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Asif M. Shakur; Ali Eydgahi; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

loop helps establishthe educational objectives by surveying the constituency. The second loop compares theeducational objectives set up by the first loop with the outcomes that result from the academicprocess. The assessment of the outcomes is integrated within the academic process. Thedifferences observed between the outcomes and objectives help refine the academic process orthe objectives or both, such that they become compatible with one another. This helps to set up acontinuous improvement cycle. Typically frequency of the loop closure is faster for the secondloop rather than for the first loop. Implementation of "Service-Learning" in a novel and creativefashion may well provide an effective pedagogical tool consistent with this new

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Marty Bowe; John Feland; Brian Self; Daniel Jensen

is an increasing emphasis being placed on quality instruction in engineering education.This is exemplified by the emphasis given to quality of teaching in promotion decisions 5, by theexpanding number of institutions focusing on curriculum development 13, by the significantnumber of publications in this area 3,6,7,10-12,14-20,24,32, by the commitment of the engineeringaccreditation agency ABET in the assessment area 2, and by the continuing funding emphasis bythe National Science Foundation and other agencies. Much of this effort to enhance engineeringeducation is focused in the following areas: learning styles, multimedia visualization/simulation,hands-on experiences, use of real-world problems, and assessment techniques. Thesecomponents

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G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

approach to teaching computerand network technology fails to meet the expectations of students from a rangeof disciplines. Accordingly a new curriculum was designed to meet this demand.This paper presents details of this new curriculum and suggests that thisrepresents an opportunity for a closer cooperation in the development ofcomputer technology and multi-media education.1. IntroductionMulti-media is a term that has been in use for many years. It refers to thepresentation of information in two or more of formats: text, graphics, animation,video or audio 1. Digital technologies have facilitated major changes in multi-media presentations. Digital storage media now allow multi-media productions

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Vincent R. Capece; William E. Murphy; G. T. Lineberry; Bonita L. Lykins

dean of the University of Kentucky College of Engineering in Lexington is responsible for administration;3) an integrated faculty from three institutions serve as the resident faculty;4) resident University of Kentucky faculty are appointed in a special-title series; and5) distance learning (where appropriate) will remain part of the program.The programs started in the summer of 1997 with 5 students (4 in mechanical engineering). This fallsemester (1999) there are 55 students enrolled in the mechanical engineering program (an additional12 students are in the sophomore pre-requisite curriculum). Five mechanical engineering students areon-track to graduate in May 2000, with three more students estimated to graduate in May 2001.The basic

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William J. Craft; Sunil Shenoy; Ronald Bolick; Ajit D. Kelkar; Devdas M. Pai

challenges in going from ‘art to part’ • understand more clearly the difference between static and impact behavior • use simple mathematical models can explain and predict impact phenomena • visualize damage and modes of failure • appreciate the vital need for mathematical skills such as the use of FFT- filtering • interpret diagnostic charts and dataAcknowledgmentsThe research work underlying this paper was performed partly under Wrightlaboratory Contract No. F33615-90-C-320708. The educational work was supportedby a NASA grant “Partnership Award for the Integration of Research into theUndergraduate MSET Curriculum.”Bibliography1. Bogdanovich, A. E. and Iarve, Endel V., “Numerical Analysis of Impact Deformation and Failure in

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Richard Layton

programs must demonstrate that their graduates have an under-standing of professional and ethical responsibility.”1In response to this need, educators can adopt a number of strategies. Among them are the fol-lowing, paraphrased from Alenskis2:• A stand-alone course in ethics.• An ethics component in a stand-alone course in professionalism.• An ethics component in a senior project, thesis, or capstone course.• Integration of ethics across the curriculum.• Commingling ethics instruction in technical courses.Each approach has advantages and disadvantages (reference 2 cites studies that investigate eachof these approaches). As Alenskis states, “The issue is often how to present ethics as an impor-tant aspect of the technical profession

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William E. Murphy; Jimmy L. Smart; G. T. Lineberry; Bonita L. Lykins

consistency of educational outcomes at both sites. Faculty inLexington and in Paducah work together in teaching the same course at both sites. Use of distancelearning and teleconferencing technologies complement on-site offerings. Thus, faculties in bothLexington and Paducah are unified with comparable curriculum. Criteria for admission toengineering, admission to engineering standing, prerequisite adherence, and graduationrequirements are identical.Because the programs are hosted by an institution without 4-year degree programs (PCC), allstudents in the programs will be transfer applicants from other institutions, or at a minimum, willtransfer a significant number of credits to UK. (An exception is a small number of students whobegin at UK-Lexington

