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Robert Vance; Gloria Elliott; Craig W. Somerton

todesign and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data” [1] programs that haveabandoned the instrumentation lab model must assure that the design of experiments is integratedinto the technical laboratory courses.This issue has been addressed in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan StateUniversity by transforming a standard radiation heat transfer laboratory experiment (either onedealing with the measurement of emissivity or the measurement of transmissivity) in the heattransfer laboratory course into a design of experiment laboratory exercise. This exercise isshared in this paper starting with a description of the exercise, followed by some principlesemphasized in lecture and some selected measures of the

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Shann Coleman; Megan Gaberell; Harold W. Walker

independent projects: (1) An assessment of waterquality in recreational ponds operated by the City of Columbus, and (2) a survey of thewater quality in the Olentangy River for a community group called Friends of the LowerOlentangy Watershed (FLOW). To carry out the projects, different teams of threestudents each were assigned to the following tasks: water sampling, sample analysis,synthesis and report writing, and preparing a final presentation. At the end of the quarter,the students submitted formal reports to the City of Columbus and FLOW describing theresults of their projects. The students also gave a formal presentation to FLOW at theirmonthly public meeting. Incorporation of community-based projects into the curriculumimproved open-ended

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Anthony Brizendine

the civil engineering team upon graduation. Specifically, thebaccalaureate degree is a traditional program consisting of a broad-basedcurriculum designed to offer students instruction in several broadly-defined, Page 4.71.1parallel tracks, namely:Track 1: Surveying, Graphics & TransportationCourses include instruction in plane surveying, construction surveying, landsurveying, route surveying, highway design and transportation. Additionally,students receive instruction in CAD and Civil Engineering CAD.Track 2: ConstructionCourses include light construction, construction materials and methods,economics, construction estimating, and construction

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Brett Barraclough

were made to update EM370 based on theadvances in engineering design software and hardware. One goal was to reduce thenumber of non-compatible, specialized software tools used in the course. In 1997,advances in PC technology allowed the Academy to purchase Windows NT workstationsthat would run fully associative, 3D modeling software. Fully associative CAD softwareallows changes made to the database to propagate to the part, assembly, drawing andlayout files. The USMA engineering program adopted two such computer tools,Pro/ENGINEER and Pro/MECHANICA for solid modeling and finite element analysis,respectively. Then, EM370 was restructured (Figure 1). The course began with 10lessons 10 Lessons 9 Lessons

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Sema Alptekin; Deena Daggett

need for IEpromotional materials has encouraged us to develop innovative exercises two of which areexplained in the following sections. Page 4.313.1Exercise 1: Assembly Line vs. Cellular ManufacturingIn this exercise, students are introduced to the vast discipline of industrial engineering. Onearea of particular importance is manufacturing. Through this exercise, students learn thecritical differences between assembly line and cellular manufacturing. This exercise enablesthem to see, experience, and document the effects manufacturing strategy has on throughput,cycle time, quality, cost, ergonomics, and workplace layout.For this manufacturing

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Daniel Davis

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Saleh M. Sbenaty

needs.” As a result, a coalition of five tow-year technical colleges inTennessee with representatives from four-year universities, secondary schools, business andindustry, and government institutions in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, and Alabama wasformed in order to plan a solution. A grant proposal, titled “Tennessee Exemplary Faculty forAdvanced Technology Education,” was prepared, submitted, and ultimately funded by NSF fortwo years at a budget of $449,594. The primary objective of which is: developing a group offaculty who will provide leadership in curriculum development in emerging technology fields,such as telecommunication, by: 1. Understanding curriculum development techniques and practices. 2. Gaining an appreciation and

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Alfred J., Jr. Bedard

hands on experimentation at the junior and senior level3 alsounderlined the need to bridge gaps between theory and practice.1. Rube Goldberg Design ProjectThe Rube Goldberg project requires student teams to design and construct a device thatperforms a simple function (e.g. turning on a light switch) using a series of complex,multi-disciplinary steps in the spirit of the famous cartoonist. The fact that the project isquite open ended provides a wide range of opportunities for individual students todemonstrate their existing skills, as well as to appreciate and develop additional skills. Aseries of “just in time” short (1 to 2 hour) introductory workshops given throughout thesemester (e.g. tool safety, machine shop techniques, CAD, electronics

