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Ricardo's discursive demarcations: a Foucauldian study of the formation of the economy as an object of knowledge
Authors: Dix Guus
Published: April 2017

Set against previous attempts to grasp the work of British political economist David Ricardo on a theoretical and methodological level, this article explores the emergence of the 'economy' in Ricardo's Principles of political economy and taxation (1817) from a Foucault-inspired perspective on the formation of objects of knowledge. Several distinctions (or 'discursive demarcations') are brought to the fore with which Ricardo sought to determine the boundaries of political economy, such as that between natural economic processes and artificial interventions; between long-term and short-term trends; or between different kinds of conflict. Taken together, the discursive demarcations examined in this article contribute to the formation of the 'economy' as an object of knowledge, make specific theories possible, and enable the use of a particular method.
Collective intentionality and the state theory of money
Authors: Papadopoulos Georgios
Published: April 2017

The circulation of non-convertible currency and the source of its value raise important ontological questions that touch upon the conditions of its acceptance. The aim of this paper is to address such questions by illustrating how collective intentionality and constitutive declarations can be employed in order to develop an adequate ontological framework for explaining the emergence and the persistence of the current monetary standard. This analysis of money differs from that of mainstream commodity theory in that it argues against individualism, which traditionally underwrites both economic and philosophical analyses of money. The resulting ontology is based on an account of collective intentionality developed upon the "sharedness" of individual intentional states; this account supports the state theory of money, combining it with an ontological analysis of the state and its authority.
The Dutch background of Bernard Mandeville's thought: escaping the Procrustean bed of neo-Augustinianism
Authors: Verburg Rudi
Published: April 2017

This paper argues that the neo-Augustinian outlook of the French moral tradition has been used for too long as a Procrustean bed, thereby depreciating the Dutch background of Mandeville's thought. In particular, Johan and Pieter de la Court were an important source of inspiration for Mandeville. In trying to come to terms with commercial society, the brothers developed a positive theory of interest and the passions, emphasizing the social utility of self-interest and honour in securing the health and wealth of the commonwealth. By combining elements from neo-Augustinian and Dutch commercial republican discourses, Mandeville devised a new logic for interpreting the nature and growth of commercial society, which was to inspire intense debate.
Prioritization-based Layered Multicast for Fixed/Mobile Networks with Fast Convergence and Inter-Session Fairness
Authors: Kashibuchi Kenichi , Taleb Tarik , Jamalipour Abbas , Nemoto Yoshiaki , Kato Nei
Published: April 2017

Multimedia streaming services are becoming popular in both wired and wireless networks. Layered multicast is a widely accepted approach for streaming multimedia data to a large number of users. Existing layered multicast approaches donot interact well with network dynamics. Indeed, upon a change in network conditions, they require a long time till they can appropriately adjust their data transmission rate. Additionally, they do not achieve fairness when users from different sessions share the bandwidth of a bottleneck link.In this paper, we propose a scheme that allows newly-arriving users to promptly converge their data transmission rates to the most optimal rate that best suit the current conditions of the network without degrading the system fairness. The proposed scheme is based on the fact that layered multicast uses prioritybased packet dropping policies. In the proposed scheme, two newly-defined packet messages are considered: “low priority join” and “normal join” messages. To join a session, a user first subscribes to all corresponding layers by issuing “low priority join” messages. It then computes packet drops experienced oneach layer. If packets of a given layer experience a drop rate higher than a predetermined threshold, the user leaves that layer and all higher layers. The user then “officially” joins the remaining layers by transmitting “normal join” messages. This operation helps users to subscrive to only layers whose aggregate bandwidth fits the current network conditions. The performance of the proposed scheme is evaluated through computer simulations and is compared against the Receiverdriven Layered Multicast (RLM) scheme. The results show that the proposed scheme achieves appropriate bandwidth utilization from the start of the session. The results demonstrate also that the proposed scheme is effective in managing handover in mobile networks and achieves better Quality of Service (QoS) inheterogeneous mobile environments.
Lateral Autonomous Performance Maximization of Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Integrated Passive and Active Morphing
Authors: OKTAY Tugrul , Coban Sezer
Published: April 2017

Abstract— In this conference article, combined passive and active morphing approach is applied on tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) for autonomous flight performance maximization. For this intention lateral dynamic modeling of TUAVs manufactured in Erciyes University, Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Model Aircraft Laboratory is investigated in order to obtain lateral state-space model and a simulation model. Our manufactured TUAV is named as ZANKA-III which has weight of 50 kg, range of around 3000 km, endurance of around 28 hour, and ceiling altitude of around 12500 m. Von-Karman turbulence modeling is applied in order to capture atmospheric turbulence in lateral simulation environment. A stochastic optimization method called as simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation (i.e. SPSA) is used in order to get optimum dimensions morphing parameters (i.e. extension ratios of wingspan and tailspan, assembly positions of wing and tailplane to fuselage).
Forecasting Volatility in Copper Prices Using Linear and Non-Linear Models
Authors: Banga Charu
Published: April 2017

