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Robert S. Thompson

Session 1630 A Repeated Measures Design for Assessment of Critical Team Skills in Multidisciplinary Teams Robert S. Thompson Colorado School of MinesIntroductionTeamwork education has become increasingly important over the last decade. In 1996, theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), the sole agency responsible forthe accreditation of engineering programs, approved new standards for accreditation reviews.The new standards, Engineering Criteria 2000, require programs to demonstrate specific skills.One specific criterion is the need to demonstrate

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Rosalyn S. Hobson

Session 3253 Service-Learning as an Educational Tool in an Introduction to Engineering Course Rosalyn S. Hobson Virginia Commonwealth UniversityAbstractService-learning is a form of instruction which uses community service activities as part of themedium for learning. There are two components: (a) service which actively engages thestudent in community service, and (b) focused-directed learning. Service learning enhances theengineering curriculum by linking engineering directly to improving society, which makes theprofession more appealing and more

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2002 Annual Conference

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S. Scott Moor

Session 1313 Process Descriptions: An Introductory Library Research Assignment on Chemical Processes for First Year Students S. Scott Moor Lafayette CollegeAbstractIn our first year “Introduction to Engineering” class, each student passes through a three-weekblock on chemical engineering. In such a short period of time, it is always a challenge to givestudents a clear idea of the nature and diversity of chemical engineering. I have particularlywanted them to understand the process focus of chemical engineering and the wide range ofproducts made

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2001 Annual Conference

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David S. Cottrell

Session 2306 Integrating Design Projects into an Introductory Course in Graphic Communications David S. Cottrell Pennsylvania State University at HarrisburgI. IntroductionThis paper describes the integration of design projects into the curriculum of anintroductory graphics communications course at Penn State University at Harrisburg.These projects served a double purpose of reinforcing topics taught in the classroom aswell as introducing students to the engineering design process with their first hands-ondesign experience.In recent years, much has been written

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S. Scott Moor

Session 1313 Open Beginning Projects: A flexible approach to encouraging student curiosity and creativity S. Scott Moor Lafayette CollegeAbstractIn the rush to fulfill all that they must do, our students often find little time or encouragement toindulge their curiosity. To encourage curiosity, to allow for the diversity of our students tastesand abilities, and to allow for creativity, I introduced a flexible system of small student definedprojects. In addition to being open-ended, these

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Stacy S. Wilson

Session 2547 Developing a Plan for Recruiting and Retaining Women and Minorities in Engineering Technology at Western Kentucky University Stacy S. Wilson Western Kentucky UniversityI. IntroductionThe underrepresentation of females and minorities in the areas of science, engineering, andtechnology is recognized as a serious issue facing academia and industry1. Researchers nowunderstand that the experience of young women in science and math classes is much differentthan that of young men2. Recently, the Department of Engineering

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Walden S. Rio

Session 1360 Engineering Accreditation In The Philippines Walden S. Rio College of Engineering Central Philippine University Iloilo CityI. Introduction The technological world is moving on at a rapid pace. Each new day offers newdiscoveries, new truths, new and oftentimes better ways of doing things. But, while technologiesprogresses by leaps and bounds worldwide, the Philippines is forced to stand and watchhelplessly by. What is the cause of this helplessness. The reason for

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Wallace S. Venable

Session 1630 Helen L. Plants and Charles E. Wales, A Retrospective Wallace S. Venable West Virginia UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the approach to the design of engineering education used by Helen Plantsand Charles Wales at West Virginia University. Techniques used included behavioral objectives,generating correct responses, regular assessment, feedback and positive reinforcement, andprogrammed instruction, combined with regular class meetings. This method was shown to givemeasurable improvements in student achievement.IntroductionThe summer of 1999 brought the

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David S. Cottrell

Session 2793 Integrating Construction Engineering Planning Into a Structural Civil Engineering Program David S. Cottrell, P.E., Ph. D. United States Army Corps of EngineersAbstract This paper describes the planning, design, and teaching of a new course in entitled“Construction Engineering Planning,” developed to augment the civil engineering curriculumat the US Military Academy with related topics in construction. This course effectivelyblended construction management principles – planning, organizing, staffing, directing, andcontrolling – with project engineering

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Massoud S. Tavakoli

Session 1426 Total Design Studio Massoud S. Tavakoli Kettering UniversityAbstractAt Kettering University (formerly GMI Engineering & Management Institute), three conditionsreduce the effectiveness of how the engineering design process is taught, especially in capstonedesign courses: 1) fragmented approach to teaching design, 2) short quarter system (11 weeks ofinstruction), and 3) alternating work and study terms required by, and essential to Kettering’scooperative education program. As a potential solution, with help from NSF and

