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Nontraditional Ways to Engage Students

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2004 Annual Conference

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Thomas O'Neal; Thomas Jacobius; Joseph Steig; Arnold Heggestad; Abigail Barrow; Phil Weilerstein; David Barbe

ventures.Attendance, averaging over two hundred per workshop, was higher than expected at all of theevents. The attendee mix at the workshops varied from a majority of students to a broad mix offaculty, students, and community members. The attendance numbers and survey responsesconfirm that the I2V workshop fills a distinct need in university communities.At the time of registration and at the end of each event, attendees were asked to fill out surveysresponding to questions about their background, education and career stage, previous exposure toand experiences with entrepreneurship and business, and views on the workshop experience.Survey response rates were good (over 40%), providing an interesting and useful insightconcerning the profile of the audience

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Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ramana Pidaparti; Hasan Akay

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationIndustrial Advisory Board SurveyIn spring 2002, the Industrial Advisory Board was also asked to rate the importance of theprogram outcomes a-k in adopted by the program. This survey showed that the industryconsidered the importance of outcomes a2, a3, i, h, j, and k3 considerably lower than all others.Changes ImplementedTwo major changes were implemented in the area of student services. We established a newstudent advising process (the student is required to meet his/her advisor at least once a semesterto discuss program plan of study, career goals, and any other academic support as needed

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Design and Manufacturing Experiences II

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Richie; Timothy Lawrence; Jerry Sellers; Kenneth Siegenthaler

military career. The space aspect of the programprepares them to join the cadre of space professionals who have enabled the United StatesAir Force to dominate the globe in terms of air and space power.X. AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge the contributions to the success of this programby all of the cadets and mentors who have been involved in the program. In particular,the dedicated hard work of Mr. Jim White, Mr. John Clark, Master Sergeant Phil Maes,Technical Sergeant Chad Bruce, and Technical Sergeant Benjamin Hazen is greatly Page 9.1128.11appreciated. If you enjoyed reading this paper, credit our editors, Dr. Fred Kiley and

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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James Bowen

has always included computerprogramming is a reflection of the value attributed to the instruction by the faculty. Even thoughthe faculty recognize that few Civil Engineers go on to careers in programming, they nonethelessbelieve that teaching programming provides tangible benefits in improving the students’ logicalreasoning and problem solving skills. Up until recently the programming language taught wasFortran, but since the beginning of the 2001-2002 academic year we have taught Civil Engineersprogramming as part of instruction in the MATLAB5 modeling language. Adoption ofMATLAB as a high-level language for teaching programming has occurred at a number ofschools lately6,7. In each case MATLAB is valued for its ease of use, its powerful set

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Curriculum Development in Computer Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

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Marvin Needler; Ken Jr. Jannotta; William Lin; Richard Pfile

today’s industry even more.Traditional disciplinary curricular design approach may not provide enough of the type ofexperiences students will encounter in the industry. Seeking an ingenious approach incurricular design seems to be a never-ending process. In this paper, we report our initialattempt to assimilate the two different network infrastructures from the curriculumaspect. The addition of lectures and labs in industrial networks into a computernetworking course does not necessarily address the integration issue completely.However, it is an initial step in better preparing students in their undergraduate ComputerEngineering Technology program for careers in industry, business, and commerce.V. Appendix Course

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Unique Courses & Services for Freshmen

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2004 Annual Conference

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Audeen Fentiman; John Demel; Richard Freuler

a degree in Engineering is up from 38percent in 1988 to more than 60 percent in 2003.The FEH program has drawn the Engineering, Physics and Mathematics faculty closer. Thefuture will be focused on continuous improvement of the teaching teams and student learning, onmaking and keeping ties to industry, and incorporating new technology and new methodologyfor more effective and efficient instructional delivery. Faculty development is a key componentof the program, and the program staff will continue to plan and carry out workshops and weeklytraining to improve the learning environment.The Career Services office in the College of Engineering allows FEH students to register andinterview with companies after one quarter. Non-honors students may

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Curriculums in Transition

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Klingbeil

the National Science Foundation,Division of Engineering Education and Centers, under program solicitation NSF-03-562,"Department Level Reform of Undergraduate Engineering Education," Grant Number EEC-0343214. This work has also been supported by the College of Engineering & ComputerScience and the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at Wright State University.Bibliography1. Adelman, Clifford, 1998, "Women and Men of the Engineering Path: A Model for Analyses of Undergraduate Careers," U.S. Department of Education Report, May, 1998.2. Pomalaza-Raez, C. and Henry Groff, B., 2003, "Retention 101: Where Robots Go... Students Follow," Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 92, No. 1, 85-90.3. Arenaz, P., Fisher, W., Della

