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Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Qian Zou, Oakland University; Brian Sangeorzan, Oakland University; Xia Wang, Oakland University; Chris Kobus, Oakland University; Gary Barber, Oakland University; Alex Alkidas, Oakland University; Michael Latcha, Oakland University

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on automotive research. The Automotive Research and IndustrialMentorship (ARIM) REU program at Oakland University 1 aims to engage participants inrewarding automotive research experiences that excite and motivate them to pursue careers inscientific and engineering research, and seeks to address the nationwide problem of the under-representation of women and minorities in the sciences, technology, engineering andmath (STEM).The automotive focus of this program was a natural choice given OU’s close ties to and locationnear the world headquarters and engineering centers of the Big-Three automakers, as well asover one hundred automotive suppliers in southeast Michigan. So, in the summer of 2006, tenundergraduate engineering students from across

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Outstanding Contributions to ME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Corder, Lamar University; Jiang Zhou, Lamar University; Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

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these space-oriented design team efforts in the context of satisfying both senior designproject requirements while addressing topics of interest to NASA JSC.IntroductionThe undergraduate curriculum in mechanical engineering at Lamar University has a prescribednumber of credit hours of math, science, and engineering. Students graduate from the programwith a good, basic mechanical engineering education that prepares them for success in a varietyof career fields. The faculty complements this education by sponsoring and encouraging suchthings as participation in activities outside the traditional mechanical engineering curriculum.Exposure to, and participation in, the U.S. space program is one example of that “extra” benefitof a degree from Lamar

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Introducing Active and Inductive Learning and Improving the Learning Curve in ME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olga Pierrakos, Virginia Tech; John Charonko, Virginia Tech; Alicia Williams, Virginia Tech; Satyaprakash Karri, Virginia Tech; Kelley Stewart, Virginia Tech; Pavlos Vlachos, Virginia Tech

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level for “research-based learning” which is inherent inthe graduate level but almost non-existent in the undergraduate level. To achieve this research-based learning at the undergraduate level, a new educationalparadigm is needed that, demands a commitment to the intellectual growth of individualstudents, redefines the role of engineering in society, and stimulates students to pursue careers inengineering and research. These goals can be accomplished by integrating research intoengineering education, serving to increase recruitment and retention and enabling futureengineers to become society leaders. To pursue these goals, we initiated an effort to translate state-of-the-art multidisciplinaryresearch examples and accomplishments

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Introducing Active and Inductive Learning and Improving the Learning Curve in ME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Byrne, Western Kentucky University

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tomimic the educational structure in professions such as medicine and law.References 1. Keith, J., “ASSISTANT PROFESSORHOOD: YOUR VERY OWN STARTUP COMPANY” in the Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, paper 2006-105, June 2006. 2. Rose, A., “Career Options in Engineering Education”, in the Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, paper 2006-1826, June 2006. 3. Schneiderman, S. and Hall, T., Actionable Professional Development Guidelines for Engineering Technology Faculty” in the Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, paper 2006-79, June 2006. 4. Aghayere, A., “Strategies for Enhancing the Scholarly Productivity of Engineering Technology Educators” in the Proceedings of the

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Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Efstathios Michaelides, University of North Texas; Reza Mirshams, University of North Texas

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engineering education. The explicit addition of Energy to the MechanicalEngineering curriculum is a new model of engineering education that parallels the innovations ofour current Learning to Learn (L2L) project oriented concept course with the addition ofinnovative approaches for mechanical engineering and emphasis on energy engineeringeducation. The new Mechanical and Energy Engineering (MEE) baccalaureate-level programwill provide the intellectual foundation for successful career preparation and lifelong learning forthe students. This innovative curriculum has been designed with a system-level approach to ME-based design, on the fundamentals of undergraduate level energy engineering within themechanical engineering discipline, and will provide

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Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Langerman, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; William Arbegast, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Daniel Dolan, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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AC 2007-831: PROJECT-BASED SOFTWARE APPLICATION ANALYSES INUNDERGRADUATE HEAT TRANSFERMichael Langerman, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Langerman is professor and chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department and Co-director of the Computational Mechanics Laboratory at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. His career spans 32 years including sixteen years in higher education. His primary academic interest is in thermal science.William Arbegast, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Mr. Arbegast is the director of the Advanced Material Processing (AMP) center at the South Dakota School of Mines & TechnologyDaniel Dolan, South Dakota School of Mines and

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Innovations for the Senior Year of the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Trimble, Arizona State University; Ronald Bengelink, Arizona State University; Valana Wells, Arizona State University

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potential conflict betweenthe engineer’s duty to the employer versus to the profession and its ethical standards. Thevarious career paths available to engineering graduates within a business are also discussed.Integrated Product Development. A six-phase IPD model is presented that features phase exitcriteria and the ability to layer phases in order to achieve fast cycle time. Exercises based oncase studies are used to increase the students’ skills in planning IPD projects.In addition to the textbooks selected for the course, the following sources are used for this theme:Trimble (2005), Sharke (2006), Kay (2006), and Schopfer (2002).Course Elements: Key Project SkillsTeamwork. Student teams begin to form early in the semester through in-class

