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Juan Manuel Hinojosa; Alfonso Avila

Session 2532 Integrating active and cooperative learning strategies to a redesigned Microprocessor based system design course Alfonso Avila, Juan Manuel Hinojosa ITESM Campus MonterreyAbstractThe paper presents the active-cooperative learning strategies incorporated to a redesignedMicroprocessor based system design (MbSD) course. The microprocessor based system design(MbSD) area is both the target of technological innovations and a common requirement in manyengineering fields. Important technological trends in this area are the availability of powerful andsophisticated tools

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J. Elaine Seat; Fred Weber; Daniel C. Yoder; Christopher D. Pionke; J. Roger Parsons

Session 1368 Integration of Statics and Particle Dynamics in a Hands-On Project-Oriented Environment Christopher D. Pionke, J. Roger Parsons, J. Elaine Seat, Fred E. Weber, Daniel C. Yoder The Engineering Fundamentals Division engage Program The University of TennesseeAbstractTwo new courses have been developed at the University of Tennessee (UT) as part of theEngineering Fundamentals Division engage program. Each course is 6 semester hours and theyare entitled EF 101 - Engineering Approaches to Physical Phenomena and EF 102

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Sohail Anwar; Frances Winsor

Session 2548 Internship Development for a New Baccalaureate Degree Program: Student Preparation, Sponsor Development, and Internship Follow-Up Sohail Anwar, Frances Winsor The Pennsylvania State University, Altoona CollegeAbstractPenn State Altoona College is in its third year of offering a Bachelor of Science program inElectro-Mechanical Engineering Technology (BSEMET) which is a 2+2 engineeringtechnology program. Students matriculate to the BSEMET program from the ABET-accreditedassociate degree program in either electrical or mechanical engineering

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Sohail Anwar; Frances Winsor

Session 2548 Internship Development for a New Baccalaureate Degree Program: Student Preparation, Sponsor Development, and Internship Follow-Up Sohail Anwar, Frances Winsor The Pennsylvania State University, Altoona CollegeAbstractPenn State Altoona College is in its third year of offering a Bachelor of Science program inElectro-Mechanical Engineering Technology (BSEMET) which is a 2+2 engineering technologyprogram. Students matriculate to the BSEMET program from the ABET-accredited associatedegree program in either electrical or mechanical engineering

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Zbigniew Prusak

Session 1649 Learning Environment in Engineering Technology with a High Percentage of Non-Traditional Students Zbigniew Prusak Central Connecticut State UniversityAbstractThe paper describes various aspects of university learning environment where a significantpercentage of students works full time and has a substantial professional experience. Changes inpopulation of Engineering Technology students at Central Connecticut State University largelyreflect needs of the local and national job market as well as general perception of localpopulation on the discipline

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Sandra J. Miller; Paul Yock; Mark C. Tsai; Kenneth L. Melmon; Christopher T. Shen; Larry Leifer

Session 1309 Needs Assessment and Evaluation of a Web-Based Information System for Self-Initiated Biomedical Education Mark C. Tsai, Christopher T. Shen, Sandra J. Miller, Larry Leifer, Paul Yock, and Kenneth L. Melmon Stanford UniversityAbstractThe Internet and Intranet have emerged as convenient and cost effective media for informationretrieval and dissemination. Recently, many bibliographic systems, medical databases,knowledge-based systems, and online books have been built to improve access to biomedicalinformation. Although all facilitate access to

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E. J. Mastascusa; Brian Holt

Session 2358 Pedagogical And Structural Considerations In The Design Of A Set Of Control System Lessons E. J. Mastascusa Electrical Engineering Department and Brian Hoyt Instructional Technology Administrator Bucknell UniversityAbstract This paper discusses design considerations for a set of electronically deliveredlessons on control systems. The design of these lessons is based upon

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Suzanne D. Bilbeisi; Camille F. DeYong

Session 3453 Reaching Engineering and Architecture Career Heights: A Pre- College Program To Interest Young Women in Engineering, Architecture and Technology Camille F. DeYong, Ph.D., Suzanne D. Bilbeisi School of Industrial Engineering and Management/School of Architecture, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078AbstractThere is a need to encourage more young people to consider careers in the technical fields ofEngineering, Architecture or Technology. Specifically, an increase in women choosing careersin these fields could help curb the predicted shortfall

