Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Michael Khoo, University of Southern California; Ellis Meng, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Research Assumptions attitude scale R opportunities Laboratory High quality research M • Underrepresented groups Experiences experiences activities Employer success survey including women and people increase interest & S of color are less likely to enter knowledge U and remain in engineering and Student access, C other STEMS fields

Conference Session

Sustainability and Environmental Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Achintya Bezbaruah, North Dakota State University; Wei Lin, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

considerationsCourse Grading: Grades will be based on the following:Assignments 30%Class Tests/Quizzes/Exams 20%Final Examination 10%Project(s) 40%Grades: A (90+ to 100%), B (80+ to 90%), C (70+ to 80%), D (60+ to 70%), F (0 to 60%)resources14-17 have been extensively used.Use of guest speakers to fill the knowledge gap of the instructor has proven to be effective.Typical list of guest speakers include faculty from Industrial Engineering, Economics, PoliticalScience, environmental managers from local industries, and representative of nonprofitenvironmental organizations. Presentation by a

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford; Akram Abu-aisheh, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

transition. The discrete time signal generator (DCO) produces a saw-toothwaveform. Once phase-lock is established the PreLock signal is forced low, instructing the Page 13.462.11register (Reg.) by means of the control logic (Cntl) to load only near the center of each symbol.Each symbol is sampled N s times, to produce one estimate of the phase error between the localclock and that corresponding to the received data. With a 50MHz system clock, to produce a1Mbps symbol rate the signaling speed is actually 2Mbs. It is convenient to sample the input at50MHz so that each symbol is sampled 50 times. FlipFlop

Conference Session

Advancing the Global Capacity for Engineering Education Research: A Year of International Dialogue

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jack Lohmann, Georgia Institute of Technology; Erik De Graaff, Delft University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

, European Journal of Engineering Education, FranceMembersMaura Borrego, Virginia Tech, USAErik de Graaff, Delft University of Technology, The NetherlandsDuncan Fraser, University of Cape Town, South Africa Page 13.160.4Anette Kolmos, Aalborg University, DenmarkRoger Hadgraft, University of Melbourne, AustraliaP.K. Imbrie, Purdue University, USARuth Streveler, Purdue University, USABibliography1 American Society for Engineering Education. 2006. Advancing the scholarship of engineering education: A year ofdialogue. Main Plenary, 2006 ASEE Conference & Exposition, Chicago, IL.2 Barr, R., J. Moshen, N.Macken, J. Stratton, S. Yost, J. Uhran, A. Karimi, R

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Brockway, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dawna Schultz, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

25% development session Read (more) scientific/engineering journal articles 23% Organized or facilitated in-service workshops for other teachers/school personnel on 13% issues related to the professional development session(s) Other 11%Many of the professional development projects conducted under the umbrella of the EOFNJProgram target teachers in urban school districts and districts with a high percentage of lowsocioeconomic status students as measured by the percentage of students who qualify for freeand reduced meal

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terence Fagan, Central Piedmont Community College

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Manufacturing

-123JSpring-2006/CourseHome/index.htm 5. http://www.sfi.mtu.edu/About_SFI.htm 6. http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/lcaccess/ 7. Pre Product Industrial Consultants "Eco-indicator 99 Manual for Designers: A damage Oriented Method for Life Cycle Impact Assessment" 2000, Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment. 8. Diamond J. “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed” 2005, Penguin Group USA. 9. Lovins A., Lovins, H., Hawken P. “Natural Capitalism Creating the Next Industrial Revolution” 2000, Little Brown & Company. 10. Coulter, S., Bras, B., Foley C., “A Lexicon of Green Engineering Terms” Praha, August 22-24 1995, International Conference on Engineering Design

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Lande, Stanford University; Sarah Parikh, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; George Toye, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Krista Donaldson, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Thematic Topics Advising: a. …I had difficulty getting any advising help… (2, Advising) b. …the academic advising from [my institution]’s central advising has been incorrect, inconsistent, and typically rubbish (at best) (2, Advising) Co-op: c. …Co-ops are the key to learning what engineering is like… (4, Co-op) d. I had very little idea of what a job in engineering consisted of before I became a co-op student. I think these types of programs are crucial to creating capable engineers. (4, Co-op

Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Materials Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

the Computer Age G. Forman and P. Pufall, Ed.4. Chi, M.T.H. (1992). Conceptual change within and across ontological categories: Examples from learning and discovery in science. In R. Giere (Ed.), Cognitive models of science ( pp.129–186). Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota Press.5. Streveler, R.A., Litzinger, T.A., Miller, R.L., and Steif, P.S. (2008). Learning conceptual knowledge in the engineering sciences: Overview and future research directions. Journal of Engineering Education, 97(3), 279-294.6. Posner, G.J., Strike, K.A., Hewson, P.W., & Gertzog, W.A. (1982). Accommodation of a scientific conception: Toward a theory of conceptual change. Science Education, 66, 211–227.7. Vosniadou, S. & Ioannides

