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Richard H. Barnett; Mary A. Eiff; D. Perry Achor; Troy E. Kostek; William J. Hutzel; Bruce Harding

Session 2525 Sharpening Pencils and Young Minds William J. Hutzel, D. Perry Achor, Richard H. Barnett, Mary A. Eiff, Bruce A. Harding, and Troy E. Kostek, Purdue UniversityAbstract The School of Technology at Purdue University has undertaken an ambitious project toincrease the number of students who eventually pursue careers in science and technology. The"Techmobile" is an interactive traveling exhibit for Indiana eighth graders that introduces a widearray of scientific information in the context of manufacturing and sharpening a pencil. Theevents are

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Charles C. Adams

Session 2261 The Role of the Humanities in Distinguishing Science from Engineering Design in the Minds of Engineering Students Charles C. Adams Dordt CollegeAbstractEngineering problems differ from scientific problems. Therefore the proper identification,formulation, and solving of engineering problems require an understanding of the distinctionbetween engineering and science. In this paper it is argued that the humanities and socialsciences (H&SS) play a major role both in the distinction between engineering and

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Enno 'Ed' Koehn

, E. (1995). “Practitioner and Student Recommendations for an Engineering Curriculum.” Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE, 84(3), 241-248.9. Lienhard, J. H. (1996). “The Eye of the Mind in 21st Century Engineering.” Presented at the ASEE Gulf- Southwest Section Conference, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.10. Rasmussin, E. (1995). “New ASCE Report Urges Changing Education by a Matter of Degrees.” ASCE News, 20(11), 1 & 6.Biographical DataDr. Enno “Ed” Koehn is Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at Lamar University,Beaumont, TX. Professor Koehn has served as the principal investigator for several construction research anddevelopment projects and has

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Craig Gunn

or outlinefor, plan to plan and carry out in a skillful way; to form in the mind, contrive, to developaccording to a plan." With these ideas in mind it is a relatively easy step to begin formulatingone's own plans to involve students in the world of design, a world where the participantsunderstand that design is the heart of engineering.Design in ROSESROSES students are given opportunities to design class presentations ontopics that relate to engineering. Students become the teachers in order to speak to their fellowclassmates. They investigate the real world in order to find out how they will be perceived whenthey, too, carry the mantle of engineer. Flexibility in course topics allows students to initiate the planning and execution of

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Robert M. Henry

Session 3215 SEVE - A Structural Engineering Visual Encyclopedia by Robert M. Henry ASEE/University of New HampshireIntroduction - The ProblemCivil engineers use construction (or engineering) drawings to convey to other engineers and laypeople their designs for bridges, highways, buildings, etc. These drawings are often labeled"contract drawings", because they define a contract between the architect, the engineer, and thecontractor as to how the finished project is to look, what materials are to be used, and how it is tobe built

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James L. Neujahr; Herbert Seignoret; Gary Benenson; Ed Goldman

Session 1630 Encouraging Engineering Students to Become Teachers Gary Benenson, James L. Neujahr, Herbert Seignoret, Ed Goldman City College of New York (CCNY)/ CCNY/ CCNY/ Brooklyn Technical High SchoolA great divide exists between the dominance of technology in society and its nearly total eclipseas a topic of general study. Technology as a subject is basically non-existent in elementaryeducation, and reserved largely for specialized students in the secondary grades. Althougheducational reformers and standards writers generally recognize the importance of technology inthe curriculum, progress has been very slow in

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Mark J. Sebern

Session 1532 Evolving an Undergraduate Software Engineering Course Mark J. Sebern Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractMany undergraduate software engineering courses combine team projects with discussion ofdevelopment cycle concepts. It can be difficult to connect these elements in a coherent way, especiallywhen the lecture is a broad survey and the project is sharply focused on meeting the needs of a client.This paper describes the evolution of a senior software engineering project course that incorporatesiterative development of a classroom example and an object-oriented

