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Current Topics in IE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ozlem Arisoy; Larry Shuman; Katherine Thomes; Bopaya Bidanda

ADAPTING ENGINEERING COURSEWORK FOR INCREASED GLOBAL RELEVANCE* Bopaya Bidanda, Larry Shuman, Kate Thomes and Ozlem Arisoy Department of Industrial Engineering/Bevier Engineering Library University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA 15261AbstractThis paper emphasizes the need for enhancing engineering curricula in response to the rapidlychanging landscape of the global engineering environment. In particular, rapidly changingtechnology, particularly information technology, corporate downsizing, outsourcing, andglobalization are dramatically changing engineering and the engineering workplace. As a result,the need

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Mathematics Potpourri

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Grossfield

central tothe study of calculus. This paper will be a discussion of scientific reality as well as mathematicalreality. Of course, functions are real, and it is our responsibility as math teachers to guide everystudent to the awareness that the study of functions is worthwhile and to provide a framework,which will enable students to manage their study. This paper is intended to serve students whomay find themselves adrift in their studies of algebra and calculus.Scientific RealityWhat is meant by real? Science is concerned with that which is observable by the community oris repeatable or demonstrable and non-contradictory. Of course, occasionally theories fail undernew experiments and perspectives. The phlogiston theory of combustion, while never

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Educational Research Initiatives at NSF

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2005 Annual Conference

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Theo Brower; Meredith Knight; Chris Rogers

Undergraduate Research Teaming Engineers with Non-Engineers Theo Brower, Meredith Knight, Chris Rogers Tufts University AbstractAt Tufts University we have been experimenting with multidisciplinary teams of studentsto solve robotic problems. In particular, we have included a number of non-engineers inthe team. Engineers are often very good at designing a solution to a problem but oftenfall short in the area of human interface and in communication. We have teamed themwith human factors majors and child development majors in an effort to bringengineering into the non-engineering disciplines and to teach engineers how people think,how people

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Cheryl Willis; Susan Miertschin

Information TechnologyPrograms being developed through the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET.While higher education faculty have recognized the need for individuals with skills related toteaming by incorporating content about teaming into courses and by requiring students tocomplete team projects, it is a challenge to create for students an electronic collaborationenvironment resembling what they may encounter in a modern workplace.Modern workplaces incorporate technologies that enable high speed sharing of information andprovide workers with mobile information devices and wireless access to communicationnetworks. Because of these enabling technologies, virtual workplaces are more and morecommon. A virtual workplace is comprised of

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Understanding Engineering Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Durward Sobek

Transitions: From Conceptual Ideas to Detail Design Durward K. Sobek, II Montana State UniversityAbstractIn previous meetings, we presented preliminary work on coding student design journals as part ofan effort to better understand how design processes affect design outcomes. We have alsoconducted a number modeling efforts on a dozen student mechanical engineering projects thatcorrelate key process variables to design quality, client satisfaction, and designer productivitymeasures. One of the main patterns across the different analyses is that system-level design,which falls between concept design and detail design, consistently appears as a

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Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2005 Annual Conference

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Martha Ostheimer

Successful Writing Portfolio Assessment at the University of Arizona’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Improves Student Writing Martha W. Ostheimer, Edward M. White University of Arizona, Tucson, ArizonaAbstract  Industry and alumni consistently rank writing skills as the most important outcomein determining our engineering graduates’ success. In response to this feedback, theDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Arizona designed andbegan implementing a writing portfolio assessment process to evaluate student writing. Dataobtained from five

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Integration

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2005 Annual Conference

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh

Automated Manufacturing System Integration Education: Current Status and Future Directions Sheng-Jen (“Tony”) Hsieh Dept. of Engineering Technology and Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University, College Station, TX1. IntroductionAutomated systems play an essential role in manufacturing, from assembling complex electronicdevices to mixing pharmaceuticals. Engineers must constantly design, maintain, reconfigure, andupgrade these systems to accommodate shifts in product design or manufacturing priorities.Their ability to rapidly complete such tasks is critical to maintaining our national economiccompetitiveness and security

