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Lang Lee; Tamer Ceylan

process, it wasdecided to strengthen the design education at the junior level and to provide the needed designexperience in thermofluids to every graduate (an ABET requirement). To this end, the AppliedThermodynamics course was designated as the required design course in thermofluids tocomplement various senior design electives. The course was modified to have 50% engineeringdesign and 50% engineering science.Applied Thermodynamics (ME 3630) is the third course in a four-course thermal sciencesequence. It is preceded by Thermodynamics (ME 2630) and Fluid Dynamics (ME 3300), andfollowed by the Heat Transfer course (ME 3640). Since one of the major goals in integratingdesign throughout the curriculum is to show students the connection between

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Sarah Irvine; Mary Anne Lesiak; Andrea Prejean; Teresa Larkin-Hein

knowledge, but also provide an interesting way tomeet curricular standards. This integration of curriculum standards helped teachers acknowledgethe commonalities that exist between the content areas. In addition, this acknowledgmentprecipitated the observation that alternative methods of assessment could be used to measurestudent learning, while still meeting the school district’s objectives. Therefore, teachers couldstill feel they were "doing their jobs."An example model project prepared in advance of the workshop highlighted an integrated lessonon the study of petroglyphs. The model showed how students could learn about something ofinterest, while still achieving learning standards in mathematics, science, and the language arts.This model

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applications have been explored. In each application area mentioned above,curriculum was created and the classroom dynamics were suitably modified to takeadvantage of the Palm PDA capabilities in the lecture and laboratory. The objectives of this paper are to introduce Palm handheld technology to theeducator and highlight examples of successful integration of this technology into theclassroom environment. It is hoped that the reader will gain an appreciation of thepotential improvements offered by PDA technology in both learning effectiveness and inthe efficient delivery of instruction.2. Palm Handheld BasicsThe following sections describe the basic features of the Palm handheld and highlightselect software applications that are of interest to

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Shlomo Waks; C. Richard Helps; Stephen Renshaw; Barry Lunt

, Anderson Consulting, L3Communications and others all contributed helpful criticism and thoughtful input. They indicatedthat there was indeed a strong need for IT technical professionals. The response in both meetingswas enthusiastic. The overall feeling was that such a program was needed and that it should betechnical in nature. Professionals in this field should be able to integrate different computertechnologies. Several suggested that the program should include hardware and digital electroniccontent as well as software. Industry representatives have indicated to us that the needs for ITprofessionals exist and that the present needs of industry are being filled by re-training ElectricalEngineering, EET and Computer Science graduates with an

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level civil engineeringstudents, Business Fundamentals for Civil Engineering and Engineering Organizations. Bothof the courses are open to senior-level undergraduates as electives. The Business Fundamentalscourse is a required course for graduate construction management student. The EngineeringOrganizations course is an elective for graduate students. The focus of these courses is the studyof corporate level management issues through a combination of in-class lectures, case-studyanalysis, and the development of new engineering industry organizations. Although thesecourses do not replace the need for a broader integration of management into the engineeringcurriculum, the lessons learned from these courses may provide a starting point for

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toeffectively discuss someone else’s ideas… two basic needs for successful teamwork. With theincreasing role of group work in student learning, faculty have an increased responsibility to teachstudents how to collaborate successfully on group projects… in essence, ‘how to develop a wholethat is better than the sum of the parts’. The focus of this paper is on one aspect of teamcollaboration… the teaching and use of constructive feedback to discuss and evaluate each othersideas and/or projects as incorporated in the course ART 155 Residential Construction as part of aSchool Faculty Development Grant beginning during the 1999 school year, and continuing to thefollowing semesters.Furthermore, to truly reinforce in class instruction in constructive feedback

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Nicholas Cain; Julia McLees; Jason Bara; Gary Wnek; Bradford Crosby; Gary Huvard

engineering professors simply do not have the “generic problem solving skills andintegrated and structured knowledge of the engineering curriculum” cited by Rugarcia1 et al. as arequirement for teaching in an integrated fashion. The problem may actually be aggravated bythe movement of many departments to an interdisciplinary faculty comprising engineers,physical chemists, chemists, polymer scientists, and a world-renowned expert on the use of Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Education Page 6.266.7South African dung

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Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; David Huggins; Winston F. Erevelles

activities to create a world-class environmentfor manufacturing in southwestern Pennsylvania. These include:• Benchmarking and sharing the best in class that each institution has to offer by facilitating the adaptation of curriculum modules developed in one institution for use by the others.• Provide open access to each other’s facilities and seek opportunities to engage students in shared learning experiences.• Organize an annual academic-industry forum to foster peer learning among faculty, students, and industry and to provide opportunities for students to demonstrate mastery of technical, teamwork and communication skills in a professional setting.• Form a system of governance to better manage the academic/industry

