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design. Each team forms a company which is then asked to respond to aRequest For Proposal from “investors” for a consumer product design appropriate to oneof five consumer markets. The engineers on the team work on the technical design,computer drawings, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, reliability studies, economicanalysis, testing; and consulted on the case design and technical manual content. Thegraphic designers work on the company identity, advertising layouts, marketing plan,web-page design, case design, manual design and packaging. Five design seminars arepresented by the faculty team. Four design reviews are conducted with each teamduring the semester. The final presentation by the team before the “ investors” includesa demonstration

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Judy Grimes; Huiming Wang; Virendra K. Varma

Session 3247 Exploring the Recruiting & Retention Paradigm: What Works & What Doesn’t Virendra K. Varma, Judith Grimes, Huiming Wang Missouri Western State CollegeAbstractThis paper addresses the challenges associated with recruitment and retention of students. Itdescribes a unique program at Missouri Western State College. It is called Access Plus. It is aprogram designed to enhance the mission of Missouri Western State College. The purpose ofAccess Plus is to increase retention and graduation rates. The Freshman Year Experience Officecoordinates Access

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Sandra D. Yeigh

until the final three or four semesters do undergraduate studentsexperience the "fun" in engineering through team and individual projects where they create andengineer solutions to engineering problems. Would it not serve these students well if we canintroduce such creative processes earlier? The answer is an emphatic "yes." However, in thefirst half of students’ academic careers, they do not have the theory and engineering maturity totackle many problems. This is truly a catch-22 problem.Energy policy issues are all around us. From clean coal technology to electric utilityrestructuring, energy policy problems make the headlines everyday. Most students can readand understand the issues at hand. This is the channel the authors explored. Several

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Sandra Courter; Ruthie Lyle; Ranil Wickramasinghe; Lisa Schaefer; Kevin Nickels; Jodi Reeves; David Noyce; Annie Pearce

University/Polytechnic UniversityAbstractIn July 1998, more than 40 graduate students, recent Ph.D.s, and new faculty from around thenation converged at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering to participatein the Engineering Education Scholars Program (EESP). EESP consisted of presentations bynationally and locally recognized speakers, workshops to help attendees bridge the gap betweenpedagogical theory and teaching practice, and activities to develop course objectives, outcomes,activities, and assessments. This paper highlights how some Scholars have already started toimplement new teaching strategies gained from EESP in the areas of group problem-solving andadjusting teaching styles to fit a diverse student audience

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Gloria Rogers; Julia Williams

Session 2330 Asynchronous Assessment: Using Electronic Portfolios to Assess Student Outcomes Gloria M. Rogers, Julia M. Williams Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractIn Criteria 3 of ABET 2000, portfolios are identified as one method of documenting andassessing student outcomes. Portfolios offer several advantages in outcomes assessment(multiple samples of work over time, a view of learning and development, etc.), but theirdisadvantages (problems with storage and administration, security concerns, etc.) must bebalanced against those benefits. In implementing the RoseE

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Jan Lugowski

Session 3548 One of the Mysteries in Fluid Mechanics Jan Lugowski Purdue University, West Lafayette, INAbstractThis paper is not about known mysteries, such as what is turbulence, or how tornadoes, ortwisters, work. It is about a discrepancy between an existing theory and actual measurements offlow induced forces. The flow case where the discrepancy occurs is not presented in fluidmechanics textbooks. Rather, it is presented in fluid power textbooks, when the origin of flowinduced forces in hydraulic valves is discussed.The existing theory explaining the origin

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Robert Waters

thedepartments, the author believes, is the success of the paradigm shift represented by the strategydeveloped by the Department of Engineering Management.History of the DepartmentOver the 45 years of its operation, the Department’s program has been very adaptive in termscourse offerings and sources of students. The program was initiated in response to the request ofa committee of Navy personnel officers for a program to assist Navy engineers from theWashington Naval Shipyard to transition from design and production positions to projectmanagers, at the closing of the shipyard in 1953. The backgrounds of most of the Navy engineersdid not include education in management, communications, accounting, contract law, projectmanagement and statistics, which it

