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Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Alok Verma

3449 DEVELOPMENT OF A TRAINING PROGRAM IN LEAN MANUFACTURING Alok K. Verma Department of Engineering Technology Old Dominion University James Hughes Apprentice School Northrop Grumman Newport NewsAbstract Lean Manufacturing is quickly becoming a philosophy adopted by manufacturer’sthrough out the world to cut out waste and improve productivity. Lean is a people-centricphilosophy, which focuses on changing the work-culture within

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Manufacturing Lab Experience

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2003 Annual Conference

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Hakan Gurocak

Session: 2963 A Laboratory Course with Remote and Local Students Hakan Gurocak Manufacturing Engineering Washington State University 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave. Vancouver, WA 98686Abstract: Hands-on experience gained in a laboratory is an invaluable part of the learningactivity in undergraduate education. However, delivery of the laboratory experience in adistance education setting is a challenging problem. Our manufacturing engineering curriculumcontains a required control

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Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Wilburn Clouse

Entrepreneurs in Action: A Team Development Process Innovation and Entrepreneurship R. Wilburn Clouse, PHD Vanderbilt University wil.clouse@vanderbilt.edu 615 322 8059Abstract This research paper reports on learning models studied to infuse the spirit ofentrepreneurship into a multi-disciplinary learning environment involving Engineering andHuman and Organizational Development students. The paper describes the process used in threedifferent models to encourage creativity, innovation and entrepreneurial thinking among diversestudents. Course syllabi

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K-20 Activities in Materials Science

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2003 Annual Conference

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Amanda Young; Richard Brow

Session 2164 Recruiting a New Generation of Ceramic Engineers William G. Fahrenholtz, Richard K. Brow, and Amanda L. Young Ceramic Engineering Department University of Missouri-RollaAbstractStudents at the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) were awarded a grant to develop kits thatcould be used by high school science teachers to promote interest in ceramic materials to theirstudents. The proposal was funded by the Associated Glass and Pottery ManufacturersAssociation (AGPMA) with the intent of increasing the visibility of Ceramic Engineering as acareer to high

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Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Richard Jaeger; Richard Chapman; Victor Nelson

A New Baccalaureate Program in Wireless Engineering Victor P. Nelson1, Richard O. Chapman2, Richard C. Jaeger1 Auburn University, Alabama 1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 2. Department of Computer Science and Software EngineeringAbstractThe first baccalaureate program in Wireless Engineering in the U.S. was initiated withinthe Samuel Ginn College of Engineering of Auburn University in the Fall Semester of2002. This new program has been designed to meet the needs of telecommunicationscompanies, wireless network service providers, manufacturers of telecommunicationnetwork switching equipment, wireless application developers

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Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Salahuddin Qazi

Session 2648 A Two Course Sequence In Optical Communications Salahuddin Qazi School of Information Systems and Engineering Technology State University of New York Institute of Technology P.O. Box 3050, Utica, NY 13504. E-Mail: qazi@sunyit.edu AbstractThe growth of the Internet traffic has made optical communications an essentialtechnology which meets the communications demand of higher bandwidth andtransmission of high speed data at a longer distance. The paper discusses thedevelopment of a two-course sequence in optical communications at the electricalengineering technology department of the State University of New York

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Integration vs. Compartmentalization

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2003 Annual Conference

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W. Carlson

1 Toward a Philosophy of Engineering: The Role of Representation W. Bernard Carlson University of Virginia According to an old Chinese proverb, "If you want to feed a man, give hima fish. If you want him to be able to feed himself, teach him how to fish." Inengineering education today, we are doing a great job feeding our students vastamounts of information. Through mathematics courses, they learn how tocalculate, in computer courses they master the art of programming, and theycram facts and theories into their heads in their science classes. But are we

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Frontiers

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2003 Annual Conference

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YongMi Kim; Jai Kang; Chan Park

