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William Whitaker

were not able to recover from an unsuccessful early attempt. 3. A lack of institutional support and interest in the student leads to a feeling of rejection or apathy. 4. Students may experience academic problems in their initial major courses that lead to doubts concerning whether college was a good choice for them. This decision is often made before considering other career or academic majors. 5. Financial problems and problems managing money cause anxiety that lead to personal and academic failure. 6. Students may lack goals or objectives when they enter as undeclared majors and they lack the persistence that is required when problems develop. When future goals are

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Russel C. Jones

students. It was noted that engineering curricula should focus on Page 4.277.2 2developing these types of skills, recognizing that it is not possible to cram all theknowledge that a graduate will need over his or her career into four years of courses.Considerable discussion focussed on what kinds of mathematics are appropriate forengineering students currently. Some Congress participants argued strongly for thetraditional exposure to classical math – algebra, calculus, differential equations, etc. –because such exposure develops the ‘way of thinking’ that engineers

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be honest about his/her engineering interests. Many students have apreference and this must be clearly expressed so that a good match is made. If the student doesnot yet have a specific interest (and that is not unusual) he/she can still secure an internship thatwill expose he/she to many different facets of Engineering.3. Students must be willing to prepare for interviews by dressing and presenting themselvesproperly. Often the students come from blue-collar backgrounds and do not understand thenecessity to wear a suit or other proper attire to interviews4. Our students who attend career fairs are encouraged to share information about the BSEMETprogram to recruiters. This gives students a chance to present a public relations approach

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doesnot yet have a specific interest (and that is not unusual) he/she can still secure an internship thatwill expose he/she to many different facets of Engineering.3. Students must be willing to prepare for interviews by dressing and presenting themselvesproperly. Often the students come from blue-collar backgrounds and do not understand thenecessity to wear a suit or other proper attire to interviews4. Our students who attend career fairs are encouraged to share information about the BSEMETprogram to recruiters. This gives students a chance to present a public relations approach torecruiters and at the same time articulate the value of the program.5. We impress upon our students that they are "goodwill ambassadors" for their college and

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Cathryne L. Jordan; Mary Ann McCartney; Mary Anderson-Rowland

of engineering.With a growing concern for the increased competition for top technical talent, local industries arejoining together with education, government, labor, and community to address the Pathway thatwill lead to increased transition of students from middle to high school to college to employment.The ASU OMEP and the ASU Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA)program hosted two one-week residential summer programs, over a two year period, sponsoredby a grant from the GTE Foundation. The objective of the GTE Engineering Summer Institute(ESI) was to expose students to skills that would assist them in investigating and in pursuingengineering and/or technology as a study of discipline and career option, and to instill

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Gary P. Langenfeld; David Wells

foreconomic and business factors in engineering; skills for managing change and for continuouslearning. 5 While this study was specific to the discipline of manufacturing engineering, it isarguable that the same critique, with modified terminology, is applicable to all fields ofengineering. The challenge in lifelong learning will vary somewhat depending upon the career path -- as atechnical specialist, operations integrator or technological strategist. The learning needed willbe furnished from many sources -- formal post-graduate education, short courses and seminars,professional conferences and workshops, and critically, structured learning on the job. 6Learning is a vital responsibility in every engineering job description. The learning task

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of engineering.With a growing concern for the increased competition for top technical talent, local industries arejoining together with education, government, labor, and community to address the Pathway thatwill lead to increased transition of students from middle to high school to college to employment.The ASU OMEP and the ASU Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA)program hosted two one-week residential summer programs, over a two year period, sponsoredby a grant from the GTE Foundation. The objective of the GTE Engineering Summer Institute(ESI) was to expose students to skills that would assist them in investigating and in pursuingengineering and/or technology as a study of discipline and career option, and to instill

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Thomas G. Stanford; Donald Keating

advancedprofessional education of industry’s in-place graduate engineers, as primary leaders and innovators of technology, isa missing key that will impact the economic growth of our nation. While graduate education in the “context ofresearch” has served the nation well in the training of future academics for research, there is a national need toreshape the graduate professional education of engineers who are pursuing non-research oriented professionalcareers in industry. This paper presents the conceptual basis for a collaborative university-industry strategy toreshape the graduate professional education of the nation’s engineers in industry in a manner commensurate withtheir career-long growth for professional leadership of the continual technological

