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Ramesh Narang

I ---- Session 2248 Introducing Design for Manufacturing and Assembly in the Manufacturing Technology Curriculum Ramesh V. Narang Purdue University, Fort Wayne Abstract This paper presents the introduction of a new course on Manufacturing Process Planning in themanufacturing technology curriculum. The course emphasizes designing for

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Rick L. Homkes; Kevin D. Taylor

greatest concern from the participants in the original VISION project was the overwhelming amountof material that the teachers covered during the three weeks. The industry experiences were packed withactivity from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The teachers felt that time was needed to process some of what they haddone in the activity. In VISION 95, the participants had at least an hour each day to discuss the activity with theother teachers. If needed, industry hosts were available during that time for consultation. Another complaint of the initial VISION participants was that the required drop-in lesson plan requiredmore preparation time than allotted. In the initial project, the lessons were presented at the conclusion of thethree weeks to local

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Linda Vanasupa

Figure 1. Budget for the Microelectronics Processing Lab. The ILI project was over two thirds of the total Microelectronics Processing Lab budget. The Implementation Process as Education We decided early in the planning stages to allow students to be intimately involved with the design ofthe lab. Although it has made the project seem longer, it provided many learning opportunities. For example,in the initial lab design stages, a Materials Engineering student teamed with a Mechanical Engineering studentto design the parameters for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system. The Materials Engineeringstudent needed to research the processes and materials used in integrated circuit

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William Peterson

) to software and computers to philosophies such as JIT (Just In Time), TQM (Total QualityManagement), and CIE (Computer Integrated Enterprises). Each innovation places new demands on theexisting system into which they are introduced. The engineering manager is often asked to provide the needed leadership in these innovation-basedprojects because of this individual's technical expertise and training. Technical expertise in (1) the specificinnovation and (2) project management in general is not enough. The successful selection, planning, andimplementation of innovation within an organization requires that someone in the organization sell the change.The classic marketing process of identifying the target market(s) and selecting the

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Sandra Shaw Courter; Lyman Lyons; Andrea Bailey; Susan B. Millar

. The facultyexamined the learning experience, exploring ideas they could use to improve their teaching and studentlearning. The opportunity to put their ideas into practice came with an Advanced Research ProjectsAgency-funded Technology Reinvestment Project grant awarded to the Engineering Research Center forPlasma-Aided Manufacturing. The grant included funding for a new freshman introduction toengineering course beginning fall, 1994. The Fall 1994 Pilot Course The new course’s faculty met during the summer of 1994 to plan the course. They set the goal ofthe course to provide freshmen engineering students with an experience that allows them to discover

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Yildirim Omurtag; Rawin Raviwongse

plan of developing native human resources in the fields of science andtechnology through the expansion of the university system.[2] Engineering Departments, for example,were established in existing medical and social science universities such as Mahidol University andThammasat University. Moreover, a number of privately owned universities were established, and most ofthem offer the engineering degrees in various disciplines. As a result, the overall enrollment capacity inengineering programs has been increased almost 45% since 1987.[4] 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings Page 1.41.1 In

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Richard M. Felder; Philip R. Dail; Leonhard E. Bernold; John E. Gastineau; Ernest E. Burniston

in participating sign forms that give us permission to access their records for program assessmentpurposes. One of us (JEG) selects the 36 students who will participate, matching the demographic profile ofthe class to that of the overall freshman engineering class, and assigns other would-be participants to a Page 1.434.1control group whose performance will be compared with that of the IMPEC group. 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings During the academic year, we meet for an average of an hour each week to review the previousweek’s progress, plan the homework assignments and class

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W.G. Steele; M. H. Hosni; H. W. Coleman

initiaJ planning (general uncertaintyanalysis) to detailed design, debugging, testing, and data analysis (detailed uncertainty analysis). The main objective of this article is to describe how Mathcad@ software maybe used to facilitateuncertainty analysis calculations in undergraduate laboratory instruction. This objective is accomplished byperforming general uncertainty analysis calculations for several example problems using Mathcad”. Theseexamples show how quick uncertainty analysis calculations using Mathcad@ during the planning phase of anexperiment may assist students to select appropriate measurement equipment. Furthermore, an example ofdetailed uncertainty analysis is presented to investigate the contributions of the elemental bias

