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assessment. Periodic assessment of company reports and individual journalsencourage the student to improve themselves.IntroductionThere are two issues concerning assessment that engineering educators should address: 1)usingassessment as a process to improve Engineering Technology (ET) programs, and 2)developingtechnical assessment skills in students. The first issue is current and relevant to TAC-ABETprogram criteria. The second issue is less visible, but student assessment skills can also berelated to TAC-ABET as well as industry criteria.Assessment can be applied to both processes and products. Education, for example, is a process.As educators, one of our jobs is to assure and improve the quality of that process. As engineers,we have tools to do

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Peter Kwok; Eron Flory; Javed Alam, Youngstown State University; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

, M., “Statics Tutorial,” Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, 1995, http://www.lafayette.edu/kayserj/statics/cover.htm.3. Martin, T., “The Development of Interactive World-Wide Web Courseware for Students of Engineering and Technology at Deakin University,” Faculty of Science and Technology, School of Engineering and Technology, Deakin University, Australia, 1995, http://www.scu.edu.au/ausweb95/papers/education1/martin/.4. Bourne, J.R., Brodersen, A.J., Campbell, J.O., Dawant, M.M. and Shiavi, R.G., “ES 130: Engineering Science 130: Introduction to Engineering,” Center for Innovation in Engineering Education, Vanderbilt University, 1996, http://wwwfp.vuse.vanderbilt.edu

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Mary K. Handley

using portfolios with engineering technology students in required (and oftendreaded) chemistry classes, I became an avid fan of this assessment tool. Many studentportfolios evaluated the connections between chemical principles and their laboratoryapplications. Some made connections to engineering projects they were doing in other classes.Students also reflected on their own abilities and performance. Chemical and environmentalengineering technology students completed a minimum of 3 semesters of chemistry courses, andthe longitudinal portfolios which they developed highlighted their increasing ability to Page 4.422.1understand both the principles

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Howard I. Epstein

and an advanced technology degree?Ç Should the professional Master’s degree be the M. Engr., and should the Master’s degree be the M.S.?Ç Should institutions be allowed to accredit programs at both the basic (B.S.) and advanced (M. Engr.) levels?Professor Hoadley believes that the answer to all of the questions is yes and so does the author.He goes on to state that, in his experience, it is becoming more and more difficult to find one ofthe "movers and shakers" in the civil engineering profession (owners, presidents, partners,principals, division heads, project managers, etc.) without a Master’s degree. So, themarketplace probably has already answered the questions posed and it is now up to theprofessional

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Timothy Anderson; Robert Serow; James Demery; Carl Zorowski; Catherine E. Brawner

involvement. The first three of these must worktogether to improve the quality and productivity of the institution. Common to all three of thesemodels is the evaluation of current activities and the feedback that this evaluation can provide tothe institutions to improve their effectiveness.In engineering, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has among its“Criteria 2000” that Each program must have an assessment process with documented results. Evidence must be given that the results are applied to the further development and improvement of the program (Criterion 3).4 Page 4.124.1Most of TQM under the Deming

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R. L Alan Jordan; Eric W. Tisdale

Session 3663 USING DATA ACQUISITION in the FLUID POWER LABORATORY R. L. Alan Jordan, Eric Tisdale Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Technology Purdue University – Muncie, Indiana/ Manufacturing Engineering Technology Ball State University Muncie, IndianaABSTRACT: The fluid power laboratory provides many opportunities for automatic measurementof data. This paper discusses an experiment where data was acquired both manually andautomatically. LabView2 software and a data

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Juan Manuel Hinojosa; Alfonso Avila

for design and development, and the continuous improvement on both thedesign methodologies and the fabrication technology. To be competitive in this area, industryemployers are looking for engineers with qualifications such as: self-guided learning, systemdesign skills, team-working skills, development tools skills, and ethical behavior. Educatingprofessionals at universities with these qualifications becomes a key to support the continuousdevelopment of the MbSD area. To do this, the authors have formally incorporated active-cooperative learning strategies based on the course redesign framework implemented at ITESMCampus Monterrey. This redesign framework provides the basis to adjust the curricula usingvaluable pedagogical principles such as

