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M.M. Morcos; M. Sinn; M. Dorcey; E. Stauffer; D.L. Soldan

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Jack Swearengen; Hakan Gürocak

Page 3.430.1* Corresponding author2000 1, 2; yet the gap is widening between the number of people needed and the projected numberof graduates from area university and community college programs. In response to requests byregional industry, the WSU School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering has introduced aBachelor of Science program in Manufacturing Engineering on the new Vancouver Campus.PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONThe theme of the new program is mechanical engineering applied to manufacturing; the degreediffers from industrial engineering primarily through an emphasis on mechanical design andmachine controls. The course of study is based on the accredited Mechanical Engineering degreeat WSU, but focuses on manufacturing processes and

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Rona Colosimo Warner; Paul J. Warner; Kim LaScola Needy

details the motivation for this initiative, how thecurriculum was developed, and the design and implementation tasks. Results of two sessions,including a follow-up on subsequent job placement, are presented. The paper concludes with adiscussion of future enhancements to the program and suggestions for extending the model intoother types of training.1. IntroductionRenowned management consultant and author, Peter Drucker[4] reported that the cost of highereducation has risen as fast as the cost of health care, without any visible improvement in eitherthe content or the quality of education. Thus, the U.S. educational system is being challenged toprovide increased educational opportunities without the usual increases in budgets. Wheninstitutions of

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1998 Annual Conference

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Cynthia A. Mitchell; Caroline Baillie

explorations to prevailing theories about thedisconnection between engineering and society and the myth of engineering and scientificobjectivity. We then describe various initiatives we have developed within our research andour teaching which enable our student engineers, women and men, to discover their ownvalues, and to live those values within the profession of engineering. Our belief in theimportance of role models and having a commitment to living our values provides the linkbetween our own values and these programs.1. INTRODUCTION1.1 A Structural MetaphorThis paper is structured after the model of the reflective practitioner - it’s cyclical. The centralcore of the work is about values in engineering, and we attempt to examine values fromvarious

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Tina Harkin; Pam Lowry

Session 2265 The One-Room Math Schoolhouse in a Manufacturing Environment Pam Lowry1, Tina Harkin2 1 Mathematics/Computer Science Lawrence Technological University 2100 West Ten Mile Road Southfield, MI 48075 2 Department of Technology Lawrence Technological University/Focus:HOPE 1200 Oakman Boulevard Detroit, MI

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Robert K. Tener; Vincent Drnevich

most need of improvement, is teaching students how to learn in a self-directed mode. 3From the most recent ASCE Education Conference comes the statement The intellectual foundation of the civil engineering baccalaureate degree should be broad, well- rounded, multi-disciplinary, and strong in technical and scientific knowledge. Undergraduates should be exposed to: 1) a global vision and approach to problem identification and problem solving in areas such as infrastructure, environment, facilities, and systems; 2) a basic management knowledge base in areas such as business, resources, personnel management, communication skills, costs and value

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1998 Annual Conference

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J.P. Uyemura; J.A. Buck; H. Owen; D.J. Blumenthal; C.M. Verber

receiver modules to the single-mode fiber bus line. Fiberconnections were made using mechanical splices, thus allowing the network to beopened at various points for testing. The maximum system loss was within the 30dBrequirement.The next student group was given two general tasks: 1) to re-configure the network forsynchronous operation by adding clock input taps at the transmitter stations, and 2) todesign appropriate drive circuitry for bit frame construction, transmission, andreception, using an elementary SONET-type system protocol. The work included allinterface circuitry between the data frame construction logic and the electro-optictransmitter and receiver modules. The interface circuitry problem was in fact thesubject of the first offering

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1998 Annual Conference

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Edgar N. Reyes; Dennis I. Merino; Carl W. Steidley

