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,disassembly and re-assembly, operating system and application software installation andmanipulation, and a study of elementary PC architecture. High enrollments in the initialcertificate courses such as “PC Operating Systems” and “PC Hardware” prompted theadministration to commit funding to subsequent years. Additional funding was realized from thebiennial OBR Technical Equipment Funding. These monies enabled the CSS Program topurchase more up-to-date Pentium-based PC’s as well as other equipment such as a scanner, andlaser and color printers. Approaches to industry are presently being made for additional fundingfrom private sources.The original prerequisites for enrolling in the certificate program were simply DOS andWindows 3.x experience. When the

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Bruno Ramond; Abir Z. Qamhiyah

. Page 5.394.3 Page 3Submitted to the International Division of ASEE for presentation at the 2000 ASEE Annual Conference Session 2660 Figure 2: The course web page with links to the syllabus, course content and modules, computer laboratory tutorials, assignments, midterm examination, BSCW, and the Chat room.3. The CAD ProjectFor the Fall of 1999 the selected project is the design of a remotely controlled vacuum cleaner.Through the site http://www.iitap.iastate.edu/portfolio/users/cad/project1.html students weregiven the design requirements for portability, flexibility of

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Roxanne Jacoby; Jean Le Mee

Session 3142 THE GLOBETECH INTERNATIONAL SIMULATION: PRACTICAL TOOL TO TRAIN ENGINEERS - LEADERS FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Roxanne Jacoby, Jean Le Mee The Albert Nerken School of Engineering, Cooper UnionAbstractThe 21st century will require engineers not only technically well prepared in their chosen fields, butalso able to understand the managerial, ethical, financial, etc. implications of their work. They willhave to become effective leaders in the context of a complex, fast changing, highly competitiveglobal economy. To achieve this, more emphasis should

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Donna C.S. Summers

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (IET)Dept. No. Course 1st Term 2nd Term First YearSET 100 Engineering Technology First-Year Seminar 1-0-1MTH 106 Mathematics for Engineering Technology 3-0-3MFG 108L Manufacturing Processes Laboratory 0-3-1MCT 110L Technical Drawing and CAD 0-6-2CHM 123 General Chemistry 3-3-4REL 103 Introduction to Religion 3-0-3SET 101 Enrichment Workshop 1-0-0 1-0-0ENG 101-2

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Teresa L. Hein

Session 3230AcknowledgementsPartial support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation’s Division ofUndergraduate Education through grant #DUE 9850570 and through a Senate Research Awardfrom American University. Any opinion’s expressed in this article are the author's and do notnecessarily represent the opinions of the NSF.Bibliography1. Jones, T. H. & Paolucci, R. (1998). The learning effectiveness of educational technology: A call for further research. Educational Technology Review, (9), 10 – 14.2. Cobern, W. W. (1991). World View Theory and Science Education Research. National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Monograph Number 3, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.3. Arons, A. B. (1990). A Guide to

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Saleh M. Sbenaty

critical thinking and logic reasoning abilities.Collaborative education and team concept can be used effectively in a case-study environment.The use of the sciences, mathematics, technical writing, and oral communication knowledge aswell as the SCANS 2000 skills and competencies can be integrated easily in case studies.Finally, case studies can make classroom learning an enjoyable experience. The use of casestudies in technical education, however, has been somewhat limited. Recently and afterrecognizing the importance of case studies, engineering and technology educators are trying tofollow their counterparts in other fields1-3. As a result, there is a growing need and interests inwork-based case studies for engineering and technology

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Phillip R. Rosenkrantz

objectivesare published as follows:1. Prepare the student to function and provide leadership in today’s highly technical environment;2. Enhance the student’s ability to communicate by oral, graphic, written and electronic means to describe engineering challenges and their solutions;3. Prepare students to solve unstructured problems through analytical means and to synthesize, analyze, and critically evaluate their solutions;4. Develop a knowledge of and appreciation for the solution of engineering problems through the use of teams;5. Instill the habit of life-long learning and professional growth in engineering practice;6. Develop the competence in the chosen discipline to assure that the graduate

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Susan M. Lord; Jose A. Macedo; Rick T. Olson

thisproject addresses several key ABET-EC-2000 skills, it should be useful to other engineeringprograms.AcknowledgementsSupport for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation’s Division of Undergraduate Educationthrough Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement (ILI) Grant DUE 9850987.Bibliography1 Sheppard, S. and R. Jenison, "Examples of Freshman Design Education, International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 13, no. 4, 1997, p. 248-261.2 Sheppard, S. and R. Jenison, "Freshman Engineering Design Experiences: an Organizational Framework," International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 13, no. 3, 1997, p. 190 -197.3 Macedo, J. A., S. M. Lord, and R. T. Olson, "A "NIFTY" First-Year Introduction to Engineering

