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K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito

each school) connected in a network, with Internet access.The implementation of the program started in February of 2002; it has been dimensioned to serve10 thousand students per year, including the qualification of teachers and technical staff for thenext four years.7. Infra Structure of the ProjectThe project physical infra structure counts with 16 laboratories with 20 points of network each,in according to the international pattern EIA/TIA 568-A, where each lab contains one Rack withkey and the local network active element (Switch 24 doors 10/100 MBITS).The whole project is compounded by: 320 Celeron computers 800 MHZ/ Disk of 20GB and 128MB RAM/ Colored monitor with 15”/ CDRom/ Stabilizer; Supply of 32 printers, 2 for each lab;Large b and

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Sunil Appanaboyina; Kendrick Aung

, Montreal, Canada, 2002.3. Hodge, B. K., “Alternate Energy Systems A New Elective,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Canada, 2002.4. Culp, A. W., “Principles of Energy Conversion”, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill, 1991.5. Sorenson, H. A., “Energy Conversion Systems,” John Wiley & Sons, 1983.6. Berinstein, P., “Alternative Energy: Facts, Statistics, and Issues,” Oryx Press, 2001.7. Hazen, M. E., and Hauben, M., “Alternative Energy,” Delmar Learning, 1996.8. Ristinen, R. A., and Kraushaar, J. J., “Energy and the Environment,” John Wiley & Sons, 1998.9. Thumann, A., and Mehta, D. P., “Handbook of Energy Engineering,” 5th Edition, Fairmont Press, 2001.10

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Lessons Learned From Design Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Peter Avitabile; Jeffrey Hodgkins

., “Audio-Visual Methods in Teaching”, 3rd Edition, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 19699 Wolkson,A. “Employers Demand New Skills”, Machine Design, Sept 199210 Knight,C.V., McDonald,G.H., “Modernization of a Mechanical Engineering Laboratory using Data Acquisition with LABVIEW”, ASEE Session 226611 Onaral,B., “A Road Less Traveled”, ASEE Prism, September 199212 Wankat,P., Oreovicz,F., “Learning Outside the Classroom”, ASEE Prism, p32, Jan 200013 McConnaughay,K., Welsford,I., Stabenau,E., “Inquiry, Investigation, and Integration in Undergraduate Science Curricula”, Council on Undergraduate Research Quartley, pp14-18, September 1999Peter Avitabile is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and the

Conference Session

Exploring New Frontiers in Manufacturing Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Trevor Harding

. and Jenssen, G.B., "Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Aluminum and Steel Bumper Carriers," Proceedings of the 2000 Total Life Cycle Conference, P-353, Warrendale, PA: Society for Automotive Engineers, n.2000-01-1495, pp.225-231, 2000.8 Gibson, T.L., "Life Cycle Assessment of Advanced Materials for Automotive Applications," Proceedings of the 2000 Total Life Cycle Conference, P-353, Warrendale, PA: Society for Automotive Engineers, n.2000-01-1486, pp.161-171, 2000.9 "Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of-life vehicles," Official Journal of the European Communities, pp. L 269/34 - 42, 2000.10 Kirkpatrick, N., Dowdell, D. and Glazebrook, B., "A Life Cycle Assessment of the

Conference Session

Assessment Issues II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramon Vasquez; Anand Sharma

formidable challenge, givenacademe’s interest in preservation of the status quo.” The entire process can be summarized intothe following key steps9: “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Page 9.340.2 Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”(a) The Institution requests an evaluation visit(b) The Engineering Accreditation Commission selects the Team Chair(c) The Team Chair contacts the Dean of Engineering to select dates for the campus visit, and to determine the status of self-study materials

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New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan Lopez; Roger Gonzalez; Paul Leiffer

