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M. Wayne Hall; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

constantbackdrop for design development, as well as a ubiquitous and important constraint in all types ofproblem solving and project development. This paper will review examples of these various modes of incorporating Sustainabilityinto the fabric of civil and environmental engineering education, in the context of engineeringhistory and philosophy. It will tie these to modern engineering professional practice ingovernment and industry aimed at achieving a more Sustainable way of life. Page 3.524.2 Session 3551INTRODUCTION If one poses the question

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David G. Tomer

machine system. Page 3.188.5As stated previously, it is a conversational knowledge of these concepts and devices that I amstriving to give to the students. By that I mean the ability to communicate with electricalengineers on the project team, or with electrical suppliers, to insure that the controls beingdesigned are appropriate and will satisfy the requirements. Not many of the students taking thiscourse will be fully responsible for the detailed design of controls for automated equipment, butmost will work with an EE who is! There certainly will be instances where the Mechanical orManufacturing Engineer is responsible for the whole control

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Anton Pintar

emergency shutdown procedure, and theevacuation routes. No experimentation can be done until the JSA has been approved at acheck-in with the faculty advisor and at a second safety check-in with the laboratorysupervisor or with a graduate teaching assistant.II. UNIT OPERATIONS LABORATORY SAFETY PROGRAMThe objectives of the safety program in the unit operations laboratory are accidentprevention in the laboratory and preparation for industrial safety. The overall safetyprogram is a multi-faceted approach to accomplishing these objectives with as muchstudent participation as possible: the students receive extensive safety training throughoutthe year, a participatory safety program (PAWS) has been instituted, some students do asafety project as one of

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Linda Parker; Lawrence Burton

Session 2242 Intersections of Engineering and Management: What Do the Data Show? Lawrence Burton, Linda Parker National Science Foundation The opinions and findings in this paper are solely those of the authors and not necessarily those of the National Science Foundation. The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Engineering Workforce Project is a set ofstudies to identify, examine, and describe important dynamics of the portion of the

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Daniel Nosenchuck

is given in Figure 2. The first half of the semesterculminates in a first design project, which is selected to apply analysis and simulation methodsand design procedures, while providing a moderate challenge to students as they first begin toexercise their creative and engineering skills. For the past several years, a so-called ‘Heavilift’crane has been assigned. Students are given several pounds of aluminum and plastic, a fixed Page 3.303.2vertical steel I-beam, motor transmission, and cable. They must then design a high strength-to- Multiply-Disciplined Team Integrated Product Team Makeup

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Naseem Ishaq; Salahuddin Qazi

engineering education that enhances classroomteaching in terms of relevance and what is taught and how it is taught. A good teacher is often themost active researcher. Further it is the integration of research into teaching which is being adoptedby increasing number of educators. It is claimed by these educators that incorporating researchexamples into their courses and curricula and collaborating with students on research projects resultinto better research. In addition, the students gain important insight into engineering and scienceconcepts as applied to real life problems [2].Research is traditionally conducted by the engineering faculty at the universities with graduateprograms who can bring research grants and use graduate students to help

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Digendra K. Das; Atlas Hsie; Salahuddin Qazi

students on a cohort basis. Two three-creditcourses are offered per semester and there is a project required as the culmination of the programin lieu of a thesis. The three-credit project may be completed concurrently with the course workor may occur after the tenth course is taken. Classes meet on Saturdays for three and half-hoursover a 12-week semester. The following courses constitute our current offering [2].MAT 500 Topics in Applied MathematicsMST 502 Advanced Engineering EconomicsMST 503 Special topics in Advanced TechnologyMST 520 Network and Multimedia Systems Page 3.89.2 2MST 521 Computer and

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Michael Guillorn; Joshua Sachar; Brian Hall; Antony Arciuolo

and development process to flow in ahighly productive manner. Internal dynamics of the team played an significant role indetermining its efficiency. As a result, this project enabled the team members to learn aboutrobotics through an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas while forcing them to become efficient atfunctioning as a diverse collective with a common set of goals.IntroductionThe use of robots in place of humans in fire-fighting can reduce the danger inherent to the job ofa human fire-fighter. Unlike humans, there is no risk to life or limb associated with the use of arobot in a hazardous situation; the cost of losing a robot in a fire is purely monetary while thecost of losing a human life is immeasurable. In either residential or

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J. Michael Heneghan

Session 3226, Paper 1 Real Time, Remote Circuits and Electronics Laboratories for Distance Learning Prof. J. Michael Heneghan Department of Electrical Engineering St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, MNAbstractEmploying distance education techniques in teaching electrical engineering courses willcontinue to grow. One of the major obstacles in distance education is providing relevant,hands-on laboratories for students. This project is aimed at giving students real-timeaccess to standard laboratory instrumentation and

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Ronald Whitwam; James Ridge; Amy Dickinson; Jorge Rodriguez

Session 1547 CAD Training Using Interactive Computer Sessions Jorge Rodriguez, James Ridge, Amy Dickinson, and Ronald Whitwam Western Michigan University / Steelcase, Inc.AbstractThis project addresses the need to train CAD users on proper modeling methodology. New CADsoftware empowers designers with the flexibility of parametric or variational design. Thesefeature-based parametric modeling packages allow modification of a solid model by changing itsdimensional parameters; however, incorrect modeling methodology may cause failure in thedesign stage. Failures occur when modified dimensions cause a conflict within

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Dava J. Newman; Amir R. Amir

reflect the realnature of the hands-on design element. The use of the World Wide Web (Web) was made an inte-gral part of the course. Utilizing the Web allows for more flexibility in teaching and learning thanconventional approaches [2]. Interactive courseware has been developed for almost every level ofengineering education. The most relevant materials are multi-media curricula developed to aug-ment hands-on design courses [3], [4]. Introduction to Aerospace and Design combines the new opportunity to interactively presentand disseminate curricula over the World Wide Web with a hands-on, lighter-than-air vehicledesign project to motivate and teach students about engineering. The Lectures encompass tradi-tional classroom presentations as well as

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Marc A. Mesmer; Elizabeth A. Eschenbach

are introduced to the designprocess, by being part of a 3-5 member team that completes a 10 week design project. Inaddition to introducing the design process, the course develops studentsÕ computing skills andcommunication skills, with an emphasis on team work and writing. During the first 4 weeks ofthe semester, an hour a week is spent on team building skills. A description of the labs forbuilding team work skills can be found in [2]. During the fifth week of the semester, the designproject and the design teams are assigned.Three weeks into the project, each student is required to fill out a form, evaluating the strengthsand possible areas for improvement for the team and all team members (including him or herself).The student and the

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Lueny Morell de Ramírez; José L. Zayas; Jorge I. Vélez-Arocho

are being met and if students haveacquired identified skills.In 1994, a partnership of universities - called the Manufacturing Engineering EducationPartnership (MEEP) - initiated the design and implementation of a novel undergraduatemanufacturing program, better known as the Learning Factory1,2. This paper describes howMEEP designed the assessment strategy to evaluate the curricular innovation project outcomes,and presents some of the assessment instruments/tools designed. The tools developed, some incollaboration with industrial partners, were utilized for assessing overall and specificqualitative aspects of the program as well as student performance (e.g., teamwork skills andoral presentation/written skills). A total of 9 assessment

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Lueny Morell de Ramírez; José L. Zayas; Jorge I. Vélez-Arocho

are being met and if students haveacquired identified skills.In 1994, a partnership of universities - called the Manufacturing Engineering EducationPartnership (MEEP) - initiated the design and implementation of a novel undergraduatemanufacturing program, better known as the Learning Factory1,2. This paper describes howMEEP designed the assessment strategy to evaluate the curricular innovation project outcomes,and presents some of the assessment instruments/tools designed. The tools developed, some incollaboration with industrial partners, were utilized for assessing overall and specificqualitative aspects of the program as well as student performance (e.g., teamwork skills andoral presentation/written skills). A total of 9 assessment

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Scott Huff

between FOPsand other documents in a module.The Computer Presentations, which utilize PowerPoint, lead Instructors through their classroomwork and are closely tied to the Instructor Guides. Many of the graphics and pictures included inthe Guides and Workbooks are include in the Computer Presentations. As with the Computer-Based Training, many of the pictures transform into video clips.SummaryThe NAQTC project is a leading example of several regional quality assurance programsundertaken by state transportation agencies in the United States. The synergy created by thealliance has resulted in a higher quality and more cost-effective program than the agencies could

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Lynn Bellamy; Barry McNeill

into the matrix, the matrix iscompleted by entering the level of learning associated with each (competency, activity) pair.Thus is Figure 1, the quizzes represent a Knowledge level of learning activity for the variousdesign process sub-objectives while the project work serves as a Comprehension and Applicationlevel of learning activity. When you look at Figure 1 you notice that many of the possible(competency, activity) pairs are blank, which makes sense, since any individual learning activityrarely, if ever, impacts on all of the course learning objectives.Tyler’s third question (how to organize the learning activities) is answered, at least partially, bystudying the articulation matrix. Since it is assumed that the levels of learning are

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Suresh Muknahallipatna; Jerry Hamann

paper, we examine some of these emerging uses of the internet. The authors have recentexperience with placing instrumentation, data logging, and data base retrieval resources on theweb to distribute and integrate research findings associated with various projects undertaken atthe University of Wyoming. We also discuss changes being introduced in undergraduatecurricula to support student and faculty utilization and development of networked resources.2. The Menagerie Hiding Behind the URLsWhile many resources available via the hypertext transfer protocol (http, the web) of the internetconsist of static, slowly changing text and image files, the growth of dynamic web sites isreaching a fevered pitch. Rather than retrieving fixed information (which

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Ben Humphrey

direction of theteam. The "director" bases the structure of the partnership onthe major requirements and/or expectations handed down by theirsuperiors. They analyze obligations; sets priorities and choosesthe specific route each project should take. They decide whatactions and resources are needed to meet each goal andcommunicate those needs to the augmenter spouse. As conditionschange, the director alters major and interim deadlines.Weighing the emphasis for individual projects or parts thereoffalls mainly on the directing spouse, though input from theaugmenting spouse helps balance the outlook. Formal research needs are coordinated with the augmenter at all stages. The directortracks the progress and direction of major facets of each

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Richard Gilbert; Mark Maughmer; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Renata Engel, Pennsylvania State University

engineering curriculum. It will alsoillustrate the companion role that problems and projects play in the student learning experience.Overview There are several real constraints assigned to the task of transforming a college freshmaninto a proficient engineer. Time, talent, and tender certainly top the list. Even if talent andtender were eliminated, for example, by momentarily considering the best student body at a well-endowed engineering college taught by the best faculty possible, time would still be a formidableissue in itself. An engineering curriculum must use its courses to move its students frompotentially algebra illiterate high school graduates through a reasonable introduction of thevarious engineering disciplines and finally into

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Scott J. Amos

Session 1221 Assessment Techniques for Industry Desired Competencies in Construction Education Scott J. Amos, Ph.D., PE, AIC Weber State UniversityAbstractAs the popularity and use of project oriented classes emphasizing hands-on education continuesto grow, construction educators are faced with the challenge of evaluating student performancein this non-traditional setting. This article discusses and provides examples of proven authenticassessment techniques, including rubrics, and portfolios that could prove useful for constructioneducators attempting to

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Charles S. Elliott; Albert Winn

# 3518) project known initially as JACMET(Joint Arizona Center for Manufacturing Education and Training). It has now been officiallyestablished by the universities and industry sponsors as JACME2T (Joint Arizona Consortium -Manufacturing and Engineering Education for Tomorrow).What is JACME2T?The Consortium effort began in 1993 as a TRP planning grant (EEC-9310456) and is now a self-supporting group devoted to advancing university - industry interactions - especially in life longlearning areas. Overall direction is provided by a Policy Board of top industry, university andpublic sector leaders. Day to day direction is provided by the Technical Advisory Board, againcomprised of industry and university managers. A central office is maintained at

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Thalia Anagnos; Michael W. Jennings

AbstractThe College of Engineering at San Jose State University is scheduled for an accreditation visit in Fall 1999 and hasdecided to seek reaccreditation under the ABET 2000 criteria. An assessment implementation project has beenactive for the past two years within the College; with primary objectives of refining missions for programs, definingprogram outcome objectives, determining which components to assess, and developing appropriate metrics andmethods. Longer term objectives of this project are to establish a continuous quality improvement philosophy in theCollege and to provide information for the ABET accreditation review.This paper is an evaluation of the status of the implementation project to date and summarizes some of the

