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Unique Lab Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

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Brent Vaughn; Chiang Lin

; Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationBibliography1. Vaughn, Brent M., Chiang Lin, Richard K. Romick-Allen. “A teaching aid for instructing computerizedinstrumentation in engineering measurement laboratories,” 1996 ASEE Illinois/Indiana Sectional Conference.Peoria, Illinois, March 1996.2. C. Lin, S. Morgan and E. Stueber. " Web-Based Database for Laboratory Courses," 2000 ASEE AnnualConference Proceedings. June 2000.3. Protopapas, D.A. Microcomputer Hardware Design. Englewood, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1988.4. B&B Electronics. RS-422 and RS-485 Application Note. Ottawa, Illinois, October 1997.BiographicalBRENT M. VAUGHN, PE, is Laboratory Specialist/Lecturer for the Department of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Wheatland

MSU? a) High School GPA b) Total SAT score c) Gender 4. Are the following variables significant predictors of retention in SEM status after the first and second semester of college of SEM students at MSU? a) High School GPA b) Total SAT score c) Gender d) First semester GPA (for retention in SEM status after first semester) e) Cumulative GPA after the second semester (for retention in SEM status after second semester) For purposes of analysis, SEM majors were divided into three groups: Life Sciences(biology, medical technology), Physical Sciences (chemistry, physics, engineering physics,computer science, and mathematics), and Engineering (civil engineering, electrical engineering

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Techniques for Improving Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

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Beth Todd

learning module was developed to focuson both of these issues. After completing this module, students should be able to: a. Explain the importance of lifelong learning in an engineering or computer science career b. Describe a process for learning new material c. Given a situation, identify what learning is needed d. Find appropriate resources in the library and on the web e. List sources for continuing education opportunities f. Assess their academic and professional development g. Demonstrate that they can learn material on their own for a given assignmentThe class periods are organized such that objectives a, b, and d are covered the first day,objectives c, e, and f are covered during the second and third days

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Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps I

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2002 Annual Conference

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Krishna Krishnan; Janet Twomey; Vis Madhavan; Don Malzahn; Lawrence Whitman

, U., Reithofer, W., & Janusz, B. (1998). Role of models in future enterprises. Annual Reviews in Control, 22, 73-83.Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education[16] Rasmus, D. (1990). Working in a virtual factory. Manufacturing Systems, 8, 18-22.[17] Lin, M., Fu, C., & Shih, T. (1999). Virtual factory- a novel testbed for an advanced flexible manufacturing system. Proceedings of the IEEE conference on Robotics and Automation[18] Keane, J.A. (1998). Virtual factory approach to quality education. Quality Progress, 31, 10, 62-64.[19] Lu, J., Tsai, K., Yang, C., & Wang, Y

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Mariano Savelski

”, TECHNOMIC, 1998.11. Shaw A. D., di Camillo A., Vlahov G., Jones A., Bianchi G. and Kell D. B. “Discrimination 13 of the Variety and Region of Origin of Extra Virgin Olive Oils using C NMR and Page 7.888.9 Multivariate Calibration with Variable Reduction” Analytica Chimica Acta, 348, 1-3, 357- 374, 1997. 1312. Vlahov G., Shaw A. D. and Kell D. B. “Use C NMR DEPT Pulse Sequence and Multivariate Analysis to Discriminate Olive Oil Cultivars”. Journal of the

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Academic Prerequisites for Licensure

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2002 Annual Conference

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Howard Epstein

Direction, http://www.asce.org/pdf/fpd-appendices.pdf.14. Russell, J., B. Stouffer and S. Walesh, “The First Professional Degree: A Historic Opportunity,” ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, Vol. 126, No. 2, April 2000, pp. 54-63.HOWARD I. EPSTEINHoward Epstein is Professor of Civil and Env. Engrg. (CEE) at The University of Connecticut, Storrs. He receiveda BSCE from The Cooper Union and an MS and PhD (Applied Mechanics) from Northwestern Univ. He is anactive researcher in structural engineering design, having published nearly 100 papers. His innovative structuraldesigns have received several awards. He is a Fellow in ASCE and has been active at the national and local levels

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Tools of Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

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Joseph Hanus; Allen Estes

. However, his dramatic conclusion to the FBD demonstrationlesson as a mechanics instructor at West Point has been source of inspiration for cadets andinstructors for decades. The FBD demonstration lesson unfolds as follows: a. The FBD concept is introduced and its importance is stressed along with a simple set of rules and development guidelines. b. A model for a demonstration is unveiled that consists of a wooden member (2 in. x 2 in. x 24 in.) with an applied load and a variety of supports. Additionally, a partially complete FBD is posted behind the model, Figure 1. c. The instructor takes elaborate safety measures, to include posting yellow caution tape, issuing safety glasses and hard hats, much to the

