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of industrial experience, primarilyrelated to R&D, pollution control, combustion, and safety. Mr. Fournier received B.S. and M.S. degrees inMechanical Engineering from the University of Florida in 1986 and 1988, respectively.JOHN CERVANTESJohn Cervantes is employed by Peavey Electronics Corporation as an Environmental/Safety ComplianceCoordinator. John received a B.S. in Business Administration-Economics and a M.S. in Engineering Technology-Environmental Science from The University of Southern Mississippi in 1992 and 1998, respectfully. Beforeattaining his M.S. degree, John was employed as an environmental laboratory manager.CYNDI GAUDETDr. Gaudet is an Assistant Professor of Workforce Training and Development in the School of

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. If theprogram mission defines the type of building to be constructed, then the program objectivesdefine its shape, the educational outcomes are the walls that produce that shape, and thecompetencies are the building blocks from which the walls, and thence the building, areconstructed.Direct Competency Testing, (DCT), is the activity of assigning a specific task and thendetermining whether or not the student has acquired the ability to perform that task correctly.Although this paper is focused on testing an individual competency with a pencil and paperactivity, DCT can be performed in many different ways for many different kinds ofcompetencies. A laboratory competency might require that a student perform a standardfundamental task, such as

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, scientific equipment and help develop courses for distance learning in engineering & technology.IV. What Needs To Be DoneEngineering and technology education is expensive because of the highly qualified faculty andstate of the art laboratories needed to provide an effective hands-on education. The state of theart labs are expensive to equip, difficult to maintain and continuously need funds in order tostay current. The seemingly easiest way of educating large number of people is to open moreinstitutions and increase the number of students in a class room using the existing resources toits optimum. For instance Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Technology accepts only 135 studentfrom applicant pool of 1500, which can be easily increased. Compare

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Monson H. Hayes; Lonnie D. Harvel

, they will begin to appear on the marketplace.Bibliography1. M.H. Hayes, "Some approaches to distance learning with streaming media", 1998 IEEE Workshop of Multimedia Signal Processing, p. 514-519.2. Jason A. Brotherton, Janak R. Bhalodia, and Gregory D. Abowd, “Automated Capture, Integration, and Visualization of Multiple Media Streams”, in Proceedings of IEEE Multimedia ’98, July, 1998.3. D. Light, D. Elshazly, and G. May, "Progress Towards Developing a Web-Based Virtual Packaging Laboratory," to appear in Proc. 1998 Elec. Comp. & Tech. Conf., San Diego, CA, June, 1999.MONSON H. HAYESMonson H. Hayes is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute ofTechnology in Atlanta, Georgia. He

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Prawit Rotsawatsuk; Anil Sawhney; Andre Mund

Page 4.239.7animation ICMLS can be a powerful trigger to learning. The simulation and animation featureswill provide the students with a practical laboratory that will allow them to “get the feel” of thedynamics of the construction site. Finally, practitioner involvement by using InteractiveConstruction Management Learning System will be of benefit to students enrolled in the civiland construction engineering curriculum. Figure 7: Java-based Simulation ExampleVII. ConclusionsThe authors envision that the successful completion of this project will provide an instructionaltool that clearly caters to the needs of construction engineering education. A number of benefitsarise from this accomplishment. These include

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John E. Shea; Thomas M. West

Page 4.246.1the majority of students that select and stay in engineering are those who fit the culture.Table 1. Changes in the Characteristics of the IME curriculum during the 90’sCharacteristics at the Start of the 90’s Characteristics at the End of the 90’s1. Exclusively lecture format Active learning exercises, collaborative learning2. Structured laboratory exercises Guided design laboratories3. Design primarily confined to senior design Design projects integrated at all levels project4. Isolated courses focused on specific topics Topical material integrated into advanced courses5. Single

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the bag. This bench top experiment provides physical evidence of theincreased diffusivity in membranes with the addition of aqueous pores.V. Unit OperationsThe chemical engineering curriculum culminates in the unit operations laboratory where alltheorems and fundamentals are tested on hands-on experiments. Unit operations provides notonly practical field training, but also an ideal forum for practicing inductive versus deductiveteaching. Inductive learners prefer to see specific cases first (i.e. observations and examples)and work up to governing principles and theorems 1. The majority of lectures, however, aredesigned for deductive learners by introducing general principals followed by deducedconsequences and applications1. Interestingly

