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Innovative Courses for ChE Students

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2002 Annual Conference

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Dennis Miller

graduates must gain familiarity with and beable to apply them. Further, the paradigm shift within the U.S. from commodities to specialties1 2002 Johansen Crosby Professor, Michigan State University. Permanent Address: University Department of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India.2 Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University3 Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University Page 7.74.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationrequires a broader perspective of process chemistry

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Graduate Student Experiences

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2002 Annual Conference

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Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman; Gordon Kingsley

challenge of the GK-12 initiative is to design a program that best advances themultiple goals of the program:1. To broaden the education of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduate students to include intensive experiences in educational pedagogy and process;2. To encourage the participation of STEM faculty and students in the difficult issues facing K- 12 educators through the nurturing of university-school partnerships;3. To assist K-12 teachers in their endeavor to improve classroom instruction; and4. To help schools improve K-12 student achievement in STEM.The first of these goals is accomplished in STEP through the graduate-Fellow summer trainingprogram detailed below and through the direct interaction of the

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sylvia Alexander

Page 7.689.2help higher education institutions assist in the transformation of research into goodProceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationbusiness and to set up Science Enterprise Centres focusing on teaching enterprise andenterpreneurship to science and technology students.The Faculty of Informatics at the University of Ulster (which incorporates computing,mathematics and components of electrical engineering) is one of the largest producersof computing science and software engineering graduates in the UK and Ireland,offering a wide variety of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes (22 in total) tomore

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Martha Zola; Angelo Perna; Vladimir Briller; Raymond Calluori

graduate school. Improve ability to make money. Instrinsic Discover vocational interest. Increase an awareness of different philosophies, cultures & way of life. Learn how to participate effectively as a citizen in the community. Develop an understanding and appreciation of science/ technology. Improve self-image. Simply learn. Improve personal professional status. Page 7.815.3Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2002 American Society for Engineering Education e) Analysis – The following steps were taken to analyze the

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Perceived Quality of Graduate Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Jacobsen; Gautam Pillay; Fred Gunnerson

1999, seven universities in the northwestern United States formed the Inland NorthwestResearch Alliance (INRA). An eighth university joined the partnership in 2001. Together withBechtel and BWX Technologies, a dynamic partnership was formed that successfully competedfor the government contract to manage and operate the INEEL. Page 7.110.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationINRA is a partnership between the following eight regional universities: 1. Boise State

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sallie 'Lee' Townsend; Natalie Segal

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationcourses share a theme, the curriculum of each course is separate; occasional assignmentsin each course relate to the curriculum of the other course. When Ward College of Technology was invited to participate in the FIPSE grant,the original plan was to have a traditional FIG with a writing course and a content coursein which the writing course assignments would relate to one of the technology courses.However, in the course of developing the FIG, the writing instructor and one of themathematics instructors at Ward College (the authors of this paper) began to talk aboutthe problems they

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Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

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A R Zaghloul

Session 2532 Instructional Laboratory Integration with Course Contents: A Learning Hierarchy Approach A. R. M. Zaghloul Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Engineering, Georgia Tech Regional Engineering Program and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Orlean Building, 6001 Chatham Center Dr., Savannah, GA 31405AbstractThe positive educational effects of integrating the lab work with the theoretical coursecontents are incredible. Historically, there was, and still is in some cases, a kind ofeducational ‘separation’ between lab work and the course

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Unique Lab Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

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Michael Voon; F.C. Lai; Chean Chin Ngo

Session 2526 A Web-Based Measurement Lab for Thermal Sciences C. C. Ngo, M. J.-F. Voon, and F. C. Lai School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma 73019AbstractThis paper presents how multimedia technology can be implemented over the web to enhance thelearning experience of students at the University of Oklahoma in a measurement lab for thermalsciences. A web-based module has been developed to present course materials in dynamic andinteractive ways. This courseware not only

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Unique Lab Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

