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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Lynn Bellamy; Barry McNeill; Veronica Burrows

suchevaluations, including both quantitative questions (e.g., “Rate on a scale on 1 to 5 . . .”) andqualitative questions (e.g. “What did you like best. . .”) regarding faculty attitudes and behaviors,and student satisfaction with these. While the major expected outcome of faculty teaching is Page 8.309.1student learning, surprisingly, aside from questions concerning the textbook, few student Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annul Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering Education

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Motivating students to achieve

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kirk Schulz; Noel Schulz

Session 3475 Hiring and Advancement Hints for Dual Academic Engineering Couples Noel N. Schulz, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Kirk H. Schulz, Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering Mississippi State UniversityIntroductionThis paper and presentation will further the authors’ previous activities related to dual careerhiring [1-2] and address some updated hints for dual career hiring as well as suggestions relatedto advancement, both within your current university as well as looking at dual career moves toother universities. Hints have been derived from over

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Gustavo Bolaños

the respective leaders, whom are responsiblefor teaching their teammates.The subject of the design project is defined in consultation with engineers from industry, whichact as external consultants for each project during the semester. The final assessment of eachproject is made by practicing engineers. Follow up and guidance are provided by the instructorand two graduate assistants. Each semester the projects are organized in a CD-ROM, whichcontains useful information, articles and patents included, such that any potential investor caneasily find relevant information. Topics studied in the last few years include lactic acid, fuelalcohol, biodiesel, and several high-added-value products from industrial waste.1. INTRODUCTIONThe Process

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International Engineering Education II

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2003 Annual Conference

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Morteza Sadat-Hossieny

underdeveloped countries that lack expert educators or will allow the Page 8.471.2world-wide delivery of courses by expert ‘stars’, famous professors from prestigious universities. “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”Transfer of technologyThis is a complex issue, both between and within a national boundary. The complexity of thetransfer of technology from Developed Countries (DCs) to LDCs is driven by multiple factors.Rangnar Nurkse’s propositions of Circle of Poverty (Fig.1) was not valid for countries

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Web-Based Instruction

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mufazzal Arif; Mitchel Keil; Jorge Rodriguez; Alamgir Choudhury

agencies.1. IntroductionStress analysis is an integral part of the undergraduate mechanical design courses in bothengineering and engineering technology programs. In the design analysis area ofengineering programs students are taught the fundamental concepts related to stresses inmechanical components and their innovative applications. Students utilize their learning toformulate problems and analyze stresses for creative design purposes. On the other handin technology programs, the focus is on utilizing efficient techniques for analysis of anexisting designs to address a specific problem, and modify or improve the design.Therefore, the emphasis is mainly on mastering the routine techniques rather than creativesolution of a problem. But, without

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Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Heimdahl Peter; Brenda Puck; Danny Bee

undergraduate science, technology and engineering studies. While women make up 46%of the U.S. labor force in 1997, women make up only 8% of the overall engineering workforce.1Since much emphasis is placed on salary equity issues, national reports have recently beenemphasizing women earning at 76% of equivalent male earnings.2 This low figure is acumulative average across all fields of employment. 1997 median salaries of engineers with lessthan five years of experience are identical at $40,000, indicating salary equity at the beginningengineering levels. 1 Young women exhibit less confidence in their math skills than young men.3Girls also indicate they like math and science subjects less than do boys.4 A low rate ofparticipation of women and minorities

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Technology, Communication, & Ethics

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2003 Annual Conference

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Sageev Pneena; Kathy Bernard; Carol Romanowski

,technical communication specialists, industry advisors, university administrators, alumni, andother stakeholders, this robust model can consistently produce engineering graduates who haverelevant, defined TC competencies. Further, the model does not stress an already overcrowdedengineering curriculum. In fact, engineering professors who have integrated the model elementsinto engineering classes report a variety of benefits that include better organized lab reports,improved engineering solutions to case study problems, and more time to help students masterengineering theory and practice.*ABET: Accreditation Board for Engineering and TechnologyThis article will cover the following six sections: 1. A Message from Recent Engineering Graduates in the

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Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ann Anderson; Ronald Bucinell

1990s [1], the rational for introducing students to mechanics in thisfashion was called into question. Since statics can be considered a subset of dynamics, is there apedagogical benefit to introducing students to the subject of mechanics from this perspective?Before this question can be answered it is instructive to look back in the history of mechanics,and more importantly engineering mechanics, and see why the statics and dynamics coursesequence is so thoroughly entrenched in engineering curricula throughout the world.Complete histories of mechanics can be found in several references [2-6]. An abridged version ispresented here for the purpose of understanding how the teaching of mechanics has evolved inengineering education. The history of

