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Jian Edward Zhang; Lucy King

ofManufacturing Engineers (SME), TRW corporation, GMI matching funds, and contributions frommany industrial companies. All equipment, activities and processes are under the supervision andcontrol of a "supervisory" computer. CIM on WHEELS illustrates the concepts of streamlinedengineering, from design to process planning to production. The GOAL is to provide a practicalmedia for courses on CIM (computer integrated manufacturing) at GMI, seminars and workshopsoff-campus at various sectors of the community, technical or academic. The OBJECTIVES forthis setup are to provide demonstrations and hands-on experience for students at GMI, for pre-college students and for small industrial personnel at off-campus sites. GMI students are requiredto present

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Hussein Anis

and in the preparation of the necessary instruction materials and courseware.(4) making appropriate recommendations for future curriculum development and propose methods of diffusing and sharing experience with other institutions.Table 1 summarizes the numbers of funded development plans classified according todisciplines. Table (1) Distribution of approved projects by discipline Discipline No. of Proposals Total Budget 1000 $ Electrical Engineering 27 2348 Computers 14 1767 Electronics & Communications 18 1403 Material

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Stephanie L. Blaisdell; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Session 1692 A Pipeline to Recruit Women Into Engineering Stephanie L. Blaisdell, Mary R. Anderson-Rowland Arizona State UniversityWomen constituted only 17% of those awarded bachelor degrees in engineering in 19951, a slightincrease (16%) from the previous year2. The future does not seem much brighter, either. In1990, senior males in public high schools were more than three times as likely to choose a careerin science, math or engineering than women3. Interest in engineering careers among collegefreshmen in 1995 reached a 20-year low, with only 2% of the women planning to

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Sr., Buck F. Brown; Jr., Buck F. Brown

; and (4) developing an action plan. Most of us when faced with a problem, no matter how complex, immediately want tojump to an answer. Students are no different. Most students’ initial response is to try toformulate a solution, even if it’s trivial or ill-conceived. In most cases, this initial solutionformulation should be encouraged. One should allow the students to spend some time inthinking about what the solution might be, or at least what the solution might look like. All ofthis should be recorded for later use and revision. After students have exhausted their initial efforts at solving the problem, they should beguided into thinking about what they know at that particular moment, about the problem thatmight help them solve

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Randall Guensler; Christopher Conklin; Paul S. Chinowsky

environmental resources provides a distinct advantage to practicing engineers.However, there is a staggering amount of information associated with environmental regulationsthat must be understood when proposing and building projects.Undergraduate university programs in civil engineering and city planning typically do notprovide enough opportunity for students to gain practical knowledge in environmental regulationand policy. New concepts in environmental planning are introduced every year, but theseundergraduate programs are under pressure not to add additional content beyond their currentfour year programs. Hence, this material is usually learned by graduates under the tutelage ofsupervisors once they have their first professional job. This gap in

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Pradeep K. Agrawal

-operativeeducational plan (almost 35% of our students participate in this plan.) However, it necessitatesthat every required undergraduate level course in chemical engineering be offered at least twice ayear. Many are offered more than twice, whereas the laboratory courses are offered everyquarter.The undergraduate curriculum in Chemical Engineering has three categories of laboratorycourses. The first consists of two courses, ChE 3302 and 3303, addressing transport phenomena;the second also consists of the two courses, ChE 3309 and 3310, broadly covering unitoperations, but also including chemical reaction analysis and catalysis and new technologies suchas those associated with microelectronics and biochemical engineering; and the third, ChE 4418,which

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P.J. Fisher; N.J. Quick; S.J. Steiner

. It is a project-based activity where thestudents are organised into teams, spanning all three years of the students’ undergraduatestudies. The project acts as an integrating theme through a course module entitled “TotalDesign”, and requires the students to acquire a number of transferable skills. Theseinclude information gathering, report writing, presentation skills, time management,project planning, teamwork, and managing meetings. This paper describes the year onyear structure of the PAMS project, and the acquisition of the mentioned transferableskills, with particular reference to team working, and the subsequent implications for thestudents as they enter industry on graduation.I. IntroductionThe School of Manufacturing and Mechanical

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Scott J. Amos; James L. Otter

. Instead, theywould focus on leading, guiding and mentoring groups of students in design, operations,methodology and management in a simulated construction company environment. This processwould require students at each level, first year through graduate, to become part of a multi-faceted, multi-functional construction design/manage/construct organization inside a universityenvironment. Faculty would become company officers, CEOs, senior project managers,department managers, etc. First year students would assume introductory roles (plan reviewers,as-built and shop drawing developers, quantity takeoff surveyors, etc.). Each year a studentwould move up to a different more advanced role. Field engineers, material testers andestimators at the second

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Richard S. Marleau; John Bollinger; Jeffrey Schowalter

for the flume. A columnar structure of height Figure 2 Mall Layout approximately 20 ft. made of a lattice work of half-inch square stainless steel serves as a tower in the north-end pool. Water isdischarged from the top of the tower through vertically upward facing nozzles, which falls intothe pool in the summer and leads to large ice structures in the winter months.By spring of 1997, there are plans to place 3 ft square concrete slabs around the entire inner Page 2.375.2perimeter of the north-end pool, with jet nozzles in the centers of 24 of these slabs. This

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Matthew Hayes; David Pittner; Bryon Formwalt; Daniel J. Pack

next step for this project is to test the control software while thehelicopter is attached to a test stand. The test stand is an aluminum arm which can rotatearound the center of the stationary base. The helicopter is mounted on a ball jointsupported platform which is attached at the end of the arm. The goal of the second project is to design and build an autonomous mobile robotwith infrared and touch sensors, with plans to add a visual imaging sensor subsystem.The project is experimental in nature where the student is learning more about each Page 2.451.4subsystem, design concepts, system integration, and logic. The design for the robotshown

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Stephen Gwinn; Kenneth Reid

as an idea, and after an assignment to an individual or group, the participants decideon a plan of action which meets the criteria specified to accomplish the goal of the project, andworks within any constraints placed upon the individual or group. This technique differs from astandard scholastic assignment or lab in that the outcome of different groups need not be similar,and that the specific goals of different projects are not given to the student.The students were given the following requirements:& All work on this project was to be completed and discussed outside of class time. Because this was strictly extra credit, it was not to interfere in any way with required assignments. The instructor was available during office hours if

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Amin Karim; Ahmed Khan

to test performance of wirelesssystems and the level of proficiency desired in graduates. The following sections describe thecontents of the wireless course:Theory course Historical perspective Emerging Technologies Wireless services Value Added Services Carrier Cable Cellular Paging SMR Satellite Wireless Systems Hardware/Software Peripherals/Components Microwave/Satellite Analog cellular systems Cell Types Mobile Switching FDA Frequency Planning

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Wils L. Cooley

transferring to WVU beginning with their junior yearfind that they are deficient, since the courses are difficult to find. In fact, they are taughtnowhere else in the state of West Virginia. None of the other instructional sites in thestate felt that they had enough students to justify offering the courses themselves. Thedepartment was therefore asked early on if the courses could be delivered by distance Page 2.13.1learning to students at other sites in West Virginia who planned to transfer to WVU. 1In Spring 1996 the lecture and laboratory were delivered to one remote site. This wasdone by video taping the

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Robert F. Kubichek; Eskild T. Arntzen; Donald S. Warder

from a faculty memberwith several issues. First, as a student, I have seen a lot of good and bad syllabi. However, I hadnever written one and was not familiar with the process of planning out a semester. Therefore, itwas found very helpful to confer with a member of the faculty about how much material couldrealistically be covered in one 50 minute class period and what material was most important toteach. Through these discussions the tendency to overestimate how much material could becovered was avoided and the resulting syllabus was a useful planning tool through the semester.The mentoring program was also helpful in the preparing of lecture notes. I found this to besubstantially different from note taking in the class which involves simply

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

exchange program, experiences from faculty, and students,and other practical considerations. The experiment has now expanded in a program called theWestern Virtual Engineering Consortium (WestVEC), which now involves eight universitieswith the addition of Idaho State University, the University of Nevada-Reno, Utah State Univer-sity, the University of Victoria-British Columbia, Washington State University, and the Univer-sity of Wyoming. Early results from this organization and future plans will be discussed in the Page 2.215.1paper. II. Background and Motivation A. The Trials of Low Enrollment

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Gerald R. Frederick; Benjamin Koo

restructuring their programs, this presentation attempts to extendthat effort to a much wider community through the American Society for Engineering Education.UNIVERSITIES Each university should identify and establish a long-range global vision through self-examination of its academic activities, indicating their strengths and weaknesses. In the area ofcurricula enhancement, strategic planning must accentuate courses including foreign languages,cultural development, social and political sciences, psychology, behavioral science, businessmanagement and ethics. It is recognized that many of these courses can be included withinABET guidelines as well as within a general education core which is required at manyuniversities. However, the breadth

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Sohi Rastegar; Gerard L. Coté

are more relevant. As in the Diagnostics course, thestudents enrolled in the graduate section gave an oral presentation of their library researchmaterials. They did this once in the middle of the semester focusing on one journalarticle and again at the end of the semester giving an overview of recent literature on thestate-of- the-art in the particular research topics they chose. This helped expose thewhole class to this material. Invited lectures by our collaborators, Dr. Jacques from theUniversity of Oregon and formally from the University of Texas-M.D. Anderson CancerCenter, Dr. Motamedi from the University of Texas Medical Branch, and Dr. Thomsenthe University of Texas-M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, are planned for the Springsemester on

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Fazil Najafi

paper will discuss in detail the subject of the curriculum renewalprocess and provide conclusive remarks reflecting faculty views and overall assessment of thecurriculum renewal process.Introduction In June of 1996, the Civil Engineering Department faculty at the University of Floridagathered in a workshop setup environment supported by the National Science FoundationCurriculum Innovation and Renewal under SUCCEED (Southeastern University and CollegeCoalition for Engineering Education) protocol. The purpose of the seminar was to tackle issuesrelevant to strategic planning for the department in relation to Curriculum Innovation andRenewal. The NSF engineering education coalitions have established a common set of goals1 : To

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Mark J. Sebern

schools that, although faculty sometimes had to struggle to switch to anobject-oriented paradigm, students who started out with objects had little difficulty with theconcepts. For this reason, we chose a variation of the “objects early” approach, and adopted atextbook that embodied this philosophy3. Since we felt that the Standard Template Library (STL)4is a critical part of the evolving ANSI/ISO C++ standard, we incorporated additional material onsimple uses of STL containers and iterators. For the same reason, we decided to stress a stringclass library and to de-emphasize character arrays (C-style strings), especially in the first course(CS-182).The result of this planning was the set of course topics shown in Table 1. We were

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William Peterson

basis with MCC teaching the lower divisioncourses (60 semester hours) and Western teaching the upper division courses (as well a threelower division engineering courses - one course per semester during the freshman year and onecourse in the sophomore year - or 70 credit hours). Development of specific courses was done bythe faculty of Western’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. The resulting programcontains 15 new courses - 13 MFE (manufacturing engineering) courses and 2 electricalengineering courses (new courses with their content tailored to the requirements of thisprogram)..A plan to deliver the program in Muskegon was also developed. Considering Western’srequirement that off-campus programs be self supporting, the costs for

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Philip R. Dail

one class, I have discovered a variety of instructionalstrategies for making large classes work reasonably well. Many of the ideas I will share arecommon practices to experienced educators. My intention is that these ideas will prove helpfulto those with less experience.Pre-First Day(1) Plan a first-day activity. Nothing is more frustrating to a student than to feel “left out” or at least “in the dark” at the first class meeting. In a class where intimidation due to size is already a factor, spending the first class pouring over a syllabus is probably not an effective means of engaging the class. Having them scan the syllabus in groups of 2 or 3 and prepare questions about what they did not understand is one means of involving

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Rick L. Homkes; Kevin D. Taylor; Russell A. Aubrey

similar scheme, decide at the onset how this will be handled.If the distribution of work changes during the course of the project, this needs to be re-negotiated.For example, if one author plans to present the paper and the other to compose the first draft,they might share the authorship equally. However, if the presenter discovers a travel conflict, theother author should receive principal authorship if he or she presents the paper and composes thedraft. Teams need to realize that this may happen and avoid conflict when the re-negotiation ofcredit takes place. In some cases the authors names are simply listed alphabetically. Thisseemingly minor detail must be agreed upon in advance.What Doesn’t WorkThe worst thing to do to an excellent paper is

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Thomas R Phillips

adapted for manufacturing in Mexico, at a cost that would make a NAFTAtrading bloc more competitive against the Asian manufacturers.The best way for an exchange student to exploit these opportunities is to develop an overallexchange concept and goal - e.g., to gain an understanding of manufacturing engineering in Canadaor Mexico. This could be done through a combination of courses, projects, and industrial contacts.This is better than making the direct equivalency of courses the first priority. The objective should beto transcend the similarities and to learn what is different and distinctive. The next step is to presentexchange a learning project, We train our students to plan and carry out engineering projects, so whynot approach exchange in

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V. Coppola; K. Powell; D. Hyland; B. Cosgrove; A. Waas; A. Messiter; Joe G. Eisley

the time that the Undergraduate Curriculum Task Force was doing its work, theAerospace Department was hiring a new chairman, contemplating a strategic-planning exer-cise, and beginning a curriculum revision effort of its own. This confluence of events led to anexcellent environment for a clean-slate approach to the Aerospace undergraduate curriculum. Page 2.458.5 5 Out of the department’s strategic planning effort, the following mission statement wasdrafted. In addition, a number of strategic goals and objectives were developed: the onesmost relevant to the undergraduate curriculum in the department

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John W. Prados

problems; and hands-onlaboratory experiences in both basic science and engineering courses.As originally conceived, these criteria were intended to be applied with flexibility and profes-sional judgment to encourage experimentation and innovation in engineering education. Anearly statement of the ECPD Council was, "(ECPD) has no authority to impose restrictions or standardizations upon engi- neering colleges, nor does it desire to do so."and a current ABET Accreditation Policy is, "To avoid rigid standards as a basis for accreditation in order to prevent standardi- zation and ossification of engineering education and to encourage well-planned experimentation."But far too often, practice has failed to follow this

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Bob Lahidji

typical course description. Course Number: CADM 411 Course Title: Mechanical/Machine Design Credit Hours: 3Statement of Course Goals and Objectives:In this course the students will learn the fundamentals of mechanical design which include:1. The meaning of mechanical design2. The phases of design3. Design consideration4. Codes and standards5. Stress analysis6. Mohr's Circle7. Failure criteria8. Design for fatigue strength9. Design of mechanical elements (a) Screws and fasteners (b) Welded joints (c) Bearings (d) Springs (e) Gears.Course Description: A study of the decision-making processes which mechanical engineers use in theformulation of plans for the

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Robert Martinazzi

” or “B” for ease of identification. Partner team “A” comes to class and receivesinstruction from the professor on the “Present Worth” method of analysis. Partner team “B” doesnot attend this session. Partner team “A” then does the assigned homework, contacts theprofessor with any questions and clarifications of the material, prepares a lesson plan on“Present Worth”, and schedules a time with Partner team “B” to deliver their instruction on thesubject.Partner team “B” then attends a class with the professor on another specific subject. As noted itis “Capitalized Cost” for Engineering Economics. Partner team “B” then follows a similarscenario for teaching Partner team “A” the material they learned.When examinations are conducted, each partner

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Trevor B. Davey; Ngo Dinh Thinh

with a guiding role played by the state.Higher education was a very important component of this transformation. It was designed toensure Vietnam a human resource base to keep pace with needs created by the anticipatedeconomic success.The Vietnamese government devised a plan using the concept of a national university systemwith campuses in Hanoi and in Ho Chi Minh City. Regional universities were to be establishedin Hue, Da Nang, Can Tho, Thai Nguyen, and other cities. A system of community colleges wasalso established and provision was made for private universities and colleges. The prior systemhad a large number of separate, independent universities, each with a very specialized academicrole and all reporting to the Ministry of Education and

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Lynn G. Mack; James C. Wood

three-day Chautauquaworkshops. The retreat's purpose was to increase the exemplary faculty's understanding ofnational and local need for change and to orientate them to the change process planned in thecurriculum reform efforts. The Chautauquas then provided the opportunity to learn and practiceinterdisciplinary active learning approaches for instruction.Presenters at the retreat and the Chautauquas discussed the need for multi-disciplinary facultyteams to review and redesign both the content and methods of instruction. Through this process,the faculty have developed a shared vision for reform. They have developed stronginterdisciplinary campus teams and have investigated and utilized the concepts presented at theworkshops.Because industry

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K.A. Korzeniowski

. The future plans for this circuit theory class are to continue to integrate the drawings as partof the design projects. The main accomplishment of this exercise is that it improves communicationskills and exposes students to another part of the design process before they are faced with the taskat senior project time. This also broadens the design experience and exposes the student toconcurrent engineering issues and rapid prototyping methods. IV. Acknowledgment This paper was initiated at an Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement (UFE) workshopsupported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant No. DUE-9455076, through the Divisionof Undergraduate Education (DUE), Directorate for Education and