Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Trevor Hassall; Jose Arquero; John Joyce; Ian Robinson; Michael Bramhall

engineers. The outcomes werepublished in a new edition of SARTOR (Standards and Routes to Registration) in 19975. Thisintroduced many changes, many of which are not relevant to this study but one of thefundamental new features was an explicit requirement for accredited programmes to develop andassess student transferable skills within the curriculum: “All accredited engineering courses must provide for the personal and professional development of students. As all engineering students will not necessarily seek careers in engineering, the emphasis should be on personal development” 5.It would be good to think that the focus on communication skills over the last 20 years, to meetthe accreditation requirements of the professional body

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Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Naomi Gomez; Jan Rinehart; Robin Autenrieth; Karen Butler-Purry; Angie Hill Price

greater appreciation. Several expressed surprise at therange of engineering evidenced in everyday life. When asked if the E3 experience would impacttheir teaching, all responded positively. Several felt that they could better explain to the studentswhy they were learning certain skills, while others planned to integrate engineering into theirteaching methodologies. The teachers were supported by the community of peers that was builtduring their experience. Cross-curriculum development and diversity were mentioned asbenefits. Many felt that the community could be sustained after the end of the summer program.Follow up plans include visits to the schools of the participating teachers. One participant hasbeen invited back to work on a NSF funded

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

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Linda Katehi; Leah Jamieson; Katherine Banks; Kamyar Haghighi; John Gaunt; Heidi Diefes-Dux; Robert Montgomery; William Oakes; P.K. Imbrie; Deborah Follman; Phillip Wankat

compete and be leaders in the future workplace, our graduates must have aworld-class engineering education, be equipped with the latest technical knowledge and tools,and have adequate understanding of the social, economic, and political issues that affect theirwork. Engineering graduates need to be significantly better prepared to deal with informationretrieval, integrating knowledge, and synthesis. They must be able to take a holistic approach toproblems involving complex and ambiguous systems and scenarios and employ creative andcritical thinking skills. In an increasingly global marketplace, our graduates are and will beexpected to work on multinational teams, have a global perspective, and be culturally andlinguistically literate. They must

Conference Session

Innovations in Systems Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Turner Stuart; Cary Fisher; Jason Bartolomei

organizedmanner. In less than a year the systems engineering major was in place with over 30 studentsenrolled. This paper will present the entire developmental process, describe the major in detail,and discuss how a systems engineering framework can be used to easily meet all ABET GeneralCriteria.Introduction: While various authors advocate many formal definitions of “system”, a system may be definedas an integrated composite of people, products and processes that provide a capability to satisfy astated need or objective. Using this definition as a starting point, Academy professors formed aninterdisciplinary tiger team and applied the systems engineering process to determine customerrequirements and constraints, evaluate curriculum alternatives, and

Conference Session

TIME 1: Controls

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2004 Annual Conference

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John-David Yoder; Michael Rider; Juliet Hurtig

Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Session 1166Bibliography[1] Faste, R., B. Roth, and D.J. Wilde, “Integration of Creativity into the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum,”ASME Resource Guide to Innovation in Design Education, Cary A. Fisher, Ed., American Society of MechanicalEngineers, New York, 1993.[2] Carroll, Douglas R., 1997. Integrating Design into the Sophomore and Junior Level Mechanics Courses,Journal of Engineering Education. 86(3):227-231.[3] Ribando, Robert J. and Edward A. Weller, 1999. The Verification of an Analytical Solution: An ImportantEngineering Lesson, Journal of Engineering Education. 88

Conference Session

Forum for Nontraditional Engineering Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

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Dave Wangrow; Doug Tougaw

receiving approval for this project from the departmental faculty, the Dean of Engineering, and the Provost, the ECE department chair began to work with Mr. Wangrow to design the new course. It was decided that the most beneficial strategy would be to present an overview of the field, since Mr. Wangrow’s professional experience spanned many aspects of the design of cellular phone infrastructure. Also, because of his extensive business background and the importance of economic constraints in the cellular phone industry, it was decided that the business aspects of the industry would be integrated throughout the course. This decision also embraces the recommendations of engineering educators who urge the integration of real-world problems and non

Conference Session

Student Teams & Active Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

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Chris Daubert; Steven Peretti; Paula Berardinelli; Deanna Dannels; Chris Anson; Lisa Bullard

first course in the curriculum to requirecollaborative writing and oral presentations, so team management and interpersonal dynamicswithin the team structure are integral parts of the instructional material. The senior capstonedesign course in chemical engineering provides students with a realistic experience of industrialpractice in process design. At NCSU, this often involves industrial sponsorship and mentoringof projects that require a multidisciplinary student team. This presents the students with uniqueteaming, writing and speaking challenges as they attempt to transcend genre-specificcommunication norms to produce coherent and effective documents and presentations. The paperwill report the research findings and assessment results of this

