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Advances in Civil Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Neil S. Grigg; Darrell G. Fontane; Marvin Criswell; Thomas Siller

course sequence, the two first-year courses containing basic computing and draftingskills, introduction to the profession, an introduction to surveying, and basic group-based designprojects were reorganized and renamed. The credit hours from an 3-credit senior designsequence (two semesters, 1 + 2 credits) were combined with a class in engineering planning andmanagement to form the last two courses. Hours for the middle four courses came primarilyfrom courses with much or most of their content retained in the core sequence, namely, coursesin engineering statistics (3 cr.), in transportation (3 cr.), and a 2-credit laboratory-oriented CEMaterials course.The current content of courses in the integrated CE Core sequence, along with their present

Conference Session

Teaching Engineers to Teach

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2004 Annual Conference

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Neil S. Grigg; Darrell G. Fontane; Marvin Criswell; Thomas Siller

Page 9.827.4literature and in educational practice. IT tools are gaining general use to present, make available, Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Educationand deliver/interchange material either on site or at a distance. While very important and ofrelevance to our CE core sequence, IT use in the university’s classrooms and other educationalprograms is not a primary emphasis of our examination of IT in civil engineering. Applicationsfor consideration in our future implementation studies may include the utilization of IT/softwaretools for simulations and parameter studies (including virtual laboratory

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ChE Outreach and Recruitment

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2004 Annual Conference

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Tracy Carter; Paula Leventman; Katherine Ziemer

this step, but the funnel and cup combination that catches the watervapor can influence the net evaporation rate and should be part of this experimentation. It is not Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationuncommon during this experimentation for students to modify their prototype design as they gainexperience in running their system. This can be used to strengthen the concept of the design, testand evaluate, and redesign loop of the Engineering Design process (Steps 5 through 8 in Figure1) and to discuss the evolution of manufacturing processes from laboratory scale to pilot scale tofull

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Service Learning in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

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Leah Jamieson; Carla Zoltowski; Frank DeRego; Lynne Slivovsky; William Oakes

team in the EPICSlaboratory. During this laboratory time the team members will take care of administrative matters, doproject planning and tracking, and work on their project. All students also attend a common one-hourlecture each week. A majority of the lectures are by guest experts, and have covered a wide range oftopics related to engineering design, communication, and community service. Important to the infrastructure of the EPICS program are the project milestones shown in Table 1.Project milestones calibrate the progress of the project teams and aid the students in understanding theproject itself and the contributions they can make. Some of these milestones include, meeting with theirproject partner or participating in a team dynamics

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Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mary Ellen Litzinger; Barbara Bogue

the design of this course, especially given the potential for the “non-typical” female engineering student to experience instances inside and outside the classroom andlaboratory where her self-esteem could suffer.Self-esteem is the value or worth that an individual places on the descriptors that are used todescribe one’s self 18. These descriptors are accumulated through multiple experiences such asdaily living activities, classroom and laboratory experiences, and extra curricular experiences(e.g., summer camp, church or youth group activity). One common component shared by manyperceptions of self-esteem is the influence of social interaction 4, 7, 10, 11. Cooley emphasizes theimportant role that social interaction and the evaluation of

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Outreach: Future Women in Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

and implementation of that camp is a true division of labor between theCOE and the teachers. COE faculty propose activities for each of the engineering disciplinesbeing explored, and teachers tie the activity to the goals and objectives they teach. The entireteam tries every activity, engineers seeking technical accuracy and teachers weighing in onwhether the activity meets the content goals and is appropriate for the targeted grade levels. Theplanning week of the camp is spent on the university campus, allowing the teachers a view intothe engineering school. Laboratory tours and presentations of leading edge research projects arepart of the agenda. The camp itself is held at a middle school, and while co-taught by both theengineers and the

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Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

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Alice Pawley

, production, and dissemination ofscience and engineering. (While “science” is the term most often used to describe the field,scholars certainly also study engineering and the engineering science practiced in academia andindustry.) Analyzing the context and practice of science and engineering has resulted in intenselyinterdisciplinary study, both by feminists and others. Incorporating theoretical frameworksdrawn from such sociological concepts as “the structure of occupations, the workings ofinstitutions, the legitimization of erroneous belief, the class structure of science, the sociology ofknowledge, or the microstructure of laboratory life”28 and from histories “focused on intellectualor social history, formal and informal institutions, economic

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TIME 5: Solid Mechanics

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2004 Annual Conference

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Wendy Reffeor; David Blekhman

