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Reginald G. Mitchiner; John T. Tester

structures.The first course, Introduction to CAD/CAM, gives the students an introduction to a computer-graphics design package which is integrated with a CNC computer package. This course isstructured around the concept of taking a class project from design on CAD to manufacture on aCNC machine. Introduction of plastic product design concepts in this would require a completeoverhaul of the course's concept. Furthermore, the department does not have the facilities (i.e., aninjection molding machine) to finalize the final class product designs, whereas CNC machines arereadily available for such tasks.Two consecutive courses, Mechanical Design I and II, emphasize static and fatigue loadingconcepts in various components, including fasteners, springs

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James C. Wood

project, design teams comprised of faculty from the technical collegesdeveloped criteria for the curriculum. The following factors have been considered in developingthe structure of the curriculum. Many students enter college under-prepared. Students learn best in a contextual environment. Students do not transfer mathematical and science skill well into other programs. Integration of disciplines (mathematics, science, communications, and technology) can improve understanding of discipline relationships. The classroom environment must model the workplace environment and include: & team building; & communications; and & problem solving

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Vincent Allen; Bruce E. Segee; Scott C. Dunning

to modify the format ofthe report.4. ConclusionThe end result of the project was a software application that provides the following features:user-friendly interface, modularity, and customizability. With this free software package,companies that do not qualify for the IAC evaluations will now be able to benefit from an IAC-like energy assessment. Future development of the servers will also provide an educationalaspect for students. In developing more servers, the students will learn about energy savings inall areas of the industrial and business communities.5. References[1] Muller, M.R., Simek, M., Mak, J., “Modern Industrial Assessments: A Training Manual”, Rutgers UniversityPress, 1996[2] Muller, M.R., “A Self-Assessment Workbook for Small

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the user to know a tote’s locationwhen it was in a zone that the emulator did not display.Implementing the visual part of the emulator was straight forward once the objects were written.A draw member function was implemented for each zone object that was to be displayed on thescreen. With each update of a zone, the zone’s draw member function would be called to redrawthe updated zone.3. ConclusionThe end result of the project was a software application that emulated all aspects of the hardwareof the control system, the movement of totes, and the behavior of operators. Totes of unfinishedproduct could be entered into the system using a hand held barcode scanner. Once in theemulator, the totes traveled between operators and lines until

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Jim Morgan

faculty team). The purpose of the interaction teams is to improvecommunication between the faculty and the students, and to provide a mechanism for student"ownership". Grades in each class are a combination of individual and team efforts on homework,quizzes, exams, projects, and in class assignments. Exams including engineering, math andphysics components in the fall semester (plus chemistry in the spring semester) and an integratedteam exam are given every three weeks. The exam grade for each of the courses is composed of75% from the disciplinary component and 25% from the integrated component. The classroom is a converted theater style lecture room. Some of the tables were removedto facilitate access by instructors (faculty and

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Jerry W. Samples; Robert Martinazzi

”, ASEE Prism, Vol. 5, Number 1, Washington, D.C., September1995.ROBERT MARTINAZZI is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at the University ofPittsburgh at Johnstown. B.S. Aerospace Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, M.S. MechanicalEngineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Registered professional engineer. Interest include engineeringeconomics, management and leadership development. Worked as project engineer for Armstrong World Industries,does engineering management consulting work and presents seminars on personal and corporate effectiveness andleadership.JERRY W. SAMPLES is Professor of Engineering and Director of Engineering Technology at the University ofPittsburgh at Johnstown. He holds a BS ChE from

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Patricia Olesak; Christine L. Corum

various subjects. Most students need an example in order to fullyunderstand a topic. When a good example is applied, the student is able to “put all the piecestogether”. They heard the explanation of the theoretical principle involved and wrote downpertinent facts but until an example is used, they may not fully understand the theoreticalprinciple. There are many useful, practical and helpful examples available for use by thematerials’ educator. Some examples are as simple as placing coins on an overhead andprojecting the images, some are more sophisticated utilizing computer software or the internet.US MoneyThe simple illustration of placing coins on an overhead and projecting images can be quite usefulfor explaining many topics in a material

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V. Gerez; G. Venkataramanan; D. Egolf; Brian K. Johnson; Jerry Hamann

also answered some questions forthe students and helped them contact the instructor in Bozeman. All of the student work was sentto Bozeman for grading by the instructor.The Bozeman facilitator for the course originating in Moscow played a more active role in thecourse. In addition to minimal duties described above, the facilitator also graded local studenthomework and exams. He also assigned and graded the local students on their class projects. D. LogisticsSince the initial exchange was performed as an experiment, each department covered its own ex-penses for delivery of the course. No money was exchanged between the departments in this in-stance.Some of the logistical problems present with distance

