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at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, June 20-23,1993.4. Kunkle, Calvin S. “Setting the Stage for Promotion and Tenure”, Proceedings of the ASEE annual conference at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, June 20-23,1993.5. Rosenfeld,L., & Long, B. W.,”An Evaluation System for measuring faculty performance.”, ACA Bulletin, 75, pages, 44- 51,1991.6. Verma, A. K., Crossman, G. R. & Lin, C.,”Bringing industry and Academia together with Applied Research Projects”, Proceedings of the ASEE annual conference, June 1994.7. Crossman, G. R. & Marchello, J. M., March, 1989. "The Engineering Technology Clinic at Old Dominion University- Meeting Professional Needs." Industry and Higher Education.8. Verma, A. K. & Hackworth

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tensile member design, the readersare encouraged to refer to any structural steel design textbooks. A comprehensive designexample is also available in Williams4.2.2.1 YieldingFor yielding in the gross cross-section, the tensile yield design strength Tt is defined as [reference2, Section D].Tt = φ t Pnt = φ t Ag Fy (1)where φt = 0.9, Ag = gross cross-sectional area of member, and Fy = yield stress. The grossarea of a member at any point is the sum of the products of the thickness and the gross width ofeach element measured normal to the axis of the member [reference 2, Section B].2.2.2 FractureFor fracture in the effective net section, the tensile fracture design

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Brian Copes; Willard D. Bostwick; Kenneth Rennels; Douglas Acheson

generate three-dimensional models. Ã4. Grid Paper (Available from this web page)ATTENDANCE POLICY Attendance is required at all sessions.GRADING98%= 90%= 87%= 83%= 80%= 77%= 73%= 70%= 67%= 63%= 60%= 57%=A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D-Course grades are based on a percentage of total accumulated points of the following items: Written Midterm Exam= 100 pts. / Midterm Lab Practical = 100 pts. / Final exam = 100 pts. / Sketching assignments = 10 pts. each / CADlab problems = 10 pts. each. All lab problems must be turned in the following week after they are assigned.Prior notice must be given in the event of a time conflict

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Patricia C. Tempel; Hisham Alnajjar; Beth Richards; Andrea Brick Ader; Ronald Adrezin

Session 2793 Integrating Critical Thinking and Writing Curriculum into Freshman Engineering B. Richards*, H. Alnajjar**, A. Ader*, R. Adrezin**, B. Isaacs** & P. Tempel* University of Hartford alnajjar@mail.hartford.eduAbstractBeing able to use critical and analytical skills, as well as the ability to communicate this thinking,are essential to people in engineering. At the University of Hartford, three faculty members fromintroductory engineering courses, and three faculty from the freshman writing program teamedfor fall

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Ronna Turner; Ken Vickers; Greg Salamo

 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationterm milestone events leading to full program startup for the academic year 2001-2002.I. IntroductionThe Physics Department at the University of Arkansas took the broad themes identified as beingneeded in future graduate students and translated them into a set of four specific goals for theFIPSE program implementation. They were: a) Integrating traditional physics education with a business framework b) Integrating traditional physics education with creativity training c) Integrating global perspectives into local technology decisions d) Integrating soft skill set development with traditional physics educationThe University of Arkansas was awarded its Department of

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Thomas Barnwell; Ronald Schafer; Joel Jackson; Douglas Williams; David Anderson; Monson Hayes III

à Session 3532 Online DSP Education: DSP for Practicing Engineers Joel R. Jackson, Thomas P. Barnwell, Ronald W. Schafer, Douglas B. Williams, Monson H. Hayes III, David V. Anderson Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstractThis paper discusses a new approach to DSP education for practicing engineers. At Georgia Techwe have embarked on a program to merge the comprehensive nature of traditional universitycourses with the accessibility of network-based training to make graduate and continuingeducation courses accessible to both traditional students and practicing engineers in

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Zbigniew Prusak

constraints cannot be implemented inclass are submitted in writing with specifications about the following:1. What to do2. How to do it3. What is expected as a result4. Done by who5. Done by when (duration) Page 6.672.7 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)Figure 5. Examples of settings of some variables related to the catapult

