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Samuel S. Lee; R. Narasimhan; M. Lewis Temares

some representative samples ofstudents’ responses are given below. Note the changes for the positive.a) Are you, in general, happy with the program? “As happy as I could be. No complaints!”, “Yes.”, “It is OK - good”.b) Has the program met with your expectation? “The program has been what I expected and possibly a bit more.”, “Yes”, “Almost”, “Yes, it is successful inmy eyes, but it was a lot harder than I expected.”, “Not as many projects as I had expected.”c) About the team work, is the current arrangement functioning well? “Yes.”, “The second arrangement is great.”, “Yes, but some students do not care, and still expect you to dothe work for them.”, “Our own chosen groups is running well.”, “we work separately.”d) About the

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model called COSTQUICK,~.Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank the following organizations: Design and Manufacturing Institute (DMI)at Stevens Institute of Technology, US Navy, Great Lakes Composite Corporation (GLCC), and the USArmy. Special thanks go to the 3M Corporation that provided a summer fellowship to D. W. Merino to visittheir best of breed mold makers and injection molders and obtain data for the cost estimation models.References 1. Dewhurst, P., Cost Estimation for Injection Molded Components, University of Rhode Island Dept. of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Oct. 1987 2. Dym, Joseph B., Cost Estimating of Plastic Rubber Parts

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Robert M. Briber; James Lochary; David I. Bigio

chosen (eight nylon 6 / PP ratios) where each group would beresponsible for two of the formulations. Each group was responsible for overseeing the processing fortheir formulations and performing the characterization.Student Responsibilities A strong emphasis was placed on student responsibility in the course. Barr and Tagg argue thatthe new paradigm for undergraduate education is one of shifting from teaching to learningz. Designinga course to achieve that is not trivial, it requires a shift in the fundamental relationship between thestudents and the course and how the course is structured. Unlike other courses where the professordefines the “A” by the choice of reading, homework, and tests, this course defines a “B,” where

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that they could successfully complete everyday math tasks (e.g. Compute your income taxes for theyear), and complete specific math courses with a grade of “B” or better (e.g. Calculus). The scale has 34items, also rated on a ten-point scale 25. The Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale measures that, assuming shewas motivated, how confkient is the participant that she could successfully complete the educationalnx@rements and job duties for 15 traditionally male occupations (e.g. Electrical Engineer), as well as howconildent she is about general academic milestones (e.g. How confident am you that you could successfully: Page 1.44.4

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,the arm and the bucket 3D objects in an object hierarchy. The WTK software allows a 3D object tobe "attached" to another object. The order of attachment is then a hierarchy. Any movement to anobject further up in the hierarchy then moves the objects below the hierarchy accordingly.A bird's eye view of the two backhoe levers shows the lever movements and corresponding controlsoftware effects on the backhoe. a e | | c--o--d g--o--h | | b f

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Pamela J. Neal; George W. P. York

Session 3532 MC68HC11 Portable Lab Unit -- A Flexible Tool for Teaching Microprocessor Concepts Pamela J. Neal, George W. P. York U.S. Air Force AcademyABSTRACT One challenge when teaching assembly language and microprocessor basics is to provide enoughhands-on experience to both teach the concepts and keep the course interesting. At the Air Force Academy,we have designed a self-contained lab unit that is portable, durable, flexible enough to support threecourses, and relatively inexpensive. Centered around the Motorola 68HC11 Evaluation Board, the unit

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Evan D. H. Green; Emily L Allen; Linda Vanasupa

Employed? F/T P/T How many hours? Current job title/description Prior experience with electronics or processing When do you expect to graduate? Grades in the following courses (for MatE’s): MatE 25, MatE 115, MatE 153 Grades in the following courses (for EE’s): MatE 25, EE 122, EE 128 GPA in major Is silicon a) a metal b) an insulator or c) a semiconductor? What is the numerical value of the charge on an electron? What do the initials “MOS” stand for? Figure 1. Questions from Employee Information Survey used to assemble teams

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William T. Brazelton

provide private tutors, organize study groups and take care of themany ways that students had helped themselves and others in the past. It might be expected that therewould be a loss of participation and pride from group-accomplishment. The National Action Council for Minorities Engineering (NACME) 1991 publication “Retentionby Design” by Raymond B. Landis provided a check-off against which our efforts toward retention ofminorities in engineering at Northwestern could be compared. Although the basic philosophy and/orassumptions are somewhat different, the important factors appear to be covered in what is done in thethree components of MEOP at Northwestern. However, of ten factors, it appears that six, collaborativelearning, community

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H. Paul Haiduk; Donald J. Bagert; Ben A. Calloni

false cAns 'a' 'b' 'c' default nCount < process avail Figure 1. BACCII Coding Screen.3. Previous Study In the spring of 1993, BACCII was used in the introductory programming ("CS1") course at Texas TechUniversity, Computer Science 1462 (Fundamentals of Computer Science I). This course has its roots in theupdated ACM Curriculum 78 CS1 course, but is actually closer to the course CD 101 described on pages 103-4

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Brian A. Alenskis

‘-1 Session 2247 The ~reak~wa#~war& Recognition For Potential Technology Students Brian A. Alenskis Purdue UniversityAbstract A Purdue University School of Technology site has established a successful program to formallyrecognize high school seniors for improved academic performance. Since the inception of the “BreakAway/Award” in 1993, the marketing effort has increased the profile of Purdue’s technology

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Kathryn A. Neeley

1 Session 3261 THE ENGINEER IN THE MUSEUM: Helping Engineering Students Experience Technology as an Art Kathryn A. Neeley TCC/School of Engineering & Applied Science/University of Virginia In Getting Sued and Other Tales of the Engineering Life, Richard Meehan describes the process ofdesign and the satisfactions of being a designer: I learned the pleasure in it, in this design, the satisfaction in

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Pamela A. Hayward

Session 1161 Public Speaking 101: In 90 Minutes or Less Pamela A. Hayward Lake Superior State University The Challenge Having adequate communication skills is becoming more important than ever in the technicalworkforce. Recently, employers of entry level engineers were asked to prioritize the need for furtherinstruction. Over 60% of these employers identified communication skills as the primary curricularelement needing increased emphasis. 1 When ranking the top 30 types 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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James A. Newell

Session 3213 Teaching Data Analysis Techniques Using Practical Polymer Processing Examples James A. Newell The University of North Dakota Introduction Teaching data analysis techniques is an essential component of engineering laboratory classes. Elbowlstates that intellectual excitement is the most important. dimension of effective teaching. Regrettably, data analysistechniques tend to be dry and the problems are often perceived as uninteresting by undergraduate students. By

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Constantine A. Ciesielski

Session 3515 Teaching Meeting Skills in the Classroom Constantine A. Ciesielski East Carolina UniversityAbstract The goal of a Construction Management curriculum is to prepare men and women to be marketableand productive to future employers. In addition to formalized core and cognate courses, there is a need toequip graduates with appropriate soft skills including communications. In particular, conducting effectivemeetings plays a significant role in construction management. Learning how to conduct effective meetings

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Bruce A. Finlayson

Session 3513 Problem-centered Course in Numerical Methods Bruce A. Finlayson University of Washington Introduction. The following educational elements were all included in one course: oral and written -communication, design, generation of multimedia lessons, use of sophisticated computer software, grouplearning, and learning by objective. An undergraduate elective course on numerical methods and modeling

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Joseph A. Untener

Session 2248 Product Development In The Curriculum: One Clean-Sheet Approach Joseph A. Untener University of Dayton--Dayton, OhioABSTRACT The National Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing Education has been established inDayton, Ohio with an award from the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Educationprogram in October of 1994. The primary goal of the program is to develop a curriculum with advancedmanufacturing as its focus. The curriculum will begin in the junior year of high school and extend to a two-year

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Saeid Y. Eidgahy

Session 2360 International Culture in Industry Training: A Corporate Myth or a Necessity? S. Y. Eidgahy Jefferson Community CollegeIntroduction Many changes throughout the corporate arena, both in the immediate and recent past, are bringing tolight an increased need for cultural cognition in the “new world”. A post-industrial society, or more accuratelyan information generation is only the beginning. The new “world-order”, economic powerhouses, ethnicconflicts and a daily

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Stephanie L. Blaisdell; Peggy Fussell; Manuel Aroz; EIT, Maria Reyes; Catherine R. Cosgrove; Mary Ann McCartney; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Session 3553 Off to a Good Start: A Short, Comprehensive Orientation Program Mary R. Anderson-Rowland Manuel Aroz Stephanie Blaisdell Catherine R. Cosgrove Peggy Fussell Mary Ann McCartney Maria Reyes, EIT Arizona State

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Jerry Watts; George E. Piper; Carl E. Wick; Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic

Sensors for a Weather Balloon - a Classroom Design Experience Carl Wick, George Piper, Jerry Watts and Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland 21402Introduction Undergraduate engineering students need meaningful design experiences in their course work. Theseexperiences are necessary to allow them to see the practical implications of their courses, to consider the interplaybetween system components, and to also view external forces, economics, safety, environmental impact, and costin away that is not outside their own background. Accreditation organizations, ABET is particular, now requirea “design continuum” in engineering programs. The

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David W. Russell

ask oneself Why should the doctor of philosophy degree be limited to “moreof the same?”, the benefits of a substantial three to four years of creative thinking, evaluation andachievement become very obvious to the professor and attractive to the candidate. It would seem thatunrelated (breadth) coursework requirements only delay and dilute the candidate’s research achievements andundermines the value of the degree in the global workplace.DAVID W. RUSSELL David W. Russell B. Eng(hons), Ph. D., C. Eng., MBCS., is Faculty Director of Engineering Programsat Penn State Great Valley which is a graduate center of the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Russell waseducated in the U.K and publishes widely in the use of artificial intelligence in

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Walter C. Vodrazka

Session 3515 A COURSE ON PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE Walter C. Vodrazka University of Nevada, Las VegasINTRODUCTION A course entitled Professional Engineering Practice is available as an elective to engineering studentsat the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. This paper describes the course and the methods used incoordinating and helping to teach the course. The course materials are entitled “Issues in ProfessionalPractice” by Dr. Ronald Bucknam, a Civil Engineering Faculty member at the University of Washington. The course derives

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Nagy N. Bengiamin

Session 1626 Design Experience in a Laboratory Environment Nagy N. Bengiamin Electrical Engineering Department University of North Dakota Grand Forks, NDAbstract - This paper addresses enhancing engineering design education via hands-on and open-ended laboratoryexperience. Design is considered in its broader context of problem solving attributes. A unique laboratory hasbeen developed, in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of

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Paul D. Johnson

Session 3532 A Design Project Approach to Microcontrollers Paul D. Johnson Padnos School of Engineering Grand Valley State University Introductory microprocessor and microcontroller classes often seem to be taught with a minimum ofrealistic applications and experience. Either the courses have no laboratory experience at all, or the laboratoryexercises are far removed from practical consumer or industrial applications. A two course sequence has beendeveloped in the Padnos School

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James Moller; D. Lee

Session 2225 Development of a Design & Manufacturing Course J.C. Moller, D. Lee Miami University / Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ABSTRACT A Design& Manufacturing course has been developed in which students consider and practice designand manufacturing by proceeding along a path through brainstorming, design, analysis, process planning,manufacture, product testing, and evaluation. Emphasis was placed on design in parallel with manufacture.Course content included properties

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Rakesh Nagi

Session 2563 A Graduate Course in Agile Manufacturing Rakesh Nagi Department of Industrial Engineering, State University of New York at BuffaloAbstract In face of recent global competition, a significant paradigm -- agile manufacturing -- isemerging, where multiple firms cooperate under flexible virtual enterprise structures. To address manufacturingeducation needs to promote and understand agile manufacturing concepts, a unique graduate level course isbeing offered at the Department of Industrial Engineering, SUNY-Buffalo. This graduate level course

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Richard Gilbert; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Renata Engel, Pennsylvania State University

AC 1996-212: How About a Good Lecture?Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community CollegeRenata Engel, Pennsylvania State UniversityRichard Gilbert, Page 1.238.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 1996 Session 1675 How About a Good Lecture? Marilyn Barger, Renata Engel, Richard Gilbert FAMU-FSU/Penn State University/University of South FloridaIntroduction Innovative educational methods are of interest to new engineering educators and appear to be animportant avenue for information transfer at

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Subbarao Ivaturi; Joel Greenstein

Session 3230 A Hypermedia Approach to Improve Teamwork in Engineering Design Education Subbarao Ivaturi, Joel Greenstein Clemson University The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of using hypermedia systems toimprove teamwork skills among students of engineering design. An experiment was conducted to study theeffect of the method of instruction on teamwork in engineering design. Method of instruction was studied atthree levels: hypermedia-based instruction

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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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Martin T. Hagan; Carl D. Latino

Session 1626 A Unique Capstone Design Program Carl D. Latino, Martin T. Hagan School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Oklahoma State UniversityAbstract This paper describes a capstone design program which has been developed at Oklahoma StateUniversity over the last ten years. The key components which have contributed to the success of the programand those which make the program unique are detailed.Introduction We feel that the capstone design course is the most important course in our undergraduate