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Page 6.205.2Applied Statics, Tool and Fixture Design, and Manufacturing Processes. With the adoption ofProceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationthese new technologies and the change of instructional focus, the name of the program was alsochanged to Technical Graphics (TG) to more accurately describe the program while at the sametime reflecting industry trends.That same semester, area high school instructor Brian Copes was asked to teach a drafting courseat his institution using AutoCAD® software. Having never used AutoCAD®, Mr. Copes enrolledin one of the new TG courses (TG106 - Technical Graphics I) at IUPUI. While using Web

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, which is in avionics, will be proposedthis year and implemented during the 2001-2002 academic year. A detailed discussion of thecurricular, instructional and laboratory requirements of both certificates programs will bepresented. EET with A Specialty: “The Coupling of an Associate Degree and A Certificate” William Gay, Cecil Beeson University of Cincinnati ClermontPicture a growing two-year branch campus of a major urban university. Overall studentenrollments since its inception have steadily, and at times dramatically, increased over a quarterof a century. It has constructed new buildings and facilities, developed and provided newtechnical and transfer

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the 8-semester engineering clinic sequence.As shown in the table, while each clinic course has a specific theme, the underlying concept ofengineering design permeates throughout 3. Table 1. Overview of course content in the 8-semester Engineering Clinic sequence. Year Clinic Theme Clinic Theme (Fall ) (Spring) Freshman Engineering Measurements NSF Competitive Assessment Laboratory Sophomore Quality Entrepreneurship Junior Multidisciplinary Design Project Multidisciplinary Design Project Senior Multidisciplinary disciplinary

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Session 2525 Method and Experimental Based Design: An Approach to Freshman and Sophomore Engineering Design Projects Jeffrey R. Mountain The University of Texas at TylerAbstractThe benefits of group-based design activity in an engineering curriculum may be greatlyenriched by careful structuring of design activities into the freshman/sophomore introductorycourse sequence. Focal points of this approach include: teaching a design methodology,applying that methodology to unique, product development-based problems and guiding studentsthrough discovery based

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computing is, who the major players in the industry are, and how it can be used tomonitor and control remote processes. Session attendees will also see a case study of remote-control computing software in operation, monitoring and controlling a plant floor productionsystem.IntroductionNetworking technologies, and especially the Internet, have become a major component ofapplication systems. As we teach the design and implementation of process control systems inthe Engineering curriculum, we must recognize that these systems will require capabilities forcontrol and support from remote locations. For example, the need for remote control may bedriven by the high cost of a particular process. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory uses remoteprocess control

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industry are, and how it can be used to monitor and control remote processes. Acase study of remote-control computing software in operation is also presented, describing howone off-the-shelf package was setup to monitor and control a plant floor production system.IntroductionNetworking technologies, and especially the Internet, have become a major component ofapplication systems. As we teach the design and implementation of process control systems inthe Engineering curriculum, we must recognize that these systems will require capabilities forcontrol and support from remote locations. For example, the need for remote control may bedriven by the high cost of a particular process. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory uses remoteprocess control at its

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(IRB)approval for testing to begin.II. MethodsCurriculum Structure for DesignThe distribution of design credits throughout the curriculum is illustrated in Table 1. Thedesign teams continue on the same project from product conceptualization in theirfreshmen year to pseudo-product release right before graduation.Table 1: Lecture and Laboratory Curriculum Structure. Credits indicated in parentheses. Fall quarter Winter quarter Spring quarterFreshmen -- Lecture & Lab (2) --Sophomore Lecture (1) Lecture (1) Lecture (1)Junior Lecture (1) Lecture (1) Lecture (1)Senior

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Zhong Gu; Sheela Ramanna; James Peters; Hal Berghel; Daniel Berleant; Steve Russell

Computing, University of Winnipeg Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9, Canada / 4 Department of Computer Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154This paper describes an approach to integrating software engineering concepts and principlesinto the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and Computer Science (CS) curricula. Ourphilosophy is to apply software engineering techniques throughout the ECE/CS curricula toleverage learning in non-software engineering courses. Our technique is to seek out facultyinterested in innovative teaching techniques, consult with them to identify some way that theyand we feel a course they are teaching could

