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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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John Fike

Teaching Telecommunications Fundamentals – A Networking Approach John L. Fike, P.E. Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution Texas A&M UniversityIntroductionAs with many topics in a rapidly changing technical world, an introductory course intelecommunications and networking presents a challenge to curriculum developers. How doesone teach fundamentals, such as frequency, bandwidth, and multiplexing, which change slowlyand do not always appear important to the students? How does one teach contemporarynetworking topics in a way that is interesting to the “techies” while not losing the

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Computer-Based Data Acquisition Systems

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2005 Annual Conference

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Michael Hoffmann

Improving Data Acquisition and Reduction in a First-Year-Student Laboratory Experiment Michael Hoffmann The Ohio State UniversityAbstract The College of Engineering at The Ohio State University requires all engineeringstudents to complete introductory courses in engineering as part of their academic experience.The courses are usually taken during a student’s first year and follow either a standard twocourse track or an honors three course track. Courses in each track have both lecture andhands-on laboratory components. For the second course of the standard track,four-member-teams of students must design and build

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Improving Statics and Dynamics

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2005 Annual Conference

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John Baker

Education”I. IntroductionThe study of mechanical vibrations is a standard component of a typicalundergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum. At the University ofKentucky, vibration basics are included in a required systems modeling course,and some of the concepts are also applied in a required controls course. There isan additional course which is specific to the study of vibrations, ME-513:“Mechanical Vibrations”, which can be taken as an elective by upper levelundergraduates, or for graduate credit. It has been taught at the University ofKentucky Extended Campus Program(1) every fall semester since Fall, 2001, as anundergraduate-only elective.It seems that vibrations, in particular, is a topic that requires some hands-onlaboratory

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Inservice Teacher Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jane Schielack; Carol Stuessy; George Nickles

to reach out to K-12 students,exposing them to engineering and encouraging them to consider it as a career. These effortsinclude summer camps, demonstrations conducted by engineering students or professors in theK-12 classroom, and the development of teaching materials that explicitly cover engineeringconcepts. Many of these efforts can be found on the ASEE Engineering K-12 Center website2.Douglas, Iversen, and Kalyandurg6 identify using specially-trained K-12 teachers as a means toimprove K-12 engineering education and outreach. If teachers are trained in and understand thepractice of engineering, they can both teach prepared curriculum covering engineering andindependently integrate engineering into their curriculum. A significant

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Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Johan W Joubert; Dolf Steyn

rubric was used asassessment tool in order to guide learners in terms of required competence.The applicable program deals with operations research which is often perceived to be demisingas a decision support tool in industry. However, this is not actually true, as the relevancy andinterdisciplinary nature of operations research makes it an indispensable part of operationsmanagement. What rather should be asked is how operations research is introduced and taughtto undergraduate industrial engineering students. The results of our research indicate that learnerperceptions and their resulting actions during the study period are indeed influenced by theselected assessment method.IntroductionAlthough theory readily acknowledges that assessment should

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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David Braun

Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Educationlaboratory described above.6 This work describes an educational approach intermediate betweena tabletop LED construction project and a complete multiple mask integrated circuit fabricationsequence. The simpler approach6 suffices to demonstrate physics, chemistry, and materials’properties. The present approach allows students to gain hands-on experience with integratedcircuit fabrication techniques and process equipment. Use of the relatively low volume dust freework spaces and gloveboxes in the lab provides some economic savings relative to a cleanroomfacility. Not including the initial cost of the empty room provided by the

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Industrial-Sponsored Design

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2005 Annual Conference

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Karim Muci; Jonathan Weaver

engineering students with such practical experiences havebeen co-op or internship programs and the inclusion of senior design project or capstone-typecourses in the curriculum. Both of these approaches capitalize on the fact that learning and recallof information are known to be much better when a student is immersed in the learningenvironment rather than simply being told about it or asked to read about it. Given the challenges and difficulties involved in providing practical experiences toundergraduate engineering students via co-op or internship programs, it became necessary to findother alternatives that could allow them to be exposed to the practice of the engineeringprofession in an academic setting. In this regard, senior design

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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John Mingle; Tom Roberts

relationship of learning methodologies to the knowledging process is therefore dependentupon student preconceptions, amount of acquired information, and metacognitive abilities. Therelationship is also dependent upon other factors such as teacher expertise, teaching ability, de-fined curriculum, and learning environment.7 Further, effective assessment techniques and fac-ulty professional development strengthen the bonds between learning and knowledging. Particu-larly in current times, an important aspect becomes generational preferences.Generations Theory SynopsisKnowledging requires more than just a lecturer routinely handling a large class and covering in-formation. It requires a mentor match between a professor interested in presenting

