation ofthe REU site produced the following impacts: 1. Provided civil engineering, construction engineering/management, and architectural engineering undergraduate students an opportunity to actively participate in research that benefits the construction industry 2. Made student participants aware of the research needs of the construction industry 3. Provided much needed research training in the

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Industry Participation and Ethics in BME

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kara Bliley; Emily Mowry; Amy Gray; Jerry Collins; Christina Mathieson; Sean Brophy

disciplines on campus. This learning activity began bystudents generating their initial thoughts about ethical issues that relates to a movie theywere about to watch. After watching the movie, everyone is asked to fill out a shortquestionnaire where they record issues they notice in the movie and potential ethicalramifications. Then, an open discussion follows in an effort to identify multipleperspectives. In this first study we focus on issues related to human subjects in medicalresearch. Students view “Miss Evers’ Boys” 1 as a catalyst for thinking about relevantissues. One of the goals of this instructional method is to prepare students to investigatethe details of these issues identified in the Belmont Report 2. We find that individuallystudents

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What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

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2002 Annual Conference

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Helen Hollein; Nada Assaf-Anid

),Nestle (NJ), and Kraft (NY, NJ) to the Advisory Board. Future additions will include membersfrom other local food, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies that hire our graduatesincluding Bristol Myers-Squibb, Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, OSI Pharmaceuticals, PepsiCo, andSeagrams. In an effort to continuously meet the needs of our constituencies (employers andstudents), and encouraged by the reported 11% increase in employment in the pharmaceuticalsector between 1994 and 1997 in New York State 1, plus the doubling in size of thebiotechnology industry in the U.S. as a whole between 1993 and 1999 2, we have revised thechemical engineering curriculum. This paper presents those revisions at both the undergraduate

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Program Assessment in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gregory Neff; Susan Scachitti

institution to determine what is relevant, appropriate and satisfying to theirconstituents.However, if an institution does not feel comfortable with their identification of the appropriateinformation they need to generate by simply reviewing the TC2K criteria, there are less obviousalternatives where they can look for additional information. The first source is one of the mostuseful. You can download a copy of the Program Evaluation Form also known as the T4 1 fromthe TAC/ABET web site at http://www.abet.org/tac_forms.html. The T4 is the questionnaire thatyour program accreditation evaluator will be filling out based on the written material you haveprepared or provided and from talking to faculty and administrators. If you can provide answersand

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Simon Ang; Fred Barlow; Alan Mantooth; Sean Mulvenon

. Fig. 1 shows the flow of the mixed-signal/telecomm modeling and simulation course. Thecourse begins with the basic flow of an analog circuit simulator - what it accepts as input, what itproduces as output, and what happens in between. Next, the solution algorithms are examined.This includes such things as Modified Nodal Analysis, LU decomposition, sparse matrixalgorithms, Newton-Raphson iterative techniques, and numerical integration. Convergenceissues and simulation accuracy will be explored. Next, the analogous information to the analogalgorithms in part I will be explored for digital simulation. The basics of logic simulation will becovered. Event queues and event-driven simulation techniques are described. Then, mixed-signal(i.e., analog

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Interdisciplinary Approach to Env. Engrg

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2002 Annual Conference

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Maya Place; Markus Flury; Jennifer Shaltanis; Geoff Puzon; Brent M. Peyton; James Petersen; Candis Claiborn

Session 2251 Thinking Outside the Box: A Novel Interdisciplinary Research and Education Program in Environmental Engineering and Science Maya Place,1,5 Geoffrey J. Puzon,2,5 Jennifer Shaltanis,3,5 Candis Claiborn,3,5 Markus Flury,4,5 Brent M. Peyton,1,5 and James N. Petersen5 1 Chemical Engineering Department/ 2School of Molecular Biosciences/ 3 Civil and Environmental Engineering Department/ 4Department of Crop and Soil Sciences/ 5Center for Multiphase Environmental Research, P.O. Box 642719, Washington State University

