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Curricular Change Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

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K Muraleetharan; Gerald Miller; Dee Fink; Robert Knox; Randall Kolar; David Sabatini; Baxter Vieux; Michael Mooney; Carolyn Ahern; Kurt Gramoll

theeducational community.Selected Educational Awards to Members of the Project Team: • 3 NSF CAREER Awards (integrating research and education) • 3 ASEE Dow Outstanding New Faculty Awards • 4 OU teaching and research awardsAwards for the Sooner City Project • NSF Course and Curriculum Development Award (seed money for concept) • NSF Action Agenda for Systemic Engineering Education Reform (major funding source) • Oklahoma Regents Instructional Technology Excellence Award (1999) • Oklahoma's Williams Faculty Innovator Award (2000)Other Project/Individual Recognition • 5 Invited Presentations at National Conferences (1998 and 1999 ASEE/NSF Project Showcase, 1998 and 2002 ASCE

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Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Sivakum Venkatanarayanan; John Robertson, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

AC 2003-1050: HIGH-TECH EQUIPMENT SIMULATIONJohn Robertson, Arizona State UniversityLakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State UniversitySivakum Venkatanarayanan, Page 8.634.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2003 Session #1447 High-tech equipment simulation John Robertson, Sivakumar Venkatanarayanan College of Technology & Applied Sciences Arizona State University 7001 E Williams Field Rd, Mesa, AZ 85212AbstractTools used to fabricate integrated circuits have now reached a level of cost

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Krogmeier; Mustafa Kamasak; Maribel Figuera; Luis Torres; Jan Allebach; George Chiu; Edward Delp; Charles Bouman; Catherine Rosenberg; Lynne Slivovsky

. Page 8.218.9 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationBibliography1. Dekker, Don L, "Design/Build/Test Projects Are Not All Created Equal", Proceedings, ASEE Annual Conference, Session 2225, Charlotte, NC, June 1999.2. “Improving Engineering Design: Designing for Competitive Advantage”, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 1991.3. Dahir, M. (1993). Educating engineers for the real world, in Technology Review, Aug./Sept. 1993, pp. 14-16.4. Engineering Deans Council and ASEE (1994). Engineering education for a changing world, report of the Engineering Deans Council and

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Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kelly Adams; J. Filatovs; B. Kailasshankar; Devdas Pai

tolerances becoming almost an afterthought.Although most engineering students are taught materials science as a fundamental science course,the curriculum downstream does not foster the incorporation of these principles into thesystematic selection of the most appropriate material for a certain shape and function, or thecriterion-based selection of the optimal manufacturing process. Tighter integration between theintroductory materials courses and the downstream design and manufacturing courses is just partof the solution. With the advances in materials and manufacturing technology, a plethora ofmaterials and processes has evolved. Undergraduate courses in design and manufacturing cannotprovide detailed coverage of all materials and processes, and

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Student Issues - Present & Post Graduate

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2003 Annual Conference

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Michael Holcombe

in communicationsskills and meeting deadlines.Studies done at the University of Houston [1] show that the declining enrollment in theirprogram was directly linked to the student’s awareness that the program offerings did notmeet the local needs. The program was built on a “me too” philosophy, that is, itparalleled other successful programs of the “80”s. The market for their graduatesaturated after a few years because the area is mainly concerned with the petrochemicalindustries and process control. There is limited need for graduates whose knowledgebase is RF and other electronic fields.In addition to technical knowledge and skills, engineering technology graduates areexpected to have significant communication and persuasion skills (both

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Curriculum Development in EM ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Sreenivas Sathyanarayana; Saravanan Rajendran; Robert Bolton

Session 1448 Position Control of a Servopneumatic Actuator using Fuzzy Compensation Saravanan Rajendran1, Robert W.Bolton2 1 Department of Industrial Engineering 2 Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77843AbstractModern servopneumatic positioning technology has made significant inroads in theautomated manufacturing environment. The advantages cited by end users include

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Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

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Tom Thomas; Mohammad Alam

Session 3560 Addressing ABET 2000 Requirements for Continual Evaluation and Program Improvement Thomas G. Thomas, Mohammad S. Alam University of South Alabama, Mobile, AlabamaAbstractThe University of South Alabama (USA) College of Engineering was among the first colleges ofengineering in the southeastern United States to apply for accreditation under the AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Educational Criteria 2000 (EC 2000). Inaddition, the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department was seeking first timeaccreditation of a four-year

