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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Valarie Arms; Aly Valentine; J. Richard Weggel

the teams received “2” for their proposals suggesting thatmany teams/students had not developed independent learning/study skills. It would seem that lifelong learning skills are fundamentally important to the success of a student even while still inschool and failure to develop these skills early in his/her career leads to failure. The teamsreceiving “2” at the Proposal stage may be those receiving “1” or “NA” at the Final Report stage. Table 4 Advisor's Evaluation of Life-Long Learning (Numbers indicate percentage of teams receiving given ranking.) Ranking Proposal Oral Presentation Final Report n = 32 n = 21 n

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Laboratory Experiences for Env. Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jean Roberts; David Pines

the Same Better Figure 4. Students Impression of Their Project Compared to Other ProjectsThe final question asked the students to rank the overall water quality engineering laboratoryexperience. Given the four choices of excellent, good, fair, and poor, about one-third of thestudents thought it was an excellent experience and two-thirds of the students rated it as a goodexperience.The project sponsors and other practicing engineers who attended the project presentations wereasked to evaluate the water quality engineering laboratory experience. Specifically, they wereasked to comment on the following topics: · Effectiveness of the laboratory in preparing students for a career in engineering · Technical

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Outcome Assessment, Quality, and Accreditation

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2002 Annual Conference

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Omid Ansary; Walter Buchanan; Alireza Rahrooh

must have an assessment process with documented results. Evidence must begiven that the results are applied to the further development and improvement of the program.The assessment process must demonstrate that the outcomes important to the mission of theinstitution and the objectives of the program, including those listed above, are being measured.Evidence that may be used includes, but is not limited to the following: student portfolios,including design projects; nationally-normed subject content examinations; alumni surveys thatdocument professional accomplishments and career development activities; employer surveys; Page 7.328.2and

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Developing ABET Outcomes F--J

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2002 Annual Conference

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Thomas Litzinger

the assignmenthad been a confidence booster and another wrote that it had affirmed his interest in a career thatinvolved using thermodynamics. As part of an end of the semester course evaluation thestudents were asked whether the course project had improved their ability to locate informationand use it to learn on their own. Approximately 50% of the students agreed or strongly agreedwith this statement, and only 10% disagreed or strongly disagreed; the remaining 40% indicateda “neutral” response. Thus, the assignment appeared to be successful for many of the students.In the two semesters that this assignment has been used the classes wrote a total of 25 papers.Within their papers the students were required to identify the lead author of each

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Innovation in Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Eric Ford; Vincent Wilczynski; Gregg Dixon

” course which was previouslyrequired for all majors, both technical and non-technical. The primary course objective is toprovide a foundation in some elements of the design process on which the students will build intheir further studies and their engineering career. The course includes both lecture and laboratoryactivities culminating in a creative team design effort. In the first offering of the course, thisactivity also involved teams in building small radio controlled robots to execute a variety ofsimulated Coast Guard missions. The air engine project described in this paper helped thestudents prepare for the more open-ended robot project.Many schools have recognized that a significant challenge we are facing in engineering educationis that

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Techniques for Improving Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

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Catherine Brawner; Rodney Allen; Richard Felder

( 1.21) 377 5.35 (.99) 341 -.18 (.08) 2.14 (709.1) .033Attended 1 teachingseminar last year 5.19 (1.15) 108 5.61 (.93) 142 -.41 (.14) 3.04 (202.3) .003Attended ³10 teachingseminars in career 4.97 (1.21) 111 5.35 (1.04) 62 -.38 (.18) 2.09 (171) .038Table 5Importance of effective teaching and innovation in the faculty reward system 1999 1997 DifferenceResearch Institutions M (SD) n M (SD) n M (SE) t (df) pImportance of effectiveteaching in reward 3.63 (1.48) 403 3.84 (1.39) 373 -.21 (.10) 2.07 (774) .039systemImportance of innovativeteaching

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Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sylvie Doré

Services Organizations. ERIC Digest #ED4494369. Zemke, R. (1992). Second Thoughts about the MBTI. Training; v29, no. 4, 43-47.10. Pittenger, D. J. (1993). Measuring the MBTI. . .And Coming Up Short. Journal of Career Planning and Employment. Vol. 54, no. 1, 48-52.11. Gardner, W. L and Martinko, M. J. (1996) Using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to Study Managers: A Literature Review and Research Agenda Journal of Management, vol. 22, no. 1, 45-83. Page 7.1236.712. Briggs Myers, I. (1980) Introduction to type. Palo Alto: Consulting Psychologists Press.13. Kroeger, O. and Thuesen, J.M. (1992) Type Talk at Work. New York: Delacorte