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan

bedistant learning students. Removing this barrier will change the method of highereducation.The fourth goal of the bill that substantially affects traditional universities is thestandardization of transfer of credit. This is a very important objective and, if passed,will require traditional universities to accept transfer credits from ANY university,traditional Page 10.258.3 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Education”or proprietary. In other words, if an “English 101” course curriculum is defined, then atraditional

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Peter Orono; Stephen Ekwaro-Osire

and accountability. Journal of Engineering Education 2002;91(2):211-21.[6] Splitt FG. The challenge to change: On realizing the new paradigm for engineering education. Journal of Engineering Education 2003;92(2):181-7.[7] Adams RS, Turns J, Atman CJ. Educating effective engineering designers: The role of reflective practice. Design Studies 2003;24(3):275-94.[8] Pomalaza-Raez C, Groff BH. Retention 101: Where robots go...Students follow. Journal of Engineering Education 2003;92(1):85-90.[9] Tay FEH, Gu J. A methodology for evolutionary product design. Engineering with Computers 2003;19(2- 3):160-73.[10] Fink FK, "Integration of engineering practice into curriculum - 25 years of experience with problem based learning," in

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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James Higley; Gregory Neff; Susan Scachitti

thatappropriate topics were being covered and appropriate feedback was being given tostudents regarding their work.Under the new criteria, it is expected that all faculty are integrally involved in an on-going process of improvement that results in graduates that are prepared for the currentand ever-changing work place. Therefore, it is now impossible to simply write a reportonce every six years to show to ABET evaluators and expect this effort to result in anaccredited program. Instead, all faculty must now start by being aware of theirinstitution’s guiding principles (its mission, goals, and objectives) as well as those of theindividual programs and divisions of which they are part within the institution. Inaddition to being “aware” of these guiding

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Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

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2005 Annual Conference

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Shauna Rae

advanced student can simulate an entire design or project. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationThis paper demonstrates how to integrate co-simulation of VHDL and SPICE into existingcourseware. It also highlights the benefits of using co-simulation in conjunction with traditionalwaveform-based simulations across all levels of digital design.Introductory Digital Logic CoursesEducators have found that students who are used to working with circuits and components canhave difficulties adapting to a hardware description language7, 13. With co-simulation, studentsand instructors can create a component

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Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Melissa Eljamal; Matthew Mayhew; Eric Dey; Stella Pang

University of Michigan. Sheobtained her B.A. in Literary Studies and German from Middlebury College in 1986 and her M.A. in HigherEducation Administration from the University of Michigan in 1995. She has authored several articles focusing ondisciplinary differences connected to curriculum design and has been an international educator since 1996.ERIC L. DEYDr. Dey is Associate Professor in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education and ExecutiveAssociate Dean at the University of Michigan School of Education. He holds the Ph.D. in Higher Education fromthe University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Dey's research is concerned with how colleges and universities shapestudent and faculty experiences., He has expertise in the

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Developments in Chem Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Oliver Sitton; Neil Book

withcalculators. Of course, it is important that each student understands the assumptions andprocesses contained in each routine. Class time must be devoted to training the students to usethe routines and this requires special classroom facilities, however, the training exercises are anopportunity to switch to active learning mode. Development of routines across the curriculum isthe most effective means of providing the suite. Both MathCAD and Matlab have been used todevelop a suite of routines. In both cases, a considerable portion of a summer was devoted toadapting a number of existing routines and creating additional ones to form a suite of consistent,integrated routines.Individualized exams are a necessity when students have networked computers. Also

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Samuel Daniels; Ismail Orabi; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

integrated with coursework in thesciences. The courses in this new curriculum utilize active and cooperative learning techniquesto engage students in the learning process.Beginning first semester freshman year, engineering students are enrolled in a Project-basedIntroduction to Engineering course. This course is unlike introductory level engineering coursesoffered at other institutions in that it is part of the UNH core curriculum and as such is taken notonly by engineering majors, but also by students who are not studying engineering2. Thisprovides faculty with the opportunity to influence students’ perceptions about engineering, whichotherwise would not necessarily be exposed to engineering. The project-based course is one ofthe first courses

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New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Loralee Donath; Nadia Craig; Nancy Thompson; Michael Matthews

environment for research learning to occur. The learners’ knowledgeconstruction process is aided by an environment of distributed cognition in which participants atall levels—experts, mentors, accomplished novices, and novices—teach and learn from eachother.4 The RCS addresses the development of communications abilities in a system ofdistributed cognition.Survey results of RCS participants are presented to provide an example of a way to incorporatecomplex systems study into the existing undergraduate engineering curriculum. Complexsystems study is defined as a new field of science that studies the collective behavior of a systemand how this system interacts with its environment. Complex systems study is laying thefoundation for a revolution of all

