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George A. Bohlen; Donna C.S. Summers

course. A team taught course should be just that: team taught. An important lesson to learn is that professorsshould regularly attend each others classes or at the very least meet regularly to ensure course coordination.According to their evaluations, students felt professors must work diligently to integrate and coordinate theirlectures. As mentioned before, the professors could see distinct advantages to attending each others classes.Meeting outside of class to structure the syllabus is important but true integration can only occur if bothprofessors are in class to add insight to the topic under discussion. Of course this will require the mutualrespect of the faculty participants to ensure that no one faculty member becomes the dominant

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Gregory L. Moss

Session 3548 An Advanced Digital Systems Course: ASICs and HCPLDs Gregory L. Moss Purdue University Abstract Industry analysts predict that application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) will be the primary mediumfor the design of electronic products by the turn of the century. We are in the midst of an ASIC revolution.Many basic product objectives may be unattainable without using ASICs. ASICs provide many system designbenefits including improvements in

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Lang-Wah Lee; Tamer Ceylan

.—-. Session 2533 AN ACTIVE LEARNING MODE FOR LABORATORY EDUCATION Lang-Wah Lee, Tamer Ceylan Mechanical and Industrial Engineering U n i v . of W i s c o n s i n - P l a t t e v i l l e Platteville, WI 53818INTRODUCTION Thermal Systems Laboratory is a required course in the MechanicalEngineering curriculum at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Thecourse is offered to senior students after they have completed fourrequired engineering science courses in thermofluid area. The goals of thecourse are to: (1) consolidate and integrate

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Craig Gunn

being implemented to ensure that students will becompetitive in the working world. Activities are being orchestrated to give students not only the chance towrite but to practice their speaking skills. Beginning with a junior year fluids’ laboratory students will begiven the chance to perform informal self and fellow-student introductions. At this early stage in the takingof engineering course, the coupling of engineering skill acquisition and the means to convey the informationis evident. The importance of being able to stand up and speak becomes an integral part of a student’s life.Since laboratory courses require group work, the process of presenting information to one’s own small groupwill also be part of the presentation schema. Brief

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Yung-Nien Yang; Julius P. Wong; Anup Kumar; William G. Sullivan; Herman R Leep; Hamid R. Parsaei; Gerald J. Thuesen

.— - Session l639 ...... .. A Virtual Learning Environment for an Engineering Design Course - . . Anup Kumar, Julius P. Wong, Yung-Nien Yang, Herman R Leep, Hamid R. Parsaei/ William G. Sullivan/Gerald J. Thuesen University of Louisville/Virginia Polytechnic Institute/Georgia Institute of Technology Abstract In the last 10 years, American industries have gone through a large scale restructuring to becomemuch more efficient. During the same period, engineering education has also made changes in improvedefficiency, however, more

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Joan A. Burtner; Benjamin S. Kelley; Allen F. Grum

.— ..-. . CONCLUSION The AIMS program and AIMS chemistry course did impact the persistence of students in the School ofEngineering and their success in the first chemistry course. Nevertheless, we hoped that the impact would begreater and longer lasting. Both the declining enthusiasm of the students and a judgment that the modestimprovement in student performance may not be worth the large expenditure of limited human resources led tothe cessation of the program after the Fall 94 Quarter. Mercer University will convert from the quarter system to the semester system in the Fall of 1997, andthe School of Engineering is using the change in academic calendar as an opportunity to implement a modernand integrated engineering curriculum. We plan to

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Marvi Teixeira

.—. Session 3220 . Overview of a Design Project Developed to Meet 0.5 Credits of Design Content in an —. . . ..-. Introductory Electronics Course Marvi Teixeira Polytechnic University of Puerto RicoAbstract—Afler a revision leading to restructure the curriculum design content, 0.5 credits of design wereallocated to an introductory electronics course. What follows is an overview of one of the open ended designprojects developed to meet these requirements. Completion of the project involved hand calculations,computer simulation, written

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Professor Michael J. Rabins; Jr., Professor C. Edwin Harris; Jeremy E. Hanzlik

used it had to meet the following criteria: widely useable in an Page 1.77.1 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedingsengineering curriculum; engineering solution provided; clearly relevant ethical issues raised; ethical discussionprovided; ethical issues self-explanatory without reference to an engineering ethics textbook. Following Figure 1 are tables I through IV which summarize the Chemical, Civil, Electrical andMechanical Engineering cases. Each table provides the title of the case, the lead author to contact for furtherinformation, the courses in which the problems could be