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Warren Perger; Leonard J. Bohmann; Bob Bohnsack

. He received the MSEE. degree from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1976. Prior to coming toMichigan Tech, Mr. Bohnsack served as an officer in the U. S. Air Force, a Supervisory Computer Specialist at theU. S. Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, WI and as National Service Manager at Nicolet InstrumentCorporation, also in Madison. Page 4.251.8

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ofemployment. The professor, however, had taken an in-plant graduate course from IndianaUniversity called “Teaching and Learning in the Corporate Environment” with several membersof the company’s corporate training department. They had a need to develop a new programskilling redundant electrical and mechanical engineers as embedded systems engineers, and theprofessor was rehired for a third summer to help design the program. This Software SkillEnhancement Program (SSEP) took engineers off-line for four months to complete an intensiveset of university courses and in-plant training programs. The program also had the benefit ofbringing in laboratory development money to the university as labs were upgraded for theengineers to use.A paper was written

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the Naval Research Laboratory at the John C. Stennis Space Center, MS where he isinvolved with underwater acoustics research. Page 4.90.7

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is to prepare the MSOE BE student to practice the profession ofengineering after graduation. The Biomedical Engineering curriculum provides both the high level of education andpractice required to become a Professional Engineer. The educational component of courses inengineering, mathematics, sciences, communications, humanities, social science, business andlaw, serves the overall needs of the student seeking to achieve professional status. The practicalcomponent is composed of the many laboratories and the more than 24 credits of engineeringdesign contained in the curriculum. As the student moves through the curriculum, he/she isexpected to apply the knowledge gained in each course to the solution of a particular

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with the fields of engineering and aid them in their choice of a specificengineering major. This choice must be made at the end of the student’s freshman year.In the spring semester, it is assumed that the students have narrowed their choice to twoengineering majors and thus they are only required to attend two of the ten seminars. Due tothis, the total time frame is condensed to one week of seminars on Monday and Tuesday evening. Page 4.523.3Each program is again presented two times in one evening. The focus during this semester is toshow the students the laboratory facilities and some of the current research, however the actualprogram content

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Heidi Diefes; William LeBold; William Oakes

Engineering Students (ENGR 180) is a one-credit hour coursethat meets two hours a week and features both campus and outside speakers. The goal of thiscourse is to aid minority students in making the adjustment to the college environment whileexploring career opportunities.Engineering Problem Solving (ENGR195T) is a one credit hour honors course that focuses onthe fundamentals of problem solving. During the weekly one-hour lecture and one-hourlaboratory, students receive a broad-based education in topics of concern to engineers (e.g.statistics, engineering economics, material balances, statics, and energy).Engineering Career Planning (ENGR 185) is a one credit hour course of eight weeks durationthat includes a two-hour laboratory and an hour arranged

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W. Benard Carlson; Takeo Higuchi

to exercise thecreative faculties and that no idea was too strange or goofy.As sources of new ideas, I suggested students look at magazines and see what new products arebeing advertised. They could go to the library and look at engineering journals. They might talkto their engineering professors and visit his or her laboratory to see what kind of research theywere doing. Students could ask their friends what they liked or needed or wished for. Theymight visit the university's art museum or drive out to nearby Monticello to look at Jefferson’sgadgets. In general, I told students that they might find ideas anywhere, provided one isreceptive and observant.I also suggested to the students that they might find it useful occasionally to copy short

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

Testing Laboratory at MSOE. He is licensedas a Professional Engineer and a Structural Engineer. Dr. Stahl received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in CivilEngineering from the University of Wisconsin.CRAIG CAPANO is an Associate Professor of AE&BC and Director of the Construction Management Program atMSOE. He is a member of the American Institute of Constructors and is a Certified Professional Constructor.Professor Capano received his Master of Construction Science and Management degree from Clemson University.MICHAEL MCGEEN is an Associate Professor of AE&BC at MSOE. He is active in the Rapid Prototyping Centerat MSOE. Professor McGeen is a registered Architect with a Masters degree in Architecture from the University ofWisconsin

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program, i.e., Hughes, Raytheon, Boeing, TRW, Northrop-Grumman, Allied-Signal,Teredyne, ITT-Gilfillon, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Proctor and Gamble, Johns Manville,Gillette, Fairchild Fasteners, Z-Tronics, Mobil Oil Co., Flow Serve, Ultraviolet Devices inc.,Aerospace Co., Cushion Cut, and Xerox. These companies have sent their employees to ourgraduate program. The most important interaction has been the establishment of our IndustrialAdvisory Council in 1994, which is made up of industrial executives who advise our programon their current and future needs.Small companies have also been involved with conceiving industrial projects for our classes.Here students assist start-up companies in the planning, design and development of realproducts using

