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Rick L. Homkes; Kevin D. Taylor

teacher knowledge of technical careers andassisting teachers in preparing their students for technical education and careers. For Purdue and IndianaUniversities, the goal of participation in the project is to attract higher quality students into the areas of math,science, engineering and technology through increased teacher awareness. Future goals include findingadditional funding sources and expansion of the program beyond Howard County.Background The pilot VISION project, championed by Glenn Grundmann of Delco Electronics, was held in thesummer of 1994 [1,3,4]. It was a very intense three week experience. After a day of orientation and a day oftechnical instruction from Purdue University faculty, the local school teachers were placed in

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Maher E. Rizkalla; Charles F. Yokomoto; Carol L. O'Loughlin

. The Course Contents The course contents are designed to simulate a job experience. Students begin with a basic overviewof engineering careers (Engineering as a Profession), progress to technical skill building (Problem Solving andComputing), and finally tackle the engineering of a product (Basic Circuits and Electronics, MechanicalEngineering Aspects, Electronic Manufacturing, and Testing.) Throughout the course, students are givenworkshops on interpersonal skills (Cooperative Groups.)Engineering as a Profession The course begins by introducing students to the engineering profession, including a discussion ofdifferent engineering disciplines, licensing, post-graduate education, and professional societies. This

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Richard L. Marcellus; Jr., John Felver; Joy Pauschke

academic residential program was initiated with the following goals:● improve freshman retention; . provide upperclass mentors for freshmen;. facilitate use of study groups; . help students use time management skills; and. provide frequent faculty-student interactions; ● improve student use of campus resources.. help students develop career plans;The program structure has three main components: informal faculty-student contact outside the classroomthrough scheduled, academic-related activities; facilitation of study groups; and involvement in campus activities.This program differs from traditional engineering residence halls where engineering majors are housed togetherbut

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Paul S. Chinowsky; Jorge A. Vanegas

revolutionized the way engineers provide and develop solutions for 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings Page 1.106.1infrastructure. However, these rapid developments concurrently bring forth a significant issue in theeducational domain. Namely, educators must now look at the educational process beyond the current focuson a four or five-year educational career comprised of single-focus courses and seminars, to one whichfocuses on introducing students to integrated concepts and lifelong learning. The transition from the single-focus course outlook to one which focuses on integrated

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Eric J. Shaw

catchy Page 1.107.3jingles to keep the students enthralled? Absolutely not. The dedicated engineering student must show some 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedingsevidence of internal motivation. Effective engineering instructors, though, can use the tools at their disposal todemonstrate the relevance of their subject matter to students' career interests and aptitudes. In a computerlaboratory or presentation facility that is connected to the Internet, students can be taken on a tour oforganizations that employ engineers in their particular discipline, and be shown practical applications of

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Robert P. Morgan; Nirmala Kannankutty; Donald E. Strickland

were faculty who satisfied all four of the followingcriteria: (1) full-time faculty, (2) tenured or tenure-track faculty, (3) faculty whose principal appointmentswere in engineering, and (4) faculty who were currently or had been engaged in university-based engineeringresearch during their careers. A probability target sample based on the first three criteria above, stratified byinstitutional research intensity (as measured by research expenditures) and governance (public or private), of3,534 engineering faculty was selected to receive a mail questionnaire. Of those, based on the screeningquestions on the questionnaire and extensive telephone follow-up contacts, 2,829 faculty met all four criteriafor inclusion in the survey. A total of 1,727

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John R. Williams; Dr. Martin Pike

faculty possess. In addition, mentoring relationships canevolve into a continued working relationship that will enhance both careers. Some of the gains to both partiescould only come about from this relationship. In our case, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantagescreating a win-win situation for all involved. Introduction Mentoring of a new employee has been used in industry and education to assist the new employee tointegrate into the new situation as easily as possible. The concept and practice of mentoring has beendiscussed in the literaturel>z both from the theoretical and practical stand points. The academic world isunique in that success and long term employment is decided

