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Innovative Classroom Techniques

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2004 Annual Conference

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Nihat Gurmen; H. Scott Fogler

Technology Conference, (1997).3. Felder, R. M. and Silverman, L. K. Learning and teaching styles in engineering-education. Journal of Engineering Education 78, 674-681 (1988).4. Felder, R. M. and Soloman, B. A. Index of learning styles. http://www.ncsu.edu/felder- public/ILSpage.html, accessed on June 2003.5. Haji, R. Venomous snakes and snake bite. http://www.zoocheck.com/programs/exotic/venom/snake.shtml, accessed on June 2003.6. Kadiyala, M. and Crynes, B. L. A review of literature on effectiveness of use of information technology in education. Journal of Engineering Education 89, 177-189 (2000). Page 9.1416.5

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2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Arjun Makhijani

Addressing Societal Concerns through Education in Engineering and Science By Arjun Makhijani, PhD President, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER)Democracy cannot work if science and technology remain in a black box. People needsome basic knowledge of engineering and science in order to make informed judgmentsabout a wide variety of global issues, such as energy policy, nuclear proliferation,climate change, toxic materials, and genetically modified components in food. The gapin technical knowledge between what the public knows and what it needs to know tomake informed decisions that will ensure survival—to say nothing of justice, democracyand well

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The Climate for Women in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

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Sharnnia Artis; Bevlee Watford

; 11/19 Women In Engineering & Technology Presentations 11/20 Women In Engineering & Technology Presentations14 12/1 & 12/3 Women In Engineering & Technology Presentations 12/4 Women In Engineering & Technology Presentations15 12/8 & 12/10 Course Evaluations and Wrap-Up Page 9.679.4 Proceedings of the 2004 American

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Unique Courses & Services for Freshmen

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2004 Annual Conference

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Michael Thompson; William Oakes

enhance the services of localcommunity service organizations that lack the technical staffs and/or resources to take fulladvantage of current technology. The potential benefits of service learning have motivated theDepartment of Freshman Engineering at Purdue to begin implementing service learning into thefirst-year engineering courses. 143 students participated in an service-learning experience atPurdue University in the Fall semester of 2003. Student and community partner evaluationshave shown initial success and in depth investigations are underway to characterize theseexperiences.Introduction Over the past ten years, engineering has been undergoing a reform of its educational models.We have seen a significant increase in emphasis on design

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Case Studies

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2004 Annual Conference

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Larry Richards

computer and communications technology can enhance and enrichthe case method. Videotapes and CDs provide the means to bring site visits, factory tours, and Page 9.1369.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Sessioninterviews into the case method. Engineering cases usually involve substantial amounts ofgraphic information and numerical data. The multimedia format will help students understandand

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Portable/Embedded Computing I

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2004 Annual Conference

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J. Brook Zurn; Jeff Frolik

Session 1620Evaluation of Tablet PCs for engineering content development and instruction Jeff Frolik and J. Brooks Zurn University of VermontIntroduction Over the past decade, there has been a great deal of activity across disciplines attemptingto incorporate computing into the classroom environment. The now near ubiquitous nature ofmultimedia enhanced classrooms is indicative of the perceived benefits of this technology. Interms of instruction, these enhanced classrooms have enabled faculty to replace or augmentchalk/whiteboard lectures with a variety of new pedagogy

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Karl Stephan

Session No. 1532 A Digital Electronics Course Using CPLDs for Manufacturing Engineers Karl D. Stephan and Vedaraman Sriraman Department of Technology, Texas State University-San Marcos San Marcos, Texas 78666Abstract: The challenge faced by ECE instructors who teach a one-semester digital electronicscourse in a manufacturing engineering curriculum is to present a useful fraction of the material tostudents whose primary interest is not electronics. We have developed a course whichaccomplishes this goal with the use of complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs) and a termproject that

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K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2004 Annual Conference

