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William S. Janna; A. Renner

factor between dA1 and A2 equals the ratioof the projection of A2 onto the base of the hemisphere (= Ab ) to the area of the baseof the hemisphere: projection of As onto the base of the hemisphere FdA1 -A 2 = area of a circle with radius of the hemisphereA plan view of Figure 1 would reveal the two areas. Measurements or calculationscould then be performed to find the view factor.What has been described in the preceding paragraphs is a method for finding theview factor between a differential element and a finite area. At one time, this method Page 4.18.5was called the Unit Sphere Method, because the intent was to use a

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Chuck Keating; Paul Kauffmann; Abel Fernandez

obvious linkage to long term success in the three pillar areas andultimately tenure. New faculty are confronted with a complex decision problem for which thereis unstructured information available to develop a solution.This paper presents a strategic and structured decision process for choosing service, teaching,and research opportunities to achieve results for the tenure process. First, this paper discussesthe use of strategic planning methods to develop a focused, personal statement of research andteaching interests. In the framework of this strategic research and teaching statement, a QualityFunction Deployment (QFD) approach is then developed to rate and identify opportunities thathave the highest impact on tenure objectives. The paper

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Suzanne Mildren; Karen Whelan

environment than in thepast, and the sign posts indicate that this fluidity will be the way of the future. In thesechanging times it is becoming an imperative for engineers to be competent team players andleaders, and education must therefore prepare future engineers to meet these challenges [3]. Thestrategic plan for the University of Ballarat emphasises the development of student learningenvironments that are both flexible and encourage lifelong learning. Teamwork, includingteaching and learning in teams is a central strategy for achieving cultural change across theUniversity. The University of Ballarat, School of Engineering, is striving to make teamwork anintrinsic part of the cultural landscape of undergraduate engineering study. In order to

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Daniel Davis

, the increased specialization of practice afterW.W.II, or even the Industrial Revolution of the mid 1800s), the changes being wrought byelectronic information are moving at blinding speed. Practitioners must embrace these tools, orothers will be doing their jobs - by the year 2000. 10 The long-heralded electronic-informationrevolution actually began in 1985 when inexpensive software and hardware becamesophisticated enough for architects, engineers, contractors, and owners. You no longer need toknow how to draft to make perfectly drawn drawings. Today’s software can assist you inmaking renderings, calculating duct sizes, drawing framing plans, calculating building assemblyand energy use. Talent and knowledge are necessary to make good designs

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Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre; Larry J. Shuman; Jack McGourty

very legitimate concerns as tohow they can best be measured to diatribes on their vagueness and even calls for their rejection.In our initial desire to satisfy the new criteria, have we become captivated with the process, aswitnessed by the proliferation of continuous improvement (e.g., plan-do-act-check) models thatdescribe the “ideal” educational path [2, 3, 4 5]? Such models have exposed engineering facultyto a cycle in the engineering educational process that is first defined, measured, compared todesired criteria or standards, and subsequently improved, and then the cycle is repeated again. Inrushing to adopt this “cycle,” have we overlooked an important step? Specifically, we have yetto comprehensively examine the meaning of these

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Gloria Rogers; Julia Williams

-Portfolio at Rose-HulmanInstitute of Technology, the faculty, administration, and students have confronted theseissues; the result is a web-based portfolio system that focuses on a student’s “best work”and requires a “reflective statement” in which a student demonstrates the relevance of thework to the learning outcomes objectives. This article outlines the stages of the RosE-Portfolio development from the initial concept to its testing through a Pilot Project andthe current status of the plan. In offering the results of the project thus far, the authorsoffer suggestions on how other institutions may gauge the appropriateness of a portfoliosystem to their own student learning outcome goals.IntroductionThe current interest in the use of portfolios

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Paul Seaburg; Patricia S. Brown

lose their identity as Architectural Engineers. BothNSAE and AED have worked at correcting this problem, however the synergism provided by theAEI will be much more effective than either alone. In addition, the purpose of the AEI is to createa multi-disciplinary meeting place for the exchange of technical, educational and professionalconcerns for those involved in the building-related fields.This paper briefly describes the history, current organization and future plans for the AEI. Specialemphasis is on the relationships with student groups and support to the education process.I. IntroductionThe first Architectural Engineering (AE) program was offered at the University of Illinois. PennState offers the longest continuously operating program

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Joseph Cecere

subjectsafter accountingwere Management Principles (4.149), Human Resources (3.987), and Business Law (3.941).Real Estate (2.739) and Real Estate Law (2.659) were the two lowest ranked subjects.In the "Business and Management" area Ethics (business/professional) was the highest rankedsubject as indicated in Table IV, with 4.435. The next two highest ranked were Cost Accountingand Accounting (basic) with 4.263 and 4.194 respectively. Three close subjects after accountingwere Management Principles (4.149), Human Resources (3.987), and Business Law (3.941).Real Estate (2.739) and Real Estate Law (2.659) were the two lowest ranked subjects.Data reported in Table V ranked "Construction Technology" area. The respondents ranked thesubject Contract Plans and

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David E. Hornbeck

longer than the time required for students tocomplete a degree.Although TAC does not formally consider a program’s long-range plans when determining accreditationaction, ABET criteria state V.A.2. "Programs must have plans for continuous improvement. The visiting team will be looking for evidence which demonstrates implementation of continuous improvement processes and procedures for each program."3Criteria do not give guidance to institutions or accreditation teams on what constitutes acceptableevidence of a continuous improvement plan, or on what elements of the degree program must beaddressed in the plan, although both issues are critical to insuring the long-term health of programs. As aresult, TAC

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William Shelnutt; Monica Lumsdaine; Edward Lumsdaine

“how to” guidelines, planning and economic analysis tool templates (attached on a CD-ROM), and a library of design documentation samples to enable instructors and students to focus on optimizing their design projects and solutions and prevent dysfunctional teams.A teaching manual accompanies the textbook and will be available from a web site. It includessample syllabi for a variety of courses from pre-college programs and freshman engineering orien-tation to senior capstone design and workshops to enhance creativity and innovation in the work-place. This broad range is possible by shifting the emphasis from learning the process of creativeproblem solving to achieving a quality design product. Also, the textbook is built on the

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Hugh Jack

first semester of the project is winter, and itinvolves planning and design. The second semester is summer and involves construction, debug-ging and testing. Typically the projects are conducted for local companies and eventually are usedby the companies. The academic expectations for the projects are a professional quality designand build. By necessity most projects are multidisciplinary, involving both mechanical and elec-trical work. Quite often these devices use controls, such as PLCs. Examples of these projects areautomated test stands, production equipment and product design/redesign. Budgets for theseprojects are rarely below $10,000.This environment creates an expectation of high quality work that the students assume is

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Charles Roth

Session 2230 The Personalized System of Instruction -- 1962 to 1998 Charles H. Roth The University of Texas at AustinAbstractThis paper describes the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) that was originally proposedby Fred Keller in the '60s. The history of the method, evaluation of PSI, development of PSIcourses, problems with PSI, and recent developments are described.Basics of PSIThe basic characteristics of the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) 1,2, also known as theKeller Plan, are: 1. A student is permitted to pace himself through the course at a rate

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William Bambrick

applicationfunctionality. The functionality that has evolved over the years is being replaced on a onefor one basis. This functionality includes:• Order fulfillment from sales support through order entry to customer shipment• Distribution logistics (Supply Chain Management)• General accounting and finance• Customer service and field engineeringThe term enterprise resource planning (ERP) has evolved to cover the packages addressingthe above functional requirements. Are the ERP packages covering all the functionalityneeded to support a company’s business processes and information needs? What are thefunctional gaps?Despite the general acceptance of the ERP vendors’ claim that they address all the needs ofa manufacturing enterprise, significant gaps exist

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James N. Peterson; Herbert Hess

the main campus. The only access to the site is by small plane or by a60km-long foot trail. The University plans to increase the amount of research performed at thesite, but an insufficient amount of electric power on site and the difficulty of transporting energyto the site has restricted those plans. Operating even a small fraction of the proposed researchinstruments and portable computers far exceeds the 200 watts of solar power available on site. The CFWRS commissioned a student design team from Electrical Engineering to investigate,design, build, and test a small hydroelectric generating system. This paper reports how anElectrical Engineering senior capstone student design group completed this project. First, thethree-person group

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Frank Franklin; Ed Espin; Christopher Viers; Lawrence Fryda

) first attempted to develop anarticulated program in the spring of 1994. It was planned that this program would allow studentsfrom Malaysia to complete a diploma program at HC and then transfer to CMU to complete theBachelors of Science degree in Engineering Technology. Preliminary discussions at theadministrative levels failed to accomplish the desired outcomes largely because several key playerswere missing from the discussions. These key players include the faculty from the respectiveschools that were able to address the issues associated with course content and the staff membersthat understood the program structures of their respective schools.The second attempt to develop a program was initiated in 1996. This time, not onlyadministrators