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Design for Community

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

2002, American Society for Engineering Education”8. Students mature. In the service learning projects, students are the “experts” for thefirst time in their technical career. With industrial projects the students are seen asnovices who might offer help to the company. In the service learning projects, thestudents are seen as the experts who will make a difference. They are the ones with thetechnical background who can make the decisions.There are some drawbacks associated with service learning projects. The students do notget to work with and be mentored by a practicing engineer. The technical requirementsare generally not as in-depth as an industrial project. However, the merits of the servicelearning projects balance the drawback. Students

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Goff

students follows:The statements that the students responded to were:1. The thought of a career in engineering is exciting2. I am learning in this class3. This class has helped me understand engineering4. This class is relevant5. This class is usefulFor the first five statements the HO students consistently responded more favorably than the TRstudents. A pooled t-test was used, at a 5% level, to determine if a significant difference ofopinion existed between the HO and TR students. The significant differences were: · The HO were significantly more exited about engineering. (0.9%) · The HO perceived that they were learning more. (4.9%)In conclusion, the collaborative active learning opportunities met the goal of increasingmotivation and

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul King

career. A successful application of what skills anearly engineering student has can lead to increased retention and interest on the part of thestudents. Finding the right personnel to man such a course, and finding the right designchallenges, is necessary for a good experience. This paper will address the challenge of findinggood design problems for use in Biomedical Engineering projects in a freshman course.Methods: Several of the methods to generate these projects are enumerated below:1. Go beyond your teaching team: The engineering faculty at Vanderbilt University weresurveyed by the faculty in charge of the freshman introductory engineering course for designprojects. This course covers the use of Excel, MATLAB, VRML programming, and very

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Teaching Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Cary Fisher; John Feland

course:1) Better CAD/Solid Modeling SkillsThe baseline CAD software was Mechanical Desktop, a package that required much classroominstruction time and did not expose the students to the advanced world of solid modeling.Additionally, the CAD tools were used for documentation purposes after the design wascomplete, and not during the design process in lieu of iterative prototyping. This led to a studentperception of CAD not as a tool but as an academic chore.2) Improved teamwork skillsAlthough thrust into teams throughout their USAFA careers, our cadets received little to noteam-specific training before they enrolled in our design course. As a result, team meltdownsoccurred often, and "hero-based" design was rampant. This gave rise to an

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: A Potpourri

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Hopcroft

., Organizational Learning II, Addison-Wesley, 1996.[16] Langer, E., Mindfulness. Addison-Wesley, 1989.FRANCIS J. HOPCROFT: Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, Wentworth Institute of Technology,Boston, MA., specializing in the areas of hazardous waste management, water and wastewater treatment, and in-situbioremediation.BARBARA A. KARANIAN: Professor of Social Science and Management, Wentworth Institute of Technology,Boston, MA. Research and teaching areas focus on the applied psychology areas of motivation and career path,leadership, and transformation. Works creatively with changing organizations. Page 7.830.7 “Proceedings

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Real-world Applications in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Randall Timi; Dannie Hutchinson; William Strenth; James Otter

learning styles vs deliverymethods.With the construction industry demands on graduates of construction programs constantlyincreasing, it is important that students in the program receive "real-world" experiences early andoften in their academic career. The importance of integrating real-world professionalconstruction experience, team work/team building, construction company operations andinteractive communication guided the objectives for the second phase of this project.DESCRIPTIONIn order to implement this pilot study, the faculty changed the name of the capstone course toConstruction Senior Projects, and rewrote the description to reflect the proposed methodology.A pseudo-construction company called "PSU Construction" was developed along with

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Flores; Jose Fierro; Daniel Grajeda; Steve Stafford; Rosa Gomez

important in future endeavors. Being affiliated with ACEShas also helped him in the graduate school application process. His immediate goal after heachieves his Bachelor of Science degree in biology in May 2002 is to attend graduate school.ACES provides workshops that aid students in the difficult process of completing graduateschool applications. Professionals from graduate schools come to the Center to give theseworkshops and give students the best advice on how to get into the schools of their choice.ACES has played a very important part of his college career and he feels very strongly that everystudent should get the opportunity to experience the great facilities and resources that it offers.As an industrial engineering major, ACES has helped