: Confounding Constraints or HelpfulHindrances?," Standardization News, Vol 27, No 9, 1999.2. Mahendran, M., "Project-Based Civil Engineering Courses," Journal of Engineering Education, Jan, 1995.3.Regan, M., Sheppard, S., "Interactive Multimedia Courseware and the Hands-on Learning Experience: AnAssessment Study," Journal of Engineering Education, Apr, 1996.4. Jenkins, M. G., Arola, D. D., " When Is a Truss not a Truss: A ‘Do-Say’ Pedagogical Laboratory Exercise,"Session 2526, Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition," Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 24 - 27, 2001.5. http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/6. Gere, J. M.,"Mechanics of Materials," 5th ed., Brooks/Cole, Thomson Learning, 20017. Young, W. C

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Education by Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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April Kedrowicz

the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationFigure 2. CHFEN Activity Semester I Year Course Activity Freshman CHFEN 1703: Introduction to Writing formal reports Chemical and Fuels Engineering Summary writing Introduction to oral communication Junior CHFEN 3453: Heat Transfer Writing formal reports Senior CHFEN 4903: Projects Laboratory Summary writing

Conference Session

Technology Transfer and Commercialization

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2004 Annual Conference

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Martha Connolly; Herbert Rabin; Eric Schurr; David Barbe

of faculty expertise. The result is thatcompanies express their needs, and through joint efforts, a UM system faculty member isidentified as a partner. For consideration, proposals must be co-authored by a facultymember and by a company representative. Proposals must be technological in and arerigorously reviewed based on both technical and economic merit.Proposal MechanismsApplications are accepted two times per year, and are subject to a rigorous evaluationprocess consisting of reviews of both technical merit and economic potential. Technicalreviewers are experts in the technical field of interest, and typically come from academicand government laboratories. These reviewers provide a peer review with feedback ontechnical issues including

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Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

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2004 Annual Conference

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Chell Roberts

Proficiency (6 Hours) 6 Social/Behavioral Sciences (15 Hours) 15 Literacy / Critical Inquiry (6 Hours) 6 Natural Sciences/Basic Sciences (11 Hours) CHM113 General Chemistry OR CHM114 General Chemistry for Engineers 4 PHY Engineering Physics 3 PHY Engineering Physics Laboratory 1 GEG180 Biology for Engineers 3 Mathematics Studies (18 Hours) ECE 380 Engineering Statistics (CS) 3

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Wesley Bliven; Elizabeth Eschenbach

) Online: http://www.humboldt.edu/~rsp/, viewed January 13, 2004.4 W.W. Bliven and E.A. Eschenbach (2003) Humboldt State University Redwood Science Project Summer InstituteHow It Works, Online: http://www.humboldt.edu/~wwb2/rsp/, viewed January 12, 2004.5 The New Way Things Work by David Macaulay, Houghton Mifflin Co; ISBN: 03959384736 W.W. Bliven and E.A. Eschenbach (2003) How It Works: Electricity, Magnetism and Motors, online:http://www.humboldt.edu/~wwb2/rsp/2003/electricity.htm, viewed January 12, 2004.7 Pasco (2004) 3-D Magnetic Field Demonstration, Online:http://store.pasco.com/pascostore/showdetl.cfm?&DID=9&Product_ID=51821&Detail=1, viewed January 13, 2004.8 Science Kit and Boreal Laboratories, online: http

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IE Outreach and Advancement

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Wyrick

other institutionscan be proactive about establishing an effective study abroad option.The most important step is to decide how study abroad fits into the department’s vision and Page 9.797.8educational objectives and find a program that is compatible. The match in courses, research Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationfocus, and learning philosophy between UMD and Luleå is very close, so these departments areextremely compatible. Both programs have a philosophy of hands-on, laboratory

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Deisenroth

development, three specific courses will be introduced and their learning objectivesstated. The course will be discussed in more detail subsequently.ISE 3014 Work Measurement and Methods Engineering is a survey of methods for assessing andimproving performance of individuals and groups in organizations. It is taught as a first semesterjunior course and includes basic industrial engineering tools, such as: work analysis, dataacquisition and analysis, performance evaluation and appraisal, and work measurementprocedures. As conceived, the course was to have two lectures and a three-hour laboratory eachweek of the term. According to the syllabus of record, the course learning objectives are asfollows: Having successfully completed this course, the

Conference Session

Tools of Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

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Saleh Al Hashimi; Colm Mealy; Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller

the PI differ from the learning styles of CSM Freshmen? • To what extent do practical laboratory sessions aid in the amelioration of misconceptions in mechanics? Page 8.350.11 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationReferences1. Hestenes, D., Wells, M., and Swackhamer, G., “Force Concept Inventory.” ThePhysics Teacher, 30, 414-158, 1992.2. Hestenes, D. and Halloun, I, “Interpreting the FCI: A Response,” The Physics Teacher, 33, 502-506 (1995).3. Hake, Richard R., “Interactive

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Student Chapters - Formulas for Success

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2003 Annual Conference

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Richard Reid; Charles Tiltrum

computer room. Chapter meetings are held in anauditorium style classroom which has worked very well. For the steel bridge and concretecanoe, space is set aside within our departmental laboratories. Typically this only requiresat least 300 to 500 sq. ft. Fabrication of the steel bridge occurs at a local steel fabricationcompany. Also, the students are provided access to the departmental technician workshopfor tools and equipment. This requires a certain level of trust between the department and Page 8.474.4student chapter which the students have honored to date. Space is also needed to display Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

New Programs and Success Stories

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2003 Annual Conference

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Edward Hensel; Paul Stiebitz

a touchstonecase study throughout the academic term. This project was referred to in class, and by thestudents, as the “widget project.” The widget project gave students and faculty members acommon background for discussion, an opportunity to immediately apply new knowledgelearned in the class, and a vehicle for peer to peer education.Daily Topical Coverage The Design Project Management class was conducted in the System DynamicsLaboratory, a studio laboratory with 12 two-student workstations, a dual-headed projectionsystem useful for supporting impromptu design sharing and small group reporting. The DPMclass met two days per week, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.Typically, each two hour session was conducted

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ELD Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mellinger Margaret

arelooking for the “work-ready engineer,” an employee who can “hit the ground running” and addto the productivity of the company early in their employment. Employers assume that newengineers know how to gather, evaluate and use the information they will need for their projects,whether or not they have access to a library within the company. Engineers are expected toorganize research information in laboratory notebooks or other formats and to communicateresearch and results in a meaningful and coherent manner. For engineering entrepreneurs, theinformation they will need to communicate is likely to include not only technical and productinformation, but information on business and marketing as well.Atkinson and Figueroa studied business students

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Design and Manufacturing Experiences II

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Richie; Timothy Lawrence; Jerry Sellers; Kenneth Siegenthaler

. SELLERS is an active-duty Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force and an Associate Professorof Astronautics at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He has a B.S. from the U.S. Air Force Academy, M.S.from U. of Houston, M.S. from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from the University of Surrey, UK.Currently he is Director of the USAF Academy Space Systems Research Center in Colorado Springs, CO.DAVID J. RICHIE is an active-duty Captain in the U.S. Air Force and an Assistant Professor ofAstronautics at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He has a B.S. in Astronautics from the U.S. Air ForceAcademy and an M.S. in Astronautical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He ispresently Laboratory Director for the Department of Astronautics at the U.S. Air

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Innovative Teaching in Engineering/Technology II

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2004 Annual Conference

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Elsa Bruno; David Swanson; David Barnhart; David Richie; Jerry Sellers; Kenneth Siegenthaler

. from the U.S. Air Force Academy, M.S. from U. of Houston, M..S.from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from the University of Surrey, UK.. Currently he is Director of the USAFAcademy Space Systems Research Center in Colorado Springs, CO.DAVID J. RICHIE is an active duty Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He is an Assistant Professor of Astronautics atthe U.S. Air Force Academy. He has a B.S. in Astronautics from the U.S. Air Force Academy and an M.S. inAstronautical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is presently Laboratory Director for theDepartment of Astronautics at the U.S. Air Force Academy.Glossary of AcronymsCC - Crew CommanderCE - Chief EngineerCM - Corrective MaintenanceDO - Director of OperationsGCO - Ground Station

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Innovative Teaching in Engineering/Technology I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Tim White; James White; David Barnhart; Jerry Sellers; Kenneth Siegenthaler

Air Force Academy,” Proceedings of the 2004American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, 20-23 June,2004.5. Swanson, David , Kenneth E. Siegenthaler, David J Barnhart, Jerry J. Sellers, David J. Richie, and Elsa Bruno,”Spacemanship at the United States Air Force Academy: Developing a Satellite Ground Station Crew TrainingProgram for Non-Technical Students,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering EducationAnnual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, 20-23 June, 2004.6. EyasSAT Assembly, Integration, and Test Procedures: The Astronautics 331 EyasSAT Laboratory Experience,USAFA-EyasSAT-1, Revision 1.5, Space Systems Research Center, United States Air Force Academy

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Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2004 Annual Conference

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

U.S. Department of Education grant that supported this work. Dr. Philpot is theauthor of MDSolids – Educational Software for Mechanics of Materials.RICHARD H. HALLDr. Richard 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 Ph.D. degree inExperimental Psychology from Texas Christian University. He is co-director of UMR's Laboratory for InformationTechnology Evaluation, and his research focuses on design, development, and evaluation of web-based learningtechnologies.RALPH E. FLORIDr. Ralph E. Flori was educated as a petroleum engineer (UM-Rolla Ph.D. ‘87). As an associate professor in theBasic Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kimberly Barron; Sang Ha Lee; John Wise; Robert Pangborn; Thomas Litzinger

