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Curriculum Development in EM ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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B. Zoghi; Robert Bolton

Session 1448 Enhancing System Dynamics Instruction for Technologists with Simulation Robert W. Bolton and Behbood Zoghi Texas A&M University Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution College Station Texas, 77843AbstractThe Department of Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University teaches“Electromechanical Systems for Technologists” to sophomore mechanical and electricaltechnology majors. The course transitions students from calculus and physics prerequisites tomore

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Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

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Tom Thomas; Mohammad Alam

. Page 8.165.5 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationStudents enrolled in the EE and CpE programsThe main feedback is based on the end-of-semester assessment form used for each course. Also,exit questionnaires are requested from each student during their final semester. The questionnaireincludes such topics as: career preparedness; course syllabi, general facilities, faculty instruction,advising, laboratory facilities, relevance of instruction, quality of instruction, and coursetextbooks. This questionnaire is used for both EE and CpE students and includes questionsapplicable to the individual

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Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

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Cyrus Hagigat

standards in such areas as course development, faculty training, student services,learning resources, infrastructure, and outcome assessment.Maintaining equivalency between traditional and distance learning courses become particularlychallenging when the courses contain laboratory components. It may be practical to provideonline laboratory experiments involving purely software activities. Examples of software orientedactivities may include remote access to servers for network analysis, and remote configuration ofswitches and routers for configuring a wide area network scenario, simulating electronic circuits,simulating thermal systems, simulating fluid systems or developing computer programs using acompiler such as Visual Basic. However, laboratory

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Virtual & Distance Experiments

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2003 Annual Conference

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Zhixue Wang; Guangpi Lai; Feiyue Wang; A. Terry Bahill; Jeff Goldberg

Session 2426 The platform allows faculty and students to develop and conduct Internet based labprojects and our development process provides a case study for constructing similar cost-effective systems in other areas for research and teaching based on Internet technology. Webelieve that this can significantly change the way science and engineering are taught andlearned in both secondary and post-secondary educational systems. The new approach is cost-effective, easily accessible by everyone, useful in promoting "learning by doing," and indeveloping a student’s capability and motivation to engage in lifelong learning. Our eventualvision is a National Internet-Based Laboratory for Research and Education that providesstate-of-art facilities and

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard DeVries; Douglas Stahl

. Page 8.806.6 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationReferences1. Backman, L. 1993. “Computer-aided liability,” Civil Engineering 63(6). ASCE. pp. 40-43.2. Behr, R. A. 1996. “Computer simulations versus real experiments in a portable structural mechanics laboratory,” Computer Applications in Engineering Education 4(1). John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. pp. 9-18.3. Belarbi, A., Behr, R. A., Karson, M. J., and Effland, G. E. 1994. “Formal assessment of the AN/EX structural engineering teaching laboratory,” Computer Applications in Engineering Education 2(2). John Wiley and Sons, Inc

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Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

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

computer based design, NC toolpathgeneration, and process simulation software packages to support their activities in the associatedphysical manufacturing laboratories. Laboratory section sizes are limited to assure thatindividualized instruction is available to every student. This is made possible by the personalinvolvement of two faculty members, a full-time professional machinist, and two dedicated andqualified graduate teaching assistants. This level of instructional staff commitment enables each Page 8.791.2 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mark Kithcart; Legunchim Emmanwori; G. Van Ness Burbach; Dominic Clemence; Caesar Jackson; Guoqing Tang

research projects, and integrating researchand STEM education. This paper will report the progress that we have made so far in all fourareas.Through the TALENT-21 Program, a facility has been established for undergraduate researchtraining in the geophysical and environmental sciences. The facility includes a Seismic PhysicalModeling Laboratory for earth subsurface modeling and simulated measurements, and a SeismicData Processing Laboratory for data analysis and visualization. Planned for the research trainingprogram is a three-pronged approach of generating (1) real-world seismic data by seismic fieldsurveys, (2) physical modeled data through the Seismic Physical Modeling Laboratories, and (3)computer simulated data through mathematical modeling

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Musiak

enhancedclassroom that combines the features of a standard classroom environment with a computer laboratory, multimediaenvironment to expand our teaching capabilities without increasing the need for additional classroom or laboratoryspace.This paper presents our experiences in making the learning environment richer and more supportive for our studentsand providing them with the means they need to succeed in their studies as they adjust to college life and advancetheir career goals. Page 8.1176.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George List; Stacy Eisenman

fashion, Bissey and Wipplinger [3] have devised physical models that can be used toteach structural analysis to architectural engineers.Examples also exist in other areas. Fiegel and DeNatale [8] have created physical models that helpteach basic geotechnical engineering concepts. Penumadu [11] has a trixial test set-up that letsstudents conduct experiments that demonstrate an engineering principle or to determine materialcharacteristics. Brizendine [4] has a computer-controlled data acquisition laboratory where civilengineering technology students can learn how to acquire and process of geotechnical data.Then there are hands-on experiences that use mathematical models to teach civil engineeringconcepts. Barton and Wallace [2] use MATLAB to help

