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(or, more important, an alternateprocess with comparable results) and enable the students to receive recognition by all of theparticipating institutions.The workshop’s original planning team has also become the editorial board for the finalworkshop report, and stands ready to propose specific prioritized initiatives to put the manyrecommendations into practice. Page 2.309.3

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. Recently,many engineering educators have seen this “criterion swell” as symptomatic of rules that havebecome too cumbersome, too prescriptive, and a recipe for the evolution of “cookie cutter”programs. In fact, some have charged that the current ABET general criteria constitute anegative incentive for sound educational experimentation and the evolution of better teachingmethods. Although Criterion II.A.7 encourages well-planned experimentation, the engineeringcommunity has been reluctant to pursue such experimentation. Undoubtedly, the hesitation topursue such experimentation may, in part, be traced to a fear of restrictive interpretations of the“old criteria.”In the early 90’s, many outstanding institutions became openly frustrated with the

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Sherman K. Ward; Dan Budny; William LeBold

3553 Using Student Self-Concepts in Placement and Evaluation William K. LeBold, Dan D. Budny and Sherman K. Ward Purdue University, West Lafayette, INAbstractFor the past two decades, Purdue University has been using student self-reports to provideinformation that has proved to be invaluable in educational planning and development. Thesecritical student inputs are used to help place students in beginning courses, to identify high-riskand honors students, to evaluate the quality of courses, services and resources, to initiate andevaluate existing and new programs, and to help students make

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-plant for a tool tryout. He further statedthat the only contact was a brief status meeting in the hotel coffee shop. The design managerthen confronted his engineer with the information he had gathered and asked for an explanation.The engineer immediately broke down and stated they had made plans to visit with some womenthey met on a previous trip and therefore did not change the date of the visit as requested by thesupplier. He resigned on the spot. Since he was married, he did not want an investigation. Whatshould the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering organization do about their SeniorManufacturing Engineer? Consider and discuss the ethical actions of the two engineers andmanagement. Consider the ethics associated with the false trip report

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Cal Poly in February 7-9, 1997 (Kadlecek et al.). A web page(http://www.calpoly.edu/~ime400p1/mech/studentproj/ime416/ibmcell.html) documenting thedetails of the project was also prepared. The Q-Basic program controls the relays that are part ofthe IBM robot's interface panel. The user-interface allows the user to input the process plan. Thisprocess plan shows the sequence of stations that will be visited by the AGV system. Example: 3-1-2 will send the AGV to station 3 first, then to 1, and finally to station 2. This then will be sentto Mini Board II via a serial cable. The Mini Board II will then interpret the information from theQ-Basic program and decide which relay to turn on. Figure 5: Flexible

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assessing interactions among the Hows usually leads to theidentification of more criteria. Thus, we feel one student in a project group should not be saddledwith the task of filling-in the House. Rather, we encourage students to view this as abrainstorming session. After students identify the key criteria that have the largest impact on the system, the studentsdevelop a plan to model these criteria in regards to existing systems and competing alternatives.A beneficial side-effect of the analysis is the identification of those key areas of the project thathave the potential to add the most value. Thus, the House of Quality assists students in designingalternative systems to meet the needs of the stakeholders

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Sheela N. Yadav-Olney; Jill M. Clough

provide a stimulating engineering exercise to high school students aroundthe nation. High school students partner with universities and/or corporations to build a "robo-gladiator," from a kit of parts and limited other supplies, which competes against those fromother teams with diverse backgrounds. The competition brings the spirit of professional sportsto engineering, science and technology. Teams have a tight time frame in which to build therobot and prepare it for shipping; and much preparation goes into the planning, designing, andstrategizing. The high school students enjoy working on the university campus with collegestudents and get an opportunity to experience engineering design and construction first-hand. Inaddition, AutoDesk 3-D Studio

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students from these groups. As noted earlier, the reality is that we also servedisadvantaged students from all races. The program has simply sought to be responsive to theencouragement received from the State of California and its industry partners to focus onstudents from those groups who have eligibility rates for higher education that are substantiallybelow the rate called for by California’s Master Plan for Higher Education.This Master Plan directs the University of California to calibrate its admissions criteria so thatonly the top 12.5% of public high school graduates in the state is eligible for admission. Thelatest eligibility study conducted by the State of California notes the following rates for full UCeligibility: men 11.6%, women 13.3

