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offered by the institution. Adetailed study of these two aspects of the criteria was recently published.8,9 In addition to theforegoing, each program must develop an assessment process and document the results.Specifically, the outcomes should be utilized to further develop and improve the engineeringprogram(s) at the institution.III. Undergraduate Perceptions of the Civil Engineering Program CriteriaAs a segment of a continuing review of the curriculum, a survey instrument was distributed tostudents enrolled in required senior and typical construction related graduate courses offered bythe Civil Engineering Department of Lamar University. The tabulated results of the study formthe data base for the investigation. Specifically, the questionnaire

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theirperformance.Bibliography1. Kalpakjian, S., “Manufacturing Engineering and Technology,” 3rd ed., Addison Wesley, 1995.2. Schuler, C., “ISO 9000: Manufacturing, Software and Service,” Delmar Publishers, 1996.3. Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, http://www.abet.org/tac/9899TACr.html, 1998.4. Krumsieg and Baehr, “Foundations of Learning,” Pacific Crest Software, 1996.5. Third Boeing/University Key Schools Workshop, 1997.6. Schmidt, K., “Applying the Four Principles of TQM to the Classroom,” Tech Directions, 1998.CRAIG JOHNSONCraig Johnson is currently an assistant professor in the MET Program of the Industrial and Engineering TechnologyDepartment at Central Washington University (www.cwu.edu/~cjohnson). He has an education B.S. in PhysicalScience and

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not have the motivation, experience and skills to integrate engineering andbusiness [4]. In all cases, our faculty has extensive (~10 years) industrial experience and priorteaching experience. Since most traditional Ph.D. engineers tend to be narrowly focused intheir disciplines, we hire the best qualified instructors with broad engineering and businessexpertise regardless of their educational background. About one-half of our instructors havePh.D.’s in engineering; one-quarter have M.S. degrees, and one-quarter have B.S. degrees inengineering. In addition, many of our instructors have MBA degrees. All of our instructors arecommitted to integrating both technical and business skills into their courses.V. ConclusionsOur Engineering and

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. Examples of these are courses such as machine vision,fluid mechanics, etc. Another noteworthy feature of this project has been the instant appeal tofaculty in other departments. The wind tunnel has already been used by a faculty member in thePhysics department and there have been requests for other equipment as well from a variety ofother departments all over the University.The table given below shows the equipment usage in the twelve different courses that have beentargeted for vertical integration. The sequence of “X”s in any column show the prerequisitestructure developed for that particular equipment within any curriculum. Inverted Mobile Ball & Wind Vibrations Train

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learning.Bibliography1. North, S. The idea of a writing center. College English 46(1984): 433-446.2. Trachsel, M. Nurturant ethics and academic ideals: convergence in the writing center. Writing Center Journal 16.1(1995): 24-45.3. Murphy, C. The writing center and social constructivist theory. In J. Mullin and R. Wallace (Eds.). Intersections: Theory-Practice in Writing Centers. Urbana: NCTE (1994).4. McCall, W. Writing centers and the idea of consultancy. Writing Center Journal 14.2(1994): 163-171.5. Neuleib, J. W. & Scharton, M. A. Writing others, writing ourselves: ethnography and the writing center. In J. Mullin and R. Wallace (Eds.). Intersections: Theory-Practice in Writing Centers. Urbana: NCTE (1994).6. Rodis, K. Mending the damaged path

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%) sufficient No.10 Traditional Drafting No.11 Hope for a S pecialist No.12 Working Time positive positive (14.4%) short (24.8%) unknown enough (36.4%) (44.4%) negative (51.6%)negative (41.2%) (75.2

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specifications.The written reports give students the opportunity to describe their designs, discuss results, mentionproblems they faced, state what they have learned, and suggest ways to improve the labassignments.Bibliography1. J. Pickhadze and S. Hosseini, “Traffic System Control Using Allen-Bradley Programmable Controller,”1997ASEE-NCS Annual Conference Proceedings, Dayton, OH, April 1997, pp. 358-362.2. G. Massiha, “Design of a temperature monitoring system using microprocessor,” 1998 ASEE-GSW AnnualConference Proceedings, New Orleans, LA, March 1998, pp. 320-323.3. J. Rich, E. Ballas, C. Bryan, J. Hoffman, and T. Kropchuck, “A Laboratory Experiment in PID Control,” 1995ASEE-NCS Annual Conference Proceedings, Columbus, OH, April 1995, pp. 167-177.4. M

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, Multidisciplinary Experimental Experiences in the Freshman Engineering Clinic at Rowan University, Proceedings of the 1997 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Session 2326, June 15-18, 1997.6 Ramachandran, R., J. Schmalzel and S. Mandayam, Proceedings of the 1999 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Session 2253, June 20-23, 1999.7 Janson, L. W. , Brew Chem 101: The Basics of Homebrewing Chemistry, Storey Communications, Inc., Pownal, VT, 1996.8 Papazian, C., The New Complete Joy of Home Brewing, Avon Books, New York, 1991.9 Bamforth, C., Tap into the Art and Science of Brewing, Plenum Publishing Corp, New York, 1998.10 Miller, D., The Complete Handbook

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

completedthe plane truss element was introduced via the traditional white (chalk) board. The linearalgebra module was not used in the classroom due to time restrictions; however, students used itas an outside resource to review the material. A majority of the students enrolled in the classhave been exposed to linear algebra concepts in mathematics and/or engineering course(s). Theinstructor as needed in lecture to reinforce basic FEM concepts reviewed linear algebrafundamentals. Page 4.365.9A computer screen projection system was used to introduce the learning modules in theclassroom. The learning modules also resided locally on the computer to

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half of the sabbaticalsalary. This funding can come from a number of sources, including the following: the hostuniversity (typically involves teaching a course or some other deliverable), the governmentor industrial sponsor, or a sabbatical agency (e.g., Fulbright program). Sabbatical activitiescan focus on developing a new research or teaching focus, learning new expertise or usingunique equipment available at the host location, conducting personal research, targetedreading and proposal development, etc. International sabbatical leaves have uniqueopportunities and challenges associated with the cultural changes experienced.My sabbatical was supported by the Fulbright Commission. For over fifty years theFulbright program has offered U. S

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(1992) 2. Covey, S. R., “Principle-Centered Leadership.”, New York: Simon and Schuster (1992) 3. Schön, D.A., “Educating the Reflective Practitioner”, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, (1991) 4. Schrage, M., “No More Teams!”, New York: Random House (1996). 5. Illinois Institute of Technology. “Report to the Board of Trustees.” The National Commission for IIT, public document. Chicago, 1994. 6. Gorman, M. E., Richards, L. G., Scherer, W. T., & Kagiwada, J. K. (1995). Teaching invention and design: Multi-disciplinary learning modules. The Journal of Engineering Education, 84(2), 175-186 7. Gorman, M. E. Transforming nature: Ethics, invention and design. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers. (1998). 8. URL: http://repo

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Citizen Permanent Resident Student VisaDo you have a current driver’s license and access to your own transportation?_________Will you have completed CE 366 and CE 368 by Spring Quarter, 1998 with a grade of “B” or better in each class?If not, explain.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________If you have completed equivalent coursework at other institutions (or additional geotechnical engineering courses),describe below the content of the course(s), where taken, and the letter grade obtained

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direction ofthe wall at 4 m/s. The inside air temperature is to be maintained at 293 K. Page 4.32.10Solution: We begin by recognizing that our mathematical model for this problem will be thethermal circuit analogy. The appropriate thermal circuit is shown below: To Rw Ti Ro RFB RDW Ri RAGThe heat transfer through the wall will then be given by Ti - To q& = R totwhere the total thermal

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responsibilities they will assume as tomorrow’s college and university faculty, andto strengthen their preparation as teachers of undergraduate students. As Robert Schwartz,Director of Education for the Pew trust, points out, it brings the “producers” of Ph.D.’ s togetherwith the “consumers” to work together in preparing future faculty for the diversity of collegesand universities. Anyone interested in getting more information about the PFF program can findit very easily on the internet.The PFF program has grown deep and wide in the last 5 years. After substantial growth, it is nowbased on 17 universities, yet there are many more institutions pursuing similar approaches. Theseuniversities are mainly those that belong to the Research I group, where the

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Science Foundation with its revised budget guidelines is therefore awelcome improvement in this regard.Acknowledgments This work is partially supported by the National Science Foundation through grant numberDUE-9750757 under its Division of Undergraduate Education’s Instrumentation and LaboratoryImprovement program.Bibliography1. URL: http://www.engr.panam.edu/~dsclab/2. Diong, B., Bose, S., & Freeman, R., “Updating the undergraduate Control Systems lab experience,” Proc. ASEEGulf Southwest Conf., San Antonio, TX, Feb 1996.3. Rodriguez, H., Ramirez, P., and Diong, B., “Modeling, simulation and control of a DSP-based inverted pendulumsystem,” Proc. ASEE Gulf Southwest Conf., Houston, TX, Mar 1997.BILL DIONGBill Diong is currently an

