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Erdogan Sener

engineering education is the development of intellectual skills and knowledge that willequip graduates to contribute to society through productive and satisfying careers as innovators, decision makers,and leaders in the global economy.” It is expected that today’s engineeringkehnology graduates will bechanging jobs several more times compared to a deeade or two ago. This inevitably leads to the requirementthat emphasis given in higher education to skills and attributes that are transferable from one type of endeavorto another be as much as, if not more, than that given to purely technical skills, which beeome obsolete quicklyin face of rapidly evolving and changing technologies. In line with above, it is anticipated that the following would be the

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Ralph O. Buchal

Session 2358 Engineering Education in the 21st Century Ralph O. Buchal The University of Western OntarioAbstract Changing educational needs and reduced funding for traditional educational institutions are forcing a re-examination of the educational process. At the same time, emerging information technologies are enabling atransition from traditional instructor-centred teaching to a new model based on student-centred collaborativelearning. The importance of the physical university is diminishing as information

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Robert T. Balmer; Kevin J. Renken

Session 3226 Collaborative Industrial Applications in the Mechanical Engineering Experimentation Course Employing an Infrared Thermal Imaging and Measurement System Kevin J. Renken, Robert T. Balmer University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee AbstractIn 1992, the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) wasgranted a National Science Foundation Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Award (NSF ILI) for aproject focusing on student utilization of high speed

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P.E., Dr. M. David Burghardt

Session 2266 Hofstra’s Center for Technology Education A Model for Engineering Involvement in K-12 Education Dr. M. David Burghardt, P.E. Hofstra University.4bstract Hofstra’s Center for Technology Education was created 7 years ago to help improve the technologicalliteracy of school children on Long Island. It has been successful in promoting change in K-12 education at theschool level and the university level, and currently has four collaborative grants involved with K-12 education. The development

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Zenon Jan Pudlowski; Peter LePoer Darvall

learning processes and assess the effectiveness of teaching programs designed for developing technologies. ● Carry out research on equipment, textbooks, courseware and software utilised in engineering education and encourage further research in these areas. ● Collect information on advances in engineering education and develop modern techniques for the dissemination of this knowledge. ● Promote collaboration in the field of engineering education between institutions in developed and developing countries. ● Provide short courses and seminars on engineering education for academic staff, industrial management and community leaders and organise conferences on the advancement of engineering

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Robert P. Morgan; Nirmala Kannankutty; Donald E. Strickland

I Session 2242 ‘ Forging Links Between Engineering Education and Industry: The Research Connection Donald E. Strickland*, Nirmala Kannankutty**, and Robert P. Morgan** Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville*/Washington University, St. Louis**The mutual needs of society, industry and universities are creating opportunities for closer ties betweenindustry and academia. Many new, and old, forms of university-industry collaboration are

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Jack Waintraub

degree, baccalaureate collaboration; industry; academic;professional society relations; clearinghouse, electronic networking and dissemination; andfaculty/teacher/industry personnel development. Each of the components is coordinated by apartner institution with cross-fertilization within each component achieved by participation ofindividuals from partner institutions. Teams of interdisciplinary and inter-institutional compositionwork together to promote wide dissemination of activities, as well as greater ownership by allpartners. Technical Education Comparison of the characteristics of the traditional engineering technician of the past withthe requirements for the engineering technician of

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P.E., Dr. M. David Burghardt

Session 3553 Engineering and K-12 Education--A Two-Way Street Dr. M. David Burghardt, P.E. Hofstra UniversityAbstract Hofstra’s Center for Technology Education was created 7 years ago to help improve the technologicalliteracy of school children on Long Island. It has been successful in promoting change in K- 12 education atthe school level and the university level, and currently has a four collaborative grants involved with K-12education. Very importantly lessons in pedagogy, and yes the design process, have enhanced the

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R. Rinker; J. Peterson; H. Hess; Richard Wall; Kathy Belknap