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William Shelnutt; Monica Lumsdaine; Edward Lumsdaine

, exchange information, ask questions, and display studentprojects, as well as download the Teaching Manual (with the “answer” portions accessible onlywith a password).Experience and Feedback1. Integration into Existing Curricula at Michigan Tech: Creative problem solving was madea required freshman course in electrical engineering at Michigan Tech from 1994 to 1998. In itscurrent curriculum restructuring effort, the department has developed its own Introduction to Engi-neering course, as well as a senior professional design laboratory. Both stress teamwork and com-munication skills. The existing Creative Problem Solving course GN150 (a requirement in generalengineering and a technical elective for all other students) has switched to a stronger

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Arnoldo Muyshondt; Ing-Chang Jong

Session 1668 Interactive On-Line Testing and Learning Utilizing a Hub on the WWW Arnoldo Muyshondt, Ing-Chang Jong Sandia National Laboratories / University of ArkansasAbstractThis paper is written to contribute an easy-to-use software, with illustration, for creating interac-tive on-line testing and learning utilizing a hub on the World Wide Web. The software is seg-mented into eight program files, where the first two are subject specific while the other six areuniversal. The two subject specific program files are used by an instructor to create a gatewayweb

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activities are documented with emphasis on those related to career goals (professional clubs, leadership positions, special projects, etc.).• Professional references are listed in order to establish a network between the student, faculty, and future employers/supervisors.X. Internship Evaluations for AssessmentMany departments, recognizing that there are important elements of industry which cannotadequately be taught within the four walls of university classrooms or laboratories haveestablished an internship experience. The industrial internship is designed to provide on-the-jobexperience supervised by successful practitioners. The internship can directly contribute to thedevelopment of a student’s technical skills and knowledge and be in

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

section, to the search engine for the Library of Congress, with this link their database can be searched for more references, including more specific areas of FEM. Figure 10. References Page from the Bar Element Module.3. Format of the Finite Element CourseThe Introduction to Finite Element Method course of this discussion, (ME3512) at WPI is aseven week junior/senior level course that meets four class hours (fifty minutes) per week andhas two, one-half hour design laboratories per term. The course typically enrolls forty to sixtystudents and consists of approximately ninety-percent mechanical engineering majors and therest come from civil engineering. The textbook by Logan [8] was used and the topics coveredChapters

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Scott McNamara; Martha Cyr; Barbara Bratzel; Chris Rogers

Experimentation, J. of Engineering Education, Vol. 86, No. 2, pp. 167-171, 1997.3. John Paul Osborne, B. Erwin, M. Cyr, and C. Rogers, A Creative and Low-Cost Method of Teaching Hands-onEngineering Experimentation Using Virtual Instrumentation, Laboratory Robotics and Automation, Vol. 10, No. 2,pp. 63-66, 1998.4. URL: http://LDAPS.IVV.NASA.GOV Page 4.369.6SCOTT MCNAMARAScott McNamara is an undergraduate robotics nut at Tufts University. He spent many hoursmaking sure everything would work for the students.MARTHA CYRMartha Cyr is the Director of the Center for Engineering Education Outreach at Tufts University.She received her doctorate from WPI

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Teri Reed Rhoads; Susan Haag; Gwen Lee-Thomas

Engineering Design, Calculus with Analytic Geometry, Physics,and First-Year English Composition.RHIT had its beginnings with the first-year integrated curriculum during the 1990-91 academicyear, however, RHIT’s initial participation in the FC occurred during the 1993-94 academic year.At RHIT, the design of the FC curriculum is based on the tradition that the typical RHIT studenttakes 16-18 credit hours per quarter. Therefore, the FC course load consists of 12 credit hoursper quarter encompassing nine one-hour sessions and three three-hour laboratory periods. Inaddition, FC students take an elective each quarter in humanities, social science, physicalscience, or life science. Also, RHIT FC included students in engineering and the sciences.Based on the

