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Constantin Chassapis; Kishore Pochiraju; Sven Esche

Session 1566 Implementation of Assessment Procedures into the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Sven Esche, Kishore Pochiraju, Constantin Chassapis Stevens Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe Department of Mechanical Engineering Stevens Institute of Technology (SIT) is aiming atdevising a modern engineering program that reflects the recent nationwide trend towardsenhancement of traditional lecture-based courses with a design spine and a laboratory experiencethat propagates through the entire educational program. Another thread to be woven into the

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can weave his technology into the fabric of society can claim to have aliberal education; a student who cannot weave his technology into the fabric of societycannot claim even to be a good technologist.” (Lord Ashby, Technology and the Academics)IntroductionWhy is service work important for engineering students? One needs only to scan thestatements of codes of ethics and/or canons for the various professional engineeringsocieties to note that concern for “the public welfare” is a major issue. In some casesprofessional societies were formed partly to fill the need to protect the public. Forexample, one of the earliest activities of ASME was to produce the boiler code in answerto the enormous loss of

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Engineering and Technology (ABET) EngineeringCriteria 2000, “engineering programs must be designed to prepare graduates for the practice ofengineering at a professional level”1. This statement can be interpreted as requiring more thansimply imparting in students a basic understanding of content knowledge in a particular domain. Astechnology continues to advance rapidly it will become more difficult to equip engineeringundergraduates with the knowledge and skills required in the workplace. Thus, while engineeringprograms must continue to cover as much content knowledge as possible, engineering programsmust also take an active role in developing the abilities of their graduates to successfully apply andextend the content knowledge that they have

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courses.IntroductionThe College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech has replaced the traditionalcurriculum for freshman and sophomores engineering majors with an integrated curriculumwhich incorporates mathematics, engineering and science. The curriculum integrates topicsacross the disciplines and incorporates active/cooperative learning, various technologies,freshman and sophomore design projects, and hands-on-laboratories. During the freshman year, Page 6.452.1the mathematics portion of the integrated curriculum focuses on differential and some integral“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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Brett Hamlin; Gretchen Hein

Session 2453 Integration of Math, Physics and Engineering, A Pilot Study for Success Gretchen L. Hein, Brett H. Hamlin Department of Engineering Fundamentals, Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractThe inherent integration between mathematics, physics, and engineering is obvious to experi-enced engineers and faculty, however, many incoming students find it difficult to see the connec-tions. During the 1999-2000 academic year, a pilot study was conducted at MichiganTechnological University to determine the effect of cohort scheduling students into integrated sec-tions

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Stephen Stace; Janice Margle

Session 2793 ME and COMP SC (Music, Engineering, and Computer Science) Janice M. Margle and Stephen Stace Engineering/Music & Integrative Arts Penn State Abington College Abington, Pennsylvania 19001Abstract Indications are that more scientists, mathematicians, and engineers will be needed tocompete in the world markets1, 2. However, the majority of young people entering the workforcewill be women and minorities, who traditionally have not pursued careers in

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first examination towardsearning a Professional Engineer license.However, unlike other basic courses like statics and dynamics, a variety of academicdepartments teach their own "version" of Engineering Economy. This is based on results of asurvey of teachers of Engineering Economy7. These include chemical, civil, computer, computerscience, electrical, engineering management, environmental, general, industrial, mechanical andmaterials science, engineering and technology. Depending on the learning environments,different students from different disciplines may or may not learn the same material. Theenvironments vary for a number of reasons, including (1) curriculum setting; (2) coursedefinition; (3) educator background; and definition of the (4

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unfamiliar tostudents, care should be exercised in the selection of exercises, the workload of the students, andin providing appropriate feedback on student work. We believe that continued experiments instudio-based engineering education are warranted, and plan to continue them.Bibliography1. Wilson, Jack M. and William C. Jennings, "Studio Courses: How Information Technology Is Changing the Way We Teach, On Campus and Off", Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 72-80.2. Escher’s World: Explore a Digital Mathematics Studio, http://escher.www.media.mit.edu/people/escher/, accessed July 14, 2000.3. Coleman, Robert J., "STudio for Engineering Practice, "STEP", Lessons Learned About Engineering Practice", Proceedings of the 1995 25th