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John Chandler; dean fontenot

theprogram, especially focusing on our experience in working with K-12 teachers to introduceengineering content into public school curriculum.The TTU College of Engineering Center for Partnerships in Science and Technology is activelyengaged in developing curriculum, teacher training and support, academic competitions, afterschool programs, and other educational activities to increase awareness about engineeringpractice in the different engineering disciplines, and to provide engaging learning experiences forK-12 students and teachers. The Academy began with a pilot engineering magnet program atEstacado High School in Lubbock. The magnet program has grown to include feeder programswith several elementary schools and junior high schools in Lubbock

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Advances in Civil Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Neil S. Grigg; Darrell G. Fontane; Marvin Criswell; Thomas Siller

Session 1515 Some Methods to Achieve Changes in Delivered Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge Thomas J. Siller, Marvin E. Criswell, Darrell G. Fontane, and Neil S. Grigg, Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523-1372AbstractASCE Policy Statement 465 has lead to an extensive examination of the changes needed in civilengineering academic programs to better prepare graduates for licensure and professionalpractice over the two decades. Many trends, including rapidly growing Information Technology(IT

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Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Yakov Cherner

Interactive Simulation-Based e-Learning Tools for Engineering Education Yakov E. Cherner*, Doyle V. Davis** *ATeL, LLC, **New Hampshire Community Technical Community CollegeSimulation-based e-learning is rapidly becoming a significant part of most educational processesas an important component of the next generation of e-learning materials [1-4]. As highercommunication bandwidth becomes more accessible, it becomes an effective counterpart of thelearning process.The highly interactive integrative learning system 'Active Learning Suite' (ALSuite) is the nextstep in simulation-based e-learning for STEM education and corporate training. It uses real-lifesituations and

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Stephanie Nelson

Emerging Trends Session 1793 Engineering Student Writing Shortcomings and Remediation Strategies Stephanie Nelson, Ph.D. College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology California State University, Los Angeles 5151 State University Drive Los Angeles, CA 90032Abstract — Engineering student reports for senior term projects were evaluated from the threeengineering disciplines taught at California State University Los Angeles: Civil, Mechanical,and Electrical/Computer Engineering. The reports were evaluated for

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Maintaining the Engineering Workforce

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2004 Annual Conference

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John Robertson

: the current generation is approaching retirement and the challenges offuture technology demand an even greater combination of breadth and depth ofunderstanding.A series of short courses has been prepared to address some of the skills required bypotential chief engineers. The courses can be taken individually or they can be combinedinto a non-academic certificate.To formulate the certificate requirements, we followed the methodology used by theparticipating companies to design complex products. A detailed evaluation of the chiefengineer job specification and skills led to an analysis of best practice and coursesalready available to JACME2T and the companies. The translation into specific coursemodules was undertaken by the authors and with

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New Program/Course Success Stories

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2004 Annual Conference

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William Daughton

management assignments. Local high technology companies wereconcerned that many engineers were entering management positions responsible for project ordevelopment teams or promoted to managers of small departments or work groups with littlepreparation. Ironically, these opportunities sometimes came as a reward for a job well done forengineering contributions but placed the individual in an awkward position. As Matson1 andLancaster2 have reported, and this author observed while working in industry, engineers usuallyfind themselves very poorly equipped to take on their management assignments.As the program evolved over the next 16 years, the enrollment grew to include students fromColorado, from across the United States, and from around the world. As

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Keshav Varde

interests and efforts to recruit underrepresentedminority students in engineering and technology areas. These efforts were the results of severalfundamental changes that occurred in the late 70s and 80s and policies that were enacted at thefederal and state levels. Some of these were:• Concerns about the demand for engineers in the U.S. to outpace their supply. There was also a need to maintain or increase enrollment in engineering and technology areas. These disciplines saw some of the largest drop in undergraduate enrollment; the total undergraduate enrollment of full-time and part-time students decreased by over 8% between 1988 and 1997 [1,2].• Minorities and women would represent a significant portion of new workforce in the U.S

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Teamwork and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

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Dana Knox; Robert Barat

Session 3513 Updating the Chemical Engineering Curriculum for the 21st Century Dana E. Knox & Robert B. Barat Otto H. York Department of Chemical Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 07102AbstractThe field of chemical engineering is evolving, and curricula must evolve to match the new worldin which graduates of our programs will find themselves. There is a general consensus that thereshould be ever-greater emphasis on biological-based processes and on batch

