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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Frank Peters; John Jackman; Sarah Ryan; Sigurdur Olafsson

An Active Learning Environment in an Integrated Industrial Engineering Curriculum Frank Peters, John Jackman, Sarah Ryan, Sigurdur Olafsson Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering fpeters@iastate.edu, jkj@iastate.edu, smryan@iastate.edu, olafsson@iastate.edu Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011AbstractWe are developing a new learning environment that supports a suite of interrelated modulesbased on real-world scenarios. The primary goals of the project are to integrate industrialengineering courses, improve students’ information technology skills, and enhance students’problem

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Innovative Teaching Methods in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Silvanus Udoka; Paul Stanfield

1998.4. Engineering Criteria 2000, Criteria for Accrediting Engineeering Programs: Effective for Evaluations during the 1999-2000 Accreditation Cycle: Engineering Accreditation Commission. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; http://www.abet.org/download.htm, 30 th November 1999.5. Curricula 2002; Manufacturing Education for the 21 st Century; Volume I: David L. Wells, Editor, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1995.6. Panitz, Beth, “The Integrated Curriculum,” ASEE Prism, September 1997.7. Cherrington, B., “An Integrated Approach to Graduate Education in Manufacturing Systems--The U.T. Dallas Model”, Journal of Engineering Education, January 1993.8. Pardue, M.D., “Architecture for a Successful Computer-Integrated

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Design Projects in Manufacturing

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2003 Annual Conference

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Scott Danielson; Scott Almen; Russel Biekert; Norbert Richter; Al Post

not reinforced in the academic program because subjectmaterial is not coordinated across the curriculum. We believe entry-level manufacturing engineerswould be better prepared if their undergraduate classes worked together in an integrated manner.The Manufacturing Enterprise Company (MECO)The MECO approach introduces an actual industrial project into the academic sequence everyyear. The project requires design or redesign, development and process planning, casting andCNC machining to create prototypes, and cell layout and group technology for productionplanning as it moves through various classes over the four semesters. Students in variousmanufacturing courses (see Table 1), usually in work teams, to advance the part from adesign/redesign

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Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

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Holger Dahms; Stefan Bartels; John Gassert; Jens Thiedke; Owe Petersen

universities establishing a presence in aforeign country and exporting their own faculty to teach courses. Other institutions have acoordinated program of study that includes formal consideration of how the study abroadexperience at a foreign university advances the student’s progress towards a degree.The Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) and the Fachhochschule Lübeck (FHL),University of Applied Sciences, Lübeck, Germany jointly developed and implemented a uniqueinternational student exchange program in the discipline of Electrical Engineering (EE). Theuniqueness of the program lies in the fact that it is fully integrated into the EE curriculum of bothinstitutions and constitutes a specific degree path at both institutions. Graduation is not

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Aerospace Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Abdel Mazher

will produce the engineers without prolonging the time for graduation.Restructuring the engineering education system requires reviewing the philosophy of engineeringeducation, unifying the technical dimension of engineering, reviewing the status of engineeringprofession practices in the curriculum development, introducing the social dimension, andemploying a unifying approach to integrate these dimensions in one system. A dynamic self-assessment procedure is required to evaluate the working of the education system. Evaluationsubsystem must utilize an automated procedure to measure the performance of the educationsystem, on a systematic basis, to correct any deviations from the required goals of the system.This paper discusses the technical

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Bret Van Poppel; Blace Albert; Daisie Boettner

time in their careers.THE MOTIVATION TO INTEGRATE COURSES The current mechanical engineering program provides a strong foundation infundamentals. Each year all mechanical engineering majors must take the Fundamentals ofEngineering (FE) exam. The 94% pass rate for the April 2002 FE exam is a strong indicator ofthe strength of the mechanical engineering program at USMA. The mechanical engineeringprogram ranks 5th among schools without an engineering doctorate program in the 2003 edition ofU.S. News and World Report rankings.6 Despite this success, improvements to the program maybe realized by integrating parts of the curriculum. The details of how courses could be integrated will be explained later in this paper

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Programmatic Curriculum Developments

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2003 Annual Conference

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Marlee Walton

been outlinedby the educational and professional community. To address these needs, the CCE Departmentdeveloped initiatives in the fall of 1997 to evaluate the civil engineering curriculum and determinechanges needed to accomplish the following objectives: • Meet new university, college and department vision and mission statements. • Meet changing external CE industry needs. • Meet/Exceed ABET EC 2000 accreditation criteria. • Develop an integrated learning based curriculum.As a first step in this process, a task force was appointed and charged with designing a civilengineering curriculum that met all of the objectives.Planning for the Revised Curriculum:Since many others in academia have heard similar cries from

