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Mathematics in the Transition

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2003 Annual Conference

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Claudia Morrell; Taryn Bayles; Anne Spence

determinethe speed at which an aircraft needs to fly in order to stay aloft. By making these connections forthe students, the program seeks to make students aware and excited about the field ofengineering. Unfortunately, most students will not be exposed to the field of engineering unlessthey are involved in an upper level physics or technology class. Since algebra is a requiredcourse in many states, this presents a most inviting field in which to plant the seeds ofengineering. While algebra provides an opportunity to plant the seed of engineering in allstudents, it seems logical that this same seed can be encouraged to grow through engineeringexamples in geometry, trigonometry, and other upper level mathematics courses.The goal of this project

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Laboratory Developments and Innovations

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert Voigt; Robert Ives; Jesko Hagee

Session 2354information technology integration in today’s military systems. 1 This survey, part of acurriculum review, entitled “Curriculum 21,” was the primary reason for instituting a secondcourse and was an input into the process that defined the make-up of that course. The results ofthat study are reported in more detail along with the initial response to that study in the form of anew course.2 The Academic Dean’s desire was to look at how we could get this material into oneof the required courses in the technical core that all non-engineering students must take.II. Technical Core Improvement GroupIn the year 2000, the Academic Dean formed a committee, the Technical Core ImprovementGroup (TCIG), to examine the entire technical core. This

Conference Session

Issues in Multidisciplinary Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Juan Lucena; Joan Gosink; Barbara Moskal

underrepresented groups into the Humanitarian Engineeringprogram. We believe that the emphasis on humanitarian engineering will prove to beparticularly effective in drawing women and minority students to engineering, andthereby promote campus diversity. We also expect it to be attractive to a broad spectrumof engineering students.We will focus on our existing strengths – in energy systems, geotechnical andgeoenvironmental engineering, remote sensing, signal processing, and image processing,and new technologies for “sustainable Engineering,” and in emerging engineering Page 8.647.1disciplines including, bioengineering, information systems, and micro-nano

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Topics in Mechanical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Emin Yilmaz; Kenny Fotouhi

ENGINE AND DYNAMOMETER SERVICE AND FUEL CONSUMPTION MEASUREMENTS Emin Y•lmaz Department of Technology University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 21853 (410)651-6470 E-mail: eyilmaz@mail.umes.eduABSTRACTThe goal of “ETME 499-Independent Research in Mechanical Engineering Technology”course is to introduce students to designing, manufacturing, debugging and testingmechanical systems. The goal of laboratory part of “EDTE 341-Power andTransportation” course is to service small and/or large internal

Conference Session

What's New in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Max Schwesig

Global E- Business Education in Industrial Engineering-Meeting the Needs of the Networked Economy Klaus-Dieter Thoben, Max Schwesig, Jens Eschenbaecher Bremen Institute of Industrial Technology and Applied Work Science PLT - Production Structure, Logistics and Telematics Hochschulring 20; D-28359 Bremen; Germany Max@biba.uni-bremen.de Research in ProgressThe educational system is currently facing new challenges because of the dynamicallyexpanding e-business deployment. This is especially vital for industrial engineering as anapplied interdisciplinary discipline. To cope

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ashraf Ghaly

“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”III. Role of Civil EngineersClough (2000) states, “Today, most of the buzz is about biotechnology and informationtechnology, but the future of our society also rests on technologies that are more basic to itsfunctioning. The combination of a growing world population with the human tendency to delaydealing with infrastructure and environmental needs until they have reached crisis proportions,means that our profession will become more essential than ever before.” Clough acknowledgesthat there are emerging fields where most research money is being poured, and urges

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Monica Schmidt

challenged by these projects, which required higher-level thinkingskills than solving well-defined problems from the textbook. Using ASTM standards as the basisof experimental plans taught students about current engineering technologies, even whenequipment was not available to run the experiments. The experimental design projectscontributed to 8 out of 11 student outcomes required by the ABET 2000 criteria.3Bibliography1 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 13.01, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA.2 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 15.07, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA.3 ENGINEERING ACCREDITATION COMMISSION, 2002-2003 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Nancy Tuana; John Wisw; John Christman; Andy Lau; Thomas Litzinger

as theyformulated plans for integrating ethics into their curricula, e.g., IIT 1, Towson State2 and OregonInstitute of Technology.3) It became clear that if departments were to be successful in integratingethics into engineering courses, some form of development would be required for most facultymembers.Shortly after the need for a faculty development activity became clear, the College of Engineeringand the College of the Liberal Arts received a gift from an Alumnus to start joint activitiesinvolving engineering and ethics. This gift explicitly linked the Douglas and Julie Rock EthicsInstitute in Liberal Arts and the Leonhard Center. When the Directors of the Institute and Centermet to discuss possible joint projects, they quickly decided

