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Industrial Collaborations

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2005 Annual Conference

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Srikanth Pidugu

Technology (ET). He obtained his M.S. (MechanicalEngineering) degree from theIndian Institute of Technology, Chennai (Madras) in 1990, and a Ph.D. (MechanicalEngineering) from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA in 2001.SWAMINADHAM MIDTURIDr. Midturi has received his baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering. He has 27years of teaching, research, and industry experience in the USA., Germany, and India. He was a former HumboldtResearch Fellow in Germany. Dr. Midturi holds the rank of Professor and is the Chairman of the Department ofEngineering Technology (ET) at UALR.ANTHONY JONESAnthony is currently a senior at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He is a student in the mechanical engineeringtechnology program and is

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2005 Annual Conference

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Primus Tillman; Keith Johnson

more readers than previously possiblejust a couple years ago. Additionally, synchronous information transfer is becoming more of areality. Currently, Web sites such as MSNBC and CNN provide almost-immediate news,weather, and sports updatesFindingsDigital media proficiency is one of the most significant skills that college graduates must master,simply because so many professions, regardless of discipline or field of study, not demand its useon a routine basis. The challenge is to obtain, maintain, and upgrade not only hardware, software,and other tangible components, but to also impart human technological skills. The objective is toprovide students with the competitive edge they need to succeed. Meeting the challenge andattaining the goal fall

Conference Session

Pedagogy

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2005 Annual Conference

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Musa Jouaneh

Conference Session

ME Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Wally Peters; Michelle Maher; Nadia Craig; Veronica Addison

engineers have a great deal to learn from the perfected complex systems of life. A striking example is found on page 92: ‘Ancient bacteria mastered nanotechnology. Already miniaturized, bacteria control specific molecules in ways of which human engineers can only dream. Far more complex than any computer or robot…’ The author then goes on to describe the flagella of bacteria that are made of ‘rings, tiny bearings, and rotors’ and that spin about ’15,000 rpm.’ Today in the 21st century with all of the extensive advanced technology available, humans have not come close to designing something so complex, so miniaturized as bacteria. In fact the search is on for a living computer chip. This example

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Radian Belu

using computer algebra systems in engineeringeducation include: 1) CAS allows the focus to be on concepts and understanding principles ratherthan on large amount of “routine” mathematical manipulations; 2) motivation can be enhancedbecause more real-life engineering problems can be tackled; and 3) many more examples can becovered by students allowing them to be more active participants in discovery learning. On theother hand, the authors’ experience and current literature show a widespread problem inelectrical engineering (EE) education, and not only, namely that many students do not master themathematical tools that are prerequisite for studying EE. This lack of mathematical knowledgemakes it difficult for them to analyze electric circuits

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2005 Annual Conference

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Vladimir Sheyman; Mulchand Rathod

of Engineering Technology, Fall 1990.2. Rathod, M.S., Griffith, J.S., "Designing a Solar Simulator for Uniform Irradiance," ASME Paper#87-WA/MET-1, 1987.3. Rathod, M. S., "Strategies for Starting a Masters Degree in Engineering Technology," ASEE Annual ConferenceProceedings, June 1991.4. Chickamenahalli, S., Rathod, M.S., AState of the Art in Fuel Cells for Power System Applications,@ Proceedingsof 61st American Power Conference, Chicago, IL, April 6-8, 1999.5. Sheyman, V., Rathod, M.S., ADevelopment of a High Efficiency Booster for Automotive Applications,@ ASEEAnnual Conference, June 2000.6. Chickamenahalli, S., Rathod, M.S., Moore, P.L., ALoad Flow Studies of A Power System Using EducationalPower System Simulation Program,@ Proceedings of

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Attracting Young MINDs

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2005 Annual Conference

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Amy Freeman; Anita Persaud

. FREEMAN earned her Masters of Science in Architectural Engineering from the Pennsylvania StateUniversity and has been the Director of MEP for the past five years. She is currently Director of EngineeringDiversity (MEP & WEP) and is pursing her doctorate in Work Force Education. Ms. Freeman is a published poetand a highly successful motivational speaker. Page 10.57.9 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

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2005 Annual Conference

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Donald Carpenter

indetermining if students have mastered the required topic. This paper and associated presentationwill describe learning objectives in detail and provide assistance on how to effectively write andimplement objectives. The goal is to assist new engineering educators in designing their courses,communicating information to their students and fellow faculty, and focusing their instruction onstudent learning as opposed to teaching.IntroductionLearning Objectives are statements of specific observable outcomes a student should be able toperform after a period of time. They are also commonly referred to as Instructional, Teaching, orEducational Objectives. Typically, a learning objective has the form5: Upon completion of this [course, chapter, week, lecture

