Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marie Dahleh

covered which may differfrom the department syllabus, any laboratory projects, design experience, oral or writtencommunication projects and any social or ethical issues discussed in the course. The curriculumcommittee, to determine if the department syllabus needs to be changed, reviews the coursereports annually.Senior Exit surveyAll graduating seniors are asked to fill out a survey just before graduation in the spring. Thissurvey is quite detailed consisting of 23 questions many with multiple parts. Several questionsspecifically ask the students to give an opinion about how well the department met the MEprogram outcomes. The rest of the questions were included to correspond to questions o n theone-year alumni survey and will be used for

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Goldberg

specific registers and counters of the8051 microcontroller. Note these tasks are essential in microcontroller applications, and eachmicrocontroller has unique hardware and software to efficiently perform them.The assembly language code and hardware involved in these three tasks are presented in classlecture. (Figure 1 shows the assembly language code for the three tasks. Note the code may notbe complete). The students study the 8051 instructions that are employed in the three tasks.Students follow up in laboratory by entering the code with a text editor and assembling anddownloading the code using the Rigel RJ 31P 8051 board and READS51 software developmentenvironment. They construct a hardware interface board consisting of drivers and LEDs

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi Diefes-Dux

requirements." Next,the seniors are asked to evaluate on a 5-point Likert scale the effectiveness of laboratoryexperiences and computer based projects in each ABE core course. Seniors are also asked toevaluate the frequency and effectiveness of exposure to a variety of communication methods(e.g. e-mail, technical writing, business writing, oral communication). Finally the seniors areasked to evaluate their competency in using a number of computer tools (e.g. operating systems,spreadsheets, engineering computation tools, data acquisition tools). A free response section isavailable to the seniors to suggest improvements to the laboratory, computer, and communicationcomponents of the program. This part concludes with a free response section that allows

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Manian Ramkumar; Immanuel Edinbarough

theteaching profession for the past 13 years, 3 years as a visiting professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Histeaching and research interests are in the areas of Automation, Robotics, Machine Vision, and CAD/CAM/CIM. Hehas published several papers, in these areas, in various national & international conferences and journals.Manian RamkumarManian Ramkumar is a faculty in the Computer Integrated Manufacturing Engineering Technology Department atthe Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. He teaches courses in CAD, CAM, CIM, FMS, robotics,surface mount electronics manufacturing, assembly automation, and controls for manufacturing automation. He wasinstrumental in developing the CIM and Surface Mount Electronics Manufacturing

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Leo Smith; Hisham Alnajjar; Donald Leone; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Ladimer Nagurney; Devdas Shetty

by (i) Redesign of the Freshman Engineering coursesequence by incorporating Integrative Learning Blocks by involvement of faculty fromengineering, mathematics, physics, humanities and social sciences. (ii) Creation of a newEngineering Design course at Sophomore Year and the development of Integrative Learning witha course on Ethics in the Profession (iii) Redesign of a Junior Year Design course withIntegrated Learning with Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering. (iv) Partnership withindustry in the creation of real-life engineering projects for all Senior Capstone projects.The paper narrates the interdisciplinary focus taken by the project, involving faculty fromengineering, mathematics, humanities, etc. It has promoted new teaching

Conference Session

FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

AC 2011-1625: IMPROVING STUDENT RETENTION IN STEM DISCI-PLINES: A MODEL THAT HAS WORKEDAndrew Kline, Western Michigan University Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering PhD, Michigan Technological UniversityBetsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University Betsy M. Aller is an associate professor in industrial and manufacturing engineering at Western Michigan University, where she teaches first-year engineering and coordinates capstone design project courses. Dr. Aller’s research interests include professional development of students to enter and succeed in the engineering workplace, and enhancing engineering and technology-related experiences for women and minorities.Dr. Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

, R.C., & Kuo, L. (2007). Teaching and learning argumentation, The Elementary School Journal, 107(5), 449-472. 7. Caspersz, D.M., Wu, M., Skene, J. “Factors Influencing Effective Performance of University Student Teams,” in Proc. 26th Annual International HERDSA Conference, Christchurch, NZ, pp. N/A CD Rom. 8. Buckenmeyer, J.A. “Using teams for class activities: Making course/classroom teams work,” Journal of Education for Business, Vol. 76, No. 2, Nov. 2000, pp. 98-108. 9. E. Greco and J. Reasoner. (2010) Student Laboratory Skills and Knowledge Improved through Individual Lab Participation, Proc. ASEE Annual Conference, Lousiville, KY, June 2010. 10. R. Stout, J.A. Cannon-Bowers, and E

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University; William J Calvo, Chemical and Molecular Engineering Program, Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, NY)

