Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy L. Denton; Christine L. Corum

Session 3675 PLANNING BEYOND PROMOTION Nancy L. Denton, Christine Corum Purdue UniversityABSTRACT Obtaining tenure and receiving one level of promotion often seem to be the overriding concern for newand/or untenured faculty. Administrators and tenured faculty generally encourage this viewpoint, based on theknowledge that, at many campuses, tenure is a requirement for continued employment. While continuedemployment is certainly desired by most faculty, satisfaction with professional and personal accomplishmentsand the

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory L. Moss

performance, reliability, power, system size, cost, and marketcompetitiveness. There are several different ASIC methodologies available for system design andimplementation. Full custom, cell-based, array-based, and programmable logic are the major choices; each withits own set of advantages and disadvantages to be weighed. This new revolution in digital logic design is madepossible through electronic design automation tools that run on workstations and desktop personal computers.The computer aided engineering tools that are available today are having a significant impact upon the design ofdigital systems. With these powerful computer tools, industry is discovering that engineers can readily improvetheir productivity in creating digital designs

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

James W. Gentry

Semoh 3t&l The Role of Michael Faraday in the Development of Contemporary Chemical Engineering James W. Gentry Department of Chemical Engineering University of Maryland, College Park, MarylandThe origins of contemporary Chemical Engineering (i.e. transport phenomena, thermodynamics,kinetics . ..) lie in the first three quarters of the nineteenth century. Michael Faraday wasresponsible for more than a half-dozen historically significant studies which were subsequentlyincorporated into chemical engineering

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Dr. Mihir K. Das

resulting in unique situation-specific solutions. This rigid approach is nowbeing challenged as the undergraduate curricula go through restructuring to accommodate open-endedproblems for students to solve using flexibility and creativity. ABET also has adopted an integrated approachtoward design with more flexible definitions. The author examines the subject matters relating to mechanics inthe context of recent developments in the field of design teaching. Professional design practice has becomeinterdisciplinary with an emphasis on a team approach leading to Integrated Product Development (IPD). Thisapproach offers a competitive edge in the global market place in terms of cost, quality, and reduced lead time inbringing forth a new product

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Clifford Bragdon; Carl Berkowitz

I .— ,.. . Session 3260 Transportation Technology Careers: 2005 Clifford Bragdon, Carl Berkowitz Dowling CollegeAbstractThis paper’s purpose is to assist in developing a deeper understanding of the future educational and training needsof the transportation industry. This paper explores the significant transportation industry career opportunities andnew job descriptions for the 21st century and focuses on

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

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

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed I. Dessouky; Murali Krishnamurthi

—— —-. ---- Session 2563 An Innovative Approach to Educating Students on Manufacturing Murali Krishnamurthi, Mohamed I. Dessouky Northern Illinois University 1. INTRODUCTION The accelerated rate at which new technologies are being introduced today has created a large demand for people competent in the new technologies. The widening gap between the steady rise in the level of skill requirements and the reduced

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Papannareddy

electronic equipment. Even though, the workstation based on the stand-alone instruments controlled by a PC over a IEEE 488 interface is expensive, it has many advantages. First, theinstruments could be used either under the computer control or independently, which is a significant benefit inan academic environment. Second, IEEE-488 interface is an industry standard and the programmableinstruments satisfy the stringent specifications as well as offer special measurement features. More importantly,the students are exposed to the state-of-the-art electronic equipment and some of the cumbersome analog circuitexperiments can be replaced with the automated data acquisition techniques. In this work, we extend the computer-based data acquisition

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mario G. Beruvides

I —-. . Session 2542 . — STRONG INFERENCE: THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT Mario G. Beruvides Industrial Engineering Department, Texas Tech UniversityAbstract “The first requisite for a good teacher is that he have something to teach. His aim should be to giveinspiration and direction to students for further study. To do this, a teacher must possess