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developed andprovides the details that support the development of the new and enhanced courses. A specialfreshman course designed to motivate students to consider electronic imaging as a career willstart this spring. Two new undergraduate labs are to be created along with a summer,undergraduate research program. A special seminar series was designed to keep both studentsand faculty up-to-date on the latest technology in industry and academia. Strong input andsupport from local industry will ensure that the new curriculum will serve both the students’academic pursuits as well as their ability to work in industry at a very proficient level.I. Historical background of imaging scienceThe effort of the six faculty members from the University of

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Scott Wayne; Alfred Stiller; Kristine Craven

with the College of Engineering and to introduce students to the engineeringdisciplines. Preliminary evaluations indicate an increase in retention of students within theengineering programs from 66% to 75% 3.IntroductionAs with many engineering programs, the first year at West Virginia University is spent buildingthe science and mathematics background needed for a successful career in any engineering field.Unfortunately, this may mean that the engineering students have little or no contact with thefaculty and facilities of the College of Engineering. At West Virginia freshman students becomeinvolved in the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources by including in the curriculumtwo freshman engineering courses. Each is a three-hour course

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Phylis Katz; Howard A. Canistraro; Ann Lankford; Joan Dannenhoffer; Janice Girouard

included faculty from mathematics, technical communications andmechanical engineering technology, as well as the director of student services and the director ofenrollment was formed, to revise ET 111. The following set of goals were established to guide theteam’s work:For the Student: *Make students feel comfortable as members of a College and University that works for them. *Provide students with the opportunity to acquire the facts, skills and attitudes they need to be successful in attaining their education and career goals. *Improve students’ appreciation of SMET and professionals in technology and engineering. *Expose students to new experiences that will expand their vision of college life

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John Pongo; Barrie W. Jackson

aligning themselves with one of the potential industrial clients. Teams of 4 to 6 members(5 is ideal) are selected by the course coordinators on the basis of the students’ choices, theirbackground, and the nature of the project, with a multidisciplinary makeup whenever possible.At this point, the course coordinators also assign an advisor to each team. The majority of projectadvisors are career engineers from local industries such as DuPont and Fluor Daniel, or facultymembers within the university. These people commit many hours to their teams. TEAMprovides an excellent opportunity to develop relationships between the industrial clients and Page

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John Hoover; Arnold F. Johnson

Session 1380 DREAMS: Strengthening Math and Science for Native American Students with Disabilities Arnold F. Johnson, John H. Hoover University of North DakotaAbstractThe Disability Research Encompassing American Indians in Mathematics and Science(DREAMS) project was designed to facilitate the entry of Native American students withdisabilities into science and technical careers. Students, their teachers, and family members attendtwo summer institutes annually where university faculty and a core planning team design andimplement hands-on, integrated science

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Paul Seaburg; Patricia S. Brown

by joining the strengths of the NationalSociety of Architectural Engineers and the ASCE Architectural Engineering Division.II. Development of the Architectural Engineering InstituteThe Department of Architectural Engineering at Penn State University is credited with starting thefirst student organization. The Penn State Student Society of Architectural Engineering (SSAE)began in 1969 to provide a strong binder for its students. Other universities began similar groupsincluding the Architectural Engineering Association at the University of Kansas. All faced similarchallenges; namely, providing a professional organization for its students and instilling aprofessional attitude for their lifetime careers

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Sallie (Lee) Townsend; Howard A. Canistraro

Connecticut and also worked for fouryears as an engineer at Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Inc. Page 4.442.4 :DUG &ROOHJH RI 7HFKQRORJ\ MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (B.S.) 1999-2000The Bachelor of Science (BS) with a major in Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) degree program will prepare students for careers in themanufacturing and mechanical design industries. The program focuses on manufacturing processes and material design, testing to industry standards,hands-on training in design and drafting using computer technology and balancing design objectives with production constraints. Graduates work asmembers of a

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Ying Lu; Vincent Singh; Steven Palmer; Sarah Bergstrom; Nicolai Ramler; Mikir Bodalia; Martins Innus; Jami Meteer; Contessa DuBois; Aleli Mojica-Campbell; Martha E. Sloan; Ashok Goel

department of Electri-cal Engineering at Michigan Technological University in the areas of design, modeling andsimulation of GaAs-based very high-speed integrated circuits are outlined.I. IntroductionActive research experience is one of the most effective techniques for training and motivat-ing undergraduate students for careers in science and engineering. National Science Founda-tion recognizes this and supports undergraduate research under two programs: a) Under their“REU Supplements” program, NSF encourages principal investigators of NSF-fundedresearch grants to include one or two undergraduate students in their existing projects; b)Under their “REU Site” program, NSF provides funds to set up undergraduate research sitesconsisting of nearly ten

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William Daughton

careers. Alumni who were at least three years out of the program were selectedso that an opportunity to apply lessons learned and access the impact could have been realized.Several key findings relative to the curriculum were gathered from the 56 surveys returned. Thecurriculum was cited as being very helpful to individual development by providing a goodunderstanding of the business aspects of the corporate environment and in providing a basis forcontinuous, lifelong learning. These two items were linked by respondents to creating future jobopportunities and contributing to long-term career objectives. A professional program such asthis clearly must address these practical considerations if it is going to be successful. As far asindividual

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involved in introducing undergraduate students to thejoys and frustrations of signal and image processing research. Experiences are described from worksupported in part by National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grantnumber MIP-9624849, entitled “A Career Plan for the Integration of Image Processing Education andResearch.” Research-based projects were included in several required and elective courses taught by theprincipal investigator, including Computer Aided Measurement and Controls; CommunicationsEngineering; Digital Image Processing; Discrete Real-Time Filtering; Capstone Senior Design; andIndependent Study. Some of the projects attempted by the students included a hybrid DiscreteCosine/Wavelet Transform for

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William E. DeWitt; William J. Hutzel; Timothy L. Skvarenina

electricalsystems.Introduction Facilities engineering is becoming an important career option for students in the PurdueSchool of Technology. The continuing boom in industrial and commercial construction, alongwith an increased emphasis on energy efficiency, has helped create a strong demand fortechnicians and engineers who manage mechanical and electrical equipment in moderncommercial buildings. In fact, the Office of Manpower Studies within the School of Technologyprojects that facilities engineering will be one of the fastest growing technical careers over thenext ten years.1 Figure 1 illustrates the technical skills needed by today’s facility engineer.2 Althoughmechanical and electrical skills are essential, the distinction between the two is

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Eric Adams; Rafael Bras

profile of students, though, tends to be different, with practice the clearimmediate professional objective. Graduates of our Bachelor of Science program with “B” orhigher career cumulative averages are offered automatic admission into the M.Eng. program.With proper planning, our undergraduates can develop a seamless transition betweenundergraduate and graduate programs culminating in the B.S. and M.Eng. degrees in 5 years.They have the advantage of being able to pace requirements better and to experience asomewhat less crowded 5th year. Page 4.386.1Additional characteristics of the M.Eng. program, include: • Emphasis on both individual and

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John Barrett Crittenden

have no tests, but it quickly became obvious that we had a mini-test each day. You wouldn’t let me fall behind.”The largest and most important gain was an improvement in student performance. Though thepercentage of A’s did not increase when compared to the typical class, the number of D’s wasless and for the first time in the instructor’s twenty-four year teaching career, there were no F’s.Possibly the sampling of 32 students was too small, but the instructor completed the course withthe feeling that his students had gained more knowledge than a class taught utilizing typicalapproaches.JOHN BARRETT CRITTENDENBarry Crittenden is an Associate Professor in the Division of Engineering Fundamentals at VPI&SU. After servingfour years in

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Lawrence Genalo

made 1. Changes to be made as a result of assessment activities 2. Changes to curriculum as a result of this course C. Professional Growth 1. Papers written, presentations given which discuss this course 2. Papers read, presentations attended which effected this course Each specialty area will also have a portfolio, as will the core materialscurriculum. The overall program will have a book which describes the assessmentprocess and defines how the program meets all of the ABET criteria.The program level assessments that will be carried out include;1. Industrial Advisory Council review2. alumni surveys documenting professional achievements and career development (life-long

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W. D. Jemison; W. A. Hornfeck; J. F. Greco; I. I. Jouny

