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Laboratory Experiences for Env. Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Mines; Andre J. Butler; Laura Lackey; Philip McCreanor

and improving community.Bibliographic Information1. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater 18th edition (1992) Greenberg, A.E., L.S.Clesceri, and A.D. Eaton, eds., American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.2. Engineering Accreditation Commission, Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs: Effective forEvaluations During the 2000-2001 Accreditation Cycle. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202, March 18, 2000.3. McCreanor, Philip T., 2001. Quantitatively assessing an outcome on designing and conducting experiments andanalyzing data for ABET 2000. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 10-13, 2001 Reno, NV.4. Water Chemistry

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Teaching Materials Sci&Eng to Non-Majors

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2002 Annual Conference

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Caroline Baillie; Adam Mannis

to any engineering field:mechanical, chemical, civil, electrical, etc. As such, in some institutions it is notpossible to take a degree course in materials, but only as a specialisation ofengineering. However, it is a unique field of study with an increasing wealth oftechniques and knowledge leading to an understanding of the structure/propertyrelationships of materials and their use in different applications. Because of its specialnature, Materials Science/Technology/Engineering (as it is all three) has one majoradvantage and one major disadvantage.The first is that the ways of thinking that students are introduced to is generally widerthan an average science or engineering degree, precisely because it does draw onthinking and lecturers

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Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Stephen Kampe

Session 1625 A Method to Incorporate Green Engineering in Materials Selection & Design S.L. Kampe Materials Science and Engineering Department Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0237IntroductionThe selection of a material-of-construction for any engineering component or system willhave environmental implications. In some instances, the design objective and environmentalstewardship are directly related and mutually compatible; a design that serves to minimizecosts

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Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2002 Annual Conference

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Shawna Fletcher; Dana Newell; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Session 1392 The Women in Applied Science and Engineering Program: How Diversified Programming Increases Participation Dana C. Newell, Shawna L. Fletcher, Mary R. Anderson-Rowland Arizona State UniversityAbstractOver the past seven years, the Women in Applied Sciences and Engineering (WISE) Program inthe College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) at Arizona State University (ASU) hasdeveloped successful retention programs increasing one-year retention rates by more than 8%since 1993. However, in the fall of 2000, only

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multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

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Ann Wright; Andrew Wright

. Contests supplyan acid test to determine exactly which design is best.Developing a design contest and providing supplies is an expensive proposition,especially for a small class. The most famous mechanical design course is MIT's 2.007design course (http://pergatory.mit.edu/2.007/). Developing such a class is not practical atthe majority of engineering programs. An alternative approach is to undertake anationally sponsored design contest. There are many such contests, especially sponsoredby ASME and AIAA.FIRST, which stands for “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology,”is a nationally prominent program whose goal is to raise awareness of engineering insociety. FIRST was founded in 1989 by Dean Kamen for the purpose of pairing pre

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Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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Stephen Petersen; Richard Hughey; David Meek; Alexandra Carey

Computer in the Advanced Technology Group. Page 7.228.11 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering Education

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Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Susan Hudson

, R.A. and Huddleston, D.H., “Changing the Engineering Undergraduate Experience by Appropriate Use of Computer Technology,” Frontiers in Education Conference, Tempe, AZ, November 4-7, 1998. 2 Green, R.A., personal communication, Mississippi State University College of Engineering, December 2001. 3 Hodge, B.K. and Taylor, R.P., “Factors for Change in Mechanical Engineering Education,” ASEE Southeastern Section Meeting, Gatlinburg, TN, April 14-16, 1996. 4 Mississippi State University ME Department faculty, personal communication, 2000 and 2001. 5 Chamra, L., personal communication, Mississippi State University ME Department, 1999. 6 Moran, M.J. and Shapiro, H.N., 2000

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Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

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2002 Annual Conference

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Elaine Borrelli

Americanheritages and asked these academic institutions to undertake a reform in the content and qualityof education offered for science, engineering, and technology students. Although the program isspecifically intended to increase the number of students from traditionally underrepresentedgroups to pursue engineering and the science degree programs, significant knowledge building isoccurring to help aid engineering educators understand the importance of the learningenvironment and the need to facilitate interaction between students and with faculty insubstantive ways. The MIE Initiative is spearheading institutional change that meets the needsfor students to form close connections with their peers, the faculty and the campus. Central tothese programs is a

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Trends in Engineering Economy Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gunter Sharp; Jack Lohmann

student performance and feedback have led to significant changes. Beginning inthe fall of 2002, the course will become completely electronic and will be pedagogicallyrepackaged into integrated video stream lecture vignettes and related text material contained on aCD-ROM while the day-to-day course administration and student-to-faculty communicationswill continue to be conducted via the internet. Student evaluations and performance arepresented, as well as some lessons learned.Index Terms – Electronic technologies, engineering economy, Internet, remote learning, videostreamingIntroductionElectronic technology, such as video tapes, satellite transmissions, and the internet, has beenused to address the needs of off-campus students where either their

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New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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Thomas Boronkay; Janak Dave

Session 3460 INTERNATIONAL SENIOR CAPSTONE DESIGN INITIATIVE Thomas G. Boronkay, Janak Dave, Muthar Al-Ubaidi University of CincinnatiIntroductionEvery student in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department must complete a SeniorCapstone Design Project course sequence as a requirement for the partial fulfillment of theBachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology degree. Mechanical EngineeringTechnology students at the University of Cincinnati must design, build and test their product forthe satisfactory completion of the

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Engineering Economy Education Research

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2002 Annual Conference

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William Sullivan; Harpreet Singh; Kimberly Sward; Janis Terpenny

Session 2139 Utilizing the Internet to Improve Student Learning in a First Course in Engineering Economy with Real-World Unsolved Problems in Collaboration with Industry Janis P. Terpenny1, William G. Sullivan2, Harpreet Singh3, Kimberly Sward1 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA1/ Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA2/ Alstom Power, Windsor, CT3AbstractThis paper reports on results of an experiment to investigate whether technology and the Internetfacilitate student learning of Engineering Economy through

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Introduction to Engineering Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

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Lorcan Folan; David Doucette; Gunter Georgi

· Design for Manufacturing· Chemical Technology & History· Signal Processing· Ethics in Engineering· Quality Management· Intellectual PropertyLaboratory work covers many disciplines. The undergraduate teaching assistants help freshmenget familiar with new technical tools and concepts. The primary weekly laboratory activitiescover:· Word/Excel/PowerPoint· AutoCAD/MS Project· Hardware Tests· Hardware Analysis/ Reverse Engineering· Boom Construction Competition· LabView 1· LabView 2 / Sensors and Robot Programming· Thermal Insulation Competition Page 7.745.2· Microphone Proceedings of the American Society for

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Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Vis Madhavan; Janet Twomey; Don Malzahn; Lawrence Whitman

the process and then considerautomation1 . Due to this, Davenport and Short stress the need for a new kind of industrialengineer2,3. Industry needs those who can integrate business processes with informationtechnology. The authors claim that industrial engineers traditionally have understood bothinformation technology and business processes, but considered them as two separate and distincttools. Industrial engineers, due to their understanding of the process itself as well as keyinformation technology enablers, are uniquely qualified to integrate the two tools into acompetitive advantage. Hammer and Champy define a business process as “a set of activitiesthat, taken together, produce a result of value to a customer”4. All of these authors

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ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jefferson Lindsey; Frances Harackiewicz; Lizette Chevalier

SESSION NUMBER 3632 Antennas for Everyone Frances J. Harackiewicz, Jefferson F. Lindsey III, Lizette R. Chevalier College of Engineering, Southern Illinois University CarbondaleAbstractFor several years the Electrical Engineering Technology program’s senior level co mmunicationscourse has run an antenna contest where students must design and build their own antenna forreception of a specified UHF television channel. With modifications, the same contest hasrecently been used for an engineering freshmen orientation program and for Master’s students inElectrical Engineering. The contest has become a great success with both the seniors andgraduate students who design their own

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Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Larry Dunn; Jessica Matson; Kenneth Hunter

Session 2257 Impact of a Fifty-Minute Experiential Team-Building Program On Design Team Performance Kenneth W. Hunter, Sr., Jessica O. Matson, Larry R. Dunn Tennessee Technological UniversityAbstractTeam-building programs that utilize experiential learning have been proven effective and theiruse is becoming widespread in industry. Programs can range in length from several hours toseveral days, and those that incorporate periodic follow-up activities have been shown moreeffective. However, most engineering courses are so packed with technical content that it isdifficult

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Engineering Economy Education Research

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2002 Annual Conference

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Donald Merino

. Page 7.1062.5 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education SessionBibliography1) Holman, Lucy (2000, Fall). “A Comparison of Computer–Assisted Instruction and Classroom BibliographicInstruction”, American Library Association, Chicago; Vol. 40, No. 1, pg. 53-60.2) Keown, Cherly (1999, August). “A Learning Curve”, American School and University; Overland Park, Vol. 71,No. 12, pg. 116 – 119.3) McLester, Susan (2001, April 26). “Technology and Learning; Taking A New Approach to Education”, The

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International Engineering Education II

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gregory Emery; David Mould; Carey Noland; Brian Manhire

presentation-graphics software, e.g.; PowerPoint TM, as well as word-processing and spreadsheet software.The GLC’s focus on developing academic and vocational skills (processes) through multidisciplinaryteam- and project-based study of international themes (content) is intended to enhance all traditionalcurriculaincluding those in the engineering disciplines. Nationally, engineering curricula are nowchanging considerably in response to recently mandated changes in accreditation requirements. In theUnited States, reputable undergraduate engineering education programs are accredited by the Accred-iting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET);5-6 and ABET’s current accreditation paradigm isEngineering Criteria 2000 (EC2000).7-8 EC2000’s third

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Edward Wheeler; Cliff Grigg; Zachariah Chambers; Richard Layton

engineer. From the students' viewpoint, these service coursesbecome a collection of unrelated topics with little relevance to their interests. Mechanicalengineering departments must work with electrical and computer engineering (ECE) departmentsto improve these courses and to help ensure that the needs of ME students are met. MEdepartments can take steps to ensure that students come to these classes motivated and engaged.They can help faculty from ECE choose relevant topics that interest ME students.In this paper, we describe steps being taken at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology to addressthese issues. This is an ongoing project and course design will likely undergo significantmodifications over the next 2-4 years. We report here the steps

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Women in Engineering: New Research

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard M. Single; William S. Carlsen; Christine M. Cunningham; Carol B. Muller; Peg Boyle Single

Session Number: 2002-888 A Three Year Analysis of the Benefits Accrued by Women Engineering and Science Students who Participated in a Large- Scale E-Mentoring Program Peg Boyle Single, Carol B. Muller, Christine M. Cunningham, Richard M. Single, William S. Carlsen MentorNet/MentorNet/Tufts University/ University of Vermont/Penn State UniversityAbstract MentorNet (www.MentorNet.net), the E-Mentoring Network for Women in Engineeringand Science, leverages technology and draws on the benefits of mentoring to address

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

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Yann-Hang Lee; Sethuraman Panchanathan; Gerald Gannod; Forouzan Golshani; David Pheanis; Ben Huey

Session 1532 A Consortium-based Model for the Development of a Concentration Track in Embedded Systems1 Gerald C. Gannod2, Forouzan Golshani, Ben Huey, Yann-Hang Lee, Sethuraman Panchanathan and David Pheanis Department of Computer Science & Engineering Arizona State University Box 875406 Tempe, AZ 85287-5406 {gannod, golshani, huey, yhlee, panch, pheanis}@asu.edu

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Nestor; David Rich

Service”, Proc. International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education, pp. 4-5, June 2001.3. Johns, D. and Martin, K., Analog Integrated Circuit Design, John-Wiley, 1997. Page 7.149.7 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationBiographical InformationJOHN A. NESTORjoined the ECE Department at Lafayette College as an Associate Professor in August, 2000. Prior tojoining Lafayette, he was an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Computer Engineering at IllinoisInstitute of Technology. His

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

researchers andto promote technical expertise for the long term.The Boeing Executive on Loan Program and the NASA Administrator’s Fellowship Program,have sponsored engineers and scientist on loan to the university which provide an avenue foruniversities to export /import industry know how, industrial practices and a different approachto both everyday operations and long term infrastructure development.The collaboration of Boeing with the School of Engineering and Technology providedsubstantial support towards program preparation for the fall of 2000 accreditation visit for thecivil, electrical and mechanical engineering programs. The NASA Administrator’s FellowshipProgram provided support for the development of the High Performance Computing Facility

