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Zdzislaw Kremens

offer a number of programs, which perfectly match the critical disciplines 3,reported by the Department of Labor and specifically illustrated in Fig.3. The statistics in Fig. 4present the total enrollment in chosen IT, Engineering Technology and Technology programsoffered at CCSU. This leads to an optimistic conclusion. If the new program responds directly tothe identified and growing demand for new educated workers, there will be employmentopportunities. One hopes that the enrollment will also grow steadily. In extreme cases,universities and schools cannot simply accept more students because the available resources arelimited (qualified faculty, laboratories, equipment, dormitories etc

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Steven O'Hara; Suzanne D. Bilbeisi

CIVEN 4711 Basics Soils Testing Laboratory 1 ENGSC 3233 Fluid Mechanics 3 ENGSC 2613 Introduction to Electrical Science 3 *ELECT ---3 Directed Elective 3Fifth year (fall) 15 Fifth year (spring) 17 Total 160

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Philip Lau; Merredith Portsmore; Scott McNamara; Chris Rogers

engineeringopportunities in order to help excite and engage them in the math and physics courses that willdominate their first two years of school. The course at the senior level, however, grew out ofstudent demand to explore distributive intelligence. In both cases, students coming into thecourses had different backgrounds with regards to electronics/building experience andprogramming languages. Hence, a tool set was needed that all students could quickly and easilyuse regardless of their previous experience. Moreover, the course instructors wanted tools thatwould be easy to support and maintain and allow students to complete projects outside of theclassroom or laboratory if necessary.While many tools exist for teaching robotics, the need for text based

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male students with similar grades.17, 18Anecdotal evidence suggests many men find women students in engineering “unnatural” orunfeminine, marginalizing them through the use of pejoratives such as ugly, sexually deviant or“too busy to be attractive.”14 When these perceptions and related behaviors are acted out in theclassroom, hallways and laboratories, and tolerated by student peers, faculty and staff, they arereinforced in the lives of both men and women.These barriers and disincentives prevent young women from entering SME fields and contributeto the "leaky pipeline" of women in engineering at both the undergraduate and graduate level.14Thus, one technique for increasing the number of women who enter and stay in engineering is tocreate a

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Carlos Morales

Session 2558A Method for Delivering Dynamic Hyperlinked Streaming Instructional Content Over a Wireless Environment Through the Use of Active Server Pages and XML Technology Carlos R. Morales Purdue UniversityAbstractThere is a tremendous need for delivering video based instruction and supportivedocumentation in the form of schematics, illustration, and animation to students outsideof the confines of their traditional classroom or laboratory environment. Many solutionsaddress the delivery of training materials using Internet technology, but currently, there isno

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Les Kinsler; David Delker

BasicProgramming is the only course prerequisite to CMST 222. The students in this class come froma variety of majors including Mechanical Engineering Technology, Electronic EngineeringTechnology, and Computer Engineering Technology. Consequently, the class is made up of adiversity of backgrounds, abilities, and technical interests.The course is a three credit hour course that meets three days a week in a lecture setting. Thestudents do homework and laboratory assignments on their own time. The course works on atraditional scheme of introducing students to top-down program design. The first half of thesemester is devoted to understanding constructs, creating flowcharts, and developing algorithms.During the second half of the semester, the class was

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Carlos Sun; Ralph A. Dusseau; Douglas Gabauer; Beena Sukumaran; Douglas Cleary

to take the clinicclasses irrespective of their own engineering discipline. The students receive two creditsper semester for the Junior/Senior clinic. Table 1: Overview of Engineering Clinic Content Year Engineering clinic theme (Fall) Engineering clinic theme (Spring) Freshman Engineering Measurements Competitive Assessment Laboratory Sophomore Discipline Specific Design Interdisciplinary Design Modules Junior Multidisciplinary Research and Design Multidisciplinary Research and Design Senior Multidisciplinary Research and Design Multidisciplinary Research and Design

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. Integration of material and assessment most commonly takes theform of problems sets, laboratory exercises, exams of various types, with some limiteduse of various types of cases1. Most assignments are individually completed andpresented, and more in-depth contact occurs with an individual professor usually within a Page 6.777.1specific to predetermined research interest. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education On the other hand, the weekend format is designed for a student engaged in fulltime professional

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Matthew Ohland; Cynthia Finelli