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Richard L. Marcellus

either the left or right hand knockout pins for looseness is TC. The timerequired to repair the pins if they are loose is TR.Your job is to produce the requested policy. REFERENCES1. ASEE (1994). Engineering Education for a Changing World. American Society for Engineering Education.2. CLARKE, A. BRUCE and RALPH L. DISNEY (1985). Probability and Random Processes: A first course with applications. Wiley.3. COUNTRYMAN, JOAN (1992). Writing to Learn Mathematics. Heinemann, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.4. GARDNER, HOWARD (1991). The Unschooled Mind. Basic Books.5. KAPADIA, R. and M. BOROVCNIK (1991). “The Educational Perspective.” In Chance Encounters: Probability in Education, edited by

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Ingrid H. Soudek

Session 2392 TEACHING GENDER ISSUES TO UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTS Ingrid H. Soudek Division of Technology, Culture, and Communication School of Engineering and Applied Science University of VirginiaAs more women are graduating from Engineering Schools and entering work environments thatare traditionally male, it is important to educate students, male and female, on gender issues. TheSchool of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia has a Division ofTechnology, Culture, and Communication

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David E. Clough

Session 2613 Revitalizing Statistics in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum David E. Clough Department of Chemical Engineering University of ColoradoFor many years, the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Colorado hasstruggled with the dilemma of how to provide our undergraduate students with appropriateknowledge and skills in applied statistics. We have attempted, with varying degrees of failure,⇒ traditional “introduction to probability and statistics” courses at the sophomore

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Ratan Kumar

mathematicalintricasies. This method also helps the students to get exposed and exploit the state of the artsoftware available for engineering practices.The course was designed around real world problems. In order to understand the subject as anengineer, theory and problem solving strategies were covered in the lecture period. Theobjective was to teach the students, how to approach problems and critically judge the results.Simulation and multimedia tools were used to animate the problems and provide a real worldeffect to them. Visualization was afforded through models, pictures, graphs and simulation. Theuse of these tools helped to supplement the class lecture. Homework assignments were computerbased and it was given keeping in mind the use of software tools

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Stephen P. DeWeerth; Clinton D. Knight

-mediatedaccess to static information is only the beginning. The ultimate use of the Web will be as a 1software delivery mechanism . Now that the Java language and development tools are maturing,truly interactive WWW applications are becoming feasible2.Distance learning is one of the most promising applications of the Internet, and many universitiesare creating new correspondence courses with WWW delivery in mind. Certainly the Web is aphenomenal avenue for navigating efficiently through course material. The distance learningmodel falls short, however, in a critical component of any electrical engineering curriculum:instructional laboratories. This need can be partly filled by electronics simulation projects, butthere is no

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Ronald Matusiak; David Andruczyk; D. Steven Barker; Stephanie Goldberg; Ilya Grinberg

Session 3233 Stepper Motor Applications Across Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum Ilya Grinberg, D. Steven Barker, Stephanie Goldberg, Ronald Matusiak, David Andruczyk State University of New York College at Buffalo1. IntroductionIndustrial, commercial and institutional facilities have grown significantly more complex in thelast decade. The rising level of technologies and equipment utilized in these facilities hascomplicated the elements of their engineering maintenance and operation. As an example of suchtechnologies, consider robotics

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Stephanie L. Blaisdell; Mary Anderson-Rowland

math became more difficult, that they received less support from parents,teachers and peers for studying math, and that math became more anxiety provoking over time.Female students reported that math was more difficult than did male students, and females ratedthemselves as more anxious in quantitative situations than males, even though their mathematicalability was approximately equal10. Once in high school, the girls saw math as less useful thanboys did11, and valued math less than boys did12.Despite all the obstacles, a sizable number of female high school students plan on careers inscience, math or engineering. However, roughly 34 to 40 percent of high school graduateschange their minds about pursuing these fields at or before college

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David J. Lilja

Session 0575 Suggestions for Teaching the Engineering Research Process David J. Lilja University of MinnesotaAbstract: In the process of becoming engineering educators, most professors have successfullydeveloped some fundamental skills that are necessary (although not sufficient) to become asuccessful researcher. However, they often have no clear idea of how to pass this knowledgealong to their students beyond the general approach of carefully guiding their students’individual research efforts. A sense of not knowing where to begin this type of mentoringprocess can

