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Mahmood Nahvi

Poly has two sets of objectives. One is technical. The other ispedagogical. On the technical side, the aim is for the students to learn through synthesis anddesign. The course emphasizes the design and utilization of hardware and software which useDSP chips and boards. On the pedagogical side, the course explores interaction, sharing ofresults, cooperation-competition, and division of labor among participants. We consider the latterobjectives to be important factors not only in achieving the technical objectives but also inpreparing the graduating engineer for a productive professional career. The preliminaryconclusions are that our strategy, and the DSP laboratory designed on the basis of that strategy,present the students with an efficient

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Wayne E. Wells

. These students, exposedto the engineering workplace, find the case study approach very representative of the decisionframeworks used in engineering practice.WAYNE E. WELLS, Ph.D., is Chair, Engineering Technology Department at the Universityof Texas at Brownsville. Following a 30-year career as a practicing engineer and engineeringmanager, he joined the faculty of The University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg, Texasin 1992 to help launch their new Engineering program. In 1996, he moved to his presentposition to create and launch the Engineering Technology program for UTB. Page 3.228.6

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Eric W. Tisdale

3.236.6Education, ASEE, Oct 97, p.309. 2. Electronic Workbench, Interactive Image Technologies LTD., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1-800-203-8007. 3. Current Maker, Costal Computer Company, Rocky Mountain, NC, 1-919-442-7436, www.ccomputer.com 4. Rabiee, M.M., Simulation of Analog and Digital Circuits with the Electronic Workbench, ASEE AnnualConference Proceedings, ASEE, 1996, s.3548. 5. Ahmadian, M.H., Electronics Workbench The Electronics Lab in a Computer, ASEE Annual ConferenceProceedings, ASEE, 1996, s.1532. 6. Grambo, A., Central Nine Career Center, Indianapolis, In. 7. Pelletier, B., Web Tools Direct Networking’s Future, Software Strategies, Pitman Publishing Co., Chicago, Il,Aug 96, p.31. 8. Waite, W.M., Simpson, R., The Lab and the Web: Transforming

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1998 Annual Conference

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William E. Sayle; Joseph L. A. Hughes

expected to have an ability to use modern engineering techniques, skills, and tools, including computer-based tools for analysis and design (Engineering Criterion 3(k)). 9) All graduates are expected to have an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (Engineering Criterion 3(d)). 11) All graduates are expected to have an ability to convey technical material through oral presentation and interaction with an audience (Engineering Criterion 3(g)). Page 3.240.3 15) The School’s advising program meets the needs of the students for information regarding academic issues, career options, and graduate education. 17

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William E. Sayle; Joseph L. A. Hughes

expected to have an ability to use modern engineering techniques, skills, and tools, including computer-based tools for analysis and design (Engineering Criterion 3(k)). 9) All graduates are expected to have an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (Engineering Criterion 3(d)). 11) All graduates are expected to have an ability to convey technical material through oral presentation and interaction with an audience (Engineering Criterion 3(g)). Page 3.241.3 15) The School’s advising program meets the needs of the students for information regarding academic issues, career options, and graduate education. 17

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1998 Annual Conference

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Marilyn Dyrud

using short cases or by soliciting narratives from studentswho have already had career-related employment. The latter can be especially illuminating. It’s also useful to balance disasters with positive examples, so students understand thatengineers make beneficial contributions to society. In regards to whistleblowing, for example, a Page 3.264.3discussion about what happened to Roger Boisjoly after his Congressional testimony could becounter-balanced by the more uplifting cases of William LeMessurier and the ManhattanCitiCorp Tower,8 or, for a truly heroic slant, Fred Cuny, a civil engineer who devoted (andsacrificed) his life to disaster

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1998 Annual Conference

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Robert A. Hall; Mark W. McK. Bannatyne

. Indeed,there are many among us who doubtless consider their days a waste of waking hours if they aren'table to receive a daily dose of e-mail, or surf the Net. We have become so concerned about theinformation that we might receive that even while we sleep we employ computers and otherinformation servants to stand on vigilant duty guarding precious data which are retrieved by faxand answering machines until we can once more join the active world.This daily acquisition, this barrage of information, has become a staple of our careers. It is thevery breath that supports our biosphere of intellect. The review of information has become acorner stone of the society in which we work and even in which we seek escape. We are alwaysseeking the latest

