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Session 1615 Assessment of Student Work Experiences in Civil Engineering Enno “Ed” Koehn Lamar UniversityAbstractThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has adopted a revised set ofcriteria for accrediting engineering programs. Nevertheless, as in the past, civil (construction)engineering departments will be required to demonstrate proficiency in specific subject areaswhich are included in the ABET program criteria.This paper investigates, according to civil engineering and construction related students, the levelat which their

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various aspectsof the design process as envisioned fifteen years from now. Briefly stated, design supportapplications are evolving toward environments that may or may not involve face-to-faceinteraction, such as Internet-related technologies and applications such as remote visualization.While the report was written primarily at the request of NASA and therefore has primary impacton NASA and Aerospace Industry planning efforts, the report (and interpretations of it) will haveimplications for Biomedical Engineering design efforts and plans. This paper will briefly reviewthe National Academy Report, and then will consider current and related future design thrustsand applications in Biomedical Engineering.1. Advanced Engineering Environments, Phase 2

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Patricia C. Tempel; Hisham Alnajjar; Beth Richards; Andrea Brick Ader; Ronald Adrezin

analyze how these perspectives influence issues over time (historicalanalysis) as well as in a current context (culture analysis).Engineering Science (ES) 141 is a freshman orientation course that introduces the engineeringapproach to solutions of problems of current interest. Students explore different fields ofengineering through guest speakers, field trips, and research. They engage in basic designprojects, report writing, and also learn relevant computer technology such as computer generated Page 6.609.1 * Rhetoric, Language and Culture ** College of EngineeringProceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

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background knowledge or methodologies not likelyto have been covered in the students’ coursework. An Ability to Understand the Impact of Engineering Solutions in a Global/Societal ContextSince this is a major goal of the IQP it is expected that most, if not all reports, show evidence ofthis. We measure it not only by evaluating whether the reports show evidence of several ofpublished goals of the IQP, but also by rating students’ demonstration of “evaluating the impactof engineering or technological solutions on society.” The rubric is shown below. Impact of Engineering Solutions on Society RubricRating 5: excellent The project is focused heavily, if not entirely, on such an impact and evaluates it effectivelyusing the most

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Scott von Laven; X. Qian; A. Jalloh; Zheng-Tao Deng; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

Alabama Supercomputer Authority Huntsville, Alabama E-Mail: scott@asc.eduAbstractThe power and utility of personal computers continues to grow exponentially through (1)advances in computing capabilities through newer microprocessors, (2) advances in microchiptechnologies, (3) electronic packaging, and (4) cost effective gigabyte-size hard-drive capacity.The engineering curriculum must not only incorporate aspects of these advances as subjectmatter, but must also leverage technological breakthroughs to keep programs competitive interms of their infrastructure (i.e., delivery mechanisms, teaching tools, etc.).An aspect of these computing advances is computer modeling and

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Thomas Barnwell; Ronald Schafer; Joel Jackson; Douglas Williams; David Anderson; Monson Hayes III

of technology experienced over recent decades makes it difficult forengineers to keep themselves abreast of the current technology. This is especially true with digitalsignal processing (DSP). DSP is now pervasive as it is used in everything from disk drives andcell phones to automobiles and stereo equipment. The sale of special DSP microprocessorsexceeds the sale of general-purpose microprocessors by almost 10:1. However, until recently DSPwas only taught in the graduate curricula of most universities and many practicing engineers havenever been exposed to DSP. Many of these engineers now find themselves working on productsthat use DSP microprocessors. Outside of the campus environment, the DSP semiconductor

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today’s globalmarketplace, manufacturers wishing to remain competitive must employ pragmatic engineerswith a solid foundation in the engineering sciences, engineering practice, and industrialapplications. Stout’s newly accredited undergraduate manufacturing engineering programdevelops these pragmatic engineers in an environment rich in applications and engineeringscience. In addition to the extensive lab-based methods, real undergraduate industrial projectsare funneled to the program through an outstanding technology transfer outreach program. Thispaper presents the past and present environment that has created this back to the futuremanufacturing engineering program. Both the methods in which the laboratory based learningenvironment is utilized

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Engineering 5Organizations (WFEO) and its Committee on Technology (ComTech). Through earlymeetings held with the World Bank, and then at its General Assembly in 1997 in HongKong, the WFEO passed a resolution on “Freshwater Sustainability” and it charged itsmany participating organizations to manage global water issues at the national level. In1998, ComTech sponsored a panel discussion at the U.N. Commission on Sustainable 6Development’s intersession meeting, illustrating the movement toward privatization ofwater development in areas of the world that have serious water shortage problems. This

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and Exposition. Page 6.80.4Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education.method for assessing student performance. Whereas exams and quizzes are ideal for assessingmastery of the subject, projects and lab exercises tend to enforce skills. Either way, somemeasure of student success should be recorded and analyzed, especially where changes havebeen made, either in the syllabus or the teaching method. Over a period of time, themethodology is modified with respect to advances in technology which may impact the contentof the course. Evidence of such modifications should be included in the portfolio todemonstrate progress as well as

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Mark Otter; Ken McLeod; Yi-Xian Qin; Partap Khalsa; Michael Hadjiargyrou; Danny Bluestein

the mechanism ofinteraction of biophysical factors in the processes of tissue development, healing, and adaptation. Dr. McLeodreceived a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1986. Page 6.440.9 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education

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exhibits and short summer introduction to engineering courses or camps.In developing the curriculum, the need for certain physical models and tests was brought intofocus. An existing product was modified by adding data acquisition, concrete testing, andbuilding load apparatus. The result is a compact, self-contained, tabletop unit that is flexibleenough to be used in several different courses at varying levels of engineering education. Thispaper describes how this system can be effectively used in a civil engineering curriculum.I. IntroductionThe Design of Structures system is designed for use in a number of civil engineering and civilengineering technology-related courses including statics, introduction to civil engineering,freshman engineering

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-centered activity is one that activelyengages the student in the learning process, enhancing their understanding and ability to use theknowledge gained. This student-centered emphasis better prepares students to be effectiveengineers, life-long learners and leaders in new technology developments by stressing theimportance of student participation through the discovery of knowledge. Particular importance Page 6.371.1was also placed upon increasing interdisciplinary breath in all fields of study to complement the“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright

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increasingmetallurgical/materials design complexity of everyday material systems as a function oftime. Fracture mechanics infers that a structural component is only as strong as its largestdefect. However, with the advancements of materials and manufacturing technologies,achievable mechanical strengths are higher and defect conditions are smaller. High-strength maraging steels that approach about 25% of the theoretical strength of acrystalline solid have critical flaw sizes under reasonable service loads of the order offour microns. Flaw sizes of this magnitude are below the detection resolution limits ofconventional NDE. This situation represents a difficult dilemma!Also, materials engineers need to prioritize fracture toughness in the design of

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Rose Marra; Andrew Lau; John Wise; Robert Pangborn

the students to choose a major if they were undecided or to solidify their decision about their major.• Very few students thought that the seminars strongly affected their study skills or use of the library or technology.• Some students learned about internships, co-ops and career opportunities in their seminars.On-going interactions with students and faculty Page 6.900.9 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education• The amount of student-to-student interaction was limited in the seminars

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Page 6.304.4suggested that the groups go to an Educational Technology Showcase held on campus. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationEssentially, the next four weeks passed without regular class meetings – the studentgroups met with the instructors instead. These regular meetings help to reduceprocrastination and ensure that the instructors and groups agree on the direction of theprojects. It also provides an almost unprecedented level of personal attention – oftenmore than they receive from their advisers. The first formal check was an informal oralprogress report presented to the class. Then the rough

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Session 3513 Template Based Programming in Chemical Engineering Courses David L. Silverstein University of KentuckyAbstractChemical engineers today are called upon to do more with computers than their predecessors evena few years ago. Not only do they have to do more with new (and unfamiliar) technologies, theyare also called upon to work with old (and unfamiliar) software that dates back 20 years or more.The limited space available in the curriculum for computer training must be utilized to provide asbroad a base as possible to enable graduates to adapt to the

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Session 1566 Linking College Engineering Courses With High School Preparation Donald L. Goddard PhD PE The University of Texas at TylerAbstractA Report titled “Expanding the Technology Workforce”1 prepared by the Texas HigherEducation Coordinating Board found that : “…Texas Students are not being sufficiently informed nor prepared for some of the most interesting, challenging, and lucrative careers in the new economy”1 “The recruitment of top quality high school students to the engineering profession is an area

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engineers that clinicalexperience that is lacking in the industrial setting.Most BME programs offer little instruction in business, despite the fact that many engineersultimately assume positions in project management and business administration. The Universityof Pennsylvania offers a course called “Biomed/Biotech in the Marketplace”. Perhaps moreBME curricula should allow for business education, particularly in the area of healthcare. TheHealthcare Technology Management Program4, a joint Master’s degree program betweenMarquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin, is designed to bridge the gapbetween business and engineering.III.d Guest Speakers and multiple instructorsTypically, a course is taught by one instructor, and that

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education which is being applied atthe Mechanical Engineering Department at Alabama A&M University to facilitate continuousimprovement of the curriculum. This perspective has been developed to better position theprogram in the context of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)criteria 2000, which emphasizes an outcome-based philosophy. This paper examines thedevelopment, implementation and results of the use of assessment tools in seeking continuousprogram improvement in Mechanical Engineering at Alabama A&M University.Under the new ABET criteria 2000, engineering educators are being challenged to, not only,revise the content, depth and perspective of the engineering curriculum, but also to adjust, andadapt or re

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students fail to understand the interrelationships betweensociety and technology. The present civil engineering curricula are not likely to produceleaders of our society. Instead, the current curricula tend to produce academic researchersand/or analysts who can only make advanced computations.The successful practicing civil engineer of the 21st century is much more likely to be amanager, supervisor or coordinator than a mere detail analyst. Industry, government andacademia have all made apparent the need for engineers who have not only in-depthknowledge of physics, mathematics, advanced analysis procedures and specific technicalsubjects, but who can also communicate effectively, participate in team work with avariety of other professionals, lead

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Thomas Kerlin; Belle Upadhyaya

cyber-linked student project is an academicexperiment to determine the feasibility of joint Internet-based work in maintenance andreliability engineering by students separated by great distances and coming from diversecultural and academic environments.1. IntroductionA cooperative learning experience between The University of Tennessee and twointernational universities is being developed as part of an NSF-CRCD course entitledIntroduction to Maintenance Engineering. The course is designed for seniors and first-year graduate students in engineering. The objective of the course is to present thefundamentals of maintenance and reliability engineering. Students learn the principles ofvarious maintenance technologies as they are practiced by U.S

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Thomas Grover; Terry Parker; Robert King; Joan Gosink

research in engineering systems. The Gourman Report ranks the CSMEngineering Division fifth among general engineering programs2. Primary goals of the programare to provide students with a solid foundation in engineering fundamentals, the skills to adapt torapidly changing and advanced technologies, and an aptitude for life-long learning. Uniquenessof the program is particularly evident with respect to its multidisciplinary span, heavyexperimental component, large credit-hour requirement, and use of advanced technologies.We recently replaced three traditional, closed, theory-verification laboratory courses in electricalcircuits, fluid mechanics, and stress analysis with the Multidisciplinary Engineering Laboratory(MEL) course sequence3. Two key

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senior design project.Comprehensive implementation of such a system would require coordination at the college level(or higher if non-technical majors are involved). While such a comprehensive program is notlikely imminent, cross-disciplinary projects have been used in specific senior design projects. Thecross-disciplinary specialization will help students to include non-materials aspects in their seniordesign projects. In addition, materials engineering faculty will work toward developing projects incollaboration with faculty from other disciplines to enhance the cross-disciplinary aspects of theprojects.At Auburn University, a minor in Business-Engineering-Technology is being developed inresponse to the need for employees cross-trained in

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Francisco: Berrett – Koehler; Emeryville, CA: Publishers Group West [distributor], c.199410. Gardiner, Lion F. “Fostering Student’s Moral Development” Teaching Excellence Vol. 11, No. 5, 1999 - 2000.11. Globig, James E. “The Engineer 2000,” ASEE – Engineering Technology Division’s The Technology Interface, Fall 199912. Johnson, Deborah G. Ethical Issues in Engineering, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice Hall, 199113. Conway, Richard. “Teaching Ethical Decision Making” The Teaching Professor, May 1999, p. 6JAMES E. GLOBIGProf. Globig joined the University of Dayton in August 1998. With nearly 20 years of engineering experience in avariety of different product producing organizations, he combines a practical and thorough understanding of

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Phillip J. Cornwell; David Stienstra

of source “quality” appeared to beunaffected by the assignment. This may be because of significant experience with use ofreferences.Bibliography1. Johnson, P.D., “WWW Support for Materials Engineering Education,” 1999 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Charlotte, NC, June 1999.2. Zhao, D., “Evaluating Internet Resources – Workshop Series from the Learning Center,” http://www.rose- hulman.edu/Library/research/page1.htm3. "Evaluating Internet Resources" http://www.albany.edu/library/internet/evaluate.html4. Tillman, H.N., “Evaluating Quality on the Net,” http://www.hopetillman.com/findqual.htmlPHILLIP J. CORNWELLPhillip Cornwell is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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William Jemison; James Schaffer; William Hornfeck

industrialrecruiting efforts which often give students the impression that an undergraduateeducation is both the necessary and sufficient answer to career preparation. Incomparison, full-time graduate study leading toward a research oriented career oftenappears far less attractive than the immediate and highly visible rewards offered forspecific entry level engineering skill sets. As a result, the number of engineeringgraduate degrees awarded has dropped in recent years1.While direct entry into a graduate program is not for everyone, it must be encouraged forthe nation's top research-oriented students to ensure sustained technological innovation.In order to encourage our most promising scholars to consider graduate school, factorsthat discourage them from

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nonmaleficence or justice, for example, they also must takeresponsibility for the decision they have made. In a values-based ethic, engineeringstudents will develop tools which enable them to give up their fear of responsibility andtheir hope for easy answers and in doing so they will become more ethical professionals.Bibliography1. Frankel, E. G. In Pursuit of Technological Excellence: Engineering Leadership, Technological Change, and Economic Development. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1993.2. Harris, C. E., Jr., Pritchard, M. S., & Rabins, M. J. Engineering Ethics. Second edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2000.3. Martin, M. & Schinzinger, R. Ethics in Engineering. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1983.4. Pinkus, R. L. B, Shuman, L. J., Hummon, N. P., Wolfe, H

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internship positions. These goals are consistent with thepublished outcomes of ABET and the NMSU Electrical Engineering Program. Studentevaluations of the career activities in the course demonstrate their effectiveness and suggest ways Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education Page 6.261.6to improve these activities.Bibliography1. Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, EAC Criteria 2000-01,http://www.abet.org/downloads/2000_01_Engineering_Criteria.pdf.2. Program Self-Study Report for

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interests with engineering students and graduates majoring in variousengineering fields and with students majoring in other science, technology, and managementfields. The PIQ has students rate their interest in a list of school subjects, occupations, activities,job functions, and types of employers using a 3-point Likert scale of (L) like, (I) indifferent and(D) dislike. A wide variety of studies have been made to establish the PIQ’s differential validity.The PIQ is used not only at Purdue but at many other engineering institutions. Appendix Bincludes a copy of a typical PIQ profile.First Semester PlacementThe placement into the appropriate first math course is a key to student success. As a result, allincoming students are currently given a

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Problem Solving in Engineering”, and hasbeen sponsored in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National CollegiateInventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA).The Eight-dimensional problem solving methodology is a systematic approach that stimulatesinnovation by effectively using both sides of the brain. The methodology is a unified approachthat builds on comprehensive problem solving knowledge from industry, business, marketing,math, science, engineering, technology, and daily life. It allows to quickly generate unique, andhigh-quality multiple solutions in a short period of time. Problems are not constrained to aparticular profession or subject, and may be used by individuals and teams. The methodologyworks extremely well in