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2001 Annual Conference

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Leslie Pease; Edward Mastascusa; Dan Hyde; Brian Hoyt; Bill Snyder; Maurice F. Aburdene; Michael Prince; Margot Vigeant

by theinstructor. They make interesting reading! Some students seem to be writing to please theinstructor. Others are insightful and truthful, e. g., one student writes that one member of histeam always hogs the floor and doesn’t let others give their opinions. A different student fromthe same team says everyone had an equal voice in the deliberations. Page 6.814.5Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright2001, American Society for Engineering Education We found that it was important to have well planned out structured activities because theinstructor has to

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Joseph Walsh; David Kelso; John Troy; Barbara Shwom; Penny Hirsch

and a communication instructor from the college of arts and sciences. A corecommittee of faculty from both schools plans the lectures, prepares all course assignments,establishes grading criteria, etc. Students receive substantial coaching on all their work fromboth sets of faculty. Equally important, in EDC, every communication deliverable is groundedin the engineering design process. Instead of writing essays, papers, and exams, students writeto faculty and clients to communicate important information about their projects: for example,they write mission statements, report on client meetings, synthesize the results of research,prepare progress reports, and create slides for PowerPoint presentations. Thus, as acommunication course, EDC sends

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2001 Annual Conference

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Harry Franz

. Eventually it leads to direct contact with the students of thatrespective feeder school. Page 6.858.3 Page fourClose contact with faculty of feeder schools leads to direct contact with studentsof those schools. Through the permission and or invitation of faculty from thefeeder schools many UHD faculty have met directly with the students and classesof students at the feeder schools. During the one-on-one or class meetings theUHD ET program flyer, degree plans, and placement information are given.Note that the use of transfer guides often causes a bit of apprehension on the partof personnel from

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2001 Annual Conference

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Morteza Sadat-Hossieny

can be downloaded or viewed in smallmodules instantaneously. This has the added advantage that one can work at one’s own pacerather than cramming the material in a one-day training session. Examples are: Autodesk e-learning training, iDesign online conference, Bently’s online services and educational supports“www.bentleyinstitute.bentley.com”3, and SDRC web site www.sdrc.com/education/4. Some ofthe features presented under Autodeskpress-e-resources include: syllabus and lesson plan tools,chapter hints, Power Point presentations, computerized test bank, CADD drawing files, WorldClass manager, which allows instructors to automatically extract and track data from on-line test.Practice tests, and animations, which depict the execution of key

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2000 Annual Conference

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Richard J. Kee; Riad Al Akkad

have proven to beeffective for his institution.Over the past five years, the School of Engineering at The University of Dayton has developed amulti-faceted program for first-year engineering students, a program that proves to be gaining asignificant increase in retention. This integrated plan includes two different means of assistancemade available to all first-year students, collaborative learning workshops and specializedadvising. An introductory course in engineering design is a requirement for all first-year studentsand has proven to unfold the goals of the engineering discipline so that students gain clearerperception of their personal career goals. Additionally, two specialized programs orientedtowards special-admit students and minority

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2000 Annual Conference

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Pamela Schmaltz; Kevin Schmaltz

ofadministering the questionnaire was to ascertain the students' propensity for the followingfour thinking styles: (1) analytical and logical, (2) planning and organizational, (3) Page 5.621.3interpersonal and intuitive, and (4) conceptual and holistic. In week 8, the students weredivided into teams based upon the results of the questionnaire, with the intention ofcreating “whole-brain” teams (teams of students that exhibited all four thinking styles).These teams then worked to redesign a travel cup, an exercise developed during a recentNSF design workshop.7 As part of the redesign, the teams brainstormed and performed aPugh Method6 analysis of different designs

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2000 Annual Conference

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John Mitchell; Katherine Sanders; Chris Carlson-Dakes; Patrick Farrell

itrequires no permanent staff, permanent physical space, or long-term programmatic plan. If aninstitution wishes to get ideas introduced to its faculty without putting together resources,planning local activities or exploring local experts, it can easily look to the national media andconferences in higher education to find the names of scholars who would likely be available forworkshops. Since these people are quite well known by major organizations, and have likelypublished in education literature, it is easy to assume that their message is unique; that it is basedon information that only they or a small set of experts have access to. This assumption is closelyrelated to other commonly held attitudes in engineering about where and in whom

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2000 Annual Conference

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William J. Daughton

technologyenvironment through technical management education. We find professionals in customerservice, production planning, marketing, and sales that fall into this category in a typicalcompany. In addition, we even occasionally have an interest from individuals from non-traditional engineering organizations such as physicians and biologists. To serve this populationwe have recently created a Professional Certification in Engineering Management. Thiscertification broke new ground on the Boulder campus being the first of this type to be approvedby the Graduate School.BackgroundThe Lockheed Martin Engineering Management Program (the Program) is in its 12th year ofoffering a Master of Engineering degree for working engineers preparing for early

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2000 Annual Conference

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Elaine L. Craft; James C. Wood

in fall 1999.• Even marginal students are exceeding instructor expectations.• Of the five participating colleges in 1999-2000, four are offering Technology Gateway and two are offering ET Core.• ATE enrollment has doubled to 100 students in the fall of 1999.• The number of women and minority students has more than tripled from 1998-99 to 1999- 2000.• By next academic year, 2000-01, at least two colleges will offer the ATE approach as the regular delivery mode for engineering technology programs.• Ninety percent of South Carolina technical colleges plan to implement some component of SC ATE within two years.Pre- and post-course surveys of students’ attitudes also support the changes in their perceivedabilities in these areas. The

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2000 Annual Conference

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Craig W. Somerton

support themaximum amount of weight. Circular weights of approximately 6 inch diameter will be placedon the table by a member of the team one at a time until the table collapses or the weights slideoff the table. You may not anchor your table to any surrounding structure. You will have 20minutes to plan your project and then you will have 30 minutes to construct the table.Since this is a team building exercise, it will prove useful to follow some team guidelines(meeting agenda).1. As a team discuss the objective. Make sure every member is clear of the goal(s).2. Conduct a brainstorming session. Identify one of your team members to serve as moderator and one to serve as recorder. Each member of the team will need to sign the list generated by

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2000 Annual Conference

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Purshotam K. Juriasingani; Chris D. Cox; R. Bruce Robinson

PowerPoint® presentation in class and the students havereceived it very well. Students tend to enjoy these kinds of computer based visual learningtools.5. Problems and Planned ImprovementsWhen this project was undertaken, the power of computers was more limited and precludedlarger video. The standard choice at the time was 1/4 screen video. As resources allow, theauthors would like to increase the size of the video.6. AvailabilityThis PowerPoint® presentation can be obtained at nominal cost by writing to Dr. R. BruceRobinson, 73 Perkins Hall, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 or e-mail atrbr@utk.edu.7. AcknowledgmentsThe authors are grateful to Mark Rauhuff of the Knoxville Utility Board for his time inidentifying construction sites

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2000 Annual Conference

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Marcia DeMendonca; Charles U. Okonkwo

explains how adhering to the standards can help consumers,governments, and companies monitor ways to reduce their environmental impact and increasethe "long run" sustainability, thus creating "Strategic Sustainability," according to Ostler (3). Thecore of the series is ISO 14001 with the specific goal of reducing wastes and inefficiencies--factors necessary for sustainability. The major elements of ISO 14001 standard include thesetting of environmental policy planning, implementation and operation, checking (auditing) andcorrective action, and management review. Soon firms will have to show that they haveenvironmental control programs to be accepted in (international) commerce. Recently, anAmerican firm was prevented from carrying out commerce in

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2000 Annual Conference

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Marjorie T. Davis

communication competency. A number of technical communication faculty have solid expertise in writing assessment (focusing primarily upon the essay); while this knowledge is not enough, it is a good start towards reaching farther into engineering-related practice for communication tasks and evaluations. Engineers have a good grasp of creating and testing alternatives and assumptions, as well as analyzing data. Together, they will be able to create good assessment plans and implement them. Setting the standards will be one of the most difficult issues. These standards must be rooted in industry best practices, rather than in theory or academic settings alone.3) Fostering Faculty Development—Engineering deans should sponsor technical

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2000 Annual Conference

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Ben Humphrey

interview personnel *Planning drills in case of accidents in the lab *"Inventing" a chemical and creating an MSDS for it *Research sources for protective equipment which meets specific requirementsThe development of new hazardous products continues daily. Teachers in engineering educationface the challenge of providing safety and health information to their students in a way that Page 5.695.3keeps up with rapid changes. As educators, our awareness of actual hazards of the materials,chemicals and products we use will provide a strong impetus for implementing a program ofMSDS usage. Including the study of Material Safety Data Sheets

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1998 Annual Conference

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Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

can correctly and confidently specify and use these systemsafter graduation.The strategy to improve students’ ability and confidence with modern computer-basedinstrumentation focused on integrating the use of this equipment into several courses. The targetaudience included all electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing majors in engineering andtechnology. The implementation plan involved introducing students to the use of this equipment Page 3.183.1in fundamentals courses, and then reinforcing its use in advanced courses, independent studies,research projects and a capstone senior projects course sequence.Modern instrumentation equipment was