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1998 Annual Conference

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Robert Heidersbach; David Gibbs; Daniel Walsh; Alan Demmons

of Engineering is to educate its graduate and undergraduate students for careers ofleadership and distinction in engineering and related fields, to educate graduates who are able to be productivemembers of the workforce immediately, to educate graduates who are able to seek advanced degrees, to educate allstudents at the university so that they develop an understanding of technical issues which will allow them toparticipate meaningfully in the technology driven society of the Twenty-first Century, to apply technology to servethe needs of society and to benefit the public through service to industry, government and professional organizations.The College will accomplish its mission by adhering to three broad goals, it will Empower the College

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1998 Annual Conference

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Robert J. Hofinger

design our courses and properly prepare our students.What will the electrical engineering field be like in the future? What should our students preparethemselves for? What should we, as educators, be teaching the future engineers andtechnologists? An insight with leaders in the electrical engineering field presents a picture ofwhat the engineering profession will be like in the next five years. With this knowledge, we aselectrical engineering technology educators can improve our curriculum and better prepare ourstudents for a meaningful and prosperous career and future.IntroductionTake a step forward, into the 21st Century. Let us look at the beginning of a well-connected dayin the life of a systems engineer, starting with this teleconferencing

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1998 Annual Conference

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Jay S. DeNatale; Gregg L. Fiegel

thegeotechnical engineering program at Cal Poly. Emphasized are experiences that the program hashad incorporating field and laboratory testing procedures into the undergraduate curriculum. Abrief discussion focuses on technical and financial support from industry that has helped toenhance the program.BACKGROUNDCalifornia Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoCalifornia Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo is one of the twenty-three(23) campuses of the California State University, the nation’s largest four-year university system.Cal Poly’s primary mission is undergraduate education, and it specializes in preparing its 15,000students for careers in applied professional and technical fields.Cal Poly’s College of Engineering has

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1998 Annual Conference

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Barbara Olds

need to settle on the optimum class size and structure. The large recitations, while efficient in terms of faculty use, may not be the best approach pedagogically. The 40 student lecture/20 student recitation format seems to have promise. We need to explore the possible use of engineering case studies and participation of engineers, both from the CSM faculty and from industry. This approach would perhaps promote more “buy in” to the course from both students and faculty from the engineering disciplines. Practicing engineers may be the best people to convince first year students that issues such as ethics and stewardship of the earth are indeed important in their careers as well as their personal lives. We need to explore

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Arthur B. Sacks

that stours is indeed the Age of the Environment, that the 21 century will demand engineers andapplied scientists aware of the complexity of environmental problems and how such problemsemanate from the interactions of human systems and environmental systems. As I havecommented elsewhere, ...it is important to observe that CSM students...will live professional and personal lives Page 3.313.1 -1- substantially different from those whose careers will end by the turn of the current century. Future CSM graduates will work

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Albert L. McHenry; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

Science (AAS) degree.The primary admission requirement for BAS program is completion of an AAS degree at aregionally accredited institution. Students with AAS degrees will receive sixty hours of credit asa block transfer toward the university’s 120-hour minimum degree requirement. BAS studentsmust then complete a sixty-hour program offered by ASU East [3]. BAS program goal is toprovide students with management, leadership, critical thinking and communication skills alongwith significant work in an area of specialization that will broaden their career horizons, promotelife-long learning and enrich their lives. Page 3.342.5Sharing Resources such as

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Michael Safoutin; Jens Jorgensen; Joseph A. Heim; Dale E. Calkins

Education, April 1997, pp. 103-112.[3] Lamancusa, J., Torres, M., Kumar, V., and Jorgensen, J., “Learning Engineering by Product Dissection,” 1996 ASEE Annual Meeting Proceedings, ASEE Washington, D.C., 1996.[4] Calkins, D., “Focus-Based Design Education: A Case Study,” ASME Resource Guide to Innovation in Engineering Design Education, ASME 1993 Design Education Conference, Orlando, FL, 24-26 March 1993, pp. 109-112.[5] Calkins, D., “SAE Formula Car Competition: A Study in ‘Systems Engineering’,” 1992 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Toledo, OH, 21-25 June 1992, pp. 816-823.DALE CALKINSAssociate Professor, Mechanical Engineering. Engineering career includes industrial, government, academic

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1998 Annual Conference

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Michael Tarnowski; Sara Wadia-Fascetti

adequately meet the needs of students engaging in civilengineering professional careers. A new laboratory curricula (presented in this paper) designedto combine modeling and experimental activities with computer analyses and theory enablesstudents to achieve an improved understanding about structural behavior. The resultingcurriculum (description of each laboratory) and strategies to increase student learning arepresented in this paper.INTRODUCTIONAt Northeastern University all civil engineering students are required take a theory-basedstructural analysis course and a structural laboratory course simultaneously. Building offelementary statics and mechanics courses, the theory-based course teaches students how tocalculate deflections and forces in