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Recruitment and Retention

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hirak Patangia

understand each piece of the puzzle in a hierarchical way before they assemble all the pieces necessary to complete the project goal. - The course employs a black-box teaching approach with ideal input-output relationship when appropriate. - The course emphasizes team building, cooperative leaning, and oral/written communication skills.Course OrganizationThe title of the course is ‘Introductory Experience in Technology and Computers’ and it is a threecredit-hour course with five contact hours per week. The hours are sub-divided into two hours oflecture and three hours of laboratory. All engineering technology freshmen are required to takethis course. Electronic circuits with an introduction to

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Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2003 Annual Conference

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John Ciezki; Thomas Salem

layout toaccommodate studio teaching so that the lab-lecture time block is an integrated experience. Theprototyping capability must also support student senior design projects, student senior thesisprojects (called Trident projects), and on-site faculty research. A vibrant, utilized laboratory isviewed as key to capturing student interest and growing a new electrical engineering track.The demonstrators are intended to extend the student exposure from instructional-gradeequipment to commercial grade and in the process provide some experience in component sizing,packaging, nameplates, and industrial performance. It is intended that the development of thesedemonstrators will also lead to field trips to Navy and industrial facilities to provide

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Developing Young MINDs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Rosa Cano; Howard Kimmel

intensity that iscurrently possible.Systemic reform means changing the way teachers teach and students learn. There is acritical need to restructure the methodology of teaching science and mathematics. Thetraditional way of teaching is through reading from the textbook and doing problems throughrote memory of formulas and facts. Laboratory experiences are then used to verify "thefacts" stated in the textbook. There is no substitute for actually doing science andmathematics. We need to integrate the content and teaching strategies. Students need tolearn from their own experiences rather than just listening to lectures and then passivelyverifying those facts stated in textbooks through laboratory activities.Professional development of teachers

Conference Session

Novel Courses for CHEs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

of 5. Comments from the students included:This paper discusses the use of the inductive style in teaching an electrochemical engineeringcourse and gives examples of how traditional laboratories can be integrated with lecture material.In summary to convert a laboratory write-up to an inductive style the following should be done:1. Handout a prelab given to peak the students interest. Have them hypothesize the trendsin the data that will be collected.2. The laboratory work should primarily consist of data collection and analysis using onlygraphical methods.3. Discussion of the lab should take place in the classroom setting. Variable-parameterrelationships should be identified.4. Lectures on the variable-parameter

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Student Learning and Research

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2003 Annual Conference

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Paul Lin; Harold Broberg

styles used by the majority of your students.For instance, are your students primarily Active or Reflective, Sensing or Intuitive,Visual or Verbal, Sequential or Global learners? If you are not familiar with thisterminology, you can test your own learning style at the North Carolina State web site2.The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI ®) purports to determine a person’s personalitytype among sixteen possibilities. This instrument has also been heavily used and reportedin the literature in relation to teaching methods for engineering students. Literature andexperience are used to formulate differences in personality types between engineeringand engineering technology students. Suggestions are made with respect to teachingmethods that should be

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Steven Peretti; James Spivey; Paula Berardinelli; Naomi Kleid; Deanna Dannels; Chris Anson; Lisa Bullard; Dave Kmiec

] and portfolio-based additions to capstone courses at the senior level.For the past two years, a research and teaching team in the chemical engineering department at NorthCarolina State University has been iteratively designing and implementing a junior-level writing andspeaking module as part of a larger NSF grant.[4] The purpose of this module is to provide instruction intechnical writing, oral presentation, teaming, and project management skills within the context of thelaboratory course. This serves as a precursor to a similar senior capstone course that includes instructionin multidisciplinary teaming.Design featuresThe Teaming, Writing, and Speaking (TWS) instruction series is a discipline-specific module andconsultation series that was

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

Engineering at Rowan University. Hereceived his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. from Rutgers University. Prior to joining Rowan, he was Professor of ChemicalEngineering at Manhattan College. Dr. Slater's research and teaching interests are in separation and purificationtechnology, laboratory development, and investigating novel processes for fields such as bio/pharmaceutical/foodengineering and specialty chemical manufacture. He has authored over 100 papers and several book chapters. Dr.Slater has been active in ASEE, currently serving as Chair-Elect of the Chemical Engineering Division andpreviously Program Chair and Director of the Chemical Engineering Division. He has held every office in theDELOS Division. Dr. Slater has received numerous national awards