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1998 Annual Conference

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Ben Humphrey

their congregation and itscommunity. It becomes the job of the augmenter to search out and identify such needs. Theminister/director concentrates their attention on hospital calls, other sicknesses or personalcounseling and visitation necessities. They may assign the augmenter letters of greeting,encouragement or business to draft or process. The director prepares and presents sermons and studies. They perform the ceremonies,rituals and functions of the church, serving as leader and host. They coordinate the goals andobjectives of the congregation with church leaders and plan approaches and programs. In theircapacity as denominational representative from a local congregation, the director needsbackground data for the preparation of

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1997 Annual Conference

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Stephen A. Raper; Susan L. Murray

concern for the environment, quality and ethics. (5)A second definition states Engineering Management is the discipline addressed to making andimplementing decisions for strategic and operational leadership in current and emergingtechnologies and their impacts on interrelated systems. (12)In 1989, IIE prepared the following definition of IE to reflect what the profession would be in2000:Industrial Engineering will be recognized as the leading profession whose practitioners plan,design, implement, and manage integrated production and service delivery systems that assureperformance, reliability, maintainability, schedule adherence and cost control. These systemsmay be sociotechnical in nature, and will integrate people, information, material

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1997 Annual Conference

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Robert J. Herrick; Dennis R. Depew

and academic background, the Master ofScience program offers maximum flexibility in developing an individualized plan of study toprepare the individual for attaining these career goals. The program requires a minimum of 30credit hours of course work and a 3-credit-hour directed project. Of the 30 credit hours, eachstudent must complete a 9-credit-hour core requirement. These three courses are TECH 564Measurement and Evaluation in Industry and Technology, TECH 580 Quality and Productivity inIndustry and Technology, and TECH 646 Analysis of Research in Industry and Technology. Theremaining 21 credit hours are distributed between the primary area (“major”) of Technology anda related area (“minor”) of the student’s choice. Courses may be drawn

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1997 Annual Conference

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Peter A. Rosati

the 10th Canadian Conference on Engineering Education, Kingston, 1996.PETER ROSATI is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Western Ontario.He has engineering degrees from Oxford and Western, and an education degree from West Virginia University.His research in engineering education has focused on problems associated with personalizing the large enrolmentmechanics courses. He has implemented a successful Keller plan course in dynamics, designed computerproblem-solving routines and is currently principal investigator in a seven-year longitudinal study relatingengineering student performance and learning style to the MBTI personality type

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1997 Annual Conference

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Ray Adams; Paul Duesing; Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

and technology. The implementation plan, which involves introducingstudents to the use of this equipment in fundamentals courses and then reinforcing its use inadvanced courses and a capstone senior projects course sequence, moves the student from thebasic to advanced levels of cognitive learning.Modern instrumentation equipment was therefore added to several laboratories so that thestudents would use it in both fundamental and advanced courses. The process of upgrading theinstrumentation capability of these laboratories was supported by an Instrumentation andLaboratory Improvement (ILI) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and grantsfrom the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation. The followingsections

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Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

members of the Industrial Advisory Board(IAB), a decision was made to switch from engineering technology to engineering. In 1996, after atwo year process, the School offered Mechanical and Electrical Engineering degrees in place of theold technology degrees. A comprehensive transition plan was developed for students who wereenrolled for technology degrees and wanted to obtain the new degrees in Mechanical or ElectricalEngineering. The School was renamed the School of Engineering and Mathematics. TheTechnology Programs have always been TAC/ABET accredited, and the School is now aiming forEAC/ABET accreditation for its new engineering programs in the year 2000 under the new EACCriterion 2000.With the transition to engineering programs the School is

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1997 Annual Conference

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Jack Waintraub

informed decisionsregarding scientific and technological questions.Instruction will be organized around broad themes reflective of the crucial scientific andtechnological issues facing society today. Six specific themes have been identified: Energy,Transportation, Space, The Environment, The Human Body, and Telecommunications. Thesethemes share several key characteristics. All are systems-related, all involve several sciencedisciplines and mathematics, as well as technology, and all involve key social issues.A critical element is the engagement of faculty from mathematics, science, technical, andhumanities disciplines in the design, development and implementation of the projected curricula.The overall plan is to develop a series of module-based

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1997 Annual Conference

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Dale Ross; Bill Taylor

comprising the two school districts inthe Las Vegas area linked to the NMHU local area network.We created this network for the elementary, middle and high schools in the hopes of improving Page 2.73.1science and mathematics education. We see this as a key component of an ongoing effort to bringmore students into the Engineering pipeline at the college level. Teacher training in science andmathematics at the elementary education level tends to be lacking, especially in New Mexico.Internet access and concomitant training of teachers provides a valuable curricular resource sincelesson plans and appropriate guidance tools are proliferating rapidly in

