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Raymond Berg; Homayun K. Navaz; Brenda S. Henderson

Session 1302 A New Approach to Teaching Compressible Flow Brenda S. Henderson, Homayun K. Navaz, and Raymond M. Berg Kettering UniversityAbstractAt Kettering University, a new course in modern compressible flow was introduced at theundergraduate and graduate level for mechanical engineering students. The course incorporatedanalytical, computational and experimental techniques and analysis. Students learnedfundamental concepts in gas dynamics, as well as developing the ability to solve basicproblems using commercial CFD codes. Threaded throughout the course were segments wherethe students learned

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Michael A. Kriss

Session 1526 Bridging Departmental Barriers in Search of a New Electronic Imaging Curriculum Michael A. Kriss Center for Electronic Imaging Systems University of RochesterAbstractIn the winter of 1998 six University of Rochester faculty members came together to develop anew, comprehensive undergraduate and first year graduate curriculum in Electronic Imaging.The faculty represented three autonomous departments: The Institute of Optics, the Electricaland Computer Engineering Department, and the Computer Science

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Tom Ward; Elizabeth Alford

Session 2561 Integrating Ethics into the Freshman Curriculum: An Interdisciplinary Approach Elisabeth Alford, Tom Ward University of South CarolinaAbstractTo ensure that undergraduate engineers have a deep and practical understanding of professionalethics, engineering colleges are developing ways to integrate ethics throughout their curriculum.The freshman engineering course is the logical and appropriate time to begin discussion ofprofessional ethics, long before students are confronted with the tough decisions they may haveto make later. The

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Phylis Katz; Howard A. Canistraro; Ann Lankford; Joan Dannenhoffer; Janice Girouard

Session #3247 A New Approach to the Introduction to Technology Course at a Four Year College of Engineering Technology Howard A. Canistraro, Phylis Katz, Janice Girouard, Ann Lankford, Joan Dannenhoffer The Ward College of Technology The University of HartfordAbstract:As part of a National Science Foundation Institution Wide Curriculum reform grant, several freshmencourses in science, mathematics, engineering and technology (SMET) from across the University ofHartford were completely revised with the specific goals of improving the students

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Richard B Cole; Charles V. Schaefer; Bernard Gallois; Keith Sheppard

orally.5. Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice6. Skill in leadershipIntegration of Engineering CoursesStevens' new engineering curriculum puts high priority on at least some integration among dif-ferent courses. While very tight integration is not necessarily a goal, interplay between differentcourses is required to be conscious, recognizable, and representative of the mutual interdepend-ence that exists among “different” engineering subjects.In the first semester, opportunities exist for integration of the several engineering courses. Thereis also potential for integration with the concurrent science courses, particularly the Introductionto Computers course (Computer Science

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engineering curriculum.• Integrate design and open-ended problems into the first two years.• Develop innovative ways to teach engineering.• Cooperative work in teams.• Provide a perspective on engineering in society.• Develop learning modules using video and/or software for use by other institutions. In response to input from NSF, the Engineering Dean’s Council and other sources, ABETencouraged the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) to develop new approaches toundergraduate engineering accreditation by providing a path for engineering schools to maintainaccreditation while making the appropriate curricula changes. With the new Engineering Criteria2000, ABET/EAC will focus on processes and outcomes while placing less emphasis on credit

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Lawrence Genalo

Session 1364 A Project-Based Approach to DOE in Materials Lawrence J. Genalo Iowa State University1. Introduction At Iowa State University, the Materials Science and Engineering Departmentteaches a course in the statistics of materials. Approximately one third of this two creditcourse is devoted to the design of experiments (DOE). A relatively brief introduction tothe theory of DOE sets the stage for the inclusion of a software package used to assistmaterials engineers to design and analyze the results of experiments. Texts for engineering statistics (1-3) contain chapters

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John T. Welch; John Durkin; James E. Grover; Douglas Smith

electrical engineering andcomputer science courses. In developing this program we sought a low risk strategy that couldbe implemented within the existing resources of the department, extending the strengths of theexisting electrical engineering program to the new computer engineering program. Ourplanning also had to anticipate the task of meeting ABET self assessment requirements for twodegree programs. Key elements of our program include using area requirements instead ofspecific course requirements for electives, a two semester senior design project, and a co-opprogram which affords a year of industrial experience before the senior year. This paperfocuses on the curriculum design process, including the trade-offs and rationale that lead to

