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Real-World Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

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Dhirendra Bhattarai; Christopher Ibeh

, destructive and simulation testing programs areemployed in the industry. The plastics testing lab at Pittsburg State University iscurrently undertaking a project, in collaboration with Able Manufacturing Corp., Joplin,MO, to develop a “J-Integral Method for Fracture Toughness of Composites (24).” Page 8.172.7 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Session 16492.3.c. Case Study: Materials Selection for the Directional Radar Unit

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Global Issues in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Joseph Akinmusuru

include supervisory authority over severallicensed engineers, are sometimes unable to obtain the P.E. license. The EMF might be aneffective way of correcting this aberration. Principals of large consulting firms in the UnitedStates who have projects overseas are sometimes forced to undertake their work through localless experienced firms because of the local regulations concerning licensure. A register such asthe Engineers Mobility Forum would be a reasonable avenue by which such experienced engineerscould register as professional engineers in the foreign countries in which they have professionalactivities.V. ConclusionThe establishment of the Washington Accord is a most welcome process of enhancinginternational cooperation and unfettered

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Visualization and Computer Graphics

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2003 Annual Conference

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Eric Wiebe; Theodore Branoff; Nathan Hartman

Session 2438 Dynamic Modeling with Constraint-based CAD in Introductory Engineering Graphics Eric N. Wiebe, Ted J. Branoff, and Nathan W. Hartman NC State University, Raleigh, NCABSTRACT: This presentation is part of an ongoing research project by the authors looking athow constraint-based 3D modeling can be used as a vehicle for rethinking instructionalapproaches to engineering design graphics. A particular goal is moving from a mode ofinstruction based on the crafting by students and assessment by instructors of static 2D drawingsand 3D models. Instead, an

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Bowen

satisfied with their grade.The overall result is that student learning is improved, and both the instructor and the student aremore satisfied with the course outcome.Bibliography1. Bowen, J.D. 2003. Using a Hands-On, Project-Based Approach to Introduce Civil Engineering to Freshman. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education. Washington, D.C.: American Society for Engineering Education2. Clough, D.E., S.C. Chapra, and G.S Huvard. 2001. A Change in Approach to Engineering Computing for Freshman – Similar Directions at Three Dissimilar Institutions. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education. Washington, D.C.: American Society for Engineering Education3. Devens, P.E. 2000. MATLAB &

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Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

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Steve Hefley; James Lookadoo; Randy Winzer

accreditation criteria [1] and their implementation plans were presented. Thiswas our first real exposure to TC2K. It did not appear at that time to be a near-term challenge aswe expected to be reviewed using the existing TAC of ABET feature accounting format.Two months later at the beginning of the academic year, our department chair informed us thatwe had been invited to volunteer in the 2001 pilot visit project. Our other EngineeringTechnology programs were in good shape and could shoulder the responsibility. While the EETprogram circumstances were not ideal, we had sufficient positive factors and so we also agreed toaccept the challenge. Our three-member faculty group at that time consisted of a recently trainedTAC of ABET evaluator, a former

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Tools for Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ann Anderson; Richard Wilk

to mechanical engineering to which I have not yet been exposed. (1c)2 I am able to analyze and interpret experimental data. (2)3 I am able to design a system, component, or process to meet a desired need. (3)4 I am able to function and participate effectively as one member of a multidisciplinary team of engineers working on project. (4a) I feel I am able to be an effective leader of a multidisciplinary team of engineers. (4b)5 I learned how to think critically and analytically. (5)6 I have a sufficient understanding of professional ethics to guide the decisions I will make in situations I will encounter in engineering practice. (6)7 I am able to communicate

