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Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shiyoung Lee, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

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Engineering Technology

practice withPanelBuilder32 software to program the HMI terminal operates with the PLC. In addition to that,the various communication protocols for the HMI terminal and SLC500 PLC are introduced. Theprogramming with an ICT from Bytronic Inc. is the second exercise to help students becomefamiliar with various motion control components such as the permanent magnet dc motor(PMDC) and linear and rotary solenoids. The experiments with the proximity sensors, bothcapacitive and inductive types, and the photo sensors are also included in this laboratoryexercise. The stepper motor control is given to the class as the next laboratory assignment. Thestudents will learn how to use the special module for the stepper motor drive. The next targetmotor is the ac

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Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Hoffbeck, University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer

such commercial systems as AM and FM radio,TV, WWV time signal, etc. Two-way real-time systems such as ham radio, family servicesradio, etc. can also be constructed. The USRP and GNU Radio also make an excellent platformfor implementing custom and experimental communication systems.This paper evaluates the USRP board and the GNU Radio software as tools for teachingcommunication systems courses. The capabilities and limitations of the device and software arediscussed, and ideas for laboratory experiments and projects are presented. This approach toteaching communication systems is compared to software-based and hardware-based simulatedsystems. The evaluation is based on the capabilities and limitations of the USRP and GNURadio, the author’s

Conference Session

Research and Project Initiatives in IT and IET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abed El Hameed El Madwar, University of Northern Iowa; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Hong 'Jeffrey' Nie; Julie Zhang, University of Northern Iowa

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Engineering Technology

that face the Education Technology (ET) is exposing students to Page 14.225.5various hardware and software courses that can be provided from the Electrical Engineeringprogram because WSNs applications require the students to interact with the devices to supportstudent projects. Laboratories therefore, should facilitate teaching WSNs or related core such asWireless Communication Networks by providing dynamic facility system where students canexplore the WSN devices on their own and come up with their own WSN applications 8.The Electrical Engineering Technology program at the University of Northern Iowa is preparedfor the ABET accreditation and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Kyle Hoermann, Texas A&M University

AC 2009-1106: AN INTEGRATED VIRTUAL-LEARNING SYSTEM FOR APROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER (VIRTUAL PLC): CURRENTPROGRESS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONSSheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (“Tony”) Hsieh is an Associate Professor in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano manufacturing. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation laboratory at Texas A&M University

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Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College

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Engineering Technology

Total 15Italicized courses are either already offered or in development. We will need to initially rely onthe availability of some transfer coursework in the student’s area, on campus residency, or otheronline courses to round out these requirements. Common market agreements and fee structureswill need to be developed. A low residency program may develop to fill in some supervisionintensive laboratories. Our industrial advisory board has also indicated general support, offeredsome laboratory solutions, and will be called upon to share their concerns throughout thedevelopment process.5. MIET 101 – New Miner Training Course Units OverviewUnit 1: Line of AuthorityThis lesson is included in the New Miner Training program in the form of a

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Developing New Instrumentation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kamala Mahanta, State University of New York, Oneonta

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Instrumentation

AC 2009-1859: A NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION EFFORTAT SUNY-ONEONTAKamala Mahanta, State University of New York, Oneonta Dr. Monisha Kamala Mahanta is an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the State University of New York College at Oneonta which offers a baccalaureate degree in Physics with emphasis on undergraduate research and a three two engineering cooperative program. Dr. Mahanta has been pursuing research in the fields of Quantum Information Processing(QIP) and Nanotechnology for several years. The QIP research was carried out at the US Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, NY through several summer fellowships and a two year (2004-2006)Senior

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session / Our Future in Manufacturing: STEM Outreach

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Palmer, Kettering University; Douglas Melton, Kettering University; Henry Kowalski, Kettering University; Gerald Allen, Kettering University

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Manufacturing

only subject matter covered in class but in the practical lab, the final examination will cover all aspects of the course. • Consistent Laboratory Experience • Higher Level Learning • Course / Curriculum Integration • Active LearningAll of the above could be considered new.Prior to approving the pilot course, recognizing that this was an internal experiment, thefollowing key questions to be answered as a result of this internal experiment were identified andare listed below.1) Can the "new" subject matter be effectively learned by freshmen?2) Can the subject matter related to manufacturing processes be effectively learned with areduced exposure to materials science concepts?3) Are the students better prepared for

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Constantine Tarawneh, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Hashim Mahdi, University of Texas, Pan American

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Minorities in Engineering

. Departmentaloutreach activities have included support for the TexPrep program, Upward Bound Mathematicsand Science program, Gear-Up engineering camps, MathCounts competitions, college night andcareer day activities, National Engineering week programs, and numerous laboratory tours anddemonstrations. Page 14.1080.3The authors have also spent a significant number of hours developing and refining ME studentadvising and monitoring tools. While it was critical that the student academic advisementpositively impacted student academic success including student retention and 5-year graduationrates, it was also important to facilitate the process for students and faculty