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in BAE

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ann Christy

Renaissance learning and poetry contests in biological and agricultural engineering Ann D. Christy The Ohio State UniversityAbstractA “Renaissance” man or woman can be characterized by a balanced life, well-rounded interests,and a facility in both arts and sciences. Such integration and balance can be difficult to attainamidst higher education’s culture of specialization, fragmentation, and compartmentalization.Changes in ABET make it more apparent that engineering educators and students can learn fromthe example of people such as Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) who was both an engineer and anartist, known for his

Conference Session

Innovation in Continuing Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Martin Cala; Jaymin Patel; Ganesh Kudav; Burke Davis

partners. Highlighted in this paper is what is hoped to be the first of many state-of-the-art centers,the Hydraulics Research and Education Center at Youngstown State University. With generousdonation from Parker Hannifin Corporation, curricular innovations are being brought to theforefront of pedagogical advancement.1. INTRODUCTION The Parker Hannifin Hydraulics Research and Education Center at Youngstown StateUniversity is a prime example of integrating an industry-sponsored program with curricularinnovation. Such a center, described below, provides the opportunity to design and developmulti-disciplinary experiments and creates project opportunities for students both in thelaboratory and in the field. Furthermore, it sets the

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 1

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2004 Annual Conference

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Elise Barrella; Keith Buffinton

project/group presentation (which incorporates both teamwork and communication skills) and the lectures from outside speakers were deemed the mostbeneficial parts. A ’00 graduate described the group project as the “lynch pin” of the program,providing participants with “real-life experience on an actual business case in a restricted timeperiod.” A ’95 graduate admitted that while the group work was the most frustrating part, it wasthe most beneficial in the long run because it “forced us to integrate the principles we werelearning into a real life example.” Another ’95 graduate found the lectures most beneficial“because it struck a desire for continuous learning in business and leadership.” An interestingcomment from a ’99 graduate was that

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2004 Annual Conference

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Paul Steif

Curriculum” Proceedings of the 1997 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 1997. 13. Cronin, P.J. “ A simple problem which students can solve and check using an inexpensive calculator ”, Proceedings of the 2000 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2000. 14. Baker, J. R., Capece, V. R., Lee, R. J. “Integration of Finite Element Software in Undergraduate Engineering Courses” , Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2001. 15. Pike, M. “Introducing Finite Element Analysis in Statics”, Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Rodger Dalton; Paul Klenk; Gary Ybarra

-3 hours a week of teaching in class, these stipendsinclude an expected commitment of 10 hours/week. This time includes regular training classesand meetings, but most importantly it covers preparation time. The program PI, Dr. Gary Ybarra,together with the Fellows, design the curriculum and projects, which tend to take a lot of timedue to the nature of the projects. It is important for the Fellows to practice building the projectsin advance, so that they are familiar with the materials and methods they will be teaching in class.Often, a project that seems straightforward will be proven otherwise when actually attempted. Insuch cases, the project may be modified prior to trying it in the classroom, but only if it has been

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Tim Ameel; Ian Harvey; Bruce Gale

and upper-level undergraduates from multiple disciplines, who have virtually noknowledge of the microscale and nanoscale engineering and science field, with the ability todesign and fabricate complete microscale and nanoscale systems.I. Introduction The development of a formalized educational program in microsystems engineering atthe University of Utah was motivated by an NSF Integrative Graduate Educational and ResearchTraineeship (IGERT) grant in the general area of microsystems engineering with a focus onthermal fluid systems and phenomena. A required sequence of three interdisciplinary technicalcourses has been developed for the formalized educational component of the traineeshipprogram. Designed to be taken in series, these

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Veekit O'Charoen; Teresa Hall

Engineering EducationToolTRAIN© PlusThe original concept to develop the courseware evolved from an interest in coursewareapplications for manufacturing technology curriculum.3 There were no courseware tools foundfor tooling and fixture design applications available for educators and the project to fill this voidwas initiated. ToolTRAIN© Plus is the most recent version of this courseware. The followingtable shows the mechanism software behind ToolTRAIN©. Software Package Function  Macromedia Authorware 6 Authoring System  Pro/ENGINEER WildfireTM Solid Modeling

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2004 Annual Conference

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William J., Jr. Park; Elizabeth A. Stephan; Benjamin L. Sill; Matthew Ohland

sensors), therelative performance of students conducting sensor-based laboratories will help isolate thepedagogical benefit of using the sensors. It is also clear that the sensors are particularly useful incases where no parallel educational design can be devised—situations in which it is either notpossible to collect enough data quickly without sensors or in which dynamic measurement can beused to provide additional information regarding even an apparently static problem. The use ofsensors to measure rapidly changing quantities is well known, and marked the widespreadintroduction of computer-based instrumentation into the curriculum decades ago. Themeasurement of quantities that are difficult to measure without sensors is also well

