Conference Session

Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi Neck, Babson College; John Bourne, Olin College; Stephen Schiffman, Olin College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

the Sloan Center on Online Education at Olin and Babson Colleges.Stephen Schiffman, Olin College Dr. Schiffman is an associate professor of entrepreneurship at Olin and Babson Colleges. Prior to Page 11.1255.1 joining the Olin faculty, Dr. Schiffman was the dean of the Undergraduate Program at Babson College and a Senior Partner at Olin College. In his two years as a Senior Olin Partner, Dr. Schiffman worked closely with the faculty to develop and improve the Olin curriculum. He has been a Babson faculty member in Entrepreneurship, Mathematics and MIS since 1986. He was the

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camille George, University of St. Thomas; Elise Amel, University of St. Thomas; Karl Mueller, University of St. Thomas

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

2006-655: A SOLAR-POWERED DECORATIVE WATER FOUNTAIN HANDS-ONBUILD TO EXPOSE ENGINEERING CONCEPTS TO NON-MAJORSCamille George, University of St. Thomas Camille George is an assistant professor in mechanical engineering at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. She teaches thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and a fuel cell technology class. She is interested in technology literacy, engineering ethics and the internationalization of the engineering program. She has been instrumental in adding a humanitarian service-oriented engineering project option to the senior design curriculum and also in exploring ways of adding engineering content into classes for non-science and

Conference Session

Digital Communications Systems

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University; Matthew Sadiku, Prairie View A&M University; Alam Shumon, Prairie View A&M University; Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, Central Connecticut State University

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Electrical and Computer

. ObjectivesThe objectives of this phase of the research project are to: • Team with several instructors in integrating this experimental project and lessons learned into engineering curriculum. • Demonstrate this experimental project and evaluate its effectiveness as an innovative engineering design for students. • In collaboration with industrial partners, evaluate and explore the possibility of commercialization upon demonstrated success. Page 11.1185.3 • Work with industrial partners and other academic collaborators, to constantly improve on the modeling and simulation system design, based on the evaluations of this

Conference Session

Revitalizing Cooperative Education and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debbie Gulick, Georgia Institute of Technology; Debbie Pearson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gayle Elliott, University of Cincinnati; Jennifer Oliver, IAESTE United States; Karl Zimmer, General Cable

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

- Individual student teaching to help guide students toward integrating classroom and co-op learning experiences with personal goals for an international co-op assignment - Identifying companies and developing partnerships to create co-op job opportunities with international companies in the US and abroad - Working with language faculty to develop specialized intensive language and culture programs that prepare students to work abroad - Program evaluation and assessmentJennifer Oliver, IAESTE United States Jennifer Oliver is currently the Outbound Program Manager and East Regional Coordinator of IAESTE United States, a membership and exchange organization dedicated to developing global

Conference Session

Professional Development/Scholarship & Service Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guy Hembroff, Michigan Technological University; Yu Cai, Michigan Technological University; Scott Amos, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

search for ways toreduce their expenses in order to become or remain financially stable.Combining the challenge for higher-education to give students industry experience whileproviding a method for organizations to maximize their services with little or no fiscalexpenditures, results in a process called service-learning [1]. This term refers to educationalactivity in partnership with a public or non-profit agency, organization, or project within thecommunity. Service-learning from an academic viewpoint is normally completed in one of twoways. The first, curricular service-learning, is a process in which the project is integrated into anacademic course and carries academic credit. The second, co-curricular service-learning,complements academic

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Bowen, Rice University; Marcia O'Malley, William Marsh Rice University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

it is an integrated system. Students interact with a realmechanical system, and then use that system in a lab setting to touch the concepts that areconveyed in lectures and homework.There are alternate hardware choices for this series of laboratory experiments. Commercialhardware such as force feedback gaming joysticks, Sensable’s Phantom Omni haptic device, andImmersion’s Impulse Engine 2000 provide platforms that can be used off-the-shelf for conveyingsystem dynamics concepts via a haptic device. However, these systems are cost prohibitivecompared to the haptic paddle kits, and do not allow students to study the hardware on acomponent-by-component basis prior to working with the assembled system. The authors areaware of only one other low