Conference Session

Student Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Educational Research and Methods

are well liked by the majority of their students; andthey create a rigorous learning environment, complete with regular homework assignments,weekly laboratory reports, and four or five exams in the semester.The quiz instrument was administered on the first day of the semester for three successive Fallsemesters. Mild deception was used by the instructor of the Municipal Hydraulics course in thathe informed the students that the quiz would count as a homework assignment. (IRB approvalwas obtained for this study.) Students appeared to take the quiz very seriously and there were no Page 14.623.3time constraints. Upon completing the quiz, they were

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Laramee, State University of New York, Binghamton; Shelley Dionne, State University of New York, Binghamton; Hiroki Sayama, State University of New York, Binghamton; David Wilson, State University of New York, Binghamton

Engineering haveplaced an emphasis on the need to better prepare engineering and science professionals to worksuccessfully within the team-based structures of today’s organizations. Additionally, engineeringcurriculum experts have called for the inclusion of leadership and managerial decision makingtraining for engineers within graduate and undergraduate programs. To address this need, wehave developed lecture and laboratory material that directly examines the social and politicalaspects of engineering through the use of experimentation, data analysis, and computersimulation.This material was used in a new interdisciplinary junior level course with approximately 30students from a wide range of disciplines. Using a modular format we examined concepts

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Spang, Burlington County College; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

graders •Develop a for-credit Co-op program at BCC •Reach large groups of high school freshmen in orientation sessions and highlight 4-year college partnerships at BCC •Provide transportation to BCC’s campuses for secondary school students to experience the advanced laboratories and facilities •Produce videos to specifically address the concerns and interests of secondary school

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Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Electronics and Electrical ET Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; John Irwin, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

’ achievement, i.e. the overallaveraged results were above the targeted achievement levels. However, assessment process dididentify areas which might benefit from improvement. Based on this assessment,recommendations are made for the purpose of continuous improvement. This paper providesinformation on the Program Outcomes assessment process issues and challenges and will be ofbenefit to engineering technology programs seeking accreditation or re-accreditation.1. IntroductionThe curriculum of the Electrical Engineering Technology program covers a broad-basededucational experience emphasizing practical, hands-on laboratory work, closely coordinated withtheoretical classroom discussion. Students receive a solid foundation of coursework in electriccircuits

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jess Everett, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Krishan Bhatia, Rowan University; Chris Moore, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Chris Baralus, Rowan University

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Environmental Engineering

. Page 14.533.2BackgroundOur Engineering College is committed to innovative methods of learning to best prepare studentsfor a rapidly changing and highly competitive marketplace [1]. Key objectives include: • Creating multidisciplinary experiences through collaborative laboratories and coursework; • Incorporating state-of-the-art technologies throughout the curricula; • Creating continuous opportunities for technical writing and communication, and • Emphasizing hands-on, open-ended problem solving, including undergraduate research.To help meet these curriculum objectives, the four engineering programs have commonEngineering Clinic classes (Clinics) throughout their programs of study. Students enroll inClinics in each of their

Conference Session

Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tomasz Arciszewski, George Mason University; Michael Bronzini, George Mason University; Mark Houck, George Mason University

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Civil Engineering

Infrastructure Engineering (CEIE) in the Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and is also the Chair of the CEIE Department. Prior positions include Director of the Center for Transportation Analysis at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at Penn State University, Director of the Transportation Center and Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Tennessee, and Assistant professor of Civil engineering at Georgia Tech. Bronzini holds the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Penn State and a B.S. degree from Stanford University, all in Civil Engineering. He has 42 years of experience in

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Brian Thorn, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

, competition andcustomer requirements change organizations are often faced with reinventing their productionand service systems to adapt to these needs. Contemporary production systems such as leanmanufacturing and classical industrial engineering efforts have created many tools andtechniques to address the issues of capacity and resource planning. These tools and techniquescan be adapted, some more successfully than others, to the management of resources inengineering technology academic operations.Variability in freshman and transfer enrollment, online learning technology, laboratory andproject intensive coursework, retention efforts, the demands of sponsored research and a varietyof other issues create a challenging environment for those

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Plumley, United States Coast Guard Academy; Andrew Foley, United States Coast Guard Academy; Earnest Greene, US Coast Guard Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

forThermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Courses”, Proceedings of the 2008 American Society forEngineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2008[2] Edwards, R. “A Simple Hairdryer Experiment to Demonstrate the First Law ofThermodynamics” Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education AnnualConference & Exposition, Portland, OR, June 2005[3] Volino, R & Smith, A. “A Laboratory Providing Hands-On Experience With a Spark IgnitionEngine in a Required Thermodynamics Course”, Proceedings of the 2006 American Society forEngineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, IL, June 2006 Page