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Technology) Explain a design concept in terms of: Clinical or professional subject matter: Engineering, Law, Journalism, Medicine, and Education. Page 6.86.2 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationIt is therefore the total interaction of these four elements/theories that is considered essential inunderstanding engineering and the engineering design process. It is the synthesis of these fourelements that is essential in making the concept of engineering design make

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5. Students talking with teachers and counselors 6. Science and technology contests, like the Science Olympiad 7. Presentations to high schools by university faculty 8. “Engineering Fairs”II. ObjectivesIn response to the shortfall in engineering supply and the results from Project Discovery, the Universityof Detroit Mercy has partnered with the Ford Motor Company to create a program whose objectivesare to increase student interest and enrollments in engineering.The objectives are being achieved in three specific ways: • by attempting to eliminate ambiguities surrounding the engineering profession and by distinguishing among the engineering disciplines • by connecting high school subjects to engineering

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. Creep Machine Re-DesignGM Diesel Division Automated Locomotive Load Test Analyzer.Meridian Magnesium Products Molten Metal Transfer DeviceSiemens Automotive Commutator Fusing OptimizationTimberjack Inc. Electronic Load Sensing with Engine Antistall ControllerTrojan Technologies Disinfection Reactor DesignUnifin International Stress Analysis of Pressure VesselsVan-Rob Stamping Vibration Analysis of Stamped Automotive PartsCompanies and Projects (2000/2001):Company Project3M Canada Ltd. Oven Threader Cable Drive SystemCooper

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Sanjeev Khanna; Christopher Jenkins

Session 2325 Linking Mechanics and Materials in Engineering Design: A new Approach Sanjeev K. Khanna Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department University of Missouri – Columbia Columbia, MO 65211, U.S.A. C. H. Jenkins Mechanical Engineering Department South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD 57701, U.S.A.ABSTRACTEducating

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students.During year 1 we explored using technology to both provide access and improve the potential learningbenefit. Page 6.71.4 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education(a) Access Issues. Our goal here is two fold. First, we wish to make the course materials available toother universities interested in integrating these materials into their own curricula. Second, we hope tomake these courses available to students who are currently employed throughout the region.During year 1, we tested two delivery

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forecasting," InternationalJournal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 215-222, May 1996.13. S. Pissanetzky, Sparse Matrix Technology, Academic Press, London, 1984. Page 6.785.9 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationAcknowledgementsThe authors thank the National Science Foundation for its support of curriculum development inelectric power engineering through grant EEC-9872500. The authors acknowledge the websitedevelopment work of graduate students: Sujit Pant

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Vadim Guliants; Eugene Kopaygorodsky; William Krantz

Session 3513 Scaling Analysis – A Valuable Technique In Engineering Teaching And Practice Eugene M. Kopaygorodsky, William B. Krantz, Vadim V. Guliants University of CincinnatiAbstractThis paper describes a scaling technique that can be used as a teaching tool in engineeringcourses that involve the development of mathematical models for physical processes. Thisscaling technique provides a systematic means for achieving the minimum parametricrepresentation of a physical problem. Moreover, since it involves order-of-one scaling, it permitsassessing the relative

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. . . an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams . . . [and] an ability to communicate effectively."3Unfortunately, as Simon McGinnes states in regard to teaching information technology, "the skillsof communication and collaboration . . . have often been undervalued in computing courses."4Similarly, Karl Smith observes that in engineering courses, "seldom is there explicit attention paidto helping students develop teamwork and project management skills."5Although many universities have recognized the need to assign group projects and have begunefforts to improve engineering and computer science curricula in this regard, students seldomreceive any training on how to function collaboratively before such assignments are given, andlittle

