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Michele H. Miller

Session 2566 Industry Internships as a Tool for Curriculum Development Michele H. Miller Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractIndustry surveys indicate that new engineering graduates lack important skills. Universitycurricula have been slow to respond to industry needs. In the summer of 1997 I participated in amonth-long industrial internship. While opportunity was provided for making research contacts,the main purpose was to provide first hand exposure to what engineers do and what skills theyneed. By expanding this type of internship opportunity to involve more faculty, MTU hopes

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James A. Houdeshell; Robert Mott

IndustriesThe primary outcomes of the center's work are a novel associate degree curriculum inmanufacturing engineering technology and a competency-based, modular, activity-based programand pedagogy. The target employer for the graduate of the associate degree program is anyproduct-producing industry. Skills are built in modern manufacturing processes, materials, leanmanufacturing, just-in-time, quality, continuous improvement, and customer satisfaction toprepare graduates to be strong contributors to world-class industrial production operations.These skills are central to overcoming the gaps in manufacturing education as identified by the1996 study conducted by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) called theManufacturing Education Plan: Phase

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Ronald V. Wiedenhoeft

Nations Conference on the Environment and Development (in Stock- holm);♦ 1987, the year of “Our Common Future,” the report of the World Commission on Environ- ment and Development (the “Brundtland Report”);♦ 1992, the second United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development (in Rio de Janeiro, the “Earth Summit”).The purpose of this paper is to examine ideas in the broader community that led CSM’s Divisionof Liberal Arts and International Studies (LAIS) to formulate a new freshman core-curriculumcourse entitled “Nature and Human Values.”Not to be overlooked are the impulses that come to engineering schools through ABET’s (Ac-creditation Board for Engineering and Technology) Engineering Criteria 2000.1 Among the mostrelevant

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Ahmed El-Antably; Richard E. Pfile; Maher E. Rizkalla

Session 2502 TS/ 2 Development of a Senior Elective for EE and EET Majors + in the Design of Electronic Instrumentation for Electric Vehicles * Maher E. Rizkalla, Richard Pfile, Ahmed El-Antably , and Charles F. Yokomoto Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indianapolis Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis * Delphi E., Indianapolis, INThis paper describes innovative ideas for an interdisciplinary EE/EET senior level course.The course integrates different

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Arnold F. Johnson

material) during the summer on campus.The program allows students who are currently working full time in industry to complete theirengineering degree. Many of them have work and family obligations which leave them with no otheroption for completing their college degrees. This distance education program allows the studentflexibility for shift work, travel, family, and other responsibilities that would normally not be possiblewith on-campus classes.The CEDP presently includes 24 companies. A few of the companies represented include 3M, GEPlastics, Lucent Technologies, Hewlett Packard, Hutchinson Technology Inc., Conoco, Raychem,Whirlpool, and ALCOA. The CEDP allows students to earn a bachelors degree in chemical, electrical,or mechanical engineering

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Russell G. Bly; Ph.D., Paul E. Givens; Anita L. Callahan

at a price (currently) of the quality ofthe transmission. With the current rate of technology changes, this problem willdisappear with the next several years. Internet is an inexpensive alternative to televisionbroadcast.Students appear to be very receptive of this type of innovation on the part of theIndustrial Engineering faculty. Comments received about the course include: This class was a great experience on virtual group work. My team mates put extraordinary efforts in it. After taking this course, I see the real benefit of virtual teams. I am presently working on setting up several teams with members throughout Florida. I am presently working on obtaining desktop telecommuting software like CU-SeeMe

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Sameer Kumar; Jeffrey A. Jalkio

Science Project (Goldberg and Wagreich, 1989), theState Systemic Change Projects, and Technology, Science, Mathematics Integration Project(Sanders 1994) funded by the NSF are providing innovative instructional materials that integrateteaching in science, mathematics and technology.It is widely recognized by engineering faculty that undergraduates in engineering programsshould be better prepared in mathematics to successfully complete courses in their professionaldisciplines, etc. Page 3.533.2 2Adequate use of engineering examples in the mathematics

