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Daniel T. Schwartz

an opportunity tobecome well-founded in electrochemical science and technology. In fact, the status ofelectrochemical education has changed little since a 1986 National Research Council reportnoted,1 "Most of the chemistry and chemical engineering departments offer no formal instruction or research in corrosion. Fewer than 20 percent of the chemical engineering departments provide training in electrochemical synthesis and energy conversion, either through course work or research. In addition, over the past 10 to 20 years there has been a gradual disappearance of electrochemical coverage in most physical chemistry courses."In short, a sizable fraction of all practicing engineers and scientists will use

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N. Yu; Peter K. Liaw

but also presented in theclassroom. Moreover, the learning process can be interactive. For example, students may do on-lineexercises that can be answered promptly for instantaneous feedback. An integral part of the Page 3.135.3present courseware is the feedback/evaluation mechanisms. On-line questionnaire includingcomments and multiple choice questions have been implemented so that teaching evaluationforms can be filled out anonymously anytime and anywhere a networked computer is available.Instructors and students thus interact with each other in an effective and timely manner

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Patrick E. Connolly

needs that are driving those developments. The impact ofthese changes and trends on academic programs is addressed, including recommendations as towhat portion of these developments should be incorporated into the curriculum, and what collegeand university engineering graphics programs should do to prepare their students for thesedevelopments in industry.IntroductionTrying to analyze the ever changing and dynamic trends and directional movement of the CADsoftware industry can be roughly compared to trying to analyze the stock market: one must dealwith a seemingly infinite number of outside forces affecting an incredible number of constantlymoving reference points at an ever accelerating rate of speed. The complexity of the task can

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Warren D. Seider; J. D. Seader; Daniel R. Lewin

Page 3.169.1balance calculations for complex chemical processes was reported in an article by Kessler andKessler3. In the 1960s, it was known that several large companies, including Chevron, duPont,EXXON, Monsanto, Shell, and Union Carbide were developing computer-aided process designprograms. By 1967, as reported by Evans, Steward, and Sprague4, six commercial computer-aided process design programs for steady-state operation, all written in FORTRAN, werereferenced in the literature. It was believed at that time that all large companies in the petroleumindustry and most large chemical companies were using computer-aided process designprograms.During the same period from the mid 1950s to the late 1960s, computers were also spurringrevolutions

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John B. Troy

experience will be useful to colleagues at other institutions.Before I get into the details, however, I feel that I should provide some background aboutengineering undergraduates and the Biomedical Engineering Department at Northwestern, sincewhat is possible for us may be impractical elsewhere.Engineering students at Northwestern come from the top five percent of high school students inthe U.S., as measured by SAT scores and class rankings. They are highly motivated and havehigh expectations, anticipating that they will assume leadership roles in their careers and willingto work hard to accomplish this objective. For this reason, among others, we believe that itwould be inappropriate to straight-jacket our students with an overly rigid curriculum

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Michael D. Murphy; Kristen L. Wood; Kevin Otto; Joseph Bezdek; Daniel Jensen

design process and observeand reflect each step with a complete unit (the previous existing product) to compare theirresults. The following sections build on our theme of reverse engineering and redesign. We firstsummarize a number of recent advancements in the teaching of engineering design methods,followed by our approach, its implementation, and an assessment.2 Related WorkA wide variety of methods for teaching engineering design are in use today. A review of papersfrom a number of universities, both domestic and international, reveals several interestingtechniques, summaries of which follow. In response to the suggestion of ABET that design be integrated into all portions of thecurriculum, a number of universities have

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Michael A. Magill

failure due to fatigue loading on cracked anduncracked structures, designing to prevent failure, analyzing stress corrosion cracking, andconducting ASTM standard tests. An outline of course topics and laboratory projects is includedin this paper along with detailed highlights of effective course activities. This paperdemonstrates that the topics of fatigue and fracture mechanics fit well with the mechanicalengineering technology (MET) curriculum and the MET student.BACKGROUNDThe course has two primary components: fatigue and fracture mechanics. This section provides abrief description of these two topics.The term fatigue, in the engineering sense, means the mechanical fatigue of materials. Allstructural materials (i.e. metals, timber, concrete

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Gwan-Ywan Lai; Laura L. Sullivan

, Dynisco andErgoTech. He is the principal investigator in an NSF ILI Grant, a Brown & Sharpe Equipment Grant, and aninternal Kettering Research Grant.LAURA L. SULLIVAN Laura L. Sullivan, Ph.D. is the advisor for the Kettering University chapter of the Society for theAdvancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE), an officer of the Materials Division ASEE, and isactive in SPE, SWE, and SME. She is the principal investigator of two NSF ILI grants and her efforts inmodernizing the polymer processing curriculum have been published and presented nationally. Page 3.388.66

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James A. Newell

. 27-33, (1996).7. Newell, J. A., D. K. Ludlow, and S. P. K. Sternberg, “Progressive Development of Oral and Written CommunicationSkills Through an Integrated Laboratory Sequence,” Chemical Engineering Education, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 116-119,(1997).8. Engineering Accreditation Commission of The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, “EngineeringCriteria 2000", 2nd Edition, (1997).Biographical InformationJAMES NEWELL Dr. Newell received his B.S. from Carnegie-Mellon in 1988, his M. S. from Penn State in 1990, and hisPh. D. From Clemson in 1994. After one year as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Clemson, he became an AssistantProfessor at the University of North Dakota in 1995. He was named the Dow Outstanding New Faculty

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Cameron Wright; Thad Welch

particular DSP concept describedin this paper is an interactive demonstration showing how quantization of digital filtercoefficients, which is inevitable with widely-used fixed-point DSP hardware, adversely affectsfilter performance.INTRODUCTIONModern software tools such as MATLAB greatly facilitate the professor's ability to demonstratethe concepts of digital signal processing (DSP) in class, and to assign realistic projects toreinforce these concepts.1–3 An increasing number of DSP textbooks are becoming availablewhich take advantage of this ability,4–8 and a growing trend is for DSP concepts to be introducedearlier in the curriculum.9 MATLAB is an excellent learning tool when used for DSP education inthis way. It enables an easier transition for

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Jack Swearengen; Hakan Gürocak

technologies in greater depth to provide theskills needed for advanced manufacturing 3.CurriculumThe new degree provides an opportunity for WSU to tailor the curriculum in phase with ABETEngineering Criteria 2000 4 and guidance from manufacturing industry 5-9. We are following thatapproach in concert with an Industrial Advisory Board. The curriculum is designed to providepractical training and business skills without compromising solid science and engineering.WSUV will offer upper division courses and electives as listed in Table 1. Technical electiveswill be specific to particular manufacturing industries. Graduates who choose will be able togain admission to reputable graduate programs in manufacturing or mechanical engineering. Theupper-division

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Mahmood Nahvi

application of expertise obtained in the undergraduate curriculum to engineeringdesign, development, and production in industry. Moreover, because of rapid advances in thisarea, the expertise obtained by students at the university may not only match that of industry butcan surpass it in some instances.The objective of the course is to meet the above challenge by integrating theory with application.4. Students' BackgroundFortunately for us as educators, digital signal processing is a popular subject amongundergraduate electrical and computer engineering students. By the end of their junior year, moststudents have been introduced to continuous and discrete-time signals and systems. Many ofthem have developed an interest in application areas such as

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Walter W. Fisher; Carol Crowley; Connie Kubo Della-Piana

. Theengineering instructor reviewed all of the articles and selected sixteen that covered most of theissues. These were then shared with the English instructor for her approval. The articles(Illustration 1) were then copied to create reading packets for the students.The Engineering ConnectionPre-engineering students placing into the pre-calculus course are one to two semesters away fromtaking the first calculus course and being able to take courses in the engineering curriculum. Thetwo primary academic barriers for pre-engineering students have been passing the pre-calculuscourse, and because they are not yet in an engineering program, maintaining their interest inengineering. The Introduction to Physical Science and Engineering course, which can not

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Paul D. Schreuders; Arthur T. Johnson

Session 1608 Session 1608 Sprints vs. Marathons: Two Potential Structures for Assigning Engineering Design Projects. Paul D. Schreuders, Arthur T. Johnson University of Maryland, College ParkAbstractWhile a major goal of an engineering education is the preparation of students for solving “realworld” problems, actually assigning these problems is rarely possible in a teaching environment.A number of different strategies exist for structuring student projects, so that they prepare thestudents for

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Milo D. Koretsky

Experiments as important elementsmissing in OSU’s undergraduate chemical engineering curriculum. Even though many studentshad, in fact, taken introductory statistics, they were unable to apply it in an industrial setting. Inresponse to this input, a 1 credit elective course, Chemical Process Statistics, was introduced inFall 1996. It was offered again in Fall 1997. The initial course offerings were well received(3.77/4.00 and 3.91/4.00 on student evaluations). The intent is to integrate this course into the ChEcore as a 3 credit course.This course provides a brief introduction to the use of applied statistics in the chemical processindustry. Whenever possible, concepts are introduced through examples. Industrial data has beenprovided by Merix and

