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28tlh Annual FRONTIERS IN EDIJCATION CONFERENCE
Moving from “Teacher-Centered ” to “Learner-Cekztered” Education
CONFERENCE PR EEDINGS
Volume I Pages 1-526
Thursday Sessions
TEMPE MISSION PALMS HOTEL Tempe, Arizona
November 4-7,1998
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Table of Contents
Session T1A - Assessing Student Performance ........................................................................................ Assessing Computer Literacy and Achievement Using Self-Concepts
Time Monitoring for Students 8
1 William LeBold, Robert Montgomery, Dan Budny, Goranka Bjedov and Sherman Ward
David Carrington
Jack McGourty, Peter Dominick and Richard Reilly
Robert Thompson
Melinda Piket-May, J. Chang and J. Avery
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........................................................................ Incorporating Student Peer Review and Feedback into the As~~essment Process
The Coupling of Performance and Assessment in Multidisciphary Teamwork..
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..................................................................................................... Understanding What “Success ’’ Means in Assessment
!Session T1B - Technology: Does it Work? Changing the Engineering Undergraduate Experience by Appropriate Use of Computer Technology ........................................ 23
Practical Evolution of IT in the College Classroom. ........................................................................................ 27
Analysis of Computer Utilization in the Classroom .................................................................................................................... 28
The Learning Preferences of Engineering Students From Two Perspectives.. ............................................................................ 29
Where’s the ProoJ? A Review of Literature on Effectiveness gflnformation technology in Education.. ...................................... 33
Robert Green and David Huddleston
Bob Siegmann
Ronald Curtis
Peter Rosati
Madhavi Kadiyala and Billy Crynes Session T1C - Object Oriented Design
Cathy Bishop-Clark and James Kiper
Stuart Rubin and Roger Lee
Ivan Tomek and Judy Green
An Undergraduate Course in Object-Oriented Sofbvare Pesign .................................................... 38
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Preliminary Results of an NSF-Sponsored Soware Engineering Pedagogical Laboratory.. ...................
00 Development Life Cycle -A Edeotaped Teaching Resource ..............................................................................................
!Session T1D - Special Session: Freshman Design Projects in the NSF Foundation Coalition Freshman Design Projects in the Foundation Coalition ........................................................................................................... 50
Jim Richardson, Carlos Corleto, Jeffrey Froyd, P. Imbrie, Joey Parker and Ronald Roedel !Session T1E - Non-Traditional Approaches I
Enhancing the Hardware Design Experience for Computer Engineers ..................................................................................... 60 Peter Maurer
Jose Cruz-Rivera
Gerson Beauchamp-Baez and Luis Melendez-Gonzdez
Stephen Dyer and John Schmalzel
Leonard Bohmann, B. Mork, N. Schultz and D. Wiitanen
A Project Oriented Approach to Teaching Soware-Hardware Integration of Microcontroller-Based Systems.. ......................... 64
Design Projects for Digital and Process Control Courses ..........................................
Macroelectronics: Building the Perfect Beast.. ..............................
The Development of a New Core Electrical Engineering Course in Energy Processing Systems ................................................ 79
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!Session T1F - WWW Tools I Improving World Wide Web and Library Research ................................................................................................................... 80
James Stenger and Joanne Goode
Ronald Rockland
Henri Naccache, Timothy Lindquist and Susan Urban
Oge Marques, Jeffrey Woodbury, Sam Hsu and Stephane Charitos
Comparative Analysis of Internet Search Methodology for Electrical Engineering Technology.. ............................................... 84
A Framework and Reusable Tools for Developing Interactive Course Web Sites.. ...............
Design and Development of a Hybrid Instruction Model for a New Teaching Paradigm .............................................................. 90
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An Interactive GUI-based Tool for Signal and Speech Processing Courses ............................................................................... 95 Hiren Bhagatwala, Edward Painter and Andreas Spanias
Session T1G - Faculty Issues Faculty Teaching Practices and Perceptions of Institutional Attitudes Toward Teaching at Eight Engineering schools ................................................................................................................................................................................... 101
Managing the Human Processes in Curriculum Reform ........................................................................................................... 106
Using Courseware Authoring to Mentor Faculty of the Future ................................................................................................. 1 1 1
Problems with Salary Equity Models for Engineering Faculty.. ................................................................................................ 1 16
Richard Felder, Rebecca Brent, Thomas Miller, Catherine Brawner and Rodney Allen
Nigel Middleton and John Trefhy
Brian Hog, Edward Mastascusa, Michael Hanyak, William Snyder and Thomas Rich
George Swisher Session T2A - Institution-Wide Assessment Issue
Strategies for Developing, Implementing, and Institutionalizing a Comprehensive Assessment Process for Engineering Education ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 17
Using the Assessment CenterApproachfor Faculty Assessment .......................................................................
Development ofa School wide Assessment Plan - Questions Answered and Questions Raised ................................................... 123
Jack McGourty
Jim Richardson
Charles Yokomoto, Clifford Goodwin and David Williamson
Gloria Rogers
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Asynchronous Assessment: Using Electronic Portfolios to Document and Assess Student Learning Outcomes.. ......................... 129
Session T2B - Learning Technologies I
Theresa Hein and Sarah Irvine
Celia Schahnenski
Assessment of Student Understanding Using On-line Discussion Groups.. ................................................................................ 130
Experiment Substitution In-Class Discussions With Email Discussions.. ................................................................................... 136
and Colleges.. ......................................................................................................................................................................... 14 1 Assessment of Technology-Assisted Learning in Higher Education: It Requires new thinking by Universities
Sheri Sheppard, Derek Reamon, Larry Friedlander, Charles Kerns, Larry Leifer, Michele Marincovich and George Toye
Richard Reis and Melissa Regan Session T2C - Computing as a Profession
Intellectual Collectives - New Faculty Alliances for Collaborative Learning.. ........................................................................... 146
................................................................................................................. Computing as a Profession: A Uni$ing Framework 147 Neal Coulter
Session T2D - Design Innovations Professor-Driven, Student-Driven, and Client-Driven Design Projects.. ................................................................................... 149
Modeling the New-Product Development Cycle: Open-ended Problem Solving with Design, Technical Communications and Testmeasurement Content for Electrical and Computer Engineering Seniors at
Henry Ansell
The University of Texas at El Paso ........................................................................................................................................... 155
Graphical Representations of Engineering Design Behavior .................................................................................................... 160 Jim Myers and Mike Acosta
Justin Chimka and Cynthia Atman
Morris Morgan, 111, Christopher Washington and Bradford Grand
Richard Weber and Sridhar Condoor
Experiences with Interdisciplinary Based Design Teams .......................................................................................................... 1 66
Conceptual Design Using a Synergistically Compatible Morphological Matrix ........................................................................ 1 7 1
Session T2E - Special Session: First-Year Integrated Curricula across Engineering Education Coalitions First-Year Integrated Curricula Across Engineering Education Coalitions.. ............................................................................. 177
Nizar Al-Holou, Nihat Bilgutay, Carlos Corleto, John Demel, Richard Felder, Karen Frair, Jeffrey Froyd, Mark Hoit, James Morgan and David Wells
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A low-interaction Cprogramming course on the WWW.. .......................................................................................................... I99
The Mobile Classroom Project ................................................................................................................................................. 205
An Internet-based Computer Laboratory for DSP Courses.. ..................................................................................................... 206
Jeff Goldberg
Sushil Louis and Yaakov Varol
Robert Cook
Axel Clausen and Andreas Spanias
Georges Van der Perre and Wim Van Petegem Web-based Learning of Engineering Mechanics for Undergraduate Students ..................................................................
