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Sohail Anwar

Session 1648 Minority Student as a Scholar Program: A Research Grant Program for Minority Students at Penn State Altoona Sohail Anwar Penn State AltoonaAbstractThis paper describes an innovative research grant program for undergraduate minority students atPenn State Altoona. The program allows teams of faculty members and qualified minoritystudents to develop proposals for research projects in various academic disciplines includingengineering. These proposals are reviewed by a committee of faculty members and based ontheir recommendations, research grants are

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David S. Cottrell

Session 2793 Integrating Construction Engineering Planning Into a Structural Civil Engineering Program David S. Cottrell, P.E., Ph. D. United States Army Corps of EngineersAbstract This paper describes the planning, design, and teaching of a new course in entitled“Construction Engineering Planning,” developed to augment the civil engineering curriculumat the US Military Academy with related topics in construction. This course effectivelyblended construction management principles – planning, organizing, staffing, directing, andcontrolling – with project engineering

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Valana Baxter; Mark R Henderson; Jim Baxter; Alan de Pennington

relationships with their current or prospective supply chain companies. For these reasons,Arizona State University and the University of Leeds have begun a joint academic year courseentitled the Global Engineering Design Team (GEDT). The goal was to create a single team ofstudents on a company-sponsored design project that required continual global teamwork,thinking and communication and would prepare the students for Design in a GlobalEnvironment.The first implementation of this course was during the 1998-99 academic year and involved atotal of 9 undergraduate engineering students, 4 from ASU (2 industrial engineering, 1mechanical and 1 aerospace) and 5 from Leeds (4 mechanical and 1 mathematics engineering).The first year was sponsored by Boeing

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Zenaida Otero Keil

are designed tomeet specific needs of industry and always include industrial input. These courses have aproject component that allows participants to use the course content in an application thatis relevant to their work. The development and implementation of university/industrydesigned courses have been especially successful for experimental design and statisticalprocess control and analysis courses. Industrial projects with experimental work completed at a company site or at theUniversity are also an important part of learning and research opportunities for facultyand students. Academic/Industrial project partnerships leading to important learning andresearch opportunities are a critical component of Rowan Engineering

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Nathan Stott; Gregory B. Markus; Diann Brei; Deanna M. Winton Hoffman; William W. Schultz

engagestheir engineering skills to provide valuable contributions to the surrounding community. Theprogram was also aimed at fostering student leadership roles within the department by allowingPi Tau Sigma, The National Mechanical Engineering Honor Society, to take the lead role in theprogram. Students involved in the program help solicit projects from the surroundingcommunity for development and prototyping in the senior design course, ME 450. Students inthe course benefit from the projects by learning to interact with community sponsors, usuallywithout technical training. Students also benefit by learning how to use their engineering skills tosolve everyday problems in a community service capacity. This paper will provide an overviewof the current

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Andrew N. Vavreck

Session 1566 Enhancement of an Introductory Course in Dynamics and Machine Elements Andrew N. Vavreck, Ph.D. Penn State University, Altoona CollegeAbstractThis paper discusses improvements which were made to an introductory dynamics and machineelements course at Penn State Altoona, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in the Fall of 1998. Theimprovements included implementing two team design projects, one on kinematics and theother incorporating kinetics and machine elements as well; inclusion of peer assessment of thedesign projects; balanced incorporation of

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Natalie A. Mello

Session 2660 How can universities provide a global perspective for engineers? One institution’s solution Natalie A. Mello Worcester Polytechnic InstituteAbstractWorcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has long embraced a project-based curriculum that nowextends to the four corners of the globe. With established programs in Europe, the Far East,Latin America, Australia, the US and new initiatives in Africa, WPI provides opportunities forundergraduates to complete meaningful off-campus experiences. WPI offers students thefreedom to complete degree requirements away from

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Ashraf M. Ghaly

Session 2793 Theoretical and Experimental Aspects in Engineering Design Experience Ashraf M. Ghaly Union College, Schenectady, New YorkAbstractEngineering design is a required component in many engineering courses. The designexperience gained in such courses can be significantly enhanced through the use of studentprojects. Several projects have been introduced in some of the civil engineering coursesoffered at Union College. The competition-like format used in these projects resulted in ahealthy strive on the part of the students to achieve the best possible results. The way theprojects