-disciplinary teams are on the project, the amount the projectcounts toward each discipline can vary. Final grade distribution has ranged from A to D with themajority earning a B or higher. This high grade average is due to the fact that the studentsinvolved in the project are typically very highly motivated and take a serious view of theresponsibilities given to them.ResultsWhile the process still continues to mature, we would point toward various measurable indicatorsof research success such as external funding, external publications, realized educationaloutcomes, and student satisfaction.Our laboratory has secured three federally funded projects totaling over $700,000. These fundshave allowed the development of a modern experimental laboratory in

Conference Session

Design Throughout the ChE Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

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Timokleia Togkalidou; Rudiyanto Gunawan; Mitsuko Fujiwara; Jr., J. Carl Pirkle; Eric Hukkanen; Richard Braatz

, AIChE J. 40, 1312 (1994).17. T.K. Bhatia and L.T. Biegler, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 36, 3708 (1997).18. S.H. Chung, D.L. Ma and R.D. Braatz, Can. J. Chem. Eng. 77, 590 (1999).19. Z.K. Nagy and R.D. Braatz, AIChE J. 49, 1776 (2003).20. R.D. Braatz, Ann. Rev. Control 26, 87 (2002).21. F. Wang and K.A. Berglund, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 39, 2101 (2000).22. A. Tadayyon and S. Rohani, Part. Part. Syst. Char. 15, 127 (1998).23. http://www.lasentec.com24. J. Garside, A. Mersmann and J. Nyvlt, editors, Measurement of Crystal Growth and Nucleation Rates, 2nd edition, Institution of Chemical Engineers, Rugby, UK, 2002, pp. 7-10.25. E.J. Hukkanen and R.D. Braatz, Sensors & Actuators B 96, 451 (2003).26. A.P. Featherstone, J.G

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Technology Transfer and Commercialization

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Connolly; Herbert Rabin; Eric Schurr; David Barbe

Industrial Partnerships since 1996. Hisundergraduate and graduate degrees are from the University of Maryland. Prior to joining MIPS, Petermanaged IR&D projects at Westinghouse’s Defense Group in Baltimore, MD. Since 1980 he has beenadjunct faculty in Business and Management at the University of Maryland University College.JUDITH B. MAYSJudith Mays is Projects Manager of the Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS), a program of theMaryland Technology Enterprise Institute (MTECH) at the University of Maryland. She has a bachelor’sdegree from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Marymount University. She has been anentrepreneur, an instructor in George Washington University’s publications specialist program, and authorof several

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jay Porter; James Ochoa; Joseph Morgan

for Engineering Education Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, June 18-21, 2000. 5. C. Barbee, B. Lenahan, M.R. Warren, J.R. Porter, J.A. Morgan, “Implementing a Wireless Networking Infrastructure to Enhance ET Curriculum,” Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 16-19, 2002. 6. http://wip.tamu.edu 7. http://live.tamu.eduJAY PORTERJay R. Porter joined the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&MUniversity in 1998 and currently works in the areas of mixed-signal circuit testing and virtual instrumentationdevelopment. He received the BS degree in electrical engineering (1987), the MS degree in physics (1989

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Emin Yilmaz; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationauthor. The project involved servicing two complicated systems, and designing, installing andtesting the instrumentation for the fuel consumption measurements. This was a very successfuland a very useful project for the students involved. Students were very exited and liked workingon a full size engine.Planned extensions for this project are: (a) solving vibration problems of the torque meter, (b)taking measurements at higher engine loads, beyond 50 ft-lb, and (c) measuring the effect of theengine speed and the engine load on emissions.AcknowledgementsSome of this work was done as a requirement for the “EDTE 341-Power and Transportation”course by Teri Blount, Marc Charleston, Wendell

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Ameel; Ian Harvey; Bruce Gale