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Innovations for the Senior Year of the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Davis, Kettering University; Craig Hoff, Kettering University

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the results, but there was uniform praise for the students for theirefforts. There will most likely be changes to the FSAE rules and additional follow up testing.The students on this project had a truly unique experience. First, because of the equipment theywere allowed to use to complete their project and secondly, because they were able to defendtheir work in front of a group of industry experts. The faculty involved on the project were ableto combine their interest in supporting the students, yet were also able to generate a researchpaper, which is so important in the promotion and tenure process.AssessmentTo evaluate the effectiveness of this approach in preparing graduates for careers, a survey wasdeveloped and distributed to recent

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Outstanding Contributions to ME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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retain the information. All professors encounterthis problem as depicted in Figure 1. Page 12.222.2In order for STEM material to become an integral part of the student’s knowledge base throughout theirentire educational and professional careers, the students must, in essence, “live the material” every dayand in every course [1-5]. To foster this approach, material must be presented in a more cohesivefashion. The efforts described in this paper are an attempt to overcome some of these issues through theuse of a better integrated deployment of the material with a general theme that exists throughout all thecourses where the material is

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Meeting ABET Requirements

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Ward, California State University-Chico

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retirement. Neither of these choicesis a good one. The junior faculty should be focused on developing research and teachingpedagogy, as well as learning one’s way through the tenure and promotion gauntlet. Whilejunior faculty might have the energy and enthusiasm for promoting assessment, they often lackinfluence with senior faculty. A mature faculty member, on the other hand, will often have theexperience and insight to guide the process but may lack the drive to inspire innovation. A betterchoice is a mid-career faculty member with tenure and experience, who is both invested in theprogram and who will likely have to live with the results of the next ABET visit for some time.Program Assessment TeamworkMeaningful program assessment requires teamwork

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Innovations for the Senior Year of the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Abdul Jalloh, Alabama A&M University; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo, Alabama A&M University; Mohamed Seif, Alabama A&M University; Amir Mobasher, Alabama A&M University

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faculty, and the survey completed by the graduating students in thisrespect. This serves as a tool for measuring the accomplishment of ABET requirements. Theresults also give some feedback for possible improvement in future.The Capstone Design course also serves to prepare the students to succeed as entry-levelengineers in industry, by acquiring technical design experience for appropriate careers. Thestudents are required to make several oral presentations with audio-visual aids (usingPowerPoint) about their project in front of the faculty and peers, during the semester. AProject Oral Presentation Evaluation Form has been developed which is completed by thefaculty and peers during each presentation. The results are compiled and analyzed. The

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Software and E-learning in the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rajesh Bhaskaran, Cornell University

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. Page 12.1303.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Strategies for the Integration of Computer-Based Simulation Technology into the Engineering CurriculumAbstractWhile Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) technology has revolutionized engineeringanalysis, design and research, its penetration into the undergraduate mechanicalengineering curriculum has been limited. As a result, undergraduate students do notacquire a solid foundation in CAE technology that they can build upon during the courseof their careers. Our pedagogical approach for integrating CAE software into courses hasthree key elements. First, the CAE experience revolves around a series of case studies inwhich students use CAE software to simulate

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Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Cheryl West, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John McKelliget, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Eugene Niemi, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Sammy Shina, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Hongwei Sun, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Chris Niezrecki, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Robert Parkin, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Majid Charmchi, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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AC 2007-2621: SERVICE-LEARNING IN CORE COURSES THROUGHOUT AMECHANICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMJohn Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Professor of Mechanical and Solar Engineering. Faculty Coordinator of SLICE Program (Service-Learning Integrated throughout a College of Engineering), Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Solar Engineering, and Director of the Center for Sustainable Energy.Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Service-Learning Coordinator for the Francis College of Engineering. She is a second career Mechanical Engineer, with over twenty years of human services management. She assists faculty in all five engineering departments to develop course-based service

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Introducing Active and Inductive Learning and Improving the Learning Curve in ME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,; Günter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,; Domagoj Rubesa, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,

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Interpreting) in 1991. She has been teaching business and technical English both in industry and at university level in Austria for the past 12 years.Günter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,Graz, Austria Throughout his career, Dr. Günter Bischof has combined his interest in science and engineering application. He studied physics at the University of Vienna, Austria, and acquired industry experience as development engineer at Siemens Corporation. Currently he teaches engineering mathematics in the Department of Automotive Engineering, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, and conducts research in automotive engineering and materials

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ioana Voiculescu, City College of the City University of New York; Benjamin Liaw, City College of the City University of New York

