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Treating of bodies medical and political: Dr. Mandeville's materialism
Authors: Cook Harold J.
Published: April 2017

Medicine was one of the chief empirical and philosophical sources for early modern political economy, helping to move analysis from moral to natural philosophy, and Mandeville was educated as a physician. He adopted a materialistic view of the body and passions that could be found at Leiden and a few other places at the time. When he emigrated to London, he also became embroiled in some of the heated political debates about the best kind of medical practice, joining the party that sought new medical methods from the empirical observation of experts like himself, who used their knowledge to intervene in the physical bodies of their patients rather than to persuade them to alter their ways of life. Skilful politicians were like skilful physicians, requiring them to understand the bodily passions. His politics therefore remained concerned with the nature of persons rather than societies.
Mandeville on charity schools: happiness, social order and the psychology of poverty
Authors: Pongiglione Francesca , Tolonen Mikko
Published: April 2017

Bernard Mandeville was not alone in criticising the charity school movement that had developed in Britain starting in late 1600; yet his Essay on charity and charity-schools is extremely provocative, especially as it regards the conditions of the poor. He criticises the selfish intentions and motives of charity schools, and inquires whether such schools are socially advantageous. This essay aims, first, to shed light on Mandeville's views on charity and charity schools, and demonstrate that such views are consistent with his moral thought. Second, this essay addresses problems inherent in Mandeville's views on how the working poor should be "managed"; what he proposes does not appear to guarantee (but rather puts at further risk) societal peace or the happiness of poor people.
Bernard Mandeville and the doctrine of laissez-faire
Authors: Prendergast Renee
Published: April 2017

The view of Mandeville as a pioneer of laissez-faire is difficult to reconcile with his repeated insistence that private vices were turned into public benefits by the 'dexterous management of the skilful politician'. Even if references to the skilful politician are regarded as shorthand for a legal and institutional framework, there remains the question of whether such a framework is a spontaneous order or the product of purposeful experiment as Mandeville thought? Mandeville warned about the harmful effects of meddling but his complaint was about the actions of fashionable do-gooders rather than government. He understood that the voluntariness of a transaction could be regarded as a defence against complaints of unfairness but he was quick to point out the limitations of voluntariness especially in the market for labour. Mandeville's objective was to teach people what they are not what they should be. He pointed to the strengths of the emerging market system but was not afraid to expose its faults.
Not saving or psychology, or science, but a new liberalism: a reply to Gaus, Goldstone, Baker, Amadae, and Mokyr
Authors: McCloskey Deirdre Nansen
Published: April 2017

The reply to five reviews of Bourgeois equality in a symposium in EJPE observes that all the reviewers admit the great force of ideas in causing the Great Enrichment. Materialism is dead. Liberalism reigns.
Hayek's "Scientism" essay: the social aspects of objectivity and the mind
Authors: Lourenço Diogo
Published: April 2017

In his essay "Scientism and the study of society" Hayek argues that attitudes are central to the moral sciences. Since the natural sciences show that "ordinary experience" often does not reproduce the relations between things in the external world, the understanding of attitudes is possible due to the similarity between the mind of the moral scientist and that of the agent. I argue that Hayek’s arguments for the differentiation between the natural sciences and what he calls "ordinary experience" are problematic. I offer an alternative justification by appealing to the manifold goals and social contexts of inquiry. I also elucidate his claim that minds are similar, and how this relates to our understanding of others—both as ordinary agents and as economists. In so doing, I discuss two alternative accounts found in Hayek's work: the first account suggests that understanding is a projection of mental categories from behavioral evidence; the second account—which is found in The sensory order—suggests that understanding is the result of a functional correspondence between structures in the central nervous system.
Novel Queueing Model for Multimedia Over Downlink in 3.5G Wireless Network
Authors: Al-Begain Khalid , N. Dudin Alexander , V. Mushko Vilena
Published: April 2017

In this paper, a model for multimedia transmission over downlink shared channel in 3.5G wireless network is presented. The multimedia stream consists of multiplesubstreams that are aggregated into one real-time and onenonreal-time flows. Correlation with each flow and between flows is assumed. Additionally, we propose a combined time-space priority buffer management scheme to optimise quality of service requirements for each flow. The problem is formulated in terms of a queue with two priority classes, one of which has time priority while the another has space priority. The input is described by the Batch Marked Markovian Arrival Process (BMMAP). Service time distributions are of PH (phase) type dependent on the class of a customer. The buffer is finite, but the customers of a class having higher priority for taking into the service from a buffer (time priority) can occupy only a part of this buffer. Queueing system's behavior is described in terms ofmulti-dimensional continuous time skip-free to the left Markov chain. It allows to exploit an effective algorithm for calculation of the stationary distribution of the queueing system. Loss probability for customers of both classes is calculated. Waiting time distribution for priority customers is calculated.
A New Buffer and Energy Based Scheduling Scheme for Supporting QoS in MANETs
Authors: Brahma Mohamed , Abouaissa Abdelhafid , Lorenz Pascal
Published: April 2017