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Bahador Ghahramani

. Page 2.234.1 • Sophisticated business decisions and complex managerial planning significantly rely on information processes such as operations, finance, sales, production, and the quality of the results. • As the number of information users increases, along with speed and volume of data, system environments will become more complex and sophisticated.BACKGROUND Corporate decisions are increasingly based on data stored in databases. High level termplans, mergers, reorganizations, and vital initiatives are decided through aggregation anddisaggregation of vital information. In corporate America, databases are regularly used togenerate reports, and to make numerous vital decisions. How accurate

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(or a similar software environment) in the context of an introductory physicslaboratory. After funding, we became aware of a similar effort (on a much larger scale and withmuch larger personnel resources) at Purdue University15.Our approach differs somewhat from Purdue's in that we have attempted to introduce students toelements of data flow programming in the context of conducting their physics experiments. TheLabVIEW data flow paradigm encourages the programmer to think about the entire flow of data,from initial acquisition, to preliminary and then final analysis. Since a central element of ourlaboratory experience is the planning of the experiment, we wanted to leverage LabVIEW'senvironment to support these planning activities

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S. L. Ceccio; G. Tryggvason; Dawn M. Tilbury

4: good preparation 5: always useful 5: excellent preparation Table 2. Alumni were asked to indicate the relative importance along with their level of preparation in a variety of areas. A sampling of the questions and answers are shown.A different questionnaire, distributed to MEAM seniors, was designed to provide answersto the following questions:• How well did the program satisfy the students' expectations?• Why would a student's career at Michigan take longer than four years?• Which courses were the most informative/enjoyable? Why?• Which courses were the least informative/enjoyable? Why?• What are the students' future plans?This questionnaire was distributed to the senior design class

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

evaluation planfor the entire vessel. The following presents an outline of the procedures and results of the 1996Solar Splash design team’s test plan, and the details of CGA's 1996 Splash entry.Hull Subgroup The hull design for USCGA's 1996 Solar Splash entry was, for the most part, preservedfrom the 1995 entry. The design is a trimaran-type vessel with a streamline main hull andpontoons for stability. The original reasons for implementing this concept included reducedresistance, adequate stability, ease of constructibility, sufficient internal volume to accommodatea propulsion system, and adequate deck area to support a series of solar cells (figure 1

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Mumtaz Usmen; John Raad; Haluk Aktan

systems at once. Engineers arecurrently rehabilitating the structures which are in the greatest need of repair largely usingtraditional structural assessment methods where structural information is collected primarily byinspection. Non destructive testing is a significant tool for documenting the structures’ conditionand allows the engineers to develop a more accurate estimation of a structure’s strength thusproviding a reliable estimate of the remaining service life. Proper use of NDT also allowsplanning engineers to repair those systems which pose the greatest risk to the community first,and make cosmetic repairs second.In response to the issues described above a four phase plan was developed to expose theengineering students to the emerging

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Shane Henderson; Leslie A. Olsen; John Birge

subdisciplines such as engineering economics,operations research, inventory control, logistics, route planning, and location analysis. Instead ofsurveying a list of topics, the course provides some basic background on financial decisionmaking and then requires students to work in teams on public-policy oriented case studies. Thecase studies require students to apply technical tools in a "real-life" context, derived from actualconsulting experience; to deal with the ethical, social, political, and communication issuesinherent in real situations; and to communicate the results of their analyses to both managerialand technical audiences. The paper will describe the class, two cases, and the integration of thewriting component; provide a sample syllabus

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Virleen M. Carlson; Susan C. Roberts; Kathryn A. Hollar

theyears are:1. Have a vision of where the program should be in five or ten years. Vision is important not only at the inception of the program but as it grows and evolves. Every year we look forward, making changes based on the needs and comments of our audience, but we also periodically look back at where the program has been. A global self-evaluation every five years7 gives us an idea of how challenges were faced in the past, reminds us to plan for future challenges, and is essential for the success and continuity of the program.2. Identify concerns of the target audience (TAs). As we have demonstrated throughout this paper, our program has been built on suggestions and comments of participants. This commitment to incorporating

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John T. Bell; H. Scott Fogler

active learners in the Felder andSilverman classification scheme. Global learners also benefit, from the opportunity to see the bigpicture and how their current studies relate to the larger whole. Of course experience, the mainfeature of VR, is of great benefit to all learning styles.The Ten StepsThrough our development work we have identified ten key steps in the development andimplementation of VR based educational modules. The following will describe each of the stepsand what we have learned about that stage of the process.Step 0: Plan for the future; Never underestimate how fast technology will change during yourdevelopment process. Experienced professional VR developers working full time can puttogether a complete polished VR simulation in

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Mileta M. Tomovic

continues to increase at a very fast pace, allowing us to use them for verycomplex and complicated applications. Computers are used for real time simulation and controlof very fast dynamic systems, and computers are now commonly used to analyze very complexstructures and processes. What seemed impossible, or nearly impossible some ten years ago, is areality today, and the scope of potential applications is ever increasing, and the accuracy ofcomputer generated solutions is constantly improving.The computers have played and continue to play a very important role in the manufacturingprocesses, from the design of parts, to manufacturing production planning. They are resulting inimproved products and reduced production times, which all lead to a more

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Tracy S. Tillman

formulate concepts and alternatives. 5. Determine system requirements and engineer solutions. 6. Determine hardware, software, network, and database architecture. Page 2.404.4 7. Establish and evaluate quality standards. 8. Develop system tests. 9. Measure user and customer satisfaction.10. Determine support requirements.11. Plan, organize, direct, and control project implementation.12. Guide and enhance culture change.13. Integrate people, processes, and technology.14. Leverage leadership/management theories and practices. Examination Preparation It is recommended that the candidate obtain the CEI

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concern for the environment, quality and ethics. (5)A second definition states Engineering Management is the discipline addressed to making andimplementing decisions for strategic and operational leadership in current and emergingtechnologies and their impacts on interrelated systems. (12)In 1989, IIE prepared the following definition of IE to reflect what the profession would be in2000:Industrial Engineering will be recognized as the leading profession whose practitioners plan,design, implement, and manage integrated production and service delivery systems that assureperformance, reliability, maintainability, schedule adherence and cost control. These systemsmay be sociotechnical in nature, and will integrate people, information, material

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Robert J. Herrick; Dennis R. Depew

and academic background, the Master ofScience program offers maximum flexibility in developing an individualized plan of study toprepare the individual for attaining these career goals. The program requires a minimum of 30credit hours of course work and a 3-credit-hour directed project. Of the 30 credit hours, eachstudent must complete a 9-credit-hour core requirement. These three courses are TECH 564Measurement and Evaluation in Industry and Technology, TECH 580 Quality and Productivity inIndustry and Technology, and TECH 646 Analysis of Research in Industry and Technology. Theremaining 21 credit hours are distributed between the primary area (“major”) of Technology anda related area (“minor”) of the student’s choice. Courses may be drawn

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Peter A. Rosati

the 10th Canadian Conference on Engineering Education, Kingston, 1996.PETER ROSATI is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Western Ontario.He has engineering degrees from Oxford and Western, and an education degree from West Virginia University.His research in engineering education has focused on problems associated with personalizing the large enrolmentmechanics courses. He has implemented a successful Keller plan course in dynamics, designed computerproblem-solving routines and is currently principal investigator in a seven-year longitudinal study relatingengineering student performance and learning style to the MBTI personality type

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Ray Adams; Paul Duesing; Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

and technology. The implementation plan, which involves introducingstudents to the use of this equipment in fundamentals courses and then reinforcing its use inadvanced courses and a capstone senior projects course sequence, moves the student from thebasic to advanced levels of cognitive learning.Modern instrumentation equipment was therefore added to several laboratories so that thestudents would use it in both fundamental and advanced courses. The process of upgrading theinstrumentation capability of these laboratories was supported by an Instrumentation andLaboratory Improvement (ILI) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and grantsfrom the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation. The followingsections

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Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

members of the Industrial Advisory Board(IAB), a decision was made to switch from engineering technology to engineering. In 1996, after atwo year process, the School offered Mechanical and Electrical Engineering degrees in place of theold technology degrees. A comprehensive transition plan was developed for students who wereenrolled for technology degrees and wanted to obtain the new degrees in Mechanical or ElectricalEngineering. The School was renamed the School of Engineering and Mathematics. TheTechnology Programs have always been TAC/ABET accredited, and the School is now aiming forEAC/ABET accreditation for its new engineering programs in the year 2000 under the new EACCriterion 2000.With the transition to engineering programs the School is

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Jack Waintraub

informed decisionsregarding scientific and technological questions.Instruction will be organized around broad themes reflective of the crucial scientific andtechnological issues facing society today. Six specific themes have been identified: Energy,Transportation, Space, The Environment, The Human Body, and Telecommunications. Thesethemes share several key characteristics. All are systems-related, all involve several sciencedisciplines and mathematics, as well as technology, and all involve key social issues.A critical element is the engagement of faculty from mathematics, science, technical, andhumanities disciplines in the design, development and implementation of the projected curricula.The overall plan is to develop a series of module-based

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Dale Ross; Bill Taylor

comprising the two school districts inthe Las Vegas area linked to the NMHU local area network.We created this network for the elementary, middle and high schools in the hopes of improving Page 2.73.1science and mathematics education. We see this as a key component of an ongoing effort to bringmore students into the Engineering pipeline at the college level. Teacher training in science andmathematics at the elementary education level tends to be lacking, especially in New Mexico.Internet access and concomitant training of teachers provides a valuable curricular resource sincelesson plans and appropriate guidance tools are proliferating rapidly in

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David S. Cottrell; Stephen J. Ressler

: Composite Shaft and Gate Support System DesignAssigned late in the semester, this third projectrequires students to design components of a more wwcomplex structural system, subjected to combined New Water Lineaxial, flexural, and shear loading, as well as thermally- Proposedinduced deformations. Students are informed that the Extensions hfU. S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to extend theexisting walls of a holding tank in order to allowgreater capacity and better flexibility in controlling Rubber Water hw

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Thomas G. Boronkay; Janak Dave

competitions. Their second project consists of designing, analyzing andselecting various components of a power transmission system. (Fig. 1). Page 2.264.2 Fig. 1Both projects are executed by teams of 2 to 4 students. For the creative project each team mustdemonstrate the functionality of their device. For the other project, a formal written report isrequired from each team. Oral presentations are required for both projects.As stated earlier, our goal is to introduce finite element analysis to all lower division MechanicalEngineering Technology students. The following section describes our plans for integration offinite element modules in two of our courses.New

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Satinderpaul Devgan

than 36 months whereas Toyota Motors plans to reduce its currentcycle or concept-to-delivery time from 17 months to 12 months." 6JKU YKNN TGSWKTG C RCTCFKIOUJKHVKPVJGVTCKPKPICPFVJKPMKPIQH75GPIKPGGTUVQOGGVVJGUGV[RGUQHEJCNNGPIGUHTQOYQTNFYKFG EQORGVKVQTU 6JKU KU LWUV QPG GZCORNG QH 75 EQORCPKGU NQQMKPI HQT GPIKPGGTU YKVJWPKSWG VTCKPKPI VQ OGGV VJG EJCNNGPIGU QH VJG UV EGPVWT[ 6JKU VTCKPKPI TGSWKTGU U[UVGOCVKE Page 2.284.1 CRRTQCEJ VQ VJG FGUKIP CPF FGXGNQROGPV QH C U[UVGOU VJCV KPVGITCVGU EQORQPGPVU RCTVUEQORWVGTJCTFYCTGUQHVYCTGCPFU

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Corrado Poli; Brian Riggs; Beverly Woolf

. Experts from industry helped refine the model by pinpointingfactors that drive cost. The model building was an iterative process of data collection and modelrefinement. The results from industry confirmed that all pertinent cost drivers had been identifiedand included in the final model.During the planning stage for the injection molding tutor it was envisioned that a balance ofengineering knowledge, programming, sound, text, and graphics would be used to produce thefinal tutor. With so many requirements involved it was necessary to create an interdisciplinaryteam capable of handling the many tasks required to produce a multimedia engineering tutor. It iscritical and essential that a domain expert closely monitor and participate in the

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Dr. Mihir K. Das

program within theframework of MESA Summer Camp for underrepresented minority students planned for theSummer 1994. Page 2.33.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTIONProject Goals and Objectives:Twenty senior high school students with very high academic potential were targeted for theFDSC to impress upon them the importance of applied sciences, mathematics and engineering.The overall goals and objectives of the FDSC were as follows: 1) Increase students’ understanding of mathematics and science concepts, and how they are used in real-life engineering. 2) Emphasizing to students aware that