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topicscovered in subsequent math fundamentals courses. Logistically, the approach is appealingbecause it does not replace the traditional math sequence taught by the math department. Itsimply removes its role as a prerequisite for subsequent engineering courses, allowing mathcourses to be taken later in the engineering curriculum. Because of these features, the WrightState Model has been highly successful not only at Wright State, but at other universities as well.Despite the success of the WSU Model, and its straightforward approach to the long-standingproblem of a lack of integration between math fundamentals and engineering applications, itcan’t be expected to work within all engineering programs. Many engineering programs may notbe able to offer an

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proposed by Kim et al.10. In order to realize a 2-dimensional locomotivemechanism, four spring-type SMA actuators are required to have long stroke and a strongenough force to overcome resistance force due to deformation of small intestine. Thedeveloped actuator is integrated with clampers mimicking claws of insects and an earthworm-like locomotive mechanism is proposed. The SMA actuators can be controlled to contractand stretch by passing current through the wire. When all four SMA are actuated in the samerhythm, the capsule robot moves forward or backward. Turning capability can be achievedby actuating the left and right SMAs in the opposite rhythm. Based on the design of actuators,the capsule robot have the ability to move in 2-dimensional

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Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Robert W. Hendricks, Virginia Tech; Cortney V. Martin, Virginia Tech; Peter Doolittle, Virginia Tech; Justeen Olinger, Virginia Tech

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Mechanical Engineering and ElectricalEngineering at Virginia Tech initiated discussions in Spring 2009 to revise the two service ECEcourses that are required in the ME undergraduate curriculum with the goal to increase the depthand breadth of the theoretical and practical learning outcomes. As a result of these discussions,it was decided to replace the three-hour lecture course on electrical theory with a combinedlecture and laboratory course on electrical theory with an emphasis on ac circuits, whichfacilitates the application of theory into practice while enabling more advanced material to beincorporated into the second course. The ME students use the same LiaB kit that is used in thecircuits courses taken by the ECE students. The same pedagogical

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, organizational skills). With theKnowledge/Skills Method, a matrix for a given curriculum is generated to track student growthand development where the rows consist of the courses offered and the skills or knowledge areasare represented in the columns. These matrices are used to analyze a curriculum to determinehow requirements are being met, how the knowledge elements and skills are integrated, or howgroups of courses are “time-phased”. The second method of evaluating a department’s curriculum proposed by the SUCCEEDcoalition is the Augmented Syllabus Method5. The Augmented Syllabus Method addresses thecurriculum at the degree to which goals are being met at a course level. It focuses on topicalcoverage and maps the path to mastery of a student

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

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entry to describe the digital systems. The two most widely used HardwareDescription Languages in industry are VHDL (Very High Speed Integrated Circuit HardwareDescription Language) and Verilog (Verifying Logic). Although most traditional electrical andcomputer engineering programs have updated their curriculum to include topics in hardwaredescription language and programmable logic design (FPGA/CPLD), two-year and four-yearelectrical engineering technology programs have fallen behind and are moving slowly in updatingtheir curriculum. To effectively meet the next generation’s workforce needs, the electrical andcomputer engineering technology curriculum must be current, relevant, and teach technology thatis widely used in industry. To meet this

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Tom Weller, University of South Florida; Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Paul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University; Wayne A. Shiroma, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Rhonda R. Franklin, Univeristy of Minnesota

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2005, the USF President’s Award for Faculty Excellence in 2003, IBM Faculty Partnership Awards in 2000/2001, a National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 1999 and the IEEE MTT Society Microwave Prize in 1996. His current research interests are in the areas of RF micro electromechanical systems, development and application of microwave materials, and integrated circuit design. He has thirteen U.S. patents and over 150 professional journal and conference publications.Jeff Frolik, University of VermontPaul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University Paul G. Flikkema received the PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. From 1993-1998 he was an Assistant Professor at the University of

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Douglas H. Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie M. Borror, Arizona State University West

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and maintaining a strong reputation of excellence. He has developed a strong track record of teaching effectiveness based on consistently good teaching evaluations, and he has won some departmental awards in this area. Dr. Gonzalez and colleagues from UTPA and Michigan State University were awarded Honorable Mention in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2004 Curriculum Innovation Award competition. Furthermore, his service as an Associate Editor for The IEEE Transactions on Education has provided him with a means of enhancing and maintaining his knowledge on the issues affecting engineering education. In the area of professional achievement, he has been able to obtain over Four Million Dollars in funding

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Andy S. Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Iem Heng, New York City College of Technology; Sidi Berri, New York City College of Technology; Farrukh Zia, New York City College of Technology