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Jeffrey L. Ray

Session 2625 The Unrecognized Side of Senior Capstone Design Jeffrey L. Ray Padnos School of Engineering Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids, MichiganAbstractAn innovative approach to the interdisciplinary, senior capstone design course at Grand ValleyState University is outlined. During the first semester students select a project and are assignedto a project team. The teams then prepare design proposals for review by the sponsor companies.The second semester encompasses student teams

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Chong Chen

Session 3648 An Automated Inspection System ---A Project Designed and Built by Engineering Technology Students Chong Chen Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132Abstract A project to design and build an automated inspection system was completed by seniorengineering technology students. This system consists of: programmable logic controller (PLC),electric motor, linear actuators, photo sensors, and other control components used in industry

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Theodore F. Smith; Sharif Rahman; P. Barry Butler

as Aluminum Company of America, Hon Industries, John Deere DubuqueWorks, Monsanto, and Rockwell Collins, led to eleven design projects and significant expansion ofthe PEDE. This paper provides a description of the 1998-99 PEDE and discusses how the designprojects and teams were selected, the procedures to promote interaction between participants in thePEDE, and the evaluation of the PEDE. End-of-program assessment surveys and graduating seniorsurveys suggest that the students have gained valuable knowledge about engineering design andcurrent business practices. The evaluation also reveals the need for more effective design reviewmeetings, more resources for computer hardware and software, and stronger commitments of supportfrom lead

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Virginia Elkins; Roy Eckart; Catherine Rafter; Ali Houshmand; Eugene E. Rutz

Session 2793 Evaluation of Learning Styles and Instructional Technologies Eugene Rutz, Virginia Elkins, Catherine Rafter, Ali Houshmand, Roy Eckart University of CincinnatiAbstractThe paper describes the initial efforts of a project to evaluate the impact of various instructionaltechnologies on student learning, and to determine if there is a correlation between learningstyles of individual students and the efficacy of specific instructional technologies. The projectwill use basic engineering science courses (Engineering Mechanics and Basic Strength ofMaterials) as a platform for evaluating the technologies

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J. Arvid Andersen

. Asnational borders blur, opportunities to work outside home countries are increasing, makingmobility and international awareness part of an engineering degree. The project groups worktogether to execute an integrated engineering design and business project normally togetherwith industrial firms. It is essential for the overall supervisor to guide by example and haveregular feedback through tutorial discussion sessions. Videos can be used to assist subsequentanalysis. In association with the progress milestones indicated in the project brief, each groupsubmits an interim report. An oral presentation is also given by each group member in turn,all members are expected to answer questions on the report. Each student is assessedseparately on his response

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Jeffrey L. Ray; John Farris

, and includedthe ability to create and document engineering designs, 3D solid modeling skills, and aknowledge of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM). The PSE’s response to the above demandsis a course in 3D solid modeling and CAM.This purpose of this paper is to outline the course, and display its role of addressing the describeddeficiencies in engineering design education. First, the requirements to offer a course in 3Ddesign and CAM are discussed. A brief discussion of the hardware, software, and machineryissues will be presented. Next, a description of the course is discussed along with a presentationof typical design exercises and projects. Finally, future work in the development of the coursewill be addressed.2.0 Course Objectives and

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Robert D. Knecht; Barbara M. Moskal; Michael J. Pavelich

importantcomponent of each of these courses is the contribution of industrial partners who provide teamswith authentic engineering projects Page 5.618.1II. PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe one of the assessment techniques that are being used inthe evaluation of the Design (EPICS) program at CSM. EPICS comprises the first two requiredcourses of the design stem. This article describes the process that was used to develop a scoringrubric for the evaluation of the students’ final reports and the results of piloting the effectivenessof that rubric on the evaluation of the sophomore EPICS course. Brookhart15 has describedscoring rubrics as

