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Edwin Jones

Edition. Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology. Baltimore, 2000. The latest edition of the criteria is available at http://www.abet.org.EDWIN C. JONES, JR.Edwin C. Jones, Jr., received the BSEE from West Virginia University in 1955, the Diploma of the Imperial College Page 5.235.4(DIC) from the Imperial College of Science and Technology in 1956, and a PhD from the University of Illinois in 41962. He has served in the U S Army Signal Corps and has experience with General Electric and WestinghouseElectric. He was Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering

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Eugene E. Rutz

Difference? A Review of Contemporary Research on theEffectiveness of Distance Learning in Higher Education", Washington, DC., 1999.6. Matthews, D. "Transforming Higher Education", Educom Review, vol. 33, no. 5, 1998, pp. 48-577. Watson, B., (Microsoft Online Institute) Tricks & Traps: Lessons the Microsoft Online Institute has Learned,presented at N.A. WEB 96 - The Second International North American Web Conference, October, 1998. URLhttp://www.uvm.edu/~hag/naweb96/zwatson.html8. Auerbach, S. "Classroom in a Box", in Inside Technology Training, vol.2, no. 1, January 1998, pp. 38-42.9. Wallace, D.R. and Mutooni, P., "A Comparative Evaluation of World Wide Web-Based and ClassroomTeaching", Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 87, no. 3, July

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E. Max Raisor; C. Greg Jensen

, this study has demonstrated the feasibility of sharinglaboratory software and hardware, over the Internet, with individual students or groups ofstudents, who are located at remote sites. There were also significant benefits that accrued to theweb-based courseware, including an effective and informative comprehensive class web site.Bibliography1. F. Olsen, “‘Virtual’ Institutions Challenge Accreditors to Devise New Ways of Measuring Quality.” TheChronicle of High Education, (Aug. 1999).2. K. McCollum, “Colleges Urged to Use Technology to Promote ‘Lifelong Learning.’” The Chronicle of HigherEducation, (Sept. 1999).3. S. Carr, J.R. Young, “As Distance-Learning Boom Spreads, Colleges Help Set Up Virtual High Schools.” TheChronicle of Higher

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Mark Cutkosky; Christopher Richard; Allison Okamura

inverted pendulumproblem often studied in feedback control courses. The handle and sector pulley move as thepaddle’s motor rotates. As an early objective of the course, students are asked to derive theequation of motion governing the paddle’s position. Using either Newton’s law or an equivalentmethod, the equation of motion for the paddle is found to be:(1) ( J s + ms rcg2 + N 2 J m )θ&& + (bs + N 2bm )θ& − ms grcg sin(θ ) = N (τ − τ f )where θ is the angle of the scctor pulley measured with respect to a vertical line, Js is the moment of inertia of the sector pulley about it center of gravity, ms is the mass of the sector pulley, rcg is the distance from the pulley’s center of mass to its center of

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Craig W. Somerton

support themaximum amount of weight. Circular weights of approximately 6 inch diameter will be placedon the table by a member of the team one at a time until the table collapses or the weights slideoff the table. You may not anchor your table to any surrounding structure. You will have 20minutes to plan your project and then you will have 30 minutes to construct the table.Since this is a team building exercise, it will prove useful to follow some team guidelines(meeting agenda).1. As a team discuss the objective. Make sure every member is clear of the goal(s).2. Conduct a brainstorming session. Identify one of your team members to serve as moderator and one to serve as recorder. Each member of the team will need to sign the list generated by

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Morteza Sadat-Hossieny

, and CAD/CAM 3.Up-to-date one group of students have taken the course required to receive their certificates.This is due to the recency of the agreement between NKU and Mazak. The number of studentsgraduating with Mazak certificates is expected to grow during the next academic year.III. The Federal Manufacturing Extension Partnership programThe Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing (RCBI) is one example ofthe Federal Manufacturing Extension Partnership program established in mid 1990's inconjunction with Marshall University to provide access to advanced technologies and technicaltraining 5.Since opening its first manufacturing technology center in Huntington, WV, RCBI has workedclosely with Marshall University and the

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Purshotam K. Juriasingani; Chris D. Cox; R. Bruce Robinson