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M. N. Borges; F. H. Vasconcelos; M. Lewis

Session 1532 NEW PARADIGMS IN THE DESIGN OF ENGINEERING CURRICULA M. N. BORGES¹, F. H. VASCONCELOS², M. LEWIS3 ¹FUNREI - Federal IHE/2UFMG/3University of Huddersfield AbstractThis paper presents New Paradigms concerning the design of curricula for engineering degreecourses. It sets up the philosophical bases of curriculum design and outlines the LearningOutcomes Theory considered essential for the development of a new consistent pedagogicalapproach. Some course structures, being so fragmented, are labelled as the cause of

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Peter Ludovice; Noel Rappin; Matthew Realff; Mark Guzdial

Session 3213 1 Experiments in Learning Chemical Engineering Modeling Skills Noel Rappin, Mark Guzdial, Matthew Realff, Pete Ludovice College of Computing/School of Chemical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 33039-0280/Atlanta GA 30032-0100 770 894-4650 {noel,guzdial}@cc.gatech.edu /{matthew.realff,pete.ludovice}@che.gatech.eduABSTRACTCreating educational

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Wessel Koning

Session 1532 Innovations in the NHL Teaching Concept of Engineering Education Wessel Koning, Department of Engineering, Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.Abstract.Recently a new teaching concept has been proposed by the Board of Governors of theNoordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden in The Netherlands. In our Engineering Departmentsome parts of this concept were already a reality. It also supported our teaching philosophyand stimulated us to evaluate and to improve our teaching concept. This paper describes inconcise form the Dutch system of technical education, the new teaching concept and

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Susan L. Murray

industrial engineering students see theinterconnections between the various courses they have taken. Others assume that the seniordesign capstone course will "bring it all together" for the students. Unfortunately, this is notalways true and students tend to approach problems with a single minded focus. This problemcan continue as they enter the workforce and receive specific narrow job titles such asmanufacturing engineer, ergonomist, or quality engineer. We need to clearly illustrate the needfor an integrated approach to our industrial engineering student whether it is through industryclass project, case studies, or personal experience.References1. D.L. Goetsch, "Occupational Safety and Health," 2nd edition, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1996.2. S. Konz

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Richard Campbell; Irma Becerra-Fernandez; Gustavo Roig; Gordon Hopkins

training and of increasing theacademic success of their employees and students [3]. Most of the literature confirms that the focusin higher education in the science and engineering fields is on the graduate population, where theprofessor serves as a mentor to the graduate student [7]. However, if the goal of increasing femaleand minority participation in the science and engineering fields is to be achieved, the focus of thenation’s mentorship programs must begin as early as possible at the undergraduate levels.The Florida International University (FIU) Program of Industry Supported Mentorships (PRISM)uses industrial support in the form of "minds" and role models as a way of developing a viableundergraduate mentorship program. PRISM addresses the

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Massoud Tavakoli; Gary Hammond; Jawaharlal Mariappan; Henry Kowalski

Session 3266 Integrating Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing at Sophomore Level Massoud Tavakoli, Gary Hammond, Jawaharlal Mariappan, Henry Kowalski GMI Engineering & Management InstituteABSTRACTThis paper describes the innovations implemented in a traditional sophomore-level introductorydesign course at GMI over the last three years. The evolution of the ideas, the philosophy behindthe innovations and the effects of the changes are discussed. Particular attention is paid to theintegration of engineering design

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Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller

reflective mind love of learning and the promise of continuing learning throughout their lives"Technology and Socio-Economic Change" (TSEC) is a junior-level seminar moderated byCSM engineering and science faculty designed to critically analyze the impact of science andtechnology on American values and institutions. The role of technology in American society isstudied and the implications of technology transfer from developed to developing nations aredebated. As an outcome of the TSEC seminar, students learn to relate technological growth tosocio-economic, cultural, and religious aspects of society and probe into the moral and socialconsequences of technological innovations. Seminar sessions consist primarily of full groupdiscussions, small

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Shane Henderson; Leslie A. Olsen; John Birge