All Study O&F 20 0 10 10 0 5 15 L&O II 17 0 11 6 11 6 0 L&O I 21 1 11 9 12 9 0III. Team activities and the cooperative learning environmentBoth courses in this study required team homework assignments. In addition, the first course(ECE 412) included three team laboratory assignments and a final team project, while the secondcourse (ECE 440) included a final team project. Students were expected to meet outside of nor-mal class hours to complete the assignments, and they were

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Gerald Heydt; George Karady; Daniel Tylavsky; Keith Holbert

homework problems. The text integrates the interactive application so that the distance learning student will be able to use this module for self-paced education.2. Interactive Applications. One or more multimedia computer-based interactive applications are the core of each module. The applications aid the student in visualizing aspects of the modular content and meeting the other learning objectives. The interactive applications are made as intuitive as possible; however, a part of the course module is a user’s guide with examples for operating the application. This is particularly important to distance learners. The concept is to recognize that learning occurs with a number of sensory inputs (e.g., laboratory work with tactile

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Robert Taylor; Robert Green; Lesia Crumpton-Young; A. Bennett; Teresa Sappington

Engineering at Mississippi State. He works withundergraduate students throughout their college careers and manages the college’s Computer Initiative whichmandates all students have a computer. Prior to this position Mr. Green was a research engineer with the DiagnosticInstrumentation and Analysis Laboratory at MSU. He is currently President of the Mississippi Engineering Society.ROBERT P. TAYLORBob Taylor is the Associate Dean for Academics and Administration in the College of Engineering at MississippiState. He is also a professor of Mechanical Engineering and has many years of experience as both a teacher andresearcher. Dr. Taylor is responsible for the undergraduate and graduate academic programs and works directly withthe graduate students on

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member in the team. Students also present their projected timelines.Week # 6: Hands-on experience. Students learn about manufacturing printed circuit boards using industrial quality equipment in the school’s Mobile Electronic Manufacturing Laboratory (MEML). They use the equipment to produce a board for a sample electronic circuit and later produce a board for their projects.Week # 7: Human Factors in Engineering Design. A guest lecturer who is an expert in human factors gives a lecture on how to make the final product user friendly. The guest also guides students through discussions related to a case study in human factors in engineering design.Week

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satisfactions for both the student andinstructor.References1 Wayne Wolf and Jan Madsen, “Embedded systems education for the future,” Proceedings ofthe IEEE, 88(1), January 2000, pp. 23-30.2 Wayne Wolf, Computers as Components: Principles of Embedded Computing System Design,Morgan Kaufman, 2000.BiographyWayne Wolf is Professor of Electrical Engineering at Princeton University. Before joining Prince-ton, he was with AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill NJ. He received all three degrees in elec-trical engineering from Stanford University. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and a member of ACMand SPIE. Page 6.861.6 Proceedings of the 2001

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calculated. Severalfactors impaired the accuracy of the data. Some of the thermocouples were not firmly attachedto the fins. Better shielding of radiation and convection from the base plate is needed. Randomerror in the electronics, material variation in the thermocouple and the geometry of the fins mighthave also contributed to the inconsistency of data.VIII. References Page 5.188.121. LabVIEW and Data Acquisition. National Instruments. January 1994 Edition. Part No. 320628-01. Austin, Texas.2. F.P. Incropera and D.P. Dewitt. Introduction to Heat Transfer, 2nd Edition. New York: Wiley.3. Gonzaga University. Mechanical Engineering Laboratory

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Bradley E. Bishop

Page 5.198.7project is broad enough to allow focus on a variety of sub-components while guaranteeing somelevel of overall system integration experience. This project is well suited to both engineeringand computer science curricula, and can be utilized as a term project or a multi-week laboratory,depending on the complexity of the required solution and available hardware.Bibliography1. Arkin, R., Behavior-Based Robotics, The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA., 1998.2. Anousaki, G. C. & Kyriakopoulos, K. J., “Simultaneous Localization and Map Building for Mobile Robot Navigation,” IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 42 - 53, September 1999.3. Auyeung, T., “LEGO Mindstorms: A Technical Perspective,” Robot Science &

