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Assessment & Quality Assurance in engr edu

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sean Clancey; Anton Pintar; Jason Keith

Session 1360 Improving the Chemical Engineering Curriculum through Assessment: Student, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, and Industry Input Sean Clancey, Jason M. Keith, and Anton J. Pintar Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931IntroductionIn response to requirements set forth by ABET2000 for the accreditation of engineering programs,the Deptartment of Chemical Engineering at MTU has been assessing its curriculum since 1995 (asdescribed in a prior conference proceedings 1) using a series of assessment tools developed over

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Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert B. Stone; Nancy Hubing

, student teams in the second semester projects coursecomplete a semester long project and produce a working prototype. This year the project issponsored by an Army advanced technology group that provides a prototyping budget andtechnical review services. In addition to weekly lectures, student teams work with one, orpossibly several, faculty advisors from appropriate departments who serve as technical expertsfor the project.The interdisciplinary design curriculum pushes design education to more accurately reflectcurrent engineering design practice in today’s technological workplace. Over the history ofengineering, the engineering education pendulum has swung between the extremes of avocational, apprentice-like education and a strict, theory-based

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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James Fragomeni

Session 2793 Integrating Material Science and Processing into the Undergraduate Engineering & Science Curriculum Using the Web James M. Fragomeni and Anwar Hossain The University of Detroit Mercy, Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering and Science, Detroit, Michigan 48237, USAAbstractThe proper understanding of engineering materials is very foundational and important withrespect to all the various branches of engineering and technology for a complete undergraduateengineering program. The purpose of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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William Goodwine; Steven Skaar; Robert Nelson; Mihir Sen; James Mason; Stephen Batill

Dame’s Teaching, Learning, and TechnologyRoundtable, for example, referring in large part to competitive pressures which attend newelectronic modes of communication, began its spring 2000 report with the words: “Change inhigher education in the future will be rapid and far-reaching, ...“2 The Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology, ABET, in response to emerging demands of the new economy, and Page 7.407.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering Educationin anticipation of the need for

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Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Michel Beaudin; Kathleen Pineau

Session 1620 Examples of How Symbolic, Hand-held Calculators have Changed the way we Teach Engineering Mathematics Michel Beaudin, Kathleen Pineau École de technologie supérieure†ABSTRACTSince the 1999 fall semester, the TI-92 Plus or the TI-89 (scientific calculators with symboliccomputation capabilities) has been compulsory for all full-time students entering our engineeringschool. The introduction of this hand-held technology has forced us to re-assess our goals andexplore new approaches in teaching mathematics.In this paper, we will present

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Combining Research and Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Duggan

requires anunderstanding of many factors including the physical and chemical properties of thebiosolid, risks posed to potential receptors and applicable regulatory requirements. Theseoptions continue to evolve due to new technologies and changes in regulatoryrequirements. Many “new” options for biosolid reuse and recycling have met regulatoryacceptance due to pressures from limited landfill space and advances in risk assessment.This paper is a presentation of how current research in biosolid characterization andbiosolid management are being integrated into selected courses in Wentworth’sundergraduate environmental engineering program.With participation from the Biosolids industry, lecture material, laboratory studies and aCapstone Design project

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Assessment and Its Implications in IE

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Storch; Catherine Scott; Cynthia Atman

othersresponsible for their implementation. In November 2000, we asked five students from theDepartment of Industrial Engineering for their interpretations of five performance-basedoutcomes for graduates of the program. We wanted to document in their own words—not ours—what the students thought the outcomes meant and how to assess them. Four of the outcomeswere selected from a list of eleven outcomes developed by the Accreditation Board ofEngineering and Technology (ABET) for all engineering disciplines. The fifth outcome wasdeveloped by the department and was specific to industrial engineering. Four students mettogether in a series of three focus group discussions. The fifth student was interviewed alone onthree separate occasions because of scheduling

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Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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Myron (Ron) Britton

University of Manitoba. Since thenadditional Chairs have been announced, with an ultimate target of 16 programs in universitiesacross Canada.Definition of Design EngineeringIn the Guide for Applicants issued by NSERC, Design Engineering is defined as; “. . . the enabler of innovation. It is the activity that creates the concepts and designs, and develops the new and improved products, processes and technologies that are needed in industry and in other sectors of the economy.”The Guide goes further to note that; “Design engineering is concerned with the design and development of new and improved products, processes and technologies that satisfy specified requirements in an effective and efficient manner.”Given

