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Scott C. Smith, University of Missouri - Rolla

Integrating Asynchronous Digital Design into the Undergraduate Computer Engineering Curriculum Scott C. Smith University of Missouri – Rolla Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 133 Emerson Electric Co. Hall, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO 65409 Phone: (573) 341-4232, Fax: (573) 341-4532, E-mail: smithsco@umr.edu Website: www.ece.umr.edu/~smithscoAbstractThe development of synchronous circuits currently dominates the semiconductor designindustry. However, there are major limiting factors to the synchronous, clocked approach,including the

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

,diverse group of faculty, most of whom are Professional Engineers.A representative case study for CE 562, Structural Steel Design, is presented in the Appendix.Other case studies will be added as developed. V. SummaryIn summary, engineering ethics is an important and vital part of engineering education. Becauseof that fact, engineering ethics is defined, presented, and emphasized in all required coursesacross the civil, environmental, and architectural curriculum by all CEAE faculty members, mostof whom are Professional Engineers. To not emphasize the importance of engineering ethics isunfair to our students, and unethical as well.References1. Burghardt, M. David, “Introduction to Engineering,” Harper Collins Publishers, ISBN 0-06-041046

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

MET program.The Penn State Behrend MET Capstone ExperienceThe capstone experience is intended to provide the student with an opportunity to integrate theiruniversity education while bridging the gap between school and the “real world” – industry. AtPSB, this is done by incorporating an industrial sponsored project as part of the experience. Theoverall experience involves a sequence of two courses taken in the fall and spring semesters for atotal of 4 credits. The fall course is one credit with the remaining three credits for the springcourse. Although the project is the foundation of the courses, there are other topics taught aswell. The course lectures include important but often overlooked topics related to the practicingengineer such as

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

Military Academy.” Journal of Engineering Education, 2000. 89(4): p. 471-474.11. Magleby, S. P.; Sorensen, C. D.; Todd, R. H.. Integrated Product and Process Design: A Capstone Course in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. in Proceedings of the 1992 Frontiers in Education Conference. 1992.Biographical InformationLawrence E. Whitman is an Associate Professor of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering atWichita State University. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Oklahoma State University. HisPh.D. is from The University of Texas at Arlington is in Industrial Engineering. He also has 10years experience in the aerospace industry. His research interests are in enterprise engineering,engineering education, supply

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Lawrence E. Whitman P.E.; Barbara Chaparro

Efficacy of Virtual Models in a Production Systems Course Lawrence Whitman, Barbara Chaparro Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Psychology Department Wichita State UniversityAbstractWichita State University has developed an integrated set of virtual reality models of an aircraftassembly line. These models are intended to provide students an ‘artifact’ of industrial andmanufacturing engineering by providing a realistic environment for initial learning andapplication. By utilizing a virtual model of the line, students are able to view the process andinterrogate the process details, make changes and

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

may involve unlearning or “deconstructing” some beliefs or understandings towardthe individual based on their cultural or societal identity5,14. To train engineers in use of the metaphor, an effective teaching method has beendeveloped. Cage Painting Simulation5 (CPS) was developed to integrate the four steps of cagepainting into an interactive tool that challenges the learner to examine interculturalcommunication preconceptions and misconceptions, with a culturally unidentified syntheticindividual named Simea. The CPS uses interactive scenarios with scaffolded feedback for three levels of learner’schoices: good, mediocre, and bad5. The character Simia has scaffolded feedback for the samechoice level. The scenarios are based on a

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Jung Oh, Kansas State University at Salina; Alysia Starkey, Kansas State University at Salina

information from multipledirections. Highly toned information literacy skills are the key to unlocking the potentialfor lifelong learning.How do we teach our students to be lifelong learners? This paper shares a glimpse of howa science course instructor, librarian, and the writing center staff have dialogued for acommon goal based on individual and collective teaching/learning outcomes. Scienceliteracy, information literacy and communication skills are crucial and criticalfoundations for students in Engineering Technology programs to become lifelonglearners. One of assignments from the University General Education course,Introductory General Chemistry, involves an integrated three-step process withdiscipline-specific pre-lab activity, general

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John E. De Leon, Kansas State University at Salina

Priority #2: Sustain teaching and curriculum quality Priority #3: Strengthen industry partnershipsSubsequently, strategies and action items were developed for each priority. At this stage ofstrategic plan conceptualization, the degree of alliance between department goals and Universitythemes was of keen interest. Appendix B displays an abridged depiction of the Department’s 4“working plan” (precursor to the strategic plan). In parenthesis is/are the theme(s) that bestaligned with a given strategy. Appearing in brackets adjacent to the theme(s) is the departmentoperational strategy (DOS) insignia and accompanying institutional goal (IG) extension

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

programming. The emphasis can be multidisciplinary if the audience orthe larger program spans disciplines or the emphasis can be narrowed. For instance, an electricalengineering competition could select variation in the controls or programming and a mechanicalengineering competition could select variation in the robotic structure. A precollege competitioncould address concepts related to the curriculum standards of their level.8 The background and age of the audience are important considerations. Audiences withmore maturity and technical background can be given more complex activities. Often the sameactivity can be used, but the details can be changed. A program for a younger audience couldhave less emphasis on calculations and fewer design

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

impact of globalization.Teaching issues like cultural diversity to technical students can be a hard sell. It is not enough tosay that ABET requires it or that “Engineer 2020” desires it. We can provide lists of reasons whycertain organizations and task forces have come to see cultural understanding as an essential partof technical education. Still many technical students remain skeptical about the need to studytopics not directly related to their specializations in technology. The authors propose that thiskind of skepticism can be allayed in a classroom situation if students can be guided, through casestudies, to comprehend the connection between innovation and cultural understanding in a globaleconomy. There are two case studies, of dissimilar