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Ravi Pendse; Everett L. Johnson

Session 2653 Innovative Design Techniques in a Freshman class Ravi Pendse Ph.D. , Everett Johnson Ph.D. Department of Electrical Engineering Wichita State UniversityAbstractAt Wichita State University, we have a three course sequence in the Digital Design area with thefirst course taken by incoming freshman students. This course entitled “Introduction to DigitalDesign” is a very popular course among students. The average enrollment each semester is about60 students. Most of these students go on to take the other two courses in the sequence. In thispaper

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Karim J. Nasr

Session 2666Integration and Implementation of a Thermodynamics Instructional Software Karim J. Nasr Mechanical Engineering Department GMI Engineering & Management Institute Flint, MI 48504 ABSTRACT This paper presents the integration and implementation of Mathcad’s Electronic Booktitled “Thermodynamics for Engineers” into a first course on Engineering Thermodynamics atGMI Engineering & Management Institute. This instructional computer software utilizesMathcad tools and exhibits

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Daniel Davis

Session 2606 Design as a Process The Project Development Process Daniel Davis Ward College, University of HartfordAbstractThere has always been a lot of discussion about the design process, and yet it remains verydifficult to define in precise terms. Architectural design is both an art and a science, both actionand reaction, and both intuition and analysis. But essentially, design is a problem solving anddecision making process.This paper proposes the belief that the entire project development process requires a constantstream of

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Tian S. Lim

Session 1559 Modeling and Simulation of A Power Circuit Breaker Tian S. Lim United States Naval Academy Abstract This paper describes modeling and simulation of a dc power circuit breaker. The circuitbreaker can withstand a maximum voltage of 800 Volts dc and a maximum current of 75,000Amperes. The circuit breaker arc voltage can rise to 1650 Volts during the time of contactseparation, or 32 msec., and then drops to 800 Volts during the arcing time, or 30 msec., acrossopen contacts. It necessitates the solving of a non-linear

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Stephanie L. Blaisdell; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Session 1692 A Pipeline to Recruit Women Into Engineering Stephanie L. Blaisdell, Mary R. Anderson-Rowland Arizona State UniversityWomen constituted only 17% of those awarded bachelor degrees in engineering in 19951, a slightincrease (16%) from the previous year2. The future does not seem much brighter, either. In1990, senior males in public high schools were more than three times as likely to choose a careerin science, math or engineering than women3. Interest in engineering careers among collegefreshmen in 1995 reached a 20-year low, with only 2% of the women planning to

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John R. Williams; Dr. Martin Pike

Session 2275 Session 2275 A Process to Earn Promotion and Tenure By John R. Williams, Dr. Martin Pike Purdue University AbstractBefore a new business is created or an existing business will expand to gain financial backingfrom others, the first thing that banks and other capital sources usually want to see is the businessplan for the company. This plan is a detailed plan that includes an assessment of the business’finances, market

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Kirk E. Hiles

Session 2325 A Project-Based Freshman Engineering Design Experience - FIRST Kirk E. Hiles United States Coast Guard AcademyAbstract During the Spring Semester of 1997, a freshman engineering class was immersed into theengineering design process by working side-by-side with faculty, engineers and high schoolstudents to design and construct a robot to compete in the FIRST Competition. The studentsstudied and applied a nine step design process to bring their conceptual paper designs to life bybuilding a 3'x'3'x4', 120 pound robot in just

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Susan Montgomery

Session 1213 A Secret to Large Classes - Showing You Care Susan Montgomery University of MichiganINTRODUCTIONThe other speakers in this session are addressing some of the logistical issues involved inteaching large classes, as well as some ways of engaging large classes to obtain increasedparticipation. In this paper I wish to address some of the belongingness issues that areparticularly magnified in large classes. My experience with large classes comes from teachingthe material and energy balances class at the University of Michigan, which has had

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Surendra K. Gupta

Session 3220 Teaching “Computer Tools” in a Workshop Format Surendra K. Gupta Rochester Institute of Technology AbstractMechanical engineering freshmen at RIT take 342-Problem Solving with Computers as theintroductory computer course. 342 replaces the traditional course in Fortran Programming.Students now develop function subprograms in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) within theMicrosoft Excel environment. 342 emphasizes software tools such as a spreadsheet, wordprocessor and symbolic computational system. Skilled in such

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William W. Schultz; Roger W. Pryor; Michael Vaksman; Mark Schumack; Kevin Belfield; Vladimir Sheyman; Mukasa Ssemakula; Shuvra Das

Session 2663 Thermophysics for Manufacturing Engineers: A Nontraditional Approach Mark Schumack, Michael Vaksman, Shuvra Das, Kevin Belfield Mukasa Ssemakula, Roger Pryor, Vladimir Sheyman William W. Schultz University of Detroit Mercy/Wayne State University/University of MichiganABSTRACTThis paper describes the development of a set of instructional modules that will introducecandidates to the principles of thermal/fluid sciences, with applications to manufacturingengineering. The candidates are currently employed as machinists at the Center