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nebojsa Jaksic

would prefer more labs.” Survey on PLC Experience at USC By now, you have finished your PLC set of laboratory exercises in EN 473. In addition, through lecture, homework assignments, examples, and tests your working knowledge of this technology increased. Please, help me identify if, and how much, this educational experience improved your self-efficacy in dealing with difficult engineering problems. On a scale from 1 to 5, (1 = not effective, 2 = somewhat effective, 3 = moderately effective, 4 = effective, 5 = very effective) please, grade the statements below: 1. The PLC lab set was effective in helping me develop skills to handle difficult engineering tasks. 1 2 3 4 5 2. The PLC

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Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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Betsy Aller; Andrew Kline

technologies ormethods to treat, reduce, or dispose of a mixed solvent stream from a pharmaceuticalmanufacturing site. Chemicals currently in the waste stream are a variety of hydrocarbons,including methanol, acetone, toluene, and tetrahydrofuran (THF). The average composition ofthe waste stream varies widely over a period of time depending on the production cycles of the Page 7.765.2company. Currently, the mixed solvent stream goes through several batch distillation operations Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for

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Interdisciplinary Approach to Env. Engrg

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2002 Annual Conference

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Maya Place; Markus Flury; Jennifer Shaltanis; Geoff Puzon; Brent M. Peyton; James Petersen; Candis Claiborn

goals, must be completed.3.1. Interdisciplinary CourseworkIn addition to the departmental requirements, each student must complete three specific courses: • Fundamentals of Multiphase Environmental Systems, a 3-credit course designed to provide the student with an understanding of the fundamental principles that underlie the physical, chemical, and biological processes that dictate chemical movement in the environment. • Social, Economic and Public Policy Aspects of Environmental Science and Technology, a 3-credit course in which scientists and engineers are exposed to the ways in which social, economical and political considerations interact with science to lead to socially and culturally

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Capstone Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Stephen Batill

earlier offerings of this project-based, team-oriented courseinvolved the type of corporate culture in which the design process took place, the nature of theproduct and an attempt to develop collaboration between students from engineering, marketingand design. The paper outlines the learning objectives for this course, its implementation andpresents a preliminary assessment of the impact of the changes.I. Introduction and Overview of the ExperimentThe capstone design class in the Mechanical Engineering program at Notre Dame has undergonea number of changes in the past few years that have altered the types of projects and theassociated technologies invoked by the students. The course is presented as a team-based,product-focused, design-build

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steven Schreiner

. Overall,students and professors feel that Manhattan aided their achieving the objectives of the course.We have truly enhanced traditional classroom interaction with the use of Manhattan.VII. AcknowledgementsThe authors wish to acknowledge the aid of Ms. Ann Giguere in compiling the student surveystatistics and the Davis Educational Foundation for supporting faculty workshops on the use ofManhattan.VIII. References[1] Sharma,M.P., Gary P. Fetter. “Designing, Developing, and Implementing an Online Engineering Thermodynamics Course Using Web Technology.” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM. June 24- 27, 2001.[2] Carr, Robin, Andrew Gregorowicz, Adam O’Donnell, Robert Quinn. “Enhancement of freshman

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Singli Garcia-Otero; Isaac Crumbly

cooperative program between FVSUand private and governmental sectors of the nation’s energy industry that focuses on therecruitment and placement of academically talented minorities and females into professionallevel careers in the energy industry. The CDEP program established 3+2 dual-degrees inmathematics/engineering and mathematics/health physics with the University of Nevada, LasVegas (1992) and mathematics/engineering with Georgia Institute of Technology (2000). CDEP Page 7.843.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society

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Freshman Curriculum Development

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jeffrey Connor; Jean Kampe

KAMPE is an assistant professor in the Division of Engineering Fundamentals at VirginiaPolytechnic Institute and State University. She received her Ph.D. in metallurgical engineering from MichiganTechnological University, M.Ch.E. in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware, and a B.S. degree inchemical engineering at Michigan Technological University. Page 7.563.4 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education

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Innovation in Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robin Adams; Jennifer Turns

Writing.Periodicals and Reports:The periodicals and reports were more difficult to separate into separate categories due to thewide variety of sources. The main sources for periodicals were Prism and the Harvard BusinessReview (Figure 8). As Figure 9 shows, the main sources for reports were the National ScienceFoundation (NSF), the National Research Council (NRC), the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET), and the American Society for Engineering Education(ASEE). The Other subcategory contained any other source that was listed as a report, such asinternal technical or committee reports.DiscussionIn this process we have looked at the number of citations authors make and the types of sourcesthat are cited in recent articles on engineering

