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ET Capstone Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Eydgahi; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

part. This is one of the greatadvantages to the PIC. All instructions, except branch and go to instructions, executewithin 1 clock cycle (crystal freq. / 4), which makes it easy to check the execution timing.The ease of programming requires only 33 instructions to be learned. The followings arethe PCB instruction set: • ASM..ENDASM - Insert assembly language code section. • BRANCH - Computed GOTO (equivalent to ON..GOTO). • BUTTON - Debounce and auto-repeat input on specified pin. • CALL - Call assembly language subroutine. • EEPROM - Define initial contents of on-chip EEPROM. • END - Stop execution and enter low power mode. • FOR..NEXT - Repeatedly execute statement(s). • GOSUB - Call BASIC subroutine at

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Keith Clutter; Alberto Arroyo; Amir Karimi

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jeff Froyd; Carolyn Clark; Prudence Merton; Jim Richardson

description of Rose-HulmanInstitute of Technology. Using the concepts developed in the section on theorganizational culture in higher education, we next describe some elements of theorganizational culture at Rose-Hulman. The next two sections describe the processesthrough which the freshman and sophomore curricula were conceived, designed, andimplemented. We then discuss these change processes from a cultural perspective andconclude with recommendations for those attempting change in the future.Organizational Culture in Higher EducationThe concept of organizational culture became popular during the OD (organizationaldevelopment) movement in the 1980’s, gaining exposure in popular books like Peter’sand Waterman “In Search of Excellence.15” The concept

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Minorities in Research

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mohammad Karim; Ardie Walser

-year program can be perilous particularly if there is little communication between the institutions. It is imperative that community colleges and universities collaborate to develop a seamless transfer process for these students.1 Tobolowsky, B., “Improving Transfer and Articulation Policies”, ERIC Digest(ED416934), 1998. Website URL [http://www.ericfacility.net/databases/ERIC], siteaccessed January 5, 2004.2 Morphew, C. C., Twombly, S. B., Wolf-Wendel, L. E., “Innovative Linkages: twourban community colleges and an elite private liberal arts college, Community CollegeReview, Winter, 2001. Page 9.395.7ARDIE D. WALSERArdie D. Walser is an

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Leadership in the Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Ward; Robert Martinazzi

. The final grade became an average of the two scores assigned by the teachers. Itshould be noted there was little or no disagreement as to the final paper grades.NOTE: A “Guided Leadership Analysis” form specifically designed to assist students inidentifying the leadership characteristics and traits of the main characters in the film(s)will be available at the session. It can be used by faculty at other universities if they wantto try this approach to teach leadership.ConclusionsOverall this novel approach to writing a term paper on the subject of leadershipcharacteristics and traits of the main character of a film was well received by the students.Since students generally enjoy watching movies, they embraced the concept of what wasbeing

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New Ideas in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Peter Idowu

Ocean Energy Resource Systems.” Proceedings of the 1995 MTS/IEEE Oceans Conference. Part 1 (of 3), Oct 9-12 1995, San Diego, CA, USA, p 1084-1091. 7 Braun G, McCluer H, “Geothermal Power Generation in United States.” Proceedings of the IEEE, v 81, n 3, Mar, 1993, p 434-448. 8 Energy Citations Database (ECD), http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/ 9 MATLAB 6.5, The MathWorks, Inc., Natick, MA. 10 PowerWorld Simulator V8.0 (Educational), PowerWorld Corporation, Urbana, IL. 11 Idowu, P. “Development of a prototype resource optimizing, access delimited (ROAD) laboratory.” Proceedings, IEEE Power Engineering Society Winter Meeting 2002, Page(s): 1405 -1409 vol.2.BiographyPeter Idowu obtained his Ph.D

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Undergraduate Research & New Directions

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2003 Annual Conference

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Manuel Toledo-Quinones; Jose Colom

production world and to society in general.Bibliography1. D.R. Woods, Problem Based Learning: How to Gain the Most from PBL. Waterdown, 1994.2. Rugarcia, Armando, Richard Felder; Donald Woods; and James Stice, “The Future of Engineering Education: aVision for a New Century”, Chem. Eng. Education, vol. 34, no. 1, 2000, pp. 16-25.3. Ataai, Mohammad M., Gerald D. Holder, and Robert F. Toplak, “Research Experience for Undergraduates at theUniversity of Pittsburgh Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering”, Proceedings of the Frontiers inEducation Conference, 1997.4. May, Gary S., “An Evaluation of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program at the Georgia Instituteof Technology”, Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Manuel Toledo-Quinones

Intelligent SystemsMagazine, November/December 1998. – must be added6. Báez-López D. and Ramírez J.M., Pattern Recognition in automotive Plates, Midwest Symposium and Circuits,1998.7. Cui Y. and Huang Q., Automatic license extraction from moving vehicles, Int. Conf. On Image Processing, 3-volume set, 1997.8. Kamat V., Ganesan S. An efficient implementation of the Hough transform for detecting vehicle license platesusing DSP'S, in the Real-Time Technology and Applications Symposium, 1995.9. Setchall C.J. Applications of Computer Vision to Road-traffic Monitoring, PhD Thesis in Electrical Engineering,University of Bristol, September 1997.10. M. Shridhar, J.W.V. Miller, G.Houle and L. Bijnagte, Recognition of License Plate Images: Issues andPerspectives

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Potpourri Design

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2003 Annual Conference

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Howard Medoff; Stephen Stace; Janice Margle

. They will notbe asked to develop the equations, but to search for, select, and use appropriate equations usinglibrary supplied references and appropriate websites (reviewed by faculty). This is similar toactivities performed by engineers in industry. These students will be asked to conceptualize adesign, build their design, test their design, and compare their test results to the standardtheoretical model supplied by the faculty. New instrument designs will include (a) varying thestring length with the tension constant and (b) varying the string tension with the length constant.Both processes will use Sound Forge5 to record results.Bibliography 1. Penn State Undergraduate Degree Programs Bulletin, 2002-03. 2. Margle, J. M. and S. Stace

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Hoskin; Ronald Welch

problems Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering Educationwithout constant supervision. This is a wonderful opportunity for self-development - it is not aneasy 3 hour course with a guaranteed A.Inherent professor responsibilities often include resourcing, which includes materials, testingequipment and travel funds and ensuring the required funding is approved and available.However, the critical step is determining the appropriate scope of the project based on thecapabilities of the student(s).III. Project ObjectivesTime requirements should be comparable to other courses having the same hourly credit

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Wheeler

engineering technology on the University of Tennessee at Martincampus extends back to the 1930’s when the school was a junior college. The University wasknown as The University of Tennessee Junior College, and the engineering program consisted ofthe first two years towards a baccalaureate degree in the student’s chosen field of engineering. Page 8.1151.1The University became a four-year college in 1951. Most degree programs were transformed Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationinto full four-year

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thyagarajan Srinivasan

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationEngineering Department, Wilkes University) for her contribution to this course by developing theCITYgreen software sessions and assignments.BiographiesJAMAL A. GHORIESHI, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Division ofEngineering and Physics at Wilkes University. He has extensive teaching experience in solid mechanics, thermalsciences, and computer aided engineering.THYAGARAJAN SRINIVASAN received an M. S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma StateUniversity, Stillwater, OK, in 1979, and Ph. D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Pennsylvania StateUniversity, University

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Outside of Class

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2003 Annual Conference

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Autar Kaw

engineeringeducator. I know you see Efed in yourself, and there are many other traits you would like toinclude in the above list, as each course is different.Acknowledgements The author wants to thank all his students who have taught him as much, if not more thanwhat he has taught them since 1987. Special thanks go to the Teaching Enhancement Center ofthe University of South Florida for teaching me that effective teaching is more than an art; it canbe a learned habit.Bibliography1. Chickering, A., & Gamson, Z. (1987). Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education, AAHE Bulletin, March, 3-7.2. Covey, S. (1990). The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, New York: Simon & Schuster.3. Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional Intelligence

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Diversity in Materials

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Nowak

. The concept that the techniques and fundamentals are the same for different disciplineswithin engineering is always a good lesson to teach. The use of the same faculty member(s) toteach the different majors in this (relatively) common subject gives continuity to the material beingtaught. For the professor, the chance to teach the same topic to different majors has (anecdotally)been refreshing, as each major has a different viewpoint on a given topic.Materials Laboratory – Materials Lecture combination:In the area of materials, we had an existing course in materials science (75 minutes twice a week),and a materials laboratory course (two hours and 40 minutes once a week). The latter had beenoperated as part lecture – part laboratory, with a

Conference Session

Three P's in Introduction to Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Jon Marvel; Charles Standridge

years.Bibliography1. Marvel, J. M. and Standridge C.R., 2003. Measurement, Instrumentation, and Experimentation: A First Co-op Experience, Winter 2003, Padnos School of Engineering, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI.2. Standridge C.R. and Marvel, J.M., “Engineering Statistics as a Laboratory Course”, Proceedings of the 2002 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.3. Vardeman, S. B. and J. M. Jobe, Basic Engineering Data Collection and Analysis, Duxbury, 2001JON H. MARVELJon H. Marvel is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Grand Valley State University. He holds a BE fromStevens Institute of Technology, an MS from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. the University of

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Derek Maxwell; Kathleen Kramer

Figure 2 - Direct Digital Synthesizer Block DiagramUsing a look up table to produces the DDS output will result in a digital value whose rangerepresents the range of the sinusoid. For example, if it outputs 5-bit words, the 2’s complementvalues 10000 to 01111 can represent -1 to +1. If an analog output is required, the DDS presentsthese samples to a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and a low-pass filter to obtain an analogwaveform with the specific frequency structure. Samples are also commonly used directly in thedigital domain. A look-up table can store uniformly spaced samples of a cosine and a sine wave,representing a single cycle and corresponding to specific values of the phase argument.The output frequency of the DDS waveform is a

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning: Instruction & Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lorraine Stanton; David Murphy

better able to respond to the needs of the public they serve.References:1. Sturtevant, T. B., A Study of Undergraduate Fire Service Degree Programs in the United States (2000).2. Hannan, J., Deputy Chief, Charlotte Fire Department, from a conversation (2002).3. Edwards, S. T. Fire Service Personnel Management (2000), p.19.4. Wallace, M., Fire Department Strategic Planning: Creating Future Excellence (1998).5. Lindeman, E. C., The Meaning of Adult Education (1926).6. Grant, N, and Hoover, D., Fire Service Administration (1994).7. Cross, P., Adults as Learners (1986).Biographical InformationDAVE MURPHY retired as Assistant Chief from the Richmond (Kentucky) Fire Department and has industrialexperience as a safety director with AFG Industries. He

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TIME 2: Laboratories

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2004 Annual Conference

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John Matsson

Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2004, American Society for Engineering Educationsafety system was installed by enclosing the engine with polycarbonate. Two fans wereadded at the top to blow along the polycarbonate in order to ensure that it would not beoverheated, see figure 3.Fig. 3. Engine test stand showing polycarbonate enclosure and cooling fans.TheoryThe properties that can be measured and calculated using this system are listed in Table1. The thrust measured by the force gauge was compared with theoretical results based onthe turbine s outlet triangle and the mean peripheral speed u related to the mean diameterof the turbine wheel dm = 0.0553m and the rotational speed n.u = πnd m

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Wronecki

e a s A Fig 1: Phase Interface or Idea Incubator Fig 2: Design Process Interface showing position and color of showing design phases. design stages. Page 9.680.5 Fig 2a: Caduceus of Mercury Fig 2b: Energy Chakaras “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education

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Interdisciplinary Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Scott Segalewitz

fields.AcknowledgementsSpecial thanks to University of Dayton Department of Engineering Technology faculty ChuckEdmonson, Jim Globig, Dave Myszka, and Bob Wolff for their work in developing anddelivering the Introduction to Engineering Technology modules discussed in this paper. Page 9.1363.7 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationReferences1. University of Dayton Bulletin 1959-60. Volume 70, Number 2. February, 1959.2. Segalewitz, S. A Paperless Engineering Technology First-Year Seminar Course Emphasizing

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sohail Anwar

. Cambron, M.E., and Stacy, S.W. “Introducing Design to Freshmen and Sophomores at Western KentuckyUniversity.” Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference, Session 1353. Available CD-ROM3. Wood, K.L., Jensen, D., Bezdek, J. & Otto, K.N. “Reverse Engineering and Redesign: Courses to Incrementally Page 9.783.5and Systematically Teach Design”, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol 90, No 3., 2001, pp. 363-374. “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education”4. Anwar, S., and Eric, G. “Enhancing

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BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet Brelin-Fornari; Betsy Homsher; Laura Sullivan

9 I enjoy mentoring more than I did before 8 I’m likely to seek out people to mentor in the future 9 My mentoring skills improved 10 I’m likely to continue to correspond with the women I mentored 6 Table 4. Mentor Survey Responses.References:1. Lee, J. D. (2002). “More than ability: Gender and personal relationships influence science and technologyinvolvement.” Sociology of Education 75(4): 349-373.2. Pierce, R. L. and Kite, M. E. (1999). “Creating Expectations in Adolescent Girls,” In S. N. Davis, M. Crawford,and J. Sebrechts (eds.), Coming Into Her

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Horch; Douglas Christensen

EED-0080452. Page 9.157.4 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationBibliography –1. E. T. Smerdon, “Let s Make Engineering A Profession," ASEE Prism on-line, March 1999.2. ASCE's Task Committee on the First Professional Degree, “Why We Must Raise the Bar,” Civil Engineering, April 2002, vol. 72, no 4.3. http://www.bioen.utah.edu/Undergraduate/AccPgm.htm.4. http://www.utah.edu/graduate_school/index.html.5. D.A. Christensen and K.W. Horch, “Experience with a New Accelerated Dual-Degree

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Curriculum Development in MFG ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Gore

Teams analyses dueCorrective Action Matrix, Piloting a Solution Teams recommend corrective actionSystem Dynamics Examples & ApplicationsVisual Control & 5-S, TPMLeading Teams & Leading Change Final Report PreparationReport presentations Presentations to companiesReport presentations Final Reports dueNo textbook was followed, but several references were used in addition to several public six-sigma websites. Required references were: The Six Sigma Way Team Field Book by Pande, et.al.,5 the Six Sigma Pocket Guide by Rath & Strong,6 and DOE Simplified by Whitcomb.7 Forinstruction and exam questions

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Gu

, No. 5, pp. 574-576. 7) W. S. Harwood, (1996), “The one minute paper”, Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 73, No. 3, pp. 229-230. 8) Linda B. Nilson, (1998), “Teaching at its best: A research based resource for college instructors”, Bolton, Mass: Anker, 123-128. 9) Molyeux, L (1992) Cooperative Learning: Math and Success. New York: Trellis Books. 10) E. Campbell and Karl A. Smith. (1997). New Paradigms for college teaching, Edina, Minn: Interaction Books, 185-210.BiographyDr. JASON GU earned his Ph.D. degree in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Alberta inCanada. He is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Dalhousie University.He

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wien Lohachit; Gary Jeffress; Alex Sadovski; cody ross; Carl Steidley; Rafic Bachnak

Journal, Vol. 115, February 2000, pp. 32-38.4. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, “Remote Environmental Monitoring Units,” http://adcp.whoi.edu/REMUS/index.html, September 2002.5. R. Handerson, Sea Sense, International Marine Pub. Co., 1972.6. Steidley, Carl, Ray Bachnak, Steve Dannelly, Patrick Michaud, Alex Sadovski, "Image and Data Logging Systems for Environmental Studies and Research", Proceedings of the ISCA 12th International IASSE Conference, pp 31-36,San Francisco, CA, July 2003.7. Steidley, C., W. Lohachit, R. Bachnak, P. Michaud, S. Duff, and J. Adams,"A Remotely Operated Shallow- Water Boat for Wireless Data Logging", Proceedings of the 49th International Instrumentation Symposium of the Instrumentation

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The Fundamentals of Fun

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Hanus; Stephen Ressler

. “Monty Python’s Flying Circus in Australia – World’s Most Accurate Script,” , accessed January 11, 2004.STEPHEN J. RESSLERColonel Stephen Ressler, P.E., is Professor and Deputy Head of the Department of Civil and MechanicalEngineering at the U. S. Military Academy. He teaches structural engineering and currently serves as Past Chair ofthe ASEE Civil Engineering Division.JOSEPH P. HANUSMajor Joseph P. Hanus is Deputy Commander of the Galveston District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Hepreviously served as Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. MilitaryAcademy. Page 9.682.7

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Lessons Learned From Design Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mustafa Guvench

in product engineering and testing at National Semiconductor Corporation, S. Portland whileworking on this project. He graduated in May 2003. Upon graduation he was hired by National as a product engineer.Caglar’s interests are semiconductor device fabrication, CMOS integrated circuit design and testing. Page 9.1107.7 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education"

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Materials Science for Nonmajors

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Leach

textbook and supplemental references to make comparisons aboutmaterial properties. In order to guide the students and enhance their learning experience,questions are posed based on Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives.5 Typicalquestions are listed below, along with the relevant work station location(s): 1. (third work station)What physical and mechanical properties do you think might be important for electronic packaging, and why? Describe at least five parts of the floppy drive read/write assembly and explain why the materials used were chosen. 2. (second work station) What other methods might you suggest for attaching or connecting devices or components in electronic packages? 3. (first and second work stations

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Industrial Collaborations

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Considine; Paul Kauffmann

professional development/continuing education programs was developed as ateaming agreement between the Department of Engineering Technology (DET) and the Centerfor Continuing Engineering Education (C2E2), which is an organization responsible forprofessional and community education for the Batten College of Engineering and Technology atOld Dominion University. This agreement combined C2E2’s expertise for the organization ofprofessional development programs with the content and delivery expertise from DET. Theinitial agreement was for a term of two years and covered party responsibilities, extension terms,amendment terms, course offerings, revenue sharing formulas, training performance criteria andidentified program coordinators.Figure 1 below outlines