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Terrance O'Connor; Nghia Le

Session 2526 Position Detector Project Nghia T. Le, Terrence P. O’Connor Electrical Engineering Technology Purdue UniversityA. IntroductionThis paper discusses the design of a project used in a second year course of ElectricalEngineering Technology at Purdue University. The design reviews material that has beencovered in the first few analog courses at the University to help students link their knowledgetogether.The project uses a variable capacitor that has a rotating plate. The circuit detects the

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Course Assessment in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Wayne Hager; Ronald Land

Session 2647 Pilot Survey: Graduate Satisfaction with ET Education at Penn State Ron Land, Associate Professor School of Engineering Technology and Commonwealth Engineering College of Engineering, Penn State University Dr. Wayne Hager, Head School of Engineering Technology and Commonwealth Engineering College of Engineering, Penn State UniversityAbstract: Engineering and Technology educators have always needed to assess the strengths andweaknesses of their programs

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Patrick Dessert; Subramaniam Ganesan

course. This course emphasizes hard and soft real timecomputer system design for a single processor embedded system applications anddistributed real time systems. Since the real-time systems technology is changing fast, the Page 7.367.3topics covered on applications will change each semester. But the basic topics which Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Conference and Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationinclude characterizing real-time systems, performance measure, task assigning,scheduling, Fault tolerant scheduling, run-time error handling, run-time support

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Managing and Funding Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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Barry Davidson; Anthony Ingraffea; Alan Zehnder

features of virtual, collaborative engineering environments, state-of-the-artsimulation tools, and advanced learning management systems. An integral part of this projectinvolves the development and teaching of a new, two-semester senior level design course that isoffered synchronously at both institutions and which emphasizes teamwork, collaboration at adistance and multidisciplinary activities. One long-term goal of the project is that the courseprovides the context for feedback on the nature of virtual interactions, and therefore on how toimprove the AIDE. In addition, we aim to study whether multifaceted instructional methods thatleverage emerging information technologies can enhance student learning on fundamentaltechnologies, systems-level

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Phillip Thompson

2002, American Society for Engineering Education”discussed for three class periods (except for transportation which due to time constraints waslimited to two). The first two class periods for each unit were dedicated to lectures by facult yand guest speakers from industry, respectively. The third class period involved an activelearning activity in the form of either a computer-based or wet laboratory or a field trip.The design of any new engineering course should consider the criteria set forth by theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) known as ABET 2000. Asindicated in the course syllabus, the specific learning objectives for each student were to 1)define the sub-disciplines of Civil Engineering and provide examples of

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Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2002 Annual Conference

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Terry Creasy; Richard Griffin

a solid model and manufactured using a CNC machine.Rapid Prototyping- Two methods were used. The first was to use a CNC machine to produce onecomponent. The second was to use SLS* to prepare a mold for a sand casting. Both systemswere able to directly use the solid modeling files (.STL) and produce the particular part.*Since the paper was prepared, the Mechanical Engineering Department has purchased a rapidprototyping machine that uses 3-D printing technology and a powder (starch) with a binder toproduce the models.Figure 2 shows an example of the gear blank that the students designed. The finished product isshown in Figure 3a, while the gates and runners are shown in Figure 3b

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Academic Prerequisites for Licensure

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2002 Annual Conference

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Howard Epstein

civil engineering at a professional level. The implementation of this effort should occur through establishing appropriate curricula in the formal education experience, appropriate recognition and compensation in the workplace, and congruent standards for licensure.The policy statement then has a section on the issue that presents the perceived changes that havecreated a market requiring greater breath of knowledge and specialized technical competence,including: • Globalization • Increased information availability • New technologies • Enhanced public awareness • Infrastructure demands changing from development to renewal and maintenanceThe policy statement then presents the

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Tricks of the Trade for Research

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2002 Annual Conference

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Albert Lozano

SESSION 2475 INTEGRATING TEACHING, RESEARCH AND SERVICE TO DEVELOP SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS Albert Lozano-Nieto The Pennsylvania State University School of Engineering Technology and Commonwealth Engineering P.O. Box PSU Lehman, PA 18627 Phone: (570) 675-9245 FAX: (570) 675-7713 email: AXL17@psu.eduAbstractThe publishing of scholarly work is one of the most critical elements at the time of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Alicia Townsend; Renate Fruchter

Session: 2793 Impact of Multi-Cultural Dimensions on Multi-Modal Communication in Global Teamwork Renate Fruchter* and Alicia Townsend** *Director of Project Based Learning Laboratory (PBL Lab) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-4020 fruchter@ce.stanford.edu **Graduate Student, Learning Design and Technology Program, School of Education Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 lishat@stanford.eduIntroductionThis

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Special Topics

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ed McCaul; Alfred Soboyejo; Robert J. Gustafson

been better prepared by theirundergraduate experience were: 1. Changes in content of engineering courses; e.g. more industry interaction, real-world context, and current technology and software 2. More involvement in professional organizations 3. Increased use of trade and professional publications in the curriculum 4. Increased focus on professional skill; e.g. communication, ethics, conflict resolution, teamwork and time management.By far the most significant response to barriers to staying current was “time”. Breaking downthe response further, it is apparent that significant elements dealt with balance of personal andprofessional time commitments and employer allocation of time and resources towardsprofessional

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Assessment and Its Implications in IE

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2002 Annual Conference

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Justin Chimka; Teri Rhoads

obtained a new Deanof Engineering and, with the new Dean, began constructing a new strategic initiative. Thisinitiative underwent many transformations and continues to evolve. The vision of the College ofEngineering is “to produce engineering graduates sought first by industry and investors forexcelling in a rapidly changing, technology-driven world both as problem-solving engineers andtechnology managers in existing companies and as leaders in starting new, technology-basedcompanies.” The plan to fulfill this vision includes three main areas: enhanced education, relevantresearch, and top students. Also, the plan must determine how it will assess when the vision hasbeen met or how close/far away the vision remains. A discussion of the plan took

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Michael Ruane

© 2002, American Society for Engineering Ed ucationand in Bioinformatics arose in the 1990s, but these were established within campus-wideinterdisciplinary centers, with Engineering as one of many participants.Photonics, the science and technology of light, has been evolving as a distinct engineering areaover the last two decades. Photonics is a global industry with estimated annual volume exceeding$100B. Its companies usually provide enabling technology for other products and services,supporting the transmission of information, the processing of materials, the manufacturing ofmicroelectronics and nanotechnology, sensing, display, and scientific measurement. The industryhas a wide demand for technical graduates, from established large

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Outcome Assessment, Quality, and Accreditation

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2002 Annual Conference

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Omid Ansary; Walter Buchanan; Alireza Rahrooh

, the outcome of the review may be biased. Thismay result in accreditation for a program, while not accrediting a similar program at anotherinstitution by two different evaluators. To explore this further, in a real case scenario that one ofthe author’s programs was the beneficiary in an ABET visit, the evaluator had a major problemwith the institution offering both EE and EET in the same department. In fact, despite theinstitution’s effort of presenting each programs’ objectives and curriculums as well as exhibitingthe distinct differences between the programs, the institution was flagged with a “weakness” incriterion 1 for this by ABET. None of the ABET criteria mention that the engineering andengineering technology are prohibited to coexist

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New Ideas

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2002 Annual Conference

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Mark Schumack

reflective room light using compactfluorescent technology. A statement on the package claimed specific cost savings above halogenlamps and savings in pounds of coal burned. I asked students to verify the advertised figures.The dollar amount was approximately confirmed, but the claimed mass of coal saved was higherthan the class calculated, probably due to a discrepancy in the figure used for heating value. Page 7.658.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationPractical energy conservation suggestions. Students

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Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Karthik Soundararajan; S. Manian Ramkumar; Immanuel Edinbarough

. The various cellcomponents are interfaced with the computer through digital and analog interface modules fromNational Instruments and is controlled using a graphical programming language calledLabVIEW. A dedicated web page was developed for the cell that allows remote users to performonline quality tests. Details pertaining to the cell and the control architecture developed toautomate the quality control task are presented in this paper. The feasibility of providing non-sitebased hands-on engineering and technology education is also explored through this project.I. IntroductionThe advent of the world-wide-web has tremendously influenced the way in which industry andacademia perform various activities. More and more academic institutions

