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Recruiting, Retention & Advising

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Taryn Bayles

Session 2253 Improving the Freshman Engineering Experience Taryn Melkus Bayles Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Anne M. Spence Department of Mechanical Engineering Claudia Morrell Center for Women and Information Technology University of Maryland Baltimore CountyIntroductionThe University of Maryland Baltimore County has undertaken four initiatives to improveengineering education and awareness. The first

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Innovations in Systems Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jacqueline Mozrall; Edward Hensel; Paul Stiebitz

Session 1387 Multidisciplinary Engineering Senior Design at RIT Paul H. Stiebitz, Dr. Edward C. Hensel, P.E., Dr. Jacqueline R. Mozrall, CPE Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe Kate Gleason College of Engineering (KGCOE) at the Rochester Institute of Technology(RIT) has implemented a college-wide initiative to emphasize multidisciplinary design in thesenior capstone experience. The mission of this three-quarter sequence is to develop engineerswho have an end-to-end life cycle prospective of product realization. Problem solving,teamwork, market-oriented product development, and technical

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Innovations in Systems Engineering Education

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Terry Dwan; Robert DeMoyer; Carl Wick; George Piper

technological, officers must have a thorough knowledge of how theirweapons function as a system in order to take full advantage of them. It is for this reasonthat the primary emphasis of the Systems Engineering major at the Naval Academy hasremained oriented more towards the engineering of control systems, like those commonlyin modern weaponry. The present curriculum of the Systems Engineering major contains six requiredcourses, covering fundamentals in mathematical modeling, simulation, and control. Eachmajor takes five additional elective courses. These are organized as two two-courseelective sequences in an area of specialization and a fifth major elective that may betaken in any engineering-related course. Two-course elective tracks

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Roger Hadgraft; Mike Xie

ethical foundations of these concepts, and the ability to exercise considered judgments based on these principles in real-life situations. 2. Ability to assess and evaluate the importance of social, environmental and economic (as opposed to simply internal financial) impacts of a project, technological development, new process or product, using a holistic systems approach, with a scope encompassing all communities and natural resources affected. Page 9.306.3Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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Susan Gasper; Keith Whites; Michael Batchelder

the student, amateur radio also provides benefits of life-longlearning by keeping abreast of technology with this enjoyable hobby.IntroductionThe US government began licensing amateur (ham) radio operators in 1912 to providefor backup emergency communications in times of need, to advance technicalknowledge, and to enhance international goodwill. Ham radio has continued as a popular Page 9.652.1 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ASEE 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”hobby encompassing a variety of interests, from “appliance operators

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Advances in Civil Engineering Education

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Stacy Hutchinson; Larry Erickson; David Steward; Lakshmi Reddi; Alok Bhandari

State-of-the-Art Research onHSRC:Hazardous Substance Research Center Principles/ProcessesKDHE:Kansas Department of Health and Environment HSRCEPA:Environmental Protection Agency Innovative Geoenvironmental Remediation Technologies Engineering Design Case Studies

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Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2004 Annual Conference

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Frank Pietryga; Gregory Dick; Jerry Samples

; Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationBiographyFRANK W. PIETRYGA is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. He graduated fromUPJ in 1983 with a BSEET degree and completed his MSEE degree in 1993 at the University of Pittsburgh, maincampus. His interests include power system engineering, AC/DC machinery, power electronics, and motor drivesystems. Mr. Pietryga is also a registered professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.GREGORY M. DICK is an Associate Professor and Department Head of Electrical Engineering Technology at theUniversity of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Dr. Dick holds degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, Stanford, and thePennsylvania

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Mobile Robotics in Education

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David Miller; Charles Winton

Creativity-Donna Shirley. http://www.managingcreativity.com/[11] MLCAD. http://www.lm-software.com/mlcad/[12] Murphy, Robin, Introduction to AI Robotics, MIT Press, 2000.[13] The Collegiate Botball Challenge http://www.botball.org/tournament/collegiate.html[14] The Handy Board. http://www.handyboard.com Page 9.261.10DAVID P. MILLERDr. Miller currently serves as the Wilkonson Chair Professor of Engineering in the School ofAerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. His research interestsinclude two main areas: robotics technology and robotics as a mechanism for technologyeducation. His interests in robotics technology are in