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Howard A. Smolleck; Nadipuram Prasad; Barbara Powell; Bhargava Jayanti; Shakir Manshad; Sashadry Divakaria; Paul Arellanes

Session 1620 A SOFTWARE LEARNING TOOL FOR VECTOR AND COMPLEX-NUMBER FUNDAMENTALS: TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT Howard A. Smolleck, Nadipuram R. Prasad, Barbara Powell, Bhargava Jayanti, Shakir Manshad, Sashadry Divakarla, Paul Arellanes Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering New Mexico State UniversityAbstractWorking under a National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSF/ATE)grant, the authors have been involved for two years in the development of graphical, interactivesoftware for use by students in Engineering and Technology

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Stephanie Cauble; Ann D. Christy; Marybeth Lima

the faculty. We designed a confidential survey for thisgroup based on personal and academic history, career issues, and opinions andexperiences. Our goals were to identify factors that have led to the success of thesewomen faculty, and to make recommendations to better integrate women into allengineering disciplines. Results (based on a 53% response rate) showed that BAEdepartments provide a supportive environment, and that the female undergraduate studentpopulation is 40% or higher in 65% of the BAE programs. The majority of respondentsreported that gender discrimination was not a job issue, and believe that the attraction ofwomen to BAE is due to its emphasis on biological systems, as well as BAE’s newnessand lack of long-standing

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Anton Pintar

Session 3213 TEACHING CHEMICAL PROCESS SAFETY: A SEPARATE COURSE VERSUS INTEGRATION INTO EXISTING COURSES Anton J. Pintar Department of Chemical Engineering Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 49931 ABSTRACTIn response to societal concerns about major disasters in the chemical process industries,chemical engineering departments have been attempting to incorporate chemical process safetyinto their curricula. Pressure is also coming from

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John Naber; Jerry Branson; Glenn Edelen; Don Ruoff

Session 2532 An Unsophisticated Printed Circuit Board Fabrication Process Requiring Only a Laser Printer and Copper Etchant Jerry Branson, Glenn Edelen, Don Ruoff and John Naber Electrical Engineering Department University of Louisville Louisville Kentucky 40292 Email: jfnabe01@starbase.spd.louisville.edu Phone: 502-852-7910AbstractA low-cost method of fabricating a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) is presented. The process isfavorable over conventional PCB fabrication due to fewer processing steps and lower

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Anant Kukreti

Session 2315 Use of a Small-Scale Models Testing Laboratory to Teach Structural Dynamics Anant R. Kukreti University of OklahomaAbstractThis paper describes the development and use of a unique teaching laboratory that wasestablished to enhance the teaching of structural dynamics to civil engineering seniors and firstyear graduate students. The laboratory was developed by extending an existing Small-ScaleStructural Behavior Laboratory, which was primarily focused on statically loaded structures,with the addition of dynamic models, excitation

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Anthony J. Marchese; Shreekanth A. Mandayam; T. R. Chandrupatla; John L. Schmalzel

Session 3325 A Venture Capital Fund to Encourage Entrepreneurship and Rapid Product Development with Multidisciplinary Teams in the Junior Engineering Clinic Anthony J. Marchese, John L. Schmalzel, Shreekanth A. Mandayam and T.R. Chandrupatla Rowan University 201 Mullica Hill Rd. Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701AbstractThe Junior Engineering Clinic I, part of the innovative 8-semester Engineering Clinic sequencetaken by all engineering students at Rowan University, provides the venue for multidisciplinarystudent teams to engage

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Frank E. Falcone; Edward Glynn

Session2315 CEE 2602, Civil Engineering Measurements: A “Hands On” Introduction to the Profession Frank E. Falcone, Edward F. Glynn Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Villanova University; Villanova, PA 19085AbstractThe paper describes a sophomore-level course developed by the authors to provide anintroduction to the civil engineering profession. The course uses a blend on “hands on” fieldand laboratory work, case histories and projects to provide the students with an overview of thetasks and projects they will encounter in their professional

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May Movafagh Mowzoon; Mary Aleta White; Stephanie L. Blaisdell; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Session 1392 "WISE INVESTMENTS”: A Yearlong Pilot Program Introducing Engineering to Teachers and Counselors May Movafagh Mowzoon, Mary Aleta White, Stephanie L. Blaisdell, Mary R. Anderson-Rowland Arizona State UniversityAbstractA recent, successful project within the Women in Applied Sciences and Engineering (WISE)Program at Arizona State University, WISE Investments, was designed to teach middle and highschool math and science teachers to integrate engineering concepts and applications into theircurricula. Integrating engineering into math and science

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Tava Lennon Olsen; Joyce Yen

Section 3657 Active and Cooperative Learning of Markov Processes in a Half-Term Course Joyce Yen, Tava Lennon Olsen Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering University Of Michigan, Ann ArborAbstractThis paper discusses the design of a new half-term undergraduate course on Markovprocesses that has weekly lab exercises. The motivation for designing this course wastwo-fold. First, the Curriculum 2000 initiative in the University of Michigan College ofEngineering has resulted in major curriculum redesign and in the introduction of half-semester courses. Second

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Michael J. Hinton; Charles N. Eastlake

Session 2206 The Construction and Flight Testing of a Scaled, Remotely-Piloted, Flight-Test Vehicle Michael J. Hinton, Charles N. Eastlake Cessna Aircraft Company/Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityAbstractThe high cost of prototype flight testing can be a limiting factor in the optimization of newdesigns as they proceed from the drawing board to the flight line. The use of low-cost scaledmodels to predict full-scale prototype performance is the focus of this project. It will be shownthat by strictly following geometric and dynamic scaling criteria, the scaled aircraft’s

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Paul P. Mathisen

Integrating Upper-level Undergraduate Students with Graduate Students Through a Video-taped Course in Hydrology By Paul P. Mathisen Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609 AbstractThis paper describes the development of a graduate-level hydrology class that was offered inconjunction with a senior-level undergraduate class at WPI. The graduate students enrolled in CE590 (Special problems in hydrology), with three taking the course on-site, while the remainingeight students taking the

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W. D. Jemison; W. A. Hornfeck; J. F. Greco; I. I. Jouny

Session 1332 Agents for Change in Engineering Education W. A. Hornfeck, J. F. Greco, W. D. Jemison, I. I. Jouny Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lafayette CollegeAbstractThe engineering profession as a whole is struggling to describe and define itself. Thisdilemma is caused by the rapid changes in technology and significant market changestaking place in many major industries that seek to employ entry-level engineers. Forcolleges and universities, the new latitude associated with ABET’s Engineering Criteria2000 forces an introspective view of our profession. This paper describes thetechnological, professional, and

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Timothy A. Paull; J. Michael Jacob; Robert J. Herrick

Session 3220 Automated Homework in Electrical Engineering Technology Timothy A. Paull, J. Michael Jacob, McNelly Distinguished Professor of Technology, Robert J. Herrick, Hoffer Distinguished Professor of Technology Purdue UniversityAbstractThe purpose of this study is to analyze the effectiveness an Asynchronous LearningNetwork (ALN) approach to homework has on student performance by providingimmediate feedback. Providing immediate feedback is an important part of reinforcingdesirable behavior3. This project replaced the manual homework in the first

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Oscar D. Crisalle; Haniph A. Latchman; Denis Gillet; Christophe Salzmann

Session 2532 On-line Engineering Laboratories: Real-Time Control Over the Internet Christophe Salzmann1, Denis Gillet1, Haniph A. Latchman2, and Oscar D. Crisalle2 1 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland/ 2 University of Florida, Gainesville, FloridaAbstract The advent of the Internet as a major communication channel has triggered a great deal ofinterest in real-time communication over packet-switched networks. While store and

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Martha A. Centeno; Julie A. Jacko; Marc L. Resnck; Marcia Groh-Hammond; Seth Berkowitz; Amanda M. Mitskevich; Janet Parker; John Schmidt

Session: 2263 A.R.I.S.E. CENTER: DEVELOPING INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS1 MARTHA A. CENTENO, JULIE A. JACKO, MARC L. RESNICK / MARCIA GROH-HAMMOND, SETH BERKOWITZ, AMANDA M. MITSKEVICH, JANET PARKER, JOHN SCHMIDT Florida International University / NASA – K.S.C. Miami, Florida 33199 / Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899AbstractWe have developed a partnership between NASA and Florida International University (F.I.U.) toestablish the Applied Research in Industrial and Systems Engineering (A.R.I.S.E.) Center. Theintent of this

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Mahmood Nahvi

Session 2632 Integration of DSP Theory, Experiments, and Design: Report of a 7-Year Experience with an Undergraduate Course Mahmood Nahvi Electrical Engineering Department California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoContents1. Summary2. Background3. Pedagogical and Technical Considerations4. DSP Theory5. Experiments6. Design Projects7. Discussion and ConclusionsReferences1. SummaryThe senior technical-elective digital signal processing (DSP) course and lab at Cal Poly StateUniversity has become popular among electrical and computer

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William Swart

Session 2542 Making Engineering Management Work in an Academic Environment - The Use of Project Management to Re-Engineer a College of Engineering and Technology William Swart Old Dominion UniversityAbstractAcademic institutions are notorious for their resistance to change. The National ScienceFoundation (NSF) has been a leading proponent for the need to effectuate fundamental andsystemic change in this country’s engineering education system. To that end, it has fundednumerous “Engineering Education Coalitions” consisting of a number of

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Maher E. Rizkalla; Charles F. Yokomoto; Zina Ben Miled; Paul Salama; Mohamed El-sharkawy

Session 1526 A Multidisciplinary Electronic Manufacturing Undergraduate Laboratory for the Design and Manufacture of DSP and Computer Based ASIC Systems Maher E. Rizkalla, Charles F. Yokomoto, Zina Ben Miled, Paul Salama, and Mohamed El-Sharkawy Department of Electrical Engineering Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis 723W Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 Tel. No. (317)274-9719

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Jawa Mariappan; Anthony J. Marchese; James A. Newell; John L. Schmalzel; Beena Sukumaran; Ravi Ramachandran

Session 2225 The Sophomore Engineering Clinic: An Introduction to the Design Process through a Series of Open Ended Projects Anthony J. Marchese, James A. Newell, Ravi P. Ramachandran, Beena Sukumaran, John L. Schmalzel and Jawa Mariappan Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701AbstractA major objective of the Sophomore Engineering Clinic I, which is the third course in an 8-semester design sequence taken by all Rowan University engineering students, is to introducestudents to formalized engineering design techniques employed by the various

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William Darby; Richard Grodsky; Joseph Pietroburgo; Nancy Shields

Session 2670 Access to Engineering: An Evaluation of the Success of a Pre-Collegiate Program for African-American High School Students Nancy Shields, H. Richard Grodsky, William P. Darby, and Joseph Pietroburgo University of Missouri-St. Louis/Washington University Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program Benton Hall 228 8001 Natural Bridge Road St. Louis, MO 63121AbstractThis paper is an analysis of the success of a pre-collegiate program for African-American

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John D. Cremin

equipment shown in Figure 3 The desired ASCII bit patterns can be stored in an EEPROM and clocked using a counterand clock.The following technique was used to generate an ARINC 429 waveform:An arbitrary Function Generator programmed using a spreadsheet can provide the 32-bit RZwaveform. A Hewlett Packard HP33120A Arbitrary Function Generator followed produced theARINC 429 Line A waveform and an op amp inversion of the Line A waveform produced theARINC 429 Line B waveform. A Bendix EFIS was used as the equipment in Figure 3 to checkthe waveform. Some lower cost circuits were tried but without success.RTCM SC104 and Differential GPS (DGPS)Referring to Figure 2, RTCM SC104 is shown as the format for the interface between a receiver,which

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John H. Ristroph

determining the appropriate dis-count rate. Reinvestment in a Single AccountThe following subsections assume that all funds for investments come from and return to a single account,such as a savings account. An example illustrates the basic logic of such investments, and then generalizingthe example provides criteria for selecting projects.Example for a Single Account Table 1. Cash FlowsSuppose that an investor has an account paying 10% interest that initially Time Alternativecontains $100. Only one of the three alternatives shown in Table 1 will be A B Nullchosen over the next 3 years, and neither A nor B will be replaced