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Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Heimdahl Peter; Brenda Puck; Danny Bee

in engineering careers is well established. In addition,there presently are 268,000 unfilled technology positions in the United States.5 By the year 2010these unfilled positions are projected to grow to 1.6 million.5 “Innovative programs for girls andyoung women provide opportunities for them to interact with women in science and technicalfields”.3 In addition, girls benefit from programs that build on their strengths and encouragethem to explore meaningful possibilities for their futures4.Society is denied the services of talented young women in technology fields, who, were it not forgender or cultural biases, have the potential to become excellent engineers. Withoutinterventions similar in spirit to those represented by the “STEPS for

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Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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Terrence Freeman; Jessica du Maine

.” Page 8.171.8 “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education”Bibliography1. Reichert, M. and M. Absher, Taking another look at educating African American engineers: The importance of undergraduate retention. Journal of Engineering Education, 1997. 86(3).2. Besterfield-Sacre, M., C.J. Atman, and L.J. Shuman, Characteristics of freshman engineering students: Models for determining student attrition in engineering. Journal of Engineering Education, 1997. 86(2): p. 139-149.3. Morning, C. and J. Fleming, Project preserve: A program to retain minorities in engineering. Journal of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Julie Sharp, Vanderbilt University

Engineering Education23. Sharp, J.E., "Educating Engineers: Bringing the Real World into the Technical Communication Classroom,” The Catalyst, Newsletter of the Vanderbilt Chemical Engin eering Dept., Vol. 2, No. 2, Winter 2002/2003, p. 6.24. Reference 23.25. Reference 23.26. Sharp, J.E., "Evaluating Oral Presentations in Engineering Classes," Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education 1996 27th Annual Conference, pp. 994-997.27. Brickell, J.L., D.B. Porter, M.F. Reynolds, and R.D. Cosgrove, “Assigning Students to Groups for Engineering Design Projects: A Comparison of Five Methods,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 83, No. 3, July 1994, pp. 259-262.28. Sharp, J.E., "Teaching Teamwork Communication with Kolb Learning Style Theory

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Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

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2003 Annual Conference

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Jiangqiao Lan; Donghai Xie

methods and fostering of creativespirits.The concrete indicators are composed of the following: learning feelings/value feelings,teaching enthusiasm and organization and clarity, the mutual exchange of the groups,harmonious interpersonal relations, the breadth of knowledge, examination scoring andhomework, reading materials, the course quantity, the difficulty and logical structure[14].In 2001, we have undertaken “the Course Teaching Quality Assessment System”, which is theteaching reform project granted by Education Ministry of China. Such a system indicates thatdifferent assessment forms are made with various emphasis according to experts`, leaders

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Computer Literacy Among Minority Students

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2003 Annual Conference

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Roli Varma

the Minority Engineering Math and Science orMEMS Project. However, scholarships alone are not enough; they need to be combined withother retention activities. For instance, minority students must maintain a specific course loadand grade level to keep the scholarship. This does not go well with non-traditional minoritystudents who have families to support. Further, CS and CE departments can take anunconventional approach to student retention by offering some financial incentives such astuition credit for students who are in their final year.Concluding RemarksMinority students have been taking advantage of opportunities available in IT by pursuingeducation in CS and CE against all odds. A significant number of them, however, end up leavingCS or

Conference Session

Learning Enhancements for CHE Courses

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2003 Annual Conference

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Polly Piergiovanni; S. Scott Moor

industry he returned to academia at the University ofCalifornia at Berkeley where he received a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and an M.A. in Statistics. He is aregistered Professional Chemical Engineer in the State of California.POLLY R. PIERGIOVANNIPolly Piergiovanni is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Lafayette College. She received a B.S.from Kansas State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Houston, both in Chemical Engineering. Herresearch interests include cell culture and fermentation , and the LEGO project. Page 8.557.10 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Daniel Walsh

project based learning. Laboratories, are expensive, but are an efficientvehicle to accomplish student learning. They are refreshing for many students, a welcomecounterpoint to lecture as they provide the challenge as they teach their lesson, rather than in adeferred quiz. Laboratories allow students to demonstrate outcomes mandated by ABET’sEngineering Criteria 2000. In well conceived laboratories students demonstrate an ability to: 1.Apply the tools of modern engineering and science to solve relevant problems. 2. Implementappropriate experimental procedures. 3. Handle data, draw and articulate conclusions. 4. Make “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

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James Fenton; H. Russell Kunz; Suzanne Fenton

lab can be completed easily in two 4-hour lab periods. The experiment isalso suitable for use as a demonstration in a typical lecture course or as a hands-on project forhigh school students and teachers.Bibliography1. Thomas, S. and M. Zalbowitz, “Fuel Cells-Green Power”, Los Alamos National Laboratory, LA-UR-99-3231 (1999).2. Larminie, J. and A. Dicks, Fuel Cell Systems Explained, John Wiley & Sons, (2000).3. Hoogers, G., Fuel Cell Technology Handbook, 1st ed, CRC Press, (2002).4. Hirschenhofer, J. H., D. B. Stauffer, R. R. Engleman, and M. G. Klett, “Fuel Cell Handbook,” Fifth Edition, National Technical Information Service, U. S. Department of Commerce, VA (2000).5. Koppel, T. and J. Reynolds, A Fuel Cell Primer: The Promise and

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2003 Annual Conference

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Dyani Saxby; Saeed Foroudastan

cram interstates and highways full ofmore trucks, the effects will be devastating. The entire world is experiencing increasing healthcare costs and loss of life as a result of air pollution. It has not only hit hard in the U.S., but alsowith the rest of the world. India, one of the more densely populated countries in the world isexperiencing a jump in the amount of freight shipped by trucks as a result of rapidly increasingdemand. 18 One study showed that Asian cities are being hit the hardest with air pollution beingfive times greater than other industrial countries. Urban population in these nations is projected totriple from 360 million to over a billion in 2020. 5 Other nations are facing similar situations andmany are turning to railroads

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K-20 Activities in Materials Science

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2003 Annual Conference

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Hermes Calderon; Amilcar Quispitupa; Scott Kiefer

+: (½, ½, ½)Cl-: (0, 0, 0) (1, 0, 0) (0, 1, 0) (0, 0, 1)Coordination numbers are then for both ions equal to eight with the following ionic radii:rCs+ = 0.170 nm and rCl- = 0.181 nm. From the relation between the lattice parameter and theionic radii: aCsCl = 2·r Cs+ + 2·r Cl- = 0.405 nm.2.3 Other Crystal StructuresAfterwards, two more ceramic cubic structures, zinc blende (ZnS) and perovskite, are presentedand discussed. In particular, the CaTiO3 is of interest since a perovskite-related structure will beassigned as part of a team project, as indicated in the following section. In the case of CaTiO3the positions of the center of the ions in the unit cell are as follows:Ca2+: (0, 0, 0) (1, 0, 0) (1, 1, 0) (0, 1, 0

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Teaching Strategies in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

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Russ Poldrack; Richard Hoge; Randy Gollub; Mark Vangel; Ian Lai; Douglas Greve; Julie Greenberg

Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationMATLAB®, as well as the size of the data sets. Work is currently underway to transition thesimulation to a Web-accessible application using a conventional client/server model. The serverstores the data sets and performs the majority of the computations, while the client performs userinterface functions.We intend to make the Web-accessible version of the module available to the general public viathe Biomedical Informatics Research Network (BIRN).32 BIRN is a consortium of universityand hospital research organizations concerned with neuroimaging data acquisition and analysis.The consortium’s initial projects are all focused on structural and functional neuroimaging data.They include a Web site

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Tricks of the Trade Outside of Class

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2003 Annual Conference

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William Jordan; Bill Elmore

many of the things theyreally want to do anyway, which is to have fun developing exciting new courses. In this case,the class is the research project. If the professor is successful, he can then turn this work into apublication. Before a professor jumps into the world of educational research, he needs to makesure his university will accept research of this type. Some universities do not recognizeeducational research as real research. Other universities may accept educational research, butstill want you to do some traditional research. This is the case at our university. The collegeleadership still wants us to do traditional research, but we are allowed to use educationalresearch as part of our overall plan.It is also possible to sometimes

