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Ronald W. Smith; Robert Bowman; Carole M. Mablekos

Session 3686 Concurrent Innovation: The Impact of PRIDE's Collaborative Approach to Work Force Education and Retraining Robert Bowman The Shipyard College Philadelphia Naval Business Center Carole M. Mablekos, Ronald W. Smith Department of Materials Engineering Drexel University Abstract. As an education and training consortium, the Partnership for Retraining and Innovations in Delivering

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Trevor B. Davey; Ngo Dinh Thinh

Session 1260 ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN VIETNAM Trevor B. Davey, Ngo Dinh Thinh California State University, SacramentoVietnam has begun to implement a reorganization of its higher education system. From 1979through 1989, Vietnam was strongly influenced by the Soviet Union and higher educationfocused on Soviet Studies, Russian language instruction, and science and engineeringcurriculums dominated by work done in the Soviet Union. In 1989, the Vietnamese governmentembarked on a policy that would shift it away from a dominant Soviet influence and movetoward a market economy featuring private property

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Marsha King; Eric Spielvogel; Carol Dwyer; Dhushy Sathianathan

Session 1253 Session 1253 Faculty Collaboration and Course Coordination with Feeder Campuses using Information Technologies Dhushy Sathianathan, Carol Dwyer, Marsha King, Eric Spielvogel The Pennsylvania State UniversityABSTRACTWith a growing emphasis on vertical and horizontal integration of engineering curriculum thereis a growing need for strong coordination among the engineering courses. This coordination isnecessary for accreditation specially in courses that satisfy design requirements. Four

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Tom Mase

Session 2266 Integrating Design in Advanced Mechanics of Materials Through Industry Collaboration Tom Mase Associate Professor GMI Engineering & Management Institute ABSTRACTThis paper presents an discussion of integrating design through industry collaboration inAdvanced Mechanics of Materials, a junior-level course. It is hoped that this might act asanother paradigm for integrating design into traditionally analytical courses. In teachingAdvanced Mechanics of Materials this way, the students cover most of the

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Ralph O. Buchal

, etc. Few equivalent tools exist forcollaborative engineering. What is needed is a shared multimedia database that serves the same purpose as theengineer’s notebook. This is a very important area of technology development for collaborative engineeringeducation.Modelling, Analysis And Simulation Tools Engineers have always constructed models to help understand and communicate the behavior of realsystems. Educators are beginning to make more extensive use of powerful computer modelling and simulationsoftware. These tools promote a deeper understanding of the mathematical models used to represent realsystems, and facilitate “what-if” exploration of alternatives. Many of these tools are becoming available at lowcost on standard desktop

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Sandra L. Doty; Dr. Kathryn A. Svinarich; Cynthia Finelli

Session 0575 Session 0575 ISSUES INVOLVED IN CROSS-DISCIPLINE COLLABORATION AND OFF-CAMPUS RESEARCH Dr. Kathryn A. Svinarich, Dr. Cynthia J. Finelli, and Dr. Sandra L. Doty GMI Engineering & Management Institute Abstract Satisfying the research requirements for tenure and promotion at a small, predominantlyundergraduate teaching institution can be daunting. This is especially true since the time involvedwith effective teaching, another key

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Erdogan Sener

incorporated into the learning process and to what degree we are serving ourstudents in terms of general educational requirements.ConclusionsIn my opinion no discipline is better suited to taking advantage of the new paradigm change thatis going on than engineering and technology. Even though at times we may be losing focus andseeing the means (teaching) as the end (learning), few other disciplines come close to attributingthe importance we do to practicing what is being taught, doing so in a collaborative manner inteams and assessing the consequences in terms of accreditation. The new paradigm shift gives usan opportunity to change the culture for the establishments we may have been housed in asparticular schools or departments and strive to change

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Ian R. Simpson

Session 2560 INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN EUROPE Ian R. SIMPSON ENST de Bretagne/France1. INTRODUCTION.In the November 1996 edition of ASEE's excellent Journal, "Prism," Russel C. JONES,Executive Director of the National Society of Professional Engineers in the USA,published an article entitled : " The World as Workplace." He concluded this article withthe following paragraph :" The era of international practice for engineers has clearly arrived, and eachengineering education system must revise its programs to adequately prepare itsgraduates for work in the global