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Jianping Yue

other relatedissues such as curriculum development, course content, teaching strategies, and appropriatemeans of assessment.1. IntroductionA design project is usually a capstone course in traditional engineering education. To completea design project, students are assumed to have completed all required courses and have mastereda comprehensive knowledge in discipline so that they can apply what they have learned to thedesign project. A new approach is to teach fundamentals of engineering design (FED) tofreshman students. The first objective of this approach is to allow students to learn theengineering subject matter right from the beginning 5. When students spend several semesters innon-major courses without encountering engineering subjects

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Hakan Gurocak

student teams.Details of this design project are explained. Also, an approach developed to assess thecontribution of an individual student to the project while working as a team member ispresented.IntroductionWashington State University (WSU) has four campuses. The main campus is located in easternWashington in Pullman. The newest branch campus of the university is in Vancouver WA. Thecampus serves southwest Washington and the greater Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area.In Fall 1997, the first engineering curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science inManufacturing Engineering was introduced on the new campus. The course of study is based onthe Mechanical Engineering degree at the main campus in Pullman, but focuses onmanufacturing processes and

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Daniel Davis

Session 1421 The Construction Management Delivery System An Architect’s Point of View Daniel Davis, AIA University of HartfordAbstractThere are at least three different building project delivery systems in use today. Thispaper will support the premise that the Construction Management method is the preferredapproach for many projects. Construction Management is a building project deliverysystem that uses the services of a professional manager, who in essence becomes the thirdmember of the traditional Owner/Architect team. The Construction Manager works withthe

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Ralph Dusseau; Carlos C. Sun; Kauser Jahan

Session ____ OPEN SPACE DEVELOPMENT CLINIC Carlos Sun1, Kauser Jahan1, and Ralph Dusseau1 1. Faculty of Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028-1701Abstract - Many areas in Civil Engineering often deal with large-scale and system-level projects.These projects cannot be packaged into a "canned" laboratory for educational instruction.Consequently, a real-world field experiment is a logical way of executing such a project. Thispaper describes an on-going real-world clinic laboratory that addresses both technical and non-technical issues. The real-world clinic involves the development of open spaces

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Ronald A. Cox; Richard Grieve; Jeffrey Mohr

Session 1566 Employing Students in Industrial Outreach Ronald Cox, Jeffrey Mohr, Richard Grieve Iowa State UniversityAbstractThe Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) at Iowa State University providesengineering and business outreach assistance to Iowa’s 6000 manufacturers. CIRAS is able toamplify the services they offer these companies by employing College of Engineering studentsas co-ops, interns, and as part-time help. These students work with CIRAS project engineers,providing technical assistance to manufacturers that may not have technical expertise in a

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William E Maddox; Theodore D. Thiede; Stephen H. Cobb; Scott R Hickman; John Crofton

mission. The Engineering Physics curriculum at Murray State University was recently accredited by EAC/ABET as an engineering program. In response to recommendations from the program evaluators, efforts have been made to successfully integrate engineering design experiences throughout the four-year curriculum. Even those courses typically considered basic science or engineering science now contain problems, projects, and assignments which deal with elements of engineering design. As students acquire knowledge and skills in basic coursework, they are asked to incorporate engineering standards and realistic design considerations in increasingly advanced assignments. This paper will describe the Engineering Physics

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Bernard Goldberg

organizations.I. IntroductionIt is commonly thought that the best way of doing each project would be to select the alternativewhose cash flows have the largest net present-value. But net present-values are not defined untildiscount rates are specified. If low discount rates are specified, alternatives with the largest netpresent-values could have output cash flows that are received in the distant future. Specifyinghigh discount rates would reduce the net present-values of distant cash flows. How high thediscount rate should be is an open question in both theory and practice. Discount rates in currentuse often include engineering and marketing risks as well as investor opportunity costs. Thisresults in discount rates such as weighted average -costs-of

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Michael Mackay; George DeLancey; Richard Cole; Bernard Gallois; Keith Sheppard; Gerald Rothberg

our graduatesin concert with the goals of ABET EC 2000. The Design Spine provides a design experience ineach of the eight semesters for all of our engineering programs 1. A key feature is the extent towhich the core design courses are coupled to the core engineering-science courses to enhancelearning. Open-ended projects together with experiments in the design courses are chosen toprovide context for and reinforce the engineering science taught concurrently. The Design Spinealso provides the vehicle to develop key competencies in problem solving, effectivecommunication, project management, ethics, economics of engineering, teaming and industrialecology in an evolutionary manner throughout the sequence. The embodiment of this approachin the