. He has worked on several projectsfor the U. S. Department of Energy, state, and non-government clients.R. BRUCE ROBINSONDr. R. Bruce Robinson is a professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Tennessee. Hereceived a Ph.D. in Sanitary (Environmental) Engineering from Iowa State U. in 1979, and also has an M.S. inSanitary Engineering and B.S. in Civil Engineering. He is a licensed professional engineer in Tennessee and Iowa. Hehas served as chair and member of several national professional society committees including the chair of ASCE WaterSupply Committee and chair of AWWA’s Small Systems Research Committee. Dr. Robinson has worked with avariety of agencies, foundations and companies on water and wastewater treatment

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V. Ramachandran; Ravi Ramachandran

analysisof trusses. Thus, this paper makes a thrust at multidisciplinary engineering education by showingthe equivalence of structures and circuits thereby depicting the isomorphism in the analysistechniques. It is suggested that courses on Statics and Circuits can be improved and looked atunder one common analysis framework.References1. F. P. Beer and E. R. Johnston, Jr., “Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics”, McGraw- Hill Book Co., 1996.2. J. W. Nilsson and S. A. Riedel, “Electric Circuits”, Addison -Wesley Book Co., 1996.3. N. Balabanian and T. Bickart, “Linear Network Theory: Analysis, Properties”, Matrix Publishers, 1981.4. R. C. Dorf and R. H. Bishop, “Modern Control Systems”, Addison-Wesley Book Co., 1998.5. J. F. Lindsay and V

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Karan Watson; Jeffrey Froyd

Annual Meeting, 17-18 October 1990, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.3. ASEE, “Engineering Education for a Changing World,” Report prepared by the ASEE Engineering Deans' Council and Corporate Roundtable, Washington, D.C., American Society for Engineering Education, 1994.4. ASTD, "Workplace Basics: The Skills Employers Want," American Society for Training and Development and U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 1988.5. Astin, Alexander, Achieving Educational Excellence, 1985, San Francisco, Jossey-Bass6. Astin, Alexander, et al., “Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning,” AAHE Assessment Forum, 19927. Baltimore, Linda 0., "Collaboratives: Helping Hispanic Students

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Karen Frair; Jeffrey Froyd

Annual Meeting, 17-18 October 1990, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.3. ASEE, “Engineering Education for a Changing World,” Report prepared by the ASEE Engineering Deans' Council and Corporate Roundtable, Washington, D.C., American Society for Engineering Education, 1994.4. ASTD, "Workplace Basics: The Skills Employers Want," American Society for Training and Development and U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 1988.5. Astin, Alexander, Achieving Educational Excellence, 1985, San Francisco, Jossey-Bass6. Astin, Alexander, et al., “Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning,” AAHE Assessment Forum, 19927. Baltimore, Linda 0., "Collaboratives: Helping Hispanic Students

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Roger Gonzalez

sequence with separate courses and instructors, onefaculty member directs the combined undergraduate team. This unique interdisciplinaryundergraduate experience provides a significant opportunity for students to understand how eachof their own skills can be enhanced by the skills of other engineering disciplines. The studentsalso gain significant appreciation for how complex projects require the expertise of severaldisciplines for successful outcomes. The multi-year nature of this project, plus that eachinterdisciplinary team works collectively for the entire academic year, compels each student tofocus on three essential elements: (1) have a clear understanding of the previous year(s) researchsuccesses and failures, (2) develop a clearly defined

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Eric Zimmerman; Donna Dorminey

areas of course development.Bibliography1. FM 22-100: Military Leadership. Department of the Army. Washington, DC (1990).2. Lowman, Joseph. Mastering the Techniques of Teaching. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers (1995).3. Ullman, David G. The Mechanical Design Process. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill, Inc. (1997).4. Wankat, Phillip C. and Frank S. Oreovicz. Teaching Engineering. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc. (1993).DONNA DORMINEYMajor Donna Dorminey is an instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United StatesMilitary Academy, West Point. She received her BS from the United States Military Academy in MechanicalEngineering in 1989 and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University in 1999.ERIC

