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Resit Unal; Andres Sousa-Poza; Paul Kauffmann

private sector expectations. Exhibit 3 Expectation for Cost / Budget Analysis Cost / budget analysis - I am expected to estimate, analyze, or prepare cost information for operating or project budgets. Public Sector Private Sector Statistical significance Always or frequently 44% 30% Sectors not different Seldom or never 56% 70%Organizations that involve engineering and technical personnel in business planning andapplication of financial analysis tools should have methods that are clearly understood

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Anna Phillips; Charles V. Camp; Paul Palazolo

necessary to understand forces and limited engineeringprinciples.Instruction in the program was based on cognitive principles of active and collaborative learning,and, in addition to the technical skills, students were exposed to technical writing strategies andcommunication skills. The assessment plan included pre/post surveys, student and instructorjournals, and an exit skills test. A longevity follow-up study is planned for the spring 2001semester.Results were overwhelmingly positive from the program’s administrators, instructors, andstudents, and tips for generalization of the program with recommendations for improvement areincluded.I. What is the Joy of Engineering Program About?The pilot program for The Joy of Engineering Summer Program was

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Joan A. Burtner

year, and 4) continuedcommunication with campers through e-mail or phone. The program targets 5th, 6th and 7th gradegirls and features a tiered-mentoring process that is designed to match campers with high schoolstudents, college students, and college faculty who excel in science, mathematics and/orengineering. The mentors work in both camps and continue their mentoring activities throughoutthe following school year. The Central South Summer Camp evaluation plan, which includesqualitative and quantitative measures, will be used to assess program effectiveness and to helpdetermine if girls who participate in this program have developed a sustained interest in math,science or engineering.Introduction It is commonly accepted that we need

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Fred Lee; Connie Dillon; Arthur Breipohl

lieu of providing another service,say ancillary services, because they are able to choose the type of service they’ll provide tomaximize profit in a competitive market.The importance of these considerations will intensify the need for power system plans andresource schedules that incorporate the best engineering and financial principles and practices.Both scheduling and planning require the integration of engineering knowledge about thephysical characteristics of the generators and financial knowledge about the financial tools thatcan be used to aid in power production and delivery. For example, if a company acquires a leaseof a generator for a period of time, it will probably reduce the risk if the company also shorts aforward contract for

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Ted Aanstoos; Steven Nichols

, theseprofessional skills are taught on-the-job by mentoring, “stand and deliver” instruction,correspondence, computer-based instruction, etc. Such internal training may require severalmonths of a new engineer’s first year on the job.In a recent course in Engineering Professional Responsibility, student teams were assigned asemester research project in which they were tasked to 1) Analyze their own four-yearcurriculum in comparison to other Universities, 2) Determine the preferred set ofknowledge/skills/abilities at the entry level for the job they plan to seek, and 3) Plan thesupplemental education (through seminars, short courses, certificate courses, etc) required to“bridge the gap.” In researching for this project, student teams were encouraged to

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Mohammad Zaharee; Gregory Neff; Susan Scachitti

Session 2647 Closing the Loop: The Difference between Making Improvements and Continuous Improvement Gregory Neff, Susan Scachitti, and Mohammad Zahraee Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IndianaAbstractCriteria1 published by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology TAC of ABET are continually changing. In preparing for a TACof ABET accreditation visit, many engineering technology faculty and administrators are hardpressed to distinguish between a list of useful improvement initiatives and a continuousimprovement plan. This

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Maria Reyes; Jennifer Adair; Barry McNeill; Mary Anderson-Rowland

with the TCC.She had been serving on TCC’s Business and Education Committee chaired by a localindustry representative. Together they discussed the OMEP’s placement concerns. Theyconcluded that collaboration between the TCC and OMEP SBP would be mutuallybeneficial.The OMEP Director and the TCC’s Business and Education Chair called a meeting of thePresident of the Tempe Chamber of Commerce, the Chairman of the Board, the VicePresident of Membership Development, and the engineering faculty advisor for MEP’sSBP. The initial meeting was called to introduce the group to the past effects of the SBPand its potential to increase the number of minority engineers in the communityworkforce.Before the meeting, the OMEP director collaborated and planned

