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Robert F. Kubichek; Eskild T. Arntzen; Donald S. Warder

Session 1532 A Graduate Student’s Views of a Mentored Teaching Program Eskild T. Arntzen, Dr. Robert F. Kubichek, Dr. Donald S. Warder University of WyomingI. IntroductionThere are many reasons why colleges and universities use graduate students to instruct theirclasses. In the current economic situation, many schools are faced with budgetary shortfalls anddeclining research funding. In order to avoid cutting back programs or eliminating programs, itis tempting to use graduate assistants to teach classes when regular faculty are not available.Unless done properly, this could result in ineffective

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John R. Williams

Session 3264 Results of a Simple Corrosion Experiment in a Freshman Materials Course John R. Williams Purdue University Statewide TechnologyAbstractCorrosion and its prevention is an important aspect of materials studies. This paper presentsresults of simple experiments developed for use in a time-limited course. Conventionalcorrosion rate experiments are time consuming, but yield useful corrosion rate data that can beused for design considerations. The lab work described here is oriented toward rapid, visualresults that can be correlated to the effects of material structure, grain size

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Michael A. Paolino; Leonard A. Van Gulick

Session 2260 INTERNATIONALIZATION OF THE LAFAYETTE COLLEGE ENGINEERING CURRICULUM Leonard A. Van Gulick, Michael A. Paolino Lafayette CollegeAbstractThree key features serve to internationalize the Lafayette College undergraduate engineeringcurriculum. Semester-long study abroad opportunities for students in all Lafayette B.S. engineering degree programs. A five-year, two-degree program in which B.S. engineering students acquire in-depth knowledge of a foreign language and culture and complete a semester-long capstone experience working abroad

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Eric Campbell; Yolanda Guran

3 Senior Project II (ASIC Design) 3 Spring Electronics Elective 3 Senior Project III(ASIC Design) 3 Table 1. EET Sequence of Courses at OIT.The senior project course is a three term sequence. Two alternative options are available forOIT students in Electronics Engineering Technology, as presented in Fig.1: a) the individual study option where the students can choose their own subject of interest, design and implement the product of their choice or suggested by industry. b) the structured Senior Project courses where students are

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William Messner; Dawn M. Tilbury

4-6 min < 6-8 min 1-2 30- > 8 min 4-6 2-4 > 8 6-8 min 60 30 min min min min sec sec a. Tutorial pages. b. Popular Extra pages.Figure 7: The distribution of amount of time spent per

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Richard H. Barnett; Mary A. Eiff; D. Perry Achor; Troy E. Kostek; William J. Hutzel; Bruce Harding

Green Proportion R B G Test Figure 5. The Pencil Painting station demonstrates proportions.Station 6: Sharpening the Pencils The sixth station finally sharpens the pencil. Students must evaluate and build a simplegear-driven machine to power a pencil sharpener. The key parameter for this analysis is the gearratio, which is the number of rotations of a driven gear for a single rotation of the drive gear.This event is timed during the friendly competition.Functional Description At the start of this event a computer randomly selects a gear ratio for optimum pencilsharpening. This target value changes each time

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F. C. 'Ted' Weston

Session 3263 A Business School Offering in CIM F. C. ‘Ted’ Weston, Jr. CIS Department, Colorado State UniversityAbstractThe literature on computer integrated manufacturing or CIM largely follows the disciplines ofengineering, information systems, and/or operations management. Coursework at variousuniversities and in various disciplines is presumed to follow the literature. This paper willdescribe a graduate course in CIM within a business school. This course is designed to attractstudents from any discipline who have an interest in major issues related to manufacturing

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Wils L. Cooley

Session 3630 A "Distance Education" Simulated Electronics Laboratory Wils L. Cooley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering West Virginia UniversityINTRODUCTIONThe State of West Virginia has a tradition of making it possible for citizens to commuteeasily to higher education from wherever they may happen to live in the state. Thiseducational commitment means that the State College and University System supportsmany small institutions in remote parts of the state. It is becoming clear that the state canno longer afford to maintain the present system, especially when

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Jawaharlal Mariappan

SESSION 3666 A LABORATORY FOR MECHATRONICS COURSES Jawaharlal Mariappan GMI Engineering & Management Institute Flint, MIABSTRACTMechatronics is a relatively new field that represents the integration of mechanical, control,electronics and computer engineering for the design of products and processes. Understandingthe rapidly changing needs of the industry, recently, academic institutions in the US have begundeveloping and implementing mechatronics courses that are multidisciplinary in nature. Theobjective of these courses is to provide the students with

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Lynn Fountain; Donna Llewellyn

Session 2630 Major Hopping: A Cohort Analysis Lynn Fountain, Donna Llewellyn Georgia Institute of TechnologyIn 1993, Georgia Tech embarked on a series of General Education Assessment seminars with theaim of studying how to measure the impact of our programs in the general educational arena (asopposed to the curricula defined by academic majors). These seminars were designed after theHarvard Assessment Series led by Dr. Richard Light. One issue that arose in these discussionswas the pattern of major changes at Georgia Tech. There is a lot of folklore at Tech about