Today, the original IEEE 802.11 standard has several problems in providing Quality of Service in MANETs. A single FIFO queue is used in best effort manner and it does not support QoS. The upcoming IEEE 802.11e was drafted to overcome these drawbacks. In this paper we describe a new multiple queuing system with an adaptive scheduling taking into account the states of buffers and energy consumption in a mobile ad hoc network. The proposed scheduling scheme uses dynamic weights for each queue. We study the performance of this scheme and compare it with the original IEEE 802.11b and the upcoming IEEE 802.11e. We show through simulations that the proposedbuffer and energy based scheduling scheme improves overall end-to-end throughput, and gives better results than the original 802.11b and the Enhanced Distributed Coordination Function (EDCF), in terms of delay and total received and lost packets, as well as support service differentiation over multi-hop ad hoc networks.
DelPHIX: A Simple and Efficient Mechanism for Wormhole Detection in Ad Hoc Networks
Authors: Chiu Hon Sun , Lui King-Shan , Yeung Kwan L.
Published: April 2017

Data transmission in a mobile ad hoc network is performed within an untrusted wireless environment. It is subjected to many kinds of security attacks. In a wormhole attack, two malicious nodes work together to tunnel packets from one to the other, making other nodes perceive a path to have a smaller hop count. We identify two types of wormhole attacks. In the first type, malicious nodes do not expose themselves in route finding process and legitimate nodes do not know their existence. In the second type, malicious nodes do create route advertisements and legitimate nodes are aware of the existence of malicious nodes, just do not know they are malicious. Existing solutions usually can identify only one kind of attacks. In this paper, we propose a simple and efficient detection method called DelPHIX. Byobserving the delays of different paths to the receiver, the sender is able to detect both kinds of wormhole attacks. This method requires neither synchronized clocks nor special hardware to be equipped in mobile nodes. The performance of DelPHIX is justified by simulations.
Outcomes Assessment and Curriculum Improvement Through the Cyclical Review of Results - A Model to Satisfy CEAB-2009 Accreditation Requirements
Authors: Cloutier Guy M. , Sellens Richard W. , Hugo Ronald J. , Camarero Ricardo , Fortin Clement
Published: April 2017

In Canada, engineering programs will soon have to

show that: i. graduates possess specific attributes,

ii. outcomes are assessed in their context, iii. results

are used to improve the program. This paper presents

a model to meet all three criteria, and provides

curriculum control options to fulfil CEAB conditions.

It defines proficiency levels and information flow,

from stakeholders’ surveys to the fusion of data.

Control modules, pre-graduation work experience and

post-graduation reviews gather internal and external

observations. Coverage of the CEAB attributes by the

CDIO Syllabus is summarised. Its utility for meeting

objectives about the 12 attributes is clarified. An XML

tool upholds coherence between learning objectives

and targeted proficiency levels. More than merely

instructive, this model displays the characteristics of a

convincing demonstration for the CEAB.
Requirements to Properties- Iterative Problem Solving
Authors: Eder W. Ernst
Published: April 2017

Following papers by this author in recent CDEN conferences, the concept of a complete theory-based classification is presented for the properties of existing transformation processes TrfP, and of their existing driving technical systems TS. Requirements for future TrfP and TS must include requirements set by the designing and manufacturing organization(s), the first three life-cycle phases in the theory-based model. An engineering design process intends to translate these requirements in several stages to the desired properties of TrfP and TS, using conscious or sub-conscious procedures for creative and routine steps.

For novel systems, this translation progresses via models of structures of TrfP, technologies, TS-internal and cross-boundary functions, organs and construc-tional parts. For redesign, mainly the more concrete structures are useful. Superimposed on this progress is a frequent cycle of problem-solving, including search for alternative solution proposals. Recent insights have shown that the requirements can be iteratively translated into properties. The difference between achieved (anticipated) properties and the relevant requirements dictated the necessary iteration behaviour, and drive the process of establishing the final proposed solution.