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Linda V. Itzoe; Charles A. Gaston; Janice Margle

history of windmills or on ecological issues.A key element of this project is a windmill test stand that enables simultaneous measurement oftorque and speed. This test stand can be built from readily-available materials, at reasonablecost, with simple tools. It can be collapsed quickly into a small bundle convenient to transport orstore.With different levels of expectation, this project can be appropriate for class levels from highschool to at least the sophomore year of engineering. BACKGROUNDIt has become widely recognized in both Engineering and Engineering Technology that the oldapproach of developing basic skills in math and physics before beginning any design courses canturn off some students and scare away others

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Bahman Motlagh; Alireza Rahrooh

Session 1347 Neural Network Adaptive Autotuner Alireza Rahrooh, Bahman Motlagh University of Central Florida Abstract It is critical that modern control theory techniques be integrated into assignments which involvethe application of basic concepts in engineering technology to prepare students for the nextmillennium. The adaptive neural network discussed in this paper can be viewed as an appropriate useof these modern techniques in engineering technology curriculum. Adaptive tuning of PID controllergains in case of

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Wallace B. Whiting; Joseph A. Shaeiwitz; Ph.D., Richard H. Turpin; Richard C. Bailie

. RICHARD TURTON received a B.Sc. from the University of Nottingham and an M.S. from Oregon StateUniversity. He then worked for 4 years in the engineering and construction industry prior to obtaining his Ph.D.from Oregon State University. His current research interests are focused in the area of fluidization and itsapplication to the coating of pharmaceutical products and its use as an environmental clean-up technology. RICHARD C. BAILIE is a Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering. He received his B.S. degree fromIllinois Institiute of Technology, his M.S. degree from Wayne State University and his Ph.D. degree from Iowa StateUniversity. He was involved in the development of the PRIDE (Professional Reasoning Integrated with

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Henry G. Ansell

Session 1547 Senior EET Design Projects to Aid Individuals with Disabilities Henry G. Ansell Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley College Abstract There are engineering programs throughout the U.S. that offer senior design coursesinvolving projects to aid individuals with disabilities, but technology programs that do this arerarer. This paper discusses experience with technology students doing successful client-basedsenior design projects to aid individuals with disabilities. It explains how projects were chosenand how funding was obtained

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George F. List; Simeon Komisar

analysis. In conjunction with the local office of the USGS, the NYS Dept. of Transportation and theinnovative facilities of the RPI Technology Park, we are using this course as the first stage in thedevelopment of a comprehensive ongoing laboratory effort stressing information collection andmanagement. This lab will serve, then, as a practical "capstone,” preparing students for the newinformation-rich workplace. As a companion course to the traditional senior capstone design class, this lab emphasizes thevery necessary step of problem definition, as opposed to problem solution. By integratingtraditional civil engineering concerns with environmental concerns, the class explicitly preparesthe future civil/environmental engineer for the expanded

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George G. Karady; Daniel Tylavsky

. Students like these technological exercises.They feel that they learn practical engineering. Particularly popular is the disassembly of thehard drive motor. We find that the students’ understanding of motors improves significantlybecause they are able to connect the theory to the construction of the motors.In addition, the students visit a power plant and a 500 kV substation on a Saturday morning. Thevisit duration is 3 hours and concentrates only on the major components. It is aimed at giving animpression of how the energy is produced and transported. The details are not required in thislevel. We found that the students get bored if the visit lasts longer.4. ConclusionWe believe that the use of animation significantly improves student

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Zbigniew Prusak

or change). Although the dependency onincreasingly complex devices will continue to grow, some knowledge principles and basic skills needto be taught in order to prevent a total dependency on many narrowly specialized professionals.Narrow specialization inevitably brings about a risk of not thinking in terms of a whole system and adifficulty in communication with specialists from other disciplines. There are strong voices inacademic community calling to provide solid interdisciplinary knowledge to all graduates [2]. Technical rationality, the traditional base of engineering knowledge and skills will still remain acorner stone of all technology-related professions [3]. However, ways of teaching this engineeringknowledge base have

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David Wells

Session 1463 Experiences and Lessons in Accelerated Learning David L. Wells Academic Dean Focus: HOPE Detroit, U.S.A.Abstract: Focus: HOPE’s Center for Advanced Technologies and the NSF-sponsoredGreenfield Coalition are partnered in a program aimed at radical and systemic change inmanufacturing engineering/technology education. Among the targets for change are graduatesmore fully in-tune with the needs of 21st century manufacturing companies, integration ofexperiential and academic learning and

