Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claribel Bonilla, University of San Diego; Ronald O'Meara, University of Northern Iowa; Leonard Perry, University of San Diego

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Manufacturing

cuttinginserts.IntroductionThe senior design project is a capstone course taken in the final year of the ManufacturingTechnology program at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI). The purposes of a two semesterresearch course, as highly suggested by both ABET and NAIT accrediting bodies is to provide anopportunity for students to work on a team to perform research and develop a project with anindustrial sponsor.Engineering technology and industrial technology programs must offer a relevant and validatedcurriculum that prepares students for post-graduation success. Courses that cover traditional Page 12.700.2subject matter in mathematics, sciences, materials, engineering

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University; Ronald Earley, Miami University

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Manufacturing

Project Report and Portfolio is also examined in detail andgraded by the instructor. The instructor assigns different weights for eachcomponent of the project (Group Dynamics, Member participation, Maintenance ofLog Book, Mathematical rigor, Conforming to the principles of Liberal Education,Miami Plan Component, Technical expertise, English composition, etc.) anddetermines the overall grade based on these data.This capstone course is taken by the student groups in their senior year. They areexpected to incorporate their four-year college learning experience in a productivemanner. As such, the senior design project provides the instructors with variousassessment data. Over a period of time, it is possible to consolidate these in a systematicmanner

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahram Asiabanpour, Texas State University; Chandrashekar Subbareddy, Texas State University

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Manufacturing

wereexperienced [6]. The course first offered in the fall semester of 2003 and since then it has beencontinuously updated, adjusted, and modified based on feedback and surveys’ results, industries’needs, and new tools and techniques. The projects that were undertaken by the most recent class(2006) were fully sponsored by industry.In this paper major activities and milestones in the senior capstone design course taught in Fall2006 are explained. The rest of this paper is organized as follows. In Section 2, lectures andprojects activities and milestones are presented. Section 3 gives a detailed description of courseassessment. In Section 4, sample projects are explained. Finally, conclusions are given in Section5

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Rumpf, Ferris State University

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Manufacturing

Page 12.1373.5 • Automation & plant layout joint project – as the senior capstone experience, students work on this project by themselves. Main points we try to instill in this project are the importance of being a self-starter and being adaptable to any aspect of a typical manufacturing engineer’s workload. It also adds another facet of the student’s work to their portfolios to show to potential employers.Assessment MethodsInstructor review of submitted project materials can evaluate the technical merit of the effort aswell as written- and graphical communication skills, and evaluation criteria should be discussedat the time of the project assignment so that team members know what metrics they will begraded

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati; Muthar Al-Ubaidi, University of Cincinnati; Richard Kegg, Tech Solve Inc.

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Manufacturing

project as their capstone experience. Both co-oping and senior projects have brought the College many friends and partners in industry, suchas Procter & Gamble, Milacron, GE Aircraft Engines, Cincinnati Machine, CincinnatiIncorporated, Eagle Manufacturing, Meyer Tools, Cinergy, Toyota Motor Manufacturing atGeorgetown Kentuky, etc. They are eager to help the College bring our successful program tothe next higher level. It is these industry friends who have helped the College set the goals for anew level of Manufacturing Engineering Technology education, and who stand ready to workbeside us to keep the development of courses.Conclusion and Discussion The new curriculum will be extensively used in the manufacturing courses. The

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jitendra Tate, Texas State University-San Marcos; Vedraman Sriraman, Texas State University-San Marcos

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Manufacturing

tried to see the students’ understanding about manufacturing processes.The first approach was video and lecture followed by plant tour. The second approach was planttour followed by videos and lecture. It was observed that students’ understanding had improvedconsiderably by the second approach. It was also observed that students who have taken thiscourse consider polymeric materials while selecting materials for their capstone project. This isoffered every other Spring. Next offering will be in Spring 08. But four students have taken thiscourse as special topics with the author in Fall 07. Two other undergraduate students whoreceived H-SLAMP scholarship are working with author on bio-based composites research. Allthese results indicate that

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Cathleen Jones, Robert Morris University; Jon Radermacher, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

. Social commentators [e.g. 1)] havehighlighted the need for businesses to succeed in a global environment and as such theeducation system must attempt to create engineers with global perspectives. There areseveral solutions to achieve this objective such as internships, co-op programs, studentexchange programs, laboratory-intensive classes and the ever-popular Capstone SeniorDesign Project. This last and the most important topic of integrated design has beenreviewed 2, 3) and discussed extensively in literature and engineering educationconferences. There is considerable variability in the scope; breadth and depth of thesecapstone projects, the team size and composition and the time, and sponsors and budgetfor the projects. Some of these projects

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver

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Manufacturing

assessment tool. The Design Panel is a group of peoplegathered to assess design related courses. A group of people consists of local industryleaders, faculty, and graduate students. There are number of examples on using panels asassessment tools for programs, curricula, and projects [1-3].The Design Panel is used to assess Mech 314 “Design Process”, Mech 402 “ThermalSystem Design” and the second course of the capstone sequence Mech 417 “MechanicalSystems Design II” courses. These are the courses where substantial activity andmaterials are available to demonstrate the achievement of primarily the above ABETcriteria.2. Program Outcomes Assessment ProcessWe adopted the ABET-EAC “a” through “k” outcomes as our program outcomes. Wecollect data annually