Conference Session

Building New Communities

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yifat Kolikant; Bugrahan Yalvac; Ann McKenna

learning scientists. Learning scientists are familiar with theories of learning andmodels of instruction and are capable of conducting educational research; however, they did notmaster the domain and needed the faculty to interpret situations and student performance.Lave and Wenger (1991) claim that learning is situated, that is, occurs through a process oflegitimate peripheral participation in genuine activities of a community of practice (CoP) andthrough continuous negotiation on the meaning of the activities and the knowledge entailed.2Becoming knowledgeable involves not only mastering factual knowledge but also beingimmersed into the culture of the practice, that is, having the competency and the disposition toapply this knowledge in ways

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

studentsenrolled at the community college travel to the MTF for a scheduled laboratory period and co-share the Microelectronics Teaching Factory with baccalaureate and masters degree-seekingstudents enrolled at ASU.BACKGROUNDASU relocated the College of Technology and Applied Sciences (CTAS) and its programs,laboratories, faculty, and students from the Tempe Campus to a new campus site, ASU East.Campus. The College of Technology and Applied Sciences has rapidly evolved as thecornerstone of this technology rich environment. Several new laboratories, including theMicroelectronics Teaching Factory, have been constructed to accommodate the technologydegree programs offered within the College.Microelectronics Teaching Factory: Background, Rationale, and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

G Murphy; G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

countries around the world. In Western Australia, vendor-based curricula, such as the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) program, the CiscoCertified Network Professional (CCNP) program and the Microsoft Certified SystemsEngineer (MCSE) program are offered for credit in TAFE Engineering and InformationTechnology (IT) Diplomas and in Bachelor and/or Masters Degrees in three of the fiveuniversities based in the State. In this paper we seek to examine the reasons why studentsenroll in the courses, and what career benefits they believe will accrue as a result of theirstudies. The paper will conclude with an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses ofoffering curriculum over which universities and college have no control of content

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Kavetsky

atNSWCIHD. 180 66% Increase 160 140 120 100 1996 80 200% Increase 2003 60 40 20 0 Masters Doctorate Figure 3. Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head, (Degree Trends)Historically there had been much successful collaboration between Indian Head researchers(many of whom came to Indian Head from NSWC at White Oak) and the faculty at the UMCP.For example, the Zerilli-Armstrong constitutive material models used

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Showkat Chowdhury

) and at University ofBrighton, U.K. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University, NewYork and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from BUET.RUBEN ROJAS-OVIEDODr. Ruben Rojas-Oviedo is Chairperson and Associate Professor of the Department of MechanicalEngineering at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, AL. Dr. Rojas-Oviedo has internationalengineering experience working both in academy and industry. He has an engineering consulting companyand conducts applied research. He earned a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Auburn University, hehas two Masters degree one in Mechanical Engineering from N.C. State at Raleigh and the other in AppliedMathematics from Auburn. He earned a B.S. degree in Aeronautical

Conference Session

Assessment Issues I

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Jones; Beth Tieszen; Dennis Schulte; Ann Koopmann

biological systems. He has received several college and national teachingawards and received the Holling Family Master Teacher Award in the College of Engineering & Technology. Hehas a BS and MS in Agricultural Engineering from Texas A&M University and PhD from Oklahoma StateUniversity.Ann Koopmann, MAAnn is Director of College Relations/Student Programs in the College of Engineering & Technology. She teachesthe freshmen and sophomore seminar courses, which focus on college acclimation and career planning. She plansmajor recruitment and outreach events, and oversees the College’s Cooperative Education program. She has a BAin Communication and a MA in Educational Psychology from the University of Nebraska.Beth TieszenBeth is a senior

Conference Session

Innovation in Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

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Terri Hahn; Nancy Wynn; James Fuller; David Pines

University Honors from Carnegie Mellon University. His students regularlydo projects for area municipalities as well as projects on campus a part of course curriculum. He is also a SeniorArchitect with Jeter, Cook and Jepson Architects in Hartford.TERRI-ANN HAHNTerri-Ann Hahn is an adjunct faculty member in Department of Architecture at the University of Hartford. She is aprincipal in the land planning firm of LADA, P.C. Land Planners and she has a Master of Landscape Architecturefrom Cornell University.NANCY WYNNNancy Wynn is an artist, designer and Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design at the Hartford ArtSchool/University of Hartford. She has received national awards for print and web graphics, she is affiliated withHartford area

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paolo Tamayo; David Florida; Ramakrishna Gottipati; Janos Grantner

Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Department of Electrical andComputer Engineering at Western Michigan University. Dr. Grantner received the Ph.D. degree from the TechnicalUniversity of Budapest, Hungary, in Computer Engineering, and the advanced doctoral degree Candidate ofTechnical Science from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, in Computer Engineering, respectively.RAMAKRISHNA GOTTIPATIRamakrishna Gottipati is Doctoral Student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at WesternMichigan University. Mr. Gottipati received the MS degree from Western Michigan University, in ComputerEngineering.PAOLO A. TAMAYOPaolo A. Tamayo is Masters Student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at WesternMichigan

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kemi Ladeji-Osias

verifying the answer, and decide whether it is A, B, or C work before assigning points. Why not share the criteria with students to help them improve the quality of their work [McNeill, 1999; Mertler, 2001]? One of the objectives of quizzes and tests is to discriminate very clearly between A, B, C, D, and F students. You will need to determine what percentage of your course students must master and to what extent as you assign your grades. Students tend to have access to old tests. This should be a factor in deciding how many new questions to include a test.Teaching a Course1. The First Week: On the first day of class, it is important to hand out and discuss your syllabus. This sets the tone for the rest of the semester. It is also

Conference Session

Sustainability Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Bosscher; Jeffrey Russell

practice in research techniques and investigative procedures, should master the basicliterature in a field, and should learn the special, if limited, value of a technical vocabulary. Inshort, engineering education should strive to produce specialists, and should therefore derive itscentral, if by no means it’s only, content from the program for graduate students. This may becalled the scholastic conception of engineering education.On the other hand, there is the view that engineering education should be devoted to broadeningand deepening the lives of its students. It should introduce them to the value-tradition on whichour society is established. It should remove their provincialism, so that they learn how toappreciate alien cultures and strange

Conference Session

Ethics Classes: Creative or Inefficient

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Norma Mattei

engineering graduatesfrom other disciplines desiring to get a masters degree in civil engineering.Background information First survey (Pre) Second survey (Post)Undergraduate 20 19Graduate student 3 1Total 23 20Table 1: Number of undergraduate and graduate student respondentsTable 2 lists the employment history of the respondents. UNO, as an urban university, caters toan atypical college student. The respondents were found to be typical UNO students in that theydid have job responsibilities. Many were

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Elisa Linsky; Gunter Georgi

by taking advantage of the course's semester long design project as avehicle for instruction. By asking students to prepare a proposal, the instructional team is able toteach the fundamentals of persuasive writing within the context of a bona fide sellingopportunity. Page 10.1223.1We were aware that there was a risk of diluting our ability to help our students master thepreparation of lab reports by assigning a proposal, but we thought the necessity of teaching Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Paul Lane; John Farris

://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/Biographic InformationJohn Farris is currently an assistant Professor in the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing at Grand ValleyState University (GVSU). He earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees at Lehigh University and his Doctorate atthe University of Rhode Island. He has 6 years of college engineering teaching experience as well as 3 years ofindustrial design experience. His teaching interests lie in the first year design, design for manufacture and assembly,interdisciplinary design and entrepreneurship.Dr. Paul Lane is a Professor of Marketing and holds the position of Esther Seidman Chair of Seidman School ofBusiness. He holds a Ph.D. degree from Michigan State University and has previously

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Bender; Amy Hoover; OraLynn Manweller

/10057680.htm 5. Decker, D., Lassoie, J., Goff, G., Parrish, K., (1998). Do Workshops Work? Journal of Extension, retrieved January 20, 2004 from http://www.joe.orgORALYNN MANWELLEROraLynn Manweller is a senior in Mechanical Engineering Technology at Central Washington University inEllensburg, WA. She received her AS from Lane Community College in Eugene, OR in 2003. She will begraduating from CWU in June. She has been involved with planning and implementing the engineering portion ofthe ACE Academy from the beginning.AMY HOOVERAmy Hoover is an Assistant Professor of Flight Technology at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA.She is a licensed pilot. She received her Masters in Geology in 1987 from Oregon State University. She

Conference Session

Web-Based & Distance Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Dean

,Virginia. She joined the faculty of Old Dominion University in fall 1999. She has fifteen years of industrialexperience in construction estimating and project management. She received her B.S. in Civil Engineering fromVirginia Tech and her M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.GARY R. CROSSMAN, P.E.Gary R. Crossman is Chair of the Department of Engineering Technology, Professor of Mechanical EngineeringTechnology, and Mechanical Engineering Technology Program Director at Old Dominion University, Norfolk,Virginia. Professor Crossman has 34 years of experience in engineering technology education. He holds aBachelor’s degree from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and a Master of Engineering degree from OldDominion

