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Young Je Yoo; Tae Yu Kim; Ki-Jun Lee; Byung Gee Lee

is recommended to provide thiscourse even to engineering major students with somewhat different context. We understand that each country has its own cultural tradition and socialbackgrounds. Introduction of this kind of concept and philosophy on engineering andtechnology should consider the backgrounds of the country. However, we believe that theintroduction of engineering and technology to non-engineering major students as well asengineering major students will promote the internationalization through theunderstanding of high technology which connect the world nowadays. In conclusion, wethink it is very useful to provide a course on engineering and technology as a part ofliberal education for the development of engineering and technology

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Hugh Jack

. Session 1630 Use of Computer Technology in the Classroom Hugh Jack Grand Valley State University1.0 - IntroductionWe really don’t NEED computers to teach well. But, when used effectively, computers can be anexcellent learning, communication and presentation tool.I had taught Statics to engineering students at Ryerson Polytechnic University for three yearsusing blackboard methods. In this time a complete set of notes was developed and refined

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“pitfalls” which may be encountered. Manufacturingeducators are encouraged to carefully plan to use IMM systems as an aid to teaching their classes. The explosive growth in the capabilities of personal computers has helped bring thecomputer into nearly every facet of the operation of a business. Manufacturing educators haveused computers as tools to solve industrial problems for years. Computer instruction onprogramming and the use of software packages is a major element of accredited programs inmanufacturing engineering technology. Manufacturing laboratories at a two year or four yearinstitution use computers for engineering design, manufacturing planning and control,calculations and productivity analysis, quality control, cost analysis

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complete a degree.Advances in electronic communications has improved the opportunity and quality of television Page 2.415.4courses; the ability to conduct teleconference with two-way audio and video; use of the computerto conduct library research; and, of course, the immense power of the Internet. Technology andengineering faculty now have the ability to deliver high-quality and very flexible graduateeducation opportunities for our discipline.As we look to the future, and with the number of technology and engineering technologygraduates continuing to enter the work force, we should consider the need for high-qualitygraduate education programs

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Henry A. Wiebe

. This “call to change” has not been limited to the educational community as various industrieshave carried out a variety of reorganization, downsizing and merger attempts in order to remaincompetitive. Some of the techniques used in the business community are now finding their wayinto institutions of higher education. Two of the most notable are reengineering and total qualitymanagement. Both these processes call for higher education to “go about its business” in a newand more effective way. ReengineeringReengineering is commonly thought of as a total “rethinking” of the organization and itsprocesses. Hammer and Champy (1) in their introductory book define reengineering as “...thefundamental rethinking

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John A. Reed; Abdollah A. Afjeh

Session 2302 Using Java To Develop Educational Engineering Software John A. Reed, Abdollah A. Afjeh The University of ToledoIntroductionOne of the most exciting recent developments in software technology is Java, the programmingsystem developed by Sun Microsystems Inc.1 Since its introduction in early 1995, both thetechnical and mainstream press have been filled with articles about how Java will revolutionizethe nature of the World Wide Web (WWW), client/server application development, and theeconomic model for software delivery

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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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this goal, students in this program areeducated in the areas of electricity/electronics, mechanical systems, process control and datacommunications as well as the integrated areas of automation and design. The purpose of detailing the BSEMET program is to emphasize the difference in theneeds of this laboratory as compared to many other programs. As mentioned, the use of networklaboratories in support of classroom education is relatively new. The majority of these currentpapers discuss efforts to educate the students towards advancing the technology as opposed to Page 2.135.1our program which is designed around implementation and support of

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, multi-intelligence presentations, drug and alcoholpresentations, global perspectives, student and alumni panels, and journal writing. Each Page 2.208.4department decides on the sessions that they want to use each year. The sessions are often4dependent upon the expertise of the faculty that are teaching the course. Departments arefree to develop new sessions or incorporate new session ideas from Student Affairs. TheRed Barn is a facility used by the Center for Physical Education and Recreation foractivities such as rock climbing and rope activities. All activities in the Red Barn areconducted by trained facilitators and these activities are very

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one must achieve excellence in one of theseareas and be satisfactory in the other two. Although never explicitly stated, service is almostalways the weak link in this academic troika. The author is not aware of any case in which afaculty member has achieved promotion and tenure by being excellent in service, but onlysatisfactory in teaching and research. As to the other two, in research institutions, excellence isusually required in the research area. However, in engineering technology where teaching isemphasized, the teaching area can be used for the area of excellence. Also, research is usuallydefined as scholarship or creative activity for engineering technology faculty members. Even ifthese expectations are made clear, it is usually not

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for two main reasons. One is that they areknown for carefully reviewing the potential benefits and harm in using a technology and two isthat the local Lancaster county area is home to a thriving Amish community. A video, TheAmish: Between Two Worlds16 is used to introduce the topic. Students read sections of TheRiddle of Amish Culture17 and an article from Technology Review called “Technology AmishStyle”18. A guest speaker, Dr. Richard Ammon, a faculty member in Education who is familiarwith the Amish culture and knows some Amish people, comes to the class to answer students’questions and provide his personal insights.A key characteristic of Amish culture is that the Amish community is of utmost importance, andthe individual discovers their