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Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

as well as independent project work. Though LabVIEWsoftware along with National Instruments data-acquisition boards are most commonly used, othersystems such as SAGIAN Inc.'s CAMILLE system is used also in certain applications. It isshown that students in mechanical engineering and technology programs who have traditionallyavoided electronics and computers have readily and enthusiastically taken to data-acquisitionsystems.IntroductionThe use of modern data acquisition systems that use virtual instruments (VIs) has increaseddramatically in industry [1,2] in instrumentation and controls applications. This technology has influenced the design of modern test equipment with more intelligence “built directly into themachines of today for higher

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William J. Hutzel

8 fan Chamber humidifier Supply Air Page 3.200.3 Figure 2. The forced air system delivers conditioned air to the environmental chamber. 3Although the mechanical equipment for the forced air system described above was fullyoperational for nearly 20 years, precise control of the system was extremely difficult. Most ofthe control components dated to the 1970’s, well before computer controls were a reality. As aresult, the forced

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Elizabeth A. Parry; Laura Bottomley

not gather enough momentum to make the experiment interesting. If the rampis too long, it will be difficult to direct the cars in such a way that they stay on the ramp until thebottom. Provided at the center are also sandpaper, a small piece of carpet, and a piece of smoothplastic. The children are then given Matchbox cars of varying weight. Races can then beconducted on the ramp with cars of differing weight, with cars of the same weight with different Page 3.272.2materials covering the ramps, etc. The children are encouraged to experiment with differentcombinations after an initial teacher demonstration. Supplies used include: ramp(s

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David G. Martin; William G. Sullivan

we willcontinue to search for better ways to help potential engineering graduates who may have gottenoff to a rocky start in their academic studies. References1. DeGarmo, E. P., W. G. Sullivan, J. A. Bontadelli and E. M. Wicks, Engineering Economy (Tenth Edition), Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1997.2. Sullivan, W. G. and S. F. Daghestani, ìMultivariate Analysis of Student Performance in Large Engineering Economy Classes,î ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Milwaukee, WI, June 16, 1997, Session 1239. BiographiesWILLIAM G. SULLIVAN is Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute andState

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Thomas J. Crowe; Herman Budiman; Elin M. Wicks

No. 1, Washington, DC, The George Washington University, School of Education and Human Development.2. Jonassen, D. H., 1988, “Designing structured hypertext and structuring access to hypertext,” Educational Technology, v.28 n.11, p.13-16.3. Lynch, P. J., 1992, “Teaching with multimedia,” Syllabus, v.22 n.2.4. Sinatra, R., J. S. Beaudry, J. Stahl-Gemake, and E. F. Guastello, 1990, “Combining visual literacy, text understanding, and writing for culturally diverse students,” Journal of Reading, p.612-617.THOMAS J. CROWE is an assistant professor of Industrial Engineering and a member of the ManufacturingSystems Research Group at the University of Missouri - Columbia. His research interests include dynamic businessprocess

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William W. Predebon; Peck Cho

worked toprovide a supportive environment during the training period. This included dinner at theDirector's home and several other informal gatherings. A glass case was installed outside theELC and photographs of the coaches and coaches in training were displayed to recognize theirservice and instill a sense of ownership.RESULTS All recruits successfully completed the training program. Eight out of eleven recruited studentshave become coaches, to date. The other three were taking the gateway courses. This program isin its second year and, while a quantitative assessment of the program cannot be made at thisstage, a number of anecdotal evidences indicates a need to sustain this program.REFERENCES1 Vygotsky, L. S., Thought and Language

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K.A. Korzeniowski

Human Resources (EHR). V. Bibliography1. Nilsson, J.W. and S.A. Riedel, Electronic Circuits, Fifth Edition, Addison Wesley, 1995.2. Wolf, S. and R.F.M. Smith, Student Reference Manual: for Electronic Instrumentation Laboratories, Prentice Hall,Inc. 1990.3. Love, S.F., Planning and Creating Successful Engineering Designs: Managing the Design Process, AdvancedProfessional Development, Inc. 1986.4. McConnell, R.L., W.L. Cooley and N.T. Middleton, Electrical Engineering Design Compendium, Addison-WesleyPublishing Company, 1993.5. Course Material from the NSF Workshop, Concurrent Engineering Design: Three-Dimensional Modeling, Analysisand Manufacturing Workshop for Lower-Division College Faculty, The