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. L.. Advanced QFD. New York, John Wiley and Sons, 1994.3. Lu, M., C. N. Madu, C. Kuei, and D. Winkour. “Integrating QFD, AHP, And Benchmarking in Strategic Marketing.” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Vol. 9, No. 1, 1994, pp. 41-50.4. Armacost, R. L., P. J. Componation, M. A. Mullins, and W. W. Swart. “An AHP Framework for Prioritizing Customer Requirements in QFD: An Industrialized Housing Application.” IIE Transactions, Vol. 26, No. 4, 1994, pp. 72-79.5. Wasserman, G. S. “On How to Prioritize Design Requirements during the QFD Planning Process.” IIE Transactions, Vol. 25, No. 3, 1994, pp. 59-65.PAUL KAUFFMANNPaul J. Kauffmann is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Management at Old

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positive.Bibliography1. Hatton, D.M., Wanka, P.C., LeBold, W.K., “The Effect of an Orientation Course on the Attitudes of Freshmen Engineering Students”, Journal of Engineering Education, v.87 (1), January 1998, p. 23.2. Richards, L.G., and Carlson-Skalak, S., “Faculty Reactions to Teaching Engineering Design to First Year Students”, Journal of Engineering Education, v.86 (3), July 1997, p 233.3. Carlson, B., Schoch, P., Kalsher, M., Racicot, B., “A Motivational First-year Electronics Lab”, Journal of Engineering Education, v.86 (4), January 1998.4. Peterson, G.D., “Engineering Criteria 2000: A Bold New Change Agent”, ASEE Prism, v.7 (1), September 1997, p 31.5. Krupczak, J., “Demystifying Technology”, ASEE

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assumptions. Compared with more elaborate simulation techniques,this method is faster and more easily understood by the users. Once the major factors are betterunderstood, more complete simulation and optimizing techniques might be used in those areasthat have a major impact to the decision and reliable data can be obtained. Compared to moreholistic evaluations, this approach can lead to discussions that focus on the explicit assumptionsand relationships, instead of the quality of individual judgement. This encourages decisions thatare based more on information than feelings and premonitions. It also facilitates the explanationof the reasons for the decisions and to convince others to support its implementation.REFERENCES:1 – Johnson, R. S. and

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cameras.ChargingUnless striving for a ball, a player must not attack another. In case the umpire clearly observes such an act, it isregarded as a violent action. It is expected that the aim of all teams is to play a fair and clean game of football.Bibliography1. Blanchard, S. B. and Fabrycky, W. J. Systems Engineering and Analysis. Prentice Hall, 3rd Edition, 1997.2. Working Model. Knowledge Revolution, San Mateo, CA.3. Matlab. The Mathworks Inc., Natick, MA.4. Pro/ENGINEER. Parametric Technology Corporation, Waltham, MA.5. OrCAD. OrCAD Inc., Beaverton, OR. Page 4.452.9RAFFAELLO D’ANDREARaffaello D’Andrea received the B.A.Sc. degree in

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W. Brian Hyslop; Susan L. Burkett; Susan Vrbsky; Laura Ruhala; Richard Ruhala; John Lusth

faculty positions were acceptable. However, if weweren’t able to secure two positions, we decided to follow a first come first serve strategy. SinceSusan “got there first” with her Ph.D. and tenure-track appointment, she got priority in terms of asingle position.When is it not worthwhile for a couple to pursue two faculty appointments?We believe every couple should try to pursue what they really want. Realistically though unlessboth obtain Ph.D.’s from prestigious universities or are in “hot” fields or have had extraordinarycareer successes, the chances of succeeding seem small.What kinds of schools should a couple target in their search?Smaller and/or less well-known schools seem to have more flexibility in putting together anacceptable package

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E. Dendy, Jr. Sloan; Anthony E. Vigil; Ronald Miller

4.471.5concepts they had seen in previous courses such as fluid mechanics, heat transfer, mass transfer,and unit operations laboratory.To illustrate how a fact-based cause analysis is applied to a process troubleshooting problem, wewill describe one of the exercises we used and present examples of the cause/effect diagramsstudents produced. The problem statement given students was provided by Woods [1]: A centrifugal pump has been installed to pump water from a holding basin through a filter and on into the process. Often we bypass the filter and just pump out of the basin to an atmospheric drain. The system head curve (and thus the design conditions) is 12.5 L/s against a total head of 10.5 meters. A pump has been selected