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Nickolas S. Jovanovic

Session 1458 Using World Wide Web Course Tools (WebCT) for Close Learning Nickolas S. Jovanovic University of Arkansas at Little RockAbstractWeb-based learning is often thought of as a subset of distance learning, i.e., one technology outof many that can be used to provide educational experiences to students that rarely or neveractually meet face-to-face with each other or with an instructor. But another model is possible:distance learning can be viewed as a subset of web-based learning because web-based coursesupplements also offer many benefits

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Nickolas S. Jovanovic

Session 2633 The Virtual Classroom and Laboratory for Thermodynamics Education Nickolas S. Jovanovic University of Arkansas at Little Rock1. IntroductionMechanical engineering technology (MET) students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock(UALR) are using World Wide Web Course Tools (WebCT) and CyclePad software to enhancetheir understanding of the thermodynamic cycles employed in important technologies such asrefrigeration equipment, automobile engines, and power plants. WebCT is a commercial, web-based software package for designing and

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David S. Cottrell

Session 2650 Building Bridges: Computer-Aided Design as a Vehicle for Outreach to High School Students in the New Millennium David S. Cottrell Pennsylvania State University at HarrisburgI. IntroductionThis paper describes the use of a computer-aided design (CAD) software package as avehicle for outreach to high school students. Particularly, this research effort affordedpupils at a secondary school in central Pennsylvania the opportunity to participate in aprogram that was designed to accomplish the following: • To stimulate interest in engineering and design

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1998 Annual Conference

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B. S. Sridhara

1 Session 3233 Curriculum Integration of Engineering Technology Courses with the Solar Car Project at Middle Tennessee State University B. S. Sridhara Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) Abstract The US Department of Energy (DOE) organizes a solar car race called Sunrayce,once in every two years. The race is nationally sponsored by corporations such as GMand EDS. It is open for all colleges and universities in North America. As facultyadvisor for the solar car team at

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Alfred S. Andrawis

Session 1526 The Development of Hands-on Fiber Optics Undergraduate Course ALFRED S. ANDRAWIS Electrical Engineering Department South Dakota State UniversityAbstract  This paper outlines the development of a one credit undergraduate laboratory courseto be taught concurrent with a lecture course. Students in this laboratory course learn about avariety of subjects pertinent to fiber optics and contemporary design techniques forcommunication systems and sensing within electrical engineering curriculum.This laboratory

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S. Keith Hargrove

Session 3553 Development of a Knowledge Based System for Advising Freshmen Engineering Students S. Keith Hargrove Tuskegee University College of Engineering, Architecture & Physical SciencesINTRODUCTIONOne of the greatest challenges faced by engineering faculty is balancing effectiveteaching, research, and service with time. Faculty are also responsible for advisingstudents to register for courses in the curriculum and other developmental matters.Probably the most neglected area in engineering education is advising, and researchindicates that advising

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1997 Annual Conference

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Brian S. Mitchell

Session 3513 Early Introduction of Design Fundamentals into the Chemical Engineering Curriculum Brian S. Mitchell Tulane UniversityIntroductionIn response to concerns raised by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET), many chemical engineering departments have been revising the design components oftheir curricula. These modifications range from incorporation of open-ended problems inexisting courses to the development of new, design-oriented courses. At Tulane University inNew Orleans, both of these approaches

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Glenn S. Kohne

Session 2520 Graphing Laboratory Data in Microsoft Windows Glenn S. Kohne Loyola College in MarylandAbstractAs the volume of Windows applications multiplies and their sophistication increases, eachapplication tends to do more functions thereby making its installation, configuration, and usemore complex. There is a population of laboratory instructors who would like to make availableto their students some very specific data handling programs that would be simple to install,configure, and use. This paper introduces and makes available two such data capture andgraphing

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Andrew S. Lau

Session 2344 Design for Society – An Innovative Multidisciplinary Course for Engineering Technology Andrew S. Lau Penn State HarrisburgABSTRACTThis paper is an overview of an innovative multidisciplinary course that has been offered sincethe spring of 1996 at Penn State Harrisburg. In addition to reviewing the nature of the course asit is being taught in spring 1997, the paper follows the development of the course and theauthor’s interest in the broad area of engineering for a better future. The course is innovative fora combination of factors

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Tian S. Lim

Session 1559 Modeling and Simulation of A Power Circuit Breaker Tian S. Lim United States Naval Academy Abstract This paper describes modeling and simulation of a dc power circuit breaker. The circuitbreaker can withstand a maximum voltage of 800 Volts dc and a maximum current of 75,000Amperes. The circuit breaker arc voltage can rise to 1650 Volts during the time of contactseparation, or 32 msec., and then drops to 800 Volts during the arcing time, or 30 msec., acrossopen contacts. It necessitates the solving of a non-linear

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Tracy S. Tillman

Session 3230 Planning Activities and Evaluating Student Performance for Concurrent Engineering Class Projects Dr. Tracy S. Tillman, CMfgE, CEI Eastern Michigan University Introduction This paper will describe student-based planning and evaluation techniques for a 300-leveldesign for manufacturing course and a 400-level manufacturing program capstone course, inwhich students learn and apply concurrent engineering techniques in order to design andmanufacture a product

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1999 Annual Conference

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Charles S. Elliott

Session 2222 Development of Engineering On-line Courses: Faculty and Student Support Charles S. Elliott Arizona State UniversityAbstractThe College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) at Arizona State University hasembarked on a variety of initiatives to provide on-line engineering courses to several audiences.This paper will describe these various efforts and our special attempts to provide direct supportto our faculty and students to maximize success in these courses. It will also present somelessons we have learned to date.I

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S. Kant Vajpayee

Session 3263 Have You Updated Your Manufacturing Process Course? S. Kant Vajpayee The University of Southern MississippiAbstractLike most sectors of the goods-producing industry, discrete manufacturing is undergoingevolutionary advances--primarily due to the innovations in microelectronics, computers, andcommunications. It is up to the manufacturing faculty at institutions of higher learning toincorporate these advances in the curricula. Manufacturing curricula invariably require severalcredit hours in the areas of production processes and machine tools. This article summarizes

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S. Kant Vajpayee

Session 1463 Instruction of Manufacturing as an Honors College Seminar S. Kant Vajpayee The University of Southern MississippiAbstractAs elsewhere, our Honors College attracts in its programs some of our brightest students. Amajor component of its curriculum is HON 403: Honors Seminar. Most students in this courseare liberal arts major. Driven by my fascination of manufacturing’s impact on modern living, Isuggested manufacturing as a possible topic for the seminar. The College liked the idea, andsoon I found myself facing the question: How to teach manufacturing to a group of

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Andrew S. Crawford

Session 2632 LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ANDREW S. CRAWFORD University of Michigan I. INTRODUCTION The College of Engineering is making “team building” an instructional commitment as partof the revision for our Curriculum 2000. Students will have curricular instruction in aspects of teambuilding and the opportunity to practice these skills in significant team projects during each year oftheir education. Part of our goal is to meet the ABET requirement to demonstrate that our graduateshave “an ability to

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James S. Burns

Session 2478 A Material Processing Cell Utilizing Black-water Hydrostatic Pressure: A Student Project James S. Burns Department of Mechanical Engineering San Diego State UniversityAbstract:Autoclaves and hydroclaves are devices that contain and control moderate to largehydrostatic gas or fluid pressure. These devices are used with hot fluids (gas for autoclaves,water for hydroclaves) to heat and squeeze polymers, metals and/or ceramics during diffusionor pressure gradient controlled solid and liquid-phase materials processing. Autoclave andhydroclave

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Colin S. Howat

Session 3613 Process Simulation in Chemical Engineering Design: A Potential Impediment to, Instead of Catalyst for, Meeting Course Objectives Colin S. Howat Kurata Thermodynamics Laboratory Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2223 USA cshowat@ukans.edu Capstone Design is creativity -- synthesis and evaluation. It is focuses on developing the confidence to practice

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1998 Annual Conference

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Mulchand S. Rathod

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Robert S. Woodley

” a degree was introduced in the 1900’s andbecame a stable part of the engineering curriculum in the late 1900’s to early 2000’s. TheElectrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at the Missouri University of Scienceand Technology (formerly known as the University of Missouri – Rolla) made Senior Design apart of the curricula in 1995. The key ingredient to the ECE senior design course was giving thestudents the chance to select their own teams and projects. The wide variation in team abilitiesand project scope made it necessary to evaluate the students on following process and proceduresand not on the successful completion of the project. This grading method has led to some veryambitious projects that were doomed to failure yet taught