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Martin S. High P.E.; Paul Rossler

Engineering Malpractice: Avoiding Liability through Education Martin S. High, Paul E. Rossler Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OKIntroduction Not many engineers consider malpractice when they receive their engineeringdegrees or, for that matter, give it much thought during their employment. Most degreedengineers are not licensed and, even if licensed, are largely insulated from liability simplybecause plaintiffs typically choose to sue the employer rather than the employeeengineer.1 Unfortunately, as the engineering profession migrates to smaller companies,solo consultants, and idependent contractor relationships the specter of legal liabilitylooms larger Engineering

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Scott C. Smith, University of Missouri - Rolla

+ AC + BC.NCL systems contain at least two DI registers, one at both the input and at the output. Twoadjacent register stages interact through their request and acknowledge signals, Ki and Ko,respectively, to prevent the current DATA wavefront from overwriting the previous DATAwavefront, by ensuring that the two DATA wavefronts are always separated by a NULLwavefront. The acknowledge signals are combined in the Completion Detection circuitry toproduce the request signal(s) to the previous register stage, utilizing either the full-word or bit-wise completion strategy 16. To ensure delay-insensitivity, NCL circuits must adhere to thefollowing criteria: Input-Completeness 14 and Observability 14. Furthermore, when circuits utilizethe bit-wise

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Lawrence E. Whitman P.E., Wichita State University; Don Malzahn, Wichita State University

problem/solution scenarios,each more robust than the previous. The process of open inquiry that takes placeas a team (and the set of teams in a class) is the activity that produces the deeplearning required for attitude and confidence development.The program outcomes for which summative assessments are expected for SeniorDesign with respect to ABET 2000 are allocated to the various course artifacts(see Table 1). Many of these artifacts provide the basis for formative evaluationsfor both the students and faculty during the course but they may also serve assummative evaluations of program outcomes. Six unique perspectives areincorporated in these assessments; the faculty responsible for the course F, studentself evaluation S, classmate peer

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John E. De Leon, Kansas State University at Salina

theattainment of the aforementioned outcomes. The plan comprised the following operational tasks: 1. Share K-State’s vision with ET faculty, students and staff. 2. Isolate the Department’s potential for, and area(s) of, excellence. 3. Modify existing departmental goals to align with University themes. 4. Develop a strategic plan for realization of departmental goals.MethodologySWOT analysis. Items 2-4 comprised a three-phase Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, andThreats (SWOT) exercise which necessitated external intervention due to the complexitiesassociated with strategic planning. SWOT analysis is a basic, straightforward management toolthat provides a scan of the internal and external environments of

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Lawrence E. Whitman P.E.; Barbara Chaparro

.” Computers & Industrial Engineering, 1999. 37(4): p. 745-756.6. Randhawa, S.U. and T.M. West, “A simulation-based approach to evaluating design-manufacturing process.” European Journal of Engineering Education, 1994. 19(1): p. 31.7. Ross, W.A. and S. Aukstakalnis, “Virtual reality: Potential for research in engineering education.” Journal of Engineering Education, 1994. 83(3): p. 287-294.8. Jones, K. C., Cygnus, M. W., Storch, R. L., and Farnsworth, K. D. “Virtual Reality for Manufacturing Simulation.” in Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference. 1993. Los Angeles; CA.9. Lefort, L., Kesavadas, T., Kesavadas, T., and Ernzer, M., “Interactive Virtual Factory for Design of a Shopfloor Using Single Cluster

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Stanley Rolfe, University of Kansas; Francis M. Thomas, University of Kansas

-9, 19922. “Ethics at Work,” Harvard Business Review, Selected Articles 1983-1991, ISBN 0-87584-286-03. Grigg, Neil S., Criswell, Marvin E, Fontane Darrell G., Siller Thomas J., “Civil Engineering Practice in the Twenty-First Century-Knowledge and Skills for Design and Management,” ASCE Press, ISBN 0-7844-0526-3, 20014. Harris JR., Charles E., Pritchard Michael S., Rabins Michael J., “Engineering Ethics-Concepts and Cases,” Wadsworth Publishing Company, ISBN 0-534-23964-1, 19955. Hitt, William D., “Ethics and Leadership-Putting Theory into Practice,” Battelle Press, ISBN 0-935470-52-2, 19906. Johnson, Deborah G., “Ethical Issues in Engineering,” Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-290578-7, 19917. Selinger, Carl, “Stuff You Don’t Learn in

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Saeed Khan, Kansas State University at Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University at Salina

