Conference Session

1st Year Retention Programs for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Amanda Martin, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

well as their continued efforts to be asuccessful engineering student at Virginia Tech. During class time, the students are exposed to anumber of different speakers and activities that focus on leadership from a number of differentperspectives. Opportunities are available for the students to organize and lead events, givingthem first hand experience with planning programs and taking charge of a team. As in the firstyear seminar class, this course is also built around the theme that learning is both an individualand a collaborative process. The course topics for the second-year seminar course are listed inTable 2.The second-year course objectives are: • To foster achievement in second-year engineering students; • To enhance personal

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

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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

Student Misconceptions and Problem Solving Abiltiy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Monica Wright, Pennsylvania State University; Jonna Kulikowich, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

’ difficulties and to generate suggestions about effective instructional interventions. Inthe sections that follow, each of the three dimensions contained in the IPS model are discussedindependently. This discussion is followed by a presentation of the model itself.Problem Solving ProcessSince Polya’s seminal work in mathematics,8 the utility of learning and using a sequence of stepsduring problem solving has been widely accepted. Although several specific models exist, ageneric 4-step model captures most: (1) Represent the Problem, (2) Goal Setting and Planning,(3) Execute the Plan, and (4) Evaluate the Solution. In the first step, problem representation, thestudent must read the problem statement and discern the objective. Correct execution of this

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

EffortAbstractThis paper focuses on the development of a sustainable assessment plan for the ElectricalEngineering program at the University of Detroit Mercy. Other programs at theuniversity have adopted variations of this plan, which requires coordination amongdepartments. The paper will discuss the merits and shortcomings of this approach to thecontinuous assessment problem and explain why the adopted process was chosen.Background and Preparation for First EC2000 VisitIn the late 1990’s, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology’s (ABET)Engineering Accreditation Commission published new criteria for the accreditation ofengineering programs, Engineering Criteria 2000.1 Criterion 3 calls for programs todefine program outcomes and to measure

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay Porter, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

for the University and the State in developing new strategies to secure job growth in high-tech industries.BackgroundThe Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Technology (EET/TET) programs’faculty established MISL in 2002 to enhance the senior project design experience for theundergraduate students. The single semester, “trashcan” project model typically employed inacademia was expanded to a two-semester sequence for (1) project planning and (2) projectexecution.4,5 This resulted in three key benefits to the curriculum. First, because the studentswere given an additional semester to complete their project, the faculty noticed a significantincrease in the quantity and quality of effort by the students. Second, this increase in

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

% 2.3% 4.5% 91.4% 8.6%In a recent survey we asked a representative sample of the high school students the followingquestions, and obtained the following responses.Are You Planning to go to College?When asked, “Are you planning to go to college?” 98.1% of the students responded: “Yes”, and1.9% responded that they were not sure (0% said “No”).Will These Students Enroll in an Engineering Program?We then asked the students, “In what program are you planning to enroll?” Thirty-seven percent(37%) responded that they were going to enroll in an engineering program, 11% indicated theywould enroll in a non-engineering, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)program, 44.4% had not made a decision, and 7.6% were planning to enroll in a

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Uei-Jiun Fan, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

participate in service before theygraduate. Currently, more than 185,178 CSU students are providing service in Californiacommunities. Cal Poly Pomona, one of the 23 CSU Campuses, and its College of Engineeringrecently received an NSF grant to establish an Engineering Service Learning Institute (ESLI) todevelop a plan for college-wide implementation of service learning.Constructivist Teaching Model and Authentic Learning ExperiencesThe predominant pedagogical model today is based on a teacher-centered, didactic approach toinstruction. This is mostly due to the fact that educators, parents as well as administrators havenever encountered a learning experience in which they constructed meaning from the experience.Authentic learning approach to teaching

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin Campbell, TechnicalMastery.com Corp.

to 1,000freshmen for use in their Linear Algebra courses. With no other instruction, the students were able tolearn Mathcad and apply it proficiently to their homework problems.Without the videos we would have had to have conducted 60 “live” hands-on tutorials on Mathcad.This would not have been practical, consequently the plan to integrate Mathcad into the course wouldhave been scrapped.The course was broken up into Lessons (e.g. Calculus), and each lesson was divided into Steps (e.g.Differentiation). At the end of each step's video a summary screen reminded the students of what theyhad to make their Mathcad screen look like to match the video. Steps were about 3-5 minutes long.Students could pause and replay parts of the video that they

