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Innovative Curriculum in E/M ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Marvin Needler; Kenneth Rennels; Patricia Fox

Session 3150 Fostering Senior Design Projects that Change Lives Ken Rennels, Marvin Needler, Dr. Chuck Dietzen, M.D., Patricia Fox, Scott Blackwell, Michael Venne, Lisa Hickman-Lause, Paula Jenkins-Williams, Elaine Cooney, Robert Herman Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis/Timmy FoundationA few years ago, an engineering student recovering from leukemia found himself in aconversation with his doctor on how engineering and engineering technology students could usetheir talents to help children with special needs. That conversation started a relationship with theChief of

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Recruiting/Retention--Lower Division

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2002 Annual Conference

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James Wood

general educationcourses for engineering technology curricula to incorporate the best models from educational Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationresearch. The SC ATE problem-based learning (PBL) model4 is an interdisciplinary, problem-based series of courses that integrate mathematics, physics, communications, and engineeringtechnology instruction around industry-related problems. Curriculum materials developedinclude an interdisciplinary scope and sequence, workplace scenarios, integrated competencies,and collaborative learning activities. The SC ATE model includes a one-semester (mathematics

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Graphics

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2002 Annual Conference

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Eric Wiebe; Theodore Branoff; Nathan Hartman

them to learn on the job? This paper will summarizeresearch in engineering graphics education related to constraint-based modeling, present surveyresults of employers who utilize constraint-based modeling software, and make recommendationsrelated to changes in the engineering graphics education curriculum.IntroductionEngineering Design Graphics educators are at a critical point in time relative to curriculumdevelopment. Developments in computer technology over the last twenty years have drasticallychanged the way products are designed and manufactured. Although industry has kept up withthese changes, many university programs have been slow to update curricula for a variety ofreasons. These discrepancies between industry and education are

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Professionally Oriented Graduate Program

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2002 Annual Conference

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Donald Sebastian; Stephen Tricamo

Session 1455 The Importance to Economic Development of Improved University-Industry Engagement in Research and Professional Education Stephen J. Tricamo, Donald H. Sebastian New Jersey Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe key to the strength of the U.S. economy has been industry's ability to capitalize ontechnological innovation. At American research universities, an inherent objective of Ph.D.programs in engineering is innovation related to new or existing technologies. Despite such anobvious mutuality of interest, industry has typically

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Inter. collaboratory efforts in engr edu

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2002 Annual Conference

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Omar Zia

competitiveness, free market development, multinational companies, varying ethical norms, and varying consumer protection mechanisms.· Familiarity with measurement systems, varying standards and codes, environmental concernsParticipating institutionsSouthern Polytechnic State University, an American University located inMarietta, Georgia. The mission of the university is to provide the residents of thestate of Georgia with university-level education in technology, engineering, artsand sciences, architecture, management, and related fields. In Georgia, which isone of the fastest growing states, the realization that we are a part of “globaleconomy” is very strong. Therefore, the mission of Southern Polytechnic StateUniversity (SPSU) is unambiguous

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Douglas Sterrett; Richard Helgeson; Robert LeMaster

, Charlotte, NC, June 1999.9. Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (318-99), American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Michigan, 199910. Huag, E.J., Computer Aided Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems, Allyn and Bacon, 1989, pg197.11. Manual of Steel Construction, Load and Resistance Factor Design, 2nd Edition, American Institute of Steel Construction, 1993.12. Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA, 2000.13. RISA-2D, RISA Technologies, Lake Forrest, CA.ROBERT LEMASTERDr. LeMaster is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee at Martin and is a registered engineer inTennessee. He has over twenty years of research, development, and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mott

associate degree inmanufacturing engineering technology that are activity-based, competency-based, contextual,industry-verified and teamwork-based with assessment embedded at every stage. Reference 2provides a comprehensive description of the program, the pedagogy on which it is based, andeach of the 67 modules.An associate degree program has been designed that utilizes 67 modules aligned within ninesubject matter clusters, listed below. Manufacturing Processes and Materials Mathematics Design for Manufacturing Science Production and Inventory Control Humanities, Communications and Teamwork Quality Management Manufacturing Systems and Automation Enterprise

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Advancing Thermal Science Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Shawn Klawunder; Blace Albert; Ozer Arnas