Session 2432 Two-University Cooperation: Paradigm for the Future of Statewide Engineering Education H. Hess, R. Rinker, R. Wall, J. Peterson, K. Belknap University of Idaho Cooperative Engineering Education in Boise Boise, IdahoAbstract To establish engineering education in a new location, a method of cooperation betweenuniversities is recommended as an alternative to the "build another college to satisfy local demands"mania. Motivation for this

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Gad Engler

Session 3541 Engineering Educators and Scholarly Literature: optimizing expenditures for customer need Gad Engler Louisiana State UniversityABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to provide engineering educators and librarians with a quantitative measurefor ranking scholarly journals by relative value for use with cost-benefit analyses. The Serials Redesign Projectat Louisiana State University Libraries is a major multi-year attempt to satisfy the actual needs of faculty

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Dale E. Palmgren; Bradley B. Rogers

I .— ..-. -. A Subsonic Wind Tunnel Facility for Undergraduate Engineering Technology Education Bradley B. Rogers and Dale E. Palmgren Arizona State University College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Tempe, AZAbstract project in their senior year. The project involves Development of knowledge and expertise in the identification of an appropriate

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Nick Zelver; John Sears; Bill Costerton

Session 1255 A Model for Graduate Crossdisciplinary Education John Sears, Bill Costerton, Nick Zelver Center for Biofilm Engineering Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana Technology has evolved to require detailed engineering of chemistry, biology, physics and mathematicsto describe and apply many of today’s and tomorrow’s innovations. Thus, experts are brought together tointeract in teams at technology and research centers. These teams must be able to cross the boundaries ofdisciplines to succeed. An

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David W. Russell

. Tl&e programs are offered under the auspices of the prestigious Colleges of Education, Engineering and Business at Penn State at University Park. These two researchers decided to investigate the feasibility of a research collaboration, and several visits, that involved faculty and administration,were exchanged between the two locations. Once the validity of such a research collaboration was established, the subject of doctoral candidacy was a natural next step. However, not only were the logistics of the Ph.D. degree in the UK quite different from that in the US, but also the preparation of the community of university undergraduates UNDERGRADUATE PREPARATION Entrance to undergraduate programs in

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Vijay K. Madisetti; James H. Aylor; David P. Wilsey; Anthony J. Gadient

tremendousadvances in electronics manufacturing technology and concomitant increase in the complexity and capability ofthe embedded digital systems used in the “smart” products sold today means that industry can no longer relyupon these inefficient design techniques. Industry needs engineers that are trained in the latest, most effectiveembedded digital system design technologies. To meet this industrial need, the educational modus operandimust be updated to incorporate the revolutionary new design techniques being developed in the RASSPprogram and elsewhere. In effect, a paradigm shift in digital system design education is needed. This paper will describe a novel educational program that will ensure the successful transfer of the newtechnologies and

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Osama Ettouney; Don L. Byrkett

—.”. Session 2263 Learning about CIMS by doing Design: An integrative Model for Manufacturing Education Osama M. Ettouney, Don L. Byrkett Manufacturing Engineering/Systems Analysis Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Abstract This paper describes an integrated experience to teach students about computer-integratedmanufacturingsystems (CIMS) by engaging them in hands-on team projects to design and build usefulproducts for

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George Bugliarello

identificationdocuments. Eventually, it may also be possible to enhance the speed of the manufacturing process(e.g., assemblies), and make possible new forms of shopping. The technology involved in every one of these aspects offers opportunities for engineering schools, bothin teaching and research. To respond to the opportunities the schools need, however, to thinkinterdisciplinarily - combining the skills of electronic engineers, physicists, mechanical engineers, industrialengineers, mathematicians and computer scientists - and to collaborate with the merchandising groups inbusiness schools. They also need to establish close contacts with the merchandising industry.References1. Bugliarello, George, “MetroTech: An Urban, University-Industry Park,” The

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William E. Barnes; Michael Khader

expected. The INTERNET willbe the access medium for this system. The details of these projects are part of an NSF grant proposalaimed at improving laboratory instruction in undergraduate engineering education. Page 1.114.4 {ii’i’a-’} 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘..*,yyLwc: . Inourproject wearetreating the~TE~T asoneofthe shared computer applications. TheNETSCAPE browser will be integrated into the set of computer applications available to students duringclass and collaboration sessions. We believe this will

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Benoit Cushman-Roisin; Elsa Garmire

designed to achieve: Educate people who canbridge the traditional divide between technology and management.5. Comparison with other institutions A small number of other institutions currently offer degree programs providing a simultaneouseducation in engineering and business management. These programs come in a variety of forms andnames, almost as numerous as the institutions offering them, to the point of resisting any form ofclassification. Table 3 attempts to summarize information on each program (to the best of the authors’knowledge) for the purpose of comparison. As one can quickly note, a couple of institutions (MIT and Rice) offer only a dual-degreeprogram in collaboration between their engineering and business schools, others

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Henry G. Ansell

to be expressing the positionthat significant improvement in the processes of teaching and learning in school can be achieved. ” In engineering education, industrial advisors sometimes indicate the need for engineers to be capableof good teamwork. The increased use of collaborative learning may be an appropriate response to thatneed. By the time the fall semester started, this instructor decided to try the idea of having learningpartners in an engineering class. The class was Introduction to Digital Systems, in the Computer Scienceand Engineering Department of the College of Engineering of Penn State University. The course was givenat the Berks Campus.Pairing There were 14 students taking this course, so seven pairs were

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Richard W. Crain; Michael S. Trevisan; Kenneth L. Gentili; Dale E. Calkins; D. C. Davis

). This work is part ofthe TIDEE project described below. The “Transferable Integrated Design Engineering Education” (TIDEE) project, fundedby the Course and Curriculum Development and the Undergraduate Faculty Enhancementprograms of the National Science Foundation, is a collaborative effort among Washington StateUniversity, University of Washington, and Tacoma Community College with activeparticipation from over 25 institutions in the state. The overall goal of this project is to structureundergraduate engineering design education during the first two years to produce flexible yetconsistent engineering design preparation for a diverse pool of students following a variety ofpaths toward their degrees

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Richard J. Jardine

engineering departments develop math courses within their own programs, theencouragement of interdisciplinary activities at West Point has created a collegiality that enhances the overallundergraduate engineering education. The course MA366, Vector Calculus and Introduction to PartialDifferential Equations, completes the mathematical foundation which supports subsequent study ofenvironmental engineering. This paper addresses the development and implementation of the course, whichaccentuates hydrogeologic applications. Emphasis in this paper is placed on the cooperative efforts of thedepartments involved and course activities. Suggestions for further course improvements are included. Introduction

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John T. Berry; Gregory L. Ferguson

manufacturing process have been removed frommany undergraduate curriculums. The University of Alabama now offers an integrated pair of courses onmanufacturing processes and design. A central theme behind the courses is that manufacturing topics are cast ina concurrent engineering design context. The introductory first course is taught at the junior level, while thesecond course is a more comprehensive senior offering. Both courses require the student to participate in designand build projects. The students are placed in teams and must learn to communicate and work effectively in theteam environment. Further, both courses make use of the state’s educational manufacturing resources in anovel, collaborative arrangement. This approach allows the

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Vipin Kumar; Miguel Torres; Jens Jorgensen; John Lamancusa

solidfoundation in hand, an engineering education was the next logical step, adding technical depth andtheoretical understanding of the underlying physical principles. Previous physical experiences provided real-life examples which reinforce the theory, enhanced its retention and served as a kind of mentalbookmark Page 1.298.1 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedingsfor future recall and application. The reason these people went into engineering was primarily because theyliked to work with their hands, on machines. A similar straw poll of current engineering students shows a much different

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Karen E. Schmahl

Session 2392 INTRODUCING ENGINEERING TO GIRL SCOUTS Karen E. Schmahl Miami UniversityABSTRACT One approach to attracting more young women to study engineering disciplines is to spark their interestin engineering early in their education (K-12). Several opportunities are available to introduce young women toengineering disciplines through alliance with local Girl Scouts of the USA councils. This paper describes theefforts of one such alliance and approach to introducing young women to engineering and technology

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Robert Foster; Denise Dorricott; Dhushy Sathianathan; Richard Devon

linkup software, CU-SeeMe, via the Internet Faculty collaboration - Because of the geographic dispersion of campuses in Penn State'sCommonwealth Education System, the current project seeks to make faculty collaboration easier throughthe use of desk-top video-conferencing with shared electronic white board features. For a relatively smallinvestment, this technology will allow instructors (who teach the same course in different locations) to holdinformal meetings, discuss course ideas and resources, collaborate on curriculum development or dividecourse development responsibilities based on areas of expertise and interest. Industry partnerships - Input from industry managers and practicing engineers was critical in thedevelopment of

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John A. Fillo

I Session 1255 Reforming the Master of Science in Engineering John A. Fillo State University of New York at BinghamtonIntroduction To place in context the current discussion to “re-invent” engineering education we go back fifty years.World War II disclosed that American engineering education was inadequate to meet the new realities producedby the war. Prior to the war the typical engineering graduate

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Kathryn A. Neeley

making a clay bowl or a painting or writing a sentence or a symphony. First the concept, the trial efforts, the crude shape of a good solution, the refinements, balance, and polish until the final arrangement sings with deceiving simplicity and stuns with accuracy of effect. . ..1 was able to experience technology not as the stepchild of science (which is, after all, impotent) but as an art. 1The experience Meehan describes is clearly aesthetic, characterized by pleasure and the perception of elegance.From an engineering educator’s perspective, it is both noteworthy and regrettable that Meehan first experiencestechnology as an art not during his four years of undergraduate education in civil engineering at M.I.T. or

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Robert L. Avanzato

troubleshooting of a “ ‘microcontroller-based autonomous mobile robot. Topics include robot design and control, microcontroller architecture, 6811 assembly and high-level (C) programming. Mini-lectures and workshops are scheduled on an “as-needed” basis. A robot competition is held at the conclusion of the course. The project-based course has proven to be highly motivating for the student participants. This project was supported, in part, by the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education under Grant No. DUE- -- 9454547. 1.0 Introduction A robotics-based microprocessor course has been designed for the associate degree electrical engineering technology program at the

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David F. Ollis; Ann Brown

Session 1 2 6 1 Team Teaching: A Freshman Engineering Rhetoric and Laboratory Ann B r o w n ( C o l l e g e o f E n g i n e e r i n g W r i t i n g A s s i s t a n c e P r o g r a m ) and David F. Ollis (Chemical Engineering) North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 Abstract Team teaching usually involves the back-and-forth trading of lecturing between two instructors. The present example illustrates a looser side- by-side collaboration consisting of a first year rhetoric, based upon readings, poetry, and videos in technology, literature and history, and a “hands-on” laboratory centered around consumer

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Leevones Dubose; Jean Newman; Cecil Ramage; Burke Johnson; Brenda Litchfield; Edmund Tsang

implemented for the first time in Fall Quarter, 1995; (b)a two-credit hour, sophomore-level course employing writing to explore the social impacts of technology and Page 1.265.1 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedingsengineering ethics will be implemented in Spring Quarter, 1996; and (c) a two-credit hour, sophomore-level"Introduction to Design" will also be implemented in Spring Quarter, 1996.METHOD Course development of ME125, "Introduction to Mechanical Engineering," is guided by a recentreport on engineering education for the 21st Century2. The report, "Engineering Education for a ChangingWorld