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Ricardo Molina; Claudio da Rocha Brito; Melany Ciampi

Symposiums “Ingenieurpädagogik´2000”, 29., Biel-Bienne, 2000. Unique and Excellent: Ingenieurausbildung im 21. Jahrhundert. Biel-Bienne: IGIP, 2000. p. 716-721.4. Brito, C. da R.; Ciampi, M. M.; Molina, R. C. “Teaching with Research". In: Interamerican Conference onEngineering and Technology Education, 6., Cincinnati, 2000. Proceedings INTERTECH-2000. Cincinnati:INTERTECH, 2000. (in CD-ROM).5. Brito, C. da R.; Ciampi, M. M.; Molina, R. C. “Research as integrated part of an Engineering Curriculum". In:American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, 107., St. Louis, 2000. 2000 ASEE AnnualConference Proceedings. St. Louis: ASEE, 2000. (in CD-ROM).6. Brito, C. da R.; Ciampi, M. M.; Molina, R. C. “The Dynamic Engineering Education of SENAC

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David Silverstein

Program. Proceedings of the 2000 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. American Society for Engineering Education, (2000).4. Capece, V.R., Murphy, W., Lineberry, G.T., & Lykins, B. Development of an Extended Campus Mechanical Engineering Program. Proceedings of the 2000 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. American Society for Engineering Education, (2000).5. URL: http://www.che.utexas.edu/cache/survey.html; CACHE: Survey Results6. Davis, J., Blau, G., & Reklatis, G.V. Computers in undergraduate chemical engineering education: A perspective on training and applications. Technical report, CACHE Corporation. Draft 3.1. (1993).7. Kantor, T.J., Edgar, T.F. Computing skills in the chemical engineering curriculum

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William Callen; Steven Usselman

since its inception over a century ago. Changing technology, ofcourse, has provided much of the impetus for reform. But so, too, has the continually evolving context in whichengineers operate. The realms of business and government have simply refused to stand still. Those responsible fortraining engineers, if they wished to put their graduates in position to do meaningful work in the world, have had torevisit the curriculum from time to time with an eye toward preparing students to function in novel workingarrangements that reflect both changing economic circumstances and evolving social values. Perhaps never has this been so true than at present. Today’s engineering graduates enter a work environment fardifferent from the one their

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Marlin Viss; Murat Tanyel

engineering major aswell as a non-accredited engineering science major. Students in the engineering major may optfor either a mechanical or an electrical emphasis. As a result of the curriculum revision that hasrecently been implemented, students in the electrical emphasis have a number of class-electivesin their senior year. In the first semester the class chooses between Analog Circuit Design andDigital Signal Processing. This year's senior class was the first to have this choice and theydecided to go digital, inaugurating the full-semester offering of DSP. The textbook that theinstructor chose for this first offering was Orfanidis' Introduction to Signal Processing15. Thistextbook was chosen because of its good balance between theory and practical

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Ray Bachnak

Session 3649 Experiments in a Microprocessors and Microcontrollers Course Ray Bachnak Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiAbstractLaboratory experimentation is an essential component of a comprehensive learningexperience in engineering technology programs. In fall semester 2000, we developed andtaught Microprocessors and Microcontrollers, a required junior-level course in theControl Systems Engineering Technology program, by employing a set of software andhardware experiments. The purpose of the laboratory exercises is to introduce students tothe practical aspects of microprocessors and

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Daniel Raviv

-strategy in this case is “using feedback”. Feedback can be added to a systemor may be an integral part of it. Examples: Cruise control system of a car uses velocity feedbackto maintain a constant speed. Some eyeglasses adjust to the ambient light by changing the colorof the lenses.a7) Example for the Similarity strategyHow can sunflower seeds be separated from their shell? How can parts wrapped in protectivepaper be unpacked?An inventive (patent-based) solution to both problems is: place some quantity of the product intoa hermetic chamber. Slowly increase the pressure inside the chamber. Then abruptly let thepressure drop. This will result in an explosion that will split the product.a8) Example for the Experimentation strategyThis strategy refers

