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Pete Hylton

Session F2D3 Technical Risk Management As the Connectivity in a Capstone Design Course Pete Hylton Mechanical Engineering Technology Department Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indiana University / Purdue University at Indianapolis AbstractMany high-tech industries have recently begun to institute Technical Risk Management(TRM) as a part of major design efforts. The US Department of Defense has startedrequiring that TRM procedures be defined in proposals and that all major reviews

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Carole Goodson

the impact of this experience from a group of students. Overthe past two years, very successful community projects have been pursued and completed by computerscience students at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. Evidence is presented to indicate thebeneficial impact of project-oriented computer science courses that serve the community.Conflict of Mindsets: Traditional Versus Engaging After several years of experience developing and managing the development of systems formany organizations, the author can stipulate the existence of a certain mindset among computer scienceprofessionals2. Even while teaching software engineering courses, the author has heard comments fromstudents, such as, “users are idiots.” Obviously, these

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Clay Naito

modules areconducted to provide knowledge on physical strengths of the materials that are used in theproject. These material characteristics are then used to support structural analysis methods. Twocomputer design and analysis modules are used to provide the basics of the engineering designprocess. Using these tools developed over the first 3 weeks, the students are tasked to design andbuild a bridge that can support the weight of their professor.Six class modules are developed and presented in detail. The modules include: 1) BridgeStructures and Components, 2) Strength of Materials, 3) Structural Analysis Basics, 4) StructuralDesign and Project Management, 5) Computer Design Process, and 6) Detailed ComputerDesign. The resulting designs and

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Paul R. Corder

, as measured by stress, of a cantilevered beam and a triangularbracket are estimated using two analytical methods (Strength of Materials and Theory ofElasticity) and two finite element analysis programs (Nastran and ProMechanica) toperform numerical estimates of the specified structural response. THE DESIGN PROCESS The question is asked: What is the difference between a scientist and an engineer?One response is that a scientist discovers new knowledge while an engineer puts thatknowledge to work. “The essence of engineering is the utilization of the resources andlaws of nature to benefit humanity.”3 The “tools” engineers use to perform their serviceto society include basic science, mathematics

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Monty Smith; Mitty Plummer; Leticia H. Anaya

SESSION T3B4 A Venue for Attracting Talented High School Students into The Engineering Program: DC BEST (Denton County Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology) Leticia H. Anaya, Monty Smith, Mitty Plummer Department of Engineering Technology University of North Texas College of Engineering, AbstractThe description and success of a recently held local competition (organized and managedby the College of Engineering at the University of North Texas) that featured radiocontrolled robots constructed by local high school and middle

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Amir Karimi

the faculty on a regular basis to ensure that the program outcomeswere being met. A set of faculty members were assigned to each course to evaluate the courseoutcomes on a continual basis and their recommendations were used to make courseimprovements. This paper will discuss the assessment process for each course and theprograms. It explains how assessment data were collected, analyzed, and used in theenhancement of the undergraduate programs. It also describes the management of the assessmentprocess. Lessons learned from our assessment experience will be described in the paper. IntroductionThe Division of Engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) was establishedin the College

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Richard Hoehn; Dr. Saleh M Sbenaty

adapt to emerging applications of mathematics, science, engineering and technology, (c) an ability to conduct, analyze and interpret experiments and apply experimental results to improve processes, (d) an ability to apply creativity in the design of systems, components or processes appropriate to program objectives, (e) an ability to function effectively on teams, (f) an ability to identify, analyze and solve technical problems, (g) an ability to communicate effectively, (h) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning, (i) an ability to understand professional, ethical and social responsibilities, (j) a respect for diversity and a knowledge of contemporary professional, social

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Kambiz Farahmand; Kai Jin

utilizing Black Board and WebCT. The program started with facultytraveling over the weekend to one of the plants centrally located and lecturing Fridaysand Saturdays. To meet the goals set by the assessment committee, a set of features wereset forth for the curriculum development2,3. The main objective was to have a programthat provides a sound technical knowledge and solid background in the following areas: 1. Mathematics 2. Computer information systems 3. Computer Aided Design in Industrial Engineering 4. Computer Aided Design in Electrical Engineering 5. Manufacturing process, quality control, and safety 6. Economic awareness and management science 7. Research project in a major area