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Yeu-Sheng Shiue; Bernard B. Beard

Section 1263 Intermediate Manufacturing Course for Undergraduate Education Bernard B. Beard, Yeu-Sheng Shiue Christian Brothers UniversityI. IntroductionSuccessful manufacturing companies in the modern economy manage to automate theirproduction process while maximizing production flexibility. Automation provides high qualityand low unit cost, while flexibility enables the rapid product evolution necessary to adapt tochanges in technology and customer demand. The integration of computer-aided design (CAD)and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) provides this combination of automation

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Dr. Mihir K. Das

. Page 2.70.3 RECOMMENDATIONSInstructors should embrace this new technology to facilitate student learning by providing just-in-time information for students. Further, students can be directed to do valuable research using therelated websites across the globe. Additionally, it moves academic institutions towards apaperless environment which can result in considerable savings as the hard-copy distribution ofclass material is reduced or eliminated.DR. MIHIR K. DAS is the Associate Dean for Instruction and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at CaliforniaState University, Long Beach. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Birmingham,England. His current interests are Educational

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Michael L. Mavrovouniotis

Session 1275 Academic Advising Tips for New Educators Michael L. Mavrovouniotis Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)IntroductionHave you ever had students who seemed to be in the wrong class or even the wrong major –given their talents and desires? Or perhaps students who did not even understand their talentsand goals – let alone how a particular class might fit them? The goal of the academic advisor isto avoid these counterproductive situations, by helping the student navigate the maze ofeducational options and opportunities. Good academic advising is a pre-requisite

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are specializing in powersystem engineering and offering graduate level courses in protective relaying. Engineers workingat electric utilities or for consulting firms are enrolling in graduate courses offered via videotapealong with graduate students at other universities.These "distance education" students generally want a more applied course which they can use attheir jobs or that contributes to their graduate education. The authors incorporated PC-basedEMTP relay simulations as a means for the on-campus and distance students to "see" theresponse of protective relays to power system events. B. Protective RelayingProtective relaying is a specialized field within electric power engineering. Students must

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organizational structure. Training objectives include improving group effectiveness, re-invigorating burned-out managers, ensuring maximum [optimal] use of [appropriate]* technology, and developing high potential managers. (Chmura, Henton, and Melville, 1987, p.17)*[emphasis added to clarify the research objective] It will be inaccurate to claim that functionalism and technical rationality, which have served as our guides for so long, have been superseded. Nonetheless the alternative approaches represented by reflective practice and critical theory have a logic and appeal that are attractive to the entrepreneurs as well as the social activists in CPE. (Novak, 1992, p.63) Leadership

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foreducational innovation in a classroom setting with traditional students or for use with non-traditional and remote instruction. It is greatly enhanced by technology-based resources,including electronic collaboration, and is a dynamic means for responding to changes inprinciples and practice. PBL concentrates on recent additions to our expanding knowledge base, is well suited toa rigid class structure where required, and provides a stimulating learning environment akin tothat of the workplace. Most importantly, it promotes the team-oriented, problem-solving skillsthat are necessary for life-long learning in support of productive careers and satisfying lives. Itssuccessful use by Wabash Valley Educational Alliance post-secondary institutions

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Tom Zickel; Gary B. Randolph; Ronald Goodnight

SESSION 2247 USING PERT ANALYSIS FOR STUDENT LEARNING CONTRACTS Ron Goodnight, Gary Randolph, Tom Zickel Purdue UniversityABSTRACTThree technology disciplines used a Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)modified network for student teams to develop learning contracts. The adult learning andragogyapproach1 was followed emphasizing student self-direction in their own learning, sharedexperiences, near-term application and performance feedback.The PERT methodology was used in Computer Technology, Electrical Engineering Technologyand Organizational Leadership courses in which student teams

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Janet K. Allen; Farrokh Mistree; Jennifer Turns

Session 1630 Quantitatively Analyzing the Use and Usefulness of the Design Learning Simulator Jennifer Turns, Farrokh Mistree, Janet K. Allen Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstract: Current trends in engineering design education, which promote teams of studentssolving open ended problems, often result in classes which create a wide variety of logistical,cognitive, and motivational problems for students. Software resources can help students but onlyif students perceive them to be useful and make use of them. Our Design-Learning Simulator atthe Georgia Institute of

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Amin Karim; Ahmed Khan

University Continuing Education Association, for mechanicalengineers it is 7.5 years; electrical engineers, 5 years; software engineers, a mere 2.5 years [6].These estimates were devised almost a decade ago; considering the rapid pace of technologicalgrowth, those numbers are surely even smaller today.The rapid growth in wireless technology coupled with the shortened “half-life” of engineers, hascreated a shortage of qualified RF and microwave engineers during the past two years [7]. To Page 2.149.2address this shortcoming a number of colleges and universities have revised existing curriculaand offered new courses in the areas of microwave techniques