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April Wilson; David Ollis

. Thispace in "language immersion" left the students tired in the evenings. While bus service todowntown Lyon was good, the distance of dorms from center city limited weekdayevening social life and cultural possibilities. The largest benefit of the courses, asintended by CPE, was undoubtedly hearing technical French spoken in several subjects,and by several different speakers. b. French classes French classes were also an integral part of the daily curriculum. The Frenchinstructor tested all members on day one, discerned two levels of competence, andmanaged to provide conversation and pronunciation for the more advanced, while givingvocabulary and grammar as well to the less experienced. An invitation for an afternoon atthe

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programming language course is not required.Question 5 requested the system used if a programming language was not required. Question 6asked if arithmetic systems were used in two or more required courses in the curriculum, andquestion 7 enquired if a special course was used to make sure all students were proficient in thearithmetic system used.Question 8 was included in order to determine if a sophomore/junior-level engineering analysiscourse was required in the ME curriculum of the institution. Such a course would likely betaught by an ME faculty member and would emphasize algorithm applications (either in astructured programming language or an arithmetic system) of ME-oriented problems. Question9 asked if computer ownership was required by

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Spencer Brinkerhoff; III, Walter Hopkins; David Hartman

Page 6.511.8The instructors’ basic philosophy is that very, very little time is spent in lecturing. Most of thelearning is hands-on, and through exploration and interaction with other students. The studentsare developing confidence in their abilities to solve problems, to be independent learners, and towork as effective team members.End Notes1 Hartman, David E., and Debra Larson, “Design4Practice”, Proceedings of the 28th Israel Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Beersheva, Israel, June 2000.2 Howell, S., D. Larson, J. Hatfield, K. Collier, G. Hoyle, and G. Thomas, "An Integrated Engineering Design Experience: Freshman to Senior Level", Proceedings, ASEE Annual Conference, Anaheim, California, 1995.3 http://www.boeing.com

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Paul Givens; Anita L. Callahan

satellite willcontinue to be used to deliver college course work to students. It is believed that courses will bedelivered to the individual students at their home sites. The MSEM program will stay modern and be the program to assist engineers to bringtheir companies into the 21st Century. Engineering Management will help engineers in theglobalization of their products and their companies. The MSEM program will be enhanced byadding a doctorate degree and perhaps even a BSEM which is an ABET accredited degree. TheEngineering Management curriculum integrates well with the Industrial Engineering degrees andeach adds a synergistic effect than makes each degree better than if it were the only one. Management indicated that there are two key

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James Globig

DEVELOPMENT TEAMMany companies have or are moving toward the Cross-Functional Team (CFT) as the core oftheir organizational design. The advantages of CFTs are many 11, especially when applied tothose functions requiring high-level integration of diverse areas of expertise--such as ProductDevelopment. Because of the crucial role engineers play in the product development process,leaders of product development teams are frequently engineers. Additionally, companies thatemploy CFTs usually have done so in an effort to "reduce" middle management overhead andemploy the synergistic effects of teamwork, communication, and co-location of personnel.This puts the engineer as manager in the role of market manager, program manager, humanresources manager and

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P. Kelly Joyner; Teresa Larkin-Hein

more writing into the introductory physicscurriculum for non-majors by linking one section with an introductory college writing class.The course linkage was designed to provide more physics- and science-related writingassignments within the college writing class by linking them to material being covered in thephysics class. In addition, some of the assignments given in the college writing class directlyfollowed writing assignments given in the physics class, thus enhancing the course linkage.In the sections that follow, a description of each of the courses involved in this study will beshared. This description will be followed with a discussion of the curriculum developed to linkthe two courses. Information regarding assessment techniques will

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Robert Tener; Michael Winstead; Edward Smaglik

theoutcomes of student learning from the program of structured construction internships which are requiredfor the ABET-accredited, Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Engineering and Management atPurdue University.The term “internship” has a wide range of connotations in engineering education. In this study, and toextrapolate its conclusions, certain characteristics of an internship program and of the students’ status andexperience apply. An “effective internship” as used in this study is characterized by:a. Completing the internship assignment(s) is an integral component of the engineering degree program andconstitutes a significant educational objective of the program;b. The university takes an active role in the quality and the

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Paul Furth

1995 he joined New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, as an Assistant Professorof Electrical and Computer Engineering. He teaches courses in electronics and analog and digital integrated circuitdesign. His research interests include analog image processing and low-power circuit techniques. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education Page 6.261.7

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James Wood; Elaine L. Craft

engineering technology classrooms and make industry-education connections evenmore crucial to everyday learning. Interdisciplinary ATE faculty teams have visited 45companies ranging in size from 10 to 45,000 employees nationwide and have interviewed andobserved more than 80 technicians with a range of years of experience. ATE faculty membersreport that their research allows them to appropriately prioritize content coverage, makeinstruction more reality-based, and bring industry techniques, problems and solutions into theclassroom, better equipping students for the workplace.III. Curriculum components that support retentionThe SC ATE curriculum is itself designed as a retention strategy. An integrated, problem-basedcurriculum approach, matched