Such a formalized experience of staged and iterative designing is a good methodical basis for novices, and for design applications in which the process must substantially depart from routine procedures. Some case studies are referenced to demonstrate the application of this systematic and methodical approach.
Three cases in using conceptual maps for teaching engineering
Authors: Forgues Daniel , Dore Sylvie
Published: April 2017

Much of traditional teaching in engineering focuses on procedural learning. However, future engineers will face a rapidly evolving and complex environment that will require reflexive learning and cognitive transfer skills which require a deep learning approach as opposed to surface or even strategic learning. Concept maps are powerful tools that encourage deep learning, expand students’ ability to generate and exchange knowledge. This paper presents three cases in which concept maps were used, first to develop students’ ability to analyse and synthesize information from multiple sources and enhance deep learning, second to facilitate the generation and sharing of collective knowledge.

In the first two cases, students were asked to identify and organize key concepts from formal courses, presentations or texts within concept maps. It was found that students not only improved their ability to assimilate content from these sources, but also demonstrated better skills in analysing and communicating information. It was also found that they were more active in class, asked more questions and answered questions more frequently. In the last case, concept maps were used as boundary objects to mediate interactions and structuring collective knowledge in the design process of a sustainable house. The teaching in this last case was based on a socio-constructivist approach of situated learning, in which the students had to co-develop their understanding of sustainable construction within a design laboratory. Concept maps, used in combination with interactive boards and a knowledge portal proved to be quite effective in accelerating individual and collective learning of a complex topic, while also developing communication and transdisciplinary skills.

The three cases demonstrate the power and value of using concept maps in engineering teaching, both from a cognitivist or a socio-constructivist perspective. Concept maps are powerful tools not only to learn how to learn individually and collectively, it increases students ability to structure their though and exchange knowledge.
Enhanced Transfer of Design Skills using Professor in the Loop Structured Meetings
Authors: Moussa Medhat , David Lubitz William
Published: April 2017

This paper presents an approach to teaching engineering

design that is based on involving instructors with

students during the design process using structured

meetings called Professor In The Loop (PITL) meetings.

The main idea is to enhance the transfer of design

skills from instructors to students by providing instructors

with a window for observing students working on

their design. The instructors are able to provide the students

with immediate feedback about their design approach

and skills on an ongoing basis throughout the

project.

PITL meetings have been tested in a third year engineering

design course taken by all students enrolled in

engineering programs at the University of Guelph. Information

is given on how a meeting is conducted, how

it is evaluated, and the types and nature of instructor

feedback. The effectiveness of these meetings is validated

using data from focussed end-of-term surveys.
Innovative pedagogies in engineering education – preliminary findings from the teaching practices of American and Canadian educators
Authors: Van Barneveld Angela , Strobel Johannes
Published: April 2017

This research is focused on the experiences of Canadian and American engineering educators and their implementations of innovative pedagogies such as problem-based learning (and its variations) into their teaching practices. Educators identified several aspects related to PBL use in their context, including the key PBL components they use and the tensions that they encounter at the classroom and system level when implementing such learner-centered pedagogies. Engineering education has been undergoing reform efforts for several years. Not only have PBL approaches been deemed by research literature to be an optimal approach to develop graduate competencies and attributes, but many reform efforts utilize explicitly or implicitly key components of PBL. Implications and future research opportunities are presented.
Using Community Service Learning to Develop the Writing Skills of Engineering Students
Authors: Meyer Lisa , Triantafellou Helen , Davis Kim
Published: April 2017

In our Engineering Communication Skills classrooms we aim to provide a meaningful setting in which students move from the classroom sphere to the professional sphere of writing. In this paper, we report on how we can use community service learning (CSL) to bridge these two spheres of writing. We show how the necessity of effective communication with community-based clients leads to audience awareness and subsequent acquisition of professional Engineering communication skills.
A NEW APPROACH TO THE UNIT OPERATIONS LABORATORY
Authors: Norval Graeme , Szabo Paul , Wilson Glenn , Jowlabar Paul
Published: April 2017

