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Tze-Leong Yew; Kurt Gramoll

with a brief review of commonproblems in conducting such a course.The paper also examines the software tools and hardware that is used to teach the students. Abrief overview of the software tools for authoring and editing different media types is presented,along with hardware issues. In summary, student responses and examples of student projects aregiven. The overall responses were found to be positive with strong approval to the inclusion ofstudent projects.I. IntroductionDuring the past decade, the Internet has grown into a potent medium for disseminatinginformation. The proliferation of the World Wide Web (WWW) in particular, provides a fertilemedium for interaction between instructor and student. A case in point is the multimedia

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Loren W. Zachary; Janet M. Sharp; Barbara M. Adams

Session 93 Engineering Connections: Teaching Engineering Mechanics to K-12 Teachers Loren W. Zachary, Janet M. Sharp, Barbara M. Adams Iowa State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes an innovative course designed for K-12 educators to integrate engineeringprinciples in mathematics and science curricula. “Engineering Connections” was first offered asan experimental summer workshop for practicing teachers and will continue as a semester coursefor preservice teachers in spring, 2000. The course is constructed as a study of three modules:force, levers, and gears

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Robert J. Hofinger

statement would suggest that we, as evaluators and educators, wouldneed to change our approach to teaching Engineering Technology in order to gear our programsto that of our customer’s experiences and expectations.But do we need to do this? Although the buzzwords today are on computer simulations, virtualreality, etc., I do not feel that the needs of the “real world” have changed. There is still a need tobe able to have that “hands-on” experience that only an Engineering Technologist has and canbring to the work force.To this end, laboratory experiments should be laid out in such a manner as to duplicate a “realworld” situation. These experiments should be designed so as to build on the previousexperiment, just as classroom lectures build on one

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Steven L. McCabe; Francis M. Thomas

Session 2793 Continuing Education Using Professional Development Lectures Francis M. Thomas, Steven L. McCabe University of KansasAbstractThe Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Kansas hasdeveloped a series of lectures for practicing engineers. These have been named the“Professional Development Series.”The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Kansas hasconventional undergraduate and graduate programs. The Department offers Bachelors, Masters,and Ph.D. degrees on the main

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Chong Chen

Session 3648 An Automated Inspection System ---A Project Designed and Built by Engineering Technology Students Chong Chen Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132Abstract A project to design and build an automated inspection system was completed by seniorengineering technology students. This system consists of: programmable logic controller (PLC),electric motor, linear actuators, photo sensors, and other control components used in industry

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Otto Fucik; Michael McKenna; Bogdan M. Wilamowski

bedesigned and implemented using the Foundation Series Software and the XC95108PC84 CPLDfrom Xilinx, Inc. In the later part of the course, students are introduced to VHDL hardwaredescriptive language.I. Introduction The digital course is a required course in all electrical and computer engineering curricula[1][2]. Often this course is also required for the computer science majors. Laboratory is alwaysan essential part of this course [3][4]. The content of this course is constantly being modified.Several years ago the concept of the PLD was introduced [3][5]. HDL is now being introducedinto the digital design courses [6][7]. The digital design course at the university of Wyoming isoffered in the second semester of the sophomore year, for both

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Nicole DeJong; Ken Van Treuren; Don Farris; Cindy Fry

Session 2253 Using Design to Teach Freshman Engineering Nicole C. DeJong, Ph.D., Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Ph.D., Donald R. Farris, Ph.D., Cynthia C. Fry, M.S. Baylor UniversityAbstractMost freshmen enter the university with a limited understanding of what engineering is and whatengineers do. Baylor University’s first-semester freshman Introduction to Engineering courseinforms the students about the engineering profession and equips them with some of the basicskills and tools necessary for success. These skills include technical drawing, use ofspreadsheets

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Warren R Hill

Session 1350 POST-TENURE REVIEW APPLICATIONS TO ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Warren R. Hill Weber State UniversityAbstractThis paper attempts to take a broad look at post-tenure review by examining why institutions aredoing post-tenure review, looking at some different approaches for such reviews and suggestingsome different elements of the review process. It is hoped that in doing so, institutions currentlydoing post-tenure reviews might improve their processes and those who are planning on institutingpost-tenure review would have the basic

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Daniel Davis

Session 1421 The Construction Management Delivery System An Architect’s Point of View Daniel Davis, AIA University of HartfordAbstractThere are at least three different building project delivery systems in use today. Thispaper will support the premise that the Construction Management method is the preferredapproach for many projects. Construction Management is a building project deliverysystem that uses the services of a professional manager, who in essence becomes the thirdmember of the traditional Owner/Architect team. The Construction Manager works withthe

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Bogdan M. Wilamowski; Aleksander Malinowski

Session 2793 GradeWatch – the Software Package Displaying on Web Pages Students Grades Bogdan M. Wilamowski, Aleksander Malinowski University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY / Bradley University, Peoria, ILAbstractThis paper describes a web-based database allowing students to check their progress in coursesthey are taking using a web browser front end. The database interface is written in PERL and isinterfaced to the Internet by a web server. It can be tested and downloaded for non-profit usefrom http://sant.bradley.edu/~olekmali/grades/.IntroductionProviding up to date and accurate

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Devdas M. Pai; Shih-Liang Wang; Juri Filatovs; Richard Layton

Session 3263 Using Design Contests to Enhance Manufacturing Education Devdas M. Pai, Juri Filatovs & Richard Layton North Carolina A&T State UniversityAbstractSynthesis and design of new materials, devices and processes is typically consideredthe capstone of the engineering education experience. Design contests of one sort oranother proliferate engineering societies of all disciplines. Less emphasis is placedon manufacturing - the basic enabling technology required to reduce art to part.For curricula that allocate insufficient curricular credits for courses explicitlylabeled as

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Ralph Olliges; Swami Karunamoorthy

Session 2793 Web Technology in Engineering Education – How and Why Swami Karunamoorthy, Ralph H. Olliges Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MissouriAbstractInnovation in computer engineering and information technology has an impact on ourtraditional classroom teaching in engineering education. The evolution of Web-basedinstruction is certainly a revolution in classroom education and may set new standards inthe new millennium. An emphasis is given in this paper to answer the question of whywe need the web technology and how we can apply it to augment the classroomeducation. Application of a typical tool (Web CT) to

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William Jack Altenhof; Peter R. Frise

Session 1566 Automotive Product Engineering Design Project for Fourth Year Undergraduate Engineering Students Peter R. Frise, William J. Altenhof University of WindsorAbstractThis paper outlines the rationale, development, and implementation of an automotive productengineering design project for fourth year mechanical engineering undergraduate students at theUniversity of Windsor. The purpose of the project was to give undergraduate students anopportunity to work together as a group, to develop a simple three part automotive componentand experience the steps

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Matthew Ohland; Richard Layton

Session 3530 Comparing the Reliability of Two Peer Evaluation Instruments Matthew W. Ohland, Richard A. Layton University of Florida / North Carolina A&T State UniversityAbstractThis paper presents an analysis of student peer evaluations in project teams to compare thereliability of two different evaluation procedures. The project teams consist of junior-levelstudents in a mechanical engineering design course taught by Layton for five semesters in 1997,1998, and 1999.The peer-evaluation instruments were used by students to evaluate their teammates’contributions to the team’s deliverables—oral and

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Jerome Tapper

many schools, high tech. teachingmaterials such as exotic laboratory equipment may very well be out of the financial reach of theirparticular department. By creating a mutual dependency relationship with industry, engineeringtechnology departments can gain a shot in the arm in the form of an advocate for their program.By establishing this close industry partnership, educators will have direct access to an almostinfinite supply of much needed state-of-the-art materials which will have many positiveconsequences. Among these are a better trained/educated student, a more attractive program toprospective students and their families, an excellent marketing tool for your school anddepartment, possible future cooperative work assignments (for those

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Angie Hill Price

Session 1648 Recommendations for Establishing Small Scale K, 1 Outreach Angie Hill Price Texas A&M UniversityAbstractThe need for general K-12 outreach has been the focus of many organizations on a broad scaleapproach. While that is certainly admirable and desirable, it is possible to initiate programs on avery small scale. Outreach is a viable plank in the platform for tenure as a service component.New and established faculty would profit from the opportunity to hone and refine teaching skillsand submit their own

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Teresa Sappington; Rebecca K. Toghiani

Session 2793 SEE for Kids: K-6 Outreach Efforts at Mississippi State University Teresa Sappington1, Rebecca K. Toghiani2 College of Engineering1/Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering2 Mississippi State UniversityIntroduction As the land-grant institution in the state of Mississippi, Mississippi State University hashistorically been identified with activities focused on improving the education of Mississippi’scitizens, both on the university campus and through a variety of outreach programs. Outreachactivities in the College of

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Jeffrey L. Ray; John Farris

Session 3653 First-Year Engineering Product Realization Jeff Ray and John Farris Padnos School of Engineering Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids, MichiganAbstractA recognized need for product realization and design topics is occurring throughout engineeringcurriculums nationwide. Current engineering curriculums demand such activities due to ABETEC 2000 criteria and employer demands. During the past year, a modified course structure waspiloted at Grand Valley State University to

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Zenaida Otero Keil

Academic/Industrial Partnerships to Enhance Learning and Strengthen Curriculumand ResearchZ. Otero Keil, Chemical Engineering Program, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028Abstract: Industrial partnerships have been a hallmark of Rowan Engineering Programsfrom the onset. The development of the Rowan Engineering Curricula began in 1994 andincluded the input of an advisory committee of technology industry leaders. Thecoursework and laboratories were planned and are being implemented with a strongcomponent of industrial partnerships and industrial experiences for students and faculty. Rowan has taken a multi-faceted approach to academic/industrial partnerships.Rowan faculty teaches courses on company sites. Many of these courses

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Robert J Niewoehner; Joshua Filbey

Session 292 Using the TetrUSS CFD Suite in Undergraduate Research CDR Robert Niewoehner, USN ENS Joshua Filbey, USNR United States Naval AcademyAbstractWith the growth in computational power and the availability of maturing software,Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is crossing the threshold from a specialized discipline to awidely accessible tool. Specifically, the difficulty of the enabling mathematics and the challengeof mastering the available codes has heretofore restricted substantial application of CFD tograduate studies, or

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Terry Dwan; Kiriakos Kiriakidis; Jennifer Waters; George Piper

. Environmental topics also provide a great opportunity for discovery, learning, andmeaningful application of learned mathematic, scientific and engineering and principles. Forinstance, having students explore ways to extract energy from natural resources exposes themto a variety of topics such as thermodynamics, power generation, energy transmission andstorage. Through such topics as thermal pollution and weather monitoring, students areexposed to heat transfer, partial differential equations, sensor design, and signal processing. Invirtually all environmental topics, students can experience the synthesis of concepts andmethods of many different disciplines, which is truly the essence and purpose of engineering.For the past three years, the Systems

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David S. Cottrell

Session 2468 Outcomes Assessment Inside the Classroom: Performance Oriented Teaching David S. Cottrell, P.E., Ph. D. United States Army Corps of EngineersAbstract This paper presents a methodology employed in an introductory mechanics ofmaterials course to quantify individual student mastery of learning objectives, to initiateadditional instruction as required, and to revalidate improved skills. This paper examines thefirst of four major blocks of instruction in an introductory mechanics of materials course as avehicle to demonstrate the tenets of performance

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Pedro E. Arce; Paula Arce-Trigatti

,” such as group activities involving a variety ofassignments to be completed within the group, the use of video materials, the addition of computer-oriented techniques to cover drills, and so on. One of the most complete and efficient models ofteaching for the engineering profession is the one based on the activities used by a sports coach, andmore specifically, a developmental team coach.The activities proposed by a coach for a group of developmental players must follow a very activeapproach of learning where the many aspects of the sport are introduced and immediately put intopractice by the players. The coach, however, must still follow a set of well-established principleswithin this active learning approach and this is precisely what may be

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Mary Schlembach

difficult to locate materialsand resources that are outside the scope of an online catalog and article databases. The localdatabases are accessible for any Web user from the top-level menu at Grainger public terminals,from a custom reference desk menu, and from the Grainger Home Page(http://www.library.uiuc.edu/grainger/). These databases have greatly improved the training ofreference staff, particularly new graduate assistants, librarians and paraprofessionals. FromDecember 1997 through February 1, 2000, the Grainger local databases have been selected26,067 times, which makes up approximately 24% of the over 107,000 selections from publicterminal main menus. This paper describes how these resources are developed and theimprovements that Web

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Robert McCulley; Joseph Arumala; Emin Yilmaz

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TIGHTENING TORQUE AND THE CLAMP FORCE OF SMALL INDUSTRIAL SCREW FASTENERS Joseph O. Arumala, Robert McCulley, Emin Yilmaz University of Maryland Eastern Shore/ /Filtronic Comtek Inc./ University of Maryland Eastern ShoreAbstractScrew fasteners used in the assembly of microwave filters were subjected to tensile andtorque tests to determine their yield strengths and the torque that can safely be appliedduring the assembly process. 2-56, 4-40, 6-32, and 8-32 screws with or without nylok andsilver plate finish were tested in the project. Special holders were manufactured for thetensile tests. The torque tests utilized a rotary torque

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Stacy S. Wilson

Session 2326 Introducing Freshmen to Engineering at Western Kentucky University Stacy S. Wilson Western Kentucky UniversityI. IntroductionIn the past few years, Western Kentucky University (WKU) has developed a freshman seminarcourse entitled University College 101 (UC101) for the entire university. The purpose of thiscourse is to introduce freshman to college life and equip them with the appropriate skills tosucceed at the university level. Topics include study skills, time management, academicregulations, career planning, etc.Each

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Maarij M. Syed; Sudipa Mitra-Kirtley

Session 2380 Studio style of teaching at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Sudipa Mitra-Kirtley and Maarij Syed Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN 47803AbstractThe studio mode of teaching has been tried in the three introductory physics classes at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. In this mode, students go through both lectures and mini-laboratories almost in every class session. As soon as a theoretical idea is taught, the studentsperform a related experiment, which verifies the concept. In this method, the traditionallaboratories are

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Gene Moriarty

THREE KINDS OF ETHICS FOR THREE KINDS OF ENGINEERINGIntroductionAuthentic discussion of the nature and ethics of the engineering enterprisedemands contextual considerations. Yet, we engineers typically take contextas an add-on, often as a feature we are forced to address. The social contextof engineering, for example, can be reduced to strategies for compliancewith FCC or EPA regulations. Context is marginalized and seldom givenvoice by the contemporary engineering enterprise. But, context is world,and engineering is inherently and fundamentally an in-the-world enterprise.The impetus to drive the engineering enterprise comes from the world andthe products of the enterprise are let loose into the world

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Winfred Phillips

Session 2360 Engineering Education and Accreditation in the Global Economy Winfred M. Phillips University of FloridaWhen confronted with a challenge, engineers have always been able to rely on their technicalproficiency and ingenuity. They have built computers that are small but powerful, reusablespace vehicles, and a tunnel under the English channel – often after skeptics said it could not bedone. Today, however, engineers face a new challenge with no convenient technical solution:globalization. How engineering educators respond will determine to a great extent how good ajob

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Srboljub R. Masala; Kevin W. Biggar; Colin Geissler

Session 2793 The Geotechnical Virtual Laboratory Srboljub Masala, Kevin Biggar, Colin Geissler University of AlbertaAbstractThe Geotechnical Virtual Laboratory is a computer based instructional package intended tocomplement, and potentially replace, some physical testing in a real geotechnical laboratory. Thefocus of this software is toward active learning and development of critical thinking skills,including data interpretation, understanding of the processes and influential factors, and problemsolving. This paper is a progress report for a software development project, which