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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Bredeson; M. E. Parten

the following objectives: Students will obtain an ability to analyze and solve electrical engineering problems by applying fundamental knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering. Modern engineering techniques, skills, and tools will be used, particularly recognizing the role that computers play in engineering. Students will obtain an ability to identify, formulate, and solve practical electrical engineering problems. This includes the planning, specification, design, implementation, and operation of systems, components, and/or processes that meet performance, cost, time, safety, and quality requirements. A. Students will obtain an ability to design and conduct scientific and engineering

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond B. Landis

practical examples that we could use in our classrooms. Math problem examples, lesson plans, etc. I would like to see how we could incorporate engineering topics or projects into our classrooms. More examples of engineering projects geared to high school science. Possibly give more examples on how math can be used specifically in the field, and/or engineering examples we can use in our classroom that won’t freak them out, but will make them see how useful math is in the field of engineering.Evaluations of early offerings of the course provided excellent suggestions for improvement thatwere incorporated into later offerings including: Spend less time reviewing the topics covered in the book. Bring engineering students in to talk to

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Aaron A. Jennings; Audeen W. Fentiman

easy for instructors to review and use. Seven of these case studies in the area of solidand hazardous waste are briefly described in the remainder of this paper. Page 3.497.2Modules Built Around SoftwareFive modules built around proprietary software packages are described below. Theextensive documentation with each module includes a brief description of the software,set up hints, three or four applications of the software that students can explore, knownproblems and “bugs” encountered when using the software, and reading and referencelists. Solid Waste Management - SWPlanTMSolid waste management planning requires an understanding

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

William Peterson

has had from MCC is the lead in raising funds that wastaken by MCC’s president. Additionally, the MCC Foundation was a major contributor.The plan for the curriculum and the plan for conducting the program were submitted to thevarious committees, councils, and boards with final approval for the program being obtained inthe summer of 1996. Almost immediately upon final approval of the program, the Department ofManufacturing Engineering was made operational with the hiring of its first faculty member andthe offering of the first WMU course in the program. More complete information on thedevelopment of this manufacturing engineering program can be found in Peterson (1996).The First Year and A Half of the ProgramThe first WMU class in the

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Wayne Hall; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

, $What are we doing in engineering education, to address theissues and incorporate the ideals of sustainability into the education of young, new engineers?#the answer turns out to be, $Academic engineering programs in the United States, like many ofthe nation s other important institutions, are doing a lot towards developing and implementingplans and programs that have Sustainable Development at their core.# For example, in March1998 the Presidential Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD) is publishing acomprehensive report on the status of this concept in the U.S., along with recommendations,action plans, strategies and implementation plans. The document will cover all aspects ofsociety, including industry, education, transportation, and

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhang Wenxue; Yuan Dening; Chen Zhi

education reform program in China, the most significance is to updatethe concepts about education. The basic reason lies in a series of changes which will takeplace in China as well as in the world for the next century. From the viewpoint of thedevelopment of economy, culture, science and technology at home and abroad, many currentconcepts about education are confronted with an epochal challenge. This challenge will comefrom the economy, science, technology and culture. First, China’s economic system will befurther changed from a planned economy to a socialist market economy, the world economywill further move into one integration, and the competitiveness and variability of economywill be intensified. Under such circumstances, higher education

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Schneider, University of Dayton; Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado, University of Dayton; Corinne H Mowrey, University of Dayton; Michael Moulton, University of Dayton; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Matthew A Witenstein, University of Dayton

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

used to support decision making and managerialanalysis. This is a required course for Industrial Engineering Technology students that istypically taken in their junior or senior year. After the introduction of linear programming,students participated in an approximate 10 week case study that aimed to apply networkmodeling to a problem based on real-world events. Inspired by the historical seismic activity ofthe Middle East, the Spring 2023 class case study sought to develop a distribution plan of reliefsupplies (ex., bottled water) from pre-positioned storage facilities in Turkey that could be used inthe event of a natural disaster. The case study involved 4 research assignments the studentscompleted outside of class paired with 4 in-class

Conference Session

Joint Session: Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division and Chemical Division

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Osama Desouky, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Marwa AbdelGawad, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

andimagination [2], [3].Studies of workforce requirements reveal the emphasis on foundational skills needed in theworkplace for graduates to thrive [4]. These skills were identified as critical thinking, planning,ways of working, communication, mental flexibility, mobilizing systems, developingrelationships, teamwork effectiveness, self-awareness and self-management, entrepreneurship,goals achievement, digital fluency, software use, and digital systems. Aligning with theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) outcomes in engineering withmarket changes presents a need for more critical thinking and mental flexibility in teachingmethods. Moving from well-defined experiments to more open-ended experiments that encouragethe students to