Unit operations laboratories are a standard feature of most chemical engineering programs. Students spend long hours running distillation columns, gas absorbers, and work with pumps, valves and heat exchangers. This provides much of the hands-on learning that they take into industry after graduation. Process control laboratories are often integrated into the unit operations laboratory. The most common control laboratory involves heating a tank with a steady inflow of cold water. Our laboratory has all of these features. Our approach can be described as using 20th century technology to control 19th century type processes in an 18th century learning environment while educating engineers for the 21st century. A different way to say it is that our approach is nothing like what a new graduate engineer sees when they arrive at a chemical facility.  Several years ago, our department created a team tasked with upgrading the approach to the unit operations laboratory, and several guiding principles were created. It is important to retain a "hands-on" operational component – students need to open and close valves, read gauges, as well as start and stop pumps. It is equally important to introduce students to a proper distributed control system. It is also important that the DCS is not seen as a "black box" that does everything – the link between the equipment, the P&ID and the DCS needs to be reinforced.The equipment is now in regular operation, and we continue to expand its capabilities. This submission describes the genesis of the system and the staged approach that has been taken to manage the time and budget pressures.
INTRODUCING DESIGN IN FIRST YEAR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AT UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
Authors: Moresoli Christine , Fowler Michael W.
Published: April 2017

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GeoSurv II Unmanned Aerial Vehicle: A major undergraduate project with
Authors: Steele Alan , Laliberté Jeremy
Published: April 2017

A final year undergraduate capstone design project was run in 2010-2011 and involved 32 students, 8 lead engineers and a project manager. The project was to design, develop and build an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can be used for geophysical surveying and was carried out in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Carleton University. It built upon previous years work and involved students mostly from the Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering BEng programs. However, there was cross-department input, with students from the BEng programs Computer and Systems Engineering, Software Engineering and Communication Engineering, who undertook their final year project working on the avionics. Students were split into groups with lead engineers guiding the groups and individuals, plus there was an overall project manager. The groups were aerodynamics, avionics, flight test, integration and structures. The lead engineers were faculty, sessional lecturers and one graduate student teaching assistant. Sessional lecturers brought experience from the military and government research laboratories. Individual groups met weekly and additionally all students from all groups met collectively, again weekly, to share and discuss progress and issues. Students were required to produce design reports, as well as a group final report and each term a formal design review. Besides the development of GeoSurv II a new UAV design, named Corvus, was started and 10 students, drawn from across the different groups, worked on the preliminary design with the aim to produce a demonstrator vehicle. This paper describes the organization and running of such a large, multidisciplined group project as well as giving details of student opinions taken throughout the project's progress over the academic year.
Hands-on Training and International Experience in Engineering Education
Authors: Bedi Sanjeev , Jawanda Ajayinder Singh , Batish Ajay
Published: April 2017

The holistic training of an engineer includes hands-on experience and theoretical study. Engineering at the University of Waterloo (UW) is unique because of its co-op program, which exposes students to practice of engineering in industry, interwoven with academic terms in the university.This paper details conduct of International Industrial Training Programs for the students of UW. These programs conducted over the past five years have addressed both issues of hands-on training and internationalization of engineering education. These programs provide skills and training on use of tools and machines culminating in a design and build project experience. This paper emphasizes safety and security in planning and implementing the programs in a foreign country. It also discusses issues related to international travel and cultural challenges faced by students and organisers. It summarizes the gains for the engineering students from the program based on immersive international exposure to a foreign culture through personal interactions with locals and planned trips, industrial practices, study of preparatory engineering courses like machining, welding, foundry, wood working, properties of materials and computer aided design leading to student designed and built projects.Five decades ago, when the university was founded, the students came from a demographic, that was split between a majority from rural and small urban centers. The students had some experience with tools and machines at high school and at home, as cars were simpler and home repair was a common activity. This was especially so on farms and in rural environments. This has gradually shifted to the present day when students primarily come from large urban centers and are very competent in working with high-tech gadgetry like computers, communication devices and entertainment consoles. Conversely, nowadays most high school children are not exposed to working safely with tools and machines.Over time co-op jobs have also shifted from hands-on engineering and shop floor work, to softer jobs using computers for design, analysis and managerial tasks. This has increased the challenge of engineering education where the facilities for teaching hands-on skills in the university are deterred by the lack of time in the curriculum, shortage of equipment and trained instructors. The economic environment of our nation has also evolved from a national manufacturing based economy a few decades ago, to a global economy of today. Industries have gone global in their routine functions, requiring engineers to routinely work in collaborative work with functionaries of their industry in other countries, with different culture, language and skill sets. It has thus become vital for engineering education to adapt and introduce the students to aspects of global engineering environment in the curriculum.
Implementing Quality Management Standards in Conducting Courses at Higher Education Institutes (HEI)
Authors: Haider Ijlal , Yahya Muhammed
Published: April 2017