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Willie E. (Skip) Rochefort; Michelle Bothwell

, the emphasis is on exposure to engineering and science as a viable and interestingcareer path. Career counseling is provided by faculty mentors, and the undergraduate and graduatestudents who work with the students throughout the week as research project advisors and friends.The culmination of the weeks’ research projects is a poster presentation by the students at the “daVinci Days Festival of Science and Technology” held each July in Corvallis.The main goal for the science teachers during their one-week stay is the development of“engineering modules” -- plastics recycling; semiconductor processing; pulp and paper processing;high strength materials; etc., which they develop with their faculty mentor and bring back to theirrespective High

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Gwan-Ywan Lai; Laura L. Sullivan

the rheologicalproperties of polymer samples through laboratory testing but also monitor the rheologicalproperties of polymer melts directly taken from the process stream of a production line. Boththe LCR and OLPR are instrumented with state-of-the-art computer technology which enablesthem to achieve tasks such as controlling test procedures, collecting and analyzing rheologicaldata, generating material functions, and performing statistical process control and statisticalquality control [12,13].CURRENT PROGRESSThe LCR has been installed and demonstrated to students from IMSE-101 ManufacturingProcesses, IMSE-370 Engineering Materials, and IMSE-407 Polymer Processing since the fall of1997. In addition to the NSF funding, two more capillary dies

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Cynthia A. Mitchell; Caroline Baillie

3560 On Values, Role Models, and the Importance of Being Me Cynthia Mitchell, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Caroline Baillie, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, UKABSTRACTThe recent National Position Paper for Women in Engineering in Australia identified sharedexplicit values as the basis for a new vision of engineering education, moving away from theexisting themes of isolation and exclusion to the preferred themes of inclusion and integration.In this paper, we explore our own experiences and values as women engineering educatorsand researchers. We connect these personal

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Vijay K. Arora

LogicThe first component is more technical in nature while the second involves more humaninteraction. These were the characteristics of a liberally educated person in ancient civilizations.Modern liberal arts embrace many soft subjects, the choice depends on the politics of one’sinstitution. Due to recent technological advances and global competitiveness, the nature ofliberal arts to embrace humans and machines all across the globe is broadening. This is turningengineering into a new liberal art by integrating behavioral factors in the technical curriculum, intrue synthesis character of engineering. Businesses in the financial, management, and otherinformation industries are in dire need of engineers who are able to assess trends in industry, e.g

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Jack Zecher

Session 3549 Integration of a Rapid Prototyping System in a MET Curriculum Jack Zecher Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) AbstractRapid Prototyping is a process that quickly transforms a CAD model into a physical part.This new technology has made a dramatic impact in industry by helping to speed up theproduct development cycle. Opportunities also exist for this new technology to have asizable impact in the educational environment. Unlike the type

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R. Pimmel; R. Borie; J. Jackson; D. Cordes; B. Dixon; A. Parrish

seven schools (Arizona State University, MaricopaCommunity College District, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Texas A&MUniversity, Texas A&M University – Kingsville, Texas Woman’s University, and theUniversity of Alabama) that are participating in the Foundation Coalition (FC), an NSF-sponsored undergraduate engineering education reform initiative. As part of thisprogram, the College of Engineering has developed a new curriculum for freshmanengineering. Using the FC’s four basic thrusts (curriculum integration, active learningand teaming, technology-enabled education, and continuous assessment and evaluation),the College has put into place an entirely new freshman experience. Initial assessmentresults indicate that this curriculum

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Sanjiv Sarin

Southeastern University andCollege Coalition for Engineering Education (SUCCEED), one of eight coalitions sponsored bythe National Science Foundation. My membership and involvement with the OutcomesAssessment Focus Team within SUCCEED have greatly influenced the ideas presented in thispaper. References1. Criteria For Accrediting Programs In Engineering In The United States, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, Maryland 21202-4012. http://www.abet.ba.md.us/EAC/eac2000.html2. Elzinga, D.J. and Leonard, M.S., Outcomes Assessment for Curricular Change, Symposium on Best Assessment Processes in Engineering Education”, Rose-Hulman

