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Stephen Gwinn; Kenneth Reid

goal tostrive for. In addition, students gained experience in writing formal proposals and final projectreports.Of course, extra credit projects mean additional work for the instructor, as well as the professors,organizations, or departments who serve as the customer. The customers will have had a needaddressed at the conclusion of the process, so the additional work may be a small price to pay forthem. Before offering students the opportunity of extra credit, an instructor must be prepared toexpress to the students that this work is in addition to the requirements of the course, and not toreplace required work. If you are willing to take the additional workload, extra credit projectscan add a tremendous amount to the collegiate career of your

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Erdogan Sener

and to act as a coach in directing the process to its ultimategoal. 3. Students should be given sufficient time and opportunity to practice what they learn sothat they can discover and create their own knowledge, where knowledge is defined as that whichresults from use of information for a particular application. To this end students must beengaging in activities similar to the ones they will be faced with in their professional careers. Fora discipline like construction engineering this is especially challenging in view of the difficulty ofthe scale of things that go on in this industry and bringing them into the classroom. However,new technologies as well as new approaches have helped significantly in addressing this

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Brian S. Mitchell

, studentshave been introduced to linear regression, and graphical techniques and software in Design I.Design III and IV are unit operations laboratories, taught during the spring and summer semestersof the junior year, respectively. In addition to the tradition unit operations emphasis of these 3-credit lab courses, safety, ethics, report writing, presentation skills and career guidance areemphasized. Some of these topics have already been introduced in Design I. Ethics have beenintroduced during a lecture on quality control. Report writing is also emphasized in Design I.As in most chemical engineering curricula, the design sequence is finalized with the capstonedesign course, entitled “Process Design and Economics.” This first semester senior

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Vernon W. Lewis

. Many of the students were older and had started a career, even if in a sub-professionalarea. In contrast, the local students were mostly full-time, generally younger, and most had littleif any experience in the field. It should be noted that some of the on-campus students wereemployed, but in most instances the employment was not in a field related to EngineeringTechnology. Action Taken to Resolve the Disparity in Student ResponseAction is being taken in several areas to make the class better suited for distance learningstudents. It is important to note at this point that it may not be possible to meet the needs anddesires of all students. Even in an entirely on-campus

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Gerald R. Frederick; Benjamin Koo

, international relationships, etc.Corporations should seek ways to make participation in these programs financially feasible, suchas requiring participation for career-track development and advancement. In universities, facultyshould be encouraged to use their sabbatical leaves for corporate assignments to enhance globalawareness of technological advances. This creates a win-win situation for industry and academia;it can have far-reaching positive effects in the quality of engineering education world-wide. Both authors have been active in consulting. Not only does this keep one current with thevarious codes, but provides examples of modern engineering practices to be used in the class-room. This further provides students with an insight of the

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James E. Maisel

systemsavailable, large amounts of data can be stored and viewed later for analysis. Raw data sets haveto be processed to characterize the important data features buried in the raw data. This is wheredata analysis plays a key role. Data processing is becoming a very important facet for engineering technologists. Atsome point in their professional career, they will be faced with using data analysis or using theresults of data analysis to study the behavior of a manufacturing process [1]. In either case, theirexpertise in data analysis may give them the competitive edge in industry. The Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology at Arizona StateUniversity introduced a new course this past year called Data Analysis. It assumes that

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Richard L. LeBoeuf; Gregory Spaulding

Session 2348 Designing a HVAC Demonstrator - an ASHRAE Undergraduate Senior Project Richard L. LeBoeuf, Gregory Spaulding Kansas State University at SalinaThe American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.(ASHRAE) provides funds for undergraduate senior projects to encourage students to pursueASHRAE-related careers. As a result of this grant program, the mechanical engineeringtechnology (MET) seniors at Kansas State University have designed and built a Heating,Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Demonstrator that will be

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John R. Williams; Dr. Martin Pike

first few years of the academic career. Most colleges and universities have thetriad conditions of proven accomplishment in research, teaching and service. The stress placed onand amount of activity that each aspect of the triad requires is a combination of institutionalinterests and individual interests and abilities. Therefore, it is important that the new facultymember do two things as soon as possible. First, the faculty member should assess his or herstrengths, weaknesses, and interests within each of the triad areas. Second, the faculty member Page 2.37.3should question colleagues, the department head and if possible the dean to get