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, and programming mechatronic products. It emphasizes creative thinking, innovation, problem solving, and hands-on teamwork.2) FIRST Robot Kits represent the latest robotic technology used in the industry. In the FRC division, the National Instrument’s state of the art CompactRIO (cRIO) programmable automation controller is used as the robot controller17. The cRIO features an embedded real- time processor for reliable stand-alone or distributed operation and is embedded with a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) chip to provide the flexibility, performance, and reliability for custom hardware integration. This will enable us to create projects that touch all aspects of mechatronic design and applications. The FTC Kit which is

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Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Xiufang Chen, Rowan University

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various conferences, international journal articles, book chapters in research and pedagogical techniques.Xiufang Chen, Rowan University Xiufang Chen, PhD, is currently an Assistant Professor of Reading in the College of Education at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey. Her current research interests include integration of technology and literacy instruction, socialcultural dimensions of literacy and learning, English language learners and struggling readers. She has numerous publications and conference presentations in the field of literacy education. Page 22.940.1 c

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Foundation under grant number DUE-0942672.References[1] Lin, L, “Curriculum Development in Microelectromechanical Systems in Mechanical Engineering”, IEEE Transactions on Education, v. 44, February 2001, pp. 61-66.[2] Parent, D., Basham, E., Dessouky, Y., Gleixner S.,Young, G. Allen , E., “Improvements to a microelectronic design and fabrication course”, IEEE Transactions On Education, v. 48, Aug. 2005, pp.: 497-502.[3] Kim, C., Watkins, S.“Work in Progress - Balancing Prescribed and Project-Based Experiences in Microfabrication Laboratories” 38th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 22 – 25, 2008, Saratoga Springs, NY[4] Zhang, X., Fisher, T., Shin, Y., Hirleman, E., Pfefferkorn, P, “ Integration of microscale

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Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Scott Molitor, University of Toledo; Brian W. Randolph, University of Toledo; Shane A. Brown, Washington State University; Robert G. Olsen, Washington State University; C. Richard Cassady, University of Arkansas

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involves three primarycomponents:1) The development of EGR 101 "Introductory Mathematics for Engineering Applications," a novel freshman-level engineering mathematics course.2) A large-scale restructuring of the early engineering curriculum, where students can advance in the program without first completing the traditional freshman calculus sequence.3) A more just-in-time structuring of the required math sequence.The Wright State model begins with the development of EGR 101, a novel freshman engineeringmathematics course. Taught by engineering faculty, the EGR 101 course includes lecture,laboratory and recitation components. Using an application-oriented, hands-on approach, EGR101 addresses only the salient math topics actually used in the

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with the VRC to establish which of the most commonly foundtraining and coursework listed on Army/ACE Registry Transcript Service (AARTS) andSailor/Marine/ACE Registry Transcript (SMART) transcripts can be mapped into an ABETequivalent course. We recognize that all classes and curriculums are not created equal.However, the ABET EC2000 guidelines establish the program outcomes for each discipline.Our intention is to generate a listing of the core competencies identified in the militarytranscripts under initial evaluation, and map them with a corresponding ABET a-k profile. Dr.Sweigard is working with Mr. Dotson and the Director for Undergraduate Studies in each of thenine departments within the College to develop a minimum framework to allow

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, coupled with therecent State budget crisis has forced many community colleges to cancel low-enrollment classesand high-cost programs including those in engineering.In response to this situation, Cañada College, a federally designated Hispanic-serving institutionin the San Francisco Bay Area, has developed an innovative program entitled Online andNetworked Education for Students in Transfer Engineering Programs (ONE-STEP). Funded bythe National Science Foundation Engineering Education and Centers through the Innovation inEngineering Education and Curriculum, and Infrastructure (IEECI) program, ONE-STEP aims toimprove community college engineering education through the use of Tablet-PC and wirelessnetwork technologies. The program includes a Summer

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Kathryn Dimiduk, Cornell University; Rajesh Bhaskaran, Cornell University; Haolin Zhu, Cornell University; Yingxin Gao, Cornell University

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engineering problems. By integratingsimulations across several sequential required courses in the mechanical engineering curriculum,we plan to increase students’ ability to use FEA-based simulations effectively and improve theirunderstanding of the concepts developed in these courses. Cognitive research has shown that people’s understanding lies in a spectrum from“novice” to “expert” 3. Conventional learning materials tend to relegate beginners to “novicethinking” by presenting simulation exercises as recipes handed down by authorities. Wieman’sgroup has shown that interactive simulations, when designed using a rigorous scientificapproach, are much more effective in helping physics students develop an expert cognitivestructure than lectures

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Sydney Rogers, Alignment Nashville; Sandra Harris, Alignment Nashville and PENCIL Foundation; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; David McNeel, Education Consultant

