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K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

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Larry Richards

programs have been declining; • The numbers of women and minority students in engineering are not representative of general population; • Science and math test scores of US high school students are low with respect to the rest of the industrial world; and • Most students leave high school with no real understanding of engineering or technology; yet most jobs today require some level of technological literacy.These facts have aroused concern at all levels of government and business. Senator JohnGlenn’s commission report “Before it’s too late” has focused attention on the seriousnessand scope of these problems, and proposed a set of possible solutions [1]. Congress andseveral state governments have moved to address these

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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H. Scott Fogler; Michael Cutlip; C. Stewart Slater

materials in important new technologies such as those whose research is funded byNSF and other governmental agencies. Past participants report that the ideas, techniques,enthusiasm, and materials they gained at the Summer School were rapidly incorporated into theirteaching and that of their colleagues at their home institution.The Summer School attempts to support the attendance at least of one new faculty member fromevery school in the United States that awards chemical engineering B. S. degrees. One of thegoals is to pay expenses of every participant with support from grants solicited fromgovernmental agencies, the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, and educational foundations.The most recent Summer School materials regarding educational

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Teaching Design with a Twist

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Sohail Anwar; Eric Granlund

; • base their design and redesign upon technological, scientific, and mathematical concepts; • see that their design meets specifications and constraints; • use appropriate tools and materials to build a model of their design, which is useful in illustrating, analyzing, and defending their design decisions; • develop and use a repeatable and reliable method for testing their design; and • make or propose improvements to their design on the basis of their analysis and testing. Page 8.515.3 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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William Davis; Wayne Sarasua

requirement altogetherinstead opting for surveying to be an elective or not offered at all. There are many reasons thatneither of these options are desirable for entry level civil engineers in the job market. First,technologies related to surveying are among the fastest developing in the industry, andconsequently there is significant demand for skills in latest technology. Second, spatial datacollection and analysis is essential to all civil engineering disciplines, thus a fundamentalunderstanding of spatial data collection and analysis techniques is desirable. Furthermore,surveying is covered on the Fundamentals of Engineering exam as well as the Civil EngineeringProfessional Engineers exam. Because of the specialized nature of today’s Civil

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Victor Giurgiutiu; Brian Mouzon

SESSION # 1526 DELOS Functional Modules for Teaching Mechatronics to non-EE Engineering Students Victor Giurgiutiu and Brian Mouzon Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208, victorg@sc.eduABSTRACTThe Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of South Carolina has embarkedupon a project to enhance the Mechatronics education of non-EE engineering students. NSFfunds the project with cost-share by the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Collegeof Engineering and Information Technology. An essential

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Fernando Rios-Gutierrez; Rocio Alba-Flores

Pocket PC: a Useful Tool in Electrical and Computer Engineering Courses Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Rocio Alba-Flores Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Minnesota Duluth friosgut@d.umn.eduAbstractSince Fall 2001, freshman students attending the Electrical and Computer EngineeringDepartment at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) have been integrated into a newhandheld computer technology program, which uses the Compact (HP) iPAQ device equippedwith wireless internet connections, as a learning tool in some of their courses. The mainmotivation to use the iPAQ handheld and implement the wireless access at UMD, was

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Ethical & Industrial Issues in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

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Charlotte Erdmann

is done by a skilled librarian who has extensive experience with the topic. Studentsin Biomedical Engineering may also gain additional knowledge for their design projects.Assignments Involving Library MaterialsShort assignments involving patents may start with newspaper articles, directories, journalarticles, and conference papers. Newspaper articles and selected publications may discussspecific new medical devices. Rob Stein9 has written a recent newspaper article titled; “PatientsFind Technology Easy to Swallow” in the Washington Post described a new device. Hedescribes the technology as a “M2A disposable diagnostic capsule. Also called the "gut cam,"the device is the first of its kind -- a self-contained, miniature, disposable color video

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Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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2003 Annual Conference

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Prince Anyalebechi

the local industry around the school and theacademic and industrial backgrounds and experiences of the faculty. The depth, breadth, andtechnical rigor is usually determined by whether it is a traditional engineering or anengineering technology program and whether it is an ABET approved course. Traditionally,courses on manufacturing processes in many engineering departments emphasize just designand/or metal machining processes and little of anything else. Often the courses are devoid oftwo important elements namely the: (i) the interactions between design and manufacturingprocesses, and (ii) interaction between materials and process variables. This approachusually produces graduates who are limited in their ability to solve non-machine