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Nancy L. Denton

conducting the experiment and analyzing the data collected,sufficient practice with statically indeterminate axial bars is obtained so that most students cansolve basic problems of this type. In addition, the slight misalignment of some strain gageshelps students gain awareness of “experimental error” where the error is not simply thedifference between the theory and the reality. Hopefully, the lessons learned through thisexperiment carry over to the use of other engineering models throughout their careers as the Page 2.336.4students strive to understand the relationship between the components/systems they design andthe products which

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Thomas G. Stanford; Donna J. Michalek; Donald Keating

performed an outstanding job in meeting their educational and researchgoal of training the nation s graduate scientists. The traditional graduate program is primarilygeared to the resident student and, at the doctoral level, emphasizes preparation for entry levelinto research and teaching. Those engineers who wish to pursue graduate research career patternshave been especially well served.However, after three decades the seriousness of the existing graduate professional educationalgap and the resulting effects have now shown up in U. S. technology competitiveness in theglobal economy. As pointed out in the 1995 National Academy of Sciences report4 $Reshapingthe Graduate Education of Scientists and Engineers,# it is now apparent that the

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Andrew Grossfield

listed in the referencesbelow.References:1. Grossfield, Andrew “On the Intrinsic Structure of Calculus” Proceedings of the 1995 ASEEAnnual Conference, Session 1265 (3 1 l-3 15)2. Grossfield, Andrew “On the Classification of Functions and Curve Plotting” Proceedings of the1990 ASEE Annual Conference, Session 2665 (1782-1784)3. Robert L. Borrelli and Courtney S. Coleman, (1987) “Differential Equations: A ModelingApproach,” Prentice Hall Publ. Englewood Cliffs, New JerseyBiographical InformationThroughout his career Dr. Grossfield, has combined an interest in engineering design andmathematics. He earned his BSEE at the City College of New York. During the early sixties, heobtained an M. S. degree in mathematics at night while working full time

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W.M. Spurgeon

books that expand on these tasksat great length. We can not do that here, but two points are worth emphasizing. One is thefeedback nature of the management process, analogous to the engineering design process. Plansare seldom perfect, and are seldom executed perfectly. Organization of the work is often notideal. Integration of the results of the work with other results can be difficult. It is thereforenecessary to measure the results continuously, compare them with the plan and then replan asnecessary. Lessons learned should be incorporated in the institutional memory. Fig. 5 Career Progressions ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT LADDER

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Charles H. Dowding; Joseph J. Biernacki

andcommunicate within interdisciplinary groups. Multidisciplinary approaches and teamdynamics have also been cited among recent innovations in undergraduate civilengineering education by Pauschke and Ingraffea (1996) along with increasing emphasison communication skills, synthesis of previously separated courses and hands onlaboratory experiences for undergraduates. Furthermore, other researchers have reportedimproved retention of knowledge and preparedness for advanced studies wheninterdisciplinary approaches are used (Gulden (1996) and Mason (1996)).Research experiences for undergraduates is cited as one of the most effective activities toattract and retain top students in careers in mathematics, science and engineering (1985).The NSF currently

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

changes in the market place demanding that engineers beprepared to change functions and even careers throughout their professional life span.This paper addresses these issues by describing a novel methodology of designing curriculum. Itadvocates that by using a Knowledge Based System as a partner it is possible to achieve a moreeffective and manageable curriculum design and implementation. The flexibility of the Page 2.306.1Knowledge Based System is capable of allowing for local, national or international needs whichmay vary due to the different contexts of the issues being addressed. A major aspect of thisKnowledge Based System is that it

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

practice but be relevant, attractive and connected,” preparing studentsfor a broad range of careers as well as for lifelong learning. The National Science Foundation’scomplementary report, Restructuring Engineering Education: A Focus on Change3 has a similartheme: Engineering curricula should be broad and flexible, preparing students for both leader-ship and specialist roles in a variety of career areas. The National Research Council’s Board ofEngineering Education4 has also recommended a number of actions for curriculum reform“including early exposure to ‘real’ engineering and more extensive exposure to interdisciplinary,hands-on, industrial practice aspects, teamwork, systems thinking and creative design.” TheASEE report argues that because

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Ann D. Christy; Marybeth Lima

course was to introduce the effects ofvariability and constraints of biological systems on engineering problem solving and design. InAE 625, portfolios were the primary instrument for evaluating learning, and were used todemonstrate mastery of core competencies identified in the course objectives. Corecompetencies were established through interviews with future employers and currentprofessionals, and discussion between the instructor and the students taking the course. In BE1252, portfolios were one of several instruments for evaluating learning, and were used to helpstudents develop their ideas regarding their potential careers as biological engineers.We have used student portfolios in an effort to initiate a student centered learning. To this

