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Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller

technical expertise and the humanities andsocial sciences; to gain the sensitivity to project and test the moral and social implications oftheir future professional judgments and activities; and to foster their leadership abilities inpreparation for managing change and promoting the general welfare in an evolving technologicaland global context." 5 Honors students are expected to achieve several goals including: Page 2.471.2 the ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing to a variety of audiences the ability to analyze and critically evaluate both their own ideas and those of others development of a

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had never sent in an activity report - there would be no need to bringthis to the dean's attention anyway. Pat decided that he would repeat these items for a few yearsand then tell the next person how to handle the job. Everything was under control! Page 2.495.2The Study Several years later, Sandy Marsh sat across from Dean Silver, whose eyebrows wereprotruding in that unique way that showed he was searching for the best way to enlist help inlaunching a new project. "Sandy, do you remember a few years ago when the college wasexperiencing the first waves of the revival in teaching? Not long after that, a camaraderie amongthe faculty

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Janet K. Allen; Farrokh Mistree; Jennifer Turns

Technology contains a variety of resources that support the differentproblems students have in the doing of and learning about design through experience. Throughthe Design Learning Simulator research, we have been exploring issues about what resources toprovide to students and how to make them available. In the Spring, 1996 quarter, the DesignLearning Simulator was implemented in a Web-based platform and included model designreports, electronic versions of class documents, resources to support team formation, resources tonegotiate project requirements, and an on-line parts catalog. During this period, we receivedgenerally positive feedback from the students through survey questions, exit interviews, andtestimonials. In this paper, we explore a

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Robert P. Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

components for all of the major disciplines. Some institutions have util-ized traditional discipline-specific laboratory experiments at the freshman level (Perna,[2]), whileothers engage students in discipline specific freshmen engineering design projects (McConica[3). One of the NSF coalitions, ECSEL has major efforts in freshman design, which have been Page 2.128.1widely reported (e.g., Dally and Zang[4] Regan and Mindermann[5]). Northwestern Universityuses a coffee machine example as mentioned in Miller and Petrich[6] for their freshman engi-neering.Rowan’s engineering program seeks to unify these topics and provide an innovative multidisci

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Janet K. Allen; Farrokh Mistree; Wendy Newstetter; Jennifer Turns

concepts throughcomplex design experiences. In our design class, ME3110: Creative Decisions and Design [11],student teams work through a structured design process in order to 1) design and build a complexmechanical artifact and 2) learn general lessons about doing engineering design, working inteams, and learning from experience. In such an environment, students, under pressure to get thework done, may develop a task focus rather than a learning focus [12]. They often forget aboutthe overall learning goals of the class (i.e., learn how to work in a team) in the midst of thedemands of the project. The learning essay is an activity we use to get students to step awayfrom the details of their personal design experience and reflect on what they can

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Ph.D., Richard H. Turpin; Joseph A. Shaeiwitz

making steam (an economically attractive choicesince it is assumed that steam can be returned to the boiler facility for credit) and by using coolingwater. For example, the coolant in Stream 4 is hot enough to preheat the feed before the firedheater. This not only saves operating costs, but it increases the maximum possible scale up sincethe heat load on the fired heater, the 35% bottleneck, is removed. The debottlenecking (or troubleshooting) assignment requires use of concepts fromdifferent undergraduate courses. This project focuses on fluid mechanics and heat transfer. Othercase studies also include reaction engineering’ or separations .2 The most difficult aspect forstudents is to be certain not to omit anything. Equipment

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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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software. Their experiment designs - as distinct from their results in the laboratory - arecritically graded with respect to items l-5, above. The format for the laboratory report is quite open: "Think of your laboratory report as a project report that you are writing as a consultant-subcontractor to a company with a major prime contract. Your report should be concise, and yet sufficiently complete to be useful. It should include: 1. A short abstract, describing what parameter was observed, how it was measured and summarizing the measurement. 2. A description of the measurement setup that is suffi- ciently complete that the measurement could be reproduced

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project, design teams comprised of faculty from the technical collegesdeveloped criteria for the curriculum. The following factors have been considered in developingthe structure of the curriculum. Many students enter college under-prepared. Students learn best in a contextual environment. Students do not transfer mathematical and science skill well into other programs. Integration of disciplines (mathematics, science, communications, and technology) can improve understanding of discipline relationships. The classroom environment must model the workplace environment and include: & team building; & communications; and & problem solving

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to modify the format ofthe report.4. ConclusionThe end result of the project was a software application that provides the following features:user-friendly interface, modularity, and customizability. With this free software package,companies that do not qualify for the IAC evaluations will now be able to benefit from an IAC-like energy assessment. Future development of the servers will also provide an educationalaspect for students. In developing more servers, the students will learn about energy savings inall areas of the industrial and business communities.5. References[1] Muller, M.R., Simek, M., Mak, J., “Modern Industrial Assessments: A Training Manual”, Rutgers UniversityPress, 1996[2] Muller, M.R., “A Self-Assessment Workbook for Small

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Vincent Allen; Bruce E. Segee

the user to know a tote’s locationwhen it was in a zone that the emulator did not display.Implementing the visual part of the emulator was straight forward once the objects were written.A draw member function was implemented for each zone object that was to be displayed on thescreen. With each update of a zone, the zone’s draw member function would be called to redrawthe updated zone.3. ConclusionThe end result of the project was a software application that emulated all aspects of the hardwareof the control system, the movement of totes, and the behavior of operators. Totes of unfinishedproduct could be entered into the system using a hand held barcode scanner. Once in theemulator, the totes traveled between operators and lines until

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Jim Morgan

faculty team). The purpose of the interaction teams is to improvecommunication between the faculty and the students, and to provide a mechanism for student"ownership". Grades in each class are a combination of individual and team efforts on homework,quizzes, exams, projects, and in class assignments. Exams including engineering, math andphysics components in the fall semester (plus chemistry in the spring semester) and an integratedteam exam are given every three weeks. The exam grade for each of the courses is composed of75% from the disciplinary component and 25% from the integrated component. The classroom is a converted theater style lecture room. Some of the tables were removedto facilitate access by instructors (faculty and

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Jerry W. Samples; Robert Martinazzi

”, ASEE Prism, Vol. 5, Number 1, Washington, D.C., September1995.ROBERT MARTINAZZI is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at the University ofPittsburgh at Johnstown. B.S. Aerospace Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, M.S. MechanicalEngineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Registered professional engineer. Interest include engineeringeconomics, management and leadership development. Worked as project engineer for Armstrong World Industries,does engineering management consulting work and presents seminars on personal and corporate effectiveness andleadership.JERRY W. SAMPLES is Professor of Engineering and Director of Engineering Technology at the University ofPittsburgh at Johnstown. He holds a BS ChE from

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Patricia Olesak; Christine L. Corum

various subjects. Most students need an example in order to fullyunderstand a topic. When a good example is applied, the student is able to “put all the piecestogether”. They heard the explanation of the theoretical principle involved and wrote downpertinent facts but until an example is used, they may not fully understand the theoreticalprinciple. There are many useful, practical and helpful examples available for use by thematerials’ educator. Some examples are as simple as placing coins on an overhead andprojecting the images, some are more sophisticated utilizing computer software or the internet.US MoneyThe simple illustration of placing coins on an overhead and projecting images can be quite usefulfor explaining many topics in a material

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V. Gerez; G. Venkataramanan; D. Egolf; Brian K. Johnson; Jerry Hamann

also answered some questions forthe students and helped them contact the instructor in Bozeman. All of the student work was sentto Bozeman for grading by the instructor.The Bozeman facilitator for the course originating in Moscow played a more active role in thecourse. In addition to minimal duties described above, the facilitator also graded local studenthomework and exams. He also assigned and graded the local students on their class projects. D. LogisticsSince the initial exchange was performed as an experiment, each department covered its own ex-penses for delivery of the course. No money was exchanged between the departments in this in-stance.Some of the logistical problems present with distance