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Nankivell, Purdue University-Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University-Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University-Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

potential students to find out what the essential components of a degree are of interest to thestudents’ decision-making. Marketing a program includes addressing such things as coursedescription, course content and the importance of an assessment plan and what role assessmentplays in the process. Course consistency and course relevancy in the scope of the degree-seekingstudent are also essential considerations. Faculty within a program are key resources to themarketing success of their program within the institution.This paper will also discuss how busy professors can use elements of their existing assessmenttools within the ABET accreditation process to help them preserve and expand their programs.BackgroundThe Computer Graphics Technology program

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharnnia Artis, Virginia Tech; Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech; Odis Griffin, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

; • Explain the principles of adult learning and how professional adults go about learning; • Explain the role of training in the strategic planning process; Page 11.655.3 • Analyze training needs; • Apply a systems approach to develop a unit of instruction for a comprehensive workplace training program; • Prepare and deliver a unit of training using current technologies and methods; • Apply the Kirkpatrick training evaluation model to effectiveness and outcome assessment.Student EvaluationThe students were evaluated on the following tasks: • Group

Conference Session

Customizing Courses for Industry Training Needs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Kuprenas, University of Southern California; Elhami Nasr, California State University-Long Beach

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

training andexamination processes and detail recommended areas to expand this research.Background on the Bureau of EngineeringThe City of Los Angeles’ Department of Public Works creates and maintains the physicalframework and underpinnings of one of the most geographically, economically, and ethnicallydiverse cities in the world. Consisting of seven separate Bureaus, the Department of PublicWorks is responsible for construction, renovation, and the operation of City Facilities andinfrastructures. One Bureau, the Bureau of Engineering, has over 800 employees and isresponsible for the planning, design, and construction management of capital improvementprojects for the city including stormwater, sewer systems, street and other

Conference Session

Tools and Support for Software Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Gannod, Arizona State University; Kevin Gary, Arizona State University; Harry Koehnemann, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

thisknowledge. A typical conversation an interviewer might have with a graduating student mightbe “well, yes I did a few use cases in my Software Requirements class, but no I have not doneone of that size nor do I understand how to use that model to drive analysis and test planning.”This paper presents an alternative approach underway at Arizona State University’s Polytechniccampus. In this approach, students are accelerated through the knowledge, comprehension,application levels through a hybrid teaching and learning model that combines multiplepedagogical approaches with a process-guided exposure to software engineering.1. The Software Enterprise: An OverviewIn the Division of Computing Studies (DCST) at Arizona State University’s Polytechnic Campus

Conference Session

Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Evans, University of Texas-Austin; Jennifer Parks, University of Texas-Austin; Steven Nichols, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Other universities in the US arepreparing regional or conference-wide competitions and initial planning for nationalcompetitions has begun in several countries.The competition engages students in the early stages of emerging technology commercialization.The competition website provides additional information and may be found atwww.ideatoproduct.org. Student teams prepare a commercialization assessment addressingtechnical status, intellectual property, market needs and market characteristics. The teams presenttheir assessments to a panel of faculty, business leaders and entrepreneurs. While severalexamples of technology licenses and the development of new companies illustrate the impact ofthe competition, the real value and focus of the

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhili (Jerry) Gao; Russell Walters, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

undergraduate students GIS and GPS knowledgethrough several related courses in a construction engineering and management (CEM) program.This information could be disseminated through typical CEM courses such as Surveying,Construction Planning and Scheduling, Construction Contract and Field Management, and asenior level Special Topics in Construction course. The students will be exposed to the latestspatial technologies including GIS, GPS, laser scanning, aerial photography and satelliteimagery, and will learn how they can develop fully integrated spatial applications and solutionsin a wide variety of construction planning, decision, implementation, and management areas.Besides basic knowledge, in the senior level, students would be able to use GIS

Conference Session

ECET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Harding, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

11.57.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Jitter Education: An Introduction to Timing Jitter for the FreshmanAbstractThis is the second in a planned series of papers addressing jitter analysis education in theElectrical Engineering Technology (EET) curriculum. The first paper, “A Jitter Education:Finding a Place for Jitter Analysis in the EET Curriculum,” described the basic types of jitter andthe underlying causes, jitter measurements and displays (two related but distinctly differenttopics), and proposed how to incorporate jitter analysis into a four-year EET curriculum. Thefocus of this installment is how to introduce the subject of timing jitter to a first-year EETstudent.The

