Conference Session

Experienced-Based Instruction

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George List; Stacy Eisenman

provides a clear picture of the profession thestudents are about to join.To date, expenses have ranged from $8,000-$12,000 for groups of 8-18 students. A value of$10,000 is used for planning. These costs are likely to be different from one realization to another.If one assumes 16 participants, with a senior faculty member, an assistant, 10 rooms, meals for 5days, and travel for all, the expense might be $15,000-$20,000. Of course, spending more isalways possible. Ways we manage to control costs include using dormitory rooms at a localuniversity, selecting locations near school, and dovetailing the event with the beginning of school(so the trips for some participants begin at home

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Hadgraft

function effectively as an individual and in multi-disciplinary and multi- cultural teams, with the capacity to be a leader or manager as well as an effective team member; • understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities and commitment to them; and • expectation of the need to undertake lifelong learning, and capacity to do so.The points have been reordered from their original form, although the wording remains thesame.These graduate capabilities are summarised (and expanded) in the mindmap 5,6 on the nextpage to present an overview of what it means to do engineering. Page 8.947.2Proceedings of the 2003 American Society

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosa Cano; Howard Kimmel

Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering EducationEngineering and Chemistry with a Director who is a member of the faculty in the Departmentof Chemical Engineering. The primary areas of involvement include (but not limited to):• Freshman Engineering Design modules adopted by faculty for use in secondary level student programs.• Engineering faculty providing professional development programs for secondary grade level teachers.• Pre-College programs designed specifically for engineering disciplines.• Engineering graduate students assigned as GA’s for professional development of teachers and providing lessons for school children (Science Outreach Program).• Competitions in engineering and science subjects hosted by NJIT, with the

Conference Session

Teaching Design Through Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Theodore Pavlic; Prabal Dutta; Michael Hoffmann; Jeffrey Radigan; James Beams; Erik Justen; John Demel; Richard Freuler

popularity of the successful FEH program thus far has fueled a noticeableincrease in the FEH student population. For example, there were about 70 honors students whostarted the FEH sequence in fall quarter of the 1998-99 academic year. A total of 250 honorsstudents began the FEH sequence in fall quarter 2002. Historically, FEH was always able toprovide a significant amount of instructional support to each student, but with such an increase indemand for the program, staffing at all levels—faculty, graduate teaching associates, andundergraduate teaching assistants—becomes more challenging. Several aspects of FEH,including the hands-on lab experiences, were originally designed with a smaller population inmind; population growth has strained resources

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Vieth; Kazem Kazerounian

) Training of in-career high school SMET teachers in engineering education, primarily through participation in a one - week summer institute and bi-monthly workshops alongside engineering Graduate Fellows; 6) Establishment of a Galileo virtual engineering community using computer infrastructure resources at the University of Connecticut as a major venue for project planning, communication and resource/experience sharing for all participants in this project and the education community in general; 7) Development of a “Master of Engineering Education” degree to provide engineering graduate students interested in exploring teaching careers, or secondary school

Conference Session

Projects in Ocean and Marine Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Massie

Educationrequests for team modifications have generally been honored. Some have had to switch teamsin order to better accommodate their part-time jobs.In 1998 the course leader had the opportunity to form one all-girl team and two male teams.He adhered to the guidelines above, instead. When he discussed this with one of the girls afterthe course she responded that she felt that his decision had been good; the mixture of sexeshad had a moderating effect on each team’s work process.Getting Teams WorkingIt is said that one way to teach swimming is to throw the student overboard at sea. Each teamexperiences this (figuratively) about three weeks into its first MSc semester. An oil companyrepresentative presents offshore reservoir exploration information and

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering: The Present State

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anita Mahadevan-Jansen

student-faculty relationships within the students' departments. Additionally, the project served to initiate the students' professional development in issues of project and time management, writing proposals, and adapting to multiple engineering design changes.§ Engineering panel discussions – Participants included a practicing engineer, a faculty member, an undergraduate student, and a graduate student. The reason for having such diversity was so students can gain insight into the characteristics of the various stages and career paths within each field of engineering. The practicing engineer participants were chosen among alumni (when possible) who expressed an interest in the undergraduate experience. After brief

Conference Session

Partnerships in IE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joan Burtner

academic records, and expertise intechnology transfer, thereby bringing corporate know-how to the classroom 10. To the extent thatfaculty develop industry-inspired or industry-sponsored projects as an integral part of the industrialengineering curriculum, the program's graduates are better qualified to meet the needs of futureemployers. The transformation of the undergraduate engineering curriculum may include anincreased emphasis on cost, communications and continuous learning. Modifying faculty promotionguidelines to honor collaboration in teaching and research, as well as collaborating with industrywould facilitate the transformation. Ideally, industry would be a full partner in the educationalprocess 6

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Leah Jamieson; Lynne Slivovsky; William Oakes

careers has been well-documented1,2. These experiencesshould emphasize the application of the technical skills in the classroom as well as the "softer"skills such as communication, working as a team and customer interaction3-5. The need for suchexperiences has spawned many innovative approaches to senior capstone design courses6,7 aswell as design courses for underclassmen8-11. The most common model for these courses hasbeen a one semester experience intended to give the students an intense exposure to the designprocess. Page 8.540.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineers

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Cassel

entrepreneurs often possess both leadership and managerialqualities. However, seasoned partners of top-tier venture capital firms believe that a visionaryleader with a passion for technology is critical to the successful creation and growth of a high-tech venture. For an entrepreneurial startup, managers are important, but a visionary, passionateleader is paramount. In the words of one nationally recognized and respected venture capitalist,“Visionary engineers are America’s heroes. We can hire execution.”16Penn’s Engineering Entrepreneurship ProgramDesigned specifically for students of engineering and applied science, Penn’s 2-courseengineering entrepreneurship sequence appropriately resides in, and is taught by faculty of, theSchool of Engineering and

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Manufacturing Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Jo Cartwright; Allie Knowlton; Donald Falkenburg

FastTrack. These four and seven week programs usecomputer-based learning to build fundamental skills in mathematics and English. When thestudent graduates from FastTrack, they have skills certified at the ninth and tenth grade level inreading and math. This provides the appropriate prerequisite skills for entering the MachinistTraining Institute (MTI). MTI is a thirty-one week program in which students earn certificationin the operation of material processing equipment (machining), metrology, computer-aideddesign, computer numerical control, and the associated math, computer, and communicationskills. Alternatively, students may also choose to pursue a career pathway through Focus:HOPE's Information Technologies Center.Greenfield presents an

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanics Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

R.W. Carpick; K.W. Lux; Buck Johnson; Wendy Crone

effects in thin filmstructures.To address ABET broader impacts, an activity adapted from the education and outreachresources of the University of Wisconsin Materials Research Science and Engineering Center(MRSEC) on nanostructured materials and interfaces was used to explore the potential societalimplications of nanotechnology (http://www.mrsec.wisc.edu/edetc/IPSE/activities.html).Students are asked to imagine a future in which medical nanobots exist. The students discuss theproposed incorporation of nanobots into medical care by splitting into five groups, each grouprepresenting a specific segment of the population (U.S. Government, Nanobot Manufacturer,Insurance Companies, Health Care Workers, and Patients). Members from each team roleplay