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1031: INTRODUCTORY LEVEL TEXTBOOK PROBLEMS IL-LUSTRATING CONCEPTS IN PHARMACEUTICAL ENGINEERINGStephanie Farrell, Rowan University Stephanie Farrell is an Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. Prior to joining Rowan in 1998, she was an assistant professor in Chemical Engineering and adjunct professor in Biomed- ical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. She received her Bachelor’s, MS, and PhD degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, Stevens Institute of Technology, and New Jersey Institute of Technology, respectively. Stephanie’s educational interests are in laboratory develop- ment and experiential learning, particularly in the areas of biomedical

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Frederick Sweitzer, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

program curricula to determine if and what kinds ofchanges are needed.1The current outcome assessment process for E and ET programs is primarily designed to meetthe requisite ABET Criteria 3 (a-k) requirements. Evaluation is concentrated on 3rd and 4th yearcourses and measures performance in specific embedded assignments within the core area, i.e.those most relevant to the major and taught within the College. Core courses may be classified asone of the following 5 types: • Theoretical – 3 or 4 semester credits, largely lecture-based, and devoted to an advanced topic within a specific discipline such as thermodynamics or wireless communications. • Experiential – Laboratory-oriented course equivalent to 1 to 3 semester credit

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Rex Maixner, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado alsoprovide different insights and recent developments in the field. Engineering thermodynamics isa prerequisite, fluid mechanics is a co-requisite, and while an introduction to the basic modes ofheat transfer are covered in the engineering thermodynamics course, it is recommended thatenrolled students have satisfactorily completed a dedicated heat transfer course.While the course covers a variety of topics (solar, wind, ocean, hydro, geothermal, combinedheat and power, biomass, nuclear, etc.), a substantial portion of the course is devoted to solarenergy (active, passive, and photovoltaic), and would benefit greatly from the incorporation of a

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Ahsan Mian, Montana State University; Hunter Lloyd, Montana State University; Robb Larson, P.E., Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-531: THE MONTANA MULE: A CASE STUDY IN INTERDISCI-PLINARY CAPSTONE DESIGNBrock J. LaMeres, Montana State University Dr. Brock J. LaMeres is an Assistant Professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at Montana State University (MSU). LaMeres teaches and conducts research in the area of digital systems and engineering education. LaMeres is currently studying the effectiveness of online delivery of engi- neering education including the impact of remote laboratory experiences. LaMeres is also studying the pedagogical impact of interdisciplinary capstone projects compared to traditional discipline-specific de- sign projects. LaMeres’ research group is also studying the effective hardware

Conference Session

Engineering and Technological Literacy: Past and Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; John W. Blake P.E., Austin Peay State University; Kate A. Disney, Mission College; Carl O. Hilgarth, Shawnee State University; Randy Libros, Community College of Philadelphia; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

College Kate Disney teaches engineering at Mission College in Santa Clara, Calif.Prof. Carl O. Hilgarth, Shawnee State University Carl O. Hilgarth is professor and Department Chair of engineering technologies at Shawnee State Univer- sity (SSU), Portsmouth, Ohio. He joined SSU in 1990 and has served as Department Chair since 1997. He holds an M.S. in engineering management from the Missouri University of Science and Technology (UMR). His technical interests are computer engineering technology, production operations, industrial management, and industrial archeology. He also instructs ethics and senior seminar courses in the univer- sity’s general education program, and is an advocate of the importance of including

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Stephan J. Nix, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

focused on new student recruitment, but recently much more attention has been directedtoward the issue of student retention. Although recruitment remains fundamental in today’seducational environment, student retention is becoming increasingly important. Studies haveshown that it is much more expensive to recruit a new student than it is to keep a current one. Inaddition, if students are not successful in completing their degrees, there can be seriousinstitutional implications. For example, student attrition raises questions about the institutionalpriorities, particularly those of teaching and student development. In recent years, retention rateshave been cited as one of the critical measures of institutional effectiveness

Conference Session

Research on Engineering Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-3131: DO STUDENTS DREAM BEYOND LEDS? INNOVATIVEQUALITIES OF IDEAS GENERATED BY FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERINGSTUDENTSNicholas D. Fila, Purdue University Nicholas D. Fila is a doctoral student and graduate research assistant in the School of Engineering Educa- tion at Purdue University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Illinois. He has published conference papers on cooperative learning and team innovation. His research focuses on teamwork, innovation, and laboratory education.Dr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Senay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education and is the Director of Assessment Research for

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald G. Colliver P.E., University of Kentucky; Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

semester2011 which was developed for the students to obtain this eyes-on learning. In order to expand thelearning opportunity in the course and to make it more than simply a series of tours, the coursewas designed so the students would do background work to gain an understanding of what theywould be visiting, and then actually visit the facility and talk with operators. At the conclusion ofeach visit the students would then write a journal of their visit to each regional power and energyrelated facility. Assessments from the students about the course and its learning opportunitieswill also be presented. The class represents a potential model for exposing students to industryfacilities in the form of a learning laboratory and also exposes the students