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Developments in Chem Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christi Patton; Daniel Crunkleton

one another in operating achemically powered toy car. The Chem-E Car competition requires design teams toinclude underclassmen. These competitions all strive to improve student creativity,ingenuity, and group-interaction skills.As useful as these competitions are for their targeted student populations, they can seemimpractical to many underclassmen students and to the general public. As a result, theauthors began a search for design competitions that would meet these criteria: (1) Underclassmen, especially freshmen, would feel comfortable participating. (2) The competition would require use of the newest technologies. (3) The objectives of the competition would be important and easily understandable to the general public.Bringing

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International Developments & Collaborations

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Harby; Yuyi Lin

Problems and Solutions in Internationalizing Capstone Design Yuyi Lin, Donald Harby Dong Jang Zhonghe Ye University of Missouri Seoul National Fuzhou University Columbia, MO 65211 University of China LinY@missouri.edu Technology, KoreaAbstractABET is authoritative in US. However, engineers who graduate from an ABET accreditedcurriculum may not meet expectations in a global environment such as working in an Asiancountry. Through discussion with collaborating faculty members in 2-year and 4-year UScolleges, and in two Asian universities, this paper first attempts to recognize

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Program Delivery Methods and Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Duncan; William Swart

Productivity and Human Performance -Completing the Continuous Improvement Spiral- William Swart and Steve Duncan East Carolina University Greenville, NC 27858AbstractSustained success in business requires continuous improvement in productivity. Thedevelopment of productivity enhancement concepts is an ongoing activity that most oftenfalls under the responsibility of units such as industrial engineering, operations research,quality assurance, or engineering services. Once developed, these concepts are typicallyturned over to a training unit who will develop the training program(s) intended toprovide the workforce

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Innovation in Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Terri Hahn; Nancy Wynn; James Fuller; David Pines

; collected data on items such asarchitectural styles, sidewalk conditions, lighting conditions, and signage; and performed trafficand pedestrian counts. In phase two, course projects in the three disciplines were conductedusing the data collected in phase one. For example, a team of senior civil engineering studentsworked under the guidance of Bloomfield’s Town Engineer and Connecticut Light and Power(CL&P) engineers to design the layout of ornamental street and parking lot lights. Other courseprojects were a water quality study, town center threshold study, town center redevelopmentstudy, and town center wayfinding project. In addition, students involved in these projectsparticipated in a focus group meeting where town officials and residents

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EM Skills and Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanton Cort; Gary Wnek

Innovation Initiative defines innovation as ‘the intersection of inventionand insight, leading to the creation of social and economic value.’1 Innovation is anational priority, central to economic growth in an increasingly fast-paced and globalenvironment. The process of innovation begins with invention, and is only realizedwhen a market develops. As noted in the 75th anniversary issue of Business Week, 2innovation (1) can be taught, (2) can be managed, and (3) can be spurred. The same BWissue states that ‘inspiration is fine, but above all, innovation is really a managementprocess.” Indeed, it is a topic not only critical to industry but also worthy of academicpursuit in both teaching and research, and sits squarely at the intersection of

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jr., Donald Mueller; Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

Session 1726 Undergraduate Heat Transfer Experiment: Measurement of Thermal Conductivity of Liquids and Gases Hosni I. Abu-Mulaweh, Donald W. Mueller, Jr. Department of Engineering Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN 46805, USAAbstractDetermining physical properties of substances is an important subject in many advancedengineering applications. Physical properties of liquids and gases, such as thermal conductivity,play an important role in the design of a wide variety of engineering

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Innovations in Library Management

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2005 Annual Conference

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Suzanne Weiner; Honora Nerz

Professional Development and Middle Management: Making it Win-Win Honora F. Nerz, Suzanne T. Weiner North Carolina State UniversityAbstractFor librarians, professional development is a deeply held value. We know that the world inwhich we work is continually changing and that we must actively keep up with the changes inorder to remain effective. This has its challenges, and those become especially acute after onehas moved into a management position with increased responsibilities, such as the responsibilityof developing and mentoring others. Combine this with workload, and often personaldevelopment goals are pushed to a lower priority

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Ethical Roles: Admins, Government, Industry

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2005 Annual Conference

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Lawrence Hole; Day Radebaugh; Kurt Soschinske

Strategies for Industry and University Cooperation in Engineering Ethics Education Lawrence D. Hole, P.E., Fellow ASME, Fellow NSPE Mechanical Systems Engineer The Boeing Company Wichita, Kansas 67210 USA Day W. Radebaugh, Ph.D. Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Wichita State University Wichita, Kansas 67260 USA Kurt A. Soschinske, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Mechanical

