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IE Enrollment/Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

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David Hartmann

A Methodological Approach to Developing Stakeholder Defined Demand-Pull Requirements for Graduate-Level Industrial Engineering Graduates David H. Hartmann, Ph.D. Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, University of Central OklahomaIntroductionManufacturing and service organizations generate outputs to satisfy the needs of the consumerwhose perceptions and judgments are shaped by an environment of political, economic, social,and technological change. Products and service outputs result from processes supported by thesecompanies’ engineering employees, who may be also represented as an

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Innovative Topics in ChE Curriculum

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2005 Annual Conference

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Nicole May; Marguerite Mohan; Marco Castaldi; Nada Assaf-Anid

sustainable future. The example presented in this paperdemonstrates that such a training is possible through an in-depth approach to a societal problem.It also sets the stage for further development of the Chemical Engineering curriculum at Page 10.260.13Manhattan College to include grounding in alternative energy sources and sustainability “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”following the call of Sutherland, J.W. et al.,19 of Michigan Technological University for the needfor “globally aware students

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

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George Bodner; Deborah Follman; Mica Hutchison

future are tobe met. National trends show that the retention rate of women in these fields varies from 30 to46 percent, depending on the size and type of institution studied, while, for their malecounterparts, rates vary from 39 to 61 percent.2 These data indicate that retention is poor on thewhole, but also that the problem is more significant among women. The occurrence of poor retention in science and engineering fields has already become Page 10.1113.1the focus of numerous studies. Results of these studies have linked the efficacy beliefs ofundergraduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs

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Industrial-Sponsored Design

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2005 Annual Conference

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Karim Muci; Jonathan Weaver

Session 1125 Using Industry-Like Product Development Projects in Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Courses Karim H. Muci-Küchler1 and Jonathan M. Weaver2 1 Mechanical Engineering Department South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2 Mechanical Engineering Department University of Detroit Mercy Abstract A good engineering education involves more than preparing students that have soundtechnical knowledge in a

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Undergraduate Research & New Directions

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2005 Annual Conference

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Martin Johnston; Christopher Greene; Jeff Jalkio

University of California, Riverside working in atomicphysics. After serving as a Post-Doctorial Researcher at the University of Nebraska he came to the University of St.Thomas in 1995 to initiate an undergraduate research program in physics. When he is not in the laboratory, Martycan be found teaching classical physics, electricity and magnetism, theoretical mechanics or experimental methods.CHRISTOPHER S. GREENEChris Greene received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)and proceeded to a 25 year career in industry. At Honeywell, he did research on adaptive control and navigationsystems before becoming Program Manager for several large aerospace programs. At Horton and Nexen, he wasresponsible for

Conference Session

Implementing the BOK - Can it Be Done?

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2005 Annual Conference

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Doug Schmucker, Trine University; Shane Palmquist, Western Kentucky University

elements of the BOK may be achievable with a B+15 model, or somevariation therein.Bibliographical Information1. Dettman, M., “Development and Assessment of a New Project / Problem Based Civil Engineering Curriculum,” Proc. 2004 ASEE Annual Conference. ASEE, Salt Lake City, UT, 2004.2. Self-Study Prepared for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Western Kentucky University, 1 July 2004.3. Lenoir, J., and Russell, J., “The Roles of the Student in a Project-Based Engineering Curriculum.” Presented at the International Conference on Practice-Oriented Education: Transforming Higher Education, Northeastern

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Computer & Web-Based Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

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Stewart Prince; Robert Ryan

the student to program using Visual Basic while inside of anotherapplication. Many applications, such as Microsoft Windows based ones, as well as theSolidworks suite, DP Technologies Espirit, and countless others, support Visual Basicand the API. Using the API, students can write their own custom programs while insideof another application, and can also communicate directly between them. This makesVisual Basic and the API an important tool for students as they are required to learnmany different applications while pursuing an engineering degree.An application’s API may support more than one language (Visual Basic, C++) thusthere is a distinct difference between the API and a programming language: anapplication can contain an API which

Conference Session

Useful Assessment in Materials Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Kendree Sampson; Darin Ridgway; Valerie Young

://wac.coloradostate.edu/intro/pop4a.cfm2 “Writing Across the Curriculum and Writing in the Discipline.” http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/WACBiographical InformationDarin Ridgway is an Associate Professor and Assistant Chair of Undergraduate Studies of Chemical Engineering atOhio University. He received his B.S. from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, M.S. from Louisiana TechUniversity and Ph.D. from Florida State University. His current research interest is in optimization of fungalfermentations.Valerie L. Young is an Associate Professor and Assistant Chair of Graduate Studies in Chemical Engineering atOhio University. She received her B.S. from Lehigh University and Ph.D. from Virginia Tech University. Hercurrent research interest is in