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Chemical Engineering for BASF Corporation, Dan Crowl, H.H. DowProfessor for Chemical Process Safety at Michigan Technological University, John Jechura,Senior Engineer for Refining Technology at Marathon Oil Company, and Lisa Stowe, CertifiedIndustrial Hygienist at the University of Michigan Department of Occupational Safety andEnvironmental Health. Previous projects of the VRiChEL Lab have been funded by the NationalScience Foundation. A complete list of all students who have worked on VRiChEL projects isavailable on the VRiChEL web site18.Bibliographic Information1. Young, Jay A. ÒHow ÔSafeÕ Are the Students in My Lab?Ó, Journal of Chemical Education, 60(12), pp 1067-68, December 1983.2. Dombrowski, JoAnne Morgan, and Ray R. Hagelberg

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given to the broader range of concerns that makeup the entire construction process.2Accreditation requirements such as those prescribed by the Accreditation Board for Engineeringand Technology (ABET) or American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) providecertain content-area mandated minimum requirements. The ABET/ACCE minimums ensure abroad-based education for the undergraduate student. By generalizing the education, though,the requirements to some extent inhibit an in-depth focus and concentration that advancedgraduate education can provide and which students will need on-the-job as upper-level projectmanagers. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently acknowledged the needfor higher education of its engineers by approving

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assessment tests)both individually and as a group.25 At the University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown, student groupswrite mission statements, identify work roles, and develop “operating processes” to guide theirwork.31 At Tennessee Technological University, senior mechanical engineering studentsparticipate in three team-building sessions over the course of the semester and developdocuments to maximize group effectiveness: one that lists factors which help groups functionwell, another that lists “group rules” detailing expectations of group members and providingrules of conduct, and a third that re-examines the group rules. 55These articles also emphasize that students must receive preparation for group work and learntechniques for effective interaction

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S. Kant Vajpayee

remarksManufacturing is undergoing significant changes due to the unabated developments incomputers and communications in the name of information technology. Recent advances inmachining processes and the associated machine tools have been summarized in this article. Itis hoped that manufacturing faculty will incorporate some of the material presented here in theircourses.Bibliography1. Manufacturing Engineering, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, August 1998.2.Vajpayee, S. Kant. Principles of Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. Prentice-Hall, 1995.3. Cartier, Dan. Four Toolholder Quality Factors. Modern Machine Shop. November 1998, pp. 96-103.S. KANT VAJPAYEES. Kant Vajpayee is a professor at The University of Southern Mississippi. He has been a faculty for

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Patricia M. Yaeger; Rose M. Marra; Francesco Costanzo; Gary L. Gray

-tional and simulation tools, etc.). They used these tools to generate and analyze data, observegraphic representations of the data, and construct and interact with simulations.To assess the innovations introduced into this course, we conducted pre- and post-tests on dy-namics content in the Interactive sections and in the control (traditionally taught, lecture-style)sections of the course. Additionally, we collected data for other learning objectives congruentwith ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology) 2000 Criteria, e.g., teamwork,problem solving, communications, and computer skills. While gains in mechanics contentknowledge for students in innovative sections were similar to those of students in traditional sec-tions, students

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for better understanding the design process are possibleby the use of this technology. Working professionals and engineers who may not be ableto attend traditional classes due to their full time jobs can use this web-based method tostudy online. An additional benefit is the design projects can be easily archived forviewing and use by students in future courses.IntroductionIt is well known that courses in design form an important part of the curriculum forstudents majoring in mechanical, aerospace and civil engineering. In design coursesstudents are taught to analyze problems using various equations and theories forcomputing forces, stress, strains and displacements 1. Since the design problems concernreal world objects such as shafts, gears

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4.417.11[3] “Criteria for Accrediting Programs in Engineering,” Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology,Baltimore, MD, 1999 (available on the ABET WWW homepage: www.abet.org)[4] “Performance Assessment,” Office of Research, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC, 1999(available on the DOE WWW homepage: inet.ed.gov/pubs/OR/ConsumerGuides/perfasse.html)[5] “Teslow, J.L., L.E. Carlson, and R.L. Miller, “Constructivism in Colorado: Applications of Recent Trends inCognitive Science,” ASEE Proceedings, pp. 136-144, 1994.[6] Atman, C.J. and I. Nair, “Constructivism: Appropriate for Engineering Education?” ASEE Proceedings, pp.1310-1312, 1992.[7] “Higher Order Thinking in the Unit Operations Laboratory,” R.L. Miller, J.F. Ely, R.M

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Howard A. Smolleck; Nadipuram Prasad; Barbara Powell; Bhargava Jayanti; Shakir Manshad; Sashadry Divakaria; Paul Arellanes