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Shelley, United States Air Force; Mickey Bowen, United States Air Force

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Minorities in Engineering

middle schools.MSET also helped to recruit the State University to create the AVEP and broker thearrangement that allows local engineering professionals to teach laboratory classesdirectly at the LUC. Because of its central role in coordinating engineering educationalactivities in the AV, the City of Lancaster Aerospace Office, which manages MSET,holds a seat on the local Industry Advisory Board for Fresno State’s AVEP. Other activities which support the engineering student pipeline in the AV arepervasive. In conjunction with another servicing state university with a program inteacher education, CSU Bakersfield, Antelope Valley College won an NSF grant toestablish a Teacher’s Pathways program to increase the number of certified math

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; David Torick, University of Pittsburgh; Joe Marriott, University of Pittsburgh; Amy Landis, University of Pittsburgh

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-1222: DEVELOPMENT AND OUTCOMES OF A “DESIGN FOR THEENVIRONMENT” COURSEMelissa Bilec, University of PittsburghDavid Torick, University of PittsburghJoe Marriott, University of PittsburghAmy Landis, University of Pittsburgh Page 14.467.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Development and Outcomes of a Design for the Environment CourseAbstractWe have developed a Design for the Environment (DfE) course which is a dynamic mix of non-traditional lectures and hands-on DfE laboratory experiments that are infused with real-worldinteractions. Our engineering teams (E-teams) partner with local green industries

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Project-based Experiences in Manufacturing

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Culler, Oregon Institute of Technology; Noah Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology; Stanley Ames, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

AC 2009-2230: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A RAPID PROTOTYPINGMACHINE: A BREAKDOWN OF THE MACHINE SUBSYSTEMS USED TOLEARN MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING SKILLSDavid Culler, Oregon Institute of Technology Dr. Culler has more than 20 years experience in CAM systems and is currently an Associate Professor at the Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, OR. He has worked with Sandia National Laboratories, the Army Research Organization and most recently spent 4 years teaching at the Costa Rica Institute of Technology. He has published some of his work in the RCIM journal and at the 2004 Frontiers in Engineering Education Conference in Savannah GA.Noah Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology Noah

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthias Lang, University of Texas, Austin; Dinesh Rabindran, University of Texas, Austin; Tricia Berry, University of Texas, Austin

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Mechanical Engineering

its environment. estimated torque, the blue line shows theSometimes manufacturers allow joint torque control experimental torque data, and green dashedvia joint current control. However the mapping line shows a least square fit for this data.between joint current and joint torque is not trivial and needs to be experimentally determined. Inour project we determined this mapping for a commercially available modular robot actuator: thePR-110 powercube module from Amtec GmbH, Germany.A laboratory experiment similar to the one reported in this work was previously conducted byRabindran et al4. During their preliminary experimental study on a PR-110 joint module, theyfound that there is a linear relationship

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty and Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Maloney, California Institute of Technology; Tara Gomez, California Institute of Technology; Jennifer Franck, California Institute of Technology; Pamela Aschbacher, California Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Seventh grade students and two teachers also experienced the ________ Laboratory Page 14.569.4d 120 Students also visited the ______ Science Center; 60 students and 6 teachers were provided a guided____ Lab experience concerning the physics and engineering of sailing.Pairings Meetings (Scientist-Teacher)After the XXX partnerships are formed based on the teachers’ and volunteers’ responsesto questionnaires about subject of specialty/need, schedule availability, and collaborationvision, along with past teacher’ XXX experiences. An initial meeting, or PairingMeeting, facilitated by XXX Co-Directors, is held for each of the scientist

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Bahr, Washington State University

that week, and a stipend for researchexpenses during the subsequent semesters. The paper will also discuss the retention rates andmotivation surveys from the program. The students selected for the program had a GPA averagesimilar to the college as a whole, and over 90% have been retained in STEM fields. Surveyresults suggest that one critical aspect of involving students in this program was a modest stipendto ensure financial concerns do not preclude participation for the students.Introduction Campus-wide undergraduate research programs at schools around the country supportactivities for a wide range of students. Many of these students have had little or no priorexperience working in a laboratory research environment. Consequently, many

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Voice, Michigan State University; Volodymyr Tarabara, Michigan State University; Mark Wiesner, Duke University; Merlin Bruening, Michigan State University

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International

systems. In addition to these two primary thrusts, complimentaryresearch is also conducted when appropriate and productive. Typically, these involveopportunities to advance membrane applications for important classes of practical problems, andto understand related environmental implications of membranes.The heart of the PERMEANT project involves individual student projects designed withcollaborative links between projects and with foreign institutions. Students conduct much oftheir research as they would with any other laboratory-based project. A key difference is thattheir projects are designed around teams involving US and international co-advisors, studentsfrom both countries, and a study design based some activities being carried out in the

