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T. Taylor; T. Egolf; R. Klenke; M. Salinas; J. Stinson; H. Carter; Vijay K. Madisetti; James H. Aylor; Anthony J. Gadient

Institute of Technology, University of Virginia, University of Cincinnati, Raytheon, andArthur D. Little has developed a new digital system design curriculum and supporting courseinfrastructure in the form of an electronic archive of instructional material – course modules,labs, projects, and interactive educational CD-ROMs. Included in this electronic archive ordigital library are over 200 hours of instructional material suitable for immediate insertion atthe undergraduate and graduate levels. To date, over 80 educational institutions have obtainededucational material developed by the RASSP E&F team. In this paper, we present the technicalgoals and rationale, including an Educational Maturity Model (EMM), motivating our efforts.Additional

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J. M. Mendel; H. H. Kuehl

students, which has been identified as a principal attribute desired by the industries whichhire engineering graduates. (2) In addition to the two formal communications courses in the freshman year, thenew curriculum incorporates oral and written communication exercises in designated engineeringcourses throughout the four years of the undergraduate program. (3) A wide spectrum of up-to-date technical areas of specialization is available to students. Additional areas of specialization are being developed with interdisciplinaryelements. (4) A new course in technical entrepreneurship has been introduced, which isavailable to students as an alternative to the course in engineering economy. This course

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Brian S. Mitchell

courseattempts to integrate knowledge acquired in earlier courses and familiarize the students with theuse of Simulation Science’s Process computer-aided design software. Students have alreadybeen introduced to this software in Design I, and have been taught preliminary engineeringeconomics. Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers by Peters and Timmerhaus isutilized extensively in the capstone design course. By the time the students take this course, theyhave essentially been taught 25-30% of the content of this book in previous design-orientedcourses.Course EvaluationThe primary purpose behind the development of Design I was to introduce students to designconcepts at an early stage in the curriculum, and the course serves this purpose well

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Don M. Coleman; Arthur S. Paul

asystemic analysis and provide an integrated solution for the increasingly complex technologicalneeds of society.”5Other benefits of incorporating systems engineering into the computer science curriculum are: (1)increasing the diversity of the Department, thereby expanding the research and fundingopportunities; (2) increasing the opportunities for meaningful interactions between twocompatible disciplines in which methodologies, tools, and techniques of each discipline havehigh potential for adaptation by the other; (3) for computer science programs within engineeringschools, and increasing sense of compatibility with the engineering departments; and (4)expanding the traditional computer scientist’s perspective of solving real world, human problems

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Sheng-Hsien (Gary) Teng

theygraduate. Simulated or real industrial projects are good training tools to provide students allthese skills. Without these training, students are not competitive in the job market when theyfinish their manufacturing degrees. Students who know how to complete an industrial projecthave many advantages in searching a job. They know how to sell their accomplishments andideas. They understand the art of working with other people. They recognize the need ofinformation gathering and data collection. They take work seriously and learn manufacturingknowledge quickly in the classroom. If hands-on projects are not integrated into manufacturing curriculum, other methods have tobe used to provide hands-on industrial experiences to the students. Otherwise

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Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller

and international studies and principal tutor of the Guy T.McBride Honors Program at the Colorado School of Mines. She has been involved in developing and sustaining anumber of interdisciplinary projects at CSM including HumEn, The McBride Honors Program, MultidisciplinarySenior Design, the EPICS program and Connections. She is currently a member of CSM’s Curriculum RevisionSteering Committee.RONALD L. MILLER is an associate professor of chemical engineering and petroleum refining at the ColoradoSchool of Mines. He has been involved in developing and sustaining a number of interdisciplinary projects at CSMincluding HumEn, The McBride Honors Program, Multidisciplinary Senior Design, the EPICS program, andConnections. He is currently working

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Pradeep K. Agrawal

Session 1213 Integration of Critical Thinking and Technical Communication into Undergraduate Laboratory Courses Pradeep K. Agrawal School of Chemical Engineering Georgia Institute of TechnologyThe ability to communicate technical concepts well distinguishes an outstanding engineer from amerely competent one. Widespread consensus holds that writing should form an integral part ofan engineering education, but there is considerable debate over how best to achieve this goal.Most engineering programs require courses in technical