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Saeed Niku

INTEGRATION OF ENTREPRENEUERSHIP-TEAM CONCEPT INTO DESIGN CLASSES Saeed B. Niku Mechanical Engineering Department California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 sniku@calpoly.eduAbstractA proposal submitted to the National Collegiate Innovators and Inventors Alliance (NCIIA) andthe Lemelson Foundation in 1997 was funded to modify the Philosophy of Design Course(ME234) in the mechanical engineering department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. The grant wasfor the integration of E-Teams in the above-mentioned course.An E-Team, as defined by

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Otto Helweg

Session 2793 Teaching Engineering Ethics, Values or Virtue? Otto J. Helweg College of Engineering and Architecture, North Dakota State UniversityAbstract One of the major concerns of almost every profession is the ethical practice of itsmembers. One of the ways academia has addressed this concern is by teaching values.Especially in K-12 curriculum, "values clarification" has been widely practiced. However,values may be content-less ideas that do not promote virtue, character, or ethical behavior.Perhaps the most common practice in engineering curricula is to either have a course

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Zhengtao T. Deng; Xiaoqing (Cathy) Qian; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo; Zhengtao Deng

assessment tools selectedfrom the above (11) tools. Table 2 shows the mapping of the sample fluid mechanics coursetopics to criteria (a-s) and its corresponding assessment tools. Table 2. Mapping of the Fluid Mechanics Contents to Criteria (a-s). ME 360 Fluid Mechanics: ABET Criteria 3(a-k) and ME Program Criteria (l-s) Course # a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Outcome Assessment

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Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Harwood; David Shaw

issues in thefollowing semester during academic advising.The project logistics were often difficult for several reasons. The number of students enrolled ineach class did not always make it possible to match freshman groups to seniors on a one-to-onebasis, leading to communication and work load problems. The difficulties of finding a commonmeeting time for a group of 4 or 5 freshman students was compounded by the addition of asenior with a very different schedule. In spite of these difficulties, both the students and thefaculty found the experience to be valuable and worth repeating.1. Geneva College Department of Engineering, ABET Self-Study Report, Geneva College, June 30, 2000.2. Bellamy, L. and McNeill, B., Faculty Workshop on "Designing

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Perceived Quality of Graduate Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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James Carnahan; Bruce Vojak; Raymond Price

good indicator of the college ranking.The 95% confidence intervals for the probability of these transitions ( D = -1, 0, +1) for each ofthe eleven disciplines that appear in U.S. News and World Reports’ published data between 1990and 2001 are shown graphically in Figure 8. These disciplines can be broadly categorized intofive discipline clusters with successively decreasing relationship between departmental rankingand college ranking, · Cluster A – mechanical and electrical · Cluster B – aeronautical and computer · Cluster C – materials, chemical, nuclear, and environmental · Cluster D – civil · Cluster E – industrial and bioengineeringThe departmental rankings of Cluster A disciplines are

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Web Based Laboratories and Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

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Helen Grady

training, it can be a challenging and rewarding experience. Goodinstructional design results in clearer instruction and, hopefully, a better learning experience forthe student, which should be our ultimate goal.Bibliography1 Bloom, B. S., Englehart, M. D., Furst, E. J., Hill, W. H., and Krathwohl, D. R. 1956. Taxonomy of educationalobjectives: Handbook I, cognitive domain. NY: McKay.2 Bostock, S. J. 1997. Designing web-based instruction for active learning. In B. Khan (ed.), Web-BasedInstruction. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications, 225-230.3 Fardouly, N. 1998. Instructional design of learning materials. [On line]. Available:http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/learning/instructionaldesign/materials.htm.4Keller, J. M. 1978. Development

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Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

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2002 Annual Conference

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Elaine Borrelli

3.23 and had completed most of her preparatory math andscience coursework for her engineering degree with good grades (ranging from C to B+) Sandy is from a smaller town in New Mexico. Sandy is a Caucasian female who attended an out-of-state private universityimmediately after high school. Sandy started out at this university as a beginning freshman. Her first semester was extremelyimpressive; she earned a 4.00 cumulative GPA on 15 credit hours. She seemed to be on track and motivated for her second semester.Her advisor made the following notations: “Schedule disscussed. Workload heavy but Sandy feels prepared. She may lower her workload (part-time job) if she feels she needs

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Selmer Bringsjord; Paul Bello