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Natalie D. Segal

, and so, working with an intellectual property attorney, we teach the patentprocess as part of the class. In this paper, we discuss the organization of the project itselfand how we teach the patent process, as well as how students respond both to the projectand the possibility of graduating with the words “patent pending” on their résumés.How We BeginThe ability to work on a team is unquestionably a required skill for anyone working inindustry today. Consequently, Ward College of Technology students who take English481, Advanced Technical Communications, are required to work on a team project. Theproject is actually one of a series of possible capstone projects for undergraduateTechnology students, but since all Ward students must take EN 481

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W.D. Jemison; W. R. Haller; W. A. Hornfeck

experience with this printed circuitboard milling machine. Specifically, the paper will describe how the machine is beingused in a number of courses ranging from our first-year Introduction to Engineeringcourse, through sophomore and junior year laboratory projects, to our capstone seniordesign course. The integrated design process used by our students to design printedcircuit boards will be described and several representative designs will be discussed todemonstrate the level of design complexity that can be achieved using this technology.Finally, some initial assessment data regarding student reaction to the PCB millingmachine is provided.I. IntroductionVirtually all fundamental phenomena associated with the Electrical and ComputerEngineering

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Louis Cloutier; Jean-Francois Methot; Jean Brousseau; Bernard Larocque

work efficiently in a team.Over the past ten years, integrating design courses into engineering programs from the first to thelast year of the curriculum has attracted much attention6-22. Although there were concerns that thetechnical knowledge of new students might be insufficient to undertake a course in design,experience now shows that these courses can be successfully integrated into engineeringprograms as early as the first year7-12.Because design is a skill or behavior that is acquired with experience23 but also based ontechniques and tools10, it is advisable to offer students the opportunity to gain various experiencesthroughout their education from courses in engineering science and also from project-orientedcourses that specifically

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Joel R. Weinstein

. Because of Rapid Application Development toolsthat have emerged for the software industry, students can develop and deliver an industrial-strength prototype in a short period of time. There are other project-based courses available, buttheir emphasis is traditionally placed on delivering a hardware solution—an approach that forcesstudents to focus on time-consuming hardware development activities.Software projects are different. To be successful, they require a team effort because the overalltask is too large for a single student to complete. But modular software development techniquesallow student teams to create and manage a series of cooperating tasks that must be managed tobe successful. As a result of this requirement, it becomes easy to

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R. Mark Worden; Daina Briedis

Institute are described by Ercolano2. Some of these courses are focused on projects(design or research) done by teams, and others educate students in interdisciplinary topics withno formal teamwork involved.The development of our MBL course was motivated specifically by the increasing relevance ofbiotechnology research and production to the chemical industry3. This need was underscored bya panel of distinguished research chemists assembled by Chemical and Engineering News. Themajority of the panel believed that chemistry applied to biology is one of the most intellectuallystimulating of today’s research frontiers4. Storck5 also cites the importance of biotechnology for

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Thomas H. Ortmeyer; M. Sathyamoorthy; Karl Cunningham

Poster Session 93 A Manufacturing Engineering Experiential Learning Program Thomas H. Ortmeyer@, Karl Cunningham& and M. Sathyamoorthy@ @ Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York & Alcoa-Massena Operations, Massena, New YorkAbstractThe current paper describes the development and implementation of anindustry/university collaboration in experiential learning. Each individual project inthis program consists of the participating student, an industrial mentor, and a facultymentor. The year long program is designed to offer the participating student theopportunity to participate in a design

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

, consistent, and reasonably complete requirements provided by theinstructor in the project assignment. It is critical that the students continue beyond the designphase and actually implement, test and document their projects, because some design flaws arenot obvious to inexperienced software developers until they attempt to write code based on theflawed design.This paper discusses how we focused on the design phase of software development andencouraged design practices that would be effective for industrial projects, as well as our muchsmaller academic projects.I. IntroductionIn this paper, we discuss how to focus on teaching software design principles that can be appliedon industrial-sized projects, within the constraints of an academic environment