Conference Session

Perspectives in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Rasmussen, University of Utah; Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

curriculumand department line-up with current and emerging trends.Methodology:For collecting bachelor of science (or engineering) curriculum data, schools’ public 4-year planswere used to find the number of credits for each class and the year in that plan at which they arerecommended to be taken. The credits for each curriculum were scaled such that there were 128total credits for each program, by multiplying each class credit with the ratio (128 / total numberof credits in 4-year curriculum), making an average class roughly 3-4 credits. 128 credits waschosen as the normalizer due to it being the average number of credits in a semesterly 4-yearprogram. This scaling was done to group quarter and semester systems together, and reconcilevarious credit

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 3: Student Experiences and Support

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Edward Chaback, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Bryan Watson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Student Division (STDT)

while taking classes. Yet both approaches focus heavily on theacademic side of the student experience, and do not pay much attention to other areas of holisticgrowth or development. The course learning objectives provided by most classes focus primarilyon obtaining and retaining information. Some examples of standard course learning outcomes are“Learners should be able to recall nutritional guidelines for planning meals” and “Learnersshould be able to develop solutions for networking problems, balancing business concerns,privacy and technical issues” [10]. While these course learning outcomes evaluate how wellstudents are progressing in a class, they do not look at how much students have developedholistically.2.2 Zachman Framework The

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew J. Ash, Oklahoma State University; James E Stine, Oklahoma State University; Erin Dyke, Oklahoma State University; John Hu, Oklahoma State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

understanding; and backward design. Culturalrelevance emphasizes the need to understand students’ linguistic, geographic, gender, racial, andgenerational, among other cultural, knowledge as assets that can be leveraged for curriculum andteaching [3]. Concept-based understanding prioritizes inquiry-based learning and application andtransferability of knowledge versus rote memorization of information or discrete skillacquisition. Backwards design provides an accessible structure for planning assessment andlearning activities in ways that center conceptual understanding and student inquiry [4]. Teacherskept reflective journals, analyzed science and mathematics state standards frameworks, and*1 This work was supported by the National Science Foundation

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University; Jonathan Weaver-Rosen, Texas A&M University; Mohammad Waqar Mohiuddin; Shadi Balawi, Texas A&M University; Carlos R. Corleto, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

they could not complete the working styles assessment and final reflection,so we may need to reconsider the timeline as well.The class’s reflection assignment showed promising results. When considering what toimplement, many students considered their personal weaknesses and identified strategies toimprove as team members. Responses included, “I plan to be more decisive and set my goalsearly to be more productive”, “I plan to try to avoid being too strict with specific criteria and selfcreated deadlines, compared to in the past where I maintained a strict schedule and becameannoyed if it wasn't maintained”, and “I tend to procrastinate my work, especially if it's adifficult task, so I will try to start my work early and be more considerate of

Conference Session

Engineering a Just Future: Cultivating Equity, Voice, and Community in Technical Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelyn Rola, Southern Methodist University; Hannah Louis, Southern Methodist University; Alain Mota, Southern Methodist University; Kathy Michelle Hubbard, Southern Methodist University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

a better understanding of faculty approaches to teaching within the school ofengineering and the related impacts on student learning. We also plan to consult facultythroughout the toolkit development process to co-design a readily adoptable product. We shareour approach as a methodological contribution to toolkit design by aligning espoused advice,best practices, and perspectives from the lived experience of students who are minoritized in thesystem.For the first stage of developing an inclusive teaching toolkit, the authors obtained copies of aninstitutional instructor’s guide that is distributed annually to all engineering faculty. Wereviewed the existing guidelines and contrasted them against high-impact practices related toinclusive

Conference Session

Making Elementary Engineering Work: Lessons from Partnerships and Practice

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineeringdesign process. Three subsequent lessons help students to learn more about the focal field ofengineering, engage children in science and engineering experiments that can inform theirdesigns, and culminate in pupils applying the engineering design process to solve the samechallenge as the story’s protagonist. Unit materials include teacher lesson plans, backgroundinformation, student worksheets, and assessments. The EiE project has reached over 1.7 millionstudents and 22,000 teachers in all 50 states to date. (Visit www.mos.org/EiE for moreinformation about the EiE curriculum.)From its inception, a number of principles guided the development of EiE. Core among thesewas that the curriculum interest and engage all students, particularly those who

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle D. Lutes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Teresa A. Shanklin, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

worked for 16 years as a software engineer and developed systems for such industries as banking, telecom- munications, publishing, healthcare, athletic recruiting, retail, and pharmaceutical sales.Teresa A. Shanklin, Purdue University Teresa A. Shanklin has a Bachelors degree in Computer Science and graduated from Iowa State University with a Masters Degree in Information Assurance. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University in the College of Technology, where she is a research assistant in the Machine-to-machine (M2M) lab. Her research interests lie in the areas of indoor positioning and path planning, mobile devices and multi-agent systems