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Ronald H. Rockland

Session 1547 Enhancing Communication Skills in a Laboratory Course through Computer Application Training Ronald H. Rockland, Ph.D. New Jersey Institute of TechnologyAbstractCommunication skills are essential in the development of an engineering technologist. To enhance theseskills, computer application training, involving word processing, spreadsheet analysis and presentationdesign was incorporated into an upper division engineering technology laboratory based course. Pre andpost assessments were performed to determine improvements in this

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Timothy Diemer; H. Öner Yurtseven; William R. Conrad

Session 1647 Cooperative Relationships with Malaysian Institutes of Higher Learning: Quality Control Timothy Diemer, H. Öner Yurtseven, William Conrad Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisIntroductionIndiana University, and the Purdue School of Engineering and Technologyat Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), have beenoffering credited course work in Malaysia since 1985. The credits earnedin Malaysia appear on the Indiana University transcript and may beconsidered for transfer credit at any university where students wish totransfer.The Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI

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Timothy Diemer; H. Öner Yurtseven; William R. Conrad

Session 3660 Cooperative Relationships with Malaysian Institutes of Higher Learning: Quality Control Timothy Diemer, H. Öner Yurtseven, William Conrad Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisIntroductionIndiana University, and the Purdue School of Engineering and Technologyat Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), have beenoffering credited course work in Malaysia since 1985. The credits earnedin Malaysia appear on the Indiana University transcript and may beconsidered for transfer credit at any university where students wish totransfer.The Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI

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Timothy Diemer; H. Öner Yurtseven; William R. Conrad

Session 3660 Cooperative Relationships with Malaysian Institutes of Higher Learning: Quality Control Timothy Diemer, H. Öner Yurtseven, William Conrad Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisIntroductionIndiana University, and the Purdue School of Engineering and Technologyat Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), have beenoffering credited course work in Malaysia since 1985. The credits earnedin Malaysia appear on the Indiana University transcript and may beconsidered for transfer credit at any university where students wish totransfer.The Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI

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Louis L. Bucciarelli

the core of a course. VipinKumar’s Product Dissection course at the University of Washington6 sets the students down in“The Learning Factory”, a space filled with work benches, tools, and support staff, and leavesthem free to disassemble a camera, an engine, a handgun, and a product of their own choosing;their aim is to analyze and understand how these devices function and how they were made. TheLearning Factory itself, a collaborative innovation of ECSEL schools Penn State, University ofWashington, and the University of Puerto Rico and Sandia National Laboratories funded underthe ARPA Technology Reinvestment Program as well as NSF7, provides a broad base forundergraduates and faculty interested in design and manufacturing of industrial

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Richard Devon; Wayne Hager; Dhushy Sathianathan; Dominique Saintive; Michel Nowé; Jacques Lesenne

each other. The main problems were scheduling meetings andaccess to labs. The next most important problems had to do with developing technologicalresources and technological compatibility and the options currently available are discussed.Cultural differences, while not large, were present and some aspects were measured before andafter the project. The project itself, which was industry based, was entirely successful. Evenmore important were the institutional changes that took place in both institutions. This approachwill be used in the future using a variety of engineering schools around the world.The CollaborationThe collaboration between Penn State and d'Artois began in 1994 and has been describedelsewhere1. It should be mentioned that

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Albert L. McHenry; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

is required to initiate the tenure withdrawal process.Response of Engineering Technology UnitsThe range of response to this new mandate has been quite broad throughout the universitycommunity. Within the College of Technology and Applied Sciences, the response is still in itsformative stage. However, several constructs have been established. The basic post-tenure-review procedural approach is to follow carefully the established ABOR policy. To express thecharacter and values of Engineering Technology Education and technology education in general,we use a hierarchy that is more pragmatic. The assessment focus is still based on the traditionalacademic triad. However, because of the nature of the mission of Engineering TechnologyEducation, our

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Virendra K. Varma

Engineering and Technology (ABET) Criteria for AccreditingEngineering Technology Programs, states as follows:4For accreditable associate degree programs,“A maximum of four semester hours or six quarter hours of cooperative education experience, toenhance the skills of the technician, may be included in…..the curriculum toward meeting theminimum number of credit hours ……..” Page 3.107.3For accreditable baccalaureate degree programs, 3“A maximum of eight semester hours or 12 quarter hours of cooperative education experience, toenhance the professional development of the technologist, may be included in