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Charles U. Okonkwo

products. We had little or no success in finding a model curriculum thatincorporates an environmental program into a predominantly metal working based manufacturingcurriculum. Many universities offer separate environmental curricula and manufacturingcurricula, but do not incorporate the two. Our proposed program will bring the two together.Our long term goal is to create an undergraduate environmental engineering technology program.This paper describes the addition of emphasis area consisting of six new environmentalengineering technology courses to an existing manufacturing engineering technology curriculum.These courses incorporate the philosophy that engineers and engineering technologists mustfocus on improvements in total waste reduction by

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Deborah Hochstein

percent in medicine. Prior to the outbreakof the Second World War, American scientists, including those who fled Hitler’s Europe, hadreceived only 18 of the 129 prizes in these three areas.”9 While this form of research is vital toengineering, science, and medicine, it is not always compatible with the mission of otherdepartments within a university such as engineering technology. The expanded definition ofscholarship, as proposed by Ernest Boyer, provides an avenue for faculty in departments such asengineering technology to pursue their interests and communicate their ideas. While the scholarship of discovery asks the question, “What is to be known, what is yet tobe found?”, the scholarship of integration asks the question, “What do the

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Richard A. Young

picket fence ) or to equally spaced spokes (on a pulley), then thesetransition times can be used to obtain a displacement vs. time plot for the object as it passesthrough the photo gate.ii) A VI to control and acquire data from a Sonic Ranger. The standard software for the PascoSonic Ranger does not run under Windows, or under a DOS window in Windows. To use thissensor with LabVIEW students would then be required to acquire data in the DOS mode, save itto a file, open Windows and LabVIEW, read the data from the file, and then analyze the data.This procedure is awkward and defeats the objective of an integrated acquisition/analysisenvironment.A LabVIEW VI which provides high level control of the Sonic Ranger was developed toalleviate this

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K.A. Korzeniowski

Session 2438 Integrating Graphics and the Concurrent Engineering Design Process into Electrical Engineering Education K.A. Korzeniowski United States Naval Academy ABSTRACT This paper describes a laboratory exercise performed by Electrical Engineering majors takinga first course in electrical circuit theory. The goal of this exercise was to familiarize students withengineering drawings, concurrent product engineering and manufacturing considerations within thecontext of design applications for an

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David L. Walters

. This paper provides an account of a laboratory experience at the United States Coast GuardAcademy,(USCGA) in utilizing National Instruments LabView data acquisition equipment, Excel andMathcad analysis software, and Power Point presentational software in a Macintosh environment in theinstruction of a senior level engineering measurement course. The curriculum of the newly accredited Mechanical Engineering major at the USCGA not onlyemphasizes the design and open-ended problem solving elements necessary to an excellent engineeringeducation, but seeks to augment the communications and leadership skills which the entire academy hasembraced as desired outcomes. Experimental Methods in Fluid and Thermal Sciences is a senior levelcapstone

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Mark J. Sebern

process based on commercialsoftware tools. Although the course time frame (an academic quarter) is too short for significantiteration on the team project, students can participate in an accelerated version of the process bymaking a small increment to the in-class example. This approach retains the benefits of a realistic,client-centered team development project, while providing experience in a contemporary softwaredevelopment process based on commercial CASE tools.IntroductionFor a number of years, the computer engineering curriculum at the Milwaukee School ofEngineering (MSOE) has incorporated a senior course in software engineering (CS-489).Traditionally, this course has combined project work done in large teams for “real” clients(typically

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Mogens Henriksen

: each program must satisfy the applicable program criteria.As was the case with the “old criteria,” C2000 is designed to ensure the development of thestudents’ professional competencies. Design and problem solving skills remain criticalobjectives. Other required subject matter includes mathematics and basic sciences; however, thegeneral criteria do not prescribe specific mathematical topics, leaving such specifications in theprogram criteria. The criteria continue to stress communication skills, multidisciplinaryteamwork, ethics, and an understanding of engineering practice in the context of society. Finally,the curriculum should lay the foundation for lifelong learning

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S. L. Ceccio; G. Tryggvason; Dawn M. Tilbury

recommendations. Page 2.347.7The result of this review is an action plan entitled "Michigan Curriculum 2000" (4) whichincludes many of the recommendations originally put forward by MEAM. The reportdetails 21 specific recommendations which include• Introduction of a Freshmen Engineering class.• Restructuring of all departmental core sequences in the " 4 ⊗ 4 ⊗ 8 Model".• Integration of the required college level technical communications course into the core engineering curriculum of each department.The main purpose of the 4 ⊗ 4 ⊗ 8 Model is to make 16 credit hours the standard load formost students, resulting in graduation after eight terms (for students without

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Dr. Mihir K. Das

regarding team-projects. This list is also replacedsemester.CLASS SUPPLIES: This page provides a list of the class supplies and tools a student musthave in his/her possession by the second week of the semester.SCHEDULE: This is the most important button listing the dates of each class. By clicking on aparticular date, students get the exact agenda for that day: topics to be covered, in-classassignments, group discussion subjects and any item due for submission.BIBLIOGRAPHY: This bibliography is provided to supplement a mandatory “ElectronicLibrary Search” exercise after a specialized lecture/demo by an experienced library staff.ASSIGNMENTS: This page describes the details and specifications of each assignment so thatstudents precisely know what to

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M. Kostic

) interactively process/analyze measured data for immediate use or store it for future post-processing; (c) provide interactive and accurate, feed-back process control - motor speed and guard-heating power, and (d) interactively display data in graphical and/or numerical forms. In addition, this system allows for easy modification and enhancement of virtual (software) instruments by modification of software programs.1. INTRODUCTIONIt is known that high molecular polymeric solutions and other rheologically complex non-Newtonian fluids are affected by shearing flow: becomes fiber-like, non-uniform andnon-isotropic. An innovative method and a novel research apparatus are being developed tomeasure the thermal conductivity of a fluid while it

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Jeffrey G. Sczechowski

to fulfill this requirement. Students who select newfaculty members as their advisors frequently find themselves in the midst of an on-goingchemical engineering based environmental research project.Since a student’s time allocated for Senior Project is limited to the equivalent of four quarterunits spanning a two quarter sequence, I have developed several procedures to facilitate theassimilation of students under my direction into these on-going projects. These proceduresrepresent a unique combination of bringing research into the classroom, developing appliedresearch skills in both lecture and laboratory courses, interactions with collaborative researchgroups, and individual instruction.The results have been promising with one student going

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Nicole F. Barde

Session 2570 Creating An “Architecture” For Success In Managing And Balancing The Needs Of The Corporation And Its Employees. Nicole F. Barde Intel CorporationBACKGROUND In 1968, when the Beatles were singing about revolution, Gordon Moore and RobertNoyce were starting one of their own – a technology revolution that would forever change thecomputer industry and the world. The new company – called Intel Corporation (which stood for“integrated electronics”) – focused on the design and production of large-scale integrated (LSI)memory. Gordon and Bob were

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Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre; Larry J. Shuman; Cynthia Atman; Harvey Wolfe

customers of the engineering education system, specifically alumni and practicingengineers. As part of a larger research effort, the Department of Industrial Engineering at theUniversity of Pittsburgh used customer feedback to develop a set of outcome measures for itsprogram. Responses from surveys sent to the 1987 engineering graduates were analyzed by focusgroups consisting of industrial engineers from the Pittsburgh area. From this information, theparticipants developed affinity diagrams to represent the requirements of an industrialengineering degree. Results of the affinity diagrams were then consolidated to form a set offifteen measures that could be used in an evaluation program. The outcome measures developedwere found to be in concert with

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Andrew S. Lau

, and the biosphere. 3. They should be thermodynamically sound (efficient) in the generation and use of energy. 4. They should dynamically balance all costs. 5. They should promote human development. Page 2.132.5And perhaps most importantly, “appropriate technology requires that we reflect on our ends andvalues, before we commit ourselves to the development of new technologies, or even to thecontinuation and use of certain old ones.” Drengson sees the “transformation of thetechnological process into an art” where “technology is designed to enhance individual persons,ecological integrity, and cultural

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Trevor B. Davey; Ngo Dinh Thinh

30shops in 25 different countries. Development of such a program in Vietnam would be highlydesirable and a letter of intent to do so was conveyed to the Hanoi University of Technology.Several joint research projects in the environmental technology, solar energy conversion, bio-medical instrumentation, and computer integrated manufacturing are being discussed.Environmental protection is an area of particular interest in Vietnam and the Vietnamese have agreat desire to avoid some of the problems experienced by other developing countries.The universities in Vietnam are very anxious to establish relations with American universities.They have committed to establishing a common entrance examination for the different collegesand to move to the credit

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Willie E. (Skip) Rochefort; William F. Reiter; Milo D. Koretsky

the electronic classroom, where very fast and cheap computers wouldmake the virtual chemical engineering laboratory a possibility. All of these concepts areaddressed with the curriculum development project described in this paper.There are a number of excellent examples where programs have been developed to address achange in undergraduate engineering education to emphasize the practical experience andinterdisciplinary teamwork concepts suggested by industry (2 - 7). The unique aspects of thecurrent project are that the curriculum and laboratory development focus on two distinctphilosophies: Page 2.75.1 • Providing the students an interdisciplinary