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Sustainability and the Environment

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2003 Annual Conference

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Domenico Grasso

last 4 milliseconds of the day.“To overcome today’s environmental problems we will need both understanding andmoral fortitude to compensate for our genetically endowed predilection for short-termgain” i. The understanding that is needed is in part technological, in part economic, and inpart an understanding of the human condition. Engineers must play a pivotal role in thesolution of these problems – just as they did in their creation. However, for engineers toplay this role, a major paradigm shift is needed. In the words of Albert Einstein, “Theworld we have created has problems that cannot be solved thinking the way we used tothink when we created them”. Unfortunately, notwithstanding new ABET criteria,engineering programs rarely, if ever

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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John Watson; Hossein Salehfar; Arnold Johnson

Session 2793 Internet Based Class Presentations to Enhance Distance Engineering Degree Programs Hossein Salehfar, John Watson, Arnold Johnson School of Engineering and Mines University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 58202 U.S.AAbstractIn this time of rapidly changing technology, the delivery mechanisms for educational programsare constantly evolving. Distance education has become more readily available, and the non-traditional student now has enhanced opportunities in many academic fields. In 1989

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Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

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2003 Annual Conference

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Swami Karunamoorthy

Engineering and Aviation has seven departments with elevenbaccalaureate degree programs. The programs under the engineering branch include:Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, MechanicalEngineering, Computer Science, and Physics. The programs under the aviation branchinclude: Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Technology, Aircraft MaintenanceManagement, Avionics Engineering, Aviation Science/Professional Pilot, and AviationManagement. To develop and coordinate an assessment system and processes for allthese programs, an assessment council (Parks Assessment Council) has been created.The council includes the Associate Dean of Engineering and one faculty member fromeach program/department.Building Blocks of College

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Jorge Gatica; Anthony Bruzas; Abhishek Gupta

presentations at national and internationalmeetings, and more than 50 publications in refereed journals. He is a member of several editorial boards of Scienceand Technology publications, and is a frequent reviewer for several Chemical Engineering, Materials Science andCombustion publications, as well as a proposal reviewer for several federal agencies. His research on hybrid C-Ccomposites was the first CSU project supported by the OAI Core Program. His research with NASA GlennResearch Center has resulted in a recent patent application for conversion/protective coating technology. Dr.Gatica serves as a mentor for undergraduate minority and high-school students, he is a member of the board ofEsperanza (a non-profit organization dedicated to the academic

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Abroad Educational Opportunities in Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Fazil Najafi

center wouldcapitalize on the skills being taught and the experience of returning professionals and students.The mission of the center will be to develop leading edge research and educational programs inpublic works management and engineering, requiring either a long-term focus, or immediateattention and technology transfer aspects. This paper will present a proposed graduate curriculumthat will cover all aspects of the above.The more advanced a civilization is, or is to become, the more advanced the infrastructure will be.As the infrastructure advances, and expands, the management of these systems becomesincreasingly complex. While technology advances within the physical systems of its infrastructure,organizations responsible for this

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Issues in Multidisciplinary Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Sheryl Sorby

Session 1380 An Accredited Engineering Degree Program with Flexibility Designed for Student-Centered Learning Sheryl A. Sorby College of Engineering Michigan Technological University Houghton, MichiganAbstractThe Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) program at Michigan Tech has been around sincethe early 70s. We have recently restructured our BSE program to allow students flexibility in pur-suing their interests outside of engineering. We also think that this new

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Nam Kim; Sean Clancey

Session Impact of ABET EC 2002 on a Chemical Engineering Curriculum Sean Clancey, Nam Kim, and Gerry Caneba Department of Chemical Engineering Michigan Technological University 2003 ASEE Annual Conference Nashville, TennesseeIntroductionAssessment of the curriculum in the Chemical Engineering Department at MTU has been ongoingsince 1995. Over the following seven years, eight assessment tools have been developed andpartially

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ronald Musiak

form study groups, be a support group for each other, and develop a sense ofcommunity which is especially helpful for Freshman in acclimating to their first year at college. We have expandedour Freshman student advising activities to include career advising and networking (every student is matched with analumni advisor) proactive advising (each academic advisor is the student’s instructor in the Introduction toEngineering class and receives progress reports from all other non-engineering instructors), and multiple one-on-oneprogress interviews with the students (the advisor gets to know the students better so that potential problems areidentified early and remedied) . Additionally, we are experimenting with a flexible technologically