!jession T2G - Women and Minorities An Interactive CD ROM to Sensitize Engineering students to Diversity Issues .......................................................................... 2 12
Recruiting Women into Engineering Graduate Programs ......................................................................................................... 216
Auburn University Minority Engineering Program: Overview, Lessons Leamed, Future Challenges ........................................ 220
Predictors of Women's Entry Into Engineering: Why Academic Preparation Is Not Suflcient ................................................... 22 1
Industry Involvement in the Women in Applied Science and Engineering WISE) Recruiting and Retention Programs .....
Stephatlle Blaisdell, Russel Jones and Constantine Andreyev
Mary White, Stephanie Blaisdell and Mary Anderson-Rowland
D. Weatherby, T. Shumpert and J. Fergus
Stephanie Blaisdell
Shawna Fletcher, Mary Anderson-Rowland and Stephanie Blaisdell Session T2H - Writing and Communication I
A Holistic Assessment of Writing in Design .............................................................................................................................. 23 1
Using Writing to Enhance Collaborative Learning in Engneering Courses.. ............................................................................ 236
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Enabling Effective Engineering Teams: A Program for Teaching Interaction Skills .................................................................. 246
Debra Larson, Sibylle Gruber, David Scott and Melvin Neville
Edward Wheeler and Robert McDonald
Thomas Schultz
J. Elaine Seat and Susan Lord
Practical Problems in Organizing Students into Groups., .......................
Session T3A - Assessing First year Students The Effect of Course Sequence on the Retention of Freshmen Engineering Students: When Should the Intro Engineering Course be Offered?. ....................................................................... .............................. ............................ 252
Mary Anderson-Rowland
Mary Besterfield-Sacre, Nancy Amaya, Lany Shuman, Cynthia Atman and &chard Porter Understanding Student Confidence as It Relates to First Year .Achievement.. ............................................................................ 25 8
Engineering Design Class.. ...................................................................................................................................................... 264 Capturing Student's Teamwork and Open-Ended Design Perjiwmance in an Undergraduate Multimedia
Ann McKenna, Lyclla Mongia and Alice Agogino Pupils 'Attitudes to Technology: A Review of Studies which firrve a Bearing on the Attitudes which Freshmen Bring with them to Engmeering .............. .......................................................................................................................... 270
John Heywood
George Davis Assessment Issues in Elementary NumericalAnalysis ............................................................................................................... 274
Design for a Network-Based Education system that Evolves bjj Peer and Instructor Interaction ................................................ 275
Personal Reflections on PSI in Engneering Mechanics.. .......................................................................................................... 280
Technology-Assisted Instruction Applied to Cooperative Learning: The SHIECC Project.. ....................................................... 286
Session T3B - Active Cooperative Learning I
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David Haws
Sofiane Labidi and Jeane Ferreira
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Session T3C - Programming Languages A Jma-based Environment for Teaching Programming Language Concepts.. ........ .............................................................. 296
Manfred Hauswirth, Mehdi Jazayeri and Alexander Winzer
Manuel Perez-wanes
Thaddeus Crews, Jr. and Uta Ziegler
Teaching History of Programming Languages to Undergraduate Students ............................................................................... 30 1
The Flowchart Interpreter for Introductory Programming Courses .......................................................................................... 307
for Teaching Principles and Practices of Real-time Operating System ...................................................................................... 3 13
Picturing Signals ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 14
Real and Rrtual Workshops in Mathematics .................................................
Experiences with Undergraduate Honors Theses in the Computer engineering Program at Brown University.. ......................... 322
The evolution of an Introductory Computer Engineering Course .............................................................................................. 328
DOIUTOS (Distributed Object-based Real-time InsTructionaE Operating System); A Complete Package
Jae Oh and Daniel Mosse Session T3D - Creativity and Innovation I
Robert Yantorno and Julie-Ann McFann
Guillermo Leon de la Barra, Mario Leon de la Barra and Ana Urbina
Sumit Ghosh
William Hudson and Donald Gruenbacher
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Session T3E - Computing and Communications Curricula New Degree Program on Information Engineering Technology at the University of Cincinnati with Distance Education Component .................................................................................. ...................................... .... 330
Vladimir Uskov, Ashraf Saad and Maria Uskova
Augustus Uht and Ying Sun
Ladimer Nagurney
Mwali Varanasi, N. Ranganathan and Peter Maurer
The Laboratory Environment of the URI Integrated Computer Engineering Design (ICED) Curriculum ................................... 33 1
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Telecommunications Engineering and Technology: The Final Two Years ............
A Modelfor a Computer Engineering Program ...................................................
