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Edward M. Land; Michael Marcus; Aaron Abugaber; Rohit Dayal; Noah Greenbaum; Sally Hong; Jon Hunt; Joseph Saltzman

to include: Grant submissions, HOAD planning, forecasting, updating; Managing activities; News releases/updates @ one per semester; Product, component, process & /or material assessments ~ two per wk.Basic and Applied Research can be a lot of fun but your grade will cost you some time anddedication. Should you accept this challenge, please schedule your time accordingly. Our lab isopen from 7 am until 5:30 on Tuesdays and on Thursdays from 7 am – 7 pm.2.4 Student Participation (By Edward Land)The students and faculty were given an interest inventory chart to complete shortly after formalclass registration, in which they rank their level of interest and competence for various activitiesthat will be

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Ted E. Batchman

have tried to duplicate. ABET is now international as well as most of ourengineering societies. We have been a leader over the past half century and have established thefoundations for engineering programs in many countries. The changes to the accreditation criteriain 2000 focus on continuous improvement but were reluctantly accepted by some faculty. Often thecomment was heard, “Don’t fix it, if it is not broke.” We were able to move past the discussionstage and early detractor’s arguments into the stage where the accreditation criteria is beingevaluated and improved. The goal of improving the quality of our graduates builds strongprograms for the future. We still have issues to deal with concerning public perception of qualityand legislators

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Barrie Jackson

international experience withthe Shell group and a subsequent more than twenty year adventure as an adjunctassociate professor at Queen’s University I have observed some profound changes inthe Engineering Profession as well as in the education of proto engineers. The core body of knowledge expected of a graduate in Chemical engineeringhas been expanding at a considerable rate. The impact of the computer has beenprofound as has the impact of new technologies. In my experience faculty (who to asignificant degree have no industrial experience to speak of) seem to be moreinterested in the esoteric rather than the basic fundamentals of sound reliableprocess engineering. A comment was made at a conference at the University ofMichigan that in many

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Clive L. Dym

? engineering—was as much driven by younger faculty as it was by student 3. Engineering Values interests. Now, however, it seems that theWhat should designers, engineers and motivation is more often comes fromeducators be doing in the face of this students who evince concern aboutcontinuing avalanche of news and data ecological fragility, the scarcity of preciousabout environmental deterioration? After resources such as clean air and

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KENNETH WADE JACKSON

the prospect for exciting engineering work such as thespace program provided. The nation’s new problems will require undergraduateengineers to acquire complementary skills and perspectives of multiple disciplinesthat more explicitly recognize the practical importance of the human element andtechnical innovation. Engineers in the 21st century will face unprecedented globalchange and rate of change in technology, economics and social institutions. To meetthese challenges, recently referred to by the NAE as a gathering storm, engineeringeducation will need to embed more technology and soft skills into traditionalscience-based engineering courses without reducing practical STEM content andrigor. Engineering faculty will need also to create and

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Frank M. Croft

the honors program 20of engineering, math and physics to discuss issues that have arisen and to be coordinate topics thatare being introduced so that they make sense for the entire group of students enrolled in the honorsprogram. One example of coordination is that we make certain that mid-term exams in the threeareas do not fall on the same day which enables the students to be better prepared. There is a greatamount of effort to ensure that the program is properly administered in all three areas, and we thinkthis is rather unique.In the early years of the program, our concern was with retention of high quality students inengineering. Figure 2 shows some data with this regard. Prior to 1988, the

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Radian Belu

end of the program (“final” year). In time, as subjects mature, it is not unknown foryesterday's cutting-edge activity soon to be relegated to an earlier year of study as the topic 60matures and is seen to be "fundamental" to the knowledge base of the modern engineer. Thisinjection of new material obviously puts everything else under considerable pressure andinevitably some of the really "mature" subjects are either allocated less time, or worse, aredropped all together. One significant example is Electromagnetics. The fact that a subject whichliterally underpins the rest of electrical engineering can be discarded from curricula is a cause forgreat concern. However, it is not our intention here

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Daniel Schmalzel

750ballast. Students will be working on devising a system that offers an equivalent mass whileminimizing the potential risk to workers.References 1. C.D. Barreiro, P.M. Jansson, D. Schmalzel, “Educating Engineers through Undergraduate Engineering Clinics”. 2011 ICEE Annual Conference. August 2011. 2. http://www.statesadvancingsolar.org/program-guides/new-jerseys-clean-energy-program. Accessed September 2011. 3. D. Schmalzel, "10 Megawatts to a Better Education". ASEE Middle Atlantic Spring 2011 Conference. April 2011. 4. P.M. Jansson, W. Riddell, J. Everett, “Teaching Sustainable Design via Experiential Learning,” International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society, Vol. 4, Issue 3 (2008). 5. C. Barreiro, P.M

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Jessica L. Buck; Bertiel Harris; Elizabeth Y. McInnis

is a teaching and learning methodology that connects curriculum withidentified community issues and needs. Service learning engages projects that serve thecommunity and build their social and academic capacities. Service learning was based offthe views of John Dewey, a philosopher and educator who advanced the concept that activestudent involvement in learning, insisted that this is an essential element in effectiveeducation. He viewed the community as an integral component of educational experiencesfor both enhancing a student’s education and for developing future societies. The need forengaged learning and an implementation of technology will further develop training forstudents in technological discipline, and will fulfill a societal

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PATRICA A. S. RALSTON; JEFFREY L. HIEB

concerning the number one priority of improving K-12 science and mathematics education. Abook published by the National Academy of Engineering and the National Research Council reviews thescope and impact of engineering education in K-12 classrooms25. Engineering in K-12 Education makesseveral recommendations to address curriculum, policy, and funding issues. The book also analyzes anumber of K-12 engineering curricula in depth and discusses what is known from the cognitive sciencesabout how children learn engineering-related concepts and skills. These reports clearly indicate a lack ofa cohesive and effective national approach to K-12 engineering education. Furthermore there is generalagreement that increasing the number of students interested in

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Richard Devon; Richard Schuhmann

Conflicting Models of the Product Life Cycle: Worldviews and the Design of TechnologyRICHARD DEVONProfessor of Engineering Design, Engineering Design Program, SEDTAPP, Penn StateUniversity. He was Interim Director of the Science, Technology, and Society Program fortwo years, Director of the PA Space Grant Consortium, and founding Director of theEngineering Design Program. He teaches design, and researches and publishes on designeducation with current interests in Cloud computing platforms, global design, and rapidprototyping.RICHARD SCHUHMANNProfessor Rick Schuhmann has been a faculty member at Penn State since 1998 and iscurrently the Walter L. Robb Director of Engineering Leadership Development