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Multimedia Engineering Education: Distance & Service Learning, Web-based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Koichi Iwasaki; Kazuo Morita; Chi Thai

course survey was given at the end of the first7 week-period, and so far only 2 students completed the survey, making us wondering about howmany of them will come back for class in April. However the responses from these 2 studentswere encouraging:1) Class lengths were just right or a little short.2) The difficulty level and pace were just right.3) One "strongly agreed" or the other "agreed" that what they are learning in this class isrelevant to their future careers as engineers.4) During group work and doing homework with a partner were found to be useful.5) The activities that help them learn best were the lectures and homework assignments. ConclusionsWe have shown that the

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Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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2004 Annual Conference

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Scott Danielson; Al Post; Bradley Rogers

expertise in allfields related to fuel cells. At the same time, a broad based understanding of the fundamentalprinciples of fuel cell systems is important for two reasons. First, the progress of the fuel cellteam will be maximized through improved communication and understanding betweenspecialists working toward a common goal. Second, as the careers of graduates progress andexpand into management or entrepreneurial endeavors, a knowledge of the challenges andlimitations facing individual specialists is important.After mastery of fuel cell fundamentals, students are encouraged to specialize in specific topicsrelated to fuel cells. For example, in the MMET Department, students may pursue further studyand research in aspects of manufacturing, as

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Teamwork and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

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Dana Knox; Robert Barat

with the skills needed for success in their careers and abreast of moderndevelopments in the field of chemical engineering.There was clear consistency among the responses from the various constituencies. With thisconsensus of opinion, the department set about redeveloping its curriculum. Page 9.1346.2 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education”Curricular ReformCharged with overseeing the effort was the department curriculum committee. The committee,however, did not work on the task in a vacuum

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Tricks of the Trade: The Tenure Process

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2004 Annual Conference

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Robin Gill; William Haering

that will help document teaching strategies, successes and challenges, in much the sameway one documents research publications. This recommendation paraphrases that made inreference [2] where the author stated, “It is recommended that faculty think of their portfolios as“special inserts” in their curriculum vitae under the heading of “Teaching.” Additional advicecan be found in Baume4 where the author states, “It takes years, even decades, to build a goodresearch career, but it is a record of achievement that is easy enough to document.” Reference[4] also provides the following advice to avoid creating a portfolio which seems soulless, “If youwant to achieve this richer portfolio, you will need to produce analysis of and reflection on

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Design Throughout the ChE Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

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Pamela Dautenhahn

careers because of the small classsizes in engineering at McNeese; therefore, the selection of team members does not seem toaffect the performance of the team.To help the students learn more about effective teamwork, advantages and disadvantages ofteams are developed by the students. The students also develop what they feel are importantqualities for teams to be successful. The students are required to buy The Team MemoryJogger A Pocket Guide to Team Members 1. Different aspects of the guide are discussed inclass and each team develops specific goals for their team.Before each team receives its project, the professor emphasizes that the information provided bythe companies may be confidential and each student needs to treat all of it as

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Peter Wiesner; Karen Miu

the very top is the standard IEEE menu bar. Version 1 of thePathfinder includes 350 sites organized under eleven categories: • International Perspectives (33) • Major Resources on energy and Power (31) • Associations (48) • Regulation and Deregulation (21) • Education and Careers (20) • Publishers and Databases (27) • Conferences (30) • Environmental Issues, Conservation, and Sustainability (41) • Glossaries (28) • Sites for Students and Teachers (36) • Sites with Links (31) • Communities and Discussion Groups (12) Page 9.1266.6 • Power Quality and Reliability (12

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Chetan Sankar; P.K. Raju

journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Raju has received many awards throughouthis career including NSF Novel and Expedited Research Award (1989), NASA InnovativeResearch award (1991), Auburn University Outstanding Faculty Award (1993), United NationsExpert Assignment (1995-1996), Birdsong Merit Award for Excellence in Teaching (1996), theThomas C. Evans Instructional Award for the Outstanding paper in Engineering Education fromthe ASEE Southeastern Section (1997), the ASME Distinguished Service award (1997), PremierAward for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware (1998), and the Birdsong SuperiorTeaching Award for Innovation in Classroom Teaching (1999). He is a member of the ASME,ASEE, INCE, ASA, ASNT, INCE. He served on the executive