United States Army; and a lifetime of selfless service to the nation.” 1 In order toaccomplish this mission, USMA cadets endure 47 months of demanding training, which includeseight academic semesters. Each cadet receives a Bachelor of Science degree, upon graduation,and is commissioned as an officer in the United States Army. Currently, each graduate, regardless of major, is required to take a minimum of fiveengineering courses. These five-course engineering sequences are offered in seven disciplines;Computer Science and Civil, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Nuclear and SystemsEngineering. The five-course sequence is being restructured for the class of 2005. The resultingsequence will include an information technology course, an

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Rehg

products that integrate the PLCs with other networks, smartsensors and smart actuators have increased significantly. Courses and laboratoriescovering PLC programming and interfacing started to appear in colleges and universitiesteaching engineering technology programs in the mid 1970s. Today PLC courses and aPLC laboratory are found in almost every engineering technology curriculum. In manyinstitutions, however, the level of PLC technology taught has not progressed beyondsimple discrete control using basic ladder logic programming on a stand-alone PLC.Engineering technology laboratories must include exercises using PLC and smart devicenetworks to prepare graduates to work on the robust automation solutions adopted bymanufacturing. This paper

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multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Roxanne Jacoby; Jean Le Mee

Session_____ Effective Internet Based International Projects to Enhance Students’ Multidisciplinary Skills Roxanne Jacoby, Jean Le Mee The Albert Nerken School of Engineering, Cooper UnionAbstract The substantial advances in Internet technology of the past decade have tremendouslyfacilitated rapid, relatively inexpensive communications around the globe. In education, a greatvariety of creative, easy to implement, budget oriented collaborative projects between domesticand overseas colleges and universities have become a reality. The Globetech International Joint

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2002 Annual Conference

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Carol Mullenax

Educationeducation into the assigned tasks. The developing engineer’s work is generally closely supervisedby other engineers in the group, and he begins to form a set of contacts as technical or professionalresources.The engineer (EN) begins to help direct the tasks of developing engineers, and thus must be ableto efficiently teach them how to do things. Engineers are expected to be more autonomous workersthan developing engineers, with the idea that they can network independently with others to findsolutions to problems as needed. Engineers are often encouraged to continue their formal trainingby pursuing higher degrees and staying current on the latest technological process trends. Theymay also be involved in cross-training to other disciplines.The

Conference Session

New Programs and Success Stories

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2002 Annual Conference

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J. William Shelnutt; S. Gary Teng

revised the program curriculum tofurther enhance program collaborations with industry. In this paper, the discussion will cover thephilosophy of the curriculum development, the offering of some Engineering Managementcourses with the involvement of companies, and the issues involved in building ties withindustries. The examples of course offerings with industry’s involvement include an advancedproject management course, an industrial and technology management seminar course, and alegal issues in engineering management course.IntroductionThe growth in the demand of Engineering and Technology Management education is evident bythe study done by Kocaoglu 1. Same trend occurred in the fast growing Charlotte area. Becauseof the demand in this area, UNCC

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robi Polikar; Robert R. Krchnavek; Raul Ordonez; Peter Jansson; John Schmalzel; Shreekanth Mandayam; Ravi Ramachandran; Linda Head

, and technology focus electives. Project andlaboratory based instruction are employed as a tool for motivating students and to demonstrate therelevancy of material. Multidisciplinary courses provide the opportunity for students in differentdisciplines to work together. Some of the approaches—and lessons learned—may be of interest to otherstart-ups and programs considering transformation.Introduction Rowan University’s engineering programs are the result of an endowment by Henry and BettyRowan. The Rowan challenge was to create quality programs to develop engineers who could competein the new global economy. Four engineering disciplines (Chemical, Civil and Environmental, Electricaland Computer, and Mechanical) were started in 1995; the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Milton Franke

Session 2793. Graduate Spacecraft Education in the AFIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics M. E. Franke and S. G. Tragesser Air Force Institute of Technology Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7765Abstract Admission requirements, degree requirements, and the graduate programs at the Air ForceInstitute of Technology (AFIT) in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics related tospace science and engineering are described. The Department of Aeronautics and Astronauticshas three graduate programs related to

