Conference Session

Topics Related to Assessments and Outcomes

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Maughmer, Pennsylvania State University; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

students hear about the benefits of being able to Page 12.1359.3sketch and what will be expected of them during this ungraded component of thecourse.At this point, five to six exercises are begun. After the first two exercises, whichdeal with aircraft components, the aircraft that is to be sketched is projected forthe students or given to them via a hard-copy. In all cases, the instructor thendemonstrates in some detail how they go about sketching the figure. The studentsare then asked to practice sketching the figure over the next week or so, oftenafter which time, they are asked to reproduce it in class. These figures are thencollected, critiqued, and returned

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Pagliari, East Carolina University; Richard Monroe, East Carolina University; David Batts, East Carolina University

] Schneiderman, Leo. The Psychology of Social Change. Human Sciences Press, Inc. New York. 1988.[19] Techsmith Online. Camtasia Product. 2007. http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp[20] The Communication Initiative. Planning Models: Diffusion of Innovation. Online: http://www.comminit.com.2003.[21] Thompson, James D. Organizations in Action. New York: McGraw-Hill. 1967.[22] Turban, King, Lee, Warkentin, Chung. Electronic Commerce: A Managerial Perspective. 2002. (Upper SaddleRiver, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2002.[23] Ward, Lloyd Gordon and Throop, Robert. The Mead Project. Department of Sociology, Brock University.Ontario, Canada. 2001.[24] Wilkins, K.G. Redeveloping Communication for Social Change: Theory, Practice, and Power. Lanham, MD:Rowman &

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Crystal Bateman, Brigham Young University; Janell Armstrong, Brigham Young University; C. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University

ubiquitous that they become wholly unremarkable to the typical user. Atypical ubiquitous system involves potentially hundreds of small, embedded devices collectingand exchanging environment data with each other. This type of system is typified by the “smartdust” project of Pister and Kahn2, 3 which envisaged many millimeter-cubed-sized motescollecting data and communicating with each other. Ubiquitous system communications aremore complex than the typical client-server model and this new computing model introducesnew networking challenges such as devices power conservation, seamless network handling ofdevice addition and removal, and conservative administration expectations.Wireless sensor networking (WSN) is a key technology for ubiquitous systems

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shane Palmquist, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

expressions that they are trying to solve.AcknowledgementsThe author would like to express his sincere gratitude to the Foundation at our University forproviding funding for this project. The author would also like to thank the students of structuralanalysis, CE382 (fall 2006), for their patience and eagerness to learn.Bibliographic Information1. Seely, B.E., “The Other Re-engineering of Engineering Education, 1900-1965,” Journal of Engineering Education, Jul, 1999, pp. 285-294.2. Grinter, L.E. (Chair), et al., “Report of the Committee on Evaluation of Engineering Education, Journal of Engineering Education, April, 1955, pp. 25-63.3. Fromm, E., “The Changing Engineering Educational Paradigm,” Journal of Engineering Education, Apr, 2003

Conference Session

Educational Software

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Smith, U. of St. Thomas - St. Paul

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

tools, simulators, and processor designs, like Page 12.117.3those being promoted by the “opencores.com” project (Goering, 2005). To simulate a CPU, the environment must be able to implement a sequential machine, whichgenerally requires three components: ç state variables or registers to store the previous state of the system, ç combinatorial logic to calculate the next state from a combination of the previous state and any input signals, ç a periodic signal, like a clock, to tell the machine to update its state based on the outputs of the combinatorial logic. Digital logic, or a capable software simulation of digital

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janice McCain, Howard University; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Dawn Williams, Howard University; Kimarie Engerman, University of the Virgin Islands

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

influence of students’ “likes” and “dislikes” ofvarious aspects of their engineering programs on the change in the level of commitment,persistence and, hence, doggedness.III. MethodologyThis study takes a longitudinal, multi-method approach to investigate the engineeringexperiences of undergraduate engineering students at four U.S. universities. Participatinginstitutions varied in their designations as public or private; research or technical orientations;the size of their undergraduate student populations; and the ratio of female to male students.Data for the larger study, of which this project represents a subset, was initiated in 2004. A total

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Mason, Seattle University; Frank Shih, Seattle University; Jeff Dragovich, Seattle University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2007-1240: REAL-TIME ACCESS TO EXPERIMENTAL DATA USINGTABLET PC’SGregory Mason, Seattle University Dr. Mason received a BSME from Gonzaga University, an MS in Computer Integrated Manufacturing from Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington-Seattle. He developed a robotics laboratory for the Department of Defense in Keyport, WA and was involved in numerous automation projects, including a robotic container welding system and a robotic torpedo fueling system. While at the University of Washington Dr. Mason did post-doctoral research for NASA, designing a multirate flutter suppression system for a commercial jet. His current

