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, which will not be explored in thispaper will be to synthesize the various values and norms and from them identify the sharedbeliefs and assumptions that are the essence of the culture.REFERENCES1. Changing the culture: Engineering education into the future , ACT: Institution of Engineers Australia (1996).2. Taylor, E. & Yates, W., Nurturing Diversity in Electrical Engineering, paper presented at Women, Culture and Universities: A Chilly Climate?, Sydney :University of Technology Sydney (1995).3. Lucena, J.C. & Downey,G.L., Engineering cultures: Better problem solving through human and global perspectives? paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education

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Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, Amercian Society for Engineering EducationOver the past few years, interdisciplinary capstone projects have become more and morepopular as educators have begun to understand the great value that such projects offer totheir participants. Unfortunately, many opportunities for interdisciplinary capstoneexperiences are missed as projects that have historically consisted of single disciplinaryteams continue to draw upon students from a single discipline. However, by makingparticipation on multi-disciplinary teams a requirement, the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology is mandating that schools reassess their capstone programs.This is

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Page 6.1053.1concerning the engineering curriculum and stereotypes that regard aptitude for math and scienceProceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition CopyrightÓ 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationas masculine inevitably deter females from pursuing engineering or technical degrees2.Researchers have identified nine barriers to female enrollment in secondary level science,technology, and mathematics courses. According to recent studies, female students encountersuch barriers as lack of self-confidence, ineffective learning environments, lack of female rolemodels in science-related fields, and failure to recognize the relationship between sciencecourses and societal

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Page 6.549.1rates, it is obvious that there are some steps that can be taken to counteract the challenges of an “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”open-door policy for admitting students to college. Freshman Interest Groups (FIGs), tutoring,College 101 courses, and an intrusive advising program are some of the elements of the AccessPlus program at Missouri Western that have played a major role in the improvement of retentionrates of all students including ET students.This paper addresses some pros and cons of open-door policy, its impact on quality ofEngineering and Engineering Technology (ET

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Session 1547 Advising, the Key to Retention Thomas B. Slack, The University of MemphisAbstract--In the current environment, degrees in the fields of Engineering Technology are anincreasing choice of students. Here are time proven ways to retain those students once they havechosen such a path.Index Terms--Engineering Technology, Retention, AdvisingI. IntroductionAt the present time, many factors in the world contribute to the need for more technicalknowledge in the workplace. As networking technology, specifically web access grows to the300 million

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an amplifier). We decided to address this problem by creating a new Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationlecture/laboratory course to give students a hands-on exposure to and familiarity with electricityand electronics. The goal was to give our new students a practical background in the discipline(the fun and excitement that comes from building and using circuits) by giving them someknowledge, some familiarity with terms and units, and (we hope) a lot of motivation and interestin their field of study.This new course serves both students majoring in Electronic Engineering Technology (EET

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ofany computer-led training and little attention has been given to CBT until recently. Someinstitutions, including Stanford University, have turned to CBT as an alternative way totrain their technical staff, faculty and students, i.e. Stanford University1. CBT certainly istempting for program directors who run large information-technology programs. These ITprograms are responsible for IT fluency, which is a top national educational need2.Many institutions and computer science and engineering programs with lab components arestruggling with the following problems associated with introductory computing courses:Limited physical space (computer labs and classrooms); Limited access to physicalfacilities; Limited technical and technology support for

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Richard A. Kolk; Claudio Campana; Jun Kondo; Devdas Shetty

Session 2093 MECHATRONICS CURRICULUM DEMONSTRATOR - AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE Devdas Shetty1, Richard A. Kolk2, Jun Kondo3, Claudio Campana41 - Vernon D. Roosa Professor in Manufacturing Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT 06117, USA Tel: 860 768 4615, Fax: 860 768 5073, shetty@mail.hartford.edu.2 – Manager of Technology - Carrier Electronics Div., United Technologies Corp., Farmington, CT, 06034, USA, ric.kolk@carrier.utc.com.3,4 - Research Engineers, College of Engineering, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT 06117, USAAbstract:The University of Hartford mechatronic

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Session 1609 Design of a module for teaching/learning spectral analysis Natalie T. Smith, Julie E. Greenberg Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology/ Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAbstractThis work concerns the design of a module for teaching/learning spectral analysis with emphasison biomedical applications. The module design is based on the principles of the “How PeopleLearn” framework as embodied in the STAR Legacy model. This model

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other areas relevant to their own in order to improve on product development timeand increase probability of the initial product manufacturing success rate.In the past, one engineering department would pass their solution to another and then ontomanufacturing without thorough understanding of the requirements and limitations of thefollowing design/manufacturing step. The whole process was fairly slow, trial and error solutionswere common and manufacturability was not guaranteed the first time around. This has beenrapidly changing with advances in computer technology and computational tools. Initially, Page 6.615.1 Proceedings of the

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the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education As a university department we have access to the technology, training facilities and theconstruction experienced faculty to share our knowledge and testing labs with the VocationalCommunity, (be it K-12 or 2 year Technical Colleges.) Faculty at vocational institutions do nothave the funding for the well equipped testing labs as we do, and are thus at the disadvantage ofteaching only the lecture aspects of certain kinds of classes without the benefit of the experimentsto reinforce the technical concepts. This project is intended to address this shortcoming.This is especially

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encouraged to visit http://virtual.ime.calpoly.edu/vf/ to find more about the details of our accomplishments.IV. Pilot Implementation of Teaching Factory in Graduate IME CourseOne of the major activities of the Teaching Factory project took place in an experimental class in theIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) Department. In IME 526, Advanced Topics inManufacturing System Design, 12 graduate students from varied disciplines (Industrial Engineering,Integrated Technology Management, and Engineering Management Program) were formed intoteams to test the feasibility and the proof of concept for an operational Teaching Factory. Three IMEfaculty members, one computer network specialist staff, and a Management Information Systemsfaculty from

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integration of design and project development, a project is required ineach course. The ME program strongly encourage teamwork on a class project for courses in themajor. This allows students to develop a design portfolio starting from the freshman year [2].Project training continues through their capstone design course. The projects assigned to studentsare often combined with on-going faculty externally funded research. This aspect of programkeeps the students in touch with leading-edge technology and current research activities in thereal world. Page 6.255.2 Proceedings of the 2001American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

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holds degrees in Chemical Engineering and Computer Science, and is currently a Lecturerin the Department of EECS at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His research area is the application ofinteractive, immersive, 3-D computer display technology to the delivery and comprehension of scientific,engineering, and educational information. JBell@uic.edu, www.eecs.uic.edu / ~jbell, ( 312 ) 413-9054.H. Scott Fogler( Vennema Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ( 734 ) 763-1361,H.Scott.Fogler@umich.edu, www.engin.umich.edu / dept / cheme / fogler.html ) Dr. Fogler has over 150research publications, including "The Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering" ( the most used bookon this subject in the world ) and

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. Details will include thecurrent course teaching techniques as well as the revisions they have undergone. Assessmenttools employed in this environment will be identified. Information from student surveys, testingand security methods and overall goals of the web-based certificate itself will also be detailed.I. IntroductionThis paper presents the qualitative results of ten web-based course offerings in the BiomedicalElectronics Technology program in the Electrical Engineering Technology department. Thison-line teaching environment has distinctive issues. The most important focal points concerning distance teaching are: distance education typically requires more preparation time than traditional classroom teaching

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Martin Pike

Session 2268 Introducing Finite Element Analysis in Statics Martin Pike Purdue UniversityAbstractWhen new technologies are developed, often they are introduced to engineering and technologystudents at the upper baccalaureate or graduate level. Over time, as the technologies mature, theyare introduced to students and used by students earlier in the educational process. Such is thecase with finite element analysis (FEA). FEA up to now generally has been introduced toengineering and technology students at the junior or senior level. Recently, associate

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parts and programmed in the high-level NQC language using the Robolab RCX microcontroller module. As the semester proceeds,students tackle an array of interrelated problems that motivate the study of sensor signal process-ing, control, scheduling, and resource sharing. In a final project, the students tackle a distributedintelligence project in which an odometry-equipped robot communicates with a PC-based pro-gram that tracks the robot’s position. To encourage adoption by other electrical engineering andcomputer engineering programs, a detailed description of the required resources and their cost isincluded.IntroductionThere is no doubt that developments in microelectronics and computing technology in the last halfof this century have changed

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,science, engineering and technology (MSET) curricula at University of Maryland Eastern Shore(UMES) in an "out of classroom" active learning and exploratory research experience in the fieldof remote sensing and its applications. The project involves flying an instrumented payload on atethered blimp filled with helium to a height of upto 2000 feet. The payload includesmonochrome and color cameras attached with different band-pass filters, transmitters, and thepower supply for all on-board power requirements. The transmitters are used to transmit theacquired images to the ground where they are received at the ground station and displayed andrecorded on a Video-Cassette Recorder cum Television unit. The scientific objective of theproject includes

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Youki Terada; Pam Sirivedhin; Flora McMartin; Alice Agogino; Ann McKenna

at improving the integration between physics, math, and engineeringcourses. The reform efforts focused on using computer learning technologies as a mechanism tointegrate these curricula and to emphasize collaborative learning, small group work, and solving“real life” problems.In part, the GE grant reform efforts built on previous work done under the Synthesis Coalition 2.As an NSF funded engineering education coalition, Synthesis projects focused on reforming theundergraduate engineering curriculum to better meet the new ABET criteria. Some of theSynthesis projects included the creation of hands-on design and dissection courses 3, 4, the“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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of student lab reports andassessment of student outcomes.I. Description of the Mechanical Engineering Technology ProgramThe four year program attempts to orient graduates towards problem solving ability usingclassical theoretical methods coupled with computer analysis packages aimed at practicalapplication. These traits have been shown to be in high demand by industry.1 The first yearemphasizes basic mathematical, communication and experimental skills. A strong foundation ofstrength of materials is then established, leading to advance capabilities in the machine designsequence. Also, in the upper division the various specialties of mechanical engineering areinvestigated, leading up to the senior design project. A listing of the

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Session 2554 Creating a Truly Multidisciplinary Entrepreneurial Educational Environment John B. Ochs, Todd A. Watkins and Berrisford W Boothe Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics/Economics Department/Department of Arts and Architecture Lehigh University, Bethlehem PA 18015-3085AbstractIn our age of technological growth and change, the role of the engineer has evolved from lonespecialist to team player, from internally focused to globally aware, from reactionary toentrepreneur. The entrepreneur has created much of our social wealth. The characteristics of

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Jeffrey Newcomer

Session 3548 Development of Pneumatics-Based Fluid Power Laboratory Exercises Jeffrey L. Newcomer, Ph.D. Engineering Technology Department Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 98225-9086AbstractThis paper describes four pneumatic laboratories used in a Fluid Power class in the EngineeringTechnology Department at Western Washington University. These laboratories introducestudents to the fundamentals of pneumatic components and control of pneumatic circuits, as

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Judith Waalen; Malgorzata Zywno

Page 6.994.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationmultimedia presentations and Internet access. To take advantage of this, the first author developedan extensive set of hypermedia materials for the use in the course. In the literature, hypermedia isdefined as a combination of hypertext and multimedia. Developed lecture materials consist ofHTML pages with graphics, animations, and JavaScript interactivity. The presentations also useembedded video clips and Java Applets to help visualize concepts in control theory, and to showbehaviors of real-life systems. Presentation technology also allows

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Sara Soderstrom; Chris Lorenz; Michael Keinath; Donald D. Carpenter

Carpenter is a doctoral candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan. He iscurrently serving as Secretary of the ASEE Student Chapter. Don received his B.S.E. in Civil Engineering fromPurdue University in 1993 and his M.S.E. in Civil Engineering at Oregon State University in 1996. Don has servedas an adjunct professor at Lawrence Technological University and at Jackson Community College. Page 6.1088.5 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”

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with one another. The case is quite different when it comes to technologyprograms. Most colleges can not develop courses and programs in certain areas of technology.In particular, programs in photonics and related technologies require substantial start-up costs.These costs are prohibitive for many institutions especially in light of the relatively small numberof students these programs would serve. Another factor is the requirement for laboratories inmany science and technology courses. Laboratory exercises involving real equipment in real Page 6.391.1 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

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Denny Davis; Larry McKenzie; Steve Beyerlein; Michael Trevisan

Session 2625 Enhancing Scoring Reliability in Mid-Program Assessment of Design Denny Davis, Michael Trevisan, Larry McKenzie Washington State University Steve Beyerlein University of IdahoAbstractFor the past six years, faculty across Washington State have worked to define and measuredesign competencies for the first two years of engineering and engineering technology degreeprograms. A three part performance-based assessment to assess student design capabilities at themid-program level was developed for this

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Session 1475 New Kids on the Block – Tips for the First Few Years MaryFran Desrochers Mechanical Engineering Technology, Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractThis paper is a “Top Ten” summary of suggestions for successfully starting a new teachingposition, written by a new engineering educator. The paper covers topics of concern for newfaculty and suggestions for “making the grade” inside and outside the classroom. Major areas ofdiscussion include: having a life outside the work environment, attitude (yours and theirs),volunteering, and classroom expectations.Starting a new job can be a

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Session 1874 VB for Control & Instrumentation Program W. Feng, A. Gomez-Rivas Engineering Technology Department University of Houston-Downtown One Main Street Houston, TX 77002Abstract:This paper assesses the unique role of Visual Basic (VB) in the curriculum developmentfor a four-year degree program in Control & Instrumentation Engineering Technology. AVB program is presented which was developed in-house and has been used todemonstrate the fundamentals of control system theory

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the experiences of the author as faculty in his department have begun to implementstandards-based changes to curriculum and changes in pedagogy designed to produce studentswho can be successful whether they decide to enter industry or to continue their education.Included is information about three National Science Foundation grants that have providedsupport for the process.1. IntroductionWake Technical Community College (WakeTCC) is a fairly large (8000 FTE) two-year collegein Raleigh, NC. The math faculty has worked closely with people in industry and with faculty inthe engineering technology division to provide mathematics and physics courses to meet theneeds of students.2. The Need for Change"We never had that." You've probably heard this

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promoteeducational innovation and to encourage the use of technology in instruction. It also encouragesteam work and design projects.This paper discusses the development of the modules and the rationale for choosing the examplespresented. The modules will be available via World Wide Web and will be downloadable via FTP.II. The Design ProcessIn a modern mechanical-engineering curriculum, design projects will typically be located in severalcourses throughout the curriculum; however, these will typically be small in scope until the capstoneproject course is taken. Similarly, while design is discussed throughout the curriculum, the designprocess is often not covered in a comprehensive manner until the capstone design project. Ideally,the students will have