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Thomas Andre; Connie Hargrave; Scott Chumbley; Kristen Constant

Session 1526 Project ExCEL – Web-based SEM for K-12 Education S. Chumbley, K. Constant, C.P. Hargrave, T. Andre Iowa State UniversityAbstractThe goal of Project ExCEL, the Extended Classroom for Enhanced Learning, is to bring thecapabilities of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) into elementary and secondary classrooms.We have developed an entirely web-based interface to allow schools to control a modern SEM.The web interface allows a remote user complete control of all the operating parameters of themicroscope, including stage movement and x-ray chemical analysis. Such total control currentlyis not available on any other system. Since pioneering the idea of remote SEM

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Knud Hermansen; James Patton

class? What are the technical problems? How should the course be structured? Whattools can be used? Can you or should you mix on-campus audiences with off-campus students?Is the technology ready? The extensive experience of several University of Maine faculty isdrawn together in a Macromedia Director presentation to answer these questions and drawconclusions. The process of creating the Director presentation is discussed as well.ProcessWe created a multimedia presentation that documents how faculty at the University of Maine areusing streaming media in their classes. See Figure 1. We videotaped the remarks of sevenfaculty who have used the media in several different ways:• Live streaming audio in which the professor is teaching from a home

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Paul King

Session 2509 Electrocardiogram Capture and Analysis Paul H. King, Ph.D., P.E. Vanderbilt UniversityAbstractThis paper describes an introductory freshman seminar titled Electrocardiogram Capture andAnalysis, taught at Vanderbilt University in Fall 2000. The class was one of several optionalintroductory one credit hour modules offered to entering freshmen students. The intent of themodules was to allow entering students to select an informal introduction to a field of interest tothem, one that presumably could give them an early motivation for their

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Rudy Rogers; Rebecca Toghiani

Session Number 1333 Gas-Hydrate Storage of Natural Gas Rudy E. Rogers, Rebecca K. Toghiani Mississippi State UniversityAbstractGas hydrate storage of gases occurs in nature. Recent core data from USGS deep ocean drillingendeavors form the basis of their estimates of more carbon stored in gas hydrates of oceansediments than exist in all discoveries of coal, natural gas, and crude oil. Realizing the value ofnatural gas as a clean-burning, economical, abundant and efficient energy source for peak loadsat electrical power plants, but realizing the major impediment of storage

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Jack Jennings; Vincent Wilczynski

Session Number 2793 Internet Based Design: e-Design and e-Decision Making Vincent Wilczynski, John J. Jennings U.S. Coast Guard AcademyAbstractIt is inevitable that product design, and the associated engineering analysis to support suchdesign, will be primarily accomplished by multidisciplinary teams, with members that need notbe located in the same geographic location. Though some corporations are practicing distributeddesign, most notably the multi-national automobile manufacturers, a documented procedure forconducting this form of distributed design and product development has

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Terrence Freeman

Session: 1148 Critical Thinking, Communications, and Teamwork Terrence L. Freeman St. Louis Community College at Florissant ValleyIntroductionThe last quarter of the twenty-first century has witnessed a time of accelerating change andincreasing complexity. One of the complexities is the change in demographics that employersand academic institutions are experiencing. Another complexity is the changing nature of work.Today’s graduate can anticipate several job and/or career changes before retirement. Beyondtechnical competence, employers consistently rank communication skills, teamwork

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Nagraj Balakrishnan; Michael Leonard; Judith McKnew

Session 1526 Configuration Management Instructional Material for Engineering and Management Students Michael Leonard, Nagraj Balakrishnan, Judith McKnew Clemson UniversityAbstractThis paper documents interim results of a NSF–CCLI funded project to develop innovativeeducational materials in Configuration Management (CM) for use as a module in regularlyscheduled courses in engineering and management. CM is a methodology for identifying thecomponents of a continuously evolving product and its associated production system, to controlchanges to these components and to maintain

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William Edward Howard; Joseph Musto