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachel Shinn

her teaching career, she spent five years in the space industry, at Hughes Aircraft Co.(currently Boeing), working as a spacecraft systems engineer, with a specialty in spacecraft attitude dynamics.DR. RONALD MADLERDr. Ronald Madler is an associate professor and chair of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle AeronauticalUniversity in Prescott, AZ. He received his PhD in Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado,Boulder. Page 7.1099.8Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for

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Innovative Lab and Hands-on Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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Matthew Obenchain; Keith Bearden; Dan Diaz; Brian Self

education. The experimental setup and stress distributionfor the photoelastic testing are shown in Figure 5. Page 7.104.5 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 5. Experimental setup and representative fringe patterns for photoelastic testing.By applying several different experimental and analytical approaches to the same basic problem,cadets were able to gain a great deal of insight into their future careers as engineers. Instructorswere there to provide guidance, but the majority of

Conference Session

Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Archibald

that doesnot rely on industry-sponsored projects. The manifold benefits of industrial participationare obtained by 1) providing industrial advisors; 2) requiring students to conduct designreviews with engineers from industry, and 3) using industry representatives for projectevaluation. This paradigm is very successful in Grove City College’s mechanicalengineering capstone design program. Full control of projects remains in faculty hands,yet students work with engineers in a real-world setting. The results are successfuldesign projects. Grove City College believes that its mechanical engineering graduatesare better prepared for their careers due to this approach

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Student Teams and Active Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Adams

continue working with this team in the future45 Conflict I agree with what people say so we can continue46 Role/Inter I do need help from other people in the team47 Inter Members of the team depend on me to get their tasks done48 Purpose Team members felt ownership of the team purpose49 Perform My experiences in the team will contribute to my career success50 Inter Each of the team members is responsible for the performance of the team51 Commun The team is always open to discussing ideas52 Role I understand clearly what other members duties are in the team53 Commun I receive valuable feedback from the team54

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip Thompson

ranged from 3.1 to 4.3. This assessment will helpdetermine future choices for guest speakers.Active Learning ToolsThe approach in designing CEEGR 100 assumed that if a Freshman course was to be successful,active learning tools must grab the student’s imagination and demonstrate a fundamentalconcept. The course must also focus on technology by introducing the students to engineering-related software at the crucial, early-stage of their careers 2. A review of the literature indicatedthat a number of engineering programs across the country have begun to develop freshmanoriented classes similar to the one described here 3,4. For example, faculty at the New JerseyInstitute of Technology have developed a compilation of Civil Engineering laboratories

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Research

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Felder; David Ollis

2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationBoice1 also found that about 10% of new faculty members are what he terms “quick starters,”who climb the learning curve to full effectiveness and productivity in 1-2 years. At N.C. State,new faculty members participate in a week-long orientation workshop2 designed to provideguidance in all important aspects of faculty careers, thereby increasing the chances that thosecapable of being quick starters will in fact do so. The workshop takes place two weeks beforethe start of the fall semester and includes two days on effective teaching, two days on buildingand managing a research

Conference Session

Intra-college Graduate Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steve Watkins; Richard Hall; Martha J. Molander; Josh Corra; Bethany Konz; K. Chandrashekhara; Vicki Eller; Abdeldjelil Belarbi

contact. The reviews by John H. Belk of the Boeing Company, Angela O'Donnell ofRutgers University (Psychology), P. N. Balagura of Rutgers University (Civil Engineering),Bruce Brailsford of the Navy Center of Excellence for Composites Manufacturing Technology,and Chris Criswell of the Missouri Department of Transportation are gratefully acknowledged.Bibliography1. T. W. Hissey, “Education and Careers 2000: Enhanced Skills for Engineers,” Proceedings of the IEEE,88(8), 1367-1370, (2000).2. Engineering Accreditation Commission, “Engineering Criteria 2000,” 2000-2001 Criteria for AccreditingEngineering Programs, (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, New York, NY, 1999), pg. 32.3. Martha J. Molander, “Instrumentation

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Trends in Construction Engr. Educ. II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

to address problems in a complex real-world setting.Problem-based learning (PBL) techniques help students develop the above skills necessary inorder to succeed in their post college careers. Students in PBL courses are challenged to "learnto learn" so that they can achieve their highest potential in their chosen professions. Studentswork cooperatively in groups, seeking solutions to "real world" problems by asking andanswering their own and their peers' questions. In helping to teach each other, students achieve ahigh level of comprehension of the concepts of the course. Page 7.939.2 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for

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Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Myron (Ron) Britton

as well as speakingto students and staff. Dr. Henry Petroski has been nominated as the 2002 Knight DistinguishedSpeaker for the University of Manitoba and he will present his views on engineering and designto the profession and the community. By bringing these distinguished speakers to Manitoba, theprofile of the profession is raised.The common first year design course is now being taught by an E-i-R. This brings practicaldesign experience into the classroom for students at the beginning of their careers. A secondTechnical Communications professor has been appointed as a member of the Design Group withteaching responsibilities in the undergraduate program. The search for industry based projectsrequired for the capstone design courses in each

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhengtao T. Deng; Xiaoqing (Cathy) Qian; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo; Zhengtao Deng

the Mechanical Engineering program at AAMU is to providestudents with the necessary preparation in mechanical engineering to compete effectively forprofessional careers in this field and with the motivation for personal and professional growththrough lifelong learning.The educational outcomes of the ME program are: [1]. The student will demonstrate the necessary competencies in fundamental education in areas of mechanical engineering, such as thermal and mechanical Page 7.396.2 sciences and system design. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Rosanne Simeone; Dan Pearce; P. Paxton Marshall

Virginia where it will serve as both visiting faculty housing”, and atestbed for evaluating continued energy performance.THE EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGETeaching a "whole-system" approach to the design of an energy independenthouse, in a university setting, is complicated by the inherently interdisciplinarynature of the subject. The detrimental effects of academic specialization, notedabove, are compounded by the organization of student education on the same Page 7.1102.3model developed for the organization of intellectual inquiry. Most engineeringstudents will not spend their careers in specialized research like their professors,but will enter jobs that require

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Entrepreneurship Education for Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ofodike Ezekoye; John Doggett; J. Nolen; John Butler; Steven Nichols

times leads young engineers to believe, incorrectly, that the vision andrequirements specified by the engineering designer are shared by the market. This is generallynot true, and the ability for young engineers to recognize that design must be customer andmarket driven is important. This is one example of the need for a project of the type discussed. The vast majority of engineering graduates of the University of Texas are employed by acommercial venture for some part of their careers. This is typical of most engineering colleges(NSF SESTAT). While these graduating engineers have solid training in applying engineeringprinciples to analysis, product design, testing etc., they are often times not adequately preparedfor understanding the

Conference Session

Academic Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Blowers

studentabilities. Within the three universities that I have been affiliated with, each school had apredominantly higher percentage of honors students enter the engineering program than thegeneral student population. In the case of the University of Arizona, 18% of students are in thehonors program, but 48% of chemical engineers are. One should ask whether it is appropriate tocurve the scale when most of the students are of very high ability. This would punish studentsfor being bright enough to choose an engineering career. So, one should question how large theclass is and the raw student caliber entering into the class before using a curved scale. A larger problem with curved grading scales is that they undermine many of our othergoals as

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Morel

simulator adds a visualcomponent to problem solving using computers. The Army and the Nation must ensure that itsfuture leaders understand and are capable of taking advantage of IT; therefore, the United StatesMilitary Academy at West Point requires all students to take a course on IT and problem solvingwith computers. This course is an important first opportunity to expose undergraduate studentsto technology and concepts that will be a part of their daily lives and future careers. The LEGOMindStorms robots are used in the introductory computer science course to teach problemsolving skills and fundamental computer programming concepts, and to introduce the conceptsof autonomous vehicles, embedded computer systems, sensors, and computer

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ET Capstone Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Currin

. Effectively communicate information in these formats: written, oral, graphical, and mathematical.4. Apply appropriate software to solutions of problems in civil engineering technology applications.5. Have knowledge and understanding of professional careers in civil engineering technology and the importance of continued professional development and lifelong learning.A first look at these outcomes would falsely lead one to believe that they are easily measured.However, when put into practice this measurement t ask becomes difficult. While each can bemeasured, the quality of the results of that measurement is lacking

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Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Harwood; David Shaw

felt the project should be repeated in the future• a slight increase in interest in management as a major part of career plans• a high level of enjoyment of the projectSenior comments included concerns with scheduling and timing of meetings because of differingschedules for freshmen and seniors. There were also several comments expressing concernabout "ill-defined roles" for the seniors. One insightful comment is worth quoting in full."Perhaps more clearly defined roles would be better, although I'm sure that is part of theobjective of this project, making the leaders define them, or the group as a whole."The fall 2001 surveys of past freshman students showed (for items scored from 1=strongly agreeto 5= strongly disagree)• The