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N. W. Scott; B. J. Stone

Page 5.616.11aspects of the design.We considered putting the whole source code for the example in these proceedings, butdecided not to do so because it is quite long and, although it is heavily commented, is quitehard to follow in printed form. If you are interested in getting a copy of the source files inorder to make your own animation, contact Dr Scott by email.BibliographyPaper 1 below contains an extended list of further references.1. Scott, N. W., Hiranniah, S., Mannan, M. A. and Stone BJ., 'Teaching One degree-of- freedom vibration on the WWW', ASEE 2000 Annual Conference session 3220.2. Li, X., and Stone, B. J., 'The Teaching of Vibration by means of Self-teach Computer Programs and Laboratories' Experimental and Theoretical

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Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi A. Diefes

1,2)2. Second Law of Thermodynamics (entropy balances) (CLO 1,2)3. Thermodynamic cycles (power and refrigeration) (CLO 1,2)4. Group design project(s) focused on FPE thermodynamic problems (CLO 1-5)5. Computer skills building exercises centered on thermodynamic problems (CLO 4)6. Class/Laboratory Schedule (number of sessions each week and duration of each session) Three class sessions each week @ 50 minutes for each session. There are no formal labs.7. Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component This course provides 2 credits of engineering science (or engineering topics) towards Criterion 4b.8. Relationship of Course Learning Objectives (CLO) to Program Outcomes (PO) CLO

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Sara Washburn; Amy Hossain; Elizabeth A. Parry; Rachel Meyer; Laura Bottomley

Virginia Tech and her Ph. D. from North Carolina State University. She has worked at AT&TBell Laboratories and Duke University.ELIZABETH A. PARRY received her BS degree in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri,Rolla. She worked at IBM before leaving to pursue an interest in teaching science to children. She is co-owner ofScience Surround, a science education business for children. Ms. Parry is presently consulting with North CarolinaState University on outreach.SARA WASHBURN is a senior in electrical and computer engineering at NC State University. She is schedule tograduate in May 2000.AMY HOSSAIN is a graduate student in industrial engineering at NC State University. She is pursuing a mastersdegree.RACHEL MEYER is a senior

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recruitment 2. Assessment - how students learn 3. Modernizing equipment, facilities, and instructional technology 4. Distance learning and Purdue Statewide Technology (PST) development 5. Faculty professional development 6. Assessing teaching performance 7. At-risk students/remediationAnother strategic planning retreat followed in Spring 1999 which included a status report of thedepartment’s previous strategic plan (Fall 1995). New concerns were identified along withrecommended actions in the following key areas: 1. Undergraduate programs 2. MET enrollment and MET’s professional appearance 3. Laboratories and equipment 4. Faculty opportunities for continued professional

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Kisha L. Johnson; John Albert Wheatland; Grace E. Mack

Engineering 12:45 – 1:00 Closing Session Schaefer Lecture Hall Guest Speaker(s) Wrap-Up/Evaluation Page 5.297.3Packets are distributed that include a schedule, a booklet of the workshop content and resourceinformation like department and student services, office locations and phone numbers, campuscomputer laboratory hours, tutorial schedules, contact information for engineering organizationleaders

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four-year colleges and universities and a variety of vocational andtechnical degrees utilizing state-of-the-art laboratory facilities (including drafting and CAD,machining, metallurgy, metrology, robotics and automation, and electronics).Muskegon Community College (MCC) has a new 95,000 square foot building, the HigherEducation Center (HEC), where three cooperating universities (including WMU) were to offerupper division and graduate courses. MCC was (and is) extremely interested in expanding the Page 5.301.1upper division offerings from cooperating universities to better utilize the new facility and tooffer opportunities for its students to

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Sidney J. Brandon; Michael R. Sexton; Justin W. Douglas

laboratory program. A commercially available turbocharger wasused for the compressor and turbine portions of the engine. As part of the design analysis thestudents developed the system of equations necessary to simulate the engine and used them in acomputer model to predict the design and off-design performance of the engine. The results ofthese computer simulations were used to size and design the various engine systems andcomponents. The engine systems and components designed by the students included acombustion chamber, fuel system, ignition system, lubrication system, starting system,instrumentation, and test stand. The combustion chamber was designed based on required airand fuel flow rates predicted by the engine simulation. The combustion

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Kirk H. Schulz; Noel Schulz

helps the younger students have role models since often they see internationalteaching assistants in their laboratory classes.To supplement the information many students need opportunities to explore research as a careeroption. Possible opportunities include research experiences for undergraduates and studentprograms at conferences. Both authors have started sophomores with undergraduate research.By their senior years, the students were mature researchers providing major contributions torefereed publications. The NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) programprovides opportunities to pay students a competitive salary to do some research. Anotherexciting activity is to have an undergraduate attend and possibly present at a regional or

