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, especially the fluid mechanics course, which already has large historical context.Bibliography1.) Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, Engineering Accreditation Commission,Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 2000.2.) Herkert, J.R., "Science, Technology and Society Education for Engineers", IEEE Technologyand Society Magazine, vol. 9, no. 3, 1990, pp. 22-26.3.) Dick, K.J. and B. Stimpson, "A Course in Technology and Society for Engineering Students,"Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 88, no. 1, 1999, pp. 113-117.4.) Florman, S.C., "Learning Liberally," ASEE Prism, vol. 3, no. 3, 1993, pp. 18-23.5.) Guilbeau, E.J. and V.B. Pizziconi, "Increasing Student Awareness of Ethical, Social, Legal,and Economic

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Bruce Segee; Michael D. Amos

Session 2358 Neural Network Processing using Database Management Systems Michael Amos, Dr. Bruce Segee University of Maine Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Instrumentation Research LaboratoryAbstractDatabase Management Systems (DBMS) have become an integral part of any data storage,processing, or retrieval system. They are uniquely suited to manipulate large amounts of datawhile maintaining a level of data integrity and security. Meanwhile, Neural Networks are beingused to perform operations on data to discover the unknown underlying input/outputrelationships

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Hakan Gurocak

summarizes the chapter content. Components of a robot Robot programming (cont’d) a. Controller c. Robot commands b. Robot d. Robot View c. End-effectors i. Absolute and relative angles, d. Actuators X,Y, Z position coordinates e. Sensors e. Exercises Robot programming Advanced exercise a. Teach Pendant Robot programming for a pick-and-place i. Nesting the robot operation. This requires using all skills

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, D.C., 19-23 (1998), p 20.3. Sadowski, M. A. & Connolly, P. E. Creative thinking: The generation of new and occasionally useful ideas. Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 63(1) (Winter 1999).4. De Bono, E. Lateral Thinking. New York: Harper & Row (1973).5. Harrisberger, L. Engineersmanship-: The doing of engineering design, (2nd Edition). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Inc. p 52.6. Connolly, P. E. & Sadowski, M. A. Creativity development in a freshman level engineering graphics course – an application. Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 63(3) (Fall 1999).7. Fisher, A. Natural Genius. Popular Science, Jan 2000, 68-72.8. Reys, R. E., Bestgen, B. J., Rybolt, J. F., & Wyatt, J. W. Processes used by

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statistics which would resultfrom counting courses carrying different credits equally.62 By assembling the data this way, thegrade measurements are compatible with the grade-point-average (GPA) calculation widely usedin American higher education. Fall 1993 Fall 1999 Grade RCENT (%) OU (%) RCENT (%) OU (%) A 14.73 19.89 24.27 22.68 A- 11.06 12.62 13.46 13.22 B+ 12.49 11.67 13.14 12.12 B 17.03 16.28 15.70 15.78 B- 10.09 8.81

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Binaya Acharya; Bruce Segee

begin with a special character called the “Graph Type”. This application is capable of plotting three kinds of graphs -– the Bar Graph, the XY Scatter and a Double XY Scatter. There are three letters used to designate those types. “B” for Bar Graph “X” for XY Scatter “D” for double XY Scatter. The Graph Type is followed by the word “query”, a space and the name of the graph. For example: Xquery Sample Acceptability Trend per Day over Time. Here “X” is the query type. 2. Parameter This field contains the Parameter name that the query takes. The parameter names are preceded by “@”. If a query doesn’t take any parameters, the application expects a “@NA” (not applicable) instead of

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Stephen Stace; Janice Margle

. Choosing a drum machine pattern from the book (when starting, a good pattern to choose is “Disco 10” on page 25), 1. Enter the notes as they correspond to the various keys of the keyboard. a. At the left side of the pattern grid are abbreviated terms for various types of drums (BD= Bass Drum, OH=Open Hi-Hat, etc.). A complete listing of abbreviated terms can be found in 260 Drum Machine Patterns by Rene-Pierre Bardet6. b. Given these terms, use Figure 2 of the keyboard diagram to determine the keys to be played. c. If there is a shaded box in the pattern grid, a note is to be played at that time. If there are multiple notes in one

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Edward Fisher; Anton Pintar; Kirk Schulz

technician oversee the laboratory. The students work in self-selected groups of threeor four. Each group performs three unit operations experiments from the following list: Fluid Mechanics Continuous Filtration Flow Measurement Fluidization Non-Newtonian Flow Pumping A Pumping B Heat Transfer Shell-Tube Heat Exchanger Single-Pass Heat Exchanger Vacuum Drying Mass Transfer Cooling Tower Liquid-Liquid Extraction Reactions Stirred-Tank Reactor Miscellaneous Safety Page 6.260.3 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright

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engineering designskills. Of even more interest are the studies that attempt to find aptitudes in other areas thateffect success in engineering studies. This area needs to be studied more so early interventionmay be taken to improve retention and success in engineering programs.Bibliography1 Page 6.1124.4 Ercolano, V. "Seeing is Achieving," ASEE Prism, December 1995, pp 29-31 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©, American Society for Engineering Education2 Medina, A.C., H. B. P. Gerson, and S. A. Sorby, "Identifying Gender Differences in the 3

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thescales with arrows that represent the direction and magnitude of the forces that they were applyingto the beam, as shown in Figure 1 (b). Figure 1 (b) is called a Free Body Diagram. P a a y L L x x R1 R2 (a) (b) Figure 1. Full-body

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Andrew Scanlon; Andrea Schokker

Engineering Education A B W18x46 slab reinforcement 15' (typical) W18x46 C D 30' Plan View 6" slab see below for connection details

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Barbara L. Christe

DesignConverge on the Information Superhighway." Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 29: 1-16.3. Christe, B. “Web-based Courses: What Students Need to Know Aside from Content” Proceedings of ASEE 2000Annual Conference4. “Distance Education: A Primer, Instructional Issues”URL: http://www.utexas.edu/cc/cit/de/deprimer/instructional.html5. “Inquiry Based Learning Workshop” URL: http://www.wnet.org/wnetschool/concept2class/month6/6. Sherry, L. (1996). “Issues in Distance Learning.” International Journal of Educational Telecommunications,1 (4),337-365.7. Cook, K. “Issues in Distance Education Course Design: A Literature Review”URL: http://www.awl.com/englishpages/tech_model13_review.htmBARBARA CHRISTEBarbara Christe is an Assistant Professor and

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Vishnu Lakdawala; Oscar Gonzalez; James Leathrum Jr.; Stephen Zahorian

, Pro-ceedings of the 37th Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp. 1362-1365, 1994.2. Zahorian, S., Albin, S., & Swart, W., Global Engineering Education: A partnership between Rajagiri College (Cochin, India), and Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA), submitted for presentations at ASEE 2001.3. Martin, J. & VanLehn, K., Student assessment using Bayesian nets, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, vol. 42, 1995.4. Nelson, V., Nagle, H., Carroll, B., & Irwin, J., Digital Logic Circuit Analysis and Design, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1995.5. Schulze, K., Shelby, R., Treacy, D., & Wintersgill, M., Andes: A coached learning environment for classical Newtonian physics, Proceedings of the 11th

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Walter Kaminski

. For this reason, an air flow tunnel was designed and constructed as a cooperative Page 6.504.7 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education Cenrifugal Pump Performance Berkeley Model B 1 1/2 ZPH 8 5/8"Impeller 400.5 350.5 300.5

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Raul Ordonez; Hong Zhang; Ravi Ramachandran; Stephanie Farrell

conditioning circuits are fully buffered and contained within the base of the CE107.The circuits are accessed via the 2mm sockets mounted on the front panel.The CE107 is composed of three individual systems, which are: a. The Engine, Flywheel and Load Assembly b. The Air Supply c. The Motorized Valve Page 6.873.4 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education” Figure 2: Front Panel of CE107 Engine Speed Control ApparatusAir Supply Valve: ModelingWe will begin by examining the

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originate from and cater to women's cultural styles.Bibliography1. Women, Minorities and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering. 1999, National ScienceFoundation: Arlington, VA.2. American Association of Engineering Societies. (1998). Engineering and Technology Degrees. Washington,DC: Author.3. Ragins, B. and J. Cotton (1999). Mentor functions and outcomes: A comparison of men and women in formaland informal mentoring relationships. Journal of Applied Psychology 84(4): 529-550.4. Muller, C. B. and P. B. Single (2000). MentorNet: The National electronic industrial mentoring program forwomen in engineering and science.5. Clark, S. and M. Corcoran, Perspectives on the professional socialization of women. Journal of HigherEducation, 1986

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Ramachandran Radharamanan; Angela Ansuj

, the interaction between the factors isnot considered; and only three replications are considered to minimize the cost related toexperimental design and analysis. Table 2 - Factors and levels ____________________________________________ Label Factor Levels Low High ____________________________________________ A Acidity (o Dornic) 14.000 18.000 B Density (gm/cm3) 1.028 1.032 C Fat (%) 3.000 3.200

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William Plymale; Scott Midkiff; Luiz DaSilva

. Page 6.484.7Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education Module I: Introduction (3 lessons) Unit A: Course Overview Unit B: Computer Systems Module II: Data Representation (7 lessons) Unit A: Fixed Point Number Unit B: Floating Point Numbers Unit C: Other Codes Module III: Digital Logic (18 lessons) Unit A: Combinational Logic Unit B: Combinational Logic Building Blocks Unit C: Sequential Logic

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with, animated three-dimensional objects, either as a stand alone program or as a web applet [17]. This format is planned as a future area of exploration and development. Page 6.1134.3 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationIV. “Completed” Simulations Figure 2: Scenes From Completed Simulations: Top Row: a.) Safety Glasses. b.) Proper Storage. c.) Secure Gas Cylinders. Bottom Row: d.) No Food or Drink. e.) Keep Aisleways

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Vikram Cariapa; Joseph Domblesky; James Rice

: Page 6.270.6 0 ≡ ( 1 , 2,L, s )"Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Education"While the latent variable, θ0, can not be assessed directly, its components or dimensions θ1, θ2,… θs are often easy to assess through straightforward questions. These components areindividual quality traits associated with the latent variable as a whole. Moreover, the variabilityin the latent variable must ultimately result from the variability of its dimensions.A multiple linear regression equation can be designed such that: = c + b 1. 2 ... s 1 + b 2 . 1

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Melinda Gallagher; Jenny Golder; Lawrence Genalo

Technology courses continue with greatsuccess. Both courses are oversubscribed and the list of K-12 partners, and would-bepartners, grows at an astounding rate. The web site for our program, always undercontinual construction, is at http://class.ee.iastate.edu/twt.Bibliography1. Genalo, L. J., Wright C. T., Wright K. B., “Toying with Technology in Elementary Education,”Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Annual Conference, on CD - Session # S4H, November, 1998.2. Genalo, L. J., Wright C. T., Jr., Wright K. B., Collier, C. L., “Toying with Technology: Mobile Robotsand High School Interns,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, on CD - Session # 1692, June1997.3. Genalo, L.J., Bruning, M., and Adams, B., “Creating a K-12 Engineering

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Kevin Murphy; Ismail Orabi

frequency. However, because it isFigure 1: a) The response viewed in the time domain. b) The discrete Fourier amplitudes andthe continuous frequency spectrum.periodic it can be expressed as a Fourier series, i.e. it can be expressed as an infinite sum of sineand cosines. This representation takes the form: ao ∞   2nπt   2nπ t   f (t) = + ∑  an cos + bn sin 2 n =1  T  T   (1)where the coefficients an and bn can be determined through integration: 2 T ao

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. Page 6.875.2 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationExample 1: Calculate the area of an obtuse triangle ABC shown in the figure below. B Not to scale A C D AB = 127.3” AC = 110.1” Angle BAC = 9.25°From basic geometry, Area of a triangle = ½ (length of base) (length of altitude) = ½ (AC) (BD) = ½ (AC) (AB) (sin BAC) since BD = (AB)(sinBAC

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FYI Team Members; Adrian Cloete

understand and apply the concept of problem solving.TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:1. The objective of this project is to design, build and test a four-bit Adder Circuit that: a. Adds Hexadecimal and Binary Numbers b. Displays the results in Decimal c. Indicates when the Output of the Hex addition is at overflow d. Indicates when the Binary addition has produced an overflow2. Search the Internet to: a. find the data specifications for all the IC chips your Team uses. b. find Digital information on computer addition and subtraction. c. Simulate the design of the circuit before building it at http://www.cis.ufl.edu/~fishwick/dig/DigSim.html

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Bertram Pariser

Engineering Education Figure 4The 70-ton S.S. Thomas is sailing across the north Atlantic at a speed of 25 knots. An iceberg is spotted 2000 feet ahead. The ship’s captain orders the crew to stop the engines, and then reverse the engines. At the S.S. Thomas’s current speed, the ship will come to a complete stop in 45 seconds. A) What is the ship’s momentum before the engines are stopped? B) Will the ship stop in enough time in order to avoid colliding with the iceberg? (Submitted by ST)1 metric ton = 1000 kg1 knot = 1 nautical mph1 nautical mile = 6080 ft1 meter = 3.28 ft Page 6.938.8 Proceedings of the

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switches and outputs (solenoids, motor starters,etc) were simulated by pilot lights (Figure 6). Figure 6 - PLC Trainer Page 6.1119.6 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education Material Handling Work Cell Design ProblemDesign a system to implement the following control scheme (see figure below); - When a box is placed at position A, conveyor 1 automatically starts and runs until the box is at position B, - When the box arrives at position B

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them find very difficult to understand. This exercise also explains theconcept of mutual inductance and its dependence on loop areas, distance between the loops andtheir orientation. A function generator, an oscilloscope and RLC meter are used formeasurements.The objective of the fourth exercise is for students to understand and explore time-domain andfrequency domain behavior of transmission lines. This experiment is performed after thefundamentals of transmission line theory have been covered and consists of two parts. In thePart A students carry out frequency-domain measurements of input impedance of short-circuitedand open-circuited transmission line in order to find characteristic impedance. In Part B studentsuse time-domain measurements

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Molly Johnson; Cathie Scott; Cynthia Atman

have identified a set of processes that can facilitate the learning of new views.10,11,12In this set of processes, teachers provide students with the following: (a) An introduction to relevant concepts, knowledge content, language, and issues—and examples of effective applications and instantiations of the concepts. (b) Practice in the application of the newly acquired concepts. (c) Timely, constructive feedback about the practice. (d) An opportunity to reflect on the practice, both on one’s own practice and that of others.The introduction of relevant concepts, vocabulary, and issues gives students a framework withinwhich and around which they can construct their understanding of the content. Appropriatelydesigned active

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.” “The problems did seem realistic and you have to weigh the option of how much you want to spend (on data sampling) compared to accuracy, as in real life.” “I think this system would be good for homework instead of doing problems from the text. Text problems just apply a few equations, and people don't have to think. However, these problems make people think.” “Taking notes, getting lectured and taking quizzes is such an unrealistic way of learning. Small projects like this are more in tune with reality because (a) I can work on it on my own time and (b) I can use any and every resource I can find.” “Being presented with different situations kept the assignment fresh and challenging

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Nagraj Balakrishnan; Michael Leonard; Judith McKnew

Session 3642 Introduction to Configuration Management Nagraj Balakrishnan, Michael Leonard, and Judith McKnew Clemson University, Clemson, South CarolinaIn this presentation, we discuss preliminary results of our project (funded by NSF) to developinnovative, high-quality educational materials in Configuration Management (CM).Specifically, we describe our efforts at developing a CM Overview Module and anaccompanying Teacher’s Guide for use as part of regularly scheduled courses in the engineeringand business curricula. These materials incorporate effective educational practices to