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20 0 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 YearFigure 1. Nuclear Engineering Undergraduate Enrollment at Texas A&M UniversityBibliography1. Gary S. Was and William R. Martin, Editors, “Manpower Supply and Demand in the Nuclear Industry,” NEDHO(Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization), 20002. Alan E. Waltar, Penny Beaumont, Beth Earl, K. Lee Peddicord, Shoumen Datta, “What the Public Wants toKnow (Getting Their Attention),” ANS Transactions, Vol. 81, p.216, Long Beach, CA., November 14-18, 1999ALAN E

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practice of architecture and architectural engineering. This professional focus is to educate not just qualified candidates for the degree, but graduates who, during their careers, will be licensed professionals and will assume positions of leadership within the profession and society.”1 Page 6.1129.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationIn the 1940’s, the accreditation of schools of engineering and of architecture was instituted.OSU's School was accredited for both

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originate from and cater to women's cultural styles.Bibliography1. Women, Minorities and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering. 1999, National ScienceFoundation: Arlington, VA.2. American Association of Engineering Societies. (1998). Engineering and Technology Degrees. Washington,DC: Author.3. Ragins, B. and J. Cotton (1999). Mentor functions and outcomes: A comparison of men and women in formaland informal mentoring relationships. Journal of Applied Psychology 84(4): 529-550.4. Muller, C. B. and P. B. Single (2000). MentorNet: The National electronic industrial mentoring program forwomen in engineering and science.5. Clark, S. and M. Corcoran, Perspectives on the professional socialization of women. Journal of HigherEducation, 1986

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Ram Mohan; Siamack Shirazi; Ovadia Shoham; Mei Zhuang; Marilyn Amey; Krishnamurthy Jayaraman; Keith Wisecarver; George Chase; Ed Evans; Charles Petty; Andre Bernard

Session 1526 NSF CRCD: Multiphase Transport Phenomena G. Chase, E. Evans The University of Akron C. Petty, M. Zhuang, K. Jayaraman, A. Benard, M. Amey Michigan State University R. Mohan, O. Shoham, S. Shirazi, K. Wisecarver The University of TulsaAbstractFaculty at three universities are collaborating in a unique approach to teaching multiphasetransport phenomena (MTP). This MTP curriculum development program draws on the researchexperiences

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important role in the software portfolio of theprocess control system. As our information systems become more network centric, and we lookat using Internet technologies to deliver process control capabilities, we must develop skills atusing tools that can help us provide better support and assistance for these systems. Remote-control computing can help us provide this support and be more productive with our processcontrol tasks.Bibliography1. Krause C. ( 1998). From a Distance: Remote Operation of Research Equipment. ORNL Review, v30n3-4.2. Conquergood, S. (1997), High Speed Remote Process Control, ISA Tech/Expo Technology Update Proceedings,1997, v1 n5 , p493-499.3. Fuhr, P. and Mowat, E. (1995), Remote Interrogation and Control of Sensors via the

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since 1990. The course consists of 3 hours of lecture and a 3 hour lab eachweek. Lecture topics include stress and strain, rock mass deformation and failure, in-situ andinduced stresses, underground design and slope stability. Students complete weekly homework,at least one field trip, 2 midterms and 1 final as part of the lecture portion of the course. In thelab portion of the course, students conduct standard rock mechanics tests, including the pointload, Brazilian tensile, uniaxial compression, triaxial compression, direct shear, P and S wave,and slake durability tests. Students complete 2 lab reports based on the testing and analyses ofthe results.The geomechanics course is taught to both undergraduate and graduate students. Students

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Session 2461 Professional Engineering Ethical Behavior: A Values-based Approach Victoria S. Wike Loyola University ChicagoI would like to argue here in favor of a values-based approach to engineering ethicsbecause of what such an approach can provide. By a values-based approach I meansimply a perspective on one’s professional (or personal) life that focuses on identifyingand enacting values. And by values, I mean those moral goods intrinsically valuable tohuman beings, such as fairness and freedom. A professional ethics that is directed tocommon moral commitments

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processcontrol tasks.While not much, if any, exposure to remote-control computing is being presented to studentstoday, we as educators need to look for ways to include it in our technology curriculum. Itshould be introduced in computer literacy courses, and used in more advanced processdevelopment classes. Students can then learn to look at it as just another tool to assist them inimplementing business process control systems.Bibliography1. Krause C. ( 1998). From a Distance: Remote Operation of Research Equipment. ORNL Review, v30n3-4.2. Conquergood, S. (1997), High Speed Remote Process Control, ISA Tech/Expo Technology Update Proceedings,1997, v1 n5 , p493-499.3. Fuhr, P. and Mowat, E. (1995), Remote Interrogation and Control of Sensors via the

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Jeffrey Nadel; Dan Walsh

Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationstunning testament to the importance of industry partnership in sustaining our laboratory-basedcurriculum.Recently, advances in computing technology have created the opportunity to bring massivecomputing resources to bear on engineering problems. Algorithms have been developed to bringcomputing into engineering synthesis, not simply data acquisition and analysis. Computingsystems hold the promise of renewing education itself, not simply by changing delivery modes, butby allowing us to more clearly understand and couple to human learning mechanisms. In the1990’s, computing brought us the information age – and computing revolutionized thecommunications industry. In the next decade computing

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including seniors, 2nd, 6th and 15thyear alumni, this area showed the fourth largest gap of the twenty-five outcomes areas surveyed.The Outcomes Assessment Committee in its deliberations did not feel it had adequateunderstanding of the root cause(s) to help programs make definitive changes. As one approachto better understand this difference, a task group from the committee choose to develop a one-page, topic specific survey of alumni to be used during 1999-2000 academic year only. The goalof the survey being to further define what preparation or abilities were of highest priority in thisarea and how these might be best accomplished. Structure and results from the survey developedare described in this paper.2. Survey DevelopmentThe Task Group

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taken (1).Anyone who has been involved in a manufacturing process is well aware that qualityissues will surface periodically. Although we can all accept the natural variationsinvolved in manufacturing, one has to question the responses to these variations. One hasto question the authenticity, sincerity and validity of quality initiatives with the followingclaims. Six former employees of the Firestone plant in Decatur, IL, which manufacturedmany of the 6.5 million tires recalled, claim that workers used questionable tactics tospeed production in the mid 1990’s (6). This author goes on to report that these workersallege that (6): • Decatur workers engaged in practices such as puncturing bubbles on tires to cover up flaws on products that

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rankings(especially U. S. News and World Report), or in some cases because of family/friend Page 6.244.4connections. Not surprisingly, these schools all compared very well on the basis of requiredcourse content. This result is expected because of the constraints imposed by the 4-year“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition,Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”bachelors degree format, the efforts by all accredited engineering schools to meet ABETcriteria, and no doubt by the fact that all major colleges and universities are responding to thedynamic needs of the

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Society for Engineering Education• Introduction to cooperative learning and peer evaluation.• Understanding of ethical issues in technology from multiple professional perspectives.• Examination of the assumptions, impact, and implications of technological decisions.• Exploration and research of ethical issues in application of technology. To provide the reader with a better understanding of the way the course has beendeveloped and integrated into the multidisciplinary student collective, course assignmentsamples are provided below. It is important to emphasize that students are divided into teamsthat work collaboratively to define, research, and communicate the position(s) of the stakeholdergroups each represents. The communication

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are all required to fill evaluation forms regarding thepresentation. The presentation evaluation form is shown in Appendix 1. Project grade will begiven based on combination of written project report grade and oral project presentation grade.Evaluation will be discussed with the student before the final grade given. Improvement methodson presentation are recommended to each student.VI. Conclusion and RecommendationThe Mechanical Engineering department at AAMU has utilized s SEAARK approach to developa new undergraduate Mechanical Engineering curriculum. This allows students to develop aDesign portfolio starting from the freshman year. Project training continues through theircapstone design course. The heat and mass transfer project was

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ifthe interest in engineering and related fields is to be increased among entering college freshmen.Through our collaboration with OUE, WI continues to enhance its efforts in training pre-collegeeducators in engineering and gender equity.References1. Webb, D.L., Metha, A., & Jordan, K.F. Foundations of American Education, 308-318. NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.(1996).2. Ibid.3. Blaisdell, S. (1996). WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) Investments. Request for Proposal to theNational Science Foundation.4. Sadker, M.P., & Sadker, D. M. Teachers, Schools, and Society, 438-474. NY: The McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc. (1997).5. Ibid.6. Brush, L. Cognitive and Affective Determinants of Course Preferences and Plans. In S. F. Chipman, L. R. Brush&

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Anna Phillips; Paul Palazolo; Scott Yost

Session____ What’s in it for me? Engineering Educators Respond to Criteria-Based Evaluation Methods A. Phillips, S. Yost, P. Palazolo University of Memphis/ University of Kentucky/ University of MemphisAbstractThis study describes the response of two undergraduate engineering professors at differentuniversities to a new criteria-based system of evaluation for their written lab reports. Bothprofessors have worked with the same writing consultant in designing the criteria for evaluationin each assignment, and after only one semester, both have noted both negative and

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is an ABET accredited, non-traditional, interdisciplinary, Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering with specialties in civil,electrical, environmental, and mechanical engineering, as well as graduate degrees (M. S., M. E.and Ph. D) and research in engineering systems. The Gourman Report ranks the CSMEngineering Division fifth among general engineering programs2. Primary goals of the programare to provide students with a solid foundation in engineering fundamentals, the skills to adapt torapidly changing and advanced technologies, and an aptitude for life-long learning. Uniquenessof the program is particularly evident with respect to its multidisciplinary span, heavyexperimental component, large credit-hour requirement, and use of advanced

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-systems laboratory at UCCS had previously been owned andoperated by the ECE department, but a new MAE program in the college also needed similarfacilities.We concluded that a revived control-systems laboratory was essential, and we formulated twogoals: 1. Hands-on: The new lab should promote control-systems education with experimentation, requiring identification and control of physical device(s). The laboratory course should be designed to complement and synchronize with the lecture course in order to best reinforce concepts learned in class with hands-on experience. 2. Economy: As much as possible, space, money and student time should be economized. A multidisciplinary facility, shared between ECE and MAE classes would allow

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these skills to be applied without the formal direction found in typicalengineering courses. Students are organized into design teams and are led by a student who actsas a project manager. Because of the variable nature of the proposed activities (i.e., field work,computer graphics, technical writing, oral presentations, etc.), the design teams identify therelative strengths of each team member. In addition to a final report, students prepare interimreports, attend business meetings, and give formal presentations. One or two faculty membersare assigned as the Senior Design Project Coordinator(s). However, all faculty members Page 6.10.3

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-Hill. Isachsen, O. (1996). Joining the Entrepreneurial Elite: Four Styles to Business Success. Palo Alto, CA: Davies-Black. Lambing, P., & Kuehl, C. (1997). Entrepreneurship. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Levinson, J. C. (1997). The Way of the Guerilla: Achieving Success and Balance as an Entrepreneur in the 21st Century. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Miner, J. B. (1997). The Four Routes to Entrepreneurial Success. San Francisco: Barrett-Koehler. Robinson, A., & Stern, S. (1997). Corporate Creativity. San Francisco: Barrett-Koehler. Shepherd, D., & Shanley, M. (1998). New Venture Strategy. Thousand Oaks

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Andrew Lau; Robert Pangborn

Session 2793 Engaging Engineering Students in Learning – A College-wide First Year Seminar Program Andrew S. Lau, Robert N. Pangborn College of Engineering, Penn State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the inception, design and implementation of a First-Year Seminar Programin the College of Engineering at Penn State. Emanating from coincidental activities of a college-based colloquy and working group on the engineering curriculum, and a re-evaluation of thegeneral education program by the University Faculty Senate, the new first-year seminars

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. Journal of Engineering Education, 83(4), 1-6.5. Gorman, M., Hertz, M., Louis, G., Magpili, L., Mauss, M., Mehalik, M., & Tuttle, J.B. (2000). Integrating ethics & engineering: A graduate option in systems engineering, ethics, and technology studies. Journal of Engineering Education, 89(4), 461-469.6. Bjorklund, S. A. & Colbeck, C. L. (2001). The view from the top: Leaders’ perspectives on a decade of change in engineering education. Journal of Engineering Education, 90(1), 13-19.7. Besterfield-Sacre, M., Shuman, L. J., Wolfe, H., Atman, C. J., McGourty, J., Miller, R., Olds, B. M. & Rogers, G. M. (2000). Defining the outcomes: A framework for EC-2000. IEEE Transactions on

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Carl White; Myra Curtis; Clifton Martin

Session 2270 The Evolution of a K – 12 Pre-College Program through Student Leadership Development Myra W. Curtis, Clifton S. Martin, Carl White Morgan State UniversityAbstractThis paper chronicles the evolution and development of the Morgan State University School ofEngineering Saturday Academy. The Saturday Academy is coordinated and operated by theEngineering Student Organization Council (ESOC). ESOC was founded under the guidance ofthe Morgan ECSEL (Engineering Coalition of Schools for Excellence in Education andLeadership sponsored by NSF). ESOC is

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andtangible” they can compare all materials against. Steel, (plain, medium carbon), finds a speciallocation on the board (all semester) with its major engineering properties noted—unit cell(s),density, melting point, strength range, modulus of elasticity, fracture toughness, and electricalconductivity. The students are required to commit these properties to memory early on.By lesson two, common engineering failures are re-introduced. Most of the students are awareof the Space Shuttle Challenger accident, the Tacoma Narrows bridge failure, and other majorfailures, but these are now examined from a materials atomic structure/properties viewpoint.Students are called upon to present to the class results of a small individual engineering failureresearch

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faculty. For example: The Institute (in particular the College of Engineering) had concentrated on hiring women at the assistant professor level in the early 1990’s and many of these women had v not yet had time to progress through the system. The tenure and promotion process did not recognize different career trajectories and different career rates of advancement. Both men and women perceived institutional v practices and processes as being unnecessarily political and arbitrary. The lack of attention to family-friendly policies, specifically in the areas of maternity leave and on-site day-care, had a significant impact on all faculty who aspired to balance family and

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general discussion. Getting students intensely involved in talking about an issue we feel was a worthwhile benefit to this class, even if we cannot yet judge long-term effects.Bibliography1. J. Newell, A. J. Marchese, R. P. Ramachandran, B. Sukumaran, and R. Harvey, “Multidisciplinary design and communication: A pedagogical vision,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 15, 1999.2. R. Harvey, F. S. Johnson, A. J. Marchese, J. Mariappan, R. P. Ramachandran, B. Sukamaran and J. Newell. "Teaching Quality: An Integrated TQM Approach to Technical Communication and Engineering Design." Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education: Mid Atlantic Conference, April 17, 1999.3. F. S. Johnson

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problem based learning.Bibliography1. Fruchter, R. “Architecture/Engineering/Construction Teamwork: A Collaborative Design and LearningSpace,” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, October 1999, Vol 13 No.4, pp 261-270.2. Greeno, J.G. (1998). The situativity of knowing, learning, and research. American Psychologist, 53, 5-26.3. Goldman, S. & Greeno, J. G. (1998) Thinking practices: images of thinking and learning in education.In, Goldman, S. and Greeno, J. G. (eds) Thinking practices in mathematics and science learning.Lawerence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ. 1-13.4. Wenger, E. (1998) Communties of practice: learning as a social system. Systems Thinker June 1998.Available online at http://www.co-i-l.com/coil/knowledge-garden/cop

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Session 2538 Mid-Level Cad Packages as Stepping Stones for Solid Modeling Education Major Steven J. Schweitzer, Colonel John S. Klegka United States Military Academy, West PointDisclaimer: The views presented in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily representthe views of the Department of the Defense or any of it’s components. Also, the products mentioned inthis article are not officially endorsed by the Department of Defense or any of its components.AbstractIntroductory courses to 3-D solid modeling have the difficult tasks of both introducing 3-D solidmodeling concepts and

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. Yet, while the positiveaspects of simulations and computer aided design (CAD) are recognized by educators, topicspecific educational software packages remain small in number. Among the software developedfor civil engineering education in recent years, the West Point Bridge Designer1 developed byDr. S. Resseler at the West Point is perhaps the most popular, most widely known engineeringdesign software for education purpose. Although the software was developed intending foroutreach to middle to high school students, it has attracted the attention of college students andfaculty as well. The software also helps set the benchmark as what an educational softwareshould be.The motivation in developing the Tension Connection Analyzer was that of

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Development. September, 2000.[2] R. M. Kanter, Men and Women of the Corporation. New York: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers,1977.[3] S. H. Disher, First Class: Women Join the Ranks at the Naval Academy. Annapolis, Maryland:Naval Institute Press, 1998.[4] Available at http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/nsf00327/start.htm[5] S. Widnall, “Digits of Pi: Barriers and Enablers for Women in Engineering”, The Bridge. Vol. 30,Fall/Winter 2000.[6] Available at http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/cat13wo.htmJENELLE ARMSTRONG PIEPMEIER received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering fromLeTourneau University in 1993, Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Doctor ofPhilosophy in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1995 and