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Technology and Tools for IE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Dilorenzo; Kurt Gramoll

robust data management system in the future.Database ManagementIBM developed Structured Query Language (SQL) in the late 1970’s and is currently thestandard language used for database communication [7]. SQL statements are used which allowthe user to define and manipulate the data in the database. Data retrieval, and other editing taskssuch as adding, deleting of data and updating of data, is performed through SQL statements.Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC) is an Application Programming Interface (API) whichallows a program access to a database. Regardless of the database type being used, all calls madeto the ODBC API. This application currently uses Microsoft Access as a database, but couldeasily be shifted to any other since SQL and ODBC work

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TIME 6: Web-based Instruction

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Meirong Huang; F.C. Lai; Kurt Gramoll

6. www.taftan.com/thermodynamics/ 7. Gramoll, K., “Teaching Statics Online with only Electric Media on Laptop Computers,” Proceedings of the 1999 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (CD-ROM), 1999. 8. Gramoll, K. and Abbanat, R., “Interactive Multimedia for Engineering Dynamics,” Proceedings of the 1995 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (CD-ROM), 1995. 9. St. Clair, S. W. and Baker, N. C., “Pedagogy and Technology in Statics,” Proceedings of the 2003 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (CD-ROM), 2003. 10. NOVA development corporation, “Art Explosion”.BiographyMEIRONG

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Best Zone Papers

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Margaret Pinnell; Leon Chuck

environmentalimpact of engineering. Inclusion of these soft skills into an already packed engineeringcurriculum can be difficult. One approach that appears to be effective at helping students developthe soft skills without compromising the acquisition of technical knowledge is service-learning.Service-learning is a form of project based experiential learning where the students are engagedin an activity that meets the specific needs of a community or nonprofit organization. Whencorrectly implemented, both the service and educational objectives are met. Service-learning hasbeen incorporated with varying degrees of success into many courses and/or curriculum in manyuniversities across the United States since the late 1980’s .1-3 However, only a small fraction

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hassan Hassan

when they solve these examples since often verycomplicated problem may have a very simple solution(s). In addition to regular teachingassignments, there are many informal teaching opportunities that arise in which creativity andinnovation can be injected into the curriculum. Most notably, capstone design courses can beeasily utilized for creative thinking to produce quality projects, provided that the instructor andthe project advisor are willing to devote a significant amount of time to advising the student teammembers.Creativity is a process of generating and manifesting a new idea1. This idea may come in secondsand goes with the winds in seconds unless it is recorded and explored. On the other hand,innovation is taking creative ideas into

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Innovative IE Curricula and Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Charlie Edmonson; Donna Summers

of IndustrialEngineering Technology at the University of Dayton. Prior to joining the faculty at UD,he retired from the U. S. Air Force after 30 years of engineering design, industrialengineering, and experience at various levels of management.Donna C.S. Summers, Ph.D. is a Professor of Industrial Engineering Technology at theUniversity of Dayton. Her major areas of concentration are Quality Assurance andHuman Factors. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from theUniversity of Cincinnati and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from PurdueUniversity. She obtained her Doctorate in Industrial Engineering from the University ofCincinnati

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Teaching about New Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendy Crone

for Medical Devices,” Medical Device and Diagnostics Industry Magazine, March 1997.8. S. A. Shabalovskaya, (1995) “Biological aspects of TiNi alloy surfaces,” Journal de Physique IV, C8, 5, 1199- 1204.9. G. Freiherr, (1998) “Shape memory alloys offer untapped potential,” Medical Plastics and Biomaterials, March 1998.10. N. Rebelo and M. Perry (2000) “Finite element analysis for the design of Nitinol medical devices,” Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies, 9(2), 75-80.11. D. Stoekel (2000) “Nitinol medical devices and implants,” Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies, 9(2), 81-8812. W. L. Bernard, H. Kahn, A. H. Heuer, and M. A. Huff (1997) “A Titanium-Nickel Shape-Memory Alloy

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Portable/Embedded Computing II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andy Blauch; Hugh Jack

loop interrupt loop Motor Position target Setpoint Setpoint PWM Feedback position Generator Scheduler Loop encoder motion controller setpoint schedule position profile t (s) setpoint θ

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Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rita Caso; Jeff Froyd; Dimitris Lagoudas

mightdownload copies. As a result, the validity of the instrument would be threatened. However,faculty members are encouraged to obtain a copy of either or both instruments, provide feedback,and use the instruments in their classes. Participation by a broad range of faculty members anddata from large number of students are needed to improve the instruments to measure conceptualgains in understanding these two new classes of materials.AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grantnumber 0088118. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Bibliographic

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Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch

Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing Industrial Transformation: Key to Sustainingthe Productivity Boom A White Paper (c) May 30, 20032000 L St., Suite 807, Washington D.C. 20036.Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992, S. 1146, 102d Cong. (1992).Biographical InformationDr. Karen Wosczyna-Birch is Professor of Applied Science and Technology and the State WideDirector of the CT College of Technology. She has been instrumental in facilitating theimplementation of the College of Technology and developing industry based curriculum usinglocal and national skill standards that have responded to industry needs in technology andengineering. She has over 23 years of experience in higher education, focusing on two yeartechnology and engineering

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Engineering Ethics Papers Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

June Marshall; John Marshall

and Culture in thePostmodern Age. New York: Teachers College Press.Herkert, J. (2002). Continuing and Emerging Issues in Engineering Ethics Education, 2004). NationalAcademy of Engineering. Retrieved January 10, 2004.http://www.nae.edu/NAE/naehome.nsf/weblinks/MKEZ-5F7SA4Marshall, J. (2001). Character Education in Preservice Education: One Institution’s Response. Journal ofCollege and Student Values, 9.Palmer, P. (1998). The Courage to Teach. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Pub.Pfatteicher, S. (2001). Teaching vs. Preaching: EC200 and the Engineering ethics Dilemma. Journal ofEngineering Education, 1, 137-142.Ryan, K., Bohlin, K. (2000). Teacher education’s empty suit. Education Week on the WEB. RetrievedMarch 29, 2000. http://www.edweek.org/ew

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Capstone Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed Sayed

engineering and project management skills. From the level of creativity and quality ofthe resulting capstone design projects and students’ feed back it seems that the process issuccessful in meeting and exceeding its educational objectives. The process provides a road mapfor achieving the desired product attributes while allowing students to think freely and creativelyout of the box. It also provided design and project management experience, in teamwork setting,based on real life industrial practices of leading corporations.References1. ATILA, E., and JONES, J., “ The Engineering Design Process,” John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1993.2. CROSS, N., “Engineering Design Methods,” John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1989.3. PUGH, S., “ Total Design

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lewinski; William Hudson

variety of simple, non-threatening situations. Hisrequest of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology was to createa system that could display certain visual patterns on a Stimulus Box and record an individual’sresponse time to that visual stimulus by measuring the trigger pull on a training pistol. Toaccomplish this Dr. Hudson enlisted the assistance of two Electrical and Computer Engineeringgraduate students, Darwin S. David and Ross Loven.The Graduate StudentsThe graduate students were completing their second semester of their Master’s Degree study.Both students had completed their Bachelor’s degrees in Electrical Engineering at MinnesotaState University, Mankato in the previous year. The students had both completed

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carmen Boje; Nicolae Dragulanescu

(transmission medium) USERb) TRANSMITTER RECEIVER ENCODER CHANNEL DECODER S U message signal noise signal+noise message’ FEEDBACK Fig. 3 – Adapted Shannon’s and Weaver’s Model of a General CommunicationSystem (as Physical Model); a) The Simplified Model, b) The Detailed Model He recognized that all these categories of problems are closely interrelated andoverlap in a “rather vague way”…Shannon

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

cost.A good example of that is when OEEP switched from mastering courses on S-VHS to masteringon DVD. When Pioneer came out with their DVD recorder that featured a one button “start” andre-writable media, OEEP purchased one unit and for one semester recorded in one studio. Itbecame evident, almost immediately, that the quality of recording was superior, the mediarequired less storage space and more rewrites per media were possible according to thespecifications. Hence all remaining monies at the end of the fiscal cycle were allocated toswapping out all mastering units, and the beginning of the next fiscal cycle expense money was Page

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Mullenax

sampling of which are listed here: B. Lazarus, L. Ritter, S. Ambrose. The Woman’s Guide to Navigating the Ph.D. in Engineering & Science. IEEE, 2000. ISBN 0780360370. National Academy of Science. Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering. National Academy Press, 1997. ISBN 0309063639. Page 9.879.6 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education R. Peters. Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student’s Guide to Earning

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Cedric Walker; Carol Mullenax

lectures themselves were restructured around specific objectives: learning skills,departmental overviews, rules/regulations, learning resources, career planning/opportunities,small group activities, and preparation for the field trip.Lecture modificationsTulane is on the semester system, and there were fourteen class lectures during the Fall semester.Each lecture was kicked off with an engineering joke to lighten the tone. There are several fromwhich to choose, and enough to populate the entire semester. A short period of announcementsfollowed (including upcoming student club activities, if informed), then the main lecture topic(s).Lecture topicsPrior art allocated one lecture day to each department/program for an overview of degreerequirements