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Joseph J. Rencis; Hartley T. Grandin

authorsbelieve that students must understand how to solve a system of equations, it is impossible,nevertheless, to expect them to know exactly how all programs they will use are coded. Animportant element of a student’s education must include a reflex suspicion of program resultsand an understanding of the need and the ways and means to check results with alternativemethods. This is what is expected when a student graduates and becomes a professionalengineer in industry. Why not expect the student to be a professional engineer during theiracademic career? Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Midwest Section ConferencePoints Emphasized in a Symbolic Formulation The authors emphasize the following points when

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Assessment & Quality Accredition in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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John Rowe; Tim Mulroy

Teaching Fellow in the School of Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University. Afteruniversity and industrial experience as initially a computer systems design engineer at Plessey and latterly as anintegrated circuit applications engineer at Marconi he joined the university as a lecturer in electronics. Johncurrently is responsible for the coordination of learning, teaching and assessment strategy in the School ofEngineering.Tim Mulroy is a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University and provides academicoversight of the engineering industrial placement program for undergraduates. He is also academic coordinator forjoint programs between the university and its partner college in Malaysia. Tim started his career

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Opportunities in Environmental Engineering Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

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Zuhdi Aljobeh; Aaron Jennings

all of these might be thought of as disadvantages, overcoming these challenges helps to build commitment. The required administrative details will be finalized at the Department Chairman level, which, in addition to implementing specific program details, helps to reinforce the academic relationship necessary to sustain the program in subsequent years. PUIs are a largely untapped source of high quality undergraduate students who are less likelyto appreciate the impact that advanced scholarship can have on their careers. Offering researchcourses at PUIs helps to introduce students to research and provides the expertise they need toparticipate in advance REU activities at research universities. This also extends the

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Recruiting, Retention & Advising

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2004 Annual Conference

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Kay C. Dee; Glen Livesay

schooľ I haven’t gotten to do any real engineering, ¯ My ideal career I’m tired of waiting to learn something cool. ¯ Other: ______________________̌ I don’t like engineering. ̌ I will get better grades in my new major, anď Engineering is OK, but I like my new major that will help me get subject better. ¯ into medical schooľ I don’t really understand what engineers do for ¯ into graduate school a living. ¯ into law school ¯ into business school

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack Leifer; Jamey Jacob

amount of time the groupspends together in face-to-face meetings [2]. Since face-to-face meetings involving all members of geographically distributed teams areinfrequent at best, other methods of communication must be used as work progresses. These cantake the form of either synchronous (interactive video, text-based chat, telephone), orasynchronous (e-mail, facsimile) communications. Having multiple modes of communicationsavailable is important, as the best mode of communication often depends upon the type ofinformation to be conveyed [2]. While many engineers will work as members of geographically-distributed teams, and nearlyall will have to use remote communications methods at some point early in their careers, only afew efforts have

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Lighting the Fire: REU

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mark Evans; Ronald Welch

projects here. ‚ How to think outside of the box. ‚ That real-world problems require in-depth thinking and problem solving and that the skills I have learned earlier in my student career are actually applicable. ‚ There are so many points in a project to get stopped or distracted. I learned how to anticipate them and react to them. ‚ I enjoyed learning how to “sell” an idea. Page 9.1334.16 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference& Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jess Everett

disciplines. Reform details will be disseminated via the Web and CDROM, and through traditional outlets such as conferences, journal articles, and local and national media.Sooner City has been recognized as educational reform worthy of widespread adoption. NSF hasshowcased the project in the NSF Project Showcase at the ASEE national conference.Invitations have also been received to present Sooner City at the ASCE national conference(1998) and an NSF CAREER Workshop (1998). The project has been described in ASEE Prismand Engineering Times.2,3 Page 9.632.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

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Topics in Mechanical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

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Vincent C. Prantil; Thomas J. Labus; William Howard

1 0 0 prepared me well for this class. I believe that the course content was consistent with the number of 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 credit hours. I can see the relationship of this course to others in the MET 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 curriculum. I believe that this course contributed to me career 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 objectives.In the lecture portion of the class, partial class notes were handed out. During the lecture, theseclass notes were filled in. This method freed the students from much of the coping of class