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Manufacturing Lab Experience

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Higley

base with well established programs in mechanical engineering (ME) and mechanicaland industrial engineering technology (MET and IET), all with a long history of ABETaccreditation.The manufacturing laboratory was originally installed in 1969 with the construction of PUC’sAnderson Building. At that time, most engineering programs, including PUC’s, had removedmanufacturing processes from their curricula as engineering programs became more sciencebased as a result of the space race. Technology programs stepped in and took over most of theapplication-oriented courses, including manufacturing processes. The MET and IET programs atPUC started in 1969, and they have been the primary users of the manufacturing laboratory eversince. However, industry

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Curriculum Development in EM ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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B. Zoghi; Robert Bolton

Session 1448 Enhancing System Dynamics Instruction for Technologists with Simulation Robert W. Bolton and Behbood Zoghi Texas A&M University Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution College Station Texas, 77843AbstractThe Department of Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University teaches“Electromechanical Systems for Technologists” to sophomore mechanical and electricaltechnology majors. The course transitions students from calculus and physics prerequisites tomore

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Materials Division Business Meeting

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mark Palmer; Craig Johnson

offers publications, courses, conferences and other venues such aslocal chapters. It’s mission reads: ”ASM International is the society for materials engineers, aworldwide network dedicated to advancing industry, technology and applications of metals andmaterials. Through the efforts and involvement of our members, ASM develops and distributestimely, reliable technical information through electronic media, publications, conferences trainingprograms, and chapter activities.” ASM and TMS have recently co-sponsored some conferences.The Materials Research Society9 (MRS) is “a non-profit organization which brings togetherscientists, engineers and research managers from industry, government, academia and researchlaboratories to share findings in the

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Best Zone Papers

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2003 Annual Conference

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Jay Porter; Joseph Morgan

Session 1601 A Web based Instrumentation Platform for Use in Distance Learning Jay R. Porter and Joseph A. Morgan Electronics Engineering Technology Program Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3367IntroductionEnabling distance learning is becoming increasingly important to the mission of today’sinstitutions of higher education. Much work is being performed to offer online coursesthat make education accessible to those who do not fit the model of the traditional full-time student.1,2 Tools such as WebCT make the task of offering a typical lecturecourse via the Internet

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Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

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Swaminadham Midturi

Session Number 3159A Common Instrumentation Course for Electronics/Electrical and Other Majors Midturi, Swaminadham Professor, Department of Engineering Technology Donaghey College of Information Science and Systems Engineering The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR 72204 – 1099 Email: sxmidturi@ualr.edu Abstract The design and contents of instrumentation courses in four-year colleges oftenreflect the stature of current instrumentation technology, background of the instructor,and the

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TC2K Issues and Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

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David Cottrell

Session 2149 Planning and Execution: The Key to Developing a TC2K Quality Program David S. Cottrell Pennsylvania State University at HarrisburgIntroduction This paper describes an ongoing process: the integration of the new ABETaccreditation criteria for engineering technology (TC2K) into the School of Science,Engineering, and Technology at the Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg.Currently three technology programs – Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,and Structural Design and Construction Engineering – are implementing outcomes

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New Electrical ET Course Development

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2003 Annual Conference

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Marvin Needler; Anna Shiver; Elaine Cooney

Session 1833 Integrating Data Acquisition Tools to Accomplish An Automation Course Project Anna Shiver, Marvin Needler, Elaine Cooney Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUIAbstract This automation course introduces students to interfacing a wide-range of equipment:programmable logic controllers (PLCs), conveyors, pneumatic actuators, control relays,hardware sensors; robots, machine vision and smart-sensors; computers and data-acquisitioncards; and to diverse kinds of software: machine vision, Matlab, and PLC software, with a majoruse of

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Innovative Curricula and Outreach

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2003 Annual Conference

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Susan Powers

andengineers. Additional details about this program are available at http://www.clarkson.edu/k12. Page 8.935.1Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright2003, American Society for Engineering Education Session ???? (paper – 2003-369)Overview of the ProgramThrough Clarkson’s Project-Based Learning Partnerships, new curricula for middle schoolscience and technology classes have been developed to expose middle school students to thesocietal impacts and mitigation of environmental problems. The concept of