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1996 Annual Conference

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Mark F. Costello; Jerry W. Samples

Session 3625 Client Based Capstone Design in Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy Jerry W. Samples, Mark F. Costello United States Military AcademyAbstract: Over the past year the Mechanical Engineering Program at West Point developed a client based capstonedesign course. The clients for the capstone projects are Army Research, Development, and Engineering Centers,Army Research Laboratories, or other Department of the Army agencies with a need. Since cadet interest

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1996 Annual Conference

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Scott A. Stefanov; Pamela J. Neal; George W. P. York; Daniel J. Pack

, robot vision, and walking robots.SCOTT STEFANOV, Captain, USAF: BSEE (1985) Worcester Polytechnic Institute. MSEE (1991) Univ.of Dayton. He was an avionics cockpit engineer at the USAF Wright Laboratories from ‘85-’90. He is an AirForce Pilot flying the C-130E and T-3/A. Research areas include: Computer intelligence, Computer Graphics,and Multiprocessor Architectures. He is an Electrical Engineering Instructor at the US Air Force Academy.GEORGE YORK, Captain, USAF: BSEE (1986) US Air Force Academy. MSEE (1988) University ofWashington. he developed guidance computers for missiles at the USAF Wright Laboratories from ‘88-’92.He then served two years as an exchange engineer at the Korean Agency for Defense Development.Currently, he is teaching

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1996 Annual Conference

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Alan K. Karplus

ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘O.+,pllllc;:References:1. Kundu, N.K. and Wickman, J.L., An Affordable Material Testing Device, NASA Conference Publication 3304, National Educators’ Workshop: New 94, November 1994, pp.201-209.2. Hibbler, R. C., Mechanics of Materials, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, NY, 1991, Ch 7.3. Tsoumis, G., Wood As A Raw Material, Pergamon Press, N.Y.,NY, 1968, p.2294. The Forest Products Laboratory, Wood Handbook, Agricultural Handbook 72, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Printing Office, 19555. Higdon, A. Et.al., Mechanics of Materials, 4th edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. N. Y., NY, 1985Acknowledgments:The author received assistance over the 1995 summer from

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1996 Annual Conference

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Kristin A. Young; Masoud Rais-Rohani

introductm-y course in Thermodynamics. Mosterman et al, have utilized the concepts derivedfrom virtual reality in creation of a virtual laboratory. Daily and DailyQ have conducted a study on the use oftelev~ed interactive multimedia distance education with a focus on engineering. Numerous projects have beencarried out over the past decade or more to integrate computers with instruction in engineering education.While the approaches taken are somewhat different, the ultimate goal remains the same — to improve thequality of higher education in engineering. Although not yet fully utilized, the technology exists today that allows the dissemination of informationthrough the network of computers (i.e., the Internet) in a multimedia format with the

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1996 Annual Conference

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John C. Reis

on Delayed Retention Learning Acquired Via Individualized, Self-Paced Instructional Texts," Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 52-63, 1991.BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONJOHN C. REIS earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. He has worked forChevron, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, as a privateconsultant, and currently teaches at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. In 1995, he received the RalphR. Teetor award from the Society of Automotive Engineers for excellence in engineering education. Page 1.454.7

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1996 Annual Conference

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Thomas M. Lahey; Thomas D. L. Walker

inexpensive and high quality C++ compilers for PCs. But that is a pretty minor consideration in our business and it is outweighed by the enormous liabilities we have observed with C++. First, we regard C++ as the weakest of the object-oriented languages. Objective C is a far more solid and well designed OOPS language, C++ is really some OOPS capability slapped on top of C. C++ is consequently extremely inefficient, inconsistent, overly large, and enormously difficult to program in. The experience of our clients mirrors our own, and in fact many DoE and DoD laboratories are finding that their headlong rush to C++ has been a hideously expensive mistake. I know of several C++ scientific coding projects there

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack Bryant; Howard Seidel; David L. Barrow; Dante DeBlassie; Arlen Strader

forreview, homework discussion, and quizzes. In addition, there is a computer laboratory once a week, theprimary purpose of which is to learn and use Maple. Our course uses the same structure, but we have adifferent emphasis. The recitation class is called the Calculus Workshop, and typically involves team activities.An activity is presented at the beginning of the period, to be completed during the period, using computerswhen appropriate. This offers numerous opportunities to make connections with their other courses. We alsouse this period to review for exams by giving a practice exam every exam week. We also have a Maple Lab each week. This lab also involves a team assignment,but, in contrast with theworkshop activities, is usually due a