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Kent Curtis, Northern Kentucky University; Niaz Latif, Purdue University - Calumet

AC 1998-370: Master of Science in Technology: Program Design, Development, andImplementationKent Curtis, Northern Kentucky UniversityNiaz Latif, Purdue University - Calumet Page 3.399.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 1998 Session 3448 Master of Science in Technology: Program Design, Development, and Implementation Kent Curtis, Niaz Latif Northern Kentucky UniversityABSTRACT The Department of Technology at Northern Kentucky University designed

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Earl A. Evans; Susan L. Murray

Session 2542 A Technology Assessment Survey for Web Based Higher Education Programs Earl A. Evans, P.E., Susan L. Murray; PhD, P.E. Department of Engineering Management University of Missouri - Rolla ABSTRACTAdvances in communications and computer technology, as well as in human-computerinterfaces, have enabled concurrent advances in Web-based education. A number of case studiesconcerning applications of Web-based education for both distance learning and on-campusprograms have been published

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John G. Nee

Session 2438 The Integration of Engineering Design Graphics (EDG) and Solid Modeling Related Content into Four-Year Industrial and Engineering Technology Majors John G. Nee Central Michigan University Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 INTRODUCTIONA new industrial data revolution is happening, and those who acquire expertise in engineeringdesign graphics and computer-integrated manufacturing with emphases in computer-aided

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Ingrid H. Soudek

Session 3661 Getting Started, Surviving and Thriving: A Brief History of the Division of Technology, Culture, and Communication in the School of Engineering and Applied Science Ingrid H. Soudek Division of Technology, Culture, and Communication University of VirginiaThe idea of professional engineers who are well-trained technically, humanistically oriented,and conscious of their social obligations, is not a new one, although there is much more focus oncreating “well-rounded” engineers in present day engineering education. In the

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Rob Wolter; Cliff Goodwin

Session 1547 Student Work Group/Teams: Current Practices in an Engineering and Technology Curriculum Compared to Models Found in Team Development Literature Authors Cliff Goodwin, Rob Wolter Organizational Leadership and Supervision Department Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indianapolis Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis Student Learning Team Members: Renee Branam, Anna Campbell, Dennis Clark, Joyce Parks, Sherry PeitsmeyerIntroduction

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Peter D. Heimdahl

Session 1692 Summer Technology and Engineering Preview at Stout for Girls (STEPS for Girls): Introducing the World of Manufacturing Peter D. Heimdahl University of Wisconsin-StoutAbstract: The University of Wisconsin-Stout hosted a tuition-free summer engineering andtechnology camp for 163 girls entering 7th grade in four one-week sessions in July 1997. Thepurpose of the camp was to expose women to the opportunities for technical careers earlyenough to influence their choices of math, science, and technical courses in middle and highschool. The camp was partially supported by

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Amitabha Bandyopadhyay

increasedproductivity a national obsession [2]. All national issues that emerge in American society sooneror later seem to surface on our campuses.The ABET accreditation process is a voluntary system that assures that graduates of an accreditedprogram are prepared for careers in engineering and technology. Engineering Education mustcontribute to the development of men and women who can face new and difficult engineeringsituations with imagination and competence [3]. The role played by ABET in standardizingengineering and technology education can not be denied. However, if it has fulfilled its statedobjectives is questionable. ABET according to its own objective statement; should encouragenew and innovative approaches to engineering and technology education

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Edmund P. Russell

students and faculty. Weoffered the first two courses cross listed under the auspices of the committee: AmericanEnvironmental History and Nature and Technology in America.! High student demand suggestedthat our theme appealed to students as well as to faculty. We joined with technical faculty in the "School of Engineering and Applied to plan a new minor in technology and environment. Theminor featured several tracks, including one called "history." During fall term, seminar speakersdiscussed the role of engineering in American imperialism and the past and future of the electriccar.# As of this writing (January 1998), we expected to bring in an environmental

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Edmund P. Russell

students and faculty. Weoffered the first two courses cross listed under the auspices of the committee: AmericanEnvironmental History and Nature and Technology in America.! High student demand suggestedthat our theme appealed to students as well as to faculty. We joined with technical faculty in the "School of Engineering and Applied to plan a new minor in technology and environment. Theminor featured several tracks, including one called "history." During fall term, seminar speakersdiscussed the role of engineering in American imperialism and the past and future of the electriccar.# As of this writing (January 1998), we expected to bring in an environmental

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Mulchand S. Rathod; Joella H. Gipson

Session 1547 THE SMARTE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS: PERCEPTIONS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Mulchand S. Rathod, Joella H. Gipson Division of Engineering Technology College of Education Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202SUMMARY women, are depicted to comprise about 70% of the new entrants into the labor force by the year 2000

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Ronald J. Bennett

Session 2642Industry/Academia Collaboration: Developing a New Master of Science in Technology Management Degree Program Ronald J. Bennett, Ph.D. Director and Chair Manufacturing Systems and Engineering Page 3.337.1 1AbstractThe University of St. Thomas graduate programs serve a working adult population centered inthe Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. Degree programs in business, software,manufacturing systems and engineering are provided through a multitude of delivery modesincluding traditional classes, company on-site classes, use

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Ravi G. Mukkilmarudhur; Homayun K. Navaz; Brenda S. Henderson

Session 1602 Bringing Research and New Technology into the Undergraduate Curriculum: A Course in Computational Fluid Dynamics Homayun K. Navaz, Brenda S. Henderson, and Ravi G. Mukkilmarudhur Kettering UniversityAbstractAs technology advances in the industries which graduating engineers wish to enter, technology inthe undergraduate curriculum must also advance. A course in computational fluid dynamics wasrecently developed which meets the challenge of bringing advanced topics to undergraduatestudents. This paper addresses techniques used to enable undergraduates to enter the work forcewith the ability to solve and

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Jeffrey S. Beasley; Charles T. Townley

arise due to the useof Internet publications. For example, should journal documents be allowed to change onceplaced on-line? Can a previously published paper be updated? Should guidelines for publishingon the Internet be different than the printed press? Should articles be published in HTML formator another such as Adobe Acrobat? Who should pay for the opportunity to publish on theInternet? This paper will address these issues and includes a discussion of the experiences withthe Technology Interface. IntroductionBefore 1996, only 100 on-line titles of science, technology and medicine (STM) peer-reviewedjournals appeared on-line.1 A search on the Internet search engine Yahoo! 2 was conductedJanuary, 1998

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Susan M. Blanchard; John D. Enderle

biomedical engineering courses are out-dated, do not cover emerging topics such as tissue engineering, do not have example problemsand exercises, require an in-depth knowledge of electrical engineering, are written at a level thatis beyond the capabilities of most undergraduate students, or are written for the biomedicalengineering technology student.1-6DiscussionNearly 20 experts have contributed to a new book, Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, thatwill be available late 1998.7 The text is written primarily for engineering students who havecompleted differential equations and basic courses in statics, dynamics, and linear circuits. Eachchapter in the book begins with a short list of instructional objectives to help the students focuson the

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Daniel Nosenchuck

for subsequent travel abroad for hands-oninteraction with engineers and management of leading international product firms, with theopportunity to explore possible technology-transfer.1. IntroductionIt is no longer debated, but implicitly assumed and often explicitly stated, that leading engineerswill need to be prepared to function in the increasingly interconnected global environment. Itwill be the exception, not the rule, when engineering enterprise can be wholly executed withinnational boundaries. To prepare engineers for the complex, and often mysterious, climate ofinternational design and engineering, a new facet to the design curriculum at Princeton is in theprocess of being developed. An overarching emphasis on global engineering is

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Janusz Starzyk; Brian Manhire; Roman Z. Morawski

Session 2660 Engineering Education in Poland Roman Morawski, Brian Manhire* and Janusz Starzyk* Warsaw University of Technology / *Ohio UniversityAbstract: This paper describes engineering education in Poland, with a view towards providinga useful overview suitable for comparing the Polish system with that of other countries -- espe-cially the United States. Information provided includes (inter alia): brief descriptions of theoverall scheme of education in Poland and the history of higher education there; a description ofthe types of academic institutions now involved in engineering

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Ian R. Simpson; Brian Manhire

govern-ment-subsidized. Sup-Elec now has three sites, one near Paris, one in the north-east town ofMetz (which runs a joint M.S. program with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the USA) andthe third center is in the Breton town of Rennes. The "Fourth Wave" of schools came about in the1950's when a number of university departments were converted into Schools of Engineering toform the Ecoles Nationales Supérieures d'Ingénieurs (ENSI) recruiting directly after the bacca-lauréat on a 5-year program. At the same time, the Instituts Nationaux des Sciences Appliquées(INSA), based on the model of the German applied-science Fachhochschulen, were establishedin Lyon, Rennes and Toulouse, with the Lyon site being the largest (4,000 students). In 1972

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Terrence E. Dwan; E. Eugene Mitchell; George E. Piper; Carl E. Wick

regulatory statutes. Prereq: senior standingas an engineering major or approval.EN412: Ocean Environmental Engineering II (3-0-3). Basic principles and current issues inenvironmental engineering as applied to the ocean environment are introduced. Principal focusshall be on Ocean Resources: Their Identification, Recovery and Utilization. Topical coverageincludes the technological aspects of alternate energy sources; deep-ocean oil and gas recover;desalinization; dredging and uses for dredge spoil; mineral exploitation; ocean depositories;wetlands, reefs and other coastal developments; and environmental economics, ethics andregulatory statutes. Prereq: senior standing as an engineering major or approval.6. CONCLUSIONSThe last two offerings of this

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Deborah M. Mechtel; K.A. Korzeniowski

advances in electronic technology persist, this continues to translate to moreelectronic automation being incorporated into everyday life. The underlying purpose of this corecourse is to instruct all students, regardless of the major course of study in some of the basics ofelectronic circuits, machinery, instrumentation and communication systems. This result is achieved,along with perhaps the more profound effect of conveying to the student analytical problem solvingskills. This paper discusses how the foundation established in the first semester course is employedto cover the broad range of topics presented in the second semester. Students leave the secondsemester course, with its introduction to a wide variety of electrical engineering

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Integrating Design in the Freshman Year (3553)

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Sharon Fellows, Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science SUNY -Binghamton; Richard Culver, Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science SUNY -Binghamton

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Session 3553 Using Assistive Devices for the Disabled to Teach Design in a Freshman Engineering Course Dick Culver, Sharon Fellows Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science SUNY-BinghamtonAn effective freshman design project must meet several criteria: motivate students, provide aclear model of the design process, give adequate opportunity to practice the various skills beingtaught in the freshman year and fit within a limited time and financial budget. In the Design,Technology and Communications (DTeC) program at SUNY

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Daniel Walsh; David Gibbs; Alan Demmons

Session 1664 It’s a Material World An Engineering Experience for Non-Engineers Daniel Walsh, Ph.D., Alan Demmons, David Gibbs, College of Engineering Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo AbstractOur society becomes more technically complex each day. Key problems faced by society are rarely characterized asproblems of science and technology; they are grouped as social, economic or political problems. However, it is clearthat social

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P. Hirsch; J.E. Colgate; J. Anderson; G. Olson; D. Kelso; B. Shwom

this course has been touse the World Wide Web as a model technology to introduce engineering design. All studentteams design Web applications that address the needs of the campus community. This approachoffers several advantages.10 First, because students can learn the basics of Web design quicklyand because the desk-top computer serves as a rapid-prototyping machine for these products, it ispossible for the design teams to develop quite sophisticated prototypes (which real users canexamine and test) in a short time. Second, Web pages are easy (and inexpensive) for students toreverse-engineer. Third, even modest Web-based designs present teams with interestingchallenges, both as engineers and as writers. Finally, by working on Web-based

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S. A. Mandayam; R.P. Ramachandran; A. J. Marchese; Robert P. Hesketh; Ralph A. Dusseau; John L. Schmalzel; Kauser Jahan

coursework and theincorporation of state of the art technologies and innovative teaching methodologies. Allengineering students from the four engineering disciplines namely Civil, Chemical, Electricaland Mechanical share a common engineering clinic class. This class is major hallmark of theRowan engineering program as all engineering students throughout their eight semesters of studytake it. The theme of the Freshman clinic class in the fall semester is engineering measurementsfollowed by a competitive assessment laboratory in the spring semester. This paper focuses onthe engineering measurement modules. The course is team-taught by faculty form each

