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Jay Jones; Rebecca K. Toghiani; Hossein Toghiani

the chemical engineering undergraduatelaboratory curriculum. This is in part due to the expense of necessary equipment and also due to the length oftime and degree of precision required to perform experiments to demonstrate textbook principles. At MissippiState University, a major portion of the renovation effort over the past six years has been the development andincorporation of experiments focusing on emerging technologies such as supercritical fluid extraction, Studentscan best be exposed to these technologies in a laboratory setting. Supercritical fluid extraction requires the useof phase equilibrium principles and thus, experiments focusing on this technology provide exposure both to itsuse as an emerging separations technology and to

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Jennifer T. Ross

andelectronic form (e-mail). Since most undergraduate engineers enter the workforce directly from college (~20%attend graduate school), an engineering curriculum should better prepare students for the type of skills they willneed in industry. 1,2,3,4 This “simulated corporate” environment presented in this paper is design to emulate the learning processstudents will encounter in industry. This course is designed as part of the electrical and computer engineeringcurricula that exposes students to all aspects of integrated circuit design and fabrication. Specifically thiscourse 1) gives students hands-on experience with computer aided design tools for designing integrated circuits;2) allows students to fabricate their designs through NSF sponsored

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Jerzy Woznicki; Andrzej Krasniewski; Eugeniusz Toczylowski

amongthe most essential features that could make engineering more attractive for the prospective students, andthereby allow engineering-oriented academic institutions to compete successfully on the market of highereducation services. It should be also noted that flexibility and adaptability both affect the quality ofeducation. In this paper, we discuss our experience in introducing a flexible and adaptable system of study atthe Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology at Warsaw University of Technology. We presentand analyse a number of ideas already implemented at WUT which, if followed elsewhere, would enhanceflexibility and adaptability of an engineering curriculum on one hand, and on the other hand would assureefficiency and

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Lynn Kiaer

unstructured thinking, which may need to be channeled, it has the effect of openingstudents up to the possibility that there may not be a ‘right way’ to look at a problem that there may be anumber of reasonable models for a problem, with different simplifications and trade-offs. Finally, studentssimply like it.LYNN KIAER received a B.A. in French and Political Science and a B.S. in Mathematics from NorwichUniversity, and an M.S. in Operations Research and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Florida Institute ofTechnology, and is now an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Shehas taught in the Integrated First Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics for two years

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Russell J. Deaton; Michael J. Bartz

I .— - ... .. Session 2432 —. .The . . . Honors Program in Electrical Engineering at The University of Memphis Russell J. Deaton and Michael J. Bartz The University of MemphisIntroduction The Department of Electrical Engineering at The University of Memphis recently has institutedan Honors program in the junior and senior years. The program consists of Honors sections of two corecourses in the curriculum, Electromagnetic Field Theory and Thnsform Methods in

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Vijay K. Madisetti; James H. Aylor; David P. Wilsey; Anthony J. Gadient

software environment.• A integrated tool environment, allowing a number of design tools to work together in an efficient manner.• A number of new tools for architectural design of multiprocessor systems that support the reuse of information from previous projects to enable organization-specific and application-specific tradeoffs.• Development of virtual corporations that facilitate the rapid creation of multidisciplinary teams (design, manufacture, and support) across different organizations that can design products together.• New design methodologies for hardware/software codesign and test.• The technology for model year upgrades of existing embedded systems based upon the effective reuse of past designs. The

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Manon Bourgeois; Gilbert Drouin

specific and different orientations, including very specialized courses and occasionally peri-technological courses. This module is conceived in order to allow a certain flexibility to the student whom will beable to make pertinent choices according to his career goals. The third module, generally called integration module,allows the student to realize supervised practical work either in a training form or in engineering project in industry,in the specialized field that this master has trained him for. This program structure, other than being modular, also distinguishes itself from the traditional programs becauseit allows the student to receive an official recognition at each step of his studies. Thus, when the student hascompleted his basic

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T. R. Chandrupatla; Ralph A. Dusseau; John L. Schmalzel; C. Stewart Slater

accommodate rapidly changing technology ● Integrated curriculum emphasizing engineering applications beginning in the Freshman year ● A “hands-on” project oriented approach to engineering ● Team work and cooperative learning throughout the curriculum ● Strong commitment to the Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts ● Strong commitment to integrate communications throughout the curriculum ● Extensive use of computers throughout the curriculum ● Exposure to business principles in engineering Collaborations with industry and guidance from an Industrial Advisory Board will help develop andmaintain a leading-edge School of Engineering. Summer internships for students with local industry will