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Donald J., Jr. Fournier; Cyndi Gaudet

an importantmethod of informing them about these programs. Second, engineering technology, as an applieddegree, supports practical work experience and work-based learning projects. This goal is Page 4.149.2accomplished through the required internship, projects with industry partners, and field trips tolocal facilities. Finally, WTD is a new program designed to meet regional needs. Advice fromparticipating industry representatives helps insure relevant technical content.4-Step ApproachThe authors adopted a four-step approach designed to involve business and industry in theprocess of program development. The first step was to define the role

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Bernd S. W. Schroeder; Jenna Carpenter

decided to pilot an integrated engineering curriculum at Louisiana Tech University. For papers that describe experiences with integrated engineering programs cf. [Aetal], [BF], [Cetal], [FR], [Mor], and [RPC] (freshman year); [GRGG], [HM], and [RR] (sophomore year); and [CEFF] and [MW] (managing the transition to a new curriculum). The goal was and is to build an integrated engineering curriculum that produces engineers who can function, succeed, and provide leadership in today’s rapidly evolving engineering workplace. This goal is to be achieved with the same type of students who currently enter Louisiana Tech. In mathematics this means that about 5% of the students are ready for calculus, another 55% are ready for

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Michael J. Caylor; Bruce Chesley

occur, which is the fundamental reason forthis program. Our experience is that both group learning and independent thinking are enhanced,and the curriculum provides first-hand experience in the development of space technology aswell as opportunities for discovering new knowledge.I. Program Objectives and BackgroundOur fundamental goal with the USAFA small satellite program is to provide a broad,applications-oriented experience of space technology for our undergraduate students.Technology can be defined as the “application of science, engineering, and industrialorganization to create a human-built world.”1 Designing, building, and operating a smallspacecraft is the focus for experiencing all these aspects of technology. The specific objectives

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Walthea V. Yarbrough; Sarah J. Rajala; Richard L. Porter; Hugh Fuller; Laura Bottomley; Mary Clare Robbins

Session 2353 Introduction to Engineering Problem Solving - A New Course for 1100 First Year Engineering Students Richard L. Porter, Laura J. Bottomley, Mary Clare Robbins, Walthea V. Yarbrough, Sarah A. Rajala, and Hugh Fuller North Carolina State UniversityI. IntroductionDuring the past several years, NC State University has offered several experimental coursesdesigned for the first year student in engineering; IMPEC, an integrated approach tomathematics, physics, engineering, and chemistry 1,2; E123, a mechanical dissection coursewhich is now linked with the

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Jennifer Maynard; Anneta Razatos

to quantitative and predictive, academic and industrial engineers areincreasingly involved in addressing biological problems. Currently, large chemical companiesare expanding in the biological sciences by exploring the genetic engineering of crops, use ofbacterial catalysts, and “green” engineering. The engineering departments of universities arealso involved by recruiting students and new faculty with an emphasis in environmentalengineering and biotechnology.How can students be trained in biological topics without time consuming and controversialoverhauls of the curriculum? During lectures, the instructor has a unique opportunity to exposestudents to current developments in emerging areas of research. Students can be trained tosolve

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Robert Engelken

usually be paid by the professor himself. It’s all an investment; a little blood,sweat, and tears in the early years will usually pay off handsomely later.Continuing education, professional development, and ongoing productivity are important,particularly as the new engineering educator approaches middle age. After promotions and tenure,it’s easy to fall into a rut of taking things easy. Although Academic Balance 5 is critical to anengineering educator, one must be careful to avoid stagnation, obsolescence, and the status quo.Given the rapid "half life" of 3-5 years for engineering knowledge, this obsolescence can sneak upupon an engineering professor not only in research but in all phases of the job, for example,computer techniques in instruction

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Tom Gasque Smith; Deanna E. Ramey

of the college.While such publishing activities certainly seem secondary to the primary goal of integratingcommunications instruction into the engineering curriculum, they still help support that goal. Asstaff learn even more about the context in which they are teaching communications skills,students see the high value placed on communicating engineering’s ethos and achievements byfaculty and staff. These publications are a visible symbol of the importance of communicating toboth technical and non-technical audiences, often at the same time.IV. The Writing Center Approach to Integrating Communications InstructionThe Professional Communications Center model of the writing center approach to integratingcommunications instruction into