Society for Engineering Education”[23] Woolf, B. (1988), ‘20 Years in the Trenches: What Have We Learned?’, Proceedings of ITS 88, Montreal, 33-39.PAUL BELLO is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science atRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York. He specializes inboth the logical and empirical foundations of AI, blending elements from boththe logic-based symbolic approach and various machine learning paradigms.SELMER BRINGSJORD specializes in the logico-mathematical and philosophicalfoundations of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science. He currentlyis a professor in the Department of Cognitive Science, where he teachesartificial intelligence, logic, theorem proving, and philosophy of AI

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Moral Theories and Engineering Ethics

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2002 Annual Conference

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William Jordan; Stan Napper; Bill Elmore

had several options:(a) Make steel that meets the written specifications(b) Make steel that will make the part but fail the specifications.(c) Stop selling steel to the customer since you cannot at the same time satisfy the specifications and make the part(d) Attempt to get the parts of the customer company to work together as to what hardness of steel Page 7.1266.5 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering Education they really needed.Our company chose a version of

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Emin Yilmaz

Voltage : 3-12 VDCFrequency Response : >150 kHzDPI : 300/406Encoder is clamped in a cylindrical housing using a setscrew. Cylindrical housing is welded toone-foot long handle. As shown in Fig.1, with the help of the handle, encoder pulley may bepressed against the crankshaft belt for cylinder power measurements.(b). Data Acquisition SystemOur old data acquisition system consists of a TDK 486-66 microcomputer, a Data Translation5DT2805, low level, 12-bit data acquisition board and ASYST (version 2.1) software. DT2805board has a DT707 screw terminal box which can support thermocouple inputs with a referencejunction occupying analog input channel "0". Throughput speed with single channel analog inputis up to 13.7 kHz at 1X

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Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2002 Annual Conference

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Paige Smith

occupational fields. J. Worell, J.S. Hyde, K. Pope, P.T. Reid, S.Riger, J. Sanchez-Hucles, B. Toner, and C.B. Travis (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Women and Gender, Volume Two. SanDiego, CA: Academic Press.11. Fullilove, R., and Treisman, P.U. (1990). Mathematics achievement among African American undergraduates atthe University of California at Berkley: an evaluation of the math workshop program. Journal of Negro Education,59(3), 463.12. Gerstein, M. (1985). Mentoring: an age old practice in a knowledge-based society. Journal of Counseling andDevelopment, 66, 147-148.13. Ginorio, A., and Wiegand, D. (1994). First steps in college science: single sex vs. coeducational programs. Finalreport to the Jessie Ball DuPont Fund.14. Hammond, R. (2001). Overcoming

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jerry Collins; Christina Mathieson

a report of as many factors as you can think of thatneed to be considered in the decision process. Do the following for your report. a) Search the Web using google.com or a similar engine to find discussions of dialysis. You are also free to use handouts provided in class, books, or other references. b) Prepare a three-column table in Word with the following format: In the first column, list the factor to be considered in one or more words. In the second column, discuss the factor in not more than three sentences. In the third column, give the reference for your discussion. Although there is no upper limit to the number of factors you can discuss, you should have at least twenty factors in your list

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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

articles related to the subject matter, b) rotating the expert lecturers so as to bringin a fresh perspective, and c) the instructor’s research program identifying important advancesworthy of inclusion. A benefit of this web-based course delivery is that students at differentlocations will have the opportunity to interact with one another. The national dissemination of these courses will be done through I2 and a purely electronic,fully linked, multi-media version of the courses on CD-ROM recordings and via the coursewebsite. The archival of these courses will provide students the opportunity to view coursematerial repeatedly and at their convenience. It is becoming more common to have engineeringteams spread across the country (and world) that

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jeffrey Franzone

how to use text or graphics screenshots to capture and print program output. 11. OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST This section consists of several subsections that describe useful shortcuts in the development process and common questions that arise when developing Win32, console-mode applications for the first time. The subsections include: a). Reopening a Project. b). Where do I find my program’s executable file? c). Do I need Visual C++ to run my applications? d). Using the Build and Execute commands. e). IDE color schemes. 12. WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED This section provides a summary of the major concepts covered in the tutorial

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Comparing National Styles of Engr. Educ.