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Gerald R. Frederick; Benjamin Koo

. Moving toward the new century and beyond, global competition will become moreintense, particularly in the areas of business and technology. These conditions, viewed in thelight of limited human and natural resources, will call for engineering innovation. This willrequire co-operation and collaboration among the nations of the world. Now is the time toaddress changes to engineering education incorporating global perspectives in response to thesenew challenges. The key action items serving as a guide for revamping or reforming the systemare close relationships among universities, engineering societies/institutes, internationalcorporations and governmental agencies. While many far-sighted advocates of engineeringeducation have already begun

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Ted G. Eschenbach; Robert Madigan; Patricia Linton; Catherine Frank

Session 2642 Professional Languages and Implications for Engineering Management Education Ted Eschenbach, Catherine Frank, Patricia Linton, and Robert Madigan University of Alaska Anchorage/Engineering Management Journal/UAA/UAAEnglish composition courses teach basic writing skills — often relying on the Modern LanguageAssociation (MLA) style. However, dramatically different writing styles have arisen in someprofessions, and skill with them must often be developed within the discipline. Often discipline-specific styles are linked to the discipline’s paradigms for research and practice.4 &

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Mark A. Shields; John P. O'Connell

Session 3253 Professional Development and Collaborative Teaching in an Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum: A Case Study from the University of Virginia Mark A. Shields, John P. O'Connell School of Engineering and Applied Science University of VirginiaSince early 1995 a small committee of University of Virginia engineering faculty and staff hasworked to define professional development values and objectives and to determine how they canbe fostered in an undergraduate engineering curriculum. The committee developed a frameworkdocument outlining the key attributes

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Dale Ross; Bill Taylor

Session 2470 An Integrated Approach to Engineering Education in a Minority Community Bill Taylor, Dale Ross New Mexico Highlands UniversitySummary: Northeastern New Mexico epitomizes regions which are economically depressed,rural, and predominantly Hispanic. New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU), with a studentpopulation of approximately 2900, offers a familiar environment attracting students who mightotherwise not attend college.An outreach computer network of minority schools was created in northeastern New Mexico withNASA funding. These

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Roman Z. Morawski; Jerzy Woznicki; Andrzej Krasniewski

. 252-257, St. Paul, Oct. 1995.9. J. P. Th. Kalkwijk, "Quality Assurance in Higher Education in the Netherlands", in A. Craft (ed.), Proc. International Conf. Quality Assurance in Higher Education, Falmer Press, London 1991.10. H. R. Kells, Self-Regulation in Higher Education: A Multi-National Perspective on Collaborative Systems of Quality Assurance and Control, Higher Education Policy Series 15, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1992.11. A. Krasniewski, E. Toczylowski, "A Methodology for Development of Flexible and Adaptable Engineering Curricula", Proc. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conf., pp. 929-938, Anaheim, June 1995.12. A. Krasniewski, J. Woznicki, "Flexibility and Adaptability of the System

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Henry W. Kraebber

Session 2263 Multimedia Technology Supporting Manufacturing Education Henry W. Kraebber, P. E. Purdue University - School of Technology Accredited programs in manufacturing engineering technology stress hands onapplications and problem solving using the computer as a tool. The computers found intechnology laboratories come in many different forms directed at solving a particular problem,developing and documenting a product design, controlling a process or machine, or even helpingto manage the business side of the operation. Students learn to program and operate manydifferent

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Wils L. Cooley

Session 3630 A "Distance Education" Simulated Electronics Laboratory Wils L. Cooley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering West Virginia UniversityINTRODUCTIONThe State of West Virginia has a tradition of making it possible for citizens to commuteeasily to higher education from wherever they may happen to live in the state. Thiseducational commitment means that the State College and University System supportsmany small institutions in remote parts of the state. It is becoming clear that the state canno longer afford to maintain the present system, especially when

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C. Dianne Martin; Edmund Tsang; Rand Decker