The only doubt in saying that education is a key to sustainability of any nation is Quality. Education has experienced a major paradigm shift in recent years. It has become a service industry affecting its various stakeholders from faculty and students to society. Its vast impact has intrigued the application of management principals such as project management and quality management to assure best results in terms of its various deliverables. Higher education, in particular, for its direct and immediate applicability in society needs a concrete quality assurance system. According to foreign researchers and practitioners, future is the age of knowledge, knowledge organizations, new economy that forces organizations to create new methods of work, competences, processes, management methods and the principles of strategic management. Knowledge is obtained through thinking, experience, observation, information channels and other sources. Quality management standard ISO 9000 has already been investigated and implemented in educational institutes which has resulted in development of IWA2 (International Workshop Agreement). However most of such work is focused on assuring quality in organizational structure of higher education institutes. In this research we will investigate various aspects of implementing quality management standards in various activities of conducting a course at a higher education institute. These activities should be based on the 4 P’s of management i.e. Performance through Planning and managing People and Processes, where people concerned are instructors and students and processes range from instruction to assessment. Quality in conducting courses can be ensured by leadership and customer satisfaction from the stakeholders and planning processes, documenting and implementing them followed by auditing. Our work will follow the three stages of (a) preparation work for the creation of quality management system, (b) the preparation and implementation of the documents of the quality management system and (c) the preparation of the quality management system for certification as suggested by earlier research.
In-depth learning and development of experimental and team work skills in laboratory courses
Authors: Fauteux-Lefebvre Clémence , Gravelle Denis , Abatzoglou Nicolas
Published: April 2017

Laboratory courses help students understand the application of theoretical principles and develop their synthesis abilities and critical thinking. Although the above target is well understood in our profession and has long been integrated to the Chemical Engineering curriculum, there are various ways to reach these objectives and it is still a matter of intense discussion. This work presents a laboratory course at the Department of Chemical & Biotechnological Engineering of the Université de Sherbrooke. This course basically seeks to provide the students with elements allowing them to link fundamental knowledge in thermodynamics, transport phenomena and physical chemistry/kinetics to experimental results. However, for engineers, this must be positioned within a context which is the closest possible to their everyday professional reality which requires crosscurricular competencies and attributes. The latter includes team work, project management, and of course fast and efficient analytical, synthesis and interpretation skills. The laboratory course presented here is given in the middle of the program leading to the engineering bachelor’s degree. All experimental design, data collection, laboratory manipulations and analyses are performed by teams of students. There are 11 labs and every team goes through all of them. To develop their project management skills, our Department has adopted the formula of the “Master Team”. The class is divided in a number of teams equal to the number of experiments. Each team is named responsible (Master team) of one of the experiments for the entire semester. In this role, it supervises the reporting of all other teams and proceeds to the final (global) report and its oral presentation. The success of this organization depends on the competence of the teaching team as well as the >efficient internal management of each Master team. Thus, the teams develop skills which lead them to the final and most difficult part of their Chemical Engineering education, the Capstone Design course.
INVESTIGATION OF LANGUAGE USED IN ENGINEERING ASSESSMENT
Authors: Variawa Chirag , McCahan Susan
Published: April 2017

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Project Management as an Essential Core Competency in Engineering
Authors: Bennett J. Michael , Ho Danny
Published: April 2017

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Design Educator Education - Creating Effective Judging and Teaching Teams in Engineering Design Contests and Courses
Authors: Sheridan Patricia K. , Chong Alan , Foster Jason A.
Published: April 2017

In this paper we employ Tuckman’s model of team development to understand how judging and teaching teams form in the context of design contests and courses. A poorly developed team can negatively influence student or participant experience at these events. Tuckman’s Form-Storm-Norm-Perform model provides insights into how such teams can fail to develop and, we argue, suggests strategies and approaches for improved team orientations, meetings, and rubric development practices that help develop more effective judging and teaching teams.
EVALUATION OF A FIRST YEAR DESIGN COURSE
Authors: Veltman Tiffany , Rosehart William
Published: April 2017

In this paper, we discuss the evaluation of a first year design and communications course, implemented in the Fall of 2010 at the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary.Operating on the proposition that providing a theoretical framework of design prior to the lab projects would improve the students’ ability to follow a design processThe remainder of this paper discusses the evaluation of the effectiveness of this revised course structure, in terms of both the student learning outcomes achieved, and the general student satisfaction of the course. Data was gathered from open and closed-ended surveys, as well as focus groups and interviews. The data from these sources was then triangulated, in order to obtain a holistic impression of the strengths and weaknesses of the course., the new design and communications course provides lectures on the principles of design, project management, and communication (verbal, written, and graphical), while weekly workshops require the students to apply their theoretical knowledge to practical applications.
Employing Co-op Employer Evaluations to Assess Outcomes
Authors: Parker Wayne , Fondacaro Rocco , Nespoli Oscar
Published: April 2017

The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo is preparing to employ outcomes-based assessments to inform program improvement as required by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) and the Ontario Council of Academic Vice Presidents (OCAV). Engineering at Waterloo requires all students to complete five 4-month work terms to graduate; a model of Co-operative education that involves a sequence of alternating work and academic terms. Upon completion of each work term employers complete a Student Performance Evaluation (SPE) that provides students with feedback on their work term and is employed to assign a grade to the student for the term. This presentation will describe an innovative use of historical SPE information to initiate a process that will lead to their use for outcomesassessment for program enhancement.
Electrical Engineering Design Course at Memorial University of Newfoundland
Authors: Iqbal Tariq
Published: April 2017

The Engi. 5800 Electrical Engineering Design course was introduced in 2008 to the electrical engineering curriculum of Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN). This compulsory course is offered in term 5 and typical enrolment is about 25 to 30 students. The nature of this course is fundamentally different from other lecture-based courses taught at the Faculty of Engineering. In this course, students work in groups on two design projects at a time. One design project i.e. emergency light design is a guided design project while the other is a student led design project. Design projects require students to follow a hierarchy of design process which includes: the general product definition, specifications and requirements, functional block diagrams, definition of specification of functional blocks for circuit level synthesis and implementation, system integration, simulation or modeling, testing and verification. All projects are a significant technical challenge and require students to apply their knowledge of electrical engineering learned through courses in the electrical engineering program. The course is designed to provide a meaningful design experience and encourage confidence building in students. This paper describes course details, organization, design methodology, types of projects and course outcome.
Experiencing Your Education: What Engineering Education Can Learn from Dialogue
Authors: Rosales Janna , Montano Gloria
Published: April 2017

What do engineers need to know beyond the textbook? Success as an engineer today also depends on the ability to hone skills such as team work, social intelligence and interdisciplinary collaboration, qualities that extend far beyond engineering itself. Dialogue education is one effective method being used in higher education to enhance student success, and it offers intriguing possibilities when paired with the curriculum for professional degrees. When students participate in dialogue education they not only sharpen professional communications skills, but also cultivate a richer understanding of the diverse perspectives which they encounter as they learn to engage constructively with the world around them. What can engineering education gain from dialogue education? In March 2011, the MetaKettle Project (Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland), sponsored the "Dialogue Lab", a participatory workshop for graduate and undergraduate engineering students. The purpose of this workshop was to explore the ways that dialogue can be used as a practical and effective tool within the engineering profession in order to construct positive social, political, economic, civic and personal outcomes. This paper will report and reflect upon the results of the Dialogue Lab and examine what role dialogue can play in engineering education.
TEACHING TEACHERS: COULD I DESIGN AND BUILD A TINY SMART ROBOT?
Authors: Kinsner Witold , Britton Ron , Cieszecki Jeff
Published: April 2017

This paper describes a sample project that involves the construction and testing of a small robot. The projecthas been developed in the form of a workshop for both students and the teachers. The objectives of the workshop were to (i) attract new students to the electrical and computer engineering programs by exciting their imagination and fostering their innate curiosity, (ii) provide students with the background to build and test mechatronics devices, (iii) give students practical experience with sensors, electronics, soldering, mechanical construction, and test equipment, (iv) teach students how to work in small groups, and disseminate the experience to other students, as well as their teachers and parents. This workshop has been delivered directly to high-school students at both the Science and Engineering Symposium for the Peguis First Nation in Manitoba, and to grade 9 to 11 students at the Space Adventure Camp at the University of Manitoba. The events were developed to encourage senior highschool students to consider science, engineering and technology at the university and college levels.
Slide-Rule Remedy To Numbers Desensitized Students
Authors: Masek Vlastimil
Published: April 2017