Conference Session

Assessing, Developing, and Enhancing the Engineering Experiential Education Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean C. Millar, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning(j) Knowledge of contemporary issues(k) An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice3Our Response This paper proposes that engineering education will, because of logical and competitivefactors, be drawn to a strategic plan for ideal engineering professional preparation. Thatpreparation will include the goal of a student having a right job when they graduate. Moreover,it will include exposure to the professional requirements of an on-the-job engineer. Goingforward, this paper emphasizes the need for high-quality technical coursework, and then expandsto a proposed strategy for students to not only land the

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anouk Desjardins, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal; Louise Millette, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal; Marc-André Plasse, _naturehumaine; Erik Belanger, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal

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Design in Engineering Education

committee and the Urban Landscape Committee. She is a founding member and close collaborator to Montral’s First Strategic Plan for Sustainable Development.MARC ANDRE PLASSE, naturehumaine Marc-Andr Plasse obtained his undergraduate degree in Architecture with honours at McGill University in 1997. After working for several architecture firms in Montral, he established his own architectural and design firm naturehumaine in 2003. Closely involved in the academic milieu, he has been lecturing at the Universit de Montral since 2007. In the fall of 2009, he began supervising Architecture students involved in the ING4901 - Sustainable Development Capstone Project course.Erik Belanger, coel Polytechnique de Montral Erik

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

. [Local tuition waived due to Erasmus agreements] Page 22.1416.3 Figure 1. Student Flow in the Concurrent Master’s Degree ProjectBecause students will enter the concurrent degree program with a variety of personalgoals and backgrounds, students’ plans of study will be tailored to the intersection of theprogram goals with the specific goals of each student. This is to be accomplished by afaculty committee consisting of two Purdue and two European faculty. To gain moresynergy from the partnership and also to eliminate duplication of effort and experienceacross the Atlantic, the project

Conference Session

Panel on Innovative Graduate Education Concepts: Organized by the National Institute of Aerospace

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; F. Barry Lawrence, Texas A&M University

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Graduate Studies

-credit course offered in beginning of the second year of the MID program duringthe residency week. It is designed as a weeklong intensive course in which the students work onit from Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Figure 1 depicts the design and scheduleof the course. FRIDAY  FINAL PRESENTATION  ¾ RESULTS PRESENTATION  ¾ CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT  PROCESS IDENTIFIED  THURSDAY  MONDAY  IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Fred Scheu, College of Lake County

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

of curriculum resources, and undergraduateresearch exchanges, we aim to increase the transition of students from two-year to four-yearprograms. Our aim is not to take away from students attending or planning to attend communitycollege but rather to improve curriculum for students in both two- and four-year programs and tomake pathways clear and easy for those who do wish to continue their technology education pasttheir two-year degree. I. IntroductionAlthough most traditional electrical and computer engineering programs have updated theircurriculum to include topics in hardware description language and programmable logic design(FPGA/CPLD), only 19.5 % of 4-year and 16.5 % of 2-year electrical and computer engineeringtechnology programs at

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industrial Partnership Needs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

workshops and training courses were oncelooked at as things engineers did after getting a job, it may be time to fully embrace theseactivities before graduation. While some topics such as LEED and Revit cannot be easily fit intoan engineering curriculum, they can be pursued outside the traditional curriculum classroom.Continuing education after graduation and hire should also be expected and actively planned for.There are many resources available to new engineers; from ASHRAE publications andhandbooks, workshops, to equipment catalogs and code books. However, for young engineersthe requirement of time and motivation to continually study and keep up to date can be aproblem.12V. Description of One ApproachAt Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU

Conference Session

Comparing Different Aspects of the Cooperative Education Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University; Jann Joseph, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

visibility for critical activities has helped substantially expand studentparticipation in these activities, and in turn improve student success and graduation rates. Effortsto accomplish this visibility have included introduction of the Blueprint at both student andparent orientations, extensive use by advising centers across the university, and publication ofthe Blueprint in student guides.7 This effort has also been supplemented by the softwareplatforms MyPath and MapWorks that provide student planning support throughout everystudent’s academic career.Example Enhancement / Expansion Element – Experiential LearningGVSU has a strong record of experiential learning. Typically, 45 – 48% of juniors and seniorsenrolled in credit bearing experiential

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James C. O'Brien, Villanova University; Rebecca A Stein, University of Pennsylvania; Garrett M. Clayton, Villanova University; Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University; C. Nataraj, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

school teachers were developed. These modulesgive teachers and advisors the information they need to successfully present to their students thenecessary scientific and engineering concepts. Note that this curriculum in not plans explaininghow to build and underwater ROV, but rather, modules that relate hands-on learning activities topertinent scientific and engineering concepts.Development ProcessThe first step in the curriculum development was to identify the scientific and engineeringconcepts that needed to be taught or reinforced. To do this, a committee consisting of facultymembers, working with educators familiar with the needs and capabilities of middle and highschool students and teachers, developed a list of topics. This list included

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott P. Schaffer, Purdue University; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Gandara, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

composition, disciplinary diversity seems to be associated with lower levels of improvement in individual CDTL efficacy, while gender diversity has a marginally significant positive association with improvement in CDTL efficacy. c. Finally, individuals working in teams with higher levels of intra-team learning behaviors reported higher levels of improvement.The above results are tentative as we have a fairly small sample size: 112 individuals nestedwithin 31 teams. In addition to increasing sample size, we plan to link CDTL efficacy toimportant individual and team outcomes with a view to assess the extent to which CDTLefficacy matters within multidisciplinary teams.Furthermore, a 20-item Cross

Conference Session

Faculty Tools

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State University; John Farris, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. Function Structure Diagrams 6. Concept Generation 7. Estimation and Feasibility 8. Concept Selection 9. Project Planning 10. Math Modeling 11. Prototyping Strategy 12. Tolerance Analysis 13. Intellectual Property and PatentsMethodologyFor this study the CATME survey was administered in the middle of the semester and again atthe end of the semester. After the students received feedback from first survey, they were askedto compare their scoring of themselves to the scores they received from their teammates andformulate a plan to improve. Finally the students were surveyed at the end of the semester aboutthe

Conference Session

Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shashi S. Nambisan, Iowa State University; Rema Nilakanta, Iowa State University; Shauna Hallmark, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

transportation workforce to meet the needs andchallenges of the future 1,2,3. For this, it is imperative to attract students at the middle and highschool grade levels to STEM disciplines. This is a challenge based on a number of factorsincluding competing opportunities, perceptions about the industry, and career opportunities 4.Addressing this challenge also requires overcoming the communication gap betweentransportation practitioners and individuals in this age group (i.e., teenagers). This paper presentsefforts to develop Go!, a free online magazine, to address this need, and a preliminary evaluationof its effectiveness. Also included are plans to build on these efforts to enhance the reach andimpacts of the magazine.Background: Declining

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University; Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Nanotechnology Fundamentals Lab for Engineering StudentsAbstractNanotechnology findings and products have exponentially increased in the last decade withoutany parallel development in workforce to support this increase. The gap between supply ofskilled workforce and demand in nanotechnology is expected to continue in growth for a while.This paper describes efforts to help in bridging this void of workforce through the developmentand implementation of a comprehensive lab component for educating an interdisciplinary classof engineering and science students at the junior level. The course is introduced as part of alarger plan to bring nanotechnology into undergraduate education. The approach followed in thislab development is unique since it aims at

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

James Pearson

design. Each team forms a company which is then asked to respond to aRequest For Proposal from “investors” for a consumer product design appropriate to oneof five consumer markets. The engineers on the team work on the technical design,computer drawings, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, reliability studies, economicanalysis, testing; and consulted on the case design and technical manual content. Thegraphic designers work on the company identity, advertising layouts, marketing plan,web-page design, case design, manual design and packaging. Five design seminars arepresented by the faculty team. Four design reviews are conducted with each teamduring the semester. The final presentation by the team before the “ investors” includesa demonstration

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak

. The change of non-traditional student population in EngineeringTechnology at CCSU in the past 10 years is described in relation to the economic health andactivities of the area’s industry. Reasons behind continuous education of workforce frompersonal, society and business perspectives are described. Lack of theoretical knowledge andlimited availability of time to study, often place the non-traditional students at a disadvantagecompared to day-time students. Challenges, as well as learning atmosphere diversification thenon-traditional students bring to the classroom are also described. Changes in working studentsavailability for evening and day classes, preliminary analysis of causes of the changes andimpact on planning of academic activities

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Francisco Ruiz; Michael E. Gorman; Phil Weilerstein

semester’s end. In addition,students must deliver a patent description and a business plan, and make a formalpresentation before judges from industry. These courses provide an effective approachto meeting ABET Criterion 3 outcome requirements by integrating technical and non-technical aspects of applied innovation in an organic way to encourage creativity, selfreliance and the emergence of inventive competence. NCIIA grants and resources havesupported the development of these courses and the continuation of the most promisingof the student projects emerging from them towards commercialization. Page 4.532.1I. IntroductionThe National Collegiate Inventors and