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2003 Annual Conference

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Fazil Najafi

be among the top programs in the United States2.At the UCN, undergraduate students’ admission is based on the Academic Aptitude Test (AAT)score and the Average High School Grade (AHSG). Admission at the UF is based on the studentshigh school Grade Point Average (GPA), the Scholastic Aptitude Test 1 (SAT 1) and the Page 8.24.1“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”American Collegiate Test (ACT). Only a limited number of students are admitted purely onacademic merit. The vast majority is admitted on the basis of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Julio Davalos

can examine its meaning by the combinedeffect of the words ″active″ and ″learning″, as the primary definition of ″action″ followed by thesecondary definition of ″learning″ from Merriam Webster’s Internet dictionary. 6 Active: characterized by action rather than by contemplation or speculation. Learning: knowledge or skill acquired by instruction or study.It follows that an active learning approach implies that the student is a dynamic participant in hisacquisition of skills and knowledge. The responsibility of the instructor then becomes thecreation of an efficient environment for students to actively participate in their own learning. 5Bonwell and Eison 1 in a report for the Association for the Study of Higher Education define

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Novel Courses for CHEs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mariano Savelski

Session 1313 A New Chemical Engineering Senior Elective Course: Principles of Food Engineering Mariano J. Savelski Rowan University, Chemical Engineering, Glassboro, NJ 08028.Background Food industry has drawn increasing attention with headlines of megamergers and jointventures, and aggressive, innovative marketing campaigns. The industry currently enjoys rapidgrowth, with the top 100 companies posting an average sales gain of 6.7% last year and topping atotal of $684 billion[1]. The industry’s recent growth has demanded a new focus

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Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

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Amir Karimi

systems are integrated intothe laboratory experience, and provides procedures for selected lab experiments.I. IntroductionIn Fall 2000, the mechanical engineering department at the University of Texas at San Antoniobegan implementing its most recently revised undergraduate curriculum.1, 2 The requiredlaboratory sequence in the revised curriculum was restructured in order to provide a betterexperimental laboratory experience for students in both stems of mechanical engineering (energyand structures/motion).Prior to the Fall 2000 semester, the required stand-alone laboratory course sequence was ME3241-Materials Engineering Laboratory, ME 3313-Measurements and Instrumentation, and ME4802-Senior Laboratory. In addition there were laboratory

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Women in Engineering: New Research

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2003 Annual Conference

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Urmila Ghia; Rebecca German; Lisa Hogeland; Brian Kinkle; Carla Purdy

participants are enthusiastic about this program.1. IntroductionMentoring relationships have the potential to help women engineering students master specificskills (e.g., giving talks, writing proposals, writing dissertations / theses, managing one’s career,supervising and mentoring students, running a lab); explore career choices; obtain a differentperspective on research problems; and learn how to cope with stress, manage time, and meetfamily and work responsibilities. A mentor can also be a role model to encourage the student tocomplete her degree, and can provide valuable information on how to establish oneselfprofessionally. Because of the unique research advisor / student relationship and the isolation in a

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Benjamin Flores; jana renner-martinez; Ann Darnell

Session 2793 The Effectiveness of a Mathematics Review for Student Placement into College-Level Mathematics Benjamin C. Flores, Jana Renner Martínez, Helmut Knaust, Ann Darnell, Lilly Romo, and Connie Kubo Della-Piana1 The Model Institutions for Excellence Program, The University of Texas at El Paso 1 Division of Undergraduate Education, National Science FoundationAbstractAt the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), a public university with an open

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Serdar Tumkor; Ali Sekmen; Recayi Pecen; Ayhan Zora; Ismail Fidan

Session 4560 Implementation and Assessment of Knowledge Based Systems In Various Engineering Courses Ismail Fidan1, Serdar Tumkor2, Ali Sekmen3, Recayi Pecen4, Ayhan Zora4 1 Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN 38505/2Istanbul Technical University Gumussuyu, Istanbul, Turkey/3Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 37209/ 4 The University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614AbstractKnowledge-Based Systems (KBS), which mimic human problem solving expertise incomputerized form, have been widely used in many manufacturing processes for planning

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Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2003 Annual Conference

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T. N. Fogarty; Kelvin Kirby

conceptcontinues to introduce more and more middle and secondary school students to advancedapplications of science and mathematics.AcknowledgementAcknowledgement of Dr. Thomas N. Fogarty, AT&T Endowed and Distinguished Professor, asthe mentor and former director of the CARR MDRC.1 “Prairie View A&M University 1995-2000 Fact Book.”2 “View A&M University 1995-2000 Fact Book.”3 “Science and Engineering Degrees, by Race Ethnicity of Recipients”: 1990 – 98, Division of Science Resources Studies, Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, National Science Foundation.4 “NSF 2000a, p.4-10. Page 8.708.3

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What Makes Them Continue?

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2003 Annual Conference

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Silliman Stephen; Leo Hubbard McWilliams; Catherine Pieronek

initial results from datacollection efforts, including an interpretation of surveys and exit interviews, in an effort to beginto address the issues listed above.Description of the First-Year CourseBrockman et al.1 present the details of the motivation and development of the new first-yearcourse. In addition, the course web site explains the basic structure and content of the course(www.nd.edu/~engintro). It should be noted at the outset that the course development processfocused on improving the learning experience for engineering intents, and did not directly addressretention issues. Improving the learning experience remains the primary motivation for anyimprovements to the course.The course, identified in Notre Dame’s system as EG 111/112

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Programmatic Curriculum Developments

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kevin Sutterer

domain, the Figure 1. Levels of learning inlowest level of learning is knowledge, with the cognitive domainsuccessively higher levels being comprehension,application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation.Sustainability should infiltrate le arning at the lowest cognitive levels first, with that learning thenbeing built upon by activities at higher learning levels. Learning sustainability can be enhancedby activities that elicit an emotional response (affective domain) and an understanding of theaffect of sustainability on quality of life (social domain). Project work that includessustainability considerations improves learning in the social and affective domains as well. Wepropose that knowledge, comprehension and

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New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Serdar Tumkor; Russell P. Kraft; Ismail Fidan

Session XXXX The Development of A Computer-Aided Process Planning Tool for Electronics Manufacturing Education Ismail Fidan1, Serdar Tumkor2, Russell P. Kraft 3 1 Department of Manufacturing & Industrial Technology, College of Engineering, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN 38505-USA/ 2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 80191-TURKEY/ 3Center for Integrated Electronics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-USAAbstract In the 21st century, the rapidly evolving technological developments make educatorsconstantly

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Simulation Courses & BME Laboratories

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2003 Annual Conference

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E. Jansen

)Abstract The domain of biophotonics/biomedical optics continues to increase in importance for manyareas of Biomedical Engineering, Medicine, and the Life Sciences. Whatever the ultimate goal ofthe use of light in medicine and biology, the initial interaction and distribution of light withinbiological tissue is fundamental. Students at all levels have considerable difficulty with many ofthe concepts that govern light distribution in tissue. To address these conceptual difficulties, newparadigms in the learning sciences advocate approaches that actively engage the students inmodels of challenge-based learning. The goals of this project were: 1) implementation of a challenge-based learning module,based on the laser treatment of a Port Wine

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Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

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Julie McBride

of this paper is to present a practical guideline for the implementation ofquality practices in higher education. In addition, this paper will address fundamentalchanges that must occur in the university system to ensure successful implementation ofquality practices.ScopeTo remain competitive, universities must address the needs of many customers, internal andexternal: students, employers, parents, and the local community, to name a few. In this work thefocus of quality in higher education is on the student as customer. Other customer needs arediscussed, but student needs are emphasized.This paper will address the following questions: 1. Institutions of higher education must satisfy what conditions in order to provide an

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Novel Courses for CHEs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

or in a senior design course on selection ofmaterials. In 1985 the University of South Carolina presented a paper on the integration of anelectrochemical engineering and corrosion course to reinforce the electrochemistry fundamentalsin these two courses.1 In this course 2 important areas are covered that are of continual concernto chemical engineers.A text is available as an extended version of a DECHEMA Experimental Course electrochemicalengineering.2 This text is based on 12 years of experience of giving experimental courses inelectrochemical engineering. Its major emphasis is on using experiments to illustrate the basicprinciples of electrochemical engineering. The book contains 23 experiments ranging from basicelectrochemical techniques