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BME Introductory Courses

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Samantha Richerson; Daniel Cavanagh

Enhancing an Introductory Biomedical Engineering Course Using an Integrated Lecture-Lab Approach Daniel P. Cavanagh, Samantha J. Richerson Biomedical Engineering Program & Department of Chemical Engineering / Biomedical Engineering Program & Department of Electrical Engineering Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PAAbstract Over the past four years, the Introduction to Biomedical Engineering course at BucknellUniversity for non-majors has had a concomitant lab for the hands-on introduction offundamental engineering concepts to the students. With the arrival of the first class ofbiomedical engineering majors into their

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ME Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wally Peters; Michelle Maher; Nadia Craig; Veronica Addison

Integrating Complex Systems Study into the Freshmen Mechanical Engineering Experience Nadia Craig*, Veronica Addison*, Michelle Maher**, Wally Peters* *Department of Mechanical Engineering/ ** Department of Educational Leadership and Policies University of South CarolinaIntroductionAccording to the president and a member of the National Academy of Engineers (NAE), WilliamWulf and George Fisher, “many of the students who make it to graduation enter the workforceill-equipped for the complex interactions, across many disciplines, of real-world engineeredsystems.”1 Unfortunately, the traditional engineering curriculum is a

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Curriculum Development in Computer/Communications ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Koontz

Session 2247 The Photon Marathon – Explaining Chromatic Dispersion to Engineering Technology Students Warren L G Koontz Rochester Institute of TechnologyIntroductionDispersion or pulse spreading is a basic topic in an undergraduate engineering technology coursein fiber optic communication systems. Students need to understand what causes dispersion and tobe able to calculate pulse spread and determine how it limits the length and data rate of acommunications system. Chromatic dispersion, which results from the wavelength dependencyof the velocity of light in an

Conference Session

Interactive Technology in the Classroom

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jennifer Amrine; Caroline Kayser; James Swanson

Use of In-Class Streaming of Material in Engineering Caroline R. Kayser, Jennifer J. Amrine, and James A. Swanson University of Cincinnati1. Abstract:The authors are experimenting with the use of real-time, in-class streaming of lecture materialsto portable personal computers that students bring to class. Lecture materials, including audioand visual streams, are saved on both the student and instructor computers in recordings so thatclass sessions can be reviewed at any time. Students can also take notes electronically. Thesenotes are integrated as part of the session recordings and can be edited during playback.Participants can search their notes for important points and

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IE Enrollment/Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Freeman

Industrial Engineering LIVE! Classroom Lab Activities used in an Introductory IE Course and in Recruiting Freshmen Dr. Susan F. Freeman College Of Engineering, Northeastern UniversityAbstractIntroduction to Industrial Engineering Courses provide an overview of IE history and commonmethods that are used by Industrial Engineers to analyze systems and design efficient processes.A series of active labs are integrated into a traditional course where the students are introduced toconcepts, apply solution techniques for those concepts with class and homework problems

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Increasing Enrollment in IE/IET Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Freeman

Industrial Engineering LIVE! Classroom Lab Activities used in an Introductory IE Course and in Recruiting Freshmen Dr. Susan F. Freeman College Of Engineering, Northeastern UniversityAbstractIntroduction to Industrial Engineering Courses provide an overview of IE history and commonmethods that are used by Industrial Engineers to analyze systems and design efficient processes.A series of active labs are integrated into a traditional course where the students are introduced toconcepts, apply solution techniques for those concepts with class and homework problems

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EM Skills and Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

JoDell Steuver; Donna Evanecky

EMD 1642 Management Fads: The Seeds of Change Donna J. Evanecky, JoDell Steuver Purdue University College of Technology Kokomo/Columbus-SE IndianaAbstractAmerica has long been a country ripe for the planting of seeds of change—our culture cultivateschange and provides a fertile environment for their growth. The paper talks about the life cyclesof management fads – new growth, over sowing, sprouting of imperfectly implemented ideas,good ideas choked with the weeds of disenchantment, and abandonment of the field. It will alsoexamine why

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Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Houdeshell