Conference Session

The Climate for Women in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharnnia Artis; Bevlee Watford

courses for freshmen engineers.This includes engineering chemistry and the associated laboratory, calculus, engineeringexplorations (an introductory engineering course) and linear algebra. In addition to addressingthe isolation the students may feel in an environment where they represent less than 20% of theengineering freshman, it also facilitates the formation of study groups as well as collaboration oncourse assignments and projects.Throughout the academic year, various activities are implemented to provide professional andpersonal development for the Hypatians. For example a ropes team building activity early in thesemester provides a topic for discussion in class that centers on relationships and support for oneanother. Other activities

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Computer Literacy Among Minority Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

in Laboratory Automation', which wascommissioned by the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK). His first book, 'Language Independent Design Methodology - anintroduction', was commissioned by the National Computing Centre (NCC). Dr Maj has organized, chaired and beeninvited to speak at many international conferences at the highest level.He has served on many national and international committees and was on the editorial board of two international journalsconcerned with the advancement of science and technology. As Deputy Chairman and Treasurer of the Institute ofInstrumentation and Control Australia (IICA) educational sub-committee he was responsible for successfullydesigning, in less than two years a new, practical degree in Instrumentation and

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ET Capstone Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Subhash Bose; Immanuel Edinbarough

Japan,” IEEE Transaction, Production Engineering Research Laboratory Hitachi, Ltd., pp. 792-797, 1990.[4] V. Sankaran, B. Chartrand, D.L. Millard, M.J. Embrechts, and R.P. Kraft, “ Automated Inspection of Solder Joints-A Neural Network Approach,” IEEE Int’l Electronics Manufacturing Technology Symposium, pp. 232-237, 1995.[5] T.L. Landers, W.D. Brown, E.W. Fant, E.M. Malstrom, and N.M. Schmitt, Electronics Manufacturing Processes, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1994.IMMANUEL EDINBAROUGHDr. Immanuel Edinbarough is a Professor in the department of Engineering Technology at theUniversity of Texas at Brownsville. He has successful track record spanning over 23 years in theservice oriented and challenging fields of academia

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Taryn Bayles

Engineering Education Reform”, The Bridge, 28, 1998. 12. Wulf, W.A., “Diversity in Engineering”, The Bridge, 28, 1998. 13. Rosser, S.V., Teaching the Majority: Breaking the Gender Barrier in Science, mathematics, and Engineering, Columbia University, New York, 1995. 14. Campbell, J.R., C.M. Hombo and J. Mazzeo, NAEP 19999 Trends in Academic Progress: Three Decades of Student Performance, 2000. 15. Burkham, D.T., V.E. Lee and B.A. Smerdon, “Gender and Science Learning Early in High School subject Matter and Laboratory Experiences”, American Educational Research Journal, 24, 297- 331, 1997. 16. Campbell, P.B. and K. Steinbrueck, Striving

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The Best of Interdisciplinary Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

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William Rossi; Herbert Ingley; Erik Sander; Dow Whitney; Marc Hoit; R. Keith Stanfill

positions with several companies, both public and private. Senior levelresponsibilities have encompassed general management, and financial, operations, sales, marketing, and engineeringmanagement. Mr. Rossi has been involved as a principal in several start-up and turn-around ventures.H.A. (SKIP) INGLEYH. A. (Skip) Ingley is an associate professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida.Dr. Ingley was Co-Director of the University of Florida's Solar Energy and Energy Conversion Laboratory from1973 until 1983. Ingley founded Ingley, Campbell, Moses and Associates, Inc. (ICM), a mechanical, electrical,plumbing and fire protection engineering firm in 1983 and served as the chief executive officer and senior engineerfor this

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Design for Community

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Lord

event, engineering students often bringfriends and family which provides a venue for social interaction among engineering faculty,staff, and students.Freshman EngineeringA freshman engineering student entering USD must enroll in ENGR5: Introduction toEngineering. The course includes students interested in Electrical, Industrial and Systems, andMechanical Engineering. The catalog description for the course isENGR5 Introduction to Engineering (3 credits)Introduction to the field of engineering. Exploration of problem solving using the engineeringdesign process in lecture and laboratory projects. Introduction to engineering tools includingspreadsheets and graphics. Intended for majors in engineering or those exploring careers inengineering.The

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Improving Communication Skills in ME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Norman Asper; Bijan Sepahpour

for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationNORMAN L. ASPERNorman Asper is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The College of New Jersey. Professor Asper is an activemember of ASME, ASEE and SAE. He has participated in the generation of the Safety Regulations for both theSolar Splash International Student Design Competition and Tour deSol. Professor Asper has degrees from Ball StateUniversity and Ohio State University.BIJAN SEPAHPOURBijan Sepahpour is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The College of New Jersey. He is activelyinvolved in the generation of design-oriented exercises and development of laboratory apparatus