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Paul F. Packman; Charles M. Lovas

significantly, but has resulted in moreprograms not meeting the established standards. Vital to the strengthening of the design requirement is theimprovement of faculty design capabilities. The two-week workshop on Enhancement of Faculty DesignCapabilities held at Southern Methodist University from July31 -August 10, 1995 is part of a three-year plan forenhancing engineering design skills of faculty from all engineering disciplines. Engineering i%culty participatingin this workshop developed and documented 70 design exercises for use in the engineering sciences: mechanicsof solids, electrical theory, fluid mechanics, and transfer and rate mechanisms. A significant number of theseexercises were developed for introduction into the first year course with

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Dianne Atkinson

. The followingmaterials detail one assignment used this past year to help students become more effective oral communicators,especially in the interactive one-to-one situations they can expect to encounter as engineering professionals.2 Professional Issues in the Curriculum An existing course, the Sophomore Seminar, already provides space for professional issues. Outsidespeakers are usually mechanical engineers describing their career decisions and discussing professional options.Speakers from inside the school provide information about plans of study and special opportunities within theschool. As homework for the course, students complete a series of assignments in professional genres--letters,memos, and short reports, all relating to

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John H. Damell

, which are g;ne;ally for specific int;rests; and businessand industry, which often require contracts and carefully monitor the research or project to see that the business’goals are being met. A successful grant writer is one who has a good projector research idea, has goals that are consistentwith the granting agency, has carefully thought through the project plan, and has a strong, well-written proposal.Even though the project or research idea maybe outstanding, the granting agency must have the same goalsbefore a grant will be awarded. Before spending time and effort writing and submitting a proposal, the writershould check to be sure the granting agency or business is interested in the research idea or project and for anywritten

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John H. Damell

, which are g;ne;ally for specific int;rests; and businessand industry, which often require contracts and carefully monitor the research or project to see that the business’goals are being met. A successful grant writer is one who has a good projector research idea, has goals that are consistentwith the granting agency, has carefully thought through the project plan, and has a strong, well-written proposal.Even though the project or research idea maybe outstanding, the granting agency must have the same goalsbefore a grant will be awarded. Before spending time and effort writing and submitting a proposal, the writershould check to be sure the granting agency or business is interested in the research idea or project and for anywritten

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Martha Ostheimer; Hal Tharp

. COURSE GOALS We had several hypotheses (goals) in mind when we planned the course this semester. 1. Students will become better designers if they use a road map containing the essential design steps. 2. More effective communication occurs when the communicator clearly understands their purpose and audience. 3. Student writing, speaking, and problem solving improves with practice. 4. Making students better evaluators of their own and others’ process and work product will make them better employees when they graduate. These hypotheses were approached by using the following pedagogical methods. METHODS

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Manon Bourgeois; Gilbert Drouin

unsuccessful trials, we publisheda guide in order to improve communication between the students and the professors. This guide does not replace the rules or politics of the official documents of l’Ecole. It is constructed as aide-memoire questions, it present to the student a inventory of facts and aspects that he must consider in order to benefitfrom a quality supervision during his studies. These questions are grouped under three headings. They first ones(16) call out directly to the student, the heading is titled Personal commitment and student’sresponsibilities/Engagement personnel et responsabilites de l’c$tudiant. For example, we can find in this sectionquestions such as: Have I evaluated and planned my financial needs in order to pursue my

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Norbert L. Ackermann; Anthony G. Collins

; nationally- ~norrned subject content examinations; alumni surveys that document professional accomplishments andc~er development activities; employer surveys; and, placement data of graduates. As the material presented in this paper shows, virtually all departments have taken the ABETstatements regarding the development of program goals, and coupled them with other goals, frequentlygenefited from a strategic planning exercises, and combined them to provide global departmental goalsone of which is undergraduate education. Also to be demonstrated, is that within the goals associatedwith undergraduate education, there are numerous subgoals. Clearly, given the outcomes assessmentexamples of the ABET 2000 Criteria, it is these subgoals of

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Somchai Osuwan; Raymond D. Daniels; John F. Scamehorn