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Eugene Ressler; Steven Schweitzer; Stephen Ressler

celebrate theAcademy’s 200 years of service to the nation by (1) calling attention to the institution’sengineering heritage and (2) providing contestants with a high-quality educational experience.Consistent with these goals, we have developed the following specific objectives for the contest: • Achieve the broadest possible participation from U.S. high-school and middle-school students. • Provide a unique, engaging educational experience that stimulates interest in math, science, and engineering. • Provide a mechanism for teachers to integrate the contest into classroom instruction in math, science, and technology. • Provide a mechanism for engineering practitioners to integrate the contest into outreach activities

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partnership agreements, ARL scientist and engineers: 1) support studentmentoring, work with university faculty and students under internship programs, 2) serve asscience fair judges, 3) serve on business advisory and economic development groups, and4) donate surplus laboratory equipment that enhances the technology and education community.In 1999, ARL established 43 educational partnerships and donated more than $2.1 million ofscientific equipment to educational institutions.In 1996, ARL developed the Science and Technology Academic Recognition System (STARS)program to reach HBCU/MI science (to include mathematics) and engineering juniors andseniors. Since that time, ARL has recruited 11 students and contributed more than $1 million to

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. SusanSharfstein received a summer faculty fellowship from the Center for Teaching Excellence at theUniversity of Toledo to develop experiments and laboratory manuals for this course. We wouldlike to thank Karthikeyan Jayavelu and Tammy Phares for technical assistance in course andlaboratory development and Jonathan Schisler, John Fisher, Rui Zhou, and Jackie Chu forserving as teaching assistants for this course.Bibliography1. Panitz, B., Bioengineering: a growing new discipline. ASEE Prism, 1996. 6: p. 22-8.2. Lee, W.E., A Course in Immobilized Enzyme and Cell Technology. Chemical Engineering Education, 1991. 25: p. 82-86.3. Hooker, B.S., A Project-Oriented Approach to an Undergraduate Biochemical Engineering Laboratory

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Robin Burt; Krishna Athreya; K-Y. Daisy Fan

engineering, but also allowed them to experience the complex interaction amongour society, technology, and environment—an issue not often addressed in the early stages ofengineering education.IntroductionEngineering continues to be a field where women and people of color are highly under-represented, with women making up barely 20% of the undergraduate population in engineeringin the United States and minorities making up less than 10%.1 The recent report of theCommission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering andTechnology (CAWMSET) reiterates the national need for broadening the accessibility to qualitySET pre-college education, particularly for underrepresented minorities.2 Institutions andcolleges of engineering are

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Rodney Allen; Richard M. Felder; Catherine E. Brawner

most of the SUCCEEDcampuses, but their effects may not be obvious from survey results for some time to come.However, we can be encouraged by the participation of younger faculty in these programs as ameans to change the climate for teaching on our campuses in the long run.1. The members of SUCCEED are: Clemson University, Florida A&M University-Florida State University Collegeof Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina StateUniversity, University of Florida, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute andState University.2. Brawner, C., Felder, R., Allen, R., Brent, R., and Miller, T. “A comparison of electronic surveying by e-mail andweb.” In

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, with a proportionally larger degree of teacher involvement 11. “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”II. Identification and Selection of CBPsWhat makes a good project?In order to gain student ownership, a CBP must fulfill a real need not directly addressed with off-the-shelf technology; the more compelling the need, the more student ownership. Theconstruction of an interface between a doorbell and a commercially-available power controllerswitchbox to flash lights around a two-story home for a partially deaf person generatessignificantly more student interest than simply reinventing the power

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Sue Ann Kearns; Merredith Portsmore; Judy Barsosky; Catherine Rogers; Chris Rogers

Session 2548Successful methods for introducing engineering into the first grade classroom Sue Ann Kearns, Catherine Rogers, Judy Barsosky, Merredith Portsmore, Chris Rogers, Tufts University / Lincoln Public SchoolsAbstractChildren in early elementary school are natural engineers – building and taking apart anythingthey can get their hands on. Introducing engineering into the classroom at this early age takesadvantage of their interest to excite and engage them in math, science, and technology learning.Moreover, it plants the seed for an interest in engineering and can start to combat some of thegender issues associated