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Laboratories to Have a CAD/CAM Component: Implementation Issues,” Engineering Design Graphics Journal, Vol. 60, No. 2, 1996, pp. 26-41.16 Padron, Elsa Napoles, et al., “An Introduction of Finite Element Method in the Engineering Teaching at the University of Camaguey,” Cuba, Vol. 06-13, 1996, pp. 1-5.17 Boronkay, Thomas G. and Janak Dave, “Introduction of Finite Element Methods in the Lower Division Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum,” Proceedings of the 1997 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Milwaukee.18 Karadelis, J.N., “A Stimulating Approach to Teaching, Learning and Assessing Finite Element Methods: A Case Study,” European Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 23, No. 1, 1998, pp. 91- 103.19 Earley, Ronald E., “Use

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from the learningtask. Fourth, feedback apparently plays a minor role in actual classroom situations. Fifth,teaching students to provide their own feedback and explanation is an effective alternative.These findings suggest that instructors may be more effective if they put less effort into gradingand commenting on students’ products and more effort into structuring their courses to helpstudents learn how to assess and reflect on their state of learning themselves. Two specificpedagogical strategies are suggested. First, giving students more assignments than the instructorcould grade or comment on will provide more of the kinds of practice they need to developexpertise. Second, helping students to learn how to assess and reflect on their state

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campus and meetweekly with their faculty advisors and most often use WPI laboratories and shops unless theproject requires use of special facilities at the sponsoring company. Company liaisons are availableto answer questions and guide the project, but do not typically work closely with the students on aday-to-day basis. Students present quarterly progress reports to their sponsoring companies.When students conduct projects at the sponsor’s site, technical advice is provided by the companyliaison. Thus, the liaison must not only have the requisite technical knowledge to guide theproject, but must also have an understanding of the educational objectives of the project program.Students must be allowed to work on the project as professionals, but

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wasadministered as specified in the accompanying directions. The proctor returns the completedexam to CDL by fax or mail.Laboratory courses must also be taken by distance learning students. The laboratory portion ofthe class is handled in one of two ways: the students travel to the campus to perform labs on twoor three intense weekends or, if they live near appropriate facilities, they may be able to completeall the experiments at their home location.Although the CDL plays a pivotal role in the video MSHP program, the course instructor isaccessible to the student. Contact may be made directly with the instructor or other facultymembers by telephone, e-mail, and fax.II. MSHP SpecificsAt Georgia Tech, the NRE/HP program is housed within the George W

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William Marcy; Marion Hagler; Juan Ramirez; Jose Tamborero

industry. Texas Instruments and other cooperating semiconductor companies,such as Applied Materials, have supported the development of a successful program insemiconductor product engineering at Texas Tech University. This master’s degree programincludes several specialized courses and laboratories that are not easily reproduced in theirentirety. For each student, it also includes a generous fellowship and an internship in thesemiconductor industry during which the student, faculty, and engineers in industry worktogether to identify an appropriate MS thesis topic and an appropriate person in industry to helpsupervise the thesis work.The dual-degree agreement between Prairie View A&M University and Texas Tech Universitypermits students to earn

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Session Number 1315 Experiential Learning Exercised Through Project Based Instruction Norman D. Dennis, University of ArkansasAbstract This paper describes the use of students with work experience as team leaders to promotepeer-to peer teaching and learning. This concept is employed in a senior-level design coursetitled Foundation Engineering. The course utilizes a scenario based semester-long designproblem as the major learning vehicle. The design problem requires the development of afacility; typically a shopping mall, office complex or hospital, that is set on a real 100-acreagricultural site owned by the University

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. Students are exposed to other research available on campusthrough weekly meetings and faculty seminars, and have opportunities to visit industry andnational laboratories. Planned social activities are available to all participants. At the end of theprogram, students present their work in an open forum Participating students seemed to have benefited greatly from the program. Eighty fivepercent of the students felt the conference answered their questions about graduate school. Moststudents commented that the program solidified their decision on pursing graduate studies and thatthe experience gave them practical and real world experience. Eighty three percent of studentsreported that they were more interested in attending graduate school after

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Lloyd Feldmann; Robert Hofinger

