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Managing and Funding Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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Timothy Lawrence; Michael Warner; Douglas Bayley

Session 1302The Capstone Engineering Systems Design Process at the United States Air Force Academy Capt Doug Bayley, Maj Tim Lawrence, PhD., Capt Mike Warner, PhD. United States Air Force AcademyAbstractThis paper describes the overall experience of offering a capstone, senior-level,engineering systems design course at the United States Air Force Academy from theperspective of both technical and non-technical students, along with their instructors.The course is designed to introduce cadets o f all majors to the engineering design processand the Air Force acquisition process. The cadets are expected to apply

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nebojsa Jaksic

sense of personal worth). Self-efficacy is further related toone’s confidence in the functioning of one’s mind and in one’s ability to think, understand, learn,and make decisions3.This work will concentrate on satisfying self-efficacy needs of engineering students. In relationto career, self-efficacy refers to one’s beliefs regarding “career-related behaviors, educationaland occupational choice, and performance and persistence in the implementation of thosechoices4.” According to Bandura 5, self-efficacy is learned and self-efficacy expectations areacquired through performance accomplishments, vicarious learning, verbal persuasion andphysiological/emotive states. Through successful accomplishments of course tasks students

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Design for Community

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2002 Annual Conference

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Tarek Shraibati; Ahmad Sarfaraz

Session 2625 Introducing Community Service-Learning Pedagogy into two Engineering Curriculums at California State University, Northridge Ahmad R. Sarfaraz, Tarek Shraibati California State University, NorthridgeAbstractAcademic service learning is a pedagogical model through which students learn, develop, andapply academic knowledge to address the real life needs of their local communities. It isbecoming increasingly important in higher education. More recently, it has been used as aneffective pedagogy for engineering education

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Understanding Students: Cognition

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2002 Annual Conference

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Scott Husson; Richard Rice; James Haile; II, S. Michael Kilbey; Graham Harrison; Douglas Hirt; David Bruce; Charles Gooding; Deborah Switzer

Session 1330 Applying a Hierarchical Model of Mental Growth to Educate Undergraduate Engineering Students: Preliminary Assessment S.M. Husson†, D.E Hirt†, D.A. Bruce†, C.H. Gooding†, J.M. Haile, G.M. Harrison†, S.M. Kilbey II†, R.W. Rice†, D.M. Switzer‡ † Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634/ ‡ School of Education, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 This presentation illustrates the framework for implementing a hierarchical model of mentalgrowth as the basis for developing

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconected World

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2002 Annual Conference

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Juan Lucena

engineers for whom she wrotesoftware tools to make their computer-assisted drafting easier. After being assigned to a new job,she struggled between her functional manager, who controls the budget, and her programmanager who gives her assignments and writes her evaluations. She wanted to troubleshoot thesoftware that she wrote for the engineers who assisted her in getting into the company. Herfunctional manager did not want her spending anytime in this but Mae was determined to fulfillher loyalty to the engineers and the software during overtime. Meanwhile her program managerdid not mind that Mae fulfilled her previous commitment to her engineering friends

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Comparing National Styles of Engr. Educ.

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Thibault; Rene Hivon; Danielle L'Heureux; Noel Boutin

Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering EducationWith this objective in mind, a research project was launched and its purpose is to measure thestudents’ perception of the importance, in their future professional practice, of the competencieslinked to the human dimension of engineering. With the help of two people holding a Ph.D. inEducation (orientation), a questionnaire was designed, pre-tested and it will be administered toall engineering students in the Fall of 2002. Not only will the results show the importance ofthose competencies in the students’ minds but it will also show if this importance evolves asstudents progress in their programmes. Finally, if this

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Focus on Undergraduate Impact