] Blanchard, D., Ligrani, P. M., Gale, B., Millis, J., and Stephenson, J., Microblade Failure Characterization for a Rotary Micropump, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, under review, 2004.[2] Nguyen, N.T, and Wereley, S.T., Fundamentals and Applications of Microfluidics, Artech House, Norwood, MA, 2002.[3] Hsu, T.R., MEMS and Microsystems Design and Manufacture, McGraw Hill, New York, NY, 2002.[4] Madou, M., Fundamentals of Microfabrication, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 1997.[5] Madou, M., Fundamentals of Microfabrication- The Science of Miniaturization, 2nd Ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2002.[6] Karniadakis, G.E., and Beskok, A., Micro Flows: Fundamentals and Simulation, Springer Verlag

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Elizabeth A. Stephan; Amy G. Yuhasz; Matthew Ohland

Section 3 Section 4 Section 4 Section 3 s Dr. B’ Section 5 Section 7 Section 7 Section 5 Sections Section 6 Section 8 Section 8 Section 6Testing MeasuresPre-tests and post-tests were developed for each lab and given to all students. Using a matched-pairs design, the change in grade (post-test – pre-test) will be recorded for each student and theoverall section average were calculated to determine if a significant improvement wasexperienced by students in the sensor group versus the non-sensor group. Data collected duringthis semester is still being processed.Deficiencies in Crossover DesignsThe two-treatment, two-phase crossover design

Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Subhash Bose; Immanuel Edinbarough

(Figure 4 (a)). Thedefect generation program outputs an image file containing the defects (Figure 4 (b))and a text file containing columns of the neural network responses corresponding toeach pin defect shown as positive and negative ones in a row (Table 1). Note the firsttwo columns of the network output response shown in Table 1, corresponds to abinary number. For example, -1 -1 corresponds to a zero decimal value, which is usedto classify a straight pin, not bent. A binary number -1 1 corresponds to a decimalvalue of one, bent pin 1 pixel to the right or left and so on. Also the last column of thenetwork output response corresponds to a lifted or not lifted pin state, -1 for not liftedand 1 for lifted respectively. The image of Figure 4 (a

Conference Session

Industrial-Sponsored Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed El-Sayed; Jacqueline El-Sayed

Conference & Exposition, Nashville, TN June 22-25, 2003 2. L. King, W. Riffe, B. Tuttle, B. Lemke, J. El-Sayed, D. Melton, L. Rust, “Building a Process for Establishing an Integrated Design and Manufacturing Freshman Course”, 2003 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, TN June 22-25, 2003 3. W. Riffe, L. Rust, D. Melton, B. Lemke, J. El-Sayed, “Combining Design and Manufacturing Into a First Year Course,” ASEE Conference, Toronto, Canada, June 8-10, 2002 4. J. A. El-Sayed, “Industrial-Academic Integration Takes Learning Out of the Classroom,” SEFI Annual Conference 2001,September 12-14, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Writing and Communication II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

Session 2661 A Just-In-Time Model for Teaching Technical Communications in a Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Course Jenna Terry Program Administrator of Writing in the Disciplines, Writing Center, Paul Ruchhoeft Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Richard Bannerot and Ross Kastor Department of Mechanical Engineering University of HoustonAbstractThis paper describes how the level of both the instruction of and the

Conference Session

Industry-Based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karel Stryczek; Bryan Griffen; Recayi Pecen; Teresa Hall

(product feed pump). The product feed pump delivers the sugar syrup mixture at a rate of 8.5 pounds per minute through a small shell and tube heat exchanger (preheater). The product reaches a temperature of approximately 220°F (±4°F) at the discharge of the preheater.3. Product enters the bottom of the sugar cooker shell and tube heat exchanger section at a constant flow rate of 8.5 pounds per minute, the product residence time in the heat exchanger is approximately 31.5 seconds. The Hohberger cooker consists of two main sections: (a) a heat exchanger is used to elevate the product temperature to the desired set point, and (b) a vacuum chamber is used to assist in removing product moisture.4. Product exits the top of the heat