“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education”The adult student has a great wealth of experience to bring to the classroom that can addimmensely to the flavor and authenticity of the teaching environment. Workplace experience“brings home” the pressures of salary and career growth. The adult student’s experiences countfor as much as the teacher’s knowledge. As an example, there was an instance when I wasexplaining a piece of electronic equipment in the laboratory, only to have some students explainthat they have more modern equipment at their workplace. This encouraged me to update myknowledge base on that type of

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Session 93 Design of a Course in Semiconductor Device that Emphasizes Integration of Knowledge Maher E. Rizkalla and Charles F. Yokomoto Indiana University-Purdue University IndianapolisAbstract- A new approach to teaching a traditionally engineering science oriented, required seniorlevel course in semiconductor devices was used in our Department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering. The new approach is called Integration of Knowledge, which is also one of ourcampus principles of undergraduate learning. Utilizing SUPREM IV software the course alsointegrates

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Session 1815 Design of Structures: An Introduction to Civil Engineering Brenda Martin, J.P. Mohsen, PhD AMATROL, Inc./University of LouisvilleAbstractMany post-secondary schools are instituting freshman level engineering courses that utilize ahands-on teaching methodology so the students can relate to the highly theoretical courses theywill take later in their program. The difficulty many institutions are facing is in finding acomplete, compact, easy to use lab apparatus for teaching civil engineering concepts, such asstatics and concrete, and structures, such as bridges and

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© 2001, American Society for Engineering Eductaionthree years students spend in ECE, a representative writing assignment will be collected, so theportfolios can document any changes in writing over time. In the sophomore year, the writingsample comes from EE 208, Electronic Devices and Design Laboratory; in the senior year thepaper comes from EE 402, Design Projects, or EPICS (“Engineering Projects in CommunityService”). Also in the senior year, a post-test writing sample will be collected in order todocument the students’ anticipated improvement in written communication.By means of the writing samples, the portfolios, and the on-site availability of a communicationsspecialist, who also gives guest lectures on communications topics in various

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Mileta Tomovic

Session 2525 Integrating Product Optimization and Manufacturability in Graduate Design Course Mileta M. Tomovic Purdue UniversityAbstractAs CAD/FEA/CAM software tools are becoming increasingly user friendly and seamlesslyintegrated, it became feasible to use a number of them simultaneously in a senior/graduate leveldesign course in order to provide students with opportunity to experience all aspects of productdesign cycle, from concept design, product optimization, to manufacturability. In the past,teaching a hands-on laboratory

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driven by the ability to find informationand to apply theory to actual applications.This paper illustrates some uses of the Internet to bring current manufacturing technologyproblems to life in the classroom and also provide real world data gathering skills for thestudent. Classes in plastics manufacturing technology and in automation are used asexamples.Applications are presented using actual manufacturer’s literature to design industrial controlsystems and polymer manufacturing systems.This approach accomplishes several goals. • It teaches students how to locate data on actual equipment. • It facilitates an understanding of the theoretical principles taught in the classroom by applying it to problems involving commercially available

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Rafael Rodríguez-Solís; Lynn Carpenter; José Colom-Ustáriz; Russell Barton

Session 2632 A Novel Graphical Technique for Selection of a Robust Design Point José G. Colom*, R.R. Barton**, Lynn Carpenter**, Rafael Rodríguez Solís* *University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez/ **Penn State UniversityI. INTRODUCTIONThe concept of robust design was introduced by Genichi Taguchi, and popularized in the U.S.following his visit to Bell Laboratories in the mid-1980’s. Since this technique has becomeimportant in industry, the topic has been included in many undergraduate engineering statisticscurricula. Unfortunately, the experiment design and data analysis issues are complex

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instruction for download in .PDF format. U.S. Department of Energy NationalTeacher Institute In Materials Science & Technology (Pacific Northwest Laboratory).ALAN G. GOMEZAlan Gregory Gomez is currently an Engineering and Technology Teacher Madison West High School in Madison,Wisconsin. He also teaches one of the freshman engineering courses at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Hereceived his B.S. in Technology Education from the University of Wisconsin-Stout in 1995 and continues work on hisM.S. in education. He has taught in several locations including Fort Worth, TX, Minneapolis, MN and Madison, WI.Alan frequently holds state and national workshops to encourage and inform instructors and administrators about thebenefits and necessity of

