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1998 Annual Conference

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Albert L. McHenry; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

improvement process. Each faculty memberfound to be performing unsatisfactorily is required to develop and implement a plan designed toimprove his or her performance. The plan, created at the unit level, with the unit head mustinclude specific goals, timelines and benchmarks associated with the area(s) or weakness thatwill be used to measure and follow improvement progress. Failure to achieve the goalsprescribed in the performance improvement plan in a timely manner shall result in arecommendation for dismissal. A faculty member who is recommended for dismissal because ofthe post–tenure review process has an opportunity to challenge the recommendation asprescribed by ABOR policy, under hearing procedures for faculty.Elements of ImplementationProgram

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J. Michael Jacob; Jeffrey W. Honchell

theinstructional process). One hundred key faculty and administrators from the schools of Business,Engineering, and Technology were invited to a week-long, twelve-hour-a-day seminar on TQM.Each day began with success stories, followed by specific instruction on the central principles ofTQM. Small group, facilitated workshops were provided in the afternoon to allow cross-discipline teams to apply the material presented in the morning sessions. In the evening, thesesame teams met to plan how the day's techniques could be implemented in the team members'own courses.A key element in this implementation of Total Quality Management is the use of empoweredteams. Providing workers (i.e. students) the responsibility and the resources to accomplish theirassigned

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1998 Annual Conference

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Fred Beaufait

keys for success to the US manufacturingindustry in the 21st century. Active education, where students are exposed to the newtechnologies by individual involvement, could become a primary medium for bringing new toolsand technologies to general community usage. For example, the trend for the coming century inthe automobile manufacturing and aerospace industries is Green flexible machining. This newtrend is a paradigm shift from current infrastructure. Are our students educated to this rapidlychanging trend? The education and training plan where students are actively involved and trainedin progressing manufacturing field and nurtured to adapt to rapidly changing manufacturingenvironments could be a successful strategy to address the above and

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1998 Annual Conference

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Sherra E. Kerns; Robert T. Nash; David V. Kerns

technologies will require scientificand engineering excellence, and also effective skills in the areas of technology leadership andmanagement. Strategic planning, financial feasibility, the availability and cost of raw materials,innovative product development, human resources, project management, and the global competitiveenvironment are example areas contributing to development of these skills. The National ResearchCouncil’s report, "Management of Technology: The Hidden Competitive Advantage" documentsthis perspective. Technology-based organizations require leaders with the capabilities tocompetently manage research and development, product or process development, technologicalinnovation and implementation. Today's corporations are increasingly aware

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1998 Annual Conference

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Xiaomin Li; Vasiliki Tzovla; Minaz Vastani; Li Yu; J. R. Cogdell; Chitra Phadke; Anju Bhagat; Agustinus Darmawan

positive. We asked students to complete an evaluation form beforeexiting the system, and 57 students completed the form, with the following results: waste of time(1), some value (4), useful (13), very useful (25), a great system (14). All of the requestedschedules were approved because the system approved only legal schedules.V. Future development.The current system simulates a session with a trained advisor in the sense of displaying andcorrecting information and approving student requests that satisfy a set of rules. Future versionswill offer much more planning information, be proactive in prioritizing course possibilities, andallow planning for multiple semesters into the future. Work is also underway to develop a web-based administrative

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1998 Annual Conference

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Lucy C. Morse

. Page 3.614.3 Session 3147 • Develop list of key players, and contact information. • Develop a clear statement of purpose. (Even when the team receives its purpose from the professor, a team must interpret and express it in its own terms.) • Set up delivery dates. • Select a leader for each phase of the project This level of detail might be all that is needed. It is not wise to burden a short and simpleproject with a few members with unnecessary planning. 2. Planning • Agree on tasks. • Clarify responsibility within the group and identify leaders for the tasks

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1998 Annual Conference

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Jeff Griffin; Peter J. Biegel; Ronald Goodnight

seminars and a variety of job searchingtechniques.THE ADDRESSESThe following tables identify the World Wide Web addresses for (1) the primary Search Enginesand (2) many other job opening/company research locations. A single * indicates resumepreparation help and guidance is provided and a double ** shows company research data andprofiles are available at that location. At most of the addresses you will find career planning,essentials for job searching and announcements for Job Fairs. Two locations, Career Magazineat http://careermag.com/searchlinc.html and About Work -- The Ultimate Career athttp://www.aboutwork.com both provide information on virtual interviewing using videointerviewing technology...the way of the future...today

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1998 Annual Conference

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B. S. Sridhara

organizations such asDOE, GM and EDS. In the proposal for Sunrayce 97,2 the author discussed differentaspects of the project including Design and Engineering (driver safety, design andanalysis, and material selection) in accordance with Sunrayce 97 regulations.3 Topicssuch as Organization and Project Planning, Curriculum Integration, Fund Raising andTeam Support, Vehicle Testing and Driver Training, and Logistics were also discussed.Proposals submitted by 60 different universities including MIT, Yale, Texas A&M,Stanford, University of Michigan, and University of Waterloo were evaluated and scoredby Sunrayce officials. We were selected as one of the top 30 teams to receive an award of$2000. Our solar car team consisted of fifteen active

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1998 Annual Conference

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Nancy L. Denton

points) Conclusions (20 points)Sources of Experiment Error (5 points) Sources of Experimental Error (10 points)Recommendations (2 points) Data Sheet(s) (5 points)References (3 points) Format, grammar, spelling (20 points)Equipment List/Specimen ID (3 points)Test Procedure (5 points)Sample Calculations (15 points)Data Sheet(s) (2 points)Format, grammar, spelling (20 points)As a relatively recent addition to TAC of ABET program criteria, each accredited engineeringtechnology program must have plans for implementing continuous improvement andassessing if improvement results from any changes made. The Purdue MET Department hasadopted a relatively simple method for conducting and

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1998 Annual Conference

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Kathi Cahill; Joe C. Guarino

Universities. The Universityof Idaho, in Moscow, Idaho, has more “traditional” students than the other two Universities,with active fraternities and sororities, and a very large student population living on campus.Boise State University, in Boise, Idaho, is located in the largest urban area in Idaho, and moststudents live off campus. The student population at Idaho State University, in Pocatello, Idaho,consists of traditional and non-traditional students with a more equal distribution than the otherschools. Numerous planning sessions, culminating in a two-day organizational workshop at BoiseState University, preceded the Fall 1997 semester. A representative from Knowledge Revolutionattended the workshop and provided valuable input on using

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1998 Annual Conference

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Joseph A. Shaeiwitz

Session 2613 Closing the Assessment Loop Joseph A. Shaeiwitz West Virginia University One of the purposes for having an outcomes assessment plan is continuous programimprovement. An outcomes assessment plan has goals, measures, and feedback. Continuousprogram improvement can only be accomplished if the results obtained from the measures ofachievement of the goals affect the education program. This is analogous to feedback control inwhich a measurement is compared to the set point (goals) and an adjustment is made upstream(within the program) to

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1998 Annual Conference

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Elaine Seat

unrealistic. A healthier approach is to get astrategy for success and then to do your best. Countering this thought process might go like this: Statement: I just need to study more and work harder to make an A. 1. Identify the event. Just exactly what are you trying to accomplish? What has happened to make you believe that working harder is the answer? 2. Evaluate the event. What happens if you don’t make an A? 3. Identify the feelings. How do you feel about where you are now? 4. Challenge the beliefs. How can you study harder? How will more work make a difference? How will your plan help you have different results than the past? 5. Answers to the beliefs. What is a workable plan? What can you do?The goal of this

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1998 Annual Conference

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Lyn Mowafy

hours of instructional activity. Electronic Delivery SystemA MATEC module consists of background information, learning plans, and support resources toenable successful delivery of the learning activities by the instructor and mastery of the targetedcompetency by the learner. Because these modules contain the technical core of a rapidlyevolving industry, it is critical that MATEC develop an equally nimble system for deliveringthem to the faculty. Traditional paper-based or conventional electronic delivery systems wouldprohibit rapid response to industry change. Therefore, MATEC is delivering the modules andtheir associated teaching materials to the faculty electronically, using a hybrid Internet/CD

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1998 Annual Conference

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Fred I. Denny

, announced plans to acquire PanEnergy, a naturalgas distribution company serving the Northeast and Midwest, and form a new integrated energycompany called Duke Energy. Conversely, Enron Corporation, the nation's largest natural gascompany headquartered in Houston, bought Portland General Electric, the largest electric utilitycompany in Oregon.THE MOTIVATION FOR RESTRUCTURINGWhy is the electric power industry being restructured? Some say the U.S. electric power industryshould be allowed to continue as it is. "If it isn't broken, why fix it?" The United States has oneof the best, and in some ways the best, electric service in the world. The U.S. was ahead of therest of the world in making electric service available to rural areas. The reliability of

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1998 Annual Conference

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Richard Jerz

that course objectives could be metwithout having to spend much money, but that improvements had to be phased in over the years.An overview of the course objectives, laboratory equipment and assignments, funding methods,professor and student’s observations, and plans for future improvements are provided. Introduction The use of computer-aided technologies by industry has grown enormously in recentyears. Practically all modern manufacturing organizations use computers in one form or another:to design and test product ideas (CAD - computer aided design), to control industrial processes(PLCs - programmable logic controllers), to inspect parts (industrial vision systems), to automatematerial handling

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1998 Annual Conference

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M. A. Mooney; K. K. Muraleetharan; H. Gruenwald; B. E. Vieux; Randall L. Kolar

city, including site planning and layout, sewer and water infrastructure, water supply,wastewater treatment, buildings, transportation systems, channel design, floodplain analysis, andgeotechnical work. The plan doubles as a student portfolio that can be presented to prospectiveemployers22. It can also be used by the students as a valuable reference tool in their engineeringcareer. Since Sooner City provides a unifying theme to the entire undergraduate curriculum,courses build upon one another instead of appearing as independent entities. It is our experiencethat, all too frequently, students fail to apply knowledge gained from previous courses to futurework; Sooner City helps students not to forget what they have learned.To implement Sooner

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1998 Annual Conference

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Melissa J. Dark; Robert J. Herrick; Dennis R. Depew

Science Foundation established the Advanced Technology Education Program(ATE) to fund and support educational initiatives in the areas of mathematics, science,engineering, and technology education.The Midwest Center for Advanced Technology Education (MCATE) at Purdue University issupported by the National Science Foundation. MCATE is a consortium between PurdueUniversity and seven midwestern community colleges. The mission of MCATE is to enhancethe educational opportunities and experiences available to students pursuing manufacturingrelated careers. The consortium is accomplishing this mission through faculty and curriculumdevelopment. This paper will focus on the planning, implementation, and evaluation process ofthe faculty and curriculum

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1998 Annual Conference

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J. C. Sener; R. R. Mirsky; David R. Haws; Stephen B. Affleck; J. L. Mason; L. C. Aburusa

university. Recently, an internship web site was developed and linked to the College of EngineeringHomepage on the World-Wide-Web. This site was designed to facilitate the link betweenpotential internship opportunities and undergraduate students seeking to match their chosenmajor field of study with work experience in participating organizations. This paper describes:the development of the internship web site on the College of Engineering Homepage; itsorganization, planning and implementation; industry/academia interactions for interactive andintegrative applications; analysis of the historical data collected prior to the availability of theweb; and interim results and recommendations for improvements with an emphasis on the needfor

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1998 Annual Conference

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Rona Colosimo Warner; Paul J. Warner; Kim LaScola Needy

. Manufacturingemployment remained stable in 1994 and 1995, following declines from 1988 to 1993,[10] andnow provides about 17% or 134,600, of the jobs in the six-county metropolitan regionsurrounding Pittsburgh.[5]The main technical trades in manufacturing are classified as machinists and tool and die makers.Machinists utilize their knowledge of the working properties of metals, ability to read part prints,and skill with lathes, mills, and drill presses, to plan and machine products to meet precisespecifications.[7] Tool and die makers are highly skilled workers who produce tools, dies, jigs,and holding devices that are used in various types of machines such as stamping presses, brakes,shears, extrusion machines, mills, and lathes.[8] Both occupations require

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1998 Annual Conference

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Robert Knecht; Randal Ford

engineer a musical Develop Prepareproduction. Namely, they had to identify goals, Specifications Plandevelop specifications, gather data, defineoptions, prepare a plan of action and implement Gatherthe design, which, in this case, was their Dataproduction of The Music Man. These students Figure 1: Engineering Design Process Applied in the Design (EPICS) Curriculumresolved the client issue by approaching thefaculty representative on MLT Student Council tovolunteer. He supervised production expenses and signed off on the budget; so the team

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1998 Annual Conference

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Marjorie Davis; John Palmer; Helen Grady; Clayton Paul; Allen F. Grum

decided to change from the quarter system to the semestersystem by the fall of 1997. While a number of our sister schools at Mercer planned to simplyroll their current curriculum into the semester format, the School of Engineering faculty decidedto take this opportunity to reshape our engineering program and achieve a new vision. Thisimpetus came from both external and internal forces.Externally, we were aware that ABET was working on a new set of criteria that would changethe way our programs would be reviewed for accreditation. In addition, our colleagues at otherschools and our advisors from industry confirmed our sense that engineering education needed toincorporate ways to assess its outcomes and provide mechanisms for responding to

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1998 Annual Conference

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Aaron A. Jennings; Audeen W. Fentiman

easy for instructors to review and use. Seven of these case studies in the area of solidand hazardous waste are briefly described in the remainder of this paper. Page 3.497.2Modules Built Around SoftwareFive modules built around proprietary software packages are described below. Theextensive documentation with each module includes a brief description of the software,set up hints, three or four applications of the software that students can explore, knownproblems and “bugs” encountered when using the software, and reading and referencelists. Solid Waste Management - SWPlanTMSolid waste management planning requires an understanding

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1998 Annual Conference

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William Peterson

has had from MCC is the lead in raising funds that wastaken by MCC’s president. Additionally, the MCC Foundation was a major contributor.The plan for the curriculum and the plan for conducting the program were submitted to thevarious committees, councils, and boards with final approval for the program being obtained inthe summer of 1996. Almost immediately upon final approval of the program, the Department ofManufacturing Engineering was made operational with the hiring of its first faculty member andthe offering of the first WMU course in the program. More complete information on thedevelopment of this manufacturing engineering program can be found in Peterson (1996).The First Year and A Half of the ProgramThe first WMU class in the

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1998 Annual Conference

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M. Wayne Hall; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

, $What are we doing in engineering education, to address theissues and incorporate the ideals of sustainability into the education of young, new engineers?#the answer turns out to be, $Academic engineering programs in the United States, like many ofthe nation s other important institutions, are doing a lot towards developing and implementingplans and programs that have Sustainable Development at their core.# For example, in March1998 the Presidential Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD) is publishing acomprehensive report on the status of this concept in the U.S., along with recommendations,action plans, strategies and implementation plans. The document will cover all aspects ofsociety, including industry, education, transportation, and

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1998 Annual Conference

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Zhang Wenxue; Yuan Dening; Chen Zhi

education reform program in China, the most significance is to updatethe concepts about education. The basic reason lies in a series of changes which will takeplace in China as well as in the world for the next century. From the viewpoint of thedevelopment of economy, culture, science and technology at home and abroad, many currentconcepts about education are confronted with an epochal challenge. This challenge will comefrom the economy, science, technology and culture. First, China’s economic system will befurther changed from a planned economy to a socialist market economy, the world economywill further move into one integration, and the competitiveness and variability of economywill be intensified. Under such circumstances, higher education

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1998 Annual Conference

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Charlie P. Edmonson; Joseph A. Untener

EngineeringTechnology conducted a survey instrument to meet the requirements for re-accreditation. Thesurvey was sent to all graduates since the 1991 accreditation visit and to their employers. The rateof returns was more than adequate enough to provide clear information on the performance of ourgraduates, their satisfaction levels, and the views of their employers. The information is alsoconsistent with the other vehicles used in our total plan for assessment. The other instruments usedin the assessment plan include a “Cap and Gown” survey, named because it is a very briefquestionnaire administered to students that are literally lined up for the graduation ceremony, andlonger term alumni surveys that reach further back for data from graduates.While each of

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1998 Annual Conference

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Hamid Y. Eydgahi; Saeid Y. Eidgahy

veryearly age, we are taught to break apart problems, to fragment the world. This apparently makescomplex tasks and subjects more manageable; but we pay a hidden, enormous price. We can nolonger see the consequences of our actions; we lose our intrinsic sense of connection to a largerwhole. When we try to ‘see the big picture,’ we try to reassemble the fragments in our minds, tolist and organize all the pieces.” (p.3).6The Technology, Science, Mathematics Integration Project, with support from the NationalScience Foundation, developed a set of technology activities called the Technology, Science,Mathematics Connection Activities.7 They are designed to correlate planning and classroominstruction among the three disciplines. The activities do not

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1998 Annual Conference

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Stephen E. Binney; Andrew C. Klein

Radiation Health Physics can also pursue apre-medicine track by replacing a set of restricted electives with the same set of organicchemistry, cellular and molecular biology, genetics, and biochemistry courses that other pre-medicine students take. This option allows students considerable flexibility in their career choiceshould their plans to enter medical school change for any reason. We expect to see an increase instudents enrolling in this special program as more prospective students become aware of itsexistence.Also, students entering the Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics degree programsfrom states that participate in the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program can attendOSU at a reduced tuition rate (compared to the full

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1998 Annual Conference

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Joan A. Burtner; Laura Moody

extensively in our new course.IMPLEMENTATION PLANHaving decided to use cooperative techniques in this course, we needed an implementation plan;we adopted a three-phase implementation procedure.Phase I Develop a departmental library of collaborative learning books and articles Motivate other instructors as to benefits of collaborative learning Incorporate collaborative learning principles into the basic course structure Prepare collaborative learning exercises for a small number of classes Develop preliminary assessment/feedback forms for students and faculty Develop a long-term assessment plan Initiate documentation procedures Explore possible funding sources for curricular developmentPhase II Continue assessment procedures

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Tricks of the Trade Inside the Classroom (1675)

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1998 Annual Conference

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Deborah M. Mechtel, United States Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators (NEE)

the implementation strategy, and conclusionsand future plans. IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY AND PHILOSOPYIn prior courses, using the classic teaching methodology, the instructor typically worked at leasttwo examples on the board for each new concept introduced to students. Student participationwas generally passive and students were only actively engaged when compelled to respond toinstructor questions. In contrast, the technique introduced in this class used cooperative learninggroups of three or four students to work at least one example in class with the instructor acting asa resource for each group. At the beginning of the semester, the instructor assigned students tocooperative learning groups based on prior experience and