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Hussein M. Yaghi

placesof the world, the computer-using schools in Lebanon were suffering a great degree of confusion abouthow to integrate computer education into their educational programs in spite of using commonsoftware. Background Many researchers suggest introducing computer education to educational programs [1- 15]. Some researchers advocate educational computing as an essential element in preserving the welfare of children through educating them about relevant technologies and skills [3]. However, these researchers assert that “this noble goal has been little realized, not in the poorest of nations nor even in the wealthiest.” [3 - page 7]. Furthermore, it seems that there is a lack of consensus among

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Mohamed I. Dessouky; Murali Krishnamurthi

. Motivation: Develop increased interest in the manufacturing area and its underlying sciences. 5. Integration: Identify the relationships between the components of manufacturing, both along the life cycle of a product and among the functions of a manufacturing system. 6. Diversity: Interact in the classroom with groups composed of various skills, background, and interests. If the goal is to reach a majority of the students, motivate them to learn and understand, and convey thecourse material effectively, then the course or curriculum should be designed to address the objectivesmentioned above.4. DESIGN OF AN INNOVATIVE COURSE ON MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

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III, Thomas K. Miller; Catherine E. Brawner

underclass students into the teams better. 2. Institute leadership training for the senior leaders. 3. Include an obligation to integrate all team members into the senior leaders’ contracts. 4. Integrate this course completely into the curriculum. Currently, the course depends entirely on word of mouth and the efforts of the professor for enrollment. Inclusion of the course in the Undergraduate Bulletin and availability of credit toward the major would help the integration effort. 5. Provide for a “Senior Leader-Elect.” This will help ensure continuity of the teams from semester to semester. 6. Recruit more women into the program. It seems very effective at encouraging them to remain

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Robert V. Peltier; Farouk Attia

curriculum and programs arealso presented. These are really more than suggestions--they are imperatives. Faculty must also remember thatthey are in fierce competition. Industry will recruit those students that can make a positive impact on theircompany productivity and efficiency. Most companies assume that if a program is properly accredited then ageneral understanding of the math/science fundamentals has been achieved by the graduate. Areas that willdifferentiate an average program from one that will attract employers back time and time again are discussed.After all, the real measure of success of a program is how successful their graduates are in not just getting thatfirst job but how well prepared they are to successfully manage continuous

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T. D. Moustakas; M. S. Unlu; M. F. Ruane; M. C. Teich; B. E. A. Saleh; B. B. Goldberg

incorporate exciting research advances in importantphotonics technology into the undergraduate and early graduate curriculum. The PRIDE program willprovide integrative curricular modules to bring photonics from the world of research to undergraduatecore courses, to elective course laboratories, and to our capstone design course. Our focus is on advancedundergraduate experiences, but early graduate curricula overlap through the specialized electives, andwould also be served. Integrating photonics modules into existing curricula, rather than building specializedcourses, will demonstrate a different model of curriculum development. F’acult y researchers and researchprofessors, too busy to build an entire course, will be stimulated to offer their

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Daryl J. Doyle; Laura L. Sullivan; Winston F. Erevelles

‘ 1 .— - . . . .. Session 0475 : —.. . Successful Proposal Collaborations in Polymer Processing and Computer Integrated Manufacturing Laura L. Sullivan, Winston F. Erevelles, and Daryl J. Doyle GMI Engineering& Management InstituteAbstract The process of developing grant proposal ideas, identifying appropriate programs for submission, develop-ing the necessary .- contacts, and writing the actual proposal is an

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Daryl J. Doyle; Laura L. Sullivan; Winston F. Erevelles

‘ 1 .— - . . . .. Session 0475 : —.. . Successful Proposal Collaborations in Polymer Processing and Computer Integrated Manufacturing Laura L. Sullivan, Winston F. Erevelles, and Daryl J. Doyle GMI Engineering& Management InstituteAbstract The process of developing grant proposal ideas, identifying appropriate programs for submission, develop-ing the necessary .- contacts, and writing the actual proposal is an

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Latif M. Jiji; Benjamin Liaw; Feridun Delale

duringthe process of idealization?” Recently, this pedagogy has also been int.mchmd into engineering courses. Regan et al. [6]described four laboratory experiments using edible materials. In an attempt to construct an efficient curriculum, Giorgetti[7] combined theory and laboratory experiment into a single course on fluid mechanics. Dvorak [8] discussed integrationof a simple experiment in heat transfer with analytical solution and computer simulation. More nxentl y, authors of thispaper presented a new teaching methodology using home experiments [9]. Our approach integrates simple homeexperiments with lecture courses to develop interes~ understanding and appreciation for theory. In this paper fourteenhome experiments that can be readily adopted

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Rakesh Nagi

of agile competition in practice will depend on “an agile education system” thatwill impart the right skills, knowledge, and motivation to participants. With these objectives in mind, andto address manufacturing education needs to promote and understand agile manufacturing concepts, aunique graduate level course is being offered at the Department of Industrial Engineering, SUNY-Buffalo. Theobjective is to provide young manufacturing engineers with core competencies in both manufacturing andinformation technology, and the creative integration of the two to accomplish an agile industry. In this paper we discuss the curriculum design and experiences of this course. In a more general sense, itis our desire to share the motivation behind

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Brian J. Winkel; Aaron D. Klebanoff

(2.8, .5)).For each problem there is general information about the (c) Determine the amount of surface area on the mountainauthor(s), the statement of the problem, keywords, teacher which you can see from the point (2.8, .5, f [2.8, .5]).notes (issues related to the problem, prerequisites, time al-lotment - time management, expectations, future payoffs, When we first assigned this visualization problem to ourextensions, references and sources), possible solutions, and calculus students in an integrated curriculum (see [2]) weissues in solution. Further, for each problem there is a com- spent

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Nagy N. Bengiamin

, controls, and sensorytechnologies. Typical experiments and design projects will be addressed in this paper to illustrate educationalobjectives and flexibility in equipment configuration. Challenges in accomplishing the stated educationalobjectives will also be addressed. II. The Senior Laboratory Motivated by the need to integrate design throughout the electrical engineering curriculum and to instillin students attributes of creative thinking, the new laboratory was developed. This laboratory takes the place of atraditional electrical machines and energy conversion laboratory. In the previous laboratory, students used toconduct classical experiments to characterize electric machines and

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Ralph O. Buchal

Collaboration, Currency Doubleday, 1995, p.31.Ralph O. BuchalDr. Buchal earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 1980. Hesubsequently earned an M.A.Sc. in 1984 and a Ph.D. in 1987, both from U.B.C. He has been a faculty memberin the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Western Ontario since 1987. Prof. Buchal’sinterests include robotics, manufacturing, information technology, and computer-integrated manufacturing. Hehas been active in curriculum and undergraduate laboratory development in these areas. He teaches courses inRobotics and Manufacturing Automation, Production Management for Engineers, and Computer Systems andEngineering Applications. He is a content provider, site coordinator

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Dr. Mihir K. Das

resulting in unique situation-specific solutions. This rigid approach is nowbeing challenged as the undergraduate curricula go through restructuring to accommodate open-endedproblems for students to solve using flexibility and creativity. ABET also has adopted an integrated approachtoward design with more flexible definitions. The author examines the subject matters relating to mechanics inthe context of recent developments in the field of design teaching. Professional design practice has becomeinterdisciplinary with an emphasis on a team approach leading to Integrated Product Development (IPD). Thisapproach offers a competitive edge in the global market place in terms of cost, quality, and reduced lead time inbringing forth a new product

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Paul S. Chinowsky; Jorge A. Vanegas

constructionconcepts will require a break from the traditional course fragmentation found in university environments.Specifically, a coordinated and cooperative approach to construction education must emerge which combinesthe resources of both technical and management specialists in an innovative education model. This paperintroduces one approach to this educational model currently being implemented in the ConstructionEngineering and Management program at Georgia Tech. In this approach, an integrated curriculum has beendeveloped at the undergraduate and graduate levels that vertically integrates curricular content andhorizontally offers opportunities for interdisciplinary projects and industry interaction. This paper describesthe primary components of this

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Christopher Stook; Asad Azemi

otherwise have to be studied onlytheoretically. Moreover, they were pleased with the time that was saved and the increased accuracy using thesepackages to perform routine mathematical steps. Some students are interested in using these packages in theirprofessional careers. General Disadvantages Three of the disadvantages of using these packages are the maintenance and operation of these packageson an accessible computer system, the extra work required by students (and instructors) to learn how to useCAE packages, and assuring that the packages are included in the baseline curriculum as part of the requiredcourse material. Requiring the use of these packages in homework assignments generally

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Lucian P. Fabiano

basic job functions; project designer and project manager. As a designer, an individual is responsible for completing assigned design and development tasks. As a project manager, an individual is responsible for developing a comprehensive and integrated project plan that can serve as the guide for designing and developing a project. Given these two job functions, the individual responsible for the project becomes the single point of integrative responsibility for achieving overall project success. Given the above responsibility, the project responsible must be skilled in performing the following basic project

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Emil C. Neu

initiative to integrate this equipment into the .,.~i& :4 } 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings qzlllRllL,: 1lectures. Conversely, if the availability of certain equipment in the classroom is a given, then the professor isencouraged to employ this equipment in a creative manner. As an illustration, if the author of this paper knowsthat an overhead projector and dry erase board will be available, he will project and annotate transparencies onthe board. A seldom-mentioned, yet a significant problem is

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Ir. Frank J.F.M. Witteveen

abroad for a Dutch company, international orientation is a necessity and the Page 1.203.1knowledge of languages is an essential part of this. In the engineering curriculum, time is allocatedfor this purpose. But since the teaching of engineering knowledge and skills takes up much time, anindustrial placement abroad and/or graduating abroad was chosen, in addition to the regularteaching. The European Union has set up a number of funds that support and stimulate students toorient themselves towards Europe. As an engineering university, we use these funds, as it allows tolink practical experience in engineering with increasing the practical

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Innovative Techniques for Freshmen (0630)

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Mark A. Palmer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; John B. Hudson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

real data, with the assistance of an instructor, one is able to illustrateexperimental error.Demonstrations and Experiments As mentioned above, an integral portion of the interactive approach is the presentationof hands-on experiences both in the classroom and in an accompanying laboratory. A summaryof the demonstrations and laboratories developed for this course is given below:First Semester1. Conservation of Energy 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings Page 1.276.5 A putty ball was raised above a table top, then released. It was explained that as the ball fell, the initial potential

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Richard Magin; Margery Osborne; Bruce Bertram; Bruce Wheeler

documents.Introduction Two engineering courses at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) were taughtutilizing Asynchronous Learning technology in order to facilitate interaction among students andinstructors. One is a senior electrical engineering and bioengineering elective entitled Modeling ofBiological Systems, with an enrollment of 25, in which the conferencing package First Class was used. Theother is a freshman elective Introduction to Bioengineering: Focus on Medical Imaging, with an enrollmentof 10 for which PacerForum provided conferencing capability. In both courses students were encouraged to use conferencing software for the discussion of all mattersrelating to the course. The courses shared a common approach to homework in

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Amitabha Bandyopadhyay

prerequisites to besuccessful in a reengineering effort. A few of the major organizational elements thatmust be effected along with many other parts of the organization are: governance andmanagement structures, organizational culture and climate, quality initiatives,measurement of customer satisfaction and overall service delivery. Reengineering is distinctly different from traditional total quality management andcontinuous quality improvement. Reengineering triggers changes of many kinds --anything associated with the process must be refashioned in an integrated way. There are no industries today as difficult to change as in academia. In academiashared governance structure, faculty unions, accreditating agencies, student-faculty-industry

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Yildirim Omurtag; Rawin Raviwongse

addition to the rising number of engineering students, another important factor is the educationand training program. Since manufacturing education is multi-disciplinary in nature, the selection ofcourses in the curriculum is very critical to the skill-level of the graduate. Although in Thailand there is noengineering program devoted solely to manufacturing, at present, a number of courses in manufacturing areoffered through the Departments of Industrial Engineering or Production Engineering in variousuniversities.II. The Higher Education System in Thailand Table 1 shows an overview of the education system in Thailand and a comparison to that of theUnited States. Basically, the education system in Thailand consists of four levels: six years