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gustavo Molina

enhance student creativityand involvement in solving problems, mainly through team-work under a mentor [2].A problem-based teaching methodology is used by the author in the Creative Decisions andDesign sophomore class he teaches as part of the Georgia Tech Regional Engineering Program(GTREP) and Regents Engineering Transfer Program (RETP) for Mechanical Engineeringmajors in Georgia Southern University. The different problem-solving techniques integrate inteam-work design projects. The class meets twice a week for 50-minute lectures, and once a Page 10.1386.1week for three-hour studio-lab in an appropriate classroom for hands-on work, as well in

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Computing Tools for Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Phillip Misna; Erica Liszewski

example dialogfor an error in the translation of the truth table is shown in Fig. 8. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 8: Example dialog box describing a student errorResultsThe K-Mapplet was first integrated into our digital logic course in Fall 2003. From then on, thestudents were given roughly three hours of laboratory time during the semester to practice K-map problems using the applet. During this structured time, the professor and a teachingassistant were present to answer questions. Grades for this activity were based on the level ofparticipation, not

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Backer

constituents (students and faculty). Theevaluation process and the subsequent revisions of these materials have created a new type ofresource analogous to an e-book but including a rich environment of video clips, audio clips,text, and graphics. Another shift is in the sharing of expertise. In the twice yearly meetingsfocused on course development, input from faculty content experts is integrated into themultimedia modules for the subsequent revision.IntroductionIn university settings, the field of technology has been expanded in the last ten years with coursesthat focus on the interactions of technology and society. These courses are presented in variousways; some focus on the ethics of technology while others take an artifact-based approach. Inmany

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IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mark Archibald; Michelle Clauss; James Dupree

million dollars.6 The success of MIT’sprogram has proved to be an excellent model for other institutions striving to developbusiness competitions.Over view of Entr epr eneur ship in Senior Design: Two notable differences set theEngineering Entrepreneurship Program at Grove City College apart from the programsdiscussed above. 1. The Engineering Entrepreneurship Program is mandatory for all engineering seniors. 2. No new courses were required -- the program integrated several existing courses.A mandatory program means that all engineering seniors receive the benefits ofparticipation as a requirement for senior design. Building the program on existingcoursework made implementation of the program easy, and helped avoid mistakesreported by

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Engineers in Toyland - Come and Play

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Bertini; Steven Hansen

previous transportation curriculum did not take advantage of the unique transportationlaboratory in place outside the classroom. With several new faculty in place and through this newpartnership between PSU and ODOT, students have been developing a unique resource that isnow available to all Civil & Environmental Engineering and Urban Studies & Planning students.PORTAL currently has 67 registered users, many of whom are PSU students. AlthoughPORTAL is still in its infancy, it is being used successfully in enhancing educationalopportunities at PSU. One of the main benefits for students is that it helps students bettervisualize what is happening on the freeway system. We have begun an assessment program totrack the numbers of students using

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Anna Lambert; Aaron Robinson; Charles Camp; Jeff Marchetta; Laura Lackey; Stephanie Ivey

to these needs can be provided best by acoordinated, integrated system of educators, students, and employers working together tomaximize results. Targeting the areas of attrition in the critical period between the introductorycourse in engineering and subsequent courses provides a means of coordinated response byeducators working in conjunction with students.Before progressing into the methodology of this particular study, it is important to provide both abrief overview of the Kolb LSI (1985)9,10 instrument and an explanation of our decision to usethe Kolb LSI as opposed to other metrics designed to assess learning styles and behavior, and tonote the relative merits and constraints associated with this metric. It is common knowledge infields

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IE/EM Skills in Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

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Lisa McNair; Garlie A. Forehand; Judith Norback

had already been discussed with company contacts and approved by the Director ofUndergraduate Studies. Examples of the seven projects include: 1. designing the template for Standard Operational Procedures for a home décor company 2. working to ameliorate the on-time record of the local train system 3. suggesting alternative approaches to reduce the shrinkage of the inside walls of jets, for a jet manufacturer 4. enhancing the efficiency of the distribution system, for a delivery organization.In this Senior Design course, instruction on conceptualizing audience included three guides to bedescribed in detail below. The instruction was integrated into the course as follows: 1. Early in the semester, a