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Manohar Nekkanti; Alan Fuchs

© 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”References:1) K.W.Lawson & D.R.Lloyd, Membrane Distillation Review. Journal of Membrane Science (1997), 124: 1-25.2) McCabe, W L Smith, JC and Harriott P, 5 th ed., Unit operations in Chemical Engineering (1993).3) J.D.Seader and E.J.Henley. Separation process principles, John Wiley (1998).2) Fawzi.A.Banat & Jana Simandl, Membrane Distillation for propanone removal from aqueous streams. Journal ofChemical Technology & Bio-Technology (2000), 75: 168-78.3) Liao-Ping Cheng, Effect of Temperature on the formation of Microporous PVDF membranes by precipitation from 1-Octanol/DMF/PVDF and water/DMF/PVDF systems. Macromolecules (1999), 32: 6668-74.4) F.A.Banat, M.Shannag, Recovery of dilute

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Project Based Education in CE

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2002 Annual Conference

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Thomas Descoteaux; Kevin Sutterer

design process at the analysis andsynthesis levels without sacrificing and perhaps even Evaluationenhancing traditional textbook knowledge. In fact,careful course facilitation can also enhance student Synthesislearning in the social domain (communication,teamwork and management). This paper describes three Analysissuccessive civil engineering design courses that have Applicationbeen connected to enhance student learning withoutsacrificing traditional textbook knowledge. ComprehensionRose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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New Programs and Success Stories

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2002 Annual Conference

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Zohar Herbsman; Cristina Cosma

traditional face-to-face instruction. Research indicated that teaching and learning at a distance can be aseffective as traditional instruction system when the method and technologies used areappropriated for the instructional tasks, when there is interaction among students, and when thereis feedback from teacher to students in a timely manner [4].The Case StudyThe ProgramThe Army Corps of Engineers approached the University of Florida about the possibility ofoffering a master’s degree in construction/engineering management. This organization has in itsJacksonville district around 150 engineers, architects, and related professionals that would like topursue their graduate degree. The Army Corps of Engineers agreed to that support the programwith the

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Inquiring MINDs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gerald Heydt; Keith Holbert; Khaled Nigim

College Project for Recruitment and Retention of Native Americans in Associate Degree Nursing,” Final Report, Salish Kootenai College, Pablo, MT, 1991.9. Jimmie Nell Oliver, “Students Participate in Summer Program,” Winds-of-Change, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 68-71, Autumn 1997.10. S. M. Humprey, “Summer Undergraduate Program in Engineering Research at Berkeley,” Proceedings Frontiers in Education 1997, 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change, Sponsored by IEEE Education Society, Pittsburgh, PA, Vol. 3, pp. 1137-1139, November 5-8, 1997.11. G. S. May, “An Evaluation of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program at the Georgia Institute of Technology,” Proceedings Frontiers in Education

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Mentoring Graduate Students for Success

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steven Beyerlein; Robert Drew; Matthew Walker; Karl Rink; Dan Gerbus; Dan Cordon; Edwin Odom

; Sleep Machine Ball Bearing YoYos.” http://www.dixiesyoyos.com/Rollerwoody.html Jan 2002.18 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “2.670 Mechanical Engineering Tools.” http://me.mit.edu/2.670 Jan 2002.19 Allen, N.B., Cunnington, J.M., Westra, L.J., Klein, M.K., Odom, E.M., Smelser, R.E. “Adopting the MIT Stirling Engine Project into the University of Idaho, a Land Grant Institute.” Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, submitted.20 Clark, K.B., Wheelwright, S.C., “Organizing and Leading ‘Heavyweight’ Development teams.” Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation. 3rd Ed. Eds. Burgelman, R.A., Maidique, M.A., Wheelwright, S.C. Boston: McGraw-Hill

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Perceived Quality of Graduate Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Shell; Ali Houshmand

learning j. Knowledge of contemporary issues k. Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice Page 7.1195.45 Industrial Engineering Program at the University of Cincinnati, College of Engineering6 ABET - Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology “Proceedings of the 2002 American society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”The correlation between IME program’s educational objectives and the program outcomes ispresented in Table 1. Each educational

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Capstone Experiences in OME Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Hang Choi