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Lawrence Genalo

Session 1464 A Combined Outcomes-Based Materials Curriculum Lawrence J. Genalo Iowa State University1. Introduction Beginning with the 1999 catalog, Iowa State will be moving from two degrees(Metallurgical Engineering and Ceramic Engineering) to a single degree in MaterialsEngineering (1). Under the new program graduates will be more well-rounded materialsengineers, a desired outcome based on input from our Industrial Advisory Council andothers. While building this new program from the ground up, desired outcomes (inparticular, ABET 2000) were the driving force. Each course, as it

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Robert Spradling; Robert Hayes; Ahmad Zargari

1Session 3563 Curriculum Development in Manufacturing Technology:A Survey of Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) College Fellows Ahmad Zargari, Robert Hayes, Robert Spradling Morehead State UniversityIntroduction Shortly after the end of World War II, American manufacturers diverted theirconsiderable military manufacturing capabilities into the production of consumer goods.At that time, the worldwide demand for American products was strong and U.S. firmsproduced almost half of all the manufactured goods sold in the world. During the past 20 years, America’s manufacturing leadership

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Anthony J. Muscat

(1996), vol. 60, no. 4, p. 312-316.18. D. L. Hatcher, “Creativity and the Socratic Notion of Education,” Journal of General Education (1984), vol. 36, no. 2, p. 105-115.19. J. Perry, “Cloning Socrates,” Performance and Instruction (1994), vol. 33, no. 4, p. 10-11.20. D. H. Elkind and F. Sweet, “The Socratic Approach to Character Education,” Educational Leadership (1997), vol. 54, no. 8, p. 56-59.21. A. E. Samuel, “Student Centered Teaching in Engineering Design,” Instructional Science (1986), vol. 15, no. 3, p. 213-238.22. B. P. A. O. Coppola, “The University of Michigan Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum 2. Instructional Strategies and Assessment,” Journal of Chemical Education (1997), vol. 74, no. 1, p. 84-94.23

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Ismail Orabi

," J. of Engineering Education, ASEE, Vol. 87. NO.2, 1998.4. Shaeiwitz, " Classroom Assessment," ," J. of Engineering Education, ASEE, Vol. 87. NO.2, 1998.5. McKenna and Agogino, " Integrating Design, Analysis, and Problem Solving in an Introduction to Engineering Curriculum " ASEE proceedings, 19986. West Point Bridge Designer, Dept. of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, USMA, West Point, NY 10996Biographical InformationISMAIL I. ORABI, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of New Haven. He received his Ph.D. fromClarkson University, and his MS degree from the State University of New York and B.S. from Cairo Institute ofTechnology, all in Mechanical Engineering. In the past 10 years, He has established three

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Maurice Bluestein

Session 3548 A New Air Conditioning Trainer for a Technology Laboratory Maurice Bluestein Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisAbstractThis paper describes the features and usage of a self-contained mobile air conditioning trainer. Thisdevice resulted from a senior project carried out in the Mechanical Engineering Technologydepartment at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis. Two students created thespecifications and experiments for the equipment which was fabricated at the Carrier Corporationin Indianapolis, Indiana. The trainer includes a condenser, evaporator

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J. A. Bragg; Stephen P. DeWeerth; Clinton D. Knight

Session 2532 Java Programming for Engineers: Developing Courseware for a Computer-Enhanced Curriculum Julian A. Bragg, Clinton D. Knight, and Stephen P. DeWeerth Georgia Institute of Technology School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Atlanta, GA 30332-0250The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech has embarked on aComputer Enhanced Education (CEE) initiative to augment the core ECE curriculum(courses in signal processing, circuits, digital systems, microelectronics, andelectromagnetics). One of the goals of this initiative is

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P. M. Wild; B. W. Surgenor

to meet agrowing demand at the undergraduate level as well as to address the evolving needs of theprofession. MECH 452 Mechatronics Systems Design: Mechatronics is a term which describes the integration of mechanical and electrical engineering and represents a new approach to the development of modern products. In this course, students will develop a basic understanding of the non-mechanical aspects of a mechatronic system. Simple mechatronic systems will be developed in laboratory sessions. Working in groups, students will design and implement a mechatronic system based on the microcontroller used in the laboratory session.Ultimately, this course will be part of a multidisciplinary grouping of elective courses forstudents

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R. J. Helgeson; Troy Henson

Session 3225 A Novel Tool for Engineering Curriculum Development, Enhancement, and Evaluation R.J. Helgeson and T.F. Henson School of Engineering, University of Tennessee at Martin IntroductionA new tool has been developed at the University of Tennessee at Martin to aid in thoroughlyexamining the content of the engineering curriculum. The approach incorporates a course mapshowing all required and elective engineering courses, including prerequisite and corequisitecritical paths. Each element in the map details the content of a