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Clifford R. Mirman

Session 1426 A Mechanical Engineering Design Laboratory - Integrating Numerical and Experimental Analysis. Clifford R. Mirman Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Email: cmirman@wilkes.eduAs we enter the twentieth century, engineers must have the tools which will permit them to fulfillmultiple engineering tasks in the workplace. This

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Joseph Herkert

Session 2661 A Multidisciplinary Course on Technological Catastrophes Joseph R. Herkert North Carolina State UniversityThis paper describes a multidisciplinary course entitled “Technological Catastrophes” that isoffered as a General Education elective in Science, Technology and Society (STS) at NorthCarolina State University. All students entering the university since Fall 1994, includingengineering students, are required to take at least one STS course [1]. The purpose of the STSrequirement is threefold: 1) develop an understanding of the influence of science and

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O. G. Petersen; Steven Barnicki; Cynthia Barnicki

Session 2275 A Non-Tenure Faculty Evaluation System Dr. Steven Barnicki, Dr. Cynthia Barnicki, Dr. O. G. Petersen Milwaukee School of EngineeringINTRODUCTION A non-tenure system for faculty evaluation exists at the Milwaukee School ofEngineering (MSOE). All faculty members are reviewed at regular intervals throughout theiremployment, the timing of the review dependent upon the faculty rank. The procedure consistsof a review for renewal that is conducted by a university wide committee that receives input frommultiple sources , including the home department of the faculty member. The

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Amitabha Bandyopadhyay

Session 2242 Reengineering Academia A Step Towards Excellence Amitabha Bandyopadhyay State University of New York, Farmingdale AbstractThis is a follow up paper of my last year’s paper presented at this forum “Beyond Survival - AReengineering Case Study in Academia.” This paper presents the overall effects ofreengingeering carried out on SUNY Farmingdale campus. This paper discusses Farmingdale’splanned reduction of its enrollment goal to raise admission standards to a level consistent

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Robert M. Henry

Session 3215 SEVE - A Structural Engineering Visual Encyclopedia by Robert M. Henry ASEE/University of New HampshireIntroduction - The ProblemCivil engineers use construction (or engineering) drawings to convey to other engineers and laypeople their designs for bridges, highways, buildings, etc. These drawings are often labeled"contract drawings", because they define a contract between the architect, the engineer, and thecontractor as to how the finished project is to look, what materials are to be used, and how it is tobe built

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Sue Godez; Scott Evans; George H. Staab; Eric Engdahl

Session 2325 TOGA PARTY - Developing a Tradition George Staab, Scott Evans / Sue Godez / Eric Engdahl The Ohio State University / Grandview Heights High School / American Electric PowerFIRST is a national competition intended to stimulate high school students to become interestedand involved with science and technology. Each year the process begins when teams obtainboxes of components, and a description of the objectives for the competition. Once the materialsare received, each team has six weeks to construct a robot which is capable of playing a sport.The components which can be used and the sport which to be

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Vivek Badami; Mike Allen; Johnny Graham; Howard Phillips; David Schmidt; Curtis Ensley; Art Edwards; Silvia G. Middleton; Kimberly A. Buch; J. William Shelnutt; Patricia Tolley

ABSTRACT At UNC Charlotte, a faculty team is offering a new sequence of two courses, ENGR 1201and 1202, Introduction to Engineering Practice and Principles I and II, for all students enteringThe William States Lee College of Engineering. Our long-range goals for this course sequenceinclude (a) using the course as a foundation for lifelong learning of computer, teamwork, creativethinking, professional, and personal development skills and attitudes, (b) widespread facultyinvolvement in the course sequence over time, leading to incorporation of demanding team andcreative thinking skills in disciplinary courses, (c ) an appreciation by students and faculty of thepower of diversity in team and individual thinking style preferences, and (d

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Randall L. Kolar; David A. Sabatini

Session 1675 Changing From a Lecture-Based Format to a Team Learning/Project-Driven Format: Lessons Learned Randall L. Kolar, David A. Sabatini School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019-0631ABSTRACTIn a number of courses in the School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science (CEES) atthe University of Oklahoma (OU), we are making a transition from the traditional lecture-basedparadigm to a new paradigm that includes active, team-based learning, team teaching, and aproject-driven syllabus. Based on our

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Jim Morgan

Session 3253 A FRESHMAN ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE THE FOUNDATION COALITION AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY by Jim Morgan Associate Professor of Civil Engineering Texas A&M University ABSTRACT This paper represents an overview of the freshman year of the Foundation Coalitionprogram at Texas A&M University. Future directions of this program, taught in groups of onehundred, are highlighted. The curriculum includes chemistry, English, engineering

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Robert Engelken

Session 3675 Long Term Optimum Strategies for New Engineering Faculty: A View from a Decade Down the Road Dr. Robert D. Engelken Professor of Electrical Engineering Arkansas State University State University (Jonesboro), AR 72467 Introduction New and/or young engineering faculty experience a variety of situations, perspectives,and challenges unique to their fresh arrival on the scene of academia. Many of these areassociated with the need for the new professor