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Aaron C. Cain; Ganesh V. Kudav

Session 1566 Capstone Design Experience in a Thermal-Fluid Applications Course, and Development of an in-house Refrigeration Recovery System. Ganesh Kudav, Aaron Cain Youngstown State University, Youngstown - OhioAbstract The Mechanical Engineering curriculum at Youngstown State University (YSU)integrates design and computer aspects throughout the freshmen, junior, sophomore, andsenior years. However, some senior year courses have much more intensive capstone designrequirements. Thermal-Fluids Applications, ME – 726, is a late junior/early senior level

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Badrul H. Chowdhury

Session No. 1333Dissemination of Introductory Energy Systems Course Material via the World Wide Web for a Changing Power Engineering Curriculum Badrul H. Chowdhury bchow@ece.umr.edu. Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept. University of Missouri-Rolla Rolla, MO 65409-0040 Tel: 573-341-6230; Fax: 573-341-6671Abstract Many topics in the electrical energy discipline are becoming important in light of powerindustry restructuring as well as an

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Merredith D Portsmore; Martha N. Cyr; Chris B. Rogers

data and then drive back thus exploring issuesof control, design, and physics. Integrating these ideas provides the opportunity for richer andmore realistic experiences. In Program Level 2 the ability to log an additional sensor as well aslimited motor control is added. Users can even have the motor speed determined by the value of asensor. Program Level 3, the highest of the Pilot style levels, gives users 3 steps of motor controland the ability to choose when their two sensors are capturing data (Figure 7.). Figure 7. Program Level 3 allows users to have 3 motor steps and to enable and disable logging during each step.Program Level 4 and 5 give the user an Investigator style interface. At the highest

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Rahul Bargava; Michael Rosenblatt; Howard M. Choset; Amy Graveline

approach. The long hours spent in the lab and intensity of theassignments brought a unique sense of community to the course. Another result was anemergent collaborative learning environment. Groups actually intermingled and helpedeach other construct new and unique designs. Discussions with members of other teamsoften solved problems and sprouted new ideas.5 ConclusionBy applying directed constructionism to robotics education, we feel we have created alearning experience that has allowed students to develop an improved understanding ofmaterial covered over past approaches. This was accomplished through the integration ofgoal-oriented lab assignments and a traditional lecture-based curriculum. In addition toacquiring an understanding of the

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Ken Vickers; Greg Salamo

intent to address these broad themes at the University of Arkansas through an innovativecombination of traditional coursework with an industry-like work environment, which is then Page 5.407.1overlaid on state-of-the-art research in high performance microelectronic-photonic materials,devices, and systems. The training required to master these four themes will be integrated intoeach student’s academic curriculum and research efforts.In June 1997, Dr. Greg Salamo at the University of Arkansas received grants from the NationalScience Foundation EPSCoR Program (NSF) and the Arkansas Science and TechnologyAuthority (ASTA) to create an

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Melanie Basantis; Zenaida Otero Keil

component will play an even more important Page 5.95.2role in the curriculum and student and faculty development. As a result, the InternshipProgram continues to expand. It now develops and distributes relevant publications toassist students and industry. This includes the Rowan Engineering Resume Book. Thispublication contains all of the resumes of Rowan students and is made available to allparticipating companies. The success of the program is evident from the positive program evaluations bystudents and industrial participants. Table 1 lists the student participation by year ofstudy and Table 2 lists the student participation by discipline. The

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Winston F. Erevelles

Mathematics. Salient points of this paperinclude the original concept of laboratory integration for deeper understanding of the subjectmatter, the funding process, faculty collaboration, student grant proposals to obtain equipmentneeded for the project, and the design and integration of cell components.I. IntroductionThe manufacturing engineer of today and the coming century needs to be an individual with avariety of technical and interpersonal skills. S/he will serve her/his community in diverse rolesas technical specialists, operations integrators, and enterprise strategists. What industry needsfrom its graduate engineers is the ability to thrive in environments that are characterized bypeople working in multifunctional interdisciplinary teams1.At

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S P Maj; D Veal

relatively new discipline and given the rapidadvances in technology is subject to on going debate, development and fragmentation. It istypically the requirement of many disciplines, such as Multi-media, Software Engineering,E-commerce etc to incorporate computer technology as part of their curriculum. However, adetailed market analysis within Australia clearly indicated that both students and employersperceive the standard computer technology curriculum as increasingly irrelevant.Work to date clearly indicates that this standard approach provides technical detail andcomplexity that is inappropriate for introductory courses on computer and networktechnology. As part of an international study the same investigation is currently beingconducted with