Session 1620 A SOFTWARE LEARNING TOOL FOR VECTOR AND COMPLEX-NUMBER FUNDAMENTALS: TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT Howard A. Smolleck, Nadipuram R. Prasad, Barbara Powell, Bhargava Jayanti, Shakir Manshad, Sashadry Divakarla, Paul Arellanes Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering New Mexico State UniversityAbstractWorking under a National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSF/ATE)grant, the authors have been involved for two years in the development of graphical, interactivesoftware for use by students in Engineering and Technology

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Paul P. Mathisen

undergraduate-graduate projects tohelp prepare both undergraduates and graduates for work in a professional environment. Others Page 4.331.1have stressed the importance of improved communications and partnerships between academiaand the profession as an approach for improving engineering education (e.g. Luthy et al., 1992).Improvements in communications technologies have led to recent increases in the use of distancelearning methodologies. In particular, colleges and universities are increasingly making use ofdistance learning to provide graduate-level opportunities to working professionals. Coursesbased on distance learning are typically delivered via

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Gopal Mohan; J. Michael Jacob

Session 3147 PSpice - A Critical Thread in Vertical and Horizontal Curriculum Integration Gopal Mohan, J. Michael Jacob Purdue University, West Lafayette, IndianaIntroductionThe Electrical Engineering Technology Department at Purdue University uses PSpice for circuitsimulation. PSpice is a commercial package derived from the public domain SPICE, from theUniversity of California, at Berkeley. PSpice until recently was a registered trademark ofMicroSim™ Corporation. The evaluation version, PSpice 8.1EV, is available in the labs forstudents’ use. It is also

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Jerry A. Caskey

Session 3613 Laptop Computers and Curricula Integration Jerry A. Caskey Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIntroductionFour years ago, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology required each entering freshman student topurchase a laptop computer. The class of 1999 was the first class to graduate under thisrequirement. Students now bring their laptops to class in much the same way as they broughtslide rules in former years and calculators in recent years. Each department has made use of thisnew technology in different ways. The chemical engineering department has made use

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Ronald James; Janet L. Gooder; Charles Wisniewski; Brenda Haven; A. George Havener

, Department of Aeronautics, USAFA, CO 80840, June 1999.2. “Engineering Criteria 2000, Third Edition, 98AB-7, Engineering Accreditation Commission, The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, 111 Market Place, Baltimore, MD, 1998. Page 4.587.7JANET L. GOODERThis 1988 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Mechanics.She earned Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Structures and Materials from the Air Force Institute ofTechnology in 1993. She is currently the course director for Engr 310, Energy Systems, at the US Air ForceAcademy.BRENDA A. HAVENBrenda Haven has a

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Claudia House

are preparedto utilize a team-oriented and cross-disciplinary approach to curriculum development anddelivery.Interdisciplinary teams made up of faculty from mathematics, English, science,Engineering Technology, and Information Systems were formed at each of fiveparticipating two-year colleges in Tennessee. Partners from Engineering Technologydepartments at four-year colleges in the southeast, secondary schools (Tech Prep), andindustry augmented these faculty teams.Establishing, implementing, and assessing faculty internships in the TEFATE projectyielded many lessons. Pilot internships allowed project staff to identify the challenges tobe faced in conducting an internship program, as well as techniques that were successfulin developing and

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Phillip Farrington; Mel Adams; Mary Spann; Dawn R. Utley

Session number: 2242 ASSESSING THE TRAINING OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS MOVING INTO MANAGEMENT Dawn R. Utley, Mel Adams, Mary S. Spann, Phillip A. Farrington University of Alabama in HuntsvilleIntroduction Even undergraduate engineering students want to become managers. In fact,statistics indicate that the career aspirations of 50% of all engineering students includemoving into a management position within 5 years of their graduation 1. Moving from atechnical professional to a tech-manager requires a different skills set. Technicalprofessionals are required to be task-centered specialists while managers are asked to

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Robert L. Powell; Michael J. McCarthy; Michael H. Buonocore

, and MRI is treated as a scientific discipline to be critically studied. MRI isalready being regarded as a sub-discipline and professional focus within Engineering, just asNuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) has reached that stature in Chemistry.The Web site described in this paper is largely supported by the National Science FoundationCombined Research Curriculum Development (NSF-CRCD) program. The NSF-CRCD Programis a joint initiative of the NSF Directorates in Engineering (ENG) and in Computer &Information Science & Engineering (CISE). The program supports development of curricula innew emerging technologies, and development of new ways of teaching that utilize the newcommunication technology. MRI is believed to be an important area of

