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Joseph Walsh; David Kelso; John Troy; Barbara Shwom; Penny Hirsch

support in many universities forinterdisciplinary, cross-school collaboration. Northwestern University switched to this approachin a major reform of its undergraduate engineering curriculum: as part of its “Engineering First”program6, it required freshman to take a new course called Engineering Design andCommunication (EDC).In this course, taught over two quarters, approximately 380 students in 24 sections study thedesign process along with the communication process, while working on conceptual designprojects for real clients 7,8,9. In the first quarter, teams design a variety of World Wide Webprojects for local clients at the university or in the community. In the second quarter, studentswork on projects from a variety of disciplines, using the

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contained both performance- and learning-oriented students.In experimental courses, Internet and multimedia technology become a natural asset in findingknowledge across disciplines and levels, as well as presenting experimental results. Technologyfacilitates group projects, enabling people with different schedules and other constraints to shareinformation and work as effective teams.From these classroom experiences, it is evident that technology can be utilized to enhance theclassroom experience for the students, as well as to satisfy the new ABET 2000 outcome criteria.This experience need not be relegated only to the Capstone Senior Design classes, but with somethought can be incorporated into other classes as well. In our school, the process now

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Session 3553 Industry Case Studies at Texas A&M University Jim Morgan, Jan Rinehart, Jeffrey Froyd Texas A&M UniversityAbstractIn the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University, the college and industryhave partnered to present classroom case studies, model the engineering profession, supportcurricular efforts, and offer student workshops. Many faculty members bring industry into theclassroom in senior or capstone design classes, but NOT in meaningful ways at the freshmanlevel. An important difference in the TAMU partnership with industry

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engineeringcourse on mechanical design. In the course, only simple structural analyses are solved with FEMso students get a feel for the approach. The intent is to give the students some experience andconfidence so they can apply the method to a more complex structure in a capstone projectcourse. Several other schools12-19 have also introduced FEM into undergraduate civil andmechanical engineering (and engineering technology) courses and provided a discussion of their Page 6.282.2 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for

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of appearing foolish; takes on challenging or unfamiliar assignments.Figure 2. Key Actions for the “Continuous Learning” competencyREPRESENTATIVE CAREER ACTIVITIES:• Participating in applied projects that require new knowledge.• Designing and/or performing experiments that require new knowledge.• Designing products that require engineers to learn new subject areas.• Questioning ethical professional responsibility when undertaking sensitive tasks.• Engaging in discussions on professional responsibility.• Taking courses outside of the “hard sciences” while in the workplace.• Using feedback from “customers” to learn new material that will improve a product.• Reading non-assigned books to learn new topics.• Attending conferences and seminars

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James Ladesic

Curriculum TechnologyEnhancement Program (CTEP) at Embry Riddle is a University program createdby faculty for faculty who teach engineering and science. CTEP is designed toprovide engineering faculty at both ERAU campuses with incentives andopportunities to advance their skills in the use of professional-grade engineeringsoftware as well as in the use of other contemporary educational technologies. Itis hoped that this project will foster and encourage enthusiasm among theengineering faculty for the implementation of technology within the courses theyteach. It should also help them identify opportunities within the curriculum for theapplication of modern engineering technologies that could enrich course delivery,enhance student-developed design

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assignal conditioning and computer interfacing. This paper discusses the different types ofsensors and the experiments which were developed to study them.1. IntroductionThe Engineering Physics (EP) program at the University of Wisconsin - Platteville began in theFall of 1996. The EP program was born out of a traditional physics program. Little of thephysics curriculum was completely removed in this transformation, although a small numberof credits were taken from existing upper level physics courses and replaced with novel EPcourses. Three such courses were developed, the engineering physics laboratory (formallyadvanced physics laboratory), sensors laboratory (formally two credits of advanced modernphysics), and senior design (a new capstone

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assisting graduating engineers to the consensus that the assess longitudinal application.experience. obtain employment in the field. capstone design class is preparedness tracking of highly relevant. plus relevance ME alumni"Project oral presentation AT7 Provides input to students on their Data shows students make 1. Utilize the Given in each KeepPop: ME students communication skills and serves to progress through courses survey in every class as often(freshman to seniors) document educational

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initiative, each new student was provided with aCompaq Armada 1750 notebook computer and a standard suite of software. Conventionalclassrooms were provided with network connections and projection equipment to facilitate theintegration of notebook computers into select classes. In conjunction with this program, a revisedMechanical Engineering curriculum was launched, designed to exploit the availability ofnotebook computing technology. The highlight of this curriculum revision is ComputerApplications in Engineering, a freshman-level Mechanical Engineering Department course Page 6.630.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering

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4,19,20,21,23, 24,255,10,17 12 14 technical economic 3,8,9 7,11,13,18,22, 27,29 32 Posttest Results product Figure 3. Posttest Results of MDS Analysis for Senior Design TermsIn the pretest (Figure 2) four distinct clusters of terms were observed:1- A cluster containing all terms that pertained to the economic analysis of a project: capital cost (Term 1), cash flow analysis (Term 2), economic optimum

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accessibledesign principles or issues.Table 1. Strategies for inclusion of AD material into various class categories. Category of Example Strategy class Dedicated Rehabilitation Engineering Dedicated content covering Human Factors accessibility and AD principles. Telecommunications and E&IT Design Capstone Design AD issues raised and considered as part of the design specifications. AD principles applied as appropriate. Engineering Any

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Jerome Lavelle; Peter Shull; Heather Nachtmann; Joseph Hartman; Robert Martinazzi; Kim Needy

Session 1639 A Decision Tool for Developing a Course in Engineering Economy Joseph C. Hartman, Jerome Lavelle, Robert Martinazzi, Heather Nachtmann, Kim LaScola Needy, Peter Shull Lehigh University / North Carolina State University / University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown / University of Arkansas / University of Pittsburgh / Pennsylvania State University at AltoonaAbstractAs part of an ongoing research project, we present an initial decision framework built around aninteger knapsack model to provide guidance for new (and existing) educators in the field ofEngineering Economy

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Taxonomy.Hands-on activities often provide good learning experiences. Small design projects that requirestudents to develop a design solution in a given time using a limited number of commonmaterials and tools offers many opportunities to promote higher order learning and divergentthinking. Such projects can be implemented into a class period. Students my be encouraged towork in design teams to promote the exchange of ideas and experiences, interaction, andcommunication. These projects have been used successfully with students as young aselementary school15. Successful implementation requires the educator to be alert to opportunitiesfor follow-up questions and discussions that provoke thought and reflection. These are oftensituation-specific. Probing

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Education4. Rumbaugh, J., Blaha, M., Premerlani, W., Eddy, F. and Lorensen, W. Object-oriented Modeling and Design, Prentice Hall, NJ, 1991.5. Zwicky, F. “The Morphological Method of Analysis and Construction,” Courant Anniversary Volume, New York Wiley-Interscience, 1948.6. Pahl, G. and Beitz, W. Engineering Design: A Systematic Approach, Springer-Verlag, 1996.7. Ullman, D.G. The Mechanical Design Process, McGraw-Hill, 1997.8. Diker, M.F., and Roux, S. Air Vest - Senior Capstone Project Report, Fairfield University, April 1995.9. Weber, R.G. and Condoor, S.S. “Conceptual Design Using a Synergistically Compatible Morphological Matrix,” Frontiers in Engineering Education, 1998.Sridhar S. CondoorSridhar Condoor is an Assistant

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: Project 2061. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. 5. National Education Goals Report. (1993). Summary guide -- the national education goals report: Building the best. Washington, D. C. 6. Anderson, R. (1995). Curriculum and reform: Dilemmas and promise. Phi Delta Kappan 1, 33-36. Page 6.1107.8 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2001, American Society for Engineering Education” 7. Yager, R. (1991). The constructivist learning model -- towards real reform in science education. The Science Teacher, 58 (1), 52

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each semester. One primarygoal of the evaluation will be to obtain feedback that can be quickly implemented. Furthermore,students exiting the new courses emphasizing mechanics-materials links will be tracked in othermechanics courses with regard to their performance, percentage of students using such principlesin capstone design projects, undergraduate research, and percentage of students pursing graduatestudies in the area of mechanics and materials. Thus, the total impact of the developedcurriculum will be known clearly over a span of about 4-5 years.5. AcknowledgementThe authors acknowledge the support of the National Science Foundation under grant no. NSFDUE 9972394. Any opinions, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this paper

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William Sutton; Kathryn Laskey; Elbert White; Mark Houck

: GraduatingAccomplish other non-courseassessment instruments - OIA ã ã ã ã ã ã ã ã seniors will complete OIA Survey Each spring, at the completionSenior Project Self-Evaluations ã ã ã ã of Senior Design capstone courseAssess Program Outcomes A-F ã

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. The Control System Toolbox, MATLAB, and SIMULINK has been the platformused at Bradley. Once the control system is optimized in simulation, the controller is then converted tosoftware or hardware for implementation.The optimum phase margin approach has been used in senior capstone projects which have consisted ofphase-locked loops, switching power supplies, and a temperature controller. It is currently being appliedto a small robot arm system by two senior students and to an industrial hydraulic application by a Page 6.152.11 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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during one of two Saturday “labs.” This experience buildscamaraderie and trust among class members.The second section of the course focuses on Interpersonal Development, and we use severalinteractive activities that help students to identify their tendencies and characteristics in relatingto others. A key focus of this section of the course is empathy, as we believe that empathy is afoundational component of emotional intelligence. Students complete an empathetic listeningactivity and reflect on their strengths and weaknesses in this area. Students also organize andimplement a Service Project as part of the second experiential “lab.” Working in teams, theyselect and plan a Service Project, often with the help of the UIUC Office of Volunteer

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thecompletion of the semester.Rubrics in engineering senior designRubrics were also designed for evaluating senior-level engineering design reports in theAerospace Design Methods, AerE 461, and Aerospace Design, AerE 462, the capstone designcourse. Care was taken in developing these rubrics so that they were consistent with the criteriaand standards used by engineering design professionals.The design report rubric was organized into major skills and performance areas. The students Page 6.355.5were evaluated on the demonstration of the correct process for problem formulation and design Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering

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. costoptimization. This interest is exhibited in course instruction in heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluiddynamics.Prof. Di Bella is also involved in all aspects of creative product concept genesis, designand product development. Product development extends the gamut from systems toprevent Road Rage to emergency repair of ruptured natural gas pipelines. Universityapplication of this interest includes instruction in the following courses: MachineDesign, Statics and Dynamics, Intro. to Design and Intro. to Product Design as well asstudent Capstone Design Projects. He is also the Faculty Advisor for the Student’s Mini-Baja vehicle competition. Page

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control classes experienced the same curriculum and wererequired to fulfill the same course requirements. The format of both groups includedsmall group collaborative learning activities, a cooperative learning capstone project(written and oral), individual assignments and reflections, some lectures, and classdiscussion as well as individual and group conferences.V. Data AnalysisFor this study, several forms of analysis were performed on the data. The statisticaltechniques used were selected because they provided a way to measure differencesbetween two groups. The post-test control group design enabled the researcher tomeasure differences between groups for treatment effects and key outcomes.First, descriptive statistics, simple frequency

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thefollowing courses: Machine Design, Statics and Dynamics, Intro. to Design and Intro. to Product Design aswell as student Capstone Design Projects. He is also the Faculty Advisor for the Student’s Mini-Bajavehicle competition.Mr. Garen B. Gregorian, PE, MSCE, MSME is a Project manager with Gregorian Engineers and is anAdjunct Professor at Northeastern University in the Department of Art and Architecture. He has 15 yearsof experience in the construction industry and is a registered professional engineer in five states. Page 6.752.15 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition