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Ben Humphrey

Session 3675 Excelling in Two Careers: A New Team Approach Ben Humphrey Parks College of Engineering and Aviation Saint Louis University INTRODUCTION Dual career family situations have traditionally been approached with the assumption thatboth spouses have individual careers and must integrate them into their family situations. Thispaper presents the viewpoint that one spouse can successfully administer two different careerssimultaneously, if the other spouse acts as organizer/augmenter to both careers (and

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Michael Khader

Session 2647 TS/4 FOLLOWING THE CAREER PATH OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY GRADUATES Michael Khader New Jersey Institute of TechnologyABSTRACT Technical innovations, coupled with the divestiture of AT&T and deregulation of thetelecommunication industry, as a whole, has significantly altered the exciting field oftelecommunication. With these changes, a multitude of career opportunities has becomeavailable to aspiring telecommunication professionals. Trained telecommunication professionalsare currently in short supply and the-long term career opportunities are very

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Lia F. Arthur; Irem Y. Tumer

Session 0555 Benefits of Team-Teaching for Doctoral Students Preparing for Academic Careers Irem Y. Tumer and Lia F. Arthur The University of Texas at AustinAbstractDoctoral candidates preparing for an academic career face new challenges in light of a changingacademic world. As a result, having the capacity and desire to become a good educator is animportant factor in deciding whether to pursue an academic career. However, most researchuniversities typically do not provide significant teaching experience for their doctoral students.In this paper, we present an

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Lib Crockett

Session 2653 STARTING OFF RIGHT: CAREER PLANNING & ACADEMIC ADVISING IN AN INTRODUCTORY ENGINEERING COURSE LIB CROCKETT, ACADEMIC ADVISOR GENERAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM CLEMSON UNIVERSITY CLEMSON, SCABSTRACTClemson University’s General Engineering Program introduced several new career planningelements into its first-semester introductory engineering course in order to help students make aninformed choice regarding their major and ultimately their career path. By using the StrongInterest Inventory and career- related databases

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Jeff Griffin; Peter J. Biegel; Ronald Goodnight

Session 1648 YOU, TOO, CAN FIND THAT JOB YOU WANT! Peter Biegel, Jeff Griffin, Ron Goodnight Purdue UniversityABSTRACTFinding the ‘right’ job in the ‘right’ location and the ‘right’ time by already employed technicalpersonnel can be an overwhelming task. If any student desires a job change or a career move,and is employed, he/she just does not have the time and is usually lacking the know-how to find‘that’ job. At Purdue University, Organizational Leadership and Supervision Department, aProfessional Development course is offered to help equip these students with the

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Krishna S. Athreya; Ann K. Dieterich; Lawrence Genalo

e-mail directly to some ofthe interns from users of their explorations who are complimentary of the work done. Several ofthe interns have responded to teachers, families, or individual students through e-mail. Follow-up is planned with middle schools and follow-up visits to the home schools of the interns wereconducted, including a trip to Louisiana where nine of the interns live. At these visits the internsdid presentations on their research work for their high school classmates. Audience questionsabout careers in science and engineering were also answered.3. Assessment Results The assessment of this project focused on three areas: the impact of the web sites onjunior high girls who access the interns’ projects, the impact of the

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Terri Estkowski; Mary Ann Bowman; Liwana Bringelson

] provide an extensive listof “Research Issues on Mentorship,” including, “What characteristics must individuals have to beeffective as mentors” (p. 484). Merriam [3] writes, “As yet, studies from educational settingsreveal no clear notion of how a mentor is different from an influential teacher and, if they can bedifferentiated, how pervasive mentoring is in this setting” (p. 169). Based on these suggestions for future study and the Bringelson and Bowman [4] mailedsurvey results, the following research questions were developed. For a woman engineeringfaculty member: 1. How prevalent is mentoring? 2. What are the defining characteristics of a good, effective mentor? 3. What functions does a mentor perform in a career

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Randall A. Yoshisato

Figure 1. Academia, Industry, Society Mental Modelreturn to society. In helping students learn about themselves, their world and their society,graduates are presumably better equipped to be more active and productive citizens who in turnwill raise a new generation which will be even more active and productive.Industry does its part by providing society with safer, more desirable products and services atlower cost. Industry also provides jobs and career opportunities for people to obtain botheconomic and psychic rewards. The increased value of better products and services andstimulating, good paying jobs results in more satisfied people and in turn, a more satisfiedsociety. It is through the preparation of better educated employees where the

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William Whitaker

Session 1148 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IN CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY William Whitaker Murray State University Murray, Kentucky AbstractCooperative education began in an engineering program at the University of Cincinnati in 1906where the program continues to exist and be used as a model for others. Cooperative educationand engineering technology has a common focus in preparing graduates for a successfulprofessional career. Examining the cooperative education

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Gary Benenson; El Hadji Diop; José Sánchez; Alphie Mullings; Nadine Simms

-solving and design? A simple " # $solution is emerging: recruit engineering students to become teachers. They have strongbackgrounds in math and science, awareness of their applications in analyzing and solvingtechnological problems, and typically a penchant for “hands-on” activity. The authors of thispaper have been part of a program to motivate engineering students to consider careers inteaching.% How feasible is this idea? Experiences from the City College program and others suggestthat under favorable circumstances, many engineering students might be attracted to teachingcareers. Unfortunately, all of this data is anecdotal. To our knowledge, no systematic

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John Stratton

wide variety of career paths, using salary, position, and satisfaction data and comments.Introduction: The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), in Rochester, NY, is an independent university of approximately 13,300 students. Within the College of Applied Science and Technology, the engineering technology (ET) programs are administered by three departments: Civil, Electrical/Computer/Telecommunications, and Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering Technology. The programs have a (headcount) enrollment of approximately 1,250 students, or almost 10% of the RIT enrollment. RIT’s ET baccalaureate programs were started in 1970 for transfer students only, and the first class graduated in 1973. The original programs used the Bachelor

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Charlie P. Edmonson; Joseph A. Untener

Session 2647 AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY GRADUATES CHARLIE P. EDMONSON, JOSEPH A. UNTENER The University of DaytonABSTRACTGraduates of Engineering Technology Programs continue to perform at high levels of employersatisfaction in very diverse positions. This paper describes a study performed by The Universityof Dayton Engineering Technology Department of graduates between the years of 1992 - 1996.This study addresses salary levels, satisfaction of graduates with the Engineering TechnologyProgram, academic preparation, and career mobility

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William J. Hutzel

% of this staggering total. In terms of the football field example, the annual energyused for heating, cooling, lighting, and appliances is equivalent to a coal pile over 100 mileshigh. Although the availability of coal and other fossil fuels is gradually decreasing, U.S. energyconsumption is steadily increasing.2 It is not surprising that new technologies for efficientlymanaging energy use, particularly energy used for indoor climate control, are becomingextremely important.The growing importance of energy conservation is reflected by several new career opportunitiesfor Technologists and Engineers. Maintenance engineering, which involves operating andmaintaining mechanical equipment for climate control of modern commercial buildings

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Dominique McMillan

students into civil engineering-relatedcareers. Funded by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Committee on EqualOpportunity Programs, the program has proved to be successful by serving to (1) expose studentsto science and engineering in a college-related environment (2) introduce it's student participantsto the study and career of civil engineering and (3) involve engineering faculty, students andprofessionals in a worthwhile community-based program.The program took place on two-consecutive Saturdays on the California State University , LosAngeles (Cal State L.A.) in late August for a total of 12 hours (6 hours each Saturday). Theprogram was free to all participants and in 1997 a stipend of $25.00 was given to students thatattended both

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John B. Troy

experience will be useful to colleagues at other institutions.Before I get into the details, however, I feel that I should provide some background aboutengineering undergraduates and the Biomedical Engineering Department at Northwestern, sincewhat is possible for us may be impractical elsewhere.Engineering students at Northwestern come from the top five percent of high school students inthe U.S., as measured by SAT scores and class rankings. They are highly motivated and havehigh expectations, anticipating that they will assume leadership roles in their careers and willingto work hard to accomplish this objective. For this reason, among others, we believe that itwould be inappropriate to straight-jacket our students with an overly rigid curriculum

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Craig Gunn

the end of each work period.Students are hopefully trained as leaders, but they also must be treated as followers and givendirections that will cause them to secure answers to questions that revolve around their experiencewithin industry. If students are left to aimlessly wander during their work experience, they willmost likely fail to see some of the important elements of working in their chosen professions duringtheir college or university careers. They also may find that the information for which they are askedto share when they return to their respective schools may have been lost or never even thoughtabout during their experience. It is important to lay sufficient groundwork for the students beforethey move into the industrial settings

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Peter D. Heimdahl

Session 1692 Summer Technology and Engineering Preview at Stout for Girls (STEPS for Girls): Introducing the World of Manufacturing Peter D. Heimdahl University of Wisconsin-StoutAbstract: The University of Wisconsin-Stout hosted a tuition-free summer engineering andtechnology camp for 163 girls entering 7th grade in four one-week sessions in July 1997. Thepurpose of the camp was to expose women to the opportunities for technical careers earlyenough to influence their choices of math, science, and technical courses in middle and highschool. The camp was partially supported by

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Woo Sik Kim; Song Yop Hahn; Byeong Gi Lee; Ki-Jun Lee

replace the existingsimple-layered structure to achieve an efficient engineering education and career interface. . IntroductionEngineering education in Korea has comparatively short history of about 50 years. It wasbegun at the time the Republic of Korea was established in 1948. Though late in start, it hasbeen developed in fast growth rate, thus reaching the number of students of 620,000 for theundergraduate level and 27,000 for the graduate level as of 1996. This steep growth ofengineering education has contributed significantly for the economic development of Koreaduring the past three decades.As the new millennium of information age is approaching, we now face strong challenges inengineering education

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Promotion and Tenure

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James R. Alexander, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Donald D. Harter, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Jerry W. Samples, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

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Professor. It requireseach responsible agent to get involved to assist in the success of the program. It is not anassurance of success, but it helps all parties begin the evaluative process early, to avoid disastersthat deny tenure to good people and tenure some who might otherwise be less qualified.Introduction:The long and tiring process of hiring or being hired as a new professor is the first step in a lifetime career. All parties are relieved that the process is over and that the organization can onceagain come to a steady-state. Unfortunately, it is all too often that those who did the hiring fail toprovide further guidance to the fledgling professor. It is left to the new professor to “prove” theirworth, to earn tenure. This approach leads to

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Shomir Sil; Sashi Sekhar; Chandra R. Sekhar

Session 1547 I. IntroductionA primary goal of higher education focuses on the development of marketable skills that willprovide graduates the most opportunity and flexibility in career choice and future advancementopportunities. With this in mind, a curriculum being developed by the Electrical EngineeringTechnology Department at Purdue University Calumet proposes to incorporate a Minor inManagement in its’ Bachelors degree program. This goal can be accomplished within theframework of the existing TAC/ABET approved curriculum.Formal and informal studies have revealed a need for additional skills in managerial science fortechnology graduates. The EET Department consulted with alumni, its’ Industrial

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Elaine Seat

Session 3592 Women Engineers: Preparing Them For The Workplace Elaine Seat University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee IntroductionThe engineering workplace is changing, and one of the changes is in the gender mix of technicalprofessionals. There are more women entering the engineering workforce, and with time, it isexpected that women will compose a greater percentage of the total of engineers. However,simply because there are more women graduate engineers doesn’t mean that they will remain inengineering for a career. A successful

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Sara McComb; Robert Kiesow; Eric Mulkay; Douglas Boyd; James D. Jones; William Oakes

faculty interested in starting a new chapter, it is recommended to startsmall, find a committed core of interested graduate students and a faculty advisor, and solicitinitial startup funds from your school or college.Introduction The objective of this paper is to document the successes and struggles of the first ASEEStudent Chapter during its first five years. The first student chapter of ASEE was formed atPurdue University in the spring of 1993 (Hamaker, et al., 1993) with a three fold mission: (1) tomentor graduate students interested in engineering education, especially those consideringacademic careers, (2) to educate undergraduate students about graduate school, and (3) toencourage underrepresented groups such as women and minorities

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Daina Briedis

rapidly developing technologies and competitive economy require the continuoustraining and education of engineers throughout their careers. Engineers need new skills andcompetencies that will help them understand and meet new work-related requirements1. As moreengineers are employed in smaller companies and the work force in down-sized, individuals musttake on a wider variety of duties. In addition, since the number of students studying engineeringis decreasing2,3, the aging work force must be kept up-to-date in order to maintain high levels ofproductivity throughout their careers. In the U.S., the responsibility for this maintenance oftechnical competence and career growth has largely been the individual’s1. ABET EngineeringCriteria 2000 (EC2000

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Mel I. Mendelson

Marymount University's (LMU's) College of Science & Engineering launched anew and unique graduate program leading to an M.S. degree in Engineering and ProductionEngineering (EAPM). This was a practice-oriented, part-time graduate program that combinesboth engineering and business. It was devoted to the management of technically competitiveproducts for the 21st Century. The program emphasized integrated product development, projectmanagement, manufacturing and total quality.Currently the goals of the EAPM program are: (1) to teach product design, manufacturing andteamwork, (2) to provide the integrated skills that will advance the careers of our students, (3) tooffer a dynamic, industry-relevant graduate program. Since our mission states that

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William E. Cole; Jerome Tapper

Page 3.229.1six responses were received from supervisors. Finally, a group of part time (evening) students (1)were asked to complete a similar survey. The part time students are adult students who hold fulltime jobs. Hence, they are familiar with the workplace and know why they are going to schooland what they hope the degree will do for their career. We wanted to learn how similar theirresponses were, compared to the alumni responses and if current evening students could providea proxy for our alumni in future surveys. A total of 133 responses were received from EETstudents, including 74 alumni and 47 current part time students. RESULTSTo characterize the

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Larry Hoffman; Kevin D. Taylor; Russell A. Aubrey

Session 1647 Mentoring for Success Larry Hoffman, Russell A. Aubrey, Kevin D. Taylor Purdue University, School of TechnologyAbstractIn any organization, the people are the most important resource. Current literature indicates thatfaculty members in organizations with mentoring programs are more likely to be successful intheir academic careers. Mentoring provides direction for both experienced and inexperiencedfaculty members as they progress as educators and scholars. A successful faculty mentoringprogram benefits the protégé, the mentor, the organization, and the students. The

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Charles W. P. Finn; William E. Cole

students Page 3.408.1were asked to complete a similar survey. The evening students are adult students who hold fulltime jobs. Hence, they are familiar with the workplace and know why they are going to schooland what they hope the degree will do for their career. We wanted to learn how similar theirresponses compared to the alumni responses and if current evening students could provide aproxy for our alumni in future surveys. A total of 155 responses were received from METstudents, including 74 current students, 67 alumni, and 14 employers. RESULTSTo characterize the respondents to the survey, their job

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Barbara E. Marino; Sandra Yost

program, obtainingfunding, securing laboratory facilities and equipment, teaching courses, and weeding through theseemingly countless requests to serve on university and research-related committees and activitiesare all demands placed on new faculty members. Unseen to most graduate and doctoral students,these tasks present an imposing reality to the beginning faculty member. Decisions at the beginning of a tenure-track appointment regarding the use of limited timecan have lasting effects on one’s professorial career. Successfully handling the demands of atenure track appointment and negotiating the “tenure gauntlet” requires an astute balancing act.Having a skilled mentor to assist in choosing appropriate activities and career strategies

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Nancy L. Denton; Christine L. Corum

, planning our future has been in place throughout our lives. For example; from birth, our parentstypically plan for us to be completely independent of their care within approximately twenty years. Beginningwith the essential activities of eating and sleeping, they gradually guide us toward that end. After a few yearsunder the direction of parents alone (or their designated representatives), the government becomes involved inthe process by requiring formal education up to age sixteen which also contributes to our eventualindependence. At some variable point in our maturation, we make the plan our own so that we determine suchthings as future career direction and preparation, make choices regarding employment, residence, spouse (ifany) and children

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Willie E. (Skip) Rochefort; Michelle Bothwell

, the emphasis is on exposure to engineering and science as a viable and interestingcareer path. Career counseling is provided by faculty mentors, and the undergraduate and graduatestudents who work with the students throughout the week as research project advisors and friends.The culmination of the weeks’ research projects is a poster presentation by the students at the “daVinci Days Festival of Science and Technology” held each July in Corvallis.The main goal for the science teachers during their one-week stay is the development of“engineering modules” -- plastics recycling; semiconductor processing; pulp and paper processing;high strength materials; etc., which they develop with their faculty mentor and bring back to theirrespective High