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Samuel Homsy; Wayne Whiteman

develop both knowledge and lesstangible characteristics. Page 5.65.7Program representatives will develop a knowledge map for each sub-program within theirdiscipline (e.g. computer engineering within the Electrical Engineering program). Theknowledge map will identify the source of the knowledge, any prerequisites, and if possible thecourse(s) responsible. At this level, the knowledge items are at a higher level than those found atthe course level. (Example: Course-level: apply node voltage analysis to solve multi-nodecircuits. Program-level: solve circuits using various analysis techniques.)Faculty members identified in each department will

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Mohammad A. Zahraee; Gregory P. Neff; Susan Scachitti

on assessment andcontinuing improvement in its philosophy.II. Defining Continuous ImprovementThe term “continuous improvement” is derived from the essence of the Japanese term KAIZENwhich is a systematic approach to the closing of gaps between customer expectations and thecharacteristics of process outputs. First used in the 1950’s, it has since been known by termssuch as Continuous Quality Improvement and Continuous Process Improvement as well as beingclosely tied, and almost synonymous, with the umbrella expression called Total QualityManagement (TQM).In an article in Quality Digest, Danny Langdon [1] states: Continuous Process Improvement is designed to utilize the resources of the organization to achieve a quality-driven

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William M. Jordan; Debbie Silver; Bill B. Elmore

: learning cycle/constructivist approach, active learning, team teaching,cooperative learning, integrated instruction, technology-based investigations, andproblem/project-based assignments and assessments.Problem Solving in Engineering Science for Teacher s follows the guidelines set forth in theNational Science Teachers Association’s (NSTA) position statement on Science TeacherPreparation Standards. While focusing on understanding and developing the major conceptsand principles of properties of matter, it helps students conceptualize the inter-connectedness ofthe sciences, mathematics, and technology. Students relate the study of matter and materials tocontemporary, historical, technological, and societal issues. Students are able to

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Richard Layton

think-pair-share exercise on“Did you change your mind about your solution: why or why not?”, followed by another 20minute discussion. Again, the instructor makes no value judgements and gives no hints regardingthe “correct” answer to the case study.The day the instructor returns these graded papers, writing is discussed and the instructor leads afinal discussion concluding with his or her own reasoning about which answer(s) is correct. If thenational survey results from the Applied Ethics webpage are known, these results are shared withthe class. If the survey results are not yet known, the instructor will lead an additional discussionwith the class at the time these results are available.These assignments and discussion periods are summarized

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Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

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Bopaya Bidanda; Kim Needy

, and aparagraph description of the project. The Student Bio Sheet asks the student to list: · Names of up to three other students with whom they wish to work with; · Name of at most one student with whom they would have a conflict working with; · Technical electives that they have taken or are currently taking; · Work experience (cooperative education and summer internships); and · Statement of which project(s) sounds the most interesting to them and why.Information listed on the Student Bio Sheet is kept in confidence and only viewed by theinstructor. The instructor also obtains each student’s overall grade point average in an effort tobalance the student resources across the projects.Next comes the task of

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Tomorrow's Civil Engineering Profession

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KC Mahboub; Anna Phillips; Paul Palazolo; Scott Yost

Session 2615 What does it mean to be an engineer? The 2001 Challenge to Engineering Educators S. Yost, A. Phillips, P. Palazolo, K.C. Mahboub Univ. of Kentucky/Univ. of Memphis/ Univ. of Memphis/ Univ. of KentuckyAbstractDean Kamen’s keynote speech at the 2001 ASEE National Convention in Albuquerque, NewMexico asked some tough questions of engineering educators. Primarily, Kamen questionedwhat we are doing to represent engineering as a viable career choice in comparison to thewidespread appeal of lucrative sports careers, which promise to pay young people extraordinaryamounts of money. His conclusion

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Innovations in Freshman Engineering

