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Russell R. Barton; Robert P. Smith; José L. Zayas; Craig A. Nowack

. semesters). In addition, the industrialsector has a different composition at each of the institutions. As a consequence, we adopted a modular to allow flexibility. Modules have been developed for thefollowing topic areas: 1. Concurrent engineering: definitions and philosophy 2. Teamwork Page 1.120.1 {hxi~ 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings Z@l&..$ . 3. Including the voice of the customer 4. Interface of manufacturing and design: design for manufacturability 5. Project management

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Kelin Kuhn; Blake Hannaford

Session 3232 Development of Courses in Consumer Electronics Kelin Kuhn, Blake Hannaford University of Washington The Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington has established anundergraduate educational project for Consumer Electronics1. The goal of the educational project is tointroduce students to electronic design by the disassembly, analysis, and redesign of consumer electronicsproducts. As part of achieving this goal, a regular electrical engineering

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P.E., Dr. M. David Burghardt

cooperation. An advisory board was created to translate these goals into specific objectives, such as summer programsfor students and teachers that are consistent with improving technology education in the context of integratedmathematics, science and technology (MST). This is consistent with the National Council of Teachers ofMathematics (NCTM) standards, Project 2061 and the AAAS science standards and with forthcoming standardson technology education. The advisory board assists the CTE in funding and supporting these activities forteachers and students. The advisory board draws upon all the constituencies involved in education, recognizingthat perspectives are needed from classroom teachers, school administrators, the state education

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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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Somchai Osuwan; Raymond D. Daniels; John F. Scamehorn

, and thetheses are written in English. The program has received strong support from the government of Thailand and Thai industry. In 1993,the partnership was awarded a USAID, University Development Linkages Project (UDLP) grant. This paperreviews the feasibility studies and planning for these graduate programs and the academic partnership. and itdescribes our experiences with the program through the first two and one-half years of operation. INTRODUCTIONPetrochemical Industry in Thailand The pace of economic development in Thailand in recent years has been impressive. With manufacturedexports growing at 35 to 40 percent per year for five consecutive years., GDP growth in 1994 was 8.5

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Ralph O. Buchal

are now available to permit shared creation of rich multimedia documents by teams of students.These documents can then be contributed to a common knowledge base. The Internet can be considered aglobally distributed, shared knowledge base.A Case study: The University Space Network Pilot Project The University Space Network (USN) Pilot Project is a multi-institution collaboration established in 1995to develop and offer a multimedia-based course in Spacecraft Systems Design. The university participants ofUSN are the University of Western Ontario, University of Windsor, Ryerson Polytechnical University, Queen'sUniversity, and Royal Military College of Canada. University of Toronto and York University are affiliated, andUniversity of Guelph

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Ir. Frank J.F.M. Witteveen

industry in order to gain practical experience and toobtain a clear picture of the opportunities within the field, thereby facilitating the choice of aspecialization in the final year of the studies. The final projects were carried out within the instituteunder the supervision of the professors. In the years 1975-1980 the number of graduates waslimited, about 40 students a year. After these years, a spectacular increase in the number ofengineering students started. In ten years the number of students quadrupled and therefore also thenumber of graduates. In order to control this process, about 150 final projects had to be started andsupervised. A mission impossible!It was difficult to think of a solution which was didactically acceptable and which

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Jerry W. Samples; C. Conley; Thomas Lenox

• The group is back together for two veteran classes. The first should utilize fairly common classroom technology; that is, nothing beyond a PC hooked into an overhead projection system. Then the group moves to the Advanced Technology Classroom Laboratory for a full blown multimedia class. This should still be recognizable as an undergraduate engineering class.Wednesday Morning • The students give their second full class, each followed by a critique. The topic of this class will be assigned the previous day.Wednesday Afternoon • Teaching Workshop 3 is meant to focus on the teaching-learning connection. Learning models and corresponding teaching/instructional methods, i.e. PSI, cooperative groups, and project