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Erdogan Sener

the system for the better.Bibliography1. Barr, R. B. & Tagg, J., "From Teaching to Learning - A New Paradigm for UndergraduateEducation." Change, Nov/Dec 1995, pp. 13-25.2. Sener, M. E., "Collaborative Learning in the Construction Technology Curriculum." Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference on CD-ROM, Washington, D.C, June 23- 26, 1996.3. Sener, M. E. & Stein, R., "Mini-horizontal Directional Drilling Manual," First Edition printed by: North American Society for Trenchless Technology, March 1995.4. Sener, M. E., " To Add or Not to Add Water: Using Microwaving Techniques for Determining Water- Cement Ratio for Concrete Mixes." Journal of American

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Doris Yacoub; Robert Pfeffer; Rajesh N. Dave; Jonathan Luke; Ian S. Fischer; Anthony D. Rosato

Session 1526 On Laboratory Development for a Curriculum in Particle Technology Rajesh N. Dave, Jonathan Luke, Robert Pfeffer, Doris Yacoub, Ian S. Fischer, Anthony D. Rosato New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102AbstractThis paper discusses the development of laboratory facilities for use with an on going NSF-CRCD project that will establish a three-course concentration in particle technology at NJIT,offered across the engineering curriculum. The main objective of the NSF funded project is toaddress the urgent need for undergraduate and graduate education in this vital field

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Robert P. Taylor; B.K. Hodge

1 Session 2266 Factors for Change in Mechanical Engineering Education B. K. Hodge, Robert P. Taylor Mississippi State University AbstractThe combination of world events and technological advances is likely to result in the mostprofound changes in engineering education since the post World War II period. Factors forchange in mechanical engineering education are postulated and described

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Stephen P. DeWeerth; Clinton D. Knight

Session 1532 A Distance Learning Laboratory for Engineering Education Clinton D. Knight, Stephen P. DeWeerth Georgia Institute of TechnologyIntroductionThe World Wide Web (WWW) got its start as a publishing medium and soon evolved into alarge worldwide repository of heterogeneous material1. Educators quickly realized the potentialof the Web for “distance learning,” as hypertext material and multimedia segments could bedelivered across computer networks via a simple, user-friendly interface. And while hypertextcertainly promotes efficient learning and caters to diverse learning styles, WWW

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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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of FAX and telephone to do a problem-solving recitation is the least expensivemethod proposed. Students recommended supporting it by distributing copies of writtenpresentation material. All of the methods using communications technology are real timetechniques that provide a measure of personal interaction so essential to effective learning.References1 C. Stoll, Silicon Snake Oil (New York: Doubleday, 1996).2 H. Hess, R. Rinker, R. Wall, J. Peterson, K. Belknap, “Two-University Cooperation: Paradigm for the Future ofStatewide Engineering Education,” Conference Record of the 1996 ASEE National Conference, Session 2432.3 B. Willis and T. Gottschalk, “Distance Education: An Overview,” Guide #1, Engineering Video Outreach, Collegeof

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Dr. Martin Pike

Session 1268 Session 1268 Design Using Spread Sheets By Dr. Martin Pike Purdue University AbstractDesign is an important factor in Mechanical Engineering and Technology programs. The morerealistic the design project, the better the learning experience is for the students. Often, designrequires many iterative calculations and “what if” parametric studies. For these types ofprocesses, spread sheets have been useful in

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Craig Hoff; Lisa Anneberg; Ece Yaprak

Enhancement (UFE) workshopsupported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant No. DUE-9455076,through the division of Undergraduate Education (DUE), Directorate for Educationand Human Resources.ABSTRACTComputer aided drafting or drawing is a fundamental in the engineering design process.Many companies use CAD programs in every aspect of their business. Electricalengineering students, however, normally have no exposure to traditional CAD programs intheir curriculum. This can be remedied by the addition of a CAD exercise in andappropriate EE lab course. Advanced Digital Electronics is a likely location, because ofthe complexity of circuit diagrams that must be electronically generated. Other programsexist for digital logic circuit generation, such

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Javed Alam, Youngstown State University; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

AC 1997-457: Use of Internet in Information Content Creation and Delivery forPromoting Active Cooperating LearningJaved Alam, Youngstown State UniversityJoseph Rencis, University of Arkansas Page 2.464.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 1997 Session 2220 Use of Internet in Information Content Creation and Delivery for Promoting Active Cooperating Learning Javed Alama, Joseph J. Rencisb Youngstown State University/Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Nicole Washington; Mohamad Parnianpour; Jared Walkenhorst

Session 2263 Development of a CAI for use in an Industrial Biomechanics and Ergonomics Course Nicole Washington, Mohamad Parnianpour, and Jared Walkenhorst The Ohio State University, Columbus, OhioAbstractMultimedia technology offers a more interactive approach to instruction than the traditional classroom lectures.Through computer-aided instruction (CAI), a number of teaching styles can be used that take into account thedifferent preferences of the students. The Biomechanics Tutorial program, is a CAI that incorporates audio, video,simulations, and graphics to: review concepts of