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Carlos Aldana; Winston F. Erevelles

activate and synchronize the valves that enable thepick and place device to operate. The PLC program is the core of the project, it is the toolthat makes it possible to control the robot and monitor the process functions. The PLC program was created using the ‘State Transition Diagram’ methodologyas shown in Figure 2. This methodology consists of defining states in which the processmay be and then using conditional statements to control it. For example, state ‘A’ wouldbe defined as robot arm high, gripper open and no ball in pick up position. This statewould be referenced afterwards in the ladder logic as follows: ‘If state A then go downand pick up the ball’. This eliminates the need for a lot of logic and, when the states aredefined

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Susan L. Murray

industrial engineering students see theinterconnections between the various courses they have taken. Others assume that the seniordesign capstone course will "bring it all together" for the students. Unfortunately, this is notalways true and students tend to approach problems with a single minded focus. This problemcan continue as they enter the workforce and receive specific narrow job titles such asmanufacturing engineer, ergonomist, or quality engineer. We need to clearly illustrate the needfor an integrated approach to our industrial engineering student whether it is through industryclass project, case studies, or personal experience.References1. D.L. Goetsch, "Occupational Safety and Health," 2nd edition, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1996.2. S. Konz

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Michael A. Paolino; Leonard A. Van Gulick

abroad students from the U.S. It features a number ofextended weekend and school break international field trips to locations including Paris,Cologne, Aachen, and Amsterdam, as well as a number of day trips to Belgian locations,including Antwerp, Bruges, and Tournai. Field trips, organized in consultation with the on-siteLafayette faculty member, are coordinated with assigned readings, in-class lectures, and studentpapers and projects. The course serves as an excellent introduction to northern European historyand culture.Lafayette engineering students are strongly encouraged, though not required, to study one of thetwo major Belgian languages, Flemish and French, while at Vesalius. Many already have someknowledge of French. Although English is

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James E. Maisel

theengineering technologist has a rudimentary background in probability and statistics, and hassenior or graduate departmental standing. A data analysis project, with a written report,differentiates the graduate from the undergraduate student. Topics in data analysis involve tedious calculations when the data sets become large. Thus,hand calculations are restricted to very small data sets and are used to demonstrate thesignificance of a particular statistic. Once the students understand the basics of, and the significance of data analysis, they areready to use a statistical software package. As a homework assignment, they start by doing asmall data set analysis using hand calculations and a software package. A comparison of resultsgives the students

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K.A. Forland

, Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, Third Edition, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., New York, 1995.3. D.W. Richerson, Modern Ceramic Engineering, Second Edition, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1992. Page 2.278.44. W.D. Callister, Jr., Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, Fourth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1997.5. G.K. Griffith, Measuring & Gaging Geometric Tolerances, Prentice Hall, Inc., New Jersey, 1994. Acknowledgments The author gratefully recognizes the support of this project through funding provided by the NationalScience

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Lynn Fountain; Donna Llewellyn

the reasons for departure. Finally, this study ignores students whotransfer to Tech after having completed two years at another institution. What challenges dothese students face?While our original hypothesis has been proven in a limited cohort study, there is still muchresearch to be done. Within the InGEAR project, this data will continue to be analyzed, andfurther cohorts will be added to the study. In addition, this work indicates a need to look at ourundeclared students and to study what is happening to them as they progress through Tech.Undeclared Men Women All0 changes 63.39% 63.79% 63.50%1 change 31.19% 31.03% 31.14%³ 2 changes 5.42% 5.17% 5.35

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Ed Gohmann

%, B 49%, C 20%. D5%. The course during these years included labs, written reports, term papers, oral reports andmultiple choice tests with some essay questions. The pool of questions, excepting those labrelated, was the same for both time periods.Also the student background has changed over years. In the 80’s most were techniciansemployed by a nuclear power plant project. The 90’s group was a mixture of students withvaried work experience or none at all. The same instructor has taught all these years. It is hisopinion that the final student level of knowledge of materials has remained constant.APPENDIX I ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTSRecent high school graduates

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James Lombardi; O. G. Petersen

5 16. Our company feels university alliances are too costly. 1 2 3 4 5 17. Our company feels university alliances are too time consuming. 1 2 3 4 5 18. Our company feels university alliances do not meet company expectations. 1 2 3 4 5 19. Have you ever worked YES Which one? Marquette UW-Milw. with a university? (check one) NO MSOE Other 20. If you were to choose a university for a future Marquette UW-Milw. project, which

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Ted G. Eschenbach; Robert Madigan; Patricia Linton; Catherine Frank

, and hisresearch focuses on managing technology and engineering economy. The second edition, of his Engineering Economy:Applying Theory to Practice, Irwin/McGraw Hill should be available in late ‘97.Contact information: School of Engineering, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK99508, 907-786-1021, fax -1079, aftge@uaa.alaska.eduCATHERINE M. FRANKShe is the managing editor of EMJ, where she has controlled the journal’s language since its inception. She has workedfor General Physics Corporation and Battelle Project Management Division and is currently self-employed as a technicaleditor.PATRICIA W. LINTONShe is an associate professor of English at UAA. Her research interests include studies of contemporary

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Michael Karlesk; Hugh Jack

be used to host Java server applications if necessary. ALinux machine is used for student projects, hosting the video feed (Fig. 3), running the most Page 3.61.3demanding simulation server processes, and as a Network File Server (NFS). Each device withinthe lab is controlled by a small single-board 486 running as a Linux diskless workstation on anNFS connection to the primary Linux server. Using several machines as we have allows us todistribute the load across multiple workstations. No one machine has to host all the serverprocesses or expansion cards for extra ports. Each of the machines runs a web server in order toserve the various Java

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Thomas Zickel; Russell A. Aubrey

currently in use. The first is a three-stage transistor amplifier circuit with movable jumpersto configure it into different circuits. The second is a two stage Op-Amp board that allowsstandard components to be easily configured into Op-Amp circuits for use in the laboratory.These instructional tools provide an opportunity to introduce graphical problem-solvingtechniques and team concepts into practical student laboratory experiencesThis paper describes the circuit boards, the methodology involved in their design and adescription of the layout and construction. Laboratory problem solving applications andsimulation projects based on these boards are described, and laboratory scenarios are presented.IntroductionElectronic troubleshooting is a skill

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Voula Georgopoulos; Constantinos Vassiliadia; Brian Manhire

language is a requirement for all. These courses are advanced technicalterminology classes related to their field. However, this is usually not a problem since moststudents reaching the University are fluent in one or two of the foreign languages. The mostcommon foreign languages are English, French, German, and Italian.Since Universities are public, their budget primarily comes from the state and it is limited.However, in most cases the laboratories are well-equipped with state of the art equipment dueto a large percentage of research grants from the European Union and private industry.Considerable opportunity is given to students to work on research projects both asundergraduates and as graduate students.3.1 Example ProgramSince it is difficult

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Bruce P. Johnson

author to keep up with the most recent industrial advances in the field.A second benefit was that the students were able to obtain the perspective of two instructorsrather than one. Homework assignments and solutions were posted on the Web and the studentswere readily able to contact Dr. Baker by email. Locally the author maintained normal officehours for the students. A grader was used for homework assignments while the author made upand graded the examinations and assigned the final course grade. Both the Moscow class and theUNR class worked on integrated circuit design projects capable of being submitted to MOSIS forfabrication.The third benefit was the considerable savings in time associated with not having to preparedaily lectures. Only

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Paul Seaburg; Patricia S. Brown

Master of Engineering from The University ofHouston. Both degrees are in Civil Engineering.PAUL A. SEABURG, Ph.D., P.E.Dr. Seaburg is the Associate Dean of the College of Engineering and Technology, University of Nebraska at Omaha.He served as the Department Head of Architectural Engineering at Penn State University for 11 years. One of hiscurrent projects is creating a new Architectural Engineering program at the Omaha Campus. Paul has a strongbackground in academics and research, working in both the educational and private sectors. He holds five U.S.patents on construction products and systems. He has served on the ASCE Structural Standards Executive Committeeand the ASCE Structures Division Executive Committee. He is a past chair of the

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Hamid Khan

/case/boeing/http://www.sdrc.com/ideas/case/honeywell/http://www.sdrc.com/ideas/case/western/http://www.sdrc.com/ideas/case/harley-davidson/http://www.sdrc.com/ideas/case/iomega2/http://www.sdrc.com/ideas/case/sony/http://www.sdrc.com/ideas/case/iochpe/http://www.sdrc.com/ideas/case/gilbarco/http://www.sdrc.com/ideas/case/base/Fourth Lesson: Modeling Techniques LearnedStudents learned such 3D CAD modeling techniques: Boolean operations, Sweeping, Automatedfilleting and chamfering, Tweaking, Fleshing out wireframe, and projections, Parametric partmodeling, Assembly modeling, Surface and freeform modeling, Feature based modeling, VGXtechnology, Variational Sweep.Outcome Statements of Skills learned as CAD-Specialists 1. Students developed basic

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John C. Duke; Jack Lesko; Flynn L. Auchey; Siegfried M. Holzer

teaming onloading/actuating and measuring features within the experiments.This first hands-on course is part of a larger effort to develop a set of hands-on courses toreinforce the principles of engineering statics (undertaken in 1997-98) and mechanics ofdeformable bodies (to be completed in 1998-99). The final phase of the program (to beundertaken in 1999-2000) will vertically integrate these two one-hour courses with adesign project that will benefit the community (i.e. a footbridge or children’s playequipment). In addition, the three courses, designed for engineers, architects and buildingconstructions majors, provide a vehicle to integrate these disciplines allowing them how tolearn, work and design together as they would in the real

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Rafiq Noorani; Omar Es-Said; Boris Fritz; Anthony Barrata

)-1650 RP machine from Stratasys Co. was used to prototypethe rotor blade. FDM extrudes a thin stream of melted polymer through an extruder head whoseposition is controlled by a computer. Parts are built up by moving the extruder head through thevolume of the head.The rotor blade part was saved as a binary file. The QuickSlice software of the prototypemachine then sliced the rotor blade.stl file. The software put support materials for support andoverhang. A piece of foam substrate was placed on the build table. The machine was allowed toproceed with the model making process. It took the machine about eighteen hours to prototypethe part. The prototype is similar to Figure 2.(4) TestingThe final phase of the project involved testing and

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Sema Alptekin; Deena Daggett

this paper have been successfully used by the authors in introducing IndustrialEngineering and Mechatronics to junior high and high school students.Bibliography1. Salminen, Tanskanen & Verho, "Mechatronics: Designing Intelligent Machines", Proceedings of IMechE, 1990.2. Yamazaki, K. and S. Miyazawa, "A Development of Courseware for mechatronics Education", International Journal ofEngineering Education, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp: 61-70, 1992.3. Alptekin, S. E., "Mechatronics Design Studio: Sample Student Projects", Proceedings of Mechatronics’96, San Francisco,June 13-15, 1996 (Alptekin 1996-1).4. Alptekin, S. E., and H. Jo Anne Freeman, “Mechatronics Education: Model and Implementation”, Proceedings ofMechatronics'96, San Francisco, June 13-15

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Gwan-Ywan Lai; Laura L. Sullivan

study, and publishing theses and papers. Evaluations of student performance andsatisfaction will serve as the first mechanism of project evaluation, and will be reported to theacademic and industrial community via publications and presentations following the present one.Polymer Process Optimization CenterOver the past four years, commitments from the IMSE department, the National ScienceFoundation, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and local industries have allowed for themodernization of the Polymer Processing Laboratory at Kettering/GMI. In addition to the LCRand OLPR which allow students to evaluate the viscosity and flow characteristics of polymers,(1) two microprocessor controlled injection molding machines (purchased via NSF grant

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Siegfried M. Holzer; Raul H. Andruet

learning environment that helps to "produce learning"(Barr and Tagg, 1995). In this paper we describe some elements of the learning environment andillustrate the use of multimedia learning models in the subject area of trusses.Learning Environment I see more clearly than before that the path to motivating students is the joy of creation, exploration, and discovery. I see also that these processes are social in nature and that shared experiences in class and through teamwork projects are vital. Shneiderman (1993)The principal elements of our learning environment are cooperative and experiential learning.Team work tends to provide students with a variety of benefits which include active involvement,enhanced performance

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Jeffery McDowell; Sandra Yost

. Gender and Education. v8, n2 p. 199-214, Jun 1996.[4] Muller, C. B. The Women in Science Project at Dartmouth. Initiatives. v 55, n. 3, p 39-47. Fall 1992[5] Barber, L. A. U.S. Women in Science and Engineering, 1960-1990: Progress toward Equity? Journal of Higher Education. v 66, n.2, p 213-234. Mar-April 1995.[6] Morgan, C. S. College Student's Perceptions of Barriers to Women in Science and Engineering. Youth and Society; v24, n2 p228-36. Dec. 1992.Biographical InformationJeffery McDowell is the Director of Residence Life at the University of Detroit Mercy, a position he has held for 8years. A member of a number of professional student affairs organizations, Dr. McDowell is also an adjunct facultymember of the University of Detroit

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Richard Gilbert; James Solomon; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

annually to 30 high school biology, chemistry, and physics teachersbrought together for two days in an extremely professional environment enhanced by corporate anduniversity support.Introduction Outreach means many things to many people and there certainly is a need for each of its manymodes. Some traditional modes for high school science courses include providing specific simplifiedcase studies as classroom exercises; providing videos and computer simulations to enhance and expandthe student learning experience; and providing project, laboratory activities, and demonstrations toreinforce instructional concepts. In addition, sometimes human resources are added to the recipe whenscience and engineering professionals volunteer to give guest