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Bobby G. Crawford

Session 2625 Using Computer-Aided Design to Enhance Undergraduate Engineering Education Bobby G. Crawford United States Military AcademyAbstractThis paper describes the local development and use of a Computer-Aided Design (CAD)software program as an enhancement to an undergraduate engineering design project. Theprogram was used in the helicopter aeronautics course at the United States Military Academy.The motivation behind the development of this program was the desire to provide students with auseful, visually driven design tool that would allow

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John R. Wagner

Session 3522 Evolving Industry Expectations for Engineers - The Impact of Global Manufacturing John R. Wagner Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson UniversityAbstract Practicing engineers need to develop a career plan to ensure that they can meet thechallenges in the evolving global workplace. The academic foundation established by anengineering degree may launch a professional career, but individuals must take a proactive rolein their professional development activities to permit career advancement. This task is becomingmore crucial as

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S. Mouring; S. Brown; P. Mead; M. Natishan; I. Goswami; C. Lathan; Linda Schmidt

their colleagues.Here we report the findings of our student focus group sessions on type and amount of teamtraining students get before working in a project and their perceptions of differences in teammember behavior that fall along gender, ethnic, or learning styles lines. We also present the firstdata from two student focus groups conducted after the BESTEAMS pilot team training wasdone in the course.1. The BESTEAMS Project: Building Student Team EffectivenessBESTEAMS stands for Building Engineering Student Team Effectiveness and ManagementSystems. The BESTEAMS Partners are: BESTEAMS Partners are The Catholic University ofAmerica (CUA), Morgan State University (MSU), the United States Naval Academy (USNA)and the University of Maryland (UM

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Charles W. Green; John Krupczak

Session 3661 The Perspective of Non-Engineers on Technological Literacy John Krupczak, Jr., Charles W. Green Hope CollegeAbstractThis works provides a glimpse into the expectations held by non-engineers for courses intechnological literacy. Non-science and non-engineering majors were surveyed to determinewhat types of information they would like to learn regarding science and technology. Thestudents were enrolled in the “Science and Technology of Everyday Life” course taught at HopeCollege in the Fall 1998 semester. Anonymous surveys were distributed at the beginning andend of the

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Peter Rosati; Judit E. Puskas

Session 2630 Diversity of Personality Types for Engineering in the New Millennium. Peter Rosati and Judit E. Puskas. The University of Western OntarioAbstractA ten-year study at the University of Western Ontario (UWO) has related the personality type(MBTI) of a large group (n=1865) of Canadian engineering students to the progress of thosestudents through the engineering program to graduation. It has been found that the entry class, incomparison with general first-year students, contains a large proportion of I_TJ (introverted,thinking, judging

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John Hoover; Arnold F. Johnson

Session 1380 DREAMS: Strengthening Math and Science for Native American Students with Disabilities Arnold F. Johnson, John H. Hoover University of North DakotaAbstractThe Disability Research Encompassing American Indians in Mathematics and Science(DREAMS) project was designed to facilitate the entry of Native American students withdisabilities into science and technical careers. Students, their teachers, and family members attendtwo summer institutes annually where university faculty and a core planning team design andimplement hands-on, integrated science

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Jess Everett; Kauser Jahan

Session 2251 An Innovative Environmental Design Module Kauser Jahan and Jess W. Everett Civil and Environmental Engineering Program Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701AbstractA major objective of the Junior Engineering Clinic at Rowan University is to introduce studentsto open-ended design projects. All engineering students from the four engineering disciplinesnamely Civil, Chemical, Electrical and Mechanical share a common engineering clinic class.This class is a major hallmark of the Rowan engineering

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Ilya Grinberg

Session 1633 Integrated Electrical Laboratory with Internet-based Distance Learning Capabilities Ilya Grinberg State University of New York, College at Buffalo1. IntroductionStudents of electric power technology and electric machines traditionally perform hands-onactivities in a physical laboratory. Using Lab-Volt’s standard electrical power training system(EMS), students are guided by instructional manuals to set up modular components, makeelectrical connections among various components, and perform measurements and experimentson the actual, physical equipment

