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that in this age of too much information, the situation described in thisassignment can occur later in actual practice unless the students are not forewarned aboutthe potential problems.V.1. The SetupAn Excel spreadsheet is used to generate a histogram, consisting of 100 data points, froma beta probability distribution. In this assignment, we use a Beta probability distributionwith parameters α = 2 and β = 6 (B(2,6)), mean = $10,000 and the range = $10,000.Figure 1 below shows the histogram. 35 1.40 30

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, it was clear from student feedback that the chat tooladopted, did not live up to expectations). The breakdown of responses is shown in Figure 5b. (a) (b) Communications Very w ell 5% 8% 21% 7% Distributed w ork 31% Well 19

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Joseph Walsh; David Kelso; John Troy; Barbara Shwom; Penny Hirsch

Session 2261 Redefining Communication Education for Engineers: How the NSF/VaNTH ERC is Experimenting with a New Approach P. Hirsch, D. Kelso, B. Shwom, J. Troy, J. Walsh Northwestern UniversityI. IntroductionEngineering schools across the country have offered communication courses for more than 20years, yet industry representatives continue to call for engineers who can communicate moreeffectively. EC 2000 lists communication as a key competency for engineers, and engineeringfaculty concur; yet engineering undergraduates too often see their communication requirementssimply as

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Ardie Walser

: Grouping Deadline Workshop: a) Experimental and investigative methods; (40 min.) b) Basic Circuit Theory / Photocell operation; (40 min.) Lab session: Power Source, Characterization of Photo-panels (i.e. Voltage (V), Current (I), Power (P) measurements)Week 3: Workshop: a) Electric motors: (40 min.) b) Gears: 45 min. Lab Session: Power Plant, Characterization of Electric Motors and gears.Week 4: Workshop

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survey posttest. The sameteamwork survey was used for the pre- and posttests.Knowledge mapping. Constructed response knowledge maps (or concept maps) were used asmeasures of students’ content understanding. All knowledge maps received two ratings, based ontwo different scoring methods: (a) an expert content score and (b) a proposition quality score.Scoring student maps against the expert map provided information on how students understoodthe concepts overall, while scoring individual propositions provided information about thequality of particular propositions. The difference between the two scoring methods is in thegranularity of the information available for instructional purposes. The content score yields asingle number for the entire map

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Jeffrey Jones; David Niebuhr; Heather Smith; Lanny Griffin; Blair London; Linda Vanasupa; Katherine Chen

learning objectives as shown in Table1. The learning objectives for a traditional lab on corrosion are listed in the left-hand column.Using the paradigm, our hope was to add the learning objectives as listed in the right-handcolumn. As you can see, many of the objectives focus on using statistical tools in gathering andinterpreting the data. Page 6.1007.3“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education” Learning Objectives: FS Module on CorrosionA. Specific Knowledge to be B. Abilities to be developed

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John Johnston; Ed Dammel; S.K. Ramesh; Eric Matsumoto

2 (4)whereIx = moment of inertia with respect to the neutral axis (i.e., x axis in Figure 4), in4 (mm4)y = distance from the neutral axis to a differential area dA of the cross section, in (mm)The moment of inertia is a geometric property, based on the second moment of the area about theneutral axis (i.e., the axis where the strain equals zero). This quantity is more fully understoodusing calculus. However, for many shapes the moment of inertia can be easily calculated fromsimple formulas found in any mechanics of materials text2. For the common case of arectangular beam with a width, b, and height, h, I = bh3/12. It is important to note that thedefinition of b

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Dick Bickerstaff; Hamid Y. Eydgahi; Robert Speckert

Session 2148 Access and Opportunity:An Alternative Delivery of a Baccalaureate of Science Degree in Engineering Technology Hamid Y. Eydgahi, Ph.D., Lima Technical College Richard Bickerstaff, Columbus State Community College Robert Speckert, Miami UniversityAbstractThe engineering technology divisions at Lima Technical College, Columbus and WashingtonState Community Colleges, North Central State College and the department of engineeringtechnology at Miami University (Ohio) have developed a unique plus two (+2

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Lisa Ritter; Barbara Lazarus; Susan Ambrose