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Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhiyong Zhao; Joe Hagerty; J. P. Mohsen

cooperative internship and a five-year curriculum. Fifth-year students in the Master of Engineering program provide candidates for our PhD program.Students from other universities provide the balance of our PhD candidates. The course described in this paper is ameans to integrate candidates from other schools more fully with internal candidates from the University ofLouisville. Because fifth-year students are included in this course, an analysis of the course was done to see how itwould fit ABET educational objectives and outcomes.We discovered that the rationale for the course incorporates key concepts of the ABET accreditation criteria shownin the left section of the following table. The right section shows how the course incorporates those

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Design and Computation in ChE Courses

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2005 Annual Conference

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Michael Elly; Mordechai Shacham; Michael Cutlip

, and Microsoft Excel for an effective solution of the problemon a widely-used platform.The Polymath package is used to setup the problem. This takes full advantage of the user-friendliness of this software for entering the problem and verifying its solution. A new feature ofPolymath 6.0 allows automatic export of the entire problem to Excel by a single keypress. All ofthe equations and logical/intrinsic functions are automatically generated so that the problem canbe executed completely within Excel. For problems involving differential equations, thePolymath Ode_Solver™ Add-In provides extensive numerical integration capabilities for Excel.The Aspen Properties package which is provided with the Aspen Engineering Suite™ suppliesan Add-In for

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Engineers in Toyland - Come and Play

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Carpenter

Issues in Engineering course be taken outof the Civil Engineering curriculum?Professional and Ethical Issues in Engineering is a course that should be taught in everyschool around the world. Knowing and learning the moral philosophy, engineeringethics and how to build professional engineers is needed these days. This course is agood way to understand the real life after college and how ethics helps and deals withengineers everyday. This course is an introduction for the students and will help themlater how to conduct themselves when they face an ethical issue in engineering if theywere working. Knowing the codes of ethics in Engineering and understanding whatthey are stands for will develop a real professional engineers. Professional and

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Venubabu Vulasa; David Grieve; Chetan Sankar; Bob Bulfin; Paul Swamidass

of about 170 pages. Auburn team was graded by Auburn teacher and vice versa.The University of Plymouth’s interest in the project Students from Mechanical Engineering and related fields at the University of Plymouth(UP), UK, have for many years done team-based design projects in their final stage (years 3-4)design module in order to: • Develop group working skills ( team sizes are normally 6-8 students) • Gain an understanding of how graduate engineers work and to gain this experience; team chairperson and secretary are elected • Enable students integrate different fields of their undergraduate studies e.g., fluids, manufacturing, business etc. This is a requirement of the British accrediting professional

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Attracting Young MINDs

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2005 Annual Conference

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Amy Freeman; Anita Persaud

, and students are involved in learning, there is greater studentachievement and retention within that college environment 1, 6, 8, 10, 2, 3.College students experience three major stages in their acclimation to college: separation,transition, and incorporation or integration 9. Academic and student support services need to befront-loaded because the research demonstrates a high attrition rate during the first year ofcollege. In order for students to be retained, they need to develop their skill competencies andconfidence in their ability to perform well academically. This can be done by: a) increasing thenumber of minority faculty members; b) establishing mentoring programs; c) assigning academicadvisers and support services counselors; d

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Feng Jao; Khalid Al-Olimat

2002.[10] R. B. Bunin, Microsoft Project 2002, Thomson Learning, Boston, 2003.Author BiographiesDr. Feng Jao obtained her PhD from the University of Toledo in the field of Educational Technology in 2001.Currently she is an assistant professor in the Department of Technological Studies at Ohio Northern University. Herprofessional interests include integration of instructional technology across curriculum, software training, digitalmedia, and web-based instructional material design and development. Dr. Jao holds several certifications includingMicrosoft Office XP Word 2002 Expert, Office XP Excel 2002 Expert, Office XP PowerPoint 2002 Comprehensive,Office XP Access 2002 Core, Office XP Outlook 2002 Core and WebCT. She is an active member in

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Early College Retention Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brett Hamlin; Gretchen Hein

1999/2000, pg. 28-34.[8] May, G.S., D.E. Chubin, “A Retrospective on Undergraduate Engineering Success for Underrepresented Minority Groups,” Journal of Engineering Education, January 2003, pg. 27-39.[9] Gall, K., D.W. Knight, L.E. Carlson, J.F. Sullivan, “Making the Grade with Students: The Case for Accessibility,” Journal of Engineering Education, October 2003, pg. 337-343.[10] Olds, B.M., R.L. Miller, “The Effect of a First-Year Integrated Engineering Curriculum on Graduation Rates and Student Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Study,” Journal of Engineering Education, January 2004, pg. 23-35.Biographical InformationGRETCHEN L. HEIN - Gretchen Hein is a lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals