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Michael D. Ciletti

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Bahador Ghahramani

and publicity -- they are becoming more vigilant in addressing thishighly sensitive issue. The issue at hand is the proper disposal of solid waste and themaximization of recycling to reduce the consumption rate of the world’s natural resources.INTRODUCTION Municipal solid waste (MSW) is defined as waste from residential, commercial,institutional, and some industrial sources. While our population continues to grow, so does thetotal amount of MSW that we generate each year. In fact, the total MSW increased upwards of250 percent in the past 35 years, from 88 million tons 1960 to over 210 million tons in 1995 thatis discussed in Figure 1

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Lueny Morell de Ramírez; José L. Zayas; Jorge I. Vélez-Arocho

Interdisciplinarycoalition of institutions who in response to Design Projectindustry needs, has developed an innovative Entrepreneurship PARTNERING WITH INDUSTRY Concurrent Engineeringmanufacturing engineering curriculum and Manufacturing Processesphysical facilities for product realization (See Product Dissection skillsFigure 1). This program offers a new paradigm Graphics & Design

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Lueny Morell de Ramírez; José L. Zayas; Jorge I. Vélez-Arocho

Interdisciplinarycoalition of institutions who in response to Design Projectindustry needs, has developed an innovative Entrepreneurship PARTNERING WITH INDUSTRY Concurrent Engineeringmanufacturing engineering curriculum and Manufacturing Processesphysical facilities for product realization (See Product Dissection skillsFigure 1). This program offers a new paradigm Graphics & Design

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1998 Annual Conference

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Lance Schachterle

1 Session 3661 SOME CONSEQUENCES OF THE “ENGINEERING 2000 CRITERIA” ON LIBERAL EDUCATION Lance Schachterle Worcester Polytechnic Institute In December 1995, the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET promulgated a draftset of new criteria for engineering programs called “Engineering Criteria 2000. ” These draft criteria areintended for circulation within the engineering and professional communities for

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Shirley B. Pomeranz

introduced from a differentperspective and with a different emphasis.In Section 2, I select specific topics and show that by recognizing how the terminologyand notation in one course related to that in another, I was able to gain new insights. Forexample, I was able to use the fact that I was familiar with some material in a mathematicscontext, in order to better understand the material presented from an engineering mechanicsorientation (and with the accompanying engineering terminology).I have become more aware of the opportunities for reinforcing material by presenting itin different contexts (and/or in different courses). This can be a powerful teaching tool,especially when the student clientele represent many diverse engineering disciplines [ 1

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Steven E. LeBlanc

problem solvingskills (and the companion troubleshooting skills).Many problem solving heuristics can be shown to be analogous or a variation on theScientific Method that our students have drilled into them since grade school1.Table 1 - Comparison of the Scientific Method and a Problem Solving Heuristic Problem Solving Heuristic Scientific MethodProblem Definition Problem Given or DefinedGeneration of Alternatives HypothesisDeciding the Course of Action Gather DataImplementation Page 3.504.1Evaluation Support or Reject Hypothesis

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Paul D. Schreuders; Arthur T. Johnson

givento each group. This does several things: 1) it allows students to see others’ reports, includinggood and bad aspects, 2) it gives the students practice in peer review, which they will need to beable to do after graduation, 3) it provides additional feedback to the originating group, and 4) itspreads the blame for good or bad grades given to reports. Peer evaluations are doneanonymously, and they are completed before the reports are examined. Student evaluatorsfrequently have more time to investigate details than we do. Thus, they can be very helpful. Biological Process Engineering Biological Responses to Environmental StimuliPeer evaluation, especially

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William Peterson

that (1) the curriculum be EAC/ABET accreditable and(2) the program be self-supporting. The curriculum developed was designed to meet both therequirements of the current ABET criteria as well as the ABET 2000 criteria. During the firstthree to four years, reduced course offerings and smaller class sizes (plus one time startup costs)were projected to create a shortfall in excess of $470,000. To offset this shortfall, localmanufacturing companies, the MCC Foundation, local civic groups, and WMU’s Division ofContinuing Education pledged $470,000 in supplemental support to underwrite the program. Page 3.506.1Indicative of the support this program

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Melvin Cherno

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Melvin Cherno

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Lib Crockett

, salaries, career path, etc.While valuable, these presentations were not fully effective. It seemed that each year there wasan increase in the number of students who were still unsure about engineering as a major at theend of the freshmen year. Conversations with these students demonstrated a lack of selfawareness regarding their interests and abilities and how to relate those to career choice.OBJECTIVES AND IMPLEMENTATIONFrom our observations of and conversations with students we determined that we needed severalthings.1. To provide students with practical information about engineering.2. To directly expose students to the field of engineering.3. To obtain more definitive information on students’ interests.4. To help students combine information

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1998 Annual Conference

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Michael Prissovsky; Edwin R. Carney; David B. Oglesby; Dave Crites

complete, the learningware material should be made an integral part of thecourse for it to be successful. The so called “bolt on” approach to including educational softwarewith a course has come under criticism. Students come to view the software as something extrathat is being added to an already full course. It will require experimentation and innovation bywilling instructors to reformat a course in a way that effectively utilizes the software. As statedpreviously, the goal of Statics On-Line is to “provide a new environment for students to studyand do their homework.”References:1. Flori, Ralph E., Koen, Mary A., Oglesby, David B.,”Classroom Experiences with “BEST” Dynamics (“BasicEngineering Software for Teaching” Dynamics)”, ASEE Annual

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Daniel Davis

Association, for mechanical engineers it is 7.5 years;for electrical engineers it is 5 years; for software engineers, a mere 2.5 years.1 Keeping in mindthe pace of change and growth since these estimates were developed almost 10 years ago, thesehalf-life figures are undoubtedly even shorter today. So as technological changes gainmomentum, architectural and engineering professionals must be prepared to treat their careers asdynamic entities that need continuous upkeep and upgrading.2 How then can faculty, who are notbeing educated by professional experience or trained by their company, hope to stay abreast ofcurrent developments? Just as professionals must stop thinking of education as what they did incollege many years ago, educators must stop

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1998 Annual Conference

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Alan K. Karplus

products.Equipment: 1. A series of three and one half inch long rubber “elastic” bands of 1/8, 1/4 and 1/2 inch width which are often referred to as number 33, 64, and 84 rubber bands, respectively. Most office supply houses will stock a variety. 2. Yard Stick, or Tape measure or 30 inch long machinist’s measure. 3. Two, 2 inch size C - clamps. 4. Mounting board (2 in. by 1 in. by 30 inches) with a six penny nail inserted one inch from one end on the 2 inch by 30 inch face, and to which the machinist’s scale can be clamped. The zero of the machinist’s scale should be at the nail. 5. Vise to hold the mounting board. 6. Safety Goggles 7. Heavy work gloves 8. Load scale for loads to 50 pounds or 25 kg. A scale with a capacity to 10 pounds or 5 kg

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Alex Kirlik; Jennifer Turns

resource. Pastresearch shows that this assessment methodology can be valuable, but does not focus on how tomake the methodology feasible for classroom use. In this paper, we describe how we created asuit of tools that support structural knowledge assessment for classroom use and a pilotevaluation of these tools that demonstrates the feasibility of such a method.1. DEVELOPING ASSESSMENT PRACTICES FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAssessment, in the context of education, is the process of measuring what a student knows [1].The reasons to perform assessment can be quite varied. Such reasons include a need or desire to:(1) determine whether students have learned the material that is being taught, (2) determinewhether students have mastered knowledge that is a

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Raymond G. Crepeau

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S. D'Souza; N.W. Scott; B.J. Stone

describes the laboratory that was developed. 1 BackgroundThe current pressure on teaching resources often means thatlaboratory classes are removed from the curriculum or at least 2 Design of Rigreplaced by virtual laboratories involving simulations. In When the vibration of systems is being taught most course1994 Stone [1] describing some computer simulations stated, cover the theory for a mass/spring system with viscous“Now a warning, it is possible (inevitable?) that students will damping. This brings out the concepts of damped andbelieve that the real

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Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic; Roger Ashworth

method to evaluate the low frequency errors of TVCs has been developed ([ 1], [2]). This method is based on measurements of the dc transfer function and time constant of the tested TVC. The error analysis is performed in the frequency domain. The first phase of the student project was to confirm the developed method by generating MATLAB simulation based on the publications [l] and [2]. The project’s second phase was to analyze the TVC errors in the time domain and compare the results. INTRODUCTION At the United States Naval Academy students have the opportunity to engage in research projects through the course called independent research study. It is offered to the fourth year

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Elmer A. Grubbs

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Emil C. Neu

., thecomputer specified for the incoming class always is the latest model. This is in contrast toequipment that belongs to the school, which hopefully might be replaced every five years. Sincethe machines supplied to the students come bundled with the latest software, the plan alsoprovides for yearly updates of the software. Page 3.518.3One of reasons for selection of the PRO350 as the first required machine was its networkcapability. This was an important decision, since shortly after initiation of the PC plan, it waspossible to network the entire campus. This in turn lead to early use of e-mail and recentlyfacilitated connection to the World Wide Web.1