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Roland Jenison; Rebecca Sidler Kellogg

careers as engineers in industry, it is important to immerse them in such an environ-ment early in their education. Design is a perfect setting to do so in that design is inherentlycollaborative; good designs are seldom achieved by an individual working alone. The collabora-tive nature of teamwork naturally enhances the students’ experience. They learn a great deal bysharing ideas and interacting with each other. Each member brings past knowledge and experi-ence to the project. They learn to divide responsibilities and capitalize on individual talents.Through the experience of working with others, students also improve their communicationskills. They quickly find that these skills are necessary for survival in a cooperative setting.At the

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

differences in these scores.Stephen G. Brush (2) summarized some of the factors which might influence girls whenthey are in their middle and high school years, a time when they must select the coursework which would lay the foundation for a career in science and engineering. Amongthese factors are:• The “stereotypical scientist” who is too often negatively displayed in the popular media as a male “nerd” figure which is antithetical to femininity.• The lack of pictures of women in science text books used in high schools. Page 2.83.1• The after-effects of publicity in the 1970’s and 80’s which asserted that women are inferior to men in mathematical

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Valerie L. Young; Peter L. Silsbee; Joseph W. Newkirk; Bradford L. Snowden; Anu Maria; Jerry W. Samples

touch by e-mail.PARTICIPANT B.My experience during the workshop: In my application for attending the T4Eworkshop, I stated my objectives as a) to learn to better organize the courses I teach in order to balance theory andpractice, and b) to seek alternative assessment techniques.Having completed the workshop I can confidently say that I have achieved both of theseobjectives. The quality of my teaching since the T4E experience has markedly improved.T4E was a most valuable exercise, early enough in my career that I will be able to benefitfrom it. Since the workshop, I have made use of the lesson organization and boardorganization techniques learned at T4E for preparing my classes, revised my mid-termassessment forms, made the first

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Marilyn Dyrud

return non-standard writing, ungraded, several times for revision. MostEnglish teachers will happily share their techniques and may even be willing to provide seminarsfor technical faculty regarding grading student writing. Several of the faculty surveyed indicatedtheir interest in such a venture.Outside consultants, experts in writing across the curriculum, can also share trade secrets; mostare available for minimal honoraria, especially for ASEE-affiliated groups.Knowledge TransferStudents writing in technical classes are not writing in a vacuum or from lack of training; mostare required to take formal writing courses at some time during their academic careers. At OIT,students take four writing classes (two in composition and two in technical

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Martha E. Sloan

engineering programs. With the unleashing of caps on newlystarted computer engineering programs, some combined departments have seen computerengineering surpass electrical engineering. Student interest has been helped by articles inpublications like Money, Fortune, and the Wall Street Journal highlighting computer engineeringas a fast-growing, well-paying career. ACM and the IEEE Computer Society joined forces on the latest computing curricula,Computing Curricula 1991[18]. This curriculum is distinctive in its approach of emphasizingthree processes--theory, abstraction, and design--and nine subject areas rather than individualcourses. It is designed to serve programs at various points of the hardware-software continuumand contains numerous

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T. Chang; R. Barat; J. F. Federici; H. Grebel; A. M. Johnson

, multidisciplinary view of optics as an enabling technology.Likewise, other majors, such as electrical engineers, can focus on laboratories related to theirmajor while conducting experiments in other disciples. This multidisciplinary approach wouldallow the student flexibility in tailoring their choice of experiments to meet their academicinterests and future career path goals.A brief outline of the course is given below (for Spring 1997 course):Reference Texts: Environmental Monitoring: Laser Diagnostics for Combustion Temperatureand Species, A. Eckbreth; Optoelectronics: Introduction to Lasers and Applications, O'Shea, W.Callen, and Rhodes; Optical Electronics and Quantum Electronics, Yariv; Measurementsystems: Application and Design, E.O. Doebelin