Session 3230 Service Learning as a Strategy for Engineering Education for the 21ST Century Edmund Tsang, C. Dianne Martin, Rand Decker University of South Alabama /The George Washington University / University of Utah ABSTRACT Service learning is an effective strategy to enable engineering schools to attain the objectives outlined in recent reports on reforming the undergraduate engineering curriculum for the 21st Century. service learning is a method under which students learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully

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Jian Edward Zhang; Lucy King

Session 1663 CIM on WHEELS: An Innovative Educational Tool Lucy Siu-Bik King and Jian Edward Zhang GMI Engineering & Management InstituteI. Abstract CIM on WHEELS is a mini-integrated design and manufacturing, computer controlledlaboratory, set up in a trailer with wide-open side and rear doors. The overall dimension for thetrailer is 16' x 8'. Observers and operators will be stationed outside the trailer. The equipment andtrailer have been purchased with funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Society

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John T. Bell

Session 2313 Session 2313 Undergraduate Research Experiences Developing Virtual Reality Based Educational Modules John T. Bell Department of Chemical Engineering University of MichiganIntroductionOver the past several years a number of virtual reality ( VR ) based educational modules havebeen developed, using undergraduate chemical engineering students as the primary day-to-dayprogram developers. These students had minimal computer

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Thomas W. Graver; Leon F. McGinnis; David W. Rosen

), focused primarily on education. This paper will describethe development and implementation of the partnership, and its prospects for the future.1. What is RPM?Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing (RPM) is an emerging collection of materials and processtechnologies, design and processing methodologies, and business practices and relationships,which together shorten product development cycles, improve product designs, and reduceproduct development costs. RPM is often associated with additive fabrication processes, such asstereolithography or selective laser sintering, and includes many other prototyping technologies,as well as such conventional processes as CNC machining, and a host of computer-based design,engineering, and analysis tools. RPM is

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T. Taylor; T. Egolf; R. Klenke; M. Salinas; J. Stinson; H. Carter; Vijay K. Madisetti; James H. Aylor; Anthony J. Gadient

, in turn, blames the industry for focusing on short term profits as opposed to longterm strategic technical goals [5]. Resources for new research in both arenas have been severelycut (e.g., dismantling of Bell Laboratories, and reduction in industry-sponsored basic research onuniversity campuses), further compounding the problem. Is there a sudden disillusionment withan educational system that has served us so well for over three decades, or are some industry anduniversity players crying wolf? The National Academy of Engineering also recognizes thisproblem and argues for an educational system that is relevant to the needs of the community [3].If one accepts that there is some truth to this claim, the underlying causes for this

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Sr., Buck F. Brown; Jr., Buck F. Brown

Session 2530 Problem-Based Education (PROBE): Learning for a Lifetime of Change Buck F. Brown, Sr., Buck F. Brown, Jr. Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyABSTRACT Education in the United States is at a pivotal juncture. U.S. citizens must compete in ademanding global society, but our educational systems are struggling with outdated approachesand stagnant budgets. The “knowledge explosion” of the past 20 to 30 years has providedtechnological, engineering, and science education with a singularly difficult challenge. Thetraditional answer

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Mohamed A. Bourham; Donald J. Dudziak

Session 2377Undergraduate Research As An Enhanced Educational Tool and A Transition Mechanism for Post-Graduate Studies Mohamed A. Bourham and Donald J. Dudziak Department of Nuclear Engineering North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7909 Research experience for undergraduates is of great importance not only forconducting research on a topic that has impact on a current research activity, butalso as a tool to enhance undergraduate education. During the past decade,undergraduate research in nuclear engineering was irregular, a case-to-case event,based on individuals

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Enno 'Ed' Koehn

optimally be incorporatedinto the curriculum. The attributes consist of 11 items which future students of accreditedprograms may be required to satisfy.1Engineering AccreditationRecently, there have been recommendations from educators and technical/professional societiesto revise the engineering curriculum that is being required in accredited institutions.1, 6 One itemof concern is the lack of teamwork in design classes.10 In this regard, it has been mentioned thatgood engineering consists of the following:9 Page 2.85.1• Trial and error;• Cooperation and collaboration; and• Spatial visualization.In fact, many educators now realize

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Ravi Jain

programs (Saikali and Jain, 1996). The study provides a synopsis of thekey features of each program surveyed and comparisons among the programs (See Table 1). Tofocus on the objectives and goals of establishing an international engineering program, it isimportant to understand the need in a global context.Clearly, the United States of America is entering a “new world order” without its customaryleadership in technology, industry, and economy. The changing international role of this countrydemands that leaders of educational institutions ensure that their graduates have adequateknowledge of global issues (Smickler and Sommers, 1989).In a modern global economy, international trade is essential for continued economic growth of anation. Figure 1

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Robert P. Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

principles are introduced into lower level courses through demonstrations and how thebasic principles of process engineering can be taught to a multidisciplinary student group. Thesepresentations and experiments are drawn from past experience and those of this present year withour new multidisciplinary Freshman Engineering Clinic course at Rowan University.INTRODUCTIONThe Rowan engineering faculty are taking a leadership role by using innovative methods ofteaching and learning, as recommended by ASEE[1], to better prepare students for entry into arapidly changing and highly competitive marketplace. Key program features include: (i) inter-and multi-disciplinary education created through collaborative laboratory and coursework; (ii)stressing teamwork

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James L. Neujahr; Herbert Seignoret; Gary Benenson; Ed Goldman

enhancement project.JAMES L. NEUJAHR is professor of education at the City College Of New York, and LocalProject Director of the New York City Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation. Hewas co-Project Director of City Science Workshop.HERBERT SEIGNORET is a graduate student in Anthropology at the City College of NewYork, and evaluator of the ECSEL Teaching Experiences Program. He also serves as a researchassistant to the NSF-funded Mathematics in the City project.ED GOLDMAN teaches Mechanical Engineering at Brooklyn Technical High School. He is alsoProject Director of the NSF-funded Urban Mathematics,Science and Technology LeadershipProject, a Teacher Enhancement Program

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Clifford R. Mirman

carryout thespecific tasks. To examine one step in the design process; as cost becomes the driving issue in the area ofdesign, experimental analysis is giving way to numerical analysis. Thus, the mechanical engineer musthave knowledge of both experimental procedures and numerical analysis methods. It is at this pointwhere the well rounded engineer comes is beneficial to the company.Creating a mechanical engineer who is capable of satisfying many roles is left to the mechanicalengineering curriculum. We, as educators, must provide a mechanical engineering curriculum which isdiverse and yet integrates the key knowledge bases in the traditional ME concentrations. It is important tohave courses which integrate this basic knowledge into a design

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John A. Orr; David Cyganski; Richard Vaz

on substantial interviews with faculty and students from acrossa broad spectrum of disciplines, including economics, English, history, chemistry, management,and biotechnology. This paper reports on the use of the World-Wide Web for preparation ofcourse materials, and on lessons learned to date in developing and offering the new type ofelectrical engineering service course.IntroductionOpportunities for fundamental changes in many professions have arisen due to new modes forinformation creation, storage, transmission, retrieval, management, and display. However,familiarity with the use of the technologies central to this revolution is often limited to a smallpopulation of individuals with a deep (and rather narrow) education in electrical

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P.J. Sackett; G.P. Nelder; A. Skandalakis

education coupled with enterprisedevelopment vision (2). There is a need for manufacturing engineers with an understanding ofthe integration of people in the manufacturing process, the integration of production activitieswith the concerns of the whole business from the suppliers to the customers, and the need toengage in continuing professional development, improvement and lifelong learning.European Institutions that are aware of the need for cross-disciplined manufacturing engineersare beginning to "re-engineer" their academic programs to provide an integration oftechnological, organisational and human-factors disciplines. Universities and other academicInstitutions are required to assess the philosophy of their programs, and the level and spread

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Kathryn A. Neeley

.“’ Although many scholars have joined Meehan in identifying the artistic dimensions ofengineering, many engineering students have no experience or awareness of these dimensions.The problem, then, is not to establish the common ground shared by art and engineering, butrather to overcome the cultural biases and pressures within engineering education that leadstudents to overlook the aesthetic dimension of engineering.This paper describes a set of experiences designed to help engineering students experiencetechnology as an art. The heart of the strategy is an innovative approach to using art museums asa context for exploring the aesthetic dimensions of engineering. Two interactive tours of an artmuseum are combined with preparatory and follow-up