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry J. Shuman; Cynthia Atman; Harvey Wolfe

on one particular laspect of the educational process - how we teach and how students learn. Drawing upon the work of Felder , 2 3Smith and Evans , we realized that our methods of teaching, and the resultant student learning could be sub-stantially improved. Consequently, we have turned to various active and cooperative learning strategies in theconduct of our industrial engineering classes. While “active learning” has always been utilized for senior designcapstone courses, it is now replacing “straight lecturing” as a more effective learning format for students. Wedescribe-four undergraduate industrial engineering

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Hossein Mousavinezhad

usually have difficultyunderstanding and visualizing such abstract concepts as spectrum, impulse response,convolution and difference equations. The subject of DSP is a highly mathematical onewhich is based on the student prior work in engineering mathematics, electric circuits,linear systems, microprocessors, probability and random processes. The availability ofcomputerized tools and software packages has given the engineering educators aflexibility in covering principles and fundamentals of the subject matter and, at the sametime, illustrate the difficult concepts by means of numerical examples and high resolutiongraphics. We will concentrate on the use of MATHCAD and MATLAB in this paper,although other packages such as MATHEMATICAL and LABVIEW

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

III, Thomas K. Miller; Catherine E. Brawner

engineering design to students early in their academic careers. Theprimary purpose of this evaluation is to determine how well the Entrepreneurs Program is meeting its objectivesand other SUCCEED deliverables. The approach to engineering education undertaken by the Entrepreneurs Program is relatively unusual inthat it includes students at all academic levels participating on design teams. A few others have had success witha similar approach. Lil describes team oriented design projects at the University of Wisconsin-PlatteviUe whichnot only includes students at all academic levels, but is also interdisciplinary in nature by including students fromboth the Electrical Engineering and Chemistry departments. His course integrates product desig

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

William H. Hubbard; Robert D. Murphy

preferred to others, the Introduction author has the option of different weighting. Best of all, immediate response is given to answering each question. A part Electronic books provide the reader with the ability to of each response may include both visual and aural stimuli tojump in anywhere and hotword around. At one time traditional encourage the student to continue to do well and achieve at atext book authors assumed people would begin reading and higher level.studying material with the first chapter and end with the last. With multimedia, this is no longer the required sequence. In

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Wieslaw Grebski; Marlene Guers; Maryam Ghorieshi

Session 2247 Recruitment of Women and Minorities into Engineering Technology Programs Maryam Ghorieshi, Wieslaw Grebski, Marlene Guers The Pennsylvania State University - Hazleton CampusAbstract The paper describes an experimental summer program “Access To Careers In Engineering” (ACE).The program was a recruitment strategy which targeted under-represented groups and sought to motivatethem toward careers in engineering and engineering related fields. The ACE program was offered August7-11, 1995. This program provided exposure to careers in engineering, engineering technology

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Ernst Eder

engineeringeducation, the other contexts and influences of engineering must be made clear in a unified way. This is now possible on the basis of Design Science and engineering design theory. These developmentsprovide a theoretical basis for design process knowledge, which shows how and with what procedures andmethods the needs of society can be negotiated and captured. The necessity for explicit teaching of methods, and of engineering design process knowledge, is urgent.Methods can be coordinated with stages of engineering design processes, and specific methods give systematicinstructions for incorporating the contexts of engineering into the problem statements and evaluation criteria.Problem statements must be reviewed, and solution proposals

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

William W. Predebon; Peck Cho; Diana George; Linda M. Ott; Philip Sweany

Session 1275 NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION AND SEMINAR SERIES: EMPHASIS ON TEACHING AND LEARNING William W. Predebon, Peck Cho, Diana George, Linda M. Ott, Philip Sweany Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 49931-1295ABSTRACT Traditional new faculty orientations focus on university services, fringe benefits, and research activities.If teaching is discussed at all, it is minimal. The orientation workshop and seminar series presented in this paperhas a new look. The emphasis is on teaching. Topics