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William Park

Session 1532 Electronic Music Techniques Used to Enhance Introductory Circuit Analysis William Park Clemson UniversityABSTRACTTo provide not only an interesting challenge but also experience in teamwork andcommunication skills, honors students in my introductory circuit analysis course areassigned a project involving electronic music synthesis devices. The students are teamedup into pairs, with each pair having responsibility for one of several modules whichtogether compose a working voltage-controlled sound synthesis system. In addition totheir individual

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Randall L. Ness; Carl A. Erikson

results and reactions are evaluated.Introduction Assessment of the graduate engineer’s capabilities is part of gaining ABET accreditationfor an engineering program. There are many means to do this including standardized tests suchas the GRE or FE examination, interviews with students and/or employers, major research papersand projects, and locally developed essay tests [1]. Another method that the Messiah CollegeEngineering Department has begun to explore is the use of portfolios. Portfolios are commonly used tools in certain professions like art or photography,whereby artists or photographers seek to present collections representative of their best works tocustomers, clients or potential employers. Just as a photographer uses the

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Mel I. Mendelson

conducted midway through the programto mainly assess the program's flexibility and its effect on career advancement. Exit interviewswere conducted just before graduation to mainly obtain feedback on how the programcontributed to life-long learning. Focus groups were held every 4 months with the EAPMadvisory council to review the quality characteristics of our program. Industry surveys were sentout every 2 to 3 years to our industry partners who participate in the program. Projectevaluations were obtained at the end of the students' capstone project/thesis to determine studentlearning, implications of the project on the student's company and on the student's career.Student data were gathered from our graduates at various periods (e.g., 2 and 4 years

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William Peterson

that (1) the curriculum be EAC/ABET accreditable and(2) the program be self-supporting. The curriculum developed was designed to meet both therequirements of the current ABET criteria as well as the ABET 2000 criteria. During the firstthree to four years, reduced course offerings and smaller class sizes (plus one time startup costs)were projected to create a shortfall in excess of $470,000. To offset this shortfall, localmanufacturing companies, the MCC Foundation, local civic groups, and WMU’s Division ofContinuing Education pledged $470,000 in supplemental support to underwrite the program. Page 3.506.1Indicative of the support this program

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David E. Clough

ControlLaboratory ComponentBuilding in the laboratory component of the control course was a measurable task. The firstchallenge was an organizational one: How do 60 students complete 15 different lab projects?This was accomplished in the following way: ¾ two lab sections meeting once per week for 3 hours, 30 students each ¾ 10 groups of 3 students per lab section ¾ 5 duplicate experiments, allowing 10 experimental sites per lab session ¾ 3 5-week rotations, with student groups doing a "round robin" of projects within eachThe organization of 3 rotations allowed for a progression of themes, the same ones from theoriginal course design: ¾ basic instrumentation ¾ dynamic testing ¾ controller implementationThere are also several content

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John D. Whittaker; Ted G. Eschenbach

Marketing Construction Project Project Planning Management Administration Production Research & Business Development Management Figure 1 from the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE) TaskForce Report on the The Future of Engineering, July 1988 page 32 Job Function % Design 20.43 Project Management 16.67

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Nancy L. Denton

the Technology Accreditation Commission of theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (TAC of ABET) require instruction inwritten communications and practice in subsequent technical courses, as well as evidencethat said writing is reviewed and evaluated as part of student technical work.1 Technicalwriting is valued for its role in developing logical thought, as a communication tool, and as anecessity in industry. Numerous approaches to instruction and practice in technical writinghave been documented, from the traditional laboratory and project report to more innovativeuse of personal journals and other forms of writing across the curriculum.2-6 The PurdueMET Department follows a relatively traditional model for writing instruction

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K. Swyler; A. Peskin

intimate interactions are collaborative projects and formal co-operative education arrangements.Most recently, such collaborations have taken on a new dimension, as advances intechnology have made possible meaningful technical collaboration at a distance. [2]There are several obvious technology areas that have contributed significantly to thistrend. Foremost is the ubiquitous presence of the Internet. Perhaps almost as importantare advances in computer based imaging. Because visual images offer a compelling userexperience, it affords greater knowledge transfer efficiency than other modes of delivery.Furthermore, the quality of the image appears to have a strongly correlated effect oninsight. A good visualization facility offers both a means for