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Vincent R. Canino; John D. Gassert

Session 2309 FOUR YEAR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN AT THE MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING John D. Gassert, Ph.D., P.E., Vincent R. Canino, Ph.D., P.E. Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstract A unique feature of the design process at MSOE is the Biomedical Engineering “seniordesign project” that begins in term two of the freshman year. Each student must apply tobecome a member of a particular team and most students will stay in that design team. Duringthe next ten quarters, the students are expected to apply course material pertinent to theirengineering project and present that

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Amir Salehpour; Vijay Subramanian

Session 2660 An Overview of the Mentoring Experience under the Preparing Future Faculty Program Vijay Subramanian, Amir Salehpour University of CincinnatiAbstract:The Preparing Future Faculty is a well-established program across the United States; andpresents a novel approach to graduate education. The program typically involves two or threequarters/semesters of classes on various aspects of faculty development, and onequarter/semester of mentorship program. Institution clusters are developed so that doctoralstudents in Research I institutions get a

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Melinda J. Piket-May; Julie Chang; James Avery

Session 0575 Providing Student Opportunities That Also Help You Succeed Melinda J. Piket-May, Julie L. Chang, James P. Avery University of Colorado at BoulderI. IntroductionAs a new faculty member, it is important to get a solid start by making good choices. Oneimportant choice is the selection of graduate and undergraduate students to aid you in yourresearch and the follow up publication of your research in peer reviewed journal papers. Thispaper will discuss some of the common characteristics and attitudes we have found useful inidentifying student research assistants with potential.The inclusion of

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Albert Lozano-Nieto

evolving market, thesuccess of our graduates will depend on their ability to solve not only the current problems oftheir field, but to anticipate their future needs. Employers demand professionals with broadknowledge, not limited to technical issues. If a few years ago the basic mission of the graduatesfrom Engineering Technology programs was the repairing and maintenance of equipment, todaytheir role has evolved into being involved in technology management. These requirements fromindustry reflect in academia, as the survival of Engineering Technology programs is closelyrelated to producing graduates that can satisfy what is required from industry.This paper presents approaches to bring industry closer to the students. The main goal of

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Biwu Yang

toprovide interaction between the instructor and students. The virtual lab has been in use since thespring semester of 1998. Positive feedback from students shows that the virtual lab is animportant integrated component for these courses and the lab activities greatly enhanced theirlearning experience.I. IntroductionIn recent years, network based online delivery approach has been applied to many disciplines.The online delivery approach was developed to respond to the demand of distance learning. Inthe model of distance learning, students are far away from a campus and it is very hard for themto take on-campus courses in traditional classroom and laboratory settings. Online coursedelivery allows the learning to take place anytime and any place, thus

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Cathryne L. Jordan; Mary Ann McCartney; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Session 2470 Recruiting Underrepresented Minorities through an Engineering Summer Institute Cathryne L. Jordan, Mary R. Anderson Rowland, Mary Ann McCartney Arizona State UniversityAbstractAs part of Arizona State University's (ASU) K-12 outreach effort to increase the number ofqualified minority students entering the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS),the Office of Minority Engineering Programs (OMEP) has developed a collaborative effort withindustry to expose high school students interested in mathematics and science to the exciting anddiverse disciplines

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Cathryne L. Jordan; Mary Ann McCartney; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Session 2470 Recruiting Underrepresented Minorities through an Engineering Summer Institute Cathryne L. Jordan, Mary R. Anderson Rowland, Mary Ann McCartney Arizona State UniversityAbstractAs part of Arizona State University's (ASU) K-12 outreach effort to increase the number ofqualified minority students entering the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS),the Office of Minority Engineering Programs (OMEP) has developed a collaborative effort withindustry to expose high school students interested in mathematics and science to the exciting anddiverse disciplines

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Scott Danielson; Sudhir Mehta