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Partnerships in IE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Edmund Goll; Andrea Wittchen; E. Zimmers; Gregory Tonkay

andsystems engineers (I&SE). By putting the freshmen within the context of an IE projectenvironment, they can more accurately understand and evaluate their interest in an industrialengineering career. This enables the student to make a more informed decision regarding whichengineering discipline to follow after the freshman year.The six-week module engages students in an industrial engineering project as the means ofintroducing them to: 1) experiential problem-solving; 2) the engineering method of design,construct, measure and test; 3) typical aspects of people, process and technology that are foundwithin IE projects, and 4) the necessity for good leadership, communication, and teamwork.Class sessions include an introduction to agile enterprise

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Michael Deisenroth

Page 8.502.1learning objectives.11; 12 Kibler, et al. define learning objectives as, “statements that describe Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationwhat students will be able to do after completing a prescribed unit of instruction.” 11 RobertMager provides more detail, asserting that, “the objectives must include three characteristics: (1)a statement about what the learner must be able to do, (2) a description of the conditions underwhich the performance is to occur, and (3) a description of the criteria for acceptableperformance.” 13 A key phrase in both of these definitions centers on what the

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Tenure and Promotion Tricks of the Trade

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2003 Annual Conference

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Jerry Samples

been justified by training and credentials that attest only to myability to conduct and lead formal empirical research on specific problems in as dispassionate andobjective manner as possible.”[1] The average faculty member has no training on teachingtechniques, no training on how students learn, no training on the politics of tenure, just training inthe specific research area.The question is: Why worry about these things (teaching, professional development, service); theywill take care of themselves, right? The answer is often yes, but there are times when the answeris not yes. All too often, seemingly unsuspecting faculty find that tenure is not granted or that theyare being criticized during annual evaluations about one or more elements of

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Instructional Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

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John Dempsey; Craig Totman

attention isgiven to the concrete fracture models presented in the ACI Committee 446 Report on FractureToughness Testing of Concrete,1 as this is the backbone of the laboratory experiments thestudents are to perform. The class works through complete derivations of each of the modelsand its associated parameters to gain insight into the experiments. Additional time is spentreviewing the requirements of the tests to be performed as per ACI and ASTM specifications.The students are required to conduct the necessary tests and analysis associated with atleast one of the fracture models. In order to accomplish this task, several steps need to beperformed including concrete mix design, building forms and pouring the specimens, fixturedesign, construction and

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Innovative Hands-On Projects and Labs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kyle D. Lutes; William Szaroletta

populatedwith digital photographs taken during the laboratory set-up, actual experiment, and/or tear-downstages; students were encouraged to incorporate these resources into their reports. The upside ofthese two structural modifications to the report submission process was that the reports took on acurrent, professional appearance commonly seen in industry. The downsides of that process weremany: 1. as the electronic file size increased into the 5-9 MB range with an average of 7MB, the utilization of the ubiquitous floppy disk was precluded. 2. as the submitted report length was roughly doubled to approximately 25 pages for formal reports and to approximately 15 pages for shorter memo reports with an average of 20 pages, the

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Where Are Tomorrow's Civil Engineers?

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2003 Annual Conference

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Sean Buchholtz; Reid Vander Schaaf

of our fifty-six incoming civil majors from the classof 2005. We addressed the survey to the class of 2005 because they have not yet taken a classtaught by the Civil Department, and therefore, would generally be unbiased. The survey asked thefollowing seven questions: 1) When did you decide to be a civil engineer [high school, plebe (freshman) year, yearling (sophomore) year]? 2) What event first generated your interest in civil engineering [science fair, TV special, teacher, etc.]? At what age? 3) As a plebe (freshman), did you participate in the West Point Bridge Designer (WPBD) Competition? 4) Did any department activity [open house, etc] influence your decision to be a civil

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K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

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William Smith; Angela Quick

thefollowing autumn, they already have some context for their upcoming activities andexpectations.Curriculum and the Research ClassThe Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology is embedded as a “School-within-a-School” in the larger 1300-student Rockdale High School. The magnet school studentsexperience mathematics, science, computer science, and research classes specific to the magnetschool and taught by teachers specific to the magnet school. The students’ other classes aretaken with the general high school population and their teachers. See Table 1 for individualclasses. Page 8.1178.2“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for

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Ethical & Industrial Issues in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

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Charlotte Erdmann

systemdesigned to travel painlessly through the digestive system.” Page 8.1254.3“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”Journal articles and conference papers on patents are not numerous. A survey of severalbibliographic databases makes one quickly realize that journal articles and conference papers donot frequently cover patents. Table 1 shows the results of this search: Table 1: (biomedical or medicine or medical) and patent* Database (Coverage) Results