The rapid technological advancement of past decades changed significantly the way young engineers are educated these days. A large selection of numerical tools widely available on personal computers or pocket calculators is being applied where tables, nomograms or a slide rule were used in the past. It has been observed that despite of the gained time efficiency, high versatility and extreme precision, some students became largely affected through overuse of these tools and as a consequence became unable to verify obtained results by common sense and estimation. This paper presents once orthodox, currently unorthodox approach of using a highly customized circular-slide-rule and an associated simulator in electrical engineering courses in order to assist students develop a feel for what a sensible answer ought to be and thus help students to become less likely to make errors in the order of magnitude or false precision. This is because questioning a result in slide rule calculations is a necessary step leading to decimal point errors being de facto eliminated. By using the slide rule and practicing mental math to determine the result’s order of magnitude, students gradually become conscious of scales as well as become aware of precision and tolerance implications in engineering. Our slide rule can be customized in terms of a number of mathematical functions available plus the unused empty space can be populated by frequently used formulas or conversion tables specific to an individual subject area. Our slide rule was first applied in a classroom in 2007 with not so wide acceptance and reintroduced in 2011 with more positive results. A number of examples with classroom observations including a student feedback are presented.
Implementing a CEAB Engineering Graduate Attributes Based Co-op Work Term Curriculum
Authors: Coolen Anne Marie
Published: April 2017

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REINFORCING LEARNING IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION BY ALTERNATING BETWEEN THEORY, SIMULATION AND EXPERIMENTS
Authors: Kurowski Paul M. , Buchal Ralph O.
Published: April 2017

Traditional engineering education has relied on teaching theoretical fundamentals, reinforced in some courses by laboratory experiments. However, for practical reasons experiments are limited in the scope, and many students fail to make the necessary connections between the theory and its applications. To bridge the gap between theory and applications we use the tools of Computer Aided Engineering (CAE). The hands-on use of simulation tools such as CAD, FEA or Motion Analysis helps students visualize and understand the application of theory to real engineering problems and allows students to model and simulate much more complex problems than are amenable to hand calculations. At the same time, the use of commercial simulation software provides students with skills that are in high demand in the market place.
LEARNING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS MODELING FROM A REAL SCALE CASE
Authors: Marx Ângela M. , De Paula Istefani C. , Santos Ronise F.
Published: April 2017

New product development is an information based process, therefore quite intangible. Frequently, people involved with product project, develop tacit knowledge that, if not made explicit may be lost if a member of the team leaves the organization. The process graphical modeling is recommended not only to explicit individual tacit knowledge but also to give a good visibility of the process to every team member, creating the basis to process improvement. For this reason the product development process (PDP) modeling can be considered an important subject in design and engineering graduation courses. The aim of this paper is to propose a way of motivating students to learn PDP modeling from a real case. This study was conducted within the Product Development Management discipline from the Industrial Engineering graduation course in a Federal University from south Brazil. Modeling this process in a company is a non trivial task that depends on interviews with PDP team in order to achieve information and to convert it in a model. Time and organization information access restrictions would make this task impossible to be performed by graduation students. In order to overcome the mentioned restrictions an interview with the project manager of a large Brazilian shoe company was recorded in video to be used in a practical modeling class. In this video, she describes shortly how the organization’s PDP is. The interview was performed following a semi structured questionnaire and attended the qualitative research theory. The results show that there are differences between students groups mapping and between the groups and the real representation. Moreover, the learning achieved by the students from this exercise can be divided in two categories: the use of swim lanes as a modeling tool that allows converting tacit into explicit knowledge and the perception of the importance of structured interviews to obtain useful information.
ENHANCING THE SUSTAINABILITY CONTENT OF A CIVIL ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
Authors: Kennedy C. , Byer P. , Pressnail K. , Touchie M. , Bentz E. , Roorda M. , Vanderburg W.
Published: April 2017

The Department of Civil Engineering at University of Toronto has recently undertaken a transformation of its undergraduate curriculum to substantially enhance the teaching of sustainable engineering practice and design. This paper summarizes that process, including the identification of knowledge and skills required for the planning, design and management of sustainable systems, our review of the current program against these requirements, our review of other engineering programs that emphasize sustainability, and the identification of opportunities and options for enhancing sustainability in the program. Details on the curriculum changes are then presented, which include: significantly increasing core material on atmospheric physics and the science of climate change, the social impacts of technology, and sustainable energy systems; introducing elective courses on green building design, and the design of infrastructure for sustainable cities; and adding examples of sustainable engineering practice to existing courses, e.g., in transportation, environmental engineering and engineering ecology.
DECISION MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY USING A VEHICLE MULTILEVEL MODEL: APPROACH TO TARGETS ALLOCATION
Authors: Chokri A. , Trépanier J.-Y. , Tribes C.
Published: April 2017