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Natalie A. Mello

one term. The students are accompanied by WPI facultyadvisors, and develop solutions to problems proposed by agencies and organizations at the site.Since that time, this program has expanded to include operations in London, Venice, Bangkok,Boston, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Germany, Australia, Denmark, and Zimbabwe; currentexploratory sites include new programs in Morocco and Argentina.In the 1999-00 academic year, WPI will send approximately 360 students, including about 60%of its junior class, to one of WPI’s off-campus residential Project Centers. These centers arelocated throughout the world, and serve as real-world laboratories in which students focus on thesolution of projects dealing with society and technology. This is not a traditional

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Nghia T. Le

Session Number 3226 Infrared Emitter – Detector Project Nghia T. Le Purdue UniversityI. IntroductionThe following project is a design of an infrared emitter-detector circuit. It reviews of some of theconcepts and applications the students have learned during the first few semesters in theElectrical Engineering Technology program at Purdue University. The advantage of this projectis that it progresses in steps that are manageable and easily to conduct laboratory activities.The project consists of an analog part and a digital

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S P Maj; D Veal

Process Engineering Project and Operational Management Special Studies4 1 Engineering Management & Organization Design & Instrumentation Special Studies Systems and Signals 2 Advanced Control Systems Special Studies Topic Engineering Law ICE projectTable 1: B.Eng CurriculumPAUL MAJDr S P Maj is a recognized authority in the field of industrial and scientific information systems integration andmanagement. He is the author of a text book, ’The Use of Computers in Laboratory Automation’, which

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Ofodike Ezekoye; Min Liu; Derek Baker; Colleen Jones; Philip Schmidt

perceive the subject as dry and abstract. The material is not, by nature, as graphicas many other engineering topics (e.g., mechanics), so many students have problemsvisualizing thermodynamic phenomena and processes. Laboratories are virtually nonexistentdue to the expense of equipment and the slow process of gathering meaningful data. Whilemany excellent textbooks have been developed, conventional printed media are limited in theirability to elucidate complex concepts both by their inherent static and passive nature, and bythe high cost of graphics.Educators generally agree that hypermedia technology can be effective in teaching andlearning1; the ability to represent information in diverse forms can accommodate the needs ofvarious types of

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Louis J. Plebani; Joseph C. Hartman

problem from thesystem via a web connection. In response to the request, the system creates and initializes a uniqueproblem scenario. This problem scenario conforms to a problem template that consists of a problemstory, generated problem parameters, and a response/evaluation environment. The problem story isconstant for each scenario generated from a particular template and describes a problem to besolved. The problem parameters are pseudo-randomly generated for each problem using problemspecific algorithms. The response/evaluation environment is unique for each generated scenario andis the virtual laboratory through which students obtain problem specific data and within which theirsolutions are evaluated. The environment contains the essence of

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John Weese

are likely to appreciate the emphasis ET programsplace on applications and preparing graduates to "hit the ground running" upon entering theirfirst professional assignment. Exhibit your institution’s TAC/ABET accredited curricula;indicate the quality and extent of laboratory experiences in your ET curricula to stress the focuson applications and preparation for service to industry. Present the results of employersatisfaction surveys performed for TAC/ABET visits, emphasizing the engineering capabilitiesof the program’s ET graduates. List the qualifications of your institution’s ET faculty, being sureto stress industry experience and PE status in addition of the usual academic credentials. Providedata on enrollments, student qualifications

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Nesreen Ghaddar; Fadl Moukallid

are suggested to have class averages between 75 and 85 forundergraduate courses, and 80 to 90 for graduate courses, in a scale of 100. In didacticcourses, the standard deviation is suggested to be between 5 and 12, while in laboratory ordesign courses it is around 5. With a grading system as above, the overall average of agraduating class is not expected to exceed 79 at best, which, if converted to the gradeletter system, is a C+. Table 2 shows a general summary statistics of the distribution ofgrades and their percentile from the Fall Term of 1992 to the Spring Term of 1997 for allfaculties at AUB. Table 3 shows the general grade distribution for the spring term of 1997in the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (FEA). Table 2: Semester