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Teodora Shuman; Greg Mason

windspeeds are 5 m/s). The wind tunnel is shown in Figure 1.The design task is assigned to teams made up of students from each of the three coursesdiscussed in the previous section. Thus, each design team has electrical and mechanicalengineering students from MEGR181, civil and mechanical engineering students fromMEGR105 and high school students from CKHS091. Students from each course are given Page 7.340.4 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationdifferent responsibilities on the team. These

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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Zhengtao T. Deng; Xiaoqing (Cathy) Qian; Abdul Jalloh; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

analysisStrength of Materials: In this sophomore level course, students utilize the program(s)developed by their peers in the finite element class to engage in design practices. At thispoint students employ the programs to both become familiar with development of Matlab Page 7.655.4script files as well as utilize the programs to assist them in their design. The problem Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Session

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Ralph Buchal

hands-on experience. CurrentCAD and mechanism simulation software makes it easy to create mechanism simulations, andhopefully in the future multimedia mechanism catalogs will be available to allow students to gainrich experience with many common mechanisms, and to easily find suitable mechanisms forspecific design applications.References 1 Ferguson, Eugene S., Engineering and the Mind’s Eye, MIT Press, Cambridge Mass., 1992. 2 Hiscox, Gardner D., Mechanical Movements: Powers, Devices and Appliances, Norman Henley Publishing, New York, 1904. Page 7.1250.12 3 Chironis, Nicholas P., Mechanisms and Mechanical

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Issues in Physics and Engineering

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Harold Evensen

Laboratory Course in Sensors,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, June 2001.4 J. Singh (1996). Quantum Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications to Technology. Boston: McGraw-Hill.5 J. Fraden (1997) Handbook of Modern Sensors (2nd ed.). New York: Springer-Verlag.6 Beer, F. P., Johnston Jr., E. R. (1996). Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics (6th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.7 Fowles, G. R., Cassiday, G. L. (1999). Analytical Mechanics (6th ed.). Fort Worth: Saunders.8 Pedrotti, F. L., Petrotti, L. S. (1993). Introduction to Optics (2nd ed.). New Jersey: Prentice Hall. Page 7.854.8 Proceedings of the 2002 American

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K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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Timothy Harrah; Martha Cyr; Brad George

charts are commonly implemented using the Microsoft Project software package.(Fig 1)Large and more complex projects such as public works construction and military projectsoften rely on the more complex network based techniques of CPM and PERT. Thesemethods were developed in the 1950’s specifically for the management of large industrial and military projects where multiple interdependencies are present among tasks and resources are under tight constraint. They are based on the construction of a

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Integrating Math and Engineering

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Bogdan Adamczyk; Wendy Reffeor

. It is ordered based on the test scores from Table 2. The second column of the table shows theACT math scores, out of a possible score of 36. In the cases where the scores are missing the stu-dents started elsewhere and transferred to GVSU. The ACT math score is highly variable withrespect to the test score, although there is a general correlation. In particular there are a number of Page 7.839.4higher ACT scores in the 30’s that have very poor math scores. This variability suggests there is Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002

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Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

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Larry Dunn; Jessica Matson; Kenneth Hunter

for Engineering and Technology. (2000) Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs.2. Hunter, Sr., Kenneth W. and Jessica O. Matson. (2001) “Engineering Leadership and Teamwork Development Through Experiential Learning,” Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, Albuquerque, NM.3. Priest, Simon. The Effect of Program Setting and Duration on Corporate Teamwork Development. Study No. 23, http://members.tscnet.com/pages/experien.4. Kaagan, Stephen S. (1999) Leadership Games, Sage Publications.Biographical InformationKENNETH W. HUNTER, SR.Kenneth Hunter is currently Director of the Basic Engineering Program at Tennessee Technological University. Hereceived his

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Women in Engineering: A Potpourri