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ETD Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Timothy Cooley; Terrence O'Connor

proper routing of sensor input wires and judicious grounding connectionsbetween the engine frame, the circuit enclosure and earth ground. The most significant andtroubling noise to the sensors is generated by the computer and monitor, this interference sourcehas not yet been defeated in this system.BIOGRAPHYTIMOTHY COOLEY is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Technology department of thePurdue University, School of Technology.TERRENCE O’CONNOR is an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technologydepartment of the Purdue University, School of Technology. Page 9.425.5 Proceedings of the 2004

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Forum for Nontraditional Engineering Programs

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Deepti Suri

some of the “typical” skills that are expected of “typical”software engineer.3. Softwar e Quality Assur ance at Milwaukee School of Engineer ingThe academic schedule at MSOE is based on a quarter system with three quarters in an academicyear. Each quarter involves ten weeks of instruction with the eleventh week devoted to finalexams. Typical software engineering courses are three or four credits, and most have anassociated laboratory session. The undergraduate software engineering program at MSOE [4]began operation in 1999 and had its first graduating class in spring 2002. The SE program wasvisited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) in September 2002and is one of the first accredited SE programs in the United

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Current Issues in Aerospace Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Alfred Striz

ExplorationProgram in the 90’s, the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (AME) decided toupdate and modernize its AE course sequence, adding new thrust areas in EE and CS to its awardwinning and ABET accredited conventional AE program.Over the last two years, AME has developed a challenging and exciting modern AE curriculumthat incorporates the growing field of intelligent systems as a major aspect into the mix ofcourses and increases the space-engineering component while preserving a strong aeronauticsprogram. Specifically, the digital aspects of AE technology were added: an embedded real timesystems experience and an expanded controls sequence. The standard modern physics coursewas replaced by our own course in astrodynamics and space science

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Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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Henry Lamb; David Ollis

, viscosity22). Combined with report writing and subsequent oral presentation, these activitiescontribute both “hands-on” experience and team communication opportunities, routinely cited aspreparation for the “real world”. Of the recent hot topics in federal research, namely biotechnology, nanotechnology, andinformation technology, only biochemical engineering appears to have made inroads in chemicalengineering lab instruction, as illustrated by papers CEE papers on fermentation 23-25 andbioseparations 9,26,27. Gradual reform of undergraduate laboratories have occurred through alteration ofemphasis to include product design28, device troubleshooting29, safety30, EC2000 criteria 31-32,process design 33,34, environmental awareness35

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DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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John Farris

framework to integrate marketing’sfocus on the customer, research, information technology, and the core benefit into the innovationprocess with the engineer’s focus on function and technology. The contributions marketing andengineering make to each phase of the product innovation process are emphasized. The secondtheme is iteration and adaptation. As marketing and engineering develop information about theproduct and its potential market, the design and marketing plan must change. Suggestions aremade for improving the courses based on what has been learned and where the program is going.I. Introduction Before the winter2003 semester Engineering 610, Engineering Design, was taught nottaught with any links to a marketing course. The course

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Innovative Classroom Techniques

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James Newell

propertiesof Kevlar, examining the performance of polymer fiber-wrapped concrete systems,advanced vegetable processing technology, metals purification, combustion, membraneseparation processes and other areas of interest. Every engineering student participates inthese projects and benefits from hands-on learning, exposure to emerging technologies,industrial contact, teamwork experience and technical communication practice [23, 24]. These conditions make the Junior/Senior Clinics meaningful and exciting learningexperiences, but the pressure derived from the intense and often unpredictable Page 9.414.7Proceedings of the 2004

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Multidisciplinary Courses and Issues

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Dominic Halsmer

2004-473 Electronic Portfolio for Assessment of Engineering Dominic M. Halsmer, PhD, PE, Professor, Chair Engineering and Physics Department Oral Roberts University 7777 S. Lewis Ave. Tulsa, OK 74171 918-495-6935 dhalsmer@oru.eduAbstractIn an effort to continuously improve the quality of education in the general engineering programat Oral Roberts University, a new tool known as Electronic Portfolio or e-Portfolio has beenimplemented as the primary data

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Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jerry O'Connor; Dan Dimitriu