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Joanne Lax

Session 2793 “Engineering” Better Writing for Undergraduate Students Joanne Lax Purdue UniversityAbstractABET 2000 has caused American undergraduate engineering programs to look for ways todocument that they are graduating engineering with effective communication skills. Yetalthough most engineering students take at least one English composition course, engineeringprofessors often are dissatisfied with their students’ ability to write and speak. Given thissituation, a communications specialist in an electrical and computer engineering school at a

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William Mueller; Philip Pritchard

information is available at http://www.wmueller.com.He can be contacted at wmueller@alum.mit.edu. Write for a review account on any Learning Site course.PHILIP J. PRITCHARD is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Manhattan College, where he isDirector of Freshman Engineering. He received his B. Tech. at the University of Bradford (UK), an M.S. at SUNYStony Brook, and an M. Phil. and Ph.D. at Columbia. His main interests are now in the area of engineeringeducation. In recent years he has specialized in the use of computer software in teaching engineering analysis, inparticular the use of Mathcad and Excel. Further information is available athttp://www.engineering.manhattan.edu/mechanical/faculty/pritchar.html. He can be contacted

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Frederick Orthlieb

approaches to engineering education" are being well served by program assessment underEC2000. In particular, those faculty who strive to make engineering curricula more authentic by using open-endedproblems in classes and embedding inquiry-based learning in course labs and projects know that they are helpingstudents to develop knowledge and skills that variously include "(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments,as well as to analyze and interpret data; (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams; (f) anunderstanding of professional and ethical responsibility; (g) an ability to communicate effectively; (h) the broadeducation necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global/societal context; (i) arecognition

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on where the light is within a "cone of vision" defined by the boundaries of the sensor’speripheral vision (see Fig. 2). 2,3 At the risk of introducing discrepancies between the simulationand real-time robot’s performance, the light can be assumed to be seen within a fixed distanceanywhere within the "cone of vision" defined by the peripheral vision boundaries. Another way tofurther simplify this problem is to give the robot tunnel vision by affixing a tube in front of thelight sensor; this reduces the need to define an accurate "cone of vision".3 (a) (b) Figure 2. "Cone of vision" a) Light not within "cone" b) Light within "cone

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Richard Behr; Christine Masters

Session 2468 Integrated statics experiments in the ‘MechANEX’ mini-laboratory Christine B. Masters, Richard A. Behr The Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstract‘MechANEX’ is a mini-laboratory combining comprehensive software analysis modules andmatched, bench-scale verification experiments to improve and enrich a sophomore-levelengineering mechanics course in statics. Each of the seven statics modules in MechANEXinvolves a pre-lab exercise combining hand calculations and software analyses, a lab exerciseproviding a physical connection to

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and are related to their co-op experiences. Project descriptions are also posted on the department’s website to facilitate team formation. Students solicit faculty advisors based on mutual interests. 3. requirements: includes a description of the project background, statement of work, uniqueness and impact, deliverables, and potential for technology transfer. 4. a. task list: gives one or two sentences about tasks to be completed; each task should have a deliverable or milestone associated with it. b. timeline: dates of all milestones and deliverables associated with each task. c. effort matrix: lists high/medium/low/none (or percentage) of effort for each task (vertical axis) and each person on

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Tolga Cangar; S. Engin Kilic; Ömer Anlagan; Burak Sari

2793WEB BASED CIM LABORATORY EXPERIENCE IN ME CURRICULUM: PART DESIGN, NC-CODE GENERATION AND WORK ORDER DISPATCHING VIA INTERNET Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research Group Sari, B., Cangar, T., Anlagan, O. & Kilic, S. E. Department of Mechanical Engineering Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TurkeyAbstractThis paper focuses on how basic CIM laboratory work can be enhanced through the use ofInternet. In the typical CIM laboratory experiment students are asked to produce their NC-Codesfor a given task. By the

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Brian Huggins; Winfred K Anakwa; Gary Dempsey

the mini-project and junior laboratories to facilitate the short design cycles.Our department is currently preparing for our first ABET visit in Fall 2002 under the new EngineeringCriteria (EC) 2000 guidelines. The mini-project addresses all the items contained in Criteria 3:Program Outcomes and Assessment. These items that an engineering program must demonstrate thattheir graduates have are1:(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs(d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering

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Yaw Owusu

Section 2457 Concurrent Engineering in Total Quality Management Yaw A. Owusu FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Florida A & University, FloridaAbstractThe philosophy of concurrent engineering is to change the pattern of "redo it until itright" into “do it right the first time.” In this paper, a model has been developed thatcombines the concept of concurrent engineering and total quality management for animproved product design and manufacturing. The model emphasizes five integratedcomponents of total quality program, namely: employee involvement

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Valarie Arms; J. Weggel; Aly Valentine

students throughout the Freshman Design Project. This site will remain in use for further data collection in 2000-2001. Many of the journals were generated from the Humanities Manual for Hum 106 –108. They include prompts for reflection such as: (a)“How would you describe your strengths in your group? What weaknesses do you have that your group balances?” (b) "Having finished your first term in this program, what do you think is the job of an Engineer? Is it what you thought it would be when you decided to study engineering? Reflect on the Page 6.209.8 similarities/differences between your expectations and the emerging reality." (c

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inflation would make the process of evaluation for graduatework much harder.An article in the New York Times (Wed. Feb. 18th, 1998) discussed grade inflation in theUS referring to a recent Princeton University study3: ’The Princeton University report, acomprehensive review of undergraduates’ grades over 24 years, showed 83 percent of thegrades given between 1992 and 1997 fell between A-plus and B-minus, compared with 69percent between 1973 and 1977. More telling, said Dean Malkiel, is the drop in C-pluses,which fell from 5.8 percent to 3.7 percent in the period, and C’s, dropping from 6.1percent to 3.6 percent. The median GPA for the class of 1997, the report said, was 3.42,compared with 3.08 for the class of 1973.’ The current interest in outcome

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Lang Lee; Tamer Ceylan

, American Society for Engineering Education”III. Design ImplementationThe challenge of design implementation is two fold: to create a set of design projects tocomplement and support the lecture component, and to devise an effective approach to conductthe design projects.A) Project selectionThe three small scale design projects were: (a) optimization of an energy system forcogeneration, (b) renovation of an air-storage gas turbine unit, and (c) process design for adrying operation. These projects were selected for their integrative nature as well as theirindustrial realism. Working on these projects, students reinforce concepts currently learned inthis course, refresh concepts learned in previous courses, and know what they need to learn infuture

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Steven de Haas; S.K. Ramesh; Preetham Kumar; Michael Fujita; Elizabeth Raley; Andrew Lindsay

Learning Outcomes for an Introduction to Engineering Course, B: Articulatingyour Introduction to Engineering Course Across the Spectrum, and C: Project based Learning tomeet Engineering and Technology Standards.One of the unique aspects of this workshop was a take-home micro controller kit especiallydesigned by Parallax Inc., for every participating teacher. This module introduces some simpleelectronic projects (up to 15 different projects) based on the BASIC Stamp 2 single boardcomputer. With the growing popularity of intelligent electronic devices, the BASIC Stamp offersan ideal platform for initial exposure to not only computer programming and electronics, but alsoto subjects such as robotics, environmental monitoring, and industrial control

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Muniram Budhu

, American Society for Engineering Education”Evaluation of modulesDuring the last two academic years (1999 and 2000), students in civil engineering taking thegeotechnical engineering course at the University of Arizona were separated into two groups.One group (Group A) did the real laboratory before the virtual laboratory. The other group(Group B) did the virtual laboratory first and then the real laboratory. In a questionnaire toevaluate the effectiveness of the modules (only the triaxial and consolidation tests moduleswere evaluated) to transmit information, 95% of the students in both groups agree that theyunderstood the material better because of the use of interactive animation. Eighty fivepercent of the students in Group B reported that they

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Xueshu Song; Philip Pilcher; Charles Billman; Radha Balamuralikrishna

comprises of three interactive,integrated media, stand alone simulation modules addressing: (a) Landing gear (b) Turbine engine (c) Weight and balance (stability)An integrated media approach enables the linkage of text, sound, video, and graphics via thecomputer in such a manner that learners may access information in practically any randomsequence on a real time basis. The developmental phases of the project are currently inprogress per our original plan and upon completion the modules may be accessed via theInternet by authorized institutions involved in the training and continuing education ofaviation maintenance technicians. The landing gear module will be elaborated here; theturbine engine and stability modules will be