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashok Goel, Michigan Technological University; Hyun-Chan Cho, Korea University of Technology and Education

Tagged Divisions

International

, networks and electronics.These are 1 or 2 week long intensive courses offered during the summer and winter vacationperiods. HRDI advertises these courses in the newspapers and through a daily web-site. In thispaper, the course instructor (AG) and the course moderator (HC) list the HRDI programs at KUTand present their experiences with one such course on VLSI Design.Human Resources Development Institute at KUTEstablished by the support from the Ministry of Labor in January 1999 as part of theGovernment's new five-year economy plan, HRDI has played a unique role of providingspecialized vocational training skills. Specifically, this institute has been set up in order toprovide both teachers from vocational training schools and technicians from

Conference Session

Approaches to Emerging Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron Madler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Phillip Anz-Meador, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Karl Siebold, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

or full-time undergraduate students in Prescott. The topic of spacedebris was introduced in these classes and it was found that this field can serve as a veryelaborate example pool for applied orbital mechanics, mission planning, spacecraft design (busand payload), remote sensing and space surveillance, and classes in a traditional liberal artscurriculum such as history, policy, and law.Projects like the analysis of satellite fragmentations, interactive web based flux directionalitycalculations, and the long term effects of perturbations on a satellite’s orbit are a few exampleson how this important topic can be included in a university curriculum. Undergraduate studentshave been integrated into research projects in addition to the classes

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

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

. Initially part of the College of Engineering, Gayle has worked with the International Engineering Co-op Program since 1993. In 1998 she created and began working with similar programs in the College of Business and the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning. Under her direction the ICP has grown from ten engineers, working in Germany and Japan, to over 30 students, working annually in Germany, Japan, Mexico, and Chile. Gayle's responsibilities with the international program include: - Teaching Orientation to International Co-op, a class to prepare students for the challenges and opportunities of living and working abroad - Development of international co-op learning modules

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wade Shaw, Florida Tech; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Integration and business plan development, Systems Launch considerationsand product/business launch, etc. Concepts in strategy, team dynamics, and finance areintegrated into these courses focusing on Engineering Entrepreneurship. It appears thatEngineering Entrepreneurship has emerged as a Killer App for Systems Engineering.IntroductionThe emerging facts from successful organizations, including universities, indicate that the realsource of power in a knowledge economy is in combining technical prowess withentrepreneurship.1 A survey of business executives and managers indicated that highly successfulengineers are not only academically astute, but also possess entrepreneurial skills.2 TheEngineers of 2020 will need to be educated as innovators, with

Conference Session

Examining the Synergy between Eng'g Mgmt & Sys Eng

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wade Shaw, Florida Tech; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

, Systems Modeling, Engineering Economics and businessplanning, Systems Integration and business plan development, Systems Launch considerationsand product/business launch, etc. Concepts in strategy, team dynamics, and finance areintegrated into these courses focusing on Engineering Entrepreneurship. A unique “SEEntrepreneurship” program is being pioneered at Florida Tech.IntroductionThe emerging facts from successful organizations, including universities, indicate that the realsource of power in a knowledge economy is in combining technical prowess withentrepreneurship.1 A survey of business executives and managers indicated that highly successfulengineers are not only academically astute, but also possess entrepreneurial skills.2 TheEngineers of

Conference Session

International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard McGinnis, Bucknell University; Jeffrey Evans, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

International

Industrial Revolution, into modern times; 2. Understand the limitations of technology and how today’s engineering solutions can become tomorrow’s societal problems; 3. Develop a historic perspective on the development of the United Kingdom; 4. Understand how traditions, customs, and culture impact engineering projects; 5. Understand how projects in one country can be affected by policies, laws, and customs of other countries; 6. Understand how political, financial, and environmental constraints affect the planning, design, construction, and operation of large engineering projects; 7. Understand why personal property rights that are so important in the US are less important in European countries

Conference Session

Reforming the Industrial Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Chase, University of San Diego; Rick Olson, University of San Diego; Leonard Perry, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Page 11.868.7in the appendix. Only those courses that currently include some coverage of a lean topic areshown. An entry of “1” in the table indicates that the topic is currently included in the course,though in some cases it may not be mentioned that the topic is considered by some to be a leantopic. A “2” indicates topics which we may not include in our courses right now, but which fitnaturally into one of the courses we offer. It also includes topics that are discussed briefly in theindicated course with more thorough coverage elsewhere. For example, the role of a bill ofmaterial as a source of planning information is covered in the facilities course, but they arecovered in more detail in the production planning course. A “3” denotes that