Session 2004-1266 GETTING AN EDGE IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION Jerry O’Connor, Dan G. Dimitriu Physics, Engineering, and Architecture Department San Antonio CollegeThis paper is based on a work in progress, sponsored in part by the National Science Foundation,that was initiated to address the need for more college graduates who are prepared for careers inengineering, science, and technology related fields. The work involves a new program that wasdesigned to increase high school students’ awareness of and sustain their interest in the study ofengineering and to provide them with the knowledge, skills

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

technologies. This level includes allcharacteristics of Level 4. • Process change management • Defect prevention • Technology change management Page 9.1316.4 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2004, American Society for Engineering EducationPeople Capability Maturity ModelThe CMM is designed to measure process capability rather than the capability of people in theorganization. In 1995, Curtis, Hefley and Miller proposed the people capability maturity model8to measure and improve the knowledge and skill of the workforce

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TIME 6: Web-based Instruction

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Meirong Huang; F.C. Lai; Kurt Gramoll

in multimedia technology, educators can improve the quality of engineeringeducation with integrated media with 3D graphics, video, diagrams, sounds, animations andhypertext.The basic concepts of engineering thermodynamics have not changed significantly for decades,and engineering thermodynamics is still a fundamental course for all engineering students. Inrecent years, efforts have been expended to develop and utilize multimedia in teaching Page 9.962.1engineering thermodynamics. Cobourn and Lindauer[1] at the University of Louisville present a Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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Expert Advice on Instructional Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

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Phillip Wankat

development efforts on education. Thisresearch/development could focus on assessment of student learning, development of newteaching methods including methods using technology, improving the evaluation of teaching,development of methods to increase the recruitment and retention of underserved populations,improving academic advising procedures, developing service learning, improving theeducational value of co-op and internships, developing entrepreneurship opportunities, and soforth. Perusal of recent issues of JEE and ASEE Proceedings will show many other possibilities.The “traditional” path to becoming an engineering education expert has been to start with astandard tenure track appointment as an assistant professor in a disciplinary department

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Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

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Samuel Daniels; Bouzid Aliane; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

courses withexposure to content in areas such as mechanics, electrical phenomena and programminglogic. In addition the course contributes significantly to the development of timemanagement, teamwork, and oral and written communication skills. Page 9.1025.1Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright ©2004 American Society for Engineering EducationIntr oductionTeaching and learning may be enriched by integrating new technologies in theengineering curriculum, particularly in laboratory-based courses. Traditional pedagogicalapproaches of teaching theory before

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Industry-Based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Richard Rothaupt

2004-1006 INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS IN MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING EDUCATION Richard Rothaupt Technology Department University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI 54751Abstract – Presentation will describe the requirements of an industrial project for UW-Stoutmanufacturing engineering students and illustrate the process used to screen and selectindustrial projects for the senior design course. An industrial project recently completed bystudents will be described.IntroductionSince 2001

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IE Outreach and Advancement

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Sandra Moore Furneaux; Randa Shehab; M Jayne Fleener; Kim Warram; Elizabeth Kvach; Betty Harris; Anne Reynolds; Teri Reed Rhoads; Susan Walden; Teri Murphy; Deborah Trytten

: TheMIT Press, 2002.[3] Seymour, E. and N.M. Hewitt, Talking About Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences. Oxford:Westview Press, 1997.[4] Leydens, J. A., B. M. Moskal, and M. J. Pavelich, “Qualitative Methods Used in the Assessment of EngineeringEducation”, J. Engr. Educ., Vol. 93 , No. 1, 2004, pp. 65-72.[5] Selby, C.C., Review and Summary of Part II Sessions, in Women in Science an Engineering: Choices forSuccess, C.C. Selby, Editor., The New York Academy of Sciences: New York., 1999, pp. 127-132.[6] Rosser, S.V., Women, Science, and Society: The Crucial Union., New York: Teachers College Press, 2000.[7] Thom, M., Balancing The Equation: Where are Women & Girls in Science, Engineering & Technology?, NewYork: National Council

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Potpourri of Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

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Feodor Vainstein; Mark Rajai

Session 3565 Theoretical Issues in Computer Engineering Feodor Vainstein, Mark Rajai Georgia Institute of Technology/ Northern Kentucky UniversityAbstractIn this paper we present our experience on teaching Theoretical Issues in Computer Engineering.We emphasize on the importance of abstract algebra for practical applications. In particular weshow that algebra is the appropriate mathematical tool for many problems in minimization, faulttolerance, digital communications, random number generators etc.IntroductionComputer engineering has been formed as a distinct discipline only

