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Eric W. Tisdale

tightly or tried to bend it through its thickness, the gauges on the beveled surfacewould indicate the presence of pressure on the nose. To remove this signal another full bridgewas put on the front and back face of the crescent. This set of gages react to flexing forces andnot to pressure of the tool nose on the patient tissue. The two signals were amplified and sent toa computer collection device running LabView software by National Instruments. The AT-MIO16 analog to digital board was used as an interface. It is a 12 bit 100KS/s 16 channel A/D boardthat was configured to receive two differential channels of input. The board accuracy is +/- 1.5LSB. Strain gauge power and amplification was provided by a DMD 460 from Omega(4). Theflexing force

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Susan L. Murray

industrial engineering students see theinterconnections between the various courses they have taken. Others assume that the seniordesign capstone course will "bring it all together" for the students. Unfortunately, this is notalways true and students tend to approach problems with a single minded focus. This problemcan continue as they enter the workforce and receive specific narrow job titles such asmanufacturing engineer, ergonomist, or quality engineer. We need to clearly illustrate the needfor an integrated approach to our industrial engineering student whether it is through industryclass project, case studies, or personal experience.References1. D.L. Goetsch, "Occupational Safety and Health," 2nd edition, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1996.2. S. Konz

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James E. Maisel

. if tail == -1 significance = 1 - significance; elseif tail == 0 significance = 2 * min(significance,1 - significance); end % Determine if the actual significance exceeds the desired significance h = 0; if significance <= alpha, h = 1; end if isnan(significance), h = NaN; end Figure 4. Program for Hypothesis Test with different VariancesJames E. Maisel, Professor, Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology, College ofTechnology and Applied Sciences, East Campus, Arizona State University, 6001 S. Power Rd., Mesa, Arizona85206, maisel@asu.edu.JAMES E. MAISELJames E

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Peter J. Biegel

. When this occurs, acrossed transaction is apparent. Crossed transactions follow Communication Rule Two: When transactions arecrossed, communication is broken ofand can only be restored by returning to complementary transactions. (Figure3)The ulterior transaction is a bit more complex in that three or more ego states are involved. A simplifiedexplanation of ulterior transactions would be multiple transactions occurring simultaneously, one being overtor obvious while the other(s) are non-verbal conveyed through expression, tone quality, body movement, orattitude. (Figure 4) Page 1.358.4 ?$iiiij 1996

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Sandra L. Doty; Dr. Kathryn A. Svinarich; Cynthia Finelli

componentsof the ERG. We intend to apply techniques commonly employed in engineering and physics (yetuncommon in biology) to analyze the metabolic dependence of the electric potentials of ERG’s inisolated rat retinas. We plan to be trained in the technologies and methodologies used in retinalelectrophysiology research. At this early stage of the project, we are spending time in the lab learning the subtletiesentailed in recording ERG’s in animals, the elctrophysiology of the retina, and the biochemistryinvolved in the visual process. Being proficient with electronic technology and computerprogramming, we have upgraded the ERG recording scheme from a 1960’s strip chart recordersystem to a state-of-the-art digital oscilloscope with a front-end

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Clifford R. Mirman

", Proceedings of the ASEE Mid-Atlantic Conference, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 11/96, Pgs. 104-107.2. Uhran, J.J., "A Model for the Engineering Laboratory of the Future", Proceedings of the Fourth World Conference on Engineering Education, Saint Paul, MN, 10/95, Pgs. 112-116.3. Ratcliffe, M., Parker, G., and King,C., "Meeting the Needs of the Employer: An Innovative Course in Software Engineering", Proceedings of the Fourth World Conference on Engineering Education, Saint Paul, MN, 10/95, Pgs. 39-42.4. Condoor, S.S., Suh, S., and Burger,C.P., " Creating an Innovative Design Program at Texas A&M University", Proceedings of the Fourth World Conference on Engineering Education, Saint Paul, MN, 10/95, Pgs. 137-139.Dr. Mirman received his Ph.D