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Albert Lozano-Nieto

andinterprofessional skills. This outcome is not surprising as the students are pursuing a degree in avery specialized and strongly technical field. They valued the possibility of acquiring more in-depth technical information on medical equipment, followed by the possibility of interacting withprofessionals in the field, wither by being aware of the industry needs or talking to professionalscurrently employed, as it is shown in Figure 1. All the students also agreed that although they didnot like the less technical lectures, the program was well balanced. Page 3.519.3 Listen to new topics in the subject

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Rob Wolter; Cliff Goodwin

whom surveys were sent, for a 52% response rate(1996, p. 1). The 1996 survey statistical results Display A3 reports the School of Engineeringand Technology response rate at 47.2%, from a school that makes up 4% of the IUPUI facultypopulation (1996, p. 1). The survey was designed to incorporate a variety of items previouslyused in other survey instruments. Particular interest was given to the items noted as being usedfrom the 1994 Faculty Use of Technology Survey, specifically the question regarding the use ofstudy teams/group assignments. Table #5 of the 1996 survey reveals that in the 1994 survey30.2% of the full-time faculty currently use study teams/group assignments, while 4.1% wouldlike to use them. This contrasts sharply with the 1996

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1998 Annual Conference

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Edward Doskocz; Alan R. Klayton; Parris C. Neal; Ruth D. Fogg; Scott A. Stefanov; Pamela J. Neal; George W. P. York; Daniel J. Pack; Cameron Wright; Steven Barrett

, address bus, and control bus as well as visible indicators of key registercontents, control signals, and the controller states. It also contains 256 nibbles (4 bit data words)of memory and 16 operation codes. A small monitor program resident on system ROMfacilitates user program loading and debugging. Reference Figure 1 and 2. The last 12 lessons of the EE281 Introductory Digital Systems course is used forVISICOMP instruction. Here the students review the operation and application of digitalhardware learned previously in the course. Furthermore, through a series of hands-on laboratoryexercises students learn assembly language and machine language programming concepts,computer architecture design and operation, and most importantly

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Siegfried M. Holzer; Raul H. Andruet

of statics in this format, which nowincludes topics from mechanics of materials, for the third time in the fall of 97 to students inarchitecture.In this paper we describe the learning environment and illustrate how students are guided todevelop the concept of moment and the condition of moment equilibrium.Learning Environment Learning is the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience. David Kolb (1984)Experiential learning focuses on the two fundamental activities of learning: grasping andtransforming experience (Fig. 1). Each activity involves two opposite but complementary modesof learning. One can grasp an experience directly through the senses (sensory, inductive mode)or

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Vladimir Sheyman; Mulchand S. Rathod

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1998 Annual Conference

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Ping Liu

operational conditions 2. Thus, understanding rheological behavior of materialscan help improve the processing technology. Moreover, rheological behavior of polymer meltswill also affect the ultimate material properties of products. Figure 1 Principle of capillary rheological testing system Rheometry is the art of measuring deformation and flow properties of materials. Figure 1shows the principle of a typical capillary tube viscometer 3. Capillary rheometer is one of thesimplest and most widely used instruments for rheological characterization. The barreltemperature is maintained at a preset level by a temperature controller. Thus, the polymer pelletsin the barrel will be heated to and maintained at a

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1998 Annual Conference

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Arthur M. Clausing

Page 3.49.1tour of selected departmental laboratories, teaching and research, and student projects, forexample, Formula SAE cars. The course concludes three weeks before the end of the semester;hence, it is completed before these incoming freshmen face the final round of hour examinationsand final examinations. The faculty member and LA that are assigned to each section areresponsible for the laboratory periods and both attend all nine of these two-hour sessions. Thus,we have a ratio of one instructor for every ten students.The use of Learning Assistants has many advantages. Specifically:1. The small student-faculty ratio enables us to use active learning techniques that we have found to be very effective.2. Freshmen relate well to our upper

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1998 Annual Conference

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Frank Wicks

indecision. The alternative procedure is for the student to identifying a change of operating procedures thatdefine a project and then find a faculty member to work reduced power requirements by 15 % and additionalwith. recommendations for equipment modifications and Most of the students are full time day students, but upgrades. This paper will describe this project.there are significant numbers of students who areemployed by local industries and attend part time, and 1. Introductionthese students often propose work related projects to Laboratory based research development andvarious faculty members. Such

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1998 Annual Conference

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Robert Batson

quality engineering. This is not the casewith a master’s degree in quality engineering, many of which are now offered as a major (orconcentration) in industrial and manufacturing engineering departments. The reason is that industrialengineering and/or manufacturing engineering programs “provide an excellent background forquality engineers because of the emphasis on cost, schedule, and quality parameters...courses instatistical methods are required, and some schools require courses in quality control 1 .”In 1988, the author established a major in quality engineering within the Master of Science inIndustrial Engineering (MSIE) degree program at The University of Alabama. The objectives of themajor in quality engineering were to:& Provide a