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check these changes against expectations based onbandwidth considerations.This is in line with parts of Constructivist theory that is based upon enabling students tobuild increasingly complex scaffoldings of understanding upon their current scaffolding. TheZone of Proximal Development, (ZPD) which is the phase at which a task can be masteredgiven appropriate support. 24 Benson notes that “Vygotsky 23 claimed that the larger the zonethe better students will learn in school” 2 Matching leaning tasks within student’s ZPD is animportant part of the teaching process from a constructivist viewpoint.3. The B-Node ModelA new pedagogical model has been developed to enable students to compare and contrastPCs with different internal components using

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learning, as well as team and project management skill development, and is anefficient way to carry on a major design effort. In addition, the project provides engineeringresearch opportunities for one of the authors. The paper discusses the project organization indetail, and discusses the means and limitations of involving faculty and students from variousdisciplines in a broad integration of teaching, service to the profession and community, andresearch.I. IntroductionAltoona College is a regional campus of The Pennsylvania State University, located in south-central Pennsylvania. The campus serves a regional, statewide, national and internationalclientele, with about 3,800 students in several four-year programs as well as in the first two

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’ company can avoid costly over-designexpenses by developing a more robust impact theory and corresponding equation(s) to quantify the impact force onpiers, while using greater quality control in the prefabrication process. Prefabricated Piers is planning some fieldtests and extensive laboratory work on scale models and would like feedback on the validity of their equation, aswell as on the accuracy of collecting laboratory data.The link to real-life engineering practice:Your lab group functions as a consulting engineering firm, and the members of your group have received theattached memo from Ms. Seagraves requesting your assistance. Your group will work together to write a one-pagememo with attachments reporting to Ms. Seagraves the results of

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Vince Prantil; Joseph Musto; William Howard

Session 2793 Finite Element Analysis in a Mechanics Course Sequence William Edward Howard, Joseph C. Musto, Vincent Prantil Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractFinite element analysis has evolved from a specialized task to a mainstream design tool over thepast decade due to faster and cheaper computer hardware and user-friendly software. As a result,teaching the finite element method to a greater number of undergraduate students has become apriority for many engineering departments. At Milwaukee School of Engineering, a finiteelement analysis course in the Mechanical Engineering department has

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Walter Kaminski

Session 2526 FLUID MECHANICS FACILITIES AND EXPERIMENTS FOR THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENT Walter R. Kaminski Mechanical Engineering Technology Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA 98926AbstractThree novel experimental fluid mechanics facilities are described in this paper. Typical experimentsusing these facilities will also be discussed. The facilities are used in teaching the laboratorycomponent for a Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) fluid mechanics course

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Martha N. Cyr; Barbara Bratzel; Ben Erwin

Engineering Division Summer Meeting. June 21-25, WashingtonD.C.Cyr, M., Miragila, V., Nocera T., Rogers, C. A Low-Cost, Innovative Methodology forTeaching Engineering Through Experimentation. Journal of Engineering, Vol. 86, No. 2Erwin, B., Cyr, M., Osborne, J., Rogers, C.. Middle School Engineering with LEGO andLabVIEW. Proceedings of National Instruments Week August 1998, Austin, TX, EducationCategory.Portsmore, Merredith, ROBOLAB: Intuitive Robotic Programming Software to Support LifeLong Learning, APPLE Learning Technology Review, Spring/Summer 1999.Rogers, C.B., LEGO Building Blocks and LabVIEW Teach Laboratory Skills, InstrumentationNewsletter, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1996.BARBARA BRATZELBarbara Bratzel is a middle-school science teacher at Shady Hill

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Han Bao; David Dryer; Derya Jacobs; William Swart

, 4) provide experience for design of products in a virtual environment using 3D modeling and visualization, as well as planning, scheduling, control and implementation of a virtual product development project, 5) provide experience in constructing product prototypes, and 6) provide an understanding for the potential applications and limitations of current virtual product development tools.The course was offered as a 2 credit-4 hour laboratory course using tools and facilities availableat Old Dominion University. As part of an extensive distance learning capability, the Universityand the College use various distributed course delivery and communications tools withfunctionality including asynchronous message board, synchronous chat