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Michael Khader

-class analysis of algorithms and programs using acomputer output that is projected to both sites simultaneously are employed. A documentreader is used for free hands writing using plain papers when necessary. Out-of-class learners use the INTERNET to follow the in-class pace or study ontheir own pace. MULTIMEDIA TOOLS BOOK II is used to develop the courseware inHTML formats. The materials are prepared in the form of a book with chapters and tableof contents for each chapter. Hot links are provided to navigate back and fourth with thematerial. Each section(s) related to a topic is followed by interactive questions andanswers session. If the learner enters the wrong answer, a notification is provided with aprompt to try again or use the

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David E. Clough

coil of plastic tubing.The plastic tubing ejects the water into a sump tub which is connected to the suction of the pump.The level in the standpipe is measured by an electronic differential pressure transmitter. Thevarious instruments are interfaced to a National Instruments’ DaqPad unit which provides for theprinter-port PC interface.The intended use of the fluid-flow module was to bring “O.D.E.’s in action” to our commonsophomore-level course, Introduction to Linear Algebra and Differential Equations. In the Fall1996 semester, nearly 300 students, organized in groups of four, ran experiments using themodule and compared transient level response to that predicted by a coupled set of continuityand mechanical energy balance equations. The unit

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Ted G. Eschenbach; Robert Madigan; Patricia Linton; Catherine Frank

Editors Style Manual Committee3. Hacker, D. (1995). A Writer’s Reference, 3rd, St. Martin’s Press.4. Linton, P., R. Madigan, and S. Johnson. (October 1994). “Introducing Students to Disciplinary Genres: The Role of the General Composition Course,” Language and Learning Across the Disciplines, 1(2), pp. 63-78.5. Madigan, Robert, Susan Johnson, and Patricia Linton. (June 1995). “The Language of Psychology: APA Style as Epistemology,” American Psychologist, 50(6), pp. 428-436.Biographical InformationTED G. ESCHENBACHHe is the founding and current editor of EMJ (‘97 is Volume 9). He has taught at UAA, the Naval Postgraduate School,and the Univ. of Missouri-Rolla (Robert Koplar Professor of EM). He earned his Ph.D. in IE from Stanford

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Yacob Astatke

after theuse of WebCT . Before the use of WebCT (Spring ‘96 and Fall ‘96), the class average atthe end of the semester was 82 . After the use of WebCT (Fall ‘97), the class averageincreased to 86. A greater improvement was obtained in the class distribution of grades.In the Spring and Fall 96 semesters, 62% of the students received an ‘A”, 16 % receiveda ‘B”, 11% received a “C”, and 11 % received an “F” grade. After the use of WebCT, theclass grade distribution improved significantly: 74 % of the students received an “A’, 13% received a “B”, 10% received a “C”, and 3 % received an “F”. 80% % of Class 60% S p rin g /F a ll 9 6 40

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Cathie Scott; Carolyn Plumb

, M.E. (1979). Engineering graduates: How good are they? Engineering Education, 70, 210-212.6. Middendorf, W.H. (1980). Academic programs and industrial needs. Engineering Education, 71 (8), 835-837.7. Williams, R.H., Barrett, E.C. & Perelman, L. (1994). The writing initiative: First year progress report. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies.8. Geppert, L. (1995). Educating the renaissance engineer. IEEE Spectrum, 32 (9), 39-43.9. Manuel-Dupont, S. (1996). Writing across the curriculum in an engineering program. Journal of Engineering Education, 85 (1), 35-40.10. Olds, B. (1994). Using draft reviews to improve writing and thinking in engineering classes. 1994

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Lloyd Feldmann

, 78, Summer 1993, 41-44BiographyLloyd Feldmann received a BSME from the University of Arizona, an MSE from PurdueUniversity and an MA in Adult Education from Ball State University. He served ten years in theU S Navy as a Naval Flight Officer. He then worked eleven years for Cummins EngineCompany in a variety of industrial engineering positions. He has also taught as a full-timelecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department at IUPUI, Columbus campus,for seven years. Currently he is an assistant professor in the MET Department of the PurdueUniversity School of Technology at Columbus. Questions or comments can be directed to (812)348-7214 or lfeldman@iupui.edu

