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1998 Annual Conference

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Richard P. Long; Kandace Einbeck

1 Session 3561DEVELOPING EUROTECH German emerged as the best target for culture and language study in an internationalengineering program, and we had to make sure that industry would support such an initiative.From members of the Connecticut Legislature we learned of several enthusiastic administrativeofficers in industry and discussed the project with them. Letters of support from both thelegislature and industry accompanied the proposal that was prepared and submitted to the U.S.Department's Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education. EUROTECH receivedfunding of $250,000 to develop the program. Although Germany is the initial target

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1998 Annual Conference

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Michael Tarnowski; Sara Wadia-Fascetti

changes in the course content or instructor. • The laboratory activities and project are to be designed such that students work in groups and participate in active, experiential, and cooperative learning. • Each laboratory exercise will be linked with computer exercises to reinforce computer applications used in engineering practice. • All laboratory activities and projects will be designed to reinforce written communication, teamwork, leadership, and problem solving skills.The revised and updated curriculum consists of several independent laboratory modules, each Page 3.356.1requiring approximately 2-3 hours of

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1998 Annual Conference

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Eldon D. Case

2(b), but now Walt offers to pay you $200 for each set of 100 (fired) components youdeliver to him. Again, Walt asks you not to mention it to your boss.Except for two or three students, the class took the ethics component of the homework quiteseriously, citing appropriate sections of the NSPE Code. For question 1(b), several students citedthe “Professional Obligations” section of the NSPE Code, namely III.1.b, which states“Engineers shall advise their clients or employers when they believe a project will not besuccessful.” For problem 1, there is a binary eutectic between alumina and silica at 1587OC thatcould lead to melting if silica components are heated at 1650OC on pure alumina setters. In aclass session dealing with binary phase

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1998 Annual Conference

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John G. Nee

movement. The intent of these courses was to providestudents experiences that would allow them to introduce and teach students this (these) subject(s)in the public schools of the state. Early courses consisted of fine and applied arts, simplewoodwork, bent iron, and mechanical drawing. The mechanical drawing course included“projection of shadows, instrumental perspective and plane geometry.”Early inclusion of CAD/CAM concepts were taught via Tektronix CRTs, digitizing tablets,joysticks, binary tape preparation devices, customized 2-D software, very early versions of NCsoftware, all with output provided by a B-size plotter. By the early 1980s the CAD operation wasupgraded to a large mainframe computer with remote dumb terminals located in

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1998 Annual Conference

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William E. Cole

appropriate for use in undergraduate classes because themodels are expensive and they take too long to build (about six hours). This point wasreinforced by the experience of the GMI Engineering and Management Institute where 8 hours ofSLA time are budgeted for each student8. For a class of 100 students, this is over 800 hours.Thus a project that each student completes in a couple of weeks is not feasible.A new low cost process to create models from the STL file is now available from SchroffDevelopment Corporation. Their JP-5 system replaces the printer on a personal computer with acutter that cuts paper outlines for each of the layers, using adhesive backed paper. These layerscan then be pressed together to create the object. This system is shown in

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Michael J. Pavelich; Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller

these measurements, we are writing a software package based onneural network and expert system technology to emulate the interview and evaluation process. Ifsuccessful, the software will allow engineering programs to rapidly and reliably measure theintellectual development of their students as a formative and summative assessment tool. Thispaper describes our progress on the project and remaining research questions under investigation.Introduction and BackgroundMost engineering programs expect that their students will develop intellectually in addition toacquiring knowledge and skills in a specific engineering discipline. However, nearly allmeasures of student achievement are focused on content knowledge, process ability (e.g. design),or

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Larry Hoffman; Kevin D. Taylor; Russell A. Aubrey

. The research project was designed to determinewhether or not mentors have a significant influence on the level of career achievement ofuniversity faculty and administrators.Hypotheses were formulated and tested by analysis of the data. It was shown that academicswho had mentoring performed or achieved at significantly higher levels in all areas of activity Page 3.406.1covered by the questionnaire than did those who did not have mentoring. Areas of activityincluded in the study were: x Publications: books, edited readings, chapters in books, articles in professional journals, etc. x Grants: number of competitive grants at all

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1998 Annual Conference

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Charles W. P. Finn; William E. Cole

to incorporate design projectswithin the technical classes: A group design project, with a final written report, requires the use(and hence learning) of all of these skills. A second opportunity to emphasize these skills is inlaboratory reports. It is easy to fall into the mode of providing detailed directions for eachlaboratory experiment and to require individual written reports from each student. However, byproviding only superficial directions and goals for the experiment, the students must developtheir problem solving skills (how to do the experiment). Secondly, by requiring group reports,the students will develop their teamwork skills. On the basis of this survey, the authors haveincorporated design projects into all their courses and

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1998 Annual Conference

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Jon A. Leydens

/abstracts/index.shtml) as aresource for students doing more in-depth research on those particular topics. The oralpresentations also have the added benefit of catalyzing students’ interest in a wide range of topics,and hence they are placed chronologically just before the Inquiry and Arguing Report.Additionally, the oral presentation allows students the opportunity to practice working in teams.The Role of TeamworkSince students encounter collaborative projects frequently in their EPICS sequence in the freshmanand sophomore years and beyond, such projects are among the secondary objectives of NHV.However, in addition to the group presentation, a great deal of collaboration occurs as peers revieweach other’s written assignments in “workshops,” peer

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Beverly J. Hunter; James L. Hales

Additionally, graduates are asked to indicate their job titles. Typical titles for newgraduates are indicated in Table 2. Engineer Engineer-in-Training Structural Engineer Application Engineer Design Engineer Sales Engineer Power-Systems Engineer Junior Engineer Engineering Trainee Engineer Grade I Field Engineer Project Engineer Table 2. Typical professional titles for new ET graduates at UPJ In 1982 salary data was collected as

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Ann D. Christy; Marybeth Lima

points: (1)describe projects that the student envisions working on after graduation; (2) what are the trendsin the subfield the student identified; (3) do the projects the student envisions doing and thetrends in the field match up; (4) describe how the exercise helped the student learn about theprospective career; (5) is biological engineering the most appropriate place for the student topursue his/her career goals?Interviews with professionalsLSU students were required to contact and interview a professional involved in their area ofinterest, and to submit a written report detailing the interview. Students were also asked toassess their interest in the field based on what they learned through the interview.Interaction with clients for class

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session (1547)

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1998 Annual Conference

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Eric J. Addeo, DeVry Institute

highlight a student asking a question. This may not be necessary ifthere are only a few remote students. Note that person-spotting techniques are simpler if thereare individual video and audio streams from each of the remote students. For example, audioperson spotting can be done by finding the maximum audio level from the remote student audiochannels, rather than using directional audio techniques.6.0 The Virtual Back RowIf the instructor interacts with multiple remote students using a small display at the front of theroom, there is a clear distinction between the local students and the remote students. One way toreduce this distinction is by having the rear wall of the local classroom be single large projection

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Terry Hrudey; Stanley Varnhagen; Shelley Lorimer; Roger Toogood; Bill Lipsett; Art Peterson

preparing students for a world of life-long learning, this may be the most important thing “learned” at the University.Future plans for the existing modules include the addition of more example problems for thestudents to solve, and additional multimedia elements such as video. It is also planned todevelop more quizzes, on-line assessment modules (student performance tracking), additionaldelivery mechanisms (CD-ROM), and, finally, to investigate methods for wider dissemination ofthis work..AcknowledgementFinancial support for the development of these modules has been provided by the University ofAlberta (University Teaching Research Fund, Academic Technology for Learning (AsynchronousLearning Project)), the Faculty of Engineering, and the Learning

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Thomas G. Stanford; Donald Keating

virtually ignored the multitude ofeffective technologies generated by the nation’s graduate engineers in industry and governmentservice, which was brought forth through the needs-driven creative engineering method forresponsible leadership of innovation and technology development. Page 3.91.3Findings presented in the U.S. Department of Defense study, “Project Hindsight”, indicate thatinnovative technology development is primarily a deliberate and systematic needs-drivencreative practice of engineering.4 The purpose of the investigation was to determine thecontributions of the science-driven approach and of the needs-driven engineering approach

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1998 Annual Conference

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Narayanan Komerath

movies and picnics, which delayed the weeding-out of Page 3.187.1those who would not survive the “real” courses. A few years ago the course was re-worked and 1taught by several senior faculty, using different approaches. In 1996-‘97, the course was movedinto the Freshman 3rd quarter to strengthen the motivation of the new recruits. This course had toappeal to people who had little background in calculus or mechanics. Options included ideassuch as hands-on projects, lab demonstrations, multimedia, invited speakers, industry tours, andan approach which had been laughed off in the past: teach Aircraft

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1998 Annual Conference

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Paul J. Eagle; Jonathan M. Weaver; Roger W. Pryor; Mukasa Ssemakula

platform. Althoughinitially developed for a specific cohort of working students (and consequentlycontextualized to their work setting), the philosophy employed is easily adaptable forstudents in other settings. The power of the computer and use of multimedia makes thisan engaging learning experience for the students.Acknowledgment: This work was funded by the National Science Foundation through a subcontract under theGreenfield Coalition, cooperative agreement number EEC-9221542. We would also like to acknowledgeour graduate student, Ricardo Suarez, who has done the Authorware programming for the project Page 3.209.7described

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Yue-Chung Wong

developed inthat period were ineffective were analyzed. Finally, the events that led to the development, andthe details of the effective integrated approach were presented.References1. Thomas H. Sloane, "Laboratories for an Undergraduate Course in Power Electronics". IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 38, No. 4, November 1995.2. Simon S. Ang, "A Practice-Oriented Course in Switching Converters". IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 39, No. 1, February 1996.3. David A. Torrey, "A Project-Oriented Power Electronics Laboratory". IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 9, No. 3, May 1994.4. Daniel W. Hart, "Circuit Simulation as an Aid in Teaching the Principles of Power Electronics". IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol

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Rebecca L. Dodge; Andres F. Rodriguez

admissions. One student proclaimed himself a “sciencenerd,” asking that we please keep it a secret! This provided an opportunity for encouragementand validation for his and others’ interest in science and engineering. Other students haveconsistently expressed surprise and interest in “how important science is.” The Science andEngineering undergraduate- and graduate-level UTEP students who have been involved in thePACES outreach program have also benefited from their participation in each of these programs,which has given them the opportunity to teach younger students about their own career choicesand fields of interest, to act as role models, and to serve their community.AcknowledgmentsWe wish to thank NASA for its support of the project through

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Barry M. Lunt; C. Richard Helps

team spokesperson later in the course. Students are thenintroduced to the course via the course syllabus and schedule. To provide a unified focus andtheme for the course, the students are told that they are all employed as professional engineeringtechnologists assigned to complete a design project over the next 15 weeks. They are informedthat most class assignments will revolve around this central theme. The final exercise of the firstday is to introduce the design assignment for the semester. The design assignment presently is aportable device for measuring the height of a tall object (building, tree, etc.) This designincorporates fundamentals of the design process as well as introducing students to concepts ininstrumentation, signal

Conference Session

Promotion and Tenure

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1998 Annual Conference

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James R. Alexander, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Donald D. Harter, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Jerry W. Samples, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators (NEE)

to the professor, plans for starting research andpublication of dissertation material or pedagogy, and a timeline for success in coming years.Specifics should include the desired number of research projects, probable grants, consulting thatsupports the discipline and fosters knowledge that is applicable in the classroom, publications,new courses to be developed, and precise event timing. A viable schedule is imperative, or theventure will fail.Finally, there must be a mentor to act as an agent for the new faculty member. If the faultymember is a good teacher and is technically competent, the sink or swim process does not servethe university or the faculty well. The mentor should take every opportunity to encourage, assist,cajole, and provide

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John Stratton

2 62 18 4 2 11 0 Tele. ET 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 Total ET 4 50 17 10 7 9 2 Definitions: Technician: Includes Senior Technician. No Technologist reported. Engineer: Engineer in title, but no manager title. Engr. Mgt.: Manager of engineering, project or design functions. General Mgt.: Other functions related to industrial management. Senior Mgt.: President, Owner, Principal, or other high ranking official. ET Related: Did not contain engineer in title, clearly uses ET education. Other: Does not appear to require ET

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1998 Annual Conference

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Salvatore A. Marsico

removed prior to fracture, otherwise risk damage to the unit.13 Cheng, F-H., Statics and Strength of Materials, Glencoe, 1985 p25514 As many students Penn State/Wilkes-Barre reside one to two hours from the campus, establishing and maintaininggroup communication is critical for the success of any project. FirstClass Client Communication Software v3.5provided this conferencing capability. The e-mail was carried out in two ways: 1): posting to a group bulletin board contained within the conference, or 2): individual mailing to private accounts.The individuals within the groups were able to monitor receipt of e-mail by using the History function of tracking e-mail provided by the software. This History function

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1998 Annual Conference

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George H. Staab

. The traditional methods of presenting mechanics to undergraduates ischanging. There are numerous views and opinions as to why the traditional methods mustchange and how they should change. One obvious change is the growing use ofcomputers for in-class demonstrations, supplements to complex numerical computationson homework and projects, and as a supplement to text books. Traditional texts willcontinue to be supplemented with computer software. A fundamental question whichmust be answered is the type of software. Should it be exploration based, directed, or acombination of the two. For undergraduates initially learning the concepts it seem as if acombination of directed and exploration is appropriate. The software described hereinrepresents

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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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1998 Annual Conference

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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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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

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1998 Annual Conference

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Terri Estkowski; Mary Ann Bowman; Liwana Bringelson

experiences of women engineering faculty: A study. Unpublished. Kalamazoo, MI: WMU.[5] Bowen, D. D. Were men meant to mentor women? Training and Development Journal 24(2): 30-34.[6] Hall, R. M. & Sandler, B. R. (1983). Academic mentoring for women students and faculty: A new look at an old way to get ahead. Washington, D.C.: Project on the Status and Education of Women, Association of American Colleges.[7] Jacobi, M. (1991). Mentoring and undergraduate academic success: A literature review. Review of Educational Research, 61(4), 505-532. Biographical InformationTerri Estkowski received her B.S in Paper Engineering from Western Michigan University in 1995. Employed bythe Fort