Session 1566 The Use of Solid Modeling in Mechanical Engineering Outreach Programs for High School Students Joseph C. Musto, William Edward Howard Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractIn an effort to attract talented high school student to careers in engineering, the MechanicalEngineering Department at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) participates in a numberof engineering outreach programs. Great successes in these programs have resulted from the useof solid modeling techniques and software to motivate engineering concepts and allow thestudents to

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Claudio Campana; Jun Kondo; Devdas Shetty

Session 1359 ON-LINE MEASUREMENT & EMBEDDED INSTRUMENTATION PROJECTS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION Devdas Shetty1, Claudio Campana2 and Jun Kondo3 College of Engineering, University of Hartford1 Vernon D. Roosa Professor in Manufacturing Engineering, shetty@mail.hartford.edu2 Research Engineer, campana@mail.hartford.edu3 Research Engineer, kondo@mail.hartford.eduAbstract:This paper presents an experimental approach for intelligent monitoring of a ComputerControlled Machining Process using embedded instrumentation. The article reviews the ongoingdevelopment in the field of embedded systems

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Neil Quinn; Tim Healy

Session 1437 THE ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED TECHNOLOGIES Tim Healy, Neil Quinn Santa Clara UniversityAbstractAs new technologies are introduced at an increasingly rapid rate, it becomes vital thatsociety develop strategies that assess the impact of such technologies on our lives. Toaddress this challenge the Graduate School of Engineering at Santa Clara University hasintroduced a new course requirement for all engineers. This paper describes the need,and the approach that Santa Clara has taken.It has long been understood that new technologies often have a life of their own, leadingto

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J. Tim Coppinger; Carl Steidley

Session 1520 Why CIM?* By Dr. J. Tim Coppinger and Dr. Carl Steidley Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiAbstractWhy computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)? CIM brings together components that aretypically studied individually over a wide range of disciplines into an integrated system. TexasA&M University-Corpus Christi is developing a CIM cell that will meet the needs of twoComputer Science courses and nine Engineering Technology courses. The courses includeManufacturing Processes, Design of Machine Elements, Principles of Measurements,Programmable Logic

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Morteza Sadat-Hossieny

teaching comprehensive and meaningful classes essential to the needs ofthe designers and students receiving the training.Textbooks are still the primary sources of learning for the majority of educators, but in the areaof Computer Aided Design (CAD), changes happen much more rapidly than the textbooks cankeep up. As a result there has to be other reliable and accessible resources to extract the vitalinformation needed for the success of the students receiving training.This article focuses on exploring and tabulating the latest methods vital in the upgrade ofcurriculum and advancement of faculty’s expertise and readiness in teaching different CADrelated subjects. Examples will be given for extracting some of the latest techniques from recentjournal

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Eric Wiebe; Theodore Branoff; Nathan Hartman

, documentation, and other technical information instead ofseeing it as an end in and of itself. If educators are to prepare able practitioners to accompany thischange in industry, the current curriculum content must be re-evaluated. The GraphicCommunications Program at North Carolina State University is exploring ways to better preparestudents by examining the content of the introductory courses in an effort to determine coreconcepts that adhere to a solid modeling-based curriculum. During the spring 2001 semester, apilot study was conducted in an introductory engineering graphics course using a proposedalternative curriculum focused on constraint-based, 3D solid modeling. This paper will introduce arationale for the proposed curriculum, and outline the

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C. Richard Helps

thinking skills and breadth ofunderstanding and performance needed for a competent professional four-year engineeringtechnologist. Merely identifying Engineering Technology in terms of an experiential approach toproblem solving provides no useful paradigm to distinguish amongst craftsmen, technicians,four-year technologists or even engineers. Focusing only on the “hands-on” aspects ofEngineering Technology can also lead to minimizing important topics of theoreticalunderstanding, professionalism, communication and breadth of vision, among others.Different models of the scope of engineering technology education exist. This paper describes amodified form of the “Knowing, Thinking, Doing” model and then describes a new model calledthe “Vision