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert Malkin

World Health Summer Institute isunlike any class or internship currently available, supplying study-abroad experience, first-handknowledge of medical device use and a second language.IntroductionImagine living in a place where the hospital may receive electrical power only two hours a dayor where a simple blown fuse can bring surgery to a halt. Sadly, there are many places such asthis worldwide. But now an organization has been created to answer the needs of disadvantagedareas through providing and maintaining appropriate medical technology: Engineering WorldHealth (EWH). Page 8.511.1“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for

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Issues in Multidisciplinary Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ted Thiede; James Hereford

. Inthe original physics-based curricula, labs involving mechanical application were practically non-existent. To provide for new mechanical lab activities, basic laboratory stations were procured,an engineering measurements lab and course were created, and innovative, low-cost practicalexperiences were developed. These activities quickly became too numerous for a single course,and will need to be distributed into the engineering science courses. The electrical engineeringcomponent has been influenced by technology advances and changes in focus. Improvements tolaboratory equipment and software have simultaneously simplified many lab measurementswhile allowing for more complex projects. The focus has shifted from fundamental physicsmeasurements

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Integrating Math, Science, and Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Amy Monte; Gretchen Hein

Session 2365 Using Engineering Courses to Improve Pre-Calculus Students' Success Amy E. Monte, Gretchen L. Hein Department of Engineering Fundamentals Michigan Technological University Houghton, MIAbstractMany engineering students are not ready to take Calculus their first semester at Michigan Techand are unable to participate in the First Year Engineering program at that time. To prepare themfor their first year experience and to enable them to take an "engineering" course

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Mentoring Women and Minorities

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2003 Annual Conference

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Patrick Dunfey; Julie Salisbury; Erik Rushton; Brian Gravel

GK-12 fellow relieson interactive and “fun” instruction techniques. Science and engineering education allows forlab work and other instruction aside from traditional lecture formats. Seeking out thesealternatives and using such things as physical representation and inventive real world analogieshelps to keep the students interested in what is being presented. Gaining and keeping theattention of the target audience is an issue that does not necessarily disappear with age.Technical concepts are often dry and unexciting to those without training in technical fields orany interest in technology, thus attention levels remain an important issue in the professionalworld as well. By being in the classroom and having to think on one’s feet, the

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Innovative Teaching in Environmental Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Enos Charles Inniss

Session 1451 Environmental engineering fact sheets teach more than just facts Enos C. Inniss The University of Texas at San AntonioAbstractActive learning has become the new rule in effective education. As educators, we couple this ideawith the need for our students to develop technical communication skills. The result is the use of aclassroom management tool such as WebCT as a forum for having students teach each otherbased on fact sheets they have developed. These fact sheets are formatted in a manner similar towhat organizations such as the U.S. Environmental

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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puszynski jan; David Dixon; Bhavani Puli; James Munro

Engineering and Technology (ABET)accreditation criteria require that graduates of engineering programs possess "an ability todesign a system, component or process to meet desired needs."1The faculty of the chemical engineering program at South Dakota School of Mines andTechnology (SDSM&T) has begun developing open-ended laboratory DBT experimentsfor the chemical engineering laboratory. The first such experiment created was a DBTexperiment in pump selection and piping system design,2 which has been integrated intothe junior-level fluid mechanics laboratory course. The faculty has established a goal ofhaving at least one undergraduate DBT experiment in each of the three major areas (fluidmechanics, heat transfer, mass transfer) of transport

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Virtual & Distance Experiments

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2003 Annual Conference

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Zhixue Wang; Guangpi Lai; Feiyue Wang; A. Terry Bahill; Jeff Goldberg

Session 2426 The platform allows faculty and students to develop and conduct Internet based labprojects and our development process provides a case study for constructing similar cost-effective systems in other areas for research and teaching based on Internet technology. Webelieve that this can significantly change the way science and engineering are taught andlearned in both secondary and post-secondary educational systems. The new approach is cost-effective, easily accessible by everyone, useful in promoting "learning by doing," and indeveloping a student’s capability and motivation to engage in lifelong learning. Our eventualvision is a National Internet-Based Laboratory for Research and Education that providesstate-of-art facilities and

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Lucy King; Jacqueline El-Sayed

