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Engineering Economy Education Research

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Amber Lehrman; Heather Nachtmann

. Goyal, A. K., J. M. Tien, and P. A. Voss. “Integrating Uncertainty Considerations in Learning Engineering Economy,” The Engineering Economist, 42(3), pp. 249-257. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education9. Haney, W. 1991. “We Must Take Care: Fitting Assessments to Functions,” In V. Perrone (Ed.), Expanding Student Assessment, Alexandria: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.10. Hartman, J. C., J. Lavelle, R. Martinazzi, H. Nachtmann, K. L. Needy, and P. Shull. 2001. “A Decision Tool for Developing a Course in Engineering Economy,” American Society for Engineering

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Nestor; David Rich

techniques for digitalintegrated circuit design and extending this coverage to include digital-analog and analog-digital conversion. Students design these elements in the course laboratory, producing acomplete chip that is submitted for fabrication at the end of the semester. The resultingexperience gives students a strong grounding in digital integrated circuit design, anunderstanding of some important analog concepts, and an appreciation for therelationship between digital design and analog design.1. IntroductionVery Large Scale Integration (VLSI) is the enabling technology for an ongoing revolutionin computers, communications, and electronics. The importance of this key technologymakes a VLSI Design course an essential ingredient in a competitive

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Issues for ET Administrators

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2002 Annual Conference

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Scott Segalewitz

Session 2547 A Paperless Engineering Technology First-Year Seminar Course Emphasizing Critical Thinking, Communication, and Teamwork Scott Segalewitz University of DaytonAbstractThe engineering technology first-year seminar provides students with an effectiveintroduction to engineering technology principles and practices. Facilitated by thedepartment chair, University of Dayton Engineering Technology students experience toolsnecessary for success in a technical curriculum. The course is essentially paperless, takingadvantage of

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New Information ET Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Lucy Morse; Jack Selter

1096 Using the Baldrige Process to Market An Information Systems Technology Curriculum Lucy C. Morse, John A. Selter University of Central FloridaThe increased use of distance education within higher education has provided the impetus foreducators to think differently about the audience they seek to influence. This is particularly truewithin the Information Technology (IT) field. Furthermore, renewed interest in outcomes-basededucation has moved educators to take greater stock in the use of industrial advisory boards forcurriculum development, evaluation and improvement

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann Kenimer; Jim Morgan

EducationOther members of the instructional staff in the freshman engineering course share this opinion ofclustering. The instructional staff includes an upper division undergraduate student who serves asa peer teacher. One peer teacher, who had previously worked with clustered sections, quitfollowing a semester with an unclustered section (on the possibility she may be assigned toanother unclustered section). Another faculty member echoed the same sentiment: I never want to teach an unclustered group of freshmen again!1. Evevett, L., P.K. Imbrie and J.R. Morgan, "Development of an Integrated First year Curriculum for Engineers", Journal of the American Society for Engineering Education, v. 89, no. 2, April 20002. Morgan, Jim, and Bolton

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski

Session 1526 Non-traditional Laboratory Experiments: Olive Oil Manufacturing and Testing Mariano J. Savelski, Robert P. Hesketh, Stephanie Farrell and C. Stewart Slater Chemical Engineering Department. Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028Abstract As part of an integral approach in using hands-on teaching and learning, the ChemicalEngineering Department at Rowan University is constantly developing unique experiments inwhich students learn fundamental principles through exploration of familiar objects, products,and processes. The manufacturing and analysis of olive oil utilize a series of chemical processes

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Web Based Laboratories and Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kamal Bichara; Raj Chowdhury

Educationsuccessfully integrated its technology curricula providing a seamless access from certificate toassociate to baccalaureate and master of technology degree throughout the Kent State’s eight-campus system. Challenged by the new competition created by technology as a tool, the Schoolof Technology has structured its curriculum through an innovative approach to teaching andlearning, competency based skill development, distance and distributive learning, and apractitioner based degree programs aimed at impacting the knowledge-based economy.Master of Technology Degree OverviewIn an effort to provide easier access to high quality, technology-based education, Kent StateUniversity’s School of Technology provides academic programs in a variety of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Maughmer

its design requiresthe interaction of many disciplines. An obvious example is the interdependence between theaerodynamics and the structure of a wing. The integrated problem approach demonstrates to thestudent the importance of the different fields during the design process. It also helps the studentto appreciate the relevance of certain subject he or she learns during the undergraduate coursework. The ideal student, who enrolls in this course beginning freshmen year, is exposed to thisintegrated problem view, often much earlier than through the conventional curriculum. Thisincreases the interest in other curriculum courses, especially after having seen the usefulness of aparticular subject in solving a specific problem. Additionally, over

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Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

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2002 Annual Conference

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Michael Geselowitz; Kim Breitfelder

The IEEE Virtual Museum: Using Web-based Education and a Humanistic Approach to Promote Engineering at the K-12 Level Michael Geselowitz, Kim Breitfelder IEEE History CenterAbstractThis paper examines ways that the humanities can be integrated into the science andtechnology curricula of an international audience of pre-college students. Historically,engineering curricula at the college level have ignored the humanities and liberal arts.This division has its roots in the elementary and secondary school levels where littleeffort is made to bring an understanding of one branch of learning into the context of theother. This results in an under appreciation of the engineering

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Teaching Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Cary Fisher; John Feland

redesigned ME 290, thecadets’ first design course. We increased the amount and rigor of design methods taught, as wellas added an additional design contest into this semester long course, raising the total designcontests to three. In addition, we also increased the role of peer-to-peer teaching in the course.The end result has been both increased coverage of course material, as well as improvements instudent performance and attitude. In this paper we reveal our secrets for increasing student loadwhile making them happy.CONTEXT ME290 is the sophomore level introduction to design course at the Air Force Academy inthe mechanical engineering curriculum. It introduces students to the design process, pumps themfull of enthusiasm for engineering

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Real-World Manufacturing Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Attila Yaprak; Ece Yaprak; Mulchand Rathod

, cohorts, and industrial partners). The instructor then integrates cohorts’and industrial partners’assessments into his/her own before assigning grades. In this context, the instructor provides the cohorts and industrial partners with an “Oral Presentation Evaluation Form” which includes the criteria and weights on which the candidates are graded. A candidate can find this form under “Forms” of the course homepage. The measure with which this skill is evaluated is the analysis and evaluation of survey instrument results and interviews with co-workers, as well as the grades received on the oral presentation. This is rewarded by a 1/3rd of the student’s grade

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Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Cliff Mirman; Radha Balamuralikrishna

school curriculum. High school courses indesign drafting, machining, woodworking, automation, and automobile technology have oftensparked student interest and enticed them to pursue careers in technology. However, from ourpersonal observations, there has been an increasing trend on the part of the Northern Il linoisregional high schools to cut down on technology programs citing cost of equipment, lack ofteachers, and laboratory space requirements as reasons. This translates into more work forcolleges seeking to promote engineering and technology among school students.Interaction with Area Middle and High SchoolsThe NIU engineering technology programs are offered in two areas of specialization, ElectricalEngineering Technology (EET) and

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Advancing Thermal Science Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawn Klawunder; Blace Albert; Ozer Arnas

integrative experience, and a newthree-course engineering sequence that progresses from predominantly science to mostly designcontent. The new three-course engineering sequences will be offered in the same sevendisciplines. This change to the academic program has driven the requirement for thedevelopment of a number of new courses. The new mechanical engineering sequence includes an introductory thermal science course.This course, which introduces cadets to the fundamentals of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics,and heat transfer will be taught to non-engineering majors. This atypical group of studentsforces the development team to construct a completely new course. The engineering designprocess is used as a facility to drive the development of this

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Radcliffe

different set of learning activities.Students on-site do not have lectures but are supported by access to lecture and other learningresources through a combination of paper-based and web-based delivery. As this is their finalyear, many of their courses are integrative and applied in nature, including an individual thesisproject worth one quarter of the grade for the year.A typical study program for the semester on-site includes thesis, professional development, oneapplied technical course and one other project or technical course. Each engineering disciplinehas a slightly different variant on this pattern. Being on-site has distinct advantages for thelearner, including being able to see how theory-based content from courses in earlier years fits

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sukhvarsh Jerath

century.Engineers in Non-engineering CareersMany engineering educators tout that “engineering is the liberal arts degree of the 21 stcentury” because it provides students with the strong technical and problem solving skills thatare needed in many fields2. Many of our graduates may go on to do things other than technicalwork, but that is all right, and in fact should even be encouraged, because we need lawyers,economists, doctors, financiers, and others with engineering background - Marshall Lih,Director of the National Science Foundation’s Division of Engineering Education and Centers 3.In the U.S. liberal studies in the form of courses in the humanities, social sciences and scienceshave been an integral part of engineering education. This is because

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Classroom Tips

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Hartman

required such that the students canappreciate its application.Schmahl et al. 5 recently published a study in which they examined end-of-chapter problems ofthree leading textbooks for undergraduate Engineering Economy. The results showed that unlessauthors “make an effort to increase emphasis on engineering applications through problemselection, students completing engineering economy courses will still lack the skills they need toapply economic principles to many engineering decisions.”To partially address this issue, we report on an idea that is commonplace in many business and/orfinance curriculums in higher education: using The Wall Street Journal to enhance teaching acourse. This is not to say that we advocate utilizing the Journal in the same

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Laboratory Experiences for Env. Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jean Roberts; David Pines

wasdesigned to support the Water Quality Engineering course. Students are taught various analyticalmethods used in assessing the quality of a water sample. Review of the environmentalengineering curriculum showed that the courses were not well integrated. In summer 2001,shared activities were developed to improve the integration of the courses.This paper describes how externally sponsored water research projects and the integration of theWater Chemistry Laboratory and Water Quality Engineering courses has strengthened theenvironmental program. Student surveys, sponsor feedback, and comments from independentreviewers have been used to continually improve the program.II. Environmental Research ProjectsWith funding from the National Science Foundation

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Dillard

department. Having no room in the curriculum for a formal laboratory, the centraltheme is to combine theory, simulation and hardware within the existing classroom/study timeallotments. Teams of 5 or 6 students construct experiments “at home” and submit their circuitsas homework for grading. PSPICE simulations are used to support both the lecture material andthe hardware experience. Additional reading materials and tutorials have been created for betterutilization of both in-class lecture and out-of-class study time. Lecture style has been modifiedto incorporate class time for introduction to hardware and digital simulation with PSPICEwithout sacrificing course content. This approach has proven to be an effective tool inintroducing students to

Conference Session

Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan Lucena; Gary Downey

by engineering foundations or theschools themselves. While efforts in the first movement focused on new administrativeprograms for recruitment and retention, efforts in the second focused on curriculum. In addition,while the coalitions were underway, they became subject to an emerging interest in instructionaltechnologies that was sweeping the academy more generally. [11] A rough idea of theseemphases can be gained from the publications of coalition members. A cursory review of 554publicationsi listed at the websites of the ECSEL, SUCCEED, Foundation, and GatewayCoalitions indicates that over half, or 284, reported innovations in design education.Ethnographic MappingIn both this article and the larger project, we are attempting to examine

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

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Marilyn Amey; James S. Fairweather; P. David Fisher

practice of engineering.· It stimulates the improvement of engineering education.· It encourages new and innovative approaches to engineering education and its assessment.· It identifies accredited programs to the public.For purposes of accreditation review, ABET defines an academic program in the context of threeintegrated components—objectives, outcomes and curriculum. The new Criteria for Accrediting Page 7.451.1Engineering Programs—a.k.a., EC2000—encourages institutions and programs to Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Chiang Shih

methodically introducemany fundamental skills, which are sometimes difficult to present in a conventional classroomsetting, into the curriculum. For example, we use frame-by-frame digital images to dissect themotions of various rigid bodies. Traditional vector and Calculus analysis can be exemplified byrelating numerical solutions to the analytical theory; statistical concepts can be applied to theestimation of the averaged landing position of a projectile fired from a launcher. Other practicesinclude: the determination of instantaneous velocity and acceleration vectors using numericaldifferentiation, numerically integrating the impulsive force data to understand the momentumexchange between two colliding bodies, etc. We believe that these seemingly

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Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

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2002 Annual Conference

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Siobhan Gibbons; Ronald Rockland; Joel Bloom; Howard Kimmel

forteachers have included training and curriculum development that integrates reform efforts 6, 8-9and state content standards. 5, 7,10-11 All programs include evaluation components which attestto their successes. However, very few of the programs report on impacts beyond theoperation of the workshop/training program. Several of the projects follow up the programswith assessment of the impact in the classrooms. 5, 6,9-10 There are also few studies that reporton the impact of the programs on pre-college student attitudes toward and knowledge aboutengineering. Robinson, et.al., 12 have reported that more knowledge of engineering wasassociated with more favorable attitudes towards engineering in in-service and pre-serviceteachers (average age of 35). In

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Technology Entrepreneurship Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Markham; Russell Thomas; Roger Debo; Angus Kingon

shown in Figure4. At this level it is similar to the new venture orientation of a typical business school curriculum(Figure 2), but with a far greater emphasis placed on the value creation associated with the i deaand opportunity development. We have benchmarked this program against other graduateentrepreneurship programs in the USA, and there are unique features, which have been describedpreviously13.Relevant Curriculum Issues raised by the Entrepreneurship LiteratureHaving presented an overview of curricula, it is worth examining the entrepreneurship literature,especially the entrepreneurship education and training literature, in order to gain further insightinto the problems of teaching entrepreneurship. There is a wealth of information, and

Conference Session

Managing and Funding Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Lawrence; Michael Warner; Douglas Bayley

knowledge frompast courses at the United States Air Force Academy to design, build, test, and deliver aproject that the instructor assigns to them, which benefits a real-world user. Along theway, the cadets also meet certain milestones, give briefings and demonstrations, andprepare technical reports. The course is geared so that technical and non -technical cadetscan team up to perform meaningful work in an engineering design format. In the midstof a unique and often challenging group dynamics environment, the cadets are challengedto find their own solution to an ill-defined problem, and then actually perform hands onfabrication and testing of their project. Examples of past projects and the performance ofcadets in building those projects will be

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New EET Course Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano

our programs.ConclusionIn the recent years, the telecommunications sector has experienced one of its fastest growingrates, probably much faster than in any earlier times, partially due to the integration of traditionaltelecommunication applications with higher computer power ava ilable to the general public. Thisrevolution in the telecommunications area demands that Engineering and EngineeringTechnology schools be prepared to form skilled and trained professionals in this particular area.As Engineering Technology educators, we need to integrate an increasing number of high-endand specific telecommunications courses in our Electrical Engineering Technology programs.With this idea in mind, an introductory course in Satellite Communications was

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Innovative Laboratory Instruction

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Munro

alarger project to integrate design concepts throughout the chemical engineering curriculum atSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T).IntroductionTraditional undergraduate laboratories in chemical engineering provide students an exposure toconcepts of engineering science learned in the classroom, but do not provide open-ended, designexperiences similar to what graduates might face as chemical engineers in industrial positions.The traditional experiments in a unit operations laboratory tend to be created around fixed piecesof equipment. The procedures, data collection and analysis, and presentation of results tend to benearly identical for every team of students assigned to conduct a particular experiment, resultingin students

Conference Session

Reaching Out to the Community

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Kirshen; John Durant; Chris Swan

integrated in an environmentalengineering curriculum, how service learning can be a valuable tool in educating tomorrow'sengineers, and how service learning can be beneficial to the communities and the academicinstitution(s) involved. The experiences of Tufts University are used as specific examples of how communityservice learning has enriched the traditional environmental engineering curriculum. Whetherapplied in courses, in student-driven or university-funded initiatives, or in independent projects,community service learning has benefited students, the instructors, and participatingcommunities. As a result, community service learning projects carry more meaning andencouraged greater learning because they involve a real problem

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Young

components from mask view 4. Function on 4.1 Designate team roles and assign and monitor specific tasks of team members. multidisciplinary teams 4.2 Function within an assigned role. 4.3 Resolve conflict within team. 5. Identify, formulate 5.1 Measure and document the effect of processes on device and component performance and solve engineering and physical characteristics. problems 5.2 Determine where uncertainties or problems occur in process flow and correct. Can perform analysis of process integration issues. 5.3 Identify relationships between unit processes and device characteristics. 6. Understanding of 6.1 Work

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Focus on Undergraduate Impact

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gul Okudan Kremer

seen that both the quality of instruction and the quality of the course have improved.Since the instructor is not changed from one semester to another, these improvements areexplained with the embedment of engineering management topics to the original engineeringdesign curriculum. Nevertheless, compiled unsolicited student comments show an increase inthe number of positive teamwork relevant comments and in the number of positive design projectrelevant comments. Page 7.469.7 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society

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Focus on Undergraduate Impact

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Vavreck

in projectmanagement courses include9 establishing good communication of learning objectives,implementing a series of assignments, and providing for effective feedback and assessment.Teaching meeting skills is also important, as exemplified by an effort to teach them as part of aconstruction engineering curriculum.1 0 The elements affecting productivity in meetings aresuggested to include setting objectives, planning, control and closure.Integrated CoursesTo avoid disconnects between separate courses, and better represent the real world experience,many efforts integrate project management within the design course. For instance, in one effort,in a very industry-focused way,1 1 students can be helped to understand the role of the