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Design in the Engineering Core

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2002 Annual Conference

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Josue Njock-Libii

thecurriculum: embedding effective assessment. Proceedings - Frontiers in EducationConference, v3, 1999, 29th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference: 'Designingthe Future of Science and Engineering Education', Nov 10-Nov 13 1999, San Juan,Puerto Rico, p 13d1-7, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, USA.9. Hira, Ron, Undergraduate engineering education curriculum and educationalresearch, International Symposium on Technology and Society, 1996, Technical Page 7.709.10"Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright : 2002, American Society for Engineering Education"Expertise and Public Decisions, Proceedings of

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Rethinking Culture and Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Matthew Mehalik

Inventing for the Environment. Proceedings of the American Society of EngineeringEducation. Albuquerque, NM.17. See Mehalik & Gorman for more examples and clarifications regarding the tree states framework.18. Chiles 15.MATTHEW M. MEHALIKMatthew Mehalik is a postdoctoral teaching and research associate in the Division of Technology, Culture andCommunications at the University of Virginia. He holds a Ph.D. in systems engineering and an ethics and policy Page 7.1095.6 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society for

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Materials and Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sanjeev Khanna

enhancetheir overall design experience.This paper presents the philosophy and the course contents of the newly proposed course. Alsolinks between mechanics, materials science, manufacturing, and design, using modernmultimedia and instructional technology, in the context of teaching prospective engineers how toapproach the total design of a welded structure are presented. Page 7.76.1OBJECTIVESAdvancements in certain critical technology areas will require engineers who have an integratedknowledge of applied mechanics, materials science, manufacturing, design, and computertechnology. This paper seeks to build upon the linkage between the above-mentioned

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kathleen Kramer

. Page 7.791.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education SessionLaboratory DevelopmentDevelopment of the laboratory portion of a course in wireless communications is importantbecause of the wide variety of challenging topics, including cellular concepts, propagationissues, modulation, and coding, among others. Rapid advancements of technology in the fieldmake such laboratory developments challenging for the instructor. Challenges also included thelack of already developed laboratory exercises and the

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Corinne Darvennes; Sally Pardue

Session 1566 Dynamic and Resonating Use of WebCT S. Pardue, C. Darvennes Mechanical Engineering Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, Tennessee 38505AbstractUsing web-based instructional tools to augment the traditional lecture-based delivery of coursecontent enhances the learning experience for many students. The on-line components facilitatestudent education by guiding study activities outside the classroom lecture time. The extendeduse of a standard web-based educational environment, WebCT

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Innovations in Freshman Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Teodora Shuman; Greg Mason

://www.aee.org/[3] Terenzini, P.T., Cabrera, A.F., Colbeck, C.L., Parente, J.M., and Bjorklund, S.A., “Collaborative Learning vs.Lecture/Discussion: Students’ Reported Learning Gains.” ASEE Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 90, No. 1,January 2001.[4] Rutar, T. and Mason, G., “Short-Term Course Assessment, Improvement, and Verification Feedback Loop.”Proceedings of the 2001 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2001GREG MASONGreg Mason is Assistant Professor at Seattle University, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Eng ineering.He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Gonzaga University, an M.S. in Computer IntegratedManufacturing from Georgia Institute of Technology, and the Ph.D. in

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Issues in Physics and Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Harold Evensen

(1) all of thesebecame formal parts of the EP curriculum to be delivered in this course, and not just done at thediscretion of the instructor; (2) a discussion of ethical applications of optical technologies wasincorporated into the course.Projects have included designing a telephoto lens, a laser resonator, and a laser communicationlink between objects in near-earth and geosynchronous orbits. An emphasis of this course iswritten communication; several formal lab reports are required.The laboratory portion of this course allowed students to gain experience with opticaltechnologies such as ray tracing software, fiber optics, semiconductor lasers, holography, etc.Again, while this is common to many courses in optics, engineering accreditation

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sudhir Mehta

. 167-172. 9. NSF. (1996). “Shaping the Future: New Expectations for Undergraduate Education in Science Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology,” Report # NSF 96-139, http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/ehr/due/documents/review/96139/start.htm. [March 30, 2001]. Page 7.963.6"Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education" 10. NSF. (1993). “User Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation: Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology Education,” http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/EHR/RED