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Soled, University of Cincinnati; Patricia McNerney, University of Cincinnati; Laura Koehl, University of Cincinnati; Kelly Obarski, University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

tailored educationalmethods course, one instructional planning course, a Field Practicum course,Instructional Technology Across the Curriculum course, and Instructional Teaching &Learning Styles course. The education courses train them in: 1) methods, concepts,theory, and assessment of instruction; 2) design and implementation of science andmathematics curricula with an emphasis on instructional technology; 3) local, state andnational curriculum standards, educational practices, and pragmatic and logisticalsecondary education issues; and 4) advanced technology, time management andclassroom management techniques for technology use in classrooms 2-6. Each year, thegraduate Fellows present a one- or two-day “Teaching with Technology” workshop for

Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grant Martin, U.S. Military Academy

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

Page 11.1188.8 Pimmel, Russ, “Cooperative Learning Instructional Activities in a Capstone Design Course,” Journal ofEngineering Education, (July 2001), accessed online athttp://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=cache:mTq_X9wN5dkJ:https://www.asee.org/jee/papers/EE009-16.pdf+pimmel+capstone+cooperative+learning on December 14, 2005.5 Jenkins, S. Rod, et al., “Capstone Course in an Integrated Engineering Curriculum,” Journal ofProfessional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, (April 2002), pp. 75-82.6 US Military Academy Website, www.usma.edu/mission.asp, accessed January 17, 2006.7 Kaufman, pg. 26.8 Ibid, 28.9 Project Management and System Design, Instructional Memorandum, Academic Term 2006-2 (springsemester

Conference Session

Women & New Faculty Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Carole Goodson, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry, University of Houston; Barbara Stewart, University of Houston

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New Engineering Educators

. degree from Brigham Young University, a M.S. in Consumer and Home Economics Education from Utah State University, and an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Brigham Young University. Page 11.1166.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Student Self-Assessment: How Can It Be Used to Improve Instruction?IntroductionA significant change to the culture of higher education is a broad-based, long-term focus onassessment of student achievement, course and teaching effectiveness, and overall programquality. The increased importance placed on assessment is evidenced by the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Kaiser, Montana State University; Stilson Applin, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

-weekcontinuing education workshop, which will introduce teachers to the microfabricationlaboratory. Here science and math teachers, as well as future science and math teachers,will be exposed to the techniques used to make transistors and integrated circuits. An Page 11.407.6instructional package will be given to workshop attendees to assist them in learningmicroelectronic fabrication techniques. The package would include materials to help theteacher present the fundamentals of microfabrication to the high school and middleschool students. Teaching material in the package will include presentation material suchas PowerPoint presentations and interactive

Conference Session

Computer ET Projects and Applications

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yu Cai, Michigan Technological University; Guy Hembroff, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

solving skills and learn “handson” programming. The new script programming course aims to provide students theopportunity to learn multiple scripting technologies, and gain hands-on experience onscripting.1. IntroductionA computer-related program named Computer Network & System Administration(CNSA) was introduced at Michigan Technological University in 2002 [1]. Thepurpose of this program was to serve the needs of industry by educating and trainingstudents to succeed in the field areas of systems administration and networkengineering. An integral part of the CNSA curriculum is the three-credit hour courseentitled Script Programming – SAT3400.Traditional script programming course usually concentrates on Unix Shell scriptingand / or Perl

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Neff, Purdue University-Calumet; Susan Scachitti, Purdue University-Calumet; Lash Mapa, Purdue University-Calumet; James Higley, Purdue University-Calumet; Mohammad Zahraee, Purdue University-Calumet

