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M. Wayne Hall; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

environment and that is adapting the profit principle tothis situation.# (4)CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CURRICULA In the United States, engineering colleges and departments are at work to makeSustainable Development an integral part of their organizational structure or curriculum content. In today s engineering classrooms, Sustainability surfaces regularly in many introductoryenvironmental engineering courses, which is a requirement for most civil engineering degrees.Additionally, many established upper level courses that have been changed to focus onSustainability in the context of their original topic. These introductory courses could provide a strong foundation in the principles ofSustainability, from which other parts of the curriculum

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David Wells

Session 1463 Experiences and Lessons in Accelerated Learning David L. Wells Academic Dean Focus: HOPE Detroit, U.S.A.Abstract: Focus: HOPE’s Center for Advanced Technologies and the NSF-sponsoredGreenfield Coalition are partnered in a program aimed at radical and systemic change inmanufacturing engineering/technology education. Among the targets for change are graduatesmore fully in-tune with the needs of 21st century manufacturing companies, integration ofexperiential and academic learning and

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Shelton L. Houston; Kamal S. Ali

3548 TS/2 RECONFIGURABLE LOGIC IN LABORATORY INSTRUCTION Shelton L. Houston and Kamal S. Ali School of Engineering Technology University of Southern Mississippi Box 5137, Hattiesburg MS 39406ABSTRACT:Traditionally, laboratory instruction in computer and electronics engineering technologyhas relied mainly on SSI and MSI integrated circuits. This placed a limitation on thenumber of components per lab experiment, and hence, a limitation on the complexity ofthe laboratory tasks presented to students. Exasperated by the

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Lynn Bellamy; Barry McNeill

the analysis of the assessment data.Bibliography Information1. Imai, Masaaki, Kaizen, McGraw Hill Publishing Co., 1986.2. Tyler, Ralph, Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction, The University of Chicago Press, 1949.3. Bloom, Benjamin S., editor, Taxonomy of Educational Objectives Book 1 Cognitive Domain, Longman, 1984.4. McNeill, Barry, L. Bellamy, Assessing Quality in Student Work Products: The Role of Customers and Expectations, Proceedings of the New Approaches To Undergraduate Engineering Education Workshop VIII, Kingston, Canada, July 1996.5. Anderson, C,. K. Bryan, J. Froyd, D. Hatten, C. Kiaer, N. Moore, M. Mueller, E. Mottel, and J. Wagner, Competency Matrix Assessment in an Integrated, First-Year

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Cathie Scott; Carolyn Plumb

, M.E. (1979). Engineering graduates: How good are they? Engineering Education, 70, 210-212.6. Middendorf, W.H. (1980). Academic programs and industrial needs. Engineering Education, 71 (8), 835-837.7. Williams, R.H., Barrett, E.C. & Perelman, L. (1994). The writing initiative: First year progress report. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies.8. Geppert, L. (1995). Educating the renaissance engineer. IEEE Spectrum, 32 (9), 39-43.9. Manuel-Dupont, S. (1996). Writing across the curriculum in an engineering program. Journal of Engineering Education, 85 (1), 35-40.10. Olds, B. (1994). Using draft reviews to improve writing and thinking in engineering classes. 1994

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Naseem Ishaq; Salahuddin Qazi

. This paperpresents the result of authors involvement in applied sponsored research, and discusses the impacton the development of courses and curriculum in the department of electrical engineering technologyat the State university of New York Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome.INTRODUCTIONState University of New York (SUNY) Institute of Technology is an upper division transfer collegefor students who have completed their first two years of higher education at a community college.It also offers graduate programs in accounting, advanced technology, business, computer science andtelecommunications.University research in engineering, according to Lester A. Gerhardt [1] is both a process and aproduct. It serves to create an environment for

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Michael D. Ciletti

students to use a variety of software toolsfor writing reports, performing complex analysis and simulations, and illuminating abstractconcepts. In an electrical engineering department, the sophistication of these tools might rangefrom spreadsheets and word processors, to industrial-strength computer-aided engineeringsystems for designing integrated circuits, and modeling processes for fabricating such circuits.While commercial engineering software tools can provide a high degree of realism to thecurriculum, they don’t necessarily lend themselves to the broader objectives of classroominstruction. Commercial tools generally provide powerful analytic and problem-solvingcapability, but fail to present an integrated view of concepts. Hence, there is a

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Roman Z. Morawski; Jerzy Woznicki; Andrzej Krasniewski

curriculum objectives and requirements, teaching methods and techniques, training ofstudent's skills through laboratory and design experiences, use of computers, oral and writtencommunication, qualifications and teaching load of academic staff, facilities and theiravailability, administration procedures, information system and counseling, admissionprocedures, student performance, competence of graduates, and internal quality assuranceprocedures. It appears, however, that appropriate measures which characterize the dynamics ofchanges made in the past and the preparation of an institution for future changes, being in ouropinion essential indicators of education quality, are rather rarely encountered in the existing andproposed external quality

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T. T. Maxwell; J. C. Jones; D. L. Vines; M. E. Parten

fall semester of 1994 the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Departments atTexas Tech University began a multidisciplinary senior design project laboratory program. Twocourses were established by integrating the Electrical Engineering Department's Senior ProjectLaboratory courses (two 3-semester credit hour courses) with the Mechanical EngineeringDepartment's Design I and II capstone design courses (two 3-semester credit hour courses). TheElectrical Engineering Department has a long history of project laboratories.1-5 The MechanicalEngineering Department has been involved in alternative fueled vehicles for a number of years.Both departments had worked together on a number of special projects and felt the need, as havemany others6-11, for an

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Neal F. Jackson; James L. Barrott

consortium activities, SEATEC members identified telecommunicationsas an emerging and dynamic technology lacking sufficient curriculum development and as adiscipline appropriate for training and developing faculty. The first NSF/ATE funded project ofSEATEC focused on curriculum and faculty development and is called the Tennessee ExemplaryFaculty for Advanced Technological Education (TEFATE).TEFATE PROJECTTEFATE is based on the South Carolina Exemplary Faculty for Advanced TechnologicalEducation project and is in response to the Secretary’s Commission for Achieving NecessarySkills (SCANS) report which states, “We believe, after examining the findings of cognitivescience, that the most effective way of teaching skills is ‘in context’. Placing learning

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Kristopher Delgado; Hartono Sumali

leave little room for a course in instrumentation. Page 3.344.2InterestThe faculty of some departments may not be interested in including an instrumentation course intheir curriculum. The lack of interest in modern instrumentation in agriculture might be justifiedconsidering that agriculture was done for thousands of years with some success without muchscientific instrumentation. Most other engineering disciplines evolved with more instrumentationthroughout their history.Undergraduate programs in the departmentA fact that has to be considered in selecting the materials for this course is the fact that theAgricultural and Biological Engineering

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Lang-Wah Lee; Tamer Ceylan

Session 3226 ENGINEERING DESIGN EDUCATION IN THERMAL SYSTEMS LABORATORY Lang Wah Lee Tamer Ceylan Department of Mechanical/Industrial Engineering University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI 53818ABSTRACT: This paper presents four methods to integrate design to an equipment-intensivelaboratory course. These four methods are: (1) design of measurement systems with a graphicalprogramming method; (2) design of components for testing; (3

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Joseph R.V. Flora; A. Steve McAnally

Session 3251 Treatment Plant Instructional Modules in Environmental Engineering Joseph R.V. Flora and A. Steve McAnally University of South CarolinaAbstractThe Environmental Engineering Curriculum Innovation and Development (CID) group withinthe National Science Foundation (NSF) Gateway Coalition systematically developed andevaluated instructional modules in various fields of environmental engineering. This paperdescribes the activities conducted by professors at the University of South Carolina (USC) aspart of the group. Six treatment plant instructional modules based on SuperPro Designer

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

engineeringcurriculums. Tasks were assigned based on course emphases; to allow students to apply theircourse work. One class graphically designed the testing system. The second class manufacturedthe testing system and provided a prototype. The freshman class was assigned the task of testingthe cans and analyzing the results. It provided for a vertically integrated learning experience,where experienced students were able to demonstrate to less-experienced students on how theiruse of the tools and skills has progressively grown more sophisticated.RationaleThe concept of vertical integration relates to streamlining an entire curriculum so that there is atangible connection between pre-requisite and follow-on courses. This has been achieved atmany schools by

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Tina Harkin; Pam Lowry

technology training program, theCAT offers a technology and engineering degree program in which candidates learn to useexpertly computer-integrated, flexible manufacturing equipment and systems. The innovativecurriculum, designed and conducted through five universities and six industry partners, alignsengineering instruction to the equipment and process challenges of actual production contracts.[1]The Greenfield Curriculum is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and it is a grantthat was awarded to the following: Five universities which include Wayne State University,Lawrence Technological University, The University of Detroit Mercy, The University ofMichigan and Lehigh University under the direction of Dr. Fred W. Beaufait, Director

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

both laboratory and real-world settings. This concept is an inversion of the traditional laboratory curriculum paradigm.The current situation is that freshman programs focus either on a design project or discipline-specific experiments that may not be cohesively integrated. In real-world settings engineerswork in multidisciplinary teams on a variety of complex problems. The fundamental principlesof measurement and their application are crucial to the solution of these problems.IntroductionThe College of Engineering at Rowan University was created through a $100 million gift fromHenry and Betty Rowan in 1992. The College of Engineering’s key features includecollaborative teamwork in inter- and multi- disciplinary laboratory and

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Leslie Lahndt-Hearney

programs have triedto overcome this by incorporating a “hands-on” approach to design instruction, giving thestudents more of what industry needs in them. Still, the vast majority of CE programs continueto have few laboratory hours and an emphasis on theory leading to students better prepared forgraduate school than for practicing engineering work.In the attempt to define CET’s role and work, it was found that industry desires a large numberand wide range of skills in students. One type of curriculum cannot feasibly supply adequateopportunity for training in all the desired skills to students within a reasonable number of creditours and time frame. However, CET and CE programs can supply adequate levels of training inthe desired skill base if

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Gary B. Randolph

Session 1275 Using Gantt Chart Software in Managing Student Team Projects Gary B. Randolph Purdue University School of Technology Anderson, Indiana INTRODUCTIONStudent team projects have become a popular way to teach. Good teams develop an environmentof effective adult learning andragogy,1 emphasizing student self-direction in their own learning,shared experiences, near-term application and performance feedback. But coaching teams andkeeping them on track is a difficult and delicate job for faculty.2 The

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

specific type of technical assistance. Forparticipating in this program, the undergraduates receive both a stipend and 3-credit hours ofsenior-level technical elective. The graduate research assistants focus on providing P2 assistancefor the most complex research-oriented problems. Students from eight Region VII universitiesand three majors (civil engineering, biological systems engineering, and chemical engineering)participated in the program during the first two summers.Approach A series of tasks are required to develop a successful internship program. These tasksinclude student recruiting, training curriculum development, organizing the mechanics ofstudent-provided technical assistance, integrating the graduate students into the project

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Ganesh V. Kudav

consumption/heating value consideration.Conclusions Consistent with the ABET emphasis on design content through out the curriculum,extensive use of computers, written and oral communication, and team work, I try toincorporate all these aspects in my lab courses. So far I have seen a lot of enthusiasm in mystudents involved in the development projects after an initial brief period of apprehension, anduncertainty. A little reassurance and motivation by the professor go a long way in overcomingthese mental obstacles. After successful completion of their projects, one could feel theirsense of achievement. Comments such as “This was a unique experience for me here,” “Ilearned a lot in this lab,” and “the only turbine I had seen before taking this

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Daniel Davis

with the NRC’s analysis, participants of the Engineering Coalition ofSchools for Excellence in Education and Leadership (ECSEL) found that faculty withoutexperience in industry typically are less prepared to teach design.19 Other studies have also shown that faculty with industrial experience spend a greaterpercentage of their time on teaching above and beyond their work assignments. Addingexperience in industry as an important criterion in hiring new faculty may be fundamental tochanging the existing culture and to placing greater emphasis on teaching.20 Schools are beingasked to enrich the education of students, and this can be done by increasing the numbers offaculty with relevant industrial experience. Integral to accomplishing our

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Zhang Wenxue; Yuan Dening; Chen Zhi

education reform program in China, the most significance is to updatethe concepts about education. The basic reason lies in a series of changes which will takeplace in China as well as in the world for the next century. From the viewpoint of thedevelopment of economy, culture, science and technology at home and abroad, many currentconcepts about education are confronted with an epochal challenge. This challenge will comefrom the economy, science, technology and culture. First, China’s economic system will befurther changed from a planned economy to a socialist market economy, the world economywill further move into one integration, and the competitiveness and variability of economywill be intensified. Under such circumstances, higher education

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Scott J. Amos

freshman year up. Inherent to the projectbased approach is the opportunity to work in teams, see the big picture and make technicalpresentations. The University of Colorado has opened a chalkboard-less Integrated TeachingLaboratory. This facility houses numerous project stations, computers and instrumentation thatserves as the nucleus for curriculum reform enabling more hands-on learning.Performance based approaches to education have been described by Spady and Marshall andplaced in three levels: traditional, transitional, and transformational with traits as outlined inTable 1. The traditional approach is best illustrated by the competency based education that hasbeen used in engineering technology programs for years. It is characterized by

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Robert J. Hofinger

design our courses and properly prepare our students.What will the electrical engineering field be like in the future? What should our students preparethemselves for? What should we, as educators, be teaching the future engineers andtechnologists? An insight with leaders in the electrical engineering field presents a picture ofwhat the engineering profession will be like in the next five years. With this knowledge, we aselectrical engineering technology educators can improve our curriculum and better prepare ourstudents for a meaningful and prosperous career and future.IntroductionTake a step forward, into the 21st Century. Let us look at the beginning of a well-connected dayin the life of a systems engineer, starting with this teleconferencing

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Mark A. Shields

Session 3661 Collaborative Teaching: Reflections on a Cross-Disciplinary Experience in Engineering Education Mark A. Shields University of VirginiaIntroductionMost of us know a lot more about cooperative learning than about collaborative teaching. We arealso far more sympathetic to the former than the latter. The principled virtues and practicalbenefits of having our students work together in teams seem altogether less attractive when weenvision ourselves joined in (chained to?) a common teaching enterprise. While collaborativelearning seems to offer an

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James L. Greer; James P. Solti; James M., Jr. Greer

curriculum (to includeEM 200) is intended to serve. 1. Officers who possess breadth of integrated, fundamental knowledge in the basic sciences, engineering, the humanities, and social sciences, and depth of knowledge in an area of concentration of their choice. 2. Officers who are intellectually curious. 3. Officers who can communicate effectively. 4. Officers who can frame and resolve ill-defined problems. 5. Officers who can work effectively with others. 6. Officers who are independent learners. 7. Officers who can apply their knowledge and skills to the unique tasks of the military profession.So how do we provide our students with these skills? Certainly, much of the burden lieson the students. They are the ones who

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direct shear, triaxial shear, hydraulicconductivity utilizing flexible-wall permeameters, and, perhaps, even consolidation. Andcertainly, most CET students are not exposed to data acquisition systems and computer-controlled data acquisition. It is also the author’s belief that exposure to data acquisition toolscan be very rewarding undergraduate experiences. While students must become familiar withbasic testing equipment, the use of modern, state-of-the-art equipment and data acquisition isextremely effective in stimulating interest in undergraduate laboratories. Equipment was integrated into the curriculum in the form of laboratory experiences inrequired courses in the Civil Engineering Technology program at Fairmont State College

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Samir B. Billatos; Nadia A. Basaly

helps to accomplish a successful partdevelopment with a single pass at design fabrication and circuit evaluation. The reduction in thenumber of passes reduces the time-to-market and the cost of development. Including reliabilityoptimization during design also helps assure that reliability is not an afterthought, just somethingextra thrown in at the end; but rather is an integral part of the product. Making reliability part ofthe design should also enhance the reliability of the final product, reducing downtime in the field,and increasing the time between failures.3.2 Design for Retirement The concept of product retirement is one that most consumers do not think about. Failureto take DFR into consideration tends to maximize waste

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Robert E. Zulinski; Jon A. Soper; Dennis O. Wiitanen; David Stone; Allan R. Hambley; Martha E. Sloan; Noel Schulz

the Laboratory, providing them with asupportive environment.The Role of FacultySome attention has been given to the possibility that communications technology may maketraditional universities obsolete. 20 However, our view is that the roles of both faculty and theirinstitutions will change, but they will not vanish as a result of technological advancements indelivering education. The result of properly directed change will be better, more-relevanteducation without an increase in cost. For example, students and faculty at many universities canshare educational resources over the INTERNET. We plan to integrate this capability into ourdesign environment to complement the materials that we develop.Faculty will function as managers of the facility

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Do Ba Khe; Ngo Dinh Thinh

accomplish these firstwo years in a local community college and transfer later to engineering schools in the bigcities. After graduation, they will help introduce technology and develop the economy insmall provinces to facilitate social equity. Page 3.596.5 5 The (comprehensive) community college is an American invention introduced inthe beginning of the 20th century. Today, in the United States, articulation betweenuniversities and community colleges is practiced in the form of curriculum and transferagreements. Vietnam has adapted the American community college concept with adifferent approach, that is the