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Francis Wang; El-Hadi M. Aggoune

addressed. Finally the challengesencountered and conclusions are provided.Educational Outcomes Assessment PlanThe educational outcomes assessment process can be viewed as a way to reassure stakeholders(students, parents, faculty, administration, governing board, alumni, donors, accrediting bodies,etc.) of the quality of education provided by an institution. Its purpose is for an institution to usethe results for self-improvement. Typically, an assessment plan includes the following:• Objectives based on the programs role in the institution’s mission• Criteria against which to measure objective attainment• Tools to collect data and procedures indicating how assessment is donePart of our assessment plans are the student portfolios [1]. For

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Jerome Atkins

environment, hold thepromise to revolutionize education delivery in the 21st century, as they have already begunto do.A recent report by the U. S. Department of Education’s National Center for EducationStatistics, detailed the explosive growth in distance learning in U.S. higher education. 1 Forthat study, distance education was defined as education or training courses delivered toremote (off-campus) locations via audio, video, or computer technologies. The reportfound that one-third of higher education institutions offered distance education courses inthe Fall of 1995. Of those, nearly 25% offered degree programs and 7% offered certificateprograms that could be earned by taking distance education courses exclusively. More than750,000 students were

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Jess Everett; Kauser Jahan

for enhancingtheir problem solving skills and encourages them to pursue graduate studies.IntroductionThe College of Engineering at Rowan University was created through a $100 million gift fromHenry and Betty Rowan in 1992. The College of Engineering’s key features includecollaborative teamwork in inter- and multi- disciplinary laboratory and coursework and theincorporation of state of the art technologies and innovative teaching methodologies. Activitiesof the freshman and sophomore engineering clinic classes at Rowan have already receivednational recognition (1-8). The freshman clinic focuses on primary principles, measurements,and competitive assessment. The sophomore clinic focuses on formalized engineering designtechniques. The junior and

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Enno 'Ed' Koehn

addition, numerous practitioners and educators perceive thatstudents need additional courses in the communications and financial areas in order to practiceengineering at a professional level when they graduate.In particular, the ASCE Board believes today that engineers must have skills in information andcomputer technologies, foreign languages, and an understanding of the economic and socialimplications of civil engineering projects. Along with the aforementioned breadth, increasedspecialty area knowledge is also required 1. This level of knowledge is difficult to develop in thecurrent four-year B.S. program format. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education indicates thatthe first professional degree signifies a level of academic and professional

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P. M. Wild; B. W. Surgenor

at Queen’s University is described in detail. The primaryobjective of the course is to create a sense of opportunity and excitement about mechatronicssystem design. This course focuses on the practical implementation of simple mechatronicsystems with particular emphasis on the electronics for conditioning and interfacing of sensorsignals and driver control signals. The laboratory portion of the course is based on the BasicStamp II, a user friendly microcontroller from Parallax Inc. By the end of the course, studentsunderstand a relatively simple system of sensors and actuators under the supervision of amicroprocessor engaged in on/off or simple PID control.1. IntroductionMechatronics is a word which means different things to different people

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Thomas G. Stanford; Donald Keating

Session 1355 An Innovative Strategy to Integrate Relevant Graduate Professional Education for Engineers in Industry with Continual Technological Innovation D. A. Keating and T. G. Stanford University of South Carolina 1. INTRODUCTION As we approach the 21st century, the leadership of technology development and the graduate professional educationof the nation’s engineers in industry who create technology will become increasingly critical components of theU.S

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S. Kant Vajpayee

cover too muchtechnical material. After some pondering I came to the conclusion that my goal should be to“get them excited” about the role of manufacturing in their lives and in the life of a nation suchas ours. I set my objective to be threefold: 1. Introduce the students to the world of manufacturing, 2. Guide them to self-learn through individual projects, and 3. Offer an environment so that they learn from each other.PedagogyThe course began with an enrollment of ten. In the first meeting, I introduced myself and thecourse. Each enrollee introduced themselves to the class, mentioning specifically their majorsand technical background and interests. This was essential for promoting mutually beneficialinteractions among them