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Engineering Technology

2006-1985: LESSONS LEARNED: REFLECTIONS ON A DEPARTMENT’S FIRSTTC2K EVALUATIONGregory Neff, Purdue University-Calumet Greg is Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet. He has graduate degrees in mechanical engineering, physics, and mathematics. He is a Registered Professional Engineer, a Certified Manufacturing Engineer, and a Certified Manufacturing Technologist. He served as a TAC/ABET MET program accreditation visitor from 1996 to 2003, as secretary, program chair, chair and past chair of the MET Department Heads Committee of ASME. He was first elected to the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET in 2003 and is currently an alternate member. He won

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sicker, University of Colorado-Boulder; Tom Lookabaugh, University of Colorado-Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

) research. We firstsurveyed seven students then administered an anonymous online survey with 67 responses. Inthis paper we describe the program and conferences, the results of both our interviews andsurveys, and our recommendations for both these programs and similar efforts to introducestudents to public policy debates through high quality legally oriented conferences.2. IntroductionThe Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program at the University of Colorado educatesmaster’s students in a mixture of engineering, business, economics, and law; about half theprogram’s students are engineers. For the last four years, as part of the curriculum, students havebeen required to attend a year’s worth of conferences from the Silicon

Conference Session

Innovative Partnerships

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Shaw, Museum of Science, Boston; Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College

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Two Year College Division

consider pursuing technical studies at college.The PowerUP! project also works directly with high school curriculum andinstructional practices to promote student preparation for the community collegeengineering and technology options. Through the summer seminar series, wehave provided hands on lab materials to over sixty high school educators. In ourkey partner schools programs are being established that will be able to articulateto the college degree programs by the end of this project. To date the followinghigh school programs are established:Tantasqua High School: Strong machine tech, engineering design andengineering technology program offered at both the individual course level for allstudents and as an intensive vocational training program

Conference Session

Achieving the Civil Engineering Body of Knowlegde

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, U.S. Military Academy; Allen Estes, U.S. Military Academy; Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

pre-licensure and post-licensure periods.As volunteer pilot programs that comprise the Curriculum Committee of the Committee onAcademic Prerequisites for Professional Practice (CAP3) began to assess themselves against thenew BOK using the definitions for recognition, understanding, and ability, they quicklydetermined that it was very difficult to accurately measure whether an outcome was met or not.While “recognition, ability and understanding” were chosen because they aligned with theterminology used in ABET3 outcomes, a more measurable definition for each level was needed.After much debate and research into alternative methods by the newly formed CAP3Competency Committee, it was decided that Bloom’s Taxonomy4 for the cognitive domain

Conference Session

Engineering Practice for a Moral World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Rossler, Oklahoma State University; Martin High, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

want to see ethically-mindedengineers exit the graduation stage and enter the work force. But how can faculty increase thechances of that occurring? Other professions that impose on practitioners a high level ofprofessional responsibility might provide useful answers. Surprisingly, no better professionexists for this purpose than the legal profession. The endless parade of jokes about attorneyshides the fact that the legal profession possesses a refined ethics curriculum and accountabilityprocess.This paper seeks to understand what the legal curriculum suggests to engineering educatorsabout how and what to include in an ethics curriculum. The paper outlines the high level ofdevelopment of ethics in law school curricula and the intense

Conference Session

Web-based learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Animesh Patcha, Virginia Tech; Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

contributions in the area of distance and distributed learning, the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. has instituted the ``W.S. `Pete' White'' Award for Innovation in Engineering Education. In addition, faculty study groups, which had been initiated a couple of years back, are continuing successfully with approximately one fourth of the faculty in the Engineering curriculum participating in them. These study groups serve as a unique opportunity for new and seasoned faculty to receive feedback on instruction as well as an opportunity to practice new instructional techniques. According to several faculty, these study groups allow faculty to allocate specific time in their busy schedules for the sharing of teaching and learning

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder; Diana Shannon, University of Colorado-Denver; Jay Shah, University of Colorado-Boulder; R. Scott Summers, University of Colorado-Boulder; Jim Ruttenber, University of Colorado