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1998 Annual Conference

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Robert Allen; Richard Penson

he was employed in various industries concerned with aerospace controls andenvironmental control in both England and Scotland In 1976 he entered education first at Napier University in Scotlandand in 1984 at Southampton Institute where he has held the posts of Principal Lecturer, Deputy Head of Engineering,Assistant Director of the Technology School and Currently is Head of Manufacturing Engineering in the SystemsEngineering Faculty. His research interests include control systems, signal processing and their applications to medicalcondition monitoring.Robert AllenRobert Allen began his career in the machine tool industry in the 1960’s from where he moved to Leeds University toread Control Engineering and upon graduation in 1972 continued at

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Daniel Walsh; David Gibbs; Alan Demmons

futurelife experiences and careers and whet students’ appetite for other courses in the technological sequence. It is alsomeant to help overcome student’s attitudes about their own ability to cope with technology, and to improve theaccuracy of their impressions of engineers and engineering education (To know us is to love us!). Our guidingvision in implementing the course is to design it for the needs of the students, but not fall prey to presenting asimplified version of an introductory engineering science course.One problem associated with delivery of “real” technology courses to non-majors is that in many cases studentswould have to take a minor in science and mathematics to achieve the prerequisites for an introductory engineeringcourse. At Cal

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1997 Annual Conference

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Parris C. Neal; Donna E. Peterson; Cindy L. Lynch; Cameron Wright

-on engineeringclasses and can aid techniques such as problem-based learning.INTRODUCTIONEarly in their college careers, many engineering students have difficulty mastering their moretechnical classes, sometimes not realizing that these classes typically require a different approachto studying (i.e., reading coupled with the practice of problem sets) compared to other classessuch as history or literature (where reading alone is the normal study mode). This can lead toearly frustration with engineering and is a contributing factor to the high attrition ratesexperienced by all the engineering disciplines.1,2 Thus any method that improves our students’study habits may increase retention rates and potentially improve overall student

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1997 Annual Conference

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Mark A. Shields

excessive) use of newspapers and otherperiodicals, as well as electronic sources accessible through the Internet and World Wide Web.Project Context and Student PreparationSeveral circumstances made such a lengthy and challenging project practicable. First, all of thestudents had extensive experience in small group learning earlier in the semester. (The THDPtook place during the last third of the semester, and was the final course assignment, counting for35% of the course grade.) In addition, they had received extensive instruction in writing and oralcommunication, including several short papers and two talks. One of their major assignments inTCC 101 was the “Engineering Career Options Project,” in which students worked in eight 3-4-member teams to

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P.R. Roberge; M.A.A. Tullmin

Reference 2, with special emphasis on multi-media CBL Page 2.206.2 Session 32133. Course ObjectivesThe main course objective is to impart knowledge and understanding of corrosion andalso, importantly, to equip students with the skills required to implement and managecorrosion control measures in their careers. For the practicing professional market, thelatter aspect is particularly important. In this course the emphasis is on quantitativetechniques in corrosion engineering and also on management issues of increasinglycomplex engineering systems.In a study recently completed at the

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Arnold F. Johnson

presented and published for NorthMidwest Section Meeting of ASEE, Oct. 3-5, 1996, Fargo, ND,11. Westbrook, Jerry D. (1996, June). Assessment of the University of North Dakota’s distance learning deliveryof baccalaureate programs in engineering, also known as, the Corporate Engineering Degree Program.(Consultant’s Report).12. Landis, R.B. (1995). Studying engineering: A road map to a rewarding career. Burbank, CA: DiscoveryPress.BiographyARNOLD F. JOHNSON has been an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of NorthDakota since 1988. He earned his B.S.E.E. at the University of North Dakota in 1959 and his M.S.E.E. at IowaState University in 1962. He also took both undergraduate and graduate courses in Business Administration

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Ravi Jain

Education.• Main components of the IEP at the College of Engineering, University of Cincinnati• Boundary conditions for implementing the program• Student recruitment• Course development• International Design Clinic• Overall evaluation of IEP implementation — Student recruitment — Course evaluations — Design Clinic — Co-op (internship) experience — Critical issues for continued program successAll of these items are discussed in detail and a summary of findings from implementing theInternational Engineering Program is provided.Program ObjectivesThe overall objectives of the IEP are:1. Prepare young engineers for careers in the global market, who are: • Technically

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Ian R. Simpson

month.ii. The Role of Science FacultyMembers of the scientific Departments have also been encouraged to play an active rolein international activities by becoming tutors to our students who spend time abroad. Thishas led to collaboration at research level between our own professors and their colleaguesin other European countries. Visiting foreign students are also supervised by our ownfaculty who have come to realise that some foreign students are pretty intelligent and canhave original ideas, even if they don't speak the same language as their supervisors!Career prospects/tenure could be enhanced by agreeing to supervise the final-year projectof a foreign student even if this does mean problems in communication, extra hours of

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1996 Annual Conference

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T. D. Moustakas; M. S. Unlu; M. F. Ruane; M. C. Teich; B. E. A. Saleh; B. B. Goldberg

friendly troops in the battlefield confusion of the Gulf War) wereconceived, protot yped, and manufactured in quantity in a few months. To succeed in such an environment, R&D professionals must be able to work across the entiredevelopment cycle. This includes applying fundamental science at the materials level, coordinating devicelevel constraints to implement products and services in an efficient and economic manner, and anticipatingsystems level requirements from manufacturing to end-users. Training for such careers must similarlyreflect the complexity and interactions found in real problem cent exts. Since warning calls were issued nearly a decade ago, why have we continued to fall behind in ourphotonics competitiveness, and

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Deborah Hochstein

, faculty mustassume the role of scholar. SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING AND SERVICE When hired into a tenure-track position in the Department of Engineering Technology, Ifaced a very challenging task. Like everyone else, to be awarded tenure I would have todemonstrate an ability to perform duties associated with teaching, research and service.Although I expected such a challenge when choosing my career path, I was unprepared for theexpectation that I meet the research and service expectations while teaching four courses, persemester, (and associated laboratories without graduate student assistance). The TennesseeBoard of Regents regulations assume that teaching one course should consume approximatelytwenty percent of a

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Evangelyn C. Alocilja

science,engineering sciences, and principles of design. To fulfill an academic career goal, the studentcompletes a cognate which can either be in agricultural engineering, food engineering, naturalresources/environmental engineering, packaging, environmental studies, biotechnology, orbiomedical engineering. Course Objectives Offered at the sophomore level, the three-credit course entitled “Principles of BiosystemsEngineering” is the first required subject in the BE program. A knowledge of calculus is aprerequisite to enroll in the course. Knowledge in computer programming, physics, chemistryand biology are strongly recommended. Acquired skills in technical writing will be very helpful.The course is

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P.J. Fisher; N.J. Quick; S.J. Steiner

theory learnt in the separate subject courses in an integrated, holistic way.2) Total Design: The second objective is to provide experience of the complete activityof generating a new product to meet a perceived customer need, in what is known as'Total Design' [3]. This is an activity which is central to manufacturing businesses andone of the key activities in which manufacturing engineers can expect to be engagedduring their professional careers. The project aims to be a realistic simulation of real-life.3) Transferable Skills: Thirdly, the project provides an environment in which a numberof transferable or personal skills can be learnt. These include information gathering,report writing, presentation skills, time management, project planning

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William E. Cole

upon in thispaper. Thus the students can use the very same graphic tools that they used in freshman graphicsto analyze and visualize the motion. CONCLUSIONSUsing Computer Aided Analysis tools to teach basic engineering material should enhanceteaching of technology students. These tools should help the students learn, improve their abilityto use their knowledge, and make learning more enjoyable. This should result in improvedachievement of the students, improved retention in school, and improved careers aftergraduation. Specifically, Using Computer Aided Analysis tools to teach should: • Improve visualization of objects, motion, forces and their effect, and stresses; • Improve understanding of

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1998 Annual Conference

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Mark Schulz; DeRome Dunn; Abhijit Duraphe; Samuel Owusu-Ofori; Ajit Kelkar; Devdas Pai; Richard Layton

experience, where experienced students can demonstrate to less-experienced studentshow their use of the very same package has progressively grown more sophisticated.This experiment in vertical integration is still in its early stages. However, based on studentfeedback, this approach is yielding the benefits of developing in senior students a confidence intheir ability to communicate, work in teams, and mentor their juniors. Lower-class students arerealizing the relevance of the fundamental courses to their career goals and the importance ofdeveloping their skills in computing, modeling, and analysis.IntroductionAs undergraduate students progress through an engineering curriculum, they are expected toacquire competence in lower-level courses in order

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1998 Annual Conference

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Milo D. Koretsky

sets of data in the AIChE Salary Survey.6 Among the conclusions from this analysiswere: starting salaries don’t really matter (the spread for starting salaries is alot tighter than laterin one’s career); those with more management responsibility received more pay; and womenwere not paid as much as men. Page 3.104.3INDUSTRIAL CASE STUDIESThe heart of Chemical Process Statistics is applying the concepts listed above to realmanufacturing data from a chemical process. Statistical analysis of the data is discussed in termsof the physical process. In this way, the statistics and the science are coupled. The two majorcases that have been used are