Session 2492 Surviving and Thriving in Engineering and Science: A Woman’s Guide to Navigating the Ph.D. Barbara B. Lazarus, Lisa M. Ritter, Susan A. Ambrose Carnegie Mellon UniversityAbstractThis paper is based upon findings from the authors’ recent book, The Woman’s Guide toNavigating the Ph.D. in Engineering and Science.1 Here, we present some typical challenges thatwomen may face in engineering and science doctoral programs, and share some insights,reflections and strategies from women who are working toward or who have completeddoctorates in engineering or

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the final exam. Table 2 Grade means and standard deviations in the two population samples Section Assignments Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Final Exam 1 85.0(7.2) 67.9(15.7) 77.7(19.0) 69.7(17.6) 72.7(19.6) 2 84.0(8.2) 57.6(18.6) 68.1(14.2) 69.1(18.0) 68.9(13.3)The course grade distributions in the two sections are presented in Table 3. It is evident that as agroup, students in Section 1 did better than those in Section 2, but is this because of VLSM orother factors? Table 3 Course score distributions in the two population samples Section A B C D F

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cannot fully utilize the motion control capabilitiesof our control board, the motion VI’s have been written from scratch. Development has beenkept extremely modular to accommodate possible future changes in system hardware. Forinstance, a counter-timer board could be used to read the encoders and generate PWM signals,or another motor driver circuit (that can accept analog inputs) may replace the current version.Figure 3 shows the front panel for a simple one axis control. The axis is selected (A, B, etc.) andthe target position, represented in percent of full motion, is set. As the motion is taking place,the position information is read from the quadrature encoders and displayed. This VI is the

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Ingrid St. Omer

, Sematech, the SandiaMicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) program, interactive crystal structure applets byProf. Winston Chan at the University of Iowa Physics Department, and interactive solid-statematerials and devices applets by Prof. C. R. Wie’s group at SUNY-Buffalo. Much of thematerial presented in class made use of transparencies prepared using Microsoft PowerPoint.Selected transparencies were converted to PDF files and made available to students through theLecture section of the web site. Students were instructed that these materials were intended tosupplement their own notes and were not a substitute for attendance. Appendix B containssnapshots of the pages developed for the NAU course.Student DemographicsIn both curriculums, the course

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. Compute results for other unknowns as necessary to better understand and evaluate the physical realism of the solution • Ex: Forces may be easier to physically evaluate than velocities or accelerations Return to A2 and repeat until physically realistic solutions exist for all problemsBibliography1. Woods, D.R., “An Evidence-Based Strategy for Problem Solving,” Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 443- 459, October 2000.2. Woods, D.R., et al., “Developing Problem Solving Skills: The McMaster Problem Solving Program,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 86, no. 2, pp. 75-91, 1997.3. Kremer, G., Pasic, H., and Mehta, B., “A Web-based Interactive Problem

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William Thomas; Ann Anderson; Richard Wilk; Ronald Bucinell

Session 3460 Preparing Engineering Students to Work in a Global Environment: The Union College Model Richard D. Wilk, Ronald B. Bucinell, Ann M. Anderson, William W. Thomas Union College Schenectady, New YorkAbstractIt is important for engineering students to develop an international perspective to practice theirprofession in a society that is becoming increasingly global in scope. A key element indeveloping this perspective is acquiring an appreciation of, and respect for, other cultures. Webelieve the best way to do this is through a

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the required Calculus and Calculus-based Physics courses.2) A specialized AA in pre-engineering designed for students who will transfer to the University of Central Florida (UCF). This AA includes five engineering courses, which are transferable to UCF via a formal articulation agreement. This agreement entitles the engineering student at Valencia to be automatically accepted into the engineering program of their choice at UCF. The requirements worked out between Valencia and UCF include: a) ABET course control documents prepared by the UCF College of Engineering must be used for defining these courses. b) The current UCF College of Engineering syllabus for each of these courses must be used to describe

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Ron Pigott; Bill Karr

accreditationrequirement faced by the Engineering Technology Department. Under the current scheme, TheABET accredits Engineering Technology through the criteria established by TAC. TAC iscurrently developing its student and graduate criteria known as Criteria 1 for the year 2000. Thisset contains twelve criteria that must be addressed by the programs seeking accreditation throughABET. The Engineering Technology Programs at Texas Tech University considered addressingthe assessment of the program in light of the new criteria to be a priority. The twelve criterialisted below are from the Proposed Engineering Technology Criteria 2000. a. Demonstrate an appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools or their disciplines b. Apply

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Steven Wright; Murat Ulasir; Michelle West; Lissa MacVean; Donald D. Carpenter

work in interdisciplinary teams to solve increasingly 2, 3, 12complex problems.The Fluid Mechanics Laboratory course described in this paper aims to maximize studentunderstanding of fundamental fluid mechanics concepts and provide students with necessary skillsto succeed in an industry environment. These goals were accomplished by a) the instructional useof laboratory facilities and multimedia and b) implementation of principles of cooperative learninginto the class structure. As a consequence, CEAL was developed. CEAL stands for Cooperativeand Experimental Learning Initiative.Tell me, and I forgetTeach me, and I may rememberInvolve me, and I learn Benjamin FranklinWe had the opportunity to take

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David M. Beams

Session 3220 Developing Computer-Based Laboratory Instruments in a New Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Program David M. Beams University of Texas at TylerABSTRACT: The Department of Electrical Engineering of the University of Texas at Tyler hasdeveloped several computer-based laboratory instruments (CLIs) consisting of LabVIEWvirtual- instrument programs coupled with custom external hardware and has integrated their useinto the undergraduate curriculum. Semiconductor curve tracers for diodes, JFETs, MOSFETs,and bipolar transistors have been

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James Newell; Kathryn Hollar; Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater; Kevin Dahm

of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education2. P. Todd, R. Harrison, Jr., and E. H. Dunlop, "Teaching Biochemical Separations to Engineers," Chemical Engineering Education, Vol. 30, no. 4, pp.286-289 (1996).3. R. N. Occhiogrosso and B. Rana, "The Chemical Engineering Curriculum - 1994," Chemical Engineering Education, Vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 184-187 (1996).4. K. K. Robinson and J. S. Dranoff, "A Laboratory Experiment that Enhances Environmental Awareness," Chemical Engineering Education, Vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 98-101 (1996).5. J. L. Sinclair, "CFD Case Studies in Fluid

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Frances Johnson; David Hutto; Carlos Sun; Kathryn Hollar; Eric Constans; Anthony Marchese; Paris von Lockette; Kevin Dahm

Page 6.182.7 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education1. J. Newell, A. J. Marchese, R. P. Ramachandran, B. Sukumaran, and R. Harvey, “Multidisciplinary design and communication: A pedagogical vision,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 15, 1999.2. R. Harvey, F. S. Johnson, A. J. Marchese, J. Mariappan, R. P. Ramachandran, B. Sukamaran and J. Newell. "Teaching Quality: An Integrated TQM Approach to Technical Communication and Engineering Design." Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education: Mid Atlantic Conference, April 17, 1999.3. F. S

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Resit Unal; Andres Sousa-Poza; Paul Kauffmann

Session: 25422. Klammer, T., B. Koch, and N. Wilner, “Capital Budgeting Practices – A Survey of CorporateUse,” Journal of Management Accounting Research, Fall 1991, (pp. 113-130).PAUL KAUFFMANNPaul J. Kauffmann is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Management atOld Dominion University. Prior to his academic career, he worked in industry where he heldpositions as Plant Manager and Engineering Director. Dr. Kauffmann received a BS degree inElectrical Engineering and MENG in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. He receivedhis Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Penn State and is a registered Professional Engineer.RESIT UNALResit Unal is a professor of Engineering Management and the graduate program director at OldDominion

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Michael Gorman; Matthew Mehalik

. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Page 6.1081.5 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education4. Latour, B. (1992). “Socio-technical graphs.” Social Studies of Science 22 (1): 33-58.5. Law, J., & Callon, M. (1992). The life and death of an aircraft: A network analysis of technical change. In W. E.Bjiker & J. Law (Eds.), Shaping technology, building society (pp. 21-52). Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.6. Diamond, J. (1997). Guns, germs and steel. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.7. Krishnamurti, J

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Geoff Swan; S P Maj; D Veal

further work is planned for the future.Cross-subject cooperation between staff concerned with physics and computing scienceteaching has enabled use of equipment and ideas to span both subjects allowing for thedevelopment of a workshop that would have not been possible with the equipment normallyused on the NIM unit. The cost of the material used was minimal. Even the reels of UTPcabling could be reused as it was not cut into pieces only the ends were used to attach toconnection blocks and terminal posts.Bibliography1. Barnett III, B. L. An Ethernet Performance Simulator for Undergraduate Networking, ACM SIGCSEBulletin, 25 pp 145-150, 1993.2. Engel, B & Maj, S. P. Towards Quality of Service on the Internet - an educational case study,, 3rd