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Maurice Walworth; Kevin Schmaltz; Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

Multidisciplinary Engineering design," ASEE Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 83, No. 2, 1995, pp. 311-316.5. Lamancusa, J., Jorgenson, Jens E., and Zayas-Castro Jose L., “The Learning Factory – A New Approach to Integrating Design and Manufacturing into the Engineering Curriculum,” ASEE Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 86, No. 2, April, 1997, pp. 103-112.6. Mahajan, A., McDonald, D. and Walworth, M., “An Innovative Integrated Learning Laboratory Environment,” ASEE NCS Spring Conference Proceedings, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio, Vol 2, April, 1997, pp. 324-329.7. Mahajan, A., McDonald, D. and Walworth, M., “An Innovative Integrated Learning Laboratory Environment – An Update,” ASEE NCS Spring Conference Proceedings

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Francesco Costanzo; Gary L. Gray

integration and communication should be cultivated in students from the verybeginning and throughout the undergraduate experience. It is, therefore, crucial that courses bedeveloped which integrate teamwork, computation, data acquisition, data analysis, and informa-tion technology into the very process of learning.In reference [9] the current authors have presented a new approach to addressing the problem ofhow to introduce all the elements mentioned above into sophomore/junior level courses. The ap-proach in question has been dubbed “Interactive Mechanics” and has been practically imple-mented into the first engineering dynamics course offered at Penn State (we call this course In-teractive Dynamics). In this paper, after a brief summary of the

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Patricia M. Yaeger; Rose M. Marra; Francesco Costanzo; Gary L. Gray

in active learning classrooms reported statistically significant gains in teamworkand computer skills. The data indicate the new course design reinforces the ABET goals of en-couraging innovative practices in the classroom that enhance learning and develop skills neededin the workplace.This paper addresses several issues: (1) how do we develop measures that accurately reflectlearning objectives given the innovative teaching practices, (2) what learning outcomes are af-fected when active learning strategies are employed in the engineering classroom, and (3) howcan we use these assessments to improve teaching, learning, and assessment in future semesters?We used the data to enhance activities and assessment for classes being taught during fall

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Bernard Gallois; Keith Sheppard

technicalelective courses for the student’s concentration. The disciplinary design courses do, however, Page 4.513.2contain some required core topics that are required of all students and these topics are covered ina modular approach, for example integrated product and process design.The threads on communications, use of computers and social, ethical and moral issues are alsoenhanced in the Design Spine compared to the previous curriculum. A new thread on industrialecology (e.g. life cycle analysis and design for environment) is added to address what willincreasingly become an overarching consideration in the engineering profession, namelysustainable growth

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Sohail Anwar; Frances Winsor

Session 2548 Internship Development for a New Baccalaureate Degree Program: Student Preparation, Sponsor Development, and Internship Follow-Up Sohail Anwar, Frances Winsor The Pennsylvania State University, Altoona CollegeAbstractPenn State Altoona College is in its third year of offering a Bachelor of Science program inElectro-Mechanical Engineering Technology (BSEMET) which is a 2+2 engineeringtechnology program. Students matriculate to the BSEMET program from the ABET-accreditedassociate degree program in either electrical or mechanical engineering

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CAD inclusion can be extensive andextremely complimentary without sacrificing instructor time, program requirements, or criticaltopic coverage.1.0 IntroductionPacking Engineering curricula with more and more courses is one way to satisfy the demands ofABET 13 as well as incorporate new technology to keep pace with industry advances 11,16,22.Certainly, the “Just-In-Time” approach has been used – new engineers learning softwarepackages “independently” or through training classes after graduation 16,22. This approach hasproven less than desirable for students as well as employers – taking extra time and money awayfrom production, and, many times learning tools out of the useful integration of knowledgecontext 10. In particular, different options

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Shani Francis; Neal Pellis; Keith Schimmel

Session 3613 Integrating Research into the Undergraduate Curriculum – NASA’s Microgravity Bioreactor Shani Francis, Keith Schimmel / Neal R. Pellis North Carolina A&T State University / Johnson Space CenterAbstractCurrently, there is an emphasis in many funding agencies on integrating research results into theundergraduate curriculum. The basic rationale is that research expenditures will thus beleveraged to improve the quality of undergraduate education by providing students withinteresting, real world engineering problems that will motivate, provide opportunities forstudents to