, ourneighborhood structure is a set-valued function and the transition mechanism is stochastic in nature. In this case, weuse techniques from matrix analysis, in particular properties of doubly stochastic matrices, to analyze simulatedannealing modeled and based on a class of Boltzman machines.For pattern recognition, we use the simulated annealing algorithm to solve the classic seven-segment displayproblem. This is a classification problem which we will solve by choosing an appropriate Boltzmann machine.1. Introduction.Annealing is the physical process of heating up a solid and following it by a specified slowcooling process. We shall use the simulated annealing algorithm, a method based in the field ofcombinatorial optimization, to describe simulated

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Barbara E. Marino; Sandra Yost

responsibilities, manage timeeffectively, and navigate the treacherous waters of their early years.Interview Demographics For this study, a questionnaire was developed to ascertain the mentoring experiences ofnew engineering faculty (see Figure 1). The questionnaire was sent to 52 engineering educators.The 17 new faculty who responded represent a cross section of the new faces in engineeringeducation. Men and women split the group equally, 53% and 47% respectively. The new facultywork in both large universities, where research is emphasized, and in small universities, whereteaching is of primary importance. The results span the country from California to Massachusettsand from North Dakota to Florida. Most of the respondents are in tenure-track

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1998 Annual Conference

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Alexander D. Poularikas

intoelectrical engineering curriculum. However, the curriculum is restricted to a specific number ofcredit hours and, in most cases, it is impossible to add new courses unless other courses, whichmay be important, are deleted. To alleviate this problem, some 15 years ago Professor Seely andthe author proposed the embedded method as a solution tot he problem. This method is flexible,can be adopted by any level of instruction, can be incorporated in any field within the electricalengineering discipline, is easily implemented, and can also be adopted by any other field outsideengineering that needs such a modification.1. RationaleIn the same way that the invention of the transistor initiated the modern electronics era, thenearly simultaneous development of

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1998 Annual Conference

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Elaine L. Craft

who communicate well but are independent problem solvers who can integrate concepts from many disciplines. When employers are asked to prioritize the competencies engineering technology graduates need, they place communication and teamwork at the top of the list. Their message is clear: technicians must have interdisciplinary skills which include both technical and non-technical competencies that enable them to analyze, solve problems, communicate effectively, and learn continuously as the work place 1 changes. Page 3.437.1In South Carolina, we are embracing this challenge and responding to

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Hugh Jack

- they were all mature/transfer students. About 3/4 of thestudents had used a Web browser, but only about 1/4 had generated their own Web pages. About3/4 of the students had used Mathcad in a previous course in probability (EGR 103) the onlydeficiencies were for transfer students who had taken an equivalent course at another school.None of the students had used the required software called Working Model (www.krev.com)before.For students that had no computer experience various options were encouraged including somepersonal assistance, direction to resources and extra help for some steps. In-class demonstration Page 3.33.1of all software was given

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Ron Bailey; Richard DeBlasio; David Freeman; Rommel Simpson; Devdas Pai

Session 1326 Participation of Experienced Students in Introducing Freshman Students to Engineering Experimentation Devdas Pai1, Rommel Simpson1, Ron Bailey1, David Freeman1 and Richard DeBlasio2 1 NC A&T State University / 2Aluminum Company of AmericaAbstractExperimental measurements and data analysis are a key component of the suite of skills that allengineering students must acquire during their undergraduate studies. However, traditionalcurricula steer engineering students first to labs in the basic sciences such as physics andchemistry. Engineering labs are not introduced until the sophomore

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Michael R. Kozak

technology bachelordegree programs must be life-long learners if they are to be effective employees and advanceinto managerial/executive positions.Approximately 270 Master of Science degree programs exist nationwide with more than 100,000degrees awarded annually.5 As engineering technology has matured as a separate discipline, theneed for master's degree programs has increased. Margaret Mount of the University of Dayton,in an etd list-serve e-mail message on August 6, 1997, stated that the number of institutionsoffering a Master's Degree in Engineering Technology has reached fourteen. (See Table 1.) Thislisting is only slightly different from that published in the Journal of Engineering Technology in1995 which listed twelve institutions. (See Table

