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Lance Schachterle

their familiarity with mathematicalmodeling; with computer data bases, communications, and software; and with solving problems by decidingamong various conflicting solutions--is ideal preparation for employment in their fields.In the early ‘90’s, WPI faculty and administration recognized a pressing need to create new opportunitiesfor undergraduate engineering students to pursue unconventional career objectives in these fields at the“interface” between technologies and societal needs, such as pre-law or pre-health programs. Flexibility andminimal capital costs for such new programs were crucial in this “re-engineering,” and in no case was a newdepartment desirable. Instead, existing resources--especially WPI’S flexible, project-based curriculum

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Paul S. Chinowsky; Jorge A. Vanegas

construction practice. One result of this move is the increasing fragmentation andspecialization in courses and educational experiences. This paper introduces one approach currently beingimplemented in the Construction Engineering and Management program at Georgia Tech to alter this change.This paper describes the primary components of this approach including the integration of courses, thecooperation required to support the interdisciplinary emphasis, and the establishment of an innovativeacademic/industry partnership to provide a state-of-the-art physical and technological infrastructure tosupport the program goals.Introduction Construction engineers and managers focus on many issues of concern to society. Foremost amongthese issues is the

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Michael H. Gregg; Dr. Deidre Hirschfeld; Dr. Bevlee Watford

remained steady over the past six years at 83 percent male, 17 per cent female. Numerous studies have been conducted over the past decade addressing low enrollment rates andpoor retention rates among females in the engineering field. Dr. Betty Vetter, Executive Director ofthe Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology, provided enlightening gender statistics atthe American Society for Engineering Education’s centennial.5 Dr. Vetter’s statistics show 156thousand working female engineers in an engineering population estimated at 1.7 million -- a 9percent share. In 1987, women were fewer than 3 percent of the faculty in engineering andengineering technology programs. These statistics lead to the observation that ‘women

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John T. Bell; H. Scott Fogler

situations will benefit most from virtual reality. A wide variety of topics are being explored to determine where this technology is best suited. 3. To develop techniques for the display of, and interaction with, scientific and technological information and concepts in a virtual world. These techniques can later be applied to practical engineering problems using more advanced equipment than that commonly available to students. Page 1.369.1 ?$6$ 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘..+,Elly’j R ECENT D

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James A. Jacobs

Figure 1, and label the types of materials while providing explanations of what propertiescaused the selection of the materials for the system as seen on the Data Sheet below.In our book Engineering Materials Technology, which we just finished the manuscript for the 3rdedition that’s due out next fall, we discuss materials systems as . . . Materials rarely exist in isolation without interacting with other materials. Rather, a combination of materials are selected to complement one another. In a successful malerials system, each component is compatible with the others, while contributing its distinctive properties to the overall characteristics of the system of which it is a part. A

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Robert J. O'Neill; Robert M. Henry; Thomas Lenox

curriculum . The steady improvements and advances in computer technology necessitate that these studies berevisited frequently. Surveys must be modified and repeated on a regular basis to ensure that the needs of theprofession are being properly defined. It is particularly important that educators know the requirements ofprofessional practice so that curriculum changes can be made when appropriate. In the Fall of 1995, two surveys were conducted by the Education Committee of the TechnicalCouncil on Computer Practices (TCCP) of ASCE to assess the computing needs of the civil engineeringprofession. The two surveys were targeted at two different segments within the civil engineering profession:educators and practitioners. The purpose of

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T.R. Hsu; P. Reischl; P. Hsu; J.C. Wang; F. Barez; B.J. Furman; A. Tesfaye

andimplementation of five new courses and a new laboratory. The purpose of the new laboratory is to supportinstruction of two of the five new courses: ME 105 Fundamentals of Mechatronic Systems Engineering andME 190 Electromechanical Systems and Microprocessor Applications.INTRODUCTION “Mechatronics” is a melding of two English words Mechanical and Electronics. The terminology wasfirst used by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) of the Japanese government in the early1970’s. The original notion of mechatronics involved the development of automated production of consumer lproducts such as the Canon SLR auto focus camera . The application of this technology was soon extended

