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1998 Annual Conference

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Paul Duesing; Morrie Walworth; Jim Devaprasad; Ray Adams; David McDonald

problems arise, the teams are responsible for getting the problem fixed after getting approval from the project manager.x The teams need to schedule regular meetings and notify meeting place and times to the project manager in advance.x All requests and relevant communications should follow the industrial memo format. X. Sample ProjectsTwo examples of problems that serve as projects for the industrial setting in the lab arepresented. Both examples are projects assigned to students during the second half of thesemester and have a two week time frame for completion.Example Project 1:The first example, given below, is from a junior level course taken by Mechanical Engineeringand Electrical Engineering

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Fred Beaufait

similar concerns. Currently the following courses are being taught in the Mechanical EngineeringDepartment by the MRL faculty, 1. Introduction to Materials (MEEG 2303) - a course forundergraduate students, 2. Materials Laboratory (MEEG 4303) - a dual level course, 3. CreativeProject Design I &II (MEEG 4132&4133)- for senior undergraduate students, and 4. Advancesin Materials (MEEG 5393)- for graduate students. MEEG 2303, MEEG 4303 and MEEG 5393satisfy the students' need for classroom education in materials and hands-on experience inmaterials synthesis and analysis in the laboratory using the state-of-the-art equipment. Initially,the author has tailored Senior Design MEEG 4132&4133 courses to establish and demonstrate aworking

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J.R. Phillips

1 Criteria 2000 Visit Harvey Mudd College October 1997 J.R. Phillips Engineering Chair ABSTRACT Harvey Mudd College was one of the institutions visited by ABET in1997/98 as part of the pilot program to aid in the implementation of Criteria2000. Our visit took place on October 6th through 8th, 1997. Engineering at Harvey Mudd is non-specialized and characterized by ahigh level of student-team project work performed for outside sponsors, theEngineering Clinic

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1998 Annual Conference

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Michael Rudko

undergraduateliberal arts college with engineering.The mission of the program is, consequently, to provide the student with a solid basis inelectrical engineering and the underlying mathematics and science within the framework of aliberal arts college. The graduate can be expected to be successful in seeking employment orpursuing graduate studies in the area of her/his specialty and, through the General Educationrequirements and the relatively large number of free electives, to be a cultured member of societyand of the multicultural, multinational world to which we all belong. The program objectiveswere chosen to fulfill this mission. They are: (1) To provide a grouding in mathematics, science and fundamental concepts in engineering. This core is

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Marcus Huggans; Halvard E. Nystrom

, management of R&D, entrepreneurship,marketing high technology and innovation management.Other studies9 have reported the exponential growth of technology management programs. Togauge how well these programs are addressing the needs it is necessary to first understand thecurrent curricula. This preliminary study focuses on this first part, investigating the currentcurricula, and courses offered by MS engineering programs.RESEARCH METHODOLOGYA special effort was made to include larger programs in terms of faculty and students, butprograms of all sizes and all engineering disciplines were included, and contacted in thefollowing process:1. The survey method and the questionnaire were developed. The questionnaire consisted of two pages. The first

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1998 Annual Conference

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W. Wood; M. Becker; L. Meekisho; J. F. Holmes

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B. S. Sridhara

1 Session 3233 Curriculum Integration of Engineering Technology Courses with the Solar Car Project at Middle Tennessee State University B. S. Sridhara Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) Abstract The US Department of Energy (DOE) organizes a solar car race called Sunrayce,once in every two years. The race is nationally sponsored by corporations such as GMand EDS. It is open for all colleges and universities in North America. As facultyadvisor for the solar car team at

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1998 Annual Conference

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Richard K. Keplar; Eugene F. Smith; Vernon W. Lewis

footing design are included in the reinforced concrete design course.In the reinforced concrete design course (CET 410), the ACI Code Coefficients method(Reference 1) is used to obtain structural analysis data for the four-bay, one-story framedhomework structure and to check the results from computer analyses. In the steel design course(CET 450), the point-of-inflection method is used to obtain structural analysis data for the four- Page 3.6.6bay, one-story framed homework structure and to check the results from computer analyses.Finally, in the wood design course (CET 452), structural analysis of a hung-span or cantileversystem is used to obtain

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James R. Etchison

hand wringing aboutthe state of education and student motivation in the United States in general, EET faculty focusedtheir attention on two things they could control: (1) the rate at which freshman were asked toadjust to the rigors of college life, and (2) the timing of electronics course work relative to thecorequisite mathematics course work required by our program. Under the curriculum at the time,EET freshmen were required to take (by conventional standards) 17 to 19 credit hours per quarterof all solid material, with the exception of one 3 credit hour social science elective. Newstudents that met the math requirements were immediately placed in a 5-day-per-week, 1-hourelectronics lecture, and a 2-day-per-week, 3-hour electronics

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Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

Signal ProcessingMechanical Engineering: ME 320 Dynamics ME430 Thermodynamics II and Heat Transfer ME425 VibrationsManufacturing Engineering Technology: RS460 Controls Engineering RS480 Control Systems and AutomationIndependent Study Courses EG490 Independent StudySenior Projects EG491 Senior Design Projects 1 EG495 Senior Design Projects 2Research ProjectsElectrical and Computer EngineeringThe EE101 Introduction to Electrical Engineering course is designed to provide students withsome fundamental computer skills and

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1998 Annual Conference

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Thomas F. Schubert Jr.; Kathleen A. Kramer

exercises. [1] While mathematical simulationproved a very effective laboratory topic for communication systems, student (and instructor)knowledge of the particular mathematical simulation package, in this case Mathcad, became abarrier to some. Those students who were less adept in the use of Mathcad were forced to devoteas much effort to understanding the particulars of the tool as they were to understanding thesystems and principles they were attempting to simulate. Fourier Transform Exercises X( t ) cos( 5. ( 2. S. t ) ) 0.6. sin( 12. ( 2. S. t ) ) The function definition tstart 0 tstop 30

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Frank Wicks

systems work and then to definepossibilities to make systems more energy efficient via WINDOW AIR CONDITIONERthe options of decreasing demand or increasing the A 6,000 Btu hr window type air conditioner usingefficiency of the supply or by better computer based freon 22 is instrumented for flow rate, high and low sidecontrol. pressures and temperatures at each point as shown in The author has been teaching this course for four Figure 1. This air conditioner is instrumented toyears which had previously been totally instructed by measure freon flow rate (lbm/hr), temperatures at

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1998 Annual Conference

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Susan Montgomery

members, would best servethe needs of both students and faculty. Some faculty expressed concern, though, as to their lackof familiarity with college rules and the curriculum, which might result in misinformation.INFORMATION ON UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING 1 2-4 5-6Certain books , World Wide Web sites , and articles provided much useful backgroundinformation about advising in general. In addition I made some inquiries as to how otherdepartments within our college, as well as other chemical engineering departments with largeundergraduate populations, managed their undergraduate advising. The college’s AdvisingCenter had a faculty advising handbook and a first year student handbook that also providedmuch

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1998 Annual Conference

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Todd Nocera; Martha Cyr; John McDonald; Chris Rogers

labs (see figure 1). We began each of the classes with a ten minuteintroduction to the fundamental science and then let the students learn through performing theexperiments in the remaining 80 minutes. For most of the experiments, they had a number ofchoices in how to design, build, and execute the experiment. At the beginning of the followingclass period, they were required to hand in a 2 page lab report that answered a number ofquestions we gave them as well as described how they had executed the experiment. This write-up served two purposes: first to give them some practice in writing up what they saw andthought, and second to make sure that every student thought about the questions we asked. 1. How loud is noise

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1998 Annual Conference

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Ronald R. Hosey; R. Gregg Bruce; Lester K. Eigenbrod; Hansjoerg Stern

during the initial class session.The projects included lectures, lab activities, original investigations, personal logbook Page 3.186.1maintenance, computer aided drafting, and finite element analysis. Thirdly, provide interactive associations with regional industries. During the initial courseoffering, spokespersons from the manufacturing sector supplemented class lectures and a plant tripwas also conducted. Longer-term objectives include having design projects whereby industrialleaders can participate as mentors for students fulfilling a business need.3 Project 1 - Line shaft Design The project required students to design a solid, steel

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David G. Tomer

student’s reportprovided encouragement to do that. With the cooperation of the Mechanical EngineeringDepartment and Faculty, the course described here was formulated, successfully piloted, andsubsequently approved as a regular Technical Elective at RIT.Course OutlineThe major topics covered in this course, and the approximate per cent of time spent on the topic,are listed below, along with some comments based on my experience teaching this material.1. Kinematics/Kinetics/Design of Drive Systems & Components 25% - A thorough knowledge Page 3.188.2of the principles of Kinematics and Kinetics as they apply to drive systems and components

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1998 Annual Conference

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Stephen R. McNeill; Jed S. Lyons

of an instructor as the experiment is performed. Inlarge service-type courses and distance education courses, there is usually no laboratorycomponent at all. Page 3.554.12.2. Multi-Media Courseware and the World Wide WebThe World Wide Web is a powerful tool for educators. A recent survey (1) reported that for 50%of internet users in the US and Europe, the primary use of the web was for education. Althoughstudents and teachers must usually search the web themselves to find sites appropriate for theireducational objectives, several compilations are available (2-7). We have searched these andother sites to assess the state-of-art in the

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1998 Annual Conference

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Erdogan Sener

for this undertaking were: 1. ART 284 - Mechanical Systems in Buildings 2. CNT 330 - Construction Field Operations 3. CET 430 - Foundation Systems ART 284 - Mechanical Systems in Buildings course: For this course students were given a floor plan for a single-story wood-frame-construction house on crawl space and all the relevant information in terms of locality, door and window schedules, external wall cross-section data including insulation values, and plumbing fixtures information . Students are asked to: - Calculate the heating and cooling loads - Determine the amount of heating and cooling energy use and cost for diverse fuel types - Check for possible condensation problems and insulation provisions - Change the

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1998 Annual Conference

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Ece Yaprak; Attila Yaprak; David Wells

which isdesigned and delivered through the collaboration of university and industry partners.Engineering technologist candidates are full time employees of the Center for AdvancedTechnology (CAT) Center where their real world experience plays an important role intheir educational program. In this paper, we discuss our experience in the development ofa portfolio of validation methods in the Design Project Knowledge area, a senior capstonedesign course in engineering technology at Wayne State University (WSU) by validatingthese candidates’ manufacturing experiences at the CAT Center.1. INTRODUCTION The last two decades have been marked by the globalization of markets,technology, and competition. This transformation has necessitated

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1998 Annual Conference

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Don L. Dekker

, designing, constructing a low-cost prototype, testing a prototype, and redesigning the"real" heat exchanger which would be used in the plant. This simulates the entire product realizationprocess during a ten week quarter. It would be impossible to experience the entire productrealization process in industry in only ten weeks. This is an example of university design projectsproviding an experience that industry cannot. Presented at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition June 28 - July 1, 1998 Seattle, Washington

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Narayanan Komerath

describedbelow. Figure 1 summarizes the structure and philosophy of the course.Many of our students come to college with an abstract idea of exploring the unknown, flying freeinto the blue sky, and reaching out into distant worlds. The rest want to create things that movefast and fly1. They come from a wide spectrum of backgrounds, but each has an excellent recordof achievement in high school. Far too many of these students are lost to us by the sophomoreyear, and some of the reasons are specific to AE. Some drop out because the expectation levelsare beyond anything they had encountered before, and they are unable to adjust to this earlyenough. Others are lost because they cannot get excited about some of the prerequisites forengineering courses, and

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Dr. Martin Pike

that the end results are notoverly influenced by the quality of the construction.Once the problem is defined, the next task is to create the actual assignment. Things that must beconsidered are: 1. specific project problem definition wording. 2 reporting requirements. 3. grading and design evaluation.Each of these aspects should be well defined before the project is assigned. In addition, theseitems should be defined in specifics for the students. The author typically hands out to eachstudent a detailed 2 or 4 page project assignment. A detailed written assignment avoids manyquestions, assures the instructor has throughly thought out the project, and avoids studentswasting time doing things not required for the successful

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1998 Annual Conference

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S. A. Tennyson; R. J. Eggert; D. Bunnell

, specific to the ME program, is currently under review foradoption. In it, the underpinning design philosophy encourages design throughout the MEcurriculum and involves an appropriate breadth & depth of design knowledge, methods, andskills, to be taught in most of the required ME courses as presented in Table 1.To help us develop course content, a list of expected design skills for graduating ME studentswas prepared and is presented in Table 2, Mechanical Engineering Design Skills. It is antici-pated that we will be able to help students learn these skills by endeavoring to incorporateappropriate design activities, homework, projects, and other learning modules in each course.By using the progressive breadth & depth approach, we are, in