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Francis Hopcroft

, S., The Mismeasure of Man, WW Norton, 1996.[3] Gardner, H., The Disciplined Mind, Penguin, 2001.[4] Fernald, D. The Hans Legacy, Lawrence Erlbaum, NJ, 1984.[5] Hersey, P., Blanchard, K. Management of Organizational Behavior, Prentice, 1993.[6] Chomsky, N., Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory, University of Chicago Press,1985. Page 7.830.6[7] Karanian,B., Engineer’s Response to Leadership: Does Gender Make a “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education” Difference? (unpublished

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Computer Based Measurements

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Steven Widmer; Jan Lugowski

troubleshooting flaws to addchallenge to the problem-based learning experience.Bibliography1. Duch, B., Groh, S.E., & Allen, D.E. (Eds.). (2001). The power of problem-based learning: A practical “how-to” for teaching undergraduate courses in any discipline. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.2. Groh, S. and White, H. Problem-based learning: Getting started I. Available: http://www.udel.edu/inst/jun2001/.3. San Diego state University. (1999). Problem Based Learning. Available: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/clrit/learningtree/Ltree.html4. La Lopa, J. M. (1999, March). Focus on Problem-Based Learning -- Part I. Network News, p. 4. See also website: http://www.cfs.purdue.edu/HTM/faculty/lalopa.htmJAN T. LUGOWSKIJan T. Lugowski is an

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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Beth Kolko; Linda Whang

journals and reference books) with examples of each, and allowing students to Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education compare the different types, might help them determine which type(s) of information they encounter as they do their own research.5. Have students verify technical information found on the Web in a print resource, such as the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. Many industrial sites will post technical data, such as specific heat capacity of metals, on their websites, but students must be wary of this data unless they can verify its accuracy in a print resource

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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Steve Thomas; Vinod Lohani; Bevlee Watford

climatic division in Virginia for which analysis is desired.Following this choice, the user is asked a series of questions to determine what type ofanalysis is desired (i.e. short term, long term). Typically (based on the type of analysischosen) the user is asked to choose the weather state/s (1-7) for analysis. For short termanalysis the choice of months is also asked. See table 3 for further details. Once allchoices are made, the data file for the selected climatic division is opened and results ofchosen analysis are presented in tabular form. Following section gives results of analysisof long and short term probabilities for all six climatic divisions in Virginia

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Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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Jeff Jalkio

standards make the grade”, Educational Leadership, vol 59, No. 1, Sept 2001, pp20-27.3 Hochstein, J.I. and Perry, E. H., “Direct Competency Testing – Is It For You?”, Proceedings of the 1999 ASEEAnnual Conference.4 Angelo, T.A. and Cross, K. P., Classroom Assessment Techniques – A Handbook for College Teachers, 2nd ed.,Jossey-Bass, San Francisco,1993.5 Handley, M. K., “Portfolio Assessment as a Measure of Student and Program Success”, Proceedings of the 1999ASEE Annual Conference.6 Reeves, D. B., “Standards Make a Difference: The Influence of Standards on Classroom Assessment”, NASSPBulletin vol. 85, no. 621 Jan 2001, pp. 2-65.7 Petit, M. and Zawojewski, J. S., “Teachers adn Students Learning Together about Assessing Problem Solving

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Educational Opportunities in Engr. Abroad

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Heidi Loshbaugh

. Dennis, a mason,became the foreman of the crew and provided good support and advice for the students. Ratherto their dismay, he finished his sentence for failure to pay taxes 1 week into their project andwent home to his family, leaving them without the technical support they had come to dependon.The prisoners had full access not only to ground-breaking tools, but also to circular and chainsaws, power drills, hammers, nails, and 8 ft lengths of rebar and 2 X 4’s. Although the tools hadto be stored each evening, during the day, much or all of this construction equipment was lyingabout the prison yard. The students, none of whom had any construction experience, wouldwave at a piece of plywood or rebar, say, “Cut that,” or point at the trench and

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Michael Jenkins; Dwayne Arola

, have validated the efficacy of the“do-say” active learning concept.AcknowledgmentThe support of the National Science Foundation (Grant # 634083F)– Engineering Coalition ofSchools for Excellence in Education and Leadership (ECSEL) Program through the University ofWashington is gratefully acknowledged.Bibliography1. Jenkins, M. G., "Standards and Codes in Mechanical Engineering Education: Confounding Constraints or HelpfulHindrances?," Standardization News, Vol 27, No 9, pp 20-25, 1999.2. Bloom, B. S., ”Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: The Classification ofEducational Goals: Handbook I, Cognitive Domain. “Taxonomy of Educational Objectives (Cognitive Domain)”Longman, New York,1956.3. Sousa, D. A., “How the Brain Learns,” National Association

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Engineering Management Curriculum

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Stephanie Adams

Participation, vol. 18 no. 7, pp. 28-31, December 1995.8. S.G. Adams, “An Investigation of the Attributes Contributing to Team Effectiveness of Engineering and Science Faculty”, Texas A&M University, Dissertation Abstracts International, 59, no. 08B, 1998.9. B. B. Morgan, Jr., A.S. Glickman, E. A. Woodard, A. S. Blaiwes and E. Salas, “Measurement of Team Behaviors in a Navy Environment”, (NTSV TR-86-014), November 1996.10. J. W. Creswell, Educational Research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall. Page 7.30.8 “Proceedings of

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Techniques for Improving Teaching

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Beth Todd

module surveys (ranking topics on a scale of 1-5)were completed by the evaluators. Additional feedback was collected from the instructor and afaculty observer. This feedback has been used to improve the module.The following sections describe the contents of the module. Later in the paper, the results oftesting are presented.Pre-requisitesThis module assumes that the students have not had any previous instruction in the area oflifelong learning. However, students do not live in a vacuum. Experience with using thismaterial in the classroom has shown that older, non-traditional students approach this materialwith more wisdom than students in their early 20’s. This is particularly important to consider

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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Roger Wallace; David Adams

format, writing and expression of engineering content. The types of interactions of we experienced with students have dealt with writing and engineering issues at a much deeper level than before, which makes the courses more rewarding for everyone.Bibliography1 Youra, S. (Ed.) Special Issue: Communications Across the Engineering Curriculum. Language and LearningAcross the Disciplines. Vol. 3, No. 2. Univ. of Illinois, Illinois Institute of Technology (July 1999).2 For a useful overview of this device, see Tichy, Noel. “The Teachable Point of View: A Primer.” HarvardBusiness Review. P82. (March-April 1999). President and Fellows of Harvard College.3 Bloom, Benjamin et al. Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. Vol. 1. New

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Trends in Engineering Economy Education

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Ted Eschenbach

, American Society for Engineering Education, St. Louis, June 2000, CD.5. Eschenbach, Ted, Henry Wiebe, and Hulya Yazici, "Spreadsheets vs. Formulas for Engineering Economy Instruction, ASEE Proceedings, June 1991, pp. 530-534.6. Fish, John Charles Lounsbury, Engineering Economics: First Principles, McGraw Hill, 1915.7. Grant, Eugene L., Engineering Economy revised, Ronald Press, 1938.8. Grant, Eugene L., W. Grant Ireson, and Richard S. Leavenworth, Engineering Economy 8 th, John Wiley, 1990.9. Hartman, Joseph C., ASuggestions for Teaching Engineering Economy at the Undergraduate Level,@ The Engineering Economist, Vol. 44 No. 1, 1999, pp. 110-125. “Response” by Ted G. Eschenbach, pp. 126- 128.10. Kahl, Alfred, and William

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Freshman Success/Retention Strategies

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Rachel Collins; Matthew Ohland

/~reslfwww/hallsandcommunities/menengineer.html23 http://prospectivestudents.missouri.edu/~reslfwww/hallsandcommunities/womenengineer.html24 http://www.unl.edu/learncom/engineer.html25 Della-Piana, C.K., Arenaz, P., Fisher, W. and Flores, B.C., CircLES: A Comprehensive First-Year Program forEntering Engineering and Science Students, University of Texas, El Paso, Session 1237, ASEE 200126 Steadman, S. and Whitman, D. Residential Innovations for Engineering Students, University of Wyoming,Session 3453, ASEE 2001.27 http://www.housing.wisc.edu/wise/28 http://www.rdp.vt.edu/themehousing/welc.html29 http://www.cea.wsu.edu/student/support.htm30 Cooley, W.L., Prucz, M., Live and Learn Program for Recruitment/Retention, West Virginia University, SessionT1F

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Instrumentation and Control Applications

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Charles Knight

7.872.3Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering Educationeach for the midterm and the final exam), the laboratory portion counting 55% (42% for reports,5% for oral presentation(s), and 8% instructor's evaluation), and design project 15%.Design Project BenefitsThe five week long design project is typically an incubator for developing similar modern labsystems for other programs in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at UTC. Fluidmechanics and strength of materials lab systems along with other mechanical engineering labsystems have been renovated-upgraded through the student design projects. Generally speaking

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Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

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Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

. Primarily, they spoke of teaching other teachers, from Wake and other NCcounties (especially rural areas), how to hold an engineering camp and tie engineering principlesand problem solving to their curriculum. New participants could use the model we developedthis year, while our local version of the camp could explore some of the other engineeringdisciplines. The opportunity to increase the public’s knowledge of engineering is great through acamp such as this.References[1] National Center for Educational Statistics of the U. S. Department of Education, Third International Mathematics and Science Study. [2] McDill, Moyra and Marilyn A. Johnston, "Tracking the Gender Barrier Through Declining Interest in Technology," Proceedings of

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Trends in Construction Engr. Educ. II

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Charles McIntyre

our capstone course,construction management students increase their exposure to design activities, while civil (andconstruction engineering) students increase (or supplement) their knowledge in the area of projectmanagement and in the long run may mitigate the adversary relationships that often occurbetween contractors and engineers.Bibliography1 Allen, D., Introduction to Problem-Based Learning (PBL), a workshop organized by the Faculty Institute for Excellence in Learning, August 21, 2001.2 Duch, B., Groh, S., and Allen, D., The Power of Problem-Based Learning - A Practical "How To" for Teaching Undergraduate Courses in Any Discipline, Stylus Pub., April 2001.3 Rhem, J., Problem Based Learning: An Introduction, a featured

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Internet Programming and Applications

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Ralph Droms; John Jantzi; Daniel Hyde; Brian Hoyt; Xiannong Meng; Maurice Aburdene

and explore emerging networking issues.AcknowledgementThe Network Systems Laboratory was made possible through funding from The VerizonFoundation, The Air Products Foundation and The Gladys Brooks Foundation. Additionalfunding was provided by J. Randall and Kathleen MacDonald.References1. Barry Wilkinson and Michael Allen, Parallel Programming -- Techniques and Applications Using Networked Workstations and Parallel Computers, Prentice Hall, 1999.2. Ian Foster, Design and Building Parallel Programs, Addison Wesley Publishing, 1995.3. Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Maarten van Steen, Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms, Prentice Hall, 2002.4. Douglas E. Comer, Computer Networks and Internets, Second Edition, by CD-ROM by Ralph Droms

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Manufacturing Processes and Systems

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Ajay Athale; Charlene Yauch

Session 2263 Increasing Manufacturing Competency with a ‘Dirt-Cheap’ Sand Casting Lab Charlene A. Yauch, Ajay J. Athale Oklahoma State UniversityAbstractThe Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation has identified competency gapsin a number of critical areas including manufacturing processes, materials, and teamwork. Toaddress these problem areas and provide students with a hands-on manufacturing experience, aneconomical sand casting lab was developed and implemented in an industrial processe s course atOklahoma State