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Scotland, the reasons for the downing of TWA Flight 800—a host of interesting topicsexists that would interest and educate freshman engineering students. Because most freshmanstudents do not have the knowledge and experience to select and focus such topics, suggestionsfrom engineering professors would help greatly. Moreover, such suggestions are an opportunityto further integrate important issues such as engineering ethics into the student’s education.Sample topics can be found at our web site(http://darkstar.engr.wisc.edu/alley/other/topics.html). 3) Consider requesting that a few sections be tailored for women in science andengineering and encourage your female students to enroll in those sections. Given what Felderand others [1995] have

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Robert Underwood; Loren Douglas Poole; Barbara Blake Bath

Session 2265 Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers II at the Colorado School of Mines Barbara Blake Bath, Robert Underwood, Loren Douglas Poole Colorado School of Mines (CSM) is in the process of a major curriculum revision asa response to the changing world for today’s science, mathematics, and engineeringgraduates. An integral part of that revision is the development of new mathematicscourses to better prepare students for their studies in science and engineering.Mathematics for Science and Engineering II is a four hour course which addresses theconcerns of faculty from other disciplines who comment that students

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applied academic populations, devise strategies for increasingenrollments from underrepresented populations, integrate technology into instruction, offerstudents cooperative and intern experiences, and increase the general level of communicationacross disciplines.With support from the National Science Foundation, Middlesex County College, is makingsignificant progress towards achieving its goals. Under the New Jersey Center for AdvancedTechnological Education, led by Middlesex County College, a consortium of institutions isrestructuring engineering technician education by creating a new interdisciplinary technicianprogram in Mecomtronics Engineering Technology. Likewise, a program in TelemediaCommunications Technology is being developed to

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Robert M. Henry

Page 2.356.1aid in the classroom and to the student as a multi-media study aid. In essence, what is being 1created is a structural engineering visual handbook or encyclopedia. The development of theprogram is being funded by NSF, (DUE-9555124).Curriculum BackgroundUntil 1969 each civil engineering student at the University of New Hampshire was required totake an engineering graphics course. Part of the course involved learning to read and interpretengineering construction drawings. In 1969, a computer programming and applications coursewas added to the curriculum and the number of credits for the engineering graphics course wasreduced by removing the reading and interpretation of engineering

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Sema E. Alptekin

technologies influence the traditionalmethods of designing products and manufacturing systems. While the lower-level coursesintroduce the concept, the upper-level courses provide opportunities to gain expertise in specialareas of Mechatronics (Figure 1) (Alptekin and Freeman). Several projects integrate the coursesoffered at the different levels of the curriculum. The design and manufacturing laboratories of theIME Department are utilized in the design and development of these products and systems. Thefollowing courses utilize the Mechatronics Design Studio that is the topic of this paper: IME101: Introduction to Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, IME 356: ManufacturingAutomation, IME 416: Automation of Industrial Systems, and IME 516

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on their own during the week and then meet on Fridayto present their weekly progress report. These weekly meetings enable the students to get an ideaabout all of the project areas. Some students determined last year that there was an area ofsoftware development in which they were not interested. Others found new areas of interest. Some field trips to local firms to determine career opportunities are planned. Once studentsget involved with their project, they are usually anxious to see it to conclusion and are notthrilled about having too many speakers or field trips.Reporting Requirements: Each team presents a ten minute oral report each week which gives abrief overview of accomplishments of the past week and plans for the next week

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Mohammad M. Asoodeh; Carl W. Steidley

education facility, using existing equipment andfacilities as a basis upon which to build. This facility will be used in courses that emphasizecomputer-aided manufacturing, computer-controlled systems, robotics, and real-time physicalsystems with the goal of incorporating the concepts of teamwork, communication, concurrentengineering, and continuous improvement as a major part of the curriculum as well as developinga steady supply of students interested in science, engineering, and technology.As part of our effort, we are incorporating an outreach component to encourage local students tostudy science and technology and to learn about the career potentials in these fields. We believethat modern computer integrated technology needs to be incorporated

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John S. Cundiff; Foster A. Agblevor

Case 2, they have to guess Rc, the radius at which Cso 0, and integrate to determine if Cs 1 at r 1. The assignment is designed to reinforce their understanding of how mass transfer resistance can influence the actual reactionrate, and teach them that ACSL provides the user with an opportunity to insert a FORTRANprogram in the Initial section and another program in the Terminal section. Very sophisticatedsimulations can be done taking advantage of the numerical integration programming in theDynamics section and user-written programs in the Initial and Terminal sections.Chapter 4The simulation of

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the general structure of acourse that could be applied to all segments of the population that have an interest in thesemiconductor manufacturing industry. The course description was geared to a specificaudience that does not have a material science background but does have a definiteinterest in working in the field. Finally the paper suggested a model for the development of an alternativematerials curriculum that would place the emphasis on matching the needs of the learnerwith the complexity component appropriate to electronic materials fabrication. Thematerial science faculty can use the icon skeleton to develop specific courses whichwould benefit a variety of disciplines and interests. Two examples might be, liberal artsmajors who

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rationale to support a marketing concept and strategy for theRAMP program? I soon found similarities among the course descriptions and curriculum charts.The topics listed in the standard engineering courses were much like ours - not surprising with theuse of standard textbooks and software.Not so apparent is an emphasis on applied engineering skills that increases as you go from Canada toMexico. In fact, Mexican universities feel that one of their strengths is a comparatively highpercentage of faculty members who teach and work in industry. This is viewed as a positive featurein the preparation of graduates for jobs in Mexico’s “productive sector.” While this approach favorsindustry, it slows faculty development in Mexican universities. Even some

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L.J. Bohmann; B.A. Mork; Noel Schulz

alarge increase in the use of small motors, not only for mechanical driving but also for control andother specialty purposes. Energy conversion courses, as measured from available texts, have notkept up with the rapid changes. The result is a course which has lost its relevance to manyspecialty areas of electrical engineering and one that has failed to keep up with the changes in theway machinery is used in society [2].MOTIVATIONThe consequence has been predictable. The last few decades have seen a continued reduction inthe number of schools requiring an energy conversion course. In the late 70's, energy conversionwas still a required course in a model electrical engineering curriculum [3]. Since then thenumber of schools requiring a course in

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Lang-Wah Lee; Tamer Ceylan

engineeringprinciples. Faculty members teaching these courses are oftenconfronted with the challenge of integrating these two componentsto help students learn the subject in the most effective manner.In the past ten years, the authors have tried several methods toachieve such a goal and found that a problem-based learning (PBL)[1] is a very promising method to address the problem. Thismethod is in essence a guided design process which mixes student-centered learning with a structured course syllabus. This paperis to discuss how PBL is used in teaching the Thermal SystemsDesign course. Thermal Systems Design is a required 3-credit hour course inour Mechanical Engineering curriculum. The course is for seniorstudents after they have completed Thermodynamics

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Carlos Aldana; Winston F. Erevelles

), electrical engineering (in the wiring and sensor installation), andcomputer science (in the development of the man-machine interface) are integrated. Such a work-cell provides an opportunity to test simple PLC programs and moveto more advanced programming such as state transition. It provides the students withtools where they can evaluate different control and monitoring strategies, either using thePLC or the computer as their primary control tool and it also develops the logical thinkingof the student. The work-cell is suited for use in stand-alone courses where there is afocus on the constituent components of the work cell but the real benefit is to see thesystem as a fully integrated array of disciplines.Biographical Information

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link the electrical department s image processing &vision lab and fiber optic communications lab by an optical network. The proposal for the grantwas submitted in 1993 and it was funded in 1994. The enhanced laboratory facilities helpadvance instruction for all undergraduate students who enroll in the courses mentioned above aswell as majors in electrical engineering technology, computer engineering technology andphotonics. Page 2.317.1 1DEVELOPMENTAL PLANOur main objective of the project was to provide a facility where students from five differentcourses mentioned above, can integrate their

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Jerry W. Samples; Robert Martinazzi

curriculum. The Division Director meets with thestudents to discuss Engineering Technology in general while each department head explains whatis specifically involved in being a civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering technologist.To satisfy the freshman’s second need called “belonging”, the student organization segment ofthe seminar was instituted. Upper-class representatives of ASCE, ASME, IEEE, SWE,ASHRAE, and SUE present a seminar on what their organization offers and encourages studentsto join the group associated with their interests. A unique organization, SUE (Society ofUndergraduate Engineers) serves as an umbrella organization providing administrative assistancefor the other upper class societies. SUE acts primarily as a control

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Scot Douglass

Session 3561 Teaching Students, Not Texts Scot Douglass Herbst Humanities Program, University of Colorado--BoulderContext “What works and doesn’t work?” in the integration of an engineering curriculum with thehumanities has been a question we’ve been asking since the fall of 1989 when the College ofEngineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder, began a new andinnovative program of Humanities for Engineers. This program was made possible by thegenerous gift of an alumnus, Clarence Herbst, Jr. (Ch. E., ‘50). Now in its eighth year, theprogram

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Richard Parker; Walter Buchanan

time scales, the eventual winnowing of diversity is a long way off. Theparticular organism we want to talk about is an integrated math and electronics modular package.The modules incorporate Electronics Workbench [1] for circuit simulation, and Maple [2] formathematical simulation. What's more, the curriculum is further organized by the use of a“supervisor package”, called Electronics Testbench, that guides the student through the learningprocess by providing tutorials and practice quizzes. The instructor can concentrate on thecreative task of instilling the crucial concepts rather than being a drill master for rote exercises.Maple has hot key linking built in. Electronics Testbench does not provide for unlimitedhypertext, but it does provide

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Corrado Poli; Brian Riggs; Beverly Woolf

. AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to express their appreciation to the Technology Reinvestment Project, theNational Science Foundation, and the Engineering Academy of Southern New England for thefinancial support provided in support of this project. References1. Sisson, R.D., Jr., N.M. Acuna, A.R. George, E. Park, P. Ray, J. Williams, and K. Bankwitz. "Integrating theProduct Realization Process in the Engineering Curriculum - Challenges and Opportunities.” ManufacturingEducation for the 21st Century: Volume III, Preparing World Class Manufacturing Professionals. Dearborn:Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1996, pp.201-204.2. Magleby, Spencer P., Robert H. Todd, and Carl D. Sorensen. “Fostering an

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Scott Aten; Derek T. Schade; Kurt J. Colella

1997.3. Wilczynski, V., K. Colella, G. Dixon, K. Hiles, P. Knowles, P. Yin, "Integrating Design Across theCurriculum," Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Curricula for the 1990's, The 1996 Curriculum InnovationAwards, ASME, 1996.Biographical InformationLCDR KURT COLELLA is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the U. S. Coast Guard Academyand served as faculty advisor to the USCGA '96 Solar Splash team. He is a graduate of the U. S. Coast GuardAcademy (B.S.), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S.) and The University of Connecticut (Ph.D.). Withinengineering education, his work focuses on capstone design.ENS DEREK T. SCHADE is a 1996 Mechanical Engineering graduate of the U. S. Coast Guard Academy. He ispresently

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T. Chang; R. Barat; J. F. Federici; H. Grebel; A. M. Johnson

many different engineering andscientific disciplines and the potential for significant contributions to those disciplines.An interdisciplinary team of five professors representing chemical engineering, electricalengineering, and applied physics have developed a unified Optics program at NJIT consisting ofthree courses with integrated laboratory components. The following courses have beendeveloped: OPSE 301 -- Optics Principles -- A multidisciplinary introduction to optics principles. OPSE 402 -- Applications -- A multidisciplinary course emphasizing optics applications in Chemical, Environmental, Industrial, and Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics. OPSE 601 -- Advanced Topics -- An multidisciplinary graduate

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James L. Neujahr; Herbert Seignoret; Gary Benenson; Ed Goldman

Session 1630 Encouraging Engineering Students to Become Teachers Gary Benenson, James L. Neujahr, Herbert Seignoret, Ed Goldman City College of New York (CCNY)/ CCNY/ CCNY/ Brooklyn Technical High SchoolA great divide exists between the dominance of technology in society and its nearly total eclipseas a topic of general study. Technology as a subject is basically non-existent in elementaryeducation, and reserved largely for specialized students in the secondary grades. Althougheducational reformers and standards writers generally recognize the importance of technology inthe curriculum, progress has been very slow in

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Mark A. Shields

cooperative research teams to investigate and propose plausible solutions to the problem, taking into account technical, ethical, social, economic, political, and cultural constraints and opportunities. (5) Present the results of a team research project and analysis in both a written report and poster-and-oral presentation, judged by UVA engineering faculty.The paper discusses the results and an evaluation of the THDP, focusing especially on itsimplications for enhancing students’ abilities to integrate technical-engineering and socio-cultural analysis in addressing specific global development challenges. The paper also discussesthe advantages and drawbacks of using teams for this kind of project assignment. Undergraduatecooperative learning

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Richard Campbell; Irma Becerra-Fernandez; Gustavo Roig; Gordon Hopkins

, andengineering communities. A group of mentees from PRISM were also invited as panelists topresent their experiences from the program. Some of the highlights of their presentation inrecounting their experiences are captured in the following anecdotes: "I can see how all my hard work and effort now in school has a purpose...I have been able toget a better view of what the engineering field is like" (Richard Lopez) "What truly compliments the success of any student's road to achievement is the opportunityto access the experience of those already established in their career. No matter what the profession,the existence of a mentor program is an integral part of a student's curriculum. I wish to thank...mymentor [who] has kindly given his time

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Richard C. Anderson; Michael R. Duffey; Michael McDermott

productionramp-up. Data requirement lists are distributed to other teams. > Modeling methods and tools: determining how to integrate data into a discounted cashflow model, designing and implementing an appropriate spreadsheet tool. > Early trade-off decisions: participating in inter-team decision-making for cost vs.quality and make/buy decisions using only incomplete data available at this stage. 2) Mid-Project Tasks > Data collection: gathering cost data from other teams and potential suppliers; continualupdating as production design is refined. > Base case assumptions: pricing, production volume, minimum attractive rate of return,available financing terms, and other assumptions are developed in project

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Jawaharlal Mariappan

Education, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 61-70.3. Bradley, A. and Dawson, D., 1990, Mechatronics Systems Engineering 1, pp. 19-29.4. Hanson, M., “Teaching Mechatronics at Tertiary Level,” Journal of Mechatronics, 1994, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 217- 225.5. Venuvinod, P. K. and Rao, K. P., “A Mechatronic Engineering Curriculum for Professional Education,” 1993, International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 9, No. 5, pp. 406-413.6. Mechatronics - An International Journal, Editors-in-Chief Daniel, R. W. and Hewit, J. R., ISSN 0957-4158, Pergamon, U.K.7. Symposium on Mechatronics, The 1993 ASME Winter Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Lo.8. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society

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Justin R. Chimka; Karen M. Bursic; Cynthia Atman

, October, 1996, pp. 279-285 12[17] Hirt, Douglas E., and Charles H. Barron, Jr., "Evolving Design Projects in the Engineering Curriculum," TheInnovator (SUCCEED Coalition Newsletter), no. 4, Winter 1995, p. 1.[18] Hsi, Sherry and Alice M. Agogino, "Scaffolding Knowledge Integration Through Designing Multimedia CaseStudies of Engineering Design," Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings, 1995, pp. 4d1.1 - 4d1.8.[19] Dym, Clive L., "Teaching Design to Freshmen: Style and Content," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 83,no. 4, October, 1994, pp. 303-310.[20] Engineering Coalition of Schools for Excellence in Education and Leadership (ECSEL), "Resource Guide:Engineering Student Design

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correctdecision either for wrong reasons or based on experience of solving similar problems would havegreat difficulty in answering this problem. This problem forces the students to be explicitlyconscious of every decision they make in solving a problem and to be able to assess their validitycritically. Any deficiency in students' ability in these aspects can be quickly identified throughthis type of problem.Exam feedback sheetAn integral part of making an exam is the making of an exam feedback sheet. The Example 7illustrates one for Thermodynamics. This feedback sheet achieves several purposes. First of all,it provide a focus for the students to direct their attention to the learning function of exam, afteran obligatory initial emphasis on the exam

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Ronald W. Smith; Robert Bowman; Carole M. Mablekos

and an entrepreneurialcounselor from the Council on Adult and Experiential Learning. Administrative and facultyteams from the four colleges dealt with other management and program issues, such as jobplacement, special programs, curriculum development, financial aid, and public relations.PRIDE worked closely with the Private Industry Council for tuition support, taking care to seethat students were placed on career paths likely to lead to new employment. Students "clients"were counseled about their educational needs and interests while they organized their retrainingprograms in support of their career plans. These activities were augmented through the servicesof other agencies and organizations, such as the City of Philadelphia, the

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Janet K. Allen; Farrokh Mistree; David D. Clark; David W. Rosen

(Mistree, et al., 1990) • A computing environment in which a number of computer-based tools are integrated: The DSPT Workbook (Allen, et al., 1989) which is being transformed into the Design Learning Simulator (Turns, et al., 1995)In this paper, we focus on describing the process for converting information that characterizes theneeds and requirements for a product into knowledge about the product. This process isembodied in a part of our Design Learning Simulator.1.1 Implementing the DSP Technique: ME3110 Creative Decisions & DesignME3110: CREATIVE DECISIONS AND DESIGN is the first design course in our curriculum and isrequired for every ME student. Product realization, over a 10 week quarter, is the focus of thecourse

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asynchronous formats is underway. Until now samplesfrom these distinct modes of deliver are statistically limited and more experiments areneeded to prove how viable these options of learning are. We believe the jury is still outon the effectiveness each individual mode of delivery. We present an alternativeexperiment that builds on the strength found in each of the synchronous andasynchronous modes.Introduction NJIT has a strong distance learning program that is being active for the past tenyears. Within the program there are a number of developments under way including thevirtual classroom, computer mediated learning, and the multimedia interactive lab-courseware. The focus of the project being presented is the integration of both