Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rod Hoadley, California Polytechnic State University; Paul Rainey, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

MechanicalEngineering students at Cal Poly by giving them structured machining activities where they must Page 12.60.8produce parts individually and in teams to meet prescribed dimensions and tolerances. Theseactivities help provide the students with the skills that they will need to produce working modelsof their senior projects and with an understanding of the level of difficulty and expense tomachine parts. Probably the most important result is students’ pride of accomplishment inperforming genuine engineering tasks early in their education. It is highly motivational andencourages them to pursue a career in engineering. From the viewpoint of the instructors

Conference Session

CE Poster Session in Exhibit Hall

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clara Fang; David Pines, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

-life project for 6senior students prior to their professional career; and 3) Multimedia and computer-assistedteaching facilitated with Blackboard. All civil engineering students will be impacted throughouttheir undergraduate experience at the University of Hartford by this new teaching of integratingsimulation and service-learning into transportation engineering education. The computer trafficsimulation tools facilitate students’ deriving insight and understanding through a hands-onlearning process of hypothesis and alternative testing of traffic flow theory, advanced urban andfreeway traffic control strategies. These simulation

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonard Bohmann, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Dana Johnson, Michigan Technological University; Kris Mattila, Michigan Technological University; John Sutherland, Michigan Technological University

data, analyze, innovate, implement, & design 18. Understand financial matters 19. Cost/time tradeoffs – decision makingFormalized Program Objectives and Program OutcomesIn order to facilitate our continuous improvement process, the program objectives were modifiedfrom our multidisciplinary Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering program. These outcomes areshown in Table 3: Table 3: Service System Engineering Program Objectives 1. A sound technical foundation with a Service Systems Engineering focus and the flexibility to pursue professional interests in areas outside of engineering that could lead to a wide variety of career paths. 2. In-depth technical preparation in Service Systems Engineering

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Edmonson, University of Dayton; Donna Summers, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

team projects. Thisteam project experience is culminated in the interdisciplinary capstone course, SeniorProject, XXX-490, where teams of students complete a project with industry. How eachof these courses teach and apply teamwork, leadership training, and team projects aredescribed below.First Year CoursesTwo courses taken by students in their first year involve working in teams. SET-100,First Year Seminar, is required by all students in the first semester of their first year.Besides team dynamics, topics such as academic policies, academic planning, registrationprocedures, and counseling and career placement services are discussed. Professionalethics, critical thinking and communications, and are also discussed.Following an introduction to

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Verstraete, University of Akron

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Biomedical

: The objective of this course is to provide the biomedical engineering students with the skills necessary to perform proper physical and physiological measurements of devices and phenomena likely to be encountered in their engineering careers. A major concept used in this course is hands-on training which allows the student to physically participate in device construction, data collection and data analysis. Course Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the students will: • Understand equipment calibration, accuracy and error • Understand error analysis and how to report uncertainties • Understand numerical methodologies used to determine accuracy and uncertainty • Understand simple statistical analysis and least-squares

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Kane, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Clarisa Gonzalez-Lenahan, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

. (Another paper (Ref. 2) discusses theBS/MS and BS/PhD programs that were developed and enhanced at NJIT in order to attract theuniversity's own highly diverse population to part-time and full-time graduate study.) Thegraduate office and the university therefore made a concerted effort to have NJIT involved andactive in a number of regional and national programs to address diversity in its doctoralprograms. Since 1990 therefore, NJIT has become a member of or more active in the followingprograms:The Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement program.The National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, Inc.(GEM).The Minority Academic Career Program of New Jersey.Project 1000 consortium centered at Arizona

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; James Koehn, Chadron State College

Tagged Divisions

Construction

done so in the construction industry. In order to meet this anticipated demand for construction managers, Lamar Universityhas decided to introduce a B.S. in Construction Management Program into the curriculum. It’sgeneral mission will be to provide a quality program for preparing nationally competitiveundergraduate students for a successful career in construction. The paper will describe the administrative details of developing the program. The Deanof Engineering, a chemical engineer, originally recommended the course requirements developedby a theoretical structural engineer. This program was found unsuitable by the UniversityCurriculum Committee after consultation with individuals involved with construction. Afterconsiderable

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Solomon Eisenberg, Boston University; Jo-Ann Murray, Boston University; Urbain DeWinter, Boston University