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anant Kukreti

in EnvironmentalEngineering. This paper presents the general structure of this degree program, its curriculum,and marketing strategy. During the first academic year the degree program has been offered toincoming freshman as an option, whereas simultaneously a structured marketing strategy anddistance learning opportunities for students are being developed. The program will be fullylaunched for the academic year 2003-2004.I. Introduction While the baccalaureate degree may have sufficed for most practicing engineers, it isbecoming increasingly evident that current technological and societal needs demand a greaterlevel of preparation for the profession. In fact, engineering is the only profession where anundergraduate degree is a

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Energy Programs and Software Tools

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunil Appanaboyina; Rakesh Sreenivasa; Kendrick Aung

technology and widespreadavailability of computers have resulted in the use of World Wide Web (WWW) as a teachingmedium in engineering education1, 2. Thus, more and more educators have developed web-basedteaching and evaluation tools to facilitate and improve the learning process of students. In thispaper, the development of two web-based tools for use in Energy Engineering course wasdiscussed and presented.Course Description Energy Engineering is a multi-disciplinary subject that encompasses thermodynamics,fluid mechanics, engineering economics, energy conversion, energy conservation, energy auditand management, and environment. Energy Engineering course is a senior elective course in thedepartment of mechanical engineering at Lamar

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ioannis Miaoulis; Erik Rushton; Brian Gravel

set of teachers for the entire school year also allows for asustained effort in technology/engineering education. Other GK-12 projects have developed“showcase” type projects. These projects involve developing an attention getting demonstrationalong with a well developed set of worksheets and handouts. This method of presenting thematerial to the students and teachers is great at peaking interest but, in our experience, does littleto promote continued learning after the presentation has left. The Tufts University program haschosen to have their fellows work with the same teachers instead of hopping from program toprogram to promote interest in technology/engineering throughout the entire school year. Theprogram is structured so that continued

Conference Session

Assessment in BME Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Rich Fries; Paul King; John Gassert; Joan Walker; Paul Yock; Sean Brophy; Jay Goldberg

Psychology, Joan holds bachelor andmaster of music education degrees. Her research interests include self-regulated learning and the role of creativity indesign.Sean P. Brophy received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, an MS inComputer Science from DePaul University, and a PhD in Education and Human Development from VanderbiltUniversity. Dr. Brophy works with the Learning Technology Center at Vanderbilt to apply current theories ofLearning Sciences to improve instruction at various educational levels.Dr. Jay R. Goldberg is currently the Director of the Healthcare Technologies Management Program and AssistantProfessor of Biomedical Engineering at Marquette University, and Assistant Adjunct Professor of

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering: The Present State

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2003 Annual Conference

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Stephanie Velegol; Ronald Ziemian; Richard Zaccone; Richard Kozick; James Baish; Margot Vigeant

Session 1653 Exploring Engineering at Bucknell University: a Seminar Approach to the First-Year Engineering Experience Margot A.S. Vigeant, Stephanie Butler Velegol, James W. Baish, Richard J. Kozick, Richard Zaccone, Ronald D. Ziemian All: Bucknell University College of Engineering. Departments: Chemical Engineering/ Chemical Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering/ Electrical Engineering/ Computer Science and Engineering/ Civil and Environmental EngineeringAbstractBucknell University requires all incoming engineering

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Trends in Nuclear Engineering Education I

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2003 Annual Conference

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Audeen Fentiman

Session 2177 Preparing Versatile Engineers for the Nuclear Industry Audeen W. Fentiman The Ohio State UniversityIntroductionDuring its meteoric rise in the 1960s and 1970s, the nuclear industry hired thousands of engineers.As the industry matured in subsequent years, the number of employees leveled off. Now, many ofthose engineers hired in the 1960s and ‘70s are approaching retirement. Since a substantialfraction of the nuclear industry’s workforce is about to retire, the demand for employees with anunderstanding of nuclear science and technology is about to grow. Nuclear

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Reza Sanati-Mehrizy; Afsaneh Minaie

are several reasons for attracting women to engineering such as the fact that more than50% of consumers are women. If those designing the products are able to relate to the femalesection of the population, there is a better chance of selling the products. So, we need to havewomen designers. Another reason for attracting women to engineering is to employ the bestengineers and scientists in order to keep our leadership in technology. Microsoft ChiefTechnology Officer, Nathan Myhrvold, said: “There are breakthrough ideas we are waiting forsomeone to have. The smaller the number of people in industry, the fewer of those ideas we willget. That’s more in focus in our industry because growth is directly related to human talent3”. Toemploy the best