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Gwan-Ywan Lai; Laura L. Sullivan; Winston F. Erevelles

available for further work. An example of a project may be found in a 6-piece tetrahedron that was first designed by students in the CIM course in the Summer of 1995.Over the coming year the tetrahedron will be subjected to the 9-step process that has beenoutlined in this section and will be terminated with the robotic assembly of the parts. Students from all three areas benefit by being able to relate the nuances of course andlaboratory material being covered in their individual areas to the overall manufacturing processand to the objectives of the overall curriculum. The Manufacturing Systems Engineeringcurriculum benefits from the addition of the SLA equipment in two ways. The RP & Mlaboratory enhances the level of sophistication of

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Samuel P. Clemence; Daniel J. McGinley

important subjects in the engineering curriculum. This paper will describe several ways ofimplementing issues in profesional practice either through the ABET-required major designexperience or as separate elective courses.Background of the InstituteThe Institute for Professional Practice was originated in 1989 by ASFE - Professional FirmsPracticing in the Geosciences (originally the Association of Soil and Foundation Engineers) withfunds derived from an international conference held in San Francisco a few years previously.While this geotechnical engineering group provided the impetus for establishing the Institute, itwas set up as a separate, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation to serve the entire spectrum ofengineering practice in the United

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Hussein Anis

. Using university testing facilitiesFacilities available at the faculties of engineering which are normally used for research as well aseducational purposes are encouraged to contribute to solving real industrial problems. TheEEDP -where a nearly complete inventory of educational facilities is accessible- is acting asliaison between the two bodies.Development of Coursewear on Measuring & Control Instrumentation From An IndustrialPerspective - A Case studyThe Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University applied to the EEDP for "Seed Fund" to finance afeasibility study which aims at exploring the possibilities of developing of a new course materialin the area of "Measurements & Control". In the current curriculum of that school, this

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Ralph O. Buchal

”, Byte, March 1995, pp. 50-72.5 Sherman, Stratford, “Secrets of HP’s ‘Muddled’ Team”, Fortune, Vol. 133, No. 5, March 18, 19966 Shrage, Michael, No More Teams: Mastering the Dynamics of Creative Collaboration, Currency Doubleday, 1995, p.31.Ralph O. BuchalDr. Buchal earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 1980. Hesubsequently earned an M.A.Sc. in 1984 and a Ph.D. in 1987, both from U.B.C. He has been a faculty memberin the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Western Ontario since 1987. Prof. Buchal’sinterests include robotics, manufacturing, information technology, and computer-integrated manufacturing. Hehas been active in curriculum and undergraduate laboratory

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John K. Gershenson

section of the present panelwill not be an integral part of the new design.First the panel is snapped onto the door. Thenthe lower portion will be snapped onto the panelseparately.The lower part is not a load bearing section. Thus the redesign will not affect the functionality. Also,dividing the panel will give easy access to the speaker in the door. The bottleneck of the door panel forrepair of the speaker is thus eliminated. An additional improvement could be easy access to the lowerpart of the door frame. Easy tool access from the lower end could help in some other service areas.Another design suggestion presented in class aimed at reducing the number of plastic clips on the doorpanel to reduce assembly time and service time. The new design

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Maher E. Rizkalla; Carol L. O'Loughlin; Charles F. Yokomoto

reported that thecourse with this new format was exciting and motivating. Page 2.150.65. References:[1] Maher E. Rizkalla, Carol L. O’Loughlin, Charles F. Yokomoto, and Gary Burkart, “A New Electronic Manufacturing Course for the Electrical Engineering Curriculum,” IEEE Transaction on Education, November 1996.[2] Maher E. Rizkalla, Carol L. O’Loughlin, Charles F. Yokomoto, and Gary Burkart, “An Innovative Model for Senior Level Undergraduate Engineering education in Electronic Manufacturing,” Accepted for Publication in the International Journal of Applied Engineering Education.6. AcknowledgmentWe

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

curriculum development such as: aims and outcomes; course structure;identification of the curriculum content and assessment strategy. Would it not be important toconsider that although all these areas related to the curriculum may be looked at independentlythey should be treated as part of an integrated domain, as a Systematic Approach to curriculum Page 2.306.2development would suggest?With that in mind it is suggested here that a Knowledge Based System can represent analternative to assist in developing curricula. The Knowledge Based System proposed aims toassist the Course Developers on those relevant issues which may lead to a successful design