Abstract—Copper is one of the oldest and highest traded commodities on the Indian commodity market. Its price is based on demand and supply. With the ‘Make in India’ and ‘Smart Cities’ project in process there is a large amount of copper requirement in speculation, which in turn shall cause a sudden increase in demand and bring volatility in copper prices. Therefore, there is a need to study the price behaviour of copper spot prices in India. The study uses data from April 2007 to September 2016 of copper spot prices on Multi-Commodity Exchange. We conduct Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) method and Multi-layer Prediction (MLP) Artificial Neural Network (ANN) method for predicting volatility in copper prices. The study finds MLP neural network provides better forecasting accuracy compared to ARIMA on the basis of Root Mean Square (RMS) errors and forecast errors.
Efficient Portfolio Selection and Its Applications to Decision Making
Authors: Ralevic Nebojsa M. , Djakovic Vladimir Dj. , Andjelic Goran B. , Kiurski Jelena S.
Published: April 2017

Abstract—Dynamic nature of investment return requires the application of the appropriate methodology, especially regarding enhanced volatility induced by frequent extreme events occurrence. The subject of the research is to analyze the possibility of efficient portfolio selection on the transitional financial market of the Republic of Serbia.  The main objective is to gather empirical evidence about the investment portfolio performance with special attention to the decision making process. The methodology in the research implies the usage of the appropriate portfolio optimization methods. The research results stress the significance of efficient portfolio selection in contemporary business conditions. It can be concluded that it is necessary to examine the volatility of the portfolio assets and thus enabling the efficient portfolio selection, which is especially challenging on transitional markets.
PENGARUH AKLIMATISASI KADAR GARAM TERHADAP NILAI KEMATIAN DAN TINGKAH LAKU IKAN GUPPY (POECILIA RETICULATA) SEBAGAI PENGGANTI UMPAN IKAN CAKALANG (Katsuwonus Pelamis)
Authors: Lubis Muhammad Zainuddin , Pujiyati Sri
Published: April 2017

Aklimatisasi merupakan suatu upaya penyesuaian fisiologis atau adaptasi dari suatu organisme terhadap suatu lingkungan baru yang akan dimasukinya.  Penelitian ini mengamati proses aklimatisasi kadar garam pada ikan guppy (Poecilia reticulata). Proses aklimatisasi kadar garam pada ikan Guppy yang dilakukan selama 14 hari dengan menaikkan 720 gram per hari. Kadar garam terukur adalah 30%. Ikan Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) memiliki ukuran tubuh ± 5 cm, corak warna tubuh dan sirip yang sangat cemerlang dan memiliki harga yang sangat ekonomis sehingga dapat menarik perhatian Ikan Cakalang (Katsuwonus pelamis). Awal proses aklimatisasi ikan Guppy berjumlah 65 ekor dengan berat rata-rata 1,1 gram dan panjang total yaitu 2,5 cm. Selama 8 hari pengamatan (18%), ikan mampu beradaptasi dengan lingkungannya, namun setelah hari ke 8 ikan ada yang mengalami kematian  0,02 % - 0,05%, namun secara total sampai akhir pengamatan, kematian ikan relatif  lebih kecil yaitu 0,13 % (9 ekor). Hasil uji coba ikan yang dilakukan pada perairan Pulau Pramuka Kepulauan Seribu menunjukkan ikan dapat berenang dengan baik dan selalu berada di permukaan air tanpa perubahan yang terlihat yang sangat signifikan.
STABILITAS SAMPAN TERBUAT DARI EMBER CAT BEKAS DENGAN BILGE KEEL PADA SUDUT 30 DAN 45 DERAJAT
Authors: Thahir Muhammad Agam , Iskandar Budhi H. , Imron Mohammad
Published: April 2017