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Watkins

software should also be representative of that which may beexpected in the workplace. Excel and Matlab are two suggested packages.References1. Clewley, R., “Old-Schooler Teaches New Tricks,” Wired Magazine, September 20012. Hodge, B. K., Taylor, R. P., “Factors for Change in Mechanical Engineering Education,” Proceedings of the 1997 ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition, Session 2266, Milwaukee, WI, June3. Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Technology Programs, Conventional Criteria I.C.6., Technology Accreditation Commission Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. 111 Market Place, Suite 1050 Baltimore, MD 21202 Telephone: 410-347-77004. Chapra, S. & Canale, R. (2002) Numerical Methods for Engineers, McGraw-Hill.5

Conference Session

The Climate for Women in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dona Johnson; Harriet Hartman; Beena Sukumaran

. Women in Kerala 2001, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Kerala. 14. Robst, J., Keil, J., and Russo, D. (1998), “The effect of gender composition of faculty on student retention,” Economics of Education Review, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 429-439. 15. McIlwee, Judith S. and J. Gregg Robinson. 1992. Women in Engineering. Gender, Power, and Workplace Culture. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. 16. AAUW(American Association of University Women). 1992. How Schools Shortchange Girls. AAUW Educational Foundation and National Education Association. 17. Orenstein, Peggy. 1994. School Girls: Young Women, Self-Esteem, and the Confidence Gap. New York: Doubleday. 18

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

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

Courses, Hull (1992).8. J. Parnaby, The requirements for engineering degree courses and graduate engineers: an industrial viewpoint, in Engineering Science and education Journal, Vol. 7, No 4 (1998).9. K. G. Stanga and R. T. Ladd, Oral communication apprehension in beginning accounting majors: an exploratory study. Issues in Accounting Education, 5, (2), pp180-194 (1990).10. S. K. Payne and V. P. Richmond, A bibliography of related research and theory. In J.A. Day and J.C. McCroskey (Eds.), Avoiding Communication, Beverly Hills, California, Sage Publications (1984).11. J. C. McCroskey, The communication apprehension perspective, in J.A. Daly and J. C. McCroskey (Eds.), Avoiding Communication, Beverly Hills, California, Sage

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Frederick Stern

presented in thefollowing illustrations. Fig. 5. Numerical results for the velocity magnitude distribution over a circular cylinder using FlowLab (Vh=35.8 m/s, Re=1.89E+05) 1.5 1 0.5 0 -0.5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 cp --> -1 -1.5 -2 EFD -2.5 CFD -3 AFD -3.5 theta (rad ) -->

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ismail Fidan

Education, v. 90, n.1, pp. 105-107, January 2001.2. B. G. Davis, Tools for Teaching, Jossey-Bass Publishers, p.100, 1993.3. M. O. Haggler and W. M. Marcy, “Strategies for Designing Engineering Courses,” Journal of Engineering Education, v. 88, n. 1, pp. 11-13, 1999.4. http://webct.tntech.edu/webct/public/show_courses.pl?9949543395. J. E. De Leon and G. Winek, “Incorporating Rapid Prototyping Into the Engineering Design Curriculum,” Engineering Design Graphics Journal, v. 64, n. 1, pp. 18-23, 2000.6. S. Chiappone, “Applying RP Process to Educational Laboratories: Educating Future Engineers on Rapid Prototyping& Tooling Capabilities,” Proceedings of the 1999 SME Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Conference and

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Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yingzi Du; Robert Ives; Delores Etter; Thad Welch

recognition system) is installed onone workstation. The iris scan enrollment system is installed on the server. MATLAB has beeninstalled on all the computers and the server to allow algorithm development.IV. Field Tr ips & Speaker s Field trips and guest speakers were incorporated into the course syllabus. The first fieldtrip was to the Naval Academy’s Multimedia Support Center (MSC) so that the students coulddiscover the technology available to them that could aid in designing and creating the posters fora poster project. This tour of the MSC introduced them to such things as Adobe Photoshop, videoediting software, scanning, and large-format print graphics. All of the other field trips were off-site, including a trip to the National

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rajesh Malani; Enno Koehn

.” ASCE News, ASCE 25(1), 6. 6 Koehn, E., (2004). “Enhancing Civil Engineering Education and ABET Criteria through Practical Experience.” Accepted for publication in the journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. 7 Koehn, E. (1997). “Engineering Perceptions of ABET Accreditation Criteria.” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, ASCE, 123(2), 66 – 70. 8 Long, R. P. (1997). “Preparing Engineers for Management.” Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE, 13(6), 50 – 54. 9 Rosenberg, F. (2003). “What Students Say.” American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc, One East Wacher Drive, Chicago, Illinois. 10 “What Does the Future Hold for C.E.’s? (2000). ASCE

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Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rajesh Malani; Enno Koehn

disagreementbetween employers and employees. However, the data and comments also suggest thatpractitioners do not believe that the attributes, in general, reflect all the skills and knowledgerequired for some, especially entry level, engineering positions. Nevertheless, the informationindicates that the graduating seniors believe their coursework has given them a strongbackground in the 11 educational outcomes required by ABET. For comparative purposes, thefindings of this investigation could be utilized by other institutions and departments that maywish to study their curriculum and/or develop a system of evaluation to measure the achievementof ABET objectives.AcknowledgmentThe authors wish to recognize Mr. Mandaleeka S. Parthasarathy for his assistance

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Trends in Construction Engineering III

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daryl Orth

the delivery systems mentioned in this paper are only a survey ofwhat is available. To make the correct media choice, an instructor needs to know the advantagesand disadvantages of the various types of delivery systems.References1. Dick, W. & Carey, L. (1996). The systematic design of instruction (4th ed.). New York: Longman. Page 9.497.7“Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”2. Heinich, R., Molenda, M., Russell, J. D., & Smaldino, S. E. (1999). Instructional media and technologies for

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Capstone Course in Industrial Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Darnell Austin

., Gordon, S. P., & Ross-Gordon, J. M. (2001). SuperVision and Instructional Leadership, A Developmental Approach (5th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. 9. Scientific Notebook Company. (n.d.). Scientific Notebook Company. Retrieved December 5, 2003, from http://www.snco.com/ 10. CSUF Solution Center. (2003, December 17). Solution Center. Retrieved January 10, 2004, from California State University, Fresno Web Site: http://www.csufresno.edu/solutions_center/index.html#top DARNELL AUSTIN worked for 12 years as a mechanical designer and production manager for ASOMAInstruments in Austin, Texas. For the past 5 years he has taught at California State University, Fresno in theDepartment of Industrial Technology which

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TIME 8: Materials, MEMS, and Nano

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Elahinia

chosenbecause of its light weight, sensing capabilities, and compatibility with the environment. Thismemo requests you to find an appropriate control system for the manipulator. Because the mobile platform is still under development, we have installed themanipulator on a stationary base. You can use this model for testing (for a cutaway drawing ofthe prototype, see Figure 2). The manipulator is initially positioned at approximately s ? /45 o ,and the SMA wire is pre-stressed by the linear spring. The wire is heated by the Joule heating.When the temperature exceeds the activation start temperature, the wire starts the phasetransformation. As a result of this transformation, the wire contracts, thus applying torque tothe moving arm. Therefore, the

Conference Session

Electrical ET Laboratory Practicum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanley Dick; Russell Aubrey

”Samples of completed power supply projects are shown in Figure 9.Figure 9. Completed power supply projectsStudent Evaluations of the CourseThis course was revised to its current format in the Fall of 2001 and has been taught each fall andone spring semester since then. Table 1 below indicates how well the course has been acceptedby the students. The average class size during this time was six students. The rating options forthe student evaluation form are Strongly Agree (5) to Strongly Disagree (1). ECET Course Student Evaluation F’01 S’02 F’02 F’03 196 196 196 196 C01 Instructor motivates me 4.5 4.2

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Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

O. Geoffrey Egekwu; Prince Anyalebechi

early 1990's in response to industry needfor university graduates with a broad knowledge of science and technology and excellentanalytical and problem-solving skills. The goal was to produce university graduates with theability to manage a broad range of technologies and solve science, technology andengineering related problems. A second important goal was to attract and retain students,including minorities, who ordinarily would not have selected an engineering program.Accomplishing both goals from a pedagogical viewpoint required a paradigm shift in theway science and engineering courses are traditionally taught in universities. It required thedesign of interdisciplinary courses with careful and deliberate integration of concepts from abroad

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Are Classical Solutions Outdated?

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Rose

. Gomez-Rivas, A. and Pincus, G. “Structural Analysis Design: A distinctive Engineering Technology Program.” Proceedings, 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2002. 5. Navaee, S. and Das, N.K. “Utilization of MATLAB in Structural Analysis.” Proceedings, 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2002. 6. Das, N.K. “Teaching and Learning Structural Analysis Using Mathcad.” Proceedings, 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2002. 7. Murad, M.M. “A Model for Integrating Design Software into a Highway Design Course.” Proceedings, 2003 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2003. 8. Medina, M.A. “Use of Equation Solvers, Interactive Software, and Hands-on Projects in Integrated Sophomore Engineering Courses.” Proceedings, 2003 ASEE Annual Conference, June