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Nizar Al-Holou; Lisa Anneberg; Ece Yaprak

Session 1526Beyond the Initial NSF-ILI Grant - Planning for the SubsequentDevelopment Ece Yaprak Wayne State University yaprak@eng.wayne.edu Lisa Anneberg Lawrence Technological University Anneberg@ltu.edu Nizar Al-Holou University of Detroit-Mercy Alholoun@udmercy.eduAbstractIn 1996, Wayne State University’s Division of Engineering Technology was awardedNSF ILI grant for

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Natalie D. Segal

Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Division (in formation) Session #3654 A Patent on Your Résumé, or Encouraging Creativity Among Technology Students Natalie D. Segal Ward College of Technology at the University of HartfordAbstractIn our Advanced Technical Communications class, the students are formed into teamsthat must invent a new object or create a significant improvement in an already existingobject, write a formal business proposal to convince a company to produce the object,and make a presentation in which they summarize their proposals. Many of these objectsare patentable

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Hamid Khan

the ASEE’s Engineering Technology Division, Educational Research andMethods Division, and Computers in Education Division. He is also active in IEEE/Frontiers inEducation conferences. He has published and presented about twenty-five papers in their annualproceedings and conferences. Hamid has served as a reviewer for the ASEE’s ERM, International,manufacturing Divisions for the Frontiers in Education proceeding papers. He has served as a judgefor International Design competitions conducted annually by the auspices of AddisonWesley/Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE and as a reviewer for Ben Dasher bestpaper award nominations for the Frontiers in Education

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Natalie A. Mello

outline how the Global PerspectiveProgram at WPI addresses some of the issues raised by ABET Engineering Criteria 2000.I. IntroductionThere has been a call for changes in engineering education by both representatives of academiaand industry. The ASEE's report, Engineering Education for a Changing World, presents atypical viewpoint: [E]ngineering colleges must not only provide their graduates with intellectual development and superb technical capabilities, but, following industry’s lead, [they] must educate their students to work as part of teams, communicate well, and understand the economic, social, environmental, and international context of their professional activities.1The breadth of skills needed by graduate

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Frances S. Johnson; Carlos C. Sun; Anthony J. Marchese; Heidi L. Newell; John L. Schmalzel; Roberta Harvey; Ravi Ramachandran; Paris von Lockette; Kevin Dahm

, Communication andEngineering, and the students’ needs as well. As a General Education requirement, thecourse also had to meet the demands of department and university curriculum committeeguidelines. This process involved reshaping a course traditionally based entirely onresearch and argumentation into a technical writing course that retained a strong researchand argumentation emphasis. It was also agreed that the course would be student-centeredand challenging. Through the ensuing years, as the course has been tried and tested andadjusted, this emphasis has been one of its major constants. Various permutations of thecombined courses have been attempted, with each year another step intended to improveintegration between the two disciplines [3

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Jagannathan Sankar; Devdas M. Pai

participate in the exploration of advanced materials.Materials Content of the Mechanical Engineering CurriculumThe curriculum aims to cover all 1four corners of the materialstetrahedron shown in Figure 1. Itis supported by a sophomore levelbasic materials science course, a 2junior level manufacturing 3 4processes course, two laboratory Figure 1classes and is capped with a senior Materials Tetrahedron1level course in materialsengineering. In addition, there are 1. Advanced Processingsome technical elective courses in 2

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Narayanan Komerath

flight package for the Page 5.79.3 International Space Station by the Year 2002.Phase 2: NASA/University R&D Project Team: • Evolve into a technical project team working with NASA to take the technology to the Technology Readiness Levels (4-9) needed for space flight. • Use a partnership with NASA to get into space without borrowing money for the launch costs, by getting NASA to fund launch costs in exchange for a substantial interest in the company.Phase 3: Startup Company with NASA Partnership: • Use customers on the ISS and beyond to provide revenue and advance technical capabilities to the level of

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Diana G. Somerton; Craig W. Somerton

Session 2266 CQI for Mechanical Engineering Education: A Two Year Experience Craig W. Somerton, Diana G. Somerton Michigan State University/California Manufacturing Technology CenterI. IntroductionFor over two years the undergraduate program in mechanical engineering at Michigan StateUniversity has operated in a continuous quality improvement process mode. A CQI processknown as ME 2000 has been developed for the undergraduate mechanical engineering degreeprogram at Michigan State University in response to two primary motivations: 1) changes in the accreditation requirements for engineering programs 2

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John Duffy; Edmund Tsang; Susan M. Lord

in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts Lowelland is the coordinator of the interdisciplinary graduate program in solar engineering. His current endeavorsencompass international rural development, course assessment methods, solar design optimization, stochasticsystems, fuel cells, and electrolyzers.EDMUND TSANGEdmund Tsang is Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at the University of South Alabama. His currentprofessional interests are enhancement of lower-division curriculum and K-12 outreach. He is the editor of amonograph titled DESIGN THAT MATTERS: Service-Learning in Engineering to be published by the AmericanAssociation for Higher Education in Spring 2000.SUSAN M. LORDSusan M. Lord received a

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Zhao Liang; Ye Tao; Xiang Bo Wang; Ke Qin Li

Session Number: 1369 Assessing Chinese Engineering Graduates’ Abilities for Problem-Solving, Scientific Discovery and Technological Innovation  from a Professoriate Perspective Tao, Ye (Presenter) Associate Professor International Business School Hunan University Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China Wang, Xiang Bo Research Scientist Law School Admission Council

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, 1994.26. Reamon, D., Sheppard, S., “The Role of Simulation Software in an Ideal Learning Environment,” Proceeding of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Sept., 1997.27. Regan, M., Sheppard, S., “Interactive Multimedia Courseware and the Hands-on Learning Experience: An Assessment,” Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 123-131, Apr., 1996.28. Sheppard, S., Regan, D., “Bicycle Multimedia Courseware: Formative In-depth assessment Report,” Center for Design Research Internal Report, Stanford University, Dec., 1995.29. Tan, F. L., Fok, S. C. “Development of Engineering Courseware for University Undergraduate Teaching Using Computer Animation,” Computer Applications in Engineering Education, Vol. 3 (2), pp. 121-126, 1995.30

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Mauricio A. Colombo; Maria R Hernández; Jorge E. Gatica

EngineeringDepartment at Cleveland State University (CSU). He has degrees in Chemistry, Applied Statistics, and ChemicalEngineering. His current interests include the application of Reaction Engineering principles to materials manufacturingand processing, computers and programming in engineering curricula, and the use of computers in education. A long-termactive member of the AIChE Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division, Dr. Gatica is actively involved in basic andapplied research. He has over 70 technical presentations at national and international meetings, and more than 50publications in refereed journals. Dr. Gatica has taken the lead in several WWW-based developments at CSU, where hehas received several Teaching Enhancement Awards in support of

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Paul I-Hai Lin; Hal Broberg

Session 1350 An NSF Grant with ITT Industries Hal Broberg, Paul Lin Indiana-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, INAbstract:An NSF GOALI grant (Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry) wasapproved for the period June 1997 through May 2000. The grant supports appliedresearch in areas related to weather satellite instrumentation, a principal business of ITT(Aerospace-Communications), a division of ITT Industries located in Fort Wayne. Thisgrant, with matching funding from ITT, paid summer salaries for two faculty membersfrom the ECET department and two from the EE department to work

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Manuel D. Rossetti; Harriet Black Nembhard

students as they come in the room.The class meeting begins with an advanced organization activity designed to focus their attentionon the session topic. The activity may involve collecting thoughts to contribute to a groupdiscussion on an opening question based the reading or exercises assigned for the day. The groupdevelopment work is usually designed around the “think/pare/share” method. In this method, the6-8 minute segment is subdivided into three parts: (1) a few minutes to think about the questionor exercise independently (think); (2) a few minutes to work in the group (pair); and (3) a fewminutes to discuss the problem with the entire class (share). The advantage to this approach isthat it gives the individual an opportunity to formulate a

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Arpita Gupte; Patricia F. Mead; Marjorieanne Natishan; James Greenberg; David Bigio; Linda Schmidt

responses of the different groups, studentsexperience how learning styles influence our approaches, and our interpretations of aspecific task.To conclude the workshop, the students were led through the BESTEAMS performancedimensions, and some general guidelines on team management. These includeestablishing a clear vision or goal for the team. In some cases, the project goals caninclude team development goals as well as technical goals, depending on the desires ofthe students and the faculty advisor. The students were also encouraged to establish anagreed upon set of guidelines for internal interactions: including meeting schedule, teamorganization, rules of conduct, and consequences for poor individual performance.Finally, several aids that can

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Barbara Adams; Monica Bruning; Lawrence Genalo

engineering.The Engineering PipelineWhile there is widespread support for the United States to be at the forefront of scientificand technological advancement, the disparity continues to grow between the demand fornew engineers and the supply of engineering graduates. “Technical talent is the rocketfuel of the information age,” remarks Harris Miller, President of InformationTechnological Association of America at a recent national workforce convocation hostedby the US Commerce Department. However, most reports indicate technical talent isrunning dangerously low – between 1990-1996 there was a 3% decline in the number ofengineering degrees conferred (73,883 in 1990 and 71,388 in 1996)8. Public relationscampaigns have appeared on many communication mediums

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John S. Klegka; Robert Rabb

ProgramObjectives:3) Cadets and graduates understand the philosophical basis for the practice of engineering as asocial enterprise that uses design to solve problems.4) Cadets and graduates develop an understanding of and an appreciation for the naturalphysical laws, particularly as they apply to mechanical engineering.5) Cadets and graduates internalize the design process and demonstrate creativity in solvingproblems.6) Cadets and graduates are provided the elements of engineering practice necessary for successas entry-level mechanical engineers or for admission into and success at top mechanicalengineering graduate programs.7) Cadets and graduates demonstrate a commitment to life-long learning.Please provide any further narrative input on these questions

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David F. Ollis

demanding lecture and homework schedule of the other four program days. Therelaxed lab atmosphere provides substantial peer communication opportunities among theincoming students, albeit largely constrained to the field of the technical devices in view.3. Fall and spring semester academic labWith two successful summer pilots completed in 1993 and 1994, the lab for was reincarnatedinto a 2-unit, semester elective course, offered in honors and regular sections during the fall1995 and spring 1996 semesters. Lab periods of 1 hour and 45 minutes, driven by the universityclass schedule, provided each team with one device cycle every two weeks. Students wouldreceive and READ the chapter manual out of class, ahead of time, then over four periods in

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Naseem Ishaq; Salahuddin Qazi

technology, computer engineering technology and photonics. It also offers anintegrated Master of Science Program in Advanced Technology jointly with mechanical andindustrial engineering technologies departments. The curriculum in these programs emphasizeshands- on education and has a number of laboratories in the areas of communications, control,digital systems, computer vision, microprocessors, multimedia and networking technology.SUNY Institute of Technology is an upper division transfer college for students who havecompleted their first two years at a community college.According to Forward Concepts, a Tempe, Ariz, market research firm, the sale of programmabledigital signal processor (DSP) hit more than $3 billion in 1997, and is expected to

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Teresa Larkin-Hein; Dan Budny

Session 3280 Why Bother Learning about Learning Styles and Psychological Types? Teresa Larkin-Hein/Dan D. Budny American University/University of Pittsburgh Washington, DC/Pittsburgh, PAAbstractA growing body of research suggests that increased learning gains can be achieved with adultlearners when instruction is designed with learning styles in mind 1 - 3. The adoption of any typeof new teaching and/or learning approach has the potential to require a good deal of valuablefaculty time and energy. In this paper, the question of why

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Robert P Hesketh; Kauser Jahan; Stephanie Farrell; C. Stewart Slater; Kevin Dahm

Session 1526 8VLQJ 0HPEUDQH 3URFHVV ([SHULPHQWV LQ D 3URMHFW2ULHQWHG (QYLURQPHQW C. Stewart Slater (1), Kauser Jahan (2), Stephanie Farrell (1), Robert P. Hesketh (1), and Kevin D. Dahm (1) (1) Department of Chemical Engineering (2) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 08028 Abstract This paper describes a NSF-funded Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement (ILI) project onmembrane process

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Mark R. Rajai; Keith V. Johnson; Robert Matthews

Session 1077 Development of an Integrated System for Design Evaluation Mark R. Rajai, Keith V. Johnson, Robert Matthews East Tennessee State University/ University of LouisvilleAbstractIn this paper, two software packages (AutoCAD and Mannequin) are integrated to create anergonomic CAD system. This developed system will provide designers with a powerful graphicaltool to evaluate their design for human factors and safety criteria. An absence of a truly integratedergonomic CAD system that has been desired by many researchers and designers was themotivating factor behind our efforts. Steps taken to