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Leah Akins

programs that leadto jobs in high technology industries. These industries, both in the Hudson Valley of New YorkState and around the world, are realizing the importance of their technical workforce to theirsuccess while recognizing the dwindling population graduating from high schools and collegeswith the necessary preparation for succeeding in these technical careers. The academiccredential local industries are looking for is a two-year applied science degree in an appropriateEngineering Technology field. This article describes the development of the industry/educationpartnership and the benefits attained in terms of recruitment and retention.I. Introduction and Background InformationThe Technology Career Paths (TCP) region encompasses

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Joseph Orlins

Session 2793 Water Resources Engineering in Freshman Clinic Laboratory Joseph J. Orlins Civil and Environmental Engineering Rowan University, Glassboro, New JerseyAbstractThe first-year engineering experience at Rowan University includes a multi-disciplinary courseentitled Freshman Clinic. This introductory course includes weekly lecture and laboratorysessions. The laboratory portion allows the students an opportunity to experience fourengineering disciplines (Civil/Environmental, Chemical, Electrical/Computer, and Mechanical)for three weeks

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Eckehard Doerry; Bridget Bero; David Hartman

corporate design contents, placing increasing emphasis onindividual problem-solving creativity, interdisciplinary collaboration, and teaming and projectmanagement skills. NAU’s Design4Practice program explicitly teaches these skills within anovel curriculum centered around a carefully crafted sequence of project-oriented courses. Thispaper discusses our efforts to extend the program to provide international training opportunities,including integration of the Design4Practice curriculum with that of partner institutions abroad,support for joint projects, and international teaming in interdisciplinary project-oriented courses.1.0 IntroductionA characteristic feature of economic change in the last decade has been the growing trendtowards globalization

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Ian Simpson

Abstract 124 - 60 International Grade Inflation in France Ian R. Simpson Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Bretagne (ENST Bretagne)IntroductionOver the past few years, I have heard the following comments:* "With a pass rate in the High School leaving exam of 80%, either the students and teachershave suddenly become brilliantly successful or standards have dropped" (A listener on arecent French radio phone-in show).* "In our finals exams, we can’t set such complicated problems now as we did ten years ago".(A French Professor of Mathematics).* "Students nowadays can’t write two words without

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Alok Verma

Session 2149 Innovative Student Research Projects Alok K. Verma Old Dominion UniversityI. IntroductionSenior or Capstone project courses are part of majority of the Engineering TechnologyCurriculum. This is partly because of the faculty’s desire to assess student’s ability to apply theknowledge acquired and, partly because of the mandate by the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET). A number of papers have been published on the topic ofsenior projects and the necessity for providing realistic engineering experience 1,2,3

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Thomas Salem

Session 3575 Striving to Balance the Faculty Load Thomas Salem Elizabethtown CollegeAbstractNew colleagues in engineering education are faced with an assortment of time demands andconstraints. Typically, these demands may be grouped into four broad categories: professionalgrowth, service activities, pedagogical development, and personal life. Obtaining a balance inthese areas is critical for personal health and well being. This paper will explore three primaryactivities that have significantly impacted my efforts to balance the faculty

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George Homsy

Session 2793 Multi-Media Fluid Mechanics G. M. Homsy Stanford University (Current affiliation: University of California at Santa Barbara)AbstractThis paper summarizes the results of a two-year project sponsored by the National ScienceFoundation (NSF Project “Hypermedia Fluid Mechanics: Teaching Modules for the NextCentury”, NSF/DUE 9752199). This project was a multi-investigator effort to develop a CD-ROM, compatible with a wide range of platforms, processors, and operating systems, containingmultimedia materials for

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John Anderson

Session 3563 Real World Learning in Distance Education John C. Anderson, PE Mechanical Engineering Technology Dept., Purdue University, 1417 Knoy Hall, W. Lafayette, IN 47909-6219 Ph. (765) 494-7526 email: jcanderson@tech.purdue.eduAbstractObtaining and maintaining laboratory equipment in technology courses is a constantproblem. This paper proposes an alternative to the use of simulation or to buying laboratoryequipment for a school laboratory, and uses a course in Programmable Logic Controllers(PLC) to illustrate the concept.With the reduction in pricing of