Tagged Divisions

International

term benefits may not be manifest inmeasurable outcomes at all – how do we objectively measure the impact of a broader perspectiveor of a more informed global awareness on the professional development and career paths ofparticipating students?Bibliography1. Eisenberg, Solomon R., Murray, Jo-Ann, and DeWinter, Urbain, “Developing a Study Abroad Opportunity for Engineering Undergraduates.” Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Page 12.283.8 Engineering Education Annual Conference, session 3260, Nashville, TN, June 2003.2. Open Doors 2001 (http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/page/25081/), Institute of International Education.3

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Liaw, City College of the City University of New York; Ioana Voiculescu, City College of the City University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, 2005 and 2006 Page 12.216.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 An Integral Analytical-Numerical-Experimental Pedagogy for a System Dynamics and Control CourseAbstractAn integral analytical-numerical-experimental pedagogy was adopted to reform the teaching-learning method in a junior systems dynamics and control course in the Mechanical Engineeringprogram at The City College of New York. The main objective of the course reform is to helpstudents acquire knowledge and abilities necessary for the success in students’ futureprofessional careers (including graduate studies) and life-long learning

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

particularly well Page 12.1381.3understood. While many continue to believe it is simply a matter of curricular rigor, the researchevidence begins to provide a more comprehensive view of a fairly complex issue. In a landmarkcomprehensive study of student engagement, Astin5 suggests social communities, student-student interaction, and faculty-student interaction may have a stronger implication for studentsleaving than does academic rigor. In her studies, Sheila Tobias12 suggests that students oftenleave because of a mismatch in learning needs and instructional delivery. Seymour and Hewitt13,suggest career advising, limited communication, and faculty

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama; Richard Anderson, Somat Engineering, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

understand the principles of leadership.Engineers will need to exhibit high ethical standards and a strong sense of professionalism, andthey need to be lifelong learners. The NAE also recognizes that engineers will need somethingthat cannot be described in a single word or phase but involves dynamism, agility, resilience, andflexibility.As for the second NAE report which focuses on preparing the future engineer for entry into theprofession, the first recommendation states that “The baccalaureate degree should be recognizedas the “pre-engineering” degree or “bachelor of arts” in engineering degree, depending on thecourse content and reflecting the career aspirations of the student.”The common theme and mutual support communicated through ASCE Policy

Conference Session

Teaching Courses in Renewable Energy Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Haman, University of Detroit Mercy; Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy; Will Wittig, University of Detroit Mercy; David Chew, University of Detroit Mercy; Krysten Dzwigalski, University of Detroit Mercy; Chris Keimig; Meghann Mouyianis, University of Detroit Mercy; Tim Rourke, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

leaderstook charge of coordinating the assembly efforts of the other student volunteers, a responsibilitythat taxed their people- and materials-management skills. Installation of the solar assemblieswas conducted in the midst of an academic term, impressing upon the students the importance ofcreating a schedule and following it to enable successful completion of a project in a timelymanner. Part of an engineering education is to prepare students for their professional lives, andthe solar array project offered a hands-on approach for achieving that objective. Additionally,the student leaders found this project an opportunity to confirm their career choices to beengineers.Much of the leadership experience was gained through problems experienced

Conference Session

New Trends in Energy Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

studentsregarded the course as extremely useful for their career. In addition, 86% of the studentsregarded the course as stimulating their interests in the subject matter and almost 90% agreedthey learned a great deal from this class. Teaching this class is a rewarding experience for the instructor, providing students with thecourse materials and enhancing their knowledge and experience in the area of design of thermalsystems. Wedekind and Kobus12 mentioned the need for an integration of all the design steps intoa cohesive learning experience and stated that Fluid and Thermal System Design course is thecourse where the students obtain the entire taxonomy of the design process. According toMueller13, the new elective course, Design and Optimization of

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Chesney, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

! I decidedthat if I could not come up with a major professional accomplishment from that year, thenperhaps it was time for a change. By the end of the subsequent year, I had left my job in industryfor a full-time teaching position.The lesson. It takes courage (and sometimes a little bloodshed) to acquire a new skill like story-telling. Also, sometimes it is life’s little events that have significant personal meaning and leadto significant life decisions (like career changes). Page 12.307.3Basics from Big Fish I “Story-telling is first for the benefit of the audience, and only a distant second, for

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Shaeiwitz, West Virginia University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

iscampus- or curriculum-based assessment. This paper does not address program educationalobjectives, which describe career and professional accomplishments of program alumni. Theformer usually requires different evaluation and assessment tools than the latter; although, someoverlap does exist. In addition, we will also refer to course objectives, which are not to beconfused with program educational objectives. Therefore, given this context and the imminent importance of using direct assessmentmethods, this paper provides a review of direct assessment measures. These methods include,but are not limited to, instructor end-of-course assessments, use of targeted assignments(assigned problems, exam questions, projects), capstone examinations

Conference Session

Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wangping Sun, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

class to engineering students are basicallysimilar from school to school, which can be summarized as follows 3,5,6-9: • Providing students with skills necessary to begin a career in engineering discipline; • Ensuring that students have sufficient programming background for solving problems in engineering; • Introducing engineering applications in different disciplines by using structured programming; • Using tools for engineering analysis, calculation, and graphical display; • Understanding programming fundamentals, including the essence of object-oriented programming; • Opening the door for further study and specialization in computer science.The abilities that the

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Langdon Winner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

practice from widely disparate fields2.Many first year engineering students are undecided about which field of engineering appeals tothem and are unsure about what engineers do. Many have interests that go far beyondengineering and are eager to explore a wide range of options. PDI offers an attractivealternative. Students who choose PDI often have strong backgrounds in art, humanities anddesign along with strong preparation in math and science. PDI gives students of this kind aflexible engineering program that is responsive to societal needs and satisfies a broad range ofintellectual, practical and career interests3. Page

Conference Session

Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Laughlin, University of Maryland; Scott Magids, University of Maryland; David Barbe, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2007-1609: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND'S VENTUREACCELERATORScott Laughlin, University of Maryland Scott Laughlin is Director of the VentureAccelerator at the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (MTECH). Mr. Laughlin is a former Partner in IDG Ventures, a $600M family of private funds invested in early stage technology companies. Prior to his career in venture capital, Mr. Laughlin was a successful senior executive in Silicon Valley-based start-up companies, including a company sold to Microsoft. Mr. Laughlin received his B.A. from Princeton University (’90).Scott Magids, University of Maryland Scott Magids is Director of MTECH Ventures, one of the two main branches of the Maryland

Conference Session

Capstone Design & Project Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeffrey Webb, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; George Slack, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, thinking as part of a team, and thinking and communicating inseveral “languages” of design. Fry12 has also discussed the importance of “design thinking” inengineering education and underscores the value of multidisciplinary teams. Until designpractices are fully integrated into engineering curricula, capstone design programs will bear asubstantial burden to better prepare undergraduates for careers that inevitably emphasize the“practice” of design.At RIT, the infusion of multidisciplinary design into the curriculum represents a strategicimperative for the KGCOE. Without strong top-down commitment, the likelihood of making anoticeable impact on the broader challenge outlined above seems remote. In addition to theMSD program discussed in this paper

Conference Session

New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vikki Hazelwood, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur Ritter, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

perform the job. One student identified the experience as having ‘enlightened’ as to thetype of career opportunity he desired to pursue.Attrition/ retentionBecause student participation was on a volunteer basis, we presume that student retentioncorrelates well to student interest level. 54 retained out of 74 is 73% retention, which isreasonably good, especially given that student participation in the project was completely on avolunteer basis.Furthermore, it is important to consider that the attrition of 20 students included 11 students whoexpressed a desire to complete the study but who could not for logistical reasons. We can assumethat the other 9 students dropped out due to lack of interest. Re-examining student retentionbased upon those who

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

sameer prabhu, The MathWorks; Zachariah Chambers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Liz Callanan, The MathWorks; Marc Herniter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

have electronic,hydraulic, and control elements. Some companies have focused on teaching modeling focused onmechatronics, typically by allying themselves with a university that offers formal curriculum inthis area.As can be seen, there is a variety of approaches practiced in the industry to train engineers inModel-Based Design. While some large companies can allocate the time and resources to offerformal training, a vast majority of engineers do not have access to such resources. Therefore, itwould be beneficial to industry if academia focused on training engineering students on Model-Based Design so that graduating engineers can minimize the ramp-up time when they begin theirprofessional careers

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

research interests center around interdisciplinary collaboration in engineering and engineering education, including studies of the collaborative relationships between engineers and education researchers. She was recently awarded a CAREER grant from NSF to study interdisciplinarity in engineering graduate programs nationwide.Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech Jenny Lo, assistant professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, is interested in understanding and improving engineering curriculum related to introductory engineering courses, engineering design, engineering ethics, and undergraduate research

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Amin Karim, DeVry University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, teaching effectiveness, technical currency, scholarly activity, professional society participation, communication skills, extracurricular support for student activities, and similar attributes appropriate to the program objectives. Individual faculty members must have educational backgrounds, industrial experience, professional practice, communication skills, and technologically current knowledge that support the field of instruction and program objectives. Collectively, the faculty must be capable of providing students an appropriate breadth of perspective and effective instruction in the use of modern technical and non-technical methodologies in careers appropriate to the program objectives

Conference Session

The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

article. As you read this article, you should review it with respect to the above student learning objective. Here are some questions about the reading that might help you with this article. a. What is the historical and social impact of Martha Stewart and how does it interact with the dimensions of race, class and gender? b. The author discusses the roles of work and family to be competing areas for women. How does the history of paid work versus unpaid work (housework) compare for women of different ethnic, cultural and class groups? c. The author compares the career of Martha Stewart and the career of Oprah Winfrey and

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Grondin, Arizona State University; Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

column of electrical systems courses, is a column whichconsists mainly of courses in mathematics and science. The remaining portions of thecurriculum are electives and general education credits.Power Expertise QuadrantOur first estimation is that we can accomplish many of the goals in the power expertisequadrant with a one-credit embedded module. Remember that we are not trying toproduce an electrical engineer who will pursue a career in utility scale power distribution.Rather, we are focusing on someone who can provide power to the various parts of asmaller system such as a vehicle. The person will need to know how to select an Page

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Pagano, Western Michigan University; Amanda Rossman, Western Michigan University; Kendall Vasilnek, Western Michigan University; Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Edward Brabandt, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

interested in pursuing a career in structural engineering.Kendall Vasilnek, Western Michigan University Kendall Vasilnek is a second-year student in Civil and Construction Engineering at Western Michigan University. She is a teaching assistant for first-year, at-risk students, and hopes to go into environmental engineering upon graduation.Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University Betsy M. Aller received her PhD from Michigan Technological University and is assistant professor of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at Western Michigan University. She teaches her department's capstone design courses and the college-wide service learning engineering design sequence, and

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Alfred Gates, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

will be used to evaluate the quality of the senior project.Proof of 400 Hours Professional Experience (Communication, Business, Ethics, Flexibility…)Professional experience is an extremely valuable asset for students when they seek permanentemployment. In fact, some employers require it for hiring. The requirement of 400 hours in aprofessional setting will ultimately deliver a more marketable graduate from the CCSU’sMechanical Engineering Program. It is intended that this requirement can be met throughcooperative work assignments in industry coordinated through CCSU’s Career Services andCooperative Education Office, or through one or more summer positions arranged directly withlocal industries. The program advisor and the cooperative education

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane Brown, Washington State University; Karyn Hildreth, Washington State University

option ofliving there, math, science and engineering students have first priority. This LLC caters to thesestudents by offering events such as career fairs, Society of Women Engineers meetings, andweekly Faculty Nights, where faculty members or graduate student in the CEA visit the dorm totalk to the students about their work, give them an opportunity to get to know the faculty, andbegin to establish connections within the math, science and engineering community.RESEARCH PARTICIPANT SELECTIONThe study took place during the fall semester of 2006 and began in the seventh week of thesemester. The study looked specifically at freshmen engineering students in their first semester atWashington State University. Students were recruited from Engineering

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Lingard, California State University-Northridge

• Societal Issues in Computing • Demonstrate the knowledge and • Plus Electives capabilities necessary for pursuing a professional career or graduate studies • Demonstrate the recognition of the need for, and ability for, continuing professional development. Table 1 Program Areas

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramzi Bualuan, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

highschool students who have just completed their junior year. Students come from all aroundthe country, and in some cases from abroad. IEP’s purpose is to provide participants withan overview of all fields in engineering, while giving the students a taste of college life, alook at career opportunities, and a chance to meet professional engineers as well asengineering faculty. Students work on several projects, attend lectures, write reports,code programs, give presentations, do problem solving and design, go on field trips, andinteract with a very diverse group of peers.In this paper we describe the IEP program, and provide an overview of its selectionprocess and its structure and content. We examine how effective the program has been,and describe