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James A. Houdeshell; Robert Mott

product designers, vendors,customers, sales and marketing staffs, and enterprise managers, and provides the systems todeliver products to customers. Information resulting from the manufacturing operations is thenused manage the enterprise. The technician should therefore have knowledge of supply chainmanagement, manufacturing information systems, principles of marketing and customersatisfaction, financial management, and measures of performance.Guiding Principles For Module Development4The Guiding Principles for module development were established early in the project to define asystematic framework within which all content will be taught. Rather than focusing on what thestudents should know, the Guiding Principles deal explicitly with how

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Richard K. Keplar; Eugene F. Smith; Vernon W. Lewis

structures (such as continuous beams, plane trusses with continuous top- and bottom-chords, and multi-span, multi-story plane frames). • Basic structural design in steel, reinforced concrete, reinforced masonry, and wood. • Structural design using faculty-developed and commercially available structural analysis and design software such as STAAD III. And WoodWorks Design Office 97. • Computer-aided drafting (CAD) for the preparation of project structural drawings including structural details. • Structural specification writing using software such as SPECTEXT in conjunction with word processing software.Philosophy on the Use of Computers in the Structural CurriculumStructural

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Francis D. McVey; James D. Lang

√ Figure 1 Example Completed Page from the Survey Experience and Present Responsibilities of the Questionnaire Respondent Before returning the attached questionnaire, please answer the following questions MANAGEMENT U Yes U No U Program or Project Management U Product Development U Functional/Specialty Department INVOLVED IN HIRING NEW GRADUATES & PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS U Yes U No TEAM

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Daniel P. Schrage

needs to draw on many technical disciplines (solid mechanics, fluidmechanics, electromagnetic theory, etc.) for the solution and usually on non-engineeringdisciplines as well (economics, finance, law, etc.). The input data may be fragmentary atbest, and the scope of the project may be so huge that no individual can follow it all. Ifthat is not difficult enough, usually the design must proceed under severe constraints oftime and/or money. There may be major societal constraints imposed by environmentalor energy regulations. Finally, in the typical design you rarely have a way of knowing thecorrect answer. Hopefully, your design works, but is it the best, most efficient design thatcould have been achieved under the conditions? Only time will tell

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Randall L. Musselman

this cooperative learning experiment. Student commentssuggested that this experiment was indeed a success.INTRODUCTIONIn spite of the global nature of senior design projects common to most engineering curricula,many electrical engineering students are plagued by compartmentalized knowledge created by apiece-meal approach to labs. These labs are usually intended to provide hands-on experiencethat reinforces a series of lectures. While the goal is to integrate theory with practice, these labexercises often become isolated procedure-driven tasks.The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs has a one credit-hour, senior-level courseentitled Microwave Measurements Lab. The course goal is to provide students with proficiencyin the use of standard

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

results of a project that developed and validated a measure of classroomactivities and student learning outcomes among undergraduate students enrolled inengineering courses. The measure was pilot tested at six of the seven colleges of engineeringthat make up the Engineering Coalition of Schools for Excellence in Education andLeadership (ECSEL). With support from the National Science Foundation, ECSEL hassought (among its several goals) to enhance undergraduate engineering students’ learningthrough the introduction and diffusion of design throughout the undergraduate engineeringcurriculum on their campuses. The fundamental question examined in this study was whetherdesign activities (including working in teams; unstructured, practical, problem

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Sameer Kumar; Jeffrey A. Jalkio

Science Project (Goldberg and Wagreich, 1989), theState Systemic Change Projects, and Technology, Science, Mathematics Integration Project(Sanders 1994) funded by the NSF are providing innovative instructional materials that integrateteaching in science, mathematics and technology.It is widely recognized by engineering faculty that undergraduates in engineering programsshould be better prepared in mathematics to successfully complete courses in their professionaldisciplines, etc. Page 3.533.2 2Adequate use of engineering examples in the mathematics

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W. Poppen; J. E. Seat; G. Klukken; D. Knight; J. Roger Parsons

skills for deciding if a situation warrants intervention. Page 3.589.1 The second skills base, facilitating structure, was geared towards helping teamsaccomplish the task. Facilitators learned skills to help teams begin and end team meetings. Theyalso learned how to set and negotiate an agenda, keep a team discussion focused, and help teamsset up timelines. Because of the level of knowledge about engineering that these facilitators had,special care was taken in teaching this skills base to instruct trainees that they were not toinfluence the actual content of the project. The third skills base, problem solving, was also geared