Session 2793 A Structure for Integration of Manufacturing and Mechanical Design Engineering Courses Lucy Siu-Bik King, Ph.D. , Jacqueline El-Sayed, Ph.D. Kettering University, 1700 West Third Ave Flint, MI 48504-4898AbstractRecent technological and industrial advancements have created a need for new initiatives in highereducation programs. Graduating engineers today must be well versed and proficient in manydisciplines other than their major fields. Not only do they need to be knowledgeable, but also beable to synthesize and apply their

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The Biology Interface

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2003 Annual Conference

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Patricia Mosto; Gregory Hecht; Kathryn Hollar; Stephanie Farrell

DivisionAbstract Preparing chemical engineering students for careers in emerging technologies, suchas bioengineering and pharmaceutical engineering, is essential in today’s competitivemarket. To meet the industry (and student) demand for training in bio-focusedengineering, many schools offer specialized curricula that concentrate on the interfacebetween biology and engineering, or offer elective courses at the senior or graduate level.However, integration of biology and chemical engineering at the lower levels and in corecourses is often difficult in curricula that are already filled to capacity. The chemical engineering curriculum at Rowan University has been revised toinclude a Biological Systems & Applications course designed

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Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Lisa Anderson; Kim Gilbride

were ‘not sure’ what an engineer does, and less than one-third couldcorrectly describe engineering. Examples of correct descriptions are ‘engineers use math andscience to make calculations needed to design, build, repair…’ and ‘an engineer is the ‘brain’behind most of the technology out there today, they design, manufacture and test’. Examples ofincorrect descriptions are that an engineer ‘works with computers and stuff’ and ‘fixes things’.Overall, there was no significant difference in knowledge about engineering between the malestudents (33%) and their female classmates (29%). Male students were more confident inventuring an answer, but not necessarily more knowledgeable. Although fewer male studentsindicated ‘not sure’, they also gave more

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Motivating students to achieve

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kirk Schulz; Noel Schulz

Universities,” Chemical &Engineering News, June 10, 1996, pp. 8-15.[15] Joann S. Lublin, “Working Dads Find Family Involvement Can Help Out Careers,” The Wall Street Journal, Tuesday, May 30, 2000.[16] Leslie Kaufman (NY Times), “Workers slow down – and their bosses like it,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 9, 1999, p. 2D.Biographical InformationNoel N. Schulz. Professor Schulz is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering atMississippi State University. Prior to teaching at Mississippi State, she was on the faculty at Virginia Tech, theUniversity of North Dakota, and Michigan Technological University. She is active in the IEEE Power EngineeringSociety and ASEE. E:mail: schulz@ece.msstate.eduKirk H. Schulz

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Assessment in BME Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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John Gassert

. The results of this assessment is that the BE faculty, programgraduates, employers, and members of the industrial advisory committee believe that the fouryear design is a uniquely valuable experience. Graduates of the MSOE BE program are preparedexceptionally well for design. The MSOE BE faculty considers the design sequence successful.References:1. “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs,” Engineering Accreditation Commission, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202. Page 8.46.4Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education

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Energy Project and Laboratory Ideas

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2003 Annual Conference

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Yanfeng Gong; Mike Collum; Noel Schulz

(SEL) and in particular, EdSchweitzer, CEO for their support of educational activities at universities including the project todevelop educational laboratories and demonstrations.Biographical InformationNoel N. Schulz is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi StateUniversity. Prior to teaching at Mississippi State, she was on the faculty at Virginia Tech, the University of NorthDakota, and Michigan Technological University. She is active in the IEEE Power Engineering Society and ASEE.E:mail: schulz@ece.msstate.eduYanfeng Gong received his BSEE degree from the Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, in 1998 and his MSEE fromMichigan Technological University, Houghton, MI in 2002. He is currently a Ph.D

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Visualization and Computer Graphics

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2003 Annual Conference

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Eric Wiebe; Theodore Branoff; Nathan Hartman

approach based on dynamic modeling is proposed. This approachprovides the opportunities for students to learn about geometry through the embedding ofgeometric behaviors into models and then testing these behaviors via dynamic change of themodel. An advantage to dynamic modeling is the ability to provide visual embodiment to theunderlying logic of the constraint strategy, providing direct feedback to the student and astraightforward mechanism for assessment by the instructor. Also, this approach mimics thereal-world activities of engineers and designers executing 'change orders' on their virtualproduct models. As such, this approach is better aligned with larger goals of better problem-solving abilities in the technology and engineering workforce