Innovation of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering Curriculum at Seoul National University Hang S. Choi Professor, Department of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering Seoul National UniversityAbstractIn this paper, it is described how the curriculum for naval architecture and ocean engineering(NAOE) of Seoul National University (SNU) will be changed in the era of modern ITtechnology. Since its foundation in 1946, the Department of NAOE at SNU has played theleading role in naval architectural education and research in Korea, which is currently rankedthe top position of the world in the area of production and order book of new ships

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Use of Labs to Introduce Students to Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nathaniel Allen; Mike Klein; Matthew Cunnington; Levi Westra; Ronald Smelser; Edwin Odom

candidate at the University of Idaho. He received his B.S.M.E. from the Universityof Idaho in 2000. His research interests include engineering teaching methods and focus on design-build-testprojects. He is a member of the Idaho Engineering Works and enjoys mentoring Capstone Senior Design.MICHAEL K. KLEINMichael Klein is a Masters degree candidate at the University of Idaho. He received his B.S.M.E. from theUniversity of Idaho in 2001. During his undergraduate work, he performed combustion research for the Center forClean Vehicle Technology at the University of Idaho. His research includes the establishment of a radioisotopelaboratory for the purpose of detecting microscopic leaks from small cavities.DR. EDWIN M. ODOMDr. Edwin Odom has taken an

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Risa Robinson; John Wellin

Session____ Introducing Data Acquisition and Experimental Techniques to Mechanical Engineering Students in the Freshmen Year Risa J. Robinson, John Wellin Rochester Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering Department1 IntroductionIn a recent survey of 420 engineers and engineering managers from 24 companies, the ability todesign and conduct experiments was rated as one of the highest desirable technical skills they lookfor in engineering graduates. 1 Specifically, the survey stated that employers want engineeringgraduates with a working knowledge of data acquisition, analysis

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Moiez Tapia

need for Divine Guidance, I make this pledge.” Adopted by NationalSociety of Professional Engineers, June 1954 CODE OF ETHICS1. Page 7.140.6Procedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering6Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright @2002, American Society for Engineering EducationBibliographic informationDr. Moiez A. Tapia was born in Surat, India. He received his Ph. D. from U. of Notre Dame. He taught at GeorgiaInstitute of Technology for 5 years and went to work for the NASA Langley Research Center as ASEE-FordFoundation Resident Fellow. He has been at the U. of Miami since August 1974. His current areas of

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Curriculum and Laboratory Development

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2002 Annual Conference

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Terry Walker; Chang Kim; Caye Drapcho

bioprocessing including fungal fermentations andsupercritical fluid extraction technologies. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 7.212.10 Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationCaye M. Drapcho received her BS and MS degrees The Pennsylvania State University. Shereceived her Ph. D. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Clemson University in 1993.She is currently an Associate Professor in the Biological and Agricultural EngineeringDepartment in the LSU AgCenter. Her areas of specialization are assessment of agricultural non

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Assessing Teaching and Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Dantzler; Kevin Whitaker; Jim Richardson

, technology in the classroom and assessment. Curriculum integrationat UA necessitated cohort scheduling because the content of the new integrated FC math, scienceand engineering courses, although equivalent to the traditional curriculum as a whole, weredifferent individually than their traditional counterparts. Thus, students were required to takeeither all of the FC courses or none of them. Active learning was usually implemented in the classrooms by means of team exercises.Students were assigned to the same four-person teams for all of the four courses (chemistry,mathematics, physics and engineering). Team homework assignments and projects were alsofrequently assigned. Although teamwork was not one of the primary four thrusts of the FC

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Freshman Success/Retention Strategies

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2002 Annual Conference

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Rachel Collins; Matthew Ohland

Page 7.338.13 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Table 9. Engineering topics included in programs Multidisciplinary History of Liberal Service Ref. # engineering Math Physics Chemistry Technology education learning 1 x x x x x 2 x x x x x x 3 x 4 x x x 5 x

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Graphics Applications in ME

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2002 Annual Conference

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Holly Ault

Commission, Criteria For Accrediting Engineering Programs, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. Baltimore, MD, 2001. http://www.abet.org2. Bertoline, G., Wiebe, E., Miller, C., and Nasman, L., Engineering Graphics Communication, Irwin, Chicago, 1995.3. Clark, A. and Scales, A., A Barometer for Engineering and Technical Graphics Education, Proceedings of the 1999 ASEE Annual Conference, Session 2438.4. Briller, V., Hanesian, D., and Perna, A., An Assessment Study on Replacing the Engineering Graphics Course with the Fundamentals of Engineering Design Course, Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference, Session 2553.5. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Undergraduate Catalog 2001-2002, Worcester, MA.6