Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University; David Meyer, Purdue University; Mark C Johnson, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

Lu is an assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Purdue University and (by courtesy) the Department of Computer Science. In 2004, he obtained an NSF Career Award for studying energy conservation by operating systems. He obtained Ph.D. from the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University in 2002.David Meyer, Purdue University David G. Meyer has been very active in curriculum development, learning outcome assessment, design education, and use of instructional technology. He is currently responsible for creating, maintaining, and teaching the core ECE digital systems course sequence. He has written numerous papers on innovative uses of

Conference Session

Engineering Accreditation Around the World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Gisela Coto Quintana; Jaime Salazar, Ibero-American Association of Engineering Education (ASIBEI); Jorge Ignacio Velez Munera, Universidad Sergio Arboleda, ACOFI

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International

?Brainstorming As a result of the pre-conference workshop, it was proposed that from the Turabo Declaration acommittee be created to develop the accreditation theme and strategies in LACCEI. A taskforceof 21 professionals, including deans, authorities and representatives of careers of Engineeringdisciplines, organizations and agencies of accreditation agencies from Latin American andCaribbean countries.The taskforce decided that one of the first objectives should be to have conceptual clarity anddefine the principles over which the system or systems will be developed, and determine whatthe final outcomes should be.With this objective in the taskforce defined the following:VisionTo produce engineers for the Americas that are creative, ethical, flexible

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Anderson, Somat Engineering, Inc.; Stuart Walesh, S. G. Walesh Consulting; Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama

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Civil Engineering

was eventually whittleddown to a comprehensive, coordinated list of 24 outcomes divided into three outcome categories;Foundational, Technical and Professional. In addition, the level of achievement expected to beachieved prior to entry into the professional practice of civil engineering is identified for eachoutcome. Each of the Bloom’s levels of achievement for each outcome is also assigned to astage in the young engineer’s career, from the baccalaureate degree program, to post-baccalaureate formal education, to pre-licensure working experience. Next, the BOK2 will bereviewed by a new committee, the BOK Educational Fulfillment committee, which will assemblebest practices for use in fulfilling the BOK through formal education.IntroductionIn

Conference Session

Case Studies & Engineering Education Around the Globe

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adnan Zahed; Abdullah Bafail; Reda Abdulaal; Ali Al-Bahi

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International

quality of life. 4. Cultures vary in their avoidance of uncertainty or unknown matters creating different rituals and having different approaches to formality, legal and religious requirements and tolerance for ambiguity. In cultures with high uncertainty avoidance, businesses have more formal rules and require longer career commitments. They expect structure in organizations, institutions and relationships to help make events interpretable and predictable. Teachers are expected to be the experts who know the answers and it is expected that the teachers will sometimes speak in a cryptic language that excludes Page

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Stanton, United States Military Academy

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International

goals and that the courses within the curriculum are tied together into acoherent whole. ABET defines program objectives as “broad statements that describe the career andprofessional accomplishments that the program is preparing graduates to achieve”1 and outcomesas “statements that describe what students are expected to know and be able to do by the time ofgraduation.”1 These goals must be developed and shaped to meet the needs of the institution’sconstituency. Thinking in these terms from the context of a developing nation requires theprogram administration and mentors to analyze what the developing nation needs from itsgraduates. After four years at the institution what should a student be able to accomplish andhow should a student

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Enayat Mahajerin, Saginaw Valley State University; Anca Sala, Baker College

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Mechanical Engineering

a team, we worked as individuals. It wasn’t until everyone did apart and pulled it together that made the pieces start to fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. With that in mind,I think this is the most valuable learning objective in life. We work in groups in school all the time, andwe always wonder why our Professor’s like these projects, but in all reality, they are setting us up for thereal world. There will never be a time in our engineering careers that working alone. After realizing this,machine design has taught me this through this project as well as all assignments for the class” – 2006batch senior student“This project combined everything that I have learned in the entire class into a multi component problem.The final project was

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Bradley Dearing, Illinois State University; Edgar Clausen, University of Arkansas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

school or earlier to increase the numberof students entering the engineering disciplines.6 Most students in the middle level grades (6th,7th, and 8th) are unaware of engineering and are not socialized to recognize engineering as a goodand rewarding career option. Typically, these teachers and students are not exposed early oroften enough to employing critical thinking and science for solving engineering problems in thereal world.Many K-12 teacher development initiatives involve providing teachers with activity sets thatthey can repeat in their classrooms. This technique has been met with limited success, resultingin teachers actually utilizing few of the activities. Teachers are often uncomfortable withexperiments and activity principles they

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Jonassen, University of Missouri; William Miller, University of Missouri; Matthew Schmidt, University of Missouri; Matthew Easter, University of Missouri; Rose Marra, University of Missouri

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Two Year College Division

, andCentral Virginia Community College). This six-course sequence constitutes the coreradiation protection curriculum for the degree. In addition to these core courses, learnersare required to complete an additional fifteen to eighteen courses to fulfill therequirements for the Associate of Applied Science degree. Furthermore, learners willcomplete a required internship between their freshman and sophomore years at a nuclearpower plant. Each technical college is partnering with a nearby nuclear facility in order toprovide authentic internship experiences for the learners.The core curriculum structure of six courses has been designed to provide learners withan appropriate breadth and depth of knowledge and skills to prepare them for a career

Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland

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Educational Research and Methods

Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Auckland.Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland Elizabeth Godfrey is currently the Associate Dean Undergraduate at the School of Engineering at the University of Auckland after a career that has included university lecturing, teaching and 10 years as an advocate for Women in Science and Engineering. She has been a contributor to Engineering Education conferences, and an advocate for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning since the early 1990s, and is currently a member of the Australasian Association of Engineering Education executive.Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland Gerard Rowe completed the degrees of BE, ME and PhD at

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Uhlig, National University; Ali Farahani; Howard Evans, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Mark Sotelo, National University

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Engineering Technology

Security and Safety Engineering. He is the Lead for six full time and fifty two adjunct faculty members. His department offers three undergraduate and six graduate programs and has a student population of three hundred students. Dr. Viswanathan is an educator, researcher and administrator with more than twenty-five years of industrial and academic experience encompassing engineering and environmental consulting, research and development, and technology development. His career experience includes teaching at the University level, conducting fundamental research, and developing continuing educational courses.Howard Evans, National University Dr. Howard Evans was appointed founding Dean

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

at least a year of teaching experience) teach CED, theturnover rate for CED instructors is historically every two to three years. This trendmakes record keeping and communication among the Civil Engineering faculty essential.In recent years, there has been a greater emphasis on senior faculty mentorship andinvolvement in the course and many permanent faculty members regularly advise projectteams along with rotating faculty members.Members of the Civil Engineering faculty, feedback from members of Coast Guard CivilEngineering units, and student surveys overwhelming indicate that the Civil EngineeringDesign course has made notable improvement over the last decade. Graduates of CGA’sCivil Engineering Program are better prepared for a career in

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

at least a year of teaching experience) teach CED, theturnover rate for CED instructors is historically every two to three years. This trendmakes record keeping and communication among the Civil Engineering faculty essential.In recent years, there has been a greater emphasis on senior faculty mentorship andinvolvement in the course and many permanent faculty members regularly advise projectteams along with rotating faculty members.Members of the Civil Engineering faculty, feedback from members of Coast Guard CivilEngineering units, and student surveys overwhelming indicate that the Civil EngineeringDesign course has made notable improvement over the last decade. Graduates of CGA’sCivil Engineering Program are better prepared for a career in

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

at least a year of teaching experience) teach CED, theturnover rate for CED instructors is historically every two to three years. This trendmakes record keeping and communication among the Civil Engineering faculty essential.In recent years, there has been a greater emphasis on senior faculty mentorship andinvolvement in the course and many permanent faculty members regularly advise projectteams along with rotating faculty members.Members of the Civil Engineering faculty, feedback from members of Coast Guard CivilEngineering units, and student surveys overwhelming indicate that the Civil EngineeringDesign course has made notable improvement over the last decade. Graduates of CGA’sCivil Engineering Program are better prepared for a career in