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Maria Amparo Gotes; Barry McNeill; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Session 2470 MEP Summer Bridge Program: A Model Curriculum Project Maria A. Reyes, Maria Amparo Gotes, Dr. Barry McNeill, Dr. Mary R. Anderson-Rowland Arizona State UniversityABSTRACTArizona State University's (ASU) Office of Minority Engineering Programs (OMEP) has hostedthe Minority Engineering Program (MEP) Summer Bridge Program (SBP) for the past threeyears. The purpose of the program is to promote greater awareness of and to recruit potentialcandidates to the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) at ASU. The programcontent and curriculum are

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Maria Amparo Gotes; Dr. Barry McNeill; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Session 2470 MEP Summer Bridge Program: A Model Curriculum Project Maria A. Reyes, Maria Amparo Gotes, Dr. Barry McNeill, Dr. Mary R. Anderson-Rowland Arizona State UniversityABSTRACTArizona State University's (ASU) Office of Minority Engineering Programs (OMEP) has hostedthe Minority Engineering Program (MEP) Summer Bridge Program (SBP) for the past threeyears. The purpose of the program is to promote greater awareness of and to recruit potentialcandidates to the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) at ASU. The programcontent and curriculum are

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Asad Yousuf

Session 3659 Laser Induced Fluorescence Imaging Of Thermal Damage in Polymer Composites Using LabView and IMAQ Vision Asad Yousuf, P.E Professor, Electronics Engineering Technology Savannah State UniversityABSTRACTPolymer-composites (PMC’s) are becoming increasingly important in the production of highperformance vehicles and aircraft, where their low weight and high mechanical strength,combined with advancements in manufacturing technology, ensure increased use for a variety ofapplications. Of

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Recayi Pecen

Session 1333 Restructuring and Innovating of Power System Analysis and Power Electronics Courses at the University of Northern Iowa Recayi Pecen The University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IowaAbstractThis paper presents; (1) innovating changes to a course, power system analysis (PSA), and (2)development of a new course, industrial applications of power electronics (IAPE) aided withadvanced power system simulation studies at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), Electro-Mechanical Systems (EMS) – Engineering Technology division of Industrial TechnologyDepartment. Basic energy and

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Lawrence Genalo

Publishers, San Francisco, 1993.3. “A Project-Based Approach to DOE in Materials”, Genalo, Lawrence J., Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, June, 1998, Session # 1364.4. “A Portfolio-Based Assessment Program”, Olds, Barbara M. and Pavelich, Michael J., Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, June 1996, Session #2343.LAWRENCE J. GENALOobtained his Ph.D. degree from Iowa State University in 1977 in Applied Mathematics. He has servedASEE as Program and Division Chair for Freshman Programs and DELOS. His current interests includebringing engineering education to K-12 students, teachers, and their classrooms, technological literacy forfuture K-12 teachers, and computations in materials

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Theodore E. Fahlsing

Session 2326 Introducing Applications Design into a First Year Electronics Devices Course Theodore E. Fahlsing Purdue UniversityAbstract The Electrical Engineering Technology department at Purdue University, West Lafayetteextensively revised its curriculum to make it more effective, efficient and motivating for thestudents. To improve efficiency and motivation topics such as project design were identifiedand incorporated as a thread throughout the curriculum from entry to exit. Each coursecoordinator is strongly encouraged

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Michael McGeen; Larry Groser; J. Michael Hassler; Douglas C. Stahl; Craig Capano

by FedEx is being done in, as they say, real time.”1 This idea Page 4.295.1has been implemented to various levels of sophistication as “project-specific web sites.” Facultyand students of the Architectural Engineering and Building Construction Department atMilwaukee School of Engineering are implementing this technology into the students’ capstonedesign projects. This paper describes the rationale for the project and reports initial progress.As with all industries, the construction industry is feeling growing pains as it figures out howbest to use the Web. The term “project-specific web site” (PSWS) was apparently first used in1994 by Framework

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Mark Tew

Authorware Web Player *.1. BackgroundMany instructors believe that among the reasons that students consider electromagnetics,microwaves, and antennas to be difficult is that humans cannot sense the phenomena beingstudied without the aid of instruments. In recent years, several visualization tools have beendeveloped using Fortran, Visual Basic, and Java1-4. The author and co-PI Professor Elsherbenisettled on Authorware (AW) as a multimedia development tool during work on two NSF ILIgrants to introduce multimedia instruction into electrical engineering laboratories5,6. In 1996,Macromedia introduced “shockwave” technology that compressed and segmented packaged AWfiles for delivery over the internet via a user’s browser. The modules described here