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Nelson C. Baker; Paul S. Chinowsky

textbooks and enter the arena of interactive, hands-on education. However, therapid evolution of these tools presents a potentially damaging impact to a civil engineering student'seducation. The rapid adoption of technology by educators as teaching aids is preempting a systematicassessment of the educational validity of these technologies within the civil engineering curriculum. Inresponse to this trend toward rapid technology integration, this paper describes efforts currently underwayat Georgia Tech to introduce and assess the impact of technology within a civil engineering classroomenvironment.1.0 Introduction In the traditional classroom experience, civil engineering students are exposed to topics rangingfrom water resources management

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Rosida Coowar

make efficient useof the device, particularly the interconnect matrix. The “place and route” issues which therefore crop up can, Page 1.452.4 {~g~$ 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘o,+,~H.? “y,..’”however, be totally ignored in the logic course, if considered inappropriate. It would suffice to point out thatthey form an integral part of these more elaborate structures and then leave it to the tools to take care of it.The apparent loss of control over the actual implementation of the circuit may be disconcerting to the

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Bryan Pfaffenberger; Susan Carlson-Skalak; John P. O'Connell; Timothy P. Scott; Mark A. Shields

2653 Teaching Professional Development in the First-Year Writing Course Bryan Pfaffenberger, Susan Carlson, John P. O'Connell, Timothy P. Scott, Mark A. Shields School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia Abstract to ethical dilemmas are prized just as highly as problem-solving expertise. Engineering educatorsTwo of the significant thrusts of reform in the first- are calling for curriculum reforms that will bringyear engineering curriculum--creating enthusiasm

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Paulo S. F. Barbosa; Enno 'Ed' Koehn; J. G. P. Andrade; E. Luvizzoto Jr.

?.? . Isen_se_of coordinating and integrating the multiple and detailed tasks. An ability and readiness forinterdisciplina~ cooperation is thus highly necessary. This anticipates the receptivity of hydraulic engineers to a :close cooperation with biologists, chemists, ecologists, landscape planners, economists, etc. ..—The previous issues bring challenges to a variety of professionals for assuming critical attitudes coupled withprudence. The main subject for hydraulic engineers, water in its numerous forms, is one of the most preciousresources on earth. Therefore, a major concern for a hydraulic engineer is to ensure a stable and sustainablewater supply with reasonable water resources management by controlling the quantity and quality of watersuppllied

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Tsung-chieh Tsay; Richard E. Larew; Fabian C. Hadipriono

construction education and training impairs the ability of our undergraduate constructionstudents to obtain practicality and feel for engineering construction, knowledge of overall structural behavior,creative thinking and problem solving, accuracy of assumptions made in the design, and engineeringjudgment. Such impairments have directly or indirectly contributed to construction failures and accidents withthe often tragic loss of human lives. As such, the traditional education and training in our current constructioncurriculum must be enhanced. To overcome this problem, the COVR model is currently being developed andwill be integrated into our curriculum. This model encompasses the erection process of a bridge superstructure--one of the most

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Jo Ann Parikh

Department at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) is currently in theprocess of implementing a curricular and laboratory development project that integrates key conceptsand practical experiences in parallel computing throughout the undergraduate curriculum. The goal ofthis project is to build a strong foundation in parallel computing which would optionally culminate inadvanced, senior-level specialized courses in parallel computing and/or senior research projects. This paper describes the laboratory facility we developed to support instruction in parallel anddistributed computing and the parallel computing modules which were incorporated into three of ourcore undergraduate courses: data structures, operating systems, and programming

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John O. Dimmock; Stephen T. Kowel

implementation of this program. This program willproduce highly trained graduates who can also solve practical problems, and includes an on-site practicum ata manufacturing location. The broad curriculum of this program emphasizes the fundamentals of optics, optical systemsmanufacturing and testing, and the principles of design and manufacturing to cost for commercial products. The MS in Physics and MSE in Electrical Engineering Degrees with concentration in Optics andPhotonics Technology are offered by the respective UAH academic departments with support from and inconsultation with a Steering Committee composed of representatives from each of the participatingorganizations, and a student representative from UAH.Keywords: education, optics

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Richard A. King; Jack Van de Water

Asst. Vice Chancellor, International EducationBACKGROUND . .The traditional education of engineers and engineering technologists includes classroom training and hands-on ‘.experience in the form of laboratory exercises and simple design exercises. There is considerable pressure fromindustry to increase meaningful experience through internships during the college training period. The experi-ence gained during such industrial employment has been shown to have a positive influence in a number ofareas. This paper anticipates the extension of internships into a formalized program, where industrial experienceis an integral part of the education of the student.In industry, the environment is changing. Design teams of the future will

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Eric J. Shaw

Computers in the Workplace Unfortunately, many managers in the US, even in technical industries, have been convinced by theIT&S professionals that the computer holds the key to solutions far outside its area of influence. Executiveswho might never try even to set the clock on their VCR become indignant when their computer will notexecute their every whim flawlessly. These executives have not realized that “computer technology creates theneed for greater coordination and integration of different units within an organization,” i.e., it does not providegood management, it demands it.2 In the office, the speed of accounting data processing has often producedthe expectation that all other aspects of the business should be accelerated by

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W. Max Lucas

philosophy of the architectural engineering curriculum at the University of Kansas is toexpose students to the wide range of engineering and architectural subjects involved in the design andconstruction of buildings. While students do have a series of elective courses available in each of theabove areas, which allow them to develop an “area of emphasis”, students do not “major” in any singlearea. However, graduating seniors are required to complete their education with a capstone course taken ‘during their last semester in school which does allow them to design complete building systems in theirchosen area of emphasis. The capstone course for students with an emphasis in structural analysis and design is ARCE 681- Architectural Engineering

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Dr. John W. Nazemetz; Dr. John B. Solie; Dr. David R. Thompson

1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings experience upon which the succeeding courses in the curriculum can build. The large number of experiences in the course each require that the student execute a series of actions (or inactions) that provides the experience. All of these require time and an effort on the part of the student and instructor and result in a relatively high workload. This is especially true because the course must allow students to make some missteps (which are inherent in the design process) and then correct the mistakes and assess how to avoid or more quickly recognize the misstep in the future. Students consistently rate the workload high in course evaluations and it is noteworthy that they suggest an

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Dianne Atkinson

Mechanical Engineeringat Purdue University tabulated current assignments in the School, noting content and format requirements aswell as modality--whether assignments were written or oral. An outcome of this effort was a decision to embedmore opportunities for students to develop oral communications skills. The “embedding strategy” is an effort tofold communications instruction into existing course work as a reflection of the belief that technicalcommunications are inherently part of technical work. While the first year engineering curriculum incorporates two semesters of communications course work,one written and one oral, these courses replicate communications assignments from secondary schoolcurriculum, e.g., general interest essays and

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Robert Foster; Denise Dorricott; Dhushy Sathianathan; Richard Devon

participation involves significant commitment by industry, which may involvetraveling and one or two days away from work. Considering the number of campuses involved we mustestablish a very large resource of kind industrial partners. This is certainly not feasible at a time when theindustries are operating on lean budgets.Use of Multimedia Network In consideration of these challenges, an integrated system of networked technologies and digitalresources is under development to support the redesigned first-year engineering curriculum. Many leadersin higher education agree that the structure of information technology is centrally important to strategicchange, and that while there are many examples of high quality digital applications that improve

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William Davis; Joseph A. Heim

. This paper is organized in the following manner. An example of an industry standard systeminterface is explained, followed by an example of how the same interface can be developed using a web-based Page 1.517.1 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedingsmodel. Finally, a brief discussion regarding curriculum development concerns and the current status of theproject is presented.Manufacturing System Integration Manufacturing system integration is a term that is used often but in broad context. To facilitate thediscussion, it is appropriate to describe this in terms of the curriculum that

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Rick L. Homkes; Kevin D. Taylor

Taylor Middle School, studied scientificnotation and different base systems in a sixth grade classroom. Mr. Taylor used exponential notation as a leadinto base systems where the students learned to use binary, octal and hexadecimal systems. As an application ofthe binary system a mechanical gear selector studied at Chrysler was shown to the class. It used electricalcontacts and a binary count to determine the gear selection in an automatic transmission. BethAnn Heuermann of Lafayette Park School in Kokomo used her experience at PSI Energy to educateher fifth graders on electricity. Ms. Heuermann integrated language arts and social studies, as well asmathematics and science in her lesson. She included writing exercises and geography by

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Jack Waintraub

, engineering, humanities and social science requires new -mechanisms for the division of instructional time and the award of discipline credit. Integration ofethical and social values into curriculum will be an additional important sub-focus of curriculumdevelopment. The educational program that prepares the technician will be an interdisciplinary one, taughtby program faculty, rather than the current structure of faculty separated by departmental lines.The faculty, with industry cooperation, will work as a team to deliver the educational componentsusing a “just-in-time” approach to learning based on a quality model of “concurrent

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James Smith; David Elizandro

computer-basedsimulation which enables students to practice experimental design techniques in a “real world” industrialenvironment so that the design process, as promulgated by ABET, is enhanced in the curriculum.IntroductionABET criteria requires that "students must demonstrate knowledge of the application of statistics toengineering problems." The increasing role of statistics in engineering education was discussed at the ASEECentennial Conference by Nelson and Wallenius who suggested an integration of statistical thinking andmethodology throughout the undergraduate engineering curriculum. The Department of Industrial andManufacturing Engineering at Tennessee Technological University, like other ABET accredited industrialengineering programs

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Tomasz Traczyk; Krzysztof Antoszkiewicz; Eugeniusz Toczylowski

individual timetables in each semester. An enhancement of flexibility of the curriculum means that programme leading to a particular degree,offered to students, allow the students many options within their areas of interest. A course offer must Page 1.217.1 “Partially supported by KBN grant S505 03804 ~c,,,, ~’tiH; 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘J#H&be large and diversified. It is convenient for all lectures that are offered to be structured and groupedinto subjeci classes. Each subject class contains all modules

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Richard Magin; Margery Osborne; Bruce Bertram; Bruce Wheeler

, and computer administeredquizzes. The term paper is done in two stages. Each student writes an individual paper, due at midterm, onan agreed upon theme. The students are organized into groups according to themes. Then they revise theirpapers and integrate them into a group report, with an accompanying oral presentation. Page 1.15.1 1996 ASEE Annual Conference ProceedingsCourse Content and Goals The course is divided into four parts, focusing on X-ray (including computed tomography (CT)), nuclearmedicine, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The course content is selected

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Michael V. Doran; Herbert E. Longenecker; David L. Feinstein; David D. Langan

Implementation D of Computing Curricula 1991. The distinguishing features are:(1) materials based on a strategic sequencing and the associated Bloom level of mastery of key topics, (2)topical coverage carefully based on a spiral approach to information presentation, (3) integral use of structuredlabs as a necessary component of the course, (4) an emphasis on frequent feedback to facilitate learning and toevaluate the effectiveness of instruction, (5) an early use of teams, (6) a student surveying tool used to track allstudents to provide outcome assessment, and (7) review and evaluation by multiple institutions for iterativematerial refinement and national dissemination. A preliminary on-site evaluation, by a team of five consultantswith expertise in

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Russell R. Barton; Robert P. Smith; José L. Zayas; Craig A. Nowack

Session 2625 Concurrent Engineering: A Partnership Approach Robert P. Smith / Russell R. Barton, Craig A. Nowack / Jose L. Zayas-Castro University of Washington / Penn State University / University of Puerto Rico MayagiiezIntroduction There is an increasing focus on product development in engineering education. This change is aresponse to the need for engineering graduates to be able to provide immediate and tangible benefit tomanufacturing companies in an era of heightened competitiveness. The focus on integrative productdevelopment aspects in the manufacturing process have been termed concurrent or

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William Peterson

) to software and computers to philosophies such as JIT (Just In Time), TQM (Total QualityManagement), and CIE (Computer Integrated Enterprises). Each innovation places new demands on theexisting system into which they are introduced. The engineering manager is often asked to provide the needed leadership in these innovation-basedprojects because of this individual's technical expertise and training. Technical expertise in (1) the specificinnovation and (2) project management in general is not enough. The successful selection, planning, andimplementation of innovation within an organization requires that someone in the organization sell the change.The classic marketing process of identifying the target market(s) and selecting the