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Jens Jorgensen; Lueny Morell de Ramírez; José L. Zayas; John Lamancusa

Session 2266 Making a Partnership Work: Outcomes Assessment of a Multi-Task, Multi-Institutional Project Lueny Morell de Ramírez, José L. Zayas/University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, John Lamancusa/Penn State University Jens Jorgensen/University of WashingtonThis paper describes the Manufacturing Engineering Education Partnership (MEEP)project's summative assessment strategy. Since 1994, three universities, Penn State,University of Washington and University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, in collaborationwith Sandia National Laboratories, have been

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Jens Jorgensen; Lueny Morell de Ramírez; José L. Zayas; John Lamancusa

Session 2313 Making a Partnership Work: Outcomes Assessment of a Multi-Task, Multi-Institutional Project Lueny Morell de Ramírez, José L. Zayas/University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, John Lamancusa/Penn State University Jens Jorgensen/University of WashingtonThis paper describes the Manufacturing Engineering Education Partnership (MEEP)project’s summative assessment strategy. Since 1994, three universities, Penn State,University of Washington and University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, in collaborationwith Sandia National Laboratories, have been

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Janak Dave; Thomas G. Boronkay

Session 2438 Using National Design Competition Projects as a Component of a Lower Division Design Course Janak Dave, Thomas G. Boronkay University of CincinnatiAbstractIt has been observed that Engineering Technology students learn better by doing/building things.Applying theoretical concepts to practical applications enhances their overall understanding.This is especially true in the area of Mechanical Design.In order to accomplish this, we, in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department,University of Cincinnati, have incorporated National Design Competition

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Arthur T. Johnson

Session 2308 We Have a Good Start, But There's a Lot More to Do Arthur T. Johnson Biological Resources Engineering University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742[Note: At this point all academic biological engineering programs have been derived from formeragricultural engineering programs. As the field of biological engineering evolves, it is reasonableto expect that new programs will have different origins. This paper is directed to those

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Roger Ware; Charles F. Yokomoto

Session 3230 COACHING STUDENTS TOWARD BETTER LEARNING--A WORKSHOP APPROACH Charles F. Yokomoto/Roger Ware Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Introduction In this paper, we describe an out-of-class, voluntary, weekly series of workshops that weoffer to students who want help in improving their ability to learn and demonstrate learning inthe engineering classroom. Weekly sessions are held, where students are given experiences inthe development of a range of learning skills and problem solving skills that have been

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Seung H. Kim

Session 2364 A Computer Application In Materials Engineering Technology Course Seung H. Kim Manufacturing Technology Department Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499 ABSTRACT This paper describes the application of mathematical software, Mathcad™, in designingthe heat treatment of steel. Such a software solution method is an effective teaching tool thatfinds many practical applications in engineering and

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Cyrus Meherji; Yuqin Ho; Bertram Pariser

Session 1526 CONSTRUCTION OF A FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATION NETWORK by Dr. Bertram Pariser, Cyrus Meherji and Yuqin Ho TCI The College for Technology The objective of this research is to establish a fiber optic communication networkand demonstrate the conversion of electrical energy to light (optical) energy. The authorshave the further objective of teaching students the characteristics of a real fiber opticsystem. In the initial design, the authors decided to use commonly available and widelyused hardware and software, to construct a fiber optic link step by step, to

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Cyrus Meherji; Yuqin Ho; Bertram Pariser

Session 2526 CONSTRUCTION OF A FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATION NETWORK Dr. Bertram Pariser, Cyrus Meherji and Yuqin Ho TCI The College for Technology The objective of this research is to establish a fiber optic communication networkand demonstrate the conversion of electrical energy to light (optical) energy. The authorshave the further objective of teaching students the characteristics of a real fiber opticsystem. In the initial design, the authors decided to use commonly available and widelyused hardware and software, to construct a fiber optic link step by step, to observe andtroubleshoot each step and to

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Gary R. Martin

Session 2260 A Co-op Based International Engineering Minor Degree Gary R. Martin, Ed.D. University of the PacificIntroductionIn 1983, I had a student who opted to work his Co-op with his father’s company in Japan.Midway through the experience, I wrote to his father, inquiring if per chance the arrangementhad been of sufficient mutual benefit to warrant replacing his son after his Co-op with anotherstudent. Today, thirteen years later, that company has now had thirty-five of our Co-op students,most of whom did not speak any Japanese prior to the start of their Co-op

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Steven J. Mulvaney; Robert K. Finn; Claude Cohen

Session 2613 A Course in Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Processing Claude Cohen, Robert K. Finn, Steven J. Mulvaney Cornell UniversityINTRODUCTION We have developed a course which covers the process fundamentals, design, andstrategy of chemical, pharmaceutical and food processes. The course is targeted to seniors andProfessional Masters of Engineering (MEng) students of several engineering fields. Besidesstudents from the chemical discipline, we have attracted students from civil and environmental,electrical, materials, mechanical, operation