Session T3F - WWW Courses I1
S.ManianRa”ar
Roxanne Jacoby and Jean Mee
Shelli Starrett, And Pahwa, Kraig Olejniczak, Mareisa Crow and Scott Sudhoff
Anand Xavier and Andreas Spanias
Distance Learning - How to Include Laboratory Experiments over the Internet? ...................................................................... 339
Web Based Global Technoloa Management Education ..................... ................................................................. 340
A Virtual Classroom Via Dataconferencing: A Multi-Institutional Experience.. ........................ .......................... 342
An Adaptive System Identijcation Java Simulation for Internet Based Courseware ................................................................... 348
Session T3G - International I The WPI Global Perspective Program: Preparing for Assessment and ABET 2000 ................................................................... 354
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International, Multidisciplinary Design Education ................................................................................................................... 365
The International Engineering Program at the University ofRhode Island ............................................................................... 371
Richard Vaz and Natalie Mello
T. R. Phillips Writing Competitive Proposals for International Exchange Programs ..........................
J. Marchman 111
John Grandin Session T3H -Writing and Communication 11
Elisabeth Alford and David Rocheleau
Hal Tharp
Designing Efective Writing and Presentation Assignments for Freshman Engineering Students.. ............................................. 372
Improving Writing Shdls Through An Upper-Division Course 378 ..................................................................................................
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Learning Through Inquiry: A Creative Pilot Program for Teaching Communications in a Learner-Centered Environment.. . 379
Performing a Literature Review ............................................................................................................................................... 380
.......................................................................................................................................................... Leslie Crowley
Lois Reed Session T4A - Special Session: CD Accreditation Status
Computer Science Accreditation: The Status of Criteria Modernization .................................................................................... 384 Arthur Price, Della Bonnette, Lawrence Jones, Jr. and Kenneth Martin
Session T4B - Learning Tools Using Self-directed Work Group Concepts for Successful Classroom Group Experiences .......................................................... 3 85
Julie David and Carol Wellington
Patricia Carlson
Steve Downey
Richard Reis
Maria Valdes, M. Moure, M. Valdes, L. Rodriguez and E. M
BROCA: A Computer-Mediated Learning Tool for Teaching Scientijc Reasoning and Writing
Usi:ig Krtual Reality to Construct Knowledge ...........................
The Stanford University Electronic Learning Portofolios Project .........
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Using Hypermedia for Complex Technologies Education.. ......... ......... ..........
Session T4C - Special Session: History in the Computing Curriculum
John Impagliazzo, Gordon Davies, John Lee and Michael Williams Teaching History in Computing ............................................................................................................................................... 398
Session T4D - Capstone Innovations: Opening Session A Capstone Experience-Development of a Flexible Manufacturing System (FMq using Smart Distributed Sensing System ........................................................................................................................................................................ 399
S . Manian Ramkumar
David Sawyers, Jr. and Clfiord Mirman
Charles Bartlett and Sunil Kumar
N. John DiNardo, M. Vallieres, J. Vohs, W. Graham, R. Composto, F. Fontaine and T. Cumberbatch
Experimental Concepts in a Cross-Disciplinary Capstone Course for Mechanical Engineers,, ...........................
Manufacturing Across the Curriculum ..................................................................................................................................... 4 1 1
Quantum Structure ofkfaterials: A multi-faceted approach in teaching introductory solid state materials ................................ 4 12
An Indushy-Centered Capstone Experience for Aeronautical Management Technolop Students at Arizona State University East ........................................................................ ........ 419
Development of a Multidisciplinary Design Course via NASA s Human-Powered Lunar Rover Design Competition ................. 425
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Andrew Jackson
Christopher Pionke, David Irick, Shane Best, Katharine Ocker and L a m Ziegler
Lueny de Ramirez, Jorge Velez-Arocho, Jose Zayas-Castso and Miguel Torres
Philip Prins and Charles Burris Jr.
John Sutton and Robert Thompson
James Hales and Stanley Pisarski
James DeVault
Craig Bergman
William Neumann and Marvin Woodfill
Developing and Assessing Teamwork Skills in a Multi-disciplinary Course .................
A Cornerstone Course for Freshman Computer Science Students ............................................................................................. 447
Multidisciplinaty Integration: A Decision Methodology and Procedure for Instruction.. ........................................................... 4.50
Evolution ofa Capstone Course: A Twenty-Year Perspective ................................................................................................... 456
.............................................................................................. A Competition-Motivated, Interdisciplinary Design Ekperience..
Senior Design Projects with Industry
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A Comparison of Alternative Approaches to the Capstone Experience: Case Studies versus Collaborative Projects.. ................ 4-70
Session T4E - Special Session: Building Your Own University
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Composing a New Electrical and Computer Engineering Program ........................................................................................... 476
Using the Web to Support Distance Learning of Computer Science .......................................................................................... 477
A Browser-based System to Support & Deliver DE .................................. ........... ........ 479
Implementing NovelInstructional Techniques Via the Web ....................................................................................................... 485
Habitat for Humanity Freshman Design And Build Experience ..........................................................
A Successful Motivational Freshman Design Experience Using Attached Learning.. ................................................................ 493
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John Schmalzel, Shreekanth Mandayam, R. Ramachandran, S. Chin and J. Tracey Session T4F - Special Session: Distance Learning
Jacob0 Carrasquel, Wanda D a m Wendy Doube, Dennis Frailey, Chaya GurwitZ and David Sachs
Wendy Doube
Chaya Gurwitz Session T4G - Retention
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Charles Yokomoto, Maher Rizkalla and Carol O'Loughlin
Mary Anderson-Rowland Using a Roommate Preference Survey for Students Living on an Engineering Dorm Floor ..
Freshman Introductory Engineering Seminar Course: Coupled with Bridge Program Equals Academic Success and Retention .............................................................................................................................. ............... 505
Integrated Learning: Engineering Science, English, and Orientation ........................................................................................ 5 1 1
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Maria Reyes, Mary Anderson-Rowland and Mary McCartney
Rebecca Bennet, William Beston, Mary Dickson, John Gerty and Peter Ruggler Session T4H -Writing and Communication I11
Learning Styles and Technical Communication: Improving Communication and Teamwork Skills.. .......................................... 5 12
Technical Writing Across the Curriculum: Process, Problems, and Progress.. .......................................................................... 5 18
What About Ethics? ................................................................................................................................................................. 523
Julie Sharp
Barbara Olds
Marilyn Dyrud Session F1A - Special Session: Coalitions Lessons Learned in Assessment
Assessment and Evaluation: Lessons Learned by Coalitions.. ................................................................................................... 527 Jack McGourty
Session F1B - EE Learning Tools An Analog Filter Design Soffware Package Uiing Mathematica.. ............................................................. ........................ 528
Digital Signal Processing for Electrical Engineering Technology Programs.. ........................................................................... 533
A New Direction for Undergraduate Electromagnetics ........................................................................................................ 535
GENESIS: An Educational Tool for Integrated Ciscuit system Generation.. .............................................................................. 540
Multimedu Tutorial on Operational Amplijers, Fundamentals, and Applications .................................................................... 54 1
David Baez-Villegas and David Baez-Lopez
Massoud Moussavi
David Voltmer and Dion Gamer
Guillermo Verdad and David Baez-Lopez
David Baez-Lopez, Franz Wchez and Guillermo Verdad Session F1C - Software Engineering design
Teaching SoJhyare Design and Testing .................................................................................................................................... 547
Using Robotics to Teach Sofhyare Engineering.. ...................................................................................................................... 55 1
An Interface Compositional Framework for Data Flow-Oriented Analysis and Design ............................................................. 554
A Method for Teaching Soffwae Engineering .......................................................................................................................... 560
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A Capstone Experience-Development of a Flexible Manufacturing System VMS) using Smart Distributed Sensing System ........................................................................................................................................................................