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William Cavey; Kenny Fotouhi; Ali Eydgahi

modified in any way.• The additional 24V DC and 5V DC power supplies provided power for all inputs and outputs of relay boards and indicators. This arrangement frees the internal SLC-503’s power supply to power only the processor and the corresponding installed modules.• Each discrete input has three options of a toggle switch, a momentary push button, and a user supplied input. The user-supplied input allows for 24V DC, 12V DC, and 5V DC. When an input is applied, a LED indicator goes on and lights up.• The trainer is flexible and has a newer processor.References:1. Webb, J.; Programmable Logic Controller: principals and Application, 4Th edition, Prentice Hall, 1998.2. Simpson, C.; Programmable Logic Controller, Prentice Hall

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Michael A. Hawkins; Susan M. Lord

for Electrical and ElectronicsEngineers (IEEE). He is currently the Vice Chairman of the USD IEEE student section. During the summer of1998, he worked under Dr. Susan Lord in the USD Optoelectronics Laboratory.SUSAN M. LORDSusan M. Lord received a B. S. in Electrical Engineering & Materials Science from Cornell University and the M.S.and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. Dr. Lord taught at Bucknell University from 1993-1997 and is presently an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of San Diego. Her teachingand research interests focus on optoelectronic materials and devices as well as first year engineering courses

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Badrul H. Chowdhury

include renewableresources, environmental impact, distributed resources, and power electronics. The lab describedin this paper introduces a concept for studying the impact of dispersed resources in electricutilities. While some new experiments are outlined, there are several others that can be createdwith some thought. The setup cost of the lab is somewhat high given that PV and wind powersystem capital cost can be rather high. An alternative is to simulate the characteristics of theseresources by hardware.5. Bibliography1. Chowdhury, B.H., Muknahallipatna, S., Cupal, J.J, Hamann, J.C., Dinwoodie, T., and Shugar, D., "A 50 kilowatt distributed grid-connected photovoltaic generation system for the University of Wyoming," Proceedings of the

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Kay C Dee

below.Bibliography1. Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: on being a mentor to students in science and engineering, (NationalAcademy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine), National Academy Press, 1997.2. P. C. Wankat and F. S. Oreovicz, Teaching Engineering, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, NY, 1993.3. W. J. McKeachie, Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers, D.C.Heath and Company, Lexington, MA, 1994.4. J. Lowman, Mastering the Techniques of Teaching, Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, CA, 1985.KAY C DEEKay C Dee is an Assistant Professor and the Director of the Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory in theDepartment of Biomedical Engineering at Tulane University. She has served as

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G. Tong Zhou; Hong-Jing Lo

value forp. The program can be terminated or expedited at any time by clicking the Stop" button.II.B. The Central Limit Theorem The Central Limit Theorem CLT is another di cult concept and we have developed aJava applet for the students to experiment with the concept. If Xi are independent, iden-tically distributed i.i.d. random variables r.v.'s with mean m and nite variance 2 ,then according to the CLT, variable Zn = X1 +X2+p:::n+Xn,nm tends to the standard Gaus- Page 4.182.2Figure 1: Java applet that illustrates the relative frequency approach to de ning probability.sian distribution with mean 0 and variance 1, as n ! 1. This is true

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

hand, the discipline to identify meaningful change and avoid a knee jerkreaction to the latest fancy or fad also is imperative. To resist change in favor of therelative comfort of the status quo is certainly a strategy to be avoided. Those who profitfrom the various agents of change are those who can accurately predict the implicationsof technological, business, or social changes. Unfortunately, these implications are oftendifficult to foresee. There is truth in the adage that things may be visible yet unseen.Bibliography[1] "Technology 1998: Analysis and Forecast Issue," IEEE Spectrum, January 1998[2] http://www.ieee.org/eab/ieeecrit.html[3] "Redesigning the Curriculum -- A Case Study," S. E. Schwarz, The Interface, August 1998

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Peter Rosati; Judit E. Puskas

their work area, job function and job satisfaction. In particularthis survey was intended to compare the responses from the more common TJ types with thosefrom the less common FP types. This paper presents and comments on the survey responses fromthese two groups of engineering alumni.Personality Type from the Myers-Briggs Type IndicatorThe MBTI is a self-reporting questionnaire based on Jungian theory concerning the way thatpeople perceive information and make judgements. It identifies the respondents personalitypreferences on four bi-polar scales: extraversion / introversion (E/I), sensing / intuition (S/N),thinking / feeling (T/F) and judging / perceptive (J/P). The extraverted person has an attitudewhich is more oriented to the outer world

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Rhonda Moore; Ray Bachnak

R. Moore, “Electronic systems for spacecraft vehicles: required EDA tools,” 1998 ASEE/NASASummer Faculty Fellowship Program, Final Report, Contract Number NAG 9-867, pp. 1.1-1.13.10. C. Small, “Focus report: high-speed PCB and MCM design,” Integrated System Design, March 1997.11. S. Schulz, “The new system-level design language,” Integrated System Design, July 1998.12. W. Hubbard, “Teaching electronic design automation and spice analysis,” 1992 ASEE Annual ConferenceProceedings, pp. 615-616.13. R. Brown, “The redesign of an undergraduate curriculum to incorporate computer aided design,” 1993 ASEEAnnual Conference Proceedings, pp. 110-115.14. R. Haggard, “Classroom experiences and student attitudes toward electronic design automation

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Thomas Zickel; Russell A. Aubrey

at Purdue University, School ofTechnology at Anderson. His industrial background includes over 25 years of technical staff assignments withNASA-Langley Research Center, Texas Instruments, Inc. and Seyberts/Anderson Electronics. Dr. Aubrey receiveda B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia, and a M. S. and Ph. D. in Electrical Engineeringfrom Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His current teaching interests are in the areas ofintegrated circuit design, computer simulation, analog and digital electronics. He is a member of ASEE and IEEE.Thomas Zickel is currently an Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering Technology at Purdue University ,School of Technology at Anderson. He received his Bachelor of

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Gerald J. Thuesen; William G. Sullivan

Session 1639 ENGINEERING ECONOMY - A Historical Perspective Gerald J. Thuesen, William G. Sullivan Georgia Institute of Technology/Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityThe purpose of this paper is to acquaint the reader with the accomplishments and contributionsmade by four individuals in the field of engineering economics. These “pioneers” of theprofession enabled the field to develop from its infancy in the 1870's to become a criticalcomponent of engineering practice and education. Their introduction of fundamental ideas, thedevelopment of methodologies of

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Voula Georgopoulos; Constantinos Vassiliadia; Brian Manhire

is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio University.His research interests are intelligent computer applications. His is currently investigating integration problemsbetween enterprise resource planning systems and real-time intelligent decision making processes. Dr Vassiliadisreceived a B. S. degree in Physics from the University of Patras, Greece and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in ElectricalEngineering from the Mississippi State University.BRIAN MANHIREBrian Manhire (bmanhire1@ohiou.edu) received BEE, MS and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from TheOhio State University in 1972 and 1980 respectively. He is a Professor of Electrical Engineering in the School ofElectrical Engineering and Computer

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Omar Barkat

Page 4.236.3student. The faculty engagement in this effort is very important. He/she administersacademically, technically, and administratively the project. Although the role of the faculty is tomake the project possible, it is not of his/her responsibility to solve any part of the problem. Thefaculties play the role of a coordinator between the student and the administration, and giveguidance to the student on the project. He/she during the course of the project discusses coursesof actions to be undertaken when difficulties arise. The student(s) working on the problem areresponsible for the success of the project. Success is not only measured by arriving at the rightsolution but by the decisions and approaches the students have taken during

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Shreekanth A. Mandayam; John L. Schmalzel; Ravi Ramachandran

. P. Hesketh, K. Jahan and A. J. Marchese, “Multidisciplinary experimental experiences in the freshman engineering clinic design at Rowan university”, ASEE Annual Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 1997.2. A. J. Marchese, R. P. Hesketh and K. Jahan, “Design in the Rowan university freshman engineering clinic”, ASEE Annual Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 1997.3. K. Jahan, R. A. Dusseau, R. P. Hesketh, A. J. Marchese, R. P. Ramachandran, S. A. Mandayam and J. L. Schmalzel, "Engineering measurements in the freshman engineering clinic at Rowan university", ASEE Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington, June 1998.4. B. W. McNeill, "Beginning design education with freshmen", Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 79, pp. 548

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Sean J. Cannon; John H. Grubbs

3 Learning Model for Environmental Security Graduates use concepts in environmental security to be able to make fundamentally sound decision in matters affecting quality of life options to our society. Amplification and RationaleConcerns over degradation of the Earth’s natural resources and of global pollution havegrown exponentially since the 1960’s. The first rallying cries from the ‘fringes’ ofsociety preceded major scientific studies that did, indeed, indicate that Humankind wasplacing extreme stress on our planet. Increasing populations, unwise national policydecisions concerning the environment and greed have all played a part in the rise

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Albert Lozano-Nieto; Willie Ofosu

theoreticaland practical knowledge needed to satisfy the demands of tomorrow’s industry.REFERENCESAbrams, S., 1997. ESD in the sky: Keeping Static Grounded. Compliance Engineering, Sept/Oct. 26-32Butler, J., 1997. A guide to selecting effective shielding against EMI. Medical Electronics Manufacturing, Fall1997, 50-52Center for Devices and Radiological Health Web Page: http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/emc/Gerke D and Kimmel B, 1994. EMI Regulations: Why, where and what do they mean. Electronic Design News,Vol. 39, N.2, 15-22Hanada E., Watanabe Y, Antuku Y. et al., 1998. Hospital construction materials: Poor shielding capacity withrespect to signals transmitted by mobile telephones. Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology, Vol. 32, N. 5.489-496Hasse P and Birk J

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John C. Duke; Jack Lesko; Flynn L. Auchey; Siegfried M. Holzer

enhanceengineering education.Bibliography1. Petroski, H., Invention by Design: How Engineers Get From Thought to Thing, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England, (1996).2. Kolb, D., Experiential Learning, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (1984).3. Wankat, P. C. and F. S. Oreovicz, Teaching Engineering, McGraw-Hill (1993).4. Habel, Margaret, CEUT Faculty Workshop, Virginia Tech, February 10 (1996).5. Lyman, F., “Think-Pair-Share: An Expanding Teaching Technique,” MAACIE, Cooperative News, 1(1) (1987).6. Holzer, Siegfried M. and Raul H. Andruet, “Learning Statics with Multimedia and Other Tools,” ASEE, Seattle, WA (1998

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Rafiq Noorani; Omar Es-Said; Boris Fritz; Anthony Barrata

Extends the Limits of Analysis, MechanicalEngineering, January, 1990.[8]. Jacobs, P. Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing and Fundamentals of Steriolithography.SME Publications, 1992.[9]. Thomas, C.L. Introduction to Rapid Prototyping, SDC Publications, Kansas, 1996.[10]. Ashley, S. Rapid Prototyping is Coming of Age, Mechanical Engineering, July, 1995.[11]. Noorani, R., Golda, K., Dao, Q., Frimodig, J., Le, H., Li, X. and Putnam, B.P. 1998.Calculation of Shrinkage Compensation Factors For Rapid Prototyping (FDM 1650),Preliminary Report, Research Experience for Undergraduates Program, Loyola MarymountUniversity.[12]. Stratasys (1996) FDM System DocumentationF1650-5, F1650-6, F1650-11, G-8, G-9, and

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Enno 'Ed' Koehn

Page 4.317.4educational requirements for professional practice. For example, in many states, a CertifiedPublic Accountant (CPA) must have completed 30 semester credit hours in addition to theBachelor’s Degree in order to become licensed. Architecture generally considers the Master’s asthe first professional degree.Pharmacy is in the process of requiring a six-year Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.) degree forprofessional practice. At Purdue University, effective Fall ’98, pharmacy students can enrollonly in the doctor of pharmacy program 6. Not long ago a B. S. degree was considered adequate.The Pharm. D. is not considered a research degree. In the future, the engineering profession mayfollow pharmacy and require a six-year Doctor of Engineering