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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

limited by current or dominant technologies; seek fundamental and incremental change. 9. Create awareness in and engage communities and stakeholders. In addition to these principles the conference participants felt strongly that there is a dutyto inform society of the practice of green engineering. These principles were based in part on aprevious paper giving 12 green engineering principles and examples of their use [3]. The need to introduce green engineering concepts to undergraduate students has becomerecognized to be increasingly important [4]. The U.S. Engineering Accreditation Commission -Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) chemical engineering programcriteria require the incorporation of safety

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Tim Ameel; Ian Harvey; Bruce Gale

courses provide both graduate and upper-levelundergraduate students from diverse disciplines with the ability to design and fabricate completemicroscale and nanoscale systems. The first course in the sequence, Fundamentals of Microscale Engineering, provides anoverview of the important technologies from a fundamental point of view through a lecture-onlyformat. Topics include scaling, microfabrication technologies, microscale and nanoscalephenomena, and microfluidic applications. The second course, Fundamentals ofMicromachining Processes, is lab intensive and concentrates on the most frequently usedmicrofabrication technologies, such as wet bulk micromachining and surface micromachining.Hands-on experience and instruction is provided for

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Douglas Coffin; Catherine Almquist; Amit Shukla; Michael Bailey-Van Kuren; James Kiper; Christine Noble

reflect and act.) Develop a supportive relationship with students; challenge them to learn inside and outside the classroom. Encourage yourself and students to take risks and try out new ideas and challenges. Partner with others on campus to deepen students’ learning.Motivation and Objectives According to various studies [5, 6, 7, 8] including the Boyer Commission [9] and NSFEngineering Coalitions [10, 11, 12, 13], the engineers of the future must be well trained bymaking: 1. research-based learning a standard 2. an inquiry-based first-year 3. creative use of information technology 4. a multi-disciplinary capstone for integrating, broadening and deepening the total experience of the majorThese

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Mechanical ET Design & Capstone

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2004 Annual Conference

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Emin Yilmaz; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

Session 3649 ENGINE AND DYNAMOMETER SYSTEM SERVICE AND FUEL CONSUMPTION MEASUREMENTS Emin Yılmaz Department of Technology University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 21853 (410)651-6470 E-mail: eyilmaz@mail.umes.eduAbstractThe goal of the “ETME 499-Independent Research in Mechanical Engineering Technology”course is to introduce students to designing, manufacturing

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

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Emin Yilmaz; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

Session 2756 USE OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE TESTING AS A LABORATORY EXPERIMENT Emin Yılmaz Department of Technology University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 21853 (410)651-6470 E-mail: eyilmaz@mail.umes.eduAbstractThe goal of the “ETME 499-Independent Research in Mechanical Engineering Technology”course is to introduce students to designing, manufacturing, upgrading, repairing and

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Assessing Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

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Larry Stetler; Stuart Kellogg

Session 3530 Portfolio Assessment and Improvement for a First-Year Engineering Curriculum Larry D. Stetler, Stuart D. Kellogg, Jon J. Kellar, David J. Dixon, Glen A. Stone, Larry A. Simonson, Zbignew J. Hladysz, Jason T. Ash, and Heidi L. Sieverding South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701Abstract:For the past five years, the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has redefined its first-year engineering curriculum. The program, now required of all first year engineering students,incorporates curricular elements developed by the Foundation Coalition and elements from theEPICS program at the Colorado School of Mines. As part of the course, students are required

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Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jennifer Dockter; Carol Muller

pursuing academiccareers.IntroductionMentorNet (www.MentorNet.net), the E-Mentoring Network for Women in Engineering andScience, is a nonprofit organization headquartered in offices at San José State University, whichsince early 1998 has offered online mentoring programs particularly to serve women studyingengineering and science. MentorNet's mission is to further women's progress in scientific andtechnical fields through a dynamic, technology-supported mentoring program and to advancewomen and society by developing a diversified, expanded and talented workforce. MentorNet’svision is three-fold: to establish excellence in large-scale e-mentoring, to create the e-community of choice for women in engineering and science through online mentoring

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Innovative IE Curricula and Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

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James Taylor; Jacqueline Mozrall