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Carlos Aldana; Winston F. Erevelles

activate and synchronize the valves that enable thepick and place device to operate. The PLC program is the core of the project, it is the toolthat makes it possible to control the robot and monitor the process functions. The PLC program was created using the ‘State Transition Diagram’ methodologyas shown in Figure 2. This methodology consists of defining states in which the processmay be and then using conditional statements to control it. For example, state ‘A’ wouldbe defined as robot arm high, gripper open and no ball in pick up position. This statewould be referenced afterwards in the ladder logic as follows: ‘If state A then go downand pick up the ball’. This eliminates the need for a lot of logic and, when the states aredefined

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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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abroad students from the U.S. It features a number ofextended weekend and school break international field trips to locations including Paris,Cologne, Aachen, and Amsterdam, as well as a number of day trips to Belgian locations,including Antwerp, Bruges, and Tournai. Field trips, organized in consultation with the on-siteLafayette faculty member, are coordinated with assigned readings, in-class lectures, and studentpapers and projects. The course serves as an excellent introduction to northern European historyand culture.Lafayette engineering students are strongly encouraged, though not required, to study one of thetwo major Belgian languages, Flemish and French, while at Vesalius. Many already have someknowledge of French. Although English is

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James E. Maisel

theengineering technologist has a rudimentary background in probability and statistics, and hassenior or graduate departmental standing. A data analysis project, with a written report,differentiates the graduate from the undergraduate student. Topics in data analysis involve tedious calculations when the data sets become large. Thus,hand calculations are restricted to very small data sets and are used to demonstrate thesignificance of a particular statistic. Once the students understand the basics of, and the significance of data analysis, they areready to use a statistical software package. As a homework assignment, they start by doing asmall data set analysis using hand calculations and a software package. A comparison of resultsgives the students

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K.A. Forland

, Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, Third Edition, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., New York, 1995.3. D.W. Richerson, Modern Ceramic Engineering, Second Edition, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1992. Page 2.278.44. W.D. Callister, Jr., Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, Fourth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1997.5. G.K. Griffith, Measuring & Gaging Geometric Tolerances, Prentice Hall, Inc., New Jersey, 1994. Acknowledgments The author gratefully recognizes the support of this project through funding provided by the NationalScience

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Lynn Fountain; Donna Llewellyn

the reasons for departure. Finally, this study ignores students whotransfer to Tech after having completed two years at another institution. What challenges dothese students face?While our original hypothesis has been proven in a limited cohort study, there is still muchresearch to be done. Within the InGEAR project, this data will continue to be analyzed, andfurther cohorts will be added to the study. In addition, this work indicates a need to look at ourundeclared students and to study what is happening to them as they progress through Tech.Undeclared Men Women All0 changes 63.39% 63.79% 63.50%1 change 31.19% 31.03% 31.14%³ 2 changes 5.42% 5.17% 5.35

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Ed Gohmann

%, B 49%, C 20%. D5%. The course during these years included labs, written reports, term papers, oral reports andmultiple choice tests with some essay questions. The pool of questions, excepting those labrelated, was the same for both time periods.Also the student background has changed over years. In the 80’s most were techniciansemployed by a nuclear power plant project. The 90’s group was a mixture of students withvaried work experience or none at all. The same instructor has taught all these years. It is hisopinion that the final student level of knowledge of materials has remained constant.APPENDIX I ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTSRecent high school graduates

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James Lombardi; O. G. Petersen

5 16. Our company feels university alliances are too costly. 1 2 3 4 5 17. Our company feels university alliances are too time consuming. 1 2 3 4 5 18. Our company feels university alliances do not meet company expectations. 1 2 3 4 5 19. Have you ever worked YES Which one? Marquette UW-Milw. with a university? (check one) NO MSOE Other 20. If you were to choose a university for a future Marquette UW-Milw. project, which

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Ted G. Eschenbach; Robert Madigan; Patricia Linton; Catherine Frank

, and hisresearch focuses on managing technology and engineering economy. The second edition, of his Engineering Economy:Applying Theory to Practice, Irwin/McGraw Hill should be available in late ‘97.Contact information: School of Engineering, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK99508, 907-786-1021, fax -1079, aftge@uaa.alaska.eduCATHERINE M. FRANKShe is the managing editor of EMJ, where she has controlled the journal’s language since its inception. She has workedfor General Physics Corporation and Battelle Project Management Division and is currently self-employed as a technicaleditor.PATRICIA W. LINTONShe is an associate professor of English at UAA. Her research interests include studies of contemporary

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Charles U. Okonkwo

Session 1613 Reactor Design With Matlab In a Manufacturing Environment Dr. Charles U. Okonkwo Arizona State University ABSTRACT The motivation for this study arises from a class project in an Alternative Energy courseMET 494. A professor with mechanical processing background taught the course to students withsimilar background during the 1996 fall semester. During the 1996 spring semester, theprofessor’s MET 494 students produced hydrogen in a batch reactor via a methane steamreforming reaction on a nickel catalyst

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chemistry and chemical engineering andpostgraduate research degrees in chemistry and materials engineering.In addition to extensiveindustrial and consultancy experience,Josef Rojter has lectured and developed courses inpolymer,materials and chemical engineering.He is currently participating in a project at Monash Page 2.346.8University concerning professional education directions.

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costs in the gray edit boxes. Once this is done a Page 2.364.4recommendation report can be printed by clicking the Print button seen on the dialog in Figure 2.The appendix shows the Microsoft Word file used to generate the recommendation report.Notice the identifiers ~P1~ through ~P20~. These are the identifiers that get replaced by the datain the dialog. It is clear from looking at the file that it would be very easy to modify the formatof the report.4. ConclusionThe result of this project is a software application that provides the following features: user-friendly interface, modularity, and customizability. With this software package

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Phil Fabiano

of each work task.An example of how this format was followed for the Student Success strategic area is given below:Strategic Area: Student SuccessObjectives: The objectives in this area are to increase student success with regard to retention,mastery of course subject matter, computer skills, general laboratory skills as needed in industry,industrial type development skills (project management, concurrent engineering, industrymethods), PE Licensing, bridging to Master's of Science degree programs, professional societyinvolvement, employment.Opportunities: Little data has been developed with regard to how well students are succeedingas a group or how well they should be doing as a group (i.e. benchmark). For example we knowthat some of our

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Richard Gilbert; Andrew M. Hoff

want at least a casual understanding of chip production and its influence onsociety or environmental engineering students who want to understand the impact of thesemiconductor industry on their field. In both of these cases, the icons would bepresented and explained at the audience’s level followed by the development of the iconsequences to meet the overall goal of the class. BIBLIOGRAPHYProgram for Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement, Directory of Projects, http://www.nsf.gov.“Education and the Workforce for a Competitive Microelectronics Industry,” a panel discussion, AmericanVacuum Society 43rd National Symposium, Philadelphia, Pa, October 1996.“Simple and Quick Turnaround Time Fabrication Process

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shear stress.After a brief overview, the instructor ran the program and discussed its operation in terms of theitems displayed and their relation. The monitor display was projected to an overhead screen.Initially, only the input panel and infinitesimal cube were shown. The purpose of keeping thecircle display off initially was that prior teaching experience has given evidence that, whenstudents are presented with the circle simultaneously with the concept of stress transformation,they focus entirely on trying to understand the circle forget its principal purpose. Students wereasked to note the stress vectors’ directions and magnitudes while the cube was rotated throughtransformation angles. The Mohr’s circle window was then enabled and the