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Integrating Math in Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Bob Freeman

An asynchronous approach to teaching Math and Engineering software within the context of a course in MechanismsAbstractIn this work we describe the use of interactive, web-based instructional technologies in conjunctionwith in a course in Mechanisms to teach math and engineering software, and vice-versa, the use ofinteractive, web-based instructional technologies in conjunction with math and engineeringsoftware to teach in a course in Mechanisms. The idea is to accomplish both the teaching of thecourse content and the use of math and engineering software without taking class time to teach thesoftware. The guiding principle is to initially introduce the student one step at a time through onlythe parts of the software necessary

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Pre-College Initiatives in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Lang Wah Lee; Tamer Ceylan

Session 2253 INTRODUCING AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO TEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE SUBJECTS Lang Wah Lee, Tamer Ceylan University of Wisconsin-PlattevilleIntroductionTo cope with the rapid advancement in science and technology and the challenge of economicglobalization, our country must have a good supply of competent engineers and scientists. However,most students from our nation’s schools are not sufficiently prepared for science and mathematicssubjects. As a result, many of them are not qualified to enter engineering programs. Among thosewho are admitted

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Experiences with the TTL Turbojet Engine

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Horatio Perez-Blanco

conclusion that the SR-30clearly enhances the teaching of gas turbines and thermodynamics.IntroductionHigher learning in the Engineering endeavor is seldom devoid of the need for experimentation.As Ferguson (1) has unequivocally argued, development of engineers calls for insightful blendsof theory and practice. Definition and implementation of experiments that capture an importantaspect of science or technology is crucial to the endeavor. Experiments that unleash theimagination and creativity of participants are deemed successful in our scale. The department ofMechanical and Nuclear Engineering at PSU has supported for a few years now a thermal systemlab that endeavors to ignite interest and creativity in energy conversion. These creative

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Graduate Student Experiences

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2003 Annual Conference

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Nancy Thompson; Eric Vilar; Beth Davidson; John Brader; Michael Matthews; Elisabeth Alford; Sirena Hargrove-Leak

, routing andswitching. Presently a first year M.A. student in Composition and Rhetoric, she plans to teachand research in this field, emphasizing the use of technology. Beth Davidson’s Perspective The work in the RCS mirrors the processes used in industry, specifically the telecommunications industry. While working with computer, electrical, and mechanical engineers in a telecommunications environment, I participated in many sessions of distributed cognition; I just didn’t know it at the time. As the INS website text below illustrates, the corporate world operates on the basis of distributed cognition. We are the knowledge behind the network, and there are many ways to tap into our collective expertise. In addition to using that

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Steven Mickelson; Tom Brumm; Anthony Ellertson

ourprogram objectives including students’ abilities to function on multi-disciplinary teams,communicate effectively, and have knowledge of important contemporary issues. Results of ourassessment efforts, which encompass both quantitative and qualitative strategies, suggest thatstudents are overwhelmingly satisfied with the program, are involved in our department, and aresuccessful in their academic progress toward their engineering or technology degree.A brief look at the literatureWith a history that can be traced to an experimental educational program in the 1920s (theMeiklejohn Experimental College at the University of Washington), learning communities cannow be found at four to five hundred colleges and universities across the nation.1 According

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Marlee A. Walton

Preparing Civil Engineers for 2020: A Curricula Design Project at Iowa State University ASEE North Midwest Conference October 9-11, 2003 Marlee A. WaltonBackground:Today’s world is fundamentally challenging the way civil engineering is practiced. Ourprofession has become more complex with issues such as technological advancements,increased stakeholder involvement, decaying infrastructure, additional environmentalregulations, globalization, and population changes. To effectively manage thiscomplexity, the future civil engineer will need additional knowledge, skills, andattitudes. This will require additional

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Effective Teaching to Motivate & Retain

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2003 Annual Conference

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Julio Davalos

selected fundamental principles with existing oremerging teaching technologies can be beneficial for improving the quality of learning andteaching in the classroom. In addition to the obvious benefits for students and the satisfaction Page 8.469.1Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationderived by the instructor, the experience and knowledge gained through efforts directed toimproving teaching can be effectively combined with research interests and evolve intointegrated research-educational projects This paper describes an

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Developing Young MINDs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

Session # 1170 Middle School Students get Introduced to Fundamentals of Engineering at the UMES-NOAA Summer Camp Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, Gurbax Singh University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 21853AbstractNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have funded an outreachprogram at University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) to promote mathematics,science, engineering and technology (MSET) education among minority middle schoolstudents. The first and second autho r of this paper direct the program with support andassistance from graduate