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Beena Sukumaran

incorporation of state-of-the-art technologies; (iv) andimproving technical communication skills. To achieve these objectives, the four engineeringprograms of Civil, Chemical, Mechanical and Chemical Engineering include a commonengineering clinic throughout their eight semesters of study.The Sophomore Engineering Clinic has laboratory and design components in at least two of themajor engineering disciplines. In addition, the students are expected to improve their technicalpresentation skills. The semester long sophomore clinic course taught in the spring focussed ondesign of landfills and wastewater treatment. The module dealing with the design of landfillsintroduces basic engineering principles governing the design of an engineered facility

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Jeffrey P. Freidberg

interest but have not, by themselves, led to increasedstudent enrollment.By and large the most popular and successful strategy to generate increased student interest innuclear engineering is the new emphasis placed on non-power applications of radiation forsocietal benefits, particularly those related to medicine and biology. This general area ofresearch is referred to as “radiation science and technology (RST).” The sub-area related tomedicine and biology is sometimes called “radiological sciences,” or “bionuclear technology.”By whatever name the combination of an intellectually rigorous curriculum, coupled with theprospects of helping fellow human beings in a fairly direct one-on-one basis, is a very enticing

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Daniel T. Schwartz

grapple with electrochemical issues during theircareers. The ways in which engineers and scientists interact with electrochemical processes issometimes obvious. For example, electrodeposition may be used for coating a substrate,corrosion may be a process design constraint, or electroanalytical chemistry may be used todetect a contaminant. On the other hand, the role of electrochemistry is often subtle, yetimportant. For example, cell membrane potentials are dictated by electrolytic processes,electrochromic smart window technology depends on ion conducting materials, charge transferreactions impact the efficacy of soil dewatering with electroosmosis, and more. Despite theubiquitous nature of electrochemical phenomena, few students in the U.S. have

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M. Wayne Hall; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

focuses on the betterment of human existencethrough the development and application of technology. It also manifests itself in a widespectrum of disciplines. These attributes match closely certain characteristics of Sustainability.Thus it seems that, if the concepts of Sustainability are to become an important part of worldculture, they should and must take roots in engineering education. This is beginning to happen.Considering the importance of Global Sustainability in light of the responsibilities of onegeneration of engineers to succeeding ones, however, makes clear the need for those engaged inengineering education to give their full attention to two questions, e.g., $What is being done, and,What should be being done in engineering education

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Charles D. Turner

, provide work that is meaningful,valued and biophysically compatible for every individual.“’ These are lofty statements and are notalways easily put into practice. The principal of sustainability does, however, serve as anideological foundation on which the course content for Introduction to EnvironmentalEngineering can be built.Design Project The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) strongly encouragesintegration of design throughout the undergraduate curriculum. ABET’s goals along withpositive experiences the author has had with design projects in other courses led to the integrationof a sustainable design project into the course. The students must design a “Center forSustainable Education”. The facility must utilize

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Tran Thi Hong; Trevor B. Davey; Ngo Dinh Thinh

Science, Vietnam National University,Ho Chi Minh City, previously called “Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology”, wasfounded in 1957, and is one of three universities of technology in Vietnam. The othertwo are located in Hanoi and Danang. It has approximately 550 teaching staff, including95 with doctoral degrees and approximately 11,000 students, of which 7,500 are full time.There are 8 faculties including Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and 9research centers. Both undergraduates and graduate degrees are offered, including thedoctorate. Since 1993-94, the curriculums have been using the credit system, with graduationrequirements of 140 units for undergraduate degrees and additional studies from 2 to 4years for graduate

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Wayne E. Wells

engineering decisions on costs and profits. This course is taught at the undergraduate level in all of our Engineering Technology Page 3.228.2majors and in Engineering programs in universities where I have been able to establish theformat. It requires background in several engineering courses, particularly EngineeringMaterials and Manufacturing Processes. To begin the analysis of the course, we need to explore the morphology of the subjectfrom an engineering point of view. We need to examine the structure of economics asexperienced by practicing engineers. We make it a point to use case studies to illustrate theimportant concepts and to give