{"title":"The how and why of teaching an introductory course in manufacturing processes","authors":"R. H. Todd","doi":"10.1109/FIE.1991.187525","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.1991.187525","url":null,"abstract":"The author describes the philosophy, development, and content of the introductory course in manufacturing processes taught at Brigham Young University. During the course, students are involved in a wide variety of learning experiences. The course has been designed to help students learn about manufacturing processes and how things are made, the importance of integrating product and process design, and the importance of learning how to work together in teams to get things done.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":414138,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Frontiers in Education Twenty-First Annual Conference. Engineering Education in a New World Order","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125435742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"If concurrent engineering is the answer, what's the question?","authors":"T. Rhyne","doi":"10.1109/FIE.1991.187449","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.1991.187449","url":null,"abstract":"The author introduces the general concepts behind CE (concurrent engineering). He then suggests approaches-both industrial and academic-through which CE can be used to improve America's industrial competitiveness.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":414138,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Frontiers in Education Twenty-First Annual Conference. Engineering Education in a New World Order","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125531745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characterizations of the graduate career change woman in engineering: recruitment and retention","authors":"M. R. Anderson","doi":"10.1109/FIE.1991.187480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.1991.187480","url":null,"abstract":"The author focuses on graduate career change women and the type of women who are willing to try to make the difficult transition to engineering and are able to succeed. The source of their lack of encouragement to enter engineering is examined. The career change woman engineer is compared with the traditional US male engineer in general characteristics. Lastly, the preferred learning styles of the career change woman are also discussed.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":414138,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Frontiers in Education Twenty-First Annual Conference. Engineering Education in a New World Order","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126749133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using PFS First Publisher for electronic graphics","authors":"T. Fahlsing","doi":"10.1109/FIE.1991.187546","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.1991.187546","url":null,"abstract":"PFS First Publisher, a reasonably priced (around $75 for education) desktop publisher with a very useful graphics clipboard, is briefly described. It is also an adequate desktop publisher for small newsletters, flyers, and cards such as invitations.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":414138,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Frontiers in Education Twenty-First Annual Conference. Engineering Education in a New World Order","volume":"242 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126827152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Simulation of a heat treatment furnace introduces industrial reality into an EET undergraduate control course","authors":"A. Oxtoby","doi":"10.1109/FIE.1991.187531","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.1991.187531","url":null,"abstract":"Control system simulation software for use in the classroom and for student assignments is described. The simulation, written in Microsoft QuickBASIC, permits the open- and closed-loop behavior of a heat treatment furnace to be displayed as an aid to teaching response testing and controller selection and tuning. Typical response plots are given along with details of the model of the furnace and the structure of the software.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":414138,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Frontiers in Education Twenty-First Annual Conference. Engineering Education in a New World Order","volume":"75 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123217858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solidly modeled views of the 21st century from a small, rural university","authors":"M. Jasper","doi":"10.1109/FIE.1991.187545","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.1991.187545","url":null,"abstract":"It is noted that the mechanical arts/mechanical drawing/engineering graphics curriculum has undergone many changes since the beginnings of the American Society for Engineering Education in 1893. It is suggested that the changes which have occurred at the author's small, rural university (Mississippi State University) may perhaps reflect the changes at other engineering institutions. The impact of computing and the personal computer on the engineering graphics curriculum has been profound. The changes in the curriculum of graphic communication are recounted. A view for the future is given with emphasis on educating engineers for the world market, the sources of these new engineering students, and the sources of funds for technology development. In addition, a description of a service curriculum for engineering is presented, and strategies for recruiting and retaining engineering students for the workforce of the 21st century are discussed.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":414138,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Frontiers in Education Twenty-First Annual Conference. Engineering Education in a New World Order","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122182566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Expert systems in EET","authors":"N. Widmer","doi":"10.1109/FIE.1991.187571","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.1991.187571","url":null,"abstract":"It is noted that, as expert systems technology expands, it is engulfing many areas of industry which are targets for EET (electrical engineering technology) and MET graduates. Systems engineering and product testing involve diagnostics software which in many cases can best be implemented and maintained using expert systems. Programmable controllers are being developed with fuzzy logic and other methods to reason in the face of uncertainty. In order to expose students to these concepts, artificial intelligence, in the form of expert systems, is being introduced in a lower-division required course as well as an upper-division elective. The author describes the content and goals of these courses and offers a justification of expert systems as an emerging technology worthy of study.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":414138,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Frontiers in Education Twenty-First Annual Conference. Engineering Education in a New World Order","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116111022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developing technical training programs","authors":"G. Marino","doi":"10.1109/FIE.1991.187454","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.1991.187454","url":null,"abstract":"The author discusses some fairly advanced theories on study that are very appropriate for technical training programs. He promotes an individual study-type training program. It is concluded that, because of the different rates of assimilation, aptitudes, and backgrounds of trainees, this is a most appropriate method for training. The factors most important to successful training in a technical area are given.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":414138,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Frontiers in Education Twenty-First Annual Conference. Engineering Education in a New World Order","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115212461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Teaching engineering and engineering research: a symbiotic relationship","authors":"D. I. Rummer","doi":"10.1109/FIE.1991.187483","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.1991.187483","url":null,"abstract":"The author claims that there has been a valuable symbiotic relationship between teaching and research in the case of his academic career, which now spans over 40 years, and that it ought to be true for all engineering professors now and in the future. Through the author's research activity and that of his students, he has had the opportunity to become knowledgeable and proficient in important new domains of electrical engineering as they developed. Based on this experience he has designed and implemented a number of new courses in his department while the subject matter was new to academia. His research has been enhanced by virtue of teaching new material such as problem-solving techniques, engineering design methodology for both hardware and software and new computer languages such as Modula-2.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":414138,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Frontiers in Education Twenty-First Annual Conference. Engineering Education in a New World Order","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116671063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of a fluid science learning center","authors":"A. Mech, R. Houghtalen, D. Richards","doi":"10.1109/FIE.1991.187559","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.1991.187559","url":null,"abstract":"The case for cooperation between faculty and departments in lab development is made. The benefits of collaboration between faculty and students (the consumers of the product) are presented. The planned Fluid Science Learning Center at Rose-Hulman is used as an example. The advantages of mutual efforts are illustrated through discussion of concept, funding, and completion.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":414138,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Frontiers in Education Twenty-First Annual Conference. Engineering Education in a New World Order","volume":"114 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116696847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}