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Curriculum Development in Mechanical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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George Yang

TEACHING PLC IN AUTOMATION --A Case Study Dr. George Yang, Assistant Professor And Dr. Yona Rasis, Assistant Professor Department of Engineering Technology Missouri Western State College 4525 Downs Drive St. Joseph, MO 64507 Abstract Programmable logic controllers, PLCs, have become the industry standard,replacing the hard-wired electromechanical devices, in controlling process machines anddriving the equipment of manufacturing. Varying in size and sophistication, theseelectronic devices are now

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Assessment Strategies in BAE

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2003 Annual Conference

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Anthony Ellertson; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

majoring in agriculturalengineering or agricultural systems technology: the ABE learning community, which is createdby having students co-enroll for specially selected linked courses, and the ABE living learningcommunity, a reserved portion of a specific residence hall. Other features of the ABE learningcommunity include peer mentors and tutors, faculty-student dinners, and student service learningopportunities. The ABE Learning Community has been described in detail in previouslypublished papers.1, 2, 3We see the ABE Learning Community as key to helping us achieve the intended studentoutcomes of our programs. These outcomes were developed to meet the ABET Criteria 2000.ABET Criterion 3, Program Outcomes and Assessment, states, “Engineering

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas Jewell

Session 2793 Gaining Global Perspective through Terms Abroad Thomas K. Jewell, Ph.D., P.E. Professor of Civil Engineering Union College Schenectady, NY 12308AbstractBeginning with the class of 1999, all engineering graduates from Union College havebeen required to complete the “Other Languages; Other Cultures; Other Disciplines”portion of the College General Education program. Students can meet this requirementthrough completing three courses in a foreign language, completing a three coursecultural diversity

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Stuart Kellogg

. Page 8.108.7 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationTrade-offs in optimally addressing alternative learning styles is more than offset by efficienciesgained by serving both types of learners simultaneously.The role of technology-enabled learning in the education product mix is only going to increase.Those that are actively engaged in the process now are more likely to find approaches that canimprove student learning as well as being substantially more rewarding.AcknowledgementsMuch of the curricular development effort has been possible through support made available bythe South Dakota Board of

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EM Skills and Concepts in the Real World

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2003 Annual Conference

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Paul Cheng-Hsin Liu; S. Gary Teng

toconstant communication.The Use of Low Cost Collaborative Environment for ProjectsAlthough Internet is an integral portion in most collaborative environments, most collaborativeenvironments today can only be performed between companies with special technologies or Page 8.301.5facilities. If this is the case, then it is difficult for project participants to use collaborative Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education

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Industry Initiatives for Graduate Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Elaine Laws

school students that gave themexposure to the work of scientists and engineers across the Labs. Page 8.829.3"Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education"By the 1990s, the number of students grew to a total of 16 students selected annually inthe combined programs with a portion being awarded grants. When Bell Labs was split in1996 between AT&T and Lucent Technologies, half of the students in the programs weredesignated to be supported by AT&T Labs based on their technical area of study whileand the balance were to be supported

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Assessment of Graphics Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Holly Ault

been a co-director of the Assistive Technology Resource Center at WPI since 1999. Inthe fall of 2001, she was invited as the Lise Meitner Visiting Professor, Department of Design Sciences, LundTechnical University, Lund, Sweden. Her primary teaching and course development responsibilities includeundergraduate and graduate level courses in computer-aided design, mechanical design and rehabilitationengineering. She served as the Director of Liaison for the Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE from1995-8 and EDGD Program Chair for the ASEE Annual Conference in 2002. Her teaching and research interestsinclude computer aided mechanical design, geometric modeling, kinematics, machine design and rehabilitationengineering. She is a member of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Sundiata Jangha; Richard Peltier; Pamela Reid; F. Scott Cowan; Christal Gordon; David Woessner; Douglas Edwards; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

