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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Day W. Radebaugh

1 Complexity in Engineering: The Silent Killer Day W. Radebaugh Assistant Professor of Philosophy Department of Philosophy Wichita State University Wichita, Kansas 67260AbstractA review of the list of recent technological disasters suggests that the risk to society oflarge-scale engineering projects has grown in proportion to the complexity of thedesigned system. Illustrative cases include the Challenger explosion, the power gridblackouts of

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Wei Zhang

Teaching the Introductory Computer Architecture Course with a Systematic View Wei Zhang Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, IL 62902 USA zhang@engr.siu.edu 2 Teaching the Introductory Computer Architecture Course with a Systematic View Wei Zhang Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Southern Illinois

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Stephan A. Durham; W. Micah Hale; Seamus Freyne

relating them to common items is helpful in understanding concepts.” – Jim Fox, senior civil engineering student at UCDHSC, Fall 2006. “My favorite is the hamburger helper because it’s easy to relate to and provides a good laugh (sticks in my mind), and the atomic fireball because you are able to experience it. I don't think that I'll forget either one.” – Josh Powell, junior civil engineering student at UCDHSC, Spring 2007. “The hamburger helper analogy helped a lot and was a really good example. Traffic Gridlock is also good. Group of straws is also excellent. Those three examples are stuck in my head and I understand it very well. Last week when my Timber Design professor

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Abu S.M. Masud; Don E. Malzahn

Case Study of ABET Assessment Plan and Results Abu S.M. Masud (abu.masud@wichita.edu) Don E. Malzahn (don.malzahn@wichita.edu) Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Wichita State University, Wichita, KS 67260-0035 ABSTRACTThe Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Wichita State Universityhas put in place a plan for assessment with respect to criteria 2 and 3 of EAC/ABET.This paper will explain our assessment plan, data collection tools used, and share someresults and experience. INTRODUCTIONThe Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Ken Barnard; Greg Stephens; Raju Dandu

Earth Day Teach-In: A Model for Industry, Community, and Education Collaboration Ken Barnard, Aviation Greg Stephens, Arts, Science, Business Raju Dandu, Engineering Technology College of Technology and Aviation Kansas State University at SalinaAbstractEarth Day is a driving force for environmental awareness around the world. It can also be aneffective event for educating the 21st Century Community and the Engineer community becauseengineers and technologists will play a vital role in civic engagement, green economicdevelopment, and global