, Option 1 naturally follows.III. Institutional FitBefore making a final decision, the committee considered several additional factors to Page 4.516.3ensure that a single accredited degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering would be agood fit with Lafayette College as a whole and Lafayette engineering students inparticular. First, the committee believes that this option provides the most flexibility forstudents. This is a distinct advantage for students who have not made a final decisionabout their academic major and subsequent career path when they arrive as freshmen.Though it may be less appealing to students who are certain that they want only

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Bahman S. Motlagh; Alireza Rahrooh

participation, is vital in the preparation of a studentÀs career in electrical Page 4.524.3engineering technology. Bibliography [1] Motlagh,B., and Rahrooh, A., ÀLinear Integrated Circuits Laboratory Manual,À , University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. [2] Motlagh,B., and Rahrooh, A., ÀDigital Circuits Laboratory Manual,À , University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. [3] Tocci/Widmer,ÀDigital Systems Principles and Application,À Prentice Hall, 7th Edition, 1998. BAHMAN S. MTLAGH Bahman S. Motlagh is an assistant professor of engineering technology at the University of Central Florida andthe

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Phillip Farrington; Mel Adams; Mary Spann; Dawn R. Utley

Session number: 2242 ASSESSING THE TRAINING OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS MOVING INTO MANAGEMENT Dawn R. Utley, Mel Adams, Mary S. Spann, Phillip A. Farrington University of Alabama in HuntsvilleIntroduction Even undergraduate engineering students want to become managers. In fact,statistics indicate that the career aspirations of 50% of all engineering students includemoving into a management position within 5 years of their graduation 1. Moving from atechnical professional to a tech-manager requires a different skills set. Technicalprofessionals are required to be task-centered specialists while managers are asked to

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extremelybeneficial in many areas. The rewards from early exposure to applications design assists thestudents by increasing their awareness of what is available and possible by using resources suchas the world-wide-web and computer electronic circuit analysis simulation programs. The use ofteams in the projects help develop the interpersonal communications skills required for asuccessful career. There are many problems in implementing design into the first yearexperience. However, the benefits certainly make it well worth the effort. Besides, it is just a lotmore fun for the students!Bibliography1. Boylestad, Robert L. and Nashelsky, Lois, Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory, Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. (1996).2. Exar Integrated

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John T. Welch; John Durkin; James E. Grover; Douglas Smith

engineering curriculum offers broad career orientationtinformation in the Toolsfor Electrical and Computer Engineering course, that strives to provide an overview ofelectrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer science, and importantly, thedifference among these fields. In addition to the standard course material, guest lecturersexpose students to specialized areas in each field. Following the course, which is taken duringthe first semester at the university, students have a better understanding of the these fields, theirdifferences, and what career opportunities exist within each field. Moreover, one of thecourse’s goals is to generate for the students real enthusiasm for their chosen career path.2.3 Depth vs. Breadth.One of the largest

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students will be doing in their careers. When English instructors work togetherwith engineering faculty, they can write more realistic cases and can build upon skills thestudents are learning in their engineering technology classes. Similarly, engineering faculty canconsult with the English instructor to incorporate memo and report writing skills into thestudents’ engineering projects. This paper reports on efforts by the English and engineeringfaculty members to complement each other’s assignments so that students will acquire skills inboth engineering and communication. Sample cases are presented.IntroductionThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has developed a new set ofaccrediting criteria for engineering programs in

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Matt C. Smith; David K. Gattie

interdisciplinary perspective necessary toprepare them for a career or graduate studies in water resources. Presently, the environmentaland natural resource management areas of emphasis within the Engineering Department offerfive courses specifically related to water resources. For students to complete the engineeringdegree requirements in four years, they have limited latitude to pursue water resource coursesoutside the department. It is a position held by many natural resource and environmental faculty,whose careers integrate the necessary disciplines needed to identify and evaluate water resourceissues and implement solutions, that students, and hence society, would benefit from the offeringof a program that provides the education and practical

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Nick J. Kok

Session 3148 CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF TEACHING TO PROMOTE STUDENT LEARNING Nick J Kok Cape Technikon, South AfricaAbstractThe Cape Technikon is an institution offering educational programmes up to the doctoratelevel. The engineering programmes offered are characterised by a system of co-operativeeducation, i.e. work-integrated learning.The Cape Technikon is committed to providing and facilitating quality career and technologyeducation. To fulfill its mission the Technikon introduced a comprehensive quality assurancemodel some years ago whereby the outcomes of its