, 4 School of Chemical Engineering, 5 School of Earth and Atmospheric Science 6 Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, 7 Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing, The Georgia Institute of Technology 8 Westlake High School, Fulton County School SystemIntroductionResearch studies show that Georgia’s present and future workforce is unprepared for thescientific and technological challenges facing them. Georgia's middle and

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New Ideas in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Peter Idowu

engineers in practice with a very limited knowledge of the theory and application ofenergy conversion devices. This paper highlights a required undergraduate course on energysystems and conversion for electrical engineering (EE) students at Penn State University -Harrisburg. The new course format adds components that are not typically included in thestudents’ exposure to the subject. It guides students to explore various energy sources,conversion technologies, and highlights economic, environmental, sustainability, ethical, healthand safety, social, and political issues in energy use.IntroductionMany electrical engineering (EE) programs traditionally include an energy conversion course inthe program requirements for the undergraduate degree. This

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Boris Axelrod

Ph.D. degree (with a specialization in powersystems) from the Moscow State Railway Engineering Institute in 1955 and 1965, respectively. He is aProfessor of Electrical Engineering and is a Dean of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineeringof the Holon Academic Institute of Technology. He has authored numerous publications.Dr. BORIS AXELROD was born in Ukraine in 1949. He received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electricalengineering in U.S.S.R., in 1972 and 1980 respectively. From 1992 he is a Lecturer in Electronics of theDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of the Holon Academic Institute of Technology (Israel).He has authored more than 35 published papers

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Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Christopher Carroll

Session 1420 Pocket PCs as Tools in Digital Circuit Laboratories Christopher R. Carroll Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Minnesota Duluth ccarroll@d.umn.eduAbstractDigital circuit laboratories are notoriously brimming with high-technology instrumentation and allsorts of gadgets that can boggle the mind of students entering any electrical or computerengineering program. These labs are generally the first electrical or computer

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Topics in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Daphene Koch

has been utilized in education. It will analyze the growth of the science as it wasintroduced and how it has developed over time. There are many theories associated with thisscience as it defines adult learning. Self Directed Learning (SDL) seems to be the leader in thisarea, so this will be defined and explained in detail along with other learning environments.Finally, the paper will describe how the industry in areas related to engineering technology couldapply these concepts and their needs for adult learning.DefinitionsAndragogy is a term used in the academic area to describe the process of life-long learning inadults. The word was first introduced in Germany in 1833 as Andragogik by Alexander Kapp todescribe the education theory of

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Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Johnson; Bill Kitchen

and Technologies at Nashville State Technical Community College. Hehas extensive experience at the community college level and industry. His degrees include an Ed.D. inEducation, and MS in Physics, and BS in Secondary Education. He has developed and disseminatednumerous innovative programs that connect education with business.William Kitchen is Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at Nashville State TechnicalCommunity College. In addition teaching experience at ITT Technical Institute in Nashville and MiddleTennessee State University in Murfreesboro, he has business experience in a number of communicationcompanies as technician and engineer. He holds a Masters in Engineering Technology

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Novel Courses for CHEs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

, Volume 2. John Wiley and Sons, NY, 1999.15 Physician’s Desk Reference, Medical Economics Data Production Company, Montvale, NJ, 1994, pp. 2385-2388.16 Lee, S.J., and M. Rosenberg, “Preparation and properties of glutaraldehyde cross-linked whey protein-basedmicrocapsules containing theophylline”, J. Control Rel. 61, 123-136, 1999.17 Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, 19th ed., Mack Publishers, 1995.18 Kompella, U.B. and K. Koushik, “Preparation of drug delivery systems using supercritical fluid technology”,Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems, 18(2), 173-199, 2001.Biographical InformationStephanie Farrell is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. She received her B.S. in1986 from the

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Teaching Design Through Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

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Stacy Wilson; Mark Cambron

focused on the needs of current and future industrial partners.WKU has a foundation of over 30 years of engineering technology education. The existingtechnology programs are being phased out and new programs in electrical, mechanical and civilengineering have been developed. These programs are joint programs with the University ofLouisville and the University of Kentucky. The first graduates are anticipated spring 2004. TheMission of the WKU’s Department of Engineering revolves around our vision of Project BasedLearning. The central focus of this vision is that the faculty engage students in activities tosupport development of a clear understanding of engineering practice. The roles of students - aslearners, as observers, as assistants, and as