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John Krupczak

anexposure to the complexities and workings of technology. The majority of liberal arts students receive noeducation in technology despite fulfillment of college graduation requirements which include science courses. One of the causes for this lack of exposure can by identified by noticing that the current route tounderstanding technology requires liberal arts students to minor or double major in a science such as physics ora branch of engineering. Introductory courses in the sciences generally do not focus on technologicalapplications. A need exists for a one semester course through which liberal arts students might gain anunderstanding of technology sufficient for their future life experience and careers. In this paper the development

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B. S. Sridhara

; Basic and Applied Sciences, Business, Education, Liberal Artsand Mass Communication. Industrial Studies is one of the 10 Departments under the college of Basic andApplied Sciences. The Industrial Studies Department has Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology and pre-engineering programs. There are about 600 undergraduate students in the Department, and approximately 200of these students major in Computer, Design, Electro-Mechanical and Manufacturing EngineeringTechnology areas. Sunrayce - The Solar Car Race The objectives of the Sunrayce are to stimulate interest in technical education and careers amongstudents, and promote energy efficiency and the use of renewable sources of

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Dianne Atkinson

. The followingmaterials detail one assignment used this past year to help students become more effective oral communicators,especially in the interactive one-to-one situations they can expect to encounter as engineering professionals.2 Professional Issues in the Curriculum An existing course, the Sophomore Seminar, already provides space for professional issues. Outsidespeakers are usually mechanical engineers describing their career decisions and discussing professional options.Speakers from inside the school provide information about plans of study and special opportunities within theschool. As homework for the course, students complete a series of assignments in professional genres--letters,memos, and short reports, all relating to

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Sanford Bordman; Iftekhar Hasan

evaluating student knowledge in the fields of economics and management after taking theintegrated course for one semester. Section four concludes the discussion.II. Engineers and Skills in the Changing Environment The role of today’s engineers is significantly influenced by the business environment faced bymanufacturing firms. The integration of a variety of business functions into multidisciplinary corporateunits are crucial in order to survive in the global competitive market place. Moreover, technologicaladvances, changing organization structure, and rising competition from newly industrialized countries[Porter (1986)] in markets also affected the career directions and expectations of many engineers.Increased concentration in cost

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Karen E. Schmahl

Page 1.285.1 @iiib’j 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘?pllyc.? 1USA is an organization devoted to the growth and development of girls and young women from kindergartenthrough twelfth grade. The Girl Scouting organization provides an audience of young women who are veryreceptive to new endeavors. There are numerous compelling arguments for establishing programs to encouraging more women toseek careers in engineering. An economic argument can be made based on the projected need for moreengineers. In addition, persuasive arguments can be made

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Don Engelberg

. Although we have not yet tried out the experiments on large numbers of students, preliminary reac-tion has been uniformly enthusiastic among student technicians. Students who choose a technical field havea strong desire to work with the most current equipment at a level related to what they expect to deal with intheir careers. There is no gainsaying the fact that developing and putting experiments like these in place isdifficult and time intensive. But student enthusiasm is very strongly in favor. Special thanks are in order to ILX Corporation for a no-strings equipment grant of $10,000, and toTektronix, Newport, Burleigh, Elvex, Lasertron, Philips, Isowave, and Scientific Measurements for theircontributions. New York State and the Research

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Martha Ostheimer; Hal Tharp

technicalskills. What is more interesting, is the relative performance ratings of new graduates in these attributes.With regard to problem solving, industry rated graduates’ preparation as 7 (l-First, 10-Last) and alumnirated it 4. The rating for performance in communication skills was 8 for both rating groups. If our goal as educators is to produce the desired attributes our engineering graduates will need toperform successfdly in their careers, we must listen to this feedback and modify our curriculum designaccordingly. Teachers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Arizonahave been working on ways to better educate and prepare our students specifically in the areas of problem

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Russell A. Aubrey; Dennis O. Owen; Jack Beasley

: Page 1.436.1. fitii’ } 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘@lll~c+.$ .1. Provide a rich and motivational technological environment that would encourage the students to further investigate possibilities in technology studies and careers.2. Develop a cooperative and involved relationship between the university faculty and the high school teaching staff. As stated in the paper, “Tech Prep: A Comprehensive Approach,” by James C. Wood and Diana M. Walter, Tech Prep programs involving an Associate Degree Institution must be a cooperative approach.1 a. Previous presentations by university faculty to high school