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashland Brown, University of the Pacific; Joseph Rencis; Daniel Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Chuan-Chiang Chen, Tuskegee University; Essam Ibrahim, Tuskegee University; Vladimir Labay, Gonzaga University; Paul Schimpf, Eastern Washington University

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Mechanical Engineering

University, Pullman, WA. His research interests include modeling of and the development of computer-aided design software for RF/microwave integrated circuit devices used in wireless and satellite communications.Paul Schimpf, Eastern Washington University Paul H. Schimpf received the B.S. E.E. (summa cum laude), M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Washington, Seattle in 1982, 1987, and 1995, respectively. Dr. Schimpf began his academic career in 1998, and is currently Chair of the Department of Computer Science at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, WA. His research interests include numerical methods for forward and inverse solutions to partial differential equations, with

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Collins, J.P. Morgan Chase; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; John Ochs, Lehigh University; Richard Weisman, Lehigh University; Vincent Munley, Lehigh University; Joseph Sterrett, Lehigh University

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Civil Engineering

byinstructors, other university faculty and staff, alumni, including potential donors, andvarsity team coaches. A more formalized assessment program is recommended for futurecourses. The students have found this experience to be one of their most valuable andmemorable of their undergraduate career, documented by the fact that most havereflected on their ILE experience in answering questions during job or graduate schoolinterviews.This paper provides guidance and experience on how to create a sustainable annualcourse on a limited budget, rather than presenting detailed results of the investigations. Acase study of a multiyear investigation describing the actual details and providing resultsof a project for a golf facilities is available and complements

Conference Session

Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Potter, Iowa State University; John Jackman, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Matthew Search, Iowa State University

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Liberal Education

;flowTypeNo=13&pageSeq=2 &reqNo=51358&art_servlet_language=en&csNo=10020, (accessed 10 January 2008).6. 3M, http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Careers/Home/WorkingAt3M/CareerAreas/EngineeringQua lity/, (accessed 10 January 2008).7. Pai, D., and Filatovs, J., 2006, “Synthesis of Teaching and Evaluation Activities for Development of Professional Skills in a Capstone Design Course,” Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE National Conference.8. Gunn, C., 2006, “Integrating Communication Skills into a Mechanical Engineering Department,” Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE National Conference.9. Tranquillo, J., and Cavanaugh, D., 2007, “Building Engineering Communication Skills Through

Conference Session

Venturing Out: Service Learning, Study Abroad, and Criterion H

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carol Barry, University Massachusetts Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; David Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; William Moeller, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Cheryl West, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Liberal Education

participation had significant positiveeffects on 11 outcome measures: academic performance (GPA, writing skills, critical thinkingskills), values (commitment to activism and to promoting racial understanding), self-efficacy,leadership (leadership activities, self-rated leadership ability, interpersonal skills), choice of aservice career, and plans to participate in service after college. “These findings directly replicatea number of recent studies using different samples and methodologies.”(p.ii) 5 They found thatS-L to be significantly better in 8 out of 11 measures than just service without the courseintegration and discovered “strong support for the notion that service learning should be includedin the student’s major field.”(p.iii)6.Eyler and

Conference Session

Design Communications

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University; Monika Lumsdaine, E&M Lumsdaine Solar Consultants, Inc.

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Design in Engineering Education

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

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Engineering Technology

technology programs, inaccordance with the technology criteria 2000 (TC2K)1 adopted by the TAC/ABET, is that everyprogram must demonstrate, through documentary evidence, that program educational objectivesand program outcomes are achieved. The program educational objectives are defined as broadstatements that describe the career and professional accomplishments that the program ispreparing graduates to achieve during the first few years following graduation. The programoutcomes are defined as statements that describe what units of knowledge or skill students areexpected to acquire from the program to prepare them to achieve the program educationalobjectives. These are typically demonstrated by the student and measured by the program at thetime of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

interactive, innovative workshops aretaught by practicing professionals whose real world involvement, language and style give themimmediate credibility with students. These business and industry leaders help to expand thetheoretical world of the college experience. Some of the proposed workshops would cover: (a)Teambuilding and Teamwork, (b) Creating and Maintaining Professional Portfolios, (c)Developing a Resume, (d) Making Effective Presentations, (e) Knowing Yourself – True Colors,(f) Developing a Career Plan; (g) Corporate Culture and You, and (f) Graduate SchoolOpportunities. Class structure The class met once a week for three hours each time, and usually had most of the followingelements: o Group discussion of brain teasers (led by a