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Art2STEM project plan integrates several keyconcepts or components as foundational to its success. These include the following:3.1. An Emphasis on Creative Arts: Art2STEM endeavors to tap into girls’ talents and interestsin the creative arts and illuminate how their creativity can be applied in the context of STEMcareers. The project acknowledges that girls have considerably more exposure to and oftenarticulate future careers in the arts and entertainment. Yet the activities are designed to take themon a transformational journey to experience and visualize new career options.3.2. Intentional After-School and Summer Camp Activities: Art2STEM promotes learning ininformal environments and provides real-world inquiry- and problem-based learning

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Holli Burgon, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David E. Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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mindset for innovation, and having the wherewithal to articulate andexecute a vision41. Researchers have argued that creative competence can be enhanced42,43,44,45.How it can be enhanced is still a mystery. Given the richness and complexity of the contexts inwhich aspiring engineers are preparing to enter, now is the time to solve that mystery. Thisproject is part of a larger effort targeted at curriculum reform efforts that will improve students’capacity to make meaningful contributions in an ever-changing world.Engineering education needs to respond to the current era by turning out a larger numbers ofengineers capable of being creators, particularly category creators—creators of whole newcategories of products and services. This creativity

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Zhigang Shen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Yimin Zhu, Florida International University

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] [8]. Hmelo-Silver and Pfeffer [8] found that novicestended to focus more on static components of a system, while experts applied an integratedapproach of structures, behaviors, and functions to solving a problem. Consequently, it is criticalto have a teaching and learning environment that enhances students’ ability to solve complex,real-world problems in engineering.The disconnections between industry practice and classroom curriculum calls for changes inengineering education from isolated and specialized programs to integral collaborative programswith input from multiple disciplines. One of the potential improvements to the traditionalsubject-based teaching-learning is to introduce problem based teaching –learning [9]. Using real-world

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David L. Soldan, Kansas State University; Noel N. Schulz, Kansas State University; Blythe A. Vogt, Kansas State University; Don Gruenbacher, Kansas State University; Rekha Natarajan, Kansas State University

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member from 2007 to 2010. He has served on the IEEE Education Society Adcom and has been the IEEE Com- puter Society representative to the Frontiers in Education Conference Steering Committee. He served as FIE Co-Program Chair in 1995 and 1998. Soldan served as President of the Electrical and Computer En- gineering Department Heads Association in 2002-03. He chaired the Computer Engineering Curriculum Committee of the Joint IEEE Computer Society/ACM Computing Curriculum Taskforce that published the first model curriculum for computer engineering in 2005. The Computer Society recognized this with an Outstanding Contribution Award. Dr. Soldan is a Fellow of IEEE and a member of Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Tau, Phi Kappa Phi

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Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Rong Pan, Arizona State University; Jun Zheng, University of Texas, El Paso; Carolyn Joy Awalt, University of Texas, El Paso, College of Education; Maria Veronica Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Francisco Medina

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calibration sequence b. The control panel of the virtual RP machine d. Slices the model into layers Figure 1 a-d: The Rapid Prototyping (RP) simulator developed by University of XXXX Page 22.501.4 3To date, there is no comprehensive education model fully integrating available Internettechnologies and virtual reality into classroom with an emphasis on the improvement ofstudents’ skills in problem solving and information seeking 15. Therefore, the authorspropose to use a digital simulator based approach to explore the use of Internet for activelearning and

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Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Mequanint A. Moges, University of Houston; Miguel Angel Ramos, University of Houston; Victor J. Gallardo, University of Houston; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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AC 2011-2548: NSF GRANTEE PRESENTATION: CHALLENGES OF IM-PLEMENTING A PEER MENTORING PROGRAM TO SUPPORT STEMLEARNINGFarrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston Farrokh Attarzedeh earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston in 1983. He is an associate professor in the Engineering Technology Department, College of Technology at the University of Houston. He teaches software programming and is in charge of the senior project course in the Computer Engineering Technology Program. He is a member of ASEE and has been with the University of Houston since 1983. Dr. Attarzadeh may be reached at FAttarzadeh@central.uh.eduDeniz Gurkan, University of Houston Deniz Gurkan received her B.S. (1996) and

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Kemper Lewis, University at Buffalo - SUNY; Deborah A. Moore-Russo, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Omar M. Ashour, Pennsylvania State University ; Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Xaver Neumeyer, Northwestern University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Wei Chen, Northwestern University

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funds tosupport the actual oversees travel.We address this challenge in an innovative way using the product archaeology (PA) as the corecurriculum paradigm. PA involves the process of reconstructing the lifecycle of a product – thecustomer requirements, design specifications, and manufacturing processes used to produce it –to understand the decisions that led to its development. By considering products as designedartifacts with a history rooted in their development, we synthesize concepts from archaeologywith advances in cyber-enhanced product dissection to implement new educational innovationsthat integrate global, economic, environmental, and societal concerns into engineering design-related courses using product archaeology.Talking about

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-5) engineering curriculum that has been completely imbedded into all grade levels at DL Jamerson Elementary, an 800 student public school in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is also the co-author of several ASEE Conference Proceeding papers.Marie A. Boyette, FLATE Marie Boyette is the Associate Director of FLATE at Hillsborough Community College. Her B.A. in Communication, M.A. in Adult Education, and Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, Adult Educa- tion/Measurement and Research are from the University of South Florida. Her research interests are in STEM curriculum development and student outcomes as well as in career and technical education and training

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Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Wendy Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Karen L. Tonso, Wayne State University; Peggy Noel Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University

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University Jeffrey E. Froyd is the Director of Faculty Climate and Development at Texas A&M University. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, an NSF Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized their undergraduate engineering curricula, and extensively shared their results with the engineering education community. He co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He has authored or co-authored over 70 papers on engineering education in areas ranging from curricular change

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designed learning supports for traditionally underserved students, these learners arenoted to have performed at high achievement levels.5 A multi-disciplinary team of contentexperts and public and private collaborators must approach the curriculum implied in thischallenge. Such a program must also include the potential to engage parents, educators, andrelevant community members in authenticating students’ experiences. Informal learning settingsoutside the framework of schooling offer the potential to stimulate interest, initiative,experimentation, discovery, play, imagination, and innovation in learners.6,7 Engaging learners inactivities where they test ideas and concepts, apply them to a new situation, and integrate thenew knowledge with pre

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allowed students to organize their ideas for a specific topic. For these worksheets, students were given an “answer bank” for different technical aspects of 6-9 real-world objects or scenarios. From the answer bank, students filled in the one specifically appropriate answer for the particular, specific characteristic of each object. Worksheets were created for “Materials Science of Household Components” as well as systems which used different materials. These included systems for "Airplane Components", "Auto Components", "Motorcycle Components", "Bicycle Components", and "Integrated Circuit Components" Other worksheets were used to elicit students’ abilities to interpret graphical and visual representations of phenomena. When this

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Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Tuba Pinar Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh; Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh; Natasa Vidic, University of Pittsburgh

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-sessments across our partner institutions; broadening the library of usable MEAs to different en-gineering disciplines; and extending the MEA approach to identifying and repairing misconcep-tions, using laboratory experiments as an integrated component, and introducing an ethical deci-sion-making dimension [1, 2].Our overall research goal is to enhance problem solving and modeling skills and conceptuallearning of engineering students through the use of model eliciting activities. In order to accom-plish this goal at the University of Pittsburgh, we are pursuing two main research routes: MEAsas teaching tools and MEA as learning assessment tools. Under the first – using MEAs as ateaching tool – we are focused on three main activities: Development

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includes two innovativeapproaches: (1) Building-block development style: Inspired by kids’ building blocks that could beassembled into an object however with good modularity (i.e. the building blocks can be easily reshuffledand assembled into different smaller objects), we are developing five project-labs trees (including cardiacmonitoring, mental health, sensor/RFID integration, medical security, and long-distance medicaltransmission). Those 5 project-lab trees are independent, i.e. there are no time order and contextrequirements among them. Therefore, each project can be used for a senior project class or in differentengineering courses (such as real-time systems, circuit /digital design, wireless communications, etc.). (2)Multi-Dimensional

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AC 2011-1927: A RAPID ANALYSIS AND SIGNAL CONDITIONING LAB-ORATORY (RASCL) DESIGN COMPATIBLE WITH THE NATIONAL IN-STRUMENTS MYDAQ PLATFORMSteve Warren, Kansas State University Steve Warren received a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University in 1989 and 1991, respectively, followed by a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 1994. Dr. Warren is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Kansas State University. Prior to joining KSU in August 1999, Dr. Warren was a Principal Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM. He directs the KSU Medical Component Design Laboratory, a

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themselves, Nanotechnology, Lean, Page 22.999.3Six Sigma, and machine vision (image capture /image processing and analysis) are important and 2  timely subjects for engineering and engineering technology students. Their integration in alaboratory course provides an effective and leveraging means for gaining exposure, insights, andpractical experience in the subtle and pervasive issues and challenges of nanomanufacturing.The resulting synergism enhances the instruction of each subject and an appreciation of theirbroader relevance.The laboratory projects are in a modular format, and their materials

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Page 22.1111.7into the COE requires organized advising of these students. The COE Dean’s Office hasreviewed and refined their processes for transfer students. Prior to transferring, students enteringthe COE have their credits evaluated, receive initial advising assistance through New StudentEnrollment or by key COE staff, and are assigned an adviser appropriate for their chosen major.The integration of UNL resources and interaction across the COE has been of great benefit tofaculty and transfer students. It is energizing to experience the system being proactive,responsive and receptive to the needs of STEP transfer students and transfer students in general.UNL-STEP Pathway Engineering Courses UNL-STEP is best described by