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historically been thenorm, rather than the exception.As the information in Table 1 amply demonstrates, there has often been a fairly short span ofyears, at the most several decades, before fundamental physics research has led to applications ofeither commercial or military significance. In some cases, such as the development of electricmotors and generators, the applications preceded the discovery of the fundamental processes,such as the discovery of the electron. Hence, those of us who teach electrical engineering andelectrical engineering technology must deal with the fact that conventional current flow isopposite to the electron flow. Other examples are shown in Table 1.The 1993 cancellation of the Superconducting Super Collider can be viewed as a

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Deborah Hochstein

Session 2275 Merging Research with Service and Teaching in an Engineering Technology Department Deborah Hochstein The University of Memphis ABSTRACT When asked for a definition of research, engineering and engineering technology facultyusually respond with definitions that describe the technical and scientific projects they have beeninvolved with. This type of research usually falls under the scholarship of discovery.Consequently, research activities are segregated from the other activities

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David J. Lilja

Session 0575 Suggestions for Teaching the Engineering Research Process David J. Lilja University of MinnesotaAbstract: In the process of becoming engineering educators, most professors have successfullydeveloped some fundamental skills that are necessary (although not sufficient) to become asuccessful researcher. However, they often have no clear idea of how to pass this knowledgealong to their students beyond the general approach of carefully guiding their students’individual research efforts. A sense of not knowing where to begin this type of mentoringprocess can

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Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

Session 1559 An Innovative Integrated Learning Laboratory Environment Ajay Mahajan and David McDonald Lake Superior State University AbstractThe current paradigm in engineering course instruction builds on a lecture prerequisite structurebut ignores the need for a laboratory prerequisite structure. Educational quality is thereforediminished as instructors optimize specific laboratories but fail to optimize the overall programlaboratory experience. This paper presents a learning environment that forces students to use notonly concepts and skills but

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John G. Nee

Session 3648 Cooperative Internship Agreement: Innovation In Developing Agreements Via Institutional Grants John G. Nee Central Michigan UniversityThe Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, recognizing that there are importantelements of industry which can not adequately be taught within the four walls of classrooms orlaboratories at the University, has established internship experiences. The Industrial Internship isdesigned to provide on-the-job experiences supervised by successful practitioners. Theinternship directly contributes

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Sandra L. Doty; Dr. Kathryn A. Svinarich; Cynthia Finelli

completed a Ph. D.from Wayne State University. Her thesis research concentrated on using picosecond laser pulses to study the elasticproperties of thin metallic films. Dr. CYNTHIA FINELLI:Dr. Finelli is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at GMI, where she has been teaching sing 1992. Sheobtained her B.S.E., M.S.E., and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1988, 1989, and 1993, respectively. Herthesis research involved application of adaptive digital signal processing techniques to electrocardiogram analysis. Dr. SANDRA L. DOTY:Dr. Doty has been an Assistant Professor of Applied Physics in the Science and Math Department at GMI since1994. She

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Charles H. Dowding; Joseph J. Biernacki

-September 1993).Masi, C. G., Re-Engineering Engineering Education, IEEE Spectrum, v32, n9, p44(4), (September 1995).Pauschke, J. M. and Ingraffea, A. R., Recent Innovations in Undergraduate Civil EngineeringCurriculums, J. Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, v122, n3, p123(11), (July1996).Gulden, W., Using Physics Principles in the Teaching of Chemistry, J. Chemical Education, v73, p771(3),(August 1996).Mason, T. C., Integrated Curricula: Potential and Problems, J. Teacher Education, v47, n4, p263(8),(September-October 1996).National Science Board Task Force Committee on Undergraduate Science and Engineering Education,Undergraduate Science, Mathematics and Engineering Education, National Science Foundation, NSF 86-100 (March

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Fazil Najafi

presented which reflects the views of the civil engineering faculty at theUniversity of Florida and the view of industry in a curriculum innovation and renewal workshopconducted by Mike Leonard, from Clemson under the Southeastern Universities Cooperation, onengineering education funded by the NSF. The main theme of this workshop is to let faculty andindustry express their opinion about a process for continuing the curriculum renewal. Thefaculty are divided into two groups and are asked to rank issues related to the curriculum renewalprocess. The groups identified many items and finally narrowed them down to these final fiveitems: 1) increased recognition; 2) modern labs; 3) reward good teaching; 4) faculty stress and 5)professional degree. The

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, “Innovative Thermal Conductivity Apparatus for Testing of Complex Fluids,” Manuscript in progress, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, 1997.MILIVOJE KOSTICMilivoje Kostic, Ph.D., P.E. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at NorthernIllinois University. He received his Ph.D. in 1984 from the University of Illinois. Professor Kostic's teaching andresearch interests are Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer and related Fluid/Thermal/Energy sciences;with emphases on new technologies, experimental methods, creativity, design, and computer applications (Error!Bookmark not defined

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Sohi Rastegar; Gerard L. Coté

Session 1526 An Interdisciplinary Combined Research-Curriculum in Biomedical Optics Sohi Rastegar, Gerard L. Coté Texas A&M UniversityABSTRACTThe objective of this project sponsored by the NSF Combined Research-CurriculumDevelopment program is to develop, implement, and evaluate an interdisciplinarycurriculum in Biomedical Optics. The thrust of the new curriculum includes thedevelopment of four new courses based on research advances made within theBiomedical Engineering Program at Texas A&M University in collaboration withinternal and external medical centers

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Zoran S. Filipi; GuoQing Zhang; Dennis N. Assanis

optimization of design using simulation tools implies that engineers needto be proficient in using sophisticated simulations. At the same time, engineers also need to havea solid understanding of the underlying physics in order to be able to interpret the resultscorrectly and communicate them to fellow team members. The availability of multimediaequipment in the classroom provides an opportunity to use computer simulations as a direct aidin teaching advanced modeling concepts to professional engineers. This paper presents theresults of the adaptation of a suite of internal combustion engine simulations in a graphicalsoftware environment suitable for use in the multimedia teaching environment for continuingeducation. Within the context of a one-week

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Jian Edward Zhang; Lucy King

Session 1663 CIM on WHEELS: An Innovative Educational Tool Lucy Siu-Bik King and Jian Edward Zhang GMI Engineering & Management InstituteI. Abstract CIM on WHEELS is a mini-integrated design and manufacturing, computer controlledlaboratory, set up in a trailer with wide-open side and rear doors. The overall dimension for thetrailer is 16' x 8'. Observers and operators will be stationed outside the trailer. The equipment andtrailer have been purchased with funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Society

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the United States – with special emphasis on the military influence on the educational institutions. Student-Teacher Relations. A guided group discussion was conducted on the sensitive issues related to formal and informal associations between faculty and their students. Teaching With Technology. This seminar was conducted by the faculty of the United States Military Academy's Center for Teaching Excellence to demonstrate some specific computer-based technologies being investigated by the Academy for possible use in the education process. Success in Academia. Charles Wise of the Community of Science of Baltimore, Maryland summarized the research funding opportunities available to engineering faculty – especially

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examples allow students to step through the use of the tools with and withoutguidance from the professor, and the design reviews allow the students to decide which oftheir ideas will represent the class. Each type of class period is singly important but all arestrongly interdependent.Lectures are used as the format to teach background material and introduce students to newconcepts and new analysis tools. There is an unusually large proportion of material based onindustrial uses of life-cycle engineering and the current research into life-cycle methodologiesand tools. The goal is to give students cutting edge information that is not available at mostcompanies or in most curricula. One noticeable addition to lectures is the interactive natureof the

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Robert E. Wilson; Brian K. Johnson

students greater insight as to howrelays behave under steady-state and transient conditions.Specialized courses in system protection are of interest to engineers and students across thecontinent, but the enrollment on the originating campus may be only two or three students.Universities are using high technology solutions such as video tape and compressed video tooffer courses to students in many locations. This paper discusses the experiences obtained in agraduate level power system protection course that used computer simulations to help teach thesubject. I. IntroductionHigh-voltage electric power systems are exposed to lightning strikes, insulation failure, andequipment failure. Faulted portions of the

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Mark A. Shields; John P. O'Connell

.MARK A. SHIELDS is a sociologist of technology in the multidisciplinary Division of Technology, Culture and Page 2.333.12Communication at the University of Virginia. He teaches technical communication, technology and society, andengineering ethics. His research and publications focus on the social study of technology, especially informationtechnology in higher education.JOHN P. O’CONNELL is Harry Douglas Forsyth Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Virginia.He teaches engineering design and problem solving, chemical and engineering thermodynamics, and moleculartheory. His research and publications focus on

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Jeffrey G. Sczechowski

. Several of myfriends who graduated with a B.S. in engineering described similar experiences. While somemight attribute that to the type of people who are willing to consider themselves my friends, Ithink of it as evidence that “trial by fire” is not the best way to develop research skills.Any competent professor could teach an undergraduate student how to conduct research withunlimited resources, especially, time. Since that is not the case, many student researchersunfortunately do not receive the proper guidance and instruction. When they develop researchskills independently, it is usually at the expense of their advisor’s project, funding, andequipment. In many instances, the advisor is stuck with only a preliminary study, if that. Toteach

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half the workinglife of an engineer. Another, is our professional organization, new design is a very small fractionof the work load. The reward system is also an important factor. Young engineers seem to berewarded more for their management then engineering skills. Many, excellent engineeringcollege curriculum lack courses in systems engineering and design integration. Graduatestherefore, receive little training in the development of the skills needed to be a member of amulti-disciplinary design team, conducting design tradeoffs, consider factors such as cost, oroperational use. There is little research in such areas and few papers on this subject arepublished. My feeling is that Engineering departments are more likely to view such skills as

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Thomas Lenox; Stephen J. Ressler; Robert J. O'Neill; C. Conley

use computers to reinforce the students’ understanding of physical behavior and engineering principles. Principle # 4. The undergraduate curriculum is not the place for “production” software training. Principle # 5. Spreadsheets are unsurpassed in their value and versatility as an engineering tool, a teaching tool, a developer of essential computer literacy, and an aid in developing orderly thinking and expression.The first four principles are not new. They have been advocated by discerning engineeringprofessionals since mainframe computers were first used for solving engineering problems in the1950's. Principle #5 was new. Why were spreadsheets

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Peter Ludovice; Noel Rappin; Matthew Realff; Mark Guzdial

Learning Environments, 1995. 4(1): p. 1-44.6. Guzdial, M., et al. Simulated Environments for Learning Real World Contexts in Chemical Engineering. in International Conference on the Learning Sciences. 1996. Evanston, IL.7. Jackson, S., et al. The ScienceWare Modeler: A Case Study of Learner-Centered Software Design. in CHI. 1995.8. Jackson, S.L., et al. Model-It: A case study of learner-centered software for supporting model building. in Proceedings of the Working Conference on Technology Applications in the Science Classroom. 1995. Columbus, OH: The National Center for Science Teaching and Learning.9. Mandinach, E., Model-building and the use of computer simulations of dynamic systems. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1989. 5

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M. N. Borges; F. H. Vasconcelos; M. Lewis

curriculumdesign process. This methodology has been proving to be successful, yet great care must be takenotherwise staff members tend to focus on the subject content. The work is not yet finished andcurrently the committee is working towards the Course Pattern.Learning Outcomes approach at FUNREIFor two years (1995/96) some course units in the electrical engineering degree course at FUNREIhave been using the Learning Outcomes approach. Moreover, lecturers have changed thepedagogical approach innovating on the teaching/learning strategies by adopting more student- Page 2.306.10centered activities. Following the methodology suggested by the Knowledge Based

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Craig Gunn

Session 2553 Design in the Freshman Engineering Curriculum Craig James Gunn Michigan State UniversityDesign is an important element in the education of the impressionable freshman. If requiredcourses in mathematics, chemistry, and physics do not take into consideration the vitalconnections between theory and the world of engineering; there is a good chance that a sizeablenumber of prospective engineers may never graduate in their originally chosen major. It is criticalthat classes begin immediately in the freshman year to acquaint students with all the facets

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Ralph O. Buchal

Session 2358 Engineering Education in the 21st Century Ralph O. Buchal The University of Western OntarioAbstract Changing educational needs and reduced funding for traditional educational institutions are forcing a re-examination of the educational process. At the same time, emerging information technologies are enabling atransition from traditional instructor-centred teaching to a new model based on student-centred collaborativelearning. The importance of the physical university is diminishing as information technology

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Stuart Wilkinson; G. Mark Pennington

. The devicedoes indeed function and closely mimics this laboratory procedure. Testing beyond the functionalstage will be performed by placing it on a towed submersible instrument platform currently underdevelopment. Figure 1. - Exploded View of pH Measuring Device (internal Helical Mixer not shown)Reference[1] Byrne, R.H. & Clayton, T.D., "Spectrophotometric sea water pH measurements: total hydrogen ion concentrationscale calibration of m-cresol purple and at-sea results." Deep-Sea Research I 40, no. 10 (1993): 2115-2129.Biographical InformationSTUART WILKINSON is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of South Florida inTampa. Since leaving England in 1984 he has been involved in teaching and researching in

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Barbara Tedesco; Sanford Bordman; Iftekhar Hasan

Session 2642 An Assessment and Teaching Strategies of An Integrated Model For Management and Economics Instruction for Engineers1 Sanford Bordman, Iftekhar Hasan and Barbara Tedesco New Jersey Institute of Technology Recent rapid advances in technology, fierce corporate competition, and tremendous uncertainty in today's economy have made the engineering function more complex and multifaceted than conventional or traditional forms of organization. Organizations are continuously trying to adapt to changes not only in technology but also in markets, regulations, financial innovations

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Hussein Anis

Session 1260 Developing Engineering Education In Egypt- Experience and Achievements Hussein Anis Cairo University , EGYPTIntroductionAn Engineering Education Development Project (EEDP) was initiated in Egypt in January,1992 1,2. The project has been funded through a loan agreement between the World Bank andthe government of Egypt. The project generally aims at the upgrading or the redesign ofeducational programs at the eighteen Egyptian faculties of engineering. This includes theupgrading of academic curricula, human resources (teaching and

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Ronald W. Schafer; Mark A. Yoder; James H. McClellan

traditional first course in analog circuittheory. We will discuss our motivation for teaching DSP first, before covering analog circuitsand systems. We will describe the style of the course and point out difficulties, as well asadvantages, in this organization of basic material. At Georgia Tech and Rose-Hulman, thisbeginning course has been required of all computer engineering majors. Finally, we will makesome comments about extending this approach to encompass a wider range of students fromother disciplines.1. IntroductionAn introductory electrical engineering course based on Digital Signal Processing (DSP) has beentaught at Georgia Tech since 1993, and also at Rose-Hulman for the past two years. This courseuses digital filters and simplified

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Nicholas Tsoulfanidis

fundamentaldifference between research and design:The result of testing an idea may prove the idea to be wrong; in research, such aoutcome is not a failure. In design, by contrast, if the end product is notachieved (i.e. it does not satisfy all constraints or it does not perform asplanned), the design is considered a failure.IV. Examples of undergraduate projects Since I teach in a Nuclear Engineering Department, the examples I willpresent come from that discipline. However, the process I used can be applied inany field. At the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR), undergraduate research maystart in two ways.(a) The student may sign for a course entitled Special Problems with thecampus-wide number XX300 (e.g. NE 300); the student may sign for 1-3 hoursof

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Richard C. Anderson; Michael R. Duffey; Michael McDermott

, September/October 1996. Biographical Information MICHAEL R. DUFFEY is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Management in the School ofEngineering and Applied Science at George Washington University. His research and teaching interests includemodeling the product realization process, engineering design methods, and engineering economics. MICHAEL MCDERMOTT is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Engineering Management at theGeorge Washington University. RICHARD C. ANDERSON is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Engineering Management at theGeorge Washington University

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Dr. Mihir K. Das

. Page 2.70.3 RECOMMENDATIONSInstructors should embrace this new technology to facilitate student learning by providing just-in-time information for students. Further, students can be directed to do valuable research using therelated websites across the globe. Additionally, it moves academic institutions towards apaperless environment which can result in considerable savings as the hard-copy distribution ofclass material is reduced or eliminated.DR. MIHIR K. DAS is the Associate Dean for Instruction and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at CaliforniaState University, Long Beach. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Birmingham,England. His current interests are Educational