Ember cat bekas dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai alternatif pengganti kayu yang semakin sulit diperoleh dan pengganti bahan serat fiber yang tidak murah dalam pembuatan sampan. Namun sampan ini memiliki kekurangan, yakni stabilitasnya yang rendah. Bobotnya yang ringan membuat sampan mudah oleng meskipun hanya beroperasi di perairan yang relatif tenang. Oleh karenanya instalasi sirip peredam oleng (bilge keel) diharapkan dapat meningkatkan stablitas sampan ini. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendapatkan nilai stabililitas sampan dengan instalasi bilge keel pada sudut yang berbeda dalam rangka mendapatkan stabilitas sampan yang baik. Ukuran sampan yang dijadikan obyek dalam penelitian ini adalah panjang (LOA) 3,15m; lebar (B) 0,64m; dalam (D) 0,30m. Metode simulasi numerik untuk mendapatkan nilai stabilitas serta beberapa parameter seakeeping (pitching, roling dan heaving) digunakan dalam penelitian ini dengan bantuan perangkat lunak yang sesuai. Untuk faktor gelombang, spektrum gelombang JONSWAP digunakan sebagai inputan dalam simulasi numerik. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan stabilitas yang ditunjukkan oleh nilai lengan GZ (righting arm) pada sampan yang dipasangi bilge keel dengan sudut 30 dan 45 derajat sebesar 0,001 m. Bilge keel dengan sudut 30 derajat memberikan nilai stabilitas yang lebih besar dibandingkan dengan sudut 45 derajat. Dari analisis response amplitude operator (RAO) menunjukkan bahwa dengan inputan spektrum gelombang JONSWAP, gerakan rolling, pithcing dan heaving sampan masih berada pada rentang normal
UJI COBA PENANGKAPAN PADA RUMPON PORTABLE DI PERAIRAN PALABUHANRATU
Authors: Yusfiandayani Roza , Jaya Indra , Baskoro Mulyono S.
Published: April 2017

Rumpon yang biasa digunakan oleh nelayan dan pengusaha di seluruh Indonesia adalah rumpon yang dipasang menetap di suatu perairan, sehingga tidak dapat dipindah-pindah ke perairan lain.  Sejauh ini di Indonesia belum pernah dilakukan penelitian tentang efektivitas dan efisiensi rumpon yang dapat dibawa kemana-mana dan mudah dipindahkan (portable) untuk menangkap ikan tuna dan cakalang.  Oleh karena itu diperlukan penelitian tentang rumpon portable untuk menangkap ikan tuna dan cakalang.  Penelitian ini diharapkan dapat memperkuat Sistem Inovasi Nasional dengan adanya rumpon portable yang memudahkan nelayan dalam operasi penangkapan ikan.Uji coba penangkapan di rumpon portable dilakukan dengan experimental fishing menggunakan alat tangkap pancing tonda dan pancing gajrut. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui komposisi dan jumlah ikan yang berkumpul di rumpon portable serta mengetahui isi perut ikan dan plankton yang terdapat di perairan.
Engineering Design Education and Time Management
Authors: Eder W. Ernst
Published: April 2017

A brief historic view of design engineering shows the roles of problem definition (design specification), conceptualizing, estimations, layouts, detail and assembly drawings, parts lists, etc., to define an engineering product (process or tangible system according to ISO9000:2005) for implementation and/or manufacture and use. A brief assessment of computer-aided design (CAD) over the last 40 years reveals its detrimental effects on design engineering – the previously usual (intuitive) conceptualizing and preparation of layouts has been neglected. Design engineering is compared to the artistic design disciplines, and differences are highlighted. Design engineering must apply the constraints imposed by the engineering sciences, to satisfy customer require-ments, to consider economics, and to conform to laws and regulations. Yet design engineering offers the opportunity to use several more abstract represen-tations of technical processes and technical systems to aid conceptual designing. A role is indicated for design methods and systematic approaches for design engineering, especially for design and redesign for innovations (non-routine tasks), and in engineering education. Parts of the Theory of Technical Systems and Engineering Design Science are outlined, with conesquences for proposal of a theory-based syste-matic design method. Especially, the role of problem solving as a sub-process in designing shows the need for iterative and recursive procedure. Design enginee-ring demands that sufficient time is available for reflective thought, and needs good time management for any task, especially where innovation is expected. Engineering sciences are shown as necessary, but not sufficient. A broader context needs to include instruc-tion in time management, and should be developed during engineering education in all branches.
An Engineering Accreditation Management System
Authors: Dew Steven K. , Lavoie Mathieu , Snelgrove Ashley
Published: April 2017

We have developed a web-based system to assist in themanagement of the engineering accreditation process. It provides a centralized tool for curriculum analysis, course and instructor database management, program information collection and tracking, report preparation, and graduate attribute planning and monitoring.
Integrated Evaluation Framework for Irrigation Development in South India
Authors: Lafontaine Holly M. , Bolisetti Tirupati , Balasubramaniam R.
Published: April 2017