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Shaurette, College of Technology - Purdue University

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Construction

process is gone.Although field trips where students actually visit the site provide the best opportunity forstudents to observe and interact with construction activity, the limitations described previouslymake the wireless webcam field trip a valuable substitute when actual field trips are not feasible.To introduce the potential of the technology to a wide audience, the author continues todisseminate information about wireless webcam field trips through presentations at constructioneducation conferences as well as venues emphasizing the use of technology for enhancedteaching and learning. Work is also underway to utilize wireless webcam field trips to introducehigh school students to career opportunities in construction.Conclusions and

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

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Engineering Technology

continuous improvement plan (CIP) is essential for enhancement of aprogram. The two key elements of a CIP are assessment and evaluation. The term “assessment”means one or more processes that identify, collect, and analyze data that can be used to evaluateachievement of program outcomes and educational objectives. The term “evaluation”characterizes one or more processes for interpretation of the data and evidence accumulatedthrough assessment practices that (a) determine the extent to which program outcomes oreducational objectives are being achieved; or (b) result in decisions and actions taken to improvethe program. The program educational objectives are defined as broad statements that describethe career and professional accomplishments that the

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Hutchinson, Purdue University; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University; Nicholas Giordano, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

Creative Engagement and Developmental Tutoring Method

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Walden, University of Oklahoma; Cindy Foor, University of Oklahoma

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Minorities in Engineering

anengineering degree program bringing calculus credits with a 2.0 GPA from a community college,entrance counselors might consider recommending that fundamental calculus courses berepeated, or perhaps offer additional oversight and monitoring to facilitate intervention if needed[8].Half of the Hispanic males (3) and two Asian males attended high schools outside the U.S. andbegan their U.S. academic careers in community colleges. All six express confidence that theirhigh school preparation in mathematics and science exceeded that of U.S. high school studentsand their enrollment in transitional institutions is not a result of poor mathematics or scienceskills. Interviewer: Well tell me a little bit about your high school preparation and how do you

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Niewoehner, U.S. Naval Academy

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Engineering Ethics

, professional Page 13.917.15ethics would no longer describe the avoidance of evil, but the pursuit of the noble,excellent and good. We should explore beauty as an ethical duty, and virtue as the pursuitof beauty in our products and the effect they have on people. Hence, we might then notonly proscribe the unsafe and environmentally reckless, but also disdain the tawdry, dirty,ugly, or maliciously destructive. If Christians going into our fields were imbued with thissense of an engineer’s calling, it might shape their career choices and projects to whichthey devote their lives. If Christian scholars sought to further develop this understandingof

Conference Session

1553 FPD3 - Computer & Programming Tools in First Year Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maja Mataric; Juan Fasola; David Feil-Seifer

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First-Year Programs

Science from the University of Kansas in 1987. She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and recipient of the Okawa Foundation Award, NSF Career Award, the MIT TR100 Innovation Award, the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Early Career Award, the USC Viterbi School of Engineering Service Award and Junior Research Award, the Provost's Center for Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship, and is featured in the documentary movie "Me & Isaac Newton." She is an associate editor of three major journals and has published extensively in various areas of robotics. Prof. Mataric' is actively involved in K-12 outreach, having received federal and corporate grants for

Conference Session

IFEES: The Globalization of Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Claudio Borri, Universita' di Firenze; Sarah Rajala, Mississippi State University; Bruno Laporte, World Bank; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie; Seeram Ramakrishna, National University of Singapore; Xavier Fouger, Dassault Systemes; Jose Carlos Quadrado; Adriana Garboan, Politechnica University of Bucharest; Duncan Fraser, University of Cape Town; Hans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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ASEE Global Programs