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Engineering Education Research

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2004 Annual Conference

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Alisha Waller

similarities, the goal is to examine features that Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationmake education research different from the kinds of research most engineering faculty do fortheir dissertation and to establish their careers. Engineering Research STEM Education ResearchPurpose o Solve problems for individuals, o Design efficient and effective corporations, communities, and education systems societies. o Solve problems in the educational

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Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

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2004 Annual Conference

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Alisha Waller

resistance and accommodation. Gender & Society, 15, 667 – 686.[8] Seymour, E. & Hewitt, N. M. (1997). Talking About Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.[9] Kvande, E. (1999). ‘In the belly of the beast’: Constructing femininities in engineering organizations, The European Journal of Women’s Studies, 6, 305 – 328.[10] Pattatucci, A. M. (Ed.). (1998). Women in science: Meeting career challenges. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.[11] Tonso, K. (1997). Constructing engineers through practice: Gendered features of learning and identity development. Unpublished dissertation. University of Colorado – Boulder.ALISHA A. WALLER, Ph. D. Alisha A. Waller is a doctoral

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Programming Issues for Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

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Robert Friedman; Jerri Drakes

summarizes the highlights of the player’s career as well as discusses why thatplayer is important to him or her introduces each video.4. “Learning is a cumulative process involving connections and reinforcement among the varietyof learning experiences people encounter in their lives: at home, during schooling, and out in thecommunity and workplace. Research designs need to offer opportunities to investigate alldimensions of learning and their connections in a variety of settings across a span of time whichwill allow us to understand how these experiences are used and connected to subsequentexperiences longitudinally.” Robert Marzano and Debra Pickering37 of the Mid-continent Regional EducationalLaboratory (McREL) discuss five dimensions of

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Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

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2004 Annual Conference

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Doanh Van

—A Survey of Constituencies. Union University’s Mission Statement: “Union University provides Christ-centered education that promotes excellence and character development in service to Church and society.” As a constituent of the Union’s Engineering Program, your comments are sincerely requested on the following educational objectives: 1. To provide a solid engineering education that is built on a strong liberal arts and science foundation. 2. To prepare students for successful careers or advanced studies in engineering or other professional fields. 3

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Student Teams & Active Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

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Steven Zemke; Jennifer Beller; Donald Elger

or career goals? ‫ ڤ‬1) Highly relevant – easy to connect with my future ‫ ڤ‬2) Relevant—can make some connections to my future ‫ ڤ‬3) Irrelevant—no connection between this and my future. What specifically was relevant? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ List any “A-Ha’S”: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________Figure 2. Student survey used after each cooperative event. 1. Sort the events in order from “most helpful” to “least helpful.” “Most helpful” means that the event was most helpful in learning industrial materials. “Least helpful” means that the event was least helpful in learning industrial

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sven Nielsen

within the chosen field.The tenth semester has no instruction and is reserved for the dissertation project.This specialisation prepares students for a career in for example architectural or engineeringcompanies, public authorities and consulting companies.Urban designStudents choosing the urban design specialisation work with urban development, urban re-structuring and architecture at the city scale. This includes planning of new urban districts,technically and aesthetically renewing dilapidated residential or disused business districts,and applying architectural design to streets, squares, parks and large landscape features in andaround the city.Urban development is the theme of the sixth semester. The focus is development on a largespatial

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Recruiting, Retention & Advising

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Gerhart

informed; then they must retain the information that they gathered. Duringthe visits, an overview of the engineering discipline is presented. A spoken overview is not veryshocking and certainly not awing. Visuals should be employed. A simple “bullet point” slideshow alone will not awe the students, and it is unlikely that the information they read and hearwill be remembered when considering engineering as their career. Instead, make a fast-pacedslide show with some “unexpecteds.” For example, for mechanical engineering I have anoverview slide show that tells of the various aspects of mechanical engineering: solid Page 9.1094.5 Proceedings of

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Student Teams & Active Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeannie Brown Leonard; Janet Schmidt; Linda Schmidt; Paige Smith

course (ENES 100) to seniors completing capstoneengineering courses. Freshmen teams provided the baseline or “naïve condition” since most of Page 9.85.1these students had few prior team experiences. Seniors, on the other hand, are individuals who “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”have “made it” through the engineering curriculum and have been members of a variety of teamsthroughout their undergraduate careers. They have mastered engineering content with sufficientproficiency to be a