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TYCD 2005 Lower Division Initiatives

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2005 Annual Conference

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Elaine Craft; Monica Pfarr; Jack Waintraub

and engineeringtechnology education resources.The NETEC forum is a place where all NETEC users may come together and become a truevirtual community. Discussions in the forum are opportunities for the ET community tocommunicate, collaborate, or simply exchange ideas. All discussions will be moderated by ETexperts, who can help to steer the conversations in productive directions, as well as guard theforum against spam and other abuse.The NETEC careers section allows registered users to submit job and/or internship opportunities,skill sets, etc. Users may then search these listings to find opportunities that suit them. Allpostings are removed after 30 days, ensuring that the opportunities are up-to-date and current.NETEC will host workshops and

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International Developments & Collaborations

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2005 Annual Conference

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Fazil Najafi

, grounds and parks administration and air quality control. Adescription of the material covered is briefly given in this paper. In addition, guestspeakers from various officiating departments, such as public works, transportation,county commissions, code administration, as well as a city attorney and a city mayor, areinvited on a regular basis to give students a taste of practical, real-life problems andsolutions. This course teaches real-life problem-solving skills and knowledge ofinfrastructure issues and concerns that students can utilize in their careers and will helpstudents to better understand government functions in serving society needs.IntroductionThe public works department is responsible for infrastructure management including

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Tom Bazzoli; Blair Rowley

://project.tdec.drexel.edu , January 2005.2. WSU writing across the curriculum, Internet: http://www.wright.edu/academics/wac/ , January 2005. Page 10.644.43. E&CS freshman web site, Internet: http://www.cs.wright.edu/egr190/start/ ,January 2005. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Educational Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education4. R. B. Landis, Studying Engineering: A Road Map to a Rewarding Career, 2d ed. Los Angeles: Discovery Press, 2000.Biographical InformationBLAIR A. ROWLEY is a Professor of Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Stacy Wilson

classes presented by the SWE members and their impact on WKU Girlsin Science Day. Also, the format of the GIS day will be discussed and assessment of the pasttwo years will be presented in this paper.Girls in Science Day Girls in Science (GIS) Day was developed as an outreach activity by the faculty in theOgden College of Science and Engineering at WKU as a way to increase awareness of youngwomen of scientific careers.1 The event has been held for the past three years on the WKUcampus. Many young girls are not aware of potential careers in science and engineering. Theprogram gives the girls opportunities to do fun hands-on projects with WKU science andengineering faculty in hopes of creating interest in the science field. The first year

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Sustainability Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

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Patricia Mosto; Gina Tang; Courtney Richmond; Joseph Orlins; Catherine Yang; Demond Miller; Beena Sukumaran; Kauser Jahan; Anthony Marchese; Mariano Savelski; Paris von Lockette; Stephanie Farrell; Yusuf Mehta; William Riddell

Department of Chemical Engineering. She has been involvedwith several pre-engineering programs for high school students and college freshmen. Through these programs, shehas focused on informing students about engineering careers and stimulating their enthusiasm for engineeringeducation. Outside the classroom she has worked extensively to encourage the participation of underrepresentedgroups in engineering by participating in programs such as The Alliance for Minority Participation, UniversityResearch Experiences for Undergraduates and Exploring Career Options in Engineering and Science.Dr. Joseph Orlins is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He hasover 17 years’ experience in academic and professional

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The Citizen Engineer

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2005 Annual Conference

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Isadore Davis; barbara waugh; Charles Pezeshki; Lueny Morell; Tom Roberts

routinely deal with large problems, and haveexcellent analytical skills. They are trained in working with interdisciplinary teams, andare taught to consider multiple options before selecting one for final work—a core ideaembodied in NEPA. Yet engineers are rarely exposed to the notion of broaderparticipation in a democratic society. If given the option, most faculties around theUnited States choose to add more technical specialization to a program of study, thatoften have a very short half-life with regards to an individual’s career, instead of fillingout the budding professional with an ensemble of “softer” skills, such as negotiationskills, or an explanation of how one participates in their government.My own experience as a professor in

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Christi L. Patton; Daniel W. Crunkleton; John M. Henshaw; Douglas Jussaume; Robert L. Strattan

.). Immediate feedback is provided during the question and answer period of thepresentations. Written comments and oral questioning encourage the students to analyzetheir engineering approach and explore the concepts of continuous improvement. Thelevel of assessment is unbiased and comprehensive. Consistently scoring average orexcellent indicates that the students have met the industrial standards of competency inthese areas. It is very gratifying to both students and faculty to have such clear andconcise feedback on their performance.ConclusionChallenge X has been an excellent opportunity for TU students to learn more about thework they will be doing in their future careers and participate in leading-edgetechnological development addressing

