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

in a stand-alone DSP course for both EE and CmpE. It offers excellent integration ofthe DSP component with other components of the CmpE curriculum and achieves necessarycoverage in the limited number of hours allocated.IntroductionDigital Signal Processing (DSP) courses have been well developed for electrical engineering(EE) curriculum with heavy treatment on theoretical foundations, significant amount of Matlabsimulations, and reinforcement by hardware laboratories. The hardware labs are often designedusing specialized digital signal processor kits (DSK) such as C54xx/C67xx DSK from TexasInstruments or Blackfin kit from Analog Devices.Recently, DSP is also recommended as a critical, necessary component for computer engineering(CmpE

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Ramesh V. Narang

technology education which helps to impart the hands-on aspect of thesubject area. To achieve this objective of providing practical knowledge skills, precisioninstrumentation with controlled environment is needed which may not be easily available inuniversity laboratories.This paper describes an innovative approach of team-teaching this new course in metrology. Aworking relationship has been established with a local A2LA-certified (American Associationfor Laboratory Accreditation) calibration laboratory where students get to learn the practicalaspects of precision measurements. The paper describes the course structure and gives somesample theory and experiments that students learn. The paper also discusses the lessons learnedfrom the students

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Kimberly H. Henthorn

Effectively Engaging Students in an Introductory Chemical Engineering Course Kimberly H. Henthorn Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Missouri-RollaAbstractThe introductory chemical engineering course at the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR),Material and Energy Balances, is designed to transform students into higher-thinking problemsolvers who can approach complex multi-step problems. Classes are typically comprised of firstsemester sophomores who have only been exposed to simple, routine calculations, and many findthe transition to solving open-ended or multi-step problems extremely challenging

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Johannes Strobel

of problem solving in the workplace. Forinstance the SCANS Report “What Work Requires of Schools” [1], states that problem solving isan essential thinking skill for workers. Engineers, physicians, managers, etc. are hired, retained,and rewarded for their abilities to solve workplace problems. For engineering education, thismeans a challenge to integrate workplace real-world problems into the curriculum and stayingabreast with new challenges and changing roles of engineers in the workplace.If education programs are to fulfill these challenges, a better understanding of the nature ofworkplace problem solving is necessary. This holds especially true for instructional andeducational strategies that heavily utilize problems, like ‘problem-based

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Leroy R. Cox; Katie Grantham Lough

. The following are proposed not as solutions to theproblem, but as techniques that will allow educators to incorporate writing into their curriculum,and assess students’ writing skill: 1. assign an in-class writing activity about an engineering topic (active); 2. assign students to write an explanation defending their solution approach to a mathematically-intensive problem (reflective, sensing, sequential); 3. give models of writings submitted by previous students (on the current subject matter) and assign the students to critique the work in class (active, visual); 4. assign the students to explain, in writing, how a work process would be performed in the workplace and how the results

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Larry A. Glasgow

has been reinforced byseveral members of our External Advisory Board who tell us that the effects of disconnect arebecoming increasingly apparent with new engineering hires in the workplace. It is also clearfrom the scope of the problem that we are witnessing something more than mere failure of the“transmissionist” method of instruction; many other engineering educators have recognizedsimilar changes in student performance and have tried to develop more effectiveteaching/learning strategies. For example, Laura P. Ford8 in her article “Water Day” describesan experiential opportunity for engineering students that emphasizes somatic understanding ofsimple fluid flow phenomena using nothing more complicated than a garden hose and Nalgene®carboys

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Shannon G. Davis; Carol S. Gattis; Edgar C. Clausen

follow-up activities and in utilizing such approaches in their classroom.Bibliography 1. Gabriele, Gary A. “The Future of NSF Engineering Education Programs.” National Science Foundation. www.nsf.gov. 2. Gabriele, Gary A. “The Future of NSF Engineering Education Programs.” National Science Foundation. www.nsf.gov. 3. Jacobs, H., 1997, Curriculum Mapping and Alignment Across the Discipline, Alexandria, VA. 4. Wiggins, G., McTighe, J., 2005,Understanding by Design, 2nd Edition, ASCD Publishing.SHANNON G. DAVISDr. Davis is the Director of Research and a Research Assistant Professor in the College of Education and HealthProfessions. She conducts research in the area of education policy, school-based interventions

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Roy Myose

when they are integrated into the vehicle or systemto meet the requirements of the customer. Success as a systems integrator requires a goodunderstanding about customer needs, design constraints, manufacturability, and operator life-cyclecost issues to name just a few examples. Successful systems engineers must therefore be able tocommunicate with and understand the issues that are dealt with by a multitude of different peoplesuch as marketing, design engineers, manufacturing technicians, and maintenance personnel. Thissuggests a need for introducing more multi-disciplinary concepts using a team-based approach todesign problems in the Aerospace curriculum. The third and final lesson learned was the new emphasis on reducing cost. This need