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Wayne Woldt; Mohamed Dahab; Bruce I. Dvorak; Dennis Schulte

Missouri). Matching funds are provided by the University of Nebraska.Support for the program is provided by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality. Thethree main goals of this program are to provide: 1) an intensive educational experience inpollution prevention for engineering students, 2) technical assistance to small businesses andindustries in Nebraska, and 3) research on complex pollution prevention problems. The technical assistance is delivered each summer by 15 to 18 undergraduate engineeringstudent interns and three graduate students. The undergraduate interns participate in two weeksof intensive formal training before spending nine weeks in an assigned (industrial, smallbusiness, or regulatory) location providing a

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Wayne L. Brown

consideration must be given to the topology and protocol employed by thecontroller’s data highway in order to insure compatibility. Even though performance, ease of use, and interoperability are key evaluation criteria for anySCADA software package, the following is intended to provide the manufacturing engineer witha concise list of SCADA software evaluation criteria. 1. INTEROPERABILITY. This refers to the interaction of all control system hardware and software components at all levels. 2. INTERCONNECTIVITY. This criterion is concerned with the transmission medium, which is constrained by the network topology and how efficiently the system’s components communicate with each other. 3. DISASTER PROCESSING. This

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Kang K. Yen; Cesar D. Aguilar; Armando B. Barreto

debuggers: Start and stop ofexecution, establishment of breakpoints and watches, single-step tracing, etc.The complete description of the hardware and software included in the C3x DSK is found in the“TMS320C3x DSP Starter Kit User’s Guide” 1, from Texas Instruments. DSP starter kits fromother manufacturers include similar hardware and software components. IV. Interrupt-Driven Processing in the DSP Starter KitReal-time processing of an analog signal implies that such signal will be sampled at a certainsampling frequency, fs, and that the DSP system will be able to perform all the necessarycomputations to provide an upgrade in the output signal before the next input signal is collected.This means that the total time required for

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Robin Grimes; Caroline Baillie

over two days, to understand the need to draw out students so thatthey work through and think out for themselves some of the more confusing aspects of thesubject. Within a very short period of time, the tutors had developed so that, rather thanseeing their role as a surrogate teacher, they now understood their role to be that of afacilitator. The fact that the peer tutors could use real scientific concepts in their role playshelped to provide a focus. It also ensured that the tutors realised that they really could usegroup process and discussion to solve even technical problems. The scheme, with its possiblepitfalls and solutions, is discussed in the context of materials science.1. IntroductionPeer tutoring schemes have been successfully

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Marisa DeMeglio; Jason Chan; Robert L. Avanzato

? _____ _____8. Concrete struck off level with top of cone using tamping rod? _____ _____9. Cone lifted upward 300 mm in one smooth motion, without twisting the cone, in 5 ±2 seconds? _____ _____10. Slump measured to the nearest 5 mm from the top of the cone to the displaced original center of the top surface of the specimen? _____ _____11. Test performed from start to finish within 2 1/2 minutes? _____ _____Comments: First attempt: Pass Fail Second attempt: Pass Fail Signature of Examiner __________________________________________ This

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1998 Annual Conference

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Randall L. Musselman

the class to organize the details.Simply stated, the overall goal was to measure every aspect of the transmit-receive propagationsystem in Figure 1, from signal generator to receiver, and to verify the Friis transmissionequation for free-space propagation. This project required the students to become familiar withequipment such as the anechoic-chamber, signal generator, power meter, spectrum analyzer, etc.,and to characterize devices such as antennas, directional couplers, and transmission lines. Byonly stating the overall semester objective, the class was allowed to take charge of the details andto identify the individual measurement tasks, which were required.On the first day of the semester, the class was presented with the ill-defined

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E. Dendy Sloan

students in eightengineering schools∗. In this ERM historical perspective session, similar studies over theprevious twenty years suggest that the results may not be very time-dependent.The Instrument. C.G. Jung1 first described personality types, as later developed into theMyers-Briggs Type Indicator2 or MBTI, a testing instrument. While only a brief (andadmittedly loose) classification is given here, complete descriptions are available2,3,4.The MBTI suggests personalities differ on the following dimensions:1. Preference for dealing with the outside world (Introversion/Extroversion). If one derives pleasure from dealing with numbers of people, or from in-depth reflections he/she may be termed an Extrovert (E) or Introvert (N) , respectively.2

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Sanjiv Sarin

new ABET Criteria 2000 [1] for accreditation of engineering programs is scheduled for fullimplementation in Fall 2001. Inherent in the new accreditation system is an on-going process ofassessing the quality of the program and a focus on continuous improvement. The quality of anacademic program is defined in terms of the objectives of the program. Since different programshave distinct objectives and operate in a variety of environments and cultures, Criteria 2000allows academic programs the freedom to define their own individually tailored assessmentplans. Understandably, ABET has been reluctant to specify a model plan for implementation.This would have the undesirable effect of curbing innovation and novelty among variousacademic programs.To

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Stephanie Goldberg

innovative ways.The thread that runs through the various components of our program is a group-based supportnetwork that moves with and coexists with the real-world demand of a technical environment.Every aspect of a technical climate such as being one of few women in classes will undoubtedlybe experienced by these students. However, alongside will be a subset support environment tohelp anticipate these kinds of experiences and provide coping strategies. For example, theaddition of an office hour spent between the group of women students and their professor willprovide an alternative environment where women will be in a majority and can identify what theyneed from the professor.1. IntroductionThe successful completion of a four-year Electrical

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Nancy L. Denton; Christine L. Corum

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Katherine E. Scales; Michael S. Leonard; Donald E. Beasley

Chaired wants to add course ‘Z’ to the curriculum and that’s what we are going todo--period.” Clearly, accreditation preparation drove this type of curriculum revision, but notnecessarily in the right direction and, at least arguably, not for the right reasons.With ABET Engineering Criteria 2000, the nature of engineering accreditation has changedsignificantly. ABET maintains its central role of “assuring that graduates of an accreditedprogram are prepared adequately to enter and continue the practice of engineering.”1 But now,through Criteria 2000, ABET requires: Page 3.446.11 Engineering Accreditation Commission, Accreditation Board

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Leonard Sokoloff

circuits aregenerally very costly to design and build. If a circuit has to be modified, it must be tornapart and rewired, thus making modifications very costly.This application is part of an effort at DeVry to include into the curriculum importanttechnologies such as the virtual instrumentation and the programmable logic controllers.The PLC Stepper Motor Controller is one of several projects that are being added to theupper trimester laboratory. Page 3.447.1 1 Stepper Motor OperationThe shaft of a stepper motor rotates one step at a time. This type of motion is called adiscrete motion. The step angle is determined

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Gwan-Ywan Lai; Laura L. Sullivan

control equipment and mold flow simulationsoftware. Internal funding has provided for process capability analysis, and industrial support hasfunded a coordinate measuring machine. Now, integration of this equipment has been endorsedthrough a $100K donation from local industry for a Polymer Process Optimization Center. Withthe creation of this Center, all phases of thermoplastic component manufacturing via injectionmolding will be integrated, from materials selection to tool design to process optimization.Undergraduate students will access this facility (1) as freshman, in one week study of polymerprocessing within a survey Introduction to Manufacturing Processes course (IMSE 101), (2) inan upper division Polymer Processing course (IMSE 407), and

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Christopher R. Carroll

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Randall L. Ness; Carl A. Erikson

Session 3530 Portfolios: An Effective Assessment Strategy for First Year Engineering Students Carl A. Erikson, Jr., Randall L. Ness Messiah College Grantham, PA 17027Abstract A portfolio is a purposeful collection of student work that tells the story of the student’sefforts, progress and/or achievement in given areas. It can be used as a vehicle for demonstratingknowledge, understanding and performance, as a personal reflective tool, and as an assessmenttool. Why use portfolios? They 1] Are

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Albert L. McHenry; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University