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Programming for Engineering Students

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2005 Annual Conference

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Andrew Sterian; Bruce Dunne; Andrew Blauch

-solving and subprogram concepts6,7,8. Teaching C provides the foundation for the diverseprogramming skills required in our advanced course offerings in all areas of engineering. Wealso describe how fluency in C affords the practicing engineer a range of programming skills thatare easily extendable.We further discuss the benefits of possessing fundamental programming knowledge for thepracticing engineer in industry. The majority of our graduates are tasked with writing programsin a variety of programming languages and environments at some point in their careers. Forexample, mechanical engineers often use MATLAB for modeling and analysis while

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Women in IT Fields

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2005 Annual Conference

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Crystal Hoyer; Crystal Eney

a class, but instead a real bonding time with people in the same boat. If I was in this class without knowing anyone, I’d feel so alone & intimidated. This class has calmed my anxieties so much.• I like the way that you took us to visit a few sites and see what actually computer science does out in the world. I was not aware that it did so much.• I liked [the seminar], it made me think about [a] career in computer science because of all the cool and neat things that you could do within the field.”What aspects of this class contributed most to your learning?• I think this class was awesome! It helped me realize CSE is more than coding all day. It was also really nice to get to know other people in the CS1 class because it

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Engineers & Mathematicians Communicating

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2005 Annual Conference

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Zack Bowles; Philippe E. Tissot; Jeremy Flores; G. Beate Zimmer; Alexey L. Sadovski; Carl Steidley

guide them towards a productive result. Some of thequestions that faculty members encounter are: How to identify and recruit potential researchstudents early in their careers? How to make research projects attractive to students? How to geta research student started? How to create an environment in which students’ work thrives? Howto publicize the outcomes of the student research effectively?An important part of an answer to these questions and a likely factor in the recent success is toorganize the undergraduate research projects such that they lead to presentations andpublications. This has been facilitated in part by the organization of an undergraduate researchsymposium on the TAMU-CC campus. Initial presentations on campus have often

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International Engineering Education II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Sarah Smith

MaritimeTransport Academy of Alexandria, Egypt is a private university. Tuition is paid in US dollars.Some students choose private enrollment so they are able to choose a degree path.The majority of post-graduate students are leaving Egypt to seek employment. Althoughgraduates were well educated in technology careers, career opportunities are limited. Factorieslack equipment and technology. Jobs available do not align with what university students havelearned. If graduates want to put into action what they have learned academically, they neededto relocate. Attractions for students from the Middle East to study in the States include access totechnology. Labs in Egypt are very limited if available at all.Cultural differences include: • Instructional

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Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Sumedha Ariely; David Wallace; Amy Banzaert

results of three main questions for study: 1) whetherstudents’ perceptions of their ability in various engineering skills changed over the course of theclass, 2) whether students’ perceptions of career goals changed over time, and 3) whetherstudents’ interest in community service changed over the course of the class. Results indicatethat students perceived learning gains in key product design areas such as ability to design newproducts, creativity, and problem solving, and some differential effects were found for women.Students, particularly minorities, also increased their orientation toward a service approach,changing their professional aspirations away from consulting and medicine to more innovativeproduct development work and graduate

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Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

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2005 Annual Conference

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Duane Dunlap; Ken Burbank; James Zhang

Design Projects Math and Applications of Math & Sciences Applications of Math & Sciences Sciences in Senior Projects in Senior Projects electronics Applications of Electronics Applications of Electronics in Senior Design Projects in Senior Design Projects General Lumped & Distributed Systems Techniques of Engineering System Simulation Career Development Seminar Network Communications Frontier in Profession Seminar Situational Bus Control technology Practical Lumped & Distributed

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Developments in Chem Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Holles

. Alternatives include students working for a few years andthen returning to graduate school, mid- or late-career professionals now seeking advanceddegrees, and international students from numerous different countries. In addition, manytraditional graduate students have their bachelor degrees in different disciplines. Many positivescan result from this situation including a vibrant multi-generational and multi-cultural graduateprogram. However, it is also not without its shortcomings. Perhaps one of the most importantissues to deal with is that a wide range of students can also result in a wide range of student Page 10.1342.1concepts of and

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Astronautics and Space Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Melton; Michael Micci; Deborah Levin; Charles Croskey; David Spencer; Sven Bilen

assigned to assist with the development of thepayload operations. Space Science and Technology (AERSP/STS 055)—This General Education course is forstudents in nontechnical majors who have an interest in the means and uses of space science andtechnology. Its ultimate goal is to help prepare students whose careers may eventually impactthe direction of space policy, funding of NASA, and other aspects of public support for spaceresearch and exploitation. Since the course devotes several weeks to satellite hardware, theLionSat mission has provided new opportunities to inject timely examples of satellite design,measurement concepts and applications, and societal issues regarding public funding of spaceprojects. Satellite Communications (EE