Session 1639 Developing a Web-Based Engineering Economy Courseware Chan S. Park, Jai W. Kang Auburn University/ Rochester Institute of TechnologyIntroductionRecently, more web-based instructional materials have been developed to help students in learningvarious engineering subject matters. In engineering economy instruction in particular, the use ofthe Internet is increasingly common. Even though most instructors as well as students appreciatethe power of the Internet, how we develop a web-based courseware is a much debated issue. Inparticular, Excel becomes almost the de facto

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Mechanical ET Design & Capstone

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2003 Annual Conference

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Larry Williamson; Randy Winzer

Session 3648 A Capstone Experience: Putting Students to the Task Dr. W. Larry Williamson, Mr. Randy Winzer Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KansasAbstractPittsburg State University has been teaching a “Capstone” class involving all seniors majoring inMechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology since being accredited by TAC/ABET.(Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology, Inc.) The class is a culmination of the knowledge the

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Amir Karimi

Session 1566 Industrially Supported Projects in a Capstone Design Sequence Amir Karimi, Jahan Eftekhar, Randall Manteufel, and Yesh Singh Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas at San AntonioAbstractThe design experience in the mechanical engineering BS degree program at The University ofTexas at San Antonio (UTSA) contains a senior-level capstone design course sequence, providingstudents an opportunity to apply and integrate the knowledge gained throughout the curriculumto the development of an instructor-approved project. The two-semester course

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Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

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Julie McBride

Session _____ A TOTAL QUALITY APPROACH TO HIGHER EDUCATION Julie K. McBride Southern Illinois UniversityIntroductionIn recent years, attention has turned towards implementing quality programs in educationalinstitutions, from grammar school through higher education. The driving force behind this need toupdate school systems is the increasingly difficult time school administrators are havingmaintaining adequate budgets. In terms of university systems, one solution is to attract morestudents. However, students today have more knowledge about the university systems as a whole,and

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Manufacturing Systems Design

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2003 Annual Conference

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Linards Stradins; Richard Rothaupt

Session 2482 A Complete Approach to the Capstone Experience Dr. Richard Rothaupt, Linards Stradins University of Wisconsin-StoutAbstractUniversity of Wisconsin-Stout is founded on the educational principle that people learn best bydoing. This principle is expressed in Stout's philosophy of a "Hands On-Minds On" education.This philosophy works well with the "Art to Part" concept of the Manufacturing Engineeringcapstone course sequence. This concept of having engineering students actually design, buildparts and fabricate machines in an undergraduate program is not new

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Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

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Karen Horton

Session 3547 Holding a “Girl-Friendly” Computer Aided Design Camp Karen J. Horton University of MaineAbstractIn the summer of 2002 high school aged campers attended weeklong Computer Aided Design(CAD) camps at the University of Maine. The camps combined computer instruction withchallenging recreation activities requiring teamwork and interpersonal skills. One goal was toattract both girls and boys to this technically oriented camp. The camp was successful atattracting twenty-five percent girls. Other goals

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Abroad Educational Opportunities in Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Jo-Ann Murray; Urbain DeWinter; Solomon Eisenberg

Session 3260 Developing a Study Abroad Opportunity for Engineering Undergraduates Solomon R. Eisenberg1, Jo-Ann Murray1 and Urbain DeWinter2 1 College of Engineering / 2Division of International Programs, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215AbstractThe Boston University College of Engineering, in cooperation with the Division of InternationalPrograms and the Technical University of Dresden (TUD) in Dresden, Germany, inaugurated astudy abroad program in spring 2001 designed specifically for second-semester

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Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Satish Ranade; Howard Smolleck

Session ____ Directed Mentoring: A program of Industry-University Collaboration to Revitalize Electric Power Engineering Education Satish J. Ranade, Howard A. Smolleck Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Mexico State UniversityAbstract Many electric power engineering programs today face a challenge in attracting qualitystudents. One reason is that the power industry has little visibility among freshmen andsophomore engineering students. As a result, few students think of power engineering as a careerchoice, and they often defer

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Recruitment and Retention

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2003 Annual Conference

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Korinne Resendez; Carryn Bellomo; Rafic Bachnak

Session 3448 A Program for Attracting and Recruiting Underrepresented Students Rafic Bachnak, Carryn Bellomo, and Korinne Resendez Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX 78412AbstractThis paper describes a new program being implemented at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi toimprove the recruitment of underrepresented students. The program is designed to attractjuniors in high schools to participate in summer workshops and a follow-up science andtechnology exhibit. Activities include field trips, hands-on experimentation, written andoral communications, and invited

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Pre-College and ECE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Gary Goff; Elizabeth McCullough, Kansas State University; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

AC 2003-1257: CHIP CAMP: A HIGH SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAMElizabeth McCullough, Kansas State UniversityGary Goff,Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College Page 8.295.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2003 Session 3532 Tech 4’s Chip Camp, a Model for Program for High School Teachers Marilyn Barger, Gary Goff, Elizabeth McCullough Hillsborough Community CollegeIntroductionFor nearly 5 years the Tech 4 Educational Consortium, a unit of the Florida High Tech CorridorCouncil, has sponsored “Chip Camps” for high school

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Virtual Instrumentation

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2003 Annual Conference

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Michael Parten

Session 1241 Using Virtual Instruments in a Measurements Laboratory Micheal Parten Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Texas Tech UniversityI IntroductionLearning instrumentation and how to make measurements is important to all engineering studentsearly in their academic careers. In many cases, knowing how an instrument works, aids inunderstanding limitations of instruments. Although learning how to use a single instrument isimportant, learning to use groups of instruments together to make required measurements andanalyze the data is

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K-20 Activities in Materials Science

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2003 Annual Conference

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Jed Lyons

Session 2364 Composites in Construction: A Research Experience for Teachers Jed Lyons, Associate Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering University of South CarolinaAbstractA grant to the University of South Carolina from the National Science Foundation’s ResearchExperiences for Teachers (RET) program supported five high school science teachers to conductengineering research on the university campus during the summer of 2002. The goal was toincrease the teacher’s knowledge of engineering materials and to enhance their inquiry skills.The

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Assessment of Graphics Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Sheryl Sorby

Session 1338 Integrating Graphics in a First-Year Engineering Program Sheryl A. Sorby Engineering Fundamentals Michigan Technological University Houghton, MichiganAbstractIn the fall of 2000, Michigan Tech implemented a common first-year engineering program. Priorto the implementation of this program, students enrolled in courses during their first-year depend-ing on their declared major. Students with no declared engineering major enrolled in a variety ofcourses that would likely “count

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What's New in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Saumitra Mishra; Boris Ramos; Amy Zeng; Arthur Gerstenfeld; Sharon Johnson

Teaching Lean Process Design using a Discovery Approach Sharon A. Johnson, Arthur Gerstenfeld, Amy Z. Zeng, Boris Ramos, Saumitra Mishra Department of Management Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 01609IntroductionOperations and industrial engineering practice have been transformed over the past 20 years bythe principles of lean thinking. Womack and Jones [15] describe lean thinking as an antidote tomuda, meaning waste. Lean thinking helps to create a value stream throughout the supply chainby eliminating waste. Lean design is guided by general principles, which

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New Programs and Success Stories

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2003 Annual Conference

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Scott Grasman

Session 2242 A Virtual Environment for Enterprise Engineering EducationScott E. Grasman1, Can Saygin1, Benjamin L. Dow1, Raymond M. Kluczny2, Majdi Najm3 1 Department of Engineering Management, University of Missouri - Rolla 2 School of Management and Information Systems, University of Missouri - Rolla 3 E-business University Competency Center, University of MissouriAbstractSeveral resources highlight the need to effectively use modern technology to gain moreproductive and rewarding undergraduate science, mathematics, engineering, and technologyeducation. In addition to

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Industrial Collaborations

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2003 Annual Conference

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Raymond Thompson

Session 3248 A Successful Collaboration Between Engineering and Technology Raymond E. Thompson Purdue UniversityAbstractThe Aeronautical Technology major of the Aviation Technology (AT) Department of PurdueUniversity developed significant partnerships with Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering andMechanical Engineering. This includes classes with joint classroom and lab meetings, sharing oflaboratories, and partnering of students for senior design classes and design-build-test projects.This initiative for this partnership is multifold. It is driving by

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Graduate Student Experiences

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2003 Annual Conference

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Paul Bishop; Gary Lewandowski; Joel Fried; Carla Purdy; Anant Kukreti

Session 1355 A Model Preparing Future Faculty Program for Engineering C. Purdy, Electrical & Computer Engineering & Computer Science (Carla.Purdy@uc.edu), P. Bishop, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Paul.Bishop@uc.edu), J. Fried, Chemical and Materials Engineering (Joel.Fried@uc.edu), A. Kukreti, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Anant.Kukreti@uc.edu) University of Cincinnati Gary Lewandowski, Mathematics and Computer Science (lewan@xavier.xu.edu) Xavier UniversityAbstractTo address the need

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Academic Standards and Academic Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

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Tarek A. Shraibati; Ahmad Sarfaraz

Session 2407 Improving Technical Literacy in the General Student Population Tarek A. Shraibati, Ahmad R. Sarfaraz California State University, NorthridgeAbstractThis paper addresses some of the challenges of teaching engineering courses to non-engineeringmajors at California State University, Northridge. One of these courses is Introduction toComputer-Aided Graphics Tools offered by Manufacturing Systems Engineering andManagement department (MSEM). This course was designed to enable computer illiteratestudents to achieve success in the use of a CAD

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Anne Beddingfield; A. Wayne Bennett

Session 2793 Mississippi State University Enhancing Student Leadership Skills Anne M. Beddingfield and A. Wayne Bennett Mississippi State University The James Worth Bagley College of EngineeringAbstract The James Worth Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University (MSU)has examined the shift in the engineering education paradigm and reacted by embracing

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Curriculum Issues in Graphics

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2003 Annual Conference

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Dioselin Gonzalez; Ronald Glotzbach; Carlos Morales

Session: Implementation of a multi-user on-line geometry collaboration tool Carlos R. Morales, Ronald Glotzbach, Dioselin Gonzalez Purdue University, Knoy Hall, Room 363, West Lafayette, IN, 47907AbstractWhile the majority of CAD systems today have the ability to engage in onlinecollaboration, most systems emphasize engineer-to-engineer collaboration and have littlefeatures for creating highly polished interactive presentations for general collaboration.Some of the systems do have web centric collaboration tools, which allow generalcollaboration, but like all browser-based web-systems, they lack the level of interactionthat

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Capstone Design

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas Grimm

Session 2425 A Just-In-Time Approach to Teaching Senior Design By: Thomas R. Grimm Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractThe subject of this paper is the approach used to teach the senior design project course inthe Mechanical Engineering Department at Michigan Technological University. Theprimary objective in the development of the required two semester senior designsequence was to insure a positive experience in mechanical engineering design whileeliminating the procrastination that can be prevalent in long term

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Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2003 Annual Conference

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John Marshall

Session 3264 Design and Fabrication of a Low Voltage Direct Current Electric Motor Dr. John Marshall University of Southern MaineIntroductionThis is an excellent design and fabrication project that can be used in introductoryengineering classes to teach motor principles as well as material selection. The basicconcept of this activity was originally developed by Beakman’s World, and I haveimproved it over the past ten years while teaching motor principles at the university level.Standard Radio Shack materials can

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Simulation Courses & BME Laboratories

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2003 Annual Conference

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Paul Ranky

Session 1309 A 3D Multimedia Approach to Biomedical Engineering: Low Back Analysis Paul G. RankyProfessor, The Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering,New Jersey Institute of Technology, MERC (Multi-lifecycle Engineering Research Center), Newark, NJ, 07102, USA. Email: ranky@njit.eduIntroductionThe objective of this research was to adopt our 3D engineering case-based / problem-based teaching, learning and assessment methodology to biomedical engineering, andeven to medical science education, following our validated methodology, that enablesstudents to explore engineering, management