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Paul G. Ranky

industrial engineering,engineering quality management, project management, concurrent / simultaneous greenproduct / process design, visual lean factory management, and continuous professionaleducation. 557IntroductionMillennial generation students are interested in an integrated, simultaneously analytical,computational, interactive, as well as practical, real-world-focused, customized education.They expect a large number of choices, because they understand the power of simulation.They are very visually focused, because this is the video gaming generation. They wantpersonalized, customized products, processes and service, and their education process isnot an exception. They look for technical details, and want

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Andy S. Zhang; Farrukh Zia; Iem Heng

fall of 2007, he was a faculty member and chair ofthe CET department at DeVry Institute of Technology (Long Island City, NY). He worked as aresearcher for NASA Langley Base in Hampton, VA, for 2 years. His research activities includeembedded systems, software development for embedded systems with real time simulation, realtime gamming simulation programming, and web application programming. 693 Bringing Concurrent Engineering into Classroom through Multidisciplinary Product Design Project - Design and Construction of Chemical Detection RobotsAbstractThis paper presents a study on how to utilize hands-on design project to simulate the actual concurrentengineering practice adopted by the

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Jessica L. Buck; Bertiel Harris; Elizabeth Y. McInnis

, giving more access to information, providing active representation with themultimedia capabilities of technology, structuring the process to provide more tactical andstrategic support, diagnosing and correcting errors more easily, managing complexity andaiding production, and providing potential for motivating students to carry out projects.Example of graduate student involvement At a research university in Mississippi, graduate students assisted with a local non-profit agency to create an electronic spreadsheet template that would allow the agency tobetter organize client information such as e-mail, phone, social network site data andmailing addresses. The information was to be also placed in sub-groups that wouldcategorize the clients

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Orla Smyth LoPiccolo

set topics. Further research on this topic with larger samplesizes, the implementation of group grades as an incentive, and using Jigsaw Learning as a reviewmethod instead of an introductory method for new material is suggested.1 Frank Oppenheimer2 Eric Mazur, Harvard University, http://mazur.harvard.edu/3 Elliot Aronson, University of Texas and University of California, http://www.jigsaw.org/4 Thielens, W., “The Disciplines and Undergraduate Lecturing,” paper presented at an annual meeting of theAmerican Educational Research Association, April 1987, Washington, DC, ED 286 436, 57 pp, MF-01, PC-03.5 Chickering, A. and Z. Gammons, “Seven Principles for Good Practice,” AAHE Bulletin, 39: 3-7, March 1987, ED282 491, p.6.6 Gangwer, Timothy

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Bhavna Sharma; Birdy Reynolds

617may be a more organic way to access student interests and understandings about sustainable engineeringtopics.Framework for this approachOur framework utilizes a similar structure as product realization to design curricular materials forclassroom use. Over the past six years, the LRDC/SOE product realization process has been effective inimpacting teacher classroom practice.3 The LRDC/SOE RET framework includes an3 Y. Doppelt, Y., C.D. Schunn, E. Silk, M. Mehalik, B. Reynolds, and E. Ward. (2009). Evaluating the impact of a facilitated learning community approach to professional development onteacher practice and student achievement. Research in Science & Technological Education, 27(3), 339-354.experience for teachers, which results in

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Radian Belu

, theimportance of the subject is still not fully understood by the industries and the design firms as avital content for maintaining the quality aspects and competitive edge in the context of theirproducts. It is still heartening to note that EMC problems are tacked generally in our context as“after thought” by the professional electronics designers and not by trained EMC experts. Thedesign of high-speed digital systems, wireless devices, mixed signal systems, and handhelddevices each point to the need for more graduates who are familiar with EMC practice. However,despite of the increasing importance of the EMC, many programs do not offer a course in EMCor include relevant EMC topics into their curriculum. Those that are interested in teaching such

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Barrie Jackson

ever work in isolation, they work in teams, which often includeCommunity College Graduates. CONCLUSIONS There appears to be an on-going conflict between Research and “Teaching” in CanadianUniversities. One’s career is predicated to a major extent on one’s research rather than their“teaching” performance. I am sure that this is generally the case in most Universities There is no question that grounding in fundamentals is essential for our graduates. Acomplete Capstone Design exercise should be essential as well. Employers currently place a lotof emphasis on “soft skills” which are basically teamwork, and communication skills.Professional Practice Skills should be a large part of an undergrad education, for that matter

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Radian Belu

energy conservation, the structure, operation anddesign of PV, WECS and hybrid power systems, the structure, operation and design of a PV orWECS system, the environmental impacts associated with the energy production, the use anddisposal of PV modules or a component of a wind energy conversion system.2.2 Activities for Hands-on Laboratory ExperienceIt is well known that good laboratory experiences increase the interest of students in an area byconnecting the theory to practice facilitating an active learning process18-22. An interestingstrategy have been developing at school of technology of our university to have a well trainedengineering force with a focus on renewable energy and its related aspects, specifically byinvolving the design

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Tony Kerzmann; Gavin Buxton; Maria V. Kalevitch

classroom learning, laboratory experiences and cooperative education alliances withindustry.”The school offers graduate and undergraduate degrees showcasing the best of RobertMorris University’s practical, real-world philosophy of engaged and applied learning. Inbiology, environmental science, pre-medical, mechanical engineering, and mathematics,our faculty are experts in their fields.Close ties to the business world allow our students to tackle real problems under theguidance of their professors. Internships and research are key to our curriculum, helpingour graduates gain subsequent employment. Students work with sophisticated labequipment, such as our 7,500-square-foot Engineering Learning Factory and dedicatedscience laboratories in physics

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Ted E. Batchman

our mistakes and using these to build a strong foundation. WhileHenry Petroski was concerned about failures in engineering design, I believe the same applies toeducation. “I believe that the concept of failure – mechanical and structural failure in the context ofthis discussion – is central to understanding engineering, for engineering design has as its first andforemost objective the obviation of failure”.1 We also must learn from our past failures inengineering education. How can we justify such low graduation rates?I will take a brief tour down memory lane before looking at where we are today and where we maybe going in the future. Let’s start with the tools we had as engineers. To be an engineering student,you had to have your own slide