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kathryn Jablokow

Session 2642 Characterization of Project Team Dynamics for Engineering and Management Students Based on Cognitive Style Keith W. Buffinton and Kathryn W. Jablokow Bucknell University / Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractThe problem-solving styles and interpersonal dynamics of project teams are often criticaldimensions of the ability of a team to function effectively. In order to study the problem-solvingstyles of engineering and management students and to track intra-team interactions, the KirtonAdaption-Innovation Inventory (KAI) was used to determine the cognitive styles of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jasper L Steyn; Tobia Steyn

Session 2793 Active learning and action research – basic attributes of a support course for first year engineering students Tobia Steyn, Jasper Steyn School of Engineering, University of Pretoria, South AfricaAbstractThis paper reports on active learning and action research during 2000-2001, involving first-year engineeringstudents on a support course in the School of Engineering at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Students onthe support course have passed the university's admission tests assessing their ability to succeed at engineeringstudies

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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

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Risa Robinson; John Wellin

Controls. Subsequent articles will present the work as it iscompleted according to the timeline.5 Data Acquisition LaboratoryTest and measurement facilities in the Measurements, Instrumentation & Controls Lab (MICL)have been chosen with two goals in mind: the immediate support of the freshman instructionalcourses, and future integration and expansion throughout the Mechanical Engineering curriculum. National Instruments (www.ni.com) has been chosen as the primary vendor for data acquisitionhardware and software. National Instruments (NI) is a recognized leader in test and measurementdevelopment, with a predominant market share of all such facilities sold in the US and throughoutthe world. In fact, many original equipment manufacturers supply

Conference Session

Balancing Personal and Professional Life

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2002 Annual Conference

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Rebecca Blust

· Get rid of Negative Forces of Energy that Drain § Stay positive § Be choosey about who you choose to spend leisure time with § Exercise/Diet 10 Page 7.1175.6Working mothers need to keep life in perspective by being realistic and honest with the family.Women should accept the choices they make and keep the major goals in mind. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationCreating a system that works best for each of person will depend on individual career

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Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert B. Stone; Nancy Hubing

Session 3225 Striking a Balance: Bringing Engineering Disciplines Together for a Senior Design Sequence Robert B. Stone and Nancy Hubing Basic Engineering Department, University of Missouri-Rolla E-mail: rstone@umr.edu and nhubing@umr.eduAbstractHistorically, the essence of engineering is the act of creating products to improve society. Morethan ever, today’s engineers are expected to work across disciplines to design increasinglycomplicated products. At the University of Missouri-Rolla, we have introduced aninterdisciplinary design curriculum to

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jerry Collins; Christina Mathieson

2164 CASE STUDIES IN ECONOMICS AND ETHICS IN AN EARLY BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING CLASS Jerry Collins and Christina Mathieson Department of Biomedical Engineering Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 37235ABSTRACTBiomedical engineering students commit to the major because the profession is growing,interesting, appears financially rewarding, is a bridge to other professions, and because they hopeto make a difference in their world. Biomedical Engineering Thermodynamics (BME 102) atVanderbilt

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Freshman Curriculum Development

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2002 Annual Conference

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Rita Caso; Jeff Froyd; Jan Rinehart; Ahmer Inam; Ann Kenimer; Carolyn Clark; Jim Morgan

Session 2553 A Systemic Change Model in Engineering Education and Its Relevance for Women Rita Caso, Carolyn Clark, Jeff Froyd, Ahmer Inam, Ann Kenimer, Jim Morgan, Jan Rinehart Texas A&M UniversityAbstractThe paper will present the experience at Texas A&M University (A&M) in institutionalizing itsfirst-year and sophomore curricula using learning communities (LC) as the underlying concept.In 1998-99 academic year, A&M completed the transition from pilot curricula to new first andsecond year engineering curricula for every student

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Use of Labs to Introduce Students to Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

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Andrew Lau; Sven Bilen; Elizabeth Kisenwether

Engineering Education Annual Conference, Session 2566, Albuquerque NM, June 24-July 27, 2001.4. Piaget, J. (1973), To understand is to invent. New York: Grossman.5. Vygotsky, L. (1978), Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes MA: Harvard University Press. Page 7.416.9 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society from Engineering Education6. Bilén, S., A. Skraba, E. Kisenwether, and A. Lau, Designing a temperature control system using a Basic Stamp II Microcontroller: An

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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

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jeanne Garland; Christine Helfers; Ronald Roedel; Sarah Duerden

Session # here Integrated Programs and Cultural Literacies: Using Writing to Help Engineering Students Transition to the Cultural Literacies of College Sarah Duerden, Jeanne Garland, Christine Helfers, & Ronald Roedel Department of English/Department of Electrical Engineering Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287Abstract As educators who work with first-year students, we are all well aware of how difficultsome students find the transition to college, particularly first-year engineering students. Ofcourse, some students fail because they are ill prepared for the courses they are

Conference Session

Innovation in Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Anneliese Watt; Jeff Froyd; Julia Williams

fields.Developing effective relations with the client that facilitate designIn order to begin the design process, engineering students must meet with the client fortheir project and develop an understanding of the project based on the information theclient provides. The primary difficulty students encounter here is the inability of theclient to specify exactly what he/she wants out of the team or in the final design.Although the client is the one with the problem that must be solved, the client is oftenunclear in his own mind regarding exactly what is wrong or what the final design shouldlook like. In addition, the client may express ideas that change as circumstancessurrounding the project change. As Wojahn, et. al., argue, “students must not

Conference Session

Technology for Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

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Christopher Riesbeck; Joseph Walsh

Session 3430 Enriching Students' Laboratory Experience: Using Software and Socratic Methods to Foster Reflective Thought in an Engineering Laboratory Baba Kofi Weusijana, Christopher K. Riesbeck, Joseph T. Walsh, Jr. Learning Sciences / Computer Science and Learning Sciences / Biomedical Engineering Northwestern University – VaNTH ERCAbstractWe have developed SASK (Socratic ASK *), a domain-independent and rule-based architecturefor implementing Socratic dialogs to foster better

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Thibault; Noel Boutin

Session 1330 Bringing First-year Engineering Students to Reflect on their Learning Strategies Noël Boutin, Richard Thibault, André Clavet, Brahim Hadjou, Jean-Marie Dirand, François Michaud, Daniel Dalle, Gérard Lachiver, Département de génie électrique et de génie informatique Faculté de génie Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1K 2R1AbstractThis paper reports on a qualitative appraisal of the ability of first-year engineering students toengage

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Design and Innovation

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2002 Annual Conference

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Daniel Raviv

booksthat focus on mental blocks and how to overcome them 22-24. The literature is business- andindustry-related 25-27, engineering- and technology-oriented 28-37 with focus on inventions 38, ormath specific 39. Many books are intended for younger students 40,41. Puzzles and games fordeveloping creative minds 42-48 are the subjects of many books.Most of related literature can be used in place of reference books but is not suitable nor meant tobe used as textbooks. To teach these topics the instructor has to extract bits and pieces frommany sources. When it comes to strategies, even the best available problem solving books inengineering and computer science (for example 33) describe general methods, but mention only afew specific strategies

Conference Session

Physics in the K-12 Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

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Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

river, anengineer would use the approach of providing a method that meets the needs of the populationson either side, takes into account the river and its characteristics, and does it all with safety andcost in mind. The needs of the users are the social studies aspect of the problem, and math andscience are used throughout the process. Language arts skills such as reading and writing areinherent in such an exercise as well. But the engineer is taught to keep the end result in focus,and at no time would the problem’s solution be considered in terms of one aspect. In theclassroom, however, the tendency would be to break the problem down into areas of study. Forexample, the peoples on either side of the river might be studied in social studies

Conference Session

Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Juan Lucena; Gary Downey

strategies foraccommodating their bodies and minds to engineering problem solving. They had survived thesolitary struggles of the first two years, adopted a range of strategies for getting through theircourses, and now know they can become engineers. Page 7.1315.3One cost in tackling more complex mathematical challenges and gaining greater control is asense that the rain never stops. The lonely experience of isolated struggle in the early years ofengineering education gets replaced by a more shared struggle just to get through whatevercomes next. When we asked upper-class students how they were doing, we often heardvariations of the simple mantra

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ET Student Design Teams

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2002 Annual Conference

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Terrence Kelly; Aaron Cowin

disciplines are involved, the methods from one discipline tend to dominate the team's thinking. (85% of participants)These behaviors can stifle communication and stagnate the progress of a group. Communicationis often cited as a major contributor to team success. The team must be able to communicateopenly and have constructive and objective dialog to maintain a positive experience for allmembers and to ensure a healthy and productive team atmosphere.One of the challenges in academia, especially in project based competitions such as the SAE Aerocompetition, is the students are similarly minded. They are generally engineering or engineeringtechnology students and have had a similar academic background. Essentially, they are drawingtheir

Conference Session

Educators on the Frontier

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kevin Hoag

Session 2322 Approaches Supporting Advanced Competency Development in the Workplace Kevin L. Hoag University of Wisconsin-MadisonWhen most people think about the learning process the first picture that comes to mind isthat of a school building or a classroom. After all, our formal education is certainly auniversal and important part of our learning experience. It is perhaps only naturaltherefore that when corporate managers recognize a need to ensure continuous employeelearning they too immediately think of classrooms, learning centers, and ultimately“corporate

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Outside of Class

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donna Summers

the reader are interested in what the textbook canteach them. Readability enhances a text’s ability to covey information. Authors mustkeep in mind that enabling learning is more complex than writing down concepts andideas. A well-written, readable text will clearly identify the essential ideas while the Page 7.1006.2Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationsurrounding material provides support and enhances reader understanding. Attentionmust be paid to how sentences are constructed and how ideas are

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Craig Gunn

would feel that any effort to provide connections wouldimprove the current status of career development services. Many students enter Michigan StateUniversity with engineering in general or a specific engineering program in mind. They comeenthusiastically searching for that career of the future. Some of these are really on the wrongtrack, and they will change their directions and hopefully graduate with one of the many otherdegrees on campus. A certain percentage will forge ahead and successfully complete theengineering degree requirements. But another group will fail to continue what they truly mighthave accomplished. They will fall away from the engineering areas because little or no effort ismade to explain why courses in the freshman and

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Assessment & Quality Assurance in engr edu

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2002 Annual Conference

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Swami Karunamoorthy

the assessment can be defined as aphenomenon that would facilitate Mindful Instruction in engineering education. Assessment shifts the focus of instruction from teaching to learning. It is aparadigm shift in the pedagogical process. It facilitates to inform and improve the Page 7.1029.1instruction. It requires the instructor to believe that all students can learn and to Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationaccommodate individual differences in students' learning styles. Instructional

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Amir Karimi

-solving techniques. The course is intended to begin thestudent’s preparation for future engineering practice. A part of the course is used to advisestudents in proper course selection and prepare students for college life. Students are introducedto a number of subjects that are necessary tools of engineering. Topics include: study skills, timemanagement, the concept of teamwork, professional ethics, and oral and written communicationskills. The computer application aspect of the course is designed with the strength of currentstudents in mind. Students are introduced to basic computer applications as well as moresophisticated software packages such as Matlab. The course instructor invites other facultymembers in the college to give lectures

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Intra-college Graduate Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Muthukrishnan Sathyamoorthy

2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition,Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education2There are a large number graduate programs offered by many institutions across the country inseveral engineering disciplines. Keeping in mind that the global marketplace is becoming verycompetitive and the resulting need for engineers to quickly access, and utilize technicalinformation and knowledge from multiple sources, engineers nowadays rely on computers heavily.As a result, electronic communication via internet has become very popular in recent years.Institutions of higher learning offer internet-based courses 1,2,3 at the undergraduate as well asgraduate levels partly to meet the needs of