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Daryl J. Doyle; Laura L. Sullivan; Winston F. Erevelles

arduous one. It is imperative that individualsparticipating in such endeavors present a proposal that is well defined, well researched, and of value to theaudience it is intended to serve, the funding agency, and the community at large. This paper describes the efforts of the authors in developing laboratories in Polymer Processing andComputer Integrated Manufacturing at GMI Engineering & Management Institute. Tips for developing soundproposals are presented along with case studies that demonstrate application of these tips in the generation ofexternal funding. The paper highlights a mode of operation that is expected to stimulate the interest ofeducators working in related environments.Introduction The Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Daryl J. Doyle; Laura L. Sullivan; Winston F. Erevelles

arduous one. It is imperative that individualsparticipating in such endeavors present a proposal that is well defined, well researched, and of value to theaudience it is intended to serve, the funding agency, and the community at large. This paper describes the efforts of the authors in developing laboratories in Polymer Processing andComputer Integrated Manufacturing at GMI Engineering & Management Institute. Tips for developing soundproposals are presented along with case studies that demonstrate application of these tips in the generation ofexternal funding. The paper highlights a mode of operation that is expected to stimulate the interest ofeducators working in related environments.Introduction The Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Major Robert R. Schulz; Colonel Kip P. Nygren

maximum range and maximumendurance characteristics to optimize the aircraft design for a specific mission. This information is also pivotalin the marketing of the aircraft. The need to understand maximum range and maximum endurancecharacteristics of an aircraft cannot be understated. Specific examples of aircraft designed for theseconditions include Burt Rutan’s Voyager (maximum range), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (maximumendurance), U-2 reconnaissance aircraft (maximum range and altitude), and the P-3 Orion submarine hunter(maximum endurance). At the most basic level, the range and endurance of an aircraft depend directly on the quantity of fuelavailable and the rate at which the fuel is consumed per distance traveled or per hour in the air

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Zenon Jan Pudlowski; Peter LePoer Darvall

Resource Development under the chairmanship of Dr Adnan Badran, Deputy Director- 1General of UNESCO . The USICEE is the world’s first and only centre for engineering education establishedunder the auspices of UNESCO. It is a unique development which has been endorsed by a number of academicinstitutions and professional organisations worldwide. The establishment of the USICEE is regarded as themost important undertaking in the internationalisation of engineering education. Clearly the needs andopportunities to break down cross-cultural barriers, in this case in engineering education, are great, therebypromoting international trade, goodwill, peace and development. The establishment of the USICEE is ourresponse to this

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad M. Asoodeh; Carl W. Steidley

widely accepted that the computer is an indispensable tool in the practice of science andengineering, thus, in recent years the science, engineering, and engineering technology education communitieshave been adopting and adapting the computer as a tool in ever new and innovative ways of teaching andresearch in science, engineering, and technology. Likewise, the importance of the availability of a variety ofcomputing environments to undergraduate students of science and technology is widely agreed upon. Thisimportance is attested to by the accreditation criteria of the Computer Science Accreditation Board as well asthat of Industrial Technology. The Department of Computer Science and the Department of Industrial Technology at

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John K. Brown

Session 2261 Melding Perspectives from Government, Commerce, and Engineering in an Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Minor in Technology Management and Policy John K. Brown University of Virginia Under the primary leadership of its School of Engineering and Applied Science, the University ofVirginia is developing a new interdisciplinary minor, titled “Technology Management and Policy.” Open to allundergraduates, the TM&P minor seeks to combine the disciplinary perspectives of Engineering, Commerce,and Government

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Kantowski; Marc Hoit; Matthew Ohland

" provided by SECME. The master teachers are experiencedteachers who were involved in planning and served as facilitators during engineering and education curriculumactivities.The teachers participated in the same hands-on laboratories which are part of the Introduction to Engineeringclass. Through this active learning experience, teachers were able to envision ways in which these laboratoriescould be exported to their individual classrooms to suit their teaching style. This technique is expected to bemore effective than producing a published curriculum, because it provides the flexibility for teachers to customizethe activity to their needs. The participants were required to submit lesson plans on how they were going toimplement these activities

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven S. Schneiderman

and are expected to contribute toward improved site energy management. The hostindustry supports community/university relations, previews cooperative education students, andoccasionally, adopts class generated cost avoidance ideas. An alternative program occurs when one time visits are arranged at several industriesthroughout a one semester course. A site walk-through, with both faculty and plant engineers asguides, is coordinated with instruction in engineering science, economics and utility distributionand plant operations. Typically, a site visitation occurs over two to three hours includingorientation and post walk-through questioning. A working team of students presents aprofessional analysis in class at a later date. Site

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Clifford Bragdon; Carl Berkowitz

I Session 1 6 2 5 .— . .. -. Transportation Technology Careers: 2005 Clifford Bragdon, Carl Berkowitz Dowling CollegeAbstractThis paper’s purpose is to assist in developing a deeper understanding of the future educational and training needsof the transportation industry. This paper explores the significant transportation industry career opportunities andnew job descriptions for the 21st

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric J. Shaw

Session 1426 Communication and Compatibility: Introducing Electronic Media Techniques in Computer-Based Engineering Laboratories Eric J. Shaw University of Alabama in HuntsvilleSummary Computer-based engineering laboratories, such as those used to present engineering graphics andsimulation courses, provide instructors with an opportunity to introduce a wide range of additional topics tostudents, from basic computer use tutorials in freshman graphics to social issues of relevance and privacy ingraduate-level courses

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Somchai Osuwan; Raymond D. Daniels; John F. Scamehorn

the master degree level in petrochemical technology and inpolymer science. Students were admitted to the program and the first classes were offered in 1993. The firstgroup of students graduated in July 1995. The graduate programs as conceived and implemented are international in nature. Instruction is in theEnglish language and curriculum content and thesis requirements are typical of those required in engineeringgraduate programs at major U. S. universities. Course instructors for the first two years of the program havebeen faculty from the partnership U.S. universities. Eventually, a near fifly-fifly distribution of U. S. and Thaifaculty instruction is anticipated. Thesis research is conducted under U. S. and Thai faculty co-advisors

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie M. Stocker; Edmund P. Russell III

way she and others evaluated the cases and theresults they obtained. Why do I use cases? Because students like and learn from them. The core curriculum for fourth-yearengineering students at the University of Virginia includes study of engineering ethics.s The frost time I taught that 4subject, students read a standard textbook. Like many textbooks, it stressed ethical theory and presented shortcase studies to illustrate key ideas. I liked the textbook, perhaps because it presented material in a way that suitsmy style of learning: it was deductive, theoretical, and organized. For variety and depth, I had students analyzeseveral longer cases, too. They included studies of the Challenger

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ph.D., M. Zoghi

discussed.Introduction The undergraduate civil engineering students at the University of Dayton (UD) are required to take athree semester credit hours soil mechanics course along with a one-credit hour soil mechanics laboratory toaccompany the lectures. There are a total of ten experiments which are conducted over the course of thesemester. In addition, two dual-level advanced geotechnical courses are offered which can be taken by theundergraduate students to satis~ their civil engineering electives, or towards their graduate programs. Thesereference courses are the advanced soil mechanics and foundation design. Students have also the option oftaking an independent study custom-designed course in lieu of either one of the two advanced courses

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Bahman Motlagh; Walter Buchanan; Alireza Rahrooh

. Session 3547 Different Approach in Design And Analysis of an Instrumentation Amplifier Alireza Rahrooh, Walter W. Buchanan, Bahman Motlagh University of Central Florida/Middle Tennessee State University/University of Central Florida Abstract This paper presents a diilerent instrumentation amplifier design to minimize the magnitude and phase errors of conventional instrumentation amplifier using single-pole model of the operational amplifler. l’his analytical approach