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J. Bredeson; M. E. Parten

objectives and assessment process that we have settled on are presented.IntroductionThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is recognized in theUnited States as the sole agency responsible for accreditation of educational programsleading to degrees in engineering. To be considered for accreditation, engineering programsmust prepare graduates for the practice of engineering at a professional level.The major changes in ABET 2000 from previous ABET requirements is contained in theBasic Level Accreditation Criteria1, specifically the first 3 criterion, which are given below Criterion 1. Students The quality and performance of the students and graduates is an important consideration in the evaluation of an engineering

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William B. Perry; Victor Barocas; David E. Clough

GEEN 1300 and CHEN 4580. Each module introduces aproblem relating to material in the course, which must be solved using programming andcomputational methods. Listed below are the six sophomore- and junior-level courses in whichprogramming modules have been implemented: Year Semester Course(s) Sophomore Fall CHEN 2120 Material and Energy Balances Sophomore Spring CHEN 3200 Chemical Engineering Principles 1 (Fluid Mechanics) Junior Fall CHEN 3210 Chemical Engineering Principles 2 (Heat Transfer) CHEN 3838 Applied Data Analysis Junior Spring

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Lisa Bogaty

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Raymond B. Landis

: • They do not feel they have adequate information and background to be effective in guiding their students toward engineering as a field of study and as a career choice. • They view their lack of effectiveness in engineering guidance as a problem. Page 4.301.1 • They would welcome a solution to this problem. 1999 ASEE Annual Conference ProceedingsThe author’s solution was to offer a modified version of Cal State L.A.’s ENGR 100, Introductionto Engineering course. The modified course was designed to accomplish three objectives:1. Increase participants’ awareness of engineering as a career opportunity for their students.2

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Robert L. Green

thatinvolves the use of actual marketing proposals submitted by civil/construction engineering firmsas a part of a competitive selection process for a project can provide an opportunity for studentsto learn and to apply marketing principles. If properly developed this exercise will also benefitthe engineering students in the following areas:1. Students learn teamwork by working together in a small group to prepare their student "firm" presentation.2. Students learn to use usual aids, especially computer generated slides, as an integral part of their presentations.3. Students learn to make an oral presentation that combines an engineering approach to a project/problem with a marketing strategy to be competitively selected for that project.4

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R. J. Helgeson; Douglas Sterrett

lecture and discussion. The students then use the remaining timeworking on computer assignments and/or team project work, with the instructor basically servingas a consultant.Throughout the semester the following 5-step design process is introduced, explained, reiterated,and its use strongly encouraged: 1. Define the problem 2. Gather pertinent information 3. Generate multiple solutions 4. Analyze each solution and select one 5. Test, refine, and implement the solution selectedEach team is graded, with all of its members receiving the same grade. The team project gradewas comprised of a score from each of these components

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Milin Shah; Guoqing Tang; Bala Ram

application topic through the use of text,audio and video in a multimedia software application. In addition, through two computerlabs, students have the opportunity to explore and discover important aspects of the topic,and gain hands-on experience. As one of the four groups, this team of three authors ischarged to develop one module for Calculus I, and one for Calculus III, and to design twocomputer labs for each module.This project is a logical continuation of resources developed through recent pilot studies, Page 4.304.2such as “Early Design Experiences” [1], “Introducing Biology into EngineeringCurricula” [2], “IMPEC: An Integrated First-Year Engineering

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Erdogan Sener

objectives/skills foreseen by ABET, the skills list given belowwas distributed to each IAB member. The IAB members were then asked to rank these skillsfrom 1 to 11 since there were 11 requisite skills. Despite several written correspondences andphone calls, it was not possible to get a ranking from all the members. In the end, however, itwas possible to get a response from more than half (14 responses altogether) on which theanalysis to be described in this paper was based. ABET list of skills:a. Demonstrate an appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of their disciplines.b. Apply current knowledge and adapt to emerging applications in mathematics, science, engineering and technologyc. Conduct, analyze and

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Frank Cheng; Daniel M. Chen

changes. This procedure integrates concepts, tools, and methods offast product design, manufacturing process planning, and plant floor/cell control support 1. Amongthe important technologies for implementing this solution is simulation 2. Companies such asGeneral Motors, Ford, and Chrysler have used simulation technology to lower the costs andshorten the product development life cycle. Their practice demonstrates that current simulationpackages are capable of providing an interactive and accurate virtual environment with whichdesigners can model and evaluate designed products and processes for low cost and reliablesolutions, and without delaying production time and risking equipment damage 2,3,4,5.Currently, in automotive industries the high

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Enno 'Ed' Koehn

engineering program criteria have been considered in a specific curriculum.In particular, the findings suggest that both undergraduate and graduate students believe that 4areas have been incorporated into the civil (construction) engineering program at a high level.These include: mathematics through calculus and differential equations, structural engineering,major design experience or course, and geotechnical engineering. In addition, 1 area,construction management, has been rated at a high level by graduate students.I. IntroductionOver the years there have been recommendations from employers and various technical andprofessional organizations to revise the engineering curriculum to ensure that students areprepared for the professional practice of