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Robert E. Spall; Christine E. Hailey

appropriate. Incorporation of CFD into a graduate curriculum is not anew proposal. However, introducing CFD topics in undergraduate courses as well as teaching asenior-level CFD course is fairly limited. The results of several years of study on the role ofCFD in undergraduate education at Penn State-Behrend indicate CFD is best used in seniordesign projects and research projects.1 Average undergraduate students struggle with conceptslike solving differential equations and boundary conditions. Consequently, the Penn State- Page 5.102.1Behrend faculty found that teaching CFD to undergraduates was not an easy task. Recently,faculty at Kettering University

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Jacek Jarzynski; Sheldon M. Jeter

Session 2566 Development of an Innovative Engineering Sciences and Systems Laboratory Course Sheldon M. Jeter and Jacek Jarzynski Georgia Institute of Technology INTRODUCTION In the fall of 1999 Georgia Tech changed from a ten week quarter to a fifteenweek semester schedule. This change created the need and opportunity to revise theundergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum. An important overall curriculumchange was to discontinue the dual track curriculum that featured some concentration oneither mechanical systems or thermal energy and fluid systems. The curriculum

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Mauricio A. Colombo; Maria R Hernández; Jorge E. Gatica

” can be used to carry out cumbersome calculationsin the background. This synergetic effect enables to highlight the most relevant process synthesisprinciples, while the student is kept away from the mathematical and numerical complexities involvedin the solution of the problem. The case study presented serves to illustrate the effectiveness of aproper combination of programming techniques with conceptual design ideas.I. IntroductionThe use of calculation packages in Chemical Engineering (FLOWTRAN, PROCESS, and TK Solver)has become increasingly popular with technical advances in hardware. The use of these packages,however, is not an integral part of Chemical Engineering curriculum. Furthermore, there is not aconsensus on which program or

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Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi A. Diefes

need to beintroduced. The terminology defined in Table 1 and assessment process delineated in Figure 1are being used in two ABET accredited programs, Agricultural and Biological Engineering(ABE) and Food Process Engineering (FPE). The two looped educational assessment processmirrors the two loops of EC2000 [1]. In the outer 3-5 year loop, the process allows constituentsto provide input to and feedback on each ABE program. The faculty integrates this informationinto the ABE mission and vision statements, educational objectives, program outcomes (PO),performance criteria (PC), and, ultimately, the curriculum. The inner loop of the process focuseson course level evaluations and analysis of student and graduate performance followed by an

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Shahriar Emami; Fazil Najafi

and animation capabilities are integrated in an environments to make the learningas enjoyable and efficient as possible. A detailed description of the approach is presented in the nextSections. III. Course StructureWe envision the following arrangement for a graduate level engineering course. However, the structure canbe modified to fit it into a short course or a tutorial. A course is partitioned into forty semester like lessons. Page 5.99.2Similar to a one-hour classroom lecture, each lesson takes about an hour to go through. The lessons areplaced in a web site, which is specified in

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Kevin J. Renken; John Reisel

initial funding was supplemented by the donation of fourAtlas Copco Model GA11 15-HP rotary screw air compressors, many filters and various aircompressor lubricants from a local air compressor company. Subsequently, four undergraduatestudents were employed to work on independent projects to develop this experimentation facility sothat measurements of air compressor performance and energy efficiency data could be obtained. Twoof these students used this experience to assist them in finding jobs after graduation, one of thestudents has chosen to remain working on the project as a graduate Research Assistant, and the fourthstudent continues to work as an undergraduate Project Assistant in this lab and in another researchlaboratory

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Robin S. Adams; Cynthia Atman

iterative approaches related to experience and performance. An analysis of thesebehaviors in terms of problem scoping, solution revision, and comprehension monitoringactivities will be presented and discussed.I. IntroductionTo compete in an increasingly global economy, the education of tomorrow’s engineersemphasizes the solving of open-ended engineering design problems. This theme is evident inthe growing level of collaboration among accrediting agencies, industry, and federal fundingagencies to support research on the assessment of student learning, and to encourage excellencein curriculum and pedagogy that provide an exposure to engineering practice1-3. Also, theimplementation of the new ABET EC 2000 criteria4 makes it necessary for