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Mary Anderson-Rowland

Session 3553 Understanding Freshman Engineering Student Retention through a Survey Dr. Mary R. Anderson-Rowland Arizona State UniversityAbstractIt is easier to retain a student than to recruit one. Yet, retention of engineering students isdifficult. Although the retention rate of engineering students in the College of Engineering andApplied Sciences (CEAS) at Arizona State University (ASU) of beginning full-time, first-timefreshman engineering is about the same as freshman in all units at ASU, some of the engineeringfreshman change to other

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Mary Kathryn Mathis; Duane Stucky; Ahad S. Nasab

Session 2633 University Cogeneration Initiative as a Class Project Opportunity Mary Kathryn Mathis, Ahad S. Nasab, Duane Stucky Middle Tennessee State UniversityIntroductionEnergy management and budgeting has long been a major concern of academicinstitutions which usually operate on a shrinking operations budget and a generallyrising demand due to increase in student enrollment and addition of new buildings andfacilities and laboratories.In recent decades cogeneration has been looked upon as one way of managing the energycosts as well as replacing older technology with the more environmentally-friendlyhardware. Like many

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D.M. Hummels; D.J. Rawnsley; Bruce E. Segee

Session 1559 A Virtual Instrument Bus Using Network Programming D.J. Rawnsley, D.M. Hummels, B.E. Segee University of Maine, Orono Maine ’ Abstract This paper provides an overview of a virtual instrument bus created at the Uni- versity of Maine Orono. Software to support automated tests has become difficult to maintain as the number of test boards and test instruments grows. A variety of test instruments such as logic analyzers, signal generators, and data caches connect and communicate to

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Stephen A. Raper; Susan L. Murray

Session 2542 Engineering Management and Industrial Engineering: Six One Way, A Half Dozen the Other Susan L. Murray Ph.D., P.E. & Stephen A. Raper Ph.D. Engineering Management Department University of Missouri-Rolla Rolla, Missouri 65409-0370, USAIntroductionTo some people Engineering Management (EMgt) is a speciality within Industrial Engineering(IE), to others Engineering Management is broader than IE. For some the terms areinterchangeable. Is there a difference? In this paper we present a comparison of the twodisciplines

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Robert J. Witt; Gilbert A. Emmert

Session 2577 Initial Attempt at Outcomes Assessment in Nuclear Engineering Gilbert A. Emmert, Robert J. Witt Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics University of Wisconsin-Madison AbstractIn 1995 the UW-Madison campus required that all majors develop educational objectives andimplement outcomes assessment procedures. In Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physicswe chose to focus on exit interviews of graduating students and written questionnaires mailed toalumni who graduated three years earlier. The assessment process

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A. Janaki Rao; B.K. Darshan

PROBLEMS OF WOMEN ENGINEERS IN INDIA Prof. A. Janaki Rao Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530 003 (A.P) India and Mr. B.K. Darshan, Member, UNIDO Managing Director National Institute of Technical and Management Education, New Delhi1. INTRODUCTION : India with a population of 900 million people is one of the largest producer of engineers and scientists having 4 16 engineering colleges producing 1 ,O 1,45 1 engineers per year and 1029 polytechnics producing 1,66,458 diploma holders

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Lisa A. Riedle; Jill M. Clough

Session 2326 Starting in Reverse Dr. Lisa A. Riedle, Dr. Jill M. Clough University of Wisconsin - PlattevilleReverse engineering, a group project utilized in the utilized in the University of Wisconsin -Platteville's freshman engineering courses. Three years ago the college of engineeringimplemented a freshman engineering course. There were a variety of objectives: retention,getting them involved in the college of engineering as freshmen, group projects, oral and writtencommunication skills, and design experience.The first year the course was taught

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Mark A. Shields; Bryan Pfaffenberger

technicaldescription) and the ability to adapt technical material to a variety of audiences.Changing patterns of work in contemporary engineering organizations call for furtherinnovation. In a revealing interview with 20 UVa engineering graduates in the summer of1995, the Professional Development Committee - an ad-hoc faculty committee concernedto increase the professional development emphasis in the UVa engineering curriculum -found that our graduates cited the following shortcomings in their UVa engineeringeducation:• Insufficient emphasis on teamwork. Students need more experience working with people who have varying intellectual styles and abilities.• Insufficient background for working effectively in cross-functional settings. Students need to

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Mohamed A. Bourham; Donald J. Dudziak

Session 2377Undergraduate Research As An Enhanced Educational Tool and A Transition Mechanism for Post-Graduate Studies Mohamed A. Bourham and Donald J. Dudziak Department of Nuclear Engineering North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7909 Research experience for undergraduates is of great importance not only forconducting research on a topic that has impact on a current research activity, butalso as a tool to enhance undergraduate education. During the past decade,undergraduate research in nuclear engineering was irregular, a case-to-case event,based on individuals

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Thomas Lenox; Stephen J. Ressler; Robert J. O'Neill; C. Conley