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Santhosh Thampuran

Session 2793 A New Course in Multimedia Systems for Non-technical Majors Wayne Burleson, Stephen Kelley, Santhosh Thampuran Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Massachusetts, AmherstAbstractThis paper describes a project which has developed, piloted, evaluated, and is currentlydisseminating, a novel course in Multimedia Systems for non-majors. The course forms part ofthe new Information Technology minor program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.The primary objective of the course is to expose students from non-technical majors to

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Technical Issues in Arch. Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

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Elizabeth Petry

requirements. The New Englan dAssociation of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) accredits the University of Hartford.Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET) accredits the current programin Architecture. This pre-professional program will be expanded in the next year or two toinclude a two-year graduate professional degree program. This new graduate program willrequire an accreditation from the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).Following are some of the requirements of each of these accrediting organizations:New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)NEASC identifies the Assessment Process as follows: · Articulate outcomes · Identify where outcomes are addressed · Identify and collect

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Industry Participation and Ethics in BME

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2002 Annual Conference

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Rainer Jonas; Peter Winter; Peter Eichelmann; Paul King; Jeannie Scriven; Hunter Lauten; Hans-Jorg Jacobsen; Claudia Berger; Bernhard Huchzermeyer; Angelika Appenzeller; Jerry Collins; Todd Giorgio; Jean Alley

consortium for exchange of student industrial interns and academic and industrial expertise inbiotechnology and bioengineering education has been established between the NSF-fundedVaNTH Engineering Research Center in Bioengineering Educational Technologies and analliance of universities and trade organizations in Niedersachsen, Germany. The purposes of thisconsortium are (1) to supplement VaNTH domain expertise in biotechnology, (2) to exploredifferences in European/US models of bioengineering and biotechnology education and attitudestoward biotechnology development, and (3) to provide students opportunities for internships inother countries. (1) The expertise of authors H-JJ and BH in plant biotechnology andbiochemistry will supplement that of

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Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Vollaro

retention of process details, and provide an opportunity for a student to role-play, as a practicing engineer. A formal trip report is required and comprised of questionsregarding the process technology and products manufactured at the facility. A key question oneach trip report states, “What resources, i.e., information and people, would you request if youwere a new engineer at this company?” In class, this question sparks discussion and to provides alink between the student’s pre-professional experience and their future in the real world. Thefeedback from the students has been overwhelmingly positive. Assessment of student learningand basic knowledge is evidenced by the significant improvement in quality of the classdiscussions and the technical

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Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

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2002 Annual Conference

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Benjamin Flores; Thomas Brady; Helmut Knaust; Connie Kubo Della-Piana; Andrew Swift; Jana Renner Martinez

significantly over baseline data. The graduation rate is expected todouble over an eleven-year period. This paper describes the structure, goals, impact, andevaluation of the program.I. IntroductionThe under-representation of ethnic and racial minorities in the fields of science and engineeringhas become a growing concern among educators and policymakers in recent years. In order toensure that our nation remains at the forefront of science and technology, it is imperative that thescience and engineering workforce be representative of the entire workforce. 1,2 In recent years,efforts have been made to increase the number and diversity of students who earn baccalaureatedegrees in science and engineering and go on to pursue graduate degrees in these

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ET ABET Pilot Visits Using TC2K

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steve Hefley; James Lookadoo; Randy Winzer

Session 1347 Reformatting an EET Program For TAC of ABET TC2K James A. Lookadoo, Steve M. Hefley, Randy Winzer Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KansasAbstractThis paper outlines the changes of an Electronics Engineering Technology (EET) program as itprepared to participate in TAC of ABET’s pilot study for outcomes-based assessment (TC2K).These changes include philosophic, policy, and management adjustments. This paper also notesthe difficulties and unsuccessful

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Assessment and Its Implications in IE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack McGourty

by theAccreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) of eleven student learning Page 7.1305.1outcomes and assessment in its Engineering Criteria 2000 (EC2000) that is now required of over Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education Session # 25571,600 undergraduate US engineering programs at more than 300 institutions [3]. As a result,there has been an increased interest in assessment methodologies and