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David W. Elizandro; Jessica Matson

are the 2000 Criteria, which permit greater programflexibility because of the focus on a systematic approach to engineering program management.ABET 2000 Criteria allow much more flexibility in the curriculum. For example, qualitativefactors are more important than assigned credit hours to a particular subject area. Thecurriculum emphasis in the 2000 Criteria is on coverage of basic information rather than specificcourses. Instructional delivery methods and alternatives for evaluating learning are alsodifferent. ABET 2000 Criteria require a provision to evaluate learning and ensure thateducational objectives are satisfied. The curriculum must be considered an ABET curriculumand satisfy the industrial engineering Program Criteria. Specifically

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Macy Reynolds; Joseph Untener

ABET and thedepartment’s industrial advisory committees asking for better integration of writing with theengineering concepts, the department chose to go with a new plan for improving writing andputting writing as an explicit goal for all department courses.The matrix approachThe department’s discussions on technical writing instruction led to thoughts about developing anew approach to writing in engineering. Maybe some student learning did not need to becontained in a 15-week, classroom format. The university had a few years of experience with“Writing Across the Curriculum,” a thoughtful plan to implement writing as a focus throughoutthe total general education experience. Championed by a professor in the English department, itis an approach

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Mariano Savelski; Robert Hesketh; Kevin Dahm

movement towards the vertical integrationof design throughout the curriculum. Some of these initiatives are driven by the new ABETcriteria. This integration could be highly enhanced by an early introduction to processsimulation.Process simulation can also be utilized in lower level courses as a pedagogical aid. Thethermodynamics and separations area have a lot to gain from simulation packages. One of theadvantages of process simulation software is that it enables the instructor to presentinformation in an inductive manner without the need for time-consuming experiments. Forexample, in a course on equilibrium staged operations, among the concepts a student mustlearn are the optimum feed location. Standard texts such as Wankat (1988)5 present

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Vishnu Lakdawala; Oscar Gonzalez; James Leathrum Jr.; Stephen Zahorian

knowledge map has sufficient structure to capture a model ofeach student’s progression. It provides a graphical map of the concepts that a student haslearned and the degree of understanding for each concept. At the highest level, the knowledgemap represents the architecture of the entire curriculum. In the second level, the knowledgemap represents each course as an interconnection of modules. The third level gives thearchitecture for the module's concepts and their relations. The structure representing eachconcept will specify the types of questions that are relevant. An adaptive guidance system willthen be able to select a particular question from the question database depending on thestudent's current level of understanding. Grouped concepts will

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Richard Alexander; Jay Porter; James Ochoa; Rainer Fink

. An important questionthat must be continuously addressed is: how do engineering technology faculty, who live in anenvironment of research expectation, combine their classroom and laboratory teaching interestswith research interests? This paper will discuss a process for bringing together what manyfaculty feel is a dichotomy between teaching and research. How engineering technology facultymight develop a rewarding career in both teaching and research will be outlined.I. IntroductionMany engineering technology faculty in the United States are employed at universities whereresearch is an integral part of the university’s mission. Faculty performance at those schools ismeasured in various combinations within the triad of teaching, research and

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Elizabeth Coles

Session 2451 Sustainable Design in Engineering and Technology Education: A Multidisciplinary Model Elizabeth Coles Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, IN 46202AbstractThe current paper describes a model for integrating a sustainable design course that can be open toall students within an Engineering and Technology curriculum. It identifies the rationale for sucha course, topics covered in an introductory review of sustainable design issues, methods andlearning strategies useful in teaching in a multidisciplinary venue and associated criterion

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Xudong Yu; William White; Scott Smith; Keqin Gu; Jerry Weinberg; Cem Karacal; George L. Engel

, industrial engineering, and computer science, robotics can now play acentral role in the education of students in these disciplines. A critical obstacle to this goal,however, is the lack of familiarity that students in each discipline have for the other fields ofstudy, making a thorough understanding of overall robotics design principles quite difficult.This paper presents a model for multidisciplinary cooperation that alleviates this problem andelevates robotics to a potentially pivotal position in engineering education.I. IntroductionRobotics provides a comprehensive view of an integrated, fully engineered system. It affords aview of information processing from the microprocessor level up through the applicationsoftware, and it illustrates the