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John W. Hansen

, informationtechnology, communications, design technology (engineering), the social sciences, and thetechnological systems. Through an integrated instructional design process the STEM CareerExpressway equips students with the science, technology, engineering, and mathematicsknowledge and skills required to prepare for high skill, high wage, and high demand majors andcareers. IntroductionTechnology Education, as the academic subject area responsible for developing the technologicalliteracy of Texas’ children, has a unique mission that goes beyond the preparation of students toenter the workforce. Success in the 21st century will depend on our students’ abilities to use,manage, design, and evaluate technology that fosters

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M. M. Darwish; M. H. Akram; B. Green

-Based Engineering Class” 32nd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference T2A-12Boston,MA, November 6-9 # 0-7803-7444Tribus, M., 1992, Total quality Management in Schools of Business and Engineering. In Harry V. Roberts(Ed.). Academic Initiatives in Total Quality for Higher Education. Milwaukee, WI: ASQC Quality Press.1992Tschumi, P., 1991, “Using an Active Learning Strategy in introduction to Digital Systems” ASEE AnnualConference Proceedings, 1991, pp.1987-1990Yin, R., 1994, Case study research: Design and methods (2nd ed.). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage PublishingWulf, W.A., 1998, “The urgency of Engineering Education Reform” The Bridge, 28(1), spring 1998. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Daniel J. Burroughs

, professionals must be able to think “outside of the box” and fully understand thesituation at hand. Third, engineering is the bridge between science and business, and assuch, students must have both a technical education and an understanding of theeconomic and management issues facing their field. And finally, a security professionalmust have a clear understanding of the legal and ethical issues that they are going to befacing and dealing with on a day to day basis.The courses in the security program are designed to provide the skill set demanded forsecurity professionals in industry today. In order to assure that this is the case, thematerial covered in our courses is constantly compared to the various independentassessment tools and certifications

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Rita Caso; Kristi J. Shryock; Jo Howze; Jeffrey Froyd; Arun R. Srinivasa

are working together to help students more closely link concepts from the threesubject areas. Faculty members have constructed specifications that design projects must followto help students build tighter connections among the three subjects. A comprehensiveassessment and evaluation plan has also been designed and implemented. This paper willdescribe the integration mechanisms, project specifications, and systems to address study skills,as well as data that has been collected and analyzed to date. Future assessment plans, andstrategies for expanding the program for more students and extending it to two additional first-year engineering tracks will also be described. IntroductionFirst-year engineering

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J. M. Duff

for invention,innovation, and creative expression.Curricular Outcome:Engineering and technology students should understand how the protection ofintellectual property is constitutional and essential for the health of business andindustry.Considerable intellectual property exists within the fields of engineering and technology.William Strong outlines many of the issues including industrial and architectural designs,computer software and programs, databases, engineering drawings, and electronic masksand circuits.11A series of copyright acts have been enacted as technologies have stretched the commondefinition of copyright protection; subsequent federal statutes further define how thisconstitutional mandate is enforced. The latest, the Digital

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Vanessa Svihla; Ronald Barr; Marcus Pandy; Anthony Petrosino

0.308outcomes apply to all courses in the ME department. 6 0.162 7 0.790 Table 13: The ME Student Program Outcomes. 1. Knowledge of and ability to apply engineering and science fundamentals to real problems. 2. Ability to solve open-ended problems. 3. Ability to design mechanical components, systems and processes. 4. Ability to setup, conduct and interpret experiments and to present the results in a professional manner. 5. Ability to use modern computer tools in mechanical engineering. 6. Ability to communicate in written, oral and graphical forms. 7. Ability to work in teams and apply

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Ross Kastor; Robert Askew; Richard Bannerot; Paul Ruchhoeft; Elena Poltavtchenko; Colley Hodges; Chad Wilson; Cari-Sue Wilmot

bio-medical engineering. This paperwill provide details on the WID interventions, as well as the other efforts at improvingcommunications within the CCE. Communications in the Capstone Design CoursesWhile the WID program was developing at the UH Writing Center, the CCE wassearching for ways to improve the communications skills of its graduates. The capstonedesign instructors approached the Writing Center’s WID program after a new capstonedesign course in ECE was merged with the existing capstone design course taken jointlyby mechanical engineering (ME) and industrial engineering (IE) students, increasing theenrollment from 30 to nearly 90 students a semester. The capstone instructors workedwith the WID program manager to develop