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Dayakar Penumadu

the present project is to demonstratethe above concepts using an automated electro-pneumatic controlled true triaxial testing device with flexibleboundaries. The paper indicates the salient features of the components of that testing system to date. Two typesof laboratory experiments are developed using the above device. The first experiment familiarizes theundergraduate with concepts related to static transducer calibration, analog to digital conversion, signalconditioning, software and hardware gain, and the problems of aliasing. The second experiment deals with theisotropic and anisotropic consolidation and testing of soil samples using predefined stress path. Stress and straincontrolled static shear tests can be performed using the above

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Robert C. Waters

elements, programs, and projects, [2] How proposals and organizational elements are evaluated, using financial criteria, and [3] What arbitrary assumptions underlie the construction of financial projections and reports, and how these assumptions potentially impact the evaluation of results. I offered the course for the first time in the following Fall 1995 Semester. The syllabus ispresented as Exhibit 2. In addition to the text books identified on the syllabus, other textual materialswere provided to the students; they are identified in Exhibit 3.The chapter headings of the assigned text books are shown on Exhibits 4 and 5. If you compare the topicspresented in Exhibits 3, 4, and 5 against the aspirations shown on Exhibit 1

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Norman Asper; Harry Hess; Joseph Flynn

by way of oral and written (includes drawings,sketches, route sheets, bills of materials, parts lists, network and Ganttcharts, flow process charts and breakeven charts) reports. The design workis accomplished outsj.de of the class, but the remainder of the project iscompleted during the course laboratory sessl.ons. Each group of students isevaluated on how well it completes the laboratory actj.vity by comparing thegroup’s results with the original product and production design criteria.LAB 2: POLYMER AND METALLIC WELDING ASSIGNMENT The student is given lectures concerning various polymer and metallicwelding fabrication techniques. A presentation is provided concerningmetallic welding joint design. Each student 1.s required to

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Larry J. Shuman; Cynthia Atman; Harvey Wolfe

first-hand in-troduction to the IE at work. In the “Human Factors” course, students further delve into issues of behavior, mo-tivation, and ability in the design, development and operation of systems and components. Unstructured teamprojects are used to enhance learning. The “TQM” course introduces the student to the philosophies of Deming,Crosby, Juran and Kaizen and the spectrum of TQM tools and techniques for problem solving. Again, unstruc-tured team projects are used. INTRODUCTION It is now accepted that engineering education is at a crossroads. A number of forces are causing us to re-examine what we are about and where we should be headed. As engineering educators, we will have to

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Peter K. Liaw; N. Yu

MAES and MSE departments in the College of Engineering at UT, and havethree (3) credit hours with one (1) design credit hour for the undergraduate course. The undergraduate courseis offered every Fall semester and serves as a pre-requisite of the graduate course, which is offered everySpring semester. The following areas in CMCs are discussed in an integrated manner and in the form of demonstrationand/or hands-on group projects in both undergraduate and graduate courses: fabrication, mechanics,characterization, testing, design, and application. The students analyze the interactions between theseimportant materials science and mechanics aspects of CMCs in a well-coordinated manner. Thus, they realizethat the performance of materials is

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Eric J. Shaw

. The professor that wishes to treat such areas will be most successful in a laboratoryenvironment that includes computer monitor projection capabilities, as well as individual workstations. Inexamining the expanded utilization possibilities of engineering computer laboratories, though, other issues mustbe addressed before a strategy of implementation can be advocated. To explore the role of informationtechnology in the college classroom, we must more clearly define its missions in both the educationenvironment and the engineering workplace. We can then identify key areas that information technology andservices (IT&S), and specifically engineering computer laboratories, can assist in achieving these goals,supported by examples from the

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Emil C. Neu

professor’s notes with students assuming a completely passive 5role . Another is that malfunctioning or poorly performing equipment will focus attention on the equipmentrather than on the subject matter. For example, a barely visible projection of a computer display would cause arapid retreat to the tried and true chalkboard. The principal impediment to bringing technology into the classroom is not its availability; but rather, itsavailability in the classroom. An instructor who must carry an overhead projector, a computer, a display panel, Page 1.116.1or a multimedia system to an other building is unlikely to take the

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G. Kardos; C. O. Smith

solution. Cases can be used in many ways to develop desired skills. How and where cases areused depends on course objectives, nature of the class, and style of the instructor. Hav-ing students wrestle with problems in realistic contexts will produce new insights thatcan provide abundant and unanticipated rewards for students and instructor. Cases can be used (1) as vignettes of engineering history and experience, (2) as amp-lification or application of lecture material, (3) for introducing new or ancillary tech-nology, (4) as problem sources, (5) as bases for design projects, (6) as bases for labora-tory exercises, and (7) as general learning and educational resources. There is no rightor wrong way to use cases, simply a variety

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David G. Meyer

perfor-mance graphics workstations and projection display devices) in teaching our students. The on-going challenge,then, is to make better, more effective use of emerging and currently available technology, both inside and out-side the classroom. "More" use, however, is not necessarily "better" — inappropriate use of instructional tech-nology can potentially be worse than "no" use of technology (i.e., can actually detract from the learning experi-ence). The focus that must be maintained in utilizing technology is quality of education. The importance ofhuman interaction as an integral part of the educational process must also be kept in perspective. To help summarize some of the current issues associated with use of instructional

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Bertram Pariser; Cyrus Meherji; Yuqin Ho

Principles. 2) Experiments in Analog and Digital Communication using Fiber Optics (an important experiment in which the ATTENUATION OF FIBER will be calculated over a short fiber and over a long fiber). 3) Troubleshooting and Splicing Techniques Recently we have undertaken studies for feasibility of Fiber Optic Networks in our college environment. At present we are collecting information on FDDI Communication networks (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) and what material and resources are available. We have not come up with any concrete plan as yet because we have a small budget. However, we are enthusiastic about the prospects of this Fiber Optic Project

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Sarah Weaver; Mark Strauss; Jenna Caldwell

. Istu~ents wi~h disabilities at high school campuses throughout Central Illinois. These presentations provideopportunities to-inform students about the peer/mentor program and the summer camp program offeredthrough Project PURSUIT. The peer/mentor program offers high school students with disabilities theopportunity to be matched with students with disabilities from the University of Illinois. This allows forcommunication about issues related to succeeding in college and having a disability. Means of evaluatingsuch impact are in the form of self-reporting and possibly by electronically monitoring their email contacts.The Internet as a Resource-A Web Server Another component of PURSUIT activities is the WWW site “http:l

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Richard M. Felder; Philip R. Dail; Leonhard E. Bernold; John E. Gastineau; Ernest E. Burniston

principles to engineering applications.• The second engineering course uses the automobile as a theme to link the calculus and physics material. The students take a field trip to the shop of a local race car driver and solve numerous statics and dynamics problems dealing with automobiles. They also receive additional training in the skills enumerated above in connection with the first engineering course.• Both engineering courses culminate with design projects done by teams. In the first semester, the students design a propane-fired water heater and shower for a recreational vehicle, itemizing engineering specifications and carrying out some basic material and energy balance calculations for the heater. In the second

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Merl Baker

promising and can be achieved by sub-process substitutions. Oneexample is a program which substitutes a high-level design or engineering project, or a complex case study, in industry or agovernment laboratory for the traditional basic-research dissertation. This substitution would not necessarily require anychange in the course work specified. Page 1.371.2 $iiil’ ‘Jwy’: } 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings

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Zenon Jan Pudlowski; Peter LePoer Darvall

academics in 1995. Visitors were briefed onthe role, status and academic activities of the Centre. The visitors represented academic institutions in suchcountries as Thailand, Indonesia, India, Denmark, France, Turkey, Egypt, Poland, Russia and others.Altogether, over forty Australian and international academic and industry visitors have spent some time at theCentre in 1995.Transfer of Information on Engineering Education The USICEE has received two grants under the Australian Program of Training for Eurasia (APTEA) toassist academic institutions in eleven Central and Eastern European countries in engineering education. Theobjective of the projects is to transfer information on engineering education from Australia, thereby assistingacademics

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K.A. Korzeniowski

should bean integral part of the engineering curriculum.The material learned in this type of course can be immediately applied to independent design projects and theseskills can later be used in professional work. This paper describes the process of introducing practical electronicinstrumentation to non-Electrical Engineers. I. Introduction The tasks performed by engineers and scientists are often concerned with sampling and affecting thecurrent state of the working environment. A Chemical Engineer, for instance, may make measurements ofprocess parameters in order to control a reaction. A Mechanical Engineer may design a control system for amobile robot that would affect the machine’s

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Gary S. Godfrey

Session 2230 Review of a Possible Model for Technology Aided Engineering Design Graphics Gary S. Godfrey Northern Illinois UniversityAbstract This research project looks at the present state of 2-D Visualization. It uncovers 3-D Visualizationlearning issues using an analysis technique. Integration of solid modeling into the curriculum is refined usingthree advanced cognitive Instructional Design training techniques. The model of Cognitive Apprenticeship isexamined. The theory of Contextual Module Analysis is put into practice

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Robert L. Drake

is available only as a result of a test.(8) A complete project is chosen by the student reflecting his or her personal interests. In the past, this has proven to be one of the best motivational aids in the course (and perhaps the best incentive for teaching the course) . Page 1.389.3 ?@iii 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘.ylly’,: 1 2520 Expected Results Based upon previous experience, expected results

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David N. Koert; David A. Nordling

, vibration andshock tolerance, and system complexity constraints that render most "common" laboratory techniquesunusable. Consequently, initiatives are underway to develop new diagnostic tools for: (1) flow visualizationand qualitative imaging, (2) determination of temperature and species concentration fields, (3) determinationof velocity fields, and (4) measurement of particle size distributions and concentrations.DISCUSSION WSU Mechanical Engineering student, David A. Nordling was selected and sent to NASA Lewis for a 31week internship in 1995. He worked alongside NASA scientists and engineers to assist in the performance ofseveral ongoing research projects in the area of microgravity combustion science. Specifically, he was

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Thomas M. West; Kimberly D. Douglas

assume that the facilitator role would be filled by the project team leader, butincreasingly experts are suggesting that indeed there are typically two types of leadership that are required ineffective groups: task leadership and group process leadership. The most logical person to lead a team from atask or subject-matter perspective may not be the best person to lead the group from a group process 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings Page 1.443.2perspective. The key to the success of many teams is the ability to bring together a diverse group of individualswith a wide variety of

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Rosida Coowar

of projects , one using Workview for the schematic capture andsimulation of their design before actually building it, and the other using the PALasm tools and actuallyprogramming a chip to implement the design.By the time they take the PDD course they are already familiar with two development tools : one of the entry isof the behavioral type and the other one requires some type of schematic entry. At this point they are also awareof the different types of PLDs available on the market.II. The Programmable Digital Devices CourseThe simple PAL-like structures and devices covered before, need not be abandoned at this point, in fact theyshould now be considered simply another option for at least part of more complex designs. For larger circuits

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Robert A. Chin; Amy R. Frank

other faculty within the team members’ College orSchool. The following highlight some of the notable features of the LCD projector: • Lens that can be raised and lowered to minimize or eliminate “keystoning” • Additional modes that complement the standard front projection--reverse image projection for rear projection and inverted projection for ceiling mounted applications • Screen projection adjustment ranging from 25 to 200 inches • Built-in 3W amplifier and speaker • A multi-scan RGB Input that accepts signals from VGA, EGA, CGA and Mac II compatible computers (640 dots x 480 lines) without the need for additional hardware • High quality pictures resulting from the three LCD panels

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Marc Hoit; Matthew Ohland

relying more on activeand group learning models. More “studio” classes are being used to improve learning.IntroductionThe University of Florida (UF) is conducting an experiment to improve the first two years of engineeringeducation. This time period in an engineer’s education is referred to as Stage I. This research is supported bythe Southeastern University and College Coalition for Engineering EDucation (SUCCEED), one of the NationalScience Foundation (NSF) engineering educational coalitions. This experiment represents one part of a largerSUCCEED project with other work being conducted at North Carolina State University (NCSU) under theleadership of Dr. Richard Felder. The UF portion consists of a radical change in the way we prepare