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S. Andrew Hale; Roger Rohrbach; Larry Stikeleather; John Parsons; James Young; Susan M. Blanchard

to increasethe application of basic principles of fluid and heat transfer to biomedical applications andconsequently to reduce the application of these same principles to agricultural situations. Thishas primarily been accomplished through the semester long special projects rather than withchanges in the organization of the lectures or laboratory periods.Prior to 1997, special projects were assigned which integrated the concepts of resistance to flowthrough a system, performance of pumps or fans, heat transfer, and psychrometrics through aproblem involving a batch grain drying system. Beginning in 1997, the emphasis of the specialproblem was shifted to a study of the flow of blood through the human vascular system, theperformance of the

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Ying Lu; Vincent Singh; Steven Palmer; Sarah Bergstrom; Nicolai Ramler; Mikir Bodalia; Martins Innus; Jami Meteer; Contessa DuBois; Aleli Mojica-Campbell; Martha E. Sloan; Ashok Goel

Session 2532 Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Design, Modeling and Simulation of GaAs-Based High-Speed Integrated Circuits Ashok Goel, Martha Sloan, Sarah Bergstrom, Mikir Bodalia, Aleli Mojica-Campbell, Contessa DuBois, Martins Innus, Ying Lu, Jami Meteer, Steven Palmer, Nicolai Ramler, Vincent Singh Department of Electrical Engineering Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractIn this paper, the research projects carried out by the ten undergraduate students selected forthe NSF funded undergraduate summer research site established at the

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Herbert Holland; Dean Bruckner

representative of Electrical Engi-neering at the Academy, as you can.Two years ago we decided that the EE module had to be changed. The former material was tech-nically accurate but not particularly interesting to the students. It also did not support course ob-jectives in the area of design, and it was not very representative of the Electrical Engineeringsection at the Academy. With the assistance of LT Martin Roberts, on loan to the Coast GuardAcademy from the U.S. Navy, we developed a new module featuring digital signal processingand speech recognition. It involves technology demonstrations with a high “wow” factor and ahands-on design project. This paper discusses that module

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William Daughton

assignments. High technology companies, such as thethen Martin Marietta, were concerned that many engineers were entering management positionsresponsible for project or development teams or promoted to managers of small departments orwork groups with little preparation. Ironically, these opportunities sometimes came as a rewardfor a job well done for engineering contributions but placed the individual in an awkwardposition. As Matson1 and Lancaster2 have recently reported, and this author observed whileworking in industry, engineers usually find themselves very poorly equipped to take on theirmanagement assignments. To exacerbate this situation, many individuals cannot leave theworkplace for an extended period to obtain the essential management

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William Swart

Session 2542 Making Engineering Management Work in an Academic Environment - The Use of Project Management to Re-Engineer a College of Engineering and Technology William Swart Old Dominion UniversityAbstractAcademic institutions are notorious for their resistance to change. The National ScienceFoundation (NSF) has been a leading proponent for the need to effectuate fundamental andsystemic change in this country’s engineering education system. To that end, it has fundednumerous “Engineering Education Coalitions” consisting of a number of

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Zenaida O. Keil; Robert P. Hesketh; James A. Newell; Stephanie Farrell; C. Stewart Slater

the University of Tulsa and an EIF Foundation funded program to Page 4.410.1attract women into engineering.FERMENTING STUDENTS INTERESTThe brewing process is used to introduce students to engineering fundamentals related tomaterial balances and stoichiometry, fluid flow, heat and mass transfer, and biochemicalreactions. Through this project, several educational objectives are met: to develop creative andcritical thinking, to introduce design principles, to provide hands on experience, to developteamwork and communication skills, and to stimulate enthusiasm for engineering.Exploring Career Options in Engineering and Science (ECOES) is a program

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Said Shakerin; Daniel Jensen

Session 2526 PHOTOELASTICITY AND ITS SYNERGISM WITH FINITE ELEMENT METHOD Said Shakerin, Daniel D. Jensen Department of Mechanical Engineering / Department of Engineering Mechanics University of the Pacific / U.S. Air Force AcademyAbstractThe goal of this project is to enhance mechanical engineering education by incorporatingexperiments in photoelastic stress analysis within the existing curriculum. Photoelasticityis a visual, full-field technique for determining stresses in parts and structures. In additionto its traditional use in industry, there is a renewed interest in using photoelasticity to

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Scott Danielson; Sudhir Mehta

Cooperative learning Power Faculty holds and exercises Students are empowered: power is shared power, authority, and control among students and between students and faculty Technology use Drill and practice; substitute Problem solving, communication, textbook collaborationThis paper describes implementation of “dynamic” or “new paradigm” strategies in staticsclasses. These strategies ranged from active learning to keeping personal portfolios, from dailyattention quizzes to group projects. These strategies were used in various sized classes, rangingfrom 50 to 175 students. While data obtained

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Lucy C. Morse

Leading Project Management ControllingFigure 1. Advance OrganizerThe class notes contain all the PowerPoint slides that are used in the class for each chapter andfor outside speakers. Students are encouraged to download these slides and use them fornotetaking. Originally the notes were not password protected as a measure to encourage otherfaculty to do the same. They are now copyrighted and protected. Page 4.584.3The Forum used at the University of Central Florida is WebCT. WebCT is a tool that facilitatesthe creation of sophisticated World Wide Web-based educational environments by non-technicalusers. Aside

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Marilyn Dyrud

Session 3230 Getting a Grip on Groups Marilyn A. Dyrud Oregon Institute of TechnologyIntroductionTeamwork: industry wants it and ABET 2000 requires it. But effectively implementing andmanaging student groups for class projects, lab work, and presentations is a complex affair, onethat requires organization, understanding, and tact. This paper offers a general overview of thecurrent state of group work in technical classes by examining ASEE literature for the past threeyears and comparing that information with the results of a survey of Oregon Institute

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Paul Mooney; Michael A. Mooney; Gerald Miller

, synthesis,presentation, and discussion of content material, aims to improve student information processingskills, improve understanding of course content, and improve communication skills. This paperdiscusses the extension of the STM outside the boundaries of the classroom. Students in theAdvanced Soil mechanics course were required to provide critical review and instruction tointroductory level soil mechanics students. During a semester-long project carried out by theintroductory level students, the upper level students provided written and oral critique of interimreports. The upper level students carried out face to face consultation sessions with theintroductory level students, querying and providing project guidance. The upper level

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John Hoover; Arnold F. Johnson

Session 1380 DREAMS: Strengthening Math and Science for Native American Students with Disabilities Arnold F. Johnson, John H. Hoover University of North DakotaAbstractThe Disability Research Encompassing American Indians in Mathematics and Science(DREAMS) project was designed to facilitate the entry of Native American students withdisabilities into science and technical careers. Students, their teachers, and family members attendtwo summer institutes annually where university faculty and a core planning team design andimplement hands-on, integrated science

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Laura Caldwell; Ronald D. Earley; Thomas G. Boronkay

board or projected images. Very often, the quality of these visual aids isunsatisfactory. In addition, the static sketches are unable to represent motion. In order toimprove student understanding and visualization of the course material the authors havemodified their courses to include the Working Model© software. This paper describes how thissoftware has been integrated into three Mechanical Engineering Technology courses at theUniversity of Cincinnati and Miami University at the freshmen, sophomore, and junior levels.Representative laboratory projects and assignments are presented.IntroductionIn the past, the freshman level Statics course at Miami University was structured to includelecture and recitation sessions only. Textbook practice

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Kenneth Bryden

-timetable” learning opportunities as valuable as the “on-timetable” classes and labs. Many of the desired ABET 2000 5 outcomes are enhanced by “off-timetable” experiences, and some are probably best taught through “off-timetable” experiences.Team work, ethics, professional practice, application of engineering principles, and projectmanagement all can come to life when the students work on real projects, with real risks, andreal rewards.The comment most often made about undergraduate involvement in activities beyond theclassroom is that it requires too much of a professor’s time and that the quality of the finalproduct is often disappointing. During the tenure process there is no extra time and so anyopportunity to become involved with

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Graciano Dieck; Artemio Aguilar; Sergio Malacon; Manuel E. Macias

Session 2532 Redesign Of An Undergraduate Analog Integrated Circuits Course Graciano Dieck, Artemio Aguilar, Sergio Malacón, Manuel E. Macías Electrical Engineering Department ITESM, Monterrey MéxicoABSTRACTThis paper presents a redesign project of the course “E-95-863-Analog Integrated Circuits” that istaken by junior students of the Electronics and Communications Engineering (IEC) Program atITESM campus Monterrey. This redesign project includes a pedagogical procedure before itsimplementation with a pilot group of students. This complete pedagogical procedure consists ofthe following

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Michael J. Caylor; Bruce Chesley

-semester sequence of courses in spacecraft engineering. Throughout the sequence, students andfaculty from multiple disciplines and academic departments play key roles in the developmentprocess. In addition, we receive support from several other capstone design projects to addressspecific needs of the small satellite program.As with any major curriculum effort, operating a small satellite program with undergraduatestudents can be a formidable task. In particular, our program requires a substantial commitmentof faculty expertise, laboratory resources, external consultants, and funding. These strategicassets must be managed carefully to achieve program objectives. Nonetheless, overcoming thesechallenges allows for substantial student learning to

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John Cervantes; Donald J., Jr. Fournier; Cyndi Gaudet

regulations associated with their operation and hasnot yet decided to pursue registration to ISO 14001. The primary goal of this project was forstudents enrolled in the course to prepare a draft ISO 14001 EMS document for the mill, and bydoing so gain practical experience related to ISO 14000, environmental management systems,mill environmental affairs and project management. Working with the students, millmanagement and environmental engineers learned about ISO 14000 and now have a frameworkfor development of an ISO 14001 EMS for the mill should they elect to pursue registration. Indeveloping the ISO 14001 EMS document, students referred to the mill’s ISO 9000 QualitySystem, existing EMS, corporate environmental policy, ISO 14004, and other

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Phillip C. Wankat; Frank S. Oreovicz

: 1. Methods and procedures:includes objectives, ABET requirements, problem solving, a number of teaching methods,testing and grading, and evaluation of teaching. Each teaching method is used when that topicis covered. For example, the PSI/mastery section is done in that format with no lecture and amastery quiz. 2. The student: explores psychological theories such as those of Myers and Page 4.63.2 2Briggs, Piaget, and Perry in addition to theories of motivation and how people learn. 3. Designof engineering education involves projects and assignments which are interspersed throughoutthe semester. The course outline continues to

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Mel I. Mendelson

Session 1355 Integrated Engineering-Business Graduate Program Mel I. Mendelson Loyola Marymount UniversityAbstractOur integrated approach to engineering management is innovative because it offers electiveoptions that are tailored to the students’ career goals. It focuses on the broader issues andglobalization, and it has partnerships with local industry. A graduate certificate is also offered.Class projects are assigned that use the course principles to solve "real world" problems in thestudents’ work environment. Students work both individually and in multi-disciplinary

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Sohail Anwar; Paula Ford

students will be doing in their careers. When English instructors work togetherwith engineering faculty, they can write more realistic cases and can build upon skills thestudents are learning in their engineering technology classes. Similarly, engineering faculty canconsult with the English instructor to incorporate memo and report writing skills into thestudents’ engineering projects. This paper reports on efforts by the English and engineeringfaculty members to complement each other’s assignments so that students will acquire skills inboth engineering and communication. Sample cases are presented.IntroductionThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has developed a new set ofaccrediting criteria for engineering programs in

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John Barrett Crittenden

State University since the late 1960’s. Typically, studentshave been graded in their freshman-level core engineering courses based upon homeworkassigned each day, approximately one quiz given each week, two to three tests administered eachsemester, and a two-hour examination taken at the end of the course. For the course associatedwith engineering design graphics, a semester-length team project has always been included.Students have performed in the typical manner – some cut an occasional class, some fail to payattention in class, cramming often occurs before tests and exams, and overall performance hasbeen mediocre. Not only is all work graded by the EF faculty without grader assistance, but alsoeach EF faculty member is responsible for

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Nabil Kartam

, case studies, open-ended problems and real-life projects.II. Integration of Design into the Course CurriculumIntegrating design into course content is the main aspect of the total design educationalconcept and a key ABET requirement for engineering programs [3]. The heart of engineeringeducation is to develop the ability to design, i.e. to engineer is to design. This includes thedesign of components, systems, products, and/or projects. Design cannot be taught as aseparate entity, but rather as an additional tool which can be used to teach the fundamentals ofengineering [4]. The challenge here is to introduce design into as many courses as possible,especially those courses geared towards design principles, while keeping the focus on

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Enno 'Ed' Koehn

addition, numerous practitioners and educators perceive thatstudents need additional courses in the communications and financial areas in order to practiceengineering at a professional level when they graduate.In particular, the ASCE Board believes today that engineers must have skills in information andcomputer technologies, foreign languages, and an understanding of the economic and socialimplications of civil engineering projects. Along with the aforementioned breadth, increasedspecialty area knowledge is also required 1. This level of knowledge is difficult to develop in thecurrent four-year B.S. program format. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education indicates thatthe first professional degree signifies a level of academic and professional

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Yousef Haik

-on-one interaction. Detailedrequirements are given in the project statement. Design groups perform limited market analysisbefore their first meeting with the instructor who acts as a consultant. Functional analysis, ideageneration and evaluation of the alternatives are done by one-on-one interaction between theconsultant and the design groups. The systematic design approach is emphasizes. Uponcompletion the selection of one design alternative, the design group performs a complete staticsand dynamics analysis of their design. Software such working model is used in the analysis.Through the three semesters where this approach was applied, students have showed higherparticipation, enhancement in their analysis skills and better understanding of

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Boris Butman

dedicated to a single industry theschool can better steer the program and determine the boundaries of the subjects included. Onthe other side, the already overloaded four-year program limits an in-depth exposure to somevital theoretical concepts. This paper is intended to emphasize the importance of the engineeringmanagement training in the maritime environment, and to offer practical resolutions.I. Reasons For Program DevelopmentThere is no doubt that enhanced economic and management education should improve thedecision making process on all levels of activities from global projects to routine day-to-dayoperational decisions. Another important reason for additional economic and managementtraining is to make the marine engineering program more

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Milin Shah; Guoqing Tang; Bala Ram

. Thesetwo modules are developed through a collaboration between the mathematics andindustrial engineering departments at North Carolina A&T State University under theNSF funded project “Enhancing Mathematics Courses through EngineeringApplications.”The first module addresses cost curves and optimization analysis related to the carreplacement problem and inventory control problem, and is incorporated in Calculus Iinstruction. The car replacement problem discusses how long to retain a vehicle of yourchoice before trading in or selling it for a new one, while the inventory control problem isto make a decision on how a retailer determines economically the quantity of a productordered from a distributor or manufacturer. Various cost components are

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Clark Colton; Bonnie D. Burrell

should be included in engineering education. With thistraining comes the need for developing a means to enhance the rate at which effectivecommunication can be developed between team members. The lifetime of student teams is short,and the team building training is only effective if the interaction between the team members canrapidly be brought to a meaningful state.The context in which we have faced this problem is in teaching a project laboratory in theDepartment of Chemical Engineering at MIT in which students work on a project in groups ofthree. Although the concept of students working in groups in this course can be traced backabout sixty years, initiation of team building training only began several years ago. Initially, wefound that

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Claudio da Rocha Brito; Melany Ciampi

more important than that itis to teach the students to learn by themselves. Taking all these aspects and the historical andpolicy moment of South America with the creation of Mercosul, we have developed anEngineering Course attempted to form the next generation of professionals. It is a project that isin fact a purpose of a curriculum that includes some humanistic subjects. The subjects will givethe students the skills to overpass the challenge of the changing and unexpected global workmarket.I. IntroductionThe new century will certainly show a Mercosul politically and economically integrated andshowing very good opportunities of work for all those people who are preparing themselves toface the common work market constituted by all the

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Daniel Davis

(ACSA) and funded by the Carnegie Corporation, criticizedthe dominance of design faculty over those specializing in ‘construction.’ Design projects atmany schools, it said, resulted in ‘paper architecture’ whose real purpose and function was often Page 4.314.1unclear and unrealistic. 3In 1954, almost twenty-five years later, an AIA commission produced a two–volume report:“The Architect at Mid-Century”. Preparing for the second half of the twentieth century, thereport encouraged educators and practitioners to close the developing gap between them. Thereport said that faculty will do well to maintain the closest possible relationship with

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Saleh M. Sbenaty

dialogue and interaction between education and industry even after the projectfunding has ended. This will also enable faculty to better understand emerging technology.Strategies to achieve these objectives include: 1. The organization of five development teams which include a two-year college faculty from technology, English, science and mathematics, a secondary school faculty, a university technology faculty, and an industry partner (Fig. 1). In addition, the project has a director, evaluators, five principal investigators at the two-year colleges, and a five-member advisory committee that will provide advice and guidance to the management team and will become a vehicle for