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James Rehg; Bruce A. Muller

with integrated manufacturing systems hardwarein standard laboratory sections. Introduction The Penn State Altoona Campus offers the first two years of 180 baccalaureate programs, two ABETaccredited Associate of Science (AS) degree programs in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology(MET/EET), and a new Bachelor of Science degree in Electro-mechanical Engineering Technology(BSEMET). In April, 1996, the Altoona Campus begins construction of an Advanced Technology Center (ATC)for the two- and four-year technology programs plus first- and second-year courses for the pre-engineeringstudents. The new facility will have two state of the art classrooms and five additional laboratories

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Mohamed I. Dessouky; Murali Krishnamurthi

availability of people with these skills is making it difficult for U. S, industries to compete in the international market. To function effectively in today’s technological society, contribute to its growth, reap its benefits, and minimize its hazards, knowledge of the technology is essential. This is true whether one is pursuing a career in business, economics, law, education, health care, mathematical, physical or social sciences, humanities or the arts. Academic institutions, particularly engineering schools, have the primary responsibility for producing new graduates in sufficient numbers and with adequate knowledge of science and technology and skill to meet the needs of the industry and the society. However

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Thomas E. Russell; David R. Loker

Session 1547 ANALOG COMMUNICATIONS USING INFRARED TRANSMISSION David R. Loker, Thomas E. Russell The Pennsylvania State University at Erie The Behrend CollegeAbstract The Baccalaureate Electrical Engineering Technology program at Penn State University at Erie, TheBehrend College, offers a two-semester course sequence in communication systems. The first course isintended to introduce the fundamentals of analog communication systems, while the second course is intendedto introduce the more

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

tremendousadvances in electronics manufacturing technology and concomitant increase in the complexity and capability ofthe embedded digital systems used in the “smart” products sold today means that industry can no longer relyupon these inefficient design techniques. Industry needs engineers that are trained in the latest, most effectiveembedded digital system design technologies. To meet this industrial need, the educational modus operandimust be updated to incorporate the revolutionary new design techniques being developed in the RASSPprogram and elsewhere. In effect, a paradigm shift in digital system design education is needed. This paper will describe a novel educational program that will ensure the successful transfer of the newtechnologies and

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Thomas E. Hulbert; Robert B. Angus; Eric W. Hansberry

andcollegiate levels are poorly prepared to enter the workplace. Educators and business leaders recognize the need forextensive revamping of science, technology, and engineering curricula at associate-degree granting institutions tomeet the needs of business, industry, and government. The Just-In-Time (JIT) educational concept is designed to provide technical education on an as-neededbasis, meeting the requirements of students and employers. JIT uniquely combines education’s behavioralobjectives with technical curricula by integrating (1) basic core concepts, (2) the manufacturing line-balancingtechnique and (3) occupation-driven-based problems. This paper provides a description of the development of theJIT education model and a demonstration of

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Wayne E. Wells

the waste materials in the profit objective of the firm and applying the appropriatetechnological solution, mantiacturing processes can approach closed systems in which losses converge to zeroand environmental problems are converted into economic savings. INTRODUCTION Traditional engineering cost analysis procedures have been implicitly if not explicitly based on a modelwhich calls for minhizhg the traditional production fimction:That is, the goal is to minimize the total of the costs from inputs in the form of Labor (L), Materials (M) andCapital (K). In recent years, under the “command and control” philosophy of the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) and its state counterparts

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Lisa Brannon-Peppas

I .— - ...... .. Session 3264 -.. . Polymers for Biotechnology and Bioengineering Lisa Brannon-Peppas Biogel Technology, Inc. While many of the early biomaterials had their origins in non-medical applications, the polymersbeing developed today as biomaterials are targeted quite specifically for biological use. These materials aredesigned for particular uses, whether that be

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Michael Bowman; Elaine M. Cooney

2563 ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING CURRICULUM: WHAT INDUSTRY WANTS Elaine M. Cooney, Michael Bowman Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUIBACKGROUND Electronics manufacturing is a major industry, one of the largest in the United States. Even thoughthe electronics industry is well established, industry representatives claim there is a lack of qualilledemployees [1]. Many technical positions are fflled by people who have little or no preparation inmanufacturing equipment, problems, and processes. Programs are needed to train and retrain people forthis fast growing

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Merl Baker

recently retired as IBMs Vice President for Science and Technology and his article reflectsthe corporate viewpoint. His article, “Rethinking the Ph.D.” is adapted from, “What Is A Science or Engineering Ph.D.For?” --- A lecture he delivered at M I T in November of 1993. The upheaval in east-west relations and the rapid transformation of global markets have stimulated a fundamental reexamination of U.S. science and technology activities. So far, however, there has been little serious reassessment of the underlying assumptions, expectations, and requirements of Ph.D programs in science and engineering. Phillip Griffiths is Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton, N. J. and is Chair of the

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William Michalson; Robert Labonté

-long effort to complete an engineering project quite similar in nature to the type of project astudent might be assigned as an entry-level engineer. Within the context of this project, students have designed,built, and tested electronic systems to perform sophisticated signal and image processing, to evaluate computernetwork performance, to measure water flow in the canals in Venice, and even to develop experiments whichwere carried on the Space Shuttle. Given the nature of an MQP, it provides a unique opportunity for studentsto complete serious projects that apply current technology to solve real engineering problems.Perhaps even more importantly, the MQP provides an ideal mechanism for fulfilling the ABET-requiredcapstone design component of

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Gloria Rogers

Session 2313 Student Learning Assessment and the ABET Student Outcomes Criteria: “Good News/Bad News” Gloria Rogers Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIntroduction In recent years there has been criticism from the engineering education community of theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accreditation process. The criteria wereoften seen as fostering a “bean counting” process which did not allow for differences among programs anddiscouraged innovative approaches to engineering

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Mohammad M. Asoodeh; Carl W. Steidley

widely accepted that the computer is an indispensable tool in the practice of science andengineering, thus, in recent years the science, engineering, and engineering technology education communitieshave been adopting and adapting the computer as a tool in ever new and innovative ways of teaching andresearch in science, engineering, and technology. Likewise, the importance of the availability of a variety ofcomputing environments to undergraduate students of science and technology is widely agreed upon. Thisimportance is attested to by the accreditation criteria of the Computer Science Accreditation Board as well asthat of Industrial Technology. The Department of Computer Science and the Department of Industrial Technology at

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Nick Zelver; John Sears; Bill Costerton

Session 1255 A Model for Graduate Crossdisciplinary Education John Sears, Bill Costerton, Nick Zelver Center for Biofilm Engineering Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana Technology has evolved to require detailed engineering of chemistry, biology, physics and mathematicsto describe and apply many of today’s and tomorrow’s innovations. Thus, experts are brought together tointeract in teams at technology and research centers. These teams must be able to cross the boundaries ofdisciplines to succeed. An

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M. Dayne Aldridge

Session 0230 Cross-Disciplinary Teaming and Design M. Dayne Aldridge Thomas Walter Eminent Scholar and Director Thomas Walter Center for Technology Management Auburn UniversityIntroduction The ability to work effectively as a member of a team is one of the attributes that is consistently beingidentified in the many studies and calls for change in engineering education1-6. In most work settings, theengineer may be alone or in the minority of team membership. In the

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Kim J. Manner

Session 2225 The Pencil Has Changed: Integration of Professional Level CAD Software into the Undergraduate ME Curriculum Kim J. Manner University of Wisconsin - MadisonAbstract The area of mechanical engineering design development and documentation was once the exclusive realm of the pencil andpaper. As computer technology and its related software have improved this is no longer the

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Gregory L. Moss

toinstitutions. This paper will look at some of the options and will describe an Advanced Digital Systems coursetaught at Purdue University in Electrical Engineering Technology. ASIC Issues ASIC technology provides a number of advantages in digital system design to industry. Their use willtypically permit expanded functionality for a product in a smaller space using fewer parts, thereby decreasingpower and cooling requirements overall and increasing system reliability. System performance gains can often beachieved through higher levels of integration attained with ASICs. Time to market for new products can bedrastically reduced with some types of ASICs, resulting in the potential for greater

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Philip J. Morris; Martin L. Brady; Lyle N. Long; Ali Haghighat

high performance computing applications providedthe basis for the establishment, in Fall 1995, of the Institute for High Performance ComputingApplications (IHPCA). The primary goal of the IHPCA is To develop and implement new techniques for the numerical simulation of scientific and engineering problems that require the use of large scale computations with a particular emphasis on both parallel computers and distributed computation.To achieve this goal the IHPCA is pursuing the following actions: 1. To conduct state-of-the-art research - advance both software and architecture technologies as well as develop innovative numerical solutions to practical problems. ... 2. To develop coursework in high

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R.H. Page; L.S. Fletcher

Session 2252 Life After Tenure: Improved Instruction R.H. Page, L.S. Fletcher Texas A&M UniversityABSTRACT Once tenure has been achieved, faculty should devote more attention to the students learning process.Innovative ways to package engineering instructional programs for increased student motivation are described.Certain types of technological problems are found to be more stimulating to the students than those addressed inthe traditional lecture system. It is suggested that the student be introduced to real

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Khalid K. Naji; Fazil Najafi

reality. This unmatchedlevel of interaction between the user and the generated virtual environment is what is referred to as immersion.The next section presents the main building blocks that are required by VR technology in modeling, visualizing,and simulating construction operations. What Do We Need to Utilize the VR Technology in Construction Simulation? With the recent advances in computer software and hardware technologies, VR technology is gainingmore recognition day by day since it provides relatively more economic solutions in training and other engineer- Page 1.463.2 $iiiii

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

Introduction writing course, TCC 101. A course required of all incoming first-year students (save those withThroughout the US, engineering educators are ex- advanced placement credit), TCC 101 is taught byperimenting with the first-year E-school curriculum- faculty of SEA's Division of Technology, Culture,-and with good reason. With the population of engi- and Communication, a service unit that is housedneering freshmen declining more than 26 percent within SEAS and committed to supporting thebetween 1982 and 1994, attrition is a concern. How engineering curriculum.can the first-year curriculum do a better job ofhelping students cope with

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Mohamad Qatu; Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

independent and can be taught in any order. The critical decision in this model is theselection of various faculty members for the individual modules. The content requirement of the modules isleft to the discretion of the individual faculty member. It is then easy to substitute faculty who may makeadjustments to the content of their module as long as it fits into the general module sequence and structure. An example of a course that is structured in this manner is Exploring Technolo~ (ET 100). Thiscourse is offered by the School of Engineering Technology and Mathematics at LSSU to both engineeringand non-engineering majors. The course was developed through the aid of a course and curriculumdevelopment grant from the National Science Foundation

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Zhongming Liang

sensors at a conveyor. The MiniMover-5 Robot System This paper discusses a significant improvement in the robotics lab for course CIMT 365 RoboticsApplications. It is a junior-level course in the curriculum of the ABET accredited MET program in themanufacturing technology department of Purdue University Fort Wayne. The three-credit course has two-hourlecture and three-hour lab in each of the fifteen weeks in a semester. Students in the MET program take aseries of courses in computer programming and automatic control including: . CS (Computer Science) 114 Structured Microcomputer Programming . CS 210 Computer Programming Fundamentals . EET (Electrical Engineering Technology) 211 Electrical

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Geraldine B. Milano; Richard Parker; George Pincus

Session 2553 A FRESHMAN DESIGN EXPERIENCE: RETENTION AND MOTIVATION Geraldine B. Milano, Richard Parker, George Pincus New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 07102-1982 INTRODUCTION New Jersey Institute of Technology has seen an improved retention rate of freshman students in thepast two years. Reasons for these positive changes include curriculum changes and incorporation of newteaching methodologies. Freshman students are more motivated to learn about engineering and to