The term engineer is no longer restricted to a technology developer pushing the envelope of productivity, innovation, and efficiency. Instead, engineers are now expected to address global issues while ensuring socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable solutions. In order to meet this demand, engineers need to move away from traditional technology focused development approaches and pursue the role of a ‘global engineer’ with the ability to apply multi-disciplinary skills, understand complex socio-econo-political interactions with technology, and work in cross-cultural environments.This research investigates the multi-disciplinary needs of the engineering community in the development sector, the skills and knowledge required to effectively address limitations of data availability and access, considers social and economical indicators of success, as well as address the engineer operating in a different culture and language. An irrigation scheme in south India was evaluated with social, economical, and technical measurement indicators instead of depending upon a solely technical approach. This approach led to the discovery of more factors influencing the success and failure of the irrigation scheme. With a more holistic evaluation, the potential for a more appropriate design for users; a better strategy for implementers; and the introduction of improved monitoringmechanisms for donors are made possible.
When Engineers Become Managers: Learning from Current Engineering Managers to Advance Engineering Management Education
Authors: Ryan Paul , Lye Leonard , Hsiao Amy
Published: April 2017

This paper reports on the findings of a combined qualitative and quantitative research case study into engineering management (EM) practices in offshore Oil and Gas industry in St. John's, Newfoundland. It was designed to examine the management challenges faced by EMs in this sector, how EMs are selected, how engineers respond to being made managers and to being expected to lead, and what training and development is needed to be an engineering manager. Specifically, the study investigated the relationship between each of twenty three (23) identified EM job activities on (i) difficulty, (ii) frequency of problem occurence, (iii) benefit of training, and (iv) importance of job success. The data indicated that among the 26 EMs surveyed, problems occured most often and caused the most difficulty in the activities considered most important to success, specifically interpersonal communication, people management, leadership, motivating, finance and projects. The top training needs were identified as project management, effective speaking, motivating, leadership, decision making techniques, risk analysis, personal efficienty, and effective writing.
Curriculum Design & Enhancement
Authors: Potnis Chitralekha , Potnis Ajit
Published: April 2017

Educational systems are viewed as a coherent system comprising elements such as students, faculty, and methods of imparting education. An engineer is a problem solver. Careful planning to inculcate particular structure of thinking, mental organization and intellectual ability in a prospective engineer is essential. Engineering is a highly creative profession. Engineers should be able to deal with economic, human, social factors in their profession. The “crux” of all educational processes is the ‘CURRICULUM”. Curriculum is planned to fulfill a particular objective within specified time and should change the attitude, knowledge and skill levels of the student. Curriculum design should be considered very carefully. It is essential to know that course duration, course pattern (regular, part-time), entrance qualification, teaching and evaluating system impose limitations on the design. This dynamic process will require continuous evaluation and modification to meet the changing needs of society. Curriculum’s success depends on how well it is implemented. It is imperative that the institute has the necessary facilities for implementing the curriculum and the faculty effectively teaches the course. A continuous evaluation by peers and experts is necessary on a continuous basis to maintain the relevance of the curriculum to the needs in the field.
Aspects of Professional Engineering Practice, Ethics and Technical Writing in an Engineering Course
Authors: Shirokoff John
Published: April 2017

The topics of professional engineering practice, ethics, and technical writing in an undergraduate engineering course are reviewed. A method for offering an engineering course including these topics is presented. Several aspects on course delivery (type of final exam, assignment submissions, resubmissions, and grading) can have an affect on course performance and student learning which are discussed.
USING DESIGN COMPETITIONS TO TEACH DESIGN
Authors: Petkau Donald
Published: April 2017

Design education has become an important part of the curriculum in engineering schools. Design courses are set up to allow students to learn techniques and then to implement the techniques for better understanding. Schools currently are challenged to overcome the limitations of time, resources, and on how to fit this into the current curriculum. An alternative and unofficial method of teaching design is in the many student design competitions that are available. In most cases these are student run with very little input by the educational institute. Yet our understanding is that many large employers of engineering students would prefer to hire graduates with experience on these design teams. I would like to discuss the challenges of implementing and maintaining a student design team. I would also like to discuss the principle of using these design teams as a more formal method of teaching design to engineering students.
Delivery of Content for an Online Graduate Course on “The Management of Innovation for Engineers”
Authors: Dhariwal Harpreet , Armstrong Stephen , Damaren Chris
Published: April 2017

This paper will discuss the pedagogical impact and elaborate on the development and implementation of the first online graduate course at the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto. The graduate course entitled "Management of Innovation in Engineering" (APS 1012H) provides students with the core concepts of innovation including; types of innovation, innovation diffusion, strategic and systems thinking, transformational change management, innovative enterprise design & development, and sustaining a culture of innovation. The key course objectives are to expose engineers to real world strategic management challenges and facilitate them to think and write critically through experiential learning. This seminar style course was considered an ideal candidate for the initial pilot for the Faculty online delivery initiative. Both the course content and the course delivery methods were new initiatives at the university. This course incorporates both academic readings to provide the broad theory of innovation and in depth lectures and discussions based on the instructors many years of hands on practical experience in innovation in a variety of industry sectors. A team-based approach was taken to produce final project reports on a variety of topical innovation subjects. The development of a 100% online delivery was an iterative process spanning three academic terms. The course was first delivered to 100% in class students in the winter term 2010. In the fall term 2010 a hybrid approach was adopted were the course was delivered simultaneously to both in class and online students. The content from the inclass lectures was captured during live lectures using a sophisticated multimedia lecture capture system and delivered asynchronously to the online students. Great effort was made to ensure, the course objectives, content, evaluation, assessment, and academic rigour was equivalent for both sections. This first iteration provided valuable insight and revealed complexities of the online delivery specific to the course syllabus. The lessons learned were then used to refine and improve the online delivery and successfully teach a 100% online Engineering graduate course for the winter 2011 term. In summary, the challenge was to teach the management of innovation using a new innovative teaching process while maintaining the experiential learning objectives in a virtual environment.
OUTCOME OF COMPLEMENTING LIVE LECTURES WITH ASYNCHRONOUS LECTURE CAPTURE AND ONLINE CONTENT TO TEACH UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTS COMPLEX CONCEPTS IN KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS
Authors: Cleghorn William , Dhariwal Harpreet
Published: April 2017

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FROM ART TO PART: A SIMULTANEOUS GEOMETRY AND DECORATION WORKFLOW
Authors: Jiang Yajie , Sahi Simon El , Spence Allen D.
Published: April 2017

Reproduction of hand crafted 3D shape geometry is an important industrial concept design step employed for items ranging in size and function. Adding surface art work would extend concept design to include essential product information. This paper describes an equipment and workflow implementation for simultaneously reproducing both 3D shapes and art work. The handcrafted shape is laser digitized to obtain the XYZ geometry coordinates plus the surface gray level. The resulting point cloud is processed and converted to an STL file for plastic rapid prototyping, while the surface gray level information is resampled to fit the smoothed surface and match the reproduction ink jet printing system resolution. Developed software automatically calculates the dot pattern to reproduce the art work onto the correct prototyped surface location. An actual sample produced using the system is shown.
Information literacy in CEAB's accreditation criteria: the hidden attribute
Authors: Saleh Nasser , Murphy Sharon
Published: April 2017

This paper demonstrates how information literacy is a hidden attribute woven throughout CEAB’s recent accreditation criteria. The paper focuses in particular on life-long learning and describes how such a model can be developed and transferred in different engineering programs.
HOLISTIC UNDERSTANDING FOR DESIGN -- THEORY OF TECHNICAL SYSTEMS
Authors: Eder W. Ernst
Published: April 2017

Improvements at local to global levels needs holistic understanding of the processes and actors (operators). The theory of technical systems provides a model for a holistic understanding, and a conceptual basis for qualitative thinking. The theory describes a transfo-rmation system, in an environment. Any artificial change (transformation) can be modeled in this way. The environment includes local influences and effects acting on the system and its process, and a general environment (regional, national and global) that covers physical, chemical, societal, economic, cultural, political, ideological, geographic and all other influences, with a link to other areas of study. Technical systems (as main operator) experience a typical life cycle. This leads to consideration of supply networks, globalization, financing, impacts on the environment, and other concepts. The process, and all operators, exhibit typical classes of properties. Each process and operator consists of elements and relationships that form structures of several useful kinds. Anticipating a future involves establishing the requirements, including those that arise from the producing organization. The available technological and scientific information influences the development of individual sorts of transformation system, and enables and limits the changes in culture that can be implemented. A rational methodology for designing newer transformation systems can be proposed. This systematic approach to designing allows use of other design methods, including intuitive working.
NOVEL METHOD TO TEACHING ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING COURSES BY A MODERN MULTIMEDIA-BASED APPROACH
Authors: Phan Raymond
Published: April 2017

This paper presents a novel approach to Electrical and Computer Engineering education at Ryerson University. First, the board is eliminated all together, using a Tablet PC. Handwriting recognition software is used to display any notes and diagrams that were originally intended on a board. Next, the lecture has its desktop video, and audio through a microphone, captured in real-time using CamStudio, an open source video capturing tool, while simultaneously addressing the class. After, the video captures are placed on a public video sharing website, where students may access the videos at any time, to review lectures as if they were physically in the lecture on that day. The overall averages for the courses currently taught by the author, in comparison to the previous years, has raised by roughly 8%, demonstrating that this method of education is sufficiently better, and significantly improves the learning process.
APPROACHES THAT HELP STUDENTS GENERATE NEW DESIGN SOLUTIONS
Authors: Zeng Yong , Yao Shengji , Couturier Michel , Collins Frank
Published: April 2017