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Joan F. Brennecke; Joseph A. Shaeiwitz; Mark A. Stadtherr; Ph.D., Richard H. Turpin; Mark J. McCready; Roger A. Schmitz; Wallace B. Whiting

ofexisting course material, development of new materials, and modification of the students'experiences. Continuing assessment and corrective action will ensure that the goals of thisproject are achieved. We will report on assessment results in a future publication.Summary In this paper, we have described two aspects of an overall project to integrate the ideas,strategies and technologies associated with minimizing the environmental impact of chemicalmanufacturing processes into the undergraduate chemical engineering and metallurgicalengineering curricula. In particular, we described a senior level elective course entitledEnvironmentally Conscious Chemical Process Design that emphasizes pollution prevention. Inaddition, we described a number

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Michael Prissovsky; Edwin R. Carney; David B. Oglesby; Dave Crites

not limited to the current course. In the futurethey may serve the important function of connecting an otherwise disjoint curriculum in theminds of the students.Conceptual Mini-Lectures, Example Problems, and Concept Maps consist of a combination ofaudio, text and graphics. The graphics are synchronized with the audio. The result is similar to aview graph presentation where the speaker constantly changes the view graph as he or shespeaks.Too often progress is slowed due to misconceptions that are formed when studying new material.Conceptual Self Tests are included with most of the Conceptual Mini-Lectures. For most topics,the points at which students are likely to struggle are well known. The self tests are designed totrap and eliminate the

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Sub Ramakrishnan; Mohammad B. Dadfar

required course forall students majoring in computer science.To make the Data Communications course more useful, the practical part of the course iscarefully designed so that students could incorporate the theoretical concepts with current issuesin real-world networking. Since the area is changing rapidly the choice of projects has become amajor task for instructors. Page 3.483.1The growth and expansion of the internet has created opportunities to design practical projects inthis area. Computer Science departments around the country react to such technology trends andattempt to integrate these concepts in their curriculum. Instructors are motivated

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Siegfried M. Holzer; Raul H. Andruet

Page 3.392.5(1990) 5Kolb, D., Experiential Learning, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (1984)Light, R. J., The Harvard Assessment Seminars, First Report, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138(1990)Lochhead, J., “Teaching Analytical Reasoning Through Thinking Aloud Pair Problem Solving,” in James E. Stice,Ed., Teaching Thinking Through Problem Solving, New Directions for Teaching and Learning, No. 30, Jossey-Bass,San Francisco (1987)Lyman, F., “Think-Pair-Share: An Expanding Teaching Technique,” MAACIE, Cooperative News, 1(1) (1987)Miller, J. P., The Holistic Teacher, Curriculum Series 65, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Press, Toronto,Ontario (1993)Papert, S. A

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Charles D. Turner

environmental ethic that will lead to sustainability for humans and theecological systems that support us. An essential part of the class is a design project in which thestudents design a “Center for Sustainable Education”. The facility must utilize sustainabletechnologies for power, heating, cooling, and water supply. The students must demonstratefinancial feasibility of their project through the development of a business plan that provides adetailed analysis of construction costs, operating expenses and revenues. The cost of renewableresources must be compared to conventional resources. The students are given an initial “startupgrant” of 1.5 million dollars and are expected to leverage this money through innovative strategiesto cover the cost of

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Ronald R. Hosey; R. Gregg Bruce; Lester K. Eigenbrod; Hansjoerg Stern

recommendations for the new class. Theseideas included: awareness of the soft skills of leadership or management styles, interacting withpeople, how to treat customers, and qualities of an effective subordinate as well as boss. Adoptionof these recommendations within the new curriculum is in progress.8 References [1] Ullman, D. G. (1997). The mechanical design process. Boston, Massachusetts: McGraw-Hill. [2] Excellence in engineering design education. A three day short course & workshop, Saint Louis University & Texas A&M University, Saint Louis, Missouri, Aug. 3-5, 1997. [3] Stern, H. Team Projects can offer incentives. Proceeding of the ASEE 1989 Annual Conference.9 Biographical Data Each of the authors is an Associate Professor in the

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S. Cem Karacal; John A. Barker; Jacob Van Roekel

, while asignificant number suggested inviting guest speakers from industry. A large majority of thestudents considered ProtoThinker a very useful tool for improving their reasoning skills. Themost popular module of ProtoThinker was the GameMaster Module, which enabled the studentsto evaluate arguments interactively.CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONSThe course is presently offered on an optional basis to a relatively small number of students whoshow particular interest in the area. After the first experimental offering, the course became anestablished course in the engineering curriculum. The long-term objective is to make the courseattractive to all engineering freshmen. With the success of the first experiment, there isconsiderable interest in

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Nancy L. Denton

Engineering Education, Volume 85, Number 1, January 1996.4. Manuel-Dupont, S., “Writing-Across-the-Curriculum in an Engineering Program,” Journal of Engineering Education, Volume 85, Number 1, January 1996.5. Mishra, A., “Journal Writing and Student Learning,” 1994 Annual Conference Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education, June 26-29, 1994, pp. 2162-2165.6. Ludlow, D., and Schulz. K., “Writing Across the Chemical Engineering Curriculum at the University of North Dakota,” Journal of Engineering Education, Volume 83, Number 2, April 1994.7. Corum, C.L., and Pagano, M.A., “Continuous Improvement in an MET Program,” 1997 Annual Conference Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education, CD-ROM, 1997.8. Purdue University

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Mulchand S. Rathod; Joella H. Gipson

promote communication and cooperationquality of the student essay. Parents and students among its partners to address needs pertaining toattended information sessions and award ceremonies. education of the technological workforce. TheAt the 1997 ASEE Annual Conference, we reported mission is to work collaboratively in a virtual centeron the structure of the enrichment program, course that focuses on restructuring of technical curriculacontents, teaching pedagogy, and student evaluation and teaching practices in mathematics and scienceof the curriculum. As a part of the enrichment with integration of authentic activities in anprogram, we requested the 8 th grade

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David E. Goldberg; W. Brenton Hall; Lindsay Krussow; Eunice Lee; Aaron Walker

increasing availability ofnew information technologies, and increasingly di cult budgetary constraints. Many of thereform e orts are starting to pay o in prototype form with both anecdotal and statisticalevidence of programmatic success, but increasingly a number of engineering educators|including those involved in the design and implementation of reform|are wondering if thesee orts will ever|can ever|scale up to the real world of engineering education with itsrelentless time, curriculum credit, and budget pressures. Time will tell which of the reform e orts make it to the everyday classroom, but thispaper o ers an incremental, low-cost, e ective alternative to the wholesale rearrangements ofcurriculum topics, ow, and chunk size that seem to

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Stefani A. Bjorklund; Patrick T. Terenzini; John M. Parente; Alberto F. Cabrera

administrators, faculty, and staff ofyour college/school of engineering with information they can use to improve the quality ofengineering education for you and future students. This study is part of a larger project, calledECSEL, involving seven engineering colleges and schools (including yours) from around thecountry. The questionnaire asks about your family and educational background, yourexperiences in this course, and your perceptions about how much this course may have shapedyour engineering-related skills. With the support of the National Science Foundation, ECSEL is attempting to (1)integrate design into the engineering curriculum, and (2) increase the number and retention ofunder-represented groups in the engineering student body. Penn

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S. A. Tennyson; R. J. Eggert

Session 2525 Re-Engineering Open-ended Problems & Computer Simulations For Effective Development of Student Design Skills R. J. Eggert and S. A. Tennyson Boise State University Boise, Idaho 83725ABSTRACTConsidering the broad philosophy of Design Across the Curriculum (DAC), a variety ofstrategies can be employed to integrate engineering design coursework during the four-yearcurriculum using just-in-time learning, an increasing breadth-then-depth approach. Thesophomore and junior years, in particular, can be used to reinforce

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Gary Benenson; El Hadji Diop; José Sánchez; Alphie Mullings; Nadine Simms

forimplementing them. In all three fields, there is a consensus among experts that education shouldbe relevant to problems in the real world and inquiry- or design-based. According to thesedocuments, both science and math education should emphasize applications to problems of technology, and technology education should be centered around analysis and problem-solving. ! In most of the discussions of curriculum reform, however, there is an odd neglect of acritical problem. The vast majority of teachers currently in the system have been narrowly trainedin ways often diametrically opposed to the new calls for contextual, interdisciplinary learning.Math

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Rebecca K. Toghiani

, it is often viewed as ‘voodoo’ magic (thestudents’ terminology) at worst and at best, limited in its applicability to problems theyencounter in other courses. However, fundamental thermodynamic principles arise in so manyareas of chemical engineering that a sound background in thermodynamics is of immense valueto the undergraduate student. Providing the student with real world examples and applications ofthermodynamic principles from other chemical engineering courses/concepts can help them tobetter integrate their understanding of thermodynamics with these other topics and affords themthe ability to draw on this understanding to explore new and unfamiliar topics. Most chemical engineering undergraduate curriculums require a two

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Robert K. Tener; Vincent Drnevich

implementation of Engineering Criteria 2000 , two especially important criteria are: Criterion 2. Program Educational Objectives Each engineering program for which an institution seeks accreditation or reaccreditation must have in place (a) detailed published educational objectives that are consistent with the mission of the institution and these criteria (b) a process based on the needs of the program’s various constituencies in which the objectives are determined and periodically evaluated (c) a curriculum and process that ensures the achievement of these objectives (d) a system of ongoing evaluation that demonstrates achievement of these objectives and