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alsogratefully acknowledged. This project was funded as a subproject by the GatewayEngineering Education Coalition – Phase II, NSF award number EEC-9727413.Bibliography[1] Pauschke, J. M., Ingraffea, A. R., J. Prof. Issues Eng. Ed. Practice, 122, 123-133, 1996.[2] Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Engineering Criteria 2000, Second Edition, Baltimore, MD, 1997, 6pp.[3] Juhl, L., Yearsley, K., and Silva, A. J., J. Chem. Ed., 74, 1431-1433, 1997.[4] Ford, D. L., et al., “Role of Design and Operation in Environmental Engineering Education”, in Baillod, C. Robert (Ed.), Proceedings, Fifth Conference on Environmental Engineering Education: Integrated Approaches, Computers, Design and Operation (Michigan Technological University

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assessment results show a very strong correlation between student satisfaction measured bythe survey and active experience in the classroom. The assessment of the course by students hasled to increased hands-on projects, multimedia technology usage, computer simulations, andassignments linked more closely to real-world applications.I. IntroductionES 107, Introduction to Engineering, is a three semester-hour course introducing students toengineering disciplines, professional practice and ethics, creative problem solving, basic computerskills, team skills, and technical presentations. The course is required for all freshman engineeringstudents and a majority of non-engineering majors at the University of New Haven take it as ascientific

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Hai-Shuan Lam; Kurt C. Gramoll

Session 3220 Practical Streaming Video on the Internet for Engineering Courses On- and Off-Campus Hai-Shuan Lam, Kurt Gramoll University of OklahomaAbstractOver the last few years, the Internet has been increasingly used for education and researchpurposes. In particular, since the introduction of streaming video technology for the Internet,there has been a large interest in broadcasting engineering courses in part over the Internet. Thispaper discusses topics on how to prepare a streaming video in several inexpensive ways withinan organization for

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discussion with the attributes recommended forengineering graduates in Criteria 2000 as developed by the Engineering AccreditationCommission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology’s (EAC of ABET)Criteria 2000. These attributes have been widely publicized and include not only the ability toapply knowledge of the sciences, conduct experiments and design systems and components butto also function in multidisciplinary teams, understand the importance of lifelong learning andunderstand their professional and ethical responsibility. He states that this is a good start but notthe final word. Page 4.515.1The Technology Accreditation

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Warren Perger; Leonard J. Bohmann; Bob Bohnsack

Session 1332 Experience with an EC2000 Visit: a view from Michigan Tech’s Electrical Engineering Department Leonard J. Bohmann, Warren F. Perger, and Robert H. Bohnsack Michigan Technological UniversityIntroductionIt all started on March 11, 1997. The new Dean of Engineering, Bob Warrington, was attendingour faculty meeting. In addition to announcing that we had hired a new Dept. Chair, he waspromoting the idea that the College of Engineering should be evaluated under the new ABETEngineering Criteria 2000 (EC2000). The Dean had just joined the college the last December.He was an experienced ABET

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learning environment in the classroom as well as the development ofcooperative faculty teams. Guskin 3 observes, "to create learning environments focused directly on activities that enhance student learning, we must restructure the role of the faculty to maximize essential faculty-student interaction, integrate new technologies fully into the student learning process, and enhance student learning through peer interaction." (pp. 18-19)Evidence of the paradigm shift appears elsewhere in the literature related to teachingengineering. ABET’s Engineering Criteria 2000 is a reflection of the new philosophy.Participants at engineering education conferences deplore the excessive use of “chalkand talk” lectures and commend the

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Sandra Courter; Ruthie Lyle; Ranil Wickramasinghe; Lisa Schaefer; Kevin Nickels; Jodi Reeves; David Noyce; Annie Pearce

engineering, • qualities of effective classroom presentations, • educational pedagogy with Bloom’s taxonomy, learning objectives, and strategies, • tests and other strategies to assess student learning, • computer technology for presentations and communication, • problem-based learning, • innovative approaches to teaching to develop creative engineers, • distance learning technologies, • issues concerning climbing the academic ladder, and • diversity issues.The following sections discuss what some participants learned from EESP and implemented aschange agents in their teaching environments.Lessons Learned: Benefits and Pitfalls of the Implementation of Group Problem-solvingOne focus of EESP was on implementing group problem