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International Collaborative Efforts in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Tim Anderson; Rufus Carter; Brian Thorndyke; Matthew Ohland; Guili Zhang

Session 2660A Comparison of Demographic Factors and Academic Performances between Students Graduated in Engineering and Other Disciplines Guili Zhang, Brian Thorndyke, Rufus Carter, Matthew Ohland, and Tim Anderson Educational Psychology Department, University of Florida / Department of Physics, University of Florida / Educational Psychology Department, University of Florida / Department of General Engineering, Clemson University / Department of Chemical Engineering, University of FloridaAbstractIn this study, demographics and academic performance measures of undergraduate engineeringstudents were

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ron Earley; Dave Lennig; Dave Campbell; Suguna Bommaraju

,should partner with atleast one local on the K-12 level. The aim is to improve mathematics andscience instruction, provide role models, and give students and teachers a greater inderstndingof engneering’s role in society.” Page 8.7.1Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationOne program that is promoting partnerships between industry/ universities/ K-12 schools isFIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). Since the year 2001, theFIRST Robotics Competition, an annual design challenge is being used as

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Three P's in Introduction to Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ruben Schwieger

problem solving. In working with technology in engineeringeducation, Mioduser suggested the need for defining an appropriate conceptual frameworksupportive of requisite knowledge, skills and cognitive models for problem solving.9 Thus it willbe important to endeavor to make language supportive of concepts that are critical to problemsolving success and to make sure that the language used reflects the underlying concepts involvedin problem solving in engineering. Suggestions for dealing with the difficulties posed by language usage include thefollowing: § Use correct terminology and urge students to do the same by pointing out to students the difficulties created by poor language concerning problem solving

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A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

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2003 Annual Conference

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Guido Lopez

project the technological initiatives that can be found behind its principles. In effect, a goodgrasp of the concepts of science inherent to a particular engineering discipline provides a reliableand firm scaffold to engineering students for the practice of their profession. Quite often,however, the teaching of undergraduate physics in engineering programs emphasizes manipulationof formulas and numerical computation instead of deep understanding of inherent concepts. This“cookbook” approach seriously affects the strength of the scientific foundation that physicscourses need to provide to engineering students. The use of computer software in the classroomhelps to minimize this problem substantially. In effect, much of the tedious manipulative

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New Ideas in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Alan Scaroni; Jonathan Mathews; Sarma Pisupati

in the subject matter andhelped the students in their quest to become life long learners. Page 8.486.8“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference& Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”AcknowledgementsThe authors acknowledge Brett Bixler, Christine M. Wagner, David R. Stong, and MarilynneW. Stout of the Educational Testing Services of Informational Technology Services at PennState for generating the Insulation Activity Simulation Modules.Bibliography:1. Spanier, G., State-of-the-University Address. 2002, The Pennsylvania State University.2. McKeachie, W.J., Teaching

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The Climate for Women In Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mara Wasburn

State University,” a Midwestern Research I University, withthose women faculty discussed in 1997, when policies apparently intended to correctdiscriminatory conditions and practices had been in place for almost a decade. The research,foregrounding the voices of women faculty, confronts the question of why, despite theimplementation of these policies, many of their concerns remain. It also suggests strategies formeeting some of the challenges women faculty, especially those in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics, still confront.IntroductionWomen have made great strides in academe. There are more women assistant professors thanever. Yet, despite these gains, few of them become full professors. At issue is whether or notwomen faculty

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Innovative Teaching Methods in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Silvanus Udoka; Paul Stanfield

practice has caused engineering school constituents to question the effectiveness ofthe programs1. Graduate engineers are expected to contribute immediately in competitiveenvironments with system engineering, information technology, and soft (communication andteam) skills in addition to traditional engineering fundamentals 2,3. Such skills are particularlyrelevant for Industrial Engineers who often serve as a facilitator of technical and businessinteractions4,5.A number of efforts to increase these skills are being undertaken, the most common being thecapstone senior design projects. Curriculum designers are increasingly more aware of developingcourses that combine skills from several prior courses to practice such skills. Especiallyinnovative

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Tools of Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

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Debra Fowler; Jefferey Froyd; Don Maxwell