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Page 4.479.1and, hopefully, will be used in other courses in the future.INTRODUCTIONThe Bhopal Disaster in December of 1984 (C&E News, 1985) pointed out the need for anemphasis on process safety in the chemical engineering curriculum. In response to the BhopalDisaster, the AIChE created the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) [CEP, 1985]. Oneitem to be addressed by the CCPS was “Safety Training.” A series of chemical plant fires andexplosions in the late 1980’s further accentuated the need for chemical process safety in thecurriculum. The CCPS eventually created the Safety and Chemical Engineering Education(SACHE) consortium, which began the development of instructional materials on chemicalprocess safety. Finally, the recently

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studies, if possible.V. Sources on the InternetIn the mid-1990’s, there has been an explosion of web sites for all sort of business, agencies, andorganizations. A brief sweep of the World Wide Web alone yields several listings forengineering ethics-related sites. In addition many textbooks are available, both in professionalethics and, specifically, engineering ethics2. For example, The Ethics Center for Engineering &Science on the World Wide Web maintains an excellent collection of case studies, slidepresentations, and essays on the subject of engineering ethics, which could be a valuable sourceof course material10. Page 4.487.3Good starting

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each robot,and reports are produced with the following information: 1. The design of the robot base, including control of the actuators 2. The sensors used and the desired information gained from the sensors 3. The environment in which the robot operates, including any limitations. 4. The desired function/s of the robot, especially how it should act with respect to its environment 5. The architecture used to combine sensory information or behaviors 6. Lessons learned by doing the project (e.g., which strategies worked, which didn’t work very well, and what you would do differently next time)This project produced some very creative efforts, with robot names such as Killer, Camel,Roach, NSF3D, and BeanDip. Each team’s robot

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Sohail Anwar; Paula Ford

prized in their Page 4.493.1 disciplinary and institutional communities—and helps them to manage those practices effectively in their own written work. In this way the course teaches those writing strategies and tactics that scientists and engineers will need in order to write successfully on the job. Accordingly, students in the course can expect to: • Discover and understand the discourse features that distinguish their disciplinary and institutional communities from others. • Discover and specify the purpose(s) of their writing. • Develop a range of writing processes appropriate to various

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://orange.bu.edu in spring 1998.The specific equipment used in a web-based experiment determines computer control options.Signals typically are transferred as analog I/O, digital I/O, serial or parallel port communications,or as GPIB/IEEE 488 bus data. Most new instruments now provide some automation, and manythird party boards are available for data I/O, device control, and instrument communications. Page 4.597.2Our applications use analog voltage I/O through a general commercial DAQ board. We wroteour automation programs in LabVIEW, a graphical programming language for instrumentcontrol and data acquisition.5 Our network connection is a 10 Mb/s

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of course preferences and plans. In S.F. Chipman, L.R. Brush & D.M. Wilson (Eds.), Women and mathematics (pp. 123-150). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.1. Ibid.2. Ibid.3. Ibid.4. Eccles, J.S., Wigfield, A., Harold, R.D. & Blumenfeld, P. (1993). Age and gender differences in children’s self- and task-perceptions during elementary school. Child Development, 64, 830-847.5. Byars, A.M., & Hackett, G. (1995, August). Ethnic identity attitudes, academic and career self-efficacy, interests and career consideration. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York.6. Sadker, M., Sadker, D. & Klein,S. (1991). The issue of gender in elementary and secondary education

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Tava Lennon Olsen; Joyce Yen

comply with Curriculum 2000 at the University of Michigan College ofEngineering, the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering created severalnew undergraduate courses designed to address the new curriculum requirements.Curriculum 2000 was undertaken to try to bring the average number of years required tograduate down from its current value of 4.7 years per student. It was felt that if studentswere only taking four courses concurrently, rather than the usual load of five, fewerstudents would need to drop courses due to excessive loading. Therefore, core toCurriculum 2000's design is the requirement that all courses should be two or four credits(in the past, most courses have been three credits). Two-credit courses will be taken

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research team expresses their deepest appreciation to alumnus Mr. Edwin V. Clarke, Jr. forhis generous support of this research.Bibliography[1] Bhagat, Sanjai and Bernard S. Black, “The Uncertain Relationship Between Board Composition and FirmPerformance,” University of Colorado, Boulder, October 1997.[2] Charan, Ram, Boards at Work, Jossey-Bass Inc., San Francisco, CA, 1998.[3] Conger, Jay A., David Finegold and Edward E. Lawler, III, “Appraising Boardroom Performance”, HarvardBusiness Review, January-February, 1998, pp. 136-148.[4] Firstenberg, Paul B. and Malkiel, Burton G., “The Twenty-first Century Boardroom: Who Will Be in Charge?”Sloan Management Review, Fall, 1994, pp. 27-35.[5] Massey, Steve, “Anatomy of a Bankruptcy – Part 1,” Pittsburgh