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(l), 23-26 (1996).10) Bourne, J.R., A.J. Brodersen, J.0. Campbell, M.M. Dawant, and R.G. Shiavi, “A Model for On-Line Learning Networks in Engineering Education,” Journal of Engineering Education, 85(3), 253-62 (1996).11) Orr, J.A., D. Cyganski, and R. Vaz, “Teaching Information Engineering to Everyone,” 1997 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, CDROM, Session 2532 (1997).12) Pfaffenberger, B. and M. Shields, “Teaching Engineering Career Literacy and Teamwork Communication Skills in the First-Year Writing Course,” 1997 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, CDROM, Session 2561 (1997).13) Lilja, D.J., “Suggestions for Teaching the Engineering Research Process,” ASEE National Meeting CDROM, Session 0575 (1996).14) Agrawal, P.K

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(July 1999), pg. 54-60.2. Burns, M. and Roberts, G. An Introduction to Mixed-Signal IC Test and Measurement. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2001).3. Fink, R. and Porter, J. “Mixed-Signal Test Initiative in Engineering Technology,” Proc. of the 1999 Gulf Southwest ASEE Conference, Dallas, TX (March, 1999).4. Warren, M., Kemp, J., Fletcher, B., Zoghi, B., Porter, J. “A Low-cost Embedded Control Tester for Teaching Mixed Signal Test Concepts,” Proc. of the 2000 Gulf Southwest ASEE Conference, College Station, TX (March, 2000). Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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for a point load test is shown in Figures 2a and 2b,respectively. Figure 2. Procedure for a point load test. a) sample preparation, b) testingThe digital video is broken up into two-minute segments and compressed with the three commonvideo formats, QuickTime, Real, and Windows Media. In addition, both high- and low-resolution versions are made. The low-resolution version allows streaming on 56k modems.A student is expected to watch the video for a particular test and then obtain unique data on thatparticular test using the rock-breaking simulator. The rock-breaking simulator was producedusing Macromedia Flash, and reads statistical information about a certain rock outcrop from auser-defined database. For a granite outcrop that may

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Virginia high technology community. Page 6.802.7 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationConstituency Constituency Constituency GroupGroup A Inputs Group B Inputs C Inputs GMU IT&E Program Mission Mission Level Program and and Quality

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James Newell; Kevin Dahm

. Ramachandran, B. Sukumaran and R. Harvey, Multidisciplinary Design and Communication: A Pedagogical Vision. International Journal of Engineering Education, 15, 5 (1999).5. Bakos, J. D., "A Departmental Policy for Developing Communication Skills of Undergraduate Engineers," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 75, p. 101 (November 1986).6. Elbow, P., "Teaching Thinking by Teaching Writing," Phi Delta Kappan, p. 37, (1983).7. Newell, J. A., D. K. Ludlow, and S. P. K. Sternberg, "Progressive Development of Oral and Written Communication Skills across an Integrated Laboratory Sequence," Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 31(2), p. 116 (1997).8. "Engineering Criteria 2000: Criteria for Accrediting Programs in Engineering in the

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David Bunnell; Bill Knowlton; Amy Moll

Society for Engineering EducationAugust, 2000. Dr. Moll received a B.S. degree in Ceramic Engineering from University of Illinois, Urbana in 1987.Her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are in Materials Science and Engineering from University of California at Berkeley in1992 and 1994. Following graduate school, Dr. Moll worked for Hewlett Packard in San Jose, CA and in ColoradoSprings, CO. She was an Adjunct Professor at San Jose State University and has been involved in several conferencesand workshops on Materials Science and Engineering education.William KnowltonWilliam B. Knowlton is an Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering at Boise State University. Prior to joining thefaculty, Dr. Knowlton worked for Insight Analytical Labs in Colorado Springs

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in a “style” familiar and engaging toengineering students. This is often equated with presenting the material within the context ofmathematics. However, possibly more familiar and engaging to engineers is “problem solving,”and not the mathematics per se.The problem then becomes, how does one teach cell and molecular biology to engineeringstudents in a manner that: a) presents sufficient introductory material for all students with the proper prerequisites, b) allows in-depth study of specific topics to hold the interest of more advanced students, c) engages engineering students with a “problem oriented” approach, and d) provides students with information of specific value to biomedical engineers. Proceedings of the 2001