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Taryn Bayles

UMBC in July 2001. The objective of theworkshop was to better equip high school teachers and counselors to identify, guide, and prepareprospective students at each of their schools for a career in engineering. The three-day workshopwas developed and presented by UMBC faculty from the College of Engineering and wasmodeled after work done by Raymond Landis1, former Dean of Engineering and Technology atCalifornia State University, Los Angeles. Invitations to the workshop with a brochure andapplication form were sent to area high schools in Maryland. Each participant received a $150stipend, meals, and Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) continuing educationcredits. The workshop was sponsored by a grant from the University System of

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Peter Idowu

for collaboration with the industry to create an avenue for the instructor to updatehis/her knowledge and skill. Beyond professional development expectations of the universityadministration, there is a definite need for the power engineering instructor to spend summers orsabbatical leaves in the industry (call it a coop for faculty). Regular and focused facultydevelopment workshops could also offer opportunities for training in the use of new simulationtools, instruments, and advanced technology for instruction delivery. Skill in using alternativepresentation media such as the web or video delivery will create opportunities for reaching out toprospects in the industry.The Program – Study ProgressThe positive impact of curriculum organization

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Outside of Class

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Autar Kaw

understanding ofthe course material. He does not abuse the modern technologies such as Power Point to cover ahuge amount of material, or even worse, show page after page of the textbook through Page 8.1011.2presentation viewers.Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2003, American Society for Engineering Education The number of waking hours has not changed for either Efed or his students. Hence, hedoes not supplement but complement the course with new tools. For example, if he wants toassign projects in a course, he knows whether use of tools such as mathematical

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Gordon Guffner

Session 1566 HOMEMADE LAB EQUIPMENT FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COURSES By Gordon E. Guffner, Professor Emeritus Industrial Technology and Engineering Technology, Buffalo State CollegeTraditionally, engineering programs have been considered expensive because of theabundance of courses containing a laboratory component which usually requires costlyequipment. While this will probably always be true, this author has come up with at leasta partial remedy for the high cost of laboratory equipment. By developing some lab pieceswhich can be made by an instructor (or lab technician), expensive items which wouldnormally

Conference Session

Mentoring Women and Minorities

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2003 Annual Conference

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Angela Linse; Rebecca Bates

course. Students who complete this course should expect to: 1) develop a greater awareness of teaching as a learned, and improvable, activity; 2) learn about available teaching resources; 3) be exposed to different teaching methods, including knowledge of the vocabulary used in engineering education research literature; 4) experience learning about engineering in an active learning environment; 5) prepare engineering material for their own students using different teaching methods.Topics included: an Introduction covering active learning and the course goals, StudentLearning, Talking about Teaching, Active Learning, Using Technology in Teaching, ClassroomAssessment Techniques and Group Learning. The class concluded

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Academic Standards and Academic Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

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William Kelly

8.684.5approach in business and public policy is not well defined at this point and the interest Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationthere appears to be mainly at the graduate level.Other activitiesTrade organizations are major standards developing organizations and some of them havematerials that can provide sector-specific information on standards. For example, INCITS– the International Committee for Information Technology Standards – develops voluntaryconsensus standards in the area of information technology. As one example, they developand maintain programming standards with C++ - an example that many

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert Vieth; Kazem Kazerounian

secondary “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering Education”education.Participants spend a week in a civil, mechanical, chemical, electrical or materials engineeringlaboratory learning fundamental concepts of engineering, and developing hands-on projects theycould use as practical instructional material in their classrooms. They tour laboratories within theSchool of Engineering to learn of some of the cutting edge technology under development, andalso tour various university engineering systems such as the wastewater treatment plant. Inaddition, they participate in discussions with engineers from industry and the

Conference Session

Advisory Boards & Program Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

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Shamsuddin Ilias; Franklin King; Keith Schimmel

development, and evaluation of the effectiveness ofclassroom innovations are planned.VIII. AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.EEC-0230645.Bibliography1) Ewell, P. T. (1998), ”National Trends in Assessing Student Learning,” Journal of Engineering Education, 87(2), 107-113.2) Gerstner, L.V., Jr. (2001), “High Marks for Standardized Tests,” Prism, February, 64.3) King, F.G., Schimmel, K.A. (2001), “Using Course Committees to Engage Faculty in the Assessment of Student Outcomes,” Proceedings of Best Assessment Processes in Engineering Education IV: A Working Symposium, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN.4) Koehn, E. (1989), “Fundamentals of Engineering