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Paul King

; Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationIn planning this course, there were just a few considerations in the lecture sequence. The courseplans called for both Excel and MATLAB analyses of electrocardiograms, this work was to berelegated to classes after the basics of Excel and MATLAB were covered in the requiredIntroduction to Computing course mentioned above. Other portions of the class sequence thendepended on the authors’ ability to get guest speakers to cover specific areas of interest to thecourse, the remainder of the course material was then filled by the instructor who has devoted aportion of his career to EKG analysis (Skylab flights, more recently EKG studies on mice in aPharmacology

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Neal Armstrong; Steven Nichols

• Students with interest in working in small businessInternal GuidanceThe College organized a Task Force consisting of engineering faculty as well as externaladvisors10 to examine the question. In addressing the question of EngineeringEntrepreneurship, the Task force sought guidance from the Strategic Plans both of theCollege and of departments. These strategic plans were previously developed by faculty withthe input and guidance of "customers" of the College and the Departments.Not surprisingly, the various strategic plans (department and College) shared core elements,but each department had its own emphasis. For the purposes of this paper, the discussionwill be limited to looking at the Strategic Plan of the Department of Mechanical

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Karen Davis

modifications were initiated in the Electrical Engineering (EE) and ComputerEngineering (CompE) senior capstone courses in Fall 1999. The improvements include a regularweekly class meeting guided by senior advisors (one EE and one CompE professor), emphasis onteam projects, and systematic and incremental writing deadlines.The Fall term is now devoted to the formation of teams and the writing of a complete designreport. A rigorous schedule of due dates allows feedback on writing as well as content. Theweekly writing assignments include requirements, specifications, multiple levels of designdiagrams, a task/effort matrix, a task timeline, and a testing plan; additional writing assignmentsinclude a statement of how ABET concerns such as health, safety

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Eli Fromm; Jack McGourty

strategies to support each of the six major objectives.The next planning activity was for each partner institution to work through an internal committeeto identify specific strategies that would be implemented in order to support the achievement ofthe six coalition-wide objectives. Driven by the Dean and the Governing Board Member, eachinstitution worked with faculty and the assessment coordinator to identify and define whatstrategies and actions would be taken in support of each major objective. For each strategy, ameasurable outcome and assessment method was identified. In some cases, outcomes weredifferentiated by time - short vs. long-term targeted accomplishment. The result of this secondstep was a documented set of institutional strategies to

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Marvin McKimpson

Page 6.786.1 Copyright @ 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationmanufacturing. The 1999 Manufacturing Education Plan developed by the Society ofManufacturing Engineers, for example, reported that newly-hired graduates working asmanufacturing engineers or manufacturing technologists were found to perform “below” or “wellbelow” employers’ expectations in a number of key professional and technical areas.1 Some ofthe most important areas identified are summarized in Table 1. Table 1. Percentage of New Manufacturing Engineer/Technologist Hires Performing Below or Well-Below Employers Expectations Professional Areas

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

Annually Measure the "Coverage" of the Objectives (A Matrix) 3 Formally Document Subjective Impressions and Ideas for Improvement (Every-Course-Every-Year) 4 Measure the "Coverage" of the Objectives in Greater Detail Every 3 Years (3 Year Matrix) 5 Alumni SurveyOver the last several years, a plan was developed by the members of the department to provide aframework for continuous improvement of our curriculum. The first step was the articulation ofdepartmental goals. This was a key factor in the rest of the process. Overall there are threeforms that faculty must fill out, an ongoing alumni survey, information from the Fundamentals ofEngineering Exam, and placement information. A

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. The scenario provides the basic functionalrequirements of the facility and a topographic map, which roughly delineates the propertyboundaries. Student teams are responsible for developing a functional site layout, planning asubsurface exploration program, selecting and designing shallow and deep foundations, locatingand designing retaining walls, and synthesizing all activities into a comprehensive geotechnicalreport to a client. The problem is completely open-ended, allowing the students to use asubstantial amount of individual creativity in their designs. However, the open nature canoverwhelm students who have no exposure to land development activities. To combat this,design teams of 3 or 4 students are selected on the basis of pairing