Conference Session

Building Bridges with Community Colleges

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2004 Annual Conference

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Gordy Skattum; Clifford Mirman

mustprovide educational programs, there is an overriding need to provide accessibility to studentsfrom all of the communities served. To provide students with this type of access, in which theycan chose the career direction, Rock Valley Community College (Rockford, Illinois) andNorthern Illinois University (NIU) have developed a unique series of programs within theTechnology realm. As part of this program, students can choose their desired degree path andstopping point; after 2-years or 4-years. In addition the students can determine the appropriatelevel of Technology that will suit their educational needs. As a result, students will be able toobtain the needed technical knowledge to obtain employment after two years at RVC or continuetheir education

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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S. Natasha Beretvas; John Pearce, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

Creating an environment for learning Helping students become autonomous, self-regulated learners Reflecting on and evaluating their teaching5.With these strategies in mind, ELVIS was employed during lectures for real-time demonstrationsof circuit performance in a second electronics class, EE 338K (a junior/senior level elective with20 students) in the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin in the summer2003 term. The experienced faculty member (JP) was aware of the perplexing nature of thetopics for many students and he wanted to integrate ELVIS into his lectures in order to helpstudents visualize concepts that are more traditionally taught using only mathematical formulasand to give them a context for theoretical

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mesut Muslu

Engineering Education: Curriculum Innovation & Integration, Jan 1992, Santa Barbara, CA, pp.5-10.9. Agogino, A.M., et al., “Making Connections to Engineering During the First Two Years,” Frontiers in Education Toward 2000, IEEE, 1992, pp.563-569.10. Wood, K.L. et al., “Reverse Engineering and Redesign: Courses to Incrementally and Systematically Teach Design,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol.90, No.3, July 2001, pp.363-374.11. Gabrielle, G.A., “Employing Reverse Engineering Projects in a Capstone Design Course,” Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York.12. Marin, J.A., J.E. Armstrong, J.L. Kays, “Elements of an Optimal Capstone Design Experience,” Journal of

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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William Eichinger; Mark Wilson; Anton Kruger; Marian Muste; Tao Xing

, American Society for Engineering Educationprecise timing alternative. This last feature exceeds the capabilities of the existing in-classexperiment and plays an important role in conducting the uncertainty analysis where sources oferrors need to be estimated as part of the uncertainty analysis. Figure 4. The On-line Experiment InterfaceExperiment WebsiteThe remote experiment described above is part of a more general curricular improvementinitiated in the last decade by IIHR for instruction in fluid mechanics at the CoE of UI. Centralto this pedagogical initiative is integration of simulation technology into undergraduateeducation through complementary computational fluid dynamics (CFD), experimental fluiddynamics (EFD

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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George Catalano

Paper No. 2004-1253 A Peace Paradigm for Engineering Education: A Dissenter’s View Dr. George D. Catalano Department of Mechanical Engineering, The State University of New York at Binghamton Abstract Proposed modifications to ABET Criterion 3 are described which are based on apeace paradigm for engineering education. The Integral Model of Education for Peace,Democracy and Sustainable Development developed in response to the Earth Charter isused as a basis for the implementing the model in engineering education. Examples areprovided for beginning an implementation of the integral model

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Rogers; Phil Lunsford; Paul Kauffmann

identifiedrecommendations for best practices in new engineering curricular models and the bullets belowsummarize these points. • Implementation of “engineering up front”: the exposure of freshmen to hands-on, real- world engineering practice early in their undergraduate education, ranging from ‘professional level’ laboratory facilities to realistic design projects. Many engineering programs have postponed this experience until the junior or senior year. • Integration of students working in teams rather than independently, including cooperative learning, especially in the earlier undergraduate years. Although the study found an emphasis on a team approach as a difficult process (including problems related to team composition, organization, methods

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joao Almeida; Guillermo Salazar

completed physical product. At the same time, it is very difficultfor all the participants to develop a consistent and integrated view of the project.Likewise, the educational process of civil engineers is assembled in a similarly fragmentedmanner. The various technical disciplines offer courses to teach primarily specialized knowledgeand skills to the students, emphasizing certain systems and components of the final product, butintegration of disciplines is not stressed enough. This makes it difficult for the students todevelop an overall view and understanding of the complete building and the civil engineeringactivity at large.The recent introduction of affordable commercial software that supports the innovative conceptof the Three-Dimensional

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Mukai

Session #3630 Effectiveness of Various Components in a Mechanics of Materials Course David J. Mukai University of Wyoming Civil and Architectural EngineeringIntroductionThe pressures on undergraduate Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology (SME&T)education are well documented (1). Some of these problems include: undergraduateSME&T courses tend to filter out students, leaving only a few highly-qualified graduates;low retention in SME&T courses because students find them boring; and an increasedamount of knowledge that needs to be transmitted. This project modifies materialsdeveloped by Gregory Miller at the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Bennett; Debra Ricci; Arnold Weimerskirch

OBJECTIVES EAC OF ABET PROGRAM OUTCOMES UST PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES UST PROGRAM OUTCOMES COURSE SYLLABUS -COURSE OBJECTIVES -LEARNING OUTCOMES FIGURE 4 – CURRICULUM INTEGRATION SYSTEM E. Measure satisfaction The UST School of Engineering has established an Assessment Process that analyzes performance results to support senior leadership and University review. In this process, responsibility for each Balanced Scorecard measure is

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Project Management and Team Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

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Bianey Ruiz Ulloa; Stephanie Adams

activities into their curriculums 4,5,6. In response, institutions of higher education are developing a variety of methodologiesfor introducing teamwork in their classrooms. Collaborative learning, cooperative learning andother forms of active learning are being used in classrooms as ways to promote teamwork amongstudents and enhance their learning 7,8. Studies on cooperative and collaborative learning, as well as on the use of groups inclassroom prove that trying to incorporate teams into the classroom is a highly complex task 9.Difficulties with implementing teams have led researchers and practitioners to look forcharacteristics that make the difference between an effective and an ineffective team. Teamperformance and teaming process

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Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jennifer Dockter; Carol Muller

is the Director of Programs for MentorNet (www.MentorNet.net). Sheis responsible for implementing, maintaining and enhancing MentorNet's programs. Originally trained as a researchscientist, she earned her bachelor's degree in integrative biology from the University of California at Berkeley andthe Ph.D. in biomedical sciences from the University of California at San Francisco.CAROL B. MULLER Ph.D. Dr. Muller is the founder and CEO of MentorNet (www.MentorNet.net) andconsulting associate professor of mechanical engineering at Stanford University. An educator and socialentrepreneur, she has spent more than 25 years in higher education, including work in academic administration,strategic planning and budget development, external relations

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Engineering Education Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alisha Waller

attacks of September 11 dramatically impacted the students andtheir social world. Hence, her research became unreplicable and ungeneralizable because ofsocietal change. Note, however, that at the same time, it became more valuable in a new waybecause it was gathering data during a unique moment in history. On the other hand, contextual factors may influence the research in ways that are notrecognized until the study is replicated. Many different research studies have been done onengineering schools as they adopt integrated curricula, design throughout the curriculum, and theABET 2000 criteria. Programs and innovations that work very well at one institution have failedat other institutions, occasionally from factors such as “lame duck

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Wo; Pei-Fen Chang

glimpse at the perceived problems in the past and in the future trend of development ofengineering education in Taiwan shows the vital role that a systematic assessment process isnecessary for further improve the quality of engineering education. On one hand, ABET EC2000 encourages the programs to establish a continuous self-assessment process todemonstrate its achievements; on the other hand, through objective reviews by professionalswithin the field, the findings may provide guidelines to improve the curriculum design and toguarantee an effective engineering education.II. Literature Review1. Rationale of EC 2000 Due to the huge difference among engineering programs, EC2000 is based on twofactors to do performance assessment, whether the

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mahmoud Ardebili; Ali Sadegh

environment. The class teaches fundamentals ofengineering graphics. It provides students with an opportunity to learn solid modeling asa tool for design process and product realization in addition to skills/competencies thattraditional introductory graphics classes promote.The main thrust of the new curriculum is on the project-based learning. It is believed thatpresenting the topics of the course through a project would expose the students toreal engineering practice. In fact, this approach helps students, throughout theirengineering programs, to prepare themselves for the Capstone Projects in the seniordesign courses. Specifically, students are given the opportunity to disassemble a realproduct and construct drawings of its parts. At the end of the

Conference Session

Innovations in Nuclear Education I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ivan Maldonado; Henry Spitz; John Christenson; Eugene Rutz

“MNE-ACCEND” – An Integrated Nuclear and Mechanical Engineering Educational Program for the New Millennium John Christenson, G. Ivan Maldonado, Eugene Rutz, Henry Spitz Nuclear & Radiological Engineering Program, University of Cincinnati1. Introduction“MNE-ACCEND” is an acronym for the newly initiated University of Cincinnati Mechanicaland Nuclear Engineering ACCelerated ENgineering Degrees Program. MNE-ACCEND is anintegrated 5-year academic program leading to a BS degree in mechanical engineering and anMS degree in nuclear engineering. The combination of two degrees in a compact time frame,coupled with the experience gained through cooperative education has been a strong selling pointfor the MNE