Results From the NSF-ATE Distributed-Hybrid Instructional Delivery Project James Jay Houdeshell Quality Engineering Technology Department at Sinclair Community CollegeAbstract The National Center for Manufacturing Education (NCME) in partnership with theQuality Engineering Technology (QET) Department received a NSF-ATE project grant inAugust 2003 to develop and test a hybrid instructional delivery methodology. The design usessmall group activity-based instructional materials developed under previous grants inconjunction with supportive web-based content and learning objects for the individual onlinecomponent. This allows face-to-face

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Special Topics in Entrepreneurship

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Gibson; Dorene Perez; Rose Marie Lynch

electronics students fine-tune the productredesigns, and freshmen CAD students complete the set of working drawings.In their third semester, the CAD design students create models and, working with electronicsstudents, create prototypes of the redesigned products.In the fourth semester, the project culminates with the addition of business students and theformation of student teams or "companies," which manufacture, market and sell the products.The engineering design, electronics and business classes are scheduled at a common time toallow the student "companies" to meet. Integrating students from various disciplines not onlyfulfills the technical needs of the project, but also provides valuable interaction andcommunication opportunities.This

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Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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William Lehman; Chung-Ling Huang; Muniyappa Venkatesha; Asad Yousuf

)microcontrollers.To meet the demands of this new trend we have decided to teach the Microchip 8-bit PICmicrocontrollers. However, before making this transition several factors such astextbook, hardware and software tools must be specified to implement the course in a realworking environment.In an effort to teach students the PIC microcontroller, the Electronics EngineeringTechnology Department has developed a course in which emphasis is directed towardsthe PIC microcontroller in addition to the traditional concepts of the MC68HC11. Thispaper will discuss the course outline, laboratory equipment, and embedded designexample with the PIC18F452 microcontroller.IntroductionElectronics Engineering Technology and Computer Science Technology curricula eachrequires

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Web-Based Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sivand Lakmazaheri

Educative Self-Assessment Using Web Technology Sivand Lakmazaheri, Ph.D. Educative Technologies LLC McLean, Virginia 22101 {sivand@EducativeTechnologies.net}IntroductionStudent performance assessment can serve two purposes. It can be used as a measure of learningoutcomes and as a tool for improving student learning. In the latter case, the aim of assessment isto identify students’ misconceptions and subsequently offer them timely corrective feedback. Asan outcome-measuring tool student assessment occurs a limited number of times during thecurriculum. As an educative means, assessment is a

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Multidisciplinary Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ollis

A “Basis Set” for Multidisciplinary Design Courses David F. Ollis Department of Chemical Engineering Raleigh NC 27695-7905 North Carolina State University ollis@eos.ncsu.eduAbstract We describe a variety of multidisciplinary design course formats developed andinstalled during the lifetime of the NSF–sponsored SUCCEED engineering educationconsortium. These formats provide design approaches to meeting the ABET/EC 2000criterion mandating that all graduating students will have “a multidisciplinaryexperience” during their undergraduate careers in engineering

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Capacity Building: Engineering for Development & Megatrends

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Russel Jones

Session # 2560 The Engineer of the Americas Luiz C. Scavarda do Carmo, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Lueny Morell, Hewlett Packard Company Russel C. Jones, World Expertise LLCAbstractThe concept of Engineer of the Americas was conceived to foster professional mobilitywithin the Hemisphere of the Americas and also to generate a local workforce thatstimulates the economic development of each country through the presence

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Curriculum Development in Mechanical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Musto; William Howard

Session 1348 Computer-Based Skills in an MET Curriculum William E. Howard and Joseph C. Musto Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractThe TC2K criteria of ABET accreditation for engineering technology programs has allowed forgreater flexibility in many areas of curriculum content. Previous requirements included thestipulation that at least one computer language be taught in a BS program, followed byexperience using programming skills in technical courses. In the TC2K requirements, a programoutcome specifies that students must have “mastery…of the modern tools of

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Math and K-12-Freshman Transitions

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Fengfeng Zhou

-12education and cope with the rapid advancement in science and technology, the National ScienceFoundation has funded a number of research projects at dozens of universities nationwide. Oneof these projects is the Science and Technology Enhancement Program (STEP) currently beingconducted at the University of Cincinnati. Graduate and undergraduate fellows of Project STEPare placed in different secondary schools to work with math and science teachers. The mainresponsibility of a fellow is to develop and implement hands-on activities that are creative,engineering-focused, and technology-driven. Activities are incorporated into lessons,demonstrations, laboratory exercises, and field experiences. By doing these activities, studentswill experience authentic