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Tuffner, University of Wyoming; Andrew Catellier, University of Wyoming; Robert Kubichek, University of Wyoming; John Pierre, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

, and QAM. Non-idealities such as I/Q gain mismatch are alsoexplored. Any undergraduate lab with workbenches outfitted with standard PC and dataacquisition equipment will be able to make use of this VSA.The paper is organized into the following sections. Section 2 describes the theory of operation ofthe low-cost vector signal analyzer. Section 3 gives examples of how the VSA can be used inundergraduate communication laboratory exercises. The final section concludes the paper.2. VSA theory of operationThe vector signal analyzer is implemented using National Instruments’ LabVIEW andMathworks’ MATLAB. The combination of the two software packages allows easy dataacquisition as well as an easily modifiable processing code. The entire project could

Conference Session

Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annette Mallory Donawa; Clifton Martin, Morgan State University; Carl White, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

,consisting of 50% juniors and 50% seniors, were successful in completing both the pre– and post – assessments. Page 12.1221.10 Page 9Hypothesis This engineering education research project is related to the first author’sdissertation topic: Critical Thinking Instruction and Minority Engineering Students at aPublic Urban Higher Education Institution. Since this critical thinking course was a pilotstudy, only one hypothesis statement is applicable from the original dissertationresearch study design.Hypothesis H01 – There is no significant difference in critical thinking test scores after the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Lee, University of South Florida; Douglas Lunsford, University of South Florida

AC 2007-1856: COMMUNICATION APPREHENSION IN UNDERGRADUATEENGINEERING STUDENTS: THE INFLUENCE OF PERFORMING ARTSPARTICIPATIONWilliam Lee, University of South FloridaDouglas Lunsford, University of South Florida Douglas Lunsford is a PhD student in educational methods and has worked on a number of engineering educational research projects. Page 12.372.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Communication apprehension in undergraduate students: The influence of performing arts participationAbstractEngineering students often display varying levels of communication apprehension (CA) when itcomes to

Conference Session

Leadership Perspectives in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Acheson, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Lingma Acheson, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the ______ School of ____________ was the original architect of the database-driven system. Her pioneering efforts in the infancy of this project are due credit as the system was deemed feasible at this point. Having the blueprint and a prototype of the initial system, the Nominations Chair discussed the vision of an automated system with the incoming and current Database Administrator, _______ _______. Upon gaining an understanding of the intended capabilities of the envisioned system, the new Database Administrator dissected and explored the structure of the existing database. With a clear Page 12.835.4 understanding of the objectives

Conference Session

Contemporary Instrumentation Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Shepard, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

themaximum key transmission rate at these distances? Do the experiments confirm thesecalculations or are there other real-world effects that we didn’t account for? The students alsowill do readings in (the more applied) technical journals to keep abreast of progress in siliconphotonics – what are the projections? How does detector cost play a roll in making choicesamong the current states-of-the-art, etc.? Thus, even within this seemingly esoteric application,the interplay of: industry; cost; technology; and materials, becomes an important part of thelaboratory component.Regarding sources: in order for QKD to work, within each pulse (of chosen polarization) thereshould only be one photon – otherwise Eve could steal one! So single-photon sources

Conference Session

Academic Boot Camp

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

to provide an opportunity for mentors,mentees, and mentoring facilitators to educate each other and have fun doing so. The second goal isa deliverable: we intend to produce a Proceedings of the workshop including summaries of the talksand discussions, a document distilling the best practices, resources, and other important issues.(2) General Electric (GE) funded the web site for the Faculty for the Future [3].FacultyForTheFuture.org is a website dedicated to linking a diverse pool of women andunderrepresented minority candidates from engineering, science and business with faculty andresearch positions across the country. The major components of the website are describedincluding lessons learned and the project evaluation

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

International

served as centers for the exchange ofrelated knowledge. These types of exchanges foster more focused research on the part ofthe university, and most importantly, create environments suitable for educating scientists,engineers and other graduates that have a competitive edge in the world market.Working with multinational companies will help further the university’sinternationalization tremendously. Working on joint projects abroad would provide theopportunity to educate faculty and staff and stem new connections and ideas in theprocess. A cohesive effort also needs to be made to provide opportunities for faculty and Page 12.349.4staff to work with

Conference Session

Computer and Information Technology-Related Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Steffen, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne; Iskandar Hack, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

high speed access, many households and small businesses wish to share theirInternet connection with everyone on the premises. This can be done by purchasing a smallrouter or wireless access point. A router is a networking device that connects multiple networkstogether, for example, your home network and the Internet2. The router allows each of yourcomputers to share the same cable or DSL Internet connections. Similarly, a wireless accesspoint allows the sharing of a cable or DSL Internet connection without a physical wire beingconnected to your computer. Both of these devices can be purchased for as little as $59.00 at anylocal electronics store.The projected growth in both cable and DSL subscribers will go from a combined 24

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sri Kolla, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Luntz, E. Almeiada, D. Tilbury, J. Moyne and K. Hargrove, “The distributed reconfigurable factory testbed(DRFT): A collaborative cross-university manufacturing system testbed,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference,2006.[10] R, Bartz, S. Engell, C. Schmid, H. Roth, N. Becker and H. M. Schaedel, “Project-oriented internet-basedlearning in the field of control engineering,” Proceedings of ASEE/SEFI/TUB Annual Colloquium, 2002.[11] J. Rehg and B. Muller, “Teaching PLCs with the IEC 61131 standard languages,” Proceedings of ASEE AnnualConference, 2005.[12] D. Wang, and H. Peddle, “System approach for design and construction of PLC training laboratory,”Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, 2001.[13] K. H. Johansson, et al. (2005). “Vehicle

Conference Session

Industry-Academia Collaborations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Jim Subach, Arizona State University; John Magrane, Microchip Technology Inc.; Carol Popovich, Microchip Technology Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

anongoing basis. Course content is developed based upon the following essential rubrics: Page 12.889.4 - more - • The course-design approach is competency-/outcome-based • Classroom instruction is for clarification • The laboratory is to expand on classroom instruction • A final capstone project course integrates all the components Many sources for initiation ESD Curriculum-Change Process of change, 2+ faculty

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Richter, Virginia Tech; Kurt Johnson, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

theplan of action for the day and held discussions about team issues, like the research project andteam name.After snack time, the team moved to the classroom. The coach chose to partner the youth totackle the problems of the robot performance part of the competition. By partnering the children,the amount of time each student participated on the robot was their own choice. Typically, atleast one of the partners could concentrate on the problem designated, giving them a chance towork almost one-on-one on the problem. When neither partner could focus on the problem, littlewas accomplished, creating a challenge of directing the youth into working. Usually, the coach,one or two mentors, and a parent volunteer were present to supervise and refocus the

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Myszka, University of Dayton; Scott Schneider, University of Dayton; Scott Segalewitz, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

International

engineering, has evolved tobalance mathematics and science with critical thinking. Design scenarios involve open thinkingand decision making. Both skills have been areas where Chinese students have demonstrated lowperformance. Craft9 cited that these skills are now being addressed in China, but shortcomingsshould be expected for current Chinese students in American classrooms.Limited research has been found that documents successful teaching methods for Chinesestudents in an American school of engineering. Tate and Sriraman10 share positive experiencewith assigning design projects to a team that includes an American and a Chinese student. Theyobserved that American students showed more interest in the creative and commercial aspectsand the Chinese

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niall Seery, University of Limerick; William Gaughran, University of Limerick; Thomas Waldmann, University of Limerick

of information appears tobe strongly rooted to the behaviourist paradigm, with student ‘mimicking’ cognitiveinvolvement. Page 12.203.2Much research suggests that the use of a problem-based or project-based learningenvironments help motivate students to learn on a deeper level3, 4. Student-canteredapproaches to learning which focuses on active and cooperative learning indicate apositive correlation between the instrumental method and the students’ engagement of a‘deep’ learning approach 5,6,7,8.The design of the practical approach to machine tool training discussed in this paper isconceptually grounded on theories of participative education. Creating a

Conference Session

Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peng Li, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University; Tijjani Mohammed, East Carolina University; Lee Toderick, East Carolina University; Chengcheng Li, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

/Comparison_of_virtual_machines5. Jeremy Sugerman, Ganesh Venkitachalam and Beng-Hong Lim, “Virtualizing I/O Devices on VMwareWorkstation’s Hosted Virtual Machine Monitor”, Proceedings of the 2001 USENIX Annual Technical Conference,2001.6. 7-Zip. http://www.7-zip.org7. Gary D. Steffen, “Teaching Local Area Networking in a Secure Virtual Environment”, Proceedings of the 2004ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2004.8. Richard Bejtlich, “The Tao of Network Security Monitoring”, Addison-Wesley, 20059. http://linux.duke.edu/projects/yum Page 12.1575.10