, and thetheses are written in English. The program has received strong support from the government of Thailand and Thai industry. In 1993,the partnership was awarded a USAID, University Development Linkages Project (UDLP) grant. This paperreviews the feasibility studies and planning for these graduate programs and the academic partnership. and itdescribes our experiences with the program through the first two and one-half years of operation. INTRODUCTIONPetrochemical Industry in Thailand The pace of economic development in Thailand in recent years has been impressive. With manufacturedexports growing at 35 to 40 percent per year for five consecutive years., GDP growth in 1994 was 8.5

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Nelson C. Baker; Paul S. Chinowsky

level, the project management test willfocus on the capability of multimedia tools to impact civil engineering education at the graduate level.Project management has been selected as the specific domain due to its emphasis on concepts such asinterdisciplinary teamwork, project planning and control, and design negotiation, each of which are difficultfor students to place in a real context without seeing actual jobsites. Thus, in an effort to augment thesparse number of opportunities students have to be in the field during the duration of a course, the test willprovide the students with multimedia examples of actual job sites. Similar to the reinforced concrete test,the graduate students will be given the opportunity to view actual examples of

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Sandra L. Bishop; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre

, stress management, and developing campus resources. In introducing goal setting in a time managementiimctio~ students took the Goal Orientation Index, a self-administered instrument, to assist students in focusing on thetheir strengths and weaknesses in goal setting. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) was also given to thefi-eshman in the Summer during freshman orientation sessions for use in their small groups. The leadership team alsotook the instruments. The experience of learning about themselves proved to be usefhl to the mentors and theleadership teaq but ftiled in the planned environment. The mentors were not skilled enough to explain and discussthese instruments for it to become a valuable experience for the fi-eshman. The

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Russell A. Aubrey; Dennis O. Owen; Jack Beasley

were completed are described and discussed. Plans for future activities and expansion of the program are also provided. INTRODUCTION The Indiana State Legislature has decreed that all high schools in the State of Indiana will develop and offer to their students a Tech Prep curriculum. In August, 1994, Purdue University Statewide Technology at Anderson began development of a program with Highland High School in Anderson. This program offers university level technology based experiences to the students enrolled in the Tech Prep program. Through meetings between the high school tech prep faculty and the university faculty, a series of visits to the university campus were arranged. At these visits, the high school

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Marc Hoit; Matthew Ohland

through totalprogram integration while avoiding some major drawbacks of such schemes, such as significant changes inprogram administration.We propose a model different from the total integration model, which has dominated curriculum reformresearch. In our model, course and department frameworks remain intact. Instead, we are changing the wayfaculty teach and the way students' time is structured to increase learning efficiency. We have 100 studentsenrolled in the program and plan to work with them for two years. Special sections of Calc I and Chemistry Iwere taught in the Fall semester of 1995. Sections of Calculus II, Chemistry II and Physics I are in progressduring Spring 1996. These special sections are reducing the dependence on lecture and

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Richard W. Crain; Michael S. Trevisan; Kenneth L. Gentili; Dale E. Calkins; D. C. Davis

Session 1608 Competency-Based Engineering Design Projects a a b c a D. C. Davis , R. W. Crain Jr. , D. E. Calkins , K. L. Gentili , M. S. Trevisan a b c Washington State University , University of Washington , Tacoma Community CollegeABSTRACTAn outcomes-based approach to education is becoming essential for engineering educators.Design competencies help one define educational outcomes, develop plans for achievingintegrated design experience, and document educational

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D.E., Lt. Col. Randall K. Liefer

’-’ ) 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings %@l&.? 1 If the goal really is to put space engineering students’ projects into space, then some kind ofhitchhiking arrangement is required. Get-Away-Specials (GAS Cans) and mid-deck lockers on theSpace Shuttle have hosted student projects for years2. Our experience is that flying on the Shuttle isfeasible, even for undergraduate students, but these projects require years of planning, coordinationand review. Mission durations are short and experimenters have little control over when theirpayload gets manifested on a flight. A ride as a secondary

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Robert O. Harger

fares relatively well, probably in part because of my necessarily greater involvement. Future Plans The Department is planning a larger computer classroom, with 36 PCs, one per student, improved andversatile computer screen selection and projection. The facility will be used for a wide variety of undergraduate Page 1.432.3 ?$!iih’-’) 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘..+,~yy:: . courses, including digital signal processing, digital image processing