Session 2430 Learning Strategy Growth Not What Expected After Two Years through Engineering Curriculum Debra Fowler, Don Maxwell, Jeff Froyd Texas A&M UniversityAbstractAs the pace of technological development continues to increase, consensus has emerged thatundergraduate science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) curricula cannotcontain all of the topics that engineering professionals will require, even during the first ten yearsof their careers. Therefore, the need for students to increase their capability for lifelong learningis

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Developing Young MINDs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Barbara Christie

providing residential campusexperiences such as overnights, summer programs, and bridge programs as a means to improvethe pipeline of underrepresented minorities and women into science, technology, engineering,and mathematics (STEM) fields (Matyas, and Malcom,1991). Each university will have to make a choice as to how they will develop the partnership. A few Page 8.1317.2important factors to keep in mind that may help provide direction while designing a programinclude: improving content knowledge for students, providing information on engineering andtechnical careers, having students spending valuable time on the university campus, andinvolving family

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Integrating Math in Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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William Szaroletta

., (2001), Mechanical Engineering Design (6th ed.), N.Y., New York: McGraw-Hill.2. Szaroletta, W.K, Introducing Single-Criterion Optimization Methods into Mechanics Classes, ASEE 2002Conference Proceedings, Montreal, Quebec3. Microsoft, Inc website (January, 2003), http://www.microsoft.com, Redmond, Washington4. COSMOS, Inc website (January, 2003), http://www.cosmosm.com/dstar.htm. Frederick, Maryland.5. IronCAD, Inc. website (January, 2003), http://www.ironcad.com, Los Angeles, CaliforniaBiography:WILLIAM K. SZAROLETTA, P.E.Professor Szaroletta is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering technology at Purdue University. Amember of ASEE, he has 18 years industry experience in engineering and project management positions, with 12awarded

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Teamwork, K-12: Projects to Promote Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Stephen Silliman

, includingthe focus of the REU program on research opportunities, the focus of the classroom experienceon team projects based on new applications of established technologies (versus development ofnew technologies), and the mixed (science and engineering) student population in the classroomexperience. Both groups also show a number of common changes in expectation during the period of thelearning experience. Both groups showed significant increases in response with respect to theliberal arts component. This is viewed as a positive affirmation of the common learning objectiveamong all three learning models for exposure of the participants to the non-technical aspects ofengineering projects. Both groups also show a decrease in response relative to the

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Three P's in Introduction to Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Jon Marvel; Charles Standridge

years.Bibliography1. Marvel, J. M. and Standridge C.R., 2003. Measurement, Instrumentation, and Experimentation: A First Co-op Experience, Winter 2003, Padnos School of Engineering, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI.2. Standridge C.R. and Marvel, J.M., “Engineering Statistics as a Laboratory Course”, Proceedings of the 2002 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.3. Vardeman, S. B. and J. M. Jobe, Basic Engineering Data Collection and Analysis, Duxbury, 2001JON H. MARVELJon H. Marvel is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Grand Valley State University. He holds a BE fromStevens Institute of Technology, an MS from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. the University of

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International Collaborative Efforts in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mohamed Gadalla; Kamal Shahrabi

Session Number 2660 Excogitating a new Category of Computer Users to benefit CAD/CAM Industry Dr. Mohamed Gadalla Kean University, Department of Technology, 1000 Morris Ave., Union, NJ 07083 Tel: 908-737-3508, E-mail: gadalla@kean.edu, mohamed_gadalla@yahoo.comAbstractJob categories in computer systems particularly Computer Aided Design/Computer AidedManufacturing (CAD/CAM) have been classified into: users (operators) and programmers(administrators). In spite of the broad definition of such a classification, it is widely used inindustry, consultant and

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas Keyser; Kourosh Rahnamai; Ronald E. Musiak

anddemonstrate a successful solution to an engineering design problem. The other portion ofthe course concentrates on developing students' problem-solving skills using engineeringcomputational tools such as MATLAB and MathCAD. In this paper we concentrate onpresenting hands-on computer experiments. These are designed to motivate students,enhance problem-solving skills, and introduce students to the latest technology in dataacquisition tools as well as data manipulation and processing using MATLAB.IntroductionTwo thirds of the semester is used for teaching the use of MathCAD and MATLAB insolving engineering problems and one third of the semester is used for hands-onexperiments. Considering that these are first-year students who have limited or

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Capstone

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2003 Annual Conference

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Francis Di Bella

Session 1447 Mechanical Engineering Technology Division: “Integrating Culture as well as Engineering Instruction in Capstone Project and Machine Design Courses” Francis A. Di Bella, PE (617 373 5240; fdibella@coe.neu.edu) Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Technology Northeastern University; Boston, MAC.P. Snow’s famous 1959 Rede Lecture on the clash of the “Two Cultures”: Art andScience continues to reverberate in the halls of science and engineering education. Snow’slecture brought to the surface what seemed apparent to most

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International Collaborative Efforts in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Valery Sokolov; Tatiana Burukhina; Michael Dmitriev; Galina Zhukova

beginning of XX century were considerably richer and moreinteresting than in the following decades. That is why it is necessary to analyse once againthe work of the Russian and Soviet higher school in order to apply it to the modern practice. The purpose of this work is to review the stages of formation of the education bycorrespondence in Russia, which was basically engineering in the Soviet period of the Russianhistory and remains to a great extent the same up to now. The higher school history began in the XII century and up to the XVIII century it wasrepresented, mainly, by universities. The rapid growth of material and industrial production,achievements in engineering and technologies, the growing value of science in the XIXcentury

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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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Mentoring, Outreach, & Intro BME Courses

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert Sherwood; Stacy Klein-Gardner

designs.Materials Development The development of the materials produced for this project was part of a larger multi-university project, the VaNTH Engineering Research Center for Bioengineering EducationalTechnologies (VaNTH ERC). The VaNTH ERC is a multi-year, multi-institutional programwith the aim “… to integrate learning science, learning technologies, and the domains ofbioengineering in order to develop effective educational resources to prepare for the future ofbioengineering.” An overall description of the VaNTH ERC may be found at its website(www.vanth.org). The National Science Foundation funds supplementary grants to NSF grantees that wantto involve classroom teachers in their research through the Research Experiences for Teachers(RET

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Peter J. Sudbeck; Amy D. Schlechte; Thomas W. Ligouri; Pat N. White; Larry F. Hanneman

Assessment. 4. Hanneman, L.F., S.K. Mickelson, P.N. White, L.K. Pringnitz, D.R. Flugrad, and T.J. Brumm, “Contributions of Cooperative Education and Competency-Based, Formative- Assessment Tools to a Systems Approach to Engineering Education,” American Society for Engineering Education Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration, 2002, Session CED 411. (Best Session Award). 5. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Engineering Accreditation Commission. Engineering Criteria 2000 Third Edition, December 1997, http://www.abet.org/EAC/eac2000.html, accessed March 10, 1998 6. Development Dimensions International, Inc. Online Performance And Learning (OPAL™), http://www.ddiworld.com

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Understanding Students: Cognition

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2003 Annual Conference

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Matthew Eliot; Angela Linse; Jennifer Turns

to requests for changes in the way that we educate andprepare engineers for the future. For example, a number of organizations and stakeholders havesponsored initiatives focused on defining new goals, developing materials, and providingresources. Such efforts include NEEDS – the National Engineering Education Database (a digitallibrary of educational technologies), the NSF Course Curriculum and Laboratory Improvementprogram (that supports resource development projects), the new ABET outcome-basedaccreditation policy, and the NSF Coalitions program (that brought together institutions aroundcoalition-specific missions and large-scale curricular reform).Work directly with faculty has been a key element of efforts to enhance engineering

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Partnerships in IE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Joan Burtner

the job market especially in the manufacturing industriesof the 21st century. With a goal to link industry more tightly to the engineering school, anundergraduate engineering program may identify two objectives: to improve U. S. technologicalcompetitiveness by creating a substantive, people-based technology transfer relationship betweenindustry and engineering colleges; and to improve the industrial relevance of the undergraduateengineering experience without compromising the teaching of fundamental science andmathematics. These objectives can be achieved through curricula developed by a team ofprofessors who have a strong industrial background, demonstrated teaching ability, significantmanagement experience, good undergraduate and graduate

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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John Bell; Scott Fogler

Editing", http://www.thewavelength.net/.43. Sowizral, Henry, Kevin Rushforth, and Michael Deering, The Java 3D API Specification, Addison-Wesley, 1998.44. Bell, John T., "Virtual Reality Undergraduate Projects Laboratory Web Site", http://www.vrupl.evl.uic.edu.Biographical InformationJohn T. Bell( Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, 312 413-9054, JBell@uic.edu,http://www. cs.uic.edu/~jbell ) Dr. Bell holds graduate degrees in Chemical Engineering and Computer Science,and combines both skills by developing computer simulations of chemical engineering related phenomenon. Recentwork has focused on the application of interactive immersive three-dimensional display technology (a.k.a. VR