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Craig Johnson

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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Robert A. Johnson; J. Shawn Addington

feedback process.IntroductionThe transition to ABET Criteria 2000 denotes a shift from the traditional quantitative analysis ofan engineering program’s curriculum (sometimes referred to as “bean-counting”) towards a moreoutcome-based evaluation procedure. Thus, as engineering programs around the country preparefor their first accreditation under the new guidelines, the development of an effective assessmentmechanism is becoming an increasingly vital concern.1-7The nature of Criteria 2000 provides each engineering program with the flexibility it needs inorder to develop and maintain a quality curriculum, regardless of the constraints or limitations ofits environment, i.e. whether it operates within a doctoral-granting university or a

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Robert Vance; Gloria Elliott; Craig W. Somerton

todesign and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data” [1] programs that haveabandoned the instrumentation lab model must assure that the design of experiments is integratedinto the technical laboratory courses.This issue has been addressed in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan StateUniversity by transforming a standard radiation heat transfer laboratory experiment (either onedealing with the measurement of emissivity or the measurement of transmissivity) in the heattransfer laboratory course into a design of experiment laboratory exercise. This exercise isshared in this paper starting with a description of the exercise, followed by some principlesemphasized in lecture and some selected measures of the

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Shann Coleman; Megan Gaberell; Harold W. Walker

independent projects: (1) An assessment of waterquality in recreational ponds operated by the City of Columbus, and (2) a survey of thewater quality in the Olentangy River for a community group called Friends of the LowerOlentangy Watershed (FLOW). To carry out the projects, different teams of threestudents each were assigned to the following tasks: water sampling, sample analysis,synthesis and report writing, and preparing a final presentation. At the end of the quarter,the students submitted formal reports to the City of Columbus and FLOW describing theresults of their projects. The students also gave a formal presentation to FLOW at theirmonthly public meeting. Incorporation of community-based projects into the curriculumimproved open-ended

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Anthony Brizendine

the civil engineering team upon graduation. Specifically, thebaccalaureate degree is a traditional program consisting of a broad-basedcurriculum designed to offer students instruction in several broadly-defined, Page 4.71.1parallel tracks, namely:Track 1: Surveying, Graphics & TransportationCourses include instruction in plane surveying, construction surveying, landsurveying, route surveying, highway design and transportation. Additionally,students receive instruction in CAD and Civil Engineering CAD.Track 2: ConstructionCourses include light construction, construction materials and methods,economics, construction estimating, and construction

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Brett Barraclough

were made to update EM370 based on theadvances in engineering design software and hardware. One goal was to reduce thenumber of non-compatible, specialized software tools used in the course. In 1997,advances in PC technology allowed the Academy to purchase Windows NT workstationsthat would run fully associative, 3D modeling software. Fully associative CAD softwareallows changes made to the database to propagate to the part, assembly, drawing andlayout files. The USMA engineering program adopted two such computer tools,Pro/ENGINEER and Pro/MECHANICA for solid modeling and finite element analysis,respectively. Then, EM370 was restructured (Figure 1). The course began with 10lessons 10 Lessons 9 Lessons

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Sema Alptekin; Deena Daggett

need for IEpromotional materials has encouraged us to develop innovative exercises two of which areexplained in the following sections. Page 4.313.1Exercise 1: Assembly Line vs. Cellular ManufacturingIn this exercise, students are introduced to the vast discipline of industrial engineering. Onearea of particular importance is manufacturing. Through this exercise, students learn thecritical differences between assembly line and cellular manufacturing. This exercise enablesthem to see, experience, and document the effects manufacturing strategy has on throughput,cycle time, quality, cost, ergonomics, and workplace layout.For this manufacturing

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Daniel Davis

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Saleh M. Sbenaty

needs.” As a result, a coalition of five tow-year technical colleges inTennessee with representatives from four-year universities, secondary schools, business andindustry, and government institutions in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, and Alabama wasformed in order to plan a solution. A grant proposal, titled “Tennessee Exemplary Faculty forAdvanced Technology Education,” was prepared, submitted, and ultimately funded by NSF fortwo years at a budget of $449,594. The primary objective of which is: developing a group offaculty who will provide leadership in curriculum development in emerging technology fields,such as telecommunication, by: 1. Understanding curriculum development techniques and practices. 2. Gaining an appreciation and

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Alfred J., Jr. Bedard

hands on experimentation at the junior and senior level3 alsounderlined the need to bridge gaps between theory and practice.1. Rube Goldberg Design ProjectThe Rube Goldberg project requires student teams to design and construct a device thatperforms a simple function (e.g. turning on a light switch) using a series of complex,multi-disciplinary steps in the spirit of the famous cartoonist. The fact that the project isquite open ended provides a wide range of opportunities for individual students todemonstrate their existing skills, as well as to appreciate and develop additional skills. Aseries of “just in time” short (1 to 2 hour) introductory workshops given throughout thesemester (e.g. tool safety, machine shop techniques, CAD, electronics