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Robert H. Mayer

students to gain sufficient knowledge to apply effectively the methodsand tools of the design engineer to accomplish a capstone design project in the follow-on course,EN462: OSED II.Given the breath of topical coverage, EN461 instructors are challenged to present the material ina way that integrates, rather than segregates, the various design topics. An effective avenue fordesign methods and tools integration was identified in recent documentation of two coral reefrestoration projects accomplished in the Florida Keys.1-3In 1989, the oilfield supply vessel M/V Alec Owen Maitland ran aground upon a living coral reefwithin the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. In an unrelated incident, during the sameyear, the M/V Elpis grounded on another reef

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Ilya Grinberg

controllers (PLC), and power electronicsdevices among others. Obviously, it is necessary to integrate and coordinate curricula andlaboratory exercises in various electrical engineering disciplines.A block diagram of the possible integration is shown in Figure 1. This integration allowsutilization of existing equipment more effectively, reducing costs for laboratory enhancement, aswell as demonstrating integration and coordination of real-life engineering processes. It alsoallows instructions on the processes to take place at the junction of disciplines. Page 4.319.1 DATA ACQUISITION

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Mel I. Mendelson

teams.I. IntroductionIn 1991, the National Research Council stated that "U.S. industry’s period of world dominancein product design, manufacturing innovation, process engineering, productivity and marketshare has ended" [1]. This could have been a reaction to the sluggish economy, the downsizingof engineers and reduced funding for aerospace/defense and research in the US. However, inaddressing improvements necessary to develop new national goals, the Committee on Science,Engineering and Public Policy recommended that graduate education of scientists andengineers should be broader, more flexible and cross-functional [2].For the last 5 years, Loyola Marymount University (LMU) has addressed the above challengesin graduate education by forming a

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Maurice Walworth; Kevin Schmaltz; Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

airplane, a model train anda wind tunnel make heavy use of data-acquisition systems, programs written and developed inLabVIEW and MATLAB, and modern communication protocols such as RS485. The entireinterface is through virtual instrumentation, and the lab is also being given the capability of remoteaccess to the students. There are other indirect advantages of this approach in terms of financialeconomy and faculty professional development. This project has been funded by the NationalScience Foundation (NSF) and has resulted in the development of the Integrated SystemsEngineering Laboratory (ISEL) that houses vertically integrated laboratory exercises for twelvecourses from three different curricula.1. IntroductionMost universities have limited

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Daniel M. Chen

the industrial technology students in CAE class had aconcentration in mechanical design and engineering graphics. CIM is an interdisciplinary majorthat requires twenty-four credit hours each from industrial technology and computer science.Since the students enroll in the CAE class have quite diversified backgrounds, it would beinteresting and beneficial to find out how well each student group has learned due to its specificbackground. The goals of this study can be fulfilled by answering the following two questions:(1) Do engineering technology students have necessary skills to perform CAE work at thecompletion of the course? and (2) How well do engineering technology students perform as agroup? The comparison is made among the groups of

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Tran Thi Hong; Trevor B. Davey; Ngo Dinh Thinh

their final twoyears, where they obtain their Bachelor’s degree. Students are entirely responsible for allcosts associated with attending the university in Australia. The curriculum in Vietnam is based on the following syllabus. Course Structure for 1997-98First Year Syllabus, 1997 Courses Civil, Electrical, Comp System Eng., Electronic, Mechanical Computer Eng.Mathematics 1 25% Yes YesEng. Drawing 12% Yes NoEng. Computing 1 11% Yes YesEng. FundamentalsPhysics

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Daina Briedis

) research and prepare short reports on practical, everydayapplications of fluid flow or heat transfer principles. The learning objectives of this exercise arefor the students to:1) understand that learning takes place outside the confines of the textbook and the classroom;2) become familiar with engineering tools and resources that are available for their use;3) realize that engineering analysis learned in the classroom can be applied to understand the design and operation of a wide variety of everyday devices;4) further develop cooperative learning skills; and5) practice oral and written communication. Page 3.384.1II. Integration into the

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Ben Erwin

project are many, and success is never guaranteed. Steps maybe dropped at the teacher's discretion, and of course modified to fit the level of the students. Thefollowing ten steps are a guideline for an example systems engineering project geared towards ahigh school class.1) Problem Definition. The Problem Definition is a clear and concise statement of need. This statement willoften come from the client or boss (teacher), although it would also be good to brainstorm a gooddesign problem with the students. If possible, make the system as "real world" as possible. Do Page 3.385.8the plants need to be watered or a pet fed on a schedule during