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Understanding Engineering Design

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2005 Annual Conference

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Penny Hirsch; Ann McKenna

explore howstudents define persuasion and effective communication, and what they think is involved inperforming these abilities. Even though the ratings may appear high, they may be internallyconsistent with students’ notions of what it means to persuade and communicate, but inconsistentwith faculty notions of persuasion and effective communication. Exploring these questions inmore detail would uncover students’ initial and post understanding and could better determinehow they align or disconnect with the goals of EDC.The survey also contained three items that asked students to rate the likelihood of pursuing adegree in engineering, completing the requirements of an engineering degree, and confidencethat engineering is the right career choice

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Visualization

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2005 Annual Conference

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Paul Charlesworth; Thomas Drummer; Kedmon Hungwe; Sheryl Sorby

Developing 3-D Spatial Visualization Skills for Non-Engineering Students Sheryl A. Sorby, Thomas Drummer, Kedmon Hungwe, Paul Charlesworth Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractThe ability to visualize objects and situations in one’s mind and to manipulate thoseimages is a cognitive skill vital to many career fields, especially those requiring workwith graphical images. Unfortunately, of all cognitive processes that have beeninvestigated, spatial cognition shows some of the most robust gender differences favoringmales, especially in the ability to mentally rotate 3-dimensional objects. This has obviousimplications for our attempts to encourage gender equity in

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Leslie Collins; Lisa Huettel

processor.Although fundamental concepts are explored in laboratory exercises, the emphasis often remainson the mechanics of hardware implementation. Thus, topics are not presented in the context ofrealistic applications. While such an approach may be ideal for preparing motivated upper-levelstudents for future careers in signal processing, it is not suitable for students with no priorexperience in the field. The signal processing laboratory being developed at Duke University ismodeled, in part, after existing successful signal processing laboratories, but introduces twoinnovative features. First, the new laboratory will be integrated into multiple courses from thesophomore to senior level, rather than a single course. Second, the laboratory exercises will

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TC2K Assessment: How to Really Do It

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2005 Annual Conference

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Lennard Lema; Zbigniew Prusak; Peter Baumann

; Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationThere are many commonalities in the missions for the three programs in EngineeringTechnology: Mechanical, Manufacturing and Civil. Each program prepares graduates forprofessional careers as engineering technologists. The students acquire a knowledge base inmathematics, physical sciences, mechanics, fluids, manufacturing or construction processes,materials, testing, engineering design, computer-aided engineering graphics, computerprogramming, engineering standards, project planning and cost analysis. The students developwriting, communication, engineering problem solving and teamwork skills applicable to design,testing and fabrication of components

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Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2005 Annual Conference

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Michael Marcus

projects" and I have been a reviewer of papers on this topic.I have visited many of the local high schools and given presentations during career days and alsopresented at our campus during open house activities, but I was looking for a different approach.Many of the projects such as "Project Lead the Way"1 are great but they are quite involved andtake a significant commitment. What I describe in this paper is a simple project that I usedinvolving teachers and their students that I thought was quite successful. This project was easilymanageable for a faculty member acting alone or with a few other faculty members.Some of the teachers and students involved in the project were from schools with large minoritypopulations and as a result of this a

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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R. L. Kolar; K. M. Dresback; E. M. Tromble

teaching andresearch in areas of national need,” and it is administered by the Department of Education. Here,“need” has a dual meaning: students must demonstrate financial need, and fellowships areawarded to disciplines viewed as traditionally having a shortage of well-qualified domestic stu-dents. Engineering is one such discipline. Since, from the outset, the program has targeted stu-dents who are interested in academic careers, statutory requirements dictate the course of studythat GAANN Fellows pursue must include a structured education component, so that, upon grad-uation, they are prepared for both the educational and research missions of academia. Herein, wepresent an overview of OUr (University of Oklahoma) GAANN program, which we have

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Distance & Service Learning, K-12, Web & Work-Based Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

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Richard Vaz

undergraduates must complete three significantprojects, including a third-year interdisciplinary research project called the "InteractiveQualifying Project", or IQP. The IQP is not directly related to the students' major areas of study.Instead, by working on multidisciplinary teams to address problems related to technology,society, and human needs, students come to understand how their careers in technology willimpact, and be affected by, societal structures and values. A central learning outcome of thisproject is an understanding of the social and cultural contexts of technology and science. The Page 10.1065.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American

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College Engineering K-12 Outreach III