Conference Session

Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brent Campbell

computers that have the potential to turn any classroom into an “instant”computer lab. This mobile computing environment was recently put to the test instructingmechanical engineering design students in the use of Quality Function Deployment methods andsoftware. The integration of laptop computers, wirelessly connected to the USMA network, wasexplored from a pedagogical as well as logistical perspective. Issues involved in the use ofwireless laptops are discussed as well as lessons learned. In addition, an attempt is made toextrapolate future educational possibilities and pitfalls as more institutions move towards amobile computing environment.Introduction The goal of any integration of technology into the classroom should be to facilitate

Conference Session

Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan Lucena; Gary Downey

faculty advisor at the start of the term. It seemed that these students were used toseeking an 'approved solution.'…" [17]While moving design education into first-year curricula and strategically inserting it into otherpoints in a student’s education are surely important steps to take, these do not addresssufficiently the existing hierarchy between science and design. In order to rearrange it,intervention must be initiated on the science side as well, intervention that goes beyondintroducing software for analysis and optimization and participating in emerging forms ofinstructional technologies.[18]One possible approach to rethinking the pedagogy of the engineering sciences is to begin withrecognition that engineering is always problem solving

Conference Session

ET Graduate Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Niaz Latif; Michael Dyrenfurth

technology management more than on any specific technology could also explain Page 7.242.4some of these results. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationTable 2 also highlights that career advancement was not yet a consequence of participation forthe in-process participants but that is to be expected since the two cohorts for which this data wasrequested in an evaluative mode, have not graduated yet. Probably because of this, someparticipants chose to rate this question N/A as indicated on the table

Conference Session

Trends in Constr. Engr. Educ. I

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2002 Annual Conference

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Virendra Varma

constructor.With the recent push from the American Institute of Constructors (AIC), the scenario maychange in the near future. This paper addresses the issues related to professional credentialing ofcollege seniors enrolled in construction engineering and technology programs as AssociateConstructors (AC). The AIC's certification of construction professionals may become theconstruction industry's equivalent of engineering profession's EIT/PE. Fundamentals of AICcertification program are discussed along with some pros and cons of the student certificationprocess in the overall context of constructor certification in the continental United States.IntroductionSince the 1980s, there has been a great push from the construction industry to recognizeconstruction

Conference Session

New Information ET Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gordon Goodman; Edith A. Lawson; C. Richard Helps; Barry Lunt

Session 2650 Designing an IT Curriculum: The Results of the First CITC Conference Barry M. Lunt, Edith A. Lawson, Gordon Goodman, C. Richard G. Helps Brigham Young University/Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe CITC (Conference on Information Technology Curriculum) in December 2001 includedrepresentatives from 15 Information Technology (IT) programs at four-year schools in theUnited States. Also in attendance were representatives from the Association for ComputingMachinery (ACM), the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and theAccreditation

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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

student work was tied to thestudents’ understanding of the needed synergy and their comfort with cross-disciplinarycommunication. Also, an interdisciplinary course, which grew out of the group’s experiences,provided systematic preparation for graduate research projects. The role of this course will bediscussed as it relates to the quality of collaborative experiences from both student and facultyperspectives.I. Introduction Engineering work is rarely confined to a single discipline. The successful application ofboth established technologies and new technologies often depend on the interdisciplinaryknowledge and abilities of the responsible engineers. Consequently, the needs for engineeringeducation to cross traditional boundaries and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Harris; Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; Winston Erevelles

regionalnetwork for manufacturing education at different levels, at times and locations best suited to newand incumbent technicians and engineers. To meet this goal, the following objectives have beenestablished for this project:1. Establish a replicable 3-step active learning model, consisting of Exploration, Dialog, and Application steps, for engineering technology and engineering students involving conceptualization, design, implementation, and dissemination. Page 7.936.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó2002, American Society for

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Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Anthony Trippe

Session 3547 Designing Programming Courses For ET Students Anthony P. Trippe Rochester Institute of Technology Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology DepartmentAbstractRochester Institute of Technology offers a three-course technical programming sequencefor Engineering Technology students. All three courses are required for ComputerEngineering Technology students. The first two courses are required forTelecommunications ET students. Electrical and Civil ET students are required to takeonly the first course of the sequence.This paper reviews and

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

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2002 Annual Conference

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Myrna Swanberg; Daniel Solarek; Allen Rioux