Conference Session

Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid Y. Eydgahi, Bakersfield College; Julio R. Blanco, California State University, Bakersfield

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Two Year College Division

tocommunity college for their students. By working cooperatively and sharing scarce resources,we can educate the professional needed to compete in the new world economy.In partnership with BC, CSUB is moving forward rapidly to develop a Center for CollaborativeInterdisciplinary Teaching and Research to accelerate the establishment of a modern STEMeducation program, which produces equitable learning and degree completion. This Center willhave all the qualities recommended by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) as "levers"of change in educational practice. Faculty development will be the main lever for university-wide progress toward becoming more learning-centered. STEM faculty at CSUB will adoptevidence-based best practices for promoting

Conference Session

Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie E. Sharp, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

resources.Some of these specifically explaining the STAR method are online, readily available through asearch. In addition, most technical communication textbooks have a section on job searchcommunication offering information about interview preparation and sample behavioralquestions.5-7 Other books also offer a wealth of information about interviewing skills.8,9Preparation time required may be anywhere from a half hour to an hour. Another option is toinvite a technical communication professor as guest lecturer because many teach interviewingskills in one or more of their courses. Career center staff are also usually quite willing to give aguest presentation on the topic.In-Class Activities and AssignmentsIn class, the professor may explain what a

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rochelle Letrice Williams, ABET; Eyassu Woldesenbet, Southern University and A&M College

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

AC 2012-5169: THE ROLE MODEL AFFECT AND ITS EFFECT ON UN-DERREPRESENTED MINORITIES PURSUING DOCTORATES IN EN-GINEERING EDUCATIONDr. Rochelle Letrice Williams, ABET Rochelle Williams recently joined the ABET headquarters staff as Educational Research and Assessment Manager in the Professional Services Department. In this role, Williams manages ABET’s educational of- ferings on a global scale and leads technical education research projects. Prior to joining ABET, Williams held two positions at Baton Rouge Community College: Science Laboratory Manager and Adjunct Fac- ulty in the Mathematics Department. In addition, Williams has worked closely with the National Sci- ence Foundation’s Next Generation Composites Crest

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J.A. Ortega-Saenz, PSJA High School; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

the market, for which I had to choose between many characteristics such assize of the work-table, number of axles, power, operating system, CAM software, etc. Accordingto the needs of my project and the available budget, the best option was to purchase a ProbotixFireBall V90CNC router. The details of this equipment are described in detail on Appendix C.Heat GunSince shape memory polymers are activated by heat, during the summer an industrial furnacelocated in a TAMUK laboratories was used for the experiments. This can be considered adisadvantage for the Legacy Cycle, especially when experiments need to be performed in theclassroom. However, as an alternative heat source, a heat gun with variable temperature (RyobiHG500) was bought, which

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Vondrachek; Joseph Hoffbeck

does, ahigh ratio usually indicates speech. The DSP compares the ratio to a threshold value, which wasdetermined from recorded speech and music, and, if the ratio is higher than the threshold,generates a signal that could be used to mute the speech. The technique was found to work wellwith the test signals used to find the threshold, but did not generalize very well to new music andspeech signals.I. IntroductionThe challenge in many courses is not in deciding how best to teach a topic, but in deciding howbest to motivate students so that they want to learn the material. The project described in thispaper is designed to show an interesting and useful application of DSP that requires little theory,and can be used to capture the interest of the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ranji Vaidyanathan; Todd Anderson; Ray Umashankar; Ramesh Sharma; Marlene Platero; Greg Artz; Chris Choi; Al Ortega

ofACR’s rapid prototyping business. Greg also collaborates with UA for teaching computer-aided design and rapidprototyping to undergraduate students by building prototype models of CAD files sent by the students to ACR.CHRISTOPHER Y. CHOIChristopher Choi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering of theUniversity of Arizona. Dr. Choi has established the Instructional Computer Laboratory and developed a courseentitled Introduction to Computer Aided Design and has introduced Rapid Prototyping in conjunction with the state-of-the-art CAD technology. Dr. Choi received a Ph.D. degree in M.E. from Colorado State University.ALFONSO ORTEGAAlfonso Ortega is an Associate Professor in the Aerospace and Mechanical

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry A. Caskey

Department to students who want a background in environmental engineering. Thetopics covered include sedimentation, filtration(including micro and ultrafiltration), adsorption,ion exchange, and membrane separations. A laboratory project has been developed to makedrinking water out of raw sewage using sedimentation, granular filtration, carbon adsorption,deionization, ultrafiltration and chlorination. The project has had a natural appeal becausestudents easily relate to raw sewage and drinking water. The purification process wasconstructed using Plexiglass cylinders, Tygon tubing, peristaltic pumps and permanentlymounted on a 4 ft by 8 ft plywood panel. Water samples are taken after each unit operation andthe following tests performed: Suspended

