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Boris Butman

Page 4.372.6 of separate courses and topics in ship engineering operations, manufacturing processes, shipyard design and production management, management of ship design and shipyard production design; - another major component of the program is a set of theoretical subjects related to the optimization of managerial decision making: operations research, management statistics, and information systems; - a significant area of required knowledge is how to manage projects, because every marine engineer, on board or ashore, is constantly involved in performing projects. This training includes one fundamental course on methods and procedures, and also separate topics related to various types of

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John Pongo; Barrie W. Jackson

Session 2323 Technology Engineering and Management: An Integrated Approach to Process Design Barrie W. Jackson Queen’s University John Pongo Hyprotech Ltd.INTRODUCTIONThe Technology Engineering and Management (TEAM) program is a cooperative venturebetween academia and industry that is managed by the Department of Chemical Engineering atQueen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. This program is open to senior undergraduate studentsin the Faculty of Engineering, the

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Scott Southall; Lee Drouin; H. Javan

Session 2548 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN PROGRAM H. Javan, Ph.D., L.Drouin, Ph.D., S.Southall, M.S. Department of Engineering Technology The University of Memphis Memphis, TN 38152AbstractA new computer aided design course is now being offered to the students in EngineeringTechnology Program. The Program is an integration of three different software, namelyElectronic Work Bench, Microcap, and PSPICE. Students have carried out a total offifteen projects covering DC, AC, time and frequency domain analysis, simulation anddesign

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. Page 4.366.1Asynchronous learning tools are among these new promising technologies that could make asignificant improvement. Because asynchronous learning tools allow the user to use a learningenvironment that is different than for other students, it facilitates the design of learning modulesthat more closely meet the needs of the students. We are currently seeing numerousasynchronous learning applications in engineering management programs. Some of theseapplications support on-campus classes while others provide distance learning capabilities.Asynchronous learning offers the opportunity to provide different ways to reach the students tocover the same material.Asynchronous learning modules also offer educators an opportunity for

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performance, and facilitating theteam’s course improvement. One semester’s conduct of the course is evaluated, andthe results are discussed.I. IntroductionIn this study, a graduate course of the Industrial Engineering (IE) program of theMiddle East Technical University (METU) is designed as a partially online course.The course title is Total Quality Management (TQM). It has been thought for twoyears in a classical in-class format before its online design. Since there has been aconsiderably high demand for the course from various other departments, and outsideof the university, it has been selected as one of the courses to be offered online by theuniversity. The design is developed as a part of a research project supported by theTurkish State Planning

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thecollaboration model in the university to the professional environment where engineeringmanagers work with associates in R&D, production/operations, and marketing to design anddevelop products and services. We believe that the same collaboration skills mastered in schoolextend to the workplace and prepare students for highly productive careers.I. IntroductionThe Engineering Management Program at Florida Tech has combined cutting edge technologywith a collaborative work culture to steadily grow and meet the educational needs of a diversestudent body 1. By offering courses that are unique to engineering management using streamedmedia, web-based conferencing, and wireless communications our program has been able torapidly adapt to changing needs in

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organization of this unit is often treated as a singledepartment and is determined by the size of the student body and the number of faculty in eacharea. This type of unit is rarely seen in Engineering and involves management of variousdisciplines by people not experienced in those disciplines. This leads to many students and facultynot being well served within their area of study or expertise.The disciplinary content of these units is discussed along with the types of managerialorganizations being utilized. Pros and cons of the various organizational structures are discussedalong with correspondence to program size. Finally, some comments will be offered to helpalleviate some of these problems.1. IntroductionHistorically, Engineering Technology units

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. The Engineering Management program prepares thestudents for these roles, but it is difficult for high school or early undergraduate students whohave no industrial experience to recognize this need.The Palmtop Simulation Program  is created to allow students to experience the real issues ofdecision making in a high technology company. They experience the importance of businessissues such as marketing, management, finance and engineering economics within a teamenvironment. The students are formed into teams that compete with each other to make the mostprofitable palmtop computer business. As they allocate resources to design and produce thepalmtop computer they learn the importance of designing a product line that meets customerneeds and makes

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important to the success rate of the students.References1. Babcock, Daniel. Managing Engineering and Technology, Second Edition (Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1996.)2. Joyce, B. and Weil, M. Models of Teaching, Fifth Edition (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1996.3. Lipnack, Jessica and Stamps, Jeffrey. Virtual Teams (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997).Biographical InformationLUCY C. MORSE Dr. Lucy C. Morse is an Industrial Engineer serving as an Associate Professor in the EngineeringTechnology department of the University of Central Florida. In that capacity, she is the Director of EngineeringTechnology at a Distance, a program to deliver B.S.E.T degrees at a distance. She was the project manager

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John G. Nee

Session 3538 Assessment Strategies for Engineering Design Graphics (EDG) Related Programs and Courses John G. Nee Central Michigan UniversityAbstractFew education issues have received more scrutiny over the last decade than how to measurestudent achievement. Pressures from all levels of policy making - from local school boards toCongress - for higher academic and skill standards, more accountability and better certification ofwhat students know have led to a flurry of activity in the realm of assessment. Faculty areexperimenting with a variety of

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William Swart

employed totemporarily reorganize a large College of Engineering and Technology to accomplish a specificset of tasks. This reorganization, based upon the principles of matrix management, resulted in acomplete re-engineering of the College’s programs and curricula. The results, achieved byfaculty working in cross-functional teams are now institutionalized in the catalog and beingexecuted. More importantly, the results were achieved in one academic year.1. IntroductionI accepted the opportunity to become Dean of Old Dominion University’s College ofEngineering and Technology in the Spring of 1997. During the interview process and as a resultof numerous discussions with faculty and university level administrators, it became obvious thatone of my

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Yousef Haik

Session 2625 Design-Based Engineering Mechanics Yousef Haik FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Tallahassee, FloridaAbstractEngineering Mechanics at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is a four credit hours courseoffered every semester for chemical, electrical, environmental and industrial engineeringstudents. The course covers the mechanics concepts in both statics and dynamics. Studentsclassify the course as one of the most difficult core courses in their curriculum. Severaleducational approaches were examined to identify the best

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Hamid Khan

Session 2260 Facilitation of Critical Learning Theory in Design Engineering and International Manager Development Using Web-based Training Course Hamid Khan East Carolina University School of Industry and Technology Greenville, NC 27858AbstractAs the world is getting smaller due to the impact of global technology, the process ofeducation is getting more effective due to the internet. But the question is, ‘is it serving thecustomers—the managers of the international community in their professional developmentto be up to date

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Sallie (Lee) Townsend; Howard A. Canistraro

Session #2648 Recruiting and Retaining Faculty and Managing Diverse Majors in Four Year Schools of Engineering Technology Sallie (Lee) Townsend, Howard Canistraro The Ward College of Technology The University of HartfordAbstractWith the proliferation of four engineering technology (ET) degree programs and an increase inthe number of enrolled students1,2, as well as an increase in the number of Baccalaureate Degreesbeing awarded from ET programs3, college administrators are faced with the task of attractingand retaining quality faculty for a diverse range of

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Mel I. Mendelson

Session 1355 Integrated Engineering-Business Graduate Program Mel I. Mendelson Loyola Marymount UniversityAbstractOur integrated approach to engineering management is innovative because it offers electiveoptions that are tailored to the students’ career goals. It focuses on the broader issues andglobalization, and it has partnerships with local industry. A graduate certificate is also offered.Class projects are assigned that use the course principles to solve "real world" problems in thestudents’ work environment. Students work both individually and in multi-disciplinary

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Phillip Farrington; Mel Adams; Mary Spann; Dawn R. Utley

% (45) of the respondents held a masters degree in a technical field while 4.1% (9)held a Ph.D. Other demographics of concern and interest include race and gender statistics.Respondents were overwhelmingly Caucasian males. Only 4% were non-Caucasian andonly 11% were female. The number of racial minorities entering engineering programsin universities around 1985 was between 6% and 8%, however the dropout rate wasextremely large at between 55% and 70% 7. This calculates into an average of 3% to 4%of graduating engineers. Given that the transition into management takes on average 10years, a 4% racial minority value for managers surveyed is not surprising. The number ofwomen entering university engineering programs in 1985 was 15% 8

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Ronald E. Terry; Kurt Sandholtz

Session 2630 Empowering Graduates to Manage Professional Careers for Greater Satisfaction and Contribution Ronald E. Terry, Kurt Sandholtz Brigham Young University/Novations Group, Inc.IntroductionRecent reports aimed at improving engineering education are consistent in recommending newattributes for future graduates.1,2 These attributes are in addition to the strong technicalcapabilities for which engineers have been known and are frequently referred to as the ‘soft’skills. They include: 1. An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams. 2. An understanding of

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Melissa S. Tooley; Kevin Hall

Session 1625 Using a Capstone Design Course to Facilitate ABET 2000 Program Outcomes Melissa S. Tooley, Kevin D. Hall University of ArkansasAbstractABET 2000 challenges colleges of engineering to produce graduates with professional as well astechnical skills. Specifically, ABET Criterion 3 (Program Outcomes and Assessment) outlinesthe desired attributes for graduate engineers. Capstone design courses are one of the mosteffective ways for engineering departments to facilitate the outcomes described by ABETCriterion 3.This paper discusses how the civil

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theinstitutional learning environment, the design instructor, the available resources, the students,and student interactions with other faculty members and engineers from industry andgovernment.This paper presents a set of goals and practices that were learned by the author while teachingat the USAF Academy in 1981-82 and while collaborating with 40+ design instructors as partof the NASA/USRA Advanced Design Program from 1985-95. The current multi-disciplinarymulti-institutional design activities discussed are part of the Texas Space Grant Consortium’sAdvanced Design Program - an outgrowth of the NASA/USRA program.2. Goals for Teaming Exercises in Design CoursesThe typical student in a capstone design course is within one to three semesters of

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engineering program criteria have been considered in a specific curriculum.In particular, the findings suggest that both undergraduate and graduate students believe that 4areas have been incorporated into the civil (construction) engineering program at a high level.These include: mathematics through calculus and differential equations, structural engineering,major design experience or course, and geotechnical engineering. In addition, 1 area,construction management, has been rated at a high level by graduate students.I. IntroductionOver the years there have been recommendations from employers and various technical andprofessional organizations to revise the engineering curriculum to ensure that students areprepared for the professional practice of

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Robert H. Mayer

appreciation to both Mr. Kevin R. Bodge of Olsen Associates, Inc., Ft.Lauderdale, FL, and Dr. Daniel J. Sheehy of Aquabio Inc., Arlington, MA, who so graciously shared of their real-world experience and documentation, without which this case study could not have been developed. LT ScottFinlayson, CEC, U.S. Navy, is recognized for his assistance in implementing the various case-study exercises withinthe ocean engineering design classes at U.S.N.A. Finally, the midshipmen of EN461 should be acknowledged fortheir perseverence and continued interest in coral reef restoration as the project evolved step-by-step throughout thesemester.Biographical InformationAssociate Professor Mayer is the past Program Director of Ocean Engineering at the U. S. Naval

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John Cervantes; Donald J., Jr. Fournier; Cyndi Gaudet

have been somewhat slower to seek registration, with about 210 companies nowcertified. If the popularity of ISO 9000 is an indicator, many more companies will becomecertified/registered to ISO 14001. As of 1996, over 70,000 facilities were registered to ISO9000.8The importance of environmental stewardship and sustainability are becoming an important partof many engineering and engineering technology programs.9 Students enrolled inEnvironmental Management Systems-ISO 14000 for the Pulp Industry at The University ofSouthern Mississippi (USM) learned first hand the importance of these concepts and thechallenges associated with developing an ISO 14001 EMS for a U.S. pulp mill.Host FacilityGeorgia-Pacific’s Leaf River Pulp Operations (LRPO) in New

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Mary S. Bonhomme; Edward R. Alef; Edward G. Borbely

MSE./MS degree.As evidenced by the program outline below, nine participating universities, including a courseand certificate from Stanford University, form the necessary academic alliance to provide aworld class integrated vehicle engineering learning program.Integrated Vehicle Engineering (IVE) Learning ProgramComponent IPurdue University Master of Science in Engineering with an IVE plan of studyCoursework• Automotive Engineering - The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor• Design for Manufacturability I and II - Stanford University• Engineering Economic Analysis - Purdue University• Human Factors in Engineering - Purdue University• Managing New Product Development - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute• Property and Selection of Engineering

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William Durfee

Session 3325 The New Product Design and Business Development Program: Engineers and Business Students Join With Industry to Create New Products William K. Durfee Department of Mechanical Engineering University of MinnesotaI. IntroductionNew products are the driver behind most successful businesses and the key to maintaining acompetitive position in today's market. The University of Minnesota has launched an initiativewhich creates a novel educational model for teaching the principles of product design anddevelopment. The goals of this

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Nabil Kartam

has included asenior-level capstone design course in its curriculum structure. While the inclusion of thissingle course is an essential ingredient of a program which trains competent design-orientedengineers, it nonetheless falls short of achieving this goal due to a variety of factors.Studies have shown that engineering design is a crucial concept in the total educational andlearning experience [1], and its success depends on the implementation of a program whichintegrates a number of desirable educational approaches. These approaches include, but arenot limited to: creative thinking, active learning, increased awareness and participation,integrated research, teamwork, decision making, communicating, managing conflicts andinteracting with

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William Shelnutt; Monica Lumsdaine; Edward Lumsdaine

for (a) a one-semester freshman course, (b) a one- ortwo-semester capstone design project, and (c) a vertically integrated, mutidisciplinary design course.Other course assignment sets may be created by selecting from the examples in Chapter 17—thedesign document “library” of the text. Auxiliary uses are in pre-college programs and teacherworkshops, as well as in undergraduate and graduate courses in engineering management, educa-tion, and communication.Looking at a broader context, just over this past year we have noticed a strong increase in interestin the teaching of creative thinking and innovation inside and outside of engineering. For example,Singapore has mandated the teaching of creativity, and the government is funding a large Innova

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team, scheduled formal and informaloral reports, a formal feasibility study, and the students’ continuous use of an engineeringlogbook to perform this assessment. The fourth group of students is completing this designsequence in May of 1999. The resulting senior engineering design projects have been highlysuccessful because of the continual assessment of the teams’ performance by their individualfaculty advisor and the BE program faculty.Introduction Biomedical Engineering began at MSOE in 1972 as a Bio-Environmental EngineeringTechnology program. Soon after, it became a Biomedical Engineering Technology program andwas accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET. This program became aBiomedical Engineering program and

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Parviz Famouri; Heather Collier; Brian Inman; Wils L. Cooley

University working on Rapid Speech Recognizer Adaptation for New Speakers.BRIAN INMANBrian Inman graduated from West Virginia University in December 1998 with a BS in Computer Engineering. He ispart of team that created and administered the first Region II IEEE Hardware Design Competition. He participated inan exchange program at the University of Hertfordshire in England during the 1996 ? 1997 academic year. He wasalso enlisted as a Nuclear Operator in the U.S. Navy for six years. Page 4.134.7

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supports the orderly development of software. CASE tools enforce language and structured programming practices, manage the code creation, and maintain the released software. Engineering design tools are compute intensive systems that are manipulating massive amounts of data in the computer’s central processor. Each of the three tool categories have separate architectures, data constructs, and databases. These are essentially standalone, “stovepipe” systems that are focused on optimizing the aspects of the design process they support not on the integration of various design elements into a single product.• Document Centric Tools – Document Centric Tools provide a way to author or capture published

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Ronald J. Gatehouse; John R. McWhirter; George J., Jr. Selembo

of its counterparts across the country, the Chemical Engineering program at PennState University provides undergraduate students with a solid background in the theoreticalaspects of the chemical engineering discipline. Students learn fundamentals in a series of sixcore courses and then are asked to apply this knowledge in a capstone design course where theydesign a full-scale chemical production facility. Although students typically have a relativelyfirm theoretical grasp of the relevant subject matter, the senior design course shows them theyhave been exposed to little or no design work throughout the curriculum. This deficiency leavesthem overwhelmed at the prospect of developing a fully-specified chemical plant with only aproduct purity