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Jess Everett; Kauser Jahan

Page 4.73.1(1998) and spring (1999) semesters.At the conclusion of four semesters of Junior and Senior clinic activities, students are expectedto:• Demonstrate expanded knowledge of the general practices and the profession of engineering through immersion in engineering project environments of moderate complexity.• Demonstrate an ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.• Demonstrate acquisition of new technology skills through use or development of appropriate computer hardware, software, and/or instrumentation.• Demonstrate understanding of business and entrepreneurial skills by developing a business plan, market plan, venture plan, or other approved instrument.• Demonstrate effective use of project and

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Heidi Diefes; William LeBold; William Oakes

needs of its 1500-2000beginning-engineering students. These programs and services are described below.II. Purdue University Courses and ServicesDay on CampusPurdue students and their families participate in a Day On Campus program the summer beforethey begin their freshman studies. The daylong visit to campus includes a FreshmanEngineering orientation meeting and an individual advising interview. During the orientationmeeting, 70-100 students and their parents are provided with general information aboutPurdue's engineering program and resources. Particular attention is given to the first year plan-of-study and the requirements for admission into the engineering professional schools. In thePurdue system, engineering students are admitted into a

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Robert H. Bond

Page 4.361.1supplement; November 1998). © 1998 IEEE.are strictly software). The course consists of two hours of laboratory credit (structured as thestudents and their customer desire) plus two class hours per week (one credit) that addresses theissues discussed in this paper.The non technical skills discussed in the classroom are: • Defining the Real project with your customer "How will we know when we’re done?" • Planning for success. Resource analysis - time, money, knowledge, equipment and all of their interactions. • Design optimization. Holding design reviews. Comparing alternatives. Is it easy to build, test, use, and maintain? Is it robust? • Communication skills. Presentation of

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Bill Diong

, especially in coursesthat tend to be more mathematically intensive. On the other hand, they appear more motivatedand do better in our existing laboratory courses and in courses that use computers for solvingproblems, i.e., they enjoy hands-on experience and learn better that way. The Engineering Department has plans to introduce a laboratory component to severalexisting courses in all 3 programs, but in particular, the Automatic Control courses that arerequired by both the Electrical Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering curricula. We felt thatestablishing a Dynamic Systems and Controls Laboratory will help greatly to stimulate thestudents’ interest, boost their self-confidence, improve their understanding of the lecture materialand

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

on theobstacles encountered in each couple’s search for two tenure-track faculty positions. Eachcouple discusses the plans they made in searching for two positions, the short term plans theymade in case the search was unsuccessful, and how they plan to deal with the long termpossibility that two positions may not be obtainable. Each case study ends with a set ofsuggestions for others in similar situations.I. IntroductionIt should be apparent to most universities that recruitment and retention of good faculty membersrequires flexibility and understanding. Regardless of whether a university emphasizesundergraduate education, graduate education, or research, having the best people should be theprimary goal. In order to achieve this goal

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Frederick Orthlieb

research, problem definition, specification setting, projectplanning and evaluation phases of a project-based design course and analogous stages ofinformation gathering, program description, goal and outcomes identification, performancemeasurement and evaluation that comprise an engineering program assessment task. NCIIA-designated level I, II and III projects are covered, including both embedded laboratory modulesand full semester efforts. Students not only benefit from interdisciplinary interaction amongand outside of engineering fields, but also get to specify, acquire, use and evaluate componentsand equipment items not commonly found in many undergraduate labs, particularly at smallerinstitutions. In developing their own project plans, reports

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John T. Welch; John Durkin; James E. Grover; Douglas Smith

existing engineeringprograms to be extended to the computer engineering program. These strengths include athorough grounding in engineering fundamentals, a tradition of faculty involvement in allinstruction, cross training in other engineering disciplines, and the engineering co-op programwhich is a hallmark of the College of Engineering. Our planning also had to anticipate the taskof meeting ABET self assessment requirements for two degree programs.2. Survey of Other ProgramsOne of the first steps we took when planning our computer engineering curriculum was tosurvey similar curriculums at other universities. We wanted to see what strategies others haveused, what courses they offered, what problems they encountered, and how successful

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Sohail Anwar; Shamsa S. Anwar

) plan for evaluation and feedback.In order to determine customer needs, the Organization employs the two most commonly usedsurvey tools: (1) the questionnaires; and (2) the interviewing technique. As described by Emory(1980) and Cannell & Kahn (1966), interviews can be structured or unstructured and could beconducted either face to face or by telephone. In a structured interview, the interviewer does notenter the interview setting with a planned sequence of questions that he will be asking therespondent. The objective of the unstructured interview is to surface some preliminary issues sothat the researcher can formulate an idea of what variables need further in-depth investigation.Structured interviews are those conducted by the interviewer

