Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susana Lai-Yuen, University of South Florida; Maria Herrera, University of South Florida

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Manufacturing

multidisciplinary, project-based learning in biomedical engineering,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2007. 17. Way, T.P., “A Virtual Laboratory Model for Encouraging Undergraduate Research,” SIGCSE’06, Houston, Texas, 2006. 18. Koretsky, M., and Gummer, E., “The Role of Virtual Laboratories in Capstone Engineering Courses,” Research in Engineering Education Symposium, 2008.      Page 14.767.10

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Project-based Experiences in Manufacturing

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati; Janak Dave, University of Cincinnati

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Manufacturing

toward a baccalaureate degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology at theCollege of Applied Science, University of Cincinnati are required to complete a “Design, Build,and Test” senior capstone design project. In 2007/08, one of these capstone design projects wasto design and build a robot to participate in the BotsIQ National Competition. This robot wasbuilt to meet the BotsIQ 120lb weight class specifications.A BattleBot is a robot which possesses fighting capabilities and competes against otherBattleBots with the intent to disable them. The weapon is the main component of these robots.BattleBots compete one on one and the winner is determined by the amount of damage inflictedto the other using the weapon.In the 2007-2008 academic year, a team

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Goebel, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Harry Petersen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; William Peterson, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

the delivery of onlinecurriculum and services. The Minnesota State University System consists of 33 state universities,community colleges, technical colleges and combined community and technical colleges locatedon 53 campuses. The system serves approximately 235,000 students annually in credit-basedcourses and another 130,000 in non-credit courses. A primary vehicle for the state universitysystem’s online entity support is largely demonstrated through seed grants for online course orprogram development. As pedagogically necessary, portions of the online program or coursewere able to be customized to use applied activities such as a course cohort activity. For thedepartment courses either a capstone project or a lab experience were integrated

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaolin Chen, Washington State University, Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver

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Manufacturing

major goals for students choosingmechanical engineering majors. Seamless design, analysis, and manufacturing capabilities arerapidly being adopted by industry as a part of standard engineering practice. However,mechanical engineering curricula tend to overlook design and manufacturing relationships until Page 14.693.2the senior capstone course sequence [6]. A track area of Design and Manufacturing offered in amechanical engineering program may provide a viable solution to augment a conventional MEcurriculum. This paper presents details of planning, managing and implementing such acurriculum development activity in design and manufacturing under

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curricula for the Year 2015 and Beyond

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Venkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York, Farmingdale; David Wells, North Dakota State University; Robert Mott, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

and helpbring them to the classroom. Within the SME there is the North American ManufacturingResearch Institute (NAMRI) that holds annual research events. Over time increasing theeducational ties to this group should help identify prime areas for education that can beintroduced to the undergraduate curriculum ahead of industry demand. Page 14.393.6Places where research topics are expected to have a direct input include, ≠ Senior level capstone courses and undergraduate course projects ≠ Upper level electives and advanced topics courses ≠ Exposure through co-ops and internshipsInnovation in EducationEducation is a process, much like any process in manufacturing. Universities bring in studentsand