Conference Session

Teaching Ethics II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

toengineering ethics.At Texas A&M University, evidence of this interest in professional ethics culminated in thecreation of a new course in engineering ethics, as well as a project funded by the NationalScience Foundation to develop material for introducing ethical issues into required undergraduateengineering courses. Case Western Reserve University has created an Online Ethics Center forEngineering and Science. University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Scienceand the Darden School of Graduate Business Administration have created a web site that isdedicated to the dissemination of engineering ethics case studies and supporting resources forstudents and faculty. The Ethics Updates site of the University of San Diego is another

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Balachandran, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Lalitha Balachandran, Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

evaluator.Lalitha Balachandran, Wisconsin Department of Transportation LALITHA BALACHANDRAN is an advanced engineer Advanced Engineer at the Division of Transportation System Development - Southwest Region, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, 2101 Wright St, Madison, WI 53704-2583. She is registered as a professional engineer in the state of Wisconsin. She has completed many highway design projects from 1990 to 2007 and is currently in a managerial position. Page 12.474.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Designing Weekly Online Graduate Course Discussion and Rubrics for

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Kane, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Clarisa Gonzalez-Lenahan, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Stephen Eck, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

liberalarts programs and engineering programs (Ref. 3). The implementation of the concept at NJITand the concept itself (now including PhD and MBA programs) has gone through several stagesof development since that time, driven by a number of factors that reflect the transition of NJITfrom a specialized, primarily undergraduate institution to a major public research university(Ref. 1) with over 40 Master's programs, 18 doctoral programs, and graduate enrollmentapproaching 3000. The initial concept was to allow undergraduates to proceed smoothly into thenew Master's programs that were being developed, allowing enhancement of theirprofessionally-based education and providing a vehicle for faculty and students to work onMaster's level Projects and Theses

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

M L M L LE126 – Mechanics of Solids L M L L L M L M LEM470 – Engineering Management L L L M M M MEM 475 – Project Management L H MEM365 – Statistics for Engineering Mgrs M M LEM380 – Engineering Management Lab. M L M

Conference Session

Potpourri Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mara Wasburn, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

that begin to diverge as early as elementary and middleschool, to the absence of women faculty, mentors, and fellow students in college and universityclassrooms that create a “chilly climate for women” in these areas.2,5A 2003 United States National Science Foundation publication6 described 211 ongoing projectsin the country designed to attract and retain women and in STEM courses. More than $90 Page 12.338.2million had already been poured into these projects. Given the proliferation of such efforts,some measurable effect on the entry and persistence of women in these professions should beexpected. However, studies indicate no substantial gains

Conference Session

Two Year Colleges

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

thirtystudents that shared the same two classes. This cohort was split into ten teams for bothclassroom and afternoon activities. Study groups of two teams each were formed, each with adesignated Study Leader trained in group learning methods (similar to Supplemental Instruction).The training emphasized the value of collaborative learning and peer support, and explained thepurpose and function of Learning Communities. The SS1 sessions provided a supportiveenvironment for students to work together on homework and group projects while building asense of community and shared success. The SS2 sessions were one hour long and included theentire class, along with the SS1 Leaders. These sessions included workshops on studytechniques, test taking, physics lab

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Sawyers, Ohio Northern University; John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University

3.1 28 6 from courses other than Numerical Methods and Programming.4. Developing computer programs related to numerical methods helped 3.2 28 6 me understand the need for programming.5. As engineering students, we should have more projects that combine 3.1 28 6 topics from more than one class.6. I learned more from the individual assignments than from the team 2.3 11 22 assignments.7. I can now write a program to implement an algorithm from numerical

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guoqing Zhou, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Future Plan of The ISO 19130 Project, XXth ISPRS Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, July 13-13, 2004 (DVD).Di, L., A. Chen, W. Yang, and P. Zhao (2003), The Integration of Grid Technology with OGC Web Services (OWS) in NWGISS for NASA EOS Data, in Pro. of the Eighth Global Grid Forum, 24-27 June, Seattle, WA, USA.Souder, W.E. (1993). The effectiveness of traditional vs. satellite delivery in three management of technology master's degree programs. The American Journal of Distance Education, 7(1), 37-53.Wilkes, C.W., and Burnham, B.R. (1991). Adult learner motivations and electronics distance education. The American Journal of Distance Education, 5(1), 43-50

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Egbert; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

iteratively employing the lessons learned from mistakes andopportunities resulting from those tasks.A significant longer term threat to maintaining a highly innovative engineering workforce is thelack of interest and related low performance of our primary and secondary school students inscience, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Regional, state and local efforts supportingrecruitment of young students into STEM areas include the FIRST Robotics Competition and theProject Lead the Way® pre-engineering curriculum within Middle Schools and High Schools.These and other similar projects deserve our fullest support.A move to restore the perception of engineering as a rewarding and value adding career is alsoneeded, thus our Government and our