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W. Roy Penney; Rachel M. Lee; Meagan E. Magie; Edgar C. Clausen

Engineering Education, Vol. 71, No. 1, pp. 60-83. 6. Blair, B.F., Millea, M., Hammer, J., 2004, “The Impact of Cooperative Education on Academic Performance and Compensation of Engineering Majors,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 93, No. 4, pp. 333-338. 7. Besser, R.S., 2002, “Spreadsheet Solutions to Two-Dimensional Heat Transfer Problems.” Chemical Engineering Education, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 160-165. 8. Churchill, S.W., 2002, “A New Approach to Teaching Turbulent Thermal Convection,” Chemical Engineering Education, Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 264-270. 9. Henda, R., 2004, “Computer Evaluation of Exchange Factors in Thermal Radiation,” Chemical Engineering Education

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Behnam Bahr; Kurt Soschinske; George Gray

, 2004, “Local Technical Education Receives Boost from Arrival of $250,000 of New Training Equipment”, 24 September.2. Bitzer, A., and Abele, E., 2004, “University education and professional training in the Chinese machine tool manufacture - a summary of the results of a study”, ZWF Zeitschrift fur Wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb, v 99, n 11, November, pp.609-613.3. Gordon, B. M., 2007, “Engineering Education Must Get Real”, New England Journal of Higher Education, Summer, pp. 28-29.4. Lamancusa, J.S., Jorgensen, J.E., Zayas-Castro, J.L., 1997, “The Learning Factory-A New Approach to Integrating Design and Manufacturing into the Engineering Curriculum”, Journal of Engineering Education, April, pp. 103-112.5

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William A. Kline; Thomas Mason

Inc., the program has been an incubator/technology center engaging students and technology-based companies in project work thatprovides students employment with the challenges and excitement of real professional practice.Over 1500 internship positions have been offered to 575 students working on a range of design,prototyping, and testing projects for over 84 client companies.The challenges of educating the 21st century engineer call for innovative approaches in bothcurricular and co-curricular programs. The global economy and highly competitive workplace oftoday are creating needs for a solid technical education combined with professional practiceexperiences in the undergraduate curriculum. Many programs focusing on industrialpartnerships

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Christopher C. Ibeh; Monika Bubacz; Andrey Beyle; Stefano Bietto; Stan Scoville; Dilip Paul; Charles Blatchley

. database development fornanocomposites and multifunctional materials, iv. service as clearinghouse for academia-government-industry linkage and exchange of information on new technologies resultingfrom center’s activities, and v. facilitation of a modern workforce and new industries viatechnology transfer . Developments and innovations in these five focus areas are of vitalimportance to the shipbuilding, national defense, homeland security and Kansas industries.CNCMM’S ResearchCNCMM’s research efforts is in three major areas:1. Energy Dissipative, Blast Resistant Polymeric Sandwich Structures for NavalApplications, 2. Nanoparticles Synthesis via the Modified Sol-Gel Method, and 3.Development of Nano-engineered Sensors.1. Energy Absorbing

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

compressive strength reinforce topics discussed inclass lectures. Teaching aids and laboratory experiments are an effective method ofdemonstrating important concepts and can be used to enhance the learning of structuralmaterials.IntroductionMany civil engineering curriculums require at least one course in materials and materials testing.These classes provide students the basic knowledge and understanding of the production,properties, testing, and behavior of common structural materials. A large emphasis is placed onconcrete, steel, and wood due to their wide use and availability in the design and construction ofstructures. This paper presents teaching aids and laboratory experiments that have been used bythe authors in their respective classes. These

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Lawrence Whitman; S. Hossein Cheraghi; Janet Twomey

systems for woven fabric manufacture," Computers & Industrial Engineering, 37745-756.Randhawa, S.U., and West, T.M., 1994, "A Simulation-based Approach to Evaluating Design-Manufacturing Process," European Journal of Engineering Education, 19(1), 31-40.Sutherland, J.W. and Gunter, K.L., 2001, "Environmental Attributes of Manufacturing Processes," in Handbook of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing, C.N. Madu, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 293-316.Womack, J., and Jones, D., 1996. Lean Thinking, Banish Waste and Create Wealth in your Corporation, Simon & Schuster, New York.Biographical InformationLawrence E. Whitman is the Director of Engineering Education for the College of Engineeringand an Associate