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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Warren Lewis, Oklahoma State University

"Advanced Technology: Bringing Today’s Standards to the Industrial Laboratory" Warren Lewis, MS Oklahoma State UniversityIn order to save lives, doctors stay current with the latest medical developments and technology.In order to build the best houses, contractors keep abreast of the most current standards, methods,and equipment. And so it must be in engineering education. Faculty must be knowledgeable ofthe latest processes and equipment used in the engineering world. ABET recognizes this as seenin its program outcomes (Criterion 2: a-k).1 To the best of our ability, we must teach currentmethodologies in our classroom along with

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

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

ofcurriculum concepts generally using a laboratory environment or case study.‘Authentic involvement’ uses industry partners to place the students in a realworld environment solving problems that are of benefit to the partner while stillrequiring students to synthesize curriculum concepts. The capstone experience inthe Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department at WSU is that of the‘authentic involvement’ type and somewhat unique in that it requires students toparticipate in two dissimilar semester-long, group projects in industry. Studentsare required to enroll in the class in their last two semesters. Therefore, thestudents take the class twice. Each semester the student works with a differentgroup of students and at a different company in a

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

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

Science from the University of Missouri-Rolla. She was a software design engineer fornine years, a MVS systems programmer for two years, and a teaching fellow at Wichita State University. Shecurrently is involved in precollege outreach through a homeschool robotics club. E-mail: erhixon@swbell.netSTEVE E. WATKINS received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas - Austin in Electrical Engineering in 1989.He holds an M.S.E.E. and a B.S.E.E. from University of Missouri - Rolla. He is currently a Professor at UMR andDirector of the Applied Optics Laboratory. His research interests include optical sensing, smart system applications,and engineering education. E-mail: steve.e.watkins@ieee.orgSEAN J. BENTLEY received his Ph.D. in Optics from the