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Nicole F. Barde

women and underrepresented minorities into careers in science and engineering • To promote public understanding of technology and its impact on contemporary life • To improve the quality of life in communities where Intel has a major facility Our internal efforts are aimed at heavy investment in employee training and development,a strong meritocracy culture, a proactive redeployment process, ensuring a strong “open door”issue resolution process, support of employee groups for networking and mutual support andproviding challenging work opportunities. In addition to various “Diversity” training activities(Non-Harassment, Respect and Trust in the Workplace, Managing Diversity ValuingDifferences) we have also had very strong

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Parris C. Neal; Donna E. Peterson; Cindy L. Lynch; Cameron Wright

-on engineeringclasses and can aid techniques such as problem-based learning.INTRODUCTIONEarly in their college careers, many engineering students have difficulty mastering their moretechnical classes, sometimes not realizing that these classes typically require a different approachto studying (i.e., reading coupled with the practice of problem sets) compared to other classessuch as history or literature (where reading alone is the normal study mode). This can lead toearly frustration with engineering and is a contributing factor to the high attrition ratesexperienced by all the engineering disciplines.1,2 Thus any method that improves our students’study habits may increase retention rates and potentially improve overall student

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Mark A. Shields

excessive) use of newspapers and otherperiodicals, as well as electronic sources accessible through the Internet and World Wide Web.Project Context and Student PreparationSeveral circumstances made such a lengthy and challenging project practicable. First, all of thestudents had extensive experience in small group learning earlier in the semester. (The THDPtook place during the last third of the semester, and was the final course assignment, counting for35% of the course grade.) In addition, they had received extensive instruction in writing and oralcommunication, including several short papers and two talks. One of their major assignments inTCC 101 was the “Engineering Career Options Project,” in which students worked in eight 3-4-member teams to

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P.R. Roberge; M.A.A. Tullmin

Reference 2, with special emphasis on multi-media CBL Page 2.206.2 Session 32133. Course ObjectivesThe main course objective is to impart knowledge and understanding of corrosion andalso, importantly, to equip students with the skills required to implement and managecorrosion control measures in their careers. For the practicing professional market, thelatter aspect is particularly important. In this course the emphasis is on quantitativetechniques in corrosion engineering and also on management issues of increasinglycomplex engineering systems.In a study recently completed at the

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presented and published for NorthMidwest Section Meeting of ASEE, Oct. 3-5, 1996, Fargo, ND,11. Westbrook, Jerry D. (1996, June). Assessment of the University of North Dakota’s distance learning deliveryof baccalaureate programs in engineering, also known as, the Corporate Engineering Degree Program.(Consultant’s Report).12. Landis, R.B. (1995). Studying engineering: A road map to a rewarding career. Burbank, CA: DiscoveryPress.BiographyARNOLD F. JOHNSON has been an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of NorthDakota since 1988. He earned his B.S.E.E. at the University of North Dakota in 1959 and his M.S.E.E. at IowaState University in 1962. He also took both undergraduate and graduate courses in Business Administration

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Ravi Jain

Education.• Main components of the IEP at the College of Engineering, University of Cincinnati• Boundary conditions for implementing the program• Student recruitment• Course development• International Design Clinic• Overall evaluation of IEP implementation — Student recruitment — Course evaluations — Design Clinic — Co-op (internship) experience — Critical issues for continued program successAll of these items are discussed in detail and a summary of findings from implementing theInternational Engineering Program is provided.Program ObjectivesThe overall objectives of the IEP are:1. Prepare young engineers for careers in the global market, who are: • Technically

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Ian R. Simpson

month.ii. The Role of Science FacultyMembers of the scientific Departments have also been encouraged to play an active rolein international activities by becoming tutors to our students who spend time abroad. Thishas led to collaboration at research level between our own professors and their colleaguesin other European countries. Visiting foreign students are also supervised by our ownfaculty who have come to realise that some foreign students are pretty intelligent and canhave original ideas, even if they don't speak the same language as their supervisors!Career prospects/tenure could be enhanced by agreeing to supervise the final-year projectof a foreign student even if this does mean problems in communication, extra hours of

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Deborah Hochstein

, faculty mustassume the role of scholar. SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING AND SERVICE When hired into a tenure-track position in the Department of Engineering Technology, Ifaced a very challenging task. Like everyone else, to be awarded tenure I would have todemonstrate an ability to perform duties associated with teaching, research and service.Although I expected such a challenge when choosing my career path, I was unprepared for theexpectation that I meet the research and service expectations while teaching four courses, persemester, (and associated laboratories without graduate student assistance). The TennesseeBoard of Regents regulations assume that teaching one course should consume approximatelytwenty percent of a