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Andrew Scanlon; Andrea Schokker

underway at Penn State University to integrate coursework in the areasof structural analysis, structural design, geotechnical engineering, and engineering materials. Thegeneral approach is to develop a theme project for which different aspects are covered in severalrelated courses. This paper describes the activities underway to integrate material in ourstructural analysis and structural design courses, as well as a plan to assess the impact of theapproach.I. IntroductionUndergraduate civil engineering curricula typically cover structural analysis and structural designin different courses. Analysis is often covered first with design being covered in later courses. Asa result students often do not see clearly the relationship between analysis and

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Scott D. Baldwin

Session 2425 A Successful Process Approach To Electronic Device Design Scott Baldwin Electrical Engineering Technology, Oklahoma State UniversityAbstractThis paper details the techniques and workflow methodology used in the instruction of anElectronic Circuit Design course. This course requires students with little to no designexperience to select a project, plan the work to be accomplished and then complete several keymilestones until a complete, packaged product is the end result. This course is targeted forsophomore and junior level

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N.J. Salamon; Renata Engel

subject in order to model phenomena. • Learning the application of theory in order to understand its purpose in engineering. • Learning to gather, filter and sort data in order to use it meaningfully. • Learning skills to work in teams, develop a coherent plan, organize and subdivide a project, formulate solutions and make decisions in order to write reports and communicate results. • Learning how a course fits into the broad scheme of engineering in order to plan a career.B. How? (Is Learning Accomplished)How is learning accomplished today? Here we list common modes of teaching and learningpracticed in the contemporary engineering classroom. • Lecture: although de-emphasized, it remains the most efficient means of

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Michael Carter; Sarah Rajala

be: • consistent with the mission of the institution. They should reflect pertinent parts of the mission statements and long-range plans of the university, college of engineering, and department. • consistent with the needs of key constituencies. They should address the concerns of the major stakeholders in the program, such as students, employers, industry advisory boards, etc. • comprehensive. They should be broad and overarching, providing a vision for the whole program. • consistent with the other EC2000 criteria. They should be compatible with the language of Criterion 1 and Criteria 3-8. • clearly defined. They should be delineated with enough detail to make

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Alexandre Botari; Claudio da Rocha Brito; Melany Ciampi

.- Analytical Geometry: Vectors; Lineal dependence; Bases; Product to climb; Vectorial product;Cartesian coordinates; Translation and rotation; Straight line and plans; Distance and angle;Polar, cylindrical and spherical coordinates; Conical; Reduced equations of the quadraticsurfaces; Vectors; Plans, straight line and spheres in the and 3; Vectorial spaces andtransformations of coordinates; Head offices, decisive, and lineal equations; Transformationsortogonals and rotations in the space of 3 dimensions.- Equations Differential: Introduction; Equations Differentiate Lineal of 1a. Order andapplications; (Equations of Bernoulli and Ricatti); Equations Differentiate Lineal of 2a. Order;Equations Differentiate Lineal of order n; Systems of Equations

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Devdas Shetty

organization tries to optimize the distinctiveness of the product for Strategic Company Goals Market Need, Problem Concept Definition Generation Feasibility Product R&D Design Prototype, Life Cycle Process Planning

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Thomas Mason; Arthur Western

humanities and social sciencerequirements, and it has been a popular elective, especially for technical students withsome entrepreneurial interests. The objectives for the course are: • Describe the role of the entrepreneur in society • Describe the importance of entrepreneurial behavior in organizations of all sizes and types • Identify traits and behaviors needed for successful entrepreneurship • Use tools of economic analysis to analyze opportunities and efforts • Apply the knowledge of the basic aspects of a business plan • Communicate effectively in written and oral reports • Describe sources of capital, talent and other resources for entrepreneurship • Maintain a sense of fun and perspective about

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Carolyn Clark; Prudence Merton; Jim Richardson; Jeffrey Froyd

terms of faculty development and facility costs. Pilots should be planned both to study the proposed improvements as well as to support eventual adoption across the entire college.• Building support for curricular improvement within and beyond the College of Engineering required significantly more design and effort than anticipated by the change leaders. Based on the interviews, building support requires widespread communication, selection of influential faculty, political strategizing and assessment data. Communication plans require substantial up-front investment in addition to the Page 6.423.1 efforts required to