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Shannoninformation theory model as depicted by Vardaman and Halterman(6). Figure I shows the keyelements of an effective communication system vis-à-vis: a common field of experience orconvergent fields of experience of the communicators (A), initiation of communication thatinvolves thinking out of the idea(s) or core purpose of communication (B), encoding andpackaging of thought out idea(s) for meaningfulness, understanding and ease of delivery (C), thesignal (D), decoding or analysis and interpretation of the signal (E), and reception, understandingand implementation of the idea(s) and goal(s) embodied in the message. Invariably, acommunication system is as good as its weakest link. Hence, for meaningfulness, understandingand usage of information, the

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Chetan Sankar; P.K. Raju

should be taken (Edlund, 1997). We have modified the ideas used in the traditional case study method to includeengineering, technical, ethics, and business issues. In the past, books on case studydescribed the case studies and asked the students to analyze them. Frequently, they didnot provide the technical background that was needed to work on the case study. Wehave rectified this by (a) adding chapters that describe the competency material requiredto analyze the case studies and (b) including photographs and videos that describe thetechnical problem visually. We explain these next.Competency Material for Analyzing the Case Study For this case study, we have created competency materials that could helpstudents learn the basics of

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Robert King

. Page 6.717.7Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education Table 4. Gains in Engineering Knowledge and Skills Components Mean Score EGGN 383 MEL a. This lab requires me to apply knowledge of mathematics, 2.82 3.61 science or engineering. b. I feel that I can apply what I’ve learned in this lab to real 2.27 3.17 world problems. c. My lab class really requires me to think about what I am 2.73

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Lynn Mack; James Wood

, Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationSouth Carolina has developed an integrated, problem-based first-year curriculum that models theworkplace. This approach is proving successful in increasing the quality, quantity, and diversityof engineering technology graduates.Bibliography1. Gardner, H., The Mind’s New Science: A History of Cognitive Revolution, Basic Books, New York, 1987.2. Felder, R.," Matter of Style " ASEE Prism, December 1996.3. Brown, B. F. Sr. and Brown B., Problem-Based Education (PROBE): Learning for a Lifetime of Change, 1997.4. Monograph: Recruitment & Retention of Engineering

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P. David Fisher; Diane Rover

faculty members resided in different buildings, hindering interactions and cooperation.2. The CpE program was patched together using existing CpS- and EE-coded courses and had no distinctive qualities.3. Through the internal self study, the following areas were identified as having deficiencies warranting academic-program revisions: a. Use of high-level languages in the curriculum; b. Formal integration of hardware-software issues; c. Use of contemporary engineering design tools; and d. Major engineering design experience.4. The two electrical-engineering laboratories that serviced the CpE program were outdated.5. Only weak interactions existed between the employers of CpE graduates and the CpE faculty.6. Only weak

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confidence and interest in pursuing an engineeringcareer. Students who successfully complete their freshman year usually can do well in the Page 6.932.3sophomore year. Most of our graduates have successfully completed their four-year program at Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright @ 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationthe University. We still have a lot of work to be done on retention; we will continue to learn newmethods and experiences from freshman engineering community.Bibliography1. Landis, R. B., Studying Engineering- A Road Map to a

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Pam Newberry; Constantine Anagnostopoulos; Chalmers Sechrist; Barbara Stoler; Douglas Gorham

Stony Brook.Comparing ABET and STLABET is widely recognized as the agency responsible for accrediting educationalprograms leading to degrees in engineering. ABET has recently adopted EngineeringCriteria 2000. Criterion 3 — Program Outcomes and Assessment2 is evidence of a newfocus on what students are expected to know and be able to do upon graduation (SeeFigure 2).Engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have:Criterion A: An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineeringCriterion B: An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret dataCriterion C: An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needsCriterion D: An

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Tor Fjeldly; Raymond Berntzen; Michael Shur; Kjetil Smith; Jan Strandman; Hong Shen

solutiongives more freedom in creating a tailor made system.AcknowledgementThis work was supported by a grant from the governments in the Nordic countries throughNordunet2. Page 6.139.7”Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition CopyrightÓ 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”Bibliography1. H. Shen, Z. Xu, B. Dalager, V. Kristiansen, Ø. Strøm, M. S. Shur, T. A. Fjeldly, J. Lu, and T. Ytterdal, "Conducting Laboratory Experiments over the Internet", IEEE Trans. on Education, 42, No. 3, pp. 180-185 (1999)2. T. A. Fjeldly, M. S. Shur, H. Shen, and T. Ytterdal, "Automated