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Design in Freshman Year

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2004 Annual Conference

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Anita Mahadevan-Jansen; Christopher Rowe

seen at the high school level. Since user-friendlycomputing technology was relatively new, this major curriculum change was truly innovative.Over time, the course naturally evolved but maintained its focus on a skills-based approach tolearning computing tools. In recent years, the course was divided into segments surroundingspecific computing packages such as Excel, Matlab, and HTML programming. The course wassatisfactory in instructing students in how to use the software, but was less effective in teachingthe students how to apply the problem solving process and then use the computing tool as an aidin solving engineering problems. Now that technology has advanced to become more easilyavailable to more people and that students are more

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Academic Standards and Academic Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

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Brian Manhire

and national accrediting agencies are beginning to insist on formal training in ethics. Indeed, the Accredit- ing Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) now specifically requires training in ethics for all engineering undergraduates [emphasis added]. The Na- tional Institutes of Health requires formal ethics education for the graduate stu- dents funded by the NIH Training Grants Program. No doubt this focus on ethics in science and engineering fits into a broader debate about personal and social morals in general. This debate is strongly colored by what many perceive to be a steady erosion of moral standards throughout much of Western culture. Regardless of

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Integrating Taxes, Law, & Business

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Dennis Kulonda

Session 2439 Engineers and the Cash Flow Puzzle Dennis J. Kulonda University of Central FloridaAbstractMost engineering curricula devote little time to the development of financial literacy amongengineering students. Many civil and industrial engineers obtain some exposure in anundergraduate engineering economics course but these courses generally focus primarily on thetime value of money and the comparison of alternatives based upon discounted cash flow. Eventhe ubiquitous topic of cash flows due to taxes is deferred until late in the course. Often projectsare

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Topics in Mechanical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

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Michael Lobaugh

Session 2547 Revving up interest in Hands-On Engineering Michael Lobaugh Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeIntroduction: This paper provides an overview of the past, present, and future changes to a laboratory-based course providing hands-on experience in manufacturing. At the 2002 conference for theASEE, Mukasa E. Ssemakula presented a paper (session 3649)1, describing successes for acourse that helped students gain hands-on experience in a Mechanical Engineering Technology(MET) program. Using this presentation as a springboard, a pilot program at Penn State

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Engineers & Engineering Education in Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, and Turkey

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2004 Annual Conference

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Lerzan Özkale; Fatma Küskü; Gülsün Saglamer

profession. It issupported by the fact that girls know more women engineers than boys. Thus, in the process ofdeciding about profession, women engineers responsibility must be increased in order to increasethe number of girls wishing to become engineer.One may ask if there is a need to increase female engineers in Turkey. Any developing country’sonly chance to rapidly increase its income and become a welfare state is by beginning to producetechnology, “especially in the knowledge era”. This can only be reached through the increase ofqualified labor in technology, thus engineers. The positive contribution of the increase of womenengineers in that process is not only their own production but also their potential to change thesociety’s prejudices by

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Expert Advice on Instructional Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

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Richard Felder

interestedin financing ideas unless the principal investigator has a realistic plan to determine whether ornot they work. For a good introduction to assessment and evaluation of learning, see McKeachie,12 andfor specific details on the assessment of engineering learning outcomes, see Felder and Brent3and Besterfield-Sacre et al.11ABET The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is the body thatperiodically reviews every engineering program (departments and interdisciplinary courseprograms) in the United States and determines whether they meet certain standards. Prior to areview of a program, the faculty assembles key information about the program’s educationalgoals, course offerings, faculty qualifications, and student

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Curriculums in Transition

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2004 Annual Conference

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James Vennes; Phillip Smith

South Dakota StateUniversity in 1967, his M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Arizona in 1969, and his Ph.D. inMechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in Heat Transfer in 1976. Dr. Pederson has beeninvolved with teaching in the thermal science area, design, and computer graphics since joining the faculty ofNMSU in 1984.JAMES F. VENNES is currently an instructor in Mechanical Engineering at New Mexico State University in LasCruces, New Mexico. He received his B.S. in Surveying Engineering from New Mexico State University in 1997.He also received his B.S. in Engineering Technology from New Mexico State University in 2001. Mr. Vennes hasbeen teaching Graphical Communications courses since 1998