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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G. Glenn Lipscomb

Session 1526 Experiments in Membrane Separation Processes Delivered Through the Internet Jim Dolgoff a, G. Glenn Lipscomba, Kevin Pugh b, Svetlana Beltyukovab, Neville Pintoc a Chemical Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606- 3390/bEducation, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606-3390/cChemical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0181AbstractThis paper describes the development of Internet-based unit operations laboratories illustratingmembrane processes: dialysis and

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra Cruz-Pol

motivate girls entering the 7thand 8 th grades, early in their life, to select and pursue careers in engineering or computersciences. The students participate on workshops applying scientific and engineeringconcepts, as well as on hands-on experiments in a laboratory environment.One of the most popular workshops in EXITE! is the construction of an electronicdoorbell for the girls’ bedrooms. Girls at this age begin to ask for respect from theirparents when they want to go into their rooms, and most of girls see the doorbell as themean to manage this need. This motivates the participants to be interested in theworkshop.The construction of the electronic doorbell introduces the participants the basics conceptsof electricity, circuits, types of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anna Phillips; Paul Palazolo

department would maintain their own lab sections, but the topics taught in theclassroom sections would be brought into closer topical agreement. A close review of the labswere undertaken to determine if the laboratory classes could also be combined but there was lessagreement on this so each department will continue presenting their own lab sections.Redesign of the Laboratory ExperienceFollowing this review, the problem of laboratory/course material disconnects was examined, andthe Civil Engineering faculty made the decision to include a design assignment as the terminalassignment in the lecture class. This decision was made after a careful review of relevantliterature regarding current successful practices in teaching design. A common yet

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Raising the Bar and Body of Knowledge

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Nelson; Osama Abudayyeh; Edmund Tsang; Molly Williams

Educationdepends upon the topic. Because of the course content, this course serves as the foundation forall laboratories taught in the curriculum.Although not strictly a part of the freshman sequence, Engineering Graphics is a part of thefreshman experience and taught by the department for civil engineers. Teaching the coursewithin the department, and separate from normally offered engineering graphics courses,students learn about the types of projects dealt with by civil engineers and the develop the abilityto present graphically design in the broad context of civil engineering. Students will preparedrawings of highway geometry, building layout and structural details, topographic maps, andutility systems. CAD is a dominant part of the course content.Big

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Benjamin Sill; Elizabeth Stephan; Matthew Ohland

Model and Meta-analysis,” Journal ofEducational Computing Research 11(1), 1-26, 1994.18 http://www.abet.org/images/eac_criteria_b.pdf19 Ryan, M.P. and G.G. Martens, Planning a College Course: A Guidebook for the Graduate Teaching Assistant,Ann Arbor, Mich., National Center for research to Improve Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, 1989.20 Felder, R.M., “Reaching the Second Tier—Learning and Teaching Styles in College Science Education,”Journal of College Science Teaching 23(5), 286-290, 1993.21 Thornton, R.K. and D.R. Sokoloff, “Learning Motion Concepts Using Real-Time Microcomputer-BasedLaboratory Tools,” Am. J. Phys., 58(9), 858-67, September, 1990.22 Brasell, H., “The effect of Real-Time Laboratory Graphing on Learning Graphic

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Teamwork & Assessment in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

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Shamsuddin Ilias; Franklin King

theprogram at North Carolina A&T, the POs are achieved using contributions from each of thecourses in the curriculum. Each of the chemical engineering courses has a course-assessmentcommittee that is responsible for developing and reviewing the set of learning objectives (LOs)for the course. The course instructor is responsible to design the course, teach the course, assessthe student learning, assess the achievement of the LOs and write an assessment report to thecourse committee. The course-assessment committee is also responsible for reviewing theinstructor’s assessment that the course objectives were or were not met. The program outcomesassessment evaluates the LOs in the entire program to ensure that the POs are met.To ensure the

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Virtual & Distance Experiments

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert Weber; Bernard Lwakabamba; Julie Dickerson; Carolina Cruz-neira; Diane Rover

thecentral design document is to introduce students in diverse disciplines to the problem to be solved.The many sub-topics of this research provides an ideal case study and design projects for studentsfrom embedded system, wireless communication, VLSI design, and real-time software courses. Afull understanding of the current system and the requirements of the new system is crucial forperforming the research. The design document describes the characteristics of the current system,analyzes the requirements for wireless systems in VR, and specifies problems that need to beaddressed.The design document concept is being tested for the communications systems laboratory and in acourse on user interactions for virtual environments. The central design

