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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Lawrence Whitman; Zulma Toro-Ramos; Steven Skinner

Educating the Engineer of 2020: A Practical Implementation Lawrence Whitman, Zulma Toro-Ramos, and Steven Skinner College of Engineering Wichita State UniversityAbstractThe College of Engineering (CoE) at Wichita State University (WSU) haslaunched a strategic initiative, Engineer of 2020, in order to prepare graduates foreffective engagement in the engineering profession in the year 2020. Thisinitiative is, in part, motivated by two reports from the National Academy ofEngineering, of the National Academies, entitled The Engineer of 2020 and itsfollow-on report, Educating the Engineer of 2020. These reports, written by twogroups of distinguished educators and practicing engineers from

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William M. Baer

an assumptionof guilt on all students. In this adversarial position students are even more likely to focus on thefinal grade and less on whether or not they learned in the process. Students will learn best if theyare in a trusting and invigorating academic setting. A balance needs to be drawn betweendeterring cheaters and building environments of trust.21 Education focuses on eliminating plagiarism by arming our students with the skills theyneed to avoid plagiarism. Just like other topics, educating students about plagiarism requirescareful planning, preferably at a time when the lesson can be put into practice. Even the mostprepared students will likely have questions or concerns, which when carefully addressed canenhance the

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Johannes Strobel

wide variety of researchers (see for example [14]),arguing that problems vary by nature, context, constraints, and problem solver characteristics[15,16,17]. That is, learning to solve story problems in schools does not enable graduates tosolve complex and ill-structured workplace problems. Different kinds of problems engage andrequire different cognitive processes [3].One of the recent and more influential classifications is the design theory or meta-theory ofproblem solving by David Jonassen [2,3], in which problems are mapped on multiple dimensionsproviding a taxonomy of problems with classes of attributes.Proceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society forEngineering Education

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Christi Patton Luks; Laura P. Ford

, please specify:Figure 4a. IAB Curriculum survey, non-engineering courses. Proceedings of the 20007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 10 According to your knowledge of TU ChE graduates who have graduated in the last 3 - 5 years, how well are they able to apply the following topics in the workplace? 1 = poorly to 5 = extremely well 1 2 3 4 5 (a) an ability to apply knowledge of math, science and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to

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Joseph J. Rencis; Sachin Terdalkar

for Engineering Education 6 a. Truss element. b. Column failure lines. Figure 4. Truss element in compression and compression failure lines.3. Beam ElementThe beam element is one of the simplest elements used in practice for a finite elementstress analysis. The theoretical development of the beam element is commonly found infinite element textbooks, undergraduate courses, graduate courses and short courses. Thetwo-dimensional (plane) and three-dimensional (space) beam elements are commonlyfound in commercial finite element software. The one-dimensional beam element cannotbe found in commercial

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Abu S.M. Masud; Don E. Malzahn

other issues, program objectives (evaluation/ review), curriculum/laboratory update, and any program-related issue that may arise. • Odd Years, College of Engineering administers the Alumni Survey, the results of which are distributed to departments. PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND ASSESSMENTBased on ABET statement [1], our working definition of the program educationalobjectives (PEOs) is that these are statements that describe the expected accomplishmentsof graduates in the first few years after graduation. Program objectives can be of twotypes: (a) what all graduates will do, and (b) what some graduates will do. Programobjectives are written to be used as descriptors of the program and are such

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Kamesh Namuduri

to pursue a four-year degree program, should they decide at a later stage. The 2+2program also increases student enrollment in two-year degree programs offered at community colleges aswell four-year degree programs offered at WSU. In the near future, implementation of this (2+2) programis also expected to provide a career pathway (2+2+2 program) for students from secondary schools totwo-year colleges, and then to four-year colleges. The participating institutions in the Kansas Cybersecurity Consortium recognize the importance ofthis initiative and started working towards developing this program in 2005. At present, WSU recognizesseveral courses in General Education, English, Mathematics, Social Sciences, Physics and Chemistry

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Behnam Bahr; Kurt Soschinske; George Gray

objectives in engineering product design and development. TheMechanical Engineering Technology (MET) programs such as the one at the Wichita AreaTechnical College in Wichita, Kansas combines a unique integration of engineering productdesign knowledge with appropriate manufacturing systems applications and programming.Objectives of the program include: • To educate and graduate students with the necessary knowledge and skills to become mechanical engineering technicians proficient in the fundamental applications of science and engineering within the fields of mechanical design and manufacturing systems. Graduates will be able to provide high-level technical support to a variety of industries through the following

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Yahong Rosa Zheng; Sarat K. Chitneni; Daryl G. Beetner

American Society for Engineering Education 6audio codec, such as the bypass lines, side tone circuitry, and MICIN are powered down(described in the data sheet of the audio codec). The bit length for processed data is set to itsnative 24 bit value. This configuration is done with the SDIN and SCLK pins of the audio codecto modify the contents of the internal register to operate in this way.Another block symbol is generated for separating the left and right channels for the stereo inputthrough Line In. The whole contents of this BDF file are again converted into a symbol fordesigning a primary BDF where the symbol for the filter from the Mega core IP

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Leroy R. Cox; Katie Grantham Lough

so long to acquire. Despitenumerous papers written and many presentations made throughout their college career, many ofthese people will not be able to communicate their engineering skill via written communication.This article seeks to highlight the importance of writing skill in engineering education. Makinguse of recent literature with regard to the subject, and examples of less-than-adequate writing, thecase will be made that some premium should be placed on writing skill as a means of betterpreparing students to function in today’s working world.IntroductionIndustry today wants engineers who are not only technically proficient, but who also can writewell. The most common complaint about graduating engineers is their poor writing skills

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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William A. Kline; Thomas Mason

productdevelopment center with generous grant funding from the Lilly Endowment.There were dual purposes for the grant and the subsequent activities it funded – demonstrateeffective experiential education and change the Indiana economy. From Rose-Hulman’sperspective, the project enabled a dramatic increase in the use of real new product developmentprojects to prepare the best new engineering and science professionals. While a number ofindustrial relationships supported capstone projects each year and there had been some success atgetting students involved in a few products that made it to the marketplace, Rose-HulmanVentures provided dozens of employment opportunities for students to work directly on newproducts. The original idea was to offer technical

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Keith L. Hohn; LaVerne Bitsie-Baldwin; Julia Keen; Hani Melhem; Anil Pahwa; Jan Wiersema; Barb Licklider

when all learning communities meet together in a session facilitated by Jan Wiersemafrom the College of Human Sciences at Iowa State University. At these interactive meetings,students engage with important concepts such as active listening, conflict resolution, teamproblem solving and learning theories. The large group meetings allowed students to discussthese topics, participate in an activity to reinforce the notions, and brainstorm how they canapply the concepts in their academic and professional lives.To assess what students are gaining from the learning communities, students completed a surveythat targets student knowledge and practice before and after the experience. In addition toincreased retention of minority students, results showed

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Stephan A. Durham; W. Micah Hale; Seamus Freyne

of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education” 3 Figure 2. Aggregates Added as Economical Filler [4]Atomic Fireball Candy ExperimentCement hydration is often a difficult topic for students to understand. Cement hydration isdefined as “the chemical reaction between the compounds of cement and water” [5]. Thisreaction is exothermic resulting in a certain amount of heat being produced during this reaction.Cement hydration will continue as long as moisture and heat are present. This reaction betweenwater and cement can be demonstrated using the

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Roy Myose

turbojet engine designproject of a junior-level propulsion course. Coverage of such issues is thought to better preparestudents for the capstone design class where a multitude of multi-disciplinary topics are covered ina team-based approach.Introduction and Background Educating the 21st Century engineering student for success in an increasingly globalenvironment requires nurturing the students to acquire a multitude of different skills and experiences.To ensure that students graduate with these desired skills, engineering programs must show that aseries of outcomes-based criterions are met as part of the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) requirements. In criteria "3c," which is one of the eleven criterions