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Integrating HSS into the Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert Wolverton; Janet Wolverton

curriculum,and a multi-course ethics program offered through the liberal education departments.The freestanding course is often a single semester course taught by the Philosophy Department ofthe institution. Several problems are associated with the freestanding course. Unless the requiredcourse is supplemented by further ethics instruction in mainstream engineering courses, studentsmay be left with the impression that ethics is a sidebar rather than an integral part of theirengineering studies. 7,8 In a single course there is rarely enough time for students to practiceapplying the ethical principles throughout a variety of situations.The second method integrates ethics instruction into the engineering courses. When ethics areintegrated across the

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Curriculum Issues in Graphics

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2003 Annual Conference

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Eric Wiebe; Theodore Branoff; Nathan Hartman

Session 1338 Integrating Constraint-Based CAD into an Introductory Engineering Graphics Course: Activities and Grading Strategies Ted J. Branoff, Eric N. Wiebe, and Nathan W. Hartman NC State University, Raleigh, NCABSTRACT: Many engineering and technical graphics educators have been revising theircurricula over the last several years to incorporate more constraint-based modeling into theirintroductory courses. Even though there has been some disagreement over what topics should beincluded in these courses, there seems to be agreement that students need to use this powerfultool to

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Best Teaching Practices for ABET

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2003 Annual Conference

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June Marshall; John Marshall

the Journal of Engineering Education(2001), “few engineering faculty object, in principle, to these changes, but many strugglewith the practical question of just how to instill this understanding of ethics in theirgraduates.”This article focuses on how ethics education, more globally referred to as charactereducation, is being implemented into an undergraduate college program. Verysuccessful techniques are discussed that proved useful in providing instruction to futureprofessionals in the current research and teaching practices of a national charactereducation curriculum involving morals, values and ethics.Character Education programs have become an essential piece of many programs acrossthe nation. However, a significant percentage of these

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Engineering Economy Frontiers

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Wilson; Kim Needy; Karen Bursic

Session 1639 Integrating Engineering Economic Analysis Across the Engineering Curriculum Karen M. Bursic, Kim LaScola Needy, James P. Wilson University of PittsburghAbstractA three-phased project is underway in the School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburghthat is aimed at integrating engineering economic analysis across the curriculum. In the firstphase, an engineering economic analysis needs assessment was done. During the second phase ofthe project, the course content for the engineering economic analysis courses is being modifiedbased on the needs

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Deisenroth

fundamentals of facilities design might be addressed in a single course whilequestions of engineering ethics might appear at a number of different places. Recentdevelopment to introduce “writing across the curriculum” pedagogy is an excellent example of adesired skill or capability that can be integrated at a number of different points within theprogram. An “Academic Thread” is suggested as a paradigm for formalizing the integration of atopic across a number of different courses within the curriculum. While the desire forcurriculum integration and the idea of integrating a topic across multiple courses is not new,Academic Threads and the ABET emphasis on program and course learning objectives areproposed as avenues to formalize and better focus these

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Integrating Math in Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Bob Freeman

An asynchronous approach to teaching Math and Engineering software within the context of a course in MechanismsAbstractIn this work we describe the use of interactive, web-based instructional technologies in conjunctionwith in a course in Mechanisms to teach math and engineering software, and vice-versa, the use ofinteractive, web-based instructional technologies in conjunction with math and engineeringsoftware to teach in a course in Mechanisms. The idea is to accomplish both the teaching of thecourse content and the use of math and engineering software without taking class time to teach thesoftware. The guiding principle is to initially introduce the student one step at a time through onlythe parts of the software necessary

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The Biology Interface

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2003 Annual Conference

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Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos; Kyongbum Lee; Howard Saltsburg; Gregory Botsaris; David Kaplan

that distinguishes them from other engineeringdisciplines 4. This lack of a unique core and excessive specialization is not an approach designedto educate an individual capable of working in any chemical and biologically related field nor is itappropriate for the long-term development of a department.. The approach to curriculum revisionthat we propose here is neither a stand-alone modular approach, nor some additive combinationof biology and chemical engineering, but a seamless integration of biology into the curriculum.The net result will be that biology becomes the fourth leg of the core support structure, joiningchemistry, physics, and mathematics. Approaches to issues raised by the specific problems ofbiological engineering are included