Session 3530 Self-Assessment By Students: An Effective, Valid, and Simple Tool? Sudhir Mehta and Scott Danielson North Dakota State UniversityAbstractThis paper gives a progress report of work investigating self-assessment of knowledge byengineering students. Initial results indicate this technique has promise as a tool for assessmentof student learning as well as teaching a life-long learning skill. Thus, the technique could beuseful for accreditation efforts under ABET 2000. Data from student self-assessment in asenior-level mechanical engineering class were gathered in Spring 1998 (and

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Y-K Lai; W. S. Chung; Billy L. Crynes

Session 2213 Chemical Engineering Fundamentals -- Better Learning Through Computer-Based Delivery B.L. Crynes, Y-K Lai and W.S. Chung School of Chemical Engineering University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma 73019 crynes@ou.eduI. IntroductionUse of information technology unquestionably, when done properly, leads to better learning. Theevidence is building to a compelling level (1). Unfortunately, there are still too many“experimental” projects that poorly match

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Michael Robinson

Session 1655 Cooperative Learning of Neutron Diffusion and Transport Theories Michael A. Robinson Bechtel Bettis, Inc. Bettis Atomic Power LaboratoryAbstractA cooperative group instructional strategy is being used to teach a unit on neutron transport anddiffusion theory in a first-year-graduate level, Reactor Theory course that was formerlypresented in the traditional lecture/discussion style. Students are divided into groups of two orthree for the duration of the unit. Class meetings are divided into traditional lecture/discussionsegments punctuated

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Robert L. Powell; Michael J. McCarthy; Michael H. Buonocore

Session 1526 Graduate Research and Education Program in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Michael H. Buonocore, Michael J. McCarthy, Robert L. Powell University of California, DavisAbstractThis paper describes the development of a Web site for research and technical education inmagnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This site has been developed with funding from the NationalScience Foundation, and emphasizes MRI theory, medical and biological engineeringapplications. This Web site is now actively used by UC Davis graduate students. The graduatestudents find the entire

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Christopher Hall

, however, there donot appear to be any standard experimental facilities in wide use. This is understandable, given theunique environment in which spacecraft operate; however, there are several facilities which couldfill this role, some of which are already in place at universities with a strong space emphasis. Thepurpose of this paper is to describe some of these facilities and their uses in teaching undergraduateastronautics.We begin by describing the topics in astronautics that are distinct from other topics in aerospaceengineering. We then describe a variety of field exercises and laboratories that can be used toenrich the teaching of astronautics. These exercises focus on satellite “observation,” both visuallyand using amateur radio receivers

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Kenneth Bryden

Session 2275 STAYING CLOSE TO YOUR STUDENTS DURING THE TENURE PROCESS Kenneth M. Bryden Iowa State UniversityAbstractThe road to tenure has many challenges, and because of these, it is easy to lose track of one ofthe primary reasons many of us have chosen to be professors: the opportunity to make adifference in the lives of our students. There is no shortage of advice for new professors on howto proceed to tenure. Repeatedly, new professors are told to limit teaching time and to focus onthe goal of published research. Given the limits on a new professor’s

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

Session 3263 Impact of New Technologies on Integrated Product Development Rafiq Noorani, Omar Es-Said, Joe Foyos, Anthony Barrata, Boris Fritz Loyola Marymount University / Northrop-Grumman CorporationABSTRACTThe purpose of this research was to investigate the impact of a new methodology of integratedproduct development through solid modeling, analysis, optimization, prototyping and testing.The aspects of simultaneous engineering methods, reduction of development time, reduction ofcosts and increasing product quality could be achieved by using these technologies. Examplesare presented here that show the connection of the

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David Whitman; Sally Steadman

Session 3453 Residential Innovations for Engineering Students Sally Steadman and David Whitman College of Engineering, University of WyomingAbstractClustering engineering students in the residence halls has proven to be a successful strategy forstudent retention at the University of Wyoming (UW). This model is based on the highlysuccessful theme floors offered by many housing departments on campuses across the nation.Since the first students that were selected to live on the Engineering Floor during the Fall 1995semester, an ever-increasing number of students are choosing this