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Karim J. Nasr

for Materials Engineering Education,” Proceedings of ASEE, Illinois-IndianaSection Conference, Session 1E4, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1995, 93 - 96.Braun, J. E., Frankel, S. H. and P. E. Sojka, “Integrating Equation Solving Software into UndergraduateThermodynamics,” Proceedings of ASEE, Illinois-Indiana Section Conference, Session 3D1, Purdue University,West Lafayette, Indiana, 1995, 273 - 277.Gidh, K. and M. E. Hanyak Jr., “A Thermodynamics Teaching Aid for Undergraduate Engineers,” Int. J. Engng. Ed.Vol. 9, No. 2, 1993, 162 - 185.MathSoft, Inc., Mathcad Educational Licensing, Edited by: M. C. Potter and C. W. Somerton, Cambridge, MA02142.Pattee, H. A., “Selecting Computer Mathematics,” Mechanical Engineering, September

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Robert P. Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

1960's for water desalination, reverse osmosis is employed in many industriesfor wastewater treatment and minimization; water reuse and material recovery; and for ultrapurewater production. For more information on the subject the reader is referred to several otherpublications (Rautenbach and Albrecht[12]; Mulder[13]; Ho and Sirkar[14]). Related laboratory andcourse development in membrane technology can be found in Slater and Paccione[15],Slater et al.[16], Hollein et al.[17], Slater [18, 19, 20].Experimental DemonstrationThe experimental demonstration uses either a Survivor® model 06 or 35 reverse osmosis system(Figure 2) manufactured by PUR , adivision of Recovery Engineering, Inc.,Minneapolis, MN. The differencebetween the two units

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Kenny Fotouhi

weighing 4.051 lbs, caused the cart to have trouble starting. An adjustment ofthe 1k potentiometer temporarily overcame this, however, the problem was rectified bybuilding another body of blast pine wood using thinner design. The new body weighed1.20 lbs., ultimately resulting in a 30% weight reduction of the cart.Acknowledgment The author would like to express his appreciation to his secretary, Ms. Hickman and students,Joseph S. Kulina and Gregory P. Johnson for their efforts in this project. BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION1. Floyd, L. Thomas. Electronic Devices. Merrill Publishing 1988.2. Kenjo, Takashi. Stepping Motors and their Microprocessor Controls. Oxford Science Publications, 1988.3

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Michael Mahler; Jon Szafranski; Dawn Werner; Karl Smith

"insider knowledge." Gaining insider knowledge— learning to speak,write, and think like members of a profession— is a major part of becoming a member of acommunity of practice (Brown and Duguid, 1991). Page 2.328.3 ReferencesASEE Prism. 1996. Let problems drive the learning in your classroom. ASEE Prism, 6(2), 30-36.Barrows, H.S. & Tamblyn, R. 1980. Problem-Based Learning. New York: Springer.Brown, J.S. and Duguid, P. 1991. Organizational learning and communities-of-practice: Toward a unified view ofworking, learning, and innovation. Organizational Science, 2 (1), 40-56.Ferguson, Eugene S. 1992

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make it an excellent tool for teachingVHDL development. The software is free to students and runs on a PC. In addition, it has been ourexperience that VHDL is as easy to learn as Verilog. In other words, the advantage of prior knowledge of Cdoes not seem to significantly improve a students ability to learn Verilog. Hence, for the last two years,VHDL has been the language of choice for the introduction to digital electronics course.Using VHDL The lectures on VHDL (in fact, the entire set of digital electronics lectures) are available in power pointformat from the author,s web site (www.plu.edu\~spillmrj). VHDL is introduced during the fifth lecture(each class is 1.5 hours long so this represents the beginning of the 3rd week of a typical four