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas Keyser; Ronald Musiak; Richard Mindek; Mary Vollaro; Steven Schreiner

to 88 freshmen in five sections of anIntroduction to Engineering class. This integration was initiated for a variety of reasons, including concernover meeting accreditation criteria, a desire to make ethics emphasis more explicit in the curriculum, andpersonal interest of the faculty. The lectures were based on case studies and a philosophically linked methodfor evaluating ethical dilemmas, taught during an ethics workshop attended by one of the faculty at the IllinoisInstitute of Technology during the summer of 2001.Based on student comments and on data collected from Impact Surveys at the end of the semester, this firstformal integration of ethics into these courses was successful. While most students admitted never havingbeen taught

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mausumi Syamal; Gary Ybarra

well informed” about engineering. This statistic is the result of thefact that engineering is generally not introduced in either elementary or secondary education.Exposing elementary and middle school students to engineering concepts will increaseawareness of the general population and potentially lead to more children pursuing careers inengineering fields. This project introduces students at Rogers-Herr Middle School in Durham,North Carolina, to mechanical engineering fundamentals throughout the course of a schoolyear. Our goal is to create an integrated curriculum accompanied by hands-on projects andweekly quizzes. Teaching is structured with weekly lectures accompanied by several interactivedemonstrations and experiments. Students are given

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lance Collins; Rajesh Bhaskaran

Session 1566 Integration of Simulation into the Undergraduate Fluid Mechanics Curriculum using FLUENT Rajesh Bhaskaran, Lance Collins Cornell University Ithaca, New YorkAbstractThe objective of this effort is to integrate simulation technology into the intermediate-levelfluid mechanics course in the undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum at CornellUniversity. This is achieved using FLUENT, an industry-standard computational fluiddynamics (CFD) package. We seek to expose students to the intelligent use of CFD aswell as use FLUENT as a virtual lab

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Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ron Krahe; David Loker

Session 2648 Visual C++ Applications in an EET Curriculum David R. Loker, P.E., Ronald P. Krahe, P.E. Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeAbstractIn this paper, Visual C++ applications are presented that utilize the Microsoft Visual Studio .NetIntegrated Development Environment (IDE). The Electrical Engineering Technology (EET)Baccalaureate program at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, continues to expand to includecomputer technology elective courses. One of the courses proposed is an EET course in Windowssoftware development. This is consistent with a goal within

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International Collaborative Efforts

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ronald Kander

reform. In response to this challenge,James Madison University proposed an innovative new major in 1990 entitled "Integrated Scienceand Technology" (ISAT) that would embrace these reforms. The program focus was on usingmore effective pedagogical techniques, employing the latest instructional technology to enhanceclassroom learning, and integrating the curriculum to place emphasis on learning throughapplications. The first freshman class entered this new program in the fall of 1993. ISAT integrates the study of science, mathematics, and technology in the context ofsocietal and business concerns to uniquely qualify graduates to play a central role in creativescientific and technological problem solving. ISAT graduates are able to

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Curriculum Development in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Alberto Gomez-Rivas; George Pincus

Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Educationstructure to evaluate its strength. Finally, theoretical results are reviewed using computer resultsand appropriate modifications are applied to the design.Students start by taking an intensive course in applications of computers to engineering. In thiscourse they learn how to use the computer to solve engineering problems. The course involves aproject selected by the student, combining computer languages, databases, data acquisition, andspreadsheets.Computer modeling is an integral part of the program. Students start with a visualization courseand two courses in computer-aided design, followed by a course in 3-D modeling. These

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Programmatic Curriculum Developments

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kevin Sutterer

engineering majors respectively. Therefore, a singlefaculty or small number of interested faculty can have an immediate positive impact on students’views of sustainability. The development of multidisciplinary research centers on sustainabilityand the integration of sustainability throughout a whole engineering curriculum, a top-downapproach to integration, have been successfully used at larger institutions to introducesustainability into the curriculum7 . However, they often require a significant administrative andfinancial support.AssessmentThe most recent assessment of student attitudes about sustainability occurred in the previouslyreferenced CODES AND REGULATIONS class (Fall 2002). Assessment included assigned studentreflection in writing after

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Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

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Richard Bannerot

sequence inengineering design was introduced as part of a new curriculum launched in 1995 in an effort topromote the integration and application of acquired knowledge and skills. The main objective ofthis new sequence was to provide students of all engineering majors with a first opportunity toexperience and implement the design process. This design experience and their newly developedunderstanding of some of the methods and tools available to designers are expected to enhancethe students’ ability to solve open-ended (and often ill-defined) problems in real life settings.Each course requires the students to participate in a quarter-long team project (typicallyinvolving the rethinking and redesign of a real life artifact) from the problem discovery

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Curriculum Development in Manufacturing Engineering Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mohammad Davoud

A course/laboratory in Computer Integrated Manufacturing system as an integral part of a Mechanical Engineering Technology program Mohammad S. Davoud, Ph.D., P.E. Georgia Southern University Session 3247IntroductionManufacturers are increasingly automating their production lines with Computer IntegratedManufacturing (CIM) systems in order to stay competitive in the world market. The trend amongmanufacturers today is to produce smaller batches of more varied products. Without CIMautomation, this trend would result in higher costs associated with increased setup time

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Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2003 Annual Conference

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Srilekha Srinivasan; Robert Palmer; Michael Anderson; Lance Perez; A. John Boye

Session 2632 An Integrated Signals and Systems Laboratory at the University of Nebraska: Laboratory Philosophy and Study Design Srilekha Srinivasan, Lance C. Pérez, Robert D. Palmer, Michael F. Anderson, A. John Boye University of Nebraska, Lincoln/Clarke CollegeIntroductionThe Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln (UNL), isimplementing an integrated signals and systems laboratory experience in its undergraduatecurriculum. The laboratory experience uses a common experimental platform, theTelecommunications Instructional Modeling Systems

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Statistics in the CHE Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Darin Ridgway; Valerie Young; Michael Prudich

Session 3513 Integration of Statistics Throughout the Undergraduate Curriculum: Use of the Senior Chemical Engineering Unit Operations Laboratory as an End-of-Program Statistics Assessment Course Michael E. Prudich, Darin Ridgway, Valerie L. Young Department of Chemical Engineering Ohio UniversityAbstractGraduates of chemical engineering programs should have the ability to use basic statisticaltechniques to analyze and interpret process and experimental data. Chemical engineers shouldalso have the

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Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Bittner

. This important stipulation set the stage for theworkshop’s speakers.Diversity of the workforce has an important role in the way that transportation decisions are made(and will be made) in the twenty first century. Content and technical specifications are not enoughfor traditional operations. Innovations, changes in methodologies, and training programs willcontinue, but focused attention is needed on the context within which that transportation systemoperates. Former Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater captured the idea during the releaseof the Department of Transportation’s The Changing Face of Transportation. Secretary Slaterdescribed it as the four I’s. The transportation system in the twenty first century will be: • integrated in

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Curriculum Development in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Maher Murad

Session 2649 A Model for Integrating Design Software into a Highway Design Course Maher M. Murad University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownAbstractThe use of design software in highway surveying and design is becoming popular in industry.Graduates with the ability to employ design software are sought after commodities. They arelikely to have an employment advantage with consultants or State Departments of Transportation.The design software “Land Development Desktop (LDD)” has been integrated into the HighwayDesign course at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (UPJ). The use of

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Novel Courses for CHEs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Chih-hung Chang; Skip Rochefort; Shoichi Kimura; Milo Koretsky

constituency, e.g. survey of student performance from industrial employer.6. SummaryThe integration of microelectronics-based unit operations into the ChE curriculum at OSU hasbeen presented. To accomplish this objective, we are developing both lab based and classroombased instruction. Five new unit operations are being implemented in senior lab, including:plasma etching, chemical vapor deposition, spin coating, electrochemical deposition, and Page 8.753.15chemical mechanical planarization. These labs are also included in an elective, Thin FilmProceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Morcechai Shacham; Michael Cutlip

Session 2793 Integration of Numerical Problem Solving into the Chemical Engineering Curriculum Michael B. Cutlip and Mordechai Shacham Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Connectcut, Unit 3222, Storrs, CT 06269-3222 / Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Beer Sheva, Israel 84105ABSTRACTThis paper provides a collection of representative problems with detailed solutions that can beused to introduce numerical problem solving into core chemical engineering courses. These prob-lems require application

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Madara Ogot

Reacculturation of Aerospace Engineering Students,” Technical Communication, vol. 42, no. 3, 1995, pp. 492-503. 5. Shepard, S. D., ‘Mechanical Dissection: An Experience in How Things Work’ Proceedings of the Engineering Education Conference on Curriculum Innovation and Integration, 1992. 6. Lamancusa, J, M., Torres, V. Kumar and J. Jorgensen, 'Learning Engineering by Product Dissection' Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, 1996, pp. 1-12. 7. Johnson. D.W., R. T. Johnson and K.A. Smith, Active Learning: Cooperation in the Classroom, Interaction, Edina MN, 1991. 8. Kolb, D., Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs