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Steven Schneiderman

Session 2548 Using Modeling Software for Environmental Engineering Technology Steven S. Schneiderman Murray State UniversityABSTRACT An environmental modeling course allows students to develop software utilizationcapability through three stages. In the primary phase students become accustomed to thecapabilities of spreadsheet and statistical packages. In the intermediate phase studentscreate personal models using mathematical and analytical programs. Finally, students areexposed to industry modeling packages. Each phase is dedicated toward utilizing themodels to depict instantaneous conditions and as

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Saleh M. Sbenaty

understanding of the telecommunication industry and how this technology is used throughout area industry. 3. Developing an understanding of the cross-disciplinary needs through successful team strategies.Activities to accomplish this objective will provide faculty with experience in interdisciplinaryteam building, leadership, and cooperative learning while exposing them to telecommunicationtechnologies. This will result in implementing a new curriculum that is responsive andaccessible to industrial requirements and demands.A secondary objective of the grant is the compilation and dissemination of a defined curriculumdevelopment for telecommunication technology education and gained information aboutindustrial experiences. This

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Naseem Ishaq; Salahuddin Qazi

education based onmultimedia technology and Internet which make it more accessible and at the same time moreeffective and economical. The purpose of this paper is to list the tools and technologiesavailable for distance education and analyze the ways in which a developing country likePakistan may use these to meet the growing need of educated workforce. The current state ofeducation in the areas of engineering and technology in Pakistan is reviewed and its efforts indistance education is also discussed. It is suggested that other developing countries can usesimilar modes of distance education to educate their manpower to improve their nation’seconomy for a better standard of living.1. IntroductionUndoubtedly a nation’s development depends on a

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Kurt Frederick

Session 3586 The Tennessee Exemplary Faculty for Advanced Technological Education Project an Overview* Kurt D. Frederick Nashville State Technical InstituteAbstractThe various activities making up the Tennessee Exemplary Faculty for Advanced TechnologicalEducation (TEFATE) project through the South East Advanced Technological EducationConsortium (SEATEC), funded by the National Science Foundation, will be described in thispresentation. TEFATE highlights include the use of interdisciplinary teams, specialized

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Peter J. Graybash

Session 2522 Selecting Communications Technology for Delivering Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Programs Peter J. Graybash, Jr. Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractIdeally, Continuing Professional Education (CPE) helps us enrich careers by providing access tonew information that enhances competence and opportunity1, but simply providing thatinformation is only part of the equation. Clearly, how information is delivered has as strong aneffect on individual success as what is delivered. This paper investigates a proposed study ofhow Continuing

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Julie A. Phillips; Dewey A. Swanson

. Some potential uses for the advisory board include: involvement in thedevelopment of internships, fundraising for local scholarships in technology, soliciting donationsof hardware, and a more active role in getting feedback on School of Technology programs atColumbus. Page 4.413.5The Columbus Education and Career Counseling Project: The Columbus community, supportedby the administrations of Indiana University, Ivy-Tech State College, and Purdue University, isrequesting funding from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. This funding is to helpunderwrite costs of planning a collaborative expansion of the programs offered and

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Kurt C. Gramoll; Karthik Ranga

, pulleys etc., a visual representation of the designmodel enhances the understanding of students taking the design course. Since thepurpose of VRML is for making computer and Internet-based 3-D models it is animportant technology that can be used by students to visualize their design model therebyenabling them to better understand the design. Modern CAD programs also have good Page 4.163.1display properties but are expensive and require training to enable the students to usethem.Computer based mechanical engineering design education is now standard and is beingintegrated into all courses in undergraduate education. The spread of computers inimparting

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Wayne Padgett

Session 2520 Design Education Using the International Aerial Robotics Competition Wayne T. Padgett Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe Rose-Hulman Aerial Robotics Club is a student team, which participates in the InternationalAerial Robotics Competition. Their entry consists of a small robotic helicopter instrumentedwith navigation and video sensors and an on-board computer. The vehicle must navigateautonomously over a simulated disaster scene and produce a map of victims and hazards for useby rescue workers. As the students design, build and test their vehicle, they get

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Prawit Rotsawatsuk; Anil Sawhney; Andre Mund

defined as a tool that can be used tomimic reality and provide responses of a system under consideration to external and internalfactors. Simulation has been applied in the design and analysis of construction processes byresearchers and some large construction organizations 10. In addition to industrial uses,simulation can also be used for educational purposes especially for civil and constructionengineering education. This is based on the hypothesis that “simulated environments” can act asexcellent catalysts in the learning process. In a recent study, Suda 11 reported that, “simulationcan be a powerful trigger to learning of project management principles.”With the advancement of computing technology and widespread adoption of Java

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Lawrence B. Korta

Session 1360 Educating International Engineers…. A Midwestern US University Experience Lawrence B. Korta Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractSince its inauguration in 1991, Milwaukee School of Engineering has annually offered a summer“short course” on engineering and engineering management practices to selected European andAsian engineering students. This program is sponsored by Rockwell Automation, a majorbusiness unit of Rockwell, International and is conducted in collaboration Czech TechnicalUniversity, in Prague, Czech Republic. The 1998 program

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Christopher Ibeh

of nine sequential quasi-units, topic selection, literaturesearch, design of experiment(s), experiment(s) performance, data acquisition, data analyses,report writing, report presentation and consultation with instructor. Consultation with instructoris non-sequential and can happen at any point in the process.The objective of this paper is to explore the use of the term paper as a viable instructionalmedium for undergraduate engineering and technological education.II. Relevant LiteratureOf recent, there has been considerable attention and debate on the state of undergraduateengineering and technological education. Top on industry'’ wish list is that undergraduatecurricula include elements of critical thinking, teamwork and leadership. This

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Zbigniew Prusak

ways of problem solvingas they were taught. It is therefore desirable that software used for teaching engineers be veryflexible and easily adaptable to a wide variety of tasks. The variety of tasks includes alsoapplications for tasks that were not foreseen by software developers. They can be created andrefined by software users based on software capabilities (calculation software, simulationsoftware, FEA software, etc.).2. Learning objectives and use of software2.1. Professional abilities 6, 7, 8, 1, 5Learning objectives of higher education in general , can be summarized as a set ofimportant professional abilities which engineering and technology students should develop

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Norman L. Fortenberry

Session 2230 AN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AGENDA FOR SMET HIGHER EDUCATION Norman L. Fortenberry Director, Division of Undergraduate Education National Science Foundation*AbstractThis paper identifies the National Science Foundation as the major sponsor of educationalresearch in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education. It identifies keyquestions which constitute the basis for an educational research agenda. Gaps in the pursuit ofthat agenda within engineering education are identified by

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Ron Day; Robert Douglas; Dean Lance Smith

currently offers a Master of Science in Engineering Technology withthree concentrations, Architectural, Electronics, and Manufacturing. As this paper is written, aproposal is working its way to the TBR (Tennessee Board of Regents), the governing board forThe University of Memphis, to add a concentration in Computer Engineering Technology.Approval is expected in time for the 1999-2000 academic year.The current proposal is the latest change in a program that started as a Master of Science inTechnical Education in the 1970s. The curriculum was changed in the 1980s to be anEngineering Technology program, and the name of the degree was officially changed to itscurrent name in the Fall of 1994. The current concentrations were officially added at that

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Lisa Bogaty

Session #3586 Implications for Technology Curriculum – Outcomes of a DACUM study in Tennessee Lisa Bogaty Pellissippi State Technical Community CollegeAbstractThis paper describes the three major outcomes of using the DACUM (Developing aCurriculum) process in developing curricula for the Tennessee Exemplary FacultyAdvanced Technology Education project, an NSF-funded precursor to the currentsoutheastern Advanced Technology Education (SEATEC) project. The project had threemajor goals: Faculty development, curriculum and curriculum support materialsdevelopment and developing

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Roger Ware; Charles F. Yokomoto

materials for research, education, and workshop leaders, including a comprehensive bibliography of papers written on research conducted with the MBTI, many of which cannot be found though an ERIC search.3. How the MBTI Has Been Used in Engineering and Technology EducationThe MBTI can be used in a wide range of areas because of its ability to model, in a veryelementary sense, human cognition. In engineering and technology education, it has been usedas a guide in the design and delivery of instruction, as a research instrument, and as a coachingtool. It is used in a variety of areas, including problem solving, communication skills andstyles, facilitating groups, management and leadership, counseling, interpersonal skills andstyles, and

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Paul Johnson

Session 1364 WWW Support for Materials Engineering Education Paul D. Johnson Grand Valley State UniversityI. IntroductionStudents have become very familiar with the use of the Internet for communication and recrea-tion. As a result, they are also becoming comfortable with the use of the Internet to carry outclass-related assignments and research. With numerous Internet terminals scattered across mostcampuses, it is very easy for the students to get access to web resources – often much easier thanit is for them to access conventional library resources. Students in

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W. D. Jemison; W. A. Hornfeck; J. F. Greco; I. I. Jouny

by these events. Thecommercial sector and the start-up company are now the hot career tracks. NASA andthe military, which twenty-five years ago would spin off technologies for use in thecommercial sector, now rely on innovations from private enterprise to supply many oftheir state of the art components and systems. We must strive to ensure that we continueto teach engineering in a context that emphasizes the social impact of our work.We also must recognize that a moderately skilled or minimally educated workforcecannot provide the human resources to sustain a modern technological nation. Atechnologically educated and literate population is critical to ensure a stable democracy.Engineering education is a part of the education infrastructure

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William M. Maalouf; Fazil Najafi

conferencing "face-to-face" via computers and telephonic technology, this option should become more popular.Furthermore, it creates a sense of community and allows more personal interaction amongparticipants 5. A videoconference or teleconference can be used by individuals or groups of Page 4.217.2learners for a discussion or forum and enables them to see the presentation of educational ortraining materials in real time. A session can bring groups together to share materialsgathered earlier in the course or to discuss projects they may have completed individually.Teleconferencing refers to either long-distance courses in which the educator/trainer

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Timothy Robert Wyatt; Emir Jose Macari

research andstudy plan into areas that they view as more practical. The problem is that a strongunderstanding of mechanical concepts is important in all aspects of geotechnical engineering. In Page 4.363.1engineering practice, design procedures often make use of mechanics-based equations that havebeen derived for use in the general case. However, real life typically presents not the generalcase but some variation thereof; a strong background in mechanics is required to know how tomodify the general equations for application to the specific conditions.Geotechnical engineering education typically includes both classroom instruction in

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Lucy C. Morse

Session 2542 Using the Internet for an Engineering Management Course Lucy C. Morse, Ph.D. University of Central FloridaAbstractSince the fall of 1990 Engineering Technology at the University of Central Florida has offeredcourses utilizing the videotape lecture successfully demonstrated by the FEEDS (FloridaEngineering Education Delivery System) system. Primarily using UCF campus and communitycollege locations, this system allows for maximum viewing freedom of the course material viatape without geographic or work schedule constraints. Emerging communication technologies(electronic

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Charles W. Green; John Krupczak

non-engineering students forms a useful basis for curriculumdevelopment, the general nature of the student expectations leaves ample scope for science andengineering educators to develop specific details of instructional programs.I. IntroductionColleges and universities are being called upon to improve the quality of education in scienceand technology for all undergraduates1. In the United States, the National Science Foundation isrequesting that Science, Math, Technology and Engineering (SME&T) programs concentratemore effort on the 80% of college students who are not SME&T majors. This latest initiativecomes shortly after the completion of a major effort by the Sloan Foundation to improve thequality of education that undergraduates

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Rafiq Noorani; Omar Es-Said; Boris Fritz; Anthony Barrata

various technologies and their integration intoa product development process. The result of testing of the prototype samples provides neworientation for making stronger prototypes.1. INTRODUCTIONEngineering design and manufacturing have long been recognized as the most critical coreactivities of the industrial product development process [1]. A number of evolutionary changeshave taken place over the past couple of decades in the areas of both design and manufacturing.Current methods in product development involve an integrated approach in which design,analysis and optimization, prototyping and testing are all integrated [2].The new methodology of integrated product development delivers a single, comprehensivebenefit. It enables us to create the

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William Swart

Session 2542 Making Engineering Management Work in an Academic Environment - The Use of Project Management to Re-Engineer a College of Engineering and Technology William Swart Old Dominion UniversityAbstractAcademic institutions are notorious for their resistance to change. The National ScienceFoundation (NSF) has been a leading proponent for the need to effectuate fundamental andsystemic change in this country’s engineering education system. To that end, it has fundednumerous “Engineering Education Coalitions” consisting of a number of

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Alok Verma

education formats. [2] Offering distance learningprograms in Engineering and Engineering Technology pose special challenges for institutions.While it is relatively easy to modify a lecture course for distance education, it is the laboratorycourses that offer real challenge. Various solutions have been proposed to address the problemof offering realistic laboratories experience for distance learners. These include virtualLaboratories, computer based simulations, videotaped laboratory experiments and mobilelaboratories. This paper discusses the effort that has gone into the design and construction of amobile laboratory to be used in conjunction with the televised program in MechanicalEngineering Technology Program at Old Dominion University

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Russel C. Jones

Session 3560 Global Status of Engineering Education -Outcomes of the 1998 Global Congress on Engineering Education at Cracow, Poland Russel C. Jones, Ph.D., P.E. World Expertise LLC Falls Church, VA, USAAbstractThe 1998 Global Congress on Engineering Education was organized around severalmajor themes: effective teaching methods, curriculum design and evaluation, liberaleducation for engineers, use of new technologies in engineering education, current issuesand trends in engineering education, international collaborations

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H. Öner Yurtseven; Patricia L. Fox; Stephen Hundley

these aspects. We will then review both cash and non-cashoptions for compensating faculty. In addition, we will include the steps necessary forimplementing a compensation plan over a given period of time and a discussion of overcomingobstacles for achieving the desired goal. This paper will be beneficial for deans and directors ofengineering technology programs, and it should also be of interest to engineering technologyfaculty.I. Changes and Challenges Facing Higher EducationBefore discussing some of the specific strategies administrators can use to compensate faculty, itis important to address some of the salient changes and resulting challenges that higher educationpresently faces.Higher education, as an industry, will be experiencing rapid

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Anthony Brizendine; Laora E. Dauberman-Brizendine

service.The Task Force has further provided the appropriate wheels and spokes appropriate to the CivilEngineering educational enterprise. Dare we suggest an analogous model for EngineeringTechnology? Let’s!What the authors propose is a model for Engineering Technology, guided by the Boyerdefinition of scholarship, adapted from the ASCE Task Force wheel model for CivilEngineering, and melded from the authors’ collective experiences teaching at community andtechnical colleges, private and public colleges, and public universities. Page 4.443.12The primary sections of the wheel will not change, although the authors debated separatingoutreach and service

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Thomas G. Stanford; Donald Keating

chairman ofSony Corporation points out, “… The challenge for all countries, not just ours, is management of new technologies,new development, and new products. We will need a lot of new ideas. Technology management will be the key tosuccess for companies anywhere in the world in the coming years. Knowing how to make the best use of yourengineers will be the test of whether a company will succeed in the coming age.”8 4. RESHAPING GRADUATE EDUCATION FOR ENGINEERS IN INDUSTRYThus, a key factor in promoting U.S. technological competitiveness in the worldwide economy is the developmentand implementation of the opportunity for high-quality professional-oriented graduate education at the researchuniversities to further nurture in-place

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Alice Y. Scales; Aaron C. Clark

, and methods utilized by engineering/technical graphics educators for professional development. Fourth, the survey examined the presentstatus of graphics education and how it relates to establishing a proposed program in graphicsteacher education. The survey sought information on types of degrees offered by institutions andhow they are structured in order to establish criteria for the proposed program. The authors of thisstudy will present all qualitative information found throughout the duration of the study as well asdemographics and descriptive statistics obtained from the survey.I. IntroductionOver the last few years, engineering graphics educators have faced changes in the content we teachstudents and the technology we use to teach it