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Richard J. Reid

, students encounterthe math, science and engineering of real (virtual) devices and are able to work with themconveniently.Having these virtual devices available gives more of a “real world”-like experience in performingthe required experiments. Of course it is still virtual, but it is a practical laboratory encounter forcourses that must enroll so many students.Other virtual devices that have been developed and used include a ball falling in a gravitationalfield, a satellite orbiter and a Bungy Jump simulation.Course materials can be found at the URL: http://www.cps.msu.edu/~cps131References1. S. B. Niku, "Teaching Mechatronics to First-Year Engineering Students," Computers in Education Journal, Vol.VII, No. 3, pp. 6-9, July-September 1997

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Gary B. Randolph; Dennis O. Owen

Page 3.60.4of possibilities. Therefore, innovative class assignments that call specifically for Internet-basedresearch using the virtual library are now being assigned as a way to increase active learning.The virtual library is now drawing interest from other curricula taught on campus. Links neededfor these other disciplines can be also added quickly and easily.In conclusion, the virtual library is a low-cost resource for student research with a high pay-off inbringing up-to-date information and better pedagogy to students. REFERENCES1 Barron, A.E., & Orwig, G. W. (1997). New Technologies for Education. A Beginner’s Guide. Englewood, CO:Libraries Unlimited.2 Bloom, Benjamin S. (1956

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Sivasubramaniam Krishnan; Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University at Qatar

,”ASEE, Seattle, WA, 1998.3 Griffin, R. B., Cornwell, L. R., Yapura, C., Krishnan, S., and Hallford, J., "Use of a Four-Point Bend Apparatus toDetermine the Modulus of Elasticity," National Educators Workshop Update 98, Brookhaven, NY, 1-4 November,1998.4 Griffin, R. B., Everett, L. J., Keating, P., Lagoudas, D., Tebeaux, E., Parker, D., Bassichis, W. and Barrow, D.,“Planning the Texas A&M University College of Engineering Sophomore Year Integrated Curriculum,” FourthWorld Conference on Engineering Education, Oct. 95, St Paul, MN, vol. 1 pp. 228-232.5 Griffin, R. B., Everett, L., and Lagoudas, D., “Development of a Sophomore Year Engineering Program at TexasA&M University,” FIE, Pittsburgh, PA, Nov. 1997.6 Glover, C., “Conservation

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Robert L. Green

effective in the classroom then we will have beensuccessful.BibliographyBennett, F. Lawrence, 1996. The Management of Engineering. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.Kouzes, James M. and Posner, Barry Z., 1997. The Leadership Challenge. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Inc.BOB GREENBob Green is the Fred C. Culpepper ’40 Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the VirginiaMilitary Institute in Lexington, Virginia. Bob teaches Civil Engineering Design and Civil Engineering ProfessionalPractice courses to senior students. He is a registered professional engineer in Virginia with over twenty yearsexperience as a professional engineer in private practice. He received a B. S. degree in Civil Engineering fromVMI and a Masters

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Francis Wang; El-Hadi M. Aggoune

Institute of Technology, October, 1998.2. Hammond, S., The Thin Book of Appreciate Inquiry, Kodak Consulting, 1996.3. Wilczynski, V., Portfolios as an Outcomes Assessment Tool, Teaching and Learning in the Next Century Conference for the Federal Service Academies, Conference Proceedings, pp.9- 16, 1996.4. Olds, B. and Pavelich, M., A Portfolio-Based Assessment Program, ASEE Annual Conference, Seattle, June 28-July, 1, 1998.5. Chow, T., Electronic Portfolios – the Technical Side, Best Assessment Processes in Engineering Education II, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, October, 1998.El-Hadi M. Aggoune is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at HenryCogswell College. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical

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Mariusz Jankowski

the form of Mathematica notebooks, have been developedand are presently being used in a dedicated computer equipped classroom. Studentevaluations of the new courses, based on questionnaires and informal discussions,indicate guarded acceptance of the new format. There are clear indications of satisfactionon the part of some students, but also strong concern about the many difficultiesencountered in learning and using Mathematica.AcknowledgmentThis work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grant DUE-9650253.References[1] Wolfram, S., “The Mathematica book,” 3rd Edition, Wolfram Media and Cambridge UniversityPress, 1996.[2] Barker, W., “Mathematica Computer Laboratory Instruction in Calculus and