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education - I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Beverly Cronin, DeVry University; Maneesh Kumar, DeVry University; Aateef Mustafa, DeVry University; Pankti Patel, DeVry Univeristy; Joey Socorro, DeVry University

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Manufacturing

meters Frequency (HF) Ultra High 865.5-867 MHz 32.8 centimeters Smart cards, Frequency (Europe) logistics, and item (UHF) 915 MHz (USA) management 950-956 MHz (Japan) Industrial, 2.4 GHz 12.5 centimeters Item management Scientific, & Medical (ISM) Source: RFID, Applications, Security, and Privacy, Simpson Garfinkel and Beth Rosenberg, Addison-Wesly (2006), p. 21.II. DeVry University’s Senior Project Capstone Course Sequence DeVry University’s Electronics Engineering Technology/Computer EngineeringTechnology (EET/CET) program senior project is a two-semester course

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom for Manufacturing II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Amir Javaheri, Virginia State University; Nasser Ghariban, Virginia State University

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Manufacturing

being worked on inother courses but focusing on different aspects and perspectives. For example, this project wasconducted in courses MANE 410 Production Planning and Inventory Control, and MANE 415Project Engineering and Management. In MANE 410 students focus on the production planningaspect of the project, and in MANE 415 a different group of students focus on the projectmanagement.In this paper we want to focus on the course MANE 450, Manufacturing Design Implementation.This is one of the courses that have been offered in the past two years in our program. MANE450 is a capstone course that manufacturing engineering students take in their senior year. Thecourse is team project-based, which focuses on design and implementation of a simple

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wing Chan, Alabama A&M University; Peter Romine, Alabama A&M University

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Manufacturing

technical electives. In their junior year, they would replace“Natural/Physical Science w/Lab” with “Microbiology” (Bio 330 & Bio 330L). Also, they wouldtake “Fundamentals of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning” (MET 407) as their EETelective. During their senior year, students would be required to take elective course 2(Biotechnology) and elective course 4 (Biotechnology Manufacturing Laboratory) as their EETelectives. In their “Capstone Design Phase I and II” (EET 428 & EET 429), students would berequired to do their project in the area of Biotechnology Manufacturing or find an internship witha local biotechnology company in order to gain practical experience. Students selecting theproject will be evaluated by a professional

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education - I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew Czajkiewicz, Robert Morris University; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Ozden Uslu, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

. The RP/RM education at RMUis very effective, enhancing a healthy combination of theory and practice. A successfulstudent completing the ENGR 4801/5810 course gains invaluable information on thesetechnologies, and is able to operate all related hardware and software tools that include SLAtechnology, Reverse Engineering tools, and CNC technology. This knowledge and skill set isthen applied in his/her CARES Research or Engineering Projects or Integrated EngineeringDesign assignment (Capstone Course Project). Being competent in these areas make thestudent employable by CARES during his/her education and by the local industry. Students’response and feedback on these courses show their satisfaction in the learning process. It isnot uncommon to see

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

ofroller coasters at amusement parks, and automated robotic welding lines in the automobileindustry.Traditionally, engineering courses have covered only selected automated assembly line designconcepts, usually in the context of teaching some other topic. For example, in industrialengineering, workstation design, assembly line design and line balancing are covered in courseson production systems. In mechanical engineering, design of devices such as material handlingtrays are covered in mechanical design courses. There is typically no single course thataddresses automated assembly design issues.Education on the big picture of system integration is typically accomplished via capstone coursesor senior design projects1. In this type of instruction

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Manufacturing

AC 2007-2822: LAMPSHADE GAME FOR TEACHING LEAN MANUFACTURINGErtunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Ertunga C. Ozelkan, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Management and the Associate Director of the Center for Lean Logistics and Engineered Systems at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Before joining academia, Dr. Ozelkan worked for i2 Technologies, a leading supply chain software vendor in the capacity of a Customer Service and Global Curriculum Manager and a Consultant. He also worked as a project manager and a consultant for Tefen Consulting in the area of productivity improvement for Hitech firms. Dr. Ozelkan holds a Ph.D. degree in Systems and

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danny Bee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Bob Meyer, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Manufacturing

past decade.Several local, regional and national activities are contributing to a continued and increasingenrollment in the manufacturing engineering program. These efforts are also beneficial torecruiting into other manufacturing post secondary education.Local Actions to Recruit Manufacturing EngineersThe University of Wisconsin-Stout has developed many actions that are directly or indirectlydesigned to reverse the declining interest in and promote a positive image of manufacturing. Thelocal programs supported and developed include Engineering and Technology Career Days,FIRST LEGO League Regional Tournaments, Project Lead the Way Affiliate, SkillsUSA, andSTEPS (Science, Technology & Engineering Preview Summer Camp) for Girls. These local

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Trian Georgeou, Arizona State University

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Manufacturing