S. Manian R a ” a r
David Sawyers, Jr. and CliEord W a n
Philip Prins and Charles Burris Jr.
Charles Bartlett and Sunil Kumar Quantum Structure of Materials: A multifaceted approach in teaching introductory solid state materials .................................
N. John DiNardo, M. Vallieres, J. Vohs, W. Graham, R. Composto, F. Fontaine and T. Cumberbatch An Industry-Centered Capstone Experience for Aeronautical Management Technology Students at Arizona
Experimental Concepts in a Cross-Disciplinary Capstone Coivrse for Mechanical Engineers.. ..................................................
A Cornerstone Course for Freshman Computer Science Students .............................................................................................
Manufacturing Across the Curriculum .......................................................................................................... ...................
State University East ............................................................................................................................................................... Andrew Jackson
Christopher Pionke, David hick, Shane Best, Katharine Ocker and Laura Ziegler Development of a Multidisciplinary Design Course via NAU s Human-Powered Lunar Rover Design Competition .................
Session F1E - First Year Curricula
James Morgan and Robert Bolton
Stan Napper, Jim Nelson, Bill Elmore, Jenna Carpenter and Bill Deese
Nigel Middleton
Nick Pendergrass, Raymond Laoulache, John Dowd and R.obert Kowalczyk
An Integrated First-year Engineering Curricula.. ..................................................................................................................... 5 6 1
.............................. 566 An Integrated First-Year Engineering Curricula .................................................................................
The Revised Core Curriculum for Engineering and Science Programs at the Colorado School of Mines ................................... 567
Eflcient Development and Implementation OfAn Integrated First Year Engineering Curriculum., ........................................... 573
Dartmouth College 579 IntegratedMathematics and Physical Science (IMPS): A New Approach for First Year Students at
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Session F1F - WWW Tools I1 HWSM: A Web-basedAutomated Homework Submission System ........................................................................................... 580
Mathematics andEquations on the WWw ................................................................................................................................ 583
A Web-Based Computer Assisted Statistical Sofhyare Learning Environment.. .......................................................................... 587
Sam Hsu
Marion Hagler
Bih-Yaw Shih and Wan-I Lee
Sam Villareal, Clint Wynq Dawn Eastwood and Behbood Zoghi
Bijan Mobasseri and Xiaoqin Fei
The Design, Development and Evolution of Web-Based Mater,ials Featuring Computer-Animated Simulations ......................... 588
Web-based Interactive Course Homepage Builder.. .................................................................................................................. 594
Session F1G - International I1 The Internationalization of Undergraduate Programs: A Model Program Using Reciprocal Distance Education, Traditional Study Abroad Programs and International Internships ......................................................................... 595
Features of Chinese Students .................................................................................................................................................... 600
Engineering Students ................................................................................................................................................ 605
Improvement of Student Laboratories in Electrical and Computer Engineering ........................................................................ 6 1 1
Nancy Holland and Guillermo de Velasco Visualization and Interactive Ehperiment of Some Electromagnetic Problems Considering Cognitive
Luo Yingli, Zhang Jianhua, Chen Xqiang, Liu Xiaofang, Ma Bo, Liu Lianguang Qu Henan and T. Yang A Comparison of the Learning Style and Creative Talents of Mexican and American Undergraduate
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Zhang Jianhua, Liu Lianguang, Luo Yingh, Zhou Q o n g Tao Hongzhu, Qu Henan and T. Yang A New Type of Simulation System Combining Operation Training and Knowledge Training ..................................................... 6 15
Electrical Design Automation: An Essential Part of a Computer Engineer’s Education ... Session F1H - Learning Models I
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A New Metrics for Assessing Quality in Graduate Courses in Computer science h Engineering ............................................... 628 Peter Mawer
Sumit Ghosh
Joseph Cataldo
John Reis
Catherine Wyman and Nancy LaChance
Virtual Classroom with the Use of a Learning Module .................................................................................................................. 634
Experiments with Various Teaching Methodologies.. ................................................................................................................ 635
New Learning Models in Accelerated CIS Program.. ................................................................................................................ 64 1
Session F2A - Testing and Student Feedback ........................................................................ .................. Assessment of EngineeringEngineering Technology Students 642
Eric McKell
J. Chang, Melinda Piket-May and J. Avery
Ronald Roedel, S . El-Ghazaly, Teri Rhoads and E. El-Sharawy Tough Assessor or Santa Claus: Rationalizing the Assessment Process..
Robert Brown College to Work Transitions: Students Draw Their Futures
Lisa Lancor and Barbara Karanian
Using Active Student Feedback in the Learning Environment. .................................................................................................. 643
The Wave ConceptsInventory -AnAssessment Toolfor Courses in Electromagnetic Engineering ............................................ 647
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Session F2B - Learning technologies I1 .................................................. How Articulate Mrtual Labs can Help in Thermodynamics Education: A Multiple Case S t u 4 663
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Charles Weinberger and Raj Mutharasan
Derek Reamon and Sheri Sheppard
Fundamentals of Manufacturing - MultiMedia Modules for Contextual Learning .......
......................................................................................... Motor Workshop: The Role of Interactivity in Promoting Learning..
Problems Encountered when Substituting the Traditional Drawing Tool for CAD Systems in Engineering Graphics Courses 677 ....................................................................................................................................................................