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert Avanzato

beam in order to allow the other robot in the team to passthe railroad grade crossing unhindered by the train obstacle.Figure 1 Page 7.867.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationFigure 2Figure 3 Empty soda cans are optionally placed on the white line paths and along the wallsof the maze. If a robot manages to transport a can to the goal area, the robot receives abonus. Obstacles (colored bricks) are placed randomly across the arena, and theseobstacles are at least 12 inches apart. Robots must be

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Women in Engineering: A Potpourri

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sheryl Gowen; Alisha Waller

scientific careers. Journal ofCollege Science Teaching, 8(1), 48-50.12 Stromquist, (1997).13 Sadker, & Sadker. (1994).14 Stromquist, (1997).15 Besterfield-Sacre, M., Atman, C. J., & Shuman, L. J. (1997). Characteristics of freshman engineering students:Models for determining student attrition in engineering. Journal of Engineering Education. April. 139-149.16 Felder, R. M, Felder, G. N., Mauney, M., Hamrin, C. E., & Deitz, E. J (1995, April). A longitudinal study ofengineering student performance and retention III. Gender differences in student performance and attitudes. Journalof Engineering Education, 151-163.17 Gallaher, J. & Pearson, F. (2000, July). Women’s perceptions of the climate in engineering technology

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To Design and Conduct Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

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James Benson; John Baker; David Silverstein

Session 2666 A Multi-Institutional Interdisciplinary Distance Controls Experiment: Bringing Engineering and Engineering Technology Students Together John R. Baker1, David L. Silverstein1, James M. Benson2 1 University of Kentucky 2 Murray State UniversityAbstract The University of Kentucky (UK) Extended Campus Programs in Paducah alongwith Murray State University (MuSU) have developed the first experiment in what isexpected to become a sequence of projects involving

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Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert Avanzato

, teamsof students explored innovative uses of handheld computers in a variety of applicationsincluding robotics, GPS systems, music, and circuit design. Based on data from a studentsurvey, the handheld computer was judged to be a useful educational tool.1.0 IntroductionPenn State Abington has integrated the student use of handheld computer technology tofoster active and collaborative learning experiences in the classroom and laboratory in asophomore-level introductory digital systems course in the fall of 2001 and fall of 2002.Penn State Abington has also integrated handheld computers into the InformationSciences and Technology (IST) undergraduate curriculum, robotics instruction, and aFrench language course [1]. The handheld computer is an

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hassan ElKishky

power equipment simulation, modeling, and designare believed to be necessary items in the electrical engineering package.1. IntroductionDeregulation of the power industry has placed significant pressure on both energy utilities andpower equipment manufacturers to enhance their functionality and reliability in order to staycompetitive. One of the goals of the power industry in this new era of open energy market is toattract electrical engineering graduates with adequate background in the area electrical powerand high voltage engineering. Yet, one of the challenges for the power industry is inadequatepreparation of the electrical engineering graduates in electrical power engineering in general andin the area of high voltage engineering in

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Saleh Sbenaty

throughout the SEATEC grant, some of which are:1. Training in Case-Based Instruction: The participating faculty had to go through rigorous training and professional development that included workshops and seminars in case study development and implementation; computer based training, team building, active collaborative education, and leadership training; applying multimedia in the classroom; numerous industry site visits and faculty internship in industry; and in applying and field- Page 7.354.2 testing case studies in technology programs. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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The Computer, the Web, and the ChE

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2002 Annual Conference

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G.T. Lineberry; David Silverstein

campus) than from Lexington to Paducah.Offering engineering classes via ITV required significant modification to courses previouslyoffered on a “face-to-face” only basis (f2f). Some of the considerations are common to anydistance course—management of homework, exams, office hours, etc. Most of theserequirements were handled with on-site teaching assistants, with electronic document handling,and with desktop videoconferencing. Others issues relate to the specific arrangement of thedistance classroom itself, as detailed below.Figure 1 is a photo of the area from which the instructor controls the flow of the class. Theinstructor must remain within this “cage” during the course in order to produce the class.He/She is responsible for determining