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Assessment Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

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Roger Ware; Charles Yokomoto; Maher Rizkalla

theirperformance on exam problems of increasing levels of difficulty. The results of this part of theNortheastern University project were presented at the 2002 Frontiers in Education Conferencebut not published in the proceedings. The results of the study may be obtaining by contactingyokomoto@iupui.edu.3.0 The Current StudyFor the current study, the authors used a subset of the items from Northeastern University study,selecting only those items that showed a marked difference between student responses andinstructor recommendation for best practice. The investigation was expanded to assessingstudents’ self-reported behaviors and heuristic beliefs at the start of the semester and at a point inthe semester after three exams had been given. In addition, the

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert Haley; Calvin Mackie; Sundiata Jangha

Higher Education, “Top 100 Degree Producers,” Black Issues inHigher Education. 6/20/02, pp. 45-122.AuthorsSUNDIATA K. JANGHAMr. Sundiata Jangha is a doctoral student in Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Instituteof Technology. His research interests include prototyping, product development,engineering design education, computer-aided design, the design of complex systems andproducts, and engineering entrepreneurship. He is a member of ASME, ASEE, andNSBE. Sundiata is an ONR HBEC–FFP Fellow and a FOCUS 1996 Alumnus.ROBERT G. HALEYMr. Robert Haley is Director of Special Projects for the College of Engineering andSpecial Assistant to the President at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. Haley is thefounder of the FOCUS program and continues to

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Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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2003 Annual Conference

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Richard Hall; Nancy Hubing; David Oglesby; Vikas Yellamraju; Ralph Flori; Timothy Philpot

. degree from Cornell University in 1980, and a B.S. from theUniversity of Kentucky in 1979, all in Civil Engineering. Dr. Philpot teaches Statics and Mechanics of Materialsand is the project director of the U.S. Department of Education grant that supported this work. Dr. Philpot is theauthor of MDSolids – Educational Software for Mechanics of Materials.RICHARD H. HALLRichard H. Hall is an Associate Professor of Information Science and Technology at the University of Missouri-Rolla. He received his BS degree in Psychology from the University of North Texas, and PhD degree inExperimental Psychology from Texas Christian University. He is the director of UMR’s Media ResearchLaboratory, and his research focuses on Web Design and Usability

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Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

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Richard Hall; Nancy Hubing; David Oglesby; Vikas Yellamraju; Ralph Flori; Timothy Philpot

InformationTIMOTHY A. PHILPOTTimothy A. Philpot is an Assistant Professor in the Basic Engineering Department and a Research Associate for theInstructional Software Development Center at the University of Missouri–Rolla. Dr. Philpot received a Ph.D.degree from Purdue University in 1992, an M.Engr. degree from Cornell University in 1980, and a B.S. from theUniversity of Kentucky in 1979, all in Civil Engineering. Dr. Philpot teaches Statics and Mechanics of Materialsand is the project director of the U.S. Department of Education grant that supported this work. Dr. Philpot is theauthor of MDSolids – Educational Software for Mechanics of Materials.NANCY HUBINGDr. Hubing is an Associate Professor in the Basic Engineering Department at the University of Missouri

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Trends in Mechanics Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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R.W. Carpick; K.W. Lux; Buck Johnson; Wendy Crone

more dominant roles. A new course innanoscale mechanics for engineering students was recently taught at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. This course provided an introduction to nanoscale engineering with a direct focuson the critical role that mechanics needs to play in this developing area. The limits of continuummechanics were presented as well as newly developed mechanics theories and experimentstailored to study and describe micro- and nano-scale phenomena. Numerous demonstrations andexperiments were used throughout the course, including synthesis and fabrication techniques forcreating nanostructured materials, bubble raft models to demonstrate size scale effects in thinfilm structures, and a laboratory project to construct a

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Physics in the K-16 Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

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Budny Dan; Teresa Larkin

styles have to do with Mario? The Clearing House, 59, 9 – 12.[25] Dunn, R., Dunn, K., & Freeley, M. E. 1984. Practical applications of the research: Responding to students’ learning styles – step one. Illinois School Research and Development, 21(1), 1 – 12.[26] Hein, T. L. 1994. Learning style analysis in a calculus-based introductory physics course. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Anaheim, CA.[27] Lemmon, P. 1985. A school where learning style makes a difference. Principal, 64(4), 26 – 28.[28] Perrin, J. 1990. The learning styles project for potential dropouts. Educational Leadership, 48(2), 23 – 24.[29] De Bello, T. C. 1990. Comparison of eleven major learning

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Jeffrey Franzone

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Learning and Teaching Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

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Malgorzata Zywno

338In 2000, 8 students (including 6 who filled out the ILS # 1 questionnaires) were disciplined forplagiarizing their project reports. Since their course grades were affected for reasons not relevantto the study, their data was removed from the study, as shown in Table 1. Two students in 2001and one in 2002 dropped the course before the official deadline, but after filling out the ILS # 1,and their data was also pulled from the study. Each year approximately 30% of the coursegraduates left for an Industrial Internship year, and thus the pool of respondents for the secondround of the ILS was always smaller, as seen in Table 1. In 2001-2002, this turnover has notsignificantly affected the overlap between the students who wrote the ILS # 1 and the

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Value Added Collection Management

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2003 Annual Conference

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Karen Grigg

havesome familiarity with the classification systems. Occasionally, faculty, students, and staffseek assistance related to specific known patents. For example, a history professor mayseek Thomas Edison’s first patent to display to a class or use in a publication.Undergraduates tend to be light users of patent and trademark information. Occasionally,upper-level students might encounter references to patents in database searches andrequest these patents to use for a paper or for a senior design project. These students alsotend to have a reasonable level of computer proficiency, and their requests can usually beaddressed easily by all reference staff.The most challenging stakeholders to serve are the general public. Independent inventorshave complex

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Web Systems and Web Services

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2003 Annual Conference

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John Gallagher

Session 2258 A Portable Mobile Robot Simulator for a World Wide Web Robotics Practicum Steven J. Perretta, John C. Gallagher Department of Computer Science and Engineering Wright State University {sperrett, jgallagh}@cs.wright.eduAbstractIn recent years, courses in the design and programming of mobile autonomous robotics havebeen introduced at a number of institutions. These activities provide experience in a number ofpractical areas, including computer programming, project management, and

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Engineering Education Research

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2003 Annual Conference

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Barbara Williams; Paul Blowers

opposed tousing technical publications as a primary measure of faculty excellence. This paper begins with abrief overview of ranking services, those who use those rankings and the benefits they derive,followed by a short literature review discourse of similar research projects. Ranking colleges and universities is a profitable business as indicated by the number ofnews magazines and publications that have jumped on the rankings bandwagon over the passseveral years.2-4 Some publications' interest in ranking colleges and universities has been openlysuspected as being financially motivated. Most educators would agree that ranking academicunits is a flawed complex process5-10 that will never be quantifiable to the point where thenumerical

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Industry Initiatives for Graduate Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Elaine Laws

, RutgersUniversity, Stevens Institute of Technology, and Princeton University.Students selected for the program spent the first summer after their senior year of collegeworking at the Labs under the guidance of a technical mentor who was a member of theR&D staff. Top researchers were selected as mentors. They worked closely withstudents, guiding the student's work in a research project and monitoring their progress.2 National Research Council, Minority Science Paths:National Science Foundation Minority GraduateFellows of 1979-81(Washington,D.C.:National Academy Press, 1995) p.1.3 National Research Council, Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Recipients (Office of Scientific andEngineering Personnel, Fellowship Programs Unit, October 1996), p.2