Session 3657 Improving Quality in Introductory Industrial Engineering through Case Studies and Communication John Birge, Shane Henderson, Leslie Olsen University of Michigan AbstractWe describe an introductory course in industrial engineering that uses case studies, teamwork,public policy issues, and a focus on the communication demands on engineers to provide —atthe beginning of a student's career—a synthetic view of the role of industrial engineers in society.The course covers typical industrial engineering

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Andrew S. Lau

Session 2344 Design for Society – An Innovative Multidisciplinary Course for Engineering Technology Andrew S. Lau Penn State HarrisburgABSTRACTThis paper is an overview of an innovative multidisciplinary course that has been offered sincethe spring of 1996 at Penn State Harrisburg. In addition to reviewing the nature of the course asit is being taught in spring 1997, the paper follows the development of the course and theauthor’s interest in the broad area of engineering for a better future. The course is innovative fora combination of factors

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Yale N. Patt; Kevin J. Compton

questionaire. Although we are still working with the rawdata, several inferences can already be drawn. Page 2.6.3EECS 100 as a proseltyzing toolTable 1 shows the number of students who changed their mind as to their intended major as aresult of taking EECS 100. There has been some concern that if freshmen were allowed to takeEECS 100 before being exposed to other engineering disciplines, they would all switch tocomputer engineering. The data suggests that this is not the case. Most students were not swayedone way or the other by the brilliant teaching performance in EECS 100. Of those who were, 30students (of the 247 total who responded to the

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Susan C. Grant; Sarah A. Rajala; Richard L. Porter; Kristine C. Lawyer; Hugh Fuller

students’ minds about the suitability of women to be engineers.2. Mismatches between characteristic instructional styles of engineering professors and Page 2.83.2 characteristic learning styles of women students.3. Discrimination by faculty instructors and advisors.4. A tendency of women to be less active in cooperative learning groups.5. Discounting by male classmates, including (and perhaps especially) in cooperative learning groups.6. Lack of female role models in engineering schools.7. Different relative priorities attached by men and women to personal relationships and schoolwork.Clearly, confidence is an important ingredient of success in

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Robert Engelken

Session 3675 Long Term Optimum Strategies for New Engineering Faculty: A View from a Decade Down the Road Dr. Robert D. Engelken Professor of Electrical Engineering Arkansas State University State University (Jonesboro), AR 72467 Introduction New and/or young engineering faculty experience a variety of situations, perspectives,and challenges unique to their fresh arrival on the scene of academia. Many of these areassociated with the need for the new professor

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Mark A. Shields

, bear in mind that students in both sections of the course had worked extensively in teamsearlier in the semester–not only in the technical communication course (TCC 101) but also intheir Engineering Design (ENGR 164) sections. The semester-long pairing between andcooperative teaching of the two courses, built around an explicit model of professional 6development described elsewhere, probably had a significant positive impact on the success ofthe THDP. Further assessment of the THDP and other assignments in the paired courses mayhelp to clarify this impact. Nevertheless, while the benefits of course-pairing were an added plusin this context, projects like the THDP could clearly be accomplished successfully

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Barbara Tedesco; Sanford Bordman; Iftekhar Hasan

Session 2642 An Assessment and Teaching Strategies of An Integrated Model For Management and Economics Instruction for Engineers1 Sanford Bordman, Iftekhar Hasan and Barbara Tedesco New Jersey Institute of Technology Recent rapid advances in technology, fierce corporate competition, and tremendous uncertainty in today's economy have made the engineering function more complex and multifaceted than conventional or traditional forms of organization. Organizations are continuously trying to adapt to changes not only in technology but also in markets, regulations, financial innovations

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Ronald E. Yoder; D. Raj Raman

Session 1608 Relevant Design Experiences for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers: Team Focus through Competition. D. Raj Raman, Ronald E. Yoder The University of Tennessee, Knoxville AbstractThe multitude of specializations within biosystems engineering makes traditional capstonedesign courses, which typically focus on a single topic, less relevant. In our department, our year-long capstone design experience involves machine component design. While this experience isuseful to students in all