Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curtis Carver, USMA

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Computers in Education

received some publicity in the popular pressand a similar exercise was run by the State of New York in 2005 after they became aware ofCarronade3. The Department of Veterans Affairs is likewise planning a similar exercise for20074. We are exploring expanding Carronade to other delivery means such as instant messengerand community of practice discussion boards. Due to requests, we are also considering a publiclyreleasable version of Carronade that can be installed at other institutions. Our experiences withCarronade suggest additional experimentation is warranted to explore its effect on organizationalculture. Coupled together, SISOs and the Carronade exercise can significant improve studentlearning of modern information assurance

Conference Session

Communication and Professional Skills in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Willis Tompkins, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Naomi Chesler, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Walter Block, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Kristyn Masters, University of Wisconsin-Madison; William Murphy, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Mitchell Tyler, University of Wisconsin-Madison; John Webster, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Biomedical

meetings are for planning the design course activitiesthroughout each semester, educating faculty who are participating in the courses for the first timeon educational goals and strategies for the courses, reviewing our observations on studentachievement of outcomes, etc.Professional communication requirementsEach semester, all design courses require the following deliverables as well as the final designand physical prototype: 1. Each student keeps an engineering notebook. 2. Each team submits a weekly progress report to their advisor and client by email. 3. Each team does a mid-semester PowerPoint presentation and written draft report. 4. Each team produces an end-of-semester final report. 5. Each team maintains a web site

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Education Through Outreach and Collaboration

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Luntz, University of Michigan; E. Emanuel Almeida, University of Michigan; Dawn Tilbury, University of Michigan; James Moyne, University of Michigan; Keith Hargrove, Morgan State University

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Manufacturing

conveyor, wherecommunication for monitoring and control was achieved via the OPC protocol operating througha Virtual Private Network (VPN). Students from both universities came together to plan the application and control structure forthe combined system, giving students at MSU a chance to learn first-hand from the experiences ofthe students at UM. A demand-pull manufacturing application was built on the combined testbedwhere the MSU system functioned as a ”Supply Cell” operating under control of the System LevelController and the Software Infrastructure at UM. A robust handshaking communication protocolwas developed to ensure the correct ordering of events in the presence of Internet communicationdelays and uncertainties. The inventory of the

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Components

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Bagert, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

would be compatible withthe general requirements for the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission. Once again,application domain electives were suggested. In 1997-99, the Working Group on Software Engineering Education and Training(WGSEET) developed the Guidelines for Software Engineering Education3, which subsequentlybecame the de facto source for undergraduate software engineering curriculum models for thenext several years. This was perhaps the first curriculum model to state that there should be arequired “Application Domain Component” in a software engineering curriculum. By 2002, asurvey of U.S. software engineering degree programs stated that “Many of the degree plans alsorequired the student to take three or more courses in a

Conference Session

Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar, Idaho State University; Michael Lineberry, Idaho State University; Leonard Bond, Idaho National Laboratory

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Nuclear and Radiological

section of the ANS.At the time this paper is being written, plans are being formalized for the summer to fallpracticum experience for the Scholars. They will spend nominally one-half to three-quarters oftheir time, from June through December of the junior to senior years, working on a nuclearproject with professionals at the INL. Scholarship monies will continue to cover any tuitionexpenses, but they will be paid a stipend for their work from the INL. During this time they willalso be continuing course work, especially the required reactor laboratory course, which they’llcomplete during the summer in a special pilot program using the INL’s Advanced Test ReactorCritical Facility and the ATR Simulator for many of the course experiments. When the

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

) is a curriculum designed to teach elementary students aboutconcepts in engineering and technology. The curriculum is made up of individual units each ofwhich is intended to supplement and enhance the teaching of a specific science topic. Ten (oftwenty planned) units have been distributed and tested in classrooms so far. Each unit isorganized around the design of a specific technology, and is associated with a field ofengineering: for example, one unit is named Water, Water Everywhere: EnvironmentalEngineering and Designing Water Filters. Each unit begins with a story about a child who solvesa problem using the engineering design process, learned from a relative or other mentor. Thestories are often set internationally, and feature a real or

Conference Session

Engineering and Sustainability

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Carl Mitcham, Colorado School of Mines; Jon Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Junko Munakata-Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Jay Straker, Colorado School of Mines; Marcelo Simoes, Colorado School of Mines

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Engineering Ethics

their ideas about the scope of engineering and the future of theircareers.AssessmentAssessment activities are planned and have been implemented throughout this project. To date,the majority of assessment methods have been formative in nature. As was discussed earlier, aliterature review has been completed and based on this review, student learning outcomes havebeen proposed. These outcomes have been used in curriculum development and thus are alignedteaching and learning goals. As the curriculum is implemented, summative assessments thatinclude pre- and post-content assessments and student surveys will be implemented.Preliminary formative assessment has taken place in the one-credit pilot seminar and in one HEEmodule. In the one-credit pilot

Conference Session

Retention Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allene Manning, Purdue University; Virginia Booth-Gleghorn, Purdue University-MEP; Monica Cox, Purdue University

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Minorities in Engineering

Purdue. Results from current assessments will be used to improve aspects of the program. Page 11.463.4Future Directions In an effort to enhance the Academic Boot Camp in the future, program developers areinterested in increasing the number of academic topics covered within the Camp. The hope is toexpand the Boot Camp to include separate tracks for science, technology and mathematicsstudents. The plan also includes the involvement of high school instructors working withcollege-level instructors in aspects of the Camp and giving Camp participants academic creditfor content that is covered during the program. Additional information about

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry Duplicate Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co.; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University; David Quick, Rolls-Royce; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce

engineering in US industry. Andtransformative leadership must be undertaken to provide a catalyst for action that transforms USengineering education from the limiting constraints of one-time professional education at theundergraduate level (and singular emphasis on academic scientific research at the graduate level) to morefully develop world-class engineers and technological leaders throughout their professional careers inAmerican industry in order to ensure US innovative capability for global competitiveness.This strategic plan proposes a bold initiative and an exciting new advancement in partneringprofessionally oriented graduate engineering education with the practicing profession in Americanindustry that will stimulate technological innovation

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Jessica Wilbarger, Smith College

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Design in Engineering Education

the past decade.1. IntroductionCapstone design courses offer engineering students a culminating design experience on anapplied engineering project. With a longstanding history reinforced by support from theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), these courses have becomecommon in engineering departments across the United States. The composition of capstonecourses, however, varies widely. In 1994, Todd et al.1 conducted a survey of engineeringdepartments throughout North America to capture educational and logistical practices incapstone design courses at the time. Their results2,3 provided a wealth of information about theirrespondents' capstone courses plus comments about plans for future modifications.Since then, a number

Conference Session

Materials Science and Engineering of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Alexander Dillon, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Materials

teachers and fromother students. This improved social comfort aids group effectiveness, but also increases studentintegration, provides social incentives for attendance, improves self-esteem, and adds tostudents’ sense of belonging.28All project work in the materials science course is collaborative. From the first day of class,teams work together to set goals, plan experiments, acquire and interpret information, anddevelop skills and understandings. In addition, the instructor encourages collaboration on allhomework assignments. The emphasis on team engagement with problems creates a communitylearning environment in the materials laboratory, and an awareness of team support appears todecrease the students’ cognitive load.Teacher’s Approaches and

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon-Michael Hardin, Virginia Military Institute; Gerald Sullivan, Virginia Military Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

opportunity to hone their written and oralcommunication skills. The senior presentations and the actual project work done by thelower-level students allowed the lower-level students to see first-hand and in practice theusefulness and applicability of the engineering theory and skills they were learning.ConclusionAs this case study has shown, the vertical integration of lower-level engineering studentsinto a Capstone design project can provide significant benefits to both the senior- andlower-level engineering students involved. However, successful vertical integrationrequires a high level of planning and preparation to ensure that the organizationalstructure developed is robust enough to provide sufficient technical, communication,administrative

Conference Session

Network Administration and Security

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

network modeling, simulation and analysisfeatures. It has also been widely used for research and professional network design because ithas the ability to provide a virtual network environment that models the behaviors of small scaleto large scale networks (e.g., from a small office-based local area network to the global Internet).By working in the virtual network environment, IT managers, engineers and systems plannersand operation staff are empowered with knowledge to more effectively analyze the systemsperformance, diagnose difficulty problems, and validate changes before they are implementedand plan for future scenarios including growth and failure [4].Therefore, I will be using both Ethereal and OPNET IT GURU in my laboratory class to

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University; Demei Shen, University of Missouri; Kelly Rodgers, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

instrument to collect data on the reasons engineering students decide to transfer outof engineering. In addition to gathering basic demographic data (e.g. engineering major studentintended to complete, University GPA, et.) the instrument gathers data on the following topics:reasons for initially pursuing an engineering major, high school preparation, intended transferdestination (e.g. which college, work, military), career plans, participation in collegeextracurricular activities, factors that impacted respondents decision to leave engineeringincluding a rating of the significance of each contributing factor. Sample questions related tolevel of confidence (Figure 1) and factors in the decision to leave (Figure 2) are

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Jouny, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

=prints&sid=2097[2] http://www.ecmweb.com/mag/electric_businessminded_engineer/index.html[3] http://www.prism-magazine.org/jan04/global.cfm[4] http://www.ece.wpi.edu/News/mezak.html[5] www.tmworld.com[6] http://www.silicontaiga.org/home.asp?artId=3072[7] P. Bhattacharya, I Dabipi, H. Majlesein, “Effects of Principle Technological Thrust Areas inDeveloping Electrical Engineering Education”, ICEE`99, Paper No. 429, Czech Republic, 1999.[8] www-ee.stanford.edu/forms/eeplan.pdf “A Strategic Plan for Electrical Engineering at Stanford”[9] E. Ferguson “Impact of Offshore Outsourcing on CS/IS Curricula”, proceedings of CCSC CentralPlains Conference, pp. 68-77, April 2004.[10] Hira, R, “The Dependence of Developing Countries on U.S. IT Demand

Conference Session

New Topics in Engineering Economics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Pagliari, East Carolina University; Gene Dixon, East Carolina University; Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University; Merwan Mehta, East Carolina University

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Engineering Economy

the highest and most consistently selected areas. As far asdistance education approaches, students prefer use of streamed lectures coupled with some formof instructor interaction to answer questions. In addition, students prefer testing approaches thatallow more diverse expression as contrasted to multiple choice tests.The authors plan to continue these surveys and analytical studies for several more years andsolicit increased involvement from MEM and MS TS programs throughout the country.Additionally, the authors will collect longitudinal data to see how and if recommendationschange after a number of years pass. We hope that this study may also be a model for increasedcollaboration in other subject matter areas that are critical to MEM and

Conference Session

Network Administration and Security

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Paul Gray; Jin Zhu, University of Northern Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

as Rockwell-Collins Inc. in Iowa, wireless networks service providers,manufacturers of network switching equipment, wireless application developers, andmanufacturers of personal wireless communications devices.Expected career paths for the NaSA majors include Network Administrator, Computer SystemsAdministrator, Computer Security Specialists, Network Security Specialists, Technical SupportSpecialist, and Advanced Research on Networking in general. Some research opportunitiesinclude High Performance Computing, High Performance Networks, Distributed Environments,Parallel Computing, System Security, Network Security, Data Encryption and Integrity, and theGrid Computing.III. Future Plans on Community College Articulation AgreementsThere are

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Connor, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech; G. Loganathan, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

its differing models gave the students preliminary insight into many of themethods, concepts, and tools that they will be more formally exposed to in upper level courses.The authors are continuing efforts to refine the project and plan to use it in future semesters. Page 11.943.7AcknowledgementThe support provided by the NSF through its Department-level Reform (DLR) program (grant #0431779) is sincerely acknowledged.Bibliography1. Engineering Workforce Commission Report. 2002. "Engineering & Technology Degrees." Report from theAmerican Association of Engineering Societies Inc.2. Connor, J. and J. C. M. Kampe (2002). “First Year Engineering

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Innovation and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianmei Zhang, Kansas State University; Z.J. Pei, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

instructors found the students’ attention drops quickly after listening to 30-minute presentation. So TTYP can call back students’ attention, give them opportunities toreview the most important concepts during class which will increase their learning retention ratelargely too. The instructors plan question for TTYP very carefully before class and the questionshould not be too difficult so the students can reach the right answer by thinking deeply anddiscussing with their peers. Students with a clear understanding of the material have anopportunity to strengthen their knowledge by explaining the concepts to students who might notunderstand the material. The latter students, then, also receive great benefit. And also, the teamswho would like to share

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Kaiser, Montana State University; Stilson Applin, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

testing.Discussion The primary objective of creating the new microelectronic fabrication course wasto develop and implement a laboratory-intensive course that would train undergraduatestudents in microfabrication technologies. The objective has been completed. The courseexposed students to a limited set of microfabrication tools and clean room safetyprotocol. It focused on the fabrication techniques used to create basic PMOS and NMOStransistors. A second course is planned that will expand on the fabrication skills and reinforce design issues pertinent to microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), culminating in the fabrication of prototype

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Components

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Lutz, Rochester Institute of Technology; Gregory Hislop, Drexel University; Mark Sebern, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

SWENETproduced modules that contain both data and examples. But there is still a pressing need formore extensive case studies that can be used to provide students with a better understanding ofthe full software life cycle. It is particularly important that materials that work with a realisticsize system be developed. Page 11.1125.5Permanent home - Maintaining SWENET as a volunteer effort is probably a weak model forthe long term. Planning underway to have the site taken over by one of the computingprofessional societies is essential to maintaining the project and making it more visible. Thisconnection will also help provide career value to participation

Conference Session

Digital System Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben Shaw, Youngstown State University; Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

programs for this testbed is currently under development. This versatile hardware/software platform can be used toenable students to learn how to “quickly” implement processors in hardware and interface themto various I/O, memory, and communication protocols, as we plan to do so for the spring of 2007offering of the computer architecture course at our institution.References1. M. Thompson, “FPGAs Accelerate Time to Market for Industrial Designs”, EE Times Online News, July 2, 20042. System Level Solutions, Inc., 14100 Murphy Ave., San Martin, CA 95046, www.slscorp.com3. Altera Corporation, 101 Innovation Drive, San Jose, CA 95134, www.altera.com4. Cyclone Device Handbook, Volume 1, www.altera.com/literature/lit-cyc.jsp5. J. Kriegbaum

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiwei Guan, University of Washington; Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

professional skills and abilities. This could imply that group discussions of their portfoliosmay help students reflect. Page 11.1000.11Surveys and interviews in Christy’s studies revealed student reticence in self-directed learning.9This obstacle could greatly hinder students’ motivation to direct their own learning and maybeeven their motivation to create thoughtful portfolios. Students in this study suggested thatinstructors should explain how and why portfolios enhance learning, provide an appropriate levelof structure, and integrate portfolios into curriculum planning.9 In designing a portfolioassignment for mechanical engineering students, Guan

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Design Projects in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Venkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York-Farmingdale

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

resources within their areas of specialty; 2) Unique facilities within the industryare visited and may perhaps provide future benefits valuable to the faculty; 3) Researchprojects, grants, publications, and scholarly activities, and other future collaborations canbe a natural extension; 4) Faculty can stay abreast of state-of-the-art practices of industry;for example, costs, software, literature, and design codes; and 5) Faculty occasionallyseek part-time faculty to teach specialty courses, and locate them through the industrialrepresentatives.The lessons learned by faculty and students in carrying out industry sponsored groupprojects here and elsewhere helped plan for the capstone project at the State University ofNew York (SUNY). Developing a

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum & non-Technical Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

strengths of engineering technology students. Ingeneral, these types of students respond well to course content that is practically oriented andless abstract. The ECET engineering technology programs offer hands-on laboratoryexperiences that contribute significantly to students’ abilities and confidence. Since the EETprogram is accredited by ABET 3, it was essential to ensure that the new program option wouldsatisfy all the requirements for obtaining accreditation from ABET. Approval for thedevelopment of the option has been obtained and the department plans to begin offering the firstset of courses in the fall semester 2006.III. Program DevelopmentThe curriculum for the proposed EET option in Biomedical Engineering Technology (BMET)will add five

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, Texas A&M University-Commerce; Mary Johnson, Texas A&M University-Commerce; E. Delbert Horton

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

supported, in part, by the legal system and by the risk of liability for disclosingpersonal information that might otherwise be considered private. The easy answer to such arequest from the company’s perspective is “No”, without weighing the merits or the legitimacyof such a request. The next obstacle to overcome is to obtain information from the proper level ofsupervision within the company. The immediate supervisor is probably the person who is bestsuited to respond to such requests from the program, but they may be difficult or impossible todefine without talking to the alumni-employee directly. By letting the alumni member know inadvance that you are planning to ask their boss about their SKAs to support ongoingaccreditation efforts, the

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion and Conservation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

order ESRI ArcView Free demo CYMDIST Distribution System Analysis CYME cymdist Free demo Page 11.507.7Decision Support toolsThe decision support tools will be a set of software application tools that are available either thruCOTS (commercially off the shelf) and/or designed and hand-written by the students. Thedecision support tools are basically the brain of the system that makes intelligent and sometimescomplex decisions. Some of these are: 1) Diagnostic and Outage analysis 2) Switch coordination 3) Repair planning 4) Restoration time 5) Catastrophic

Conference Session

Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Hayden, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Yi Cheng, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Tim Lin, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Electrical and Computer

participation and contributions towards themission of this project, students receive degree credit. Juniors are awarded "Upper DivisionElective Credit" and seniors fulfill their degree capstone requirement, "Team Senior Project".Each year more than 70 students and 14 faculties have participated in this effort. The students aresub-divided into team specializing in stereovision, object recognition, hardware, mapping andpath-planning software, camera on a chip design, and GIS. Each sub-team has one or morefaculty advisors to supervise the team’s activities.Students enrolled in the project agree to commit a minimum of six hours per week to theproject. Sub-team meetings are held each week of the quarter. All teams meet together threetimes each quarter to

Conference Session

FPD9 -- Technology & Textbooks

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

2006-2383: HIGH ENROLLMENT, EARLY ENGINEERING COURSES AND THEPERSONAL RESPONSE SYSTEMMark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University Mark Urban-Lurain is Director of Instructional Technology Research and Development in the Division of Science and Mathematics Education at Michigan State University. He is responsible for providing vision, direction, planning and implementation for using technology mathematics and science education and developed several introductory computer science courses for non-computer science students serving 2000 students per semester.Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University Jon Sticklen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at

Conference Session

Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuko Hoshino, Nihon University; Wayne Sanders, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

faculty, but also between Japaneseengineering faculty and non-engineering faculty. It has taken time, mutual tolerance, willingnessto understand, and open communication to resolve these difficulties. The authors hope that thisknowledge and experience can help those who plan to engage in similar collaboration efforts.IntroductionRose-Hulman Institute of Technology (henceforth RHIT) is a private engineering college locatedin Terre Haute, Indiana, in the United States. It has approximately 1700 undergraduate studentsand 100 graduate students. Kanazawa Institute of Technology (henceforth KIT) is also a privateengineering college, located in Kanazawa, Japan with 6500 undergraduate students and 500graduate students. The two institutions established a