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Joseph J. Delfino

plans forimplementing the World Water Vision over the next 25 years are discussed. It is clearthat many areas of the world are facing a water “crisis.” The vision’s goal is to providewater security for the world’s citizens in the 21st Century. Several goals include insuringthat every person has access to enough safe water at affordable cost [which implies adrive toward water privatization on a global scale], and that water resources are protectedand improved. The task is challenging and the funding requirements to meet the goalswill be enormous. To date, the engineering component of the process of transforming“the vision to action” has not been fully described. This paper will analyze the WorldWater Vision from an environmental engineering

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Lynn Nored; David Compton

industry experience is through mentoring designprojects. At OC, no engineering student may graduate without completing a three-semestersystems design project. Project teams composed of electrical and/or mechanical students workthrough the difficulties of planning a project. They must plan a schedule and a budget, writestatus memos, and present reports to the rest of the college. During their presentations, they mustanswer questions submitted from an audience that includes professors and their peers. This isrigorous project designed to emulate the reality of industry.II. IntroductionThe founders of the engineering program intended to prepare every engineering student to enterthe workforce with the skills to be immediately productive, professional

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Vascar Harris; Eric Sheppard

AfricanAmerican aerospace engineering B.S. degrees in some years. Given this information, thedepartment is making plans for its future.I. IntroductionThere has been much discussion of the under-representation of African Americans in the field ofengineering, and both causes and effects have been analyzed. References 1 and 2 are examplesconcerned with retention issues that are particularly relevant to this paper. Some of the keyissues identified in these references are the importance of financial aid resources and thecomplexity of addressing minority retention rates that lag far behind the retention rates of non-minorities. In response, many universities across the country set up programs to help recruit andretain underrepresented groups. This under

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Luces Faulkenberry

proposed association was to encourage dialogue and forge linkages among allelectrical and electronics technology teachers at all of the institutions in the greater Houston andGulf Coast region.MethodsAn internet search resulted in several sites that dealt with starting a nonprofit organization. Onesite4 provided questions and answers as well as referencing books available about startingnonprofit organizations. A very complete site, written by Carter McNamara6, contained manydetailed instructions on starting nonprofit organizations as well as writing strategic plans for alltypes of organizations. McNamara points out that the very first steps of starting a nonprofitorganization are a very clear mission statement, stating what kind of a nonprofit

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April Wilson; David Ollis

5eager to participate in the program, although the students’ projects did not advance theadvisors’ work. These faculty suggested that the students could have benefited fromhaving more time to research their topic area and prepare their presentation. A sentiment expressed by the French professors and project advisors was that theydesired to have received information earlier about the students’ academic backgrounds.The selection of the NCSU students was completed only about two months before thecommencement of the program; future programs will feature an earlier selection process.. To help the CPE organizers plan the program for next year, they should beprovided copies of the students’ transcripts and resumes with course descriptions

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Gouranga Banik

; Exposition Copyright2001, American Society for Engineering Education"formwork. The collapse of a temporary structure during construction involves a high risk ofserious injuries, deaths and substantial property loss. A clear understanding of the design oftemporary structures is a critical function not only for the designers but also for developers,contractors, suppliers of construction equipment, inspectors and all users of temporary structures.These temporary structures may pose substantial challenges for the contractors since the projectsdesign professionals rarely mention them in the project documents. The lack of clear design, planand specifications for these structures leaves a large number of choices open to the contractor.Since no typical plan

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William Jordan; Debbie Silver; Bill B. Elmore

-based experiences are planned collaboratively with graduatestudents and instructors and are evaluated for application to classroom settings.During the development of the course considerable care was used in the planning of instruction, Page 6.1107.2use of instructional materials, and evaluation of practices suitable for teaching elementary and “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2001, American Society for Engineering Education”secondary school students. Methods for teaching science, mathematics and engineering contentto elementary and

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Philip McCreanor

focused on why they were learning atopic, the project based teaching format also produced a just in time teaching format.This paper will present the project used to teach the hydraulics class, a qualitative analysis ofhow the use of project-based teaching affected this class, and modifications planned for the nextoffering of the course. Suggestions for the design of projects will also be presented.1.0 IntroductionHydraulics is currently taught as one-half of a 3-credit course in the Environmental EngineeringProgram at the Mercer University School of Engineering. The topics covered include fluidproperties, fluid pressure, forces on submerged surfaces, fluid flow in pipes, pipelines, pipenetworks, and pump design and selection. The first semester