Conference Session

Current Issues in Aerospace Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alfred Striz

, integrated professional development material, andmade the program multidisciplinary by incorporating courses taught by instructors in theElectrical and Computer Engineering and the Computer Science Schools. These changes weremade to provide our students with a competitive edge in a job market that has moved away fromhiring students trained in traditional aerospace disciplines to students that have an understandingof the systems integration of differing technologies, all coming together in the design anddevelopment of a complex aircraft or spacecraft.It is hoped that these efficient innovations will make the program more competitive nationwideand more exciting for the students. The revised curriculum, which was partially implemented inthe Fall of

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stacy Hutchinson; Larry Erickson; David Steward; Lakshmi Reddi; Alok Bhandari

Research-Integrated Curriculum in Geoenvironmental Engineering Alok Bhandari, Lakshmi N. Reddi, Larry E. Erickson, Stacy L. Hutchinson, and David R. Steward Departments of Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-5000IntroductionRapid growth in global population and industrial development in the past few decades have ledto several environmental problems related to soil and groundwater. As public agencies, privatefirms, and academia embarked on projects aimed at seeking solutions to waste management andsubsurface contamination problems

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Dahm

Session 1526 Vertical Integration of an Esterification Reaction in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum Kevin Dahm, Daniel Fichana, Peter Otton and Karl Spiewak Rowan UniversityAbstractThe Rowan University Department of Chemical Engineering has received an NSF-CCLIgrant to develop realistic chemical reaction engineering experiments for theundergraduate curriculum. This paper discusses one such experiment, the reactionbetween ethanol and acetic acid to form ethyl acetate. Students examine this system intheir organic chemistry class, and it provides an

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula and Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Taylor; Jacqueline Mozrall

Session #2457 An Integrated First Year Curriculum in Industrial and Systems Engineering James B. Taylor and Jacqueline R. Mozrall Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 14623AbstractA new, integrated first year curriculum has been developed in Industrial & Systems Engineering(ISE) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) that possesses increased practical content,additional active learning opportunities, and a stronger sense of identity among first yearIndustrial Engineering

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carsten Ahrens

2004 - 630 “European Civil Engineering Management (ECEM)” - Example for an Integrated International Curriculum - Prof. Dr. Carsten Ahrens Prof. Dipl. Ing. Roland Piel Department of Civil Engineering and Geoinformation Fachhochschule Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshaven (FH OOW) Oldenburg, Germany e-mail: carsten.ahrens@fh-oldenburg.deSummaryThe curriculum „European Civil Engineering Management (ECEM)“ has been launched bythe first author in 1992 with four senior partners of higher education, three of them from EU-member states and one from a

Conference Session

Ethics & HSS in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ethan Brue

Session No: 3261 An Integral Approach to Teaching History across the Engineering Curriculum Ethan Brue Dordt CollegeThe debate is as old as the profession and the sought after answer remains almost as elusive andambiguous today as it did a century ago. What is the role of humanities courses in engineeringeducation? How many liberal arts courses requirements should an engineering student take?What do these courses accomplish? Even in the brief history of the engineering profession andthe subsequent accreditation movement in engineering education, a consensus has never

Conference Session

Entrepreneurism in BME

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendy Newstetter; Paul Benkeser

Integrating Soft Skills in a BME Curriculum Paul Benkeser and Wendy Newstetter Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory UniversityAbstractABET’s Criterion 3 requires engineering programs to demonstrate that its graduates possess anumber of “soft” skills related to the practice of engineering. These include skills related toteamwork, communications, professionalism, ethics, life-long learning, impact of engineeringsolutions, and knowledge of contemporary issues. Too often programs seek to satisfy thiscriterion through what might be called an “inoculation” approach, i.e. giving students a dose ofethics

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jones; Steve Hsiung

2648 An Integration of PC Hardware & Software in Teaching Engineering Technology Courses Steve Hsiung, Richard Jones Engineering Technology Department Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 23529Abstract As technology advances, the price of a PC drops dramatically. This trend has resulted inPCs that are complex, powerful, and very affordable. Today’s PC is a popular and essential toolin teaching software programming course

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

O. Geoffrey Egekwu; Prince Anyalebechi

the teacher knows, and (iii) a teachermust be well informed and knowledgeable in his/her field; one might then ask the question, Page 9.212.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyrightø 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationcan an integrated program be accomplished without team teaching? The answer by the ISATfaculty at the inception of the program in 1993 was a resounding no - at least at thefoundation level of the curriculum. There are differences of opinion on whether we have, orshould even strive for integration (at the individual

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chih-Ping Yeh

Section 2648 An Integrated Modular Laboratory for Analog Electronics, Applied Signal Processing, Control Systems and Electronic Communication Chih-Ping Yeh, Radian G. Belu Division of Engineering Technology Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202Introduction: The undergraduate EE or EET students are required to take courses in several knowledgeareas, such as circuit analysis, analog and digital electronics, power electronics, control systems,communications and

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell Frame

diverse businesses participate in the supplychain. Companies in the US must implement these methods to remain competitive.Universities need to integrate PLM methods into their curricula to supply graduates withrelevant skills. Universities will face challenges implementing PLM into their curricula. SincePLM is a rapidly emerging technology, traditional academic materials do not exist.Assessment of the skills gained by students will be difficult since PLM is a designmethodology, not a specific skill. Finally, PLM methods must span the entirecurriculum, not be the subject of discrete classes. WSU is currently developing a testcurriculum with a select group of students. Future curriculum modification will utilizeinformation from this group

Conference Session

Electrical ET Laboratory Practicum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nikunja Swain; Mrutyunjaya Swain

Session 3550 Integration of Virtual Instruments into an EET Curriculum Nikunja K. Swain, Mrutyunjaya Swain, James A. Anderson School of Engineering Technology and Sciences South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC 29117 Email: nkswain2001@yahoo.comAbstractLaboratory exercises and computer usage are an integral part of the Engineering TechnologyPrograms. These exercises help to improve the students’ problem solving, critical thinking, andtechnical communication skills and require upgrading of laboratory and computer

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Dunn; John Brauer

taught in an elective two coursesequence to all disciplines of undergraduate engineers. The objective of the curriculum is toenhance the effectiveness of the engineering graduates through an understanding of the dynamicsof corporate processes.The first course in the sequence, Fundamentals of Integrated Engineering & Business, introducesthe students to corporate financial reporting including balance sheets, income and expense andcash flows. Human resources processes, management fundamentals, project management, stage-gate development processes, supply chain management and quality topics are also covered. Thecourse incorporates at least four guest speakers to close out the major topics and a breakfastopportunity with a corporate

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Information Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Bailey

Session 1450 Hardware Systems within an Information Technology Curriculum Michael G. Bailey, C. Richard G. Helps, Barry M. Lunt Brigham Young UniversityAbstractInformation Technology (IT), as a discipline, focuses on the integration of various computertechnologies to create working systems to meet users’ needs. Appropriately, much emphasis isplaced upon core topics such as software, web systems, networks, databases and humancomputer interaction. Hardware systems integration is not as strongly emphasized as these coretopics, but a sound

Conference Session

IS and IT Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Taz Daughtrey; Edgar Sibley; Anne Marchant

Session Number: 2558 Building an Undergraduate Security Curriculum Anne Marchant, Edgar H Sibley, Hugh Tazewell (Taz) Daughtrey Jr. George Mason University/ James Madison UniversityAbstractFaculty at George Mason University (GMU) and James Madison University (JMU) in Virginiaare collaborating on a project to develop a model for an undergraduate Information Securitycurriculum to be implemented beginning in the fall of 2004 at both institutions. The curriculumwill include coursework in programming, operating systems, and networking as a basis for themajor courses in security. Security coursework will

Conference Session

Life Sciences and ChE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Abdolmajid Lababpour

2004-329 An Educational Multimedia Package for Integration of Photobioprocesses and Photobioreactors into the Biotechnology Education Curriculum Abdolmajid Lababpour, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan E-mail: 008d901n@y02.kobe-u.ac.jpIntroduction Biotechnology techniques influence every one’s life in the form of new foods, medicines andmany other products that some of which are obtained by Photobioprocesses [1,2,3]. Also, cultivation

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanics Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Ibrahim

Session 1168 AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR THE ENGINEERING DYNAMICS COURSE S. R. Ibrahim Professor of Mechanical Engineering Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.AABSTRACT This paper aims at studying the feasibility of a new approach for teaching the dynamicscourse, which is usually taught in the sophomore year of engineering curriculum. The newproposed approach is an integrated one, which will be designed to offer the general concept fromwhich the special

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramana Pidaparti; Hasan Akay

the design practices associated with thermal-fluid systems, and involves the design ofpiping systems and heat exchangers. Finally, the application of optimization techniques (throughMatlab software) for design is also introduced. In the capstone Design course (ME 462), aseminar component was added to address professionalism, project management, sustainabilityand safety and environmental aspects.We recognize that the curriculum should include a strong general education component thatprovides students an integrated and well-rounded education in the humanities, social sciences,arts, and related areas. In addition to the 9 credit hours required in written communications(ENG W131), public speaking (COMM R110), technical communications (TCM 360

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrea Welker

Session number 1793 An Integrated Plan for Improving Team Functioning Andrea L. Welker and Walter G. Tymon, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering/Department of Management, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085Abstract: The importance of effective team functioning is recognized by students, faculty,employers, and our accreditation board. Teams are often used to obtain all of the educationaloutcomes described by ABET, however, the explicit statement that students must learn how towork in teams highlights the increasing importance of this skill. Several teaching methods tohelp students learn to work effectively in teams

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in MFG ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jacob Chen; Joseph Chen

formed through the following three-year procedure: conceptualization,creation, pilot-testing, modification, field-testing, and evaluation. Different evaluationtools were created during the procedure, including instructor lesson surveys, studentlesson surveys, student satisfaction surveys, knowledge tests in each subject area,teamwork skill evaluations, PSM skill evaluations, DFM skill evaluations, mentalrotation tests (to test students’ spatial visualization skills), and an overall satisfactionsurvey. By and large, the evaluation results proved the effectiveness and usefulness ofthe curriculum. This project will produce larger numbers of better-prepared workers whowill contribute to a more competitive U.S. manufacturing industry. The eventual

Conference Session

IE Accreditation and Program Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Jayant Rajgopal; Bryan Norman; Bopaya Bidanda; Kim Needy

readily recognize and apply theirengineering background to solve unstructured problems, both locally and beyond US borders.We present an innovative and unique approach to curriculum reform that contains fouroverarching objectives: (1) the integration of fundamental concepts across the curriculum; (2)teaching students to synthesize different concepts to solve unstructured problems; (3) providingproblem solving methods and strategies within a societal framework that allows for theirapplication in a local as well as a global context; and (4) creating a portable developmentmethodology that can be readily adapted to other engineering disciplines. Our broad objective isto develop a technically sound undergraduate IE curriculum that will (a) be tightly

Conference Session

Multimedia Engineering Education: Distance & Service Learning, Web-based Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahbub Uddin

INTEGRATION OF “SIX SIGMA” INTO THE UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING CURRICULUM Mahbub Uddin, Department of Engineering Science, Trinity University And A. Raj Chowdhury, School of Technology, Kent State UniversityAbstractQuality Management using the “Six Sigma” approach is a fact based, decision making tool formany operations to improve quality, reliability and productivity in an organization. Six Sigmaensures that quality functions meet customers’ needs and that the chosen operation reduces wasteand defects, while improving product, processes and services and increasing customersatisfaction. Six Sigma

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ismail Fidan

by integrating new hands-onlaboratory experiments into two current junior level required courses; CAD for Technology andCNC Machining Practices. This paper will report the current RP curriculum enhancementsaccomplished in both courses.The State of the ArtThe mission for all instructors is to educate their students the best way possible. Their teachingtechniques should challenge, educate, and promote the students' innovative thinking1. Thelecture-based format of teaching, which predominates in engineering education, may not be bestto achieve these goals2. Through the lecture method, an instructor introduces students to coursework by producing notes on a chalkboard or overhead. The instructor then hopes that studentscan regurgitate this

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Brown; Michael Flynn; Gordon Carichner; Dennis Sylvester; David Blaauw; Catharine June

logic design, circuit design, microarchitecture, validation,design methodology and tools, and mask-level design. It notes that teaching VLSI is challengingbecause it requires both depth and considerable breadth. As stated in the RFP, Intel would like tosee students with stronger software skills, analog circuit expertise, experience in high speed and/or low power circuit design, exposure to modern submicron semiconductor processes, and consid-erably more hands-on experience designing integrated circuits.The philosophy of the University of Michigan VLSI curriculum has been to give students a broadbackground in fundamental topics, combined with project-oriented VLSI courses that rely onmodern design flows, professional CAD tools, and current

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hue Van Tran; Steven Reyer; James Friauf; Owe Petersen; Katherine Wikoff

in part stems also from the goodwill and cooperative dialogue among the facultyof different departments. The team presenting this paper is representative of the ElectricalEngineering Program’s interdisciplinary approach to integrating communication skillsthroughout the curriculum. Three of the authors are professors in the Electrical EngineeringProgram; two are professors in the General Studies Department, with backgrounds incommunication, rhetoric, and literature.Introduction – Background of the StudyThe Electrical Engineering Program’s greatest strength in integrating communication skillsthroughout the curriculum is its emphasis on practice and performance. At the core of MSOE’seducational philosophy is an “applications-oriented” approach

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tord Dennis; Robert Fulton

complete the product development lifecycle complete. We firmly believe that thefuture of engineering education must involve integrating IT into the classroom to foster multidisciplinarydistributed collaborative product development in the undergraduate curriculum and we welcome thisopportunity to share our experiences with our colleagues.I. IntroductionThe supply-chain network has become the modern paradigm of the efficient product developmentenvironment. Corporations have formed cooperative networks of entities collaborating to producequality products quickly at low cost. To make such an enterprise system effective, corporate entities Page

Conference Session

Opportunities in Environmental Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Butkus

Session 2004-911 Linking Courses and Essential Experiences in an Undergraduate Environmental Engineering Curriculum Michael A. Butkus*, Marie C. Johnson, and Jason C. Lynch Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996* corresponding author, (845) 938 –2820 (p), (845) 938 – 3339 (f), Michael.Butkus@usma.eduAbstract Many undergraduate engineering curricula develop introductory level knowledge ofcommon engineering processes by using highly constrained problems, which call for a single“right” answer. This teaching

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Kenrow

Integrating professional TCAD simulation tools in undergraduate semiconductor device courses Julie Kenrow Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of the Pacific, Stockton, CaliforniaAbstractSemiconductor device theory and IC processing courses are becoming more important inundergraduate electrical engineering curricula due to the fast changing technologies andchallenges currently facing the semiconductor industry. However, in recent years manyundergraduate EE programs have cut back or discontinued courses in semiconductor devices,solid-state physics and IC processing due to the high operating costs involved

Conference Session

What's New in Entrepreneurship Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matt O'Connor; Kathleen Simione; Dale Jasinski; Chad Nehrt

have traditionally delivered core concepts through stand-alone courses.Critics suggest that this leaves students with little understanding of the interrelationships betweenbusiness disciplines. 8,9 In addition, students have difficulty applying tools learned in one field toissues arising in other fields. For example accounting, finance, marketing and management allconsider break-even analysis an important skill. However, students often see this singular tool asfour different skills instead of one tool applicable to many different situations.10 These concernsare not new. For example, Porter and McKibbin call for cross-functional integration of thebusiness curriculum.11 As noted earlier, the AACSB has also recognized the need to

Conference Session

Creative Ways to Present Basic Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

M.L. Meier

Section 3664 Integrating Spreadsheets into an Introductory Materials Course Mike Meier Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science University of CaliforniaIntroductionWe hardly have to encourage students to use the latest software for many of their courseassignments, personal business, entertainment, and all the other things our computers can do forus these days. It is clear that they are not reluctant to jump in and teach themselves how to usethese new tools. It seems, however, that this may not be the case for less trendy or