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Joseph A. Untener

development and testing, for example. The cluster is being designed to be broad based, while maintaining a technical manufacturingperspective. The key skills within the cluster have been defined and the topics, sequencing , and method oflearning and experiencing are being developed. Innovative pedagogical strategies are being developed andintegrated throughout the program. Also the interaction with other modules such as Production Operations,Quality Management, and Materials and Manufacturing Processes is being developed. This program will result in better qualified technical employees for manufacturing industries and also apath for students to get involved with Engineering schools early in their academic careers. Both the resultsand

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William P. Darby; Nancy Shields; H. Richard Grodsky

participate in science andmathematics enrichment programs and often end up in high school “tracks” that provide little mathematics orscience.6 Furthermore, students selected for advanced study in mathematics and science at the secondary level areusually the “cream,” and therefore are a very small group. A different model has been proposed that argues forbroadening the pool of potential students at the secondary level, rather than “skimming the cream.” 23 Othershave also argued that there is a larger, able, potential pool of students below the very top group that should beencouraged to pursue careers in mathematics, science and engineering.4,15 Many of these students are womenand minorities. In response to the need to recruit minorities

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Sarah Weaver; Mark Strauss; Jenna Caldwell

/pursuit.rehab.uiuc.edu” Thisdynamic outreach medium has put us in touch with students, scientists, prospective mentors, career counselors,and concerned “regular folks” from around the globe. The number of files accessed per day is increasingsomewhat exponentially over the past few months, and is now up to roughly 1100 of hits per week.Interestingly, the charismatic web master of this elaborate site is one of the 14 UIUC SEM students with adisability-- he is a junior computer science major with a math minor and is legally blind. The web site hasbeen a valuable data-collection source, as it offers a survey form and it tracks which of our files are read mostoften. .-Minigrants PURSUIT offers minigrants of up to $5,000 to high schools for improve

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Paul J. Antaki

1 .—+. Session 0030 How To Create Interest In Technical Presentations Paul J. Antaki Antaki & Associates, Inc. 1. Importance of Creating Interest Technical presentations play an important role in our careers as engineers and scientists, and ineducating students for these careers. For example, delivering successful conference presentationsgains recognition for our work

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Sheryl A. Sorby; Beverly J. Baartmans

in overcoming deficiencies in spatial visualization ability. This paper describes this course and presentssome results from this study.BACKGROUND Traditionally, scientists and engineers have been white males, but there are compelling reasons toincrease the number of women who choose engineering as a career. The engineering profession is faced withsignificant problems that need solutions. If we are to attract the best people to engineering, recruitment mustoccur from all of the population, not just from 50% of it. By increasing the number of women engineers, differentperspectives and different solution methods will be proposed. In a study of the leadership qualities of men andwomen in executive positions, it was found that, “Executive

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Monica R. Hitchcock; Diane Sherrard; Carol A. Wellington; Steven M. Click

. 2) Preparing the Professorate The Preparing the Professorate Program was developed at NCSU for the express purpose of givingqualified graduate students the opportunity to excel in the classroom once embarking on a career in education.The program pairs participating graduate students with a mentoring professor. An interested student approachesthe faculty member of his/her choice and they apply to the program as a team. The application specifies a two-semester plan of action. While the specifics of the plan are notpredetermined, it usually follows a standard format. During the first semester, the graduate student observes thementoring professor, discusses class content and objectives, and begins planning for the teachhg

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Maurice Bluestein

Session 2248 Teaching Measurement Uncertainty in a Mechanical Engineering Technology Laboratory Maurice Bluestein Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis Abstract In preparing students for careers in mechanical engineering technology, we have recognized thatmany of our graduates are hired into industrial positions involving performance and test. These positionsinvolve setting up experiments and making mechanical measurements. Modem methods of data

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Julie M. Grandzielwski; Juli L. Sherwood; James N. Petersen

, the student trainee, and the student being taught in the class.Introduction Only the rare individual is born to teach, being somehow naturally equipped with the ability toeffectively communicate new ideas and spark imaginations that marks the best instructors. For the rest of us,learning to be a good teacher can be an awkward, sometimes frustrating, process of trial and error that isoftentimes unsatisfactory to both the fledgling instructor and to the students. To overcome these limitations,individuals who are preparing for careers as elementary or secondary education instructors are required tocomplete a program of study that includes a core of professional education and methodology courses, as wellas a supervised teaching practicum

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Leevones Dubose; Jean Newman; Cecil Ramage; Burke Johnson; Brenda Litchfield; Edmund Tsang

areintegrated. Through this practice, first-year engineering students will see, early on in their career, that asuccessful design is multi-disciplinary and requires a systems approach. They will be exposed to theseexperiences by participating in two case studies prior to carrying out their own design projects. Studentsenrolled in ME125 will be provided with a detailed schedules of the design project timeline. They will havethe opportunities to practice scheduling in creating a team schedule to meet project timeline. Through thispractice, they will have the opportunity to appreciate the importance and relevance of timeliness in each stepof the design process. In addition to providing a real-world, social context to practice the design process

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M. Hailey; G. Garrison; E. Parkinson

. To this end, we will offer a degree program using both on-site and distance learning delivery mechanisms. Emphasis and care will be given to meet the career broadening needs and expectations of individual students from all engineering and scientific disciplines and meeting industrial needs for sustained competitiveness and growth. We will continually strive to improve ourselves and our education processes from the current baselines. ” ., On the surface one might consider that the basic difference in the two statements is in opening up the market boundaries past the state borders. Identifying the market is

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Francisco Vaz; Ana Maria Tomé; Paulo J. S. G. Ferreira

to the laboratory classes very well. There has been a markedincrease of interest on signal analysis on behalf of the students. Even those initially more reluctantto regard the fundamental mathematical tools as relevant to their future Engineering career becomeincreasingly aware of the power, usefulness and applications of those tools. We feel that teachingthe theory of signals and systems in this way is more in agreement with the engineeringperspective. Page 1.430.4 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings

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David N. Koert; David A. Nordling

motivate him to pursue a career in research and to FIGURE 2. Droplet holder for droplet attend graduate school. combustion test rig showing filaments. Worthy of particular note was the student’s work to re-engineer an automated droplet combustion rig for use in drop tower experiments. Figure 3 shows aclose-up view of the fiberglass droplet holder used in the test-rig. This self-contained unit is placed in a droptower package, which, when dropped, begins a complex set of data acquisition and control operations. At theinstant free fall begins, the control system ignites the droplets which are held

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Evan D. H. Green; Emily L Allen; Linda Vanasupa

responsible for their own “profits” (learning), a more cooperative environment has been created,one where students learn more and strengthen many of the skills needed for industry in addition to gaining theknowledge content of semiconductor processing.AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to thank Dr. Peter Gwozdz of SJSU for his contributions to the course development aswell as his maintenance of the Integrated Circuits Laboratory. ELA and EDHG were supported by a SJSUInnovative Teaching and Learning Fellowship and by National Science Foundation ILI/LLD Grant #DUE-9551520. EDHG's efforts were also supported by NSF CAREERS Grant #ECS-9502288. ELA's efforts werealso supported by NSF CAREERS Grant #DMR-9502290. LSV was supported by a National

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James D. Jones; Dianna Brickner

measurable improvement in comparison to students in atraditional lecture section of the course. Attitudinal changes were dramatic but difficult to quantify. Overall, morethan 90% of the students in the cooperative learning class expressed positive comments towards this approach andmany indicated that this course was among the best courses that they have had in their career at Purdue. INTRODUCTION Basic Mechanics I (ME270 - Statics) is an introductory, sophomore-level engineering course designed to1) introduce students to the fundamental principles of mechanics and 2) develop the basic problem solving skillsnecessary to model and analyze complex engineering problems. Because of the large

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John K. Brown

-dependent professions and careers. In additionto bridges between the disciplines, we need focused initiatives yoked to practical concerns and professionaltraining.3 Such pressing problems as America’s declining industrial competitiveness, the gulf between technicaland managerial personnel in industry, or the mastery of regulatory policies affecting technological change allcall for such focused interdisciplinary initiatives. In recent years, numerous reports have called for curricular reforms to address such problems. A 1994report by the ASEE noted that Engineers now operate in a world where their accomplishments are more often limited by societal considerations than by technical capacities . . . . Thus engineering education must