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1998 Annual Conference

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Nancy L. Denton

the Technology Accreditation Commission of theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (TAC of ABET) require instruction inwritten communications and practice in subsequent technical courses, as well as evidencethat said writing is reviewed and evaluated as part of student technical work.1 Technicalwriting is valued for its role in developing logical thought, as a communication tool, and as anecessity in industry. Numerous approaches to instruction and practice in technical writinghave been documented, from the traditional laboratory and project report to more innovativeuse of personal journals and other forms of writing across the curriculum.2-6 The PurdueMET Department follows a relatively traditional model for writing instruction

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1998 Annual Conference

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Sherra E. Kerns; Robert T. Nash; David V. Kerns

investments by U.S. industry and theirinvestments in analyses of managing R&D efforts. The report found that, at the end of the lastdecade, $63 billion was spent on research and development, but less than $1 million onmanagement of this huge effort.The global competitive environment presents new and increasing challenges for effectivetechnology management: new products and processes are developed and implemented at a rapidlyincreasing rate. Technology managers face shorter development, production, and marketingschedules for new products and processes, and simultaneously anticipate shortened product life-cycles. Successful leadership must respond with speed and flexibility. To compete in thisenvironment, technical managers must not only understand

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1998 Annual Conference

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James Rehg

computer as a natural course interface. Another characteristic thatsupports a shift to the web is the level of information delivered. After the course is identified, thefollowing five activities are required:1. Organize the course material to maximize the impact on learning when the material is ported to the web.2. Create a course script in the HyperText Markup Language (HTML).3. Locate a server on the WWW.4. Move the document up to the server and test.5. Maintain and update the course.Much of the work associated with step one is completed if the course is currently taught in the Page 3.196.2traditional lecture mode. Materials used in the

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Spyros A. Kinnas; Hillary Hart

://www.to.utwente.nl/prj/teled97/). Thetoughest task of all will be to determine whether or not students really do learn better using thesetools. As Blyth says, “How to test accurately the effectiveness of this technology is a stumblingblock that many universities face . . .” We cannot test the same student after learning theconcepts one way (Web-based) and then the other (traditional). Faculty and researchers willhave to develop tests that “effectively measure what is learned in a computer-enhancedcurriculum” (Blyth 1997).Preliminary ConclusionsOur experience thus far with developing these Web-based tools has revealed the followingnuggets of practicality (if not wisdom) that we want to pass on. The first three items aretechnical in nature: 1. Use of

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1998 Annual Conference

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Susan L. Miertschin; Carole E. Goodson

learning included the following:1. Investigation of other Web sites - There is a mass of course information on the web including outlines, instructional materials, data, and interactive materials. Identification of these resources not only assisted in providing insights regarding how to organize material but also provided course references for the students.2. Investigation of development tools and procedures - Again the Web provided massive amounts of information and software that provided instruction and development assistance for Web pages. Some of these are referenced at the conclusion of this paper.3. Curriculum development - Once material was identified and the medium was explored, specific course materials were

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1998 Annual Conference

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Marek Podgorny; James Z. Liang

not allow cooperative work.Existing programs require all users to be using the same application window and viewing theinformation in the same way in order to have information sharing. This was ineffective becausenot everyone wants to view the data in the same manner. A better system needed to bedeveloped.TangoThe system that developed from this need is Tango. Using Java and C++, a developmentteam[1] at Syracuse University created Tango to be collaborative system. This collaborativesystem can run multiple applications simultaneously through Netscape Navigator and allowcommunication between the application and the local demon called the application manager (seeFigure 1). Using Tango, it is now possible for two people to share information in a

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William J. Hutzel

firesuppression and building security, are frequently integral parts of this same computer package.Despite the importance and widespread use of these “building automation” systems bymaintenance engineers or energy consultants, until recently the School of Technology at PurdueUniversity lacked significant expertise in this important area of specialization.Building Automation in the Applied Energy LaboratoryThe Applied Energy Laboratory is located in the Knoy Hall of Technology on the PurdueUniversity campus in West Lafayette, Indiana. The front room is a 1450 ft2 student laboratoryfor thermodynamics and heat transfer. The back room is smaller, approximately 650 ft2, andcontains a variety of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment. Figure 1