Recently a new design methodology, Environment-Based Design (EBD) [1, 2] has been developed. In using the model of EBD, three elements are important: primitive synthesis knowledge, primitive environment and primitive solutions. Based on the three elements, three design strategies have been validated in [3] for generating new design solutions: formulating design problems differently, changing the sequence of decomposition of the design problem and extending synthesis knowledge. Increasing the possibilities of generating new design solutions may increase the chance of getting creative design solutions. Thus the three strategies for leading to new design solutions can be introduced into our engineering design education for helping and inspiring students generate creative design solutions. In this paper, we will first briefly introduce EBD model and the three design strategies leading to new design solutions, then explain how EBD can be integrated into the design education of engineering students and elaborate how the design strategies can be used to help students generate different design solutions.
LEARNING DESIGN THROUGH A CNC MINI-CAR PROJECT
Authors: Chan Vincent
Published: April 2017

A design project is used to reinforce concepts of CAD/CAM and CNC machining in a second year manufacturing course in mechanical engineering. Students are required to design mini-cars from a common kit of stock materials. For many of the students, this was their first attempt at a design project for which a working prototype is required. A survey at the end of the project suggested to the effectiveness of the project.
IMPLEMENTING A RUBRIC-BASED ASSESSMENT SCHEME INTO THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN STREAM AT QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
Authors: Woodhall Thomas F. C. , Strong David S.
Published: April 2017

Education research strongly links methods of course assessment with the student learning process. In open-ended engineering design courses, assessment based on student deliverables as “product” may focus student attention on a content checklist rather than effectively learning process and techniques that are critical to professional engineering practice. By developing a rubric assessment scheme that relates directly to the course learning objectives and sharing it openly with students, it is proposed that students are more likely to achieve deeper learning on the process of engineering design.
EVALUATION OF DESIGN COLLABORATION TOOLS FOR THE SUNSTANG ELECTRIC CAR PROJECT
Authors: Buchal Ralph O. , Rogers Dan , Krishen Pranay
Published: April 2017

Engineering design teams require a variety of collaboration tools to work effectively. The SunStang Electric Car student team at the University of Western Ontario has identified specific collaboration needs, and has surveyed and evaluated a variety of available tools including Yahoo! Groups, Microsoft Sharepoint, Google Apps, Microsoft Groove, Microsoft OneNote, and Solidworks PDMWorks. They have concluded that no single tool satisfies all of the requirements, and that a combination of tools is required. They have adopted Google Apps, Microsoft Groove and PDMWorks as their main tools.
DESIGN BASED TEACHING FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING STUDENTS
Authors: Shayan Yousef R. , Abdulla Mouhamed
Published: April 2017

In this paper, we will explain a successfully proven lecturing method based entirely on system design. Wireless communications will be used as an example to explain this new teaching philosophy.
CREATING ENGINEERING DESIGN CASES FROM STUDENT WORK TERM AND DESIGN PROJECT REPORTS
Authors: Nespoli Oscar , Hagedorn Andrea , Campbell Colin , Lambert Stephan
Published: April 2017

Engineering design case studies were developed from student co-op work term reports and 4th year student design project reports. This paper describes the process used to develop the case studies, and based on the authors’ early experiences, makes recommendations for generating and developing cases from student reports.
ASPECTS OF ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS IN DESIGN ENGINEERING
Authors: Eder W. Ernst
Published: April 2017

Engineering aims to provide technical processes (TP) and technical systems (TS) to solve a specific task. Human aspects of designing to establish these TP and TS include action modes, expertise, competencies and the role of information. Aspects of the design process include a methodology that can be applied, and the contrast of synthesis with analysis.
THE ROLE OF ENTROPY IN DESIGN THEORY AND METHODOLOGY
Authors: Khan Waseem A. , Angeles Jorge
Published: April 2017

We outline here the pertinence of the concept of entropy in design theory and methodology. We do this by resorting to the concept of design complexity. The concept is illustrated with one example.
TEACHING AND ACCESS TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS IN CANADA: EXPERIENCE AT QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Authors: Murphy Sharon , Strong David S. , Sewerin Cristina
Published: April 2017

This paper provides an exploratory overview of the current state of teaching of and access to standards, focusing on the experiences at Queen’s University and at the University of Toronto. We argue that standards education is a core experience for engineering students and that it is incumbent on academic libraries to provide access to them.
BIOMIMETICS AS PROBLEM-SOLVING, CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION TOOL
Authors: Eggermont Marjan
Published: April 2017

Engineering sketching, as taught in our first-year design course, exists somewhere between writing and formal drawing as a means of formulating ideas. In our third year of teaching engineering sketching assignments were given several additional components: the visualization of engineering concepts, sustainable product design and biomimetics. This was done for a number of reasons: Students were given the opportunity to integrate knowledge from other first year engineering courses; Students were challenged to think spatially, socially and philosophically (but not always in that order); Students who were not necessarily strong artists felt they could make up for this in the ‘additional component’ category;  First year students seem to have a great interest in the study of structural biology as it applies to engineering design. Now in our fifth year, this paper discusses biomimetics, the abstraction of good design from nature, the transfer of technological ideas from nature to artificial applications, and the resulting student projects.
TEACHING ENGINEERING COMMUNICATION TO FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS
Authors: Labun Carolyn
Published: April 2017

At the University of British Columbia Okanagan School of Engineering (SOE), first year engineering students take a 3-credit course in Engineering Communication. Designed to replace the traditional 3-credits of English taken by other first year students, APSC 176 introduces students to the fundamentals of engineering communication, with a strong emphasis on written communication. The paper is describes the types of assignments given to first year students, the techniques used to encourage meaningful revision of written assignments, and the methods used to evaluate written assignments. Particular attention will be paid to a two-week first term design project (such as the assignment, supplemental materials including exercises, and marking guidelines). It should be noted that the design is entirely conceptual - students are not required to develop a prototype, but rather to work with a team to develop (and subsequently, explain and market) a concept in response to an RFP.
A ROBOTIC MICROSCOPE FOR 3D TIME-LAPSE IMAGING EARLY STAGE SALAMANDER EMBRYOS
Authors: Crawford-Young Susan J. , Gordon Richard
Published: April 2017

A robotic microscope was designed using a microcontroller with three stepper motors to control three-axis movement. Two 7 megapixel digital cameras controlled by the microcontroller capture images when the stage moves into position. Using 4 prisms, through focus time-lapse digital pictures of six views of Ambystoma mexicanum embryos (axolotl, a salamander) are taken every 5 minutes for 52 hours of early development, from fertilization to stage 20, i.e., neural tube closure. In-focus views [Gord83] of all sides of the embryo are calculated using several image fusion techniques. In the early embryo surface epithelial cells differentiate to form neural tissue and external skin tissue. Observing the whole embryo surface at cellular level will give a better idea of the stress and strain each cell undergoes and physical forces involved in cell differentiation, including waves of cell surface expansion or contraction Time-lapse photographs capture the dynamics of the embryo during development, that is lost in histological techniques that use non-living material.
CANADIAN ENGINEERS MISSING LEAN THINKING
Authors: Mackie Chris
Published: April 2017

Lean thinking has become a part of North American manufacturing and service sectors. This is occurring in an atmosphere of growing customer demands, heavier reliance upon technology and new environmental challenges. The move to create more agile and responsive organizations has become a global race to perfection and of survival. An ever-expanding list of industries and areas of the economy are moving to become lean. Canadian engineers of many disciplines are being called upon to rise to this challenge, yet most do not receive anything more than a brief introduction to lean through their undergraduate studies. What is lean thinking? Lean is simply eliminating all waste within any process. Waste is anything your customer does not wish to pay for. There are 8 different forms of waste. They are: overproduction, inventory, waiting, transportation of materials, motion, inefficient processes, rework and not using your people’s abilities to the fullest. Leaning an organization is through reducing the lead time between the customer’s request and fulfilling that request. Value added steps are retained and non-value added steps are removed to reduce cost and time requirements. The paradigm has changed for design and consulting engineers. For example, system and machine designs that do not continue to reduce or eliminate the costs associated with not only operation and maintenance but now also setups will undermine the success of those engineers and their firms. This is because lean focuses on the waste of setups within processes. Additional tools such as design for manufacturing (DFM), design for assembly (DFA), design for operations (DFO) and quality functional deployment (QFD) are critical skills in the new paradigm. Developing an organizational culture where individual leadership is widespread, spontaneous and visibly supported is a fundamental lean skill. Entire firms are trained in problem solving skills. All of these efforts, through a consistent method, are to create an enterprise-wide continuous improvement culture. Lean knowledge and the ability to pass it on to others are the fundamental skills that Canadian engineers need to be successful. Some Canadian engineers may fall further behind in this race to become lean. The gap will continue to widen between an ever-growing need for lean education and Canada’s ability to fill it. Canadian universities must respond to this need in an effort to create well-rounded engineers and to sustain the Canadian economy and standard of living.
VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY IN PRODUCT DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING
Authors: Peng Qingjin
Published: April 2017

This paper describes the experience of teaching a graduate course in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Programs at University of Manitoba, Virtual reality technology in product design and manufacturing. The course has been delivered six years since 2001. The course provides an opportunity for students to plan and optimize a design or manufacturing process in virtual environments. Students are expected to analyze some complex, open-ended questions in virtual environments for conceptual design solutions. This paper introduces the course outline and teaching materials developed in the last few years. The emphasis and challenge in the teaching and learning will be discussed. Examples of course projects completed by students are presented. The further work and direction of the course improvement will also be addressed.
PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF THE OPERATING ROOM USING SIMULATION
Authors: Niu Qing , Peng Qingjin , El Mekkawy Tarek , Tan Yin Yin , Bruant Helga , Bernaerdt Leanne
Published: April 2017

The operating room (OR) is one of the most demanding departments in Winnipeg Health Science Center (WHSC). The problems faced to the OR are the long waiting list of patients and the inefficient utilization of human resources and facilities. The OR needs to treat a large variety of patient types versatility and dynamically. A discrete event simulation tool is used for modeling the OR operation. The major work involving in this research includes data collection, simulation modeling, model validation and output analysis. The initial results have shown the simulation potential in the performance improvement of healthcare systems
TEACHING CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN USING PROJECT-ORIENTED INDUSTRY DRIVEN CAPSTONE COURSES
Authors: Akili Waddah
Published: April 2017

Teaching civil engineering design through senior projects or capstone design courses, with industry involvement and support, has increased in recent years. The general trend toward increasing the design component in engineering curricula is part of an effort to better prepare graduates for engineering practice. While some design projects are still of the “made up” type carried out by individual students, the vast majority of projects today deal with “real-world problems” and are usually conducted by student teams. The paper begins first by briefly reviewing the design as a “thought” process, focusing on several dimensions of “design thinking” and how “design thinking” skills are acquired. Second, the paper reports on the development, implementation, and subsequent evaluation of a senior design course at an international university, where practitioners have played a major role in planning and teaching the capstone course. The new, restructured design course, co-taught by practitioners from the Region, has met its declared objectives and exposed students to professional practice. This industry-driven experience has also provided information with regard to curricular content and capabilities of departmental graduates. In a way, the capstone experience reported on in this paper, serves as a microcosm of the four year program. Experiences and outputs from the course can be used to provide guidance and insights into curricular changes, teaching methods, and exposure to civil engineering practice in the Region; and helps in establishing enduring connections with the industrial sector.
INFORMATION LITERACY AND THE ART OF DOING RESEARCH WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AN ENGINEERING TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION CLASS
Authors: Parker Anne , Godavari Norma
Published: April 2017

In this paper, we present some of the pedagogical outcomes of a study we undertook to determine whether research skills are valuable “soft skills” to have within an Engineering context, or whether they are merely “short-term competencies” as some would contend. We argue that engineering students (as future professionals) must develop two important – and confluent – skills: finding valid, complex technical information and translating it into a useful communication. As professionals, engineers must be able to find the information they need, assess it and apply it to their designs and to their communications. As students, they need to become acquainted with their professional discourse community, so we suggest that assigning a research paper in a field where applications and design exigencies are important is a worthwhile thing to do since this kind of research activity underpins students’ future roles as professional engineers and promotes their lifelong learning. In the technical communication class offered in our school of Engineering, students learn how to engage in the systematic process of finding, selecting, organizing, distilling and presenting information, a process that enhances their comprehension of the subject, develops their critical thinking and introduces them to their discourse community.
PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE INTERNATIONALLY-EDUCATED ENGINEERS QUALIFICATIONS PILOT PROGRAM, UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
Authors: Friesen Marcia
Published: April 2017

With increasing immigration to Canada, governments are urging professional regulatory bodies to develop new licensing pathways to recognize foreign credentials of immigrant professionals more quickly and effectively. The Internationally-Educated Engineers Qualification Pilot Program was developed in response to such pressures. The objectives of this primarily qualitative research study were to document and understand the experiences and perceptions of the international engineering graduates in three program cohorts and to apply the findings to program development and evaluation. Data were obtained through focus groups and follow-up questionnaires administered to three cohorts. Findings indicated that program strengths, which are also aligned with program objectives, include its recognition as a licensing pathway, emphasis on cultural integration, and labour market access. Findings led to the development of a comprehensive support structure for participants. Keywords: international engineering graduate; foreign credentials recognition; qualitative research.
WHO SHOULD BE GUIDING ENGINEERING EDUCATION?
Authors: Foster Jason
Published: April 2017

It seems to be almost an axiom within the engineering education community that the needs of industry should guide the engineering curriculum. On occasion other potential guides, such as the economy, innovation, or the engineering profession are proposed and debates about which guide to follow are undertaken. Thus far in the debate, discussion of the role and responsibilities of such guides appears absent. This paper outlines a number of the more recent discussions of who should guide engineering education, proposes a model to assess the suitability of a potential guide, and asserts that neither industry nor the engineering profession are suitable guides.