Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Jagannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

issues by dedicating two lectures and one quiz on nanomaterials andencourage students to engage in student chapters of professional societies such as ASME so thatthey are exposed to the importance of professional and ethical responsibilities.Table 1: MEEN 260-Materials Science Course Learning Objectives Student Survey question: To what extent did this course meet each of response the course learning objectives stated below? Action averages needed? (0-3 Student groups responded using the following scale: (Y/N) scale) Strong 3 Moderate 2 Weak 1 None 0 To introduce fundamental concepts in materials

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Simoneau, Keene State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

management systems development, life cycleassessment, design for the environment, ethical issues, environmentally responsiblemanufacturing, as well as the implications of product take back.1,2,15 In some countries thisstandard is being used to embrace a broader realm than originally intended to include new areassuch as the work environment in life cycle assessment.4 Continuous improvement is anotherinherent aspect of this standard. “It fosters self organization and self regulation, which representsthe groundwork from which it is hoped that continuous improvement of environmentalperformance can be sustained. ISO 14000, in particular, tries to encourage a different and moreeffective environmental ethic to the design of product and processes from the

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 1

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Biomaterials, Microfabrication, Micro Systems Technology,Failure Analysis, Material Characterization and Corrosion. The capstone course, entitled“Corporate Culture,” gives students an overview of how to practice engineering in the corporateworld and covers topics such as organizational structures, product development processes,corporate business models, intellectual property, ethics and the practice of life-long learning.Moreover, each student must complete a Senior Design Project and present their findings at theannual Materials Engineering Technology Conference. Page 12.367.10Assessing Our ProgressOne of the continuing challenges of any pedagogy is

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anastasia Micheals, San Jose State University; Emily Allen, San Jose State University; Jeanne Linsdell, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

behavior, teamwork, conflict resolution, ethics and effective problem solving. Page 12.1617.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Writing Program Improvements for a Materials Engineering Laboratory CourseAbstractThe Chemical and Materials Engineering Department at San José State University offersintroductory courses in materials engineering (MatE 25) and electrical properties of materials(MatE 153) to about 500 engineering students every year. Almost all engineering majors arerequired to take at least one of these classes, both of which have laboratory components requiringa significant amount of writing