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering and More

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jared Berrett

Session # 2653 TEACHING TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY K-12“PREPARING FUTURE ENGINEERS & NURTURING A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY” A CASE STUDY OF EXEMPLARY PRACTICE Jared V. Berrett Brigham Young University Introduction Shelly and Melanie stood outside the school staring at a handheld GPS in one pair of hands, and their “tech notes sheet” in the other. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon in Hailey Idaho. I watched as they discussed how they had seen Mr. Thode, their teacher, set the way points in the GPS to aid navigation around the school for others to follow. Shelly and Melanie

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Abi Aghayere

Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationStructural Loads and Systems was recently developed and offered in the CET program at RIT.This is in line with the ABET TC2K1 Criterion b that states that graduates of CET programsshould have, “an ability to apply current knowledge and adapt to emerging applications ofmathematics, science, engineering and technology.”The first class of 22 students successfully completed the course during the fall quarter of 2003.Based on the grade distribution (10 A’s, 5 B’s, 6 C’s and 5 D’s) and feedback from the students,we can conclude that the course was successfully delivered via a combination of course notes,handouts, and online discussion forums. Based on the input from industry, it is our belief

Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharon DeReamer; Nick Safai

Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Educationwould provide a broader knowledge base to each participant, thus opening their minds tonumerous new areas of study. Although many ideas were discussed regarding the content of each activity, it wasdecided that each activity had to meet several requirements. Some of those requirementswere: a. The activity had to be challenging to teens age 12 through 15 b. The activity had to use materials and equipment that the Community College already possessed c. Some faculty member had to have expertise in the area d. The activity had to be fun and motivating for the participants We decided

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mordechai Shacham; Michael Cutlip

3420 Enhancing Computer-Based Problem Solving Skills with a Combination of Software Packages Mordechai Shacham Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Ben Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel e-mail: shacham@bgumail.bgu.ac.il Michael B. Cutlip Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 06269, USA e-mail: michael.cutlip

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yan-Fang Li; Sang-Hoon Lee; Vikram Kapila

) bus,USART ports, etc. We use an external 20 MHz high-speed crystal oscillator to supply operatingclock cycles. The PIC16F74 can be powered using a wide range of voltage sources, e.g., 2-voltdirect current (VDC) to 5.5VDC, and each of its I/O pin can sink or source up to 25mA ofcurrent. It is ideal not only for laboratory data acquisition (the application considered in thispaper), but also for automotive, industrial, and consumer applications. (a) (b) Figure 1: (a) PIC16F74 (b) Pin diagram of PIC16F742.2. Personal Computer In this paper, an IBM-compatible Pentium 3 PC running Microsoft Windows NT 4.0operating system is used. As

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Seyed Zekavat

) Topics not covered at MTU, but containing content relevant to mechanicalengineering (see Table 2-b).To verify the consistency of this rough model, we used a survey of the faculty that teach thiscourse and we received the results from 7 universities in the United States including CaliforniaState University, University of Alabama, Colorado State University, University of Yale andUniversity of Southern California (Writing university name was optional; and we received some ofthe filled questionnaires the university name). The results from this survey are reported in Figure 1.This figure represents the statistics of the universities covering the topics presented in Table 2.To generate this figure, a grade (1, 2, or 3) was assigned to the three

Conference Session

BME Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lesley Hubbard; Peter Mente; Susan Blanchard

manyinstitutions that have benefited from The Whitaker Foundation’s industrial internshipprogram in biomedical engineering. This combination of internship opportunities forstudents offers a rich source of data for assessment of six of the BME program’soutcomes: 1.a, 1.e, 2.a, 2.b, 2.d, and 3.c.The relevant objectives (numbers) and associated outcomes (letters) that can be assessedwith data from student internships are given below. The numbers and letters inparentheses refer to ABET outcomes 3a-3k.1. To educate students to be successful in Biomedical Engineering by emphasizing engineering and biology as related to basic medical sciences and human health. After completing the B. S. in Biomedical Engineering, graduates will be

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Krouglicof

source (or emitter) and a photodiode as adetector. A codewheel (Figure 3) rotates between the emitter and detector, causing thelight from the emitter to be interrupted by the radial slots in the codewheel. The angularposition of the shaft is evaluated by counting the pulses generated by the detector. Forbidirectional operation, a second emitter/detector pair is positioned on the circumferenceof the code wheel so that when the first detector (channel A) reads a slot, the seconddetector (channel B) reads a bar. The digital output of channel A is said to be inquadrature with that of channel B (i.e., 90 degrees out of phase). When the codewheelrotates in the counterclockwise direction, channel A will lead channel B and the systemmust count up. In

Conference Session

Assessment Issues I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary A. Nelson; Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller; Ruth Streveler

). Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2004, American Society for Engineering EducationQ# N Ans. PER A B C D E F G H I J1a 66 B 39.4 22 26 2 8 81b 65 F 41.5 27 3 23 7 52a 65 B 47.7 22 31 2 102b 66 F 37.9 10 25 11 8 123 66 B 60.6 2 40 23 14 66 D 71.2 0 4 0 47 155 66 A 43.9 29 5 11 6 156 66 D 28.8 13 31 3 197a1 66 C 65.2 16 6 43 17a2 66 F 47 16 31

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Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Min Jou

information such as material, cutting tool, part feature, and machining feature. Figure 3 Framework of Manufacturing E-Learning System (eCAM)3. Course Model: GT code The course model developed in this research is based on two methodologies: manufacturing feature andgroup technology. Manufacturing features are those which are meaningful to the manufacturing. Somemanufacturing features are hole, groove, countersink, counter bore, pocket, chamfer, fillet, etc. Figure 4 showsthe manufacturing features of a turning process. The desired part is subtracted from the stock to obtain thefinished part by removing volumes “a”, “b”, “c”, “d”, and “e”. The same method is applied to the millingprocess where the finished part is obtained

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Innovative Teaching Methods in Engineering Economy

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Merino

. Each individual module post-test grade wasstatistically different than the pre-test at the 95% level of confidence. Given that all thedifferences were positive this indicates that the modules were effective in increasing thestudents’ grades and hopefully their knowledge of this material. Table 1: Student Grades on Modules Post-Tests are Different than the Pre-Test Modules > A B C D E F A-F Significance` YES YES YES YES YES YES YESAppendix C is the result for Hypothesis 2. Individual modules grades for A – D and Fwere significantly different from the traditional teaching method average of 82%. Thisindicates that

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Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Suryaprasad Jayadevappa; Ravi Shankar

Top Module Level 1 Design Module Design Module Design Module Level 2 Figure 2. SystemC design module pattern followed.Reusability is ensured by suitably using the modules developed at lower levels insubsequent higher levels. Reusability in SystemC is also supported by suitableparameterization of the design module. Reusability is showcased with the help of simpleexample wherein we initially developed a simple 1-bit half adder and use this to developa 4-bit adder. The example is discussed in more detail here. Figure 3 provides thediagrammatic representation of the 1-bit adder module. Two input ports A and B each of1-bit size are

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider

theline segments of a, b, c, d, e, and f have to be turned on. Therefore, the use of the truth tableand of the K-Map is needed to simplify each function and design the circuit of the device. INPUTS UNITS NUM W X Y Z A B C D E F G 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan; Madara Ogot

task durations. A modified WBS with partially populated planned start dates andautomatically calculated end dates is illustrated in Figure 3.b. PMW: The Gantt Chart/MilestoneThe Gantt Chart is the most widely used method in industry for project scheduling andprogress monitoring. Its advantages include: 1. Direct correlation of tasks with duration of time. 2. Straightforward integration of sub-tasks having separate scheduling charts. 3. Flexible time units ranging from daily to annual. 4. Visual representation for quick assessment of project progress.The milestone chart is similar to the Gantt chart in structure, except only symbolssignifying the completion of a major task are included. There is no indication of taskinitiation