Statements Related GEE suggested student outcomes Agreement a b c d e f g h i level (2’s and 3’s) 1. Studying people and cultures are X X X X X X 100% important to the innovation process in a global economy. 2. In marketing a product the geographic X X X 100% realities must be taken into consideration e.g. whether or not electricity is

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Ahmed M El-Sherbeeny, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; Andrea E. Ware, West Virginia University; James E. Smith, West Virginia University

significant tutoring for a problem-focused second freshman engineeringcourse contributes positively to student performance in that course. Proceedings of the 2006 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 6References1. Ames, R, and Lau, S. (1982). “An Attributional Analysis of Student Help-Seeking in Academic Settings.” Journal of Educational Psychology 74: 414-423.2. Bull, S, and McCalla, G. (2002). “Modeling Cognitive Style in a Peer Help Network.” Instructional Science 30: 497-528.3. Clement, J, and Khan, S. (1999). “Strategies

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Joseph J. Rencis; Hartley T. Grandin; William O. Jolley

softwaredeveloped for the user has become very easy to use. It has become more important thanever to insure that the analyst, in his/her search for the best modeling method, correctlyuses the tools available.What Type of Education is Required to Carry Out a Proper Element Analysis?When FEM first appeared in the 1960's it was introduced into the engineering curriculumat the graduate level. As the method and computer technology matured, FEM wasintroduced at the undergraduate level in engineering and engineering technologyprograms, even in some two-year technology programs. Graphical user-friendlyinterfaces (GUI) have significantly reduced the complexities of the actual application ofFEM software such that engineers with education equal to or less than the

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Day Radebaugh; Kurt A. Soschinske; Glyn Rimmington; Mara Alagic

the annual meeting of the the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Southwest Section of the American Society for Engineering Education, San Luis Obispo, CA.9. Ladd, J. (1980). The Quest for a Code of Professional Ethics: An Intellectual and Moral Confusion. In R. Chalk, M. S. Frankel & S. B. Chafer (Eds.), AAAS Professional Ethics Project: Professional Ethics Activities in the Scientific and Engineering Societies (pp. 154-159). Washington, DC: AAAS10. McDonald, J. (1993). Thin Examples of Moral Dilemmas. Social Theory and Practice, Vol. 19, pp. 225.11. Whitbeck, C. (1995). Teaching Ethics to Scientists and Engineers: Moral Agents and Moral Problems. Science and Engineering Ethics, Vol. 1:3, 299-308.12. Dorner, D

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Ing-chang Jong P.E.

, Volume XXVI, Number 11, 1921, pp. 369-396.2. Timoshenko, S., and G. H. MacCullough, Elements of Strength of Materials, Third Edition, D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., New York, NY, 1949, pp.179-181.3. Singer, F. L., and A. Pytel, Strength of Materials, Fourth Edition, Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., New York, NY, 1987, pp. 228-232.4. Beer, F. P., E. R. Johnston, Jr., and J. T. DeWolf, Mechanics of Materials, Fourth Edition, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York, NY, 2006.5. Pytel, A., and J. Kiusalaas, Mechanics of Materials, Brooks/Cole, Pacific Grove, CA, 2003.6. Gere, J. M., Mechanics of Materials, Sixth Edition, Brooks/Cole, Pacific Grove, CA, 2004.7. Shigley, J. E., Mechanical Engineering Design, Fourth Edition

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Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University at Erie – The Behrend College

the more common waysof incorporating this type of experience into the program is to require some sort of design and/oranalysis project as part of the capstone course(s). 2Various methods have been used to devise such a project. Some schools create open endedprojects designed to simulate real life scenarios[2]. Others try to incorporate competitive aspectsinto their projects by either having various groups work on the same project, or by entering oneof the many design competitions available for students. A third approach is to use industriallysponsored projects.Many people have written about open ended projects formulated by the course

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Rena Hixon; Steve E. Watkins; Sean J. Bentley; Marcus Huggans

://www.legoeducation.com/.12. T. M. Swift and S. E. Watkins, “An Engineering Primer for Outreach to K-4 Education,” Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 5(3/4), 67-76, (2004). Available WWW: http://www.jstem.org/.13. Mario Ferrari, Giulio Ferrari, and Ralph Hempel, Building Robots with Lego Mindstorms, (Syngress Publishing Inc., Rockland, MA) 2002. Proceedings of the 2006 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 10Author BiographiesRENA HIXON received her Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Wichita State University. She alsoreceived a B.S. in Computer