Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Sanger, Western Carolina University; Chip Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Wesley Stone, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

capstone projectwhich is pursued in teams and addresses specific products to improve healthcare and aging-in-place and products that improve the lives of persons with disabilities. These needs wereidentified by healthcare professionals in focus group discussions. The teams are mentoredthroughout the development process by the professionals that initiated the need. The role of theseprofessionals is that of an active and vital voice of the customer fully integrated in thedevelopment process. Over the past three years sixty students have followed the senior capstonecourse sequence and six patentable products have been created.BackgroundIn 2004, the Council on Competitiveness issued its final report on the National InnovationInitiative called

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander J. Carroll, North Carolina State University; Andrew J. DiMeo Sr., UNC & North Carolina State University; Hatice O. Ozturk, North Carolina State University; James McCall, North Carolina State University

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Biomedical

EngineeringPrograms, 2016 – 2017,” accessed February 2, 2017, http://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-accrediting-engineering-programs-2016-2017/.3. Rachel Callison, Dan Budny, and Kate Thomes, “Library Research Project for First-Year EngineeringStudents: Results from Collaboration by Teaching and Library Faculty,” The Reference Librarian 43, no.89–90 (2005): 93–106; H. Nerz and Lisa Bullard, “The Literate Engineer: Infusing Information LiteracySkills throughout an Engineering Curriculum,” in Proceedings of the 2006 American Society forEngineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2006; Honora F. Nerz and Suzanne T. Weiner,“Information Competencies: A Strategic Approach,” in Proceedings of the 2001 American Society

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough, The University of Texas at Brownsville; Yazmin Muniz, The University of Texas at Brownsville

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Engineering Technology

like this providesthem with opportunities to apply the advanced manufacturing concepts that they have learntduring the course of the program. The process of integration of these manufacturing technologiesprovides the students with the real-world manufacturing experience in dealing with the problemsin industries. Rapid manufacturing is fast becoming an accepted technological practice to solvethe problem posed by batch manufacturing of complex product designs. In the past five years,there are several industries ventured in this field of manufacturing and specialized in the area ofRapid product development and manufacturing. These industries need engineers andtechnologists who have been trained in this advanced field of manufacturing and

Conference Session

STEM Education at the Two-Year College

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University; Mara Lopez, Arizona State University; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Sarah Belknap, Westchester Community College; Caroline VanIngen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Laurie S. Miller McNeill, Westchester Community College; Juan R. Rodriguez, Westchester Community College

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Diversity

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

studying Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society in ASU’s College of Global Futures. She practices Socio-technical Integration Research as an embedded social scientist who collaboratively works with technologists (STEM students, STEM faculty, and Tech Com- panies) to increase reflexive learning during technology development and implementation to pro-actively consider the impact of technology decisions on local communities and society at large. This work creates spaces and processes to explore technology innovation and its consequences in an open, inclusive and timely way.Mara Lopez, Arizona State University Dr. Mara Lopez is a full-time Research

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Course Management

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Pyster, Stevens Institute of Technology; Devanandham Henry, Stevens Institute of Technology; Richard Turner, Stevens Institute of Technology; Kahina Lasfer, Stevens Institute of Technology; Lawrence Bernstein, Stevens Institute of Technology; Kristen Baldwin, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, Logistics)

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

architecture. 12. GSwERC will be international in scope. 13. The development of GSwERC will be broadly based. 14. GSwERC will include exposure to aspects of professional practice as an integral component of the graduate curriculum. 15. GSwERC will include discussions of strategies and tactics for implementation, along Page 13.34.9 with high-level recommendations. 16. The distinction between SE2004 and GSwERC will be clear and apparent. 17. GSwERC will identify prerequisite requirements for students to enter a masters program in software engineering.Expectations at EntryAmong the most challenging decisions is deciding what