Conference Session

K-20 Activities in Materials Science

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2003 Annual Conference

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Hermes Calderon; Amilcar Quispitupa; Scott Kiefer

Physics and Chemistry courses. This is one of theadvantages of five-year programs, which prepare versatile professionals with a solid backgroundformation, as noted by a recent ABET accreditation visit to this campus. Students’ opinionsconcur since they are aware that any additional skill learned represents an edge for their eventualjob search.References1. J. A. Jacobs, Advanced Engineering Materials: Products from Super Stuff, The Technology Teacher, 52 [8],(1993): pp.15-22.2. D. R. Askeland, The Science and Engineering of Materials, 3rd. Edition, PWS Publ. Co., Boston, MA, (1994).3. W. D. Callister, Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, 5th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, NY,(1999): pp. 40-45.4. S. M. Kresta, Hands-on

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Theodore Dibble; Carrie Hernandez; Abbie Wells; Steven Barrett

AbstractOften, engineering departments are faced with the need to update laboratory exercises andequipment. However, adequate funds do not always exist to accomplish these upgrades in atimely manner. Another challenge faced by departments are satisfying Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) requirements for a major design experience within thecurriculum. ABET guidelines state, “Students must be prepared for engineering practice throughthe curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge and skillsacquired in earlier course work and incorporating engineering standards and realistic constraintsthat include most of the following considerations: economic; environmental; sustainability;manufacturability; ethical

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Engineering Practice

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2003 Annual Conference

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John Gesink; S. Hossein Mousavinezhad

models, synthesis techniques and engineering principles governing the technology in their project. By insisting that the ECE Design I proposals explore and identify the models and engineering principles involved, the temptation of "cut-and-try" designing can possibly be diverted and at best completely avoided. This proposal is strong enough to effectively avoid inappropriate "cut-and-try" designing. (encircle choice) (emphatically disagree) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (emphatically agree) E) Project's scope; (too simple) (just right) (too ambitious) (encircle choice) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 F) Project's effect on student's ability to use engineering

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Women in Engineering: New Research

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2003 Annual Conference

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Donna Riley

,learning to think critically allows students to make up their own minds. Conventional engineering Page 8.918.5education, by not questioning any application of technology, creates a values vacuum in whichProceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education Session 2692everything is sanctioned, or nothing, so that students have no basis for decision-making.Applying Liberative Pedagogies in the Engineering Classroom

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Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Richard Jaeger; Richard Chapman; Victor Nelson

University Board of Trustees, and the Page 8.80.4Alabama Commission on Higher Education. The program began admitting freshmen andtransfer students in Fall Semester of 2002, with the first graduates expected in 2004.The BWE curriculum has been designed to satisfy the general criteria of theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) “Engineering Criteria2000” (EC2000), and initial accreditation will be sought as a “unique program”. As moreuniversities develop similar programs, Auburn University intends to take a lead role inthe development of accreditation criteria specific to wireless engineering.Auburn University is also active in the Global

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Integrating HSS into the Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert Wolverton; Janet Wolverton

Session 1161 Implementation of Ethics Education Throughout an Engineering College Robert H. Wolverton, Janet Bear Wolverton United States Air Force Academy/Oregon Institute of TechnologyI . IntroductionThe engineering community is rediscovering its roots of professionalism. During the past decadeengineering education moved beyond single minded devotion to science and technology byembracing multidisciplinary studies. To complete the transition from engineering scientists backto engineering professionals, education for the next decade is focusing on incorporating ethics andsocial responsibility into the curriculum

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K-20 Activities in Materials Science

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2003 Annual Conference

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Amanda Young; Richard Brow

be assembled and distributed tohigh schools for further refinement. Once the final experiments and demonstrations areassembled and the DVD is prepared, the kit will be sent to AGPMA for reproduction anddistribution. In addition, UMR will continue to distribute the kits to high schools in Missouriand make visits to the schools to recruit future generations of ceramic engineers.Bibliography1. http://www.acers.org/outreach/awareness.asp2. H. Jain, and I.H. Jain, “Discovering the Science and Technology of Glass Formation from Candy Making,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 18-23, 2002, Montreal, Canada.WILLIAM G. FAHRENHOLTZWilliam G. Fahrenholtz is an assistant professor of Ceramic Engineering at UMR. He