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Teamwork & Assessment in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Newell; Kevin Dahm

Education, 15 (5), 376-382 (1999). 16. Angelo, T. A. and K. P. Cross, Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers, second edition, Jossey-Bass, Inc., San Francisco (1993). 17. Seat, E. and S. M. Lord, “Enabling Effective Engineering Teams: A Program for Teaching Interaction Skills,” Journal of Engineering Education, 88 (4), 385-390 (1999). 18. Lewis, P., D. Aldridge, and P. Swamidass, “Assessing Teaming Skills Acquisition on Undergraduate Project Teams,” Journal of Engineering Education, 87 (2), 149-156 (1998). 19. Young, V. L., D. Ridgway, M.E. Prudich, D.J. Goetz, B.J. Stuart, “Criterion-based Grading for Learning and Assessment in the Unit Operations Laboratory,” Proceedings of the

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Douglas F. De Boer

diagrams. These unique aspects of typography are bestintroduced to the students in the context of SMET classes. Depending on the freshman Englishclass to introduce students to typography would weaken the English course overall since morebasic and general concepts need to be covered in that class.This paper will explain why typography is important for engineers, that engineering laboratoryreports provide a useful forum for teaching typography, and will give examples of somegenerally accepted principles of typography that engineering undergraduates should know.Why typography mattersTypography is a matter of aesthetics. A dictionary definition of aesthetics usually cites the studyof beauty, creativity, and psychological responses to beauty. What then

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jolly Lesley; David Radcliffe

developing faculty in the context of newteaching and learning paradigms, for the evaluation of the scholarship of teaching and for theresearch-teaching nexus.IntroductionDuring the 1990s there was a sustained global debate about reform in engineering education. TheEC 2000 developed by ABET typify the shift towards a broader set of measurable outcomes thatemerged from this process. Similar reforms have taken place in other countries. For instance inAustralia, the report of the national Review of Engineering Education entitled Changing theCulture1 lead to a change in the accreditation of Australian engineering programs based more onoutcomes with a particular emphasis on the demonstration of broader graduate attributes. Thischange has challenged

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Goolsby

being taught in an online environment wherestudents can read and study examples of program code. Also, extensive use of examples andexercises in the course text2 served as a basis for teaching the traditional lecture/lab format course. Page 8.323.1Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationCourse Development:The traditional version of the BE 1120 Programming for Engineers course includes a Lecture anda Laboratory component. In most cases the Lecture period consists of explanations andclarifications of course text material

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Pre-College and ECE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Johnson

the education process within ITE should be part of thesubject matter teacher preparation program, and that “Instructional or Educational Technology isnot Industrial and Technology Education.”Implementation The proposed program uses existing resources found in the Computer Engineering andComputer Science (CECS) Department and other College of Engineering (COE) departments.This allows access to fully equipped laboratory facilities, support staff, and many highly trainedfaculty to teach courses in this option. There are among the faculty and full-time lecturers severalcredentialed secondary school teachers. By design, all but one of the ENGR courses are presentlylisted in the catalog and are taught by experienced faculty. The Technology

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Novel Courses for CHEs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Chih-hung Chang; Skip Rochefort; Shoichi Kimura; Milo Koretsky

within the context of the fundamental skills of thediscipline. To this end, we are developing curricular and experimental modules from selectedunit operations common in the microelectronics industry, and are integrating these into theclassroom and the laboratory. Unit operations include: plasma etching, spin coating, chemicalvapor deposition, electrodeposition and chemical mechanical planarization. The curricularmodules are intended to reinforce core ChE fundamentals with examples from microelectronicsprocessing. The lab modules provide students with hands-on learning in this area as well asmore open-ended problem solving experiences. The incorporation of these microelectronics unitoperations into core engineering science classes, into senior

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Industry Initiatives for Graduate Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elaine Laws

astipend for their living expenses, they were not dependent on identifying funding throughtheir university advisors or having to take on laboratory or teaching assistantships inorder to finance their studies. This funding provided the students with full financialsupport while the mentoring provided professional support not available through otherfellowship programs. In doing so, Bell Labs endorsed the student and became astakeholder in the student's success .An additional feature of this program was that of the academic advisor who was selectedby the Labs to act as an advocate for students in academic matters on the company'sbehalf. This neutral party could work with university graduate advisors on behalf ofstudents to address issues that company