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Miguel Perez; Ryan Wicker; Bill Diong

2001 semester.Project Impact This project makes a positive contribution to the infrastructure for research andeducation. In addition, both students and researchers have benefited, and will continue tobenefit, from this project. It will also continue to have a positive impact on the public’sawareness of how science and technology affects our daily lives. These points are elaboratedupon as follows.Impact on students This project will impact students in the following ways. Firstly, it will immediatelybenefit an average of 37 Electrical Engineering (EE) and Mechanical Engineering (ME)undergraduate students per semester enrolling in the EE and ME Controls classes. This numbershould increase somewhat during the next decade because of

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design team, and recognizing ethical, legal and social issues.Design course lecture content is related to issues the students can apply to their designs attheir particular educational level. For example freshmen and sophomores learn aboutliterature searching, keeping an engineering logbook, and conducting team meetings.Seniors learn about hazards associated with medical device design such as electrical,mechanical, radiological, and infection control issues. Additionally seniors learn aboutdesign for maintainability and reliability and codes, standards and regulations includingFDA compliance issues as they apply to engineering design.I. IntroductionThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Engineering Criteria2000 states a

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Section 1526 Case Study Based Laboratories for an Undergraduate Human Factors Engineering Curriculum Ann M. Bisantz, Victor L. Paquet Department of Industrial Engineering University at Buffalo, State University of New York Amherst, NY 14020 bisantz@eng.buffalo.eduAbstractThis paper describes the ongoing implementation and evaluation of a set of design-orientedlaboratory exercises for two undergraduate Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) courses,which draw

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David Purdy; Christine Buckley; Don L. Dekker; Phillip J. Cornwell

Session Number 1566 The Development of the Procedures for Our ABET Visit in Mechanical Engineering Don Dekker, David Purdy, Phil Cornwell, Christine Buckley Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyThe Mechanical Engineering Department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology was visitedBy ABET the last two days of October 2000. A description of the steps that led to our ABETvisit will be described in the paper. The paper has the following areas that describe the differentparts of the ABET accreditation process that was developed at Rose-Hulman. 1 Establish Goals and Objectives 2

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, Vol. 122, No. 10, October, 2000.2. URL: http://www.monster.com/; Job search performed under: ”Search Jobs”3. ANSYS, Release 5.6, SAS IP, 1999.4. Miner, S. & Link, R., A Project-Based Introduction to the Finite Element Method. Computers in Education Journal, Vol. 10, No. 3, 2000.5. Lawry, M., I-DEAS Master Series, Student Guide, Structural Dynamics Research Corporation, 1998.6. Whiteman, W. & Nygren, K.P., Achieving the Right Balance: Properly Integrating Mathematical Software Packages into Engineering Education, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 89, No. 3, July, 2000.7. Pro/ENGINEER, Release 2000i, Parametric Technology Corporation, 1999.8. Incropera, F. and DeWitt, D., Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, Fourth

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Larry McIntire; Ka-yiu San; Ann Saterbak

. degree in chemical engineering and biochemistry from Rice University in 1990 and her Ph.D.degree in chemical engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1995. As a graduate student,Dr. Saterbak received two Excellence in Teaching Awards from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.KA-YIU SANDr. San is a professor in the Departments of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering at Rice University. Dr. Sanreceived his B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Rice University in 1978 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees inchemical engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1981 and 1984, respectively. His researchinterests include genetic and metabolic engineering of microbial and plant cells, and modeling and

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Session 2542 Seminar In Engineering Management – Letting the Course Follow the Topic William R. Peterson, Mercer UniversityAbstractThis paper chronicles an experiment in teaching a graduate level seminar in engineeringmanagement. In the experiment the students developed the syllabus details to include whichsubjects to address and the grading scheme. Thus the course addressed topics of interest to thestudents and for which they were in turn required to find appropriate reading and researchmaterial. At the conclusion of the