Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard A. King; Jack Van de Water

1 .— - . . . ..— Session 3 5 6 0 — PREPARING STUDENTS FOR ENGINEERING IN THE 21ST CENTURY THE OREGON INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM by Richard A. King Professor, Oregon Institute of Technology and Jack Van de Water

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher G. Braun

, internal clock, 100 ksps, +5 V power, analog to digital converter (Maxim 197) ∗ 4 output analog channels, 8 bit, digital to analog converter (Maxim 505) ∗ 8 digital input channels (74HCT541) ∗ 8 digital output channels (AVG 573) ∗ 5 VDC wallplug power supply ∗ Complete software libraries and data acquisition system for input, output and on screen graphical display ∗ Technical, assembly and user documentationEducational uses of this data acquisition system A data acquisition system as described above would make an immediate impact inthe effectiveness of the students' continuing education. In our interdisciplinary Division,comprising about 40% of the CSM undergraduates, we provide a

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Ernst Eder

bibliography of the named methods is available from the author on request. References1. Hubka, V., & Eder, W. E., Engineering Design, Ziirich: Heurista, 19922. Pahl, G., & Beitz, W., Engineering Design, London: The Design Council, & Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1984 (Translated by A.J. Pomerans & K.M. Wallace, edited by K.M. Wallace)3. Hubka, V. & Eder, W. E., Design Science: Introduction to the Needs, Scope and Organization of Engineering D~ign Knowledge, London: Springer-Verlag, 19964. Hubka, V., & Eder, W. E., Theory of Technical Systems, New York: Springer-Verlag 19885. Hubka, V., Andreasen, M. M., & Eder, W. E., Practical Studies in

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Blanca Jimenez Cisneros

, professors and pupils. 2) The definition of Environmental Engineering in Mexico and its implementation in severalprograms, requires the consideration of elements such as political, economic and international contexts ofthe country, and not only the purely technical aspect of the subject. 3) The development of an effective program for the formation of human resources must compriseformal and informal courses, research activities and technological development, function that must becoordinated by the government. 4) The educational programs, as well as research and technology development groups must bewell distributed in the country, in order to attend and solve the regional problems with a wide knowledgeof the

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer T. Ross

joint report. One class period isused after each project’s completion for an individual quiz on the material covered during that project. Beforestudents rotate to a new division with different team members, each student completes an evaluation of theirperformance, their teams performance, inter-team communications, and the process as a whole. This is anintegral part of the course which allows students a moment to consider their contribution to the team and howthe team dynamics could have been improved. Many good ideas on how to improve the process came out ofthese evaluations which will be detailed in Section V. Session 3: During the final three weeks of class students select and finish a final project while class timeis used to cover

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Kaczorowski; Fazil Najafi

Economic Anal-ysis, Dynamics, Surveying, Engineering and Environment, Thermodynamics-Fluids, Engineering Analysis, Prin-ciples of Electrical Engineering, Introduction to Digital Circuits, and Introduction to Computer Engineering.The colleges of engineering at Florida International University (FIU), Florida Atlantic University (FAU), andFlorida A&M University/Florida State University (FANWFSU) also offer engineering courses at the fieshmardsophomore level. Their menus are not as extensive as those at USF or UCF, but they still serve to introduce the 2practical dimensions of engineering the lower division

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul S. Chinowsky; Jorge A. Vanegas

Session 1221 Combining Practice and Theory in Construction Education Curricula Paul S. Chinowsky and Jorge A. Vanegas Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstract The development of construction education curricula has undergone several significant changes overthe last several decades. Existing construction programs fall primarily under two categories, constructionengineering and construction management programs. Further, construction education is significantlydifferent at the undergraduate and graduate levels and within engineering and non-engineering

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald N. Merino

~ Session 2542 Use of Static and Predictive Metrics in R, D & E Management Donald N. Merino, Ph. D., P. E. Professor of Management and Engineering Management, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ Introduction Metrics are a fundamental part of managing the R, D and E function. Every major R, D and E organization collects and analyzes metrics. Continuous process improvement (CPI

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul F. Packman; Charles M. Lovas

five facultyhad taught more than 20 years.Workshop Format . The workshop used a format which included a combination of lectures, discussion sessions, and worksessions to impart design material and to involve faculty in the design experience. Lectures. Lectures were presented by the authors primarily to impart knowledge, information, andtechniques. Two industry speakers from Texas Instruments Inc. presented their views of “What Industry isLooking for in a Recent Graduate. ” Dr. Terry Baughn from the Defense and System Engineering Group pre-sented the viewpoint of the mechanical design engineer working in defense work, and Dr. John Provence fromthe Semiconductor Division presented the viewpoint of the electrical design engineer

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

L. F. Borjón; F. Martín del Campo

Session 2560 Evaluation of Engineering Programs in Mexico L.F. Borjón, F. Martín del Campo Division of Science and Engineering Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico city Abstract --- This work presents an overview of evaluation and accreditation for Engineeringprograms in Mexico under the conditions given by the North American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA). A new system known as the Council for the Accreditation of Engineering programs (CACEI)has been created in Mexico. This council is the first organization in Mexico for evaluation andaccreditation of engineering

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

T. D. Moustakas; M. S. Unlu; M. F. Ruane; M. C. Teich; B. E. A. Saleh; B. B. Goldberg

Annual Conference Proceedings ‘“..,~yy’:3. Capstone Design CasesIn the capstone senior design project, students complete an open-ended group project with emphasis onoral, written, and technical engineering skills. Faculty, alumni, industry colleagues, and others serve asthe students ‘ ‘customers”, setting project requirements and helping to evaluate the students. Projectrequirements are negotiated in initial informal face-to-face meetings of customers and design teams. Eightto ten different projects are completed each semester. Appropriate research cases will be substituted forthe physics advanced laboratory course. Capstone design cases based on photonics research and applications are being prepared for use

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Ernst Eder

Session 3230 TEACHING ABOUT METHODS -- COORDINATING THEORY-BASED EXPLANATION WITH PRACTICE W. Ernst Eder Royal Military College of Canada Abstract Engineering curricula have mainly covered object knowledge, theories about phenomena and objects,especially in the engineering sciences. Humanities have been attached as external contributions. Another formof knowledge, process knowledge, is also needed for engineering. An integration is necessary in

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Howell; Ken Collier; Debra Larson; Jerry Hatfield

effort and must marshal and allocate resources. Figure 3 The MRF Project The teaching team consists of four faculty Structure members with one member from: civil/environmental, computer science, electrical, andmechanical engineering. Each faculty member assumes two roles: as division managerand as a chief engineer in their specialty field. CET’s co-op director, who has anexpertise in TQM, acted as the company’s president. In addition, the teaching teamdraws upon the expertise of outside personnel to supplement the activities of the course.An environmental attorney acted as our company lawyer. He provided guidance on sitedevelopment activities.Design Project

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry W. Samples; C. Conley; Thomas Lenox

Engineering Division in the department. During 11years in leadership roles at USMA, he has supervised 9 teacher training workshops and 2 design workshops. Heis also a regular presenter at the International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives.COL THOMAS A. LENOX is the Director of the Civil Engineering Division in the department. He has taughtcourses in Statics & Dynamics, Strength of Materials, Vibration Engineering, Structural Mechanics, StructuralAnalysis, Matrix Structural Analysis, Design of Steel Structures, and Design of Structural Systems. COL Lenoxis an active member of ASEE -- holding leadership positions in the Civil Engineering Division, the MechanicsDivision, and the Middle-Atlantic Section. He has written and presented many

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Johnson; Mike A. Littlejohn; Jr., Thomas H. Brown; Carl F. Zorowski

workshops together with a special Program Introduction are planned for first yearstudents. The workshops will consist of formal subject material presentations integrated with team based activeand cooperative learning activities. The objectives of the workshops will be to teach CQI methods, developskills in their use and apply this ability to the planning and conduct of the first summer intern research experience.Following the Program Introduction (Prepare) session the workshops will follow the pattern of the DemingPDSA (Plan, Do, Study, Act) cycle. Table I represents an abbreviated summary of proposed topics for thematerial content and example assignments and activity of these immersion events. The eventual content of theworkshops will be developed

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler; Thomas Lenox

end of each course and upon completion of the program. Theprogram director assesses how well each course contributes to the program objectives, administers program-levelsurveys and evaluations, and incorporates all internally- and externally-administered assessments into the globalprogram assessment. (3) Assessment should be done as a routine part of program management. Assessments should beaccomplished as regularly scheduled events--surveys, reports, and coordination meetings--which ensurecontinuous, routine generation of assessment data. These data must be linked to a mechanism for identifyingdeficiencies and making corrective actions, if the assessment system is to result in bona fide improvement of theprogram.In keeping with these

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Clifford Bragdon; Carl Berkowitz

Airport design and planning Transport systems design Telecommunications network design Aviation security systems design Advanced weather systems design Navigation and satellite systems design and implementationGovernment careers in aviation are also expected to grow. The 1992 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)work force in fiscal 1992 had a budget of $4.3 billion for aviation operations, $1.9 billion for airport improvementprograms, and $2.7 billion for engineering projects. The FAA had a full-time complement of 52,320 employeesin 1992 in the following areas: 1. Air traffic (25,299) 2. Electronics (6>82) 3. Engineering (3,054) 4. Aviation-safety inspection (3,068) 5. Technical

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Stefanie L. Lozito; Karen M. Bursic; Cynthia Atman

subject’s segments were focused on problem scoping and 970 on re-checking constraints in the latter stages ofher design process. Figure 3 also shows how the other three variables are emphasized during the three major phases of thesubject’s design process. Under each phase, codes with the largest number of segments devoted to them areidentified. For example, in the analysis phase the primary information processed was coded DIMENSIONS,MATERIALS, MATERIAL COSTS, and BUDGET. Information Processed. This variable describes what specific information the subject is thinking aboutwhile they solve the problem. Figure 3 shows that this subject spent little effort on non-technical issues such asHANDICAPPED ACCESSIBILITY or SAFETY. She focused

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael S. Leonard; Donald E. Beasley; D. Jack Elzinga

Session 3657 Curriculum Innovation and Renewal Donald E. Beasley, D. Jack Elzinga, Michael S. Leonard Clemson University / University of Florida / Clemson University Engineering as a discipline has been taught for centuries. Over the years, a standard engineeringcurriculum (with many variations) has evolved. However, engineering curriculum development has notfollowed a structured approach. While accreditation agencies have provided general guidelines, courses wereoften created and taught by the instructor most interested in the subject area. The result

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary E. Wnek; C. T. Moynihan; Mark A. Palmer; John B. Hudson

Session 2520 Using the Internet as a Teaching Aid M. A. Palmer, J. B. Hudson, C. T. Moynihan, G. E. Wnek Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NYAbstract The World Wide Web (WWW) is available on our campuses, and can be used as aninstructional device. We used the internet to supplement the Introductory Chemistry ofMaterials course at Rensselaer. Through a series of linked pages, as well as a newsgroup,students and faculty are able to access course material. The development of this material, thelogistics of administering the homepages, and student and faculty interactions are

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Rick L. Homkes

[3]publishing venues. Again, it is unlikely to find a system of worth as put forward by Rosenfeld and Long ,where a scholarly book is worth 50 points, a textbook 20 points, a national/international journal article 12points, and an article in review 1 point. Some types of publications, however, are worth more than others toyour department or school. While not given absolute value weights, our promotion and tenure guide does list venues in what appearsto be decreasing value. This list includes refereed journal articles, reviewed journal articles, refereed conferenceproceedings with (and without) presentation, reviewed conference proceedings with (and without) presentations,and conference presentations. Use this information on places and