Raul Herrera Session F2C - Special session: Software Engineering as a Profession
Laurie Werth, Dennis Frailey, Gerald Engel and Robert Dupuis The Current Status of the Joint IEEE-CS andACM Task Force for Software Engineering Curriculum.. .................................... 678
Session F2D - DSP Applications Considerations of Computer Based Education in Acoustics and Signal Processing. .................................................
Martti RaNula and Matti ma la inen
Marcel0 Joaquim, Joseph Pereira and Vilma de Oliveira
Carl Wick and George Piper
Mark Yoder, James McClellan and Ronald Schafer
Course On DSP Design Using M A T U B .............................................. ......................................................... 685
Using the ADSP-21061 SHARC EZ-KIT in Undergraduate DSP Oriented Courses ................................................................... 69 1
.............................................................. 695 ... ..... Crystal Radios or DSP First?
Session F2E - Special Session: Coalition Lessons Learned: Mechanical Dissection A Hands-on Discussion of “Dissection ”: Coalitions Lessons Learned.. .................................................................................... 700
Alice Agogino Session F2F - Virtual University
CO YE, Jersey, MUM - Can Yirtual Environments be the Next Step? ......................................................................................... 70 1 Ivan Tomek and Rick Giles
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Virtual Universities: Are Dual Mode Universities the Solution? ............................................................................................... 705
The Mrtual Learning Environment System ............................................................................................................................... 7 1 1
Yet Another Mrtual Classroom over the Internet.. .................................................................................................................... 7 17
Gordon Davies and Elizabeth Stacey
Amp Kumar, Raj Pakala, R. Ragade and J. Wong
Sam Hsu, Abhi Pandya and Rajesh Patel Session F2G - International I11
The Universi&-Industry Gap and its Eflect on Research and 13evelopment in Developing Countries. ........................................ 722 A. Zaky and M. El-Faham
R UNESTONE, an International Student Collaboration Project ................................................................................................ 727
Educational Revolution in Norway II ....................................................................................................................................... 733
Project Driven Learning Environment.
Towards the International Engineer Manager.. ....................................................................................................................... 742
A Perspectivefiom Industry on Characteristics of Life Long Learning ..................................................................................... 743
Teaching in Realtime Wireless Classrooms.. ............................................................................................................................ 748
Bringing Real- World Case Studies into Manufacturing Engineering Curriculum .........
Distance Education Systems for English Learning on the Internet ............................................................................................ 760
An Industry Needs Driven Degree in Manufacturing Engineering ............................................................................................. 766
Using Intelligent Computer Technology to Measure the Intell(ectua1 Development of Engineering Students.. ............................. 767
Assessing Computer Proficiency. ............................................................................................................................................. 772
Goals, Objectives, & Performance Criteria: A Usefir1 Assessment Tool for Students and Teachers ............................................ 773
Detailed Assessment of Engineering Curricula.. ....................................................................................................................... 778
Mats Daniels, Marian Petre, Vicki Almstnun, Lars Asplun4 Christina Bjarkman, Carl En'.ckson, Bruce Klein and M a q Last
Trond Clausen Innovations in Bulgarian Higher Education in Electronics through Development of a Simulation-Based,
....................................................................................................... 737 Elena Shoikova and Slavka Tzanova
Hans Guendner, Malcom Allan and Bryan Temple !Session F2H - Learning Models I1
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James Griffioen, W. Brent Seales and James Lumpp Jr.
Nizar Al-Holou and Faroog Ibrahim
Phanwoo Park and Katsuluko Shimi
William Peterson
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Ronald Miller, Barbara Olds and Michael Pavelich
Lorraine Parker
Sarah Duerden and Jeanne Garland
Robert Johnson and Edward Wheeler Session F3B - Active Cooperative Learning I1
....................................................................................................... Comparison of Teaching Styles in Chemical Engineering.. 783
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............................................................................................... Ten Myths of Cooperative Learning in Engineering Education..
... ............................................. See One, Do One, Teach One Two Faculty Member's Path through Student-Centered Learning
Teaching Sofhyare Engineering Early - Experiences and Results .............................................................................................. 800
An Undergraduate Sofiare Engineering Program ... Within Electrical Engineering ................................................................. 805
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NT's B.S. Program in Software Engineering: Initial Experiences ..............
A Software Engrneering Curriculum Incorporating an Operational Formal Method ................................................................ ,807
An Inter-Disciplinary Sofiare Engineering Track Emphasizing Component Engineering. ...................................................... .8 1 1
Developing and Assessing Teamwork Skills in a Multi-disciplinary Course ..............................................................................
Multidisciplinary Integration: A Decision Methodology and Procedure for Instruction.. ...........................................................
Evolution ofa Capstone Course: A Twenty-Year Perspective ...................................................................................................
A Competition-Motivated, Interdisciplinay Design Experience ...........
Senior Design Projects with Industry .......................................................................................................................................
A Comparison of Alternative Approaches to the Capstone Experience: Case Studies versus Collaborative Projects.. ................
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Lueny de Ramirez, Jorge Velez-Arocho, Jose Zayas-Castro and Miguel Torres
John Sutton and Robert Thompson
James Hales and Stanley Pisarski
James DeVault
Craig Bergman
William Neumann and Marvin Woodfill Session F3E - Non-Traditional Approaches I1
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A Concept Oriented Freshman Introductory Course Utilizing Multimedia Presentations and Group
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Laboratory Experience ..................................................................................................... ............................................... 824 Sally Wood
T. Shumpert and P. Zenor
David Scott and Jeny Hatfield Session F3F - WWW Courses I11
......................................................... Auburn University Integrated Pre-engineering Curriculum (IPEC): A HaEf-time Report..
An Applications-oriented Freshman-level Electrical Circuits Course..
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Computer Based training Telecommunications Courseware ................................................................................ ........ 836
Multimedia Collaborative Content Creation - the MSU Lectureonline System .......................................................................... 84 1 Michael Khader
Gerd Kortemeyer and Wolfgang Bauer
Russel Meier
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Do We Have To Come To Class? Experiences Teaching a Web-AssistedMicroprocessor system Interfacing Course ................. 847
............. 851 Wood andMasonry on the Web: A Civil Engineering Design Course Goes Krtual .........................................
Session F3G - Special session: Deans' Issues Session F3H - Learning Models I11
Using Learning Contracts for Improved Teaching and Student Involvement.. ........................................................................... 852
A Review of Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman: Implications for Technical Education ........................................
On Chunks and All That: Concept Learning in Engineering Education. Toward Quality in Teaching ........................................ 86 1
Improving Learning as a EC 2000 Process .............................................................................................................................. 865
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!Session F4A - Special Session: ABET 2000 ABET EC2000 Hsits: Preparation, Implementation, and Impact. ............................................................................................. 870
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Karan Watson, Patricia Daniels and Sherra Kerns
David Peters
Joseph Hughes and William Sayle
Patricia Daniels, Sherra Kerns and Karan Watson
Richard Enbody
Guangming Zhang
Preparing Engineering Programs Under ABET EC200 Criteria: Recommendationsfor Institutions ......................................... 87 1
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Implementation OfOutcomesAssessment in a Large Engineering Program .............................................................................. 876
Evaluating Engineering Programs Under ABET EC2000 Criteria: A Perspective from ABET Program fisitors ....................... 877
Our Experience Developing CQI Procedures for ABET2000 Accreditation.. ............................................................................. 878
Information-based Engneering Design and theABET2000 ..................................................................................................... 884
A Student’s Mew of the ABET 2000 Criteria ...............................
!Session F4B - Learning Technologies I11 Interconnected Learning in construction Education.. ................................................................................................................ 890
Modern Tools and Methods in Undergraduate Astronautics Education.. ................................................................................... 89 1
Development of Personal-Computer-Based Instructional Aids for Introductov Technology Courses:
Amitabha Bandyopadhyay
Ronald Madler
Initial Accomplishments.. ......................................................................................................................................................... 892 Howard Smolleck
Ronald Danielson and Sally Wood
Celio Moron, Jose Ribeiro and Nilton da Silva
Stimulating Introductory Engineering Courses with Java ......................................................................................................... 897
A Teaching Environment for the Development of Parallel Read-Time Programs.. ...................................................................... 903
!Session F4C - Special Session: Guidelines for Software Education Guidelines for Software Education: Meeting the Needs of the 21st Centuury .
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Susan Mengel
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The Challenge of Curriculum Modeling for an Emerging Discipline: Sofhyare Engineering ..................................................... 9 10
Guidelines Proposal for Undergraduate Sofhyare Engineering Education.. .............................................................................. 9 1 6
Integrated Design - The Scenario-Based Four Year Experience.. .............................................................................................. 920
“Wave Phenomena for Electrical Engineers” .......................................................................................................................... 92 1
A Report on Integrating Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering ....................................................................................... 927
The Integrated Teaching and Learning Lab.. ............................................................................................................................ 932
An IntegratedApproach for Electrical Engineering Laboratories.. ........................................................................................... 937
Instructional Technology for Cross-Disciplinary Learning.. ..................................................................................................... 943
Communications Track for Systems Engineering Majors.. ........................................................................................................ 949
Session F4D - Integrated Design Experiences
Norman Dennis, Jr., Mark Gross, Kevin Hall, John Schemunel and David Knowles An Integrated Upper Division Course in Electronic Materials and Electromagnetic Engmeering -
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Richard Layton and Samuel Owusu-Ofori
J. Avery, J. Chang, Melinda Piket-May, J. Sullivan, L. Czrlson and S. Davis
John Hung and Stuart Wentworth Session F4E - Integrated Learning environments
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Suvrajeet Sen, Jeff Goldberg, Julia Hide and Russ Ferrell
Doris Lidtke
Progress with BA . in Engineering (ELITE) at the University ofArizona ................................................................................... 953
What’s New in Curriculum Design: Working with Industry ...................................................................................................... 954
Session F4F - Hands on the Premiere Software Session F4G - Open Forum: International Issues Session F4H - Learning Models IV
A Design Based Introduction to Electncal Engineering.. .........................................................................................
Block Diagram in Undergraduate Engineering Courses Other Than Control Systems.. ............................................................. 95 8
Mathematical Modeling In Engineering Education.. ................................................................................................................. 963
Teaching Circuit Analysis in the Studio Format: A Comparison with Conventional Instruction ................................................. 961
Interdisciplinary Curriculum Development in Electronics Packaging Using course Segmentation.. ........................................... 91 1
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Massoud Moussavi
A. Carlson, W. Jennings andP. Schoch
Martin Becker, J. Holmes and L. Meekisho Session S1A - Evaluation and Outcome Assessment
Views about Writing Survey - A New Writing Attitudinal Survey Applied to Engineering Students ............................................. 913
Student Self-Assessment in Upper Level Engineering Courses .................................................................................................. 980 Ten Rhoads, Sarah Duerden and Jeanne Garland
Diane Rover and P. David Fisher
Avi Wiezel
Les Frair, Jessica Matson and Jack Matson
Susan Haag and Ten Rhoads
Measuring the Success of Virtual Tutoring .................................................. ........
An Undergraduate Curriculum Evaluation with the Analytic Hierarchy Process.. ..................................................................... 992
Assessing the Efectiveness of Integrated Freshman Curricula in Engineering.. ........................................................................ 998
Session S1B - Learning Technologies IV Improving Engineering Communication through the Long-distance Classroom ........................................................................ 999
A New Approach for Continuing Engineering Education on Information and Communication Marian Barchilon and Robert Baren
Technology in Flanders.. ...................................................... .............. .............................................................. 1003 Wim Van Petegem and Georges Van der Perre
Halvard Nystrom and Diego Risco
James Griffioen, W. Brent Seales, James Lumpp Jr. and Tom Kay
On-line Team Project Communication Tool Set ........................................................................................................................ 1004
Experience Developing Wireless Networks for Interactive Multimedia Instruction.. .................................................................. 1005
Session S1C - Software Engineering Labs
David Gustafson and Matt Dwyer
Andrew Hamilton and Anthony Ruocco
Maria Feldgen and Osvaldo Clua
Martin Mohrenschddt and Dennis Peters
Emphasizing SofhYare Quality in Undergraduate Programming Laboratories. ......................................................................... 10 1 1
Implementation lssuesfor CSMajors and Non-Majors in a Senior CS Capstone Sequence ....................................................... 1012
An Integrated SoJ2ware Engineering Workshops Program.. .................................. ............................................................. 1016
The Draw-Bot: A Project for Teaching Sofbare Engineering .................................................................................................. 1022
Session S1D - Creativity and Innovation I1 ......................................................................................................................................... Teamed Courses: Two Case Studies
A Broad-Based Privately-Funded Program To Enhance Engineering Education..
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Stimulating Creativity: Teaching Engineers to Be Innovators.. ......................................... .................................................. 1034
Improving the Effectiveness of Undergraduate Teaching by Integrating a Historical Perspective.. ............................................ 1 040
Summer Program to Enhance Ensneering Concepts Through Collaboration.. ......................................................................... 104 1
An Accelerated Associates Degree Program in Electronics Technology: A Case Study ............................................................. 1046
Flexible Post-Calculus Engineering Mathematics Electives.. .................................................................................................... 1047
Problem-Solving Tools for Engineering Students.. .................................................................................................................... 1050
Session S1E - Non-Traditional Approaches I11
Peter Schuyer and Doug Sherman
M. Maron, P. Ralston and L. Tyler
Bruce Dewey
Mahmood Nahvi
William Clark, David DiBiasio and Anthony Dixon
Developing Freshman-Year Experience in Electrical Engineering: Primary Functions and Possible Features. ......................... 1056
An Integrated, Project-Based, Spiral Curriculum for the First Year of Chemical Engineering.. ................................................. 1062
Session S1F - Introducing Design into the Laboratory Design ofa Low Cost Trainerfor Flow Control ....................................................................................................................... 1063
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Milton Cone Design in an Undergraduate Controls Laboratory ................................................................................................................... 1068
Computing at Zagreb ............................................................................................................................................................... 1073
Analysis of Real-Time Applications. ......................................................................................................................................... 1079
COMNETIII: A Network Simulation Laboratory Environment For A Course In Communications Networks ............................. 1085
Laboratory for Telecommunications Sofhyare Technologies at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and
Marijan Kunstic, Miljenko Mikuc and Oliver Jukic Teaching Undergraduate Computer Science and Engineering Students Techniques for the Design and
Matt Mutka and Aleksandar Bakic
Sanjay Ahuja S'ession S1G - Special Session: Sloan Career Cornerstont: Project
The Sloan Career Cornerstone Project: Multimedia Career Education for Undergraduates in Engineering, Math, and Science ................................................................................................................................................................... 1089
David Green, Kenneth Laker and Peter Wiesner Session S2A - Open forum: Accreditation Issues Session S2B - EE Software Applications
LTSCP: A Mrtual Instrumentabon and CAD Tool for Electronic Engineering Learning ............................................................ 1095
New Software for Learner-Centered Circuits Instruction.. ........................................................................................................ 1 100
The Use andMisuse of Circuit Simulation in Electronics Coumes ............................................................................................ 1 10 1
Active Learning using Inexpensive Sound Cards for Circuits and Communications Experiments.. ............................................. 1 102
L. Rodriguez Pardo, M. Moure, M. Vallieres and E. Mandado
Michael Ciletti
Jennifer Ross
David Mehrl and Marion Hagler Session S2C - Software Applications for Computer Science
Teaching Computer Architecture/Organization Using Simulators ....................................................................................... 1107 Herbert Griinbacher
Rohit Goyal, Steve Lai, Raj Jain and Arian Dunes1
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Laboratories for Data Co"unications and Computer Networks ............................................................................................. 1 1 13
An Extended Modelfor Interactive Learning systems ............................................................................................................... 1 1 19
An Electronic Student Observatory .......................................................................................................................................... 1 120
Freshman Design Projects: Lessons Learned in Engineering Coalitions ................................................................................... 1 121
Peter Thomas, Malcolm Macgregor and Michael Martin Session S2D - Special session: Coalitions Lessons Learned in Freshman Design
Dhushy Sathianathan, Sheri Sheppxd, Roland Jenison, N i t Bilgutay, John Demel, Prasad Gavankar, Jeff Lockledge, Raj Mutharasan, Howard Phillips, Corrado Poli and Thomas Richardson
Session S2E - Undergraduate Research Experiences Faculty Mentoring and Failure Case Studies in Civil Engineering Education ...........................................................................
EfSective Research Experience of Electrical Engineering Technology Students,. .......................................................................
Genesis of an Undergraduate Research Experience .................................................................................................................
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Shamala Chickamenahalli, Clashow Barker and Mul Khodor
Ronald Madler
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Innovative Research and Laboratory Experiences for Undergraduate Students.. ....................................................................... 1 128
Meeting the Challenge of Expanding Participation in the Undergraduate Research Experience ................................................ 1 133
Animating Programs and Students in the Laboratory ............................................................................................................... 1 139
Experiences with a Laboratory-Intensive Curriculum in Electrical Engineering ....................................................................... 1 145
Product Development and Manufacturing Center at Oakland University.. ..........................................................
An Integrated Junior-Year Laboratory Based on an Autonomous Mobile Robot Platform ......................................................... 1 154
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Ann Gates, Patricia Teller, Andrew Bemat, Nelly Delgado and Connie Della-Piana Session S2F - Laboratory Development and Usage
James Korsh and Raghvinder Sangwan
T. Martin and W. Brown
Patrick Dessert
John Hung Session S2G - Special session: Industry - Industry - Government Roundtable
Industry University Government Roundtable for Enhancing Engineering Education.. ............................................................... 1 160 Ted Okiishi
Session S2H - K-12 Interactions Project Lead the Way - A Model Program for Initiating, Funding and Maintaining a Success&l Pre-Engineering Program in the Nation s High Schools. ......................................................................................................... 1 16 1
Gary Adelson and Richard Blais A Model to Promote the Study of Engineering through a Capstone Coursefor Pre Service Secondary Science andMathematics Teachers ............. .................................. ........................................................... 1166
A Computer-Based Learning Environment for Teaching High-School Students Feedback Control through Design.. .................. 1 172
A Contemporary Science and Engineering Education Program for 8 th and 9 th Grade Students .............................................. 1 173
ASL and ES Delivering a Complete 2-Yr Engineering Science Curriculum in Asynchronous Mode ........................................... 1 178
M. Robinson and M. Sami Fadali
Joyce Ma
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William Beston Session S3B - Active Cooperative Learning I11
Cooperative Learning: Introduced in Three Different Levels of Electrical Engineering Courses at a Military Institution .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 179
Project-Based Learning Practices in Computer Science Education ........................................................................................... 1 185
Microelectronics -An Introduction to Formal Cooperative Learning.. ...................................................................................... 1 192
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Benjamin Flores and Connie Della-Piana
Merrill Karp Cooperative and Collaborative Learning in University Aviation Education ...................................................................