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John McLellan, Freescale; Andy Mastronardi, Freescale

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

course. The goal is to autonomously drive around the track as quickly as possible.Teams have multiple attempts, including a qualifying and finalists round, to record the fastesttimes. Awards are given to first, second and third place winners. Additionally, awards are givenfor innovative design, technical merit and quality of production as determined by the regions.The track layout is not known to the challengers until race day. Each year changes are made tothe tracks which contain several elements of difficulty including hills, hairpin turns, S-curves,and high speed straight-aways. The surface of the track is white, with a 1 inch black stripe pathfor the onboard vehicle sensors to track.Teams are broken down into two divisions, the camera

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Amanda Funai, University of Michigan; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

). DataBytes: Diverging Trends Where Women Are Headed. ASEE Prism, 17(2), 22-23.[2] Engineering Workforce Commission of the American Association of Engineering Societies, Inc., Engineering and Technology Degrees 2005.[3] National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators – 2006, Publication No. NSB-06-01.[4] Huang, P. & Brainard, S., “Identifying Determinants of Academic Self-Confidence Among Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology Students,” Journal for Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 7, 2001, pp. 315-337.[5] Brainard, S.G. & Carlin, L., “A Six-Year Longitudinal Study of Undergraduate Women in Engineering and Science,” Journal of Engineering Education, 87(4), 1998, pp. 369-375.[6

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Mechanical Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sivakumar Krishnan, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; M. Razi Nalim, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Academic Librarianship, 34:1, pp. 25 -30, 2008.3. Acar, B. S., Newman, I. A. “Students as Tutors-Learning Problem-Solving Skills by Tutoring PBL” International Journal of Engineering Education, 19:5, pp. 712-716, 2003.4. Denayer, I., Thaels, K., Sloten, J. Vander and Gobin, R. “Teaching a structured approach to the design process for undergraduate engineering students by problem-based education” European Journal of Engineering Education, 28:2, pp. 203 – 214, 2003.5. Said, S. M., Adikan, F. R. Mahamd, Mekhilef, S. and Rahim, N. Abd “Implementation of the problem-based learning approach in the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya” European Journal of Engineering Education, 30:1, pp. 129 - 136, 2005.6

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy; Aaron Hill, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

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International

EngineeringEducation Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.9. Ressler, Stephen J., Gash, Richard, Conley, Christopher, Hamilton, Scott R., Momand, Farid, Fekrat,Qaium, and Gulistani, Aziz. "Implementing a Civil Engineering Program at the National Military Academyof Afghanistan." American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.10. Estes, A. C., Welch, R. W., and Ressler, S. J. (2005). "The ExCEEd Teaching Model." Journal ofProfessional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 131(4), 218-222.11. Mortenson, Greg, and Relin, David O. (2007). Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to PromotePeace . . . One School at a Time Penguin.12. Welch, R. W., Ressler, S. J., and Estes, A. C. (2005). "A Model for Instructional Design." Journal

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Swanbom, Louisiana Tech University; Davis Harbour, Louisiana Tech University; Hisham Hegab, Louisiana Tech University; Danny Eddy, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

-fit equation using least-squares regression analysis as shown in Figure 8.As with the calibration equation for the conductivity sensor, this equation is first used to Page 14.56.7establish convenient set-point time values for various temperature values, then the equation isinverted to provide temperature values based on sampled time values. In addition, as with theconductivity sensor equation, this inverted calibration equation must be adjusted to work with theinteger values provided by the Basic Stamp controller. RCTIME value versus Temperature RCTIME value (2  s

Conference Session

Issues and Opportunities in IE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

traditionally taught students. Journal of Engineering Education, 87(4), 469- 480.11. Prince, M. J., & R. M. Felder. (2006). Inductive teaching and learning methods: Definitions, comparisons, and research bases. Journal of Engineering Education, 95(2), 123-138.12. Smith, K. A., Sheppard, S. D., Johnson, D. W., & Johnson, R. T. (2005). Pedagogies of engagement: Page 14.1334.8 Classroom-based practices. Journal of Engineering Education, 94(1), 87-101.

Conference Session

Methods and Techniques in Graduate Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bimal Nepal, Texas A&M University; Paul Lin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Graduate Studies

inTable 1.Table 1: M.S. in Technology Courses Offering Fall 2006 to Fall 2008 Semester Course Title Graduate Undergrad Enrollment Enrollment2006-F ECET 581 Wireless Sensor Network Sys & Apps (CPET 499) 2 42007-S CPET 581 Mobile Computing Tech & Apps (CPET 499) 2 52007-S IT 507 Measurement and Eval in Indus & Tech 6 N/A2007-F ECET 581 Wireless Sensor Network Sys & Apps (CPET 499) 2 12007-F ECET 581 Advanced Network Security (CPET 499) 5 52007-F IT 508

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianno Coller, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

quickly,compared to one with slow convergence. The problem only needs to be solved once so there islittle benefit to choosing a technique whose iterative process starts easily. In fact, there is no needto use any of the numerical methods covered by the textbook. Students may use a plottingpackage to solve it graphically. They may perform a manual search by punching numbers into apocket calculator. They may find a canned routine that generates the root(s) without requiringany thought at all.In the gear shifting problem, choice of root finding technique is critically important. Forexample, any technique that requires a derivative is doomed to fail: differentiation of discretelysampled data is inherently noisy. Furthermore, students need a technique

Conference Session

Outcomes of Cooperative Education Assignments

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

direct costs as well asto support it with the participation of their employees.Bibliography 1. Anwar, S., Favier, P., Ravaliterra, G “An International Collaboration in Engineering Project Design and Curriculum Development: A Case Study”, Proceedings ICEE 1999, Paper 123, Prague, Czechoslovakia, July 1999. 2. Burain, S., et. al., “Multidiscipline Team Teaching Approach to Enhance Project Based Learning of Sustainable Design”, Proceedings, Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2008 3. Widmann, J., “Enhancement of the Capstone Industry Sponsored Senior Projects Through Team-Based, Product Realization Activities”, Proceedings, Annual Conference of

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy; Jill Cheney, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

personality-based teams outperformed the C Hour self-selected teams in bothhang time and accuracy (as measured by the average distance their rockets landed from thetarget) as can be seen below: B Hour C Hour Instructor Assigned Teams Self Selected Teams Avg Rocket Hang Time Avg Rocket Hang Time 6.20 s 5.82 s Avg Distance to Target Avg Distance to Target 47.8 ft 60.6 ft   Figure 7: Section Performance on EDP 2The personality-based

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics, Academic Integrity

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shobi Sivadasan, Stevens Institute of Technology; Brian Sauser, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

textbooks. Researchers have plagiarized reports,articles, and book chapters.” Most people may not be aware that the late civil rightsleader, Martin Luther King Jr., was believed to have plagiarized5 his doctoral dissertationin theology, completed at Boston University. In his dissertation he used information fromBoston University graduate, Jack S. Boozer’s dissertation without proper citation. Eventhough this came to light in 1991, nearly 35 years following King’s death, it tends toportray one of the greatest American leaders in a bad perspective. Even though theinquiry committee at Boston University acknowledged that he had indeed committedplagiarism, his degree was not withdrawn and the case was declared closed6.An article written by Australian

Conference Session

Engineering and Mathematics Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Athanasios Tsalatsanis, University of South Florida; Ali Yalcin, University of South Florida; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

minimize the time commitment to use such a system for his/her courses. Finally, thedesign of the system must be sufficiently flexible to be used in a wide range of courses,disciplines and institutions.Bibliography1. Polkowski, L., Tsumoto, S., Lin, T.Y., Rough Set Methods and Applications: New Developments in Knowledge Discovery in Information Systems, Physica-Verlag, New York, 2000.2. Lee, S.W., Lerschberg, L., A methodology and life cycle model for data mining and knowledge discovery in precision agriculture, IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernatics, vol. 3, pp. 2882-2887, 1998.3. Ahmad, F., Zakaria, N.H., Osman,S.W.R., Transforming Information-Based Agricultural Portal to Knowledge- Based

Conference Session

Advanced Materials Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Ronnie Bolick, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

, strength etc. Furthermore, it is also stressed that the cost ofmaterials and manufacturing, is comparable to the parts that are being reengineered.Session 3: Reengineering of an actual engineering component made out of AluminumIn the lectures 1 and 2 of Session 3, a replacement for a typical aerospace part made out ofAluminum 2024- T3 is considered as a reengineering project. First students are provided withphysical properties of the aluminum and fiberglass/carbon composites. In general students followthe following procedure for reengineering the component using composite materials.Reengineering procedure≠ Tape properties are calculated using classical micro-mechanical theory for S-Glass fibers and Carbon fibers with Epoxy resin system

Conference Session

Laboratories in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Uluagac, Georgia Institute of Technology; Walter E. Thain Jr.; Thomas Fallon, Southern Polytechnic State University; John Copeland, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

in the area of lightwave communications and optical logic. At Sangamo Weston he was responsible for R\&D Page 14.485.1 groups at ten divisions. At Hayes was responsible for the development of modems with data compression and error control, and for Hayes' representation on CCITT and ANSI standards committees. Dr. Copeland received B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology . He has been awarded 41 patents and has published over 60 technical articles. In 1970 he was awarded IEEE 's Morris N. Liebmann Award for his work on gallium© American Society for

Conference Session

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

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Pierre Bardet, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

assessment that will assist ASCE in meeting its goals set forth for BOK-2. The complete BOK2, which can be found in American Society of Civil Engineers (2008),is not duplicated in this paper due to limitation on the number of pages. Table 2 provides onlyexcerpts of the first two BOK2 outcomes, namely Mathematics, and Natural Sciences. BOK2contains a total 24 rows for the knowledge dimension and 6 columns for the level of cognitiveachievement. Each cell contain rubric that students must satisfy in order to reach a certainknowledge level in a knowledge topic. Each rubric has a verb (outlined in bold letter) for de-scribing the cognitive level, followed by object(s) for describing the knowledge dimension. Forinstance, “Define key factual

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics V

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Oliver, University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

4to resign. Siemaszko declined to resign. Being concerned that quitting might indicate that hewas guilty of misconduct, Siemaszko chose to be fired.16 Shortly after being fired Siemaszko filed a whistle-blower lawsuit against FENOC withthe Occupational Safety and Health Administration claiming that he was fired for his efforts toraise concerns about safety at Davis-Besse. FENOC defended itself by claiming that:  “Siemaszko failed to follow the Boric Acid Corrosion Control procedure and inaccurately recorded the results of his 2000 … inspection and cleaning activities”, and  “Siemaszko was a key technical contributor to the Company’s response(s) to NRC Bulletin 2001-01… which contained inaccurate and/or

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Stefanie L. Lozito; Karen M. Bursic; Cynthia Atman

other tmcs of calculations. EXPLICIT ASSUME EA lMaking explicit assumptions. IMPLICIT ASSUME IA lMaking inmticit assunmtions. CONSTRAINTS CON When a subject identit%s, deals with, or checks to scc if a constraint is met. INFORMATION IRU Subject requested something which the experimenter could not give. REQUEST UNAVAILABLEObject * SLIDE SLIDE Small or large slide. WOOD WOOD Wooden jungle gym slructurc. STRUCTURE STRUCT STEPS STEPS I Steps for the structure. SWING SWING lSmaU or

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Betsy M. Aller

the . Page 1.445.1 > -. . ?$iiii’ } 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘S.,y:y’.?repcwt+ad it shows.. We may decide that they’re simply “bad” writers. 1 would argLle that this is not always the ~case, any more than that those who gave poor speeches were necessarily just “bad” at oral communication. — -.. . . . . A problem in many of these cases is that the students don’t “own” what they’re communicating about.They find it difficult to make their topic relevant or useful for their audience because they don ‘t themselves seethe

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Sara McComb; Linda Blevins

I Session 1634 .— - ..... —... —..- Demystifying Academic Careers for Graduate Students S. A. McComb and L. G. Blevins Purdue UniversityABSTRACTA graduate seminar series has been developed by the Purdue University student chapter of ASEE. Seminartopics include suggestions for getting the right job, keeping a job, and developing a personal educationphilosophy. Attendance has averaged over 100 students

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Vanasupa

implementation process as educational experience for the undergraduate students. This paper chronicles the implementation of an ILI project. Over 30 students were involved in the design and installation of the lab. The students’ majors include Industrial Technology, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Welding Engineering Technology and Electrical Engineering. The lab is for Microelectronics Processing, but the ideas are generic and can be applied to implementing other projects. Introduction-The Case for Taking the Path of More Resistance Engineering education in the 1990’s has been undergoing many changes. Some of the changes, like using distance learning and

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

James A. Jacobs

. Page 1.315.5.——. —.. .,—. :“1{2 :.~. :,<> !...X,,, : ,!. ,’ ,.. .$’$ _ .. —_ —_ —.___ -.,_______ ‘“X% ~~~p lgg(j ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘.,+,lllllil:JAMES ALLEN JACOBSIn 30 years of teaching experience in community colleges and universities, he has conducted research andtaught courses related to engineering materials manufacturing technology. Memberships include theMaterials Education Council of the U. S., ASM International, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, NationalAssociation of Industrial Technology, and American Society for Engineering Education

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert L. Drake

Session 2520 Society and Technology for Non-Engineering Majors Robert L. Drake University of Tennessee at Martin ABSTRACT A course to introduce non-engineering students to technology ande n g i n e e r i n g is d e s c r i b e d . The course is entitled “Society andTechnology” and stresses the use of digital computers in datacollection, simulation, and control operations. One purpose of