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, engineering economics, environmental legislation and estuarinehydrodynamics. Page 5.16.1In subsequent semesters, the author developed a more formal course structure with a near equalbalance of water quality issues and ocean resource technology. An environmental engineeringtextbook focused on marine issues was unavailable. Therefore, aquatic-related material from avariety of traditional environmental engineering texts served as foundation stones for courselectures. However, the principal building blocks of successive course offerings were the studentresearch papers and presentations that were supplemented by instructor-developed lectures andguest

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Session 2561 Engineering Ethics at Drexel University Mark Manion, Moshe Kam Drexel UniversityI. IntroductionCriterion 3 of the new ABET Engineering Criteria 20001 has the potential to change the way thatengineering ethics and science technology and society studies are taught in the engineeringundergraduate major. One concern voiced by critics has been the shift in the humanities andsocial studies component from the previous “course requirements model” to a progressive modelfocused on assessments and outcomes. While some have regarded this change as a threat to

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department is allowed to present its own versions of the freshman course to the students intheir major. The Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) program in the Department ofEngineering Technology at WKU has developed a freshman seminar course that meets theuniversity requirements and also introduces the freshman to electrical engineering. This courseexamines the different aspects of electrical engineering and develops the problem-solving skillsof the students. During the semester, the students study the history of engineering, theresponsibilities of engineering, professional registration, and engineering ethics. Students alsodevelop a foundation for problem-solving skills through various assignments. An importantaspect of this course is the

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, thephysical setting, the living environment, the human organism, human society, the designedworld, the mathematical world, historical perspectives, common themes and habits of mind.The use of the word “technology” in the Benchmarks refers to engineering and at the K-6 level,also known as children’s engineering. The New York MST Learning Standards are closelylinked to them,as many professionals collaborated on both projects. Page 5.210.2 Session 2530For instance, in the benchmarks for the designed world indicate what students should know atthe end of second grade

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classes to demonstrate the use of active/collaborative learning andeffective use of technology. Coalition leaders still attend the workshops and in some cases helpfacilitate the discussion.The following workshops have been given.• Teaming and Collaborative Learning. Basic and advanced concepts in the use of active and Page 5.267.5 collaborative learning in the classroom. Dozens of examples are introduced to the audience based on the experiences of coalition faculty. The workshop also illustrates the development of a tutorial for teaching teaming skills to students. Target Faculty: Engineering, Mathematics, Science, English. Duration

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Karan Watson; Jeffrey Froyd

Session 3663 Theoretical Foundations for the Foundation Coalition Core Competencies Jeffrey Froyd, Karen Frair Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology/University of AlabamaAbstractThe Foundation Coalition was funded in 1993 as the fifth coalition in the National ScienceFoundation's Engineering Education Coalitions Program, and is currently in the seventhyear of a ten-year project. The member institutions have changed since its formation andnow include Arizona State University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Texas A&MUniversity, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, the University

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market picture and information oncompetitive process technologies. Transparencies made from photocopied pages of the WilsonApplied Science and Technology Index showed how a search would yield current articles intrade journals such as Chemical Marketing Reporter and Oil and Gas Journal. Students alsofound useful articles in the more technical AICHE Journal, or Industrial and EngineeringChemistry Fundamentals. A tour of the periodicals department of the library showed studentswhere to find current issues of these publications.I encouraged the student design teams to make an appointment with the librarian to conduct anonline database search using DIALOG, to find more comprehensive results in the ChemicalAbstracts and Engineering Index. Bucknell

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Martha C. Wilson

Session 2793 Obstacles to a Liberal Engineering Education Martha C. Wilson University of Wisconsin, StoutI. Introduction “I ponder the grim fact that Greece, for all its art and philosophy, and Rome, for all its wealth and technology, both in the end toppled and fell. Perhaps a culture that weds competence to grace, and wisdom to know-how, would persevere and flourish where others have failed. Such a culture would have at its core a cadre of civilized engineers.”1A civilized engineer would understand and appreciate the

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choice is worth serious consideration. Engineering technology which stresseshands-on application and not the high level mathematics associated with the genericengineering program needs to be articulated clearly. The current technological growthtranslates to many job opportunities for engineering technology graduates. The positionbeing presented here is that engineering, and for that matter, education can be given thevisibility that will make it attractive, and professionals in this field can make viablecontribution to this process. Page 5.344.4Another form of visibility mainly in high schools, and colleges and universities is wherea minority may be the

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Session 2520 Computer Utilization in Enhancing Engineering Education Shahnam Navaee Georgia Southern UniversityAbstractIn June of 1998, with an initiative from the Board of Regents of the University System ofGeorgia, the Georgia Institute of Technology was placed in charge of developing plans to furtherenhance the educational opportunities in engineering across the state. Georgia Tech RegionalEngineering Program (GTREP) was specifically created to accomplish this objective. GTREP isbased in southeast Georgia and offers undergraduate programs in the areas of Civil andComputer

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discrepancies in funds distributions.The negotiations about global commerce that seem to be so distant of common citizen’s day byday have a straight influence over social scene of Nations.To the education Institutions the challenge consists in getting a new professional. To theengineering colleges the challenge is to form engineers capable to act in this new world orderwhere engineering is so important even more for the “peripheral Countries”. There is a necessityof good engineers researchers to develop technology and at the same time committed withenvironment so important for the future of all Nations 1.The formation of engineers is crucial for countries like Brazil, that is a large country full ofnatural resources with a huge potential. The education

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students and students for whom English is a second language. Anunderlying theme of the entire program will be encouragement of underrepresented groups inSMET through role models and particular teaching techniques. This theme will be emphasized inboth the recruitment of the Fellows and the teaching of the students. Benefits to the K-12 schoolswill include curriculum that integrates science, technology and engineering topics with math,reading and writing. Benefits to the Fellows will include improved communication skills andself-image.The team uses hands-on learning activities to enhance the educational experience of learners ingrades K-5 in science, math, engineering and technology subjects. This experience is tuned tostudents of different learning

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assist graduate students with the academic hiring process; and (6) to develop the skills needed to establish and lead a research program.INTRODUCTIONAs the mean age of ASEE engineering professors is over 50 years, there is the potential for ASEE to fulfillseveral points of its mission statement, “to encourage youth to pursue studies and careers in engineeringand engineering technology; and influence the recruitment and retention of young faculty andunderrepresented groups.” (3) by working with ASEE Student Chapters to prepare future faculty. ASEEcan sponsor events for graduate students, facilitate contact between graduate students and professors, andtake an active role in preparing teaching assistants.To these ends, the University of

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Scott Johnson; Barbara Nepote; Shirley J. Dyke; Juan Caicedo; Euridice Oware

://ucist.cive.wustl.edu/).7. AcknowledgementsThe program is funded in part by the National Science Foundation (Grant No. DUE-9851198).Efforts of the senior authors toward curriculum development is supported in part by the NationalScience Foundation (PECASE Grant No. CMS 97-33272). The undergraduate co-authors havebeen supported in part by the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergrad-uates Program (Grant No. EEC–9820506) to conduct the independent research projects describedherein in the Washington University Structural Control and Earthquake Engineering Lab. Addi-tional equipment support was provided by Quanser Consulting, PCB, and SMI Technology. Thissupport is gratefully acknowledged.Bibliography1. Dyke, S.J., “Experiences in

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organization is outlined. Additionally, examples oflecture and laboratory sessions are included.1.0 IntroductionEngineering graphics courses have been a cornerstone of most engineering programs in theUnited States for several decades. Over the past few years much attention has been focused onthe paradigm shift from teaching 2D drafting skills to 3D solid modeling in first-year engineeringcurriculums1,2. With the advent of 3D solid modeling software such as Mechanical Desktop,Pro/E, and Solidworks, more schools are integrating this approach in their engineering graphicscourses3 . Another reason for the transition is the demand from industry that their engineersunderstand such technology. Such an approach allows schools to integrate engineering design

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future endeavors. Students, therefore,appear to have accepted that collaborative learning, teamwork and communication skills areimportant aspects of the curriculum. It is time for the faculty to utilize these concepts andenhance the collaborative learning process in engineering programs.It has been mentioned that the development of communication skills is important for engineeringstudents. In fact, it has been written that engineers must become involved in broader issues andvarious non-technical groups10. This often requires the use of presentation and speaking skills.To assist in this effort, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology requires thatoral communication skills must be demonstrated within the curriculum by each

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Session 1360 Engineering Accreditation In The Philippines Walden S. Rio College of Engineering Central Philippine University Iloilo CityI. Introduction The technological world is moving on at a rapid pace. Each new day offers newdiscoveries, new truths, new and oftentimes better ways of doing things. But, while technologiesprogresses by leaps and bounds worldwide, the Philippines is forced to stand and watchhelplessly by. What is the cause of this helplessness. The reason for

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Edison Company, Chicago, Illinois. Since 1979, he has been at Clarkson University,where he is a Professor of Electrical Engineering. During the 1993-1994 year, he was Guest Professor ofthe Advanced Technology of Electrical Engineering Chair, Kumamoto University, Japan. His currentinterests include power system harmonics, power electronics, machine control, and power systemprotection. He is a member of IEEE, and a member of Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Kappa Phi, and Sigma Xi.KARL CUNNINGHAMKarl Cunningham received the B.S.E.E. degree in 1983. He is currently a Staff Electrical Engineer atALCOA’s Massena Operations in Massena, New York, where he is responsible for all aspects of theelectrical needs of the operations. He is the ALCOA founding director for

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curricula, b) aid in freshmen retention, and c)address the needs of and retain students from under represented populations. The studentlearning outcomes include: 1) improvement of the interactions that affect the educationalenvironment through teaming; 2) utilization of technology-enabled education, 3) integration ofsubject matter within the curriculum, and 4) the promotion of life long learning. This reportfocuses on one of the participating member institutions, ASU, and one of the student-learningoutcomes, teaming. This paper covers a two-year longitudinal data analysis and focusesprimarily on how the teaming learning component impacts female engineering students. Morespecifically, we reveal specific gender differences and issues and identify

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Eugene E. Rutz

Session 3222 Distance Learning for Continuing Education – What Engineers Want Eugene Rutz University of CincinnatiAbstractAn educational needs assessment was distributed to practicing engineers to evaluate interest incontinuing education offered through distance learning technologies. Responses to theassessment indicated preferences of practicing engineers for programs related to engineeringmanagement, computer science and engineering, and mechanical / manufacturing engineering.The assessment also indicated that engineers prefer technologies that are computer-mediated.1

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engineering, technology and scienceinstruction as well as having a secondary impact in the preparation of future teachers. Two workshopswere held in July 1998 and July 1999. Participants gained experience in process engineering throughhands-on laboratories, industry experts, and interactive demonstrations. Through industry involvementfrom 10 process engineering companies, faculty were given an initial networking base. Companiescontributing industrial speakers include Sony Music, Inductotherm, DuPont Engineering, Bristol-MyersSquibb, Chemical Industry Council of New Jersey, Cochrane, Tasty Baking Co., DuPontPharmaceuticals, DuPont Nylon, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, AE Technology-Hyprotech, and MobilTechnology Co. Participants use the given

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subject gravitates. This isthe main goal of this Project to form not only Engineers but also good researchers. This isextremely important to the advancement of Science and Technology. During the program thestudents have to develop projects of Engineering since first year. The projects must beconceived, developed and applied individually. The students can also have a Professor/advisor tohelp them. They present their works in a Congress that takes place every end of school year. Thedevelopment of projects added by lab works provide them at least five projects of experiencethat means a good skill as researchers too. To increment the course the coordinating teamdecided to create the “Preliminary week ” to the beginners. The course occurs before the

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R. Sureshkumar; J. Sato

Session 1608 Internet-Ready Instruction Modules in Engineering Education R. Sureshkumar, J. Sato Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130.AbstractThe primary objective of Internet-Ready Instruction Modules (IRIMs) is to utilize the globalaccessibility of the Internet to aid and enhance traditional classroom instruction. Recent advancesin Internet technology offer a myriad of possibilities for IRIMs. In this paper, we outline howIRIMs can be used to promote multidisciplinary learning, to illustrate difficult concepts throughaudio-visual aids, for the development of virtual/real

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Session 3630 SERVICE LEARNING: A POSITIVE APPROACH TO TEACHING ENGINEERING ETHICS AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY Michael S. Pritchard and Edmund Tsang Western Michigan University/University of South AlabamaINTRODUCTIONEngineering Criteria (EC) 2000, the new accreditation criteria of the AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology (ABET), requires engineering programs todemonstrate, under Criterion 3 Program Outcomes, that their graduates have “anunderstanding of professional and ethical responsibility” and “the broad educationnecessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global

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EconomicsAs any professor of engineering can attest, ABET 2000 has been a major topic of concern at ASEEconferences, in articles and in their engineering schools. Stevens Institute of Technology is noexception and Stevens has developed a comprehensive assessment approach to ABET 2000.III. Stevens’ Approach to ABET 2000The Stevens curriculum has traditionally been based on a broad core that provides breadth in thesciences, engineering and the humanities while at the same time, allowing for meaningfulspecialization in various engineering disciplines. Thus, Stevens’ educational objectives are expressedat the Engineering Curriculum Level to emphasize this unified approach to engineering education andto satisfy ABET 2000 Criterion 3. The individual

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career awareness.• The center will help to establish an early awareness of an engineering career path - especially critical to populations that are underrepresented in engineering.• The center will lead in learner-centered, hands-on, engineering activities with K-12 students.Engineering Programs in DeliveryThe center’s objectives are being met through various programs being delivered tostudents in grades K-12 and their current and future teachers. In a mobile roboticsprogram utilizing Legos and “Not Quite C” programming, an engineering course wascreated which provides technological literacy, hands-on learning activities, and fieldexperiences for future teachers. “Toying With Technology1,2,” as this program is titled,brings these hands

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) This paper will describe a case study we developed at the University of Virginia for teaching thesocial and ethical dimensions of technology to engineering students. The case study concerns Monsanto’sefforts to be a cutting-edge life-sciences company in agriculture, developing genetically-modified seeds. Inorder to understand the case study, one has to understand the program out of which it emerged.A Graduate Option in Engineering, Ethics and Policy At the University of Virginia, we have created a graduate option in Engineering and Ethics thatlinks the Darden Business School, the Division of Technology, Culture and Communications and theDepartment of Systems Engineering. This engineering graduate option attempts to overcome the

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Bernard Hoop; Thomas E. Hulbert; Robert B. Angus; Eric W. Hansberry

Session 3425 First-Year Student Design Projects In Engineering Graphics Eric W. Hansberry, Associate Professor, Bernard Hoop, Visiting Scientist Thomas E. Hulbert, Professor Emeritus, And Robert B. Angus, Senior Lecturer Northeastern University School of Engineering Technology 360 Huntington Avenue, Room 120 SN Boston, MA

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Duane L. Abata

Session 2255 Implementing an Interdisciplinary Curriculum in Internal Combustion Engines Duane L. Abata Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the design and implementation of an interdisciplinary curriculum in internalcombustion engines at Michigan Technological University. This curriculum enhancement is partof the newly formed Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Propulsion (ICAP) which is a UnitedStates Department of Energy Center of Excellence funded under the GATE program. One of themain goals of this Center is to provide multi

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Graduates are not readily employable, but need furtherTraining. There is mismatch between the knowledge, curriculum and skills imparted byTechnical Institutions and Industrial needs. Universities are not able to inspire the Industriesto come to the academic platform and, make use of their expertise in structuring EngineeringEducation.Little attention is being paid by universities for the ever growing and diverse social needs.The fruits of Technology are not reaching the downtrodden and under previlized in thesociety. Taking these points into consideration a model is developed for a more usefulproductive and socially relevant Engineering Education System.1. India - some social indicatorsIndia is a country with 25 states, 14 major languages and