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Cliff J. Schexnayder; Avi Wiezel

professor at any time for assistance. As expectedthere was a significant exchange of emails.Several cooperative learning concepts were used during the semesters.1. There were two major group projects during each semester. The student teams prepared a comprehensive bid estimate for both of these projects. The students were also required to submit partial project work at specific intervals.2. Additionally each team was assigned an in-class presentation related to estimating procedures. These student presentations were later made available to the other students from the WWW shell.3. A few assignments were made during class periods and the student teams were given a limited in-class time duration to submit the assignment.IV. EVALUATION OF THE

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Alexander N. Cartwright

Session 1364 Cooperative Learning Environments for Engineering Courses. Alexander N. Cartwright Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering State University of New York at Buffalo AbstractUndergraduate students have a strong desire to participate in hands-on “real-world” projects.Moreover, undergraduate students included in the author's research in optics and materialsshowed much excitement and interest in these research areas. The success of theseundergraduate projects encouraged the author to convert two of the

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Gary H. McDonald; Charles V. Knight

project 15%. Recognition for the New Laboratory The faculty responsible for developing the mechanical engineering laboratory were recentlyselected by National Instruments to develop “MODEL” courseware that will be used nationwidein promoting utilization of computer data acquisition, data analysis, and oral and writtenpresentations in the university engineering laboratory. National Instruments developed theLabVIEW data acquisition software and hardware boards used in our senior laboratory. New Page 3.414.4external funding by the University of Chattanooga Foundation and the UTC Center of Excellencefor Computer

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Aaron A. Jennings

proprietary professional environmental software products thatcould serve well in engineering education applications. Details of modules developedforthe selected “impact” areas will be discussed in a series offollowing manuscripts.Introduction The work presented here and in the series of papers to follow grew out of an NSFsponsored project to share educational resources among members of the Gatewayconsortium of universities. The “Environmental Group” of the coalition was formed in thesummer of 1995 at a workshop held at Ohio State University, May 22-23. At thisworkshop, participants agreed to work in three focus groups on a series of projects toexplore “shared resource” opportunities built around “Case Studies”, “Databases” and“Environmental

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Melissa J. Dark; Robert J. Herrick; Dennis R. Depew

support technology education. As faculty members learnnew technology, they must translate this new information into materials which can in turn beused to teach their students. These curriculum materials may come in the form of studentactivities, lectures, laboratory assignments, demonstrations, or projects. Another majorcomponent of a curriculum development activity may come in the form of a new methodology ofteaching.With these basic tenets and a vision to help students, the staff of MCATE and their partners(Elgin Community College, Triton Community College, Parkland Community College, MacombCommunity College, St. Louis Community College, Cincinnati State Technical and CommunityCollege, and Vincennes University) embarked on a journey to plan the

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Greg Hilker; Fred Jenkins; David Westine

) (b) (c) Figure 6 (a) First Controller, (b) Second Controller, (c) Third ControllerThe yaw control system was also used as a design project in a senior digital systems class. Studentswere to input the wind, yaw, and rotor speed data into their digital controller and output the controlsignals to the yaw motor. Their controllers were to be constructed by using only logic gates,comparitors, counters, and timers. They had to convert the frequency signal from the anemometerinto commands to start turning the wind machine into the wind (cut-in) or to turn the machine out ofthe wind in excessive winds (cut-out). The system also had to track the wind when the rotor was notin overspeed and to turn the machine

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Mary Ann McCartney; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Opportunities and the CEAS Dean’s Office. Theprogram content and curriculum were designed to prepare underrepresented ethnic minoritystudents for success in the CEAS at ASU. The curriculum focused on engineering design,technical communications, and included a design project. Academic scholarships were awardedto all participants based on a team design project competition. The competition included thedesign of web pages, documentation in individual design notebooks, and a presentation toindustry representatives and parents.During the summer of 1996, 44 students participated and completed the program. As arecruitment tool, the program was an overwhelming success with 43 of the 44 studentscompleting the academic year (one chose not to because of the

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Douglas G. Schmucker

ideal friction-less andrealistic truss behavior), demonstrate “sway” and “no-sway” of moment-resisting and bracedframes, etc. At last count, over 30 models have been created from SET. Page 3.413.3One model is the roof truss shown in the lower right corner of Figure 2. Although simple inconcept, many students struggle with using the concept of tributary area and projected areas todetermine equivalent loads. This roof truss model facilitated the calculations of point loads on atruss that resulted from distributed area loads such as wind, snow, and dead loads. Otherdocumented models that may be viewed on the web3 include bridge models and a dynamic

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J. A. Isaacs

. Drivers for Environmental and Economic FocusStudents can gain a broader understanding and strengthen their comprehension of the economicand environmental consequences of materials choices by incorporating these ideas into existingtechnical courses or new technical electives. Within the Department of Mechanical, Industrialand Manufacturing Engineering (MIME), there are three undergraduate course offerings thatfocus on materials science. Current graduate materials courses provide a good foundation forgraduate students focusing on a degree in materials science. Through required and electivecourses available in the industrial engineering curriculum, students have opportunities to learnabout engineering economy, project management and other pertinent

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W. Cully Hession; Marty D. Matlock; G. Scott Osborn; Daniel E. Storm; Ann L. Kenimer

require undergraduatepreparation in engineering, but has a very strong core curriculum.The graduate program in Ecological Engineering at the University of Maryland at CollegePark offers graduate students an “interdisciplinary approach to solving societal andenvironmental problems through the use of designed natural systems” (Department ofBiological Resources Engineering, 1998). The program is heavily weighted to restorationecology and ecosystem management, including projects in flood prevention, restoration ofdamaged ecosystems, creation of new habitats, water treatment using vegetation-basedsystems and wetlands, and use of wastes to fertilize agricultural land and natural habitats.Undergraduates from any field may enter the graduate program

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Mulchand S. Rathod; Joella H. Gipson

school students are organized under Tech Prep initiative at PurdueUniversity - Anderson [11] and Penn State University [17]. Other examples of high school programs includetopics in computers, microprocessors, mechanical design, U.S. FIRST competition [12,13,14,15]. Also, there havebeen attempts to involve K-12 teachers in engineering practice [19]. These programs provide important avenues fortechnical educators to promote our profession. The SMARTE Enrichment Program was developed and currently being taught jointly by a team of facultyand educators from WSU, Oakland Community College (OCC), Schoolcraft College, and Detroit Public Schools.The primary focus of the project is to increase student interest in technical disciplines. The

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Rob Wolter; Cliff Goodwin

This paper presents the findings of a research survey/questionnaire (hereafter referred toas a survey) project conducted by the Organizational Leadership and Supervision (OLS)Department of the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University PurdueUniversity at Indianapolis (IUPUI). The survey, distributed to all faculty and students in theschool, sought information related to the following topics: formation of teams, frequency ofclassroom usage, evaluation of team projects, grading of team members, benefits and challengesin the use of teams, and attitudes of professors and students toward the use of teams in theclassroom. The survey was effective in producing informative and interesting results. In addition to the

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Edward Doskocz; Alan R. Klayton; Parris C. Neal; Ruth D. Fogg; Scott A. Stefanov; Pamela J. Neal; George W. P. York; Daniel J. Pack; Cameron Wright; Steven Barrett

coursecontent follows:• EE281 Introductory Digital Systems. This sophomore level course provides an introduction to the fundamental principles of logic design including: Boolean algebra, combinational and sequential logic analysis and design, and an introduction to digital computer architecture.• EE382 Microcomputer Programming. This junior level course focuses on assembly language programming while providing a broad-base understanding of microcontroller systems. The microcontroller principles presented provide a foundation that can be used in Page 3.515.1 other project-oriented courses. Course topics include microcontroller hardware

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Arthur M. Clausing

Page 3.49.1tour of selected departmental laboratories, teaching and research, and student projects, forexample, Formula SAE cars. The course concludes three weeks before the end of the semester;hence, it is completed before these incoming freshmen face the final round of hour examinationsand final examinations. The faculty member and LA that are assigned to each section areresponsible for the laboratory periods and both attend all nine of these two-hour sessions. Thus,we have a ratio of one instructor for every ten students.The use of Learning Assistants has many advantages. Specifically:1. The small student-faculty ratio enables us to use active learning techniques that we have found to be very effective.2. Freshmen relate well to our upper

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Marcus Huggans; Halvard E. Nystrom

qualitative than quantitative. The scope is largely strategic. Themethodology is based primarily on cases and projects. Most of them are taught locally by theinstructors who were generally engineers. The standard deviation suggests the variety ofresponses. The most consistency was found in the scope, method and physical location of theclasses. The number of students that took these classes per year ranged from 14 to 100 with amean of 42 students. No single textbook was used by more than one school, however a majorityused cases. “TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT” TITLED COURSES Mean(0) Standard Deviation (σ) Content 3.0 1.1 Emphasis 2.4

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Todd Nocera; Martha Cyr; John McDonald; Chris Rogers

and as a result there was alarge variation in the resulting reports.The first building experience came with the construction of a very simple guitar (see figure 2).These “guitars” are simply a few strings tightened across two hinges on a board of maple. Weused this lab as an introduction to how to use a number of the woodworking tools as well as achance for the students to start thinking about their final project: an instrument of their ownchoice. For the class, we had a full wood shop to use. As a homework assignment, the studentsthen built a larger amplification box to attach to the end of the neck. By having differentstudents build different shaped boxes, they were able to examine the effect of shape, volume, andmaterial on the instrument

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Max Rabiee

Electric Power Distribution Model M. Rabiee Eastern Kentucky UniversityAbstract: This paper describes a student project that focused on understanding the distribution systemof a local Rural Electric Cooperative Company (RECC). The project’s intention was to familiarizeundergraduate students with the organizational form of the local electric power companies, and theirelectric distribution systems. We will briefly explain the history and organizational structure of alocal nonprofit Rural Electric Cooperative Company (RECC). We will explore the concept of aconsumer owned, consumer controlled, and nonprofit RECC. We will explain the

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Mike Kemp; Steven S. Schneiderman

Safety & Environmental Coordinator Environmental/Safety Chemist Vice President Environmental Engineer Civil Engineering Technician Environmental Specialist Carburetor Engineer Engineering Technician Environmental & Safety Director Research/Testing Engineer 1995 Environmental Engineering Manager Environmental Coordinator Environmental Specialist Environmental QC Engineer Assistant Project Manager

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Eric N. Wiebe

working with 2D projections derived from 3-D models 3. Only inlater iterations of the course was more emphasis put on other uses for the geometric model. Thesoftware being employed in these types of courses were largely constructive-solid geometry (CSG)or boundary representation (B-rep) modelers capable of creating static models from geometricprimitives and/or profile sweeps.The rise of parametric/variational (constraint)-based modelers such as Pro/ENGINEER™,SolidWorks™, I-DEAS™, and Mechanical Desktop™ has caused a shift in thinking towards the Page 3.316.1potential of the geometric model as a dynamic database 4, 5. In these modelers, the

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Alice Swanger

stage for theidentification of learning opportunities that can be ranked using a Quality FunctionDeployment (QFD) system. This cross referencing and ranking of the curricular topics andjob tasks permits some opportunities to remain as “training”, others as “education” and stillothers as feasible “linkages” forming realistic bridges between the two worlds. An examplefollows.Figure 1. Expanded Job Task Analysis Rotation Level 3 Job Assignment: Defense Project LeaderJob Duties & tasks Performance Competencies Learning Opportunities with QFDDUTY 2 --PREPARE AND SUBMITBIDS FOR ASSIGNED RFQ’s Manage multiple projects. Project Management 9Task 1 Determine the

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Thomas R. Williams; Judith Ramey

clearly what you are trying to do, no one can judge whether or how wellyou did it). And given the current climate, without a well-designed assessment component aproposal is unlikely to be successful.A Solution: An Assessment WorksheetTo support the efforts of participants in a curriculum design project both to coordinate theiractivities with other members of the team and to ensure that their efforts result in observable andmeasurable results, we have devised a simple assessment worksheet. (Olds and Miller, 1997,also propose a project evaluation matrix, but theirs attacks the problem of assessment from asomewhat different perspective.) The strength of our worksheet, we believe, lies in the fact thatit encourages each member of the team (1) to

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Tricks of the Trade Inside the Classroom (1675)

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Deborah M. Mechtel, United States Naval Academy

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New Engineering Educators (NEE)

to accomplish severalgoals. First, to support students with no experience while challenging experienced students.Second, to improve the leadership and teaming skills encouraged by the Accreditation Board forEngineering Technology (ABET) and to establish a foundation for future classroom/laboratoryteam design efforts. Third, to establish a professional, cooperative classroom atmosphere.Finally, this first semester’s trial use of cooperative learning has been used to identifyimprovements in classroom techniques and procedures for future classes.Initial Criteria For Determination Of Project Success: It has been shown that some uses ofcooperative learning improve student performance [2]. Within the constraints of the limitednumber of total