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Session S3C - Computer Science Education Integrating Computing Science Undergraduate Education ....................................................................................................... 1202
An Integrated Computer Architecture Experience .................................................................................................................... 1208
Providing for Practice in Computer Science I .......................................................................................................................... 12 12
Using Verilog LOGISCOPE to Analyze Student Programs ....................................................................................................... 12 13
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Eric Johnson and P. Douglas Tougaw
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Susan Mengel and Joseph Ulans Session S3D - Innovative Approaches to Design
Student Selected Microcontroller and Digital Design Projects.. ................................................................................................ 12 19
CPLD-Oriented Design Projects for the First Course in Digtal Systems .................................................................................. 1220
Nondestructive Evaluation ofAircraj? Skin: Product Design and Development in the Sophomore Engineering Clinic .................................................................................................................................................................. 1224
American Electric Power's Project Probe - Enhancing Power Engineering Education through Industrial-Academic Cooperation ............................................................................................................................................ 1230
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David Ahlgren
Shreekanth Mandayam, Anthony Marchese and John Sclurialzel
David Bayless and Richard Pawliger Session S3E - Non-traditional Approaches IV
A Novel Approach for Teaching Statics .................................................................................................................................... 1236
A Design Project Based Approach to Teaching Automatic Control Theory to Mechanical Engineers ........................................ 1242 Mark Palmer, Eric Sandgreq Robert Heinz, Ani1 Chatterji and Thomas Haas
Jeffrey Newcomer
Donald Richards
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John Orr and David Cyganski Session S3F - DSP Laboratories
A New Frameworkfor Engineering Science Education ............................................................................................................. 1246
Transition ofAn Innovative TeachingApproach Between Two Institutions ............................................................................... 1247
Information Engineering Across the Professions, A New Course for Students Outside EE ......................................................... 1248
Design Experiences in Digital signal Processing Laboratories ................................................................................................ 1254
MATLAB Based Image Processing Lab Experiments ................................................................................................................ 1255
Analog and Digital Filter Design using A44 T U B .................................................................................................................... 1259
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Carlos Zuria, Juan Ramirez, David Baez-Lopez and G. Esyhosa Flores-Verdad
David Baez-Lopez and Tomas Escalante Session S3G - Special Session: Lifelong Learning for En$,' meers
Training is Part of Your Job .................................................................................................................................................... 1260 Steve Prough
Charles Elliott
Rod Ibieta
John Samota
Jack Re Velle 127 Session S3H - K-12 I1
JACME2T: An Industry -Academic Consortia to Enhance Continuing Engineering Education ................................................. 1261
Lifelong Learning and The Mrtual Campus -A Proposalfor Asynchronous Leaming ................................................................ 1262
Teaching New Sofhyare Skills and Business Processes to Q&R Engineers ................................................................................ 1267
Becoming the Total Quality Manager (TQM) ........................................................................................................................... 1268
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Gerson Beauchamp-Baez, Jose Cruz-Rivera and W. Lugo-Beauchamp The Pre-College Engineering Program at the University ofPuerto Rico-Mqagiiez: Methods and Assessment.. ........................ 1274
Service-Leaming ’s Effect On Engineering Students And K-I 2 Teacher Partnership In An Yntroduction to Mechanical Engineering” Course ................................................................................ ....................................................... 1279
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Chalmers Sechrist, Constantine Anagnostopulos, Peter Lewis and Barbara Coburn Technological Literacy Counts: Outcomes of a Workshop to Enhance Technological Literacy 0fK-I2 Students.. ......................
Session S4A - New faculty Fellows: Views of the Frontiers Session S4B - ME Software Applications
Understanding Calculations Through Experiments With Functions .......................................................................................... Jerzy Piotrowski
Carla Egelhoff, D. Blackketter and J. Glumbik Innwative Equation Management Techniquesfor Implementation in Kinematics and Dynamics Courses.. ................................
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Session S4C - Software Engineering Process Issues Process and Product in a Sofiare Engmeering Course: Simulating the Real World ..........
Integrating Process Improvement Practices into an Undergraduate Sofiare Engineering Course ........................................... 1 298
The Acquisition of Expertise in Sofhyare Engineering Education.. ............................................................................................ 1302
.............................................. 1292 Pearl Brazier
James Collofello
Judtth Sims-Knight and Richard Upchurch
Laurie Williams ................................................................................................................................ Instilling a Defect Prevention Philosophy 1308
Session S4D - Design by the Year Simulating Corporate Project Engineering for Freshmen ............................
Mentoring Freshmen Through Design.. .................................................................................................................................... 13 19
Assessing the Impact of Changing a “Senior” Design Course From Two To Three Semesters ................................................... 1323
Integrating Writing and Critical thinking in a Freshman Design course ................................................................................... 1324
Sharing Innovation: The NSF Foundation Coalition ................................................................................................................. 1325
Quantitative Ethics Problem Examples .................................................................................................................................... 1326
Towards a Globallmprovement ofEngineering Maths Teaching .............................................................................................. 1327
Sound andMusic at the University of Hartford ..........................................................
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Michael Pavelich and Robert Knecht
Thomas Schultz
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John Pearce
Mario Leon de la Barra, Guillermo Leon de la Barra, Ana Urbina and Bernard0 Leon de la Barra
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Jane Prey, Douglas Baldwin, Margaret Reek and Jeffrey Popyack Now for the Laboratory Ekperience! The new From Four Different Undergraduate Computer Science Curricula .....
Session S4G - Special Session: Semiconductor manufacturing An Overview of Curriculum Module Development in Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology ...................... 1339
Vacuum systems Laboratov Development ............................................................................................................................... 1343 Lyn Mow&
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A Laboratory Approach to RF Power Technology for Semico,nductor Manufacturing ............................................................... I352
The Development and Employment of Formative Evaluation ,Instruments to Enhance Students’ Opportunity to Learn ............................................... ........................................................................................................................... 1355
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Hugh Bruck, David Rocheleau and Craig Rogers
Lawrence Genalo, Charles Wright and Kara Wright
Development of Statewide Engineering Head Start Program ............................................................................................... 1361
Toying With Technology in Elementary Education ................................................................................................................... 1365
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