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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Susan J. Masten; Robert V. Fleisig

, but also consideration of ethics, health and safety, economics, and impact on thecommunity. Among the design projects are a rain-water harvesting system and ceramic water filter for villagers inCambodia and a press for extracting oil and producing biodiesel fuel from seeds of the Jatropha shrub, which grows inWest Africa. The impact of this approach on student satisfaction and success is discussed.Index Terms – Cornerstone Design, Globalization. INTRODUCTIONA central focus of engineering education is the design process. Our goal as engineering educators is to ensure that graduatingengineers have the ability to “design effective solutions that meet societal needs” (1). Traditionally

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

R. Dennis Foster

to grow in REL on their ownThe Possible Roles:Case studies should be the theme around which this program is developed. A program whichwould introduce them to all four possible roles: 1) investigations; 2) design, construction,fabrication, inspection; 3) research & development and finally 4) maintenance.Let me give you a quick maintenance example. “The Pollution of Walkerton‟s drinking water”.There was nothing in Ontario papers indicating that any penalty or reprimand was given to thosewho employed the less than competent operating and maintenance staff. The Ontario WaterResources Commission (OWRC) formed in the mid-50‟s and the forerunner of the Ministry ofthe Environment (MOE) set up many treatment plants and labs for Ontario