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra Furterer; Lesia Crumpton-Young

DMAIC problem solvingapproach and suggest process improvement and control recommendations that allow the projectsponsors to Implement the recommendations and Control mechanisms. The course instructor,the principle author of this paper, serves as the Master Black Belt that provides mentoring to allof the teams. Professionals from the local American Society for Quality Orlando Section 1509perform Six Sigma Black Belt coaching and knowledge transfer for each of the student teams. Acertified Six Sigma Green Belt leads or mentors each team. The weekly class is composed oftwo hours of lecture and one hour of in-class team-based problem solving and team-building

Conference Session

Improving Statics Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ganapathy Narayanan

for eachconcept. Giving too few problems pose situations in which the students do notunderstand or master the subject matter. With the increase of students’ ability to usecomputers and programs, the instructor can introduce hands-on interactive programs thataid in teaching statics. There are not many such programs available specialized forteaching statics. Many commercial programs do exist for performing structural analysis,but not good enough to teach the principles of statics at a slower pace. In this paper, thehands-on interactive programs or modules, created or developed so far, are discussed interms of teaching basic mechanics and statics. Such mini-programs can be interestingand rewarding to students in doing homework problems. Also

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Scoles; Harriet Millan

design oriented courses to theWI style. The ECE WI courses are required for all EE and CE students, with the exception ofsome bachelors-masters students. In this paper we will describe how ECEL 301, a third yearlaboratory course, and ECE 491, the first quarter of Senior Design, were modified to meet thenew requirements. Changes to course schedules and assignments as well as the development ofwriting assessment tools have been required. End-of-term assessment tools will be modified tocollect feedback on the effectiveness of the program.IntroductionWriting is an important part of a young engineer’s education. All engineering programs addressthis to satisfy ABET’s Criterion 3g, “an ability to communicate effectively”. The first year ofDrexel’s TDEC

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New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Howard Evans; Shekar Viswanathan

Air Quality” was conducted by two masters’ students from the environmental Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © American Society for Engineering Education”engineering program [3]. In October 2003, Southern California was blanketed withclouds of smoke and ash which were carried over hundred of miles by the strong winds.The San Diego fires consumed an area of over 390,000 acres; burned 5,597 homes,commercial and accessory buildings; destroyed 3,773 automobiles, trucks and boats; andcaused 16 deaths. Hence a capstone research project was conducted to document thequantities and effects of major gaseous pollutants and particulate matter emitted into

Conference Session

Innovations in CE Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Piechota; Shashi Nambisan

enrollment of approximately 27,000 students (undergraduate and graduate)and is primarily a commuter campus. The Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering provideseducation to approximately 1,300 undergraduate and 250 graduate students with about 60 fulltime faculty members. Within the College of Engineering, the Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering has 16 full time faculty members and offers degrees at the bachelors,masters, and doctoral levels. The civil and environmental engineering program is ABETaccredited and requires students to earn a total of 132 credits leading to the degree of Bachelor ofScience in Engineering with a major in Civil engineering.There are various opportunities at all levels to integrate service learning into the

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Powell; Michael Kwinn

© 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”BiographyLIEUTENANT COLONEL ROBERT A. POWELL (US Army) is an Assistant Professor in the Department ofSystems Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He received a BS in IndustrialEngineering, Texas A&M University, 1984, a MS in Operations Research/Management Science, George MasonUniversity, 1995, a Master of Military Art and Science, US Army Command and General Staff College, 1999 and aPh.D. in Systems Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2002. He is married with four children.LIEUTENANT COLONEL MICHAEL J. KWINN, JR. (US Army) is an Associate Professor in the Departmentof Systems Engineering and Director of the Operations Research Center of Excellence at the

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Virendra Varma

the fall of 2001 and charged it with developing a plan forimplementing Policy Statement 465. That committee pursued three parallel long-term(20 years and beyond) initiatives for implementing the Policy 465: one on the body ofknowledge (BOK) and appropriate curricula, a second on licensure, and a third onaccreditation. The body of knowledge initiative has been addressed by a subcommitteeof the overall Task Force, and is extremely intense.Body of Knowledge (BOK) for a civil engineering graduate......A Benchmark forConstruction Professional BOKBOK is the foundation of the implementation master plan of the ASCE’s PolicyStatement 465. The BOK committee has recommended the following: A. What should be taught to and learned by future civil