Session 3215 Computers in the Integrated Civil Engineering Curriculum: A Time of Transition Thomas A. Lenox, Stephen J. Ressler, Robert J. O'Neill, Christopher H. Conley United States Military AcademyThis paper examines the authors' continuing experiences in incorporating the personal computer into thecivil engineering program at the US Military Academy. The paper describes how the civil engineeringprogram has changed its approach to using the common software purchased by students at the Academy.1. SituationAcademic Program for Civil Engineering MajorsThe purpose of the United States

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V.J. Deleveaux; C.O. Ruud

Session 1263 Designing and Teaching a Successful Industry Based Capstone Design Course V.J. Deleveaux; C.O. Ruud Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering The Pennsylvania State University I. Introduction The challenge for manufacturing companies is to design and manufacture high quality products,on time and at minimum cost. As a consequence, the need for well-rounded engineeringgraduates who can contribute directly to the growth and profitability objectives of the company iscritical. Thus, the required core

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Randall Guensler; Christopher Conklin; Paul S. Chinowsky

Session 1658 Development of a Web-Based Environmental Impact, Monitoring and Assessment Course Randall Guensler, Paul Chinowsky, Christopher Conklin School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of TechnologyThe information revolution has had a dramatic effect on engineering education in the 1990’s.Educators and students alike have witnessed a dramatic shift from traditional teaching methodsand tools to a new, innovative, interactive approach. What began as the simple use of computersand information technology for student projects has developed into the large scale use ofcomputer

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Heather Nachtmann Umphred; Kim LaScola Needy; Jerome P. Lavelle

Session 1239 Engineering Economy - A Follow-up Analysis of Current Teaching Practices Jerome P. Lavelle/ Kim LaScola Needy, Heather Nachtmann Umphred Kansas State University/University of Pittsburgh Abstract Results of a survey conducted to gather data regarding the ways and means in whichengineering economy is taught in U.S. universities is described. This represents an extension ofthe work previously reported by Lavelle at the 1996 ASEE Annual Conference in the followingways: (1) additional surveys are included; (2) a more rigorous

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Christopher G. Braun

Session 1532 Experiments on the Cheap: Using a Student Data Acquisition System Christopher G. Braun Colorado School of MinesMotivationThe cost of operating a dedicated laboratory facility for student educational use is large incomparison to operating a general purpose lecture room. Laboratory uses require thesetup of dedicated equipment, safety equipment and significant storage, often making theroom unsuitable for other purposes. Additionally, hands-on laboratory projects requiremore time in class per credit hour than lecture – typically 3 hours in lab per

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Carlos Aldana; Winston F. Erevelles

Session 1426 Implementation of a Laboratory Learning Module for Process Monitoring and Control Carlos Aldana, Winston F. Erevelles, IMSE Department, GMI Engineering & Management InstituteAbstract This paper describes the development of a laboratory module in automation thatpresents students with an experience in sensors, data collection and system control. Themodule features an Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), a pick andplace device with two degrees of freedom and two set point control modules mounted onthe gripper and the rotary axis of the pick and place device, a chute

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Susan L. Murray

Session 2457 Integrating Core Industrial Engineering Courses Through A Manufacturing Case Study Susan L. Murray, Ph.D., P.E. Engineering Management Department University of Missouri-Rolla Rolla, Missouri 65409-0370, USAAbstractThis paper presents a summary of research conducted by a team of students from the Universityof Missouri-Rolla. The manufacturing processes at a local firm were evaluated. The case studyillustrates the benefits of applying ergonomic, safety, work measurement, and quality

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Robert P. Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

Session 2513 Demonstration of Chemical Engineering Principles to a Multidisciplinary Engineering Audience Robert P. Hesketh and C. Stewart Slater hesketh@rowan.edu slater@rowan.edu Chemical Engineering Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701 Session 2513 Laboratory and Lecture Demonstrations Paper No. 6 1997 Annual Conference of the American Society for

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P. J. Shull; K. Vescovi

Session 3548 Design of a Pragmatic Network Communications Laboratory for Engineering Technology P. J. Shull* and K. Vescovi** * Department of Engineering Penn State University - Altoona Altoona, PA 16601 ** Concurrent Technologies Corporation Johnstown, PA 15904INTRODUCTION Unlike most physical sciences where laboratory instruction is accepted as integral to

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Douglas E. Hirt

Session 1613 Session 1613 DESIGNING A PUMPING SYSTEM: WHY WORRY ABOUT OTHER PROCESS ELEMENTS? Douglas E. Hirt Department of Chemical Engineering Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634-0909AbstractA major goal in integrating design throughout a curriculum is to show students how the majorelements of the curriculum fit together. Vertical integration is accomplished by building onconcepts learned in previous courses

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Mumtaz Usmen; John Raad; Haluk Aktan

Session 1526 A Laboratory for Non Destructive Evaluation of Civil Structures John Raad, Haluk Aktan, Mumtaz Usmen NSF ASEE/Wayne State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the modifications made to the civil engineering materials laboratory courseto include non destructive testing procedures. The materials course is required in theundergraduate program and taken at the junior level. The materials course as it was offeredprimarily covered the design and properties of Portland cement concrete, steel and asphalticconcrete. Additionally, testing for the properties of wood, plastics and