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Environmental Engineering

importance of training our students in issues relatedto society and public health, most undergraduate environmental engineering programs lack arequired course in public health. A survey of ABET accredited B.S. degrees in EnvironmentalEngineering (http://www.abet.org/schoolareaeac.asp) using curriculum published on eachuniversity’s website revealed that of 47 programs: 12 require a course in public health,environmental toxicology, or industrial hygiene at the junior or senior level; and an additionalfour programs include one of these courses on a list of recommended technical electives (note Page 11.593.2that at six programs a clearly defined

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert LeMaster, University of Tennessee-Martin; David Farrow, University of Tennessee-Martin

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

industrial controls course in an engineering curriculum issomewhat surprising, since many processes and products use the methods taught in such acourse. As pointed out by Clough3, discrete and batch process control is often a missing link inan undergraduate engineering student’s controls education. In fact, the first technical skill listedin the Society of Manufacturing Engineer’s list of educational competency gaps isManufacturing Process Control4. Members of the UT Martin Industrial Advisory Committee,who come principally from manufacturing backgrounds, have consistently emphasized theimportance of this course. Although industrial controls courses are not common in engineeringcurriculum, they do exist, and Bachnak5 describes a similar three course

Conference Session

Innovative Partnerships

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore Branoff, North Carolina State University; Pooneh Lari, North Carolina State University; Michelle Hsiang, Research Triangle Institute

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

2006-319: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGETEACHERSTheodore Branoff, North Carolina State University Ted is an associate professor of Graphic Communications at North Carolina State University and has been an ASEE member since 1987. He has taught courses in introductory engineering graphics, computer-aided design, descriptive geometry, instructional design and course design. Ted has a bachelor of science in Technical Education, a master of science in Occupational Education, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction. His current academic interests include spatial visualization ability, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, constraint-based modeling, graphics education, and

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke Niiler; David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

cohort have with their writing in Engineering courses are problems shared by other inexperienced writers in other disciplines. For example, while student writers Page 11.694.12 across the disciplines as observed by Dr. Niiler in the UT-Tyler Writing Center are not required to employ tables, figures and graphs in their written work, they are required to integrate and document secondary sources into their research papers. These students often place extended quoted material directly into the body of an essay with little to no regard for context. EWI student writers made the same error: assuming, like

Conference Session

Programs for High School Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

areas include integrated freshman engineering and courses throughout the chemical engineering curriculum including unit operations laboratories and reactor design. His current research activities include engineering educational reform, enzyme-based catalytic reactions in micro-scale reactor systems, and bioengineering applied to renewable fuels and chemicals. Page 11.1406.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Using Research as a Tool for Student RecruitingABSTRACTThe Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, in conjunction with the MississippiScience and Mathematics School

Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Neeley, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

integrative, interdisciplinary field. As the description from theUniversity of Alberta illustrates, STS is fairly new, an “emerging field of academic study.” Thedefinition used by MIT captures a central aspect of the identity of STS: it has emerged to addressa distinctive set of historical circumstances that MIT characterizes as “an unprecedented andmomentous integration of science, technology, and society.” This sense of responsiveness to thehistorical moment is shared by most researchers and educators in the field of STS. The MITdescription also emphasizes the relevance of STS to the contemporary world, asserting that STSis “crucial to understanding major events of our time (war and conflict, the economy, health, theenvironment) and to addressing

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Berdanier, Ohio Northern University

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Environmental Engineering

2006-144: STUDENT GENERATED REAL-TIME NOTE DEVELOPMENT ANDWEB PAGE ARCHIVALBruce Berdanier, Ohio Northern University Bruce W. Berdanier is currently an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering in the TJ Smull College of Engineering at Ohio Northern University. In this position, Dr. Berdanier is responsible for teaching all of the courses in Environmental Science, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Solid and Hazardous Waste, Surface Water Quality and Project Management that are included in the Civil Engineering curriculum. Additionally, Dr. Berdanier directs all teaching and research activities in the Environmental Engineering laboratory. Dr. Berdanier also conducts research in surface