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Terry Kohutek; Arun Srinivasa; Andrew P. Conkey

, motivate them to stay in engineering. The seven issues arerelated to two key areas, projects and relationships between engineering and mathematics andscience classes.Issues related to projects are: 1). Students and faculty members perceive projects currently being used in first-year engineering courses as “build and see” where students proceed through trial and error with little connectivity with the sciences or mathematics [3,4]. Some programs have provided simulation tools to enable students to predict the performance of their design proposal [5,6]. 2). Engineering faculty members thought that success of a project relied more on the fabrication skill as opposed to application of the engineering design

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Jeffrey Froyd; Donald A. Maxwell

, motivate them to stay in engineering. The seven issues arerelated to two key areas, projects and relationships between engineering and mathematics andscience classes.Issues related to projects are: 1). Students and faculty members perceive projects currently being used in first-year engineering courses as “build and see” where students proceed through trial and error with little connectivity with the sciences or mathematics [3,4]. Some programs have provided simulation tools to enable students to predict the performance of their design proposal [5,6]. 2). Engineering faculty members thought that success of a project relied more on the fabrication skill as opposed to application of the engineering design

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Rosa Jeanette De Leon; Randall D. Manteufel; Alfred Vitela

2 requires that theage of the building be at least two years. The Engineering Building was dedicated in 1991. UTSAmeets the requirement for one credit of the green site management SS Credits 1.1 and 1.2 bysatisfying the following four requirements: on-site maintenance equipment; a grounds crew forlandscaping; pest control; and irrigation management with the use of sprinkler systems. A point isawarded for every four requirements met. The sprinkler system operation is designed with rainsensors for supplying water as needed, rather than on a conventional time clock; this is overriddenwhen the Aquifer Management Plan goes into effect.4,6 SS Credit 3.1 requires public transportationaccess. The university is served by public transportation

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Wayne N.P. Hung; V. Jorge Leon

ENTC 422: Project ENTC 410: Automation and robotics ENTC 429: Project/people management ENTC 463: Design II TEEL xxx: Technical elective GEEL xxx: General electiveTable 3. Revised Curriculum [The "* " indicates new change since 2003]Year Courses for hard-skill training Courses for soft-skill enhancement1 CHEM 107: Chemistry ENGL 104: Rhetoric ENDG 105: Graphics ENGL 210: Technical writing CPSC 206: C programming GEELxxx: General electives *ENTC 181: Manufacturing process I KINE 198

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Mohan Ketkar

adapt to emerging applications of mathematics, science, engineering and technology, (c) an ability to conduct, analyze and interpret experiments and apply experimental results to improve processes, (d) an ability to apply creativity in the design of systems, components or processes appropriate to program objectives, (e) an ability to function effectively on teams, (f) an ability to identify, analyze and solve technical problems, (g) an ability to communicate effectively, (h) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning, (i) an ability to understand professional, ethical and social responsibilities, (j) a respect for diversity and a knowledge of contemporary professional, social

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Jignesh Rathod; Farouk G. Attia

whole emphasis in the new standard, as also the ISO 9001: 2002 upon which it isbased, has shifted from individual functions, described by the twenty elements ofprevious versions of both ISO 9001 and ISO/TS 16949, to five major interrelatedprocesses in an organization.The process model is based on the idea that an organization is a system of interlinkedprocesses. The ISO 9001: 2000 standard is designed to manage and improve thoseprocesses9. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Education• Identify the key processes of the organization.• Define quality standards for those

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Tomás Quintero; Hector Estrada

Educationrequesting booklet # 320. FEMA 3613, a much more detailed document elaborating on designspecifications for shelters, can be obtained from the same sources. The National Storm ShelterAssociation (NSSA) standard may be downloaded from www.NSSA.cc. Figure 4: Typical slide depicting a reinforced concrete shelter design. Conclusions This paper presents work that was performed at the Wind Science and Engineering Center atTexas Tech University, in Lubbock, Texas as part of an IGERT Multidisciplinary Program inWind Science and Engineering. This work involved developing materials for effective use inpromoting public awareness of the benefits of storm shelters. This presentation is intended aspart of