Conference Session

Assessment and Liberal Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Toluwalogo Odumosu, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

andproblem solution, we designed an exam to assess the ability of engineering students to thinkcomprehensively and broadly about a novel scenario with both technical and non-technicaldimensions. In addition to providing comprehensive data about what the STS program adds tothe engineering education of all students who pass through our program, we wanted to moreprecisely articulate what constitutes excellence in sociotechnical analysis of the type we prepareour students to do. Having extensively assessed all of the non-technical ABET outcomes at alllevels of our curriculum, we were eager to know whether the sum was more than the whole of itsparts, in other words, what students could do when they applied their knowledge to the kind ofsituation they

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University; Kenji Ryan Yamamoto, Northern Arizona University; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Tom Weller, University of South Florida

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-376: WIRELESS-INTEGRATED EMBEDDED REAL-TIME CON-TROL: A CASE STUDY IN ADOPTING RESOURCES FOR DEVELOP-MENT OF A LOW-COST INTERDISCIPLINARY LABORATORY PROJECTPaul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University Paul G. Flikkema received the PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. From 1993-1998 he was an Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida, and joined Northern Arizona University as an Associate Professor in January 1999, where he is currently Professor of Electrical Engineering. He has been a JSPS Visiting Researcher at Yokohama National University, a Visiting Research Scientist at Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Tokyo, and a Nokia Fellow at Helsinki

Conference Session

Curriculum and Assessment I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asuman Cagla Acun Sener, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Olfa Nasraoui , University of Louisville

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

-WIE. She is also on the leadership team of the Kentucky Girls STEM collaborative network. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 USING A DATA SCIENCE PIPELINE FOR COURSE DATA: A CASE STUDY ANALYZING HETEROGENEOUS STUDENT DATA IN TWO FLIPPED CLASSESAbstractThis study presents a data science methodology to integrate and explore disparate student datafrom an engineering-mathematics course. Our methodology is based on exploratory data miningand visualization for analyzing and visualizing raw student data from multiple data sources. Theexploratory analysis serves two purposes, 1) it supports the instructor's desire to gain insightsinto the implementation of a flipped

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Duane Dunlap

Industry_____________________________________________________________________________________Professional Master of Engineering ─ For Creative Engineering Practice & LeadershipLevel IV Engineer –Skill-Sets / Outcomes Aims of professional Master of Engineering programs for engineering practice & leadership a) Professional Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) programs provide a very practical component to lifelong learning; a recognized professional degree; and an integrated approach that combines advanced studies with self-directed learning, progressive experience in engineering practice, and actual engagement in creative technology development & innovation. b) High-quality, postgraduate professional M.Eng. programs should emphasize project-based (problem-centered) ─ “innovation-based learning” ─ concurrent with

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amirmasoud Momenipour, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Priyadarshini Pennathur, University of Texas at El Paso; Arunkumar Pennathur, University of Texas at El Paso; Brian Boswell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Paper ID #44150Board 127: Work in Progress: Strategizing the Integration of VR and AR inSTEM Education: Aligning Educational, Organizational, and TechnologicalStrategiesDr. Amirmasoud Momenipour, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Amir Momenipour, PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering, is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Management at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with interests and expertise in teaching human factors, user experience, and work analysis and design. Dr. Momenipour is a member of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), and Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.Dr. Priyadarshini

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanaz Motamedi, University of Florida; Mckenzie Landrum, University of Florida; Tara Ippolito, University of Florida; Austin Hayes

research aimed to explore different pedagogical methods for integrating software intoengineering courses. This is a follow-up study to a preliminary study that was conducted duringthe previous semester on a quality control course. The preliminary study implemented twopedagogical methods: a traditional Instructor-Guided method and an active-learning Think-Pair-Share method. The study resulted in no statistically significant differences between the twomethods. Therefore, for this study, we modified the traditional method, identified as ModifiedInstructor-Guided, and added two new active-learning methods, Flipped Classroom and Problem-Based Learning, in place of Think-Pair-Share. This study was conducted on an application focusedstatistics course