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James A. Newell

) reports that the most commonanswer to the question "What courses do you wish you had taken?" was English courses.However, both ABET (5) and the rest of the technical community (6) are recognizing thatcommunications are part of a broader package of interpersonal, communication, and teamworkskills, that Seat (7) refers to as "performance skills". Many educationally focuses programs,including Rowan (8) and the University of North Dakota (9) have integrated technicalcommunication into their core engineering curriculum. However, in many cases, oralcommunication exercises in engineering consist of little more than giving repeated technicalpower point presentations to an audience and answering a few brief questions at the end. Thisexercise emulates a

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Rhett J. Allain; Jeff Saul; Duane L. Deardorff; David S. Abbott; Robert J. Beichner

specially designed multimedia classroom for 54students to teach the introductory physics course for engineering majors. This is an intermediatestep to the full SCALE-UP classes (99 students) that will be taught in Fall 2000 when the largerclassroom is completed. Both classrooms are designed to encourage students to work in groupsof three, provide each group with to a laptop computer that has access to the Internet, and allowinstructors to interact with each student group. Traditional lecture and laboratory are replacedwith an integrated approach using active-learning cooperative group activities. The project isinvestigating several aspects of instruction including classroom design, classroom management,and curriculum materials. The curriculum

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Jr. , John A. Hamilton; Jeanne L. Murtagh

curriculum. We believe that this approach is alsoapplicable to other engineering disciplines. We need to look at the prerequisites for this class;we must also consider what the desired student outcomes are from this class and how thestudents will be expected to use that information in subsequent classes. This will explain whywe chose to focus this class on software design, based on mature requirements provided by theinstructor in the project assignment, rather than asking students to conduct an extensive softwarerequirements analysis and then to design their software to the requirements that the studentsthemselves developed.The body of this paper discusses the prerequisites for and desired student learning outcomes ofthis class, our rationale for

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R. Mark Worden; Daina Briedis

participation in such teams. Ourobjectives in developing the Multidisciplinary Bioprocessing Laboratory course were to answerthis need on behalf of several of the most important constituencies of our program—our students,our graduates, and industry.The development of this course was funded from the National Science Foundation(NSF) Combined Research-Curriculum Development (CRCD) Program and from industrialsponsors. Our expectation is that industrial support will allow us to continue this course offeringbeyond the duration of the grant. Our purpose was to develop the MBL course and theassociated bioprocessing curricula to allow students to learn to work effectively inmultidisciplinary teams in an industrially relevant context. The basic concept of

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William Shepherd; Brian Manhire; Darwin Liang

Session 3460 Changes in Engineering Education in the United Kingdom Darwin Liang*, William Shepherd**, Brian Manhire** *University of Bradford, UK / **Ohio University, USAAbstractThis paper provides an overview of the current status of engineering education in the UnitedKingdom. A comparison of traditional undergraduate and post-graduate engineering pro-grammes offered by universities and technical polytechnics against proposed engineering &technology programs is highlighted in view of recent changes. In addition, current issues in-cluding student enrolment and graduates’ professional development are

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Mathias J. Sutton; Kathryne A. Newton; Duane D. Dunlap

of education characterized by: physical separation of learners from theteacher, with limited access to the teacher and other learners; an organized instructional program;technological media, and two-way communication” 1. Many universities are modifying existingon-campus courses that use the Internet as an instructional delivery tool. More and moreuniversities are offering courses (undergraduate and graduate, alike) that students can takecompletely via the Internet with no live, face-to-face component.Is a completely distant approach appropriate for a graduate degree in technology? We assert thatin order to maintain the quality and integrity of a Master of Science degree in technology, itcannot be based completely on distance education; it

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Richard E. Pfile; Maher E. Rizkalla; Charles F. Yokomoto

developed an understanding of electric vehicle components, 4.23 4.00 their operation and simulation. 13 The teaching assistants were suitable for the course . 4.02 4.00 14 I learned a lot from my project. 4.71 4.50 15 Including both engineering and technology students in one class is a 4.42 4.25 positive feature of the course. 16 Overall, I felt the course has prepared me for a career related to electric and 4.19 4.25 hybrid vehicles. 17 Compared with other elective courses in the curriculum, I found this course 4.18 4.00 to be more

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Willard D. Bostwick

either incorporate or accept this knowledge or application of principles as a guideto everyday professional practice or personal conduct. An assessment practice based upon affective domain criteria would examine the student’sstate of mind resulting from one or more directed learning experiences as a result of thetechnology curriculum. Using the same proposed outcomes, measures are needed to detect howsuccessfully the student receives, values, organizes and integrates curricular content into his orher own life style. Unless one can determine if the student’s ability to successfully perform theseoutcomes when appropriate has been integrated into practice or conduct and it is evidenced inday-to-day behavior, the result has not been