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Biwu Yang

connection cost, the connection type selected is networkTCP/IP; thus students can make the connection once they are connected to a local ISP (InternetService Provider) of their choice, as shown in Figure 2. Since most ISP have a monthly flat-fee-charging plan, the duration of the connection will not add extra charges. Students are required topurchase the software.C. Manage the Virtual LabDue to the nature of the activities, scheduling must be carefully planned before the virtual lab isopen to students. This is because the lab exercise will change the configuration of the hostcomputers. Concurrent access to the network, even through different host computers, could leadto the misbehavior of the whole network. Therefore, the lab activities are confined

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Thomas E. Hulbert; Robert B. Angus; Eric W. Hansberry

. Appendix A illustratesthe course outline and the topic coverage by night. In 1996 the first discipline specific exam wasgiven, necessitating the reorganization of the review course. Since the course preceded most ofthe manuals, faculty prepared notes from National Council of Examiners for Engineering andSurveying (NCEES) sample exams. The last four weeks of the course are divided into the fivedisciplines and a General Engineering track. The classes are split into six tracks for weeks 9through 12 (if less than four students select a track, it is canceled). The scheduling for the lastfour sessions is a logistical nightmare. Plans are developed to change and repackage this portionof the course.In- plant courses run through the Corporate Education

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Ted G. Eschenbach; Kim LaScola Needy; Jerome P. Lavelle; Heather Nachtmann

participated in the second survey. In total, the surveyparticipants teach 165 sessions of engineering economy on average each year to over 10,000students. A statistical analysis was performed on the data to examine the effect of theinstructor’s discipline and class size on teaching methods. Detailed findings have beenpreviously reported. 6,9,10 The purposes of this paper are to discuss existing teaching practices inengineering economy as uncovered by our two-part survey and to suggest methods ofimprovement based on relevant literature.IntroductionBased on the authors’ work in surveying engineering economics instructors, three central issuesemerge as a semester’s plan is being developed: “Am I attempting to cover too much material?”,“Am I lecturing

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Tom Christensen; R. M. Seymour; Kim McKeage; Deborah Skinner; Darrell Donahue

. The project required the marketing and engineering studentsto work together on development of a product or service marketing plan directly related to anengineering capstone design project. During the first two years of implementation, the project hasevolved towards a more cooperative learning format that has improved the development of thestudents’ team building skills and their appreciation for a multidisciplinary perspective. Projectevaluations show that the benefits of the multidisciplinary project have been apparent to most ofthe student participants.IntroductionEngineering education is adapting to the new constraints of manufacturing and business needs.New ABET 2000 criteria are emphasizing new kinds of capabilities such as teamwork

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Kurt Frederick

this consortium is to provide leadership for reform oftechnological education through the use of case-based instructional delivery. A synthesis of thebest thinking and practice of experts in the field along with the established structure of theSEATEC interdisciplinary teams and industry partners will lead to the development of real-worldmodel cases. The impact of the case studies on students will also be studied.The SEATEC consortium began in August 1995, with the award of a planning grant (DUE#9454648 - $50,000) awarded to Chattanooga State Technical Community College to develop atelecommunications center proposal. This center proposal led to the two-year TEFATE project

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Nabil Kartam

background of learning design process in CE200 Project — Civil Engineering Drawing fora Villa of 400 m2. The students worked in groups. Each group contained maximum threestudents.Scope a) Draw plans, elevations, cross-sections, materials schedule, etc. b) Draw required structural plans, sections, and details.Data Collection Process Students are asked to visit existing construction site of such plot area, and gather data to: a) Find Free space required to be left around the building by the local Municipal Authority. b) Find the reasons, why such spaces have to be left for. c) Find, dimension of each room, and justify them. d) Find size of doors, windows, stairs, beams, columns, slab, etc.Design Development Process a) Use the above data to come up

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Susan M. Montgomery

- Give students practice preparing a courseObjectives:By the end of this course each student should be able to, among others: - Understand their learning style - Describe Myers-Briggs Type Indicators and Soloman’s Learning Styles - Describe and compare Piaget’s and Perry’s theories of cognitive development - Describe and compare Kolb’s learning cycle and Maslow’s theory of needs - Classify course activities using Bloom’s Taxonomy - Adapt their teaching style to various types of learners - Be a better listener and adviser - Prepare a plan for personal development as a faculty member and a professional Table 2- Course topics Introduction - Introduction, learning styles