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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; John L. Falconer, University of Colorado Boulder; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

discipline of chemical engineering (ChE) focusedon concept-based instruction. The project plan is to develop and promote the use of a cyber-enabled infrastructure for conceptual questions, the AIChE Concept Warehouse, whichultimately could be used throughout the core ChE curriculum (Material and Energy Balances,Thermodynamics, Transport Phenomena, Kinetics and Reactor Design, and Materials Science).Conceptual questions, both as Concept Inventories and ConcepTests, will be available throughan interactive website maintained through the Education Division of the American Institute ofChemical Engineers (AIChE), the discipline’s major professional society. The overall objectiveis to lower the activation barrier for using conceptual instruction and

Conference Session

CEIII Wrapup

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Hull Seale, UCSB; Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. (2013). http://www.nextgenscience.org/4. Sullivan, J. F., Cyr, M. N., Mooney, M. A., Reitsma, R. F., Shaw, N. C., Zarske, M. S. & Klenk, P. A., (2005). The TeachEngineering Digital Library: Engineering Comes Alive for K-12 Youth, Proc.ASEE Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon.5. Johnson, G. (2001). Project Lead The Way® A Pre-engineering Secondary School Curriculum, Proc. 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Albuquerque, New Mexico.6. NEES Strategic Plan 2010-2014. Retrivved March 15, 2013 from http://nees.org/resources/5711/download/strategic_plan_2010-2014.pdf7. Brophy, S., Lambert, J. & Anagnos, T. (2011). NEESacademy: Cyber-enabled Learning Experiences for K-16 Earthquake

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Materials

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Tuskegee University

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Mechanical Engineering

23.372.2energy. The Sustainable Urban Transport (SUT) is such a vehicle.There are multiple SUTs in existence today that match our project design criteria. The MyCarwas originally a manufacturing collaboration between EU Auto Technology and Hong KongPolytechnic University. It was available in Hong Kong, Britain, Austria, and France. In 2010,EU Auto Technology was acquired by GreenTech Automotive. As of today, GTA plans to beginmanufacturing the MyCar in its Mississippi plant soon. Current specifications are unknown.However before the acquisition, The Mycar had a maximum speed of 35 to 40 mph, a chargetime of 5 to 8 hours, and a driving range of 40 to 68 miles. Length, width, and height were 2.6m, 1.4 m, and 1.4 m, respectively. The price was $10,000.001

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalya A. Koehler, Iowa State University; Charles T. Jahren P.E., Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

portion of the class, after the student has completed readingthe related chapter in the text book. The modules are used to prepare students for solving open-endedquestions in a face to face part of the course. Also, the module can serve as a study guide for reviewpurposes. In the modules, students view the video demonstrations of how to solve problems and thenpractice problem solving step by step with verification (correct/incorrect) and explanatory programfeedback presented for each step. The pilot development of the modules with six participants was conducted, and a plan for therefinement of the modules design was laid out. The educational design research methodology was used,which not only targets the problem of designing an online

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, Lamar University; Alberto Marquez P.E., Lamar University; Julia Yoo, Lamar University

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Engineering Economy

LamarUniversity. It will give students more opportunity to learn and practice Engineering Economicswhenever they have spare time. The preliminary assessment results in Fall 2012 semester arepresented in this paper. Surveys and interviews are conducted with randomly selected students toget a better understanding of the impact of the mobile app. The authors are now in the process oftransforming the app into game-style. Further development and improvement with formativeassessment is planned in the next three years.* Acknowledgment: This project is partially supported by a grant from the National ScienceFoundation DUE-1140457 to Lamar University. 1. Introduction Engineering Economics is a core class in engineering and is often required in

Conference Session

K-12 Robotics

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Selin Frances Sirinterlikci, Carnegie Mellon University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

opportunities to high schoolstudents. The theme selected for the research activities is alternative actuation methodsfor robotics. These new actuation methods do not utilize conventional electric motors.Recent developments of flexible gumby robots1, interesting memory alloy behaviors2 aswell as other alternative means such as magnetic and pneumatic actuation are employedin attracting students into this field. A 3-day pilot study was developed and conductedwith participation of 8 interested high school students. Students designed and built robotsthat were actuated by pneumatic propulsion or magnetism. This paper will presentobjectives and structure of the initiative, lessons learned from the pilot study, and willconclude with the future plans. As a part

Conference Session

Experiences in Engineering Community Engagement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzana Ansari, University of California, Berkeley; Jennifer Wang, University of California, Berkeley; Ryan Shelby, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California, Berkeley; Lisa A Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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Community Engagement Division

personalitystyles; presented pathways for implementing mission statements and plans of action; offeredopportunities for strategic thinking, problem solving and brainstorming; utilized teamwork indiverse settings; and implemented K-12 service learning through outreach teaching activities.9,10Students were placed into teams of three to six based on their learning styles26 to diversifygroups and thereby enhance educational perspectives and optimize design outcomes.27,28 Teamscompleted three-hour labs at the local science museum each week to conduct brainstorming andprototyping exercises based on the “Engineering is Elementary” design process loop developedby the Museum of Science, Boston (Figure 1).29 In addition, each team independently conducteduser needs

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Integrating Curriculum and Labs in Engineering Technology Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #6341A Laboratory Based, Problem Solving Pedagogy Prepares Engineering Tech-nology Graduates to Succeed on the JobDr. John Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the departmental Internship Co- ordinator at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Applied Process Control Engineering, Applied Automation Engineering, Fluid Power, and Facility Planning. Page 23.57.1

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Programs in Support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chet Boncek Jr, Raytheon Company

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Systems Engineering

limited to allow a plausible approach Procedural plan was developed and followed through to completion Setup and follow-through of project is orderly and logical Thorough use of data and observations Conclusions are consistent with data that was collected Team demonstrates knowledge of relevant content matter Team members understand the scope and limitations of the project, and have an idea of what further research is warranted Team conducted sufficient research, as evidenced by appropriate citation of scientific literature and reference sourcesQuestions to Consider Has the team identified a clear, bounded problem statement and/or objective? Did the team follow a logical plan for completing the project

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Novel Methods of Construction Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Chen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Shen-En Chen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Gary Bruce Gehrig P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Construction

will be offered in ETCE 4251- Highway Designand Construction and CEGR 6090 – Nondestructive Testing courses.The rationale for the multi-disciplinary, project-based course is to optimize the learningexperience with supervisor evaluation and to stimulate student creativity. The key pedagogicalobjective in this study is to establish a potentially creative and synergistic environment forstudent learning through interactions between multi-discipline teams: Civil EngineeringTechnology/Construction Management and Structural Monitoring students. The goal is forstudents to meet the CIET/CM and CEE program outcomes as well as criteria defined in theUniversity strategic planning for student achievements.However, since the two student levels are distinct

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Interdisciplinary and Undergraduate Research in Engineering Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston (CoT); Heidar Malki, University of Houston (CoT); Gangbing Song, University of Houston (CoE)

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Engineering Technology

, career plans, their reason for applying to the summer research program, and tworecommendation letters. The selection committee was formed from participating facultymembers, who meet towards the end of the March to select REU fellows based on the merit oftheir applications. Applicants were asked to rank available research projects based on their interest and wereaccommodated as much as possible to work on projects from among their top three selections. Inthree years, the REU Site accommodated 35 fellows, 34% of whom were underrepresented andminority students. The fellows came from universities and colleges in 18 states across the nation. Page

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Novel Methods of Construction Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University

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Construction

instrument was developed for the purpose. It wasadministered once at the beginning of the semester and once at the end of the semester. Thetotal number of students was 54. Only the responses of students who participated in both thesurveys were used for analysis. The final sample size was 39. The statistical technique usedfor data analysis was General Linear Model. The results of the study validate the importanceof all learning objectives.Key words: Assessment, Construction Science, Course Learning Objectives, EnvironmentalControl Systems.IntroductionProgram Quality AssessmentInstitutions of higher learning are becoming increasingly involved with the continualimprovement of their educational programs. It incorporates planning, assessment, and

Conference Session

Simulation Courses & BME Laboratories

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mounir Ben Ghalia

system; (2) An interactive GUI for control system configuration andimplementation with numerical simulation, data visualization and object animationcapabilities. Work is underway to enhance and further develop the different sections andfeatures of the module. The testing of the module in a formal class setting is planned inthe near future. Evaluation and assessment methodology along with the qualitative andquantitative test results will be reported in the near future.BIBLIOGRAPHY1. Dorf, R.C. and R.H. Bishop, Modern Control Systems. Ninth ed. 2001, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.2. Kuo, B.C. and M.F. Golnaraghi, Automatic Control Systems. Eighth ed. 2003, New York: John Wiley & Sons.3

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Hallacher

ManufacturingEducation in Nanofabrication”, Proceedings of the 2002 Conference of the American Society forEngineering Education, June 2002National Science and Technology Council, “Natonal Nanotechnology Initiative: Leading to the NextIndustrial Revolution,” A Report by the Interagency Working Group on Nanoscience, Engineering, andTechnology, Committee on Technology, February, 2000).National Science and Technology Council, Committee on Technology, Subcommittee on NanoxcaleScience, Engineering, and Technology, “National Nanotechnology Initiative: The Initiative and ItsImplementation Plan,” (July, 2000).Pennsylvania State University, Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education: A Report andRecommendations Based Upon a Workshop Held On September 11-12, 2002 at the

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Wulf; Hazem Said

initially assumed. This was an important finding with major implicationsfor our efforts to recruit students to the field of IT. Given that it is a relatively new field,especially for a college degree program, efforts need to be made to make prospectivestudents more familiar with it.The behavior of the participants was a major concern especially as it was their first timeon a college campus. However, considerable effort was put into the planning process tocreate a comfortable and safe environment where participants would feel comfortable andappreciated. The daily, informal, one-hour session that gathered all the participantstogether with the faculty members and the college student facilitators had a major impact

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Oerther

teaching materials developed in SA1 in response to the student evaluations collected in SA3. Page 8.880.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education 5. We plant to utilize the modified course content and teaching materials developed in SA4 to teach an updated Proof-of-concept Course II in the Spring of 2003 with a mixture of undergraduate students in Civil Engineering and graduate students in Environmental Engineering and Science. 6. We plan to evaluate the success of Proof

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NSF Opportunities for Undergraduate Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

J Hines; Fred Weber; John Prados; Kurt Gramoll

experience using the on-line materials and prompted severalimprovements.A pilot program is planned for the Spring 2003 semester at PSTCC. Students enrolled in theirStatics class will be divided into two groups. One group will complete the conventional course Page 8.1204.3with the other group taking the DE format course. During this pilot program, a PSTCC facultymember will be available to assist the students, proctor tests, and provide feedback for courseProceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering

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Computers in ME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Davin Swanson; Christopher Lynch

students.Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationThere are currently three labs (out of thirteen) that do not have completed WebLab materials.One of these three is actually a continuation of a previous lab and a separate WebLab is notplanned. The remaining two are planned to be implemented by the end of the current school year.Although there is convincing evidence for the efficacy of the WebLab, it is anecdotal. In thecoming semesters a survey will be given to students to better evaluate their assessment of theWebLab.Bibliography[1] ME3056 Course Webpage. http://www.me.gatech.edu/me3056/[2] ME3056 Course Description/Syllabus. http

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Materials Curricula: Modeling & Math

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Katherine Chen

the past couple years ofits existence. The design of the lab actually originated from students interested in NiTi, and hasgrown in complexity. The Ni- Ti equilibrium phase diagram, TTT diagram, and knowledge aboutkinetic processes (e.g., diffusion, precipitation, phase transformations) are all invoked for theanalysis. Students enjoy the ability to plan parts of the experiment and witnessing the connectionbetween theory and experiment.Bibliography1. http://www.sma -inc.com/2. http://www.nitinol.com/3. Phase Diagrams for Binary Alloys, ASM International, 2000.4. M. Nishida, C.M. Wayman, and T. Honma, Met Trans 17A, 1505, 1986.5. A.R. Pelton, J. DiCello and S. Miyazaki, Min Invas Ther & Allied Technol 2000: 9(1) 107.6. J. Sheriff

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Carr

thetopics of courses in our then-existing basic courses. All-faculty approval was thengarnered. A multi-year phase-in plan was implemented. Resources were acquiredprogressively. Ample communication with students, parents, University administration,and faculty was a priority. Continuous improvement was based on feedback fromstudents, instructors, grades, enrollments, and employers, and this continuous Page 8.1.2Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition ©2003, American Society for Engineering Education.improvement will, by definition, remain the by-word for its success.What is Engineering

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra Cruz-Pol

of the Industrial Engineering Department and Directorof EXITE! Camp at UPRM. She obtained her PhD in Industrial Engineering from The Pennsylvania StateUniversity. Dr. Bartolomei-Suárez is an active consultant to manufacturing facilities in Puerto Rico, andspecializes in facility planning and simulation. At UPRM, she works with the pre-college programs tointroduce engineering to junior and high school students. Page 8.188.7 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationSandra

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Understanding Students: Cognition

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

F. Lee Grismore; Dr. Juliet Hurtig; Dr. Barry Farbrother

therefore suggest the following problem definition: The problem is to find the coefficients that most easily cause a change in No, and then develop an external action plan which carries out specified tasks directed to changing the appropriate coefficients. As that plan is executed, use the model to verify that the desired changes are being affected in the educational system and, if required, make adjustments to the plan. Incorporate the model into the “evaluation” phase of the plan to accurately quantify results.In order to evaluate the relative steady state sensitivity of the output to changes in systemcoefficients, a simple “what-if” analysis is performed. Holding inputs constant

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Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lori Cirucci; Joseph Santoro; John Coulter; Herman Nied; David Angstadt; Charles Smith

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” Session 2560professional 4 . Some states, such as Massachusetts 5 go as far as to require engineering educationas part of the K-12 curriculum.Regardless of the methods used, efforts should be made to follow up on progress made. Poole, et 5al describe an assessment plan that was developed for a fledgling outreach program todetermine of it was accomplishing its goals as well as to guide future program development. Itcan certainly be expected that a number of studies will be

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nikolai Dechev; William Cleghorn

clearer illustration of the relativemotions of the hob and gear. There is not sufficient time to show all animations during the lectures. Some are providedthrough the course website. However, because of the large size of many of these files, it isimpracticable for students to download all of them over the web. Instead, there are plans to compileall animations onto a CD-ROM, and have them available for student use on an individual basis. One of the advantages of using a computer animation is that components can be either added ormade translucent to reveal their position relative to other components of the device. For instance,Figure 4 shows a disc clutch. Starting with two shafts from the engine and to the transmission shownin Figure 2(a

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Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hannah Collins; Byron Newberry; Ira Lockwood

fluctuations in the array’s supply current.While plans exist to eliminate this noise in future arrays using filtering, during this proof-of-concept phase the noise was mathematically handled using averaging (smoothing) of the results.Figure 6: A sample test of the prototype array. This chart shows the raw sensor voltagedata collected during movement of the target in a “heart” shape within the working planeof the array. The high frequency oscillations are believed to be linked to noise in thesupply current to the array elements.Using the “Distance Method” to triangulate the target position, the original “heart” figure wasapproximately recreated as shown in Figure 7. Note that the sensed image is distorted from theoriginal image. The most likely reason

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Economy

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Kulonda

, 9-177-0787 Understanding the statement of Cash Flows , Harvard Business School Publishing,9-193-0278 Statement of Cash Flows: Three Examples, Harvard Business School Publishing, 9-193-1039 Solving the Puzzle of Cash Flow Statements, Harvard Business School Publishing,BH 013DENNIS J. KULONDA is Associate Professor of Management at the University of Central Florida. His researchand teaching is focused in Engineering Management. He has extensive experience in the development andmanagement of industrial engineering projects in operational and financial planning and is developing a thirdedition of Capital Investment Analysis for Engineering and Management with Professors Canada, Sullivan andWhite

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Teamwork, K-12: Projects to Promote Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Silliman

of learning objectives. In addition unique learningobjectives are associated with each model. The common objectives include: • Engineering students must demonstrate understanding of the challenges involved in pursuing engineering projects in developing countries (including technical, social, economic and political considerations). • Students must work in a multidisciplinary team to identify solutions to one or more complex problems involving water resources in a developing country. One learning objective unique to the classroom experience is: • Students must comprehend and incorporate non-technical considerations in their development of a project plan for a water resource project in a developing country. Learning objectives

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Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi

Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationsetup. The feedback from our graduates showed that they found these courses useful inindustry. These courses also helped them enhance their career options and enabled them toenter the work-force of the optical communication industry. Future plans includeupdating the labs and introduce equipment in the area of optical amplifiers, opticalnetworking and switching.AcknowledgementsThe author would like to thank NSF and SUNY Institute of Technology for supportingthe optical networking lab under the ILS program. Special thanks are due to Dr. NaseemIshaq, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology Department at theSUNY institute of Technology, for reviewing the article and giving

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Topics in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daphene Koch

AdultEducation and Human Resource Development, a book co-authored by Malcolm, Knowles,Elwood Holton III, and Richard Swanson was released in its fifth edition. This 17-chapter bookcovers all of the core principles of adult learning, practices, perspectives and planning guides. Itcontains 612 references. The four basic assumptions by Knowles is that as individuals mature: a. They move from a dependant personality towards one of increasing self- directedness, b. They accumulate an experience that becomes a broad base that they can relate to new learning. c. They are learning because of social roles (career) not because of biological development or academic pressure. d

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Current Environmental Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Cynthia Veit; Chris Swan

2000, St. Louis.Swan, C., Kirshen, P., and Durant, J. “Environmental Engineering Education and Community Service: A Synergistic Partnership”, 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2002, Montreal. Louis.CHRISTOPHER W. SWANDr. Swan is the Chair and an Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) departmentat Tufts University. His current interests are the use of service learning as pedagogy, reuse of recovered orrecyclable materials, and environmental site remediation.CYNTHIA VEITMs. Veit is currently a graduate student seeking a dual degree from the CEE department and the Urban andEnvironmental Policy and Planning department at Tufts University. She has spent two years in a small town inPoland doing