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2005 Annual Conference

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Judith Miller; Paula Quinn; Jill Rulfs; John Orr

project, this paper reports the lessons learned in managing this rather large andcomplex project which brings together two quite different educational institutions. The results todate have been quite positive.IntroductionIn 2003 WPI began a three-year project, "K-6 Gets a Piece of the PIEE (PartnershipsImplementing Engineering Education)." This project is funded by the NSF Graduate TeachingFellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) program, the goal of which is to involve engineeringgraduate students with K-12 science and engineering education. Some small number of thesegraduate students will decide to pursue careers in K-12 education, but for most, the intenseexposure provided by the Fellowship program should lead to increased involvement with K

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Engineering Economy Frontiers

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2005 Annual Conference

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Keith Williamson; Carol Considine; Paul Kauffmann; Tarek Abdel-Salam

Session 3542 Privatization Initiatives: A Source for Engineering Economy Case Studies Paul Kauffmann Tarek Abdel-Salam Keith Williamson East Carolina University, Greenville, NC Carol Considine Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VAIntroductionUndergraduate courses in engineering economy provide the opportunity to cover many topicsthat are essential for the career success of practicing engineers. Primary among these areknowledge of cost

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Innovative Curriculum Developments

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2005 Annual Conference

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Thomas Cathcart; Shanti Bhushan; Sandun Fernando

those with traditional engineeringdegrees. One argument is that agricultural engineers could get the required expertise in a graduateprogram. However, many of students from developing countries neither have the financialbacking nor the assurance for better career opportunities to justify a graduate program in theircountries.Many AE programs in developing countries have agricultural machinery/precision agriculture, Page 10.139.1soil and water resources engineering, and food engineering as the core areas in the curriculum. 2They place very little

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Teaching Team Skills Through Design

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Harris; M. Bramhall; Ian Robinson; David Hick

the student as evidence that graduates could undertake tasks in a “compliant, dutiful andreliable manner” [2]. However, in the context of the changing nature of the engineering industry,the graduates of the new millennium are required to be equipped with skills to accommodatethese changes. Indeed graduates will have: “increasingly flexible and truncated careers. Hence graduates have to be more ‘flexible’ in theirattitudes towards work and more ‘adaptive’ in their behaviour in the labour market. They requirea broader portfolio of technical, social and personal skills than...were emphasised in the past.”[2].Therefore, the type of graduates we need to produce are those, not only with engineering skillsbut ones that are business-aware, with good

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Crossing the Discipline Divide!

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mike Dunlap; M.L. Meier

spreadsheet thestudents were able to build on to it when preparing budgets for the experiments that followed. Indiscussions with the students the diversity of experience in budget matters became clear, as wasthe fact that we were teaching budgeting skills to people who don’t balance their own checkbooks. Several students had had careers in industry and described a completely differentapproach where the budgets were based on very loose and generalized estimates of the overallcost.At the time of this writing the materials characterization course is still being taught. While classsize is larger, 25 students, the class meets in the lab in smaller groups. During the first week thestudents had to be walked through the process of establishing their basics

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Women in Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Bogue

used theelements of the initial camp but eliminated as many of the extraneous (and distracting) activitiesas possible.The interdisciplinary hands on engineering modules developed for the original camp wereoffered as daily activities—girls could choose to go to as few or as many as they registered for.Each module features an active learning experience, exposure to strong role models andengineering career information related to the module. The modules are all interdisciplinary,introducing girls to engineering through interdisciplinary laboratory experiences. This approachaddresses many of the issues that girls face in understanding engineering contextually. (1)Accordingly, MTM aims to prepare girls to succeed through cross-cultural

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Undergraduate Retention Activities

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rose Marra; Barbara Bogue

fullyin developing and testing assessment instruments with large numbers of students, documentationand career development tools.This paper will look at the rewards and challenges of coalitions in general and, using initialassessment of the AWE experience as a example, identify ways that PIs and grant sub-contractors can be engaged successfully in a productive and mutually rewarding process; howfull participation of collaborators can be realized; what organizational tools and processes help toachieve collaborator ownership of the overall project; and how to document process.Coalitions—Benefits and DrawbacksCoalitions became a familiar feature of engineering education in the late 80’s when the NSFlaunched the Engineering Education Coalitions, an

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Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Reaveley; Nick Safai

two-year program,have the opportunity to seamlessly transfer to the UoU Civil Engineering Department and most Page 10.1377.1students are able to complete their four year, ABET, accredited BSCE degree from the UoU inan additional four semesters. The SLCC Engineering Department offers an Associate Degreein civil engineering.The greatest success is that students are able to plan out their academic careers with assurancethat they are not going to waste any time and precious tuition dollars. By the time a studenttransfers to the UoU, they already know the Chair of the Civil & Environmental Engineeringdepartment and the other members of the