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Michael Ruane

significantly changed the teachingand learning of calculus where it is implemented and has been a constant topic of discussion inthe mathematics community. Calculus reform is often unknown among engineering faculty.Three Boston University mathematics faculty developed a ’reform’ differential equations course,textbook, and computer labs, incorporating an unusual degree of engineering applications,modeling and jargon. Their systems approach was later disseminated in workshops to the mathcommunity. In those workshops, a common theme from the math professors was ’we don’t talkwith the engineers--they don’t even know that we’re teaching differently!’Calculus reform, including the NSF differential equations project at Boston University,emphasizes using

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Paul Chinowsky

Session 2315 Addressing the Management Crisis in Civil Engineering Education Paul S. Chinowsky Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe beginning of the 21st century is witnessing an awareness that the civil engineering industryhas become a global industry. The rapid increase in foreign ownership of firms in the UnitedStates together with the globalization of economic markets is reminding civil engineeringprofessionals that they must be aware of global events before they impact local operatingconditions. In response to these

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Zheng-Tao Deng; Abdul Jalloh; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

Session 1566 Building Synergy in Mechanical Engineering Laboratories A. A. Mobasher, A. R. Jalloh, Z. T. Deng, R. Rojas-Oviedo Mechanical Engineering Department Alabama A&M University Huntsville, AL 35762 Amobasher@aamu.edu; ajalloh@aamu.edu; aamzxd01@aamu.edu; rojaso@asnaam.aamu.eduAbstractInstruction in engineering laboratories provide unique opportunities for students to havehands on experiences and is revealing for them to see that some simple experiments do notprovide the “exact

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Mohammad Zaharee; Gregory Neff; Susan Scachitti

Session 2647 Closing the Loop: The Difference between Making Improvements and Continuous Improvement Gregory Neff, Susan Scachitti, and Mohammad Zahraee Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IndianaAbstractCriteria1 published by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology TAC of ABET are continually changing. In preparing for a TACof ABET accreditation visit, many engineering technology faculty and administrators are hardpressed to distinguish between a list of useful improvement initiatives and a continuousimprovement plan. This

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Susan Vernon-Gerstenfeld

Session 2460 When Engineering Students Apply Theory to Practice Internationally Susan Vernon-Gerstenfeld Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MAAbstractWPI has long embraced a project-based curriculum that now extends to sites throughoutthe world. Established programs in Europe, the Far East, Australia, Latin America andthe Caribbean provide opportunities for undergraduates to complete degree-requiredprojects with sponsoring organizations under the guidance of WPI faculty. This type ofexperience is unrivaled by traditional

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Wayne Walter; Paul Stiebitz

Session 2255 On Developing Integrated Systems Architecture and Systems Engineering Courses at RIT Wayne W. Walter, Paul H. Stiebitz Rochester Institute of TechnologyIntroductionThe Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, theUniversity of Detroit Mercy and the Naval Post Graduate School have joined with industryleaders to create a two-year product development program at the Master’s Degree level for mid-career technical managers. Using a common curriculum framework, each member of theconsortium, named the Educational

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Jonathan Barnett; Holly Ault

Session 1360 Development and Implementation of Senior Design Projects at International Sites Holly K. Ault, Jonathan R. Barnett Worcester Polytechnic InstituteAbstractABET 2000 criteria state that undergraduate engineering students should have “the broadeducation necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societalcontext”.1 For the past 25 years, WPI has addressed this need by establishing a network ofinternational centers where students complete projects focusing on socio-technological issues.More recently we

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Paul Marquard; Bruce R. Dewey; Sally Steadman; Raymond Jacquot

the laboratory to give hands-on work done in the cooperative learning setting.The work reported here is the initial efforts toward implementation of those concepts.1. IntroductionIn addition to the usual calculus, chemistry, and English, first-year engineering studentstraditionally take an engineering course that focuses on technical subjects. For most of the lastcentury, this first-year engineering course involved graphics, descriptive geometry and slide ruleoperation. Over the last two or three decades, graphics courses have largely been replaced by anoffering that involves computing; however, there is no standard course content.Goals for a first engineering course have been the subject of much discourse. Common themesfor a first year