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Chandrika Rao; Carol L. Binkerd

or good programming and design principles. As a result, it is a big challenge foran instructor to prepare lectures that integrate the business programming aspects of anyapplication along with the theoretical concepts. RecommendationsAfter teaching this course for the first time, it was obvious that a total revamp was neededin order to engage the students in the learning process. In order to make this courserelevant the instructor needed to gain a broad understanding of the field. The approachwas two-fold; confer with employers, and, collaborate with GIS instructors.1. Confer with local employers. Local surveying companies can explain the database management tools they use in their business or typical real

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Suketu Shah; Mohammed E. Haque; Gaurav Agarwal

2793 Multimedia, Albuquerque, NM. Retrieved from http://www.asee.org/conferences/search/01143_2001.PDFKlett, F. (2002), Designing a virtual learning space with 3D real-time presentation and advanced navigation, the 32nd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings, session S2E, Boston, MA.Nicholson, L, (2004). Integrating Sustainable Building Design and Construction Principles into Engineering Technology and Construction Management Curricula. Paper presented at the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference, American Society for Engineering Education. Retrieved Aug 27, 2004, http://www.asee.org/acPapers/2004- 1856_Final.pdfRiley, D., Workman, E. (2003). Applied Green-Building Technologies: An Interdisciplinary Public Scholarship

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Charles D. Parker; B. Neal Whitten

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationUniversity who works part-time throughout the academic year and full-time over thesummer break.The intern gains much needed practical engineering experience in design of sanitarysewer facilities as well as project management skills that can be transferred in theclassroom. The intern provides state-of-the-art knowledge on paving and erosion andsediment control, both of which are significant issues the City of Kingsport faces on aday-to-day basis. The National Pollution Discharge Elimination (NPDES) Phase IIlegislation from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made erosion andsediment control a significant issue for many

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Mary Mary; Emee Ermel

-life experiences….By allowing for user interaction and feedback, they can be used to show howcomplex systems work in different circumstances.”3 Project Initiation and TimelineDr. Bryant of UT’s Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering department approached the FacultyInnovation Center (FIC) to discuss options for updating the old simulation. The FIC serves UT’sCollege of Engineering by providing media, instructional, and faculty development services.4With staff skilled in instructional design, computer graphics, web design, and programming, theFIC was well equipped to take on the task of developing a new PVT simulation to replace the oldone. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual

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Roop Chanda; Mohammed E. Haque

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Educationframed structure virtually. The model also makes it possible for viewing steel joints by rotating itor zooming into it in a real-time virtual three-dimensional environment. Considering the interestof youths in computer games these days the use of a 3-D computer animation model will developa lot of interest amongst them and will motivate them to try to better understand and retainimportant concepts of design and construction of steel structutre.All the techniques that were used in this research employed a generic programming architecture,which was discipline independent and could be adapted to any other similar domain

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James R. Morgan; Brian P. Janak

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Educationframed structure virtually. The model also makes it possible for viewing steel joints by rotating itor zooming into it in a real-time virtual three-dimensional environment. Considering the interestof youths in computer games these days the use of a 3-D computer animation model will developa lot of interest amongst them and will motivate them to try to better understand and retainimportant concepts of design and construction of steel structutre.All the techniques that were used in this research employed a generic programming architecture,which was discipline independent and could be adapted to any other similar domain

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Raviganesh Singh; Matthew Siik; Ioana C. Finegan; Gowri V. Kumar

Session T4D2Damping and Stiffness of Carbon Nanofiber/Polypropylene Composites Ioana C. Finegan, Gowri V. Kumar, Raviganesh Singh, Matthew Siik Engineering and Technology Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, USA Abstract The objective of this project is to create an environment to integrate research(manufacturing, measuring the dynamic mechanical properties, of carbonnanofiber/polymer composites) with teaching solid mechanics courses in the newmechanical engineering program developed at Central Michigan

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John D. Fernandez

the impact of this experience from a group of students. Overthe past two years, very successful community projects have been pursued and completed by computerscience students at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. Evidence is presented to indicate thebeneficial impact of project-oriented computer science courses that serve the community.Conflict of Mindsets: Traditional Versus Engaging After several years of experience developing and managing the development of systems formany organizations, the author can stipulate the existence of a certain mindset among computer scienceprofessionals2. Even while teaching software engineering courses, the author has heard comments fromstudents, such as, “users are idiots.” Obviously, these