Conference Session

Customizing Courses for Industry Training Needs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co.; John Robertson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

2006-1281: CONTENT ENRICHMENT - EXPLOITING THE CYCLE FROMACADEMIA TO INDUSTRY TO ACADEMIAJohn Robertson, Arizona State University John Robertson is a professor in the College of Science and Technology at the ASU Polytechnic in Mesa, Arizona. His research interests are in process control and data management for integrated circuit production, especially novel non-volatile memories. From 1994 to 2001, he was a Director in Motorola’s Semiconductor Products Sector and before that, he held the Lothian Chair of Microelectronics at Edinburgh University, UK.Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co. Joseph P Tidwell was the Coordinator of Engineering and Technical Education for the Boeing Company at Mesa, AZ from

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Beverly Perna, Tsongas Industrial History Center

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First-Year Programs

Engineering Education, 2006 Learning through Service: Analysis of a First Semester, College-Wide, Service-Learning Course1. AbstractService-learning is a pedagogy which strives to integrate student learning with communityservice. In an engineering context, service-learning provides a project-based experience in whichstudents are confronted with real clients and problems, often of immediate need. In the context ofcourse development, however, many engineering faculty seem to feel that service learning isinfeasible in technical and/or large engineering courses, and that the overhead and opportunitycosts associated with service learning exceed the benefits received by students.This paper contemplates two years of service

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yesim Sireli, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

2006-588: GROWTH OF A YOUNG ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMYesim Sireli, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Yesim Sireli is an Assistant Professor at the Engineering Management Program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She received a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University, and also holds MSc and BSc degrees in Electrical Engineering. Her research interests include business forecasting, decision analysis, customer-oriented product development, quality management, and technology management.S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte S. Gary Teng is the Director of Engineering Management Program and Center for Lean Logistics and

Conference Session

Network Administration and Security

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

developlab exercises so that students may know how to implement, manage and analyze a networking aswell as to gain a better understanding of the protocol operation. The lab exercise below is basedon these two software platforms.Pedagogical DesignOur lecture class follows the integrated approach [4] that combines the best of top-down andbottom-up schemes in teaching networking. We begin with an introduction of computer networkapplication, followed by the introduction of data transmission, packet switching networks andinternetworking. I adopted this integrated approach because it is better to have students be ableto use both Ethereal and OPNET IT GURU earlier to explore the underlying principles andapplication as well. The idea behind this pedagogical

Conference Session

Progress on Raising the Bar

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

—could logically be integrated into the undergraduate civil engineering curriculum or offered as part of a professional practice- oriented master’s program. From an accreditation perspective, however, it is only possible to address these topics in the Basic Level Civil Engineering Program Criteria. Addressing these professional practice topics at the graduate level would require their inclusion in the Advanced Level General Criteria—which cannot be approved without the broad support of the other engineering societies. Since these topics are, to some degree, discipline-specific, it would be virtually impossible to gain the support necessary for their approval.In response to these considerations, the

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Oerther, University of Cincinnati; Cathy Maltbie, University of Cincinnati; Baikun Li, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Jin Li, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Amy Pruden, Colorado State University; Peter Stroot, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. Page 11.489.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Disseminating Molecular Biology for Environmental Engineers with NSF CCLI SupportAbstractFor the past five years, more than fifty undergraduate and graduate students at the University ofCincinnati have participated in a term-length course, CEE69 Molecular Biology forEnvironmental Systems. Using a self-paced approach, teams of students complete laboratoryexercises to answer open ended questions about the composition of the microbiologicalcommunity in an environmental sample. With the financial support of a Adaptation andImplementation (A&I) track grant from the NSF Course, Curriculum, and LaboratoryImprovement program the course from