In this paper, we consider setting performance targets for a vehicle design. The vehicle is modeled by a multilevel hierarchical tree structure. We have considered that each leaf of the structure may have several characteristics, and that for each characteristic a target is defined. Experts’ opinions are expressed with uncertainty regarding the feasibility of achieving these targets. Experts’ opinions are given in the form of intervals associated with their subjective beliefs for the possible values of characteristics. The collected information is propagated in the model to determine the plausibility and the belief for characteristics at the vehicle level. Using this information, five target allocation approaches are discussed which can be applied to three vehicle design strategies.
DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT APPROACH IN A FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSE
Authors: Platanitis George , Pop-Iliev Remon
Published: April 2017

We found that first-year engineering students often have difficulties to visualize and manipulate three-dimensional objects mentally, especially if the assembly involves multiple parts that need to work together in sequence to produce a required function. Ultimately, this lack of ability leads to poor representation of intended students’ design concepts in paper sketches, as well as poor or unacceptable detailed designs in CAD. Therefore, it is imperative that students develop their ability to manipulate complex objects in space very early in their academic careers. In this context, this paper focuses on the introduction and implementation of a challenging design-build project in the first-year engineering design course at UOIT intended to provide students with early opportunities to physically realize the spatial relationships and the three dimensional causality of the interaction of moving parts in an assembly.
A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO DEVELOP INFORMATION SEEKING SKILLS OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS
Authors: Mauppin Franҫois-Xavier , Brousseau Jean , El Ouafi Abderrazak
Published: April 2017

During their undergraduate studies, the engineering students must develop the skills necessary to carry out proper research of information. The project-based courses give a perfect context and allow for the development of such proficiencies. The information seeking challenges offered by an engineering project is omnipresent during the entire product development and design phases. According to the phase of the process, the students may want to identify competitive products, look for solutions, find principles used in other applications that can be applied to the issue at hand, consult an expert in order to better appreciate the risks related to a concept, find parts and suppliers, consult scientific literature to better understand a phenomena and to assess a system, verify the existence of patents, ensure that a solution is conforming to the standards and regulations in effect. Nonetheless, the students are often reluctant to make the necessary efforts to effect a good research of information. Without the benefit of the senior engineer's experience, it is imperative that they proceed in a systematic manner in order to identify and look up the pertinent information. This article offers an approach that has been put in place to support engineering students during their research of information. The Guide that has been elaborated proposes a systematic approach along with research tools for each type of information required by the engineers. On the other hand, experience has shown that putting a research guide in the hands of the students is not sufficient enough for them to become skilled researchers. To reach this objective, we must insist on in-depth researches supported by an information seeking report. Without these elements of evaluation, it is not possible to substantiate that the students have developed the skills that were hoped for.
PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT FOR AUTOMATION EDUCATION ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS PART 1: ENGINEERING AN AUTOMATED RECYCLING FACILITY FOR BOTTLES AND CANS
Authors: Brousseau Jean , Paradis Denis , El Ouafi Abderrazak , Loubert Suzie
Published: April 2017

Nowadays, production equipments are controlled by programmable logic controllers (PLC) that can communicate over Ethernet. The technicians and engineers of the industry work together in order to develop, support, diagnose, solve, and optimize automated production systems. Current technology has attained such a level of sophistication that it is now possible to interact with a machine without having to move from ones chair. Faced by these observations, the Université du Québec à Rimouski(UQAR), the Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup, and Premier Tech Company, a world leader in the field of bagging equipment, have decided to join forces in order to improve the training of future engineers and technicians in the field of Industrial Automation and Control. The aim of the project is to allow university and CEGEP (college) students to work together on practical problems while being in two separate sites. The first step consists of designing an automated mini plant for the recycling of containers. The mini plant, designed and manufactured by UQAR's engineering students, has been installed in the CEGEP building located 100 km away from the University. The aim of the following step is to create a virtual environment allowing the follow up and visualization of the mini plant, to diagnose problems from a remote location, etc. Finally, the project focus on the development of training situation scenarios related to breakdown diagnostics, parameter adjustments, performance tests, security aspects, and process optimization. This article offers an overview of the project and of the mini plant as designed by the engineering students of UQAR.
CAN RESEARCH BE TAUGHT?
Authors: Abdulla Mouhamed , Shayan Yousef R.
Published: April 2017

The word “researcher” is loaded and often confusing. It takes years to become one and to master all of its aspects. In this paper, we investigate whether or not this process of “becoming” can be catalyzed through education. The focus will be on wireless communications, though the same principle could very well be replicated to other disciplines.