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Barrett, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

background information on a variety of SWEPT andRET programs around the country, including a discussion of their evaluation plans, introduceliterature and research that supports the effectiveness of SWEPT and RET programs as a teacherprofessional development model, and discuss the issues surrounding the development ofevaluation tools to assess teacher and student impacts of these programs. The GIFT program andits current evaluation plan will then be discussed as a case study. This case study evaluationincludes 1) the results of a multi-site SWEPT study in which GIFT participated, 2) a recentalumni survey sent to all current and former program participants, and 3) Pre & Post Summer,School Year Follow and Mentor Surveys administered during the

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanne Mathews, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; Abhinav Pamulaparthy, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

each semester commences and voted upon my chosen faculty and students. The review ofproposals process is done in order to ensure quality projects that will engage participants andoffer the chance to acquire knowledge of the Learning Objectives. Types of IPRO projectsinclude research, design, process improvement, and business planning, performed as servicelearning projects, entrepreneurial projects, consulting projects and international service. IPROprojects are among the general education requirement for all undergraduates (i.e., two three-credit hour semester-long project courses fulfill the requirement). Over the past few years, theIPRO Program has begun to establish systematic evaluation of the various parts of the programin order to

Conference Session

Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Thornton, University of Maryland-College Park; Anik Singal, Affiliate Classroom, Inc.; David Barbe, University of Maryland-College Park; James Green, University of Maryland-College Park

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

build a nationally recognized firm in affiliate marketing, if not a globalpowerhouse. While the vision was a bold one for a 21 year-old undergraduate student, success ofother Hinman CEOs and alumni provided precedence and support. This vision and commitmentto growth parallels the literature review. The importance of planning is evident with Anik.Contrary to the literature, the relationships with other firms have not played a role in AffiliateClassroom’s growth thus far. Page 11.289.8 7 Table 2. Comparisons and contrasts of firm attributes Our

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Reid, Pennsylvania State University-Wilkes-Barre

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

and saying “Fellas’ I am the truth, I’ll tell you what you are doingright and I’ll tell you when you’re making mistakes. Every team member knows right up frontthat not only will I tell them the truth-but I will do so as soon as possible,”(Krzyzewski &Phillips, 2000, p.75). This straight forward approach eliminates possible excuses or negativeadjustments. This can be is a valuable approach, because now your staff members know exactlywhere you stand-always with the truth. As simple as it may seem, the problem may fall back onthe manager (librarian or coach) because it only works as long as they are consistent and fair.The test occurs when a project sequence (library) or game plan (coach) goes wrong (assumingthe task is executed correctly

Conference Session

Design Methods and Concepts

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Balachandran, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

ofScience in Project Management Program.MIE 7440 Taguchi Methods of Designing Experiments This course was developed in 2001 and made available online with the assistanceprovided by the University of Wisconsin Learning Innovations (UWLI). It was taughtusing the Prometheus course management system once. In 2002, the course was move tothe Blackboard course management system. It was taught using the Desire-to-Learn(D2L) course management system from 2003. This DOE course provides experience in planning, conducting, and analyzingstatistically designed experiments using the Taguchi methods. The primary objective ofthe course is to educate and train students in the quantitative and qualitative methods forquality planning, measurement

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Innovation and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. This balancing act then becomesquite a challenge. To address this challenge, a two-tier approach was developed and delivered duringthe Fall 05 term at Robert Morris University to deal with the differing expectations of thestakeholders in the teaching/learning environment as described in Figure 1. This approachis further discussed in this article.3. The Two-Tier Approach The first tier of the teaching plan, called the ‘essential teaching plan’ includes all ofthe essential teaching elements. These elements consist of the following: • Set teaching method(s): The options are lecture, discussion, tutorial, laboratory, mutli-media resources. For different topics, the instructor identifies appropriate teaching methods and

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Davis, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

experiences. This variety of people and experience makes the meetingsmuch more productive and the board much more effective. Finding and attracting the rightoutside advisors is not as easy as it seems, and it is not always possible to cover every area with aparticular group of advisory board members. Regardless of who is on your board, it is importantthat they can be relied upon for good advice and direction.Advisory Board FundamentalsMany university programs are now beginning to discover that an advisory board can serve as avaluable complement to the program’s leadership team. In today’s increasingly complex andcompetitive world, the proliferation of advisory boards is helping university programs developspecific plans with clear and effective