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-cultural and global • Develop a global engineering upper division environment. general education cluster and certificateThe execution of these tasks will differentiate our programs in that students will: 1) Receive a4X4 engineering education: 4 years of traditional classroom and laboratory experience integratedwith 4 years of engineering practice in real life projects; 2) Be prepared to practice engineeringin any global or multicultural environment; 3) Have the opportunity to be admitted into a 5 yearintegrated BS/MS program; and, 4) have the opportunity to apply for guaranteed admission intomedical or law school. Executing these tasks became our college wide agenda for action for the1997-1998

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: Jossey-Bass, 1993.8. Charles Slivinsky, “Networked, Asynchronous Assessment of Ongoing Instruction,” Frontiers in Education Conference, November 1997.CHARLES SLIVINSKYCharles Slivinsky is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he hastaught since 1968. He has worked for several companies and government laboratories and is a former departmentchair. He is involved in both engineering and computer science accreditation activities. Dr. Slivinsky received hisB.S.E. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University in 1963 and the MSEE and Ph.D. from the University ofArizona in 1966 and 1969, respectively

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Robert Voigt; Patricia Warren; Charles Cameron; Anne Madsen; Eric Twite

on problem solving techniques for basic electrical engineering, itmeets 3 times a week for fifty minutes. The material was reinforced with mandatory, gradeddaily homework assignments and supplemented with weekly 2-hour laboratories whichdemonstrated the concepts being taught in the classroom. To better reach the students, weaugmented these traditional teaching methods with extensive use of multimedia in the classroom.Each classroom is equipped with a multimedia personal computer (PC) connected to a“Smartboard”, a device that serves both as both a large screen display and as an interactive touchscreen. The display is driven by a projection system connected to the PC. Utilizing one of fourdifferent colors, the Smartboard also permits us to

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Phylis Katz; Howard A. Canistraro; Ann Lankford; Joan Dannenhoffer; Janice Girouard

to instill an awareness of student responsibilities at the University, on both social and academiclevels. Undoubtedly, new facets of the course will lead to further revisions in years to come. One ofthe strongest points of the course is the flexibility that is given to the teaching team; they areessentially free to tailor their presentation to fit their own pedagogical styles. Hopefully the coursewill help to familiarize incoming students with both the academic and social requirements of campuslife and help them to attain their career goals.Bibliography1. Beaudoin D.L. and Ollis D.F., “A Product and Process Engineering Laboratory for Freshmen,” Journal of Engineering Education, 84 (3): 279-284, 1995.2. Besterfield-Sacre M.E., Atman C.J

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. Settling on a form for the agreement requiredsubstantial negotiations between lawyers for the companies and those for the university.Universities have no hold over student work done for courses, but it is unusual for the universityto allow a contract where faculty assign their rights to a company since faculty are employees of theuniversity. Nevertheless, all parties agreed that this was necessary to enable a substantial learningexperience for the students.Faculty have used the course as a “laboratory” to conduct research on the product developmentprocess. The projects are sufficiently real that meaningful studies can be conducted. For example,one study looked at communication between marketing and engineering members of a cross-functional team

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regarding humanities and social science courses.Hopefully, the inclusion of such courses will help improve the interaction betweenengineers and the societies they serve. Page 4.30.3 Table I. Degree plan (LC: Lecture, LT: Laboratory or Tutorial) Semester 1 Semester 2Course title LC – LT - CR Course Title LC – LT - CREnglish for Special Purposes(1) 1- 3- 2 English for Special Purposes (2) 1- 3- 2Mathematics (1) 2- 2- 3

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its companies and institutions for employees who have ready access to programs offering specific skills training and personal development, professional and technical certificates and associate undergraduate degrees in those disciplines justified by local need.A task force including the Chief Executive Officers of Columbus’ major businesses and industry,regional hospital, Chamber of commerce, Economic Development Board, elected officials, andsenior administrators of local colleges and public schools is cooperatively developing theprogram to support these objectives. This plan is for a facility/complex to be equipped withflexible, state-of-the-art learning laboratories, and a full-interactive electronic library.This program is still in

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this decision. This was intendedto force reflection on the connection between performance, effort, and final grade. The portfoliogave the students a chance to see how things fit together in chemistry. They could highlight theirstrengths, address their weaknesses, include class activities from other courses which utilized orexpanded on their chemistry training, draw connections, and evaluate their overall performance. Table 2: Questions to answer in your portfolio essay 1. How do these four pieces reflect your progress in thinking about chemistry? 2. How do these items demonstrate your ability to integrate concepts in the laboratory? 3. Thinking of the piece which requires improvement, why does it need