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Thibault; Rene Hivon; Danielle L'Heureux; Noel Boutin

and for whom the technical expertise of the students is seldom high enough.2The typical situation described in the preceding paragraph has advantages, the main ones beingthat: a) courses in the complementary studies are being taught by people who have a meaningfulexpertise in their fields (psychology, sociology, law, ...); b) this exposure to professors who arenot engineers give students the opportunity to see in a first-hand manner the way non-engineerssolve their problems and to transpose to engineering problems the tools used by specialists insocial sciences and humanities (as required by the CEAB guidelines3).However, the other side of the balance sheet is a little longer and it is the authors' view that itmay be heavier than the first

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Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Reid Bailey

Group Catapult and Given Kolbe Solar Oven Tractor Results Indices Results (Section A) Control Group Catapult and Solar Oven No Treatment Tractor Results Results (Sections B, C & D)The three design projects are appropriate to study engineering design team performance forseveral reasons. First, each goes beyond analysis to truly involve design and synthesis. One waythis is evidenced is through their openness: there is not a single right

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Computer Based Measurements

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steven Widmer; Jan Lugowski

measurement, as described in the first part of Phase 2. You will have to adjust software in both the “Data Neighborhood” and “Devices and Interfaces” file folders. Don’t forget the dip switches. b) Run a test to check if the channel works properly. For purposes of this early test, temporarily configure the channel in software as a “type T thermocouple”. Be sure that the temperature graph trends upwards as the thermocouple heats up, otherwise you may have a polarity problem Page 7.941.5 c) Launch LabVIEW (Start®Programs®MET Applications®National Instruments LabVIEW6®LabVIEW) and open a new VI. Save it in

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Strategic Issues in EM Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert Safford; Andres Sousa-Poza; David Dryer; Charles Keating; William Peterson

is, (b) what the problem is. In that sense messy problems are quite intangible and as a result various authors have suggested that there are no objective problems, only situations defined as problems by people.Viewing the design of effective asynchronous learning environments as a systemsproblem can reveal insights to preclude unnecessary errors stemming from ineffectivesystem design. Recent work in systems science amplifies the point that traditionalthinking about problems will be ineffective in the future. Mitroff (1999) suggests thatsince real problems are unstructured and arbitrarily bounded, their resolution requires Page

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The Computer, the Web, and the ChE

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2002 Annual Conference

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William Baratuci; Angela Linse

Session 3413 Heat Transfer On-Line William B. Baratuci, Angela R. Linse University of Washington Department of Chemical Engineering / Center for Engineering Learning and TeachingIntroductionThis paper describes a project in which the internet was used to deliver a core course in theDepartment of Chemical Engineering at the University of Washington (UW). This web-baseddistance-learning section of Transport Processes II, commonly known as “heat transfer,” wasoffered in Spring 2001. The distance

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Instrumentation and Control Applications

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2002 Annual Conference

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Daniel Marcal de Queiroz; Hartono Sumali

the virtual Page 7.1083.4instrument by programming the data acquisition system. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education 5V R3 R4 P= R1 + DR mg a b

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Student Teams and Active Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert Lent; Janet Schmidt; Gary Pertmer; Linda Schmidt

that collective efficacy (a) wasstrongly related to team cohesion and satisfaction; (b) partially mediated the relationshipbetween team cohesion and satisfaction, and (c) was moderated related to other socialcognitive measures (e.g., self-efficacy, interest) regarding pursuit of an engineering major.In addition, more advanced students reported significantly stronger collective efficacyregarding their teams than did introductory-level students. Our presentation will considerthe implications of these findings for further research and theory on team functioningwithin educational and work settings. Page 7.548.2Proceedings of the 2002 American Society

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Combining Research and Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

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Stanley Grant; Semsi Ensari

Investigation, Phase I. 1999, Orange County Sanitation District: Orange County, CA.7. Grant, S.B., Webb, C., Sanders, B.F., Boehm, A.B., Kim, J.H., Redman, J.A., Chu, A.K., Mrse, R.D., Jiang, S.C., Gardiner, N.A., and A., B., Huntington Beach water quality investigation phase II: An analysis of ocean, surf zone, watershed, sediment and groundwater data collected from June 1998 through September 2000. 2000, National Water Research Institute, Orange County Sanitation District, County of Orange, Cities of Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Costa Mesa, Santa Ana, and Newport Beach.8. Sanders, B.F., Green, C.L., Chu, A.K., and Grant, S.B., Case study: Modeling tidal transport of urban runoff in channels

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Assessment in Large and Small Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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James Newell; Heidi Newell; Kevin Dahm

undergraduate chemical engineering curriculum.HEIDI NEWELLHeidi Newell is currently the assessment/accreditation coordinator for the College of Engineering at RowanUniversity. She previously served as the assessment consultant for the University of North Dakota. Shehold a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of North Dakota, a M.S. in Industrial andOrganizational Psychology from Clemson, and a B. A. in Sociology from Bloomsburg University. Page 7.991.8 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering