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Maher E. Rizkalla; Charles F. Yokomoto; Carol L. O'Loughlin

Session 2553 A NEW DESIGN-ORIENTED APPROACH FOR FRESHMAN ENGINEERING Maher E. Rizkalla, Charles F. Yokomoto, and Carol L. OLoughlin Department of Electrical Engineering Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 46202 . Introduction In this paper, we describe a new approach in developing a design-oriented, first year, interdisciplinaryexperience

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John E. Shea; Thomas M. West

Session 3257 An Integration Approach to Industrial Engineering Curriculum Design John E. Shea, Tom M. West Oregon State University INTRODUCTION Engineering curricula at most major research universities are driven, in part, by research and technology.Research directions are often defined by funding agencies and major corporations. Faculty learn, develop, andapply the technologies necessary to obtain external funding. This knowledge, combined with individual interests,eventually impacts the

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Donald E. Richards

x Thermodynamics xters. This has the advantage of freeing up Fluid Mechanics xspace in the early quarters for discipline- Circuits xspecific courses. If, however, you believe thatthere is an engineering science and mathemat- Figure 3- Discipline-Directed Approachics core that all students should know beforebeginning upper-division courses, this ap-proach is flawed. The new RH/FC Sophomore Engineering Curriculum consists of eight courses (30

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Joseph A. Untener

Session 2248 Product Development In The Curriculum: One Clean-Sheet Approach Joseph A. Untener University of Dayton--Dayton, OhioABSTRACT The National Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing Education has been established inDayton, Ohio with an award from the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Educationprogram in October of 1994. The primary goal of the program is to develop a curriculum with advancedmanufacturing as its focus. The curriculum will begin in the junior year of high school and extend to a two-year

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Jr., Alfred J. Bedard; David G. Meyer

I .— - ..... Session 1626 , —---- Hands-on Engineering Homework: A New Approach to Out-of-Class Learning Alfred J. Bedard, Jr.; David G. Meyer University of Colorado at Boulder Abstract Our goal is to develop a new way to provide experimental complements to theoretical courses, creatingsuites of simple experiments that can be done at home and assigned like homework problems. Such simple

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Virendra K. Varma; Mohammad Najafi

Session 1221 A Pragmatic Approach to Development of an Undergraduate Construction Curriculum in Trenchless Technology Virendra K. Varma, Mohammad Najafi Missouri Western State CollegeABSTRACT: Although trenchless technology has become an economically viable alternative to open-cutconstruction, the schools of civil and construction engineering are generally lagging behind in providinginstruction on trenchless technology to our undergraduate students. There is a lack of knowledge about the roleof trenchless technology in

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T. R. Chandrupatla; Ralph A. Dusseau; John L. Schmalzel; C. Stewart Slater

oftheir high school classes with SAT scores of 1200 and above. The multidisciplinary aspect of the Rowan educational experience will produce a uniquely qualifiedprofessional. In addition to individual program requirements for discipline accreditation, the school willpromote a high level of multidisciplinary education. This will be through engineering clinics that are verticallyintegrated throughout the curriculum. These clinics will present a broad-based approach to engineering in thelower level and progress in depth and in technological and industrial relevance as the student progresses throughthe program. The nature of the clinics will allow students and faculty to work together in a hands-on projectenvironment that promotes teamwork to

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M. Nabil Kallas; Dhushy Sathianathan; Renata Engel

Session 2553 Teaching Design Skills in the Freshman Engineering Curriculum M. Nabil Kallas, Renata Engel, and Dhushy Sathianathan Division of Engineering Design and Graphics The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802 With the mission of introducing engineering early in the undergraduate curriculum, the freshmanengineering course has developed the following goals: (1) Introduce an engineering approach for problem-solving through team projects; (2) Demonstrate the importance of graphical, oral, and written

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Robert Pfeffer; Rajesh N. Dave; Jonathan Luke; Ian S. Fischer; Anthony D. Rosato

Session 1626 PARTICLE TECHNOLOGY IN THE ENGINEERING CURRICULUM AT NJIT Ian S. Fischer, Rajesh N. Dave, Jonathan Luke, Anthony D. Rosato and Robert Pfeffer New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 07102Abstract This paper discusses the development of a three-course concentration in particle technology at NJIToffered across the engineering curriculum which addresses the urgent need for undergraduate and graduateeducation in this vital field of manufacturing. Funded by an NSF-CRCD grant, a major goal is to integrate recentparticle

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Jack Bryant; Howard Seidel; David L. Barrow; Dante DeBlassie; Arlen Strader

Session 2630 Freshman Calculus in an Integrated Engineering Curriculum David Barrow, Jack Bryant, Dante DeBlassie, Howard Seidel, Arlen Strader Texas A&M UniversityINTRODUCTION We are helping to develop, implement, and evaluate an integrated engineering curriculum thatemphasizes technology, active learning in the classroom, and teaming. We will describe our experiencesteaching calculus, during the past two academic years, to first year students in the integrated curriculum, whichalso includes courses in engineering, English, physics, and chemistry. This

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Phillip J. Cornwell

Classification of Educational Goals. Handbook 1. The Cognitive Domain”, New York: McKay, 1956.3. Meriam, J. L., Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics, John Wiley and Sons, 1978.4. Cornwell, P. J., “Teaching Dynamics using Modern Tools”, Proceedings of the 1995 ASEE National Conference, Anaheim, CA, 1995.PHILLIP J. CORNWELLPhillip Cornwell is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University in 1985 and a M.A. and Ph.D. fromPrinceton University in 1987 and 1989 respectively. His current interests include structural dynamics, finiteelement analysis, and the use of computers in the undergraduate engineering curriculum

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Russell R. Barton; Robert P. Smith; José L. Zayas; Craig A. Nowack

simultaneous engineering,a focus which echoes long-standing themes in product development practices.1’lz Nevertheless, presentingthese ideas in undergraduate engineering education calls for a departure from the usual content and pedagogicalapproaches. The goal of this paper is to describe the development of a new course in concurrent engineering.Teaching concepts in product development benefits greatly from a hands-on approach. We have attempted toestablish this goal in three ways: by developing and using a number of laboratories and demonstrations, byinviting speakers from industry who can make classroom lessons concrete, and by using cases as the basis forclass discussion. This paper includes a discussion of the curriculum, of existing

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Arvind Ramanathan

“Based on the premise that the primary function ofengineering is design, the engineering program provides broad-based knowledge and experience in synthesis aswell as analysis. It is designed to prepare students for professional practice as well as advanced study in variousengineering specialties.” An interdisciplinary approach to problem solving is the underlying theme of thecurriculum. Students graduate with an unspecialized Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. A sequence of systems courses that unites all engineering fields under a common framework is at thecore of the curriculum. This sequence integrates knowledge gained from a thorough background in engineeringscience and computer science while technical electives provide opportunity to

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Philip J. Morris; Martin L. Brady; Lyle N. Long; Ali Haghighat

I .— - Session 1626 .. —- -—. . . . . . . Curriculum Development in Advanced Computation* . Philip J. Morris, Lyle N. Long, Ali Haghighat, Martin L. Brady The Pennsylvania State UniversityIntroductionFor U.S. industry to remain competitive in the global market place it must update its approaches toproduct development. The concept of “concurrent engineering,” in which design and manufacturingprocedures are

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William H. Mason; Michael P. Deisenroth

I .— . . . .. Session 0402 . Curriculum Development in Aerospace Manufacturing Michael P. Deisenroth, William H. Mason Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University This paper describes a new course being developed in aerospace manufacturing technology. Thecourse was offered for the first time in the Spring of 1996 as a senior/graduate level elective for Aerospaceand Ocean Engineering (AOE), Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE

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Michael L. Mavrovouniotis

simple factors. most likely to be used directly by students after graduation. It is sufficiently generic to be valuableHow important is engineering economics for the in a large variety of chemical engineering jobs. ItChemical Engineering curriculum? In what ways is also quite realistic (at least in some of its topics,does it enhance engineering problem-solving skills? such as the time value of money) so that theWhat likely changes in the structure of the barriers between the course material and a practicalcurriculum will involve engineering economics, and application confronting a new engineer are quitewhat are their

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Michael S. Leonard; Donald E. Beasley; D. Jack Elzinga

Session 3657 Curriculum Innovation and Renewal Donald E. Beasley, D. Jack Elzinga, Michael S. Leonard Clemson University / University of Florida / Clemson University Engineering as a discipline has been taught for centuries. Over the years, a standard engineeringcurriculum (with many variations) has evolved. However, engineering curriculum development has notfollowed a structured approach. While accreditation agencies have provided general guidelines, courses wereoften created and taught by the instructor most interested in the subject area. The result

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Mel I. Mendelson

Session 2542 Teaching Factory Approach to Engineering Management Education Mel I. Mendelson Loyola Marymount University Abstract An industrial partnership was established with a start-up company to plan and design a novel pressurefresh container for preserving fruits and vegetables. This was developed in a class project for a Manufacturing & Production Engineering graduate course. One self-directed team of engineering students generated a prototype design, manufacturing plan and cost estimate for producing the product.I. Introduction

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Pieter A. Voss; James M. Tien; Anil K. Goyal

and as the norm, rather than theexception. In fact, the concept of risk should serve as the motivation for learning Engineering Economy. Toolsfor assessing risk are developed along with time-money relationships and other concepts. Creativity and realismin evaluating alternatives and in defining potential outcomes are underscored. This approach builds on the trendto include courses in probability and statistics within the core engineering curriculum. Integrating uncertaintyand risk with Engineering Economy at the outset is not new. Indeed, risk-analytic methods have existed fordecades e.g., Hertz’ and Uhl and Lowthian14 and have been taught in graduate level courses on Engineering 3Economy e.g., Buck . What we propose

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Leah H. Jamieson; Henry G. Dietz; Edward J. Coyle

The EPICS program represents a new approach to incorporating design and project managementexperience into the engineering curriculum. It provides projects which the students can easily see will have areal impact beyond campus. It also provides very valuable technical resources to community service agencies. Our goal in the next few years is to expand the EPICS program to other engineering schools withinPurdue and to other universities. We already have students from the Mechanical, Industrial and BiomedicalEngineering Schools involved in the program, and wish to establish EPICS courses within their homedepartments. We will be traveling to three other universities this year to discuss the program.5 Bibliography 1. “Engineering

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B. Grossman; William H. Mason

graduate degree program in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech.Responding to strong industry comments, five engineering departments (AOE, ME, ISE, MSE, and ESM) atVirginia Tech have established a new practice-oriented master’s degree (MEng). The new degree fit withinexisting guidelines so that no new administrative approval was required. On an individual department basis theaddition of several new courses each would have been impossible. By working together it became possible toadd two new college-wide courses. We believe that the new program is unique in that it is trulymultidisciplinary. Students from the five different college of engineering departments will be taking classestogether and working on the design project teams together

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Erdogan Sener

Session 1221 Collaborative Learning in the Construction Technology Curriculum Erdogan M. Sener Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis Introduction/The Need As is the case for all disciplines, the skills that the workplace requires of engineeringkdmology graduateshave changed over the years in parallel with evolving technologies and soeio-economic requirements. TheNational Science Foundations’s task force on TQM has the following definition for contemporary engineeringeducation ‘: “Quality

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Richard M. Felder; Philip R. Dail; Leonhard E. Bernold; John E. Gastineau; Ernest E. Burniston

brought into the first year and integrated withintroductory calculus and science courses. The goals of the curriculum are to provide (1) motivation andcontext for the fundamental material taught in the first-year mathematics and science courses; (2) arealistic and positive orientation to the engineering profession, and (3) training in the problem-solving, study,and communication skills that correlate with success in engineering school and equip individuals to belifelong learners.Curriculum Structure and Instructional Approach In the fall semester of 1994, IMPEC students took the first courses in calculus and physics(mechanics) as well as a one-credit engineering course. In the spring of 1995, students continuing in thesequence took the

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Partha P. Sarkar; Kishor C. Mehta; James R. McDonald; Ernst W. Kiesling

Session 1626 Integrating Wind Engineering Research to Curriculum Through Multimedia Partha P. Sarkar, Kishor C. Mehta, James R. McDonald, Ernst W. Kiesling Texas Tech University ABSTRACTA courseware development project, which aims to transfer the research results to curriculum through themultimedia technology in the multi-disciplinary area of wind cngineenng, is discussed in this article. Thiscourseware, containing four modules, is designed to supplement certain senior

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Major (Dr.) Robert F. Mills; Major (Dr.) Gerald C. Gerace; Dr. Byron M. Welsh; Dr. Bruce W. Suter; Dr. Andrew J. Terzuoli; Captain (Dr.) Richard A. Raines

Air Force Institute of TechnologyAbstract -- The dawning of the information age with its diversity of communications and computer systemsposes a formidable challenge to the graduate student of “communications engineering”. To keep pace with thisexpanding field graduate communications engineering students at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) advance through an integrated curriculum that weaves a web of connections between traditional analog/digitalcommunication theory, discrete signal processing, communications/computer networks, spread spectrumtechniques, and coherent applications sequences of courses in military communications, radar, stealth, andantenna engineering. The approach is to teach broad system level concepts and

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Samuel S. Lee; R. Narasimhan; M. Lewis Temares

the new environment,especially with regard to study habits, prioritization of tasks, and time management. Many students fail their firstcalculus course and lose interest in engineering. Many students who have successfully completed themathematics sequence are still unable to apply their math skills in solving physical problems (i.e., wordproblems). Several initiatives have been taken to help students adjust, such as proactive advising, earlyintervention, peer counseling, tutoring and the “Freshman Forgiveness Program.” All these efforts haveproduced some positive results. However, to educate students effectively and provide them with an engineeringeducation for a changing world, the entire curriculum requires careful review and re-design with

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Ramesh Narang

I ---- Session 2248 Introducing Design for Manufacturing and Assembly in the Manufacturing Technology Curriculum Ramesh V. Narang Purdue University, Fort Wayne Abstract This paper presents the introduction of a new course on Manufacturing Process Planning in themanufacturing technology curriculum. The course emphasizes designing for

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Patrick Kangas

conventional technological options and thinking. The new designs from ecological engineering are generally less expensive or have lower energy intensity than traditional approaches and they often result in more environmentally sound systems or decisions. These qualities of ecological engineering designs (less economic cost and greater environmental value) are bringing more attention to the discipline from decision makers, who seek to implement the designs, and from educators, who must decide how to incorporate the information into university curricula. In this paper the efforts at the University of Maryland towards developing an ecological engineering curriculum are described. There are two purposes of the paper: 1) we

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Mohamed I. Dessouky; Murali Krishnamurthi

—— —-. ---- Session 2563 An Innovative Approach to Educating Students on Manufacturing Murali Krishnamurthi, Mohamed I. Dessouky Northern Illinois University 1. INTRODUCTION The accelerated rate at which new technologies are being introduced today has created a large demand for people competent in the new technologies. The widening gap between the steady rise in the level of skill requirements and the reduced

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Z. T. Bieniawski

professional growth. Based on a detailed study and personal visits by the author to Europe, Japan and China, it is evident that theUnited States is in the forefront of this new curriculum thinking which attracts considerable attention in Far Eastcountries, both developed and developing. Is there a model for the necessary academic ingredients for world-class education of engineers in the 21st century?Curriculum Changes in the USA The United States has some of the finest universities and colleges in the world. Its engineering universitiesnumbered 269 in 1994, of which 204 have been regularly evaluated and rated each year by U.S. News andWorld Report. Over 60% of high school graduates in America go on to some college. In 1994, there were