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1997 Annual Conference

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David S. Cottrell; Stephen J. Ressler

: Composite Shaft and Gate Support System DesignAssigned late in the semester, this third projectrequires students to design components of a more wwcomplex structural system, subjected to combined New Water Lineaxial, flexural, and shear loading, as well as thermally- Proposedinduced deformations. Students are informed that the Extensions hfU. S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to extend theexisting walls of a holding tank in order to allowgreater capacity and better flexibility in controlling Rubber Water hw

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1996 Annual Conference

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Robert V. Peltier; Farouk Attia

fits within his company and where his company fits within it’s industry. Understandingthat global market changes will cause changes in his company that the ET must expect and plan.’ There is noplace for “we’ve always done it that way.”6) Have a clear skill set that meets the needs ojindustry. A curriculum that covers the fundamentals isexpected of all programs. However, the best program of study for the ET to meet the needs of industry willinclude computer applications such as CIM or CAD/CAM, automated manufacturing processes, advancedmaterials and applications, system integration, project management and other cross discipline applications.7) Understand that [earning is a ll~e-longprocess that only begins in coliege. Recorded knowledge

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1997 Annual Conference

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Thomas G. Boronkay; Janak Dave

competitions. Their second project consists of designing, analyzing andselecting various components of a power transmission system. (Fig. 1). Page 2.264.2 Fig. 1Both projects are executed by teams of 2 to 4 students. For the creative project each team mustdemonstrate the functionality of their device. For the other project, a formal written report isrequired from each team. Oral presentations are required for both projects.As stated earlier, our goal is to introduce finite element analysis to all lower division MechanicalEngineering Technology students. The following section describes our plans for integration offinite element modules in two of our courses.New

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1997 Annual Conference

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Satinderpaul Devgan

than 36 months whereas Toyota Motors plans to reduce its currentcycle or concept-to-delivery time from 17 months to 12 months." 6JKU YKNN TGSWKTG C RCTCFKIOUJKHVKPVJGVTCKPKPICPFVJKPMKPIQH75GPIKPGGTUVQOGGVVJGUGV[RGUQHEJCNNGPIGUHTQOYQTNFYKFG EQORGVKVQTU 6JKU KU LWUV QPG GZCORNG QH 75 EQORCPKGU NQQMKPI HQT GPIKPGGTU YKVJWPKSWG VTCKPKPI VQ OGGV VJG EJCNNGPIGU QH VJG UV EGPVWT[ 6JKU VTCKPKPI TGSWKTGU U[UVGOCVKE Page 2.284.1 CRRTQCEJ VQ VJG FGUKIP CPF FGXGNQROGPV QH C U[UVGOU VJCV KPVGITCVGU EQORQPGPVU RCTVUEQORWVGTJCTFYCTGUQHVYCTGCPFU

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1997 Annual Conference

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Corrado Poli; Brian Riggs; Beverly Woolf

. Experts from industry helped refine the model by pinpointingfactors that drive cost. The model building was an iterative process of data collection and modelrefinement. The results from industry confirmed that all pertinent cost drivers had been identifiedand included in the final model.During the planning stage for the injection molding tutor it was envisioned that a balance ofengineering knowledge, programming, sound, text, and graphics would be used to produce thefinal tutor. With so many requirements involved it was necessary to create an interdisciplinaryteam capable of handling the many tasks required to produce a multimedia engineering tutor. It iscritical and essential that a domain expert closely monitor and participate in the

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1997 Annual Conference

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Dr. Mihir K. Das

program within theframework of MESA Summer Camp for underrepresented minority students planned for theSummer 1994. Page 2.33.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTIONProject Goals and Objectives:Twenty senior high school students with very high academic potential were targeted for theFDSC to impress upon them the importance of applied sciences, mathematics and engineering.The overall goals and objectives of the FDSC were as follows: 1) Increase students’ understanding of mathematics and science concepts, and how they are used in real-life engineering. 2) Emphasizing to students aware that

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1997 Annual Conference

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Lang-Wah Lee; Tamer Ceylan

planfor next week. Quality of weekly reports would play an importantrole in the semester grades. This step would ensure activestudent participation in the discussion because every one waswell prepared. The discussion session usually started with anoral report by one or two design groups, followed by discussionin the open forum. The discussion usually focused on the following three items: checking and validating progress made in the previous week; exchanging and exploring ideas; making plans for the following week. Through this process the instructor can evaluate students'approaches and progress, point out errors and inappropriatemethodologies, raise questions to encourage critical thinking,and provide personal guidance to all