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resources for engineering design. Our goal is to introducethe design process in a manner that compliments the course material. Our students takethis course prior to a formal offering in design morphology. Despite this possibleshortcoming, we find that problem formulation and analysis, search for alternativesolutions, decision making, and documentation with specification of results can all beaccomplished without formal design training.1II. Design in Engineering Science CoursesNot all of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) definedfundamental elements of design are included in this process. Often, time constraints inthe engineering science requirements can preclude some areas of full construction,testing, and evaluation

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W. D. Jemison; W. A. Hornfeck; J. F. Greco; I. I. Jouny

for computer engineering skills bystudents, employers, and graduate schools. This paper will discuss the motivation formaking a change in the curriculum, describe the curriculum options identified includingthe advantages and disadvantages of each option, describe the chosen degree programand the plan for implementing it, and outline the challenges that are expected during theimplementation.I. IntroductionThere are a number of developments, both external to and internal to Lafayette College,which drove the decision to develop and approve a four year combined BSECE degree[1]. First, there has been a rapid proliferation of technology in the form of computers andcommunication systems throughout society and in engineering in particular during

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Emma Torbert; Eleanor Abrams; David Bourgeois; Carmela Amato-Wierda; Anneliese Mueller; Christopher F. Bauer

Session 2253 A Laboratory-Driven General Chemistry Course for Engineering and Physical Science Majors Carmela Amato-Wierda, Christopher F. Bauer, Eleanor Abrams*, David Bourgeois, Anneliese Mueller*, and Emma Torbert Departments of Chemistry and Education*, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824AbstractA laboratory-driven General Chemistry course for engineering and physical science majors hasbeen implemented at the University of New Hampshire. The centerpiece of this effort is thedevelopment of Chemprojects. Chemprojects are three-week long

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improve my class.Bibliography1. Groover, M.P, Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 19872. McFadden F.R., “Six-Sigma Quality Program” Quality Progress, June 19933. Boothroyd G., Dewhurst P., Knight W., ”Product Design for Manufacture and Assembly” Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York, 19944. Singh N. “Systems Approach to Computer-Integrated Design and Manufacturing”,5. Gies J. “Automating the Worker” Invention & Technology, Winter 1991NEDA SARAVANJA-FABRISNeda Saravanja-Fabris received M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, manufacturing option, from University of Sarajevo in1965, M.S. and Ph.D. in 1972 and 1976 from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Illinois

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taken lightly.5. Conclusions and the Evolution of Education/Research Integration The integration of education and research into the electrical engineering undergraduate curriculumhas been presented as a professionally satisfying, albeit time consuming, task. Design-oriented requiredand elective courses, capstone design, independent studies, and summer research programs have all beenused as vehicles for education/research integration by the author. Of course, not every student becomesexcited about the prospect of pushing the technological envelope, so great care must be taken inassigning a project that is interesting to a particular group of students, in which they can makequantifiable progress towards a solution. A number of research

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Josue Njock-Libii

Session 3365 How Students React to Formulations of the Straight Line Used in Engineering Courses Josué Njock Libii* Mechanical Engineering Department Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York, 14623-5604 e-mail: jxneme@rit.eduAbstractStraight lines are used to model and illustrate a variety of concepts in engineering courses. Theformulations that are used depend upon the model or the concept that is being presented.However

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John E. Nydahl; Colin K. Keeney; Ann Peck

necessary technical writing practice is further exacerbated by thenational trend of the compression of curriculum over time. The prescribed hours in a Bachelor’sdegree have decreased from 137 credit hours in the seventies down to a current value of 128.Despite this contraction, industry and Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology2(ABET) expect universities to adequately prepare their graduates to enter a profession whosesophistication and technological knowledge base are rapidly accelerating. Growing industrialcompetition also demands that new employees require minimal on-the-job training before theybecome productive engineers. This prompts the universal challenge of how one fits the explosionof essential extras into a shrinking

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Bernard Gallois; Keith Sheppard

Session 3225 The Design Spine: Revision of the Engineering Curriculum to Include a Design Experience each Semester Keith Sheppard and Bernard Gallois Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey, 07030The Stevens engineering curriculum was recently revised to extend the design experience toevery semester and in effect create a Design Spine. This metaphor additionally reflects the othermajor change to provide a much greater level of integration between engineering science

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Stephanie Cauble; Ann D. Christy; Marybeth Lima

format on why BAE wasattracting and retaining more women compared to other engineering disciplines, and alsoto provide any suggestions for integrating women into all aspects of engineering. Someresponses follow.• “Areas where there is a higher percentage of women engineers usually are related to somewhat of a nurturing, healing, or caring type technology such as environmental, biomedical or food” sciences.• “Show them the positive aspects of engineering careers, particularly the changes in many disciplines (e.g. stronger ties to human factors, biological systems).”• “BAE is light duty.”• “Girls become familiar with chemistry biology and the environment in high school. I believe this helps them make a connection with biological

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Glennelle Halpin; Gerald Halpin; L. D. Benefield; William Walker; S. MacGuire

4.68.1academic community;5. To improve retention of students of varying cultural and mathematical backgrounds.In order to meet these broad goals, the project’s authors proposed four basic thrusts. First, theyproposed to unify mathematics and engineering in order to present mutually reinforcing concepts.Second, they proposed to create a strong mathematical foundation augmented with physics andengineering experiences. Third, they proposed to introduce computing technology. Fourth, theyproposed to create an enhanced academic atmosphere which would include small groupinteractions, mentoring, supervision, and remediation.II. Brief Overview of IPECThe IPEC program differs markedly from the traditional pre-engineering program which leadsstudents through

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W. F. Walker; S. MacGuire; L. D. Benefield; Glennelle Halpin; Gerald Halpin

4.68.1academic community;5. To improve retention of students of varying cultural and mathematical backgrounds.In order to meet these broad goals, the project’s authors proposed four basic thrusts. First, theyproposed to unify mathematics and engineering in order to present mutually reinforcing concepts.Second, they proposed to create a strong mathematical foundation augmented with physics andengineering experiences. Third, they proposed to introduce computing technology. Fourth, theyproposed to create an enhanced academic atmosphere which would include small groupinteractions, mentoring, supervision, and remediation.II. Brief Overview of IPECThe IPEC program differs markedly from the traditional pre-engineering program which leadsstudents through

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Robert A. Johnson; J. Shawn Addington

Session 1332 Incorporating the Design and Use of Surveys with Other Engineering Assessment Methods under Criteria 2000 Guidelines J. Shawn Addington, Robert A. Johnson Department of Electrical Engineering Virginia Military InstituteAbstractStudent surveys, including course evaluations, exit surveys, and alumni surveys, continue toprovide a valuable means of evaluating engineering curricula. Under the new ABETEngineering Criteria 2000 assessment guidelines, each engineering program must demonstrateachievement in a number of “program outcomes”, determined by both the

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Mary S. Bonhomme; Edward R. Alef; Edward G. Borbely

develop and prepare engineers for positions as technicalleaders in each of these mission-critical areas.Both programs contain four critical elements that are designed to instill in the learner thecapability to execute advanced but clearly defined job requirements within a prescribed set oftime and budget constraints. The components also develop the ability to achieve theseobjectives within a dynamic matrix of rapidly advancing technology and organizations. Thesefour components include:1. a master’s degree in engineering with a plan of study that is interdisciplinary and includes a highly specialized job assignment unique to each learner;2. over 1600 contact hours of specific and proprietary training to complement the plan of study in the

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Hamid Khan

Session 2260 Facilitation of Critical Learning Theory in Design Engineering and International Manager Development Using Web-based Training Course Hamid Khan East Carolina University School of Industry and Technology Greenville, NC 27858AbstractAs the world is getting smaller due to the impact of global technology, the process ofeducation is getting more effective due to the internet. But the question is, ‘is it serving thecustomers—the managers of the international community in their professional developmentto be up to date

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A. J. Baker; Z. Chambers; M. B. Taylor

specific goal to develop the graduate curriculum in computationalfluid dynamics and heat transfer. He has authored more than 240 technical papers on the subject,including 60 achival journal articles, and has published two textbooks, each with internationaleditions and one Japanese translation. The CFD program matriculates an average of one eachPh.D.and M.Sc.degree per year, and currently has six graduate students at various stages ofdegree completion.Z. CHAMBERSZachariah Chambers is a Ph.D. student in the Engineering Science CFD curriculum. He holdsB.S. and M.Sc. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology,Terre Haute, Indiana. With the collegial help of graduate student colleagues, Mr. Chambersselected, organized

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offered jointly in theCarlson School of Management, the Institute of Technology, and the Department of BiomedicalEngineering at the University of Minnesota. The course brings together students, faculty andrepresentatives from client business firms to design and develop new products and business plans.Teams of six to ten students, half second year MBA's and half graduate level engineers, worktogether for the entire academic year (September to June) to develop a product and businessconcept. By June, each team is expected to deliver a working physical prototype of the product andan extensive business plan which details production, marketing and financial considerations for theproduct. Between four and six projects are undertaken each year.The

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. Engineers are often the individuals addressingthese local, state and federal officials on how to best implement technology to accomplish this.The engineering student must then be prepared to handle the technical aspects of the basicscience and engineering principles and convey them to a non-technical audience6. This willrequire a practical understanding of environmental policy at various levels. While teaching waterresources policy to science and engineering students is necessary, it also presents specialchallenges which would be best handled through a department particularly keen on the subject7.Impetus for the ProgramIn his plenary address to the 1993 ASEE Centennial Conference, Chancellor L.K. Monteith ofNorth Carolina State University said

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4.260.51993. 1999 ASEE Annual Conference — Charlotte, North Carolina Session # 1339ROBERT MARTINAZZIRobert Martinazzi is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at the University of Pittsburgh atJohnstown. He possesses a B.S. Aerospace Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a M.S. MechanicalEngineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania. His interestinclude engineering economics, management and leadership development. He worked as project engineer for ArmstrongWorld Industries and does engineering management consulting work along with presenting

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Jawa Mariappan; Anthony J. Marchese; James A. Newell; John L. Schmalzel; Beena Sukumaran; Ravi Ramachandran

. Page 4.538.6 6 Figure 4. Frequency response of headphone and filter.Design of a Structure: Sheet Pile WallThe 3-week module sponsored by the Department of Civil Engineering focuses on the design ofa sheet pile wall. The sheet pile wall was chosen to demonstrate and reaffirm the engineeringcourse work the sophomore students have already completed or are in the process of completion.The main objectives of the module are to: • use current technological tools to design a structure, • analyses of a real-life problem using engineering principles, Figure 5. Seepage tank experiment

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). Page 4.316.155. Walker, J., “The Amature Scientist: Looking into the ways of water striders, the insects that walk (andrun) on water”, Sci. Amer., 349, pp897-899, (1983).6. Tucker, V. A., “Wave-making by whirligig beetles (Gyrindae), Science, 166, pp897-899, (1969).7. Sheppard, S.D., Mechanical Dissection: An Experience in How Things Work. ProceedingsEngineering Education Curriculum Innovation and Integration, Jan 6-10,1992, Santa Barbara, CA (1992).8. Petrosky H: Invention by Design: How Engineers get from Thought to Thing. Harvard UniversityPress, 242 pp, (1996)ALFRED J. BEDARD JR.Al Bedard is an adjunct associate professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is also asupervisory physicist with the Environmental Technology Laboratory

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3287 Teaching Methodology for Project Team Michael L. Marcus Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology The Pennsylvania State University – York Campus ABSTRACTStudents from Engineering Technology Programs should be able to work as members of Project Teamswith Engineers to help find solutions to technical problems. Come and learn the methodology forproblem solving by participating on a project team to derive solutions to an actual electromechanicaldesign problem using a hematology

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addition, numerous practitioners and educators perceive thatstudents need additional courses in the communications and financial areas in order to practiceengineering at a professional level when they graduate.In particular, the ASCE Board believes today that engineers must have skills in information andcomputer technologies, foreign languages, and an understanding of the economic and socialimplications of civil engineering projects. Along with the aforementioned breadth, increasedspecialty area knowledge is also required 1. This level of knowledge is difficult to develop in thecurrent four-year B.S. program format. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education indicates thatthe first professional degree signifies a level of academic and professional

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Sohail Anwar; Paula Ford

Session 2548 Teaching Technical Communications to Engineering Technology Students: A Case Study Approach Paula Ford, Sohail Anwar The Pennsylvania State University—Altoona CollegeAbstractOne alternative to a long term-paper assignment in a technical writing course is the short memo.Engineering technology students enrolled in Ms. Ford’s sections of Technical Writing, English202C, at Penn State University—Altoona College are required to write a number of memos andshort reports in response to case studies. These case studies are designed to approximate thetypes of writing