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activity in the last decade to revise engineering curricula to include more concreteengineering practice rather than just engineering science5. In this respect a key strength of the ME311, Fundamentals of Mechatronics course at City College of New York is the laboratory whichencourages students to apply and absorb mechatronics concepts. The main goal of the laboratoryis to help students gain useful knowledge and skills in the general area of sensors and actuators,ordinary differential equations used to model measurement systems, laboratory software andsignal conditioning6. Such knowledge and skills are necessary for the success in students’ futureprofessional careers (including graduate studies) and for the continuation of their life-longlearning

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Meeting ABET Requirements

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karinna Vernaza, Gannon University; Mahesh Aggarwal, Gannon University

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12.187.2are presented and discussed.Mechanical Engineering Program Outcomes and Educational ObjectivesThe Program Educational Objectives are based on the University Mission, the goal of theMechanical Engineering department, and the outcomes expected by ABET1. The UniversityMission states that each undergraduate is offered outstanding teaching and a value-centerededucation in both liberal arts and professional specialization, in order to prepare students forleadership roles in their careers and society.The Mechanical Engineering program/curriculum is reviewed by several groups. These groupsare the Mechanical Engineering Faculty, Faculty on the College ABET Committee, students,industrial engineers and business leaders (through the Engineering Advisory

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Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seifollah Nasrazadani, University of North Texas; Reza Mirshams, University of North Texas

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increased your 3.73 (0.90) 4.00 (1.32) desire to pursue a career in mechanical engineering? 10. To what extent did the class examples and projects give you a 3.55 (0.69) 3.89 (1.05) better appreciation of current technology applications? 11. To what extent were homework assignments essential to the 4.64 (0.50) 3.78 (0.97) learning of the course content? 12. To what extent did course exams accurately assess your 3.55 (1.30) 4.11 (1.05) performance in this course? 13. To what extent did course methodology teach you how to apply 3.36 (1.03) 4.00 (0.70) knowledge and skills in new contexts? 14. To what extent did the class textbook

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Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Knudson, Oregon State University; John Schmitt, Oregon State University

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Mechanical Engineering

project grade distributions. From this, a control group is established based on solid historical data regarding project grade outcomes. • Give Pre- and post-tests in the course and gain scores utilized to analyze the students educational gain with and without the software integration. • Indicate to the students at the beginning of the term that they are participating in a trial Page 12.1055.9 integration of the software and perform directed student surveys. • Determine which students are pursing careers involving significant work with control systems and attempt directed surveys after a grace period

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What's New in Dynamics?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Liaw, City College of the City University of New York; Ioana Voiculescu, City College of the City University of New York

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, 2005 and 2006 Page 12.216.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 An Integral Analytical-Numerical-Experimental Pedagogy for a System Dynamics and Control CourseAbstractAn integral analytical-numerical-experimental pedagogy was adopted to reform the teaching-learning method in a junior systems dynamics and control course in the Mechanical Engineeringprogram at The City College of New York. The main objective of the course reform is to helpstudents acquire knowledge and abilities necessary for the success in students’ futureprofessional careers (including graduate studies) and life-long learning

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Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Alfred Gates, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University

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will be used to evaluate the quality of the senior project.Proof of 400 Hours Professional Experience (Communication, Business, Ethics, Flexibility…)Professional experience is an extremely valuable asset for students when they seek permanentemployment. In fact, some employers require it for hiring. The requirement of 400 hours in aprofessional setting will ultimately deliver a more marketable graduate from the CCSU’sMechanical Engineering Program. It is intended that this requirement can be met throughcooperative work assignments in industry coordinated through CCSU’s Career Services andCooperative Education Office, or through one or more summer positions arranged directly withlocal industries. The program advisor and the cooperative education

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Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Jokar, Washington State University-Vancouver; Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Xiaolin Chen, Washington State University-Vancouver; Hamid Rad, Washington State University-Vancouver

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technical competency in manufacturingfirms where most mechanical engineering graduates are employed. Two lectures were designedto: (1) introduce freshmen students to fundamentals in materials and manufacturing, (2) exposethem to advanced materials and 21st century manufacturing system, (3) involve them in hands-onactivities, and (4) encourage them to pursue degrees and careers in mechanical engineering. Thefirst lecture was focused on material processing while the second one on contemporary issues inmaterials and manufacturing.In the first lecture, the students were introduced to the modern manufacturing systems startingfrom marketing to delivery. Then, all students pretended to run a manufacturing company called“Cougar Emblem Manufacturing (CEM

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Meeting ABET Requirements

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University

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Mechanical Engineering

availability precludeoffering ME Lab each semester. Another concern is that the students’ major lab experienceoccurs in what is usually the last semester of their academic career. Recently, Baylor Universityhas increased its emphasis on faculty research. With the current curriculum, students are nottruly prepared to support the research initiatives until they graduate. This has prompted a seriesof discussions about shifting the lab experience to the sophomore year. Students would then bebetter prepared for future laboratory and research experiences. A one credit hour fluids/thermolab would occur in the fall of the senior year leaving the spring semester of the senior year totake the capstone design course. Schedule changes are being considered and