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Francis Wang; El-Hadi M. Aggoune

addressed. Finally the challengesencountered and conclusions are provided.Educational Outcomes Assessment PlanThe educational outcomes assessment process can be viewed as a way to reassure stakeholders(students, parents, faculty, administration, governing board, alumni, donors, accrediting bodies,etc.) of the quality of education provided by an institution. Its purpose is for an institution to usethe results for self-improvement. Typically, an assessment plan includes the following:• Objectives based on the programs role in the institution’s mission• Criteria against which to measure objective attainment• Tools to collect data and procedures indicating how assessment is donePart of our assessment plans are the student portfolios [1]. For

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Jerome Atkins

environment, hold thepromise to revolutionize education delivery in the 21st century, as they have already begunto do.A recent report by the U. S. Department of Education’s National Center for EducationStatistics, detailed the explosive growth in distance learning in U.S. higher education. 1 Forthat study, distance education was defined as education or training courses delivered toremote (off-campus) locations via audio, video, or computer technologies. The reportfound that one-third of higher education institutions offered distance education courses inthe Fall of 1995. Of those, nearly 25% offered degree programs and 7% offered certificateprograms that could be earned by taking distance education courses exclusively. More than750,000 students were

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Jess Everett; Kauser Jahan

for enhancingtheir problem solving skills and encourages them to pursue graduate studies.IntroductionThe College of Engineering at Rowan University was created through a $100 million gift fromHenry and Betty Rowan in 1992. The College of Engineering’s key features includecollaborative teamwork in inter- and multi- disciplinary laboratory and coursework and theincorporation of state of the art technologies and innovative teaching methodologies. Activitiesof the freshman and sophomore engineering clinic classes at Rowan have already receivednational recognition (1-8). The freshman clinic focuses on primary principles, measurements,and competitive assessment. The sophomore clinic focuses on formalized engineering designtechniques. The junior and

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Enno 'Ed' Koehn

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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P. M. Wild; B. W. Surgenor

at Queen’s University is described in detail. The primaryobjective of the course is to create a sense of opportunity and excitement about mechatronicssystem design. This course focuses on the practical implementation of simple mechatronicsystems with particular emphasis on the electronics for conditioning and interfacing of sensorsignals and driver control signals. The laboratory portion of the course is based on the BasicStamp II, a user friendly microcontroller from Parallax Inc. By the end of the course, studentsunderstand a relatively simple system of sensors and actuators under the supervision of amicroprocessor engaged in on/off or simple PID control.1. IntroductionMechatronics is a word which means different things to different people

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Thomas G. Stanford; Donald Keating

Session 1355 An Innovative Strategy to Integrate Relevant Graduate Professional Education for Engineers in Industry with Continual Technological Innovation D. A. Keating and T. G. Stanford University of South Carolina 1. INTRODUCTION As we approach the 21st century, the leadership of technology development and the graduate professional educationof the nation’s engineers in industry who create technology will become increasingly critical components of theU.S

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S. Kant Vajpayee

cover too muchtechnical material. After some pondering I came to the conclusion that my goal should be to“get them excited” about the role of manufacturing in their lives and in the life of a nation suchas ours. I set my objective to be threefold: 1. Introduce the students to the world of manufacturing, 2. Guide them to self-learn through individual projects, and 3. Offer an environment so that they learn from each other.PedagogyThe course began with an enrollment of ten. In the first meeting, I introduced myself and thecourse. Each enrollee introduced themselves to the class, mentioning specifically their majorsand technical background and interests. This was essential for promoting mutually beneficialinteractions among them

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Robert H. Mayer

students to gain sufficient knowledge to apply effectively the methodsand tools of the design engineer to accomplish a capstone design project in the follow-on course,EN462: OSED II.Given the breath of topical coverage, EN461 instructors are challenged to present the material ina way that integrates, rather than segregates, the various design topics. An effective avenue fordesign methods and tools integration was identified in recent documentation of two coral reefrestoration projects accomplished in the Florida Keys.1-3In 1989, the oilfield supply vessel M/V Alec Owen Maitland ran aground upon a living coral reefwithin the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. In an unrelated incident, during the sameyear, the M/V Elpis grounded on another reef

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Ilya Grinberg

controllers (PLC), and power electronicsdevices among others. Obviously, it is necessary to integrate and coordinate curricula andlaboratory exercises in various electrical engineering disciplines.A block diagram of the possible integration is shown in Figure 1. This integration allowsutilization of existing equipment more effectively, reducing costs for laboratory enhancement, aswell as demonstrating integration and coordination of real-life engineering processes. It alsoallows instructions on the processes to take place at the junction of disciplines. Page 4.319.1 DATA ACQUISITION

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Mel I. Mendelson

teams.I. IntroductionIn 1991, the National Research Council stated that "U.S. industry’s period of world dominancein product design, manufacturing innovation, process engineering, productivity and marketshare has ended" [1]. This could have been a reaction to the sluggish economy, the downsizingof engineers and reduced funding for aerospace/defense and research in the US. However, inaddressing improvements necessary to develop new national goals, the Committee on Science,Engineering and Public Policy recommended that graduate education of scientists andengineers should be broader, more flexible and cross-functional [2].For the last 5 years, Loyola Marymount University (LMU) has addressed the above challengesin graduate education by forming a