Conference Session

Building Bridges in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed Gadalla

Page 7.95.7Fig 3 The Proposed Program of Computer Integrated Design and Manufacturing Technology at Kean University Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education5. ConclusionIn this a paper a systematic methodology is proposed when designing an i ndustrial Technologyprogram. The curriculum design reflects the three main constituents of a technical program:(Science, Application and Hands-on). It is believed that following this approach will maximizethe output of the Industrial Technology graduates and improve his/her competitive edge in thejob market.6. References1. Nait web site [http

Conference Session

Construction Session 3: Curriculum

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Torres, Texas State University, San Marcos; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos

Tagged Divisions

Construction

deeplearning, instruction being driven by a central problem or case and the instructor primarilyfacilitating the process of learning, the many methods listed for use with PBL should provebeneficial in the case of PrBL as well. For project based activities to be truly effective, educators need to ensure thatreflective learning is facilitated so that students can truly learn from the process5. Thus,assessment is an integral part of the learning cycle and occurs both during and at thecompletion of the project6. Instructors should plan for both formative and summativeassessment as part of the course. That is, they need to collect and act on information thatwill help students improve as they proceed, and they need to have measures that showwhat

Conference Session

Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute; Sami Ainane, The Petroleum Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. Augsburg, T., & De Barrosin their paper discusses how they were able to transform a long standing course to aninterdisciplinary and an integrative course by introducing a core course and having smallermodules within the curriculum. In integrative learning knowledge and skills are connected frommultiple sources and they are applied at different setting using different views [1, 11, 12]. Themain idea is to incorporate it as integrated studies that would involve making connections withina between fields major, between curriculum, and multi-disciplinary curriculum [1, 2].Before introducing the sustainability component to the curriculum, it is important to understandthe student perception and knowledge of sustainability. In this paper authors would

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Developments

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Madhumi Mitra; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

application equipment for seed, fertilizers,and pesticides; irrigation; yield monitors; sensors for detecting soil fertility and weedpopulations; and remote sensing imagery.This paper will report efforts to initiate “precision farming” implementation and researchat University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES).UMES is an 1890 land granthistorically black university and it’s mission is consistent with the goals of the endeavorwhich includes (i) integration of advanced technologies in agricultural practices at UMESwith a view to improve productivity with due emphasis on research, education andoutreach; (ii) environmental stewardship and (iii) remote observation and analysis. Whileall aspects of “Precision Agriculture” will be integrated with the project

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Multidisciplinary Instruction

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey R Seay, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #6941A New Multidisciplinary Course in Sustainability using a Combination ofTraditional Lecture and Self-Directed Study ModulesDr. Jeffrey R Seay, University of Kentucky Dr. Jeffrey R. Seay is an Assistant Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Kentucky, Paducah Extended Campus. Dr. Seay joined the University of Kentucky in 2008 following a 12 year career in the chemical industry. Dr. Seay completed his BS and PhD from Auburn University and his MS from the University of South Alabama, all in Chemical Engineering. His primary research area is process systems engineering focused on

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Kander, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

to Engineering” course and continuing through six semesters of a longitudinally integrated design curriculum.• contains integrated business courses designed specifically for engineers. Two required business/management courses have been designed exclusively by the College of Business (COB) for the School of Engineering. COB representatives are also involved in the design and delivery of the “Introduction to Engineering” course, the “Systems Analysis” course, and the entire “Engineering Design” sequence.• provides an integrated focus on sustainability and sustainable design processes. Sustainability and sustainable design concepts are not limited to the two capstone “Sustainability” courses, but rather are incorporated

Conference Session

Curriculum and Assessment III

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos, University of Minho; Victor F. A. Barros, University of Minho; Luis Alfredo Martins Amaral P.E., University of Minho; Emilia Rodrigues Araújo, University of Minho; Isabel Ramos, University of Minho

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

otherinstitutions.During these group meetings, and with the consent of all the participants, notes were taken by oneof the researchers, which were later rewritten into summaries and conclusions, that after beingvalidated by all the participants, became formal records kept by the project team.Collecting Internal Data (Step 2)The collection of the necessary data to produce the report was not an easy task. The main reasonsfor these difficulties were related either to bureaucracy or to the non-integration of informationsystems.However, all these problems were minimized by the support of all the working group. Eachmember of this working group has been selected taking into account either his/her position insidethe University, his/ her recognition in the scientific

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bunmi Babajide, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

!This study explores the student learning of engineering design practices and engineering thinkingskills as a result of one commonly suggested model for implementation, which includesintegrating engineering content and practices with science, mathematics, and/or STEMinstruction5, 11, 12.The research question that is guiding this study is: What evidence of students’engineering learning is present during the implementation of an elementary literacy and STEMintegration unit?BackgroundSTEM integration in the classroom is not yet a well-defined construct. For this research, we takeSTEM integration to require that engineering is the integrator of the STEM subjects and thateach subject has a meaningful role in the STEM integration curriculum

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Experimental Systems through Student Projects to Enhance the Automation Curriculum in a Manufacturing Engineering Technology Program.AbstractThe use of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems in industry is on therapid increase, especially with developments of modular instruments and sensors that are easilycontrolled through Ethernet or other industry network standards. The need for skilled personnelto implement and utilize these systems is also increasing. Courses which incorporate SCADAapplications are offered widely across the nation and in many colleges. These courses ofteninclude theory and laboratory component in which students learn how to implement and programthese systems. By providing an

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Baumann

section,which was easily filled.New activities introduced into the classroom could be classified into three categories:informative, instructional, and support services. Informative elements included a generalengineering technology curriculum review, a welcome and membership invitation by studentleaders of the technical student organizations on campus, and a session with the Career Servicesorganization. Instructional workshops were given on required academic integrity, proper timemanagement, and the role of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) in design team buildingand team dynamics. Several student support services of the university were introducedspecifically those of The Learning Center and those offered by Prevention and

Conference Session

Student Engagement in Construction Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hariharan Naganathan, Wentworth Institute of Technology; John Cribbs Ph.D., Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

Paper ID #43922Redefining Assessment: Implementing an XR Framework for Accreditationin Construction EducationDr. Hariharan Naganathan, Wentworth Institute of Technology Dr. Hariharan Naganathan, an Assistant Professor of Construction Management at Wentworth Institute of Technology, has made significant contributions to sustainable construction practices through research on energy analytics of buildings and the integration of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in construction education. As a passionate educator, Dr. Naganathan develops a curriculum that combines theoretical knowledge with hands-on AR/VR

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division Curriculum Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Khoa Ngac, George Mason University; Mihai Boicu, George Mason University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

Paper ID #44028Considering Professional Diversity as a Factor in a Consensus Building Methodfor Expert Crowdsourcing of Curriculum TopicsMr. Brian Khoa Ngac, George Mason University Brian K. Ngac is an Instructional Faculty Member and Dean’s Teaching Fellow at George Mason University’s School of Business. Moreover, he is a PhD Candidate (ABD) at George Mason University’s College of Engineering & Computing. He holds 12 internationally recognized cyber security and management certifications including the C|CISO, CISSP, ISSMP, CISM, and PMP. His areas of expertise are in cyber security, digital engineering (RDT&E), and

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis A. Silage, Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

ME.Bringing It TogetherThe integration of courses from another Engineering discipline into an undergraduate degreeprogram seems to be fraught with difficulties. The faculty from each discipline is concernedthose requisite courses define the degree program and that other courses can only be approvedelectives. Although a typical curriculum could include as many as three Engineering electivecourses, the advising suggestion that predominates for such courses is only those from thediscipline. This is especially endemic when preparatory and prerequisite courses are consideredwithin an Engineering degree program.EE courses such as electromechanical systems and power generation and transmission require anEE degree course in electromagnetics and transmission

Collection

2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Donald D. Joye

A LIFELONG LEARNING EXERCISE (ABET REQUIRED) IN AN UNDERGRADUATE FLUIDS COURSE by Donald D. Joye Professor, Chemical Engineering Villanova UniversityAbstract Students were asked to investigate pump designs that would accommodate the pumpingof maraschino cherries from a tank into the container in which they would be sold. This is acomplex mixture of low viscosity liquid and large, soft solids whose integrity must bemaintained. The only pumps students knew about at the time were centrifugal and positivedisplacement (piston/gear) pumps typically used in the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development 1

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Andrea Arce-Trigatti, Tallahassee Community College; Dipendra Wagle

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

chemicalengineering curriculum at a mid-sized, rural, public, four-year university. Specifically, we presentpreliminary findings from previous versions of CHE 3550, Transfer Science II (Fluids), a three-credit hour course with an additional one credit of laboratory work, that inspired the work done toredesign this course for the Spring 2023 semester. These redesign efforts will systematicallyincorporate the Engineering for One Planet (EOP) model into core components of the designprocess that uses the Renaissance Foundry Model (i.e., the Foundry) as a guided strategy, whereinstudent-teams develop prototypes of innovative technology to address societal challenges asrequired outcomes in this course. Intentional activities will motivate student-teams to leverage

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Smith; Kevin Craig; Pamela Theroux

disciplines do, so they can make an informed choice. Faculty from the various engineering departments must take an active role in the development and delivery of this first-year curriculum.• Assessment We need to know what students are being taught in the high schools in physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics, and we need to more effectively assess their individual level of preparation before they begin their first-year studies. We need to continually assess how well they are understanding the fundamental body of knowledge in engineering, science, mathematics, and social science, and most importantly, integrating and applying all of it. We

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Manoj K. Jha, North Carolina A&T State University; Gigi A. Richard, Colorado Mesa University; Marshall Shepherd, University of Georgia; John Taber, Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

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Environmental Engineering

  designed  as  an  integrated  module,  sufficient  information  and  guidance  is  provided to enable instructors to incorporate individual units, activities, and components  of activities into courses. And this was demonstrated by pilot testing individual and sets  of lessons.   Based on student feedback from the pilot tests, the team project was identified as the  most  important  element  of  the  module  for  helping  students  to  understand  the  interconnections among geosciences and engineering in water sustainability.  After additional reflection on the process, the professor team noted the following lessons learned about collaborative curriculum development:   Collaborative development

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Spang, Burlington County College; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, ability toset priorities, understanding of the business fundamentals, and creativity and innovation.The importance of non-technical skills in a technical curriculum is something that has beenconsidered by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), in both itsEngineering Technology and Engineering accreditation standards. ABET currently requires non-technical skill sets that include: an ability to function effectively on teams; an ability tocommunicate effectively; a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelonglearning; an ability to understand professional, ethical and social responsibilities; a respect fordiversity and a knowledge of contemporary professional, societal and global issues; and acommitment

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; Nosa Egiebor, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Arizona State University; Lisa Zidek, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Chalmers Sechrist, Florida Gulf Coast University; Sam Hulbert, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Osborn, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Roger Williams University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Sciencesand the College of Education, as well as centers and offices related to professional developmentfor K-20 educators, undergraduate scientific and educational research, faculty research, andcommunity outreach, and provides an infrastructure for modeling best practices and forums fordiscussions on issues related to innovations and reform efforts in science, mathematics, andtechnology education. During the early stages of engineering program development at FGCU,faculty associated with The Whitaker Center assisted with the recruitment and selection of leadfaculty for the School of Engineering by interviewing faculty candidates and with curriculum