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Kenneth J. Soda

of a physical design into a hardware "chip". This processlies outside the grasp of nearly all universities, as the cost of maintaining even a limitedfabrication facility is enormous. Through the Metal Oxide Semiconductor ImplementationService (MOSIS) this fabrication process becomes reality for hundreds of students annually.1 The author gratefully acknowledges the support of the National Science Foundation, The Advanced Research Page 3.386.1Projects Agency, USAF Academy Dean of Faculty, USAF Academy Department of Electrical Engineering and theUSAFA Research and Development Foundation

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Gwan-Ywan Lai; Laura L. Sullivan

Institute has acquired a set of computer-instrumented Laboratory Capillary Rheometer (LCR) and On-Line Process Rheometer (OLPR)manufactured by Goettfert through the support from the National Science Foundation (NSF ILI-IP program grant DUE-9650687) in 1996. LCR has long been used as a major tool to measurerheological properties of resins in the plastics industry [1-7], while an increasing number of resinmanufacturers and processors are adding OLPR to their process to produce consistent materialsand reduce manufacturing costs by monitoring and controlling rheological information duringproduction and processing [8-11]. Through the addition of the LCR and OLPR to the PolymerProcessing Laboratory at the Kettering/GMI our students not only can measure

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V. Waheed; V. Nallaperumal; S. A. Chickamenahalli

engineerscarryout data acquisition, analyze data, control system operation and display the results. Firstintroduced in 1983, LabVIEW from National Instruments currently monopolizes theinstrumentation world [1]. Several academic institutions and industries utilize LabVIEW in manyapplications for data display and analysis [2 - 4]. In academic literature, reports of the LabVIEWbased project results have begun to appear [5]. Several other data acquisition packages such asLabTech/Control and LabTech/Notebook from LabTech, TestPoint and Easiest from KeithleyMetrabyte, DT VEE from Data Translation do exist [6]. Particular tool prices, features andaccommodation of academic discounts determine the usage. The availability of the studentedition of LabVIEW from

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Willie E. (Skip) Rochefort

chemicalengineering department we have actively worked to introduce oral and written communication andgroup (team) work across the entire curriculum -- starting with the freshman orientation course allthe way through to the capstone senior level laboratory. We are beginning to introduceinterdisciplinary courses, where students bring their “domain competency” to a large team project.However, we have done very little in the way of focusing on putting the students in “trueleadership positions” such as they might encounter in industry as group or project leadersresponsible for several engineers.The Leadership and Mentoring course was introduced in Winter '95 as a 1 credit course offeredeach quarter for sophomores, juniors, or seniors. This was also linked with

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Andrew S. Crawford

Page 3.390.1discussed.ASEE Paper #2632 Page 1, 04/06/98 II. THE MODEL FOR LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AT MICHIGANA. MLI Organization and Task Force The importance of helping students become effective leaders and active citizens isdemonstrated throughout the University of Michigan community. The University’s missionstatement explicitly references “developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present andenrich the future”.iii As is evident in the mission statement and throughout the work of theinstitution, the University values the importance not only of providing leadership and developingactive and engaged citizens, but also of excelling as we strive to make our mark on the world. The Michigan Leadership Initiative

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Louis L. Bucciarelli

students’investigations and activities. Consider thepower tool of figures 1and 2; although bothdepict quite similar products, the wayGuangming Zhang and his upperclassstudents of Mechanical Engineering see theobject (fig. 1) is different from the wayVipin Kumar and his students see the drill(fig. 2) These reflect a difference in objectives. Vipin Kumar’s objective is to move students to understand how the drill works and something about its fabrication and assembly; an appropriate objective for an

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Siegfried M. Holzer; Raul H. Andruet

learningare grasping and transforming experience (Fig. 1). Figure 1. Experiential Learning Model (Kolb, 1984, p. 42)There are two opposite modes of grasping, directly through the senses (concrete experience) orindirectly in symbolic form (abstract conceptualization). Similarly there are two distinct ways oftransforming experience, by reflection or action. The complete process is a four-stage cycle (Fig.1) of four adaptive learning modes. The active involvement of students through all four learningmodes helps develop higher-order skills (Kolb, 1984; Wankat and Oreovicz, 1993). A detaileddescription of these learning modes (type of learners) with suggestions for writing activities, “ameans to think and learn,” is presented by