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Richard L. Marcellus; Jr., John Felver; Joy Pauschke

academic residential program was initiated with the following goals:● improve freshman retention; . provide upperclass mentors for freshmen;. facilitate use of study groups; . help students use time management skills; and. provide frequent faculty-student interactions; ● improve student use of campus resources.. help students develop career plans;The program structure has three main components: informal faculty-student contact outside the classroomthrough scheduled, academic-related activities; facilitation of study groups; and involvement in campus activities.This program differs from traditional engineering residence halls where engineering majors are housed togetherbut

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Daniel Davis

school oncefaced. The fresh air supply ventilation towers, which functioned properly for many years, were removedrendering the original ventilation system ineffective. A portable classroom structure occupied the originalentrance courtyard causing the entry to be forced to the rear, through either of two fire stairs. In 1969 andagain in 1970, modern additions were placed on the building that were totally insensitive to the original school.In the interior, neglect, decay and energy conservation measures all but obliterated the architectural character ofthe original school.Renovations and AdditionsThe plan for this project was to remove all previous additions, remodel and restore the original building of26,000 sq. il., and provide an addition of

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Jim Jones; Ed Berger; Linda Blevins; William Oakes

. General references of national and regional resources are also included. A list of thedepartment contact-people at Purdue is also provided. -At the conclusion of the lecture portion, a panel of about five graduate students field questions. Thisinformal portion of the presentation has been very well received. The key to effectively reaching a diverseaudience is to have the panel include people the audience can relate to. This means the panel should be diverseby gender, ethnic background, discipline and future career plans. Having a faculty member available is alsovery helpful during the questioning. The panel members stay after the presentation to answer questionsindividually and offer a personal touch which makes the audience more comfortable

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William H. Hubbard; Robert D. Murphy

obtainremedial or advanced material. Once the course materials are in multimedia format,multimedia quiz and exam questions can give the student andfaculty instant gratification of successful learning andrecommendations of evaluation. Have you ever heard a studentrespond that they had no idea how they did on a quiz or examthey just finished taking? If you feel they should be able toleave the testing arena with definite answers and positiveattitude plans, you are ready for multimedia testing. Withmultimedia testing, the accuracy of each answer is immediatelyrevealed and scored. Multimedia feedback can be used toprovide additional encouragement or regret with suggested Figure 1. Multimedia Quiz Buttons -additional

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Winston F. Erevelles

Session 1626 Implementing a Flexible Assembly Cell (FAC) - Phase II Winston F. Erevelles GMI Engineering& Management InstituteAbstract The paper describes the second phase of the development of a Flexible Assembly Cell (FAC) in theCIM Lab at GMI. The funding for the cell was obtained under the auspices of the NSF ILI program andmatched by GMI and industry. In the first phase equipment was acquired and installed. In additionexperiments were outlined. Initial planning evaluations were also conducted. This paper describes the secondphase

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Ian A. Waitz; Edward C. Barrett

hands-on learning, cooperative education, writing-to-learn, and mentoring. The courses jointly serve to educate students in a variety of aspects of professionalengineering practice including solving open-ended problems, integration of disciplinary coursework, projectdevelopment and planning, oral and written communication, peer review, and teamwork. The Experimental Projects Lab is similar to an undergraduate thesis in scope. Each team of two stu-dents chooses an original research project and is guided by a faculty advisor over the span of two semesters.The students participate in all aspects of experimental research including project definition, proposing, design ofthe experiment, construction of apparatus, completion of the experiment

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Monica R. Hitchcock; Diane Sherrard; Carol A. Wellington; Steven M. Click

. 2) Preparing the Professorate The Preparing the Professorate Program was developed at NCSU for the express purpose of givingqualified graduate students the opportunity to excel in the classroom once embarking on a career in education.The program pairs participating graduate students with a mentoring professor. An interested student approachesthe faculty member of his/her choice and they apply to the program as a team. The application specifies a two-semester plan of action. While the specifics of the plan are notpredetermined, it usually follows a standard format. During the first semester, the graduate student observes thementoring professor, discusses class content and objectives, and begins planning for the teachhg