Session 2547 Successful Administration of a Distance Learning Program: CSET Bachelor’s Degree Completion Dan Solarek, Professor and Chairman Allen Rioux, Director of Online Services Myrna Swanberg, Academic Program Coordinator The University of ToledoAbstractThis paper focuses on the issues facing the department head that relate to the emergence andmanagement of a highly successful distance-learning program in an engineering technologydepartment. Should your engineering technology unit develop distance

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Bennett; Elizabeth Orwin

Assistant Professor of Engineering and Biology at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont,CA. She has an M.S. and Ph.D. in Biomedical En gineering. Following her graduate education, Orwin spent sometime working as an R&D engineer for Gel-Del Technologies in St. Paul, MN as well as teaching as an adjunctfaculty member at the University of St. Thomas. She teaches a wide variety of topics including biomedicalengineering, freshman engineering design and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and is a member of theBiomedical Engineering Society and the Society of Women Engineers.RONALD J. BENNETTRonald J. Bennett is Director of the Graduate Engineering and Technology Management programs and Chair ofundergraduate Engineering at St. Thomas. He holds a Ph.D

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Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Globig

project management andethics knowledge to the real world.PROJECT MANAGEMENT COURSE CONTENTProject Management is a critical function, particularly in the product -producing sector. This isone of the few functions that, if done well, can make a good project a great one a nd, if not donewell, can cause what could be a great project to fail miserably. To add even more responsibilityto the project manager, many companies in our lean global economy either include the role ofpersonnel manager into the Project Manager function or combine the project management,personnel management and technology management roles into an Engineering Managementfunction. With minor differences among various texts 1,2, the role of project manager has beenfurther expanded to

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Innovative Curriculum Development in EET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Stewart; William Lin

Session 1448 Notes on Modifying an EET Associate Degree Curriculum to Improve Graduate Placement James Stewart, William Lin DeVry College of Technology North Brunswick, New Jersey / Purdue School of Engineering & Technology Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis, IndianaAbstractThis paper reviews the experience of moving topics in communications from what wereBS-level courses at other DeVry campuses into the AAS-level course sequence at theNew Jersey

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Shamamy

. Thus the project is a very positive educational experience for ourstudents.This project is not based on any projects reported in the literature. The project is this author’sidea. Although it is quite probable that other universities may have a similar type project, thisauthor is not aware of any that have been reported.IV. References1. Callister, William D., “Materials Science and Engineering – An Introduction,” John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, 2000.2. DeGarmo, E. Paul, et al, “Materials and Processes in Manufacturing,” Sixth Edition, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1984.3. Kalpakjian, Serope, “Manufacturing Engineering and Technology,” Third Edition, Addison

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ET Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Porter; Clay Barbee; Brian Lenahan; Michael Warren; Joseph Morgan

Session 3147 Implementing a Wireless Network Infrastructure to Enhance ET Curriculum Clay Barbee, Brian Lenahan, Michael Warren, Jay R. Porter, Joseph Morgan Texas A&M UniversityAbstractDuring the summer of 2001, a team of students was brought together to design, install, and test an802.11b wireless local area network (WLAN). The team was tasked with installing a WLAN in andbetween two buildings on the Texas A&M main campus that house the Engineering Technology andIndustrial Distribution Department (ETID). The primary goal of the WLAN installation was to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Newland; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater; Kevin Dahm

integratedthrough the following series of courses: chemistry, organic chemistry, and process fluid trans-port, chemical reaction engineering, industrial process pathways, biochemical engineering, andunit operations. We believe that these realistic reactor experiments will produce students with aclear understanding of the fundamental issues in reaction engineering.Project DescriptionReaction engineering is one of the cornerstones of chemical engineering education. In a recent 1report titled, “Technology Vision 2020: The U.S. Chemical Industry ,” chemical synthesis wasrecognized as one of the three primary areas within the chemical sciences that requires long term

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Craddock; Lizette Chevalier

, Curriculum andLaboratory Improvement Program under grant DUE-9952577. Southern Illinois UniversityCarbondale College of Engineering, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts and theMaterials Technology Center provide additional support. In addition, a faculty member from theCollege of Education is involved with the assessment of the project. In addition, assessment anddevelopment is supported through an industry partner. It is hoped that the final product will serveas a national model for a diverse range of university environments. Strength of Materials or Mechanics of Materials is a second-semester sophomore or first-semester junior level engineering class, and is required for all civil engineering majors, as well asmost other engineering