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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Lawrence Whitman; S. Hossein Cheraghi; Janet Twomey

Shockerphant Aerospace: Towards a sustainable model for teaching production system concepts Lawrence Whitman, S. Hossein Cheraghi, Janet Twomey Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Wichita State UniversityAbstractUnderstanding cause-and-effect relationships is key to evaluating and designing aproduction system. Traditional instruction methods including textbook study andlectures introduce students to concepts, theories, and formulas involved inmanufacturing systems. Developments in simulation technology have enablededucators to give students a "real-world" model to apply the theories andtechniques learned in the classroom. Simulation has proven to be effective

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Roy Myose

Junior-level Jet Engine Design Project Incorporating Aircraft Performance, Cost, and Environmental Issues Roy Myose Department of Aerospace Engineering, Wichita State UniversityAbstract Capstone design classes in aerospace engineering oftentimes employ a multi-disciplinary team-based approach to design projects. In discipline-specific non-capstone classes, the typical emphasisis to cover the necessary conceptual material, and the design project in such a class tends to consideroptimization issues related to the discipline-specific topic. This paper discusses the author’s attemptto incorporate aircraft performance, cost, and environmental issues in the

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Leroy R. Cox; Katie Grantham Lough

3Background Studies on Writing in the Engineering CurriculumThe engineering academic world has increased its understanding that it must encourage stronglanguage and written communication skills in its curriculum to generate competitiveprofessionals in today’s marketplace. Pinelli conducted a study that examined technicalcommunication skills of aerospace engineering students in the eyes of practicing professionals inindustry.8 The results of this survey reinforced the importance of language and writtencommunication in transition from academic to industrial communities and offered suggestionsfor facilitating individuals’ transition from student to entry-level engineering professionals.Recognizing the need to improve the language and communication

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Johannes Strobel

-problems” or compound problems containing a variety of different problem types. While there isa growing body of literature on researching differences in solving the variety of differentproblem types [4], little research provides understanding of compound problems or theinteraction of problem types within compound problems. This paper tries to provide someinsights on this gap in the literature.II. Theoretical FoundationProblem-based learning (PBL) modules or courses have been implemented in numerousengineering programs, including biomedical engineering [5], chemical engineering [6], softwareengineering [7], design processes [8], aerospace engineering [9], and construction engineering[10]. Although PBL represents a very influential pedagogical

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Brandon W. Olson

A Composite Approach to Designing In-Class Team-Based Exercises Brandon W. Olson School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of OklahomaAbstract Composite team-based exercises are a concerted effort to present key engineeringconcepts in a manner that is physically intuitive, mathematically tractable, andexperimentally observable; all in a seamless progression of learning activities that span 1to 3 class periods. Composite team-based exercises have been developed in response to aseeming disconnect between mathematically top-heavy engineering lectures andunderlying physical mechanisms. When connections

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Lawrence Whitman; Zulma Toro-Ramos; Steven Skinner

simulations: an assessment of the state ofthe art,” IIE Transactions, v30, n9, Sept. 1998, p. 795.The Engineer of 2020, National Academy of Engineering, Washington, D.C.: The NationalAcademy Press, 2004.Biographical InformationLawrence E. Whitman is the Director of Engineering Education for the College of Engineeringand an Associate Professor of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at Wichita StateUniversity. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Oklahoma State University. His Ph.D. is fromThe University of Texas at Arlington is in Industrial Engineering. He also has 10 years experiencein the aerospace industry. His research interests are in enterprise engineering, engineeringeducation and lean manufacturing.Zulma Toro-Ramos serves as Dean of