Conference Session

Innovation in Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Terri Hahn; Nancy Wynn; James Fuller; David Pines

Session 3215Bringing Together Engineering, Architecture, and Art Students to Creatively Solve Community Design Issues David Pines, James Fuller, Terri-Ann Hahn / Nancy Wynn College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture / Hartford Art School University of HartfordAbstractThe University of Hartford established the Center for Integrated Design (CID) to bring togetherfaculty and students from engineering, architecture, art, and business to work on issues facing theUniversity’s neighboring communities. Service learning

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Leo Benegas; Rick Covington

calculus-ready). The course attracts an audience composed of majorsfrom Computer Science, Information Technology, and Computer Engineering, for whom it is arequirement for their major, as well as students from other science and engineering departments.Failure rates of 15% to 30% are not unusual 10, and the problem is widespread, from top-tierprivate schools, through the state universities, all the way to the community and junior colleges.There are many possible causes, and some can be blamed on the students themselves (pooradvisement, poor math preparation at the high school level, among others). But other causesmust be contributors. While computer programming might be a more technically challengingskill to master than, say, writing a good English

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

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2005 Annual Conference

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Richard Schultz; Arnold Johnson

Practicing Real World Design, Teamwork, and Communications through Multidisciplinary Systems Engineering Projects Richard R. Schultz and Arnold F. Johnson University of North Dakota Department of Electrical EngineeringAbstractStudents enrolled in the B.S.E.E. with an Aerospace Focus program at the University of NorthDakota (UND) receive a traditional electrical engineering degree, along with aviationcoursework and a private pilot’s license. Cross-campus collaborations with UND’s world-renowned aerospace program provide the students with many experiential learning opportunitiesthat satisfy EAC/ABET EC2000 design, multidisciplinary

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Integrating Materials and Manufacturing

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2005 Annual Conference

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Chrysanthe Demetry

Research on Use of Cambridge Engineering Selector (CES4) Software in an Introductory Materials Science Course Chrysanthe Demetry Worcester Polytechnic InstituteI. IntroductionCambridge Engineering Selector (CES4) software1 is being used in both educational andprofessional settings as a tool for design and material selection. Using educational versions of thesoftware, students are able to browse a database of material attributes, learn about and comparedifferent materials in a graphical manner, and select materials using a variety of design criteria.Integration of the software into both elementary and advanced courses has been reported toengage

Conference Session

First-Year Design Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

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Ryan Owen; Robert Knecht; Abel Feltes

, theDesign (EPICS) Division prepares them for careers in the engineering disciplines. This projectsatisfies the following objectives of the Design (EPICS) Division mission: ♦ To develop and demonstrate creative engineering technologies ♦ To build effective teams of engineering students ♦ To communicate design products to a societal marketThese skills must evolve from practice centered on a project they solve as a team. The Versatile Weather Station Challenge provided an exciting environment for students to Page 10.104.9develop not only their engineering skills but also their creative and critical thinking

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Special Topics in Entrepreneurship

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2005 Annual Conference

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Doreen Lawrence; Barbara Oakley

franchises. These franchisees work either full or parttime with pre-K and K-12 students to ensure their students’ success in mathematics. Theengineering background appears to serve as optimal background in guiding Kumonstudents towards potential careers in mathematics, science, and the technology fields.Simultaneously, by moving from engineering to entrepreneurship, theseinstructor/engineers find themselves in an excellent, independent job position. Thispaper discusses the flow of practicing engineer from a regular salaried position toindependent entrepreneurship involving the K-12 supplemental education environment.It also provides information about the benefits and disadvantages of the career change,based on interviews with Kumon franchisees

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Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

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Miguel A. Padilla; Timothy J. Anderson; Matthew Ohland; Guili Zhang

University, Georgia Institute of Technology, North Carolina A&T State University, NorthCarolina State University, University of Florida, University of North Carolina at Charlotte andVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The data from all nine universities have beenplaced in a common format, making it possible to carry out appropriate cross-institutional studies.The SUCCEED LDB is a unique resource that has been and continues to be studied, and isrepresentative of a large cross-section of undergraduate engineering education.9-25 While theLDB contains data on both transfer students as well as first-time-in-college (FTIC) students, welimited the study to FTIC students only.Among the demographic information, gender information was

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Bryan Norman; Jayant Rajgopal; Bopaya Bidanda; Kim Needy

programs, with the capability for adaptation by other fields of study.The authors also presented a conceptual model for integrating and synthesizing the industrialengineering curriculum. We began by identifying the core knowledge areas of IE and theexpected life-long engineering proficiencies. We then developed a plan that builds on andcontinually reinforces these areas throughout the curriculum in support of our first objective ofintegration. Following this we detailed a plan for combining the technical skills with life-longengineering proficiencies, in support of our second objective of synthesis. Finally, we discussedcurricular implications of the changing role of science and technology in society. Pedagogicalissues related to each of

Conference Session

Accreditation

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Brannan; Kevin Bower

. Page 10.724.115. Davis, W.J., Bower, K.C., and Mays, T.W (2005). “Implementation of a Course Assessment Process for Continuous Improvement and Outcomes Assessment.” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section Conference, Chattanooga, TN, April 4-6.6. ABET, ABET 2004-2005 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Baltimore, MD.7. Dods, R. F. (1997). An Action Research Study of the Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning in Promoting the Acquisition and Retention of Knowledge. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 20(4), 423 - 437.8. Johnstone, K. M., & Biggs, S. F. (1998). Problem-Based Learning: Introduction

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Recruiting, Retention & Advising

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank Jacobitz; Kathleen Kramer; Rick Olson

applications to turbulence and turbulentmixing in geophysical flows and bio-fluid mechanics.KATHLEEN A. KRAMER is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and currently serves as Director ofEngineering at the University of San Diego. Her teaching and research interests are in the areas of digital systems,communications systems, and data fusion. She received her MS and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from theCalifornia Institute of Technology, and her BS in Electrical Engineering from Loyola Marymount University. Page 10.485.10 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and

Conference Session

Experiential Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

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Sara Tracy; Jason Immekus; Susan Maller; William Oakes

Evaluating the Outcomes of a Service-Learning Based Course in an Engineering Education Program: Preliminary Results of the Assessment of the Engineering Projects in Community Service - EPICS. Jason C. Immekus, Susan J. Maller, Sara Tracy, & William C. Oakes Purdue UniversityAbstract Design courses embedded in service-learning are rapidly emerging within the curricula ofmany engineering programs. The learning outcomes service-learning courses seek to promote arewell aligned with the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology criteria 2000 (EC2000)1. The Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) program

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Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Fred Fontaine

lead a design team of a company and grow as technology advances, to express himself/herself in written and oral form, to be able to function as a project engineering immediately upon graduation, or undertake graduate studies in a variety of professional fields.The three primary objectives of the program are: 1. To produce an engineer capable of functioning as a project engineer upon graduation. 2. To develop professional design skills. 3. To produce and engineer capable of professional-level written and oral expression.We recognize that many of our students will not become or remain designers. While theirtraining will allow for this option, and certainly many take this route, many others will pursue adifferent career

Conference Session

Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Neal Ninteman; John Natzke

Christian worldview is included when addressing these issues. k. an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice to develop responsible technologies—Analysis methods using Excel are taught with direct application to assigned homework and design projects. Students are thoroughly trained in the use of SolidWorks solid modeling software. The computer application MATLAB is used extensively for the analysis and synthesis of a wide variety of engineering problems. Its built-in plotting functions enable the graphical communication of results. The students process data files through their computer programs.An additional program outcome was added to our criteria

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Undergraduate Aerospace Labs/Design I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Melnyk; Grant Crawford; David Stringer; Steven Braddom

. in Mechanical Engineering from West Point in 1985,an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1994, and a Ph.D. in AerospaceEngineering from the University of Kansas in 2004. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Virginiaand holds FAA ratings in fixed and rotary winged aircraft and military ratings in the UH-1, OH-58A/C/D, and U-21. Page 10.1329.18“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”

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Philosophical Foundations, Frameworks, and Testing in K-12 Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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Nalini Bhushan; Glenn Ellis; Eleanor Ory

Or ganizing a K-12 AI Cur r iculum using Philosophy of the Mind Glenn W. Ellis, Eleanor C. Or y, Nalini Bhushan Smith College, Nor thampton, MAABSTRACTHigh school teams competing in the FIRST Robotics Competition and students of all agesbuilding Lego robots have become increasingly common in K-12 education. Although roboticscan be an excellent means to introduce technology and engineering design into the classroom,the scope of artificial intelligence (AI) is much greater. To help students learn about these topicsin a meaningful way and to see how they fit together, this paper presents a concept map that usesprinciples from philosophy of the mind to organize AI topics. This

Conference Session

College/University Engineering Students K-12 Outreach II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Thaddeus Fowler; Suzanne Soled; Laura Koehl; Anant Kukreti

Creating Partnerships between the University and Secondary Schools Laura A. Koehl, Suzanne W. Soled, Anant R. Kukreti and Ted W. Fowler Colleges of Engineering and Education, University Of CincinnatiProject STEP (Science and Technology Enhancement Program) is a joint effort between theColleges of Engineering and Education at the University of Cincinnati to partner with schools inthe Cincinnati Public School system. Project STEP connects engineering graduate students(Fellows) with middle and high school science educators to help bring authentic learningactivities into the classroom. The project is funded through the NSF GK12 program to enhancescience education.The project had two primary goals; 1) to

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Primus Tillman; Keith Johnson

A case study of the evolution of the Engineering Design Graphics Program at East Tennessee State University: from Art to Part Keith V. Johnson, and Primus Tillman East Tennessee State UniversityAbstractThis paper presents a model, case study, and prototypical example of how a major educationalinstitution evolves from splintered, specialized, interdisciplinary fields of study, in which eachmajor area develops independently of other related areas, to a unified, focused, all-encompassingfield of study in which all areas develop as interdependent technologies. This paper will discussthe evolution, challenges, and opportunities for educational institutions that desire to

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Brewer; Johannes Boehme; Glenda Scales; Cheryl Peed

. and Ph.D.degrees in Biomedical Engineering, a joint M.D./Ph.D. through the Wake Forest UniversitySchool of Medicine, and a joint D.V.M./Ph.D. through the Virginia-Maryland Regional Collegeof Veterinary Medicine. Given that students may take face to face classes on either campus orclasses via distance learning while residing on their home campus in either Blacksburg orWinston-Salem, new instructional technology solutions and infrastructure are required to supportthis initiative. A project team, consisting of members from Wake Forest and Virginia Tech, wasestablished to develop this innovative learning environment. A key feature of this learningenvironment is the ability for the professor to easily interact with students using multiple types

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Julio Urbina; Hirak Patangia

An Assessment of the Impact of Exploring Engineering Through An Experiential Learning Course on Student Attraction and Retention Julio Urbina and Hirak Patangia Donaghey College of Information Science & Systems Engineering University of Arkansas at Little Rock jvurbina@ualr.edu; hcpatangia@ualr.eduAbstractWith funding from National Science Foundation, a project-based experiential course has been introducedat the freshman level to acquaint students with the engineering field, and to attract students intoengineering technology from the general pool of undeclared majors at the university. The course

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Academic Standards & Issues/Concerns & Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gillian Saunders-Smits

Session 3460 The Secret of their Success: What factors determine the career success of an aerospace engineer trained in the Netherlands? Gillian N. Saunders-Smits Faculty of Aerospace Engineering Delft University of Technology, Delft, The NetherlandsIntroductionAlthough engineers are educated with a vision that they can become successful, very littleresearch is done into how engineers become successful. What is it exactly that makes oneengineer more successful than another? And what consequence does

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Women

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Glover; Frank Claydon; Stuart Long; Jennifer Ruchhoeft; Julie Trenor

GRADE camp participantsthrough their college years.Program Rationale The continuation of the technology explosion into the 21st century necessitates theavailability of a diverse and highly capable, technical workforce. The formation of a diverse Page 10.668.1workforce depends on active recruitment of women and minorities (both historically Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationunderrepresented groups in the field of engineering). Recent statistics show that while womenrepresent more than

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ritsuko Izuhara; Hideo Miyata; Toshiyuki Yamamoto; Kazuya Takemata; Masakatsu Matsuishi

Kanazawa Institute of Technology ISHIKAWA 921-8501 Japan1. Introduction Engineering Design Courses (henceforth, ED Courses), characterized by Project-BasedLearning in Teams, are unique to Kanazawa Institute of Technology (henceforth, KIT). A total of1,700 engineering students from all eight engineering departments must take Engineering DesignCourses I through III before they graduate. In each Engineering Design Course, the studentsmust conduct two hours of in-class instructed learning as well as four hours of outside-classlearning activities in teams per week for ten weeks. KIT has also been a laptop engineeringinstitution since 1994, offering students a 24/7 learning activity lounge and e-Learning system