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip McReynolds; Andras Gordon; Andrew Lau; Richard Devon

extraction to disposal inthe life cycle of a product, the design process is where we make, or reflects where others make,the most important decisions; the decisions that determine most of the final product cost,3 and thedecisions that determine most of the ethical costs and benefits and to whom they accrue. It paysto do design well, but design is much bigger than our pursuit of profit, protection, or pleasure. Itis revolutionary behavior that has become routinized and institutionalized. Whether in theOlympics, in the laboratory, or on the operating table, we can no longer even decide wherehuman nature ends and technology begins. Every generation lives in a very new world withradically fewer natural species and many new technological species. Few, if

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Luebbers; R.A. Rodríguez-Solís; José Colom-Ustáriz

from UMASS at Amherst. His research interest aremicrowave circuits, microwave remote sensing, and numerical methods for electromagnetics. He is currently thecoordinator of the COOP program at the ECE Department and the IAP coordinator. He teaches courses in the areaof Applied Electromagnetics and basic circuit analysis.RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ SOLISHe is an Assistant Professor at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez. He has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineeringfrom Penn State University and an MSEE from the University of Florida. His research interest are microwavebroadband antennas, microwave circuits, high frequency simulations, and numerical methods for electromagnetics.He is currently the director of the Radiation Laboratory, which is sponsored

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Ohland; Cynthia Finelli

All Study O&F 20 0 10 10 0 5 15 L&O II 17 0 11 6 11 6 0 L&O I 21 1 11 9 12 9 0III. Team activities and the cooperative learning environmentBoth courses in this study required team homework assignments. In addition, the first course(ECE 412) included three team laboratory assignments and a final team project, while the secondcourse (ECE 440) included a final team project. Students were expected to meet outside of nor-mal class hours to complete the assignments, and they were

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Kisha L. Johnson; John Albert Wheatland; Grace E. Mack

Engineering 12:45 – 1:00 Closing Session Schaefer Lecture Hall Guest Speaker(s) Wrap-Up/Evaluation Page 5.297.3Packets are distributed that include a schedule, a booklet of the workshop content and resourceinformation like department and student services, office locations and phone numbers, campuscomputer laboratory hours, tutorial schedules, contact information for engineering organizationleaders

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Sidney J. Brandon; Michael R. Sexton; Justin W. Douglas

laboratory program. A commercially available turbocharger wasused for the compressor and turbine portions of the engine. As part of the design analysis thestudents developed the system of equations necessary to simulate the engine and used them in acomputer model to predict the design and off-design performance of the engine. The results ofthese computer simulations were used to size and design the various engine systems andcomponents. The engine systems and components designed by the students included acombustion chamber, fuel system, ignition system, lubrication system, starting system,instrumentation, and test stand. The combustion chamber was designed based on required airand fuel flow rates predicted by the engine simulation. The combustion

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Nghia T. Le

Session Number 3226 Infrared Emitter – Detector Project Nghia T. Le Purdue UniversityI. IntroductionThe following project is a design of an infrared emitter-detector circuit. It reviews of some of theconcepts and applications the students have learned during the first few semesters in theElectrical Engineering Technology program at Purdue University. The advantage of this projectis that it progresses in steps that are manageable and easily to conduct laboratory activities.The project consists of an analog part and a digital

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Josef Rojter

broad parameters. The inquiry undertook the Page 3.245.4study of all engineering education providers in terms of their academic staffprofiles, researchand consultancy activities of the staff members, quality of laboratory and researchequipment,and engineering curriculum development. Recommendations from the Institute of 4Engineers and its various disciplinary components, surveys undertaken by employer groupsand university centres for higher education studies were also evaluated by the inquiry. In thesummary of its conclusions the Williams Committee

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel P. Clemence; Daniel J. McGinley

Reference Guide, ASFE• Standard Form: Subcontract Agreement for Drilling Services, ASFE• Standard Form: Agreement for Subcontract Laboratory Services, ASFE• Standard Form of Agreement for Preliminary Site Assessment Services, ASFE• Terms for Geotechnical Engineering Services, ASFEThe Issues in Professional Engineering Practice course materials have been requested by 128practicing engineers and 321 faculty in 252 engineering programs in the United States (as well as16 programs in ten foreign countries). In addition, 184 sets of the “course-in-a-box” referencelibrary have been provided to faculty in these engineer programs. The course has beenimplemented in part or whole by 178 engineering programs in this country. Of these, 48programs are