Session #2457 An Integrated First Year Curriculum in Industrial and Systems Engineering James B. Taylor and Jacqueline R. Mozrall Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 14623AbstractA new, integrated first year curriculum has been developed in Industrial & Systems Engineering(ISE) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) that possesses increased practical content,additional active learning opportunities, and a stronger sense of identity among first yearIndustrial Engineering

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Mobile Robotics in Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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William Dillard

Learning – To facilitate the transition from student toward engineer, we decided to provide students with the means to conduct experiments outside the Page 9.1071.1 laboratory proper. Each team now purchases a PICkitTM 1 Flash Start Kit Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual conference & Exposition CopyrightÀ 2004, American Society for engineering Education programmer/evaluation board from Microchip Technology, Inc., shown in Figure 114. At only $36.00, it is an economical solution that can be used to program microcontrollers via a USB port and conduct

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Interdisciplinary Approaches

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2004 Annual Conference

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Olufemi Omitaomu; Adedeji Badiru

information system projects' unique characteristics and cautions to take whenusing available techniques. Such inclusion will help to place engineering students in a morecompetitive position for their future career goals.Intr oductionThere has been a continued integration of information systems into all fields of engineering,especially industrial engineering. Several academic departments have changed their names toreflect this integration and others have started courses that integrate information systems intotheir traditional areas of teaching and research. Information systems (IS) are powerful andvaluable tools that support communication and decision making in an organization1. They useinformation technology (hardware and software) to capture

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Rethinking Collection Development

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2004 Annual Conference

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Karen Clay

) 75 High Temperature Gasdynamics Laboratory (HTGL) 52 John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center 138 Knowledge Systems Laboratory (KSL) 459 Rapid Prototyping Laboratory (RPL) 96 Scientific Computing & Computational Mathematics 163 (SCCM) Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) 12 Structures and Composites Laboratory 13 Systems Optimization Laboratory (SOL) 9 Western Regional Hazardous

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BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman

and is a Fellow for the Center for Undergraduate Excellence and a Fellow of the Interactive Technology Center. He has served as an officer in the ASEE Biomedical Division and as mentor for various Process Education Institutes. RICHARD BENNETT Richard Bennett is a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and he is currently working with the Freshman Engage Program for the College of Engineering. His experience includes the development of video web lectures that are available to the students after the initial presentation. TOBY BOULET Toby Boulet is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering. He has been active in the

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Leotis Parrish; Devdas Pai

complex and abstract concepts. This latter considerationhas a direct and potentially negative impact on the retention of students especially in the science,mathematics, engineering and technology (SMET) areas.Implementation A pilot program, focused on improving retention and graduation rates, was funded byindustry (General Electric) in 2001. This program, monitored by Dr. Eric Cheek of the Collegeof Engineering, limited itself to courses in Electrical Engineering. The SI program began toreally gain momentum in the Fall 2002 with additional sources of funding in industry (Intel) andthe government (National Science Foundation) being tapped by the second author of this paper.From a program managed and coordinated exclusively by the Dean’s

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Writing and Communication I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Richard Fry

Session Number: 1461 Classic Rhetorical Pedagogy as a Model for Interdisciplinary Design/Engineering Instruction. Richard Fry IDSA/ITEA Assistant Professor, Industrial Design Program School of Technology Brigham Young UniversityEngineering, Industrial Design, and Business are three disciplines that work together in the worldof product development. Power struggles exist over who is most important. Because of thesestruggles, ultimate success is often difficult to achieve. These struggles exist because of ageneral lack of understanding between

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Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2004 Annual Conference

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Steve Ezzell; Paul Gordy

to participate. Studentteams design small, autonomous, battery-powered vehicles in this competition, which is open toengineering and engineering technology students at two-year colleges or students in the first twoyears at a four-year college. The competition takes place during the ASEE Annual Conventioneach year in June. The 1998 competition was in nearby Charlotte, NC, so the club was able toscrape together enough funding to build a car and to send Gordy, Ezzell, and two students to thecompetition. The students were ecstatic as the captured first place in the competition. TCC hasnow won two 1st place awards and two 3rd place awards in the five years of the competition. Thebenefits of our participation in these competitions have been