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restoration or creation as a desired designobjective. This paper provides a brief overview of wetlands design principles and reviews thespecific tasking of three recent capstone projects. Coupled with its complementary reference 3,the paper provides others a convenient means to initiate instruction in this relatively-new coastaldesign methodology.PRINCIPLES OF WETLANDS DESIGNTechnical guidelines and procedures concerning various aspects of wetlands design and con-struction have been published by government agencies and others. Among the more useful for Page 3.133.1student activities is a design task sequence developed by Palermo 4 at the U.S. Army

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Fred I. Denny

marketing functions. The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) hasled industry efforts to make a transition to the regional coordination of system security functions.Regional coordination may require establishing an "independent system operator" to achieveeconomic power exchanges and reduce line loading problems. Several states, includingCalifornia, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania, have already committed to new legislation and/orhave introduced regulatory reforms. The other states are following close behind withderegulation and restructuring proposals.A great deal of attention has been focused on the economic and public policy implications ofelectric power industry restructuring, and in the wake of the Western system power outages

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Jeff Griffin; Peter J. Biegel; Ronald Goodnight

Session 1648 YOU, TOO, CAN FIND THAT JOB YOU WANT! Peter Biegel, Jeff Griffin, Ron Goodnight Purdue UniversityABSTRACTFinding the ‘right’ job in the ‘right’ location and the ‘right’ time by already employed technicalpersonnel can be an overwhelming task. If any student desires a job change or a career move,and is employed, he/she just does not have the time and is usually lacking the know-how to find‘that’ job. At Purdue University, Organizational Leadership and Supervision Department, aProfessional Development course is offered to help equip these students with the

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Jack Waintraub

Session No.: 3247 THE NEW JERSEY CENTER FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION Jack L. Waintraub, Director New Jersey Center for Advanced Technological EducationEstablished in 1995 with support from the National Science Foundation Advanced TechnologicalEducation program, the New Jersey Center for Advanced Technological Education (NJCATE) isdedicated to the improvement of Engineering Technology Education.. The overarching goal ofthe Center is to aid in the development of a highly skilled technical workforce, in order to meetthe current and future needs of industry in a

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Raymond G. Crepeau

: general education,information systems, database management, telecommunications / networking, and multimediaapplications. IUPUI is a non-residential, commuting campus serving primarily non-traditionalworking students who live in the Indianapolis metropolitan area.University administration actively supports course offerings via traditional on-campus locations,off-campus sites in the metropolitan area, correspondence courses, and course offerings via localcable outlets. Recently, research into distance education, both process and product, has beenstrongly encouraged by the administration. Stage Four of the departmental curriculumreengineering effort began during 1997. Web based examinations were introduced in theintroductory Systems Analysis and

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Robert J. Beichner; Richard M. Felder; Philip R. Dail; Leonhard E. Bernold; Ernest E. Burniston

Session 2230 UPDATE ON IMPEC: AN INTEGRATED FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING CURRICULUM AT N.C. STATE UNIVERSITY Richard M. Felder, Robert J. Beichner, Leonhard E. Bernold, Ernest E. Burniston, Philip R. Dail, Hugh Fuller North Carolina State UniversityAn integrated freshman engineering curriculum called IMPEC (Integrated Mathematics, Physics,Engineering, and Chemistry Curriculum) has undergone three years of pilot-testing at NorthCarolina State University under the sponsorship of the SUCCEED Coalition. In each semester ofIMPEC, the students take a calculus course, a science course

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Richard Jerz

-ended laboratory assignments were introduced to stimulate thinking and to add designcontent. Integration with other engineering courses was carefully considered. Improvements inthe classroom lectures and laboratory assignments were made. St. Ambrose University’s industrial engineering program is small and operates on alimited budget. The small budget presented a particularly difficult challenge in determiningwhich equipment and software to use or purchase. Course development has been financedthrough creative use of existing laboratory equipment, internal department funding, facultyredevelopment initiatives, educational discounts for software products, in-kind gifts, and low costupgrades of existing laboratory computers. It was discovered

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Ronald V. Wiedenhoeft

Session 2761 Historic Background for CSM’s Nature and Human Values Ronald V. Wiedenhoeft Colorado School of Mines (CSM)Since no university operates in a vacuum, developments in the academic community and societygenerally always stimulate changes in curricular emphases of specific institutions. Ecology isone of those “ideas in the air” that in recent years has fostered many new programs and courses.A few key dates and their major impulses are♦ 1969, the establishment of the US Environmental Protection Agency;♦ 1972, the first United

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Thomas G. Stanford; Donald Keating

Session 2555 THE ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION OF GRADUATE ENGINEERS IN INDUSTRY FOR TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP D A KEATING and T G STANFORD University of South Carolina 1. INTRODUCTIONFollowing a review of graduate engineering education and needs assessment studies of graduateengineers in industry, it is now evident that a transformation in graduate education is needed toimprove U.S. technology innovation and competitiveness in the worldwide economy. At present,graduate education in engineering is primarily a byproduct of research, based on a science

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Kassim M. Tarhini; Gerald R. Frederick; Benjamin Koo

University of ToledoINTRODUCTIONApproaching a new century, increasing world-wide industrial and technological competitivenessdemands excellence in engineering and technical education. The U.S. is priviledged to enjoy theeconomic and technological advances required to excel in global competition. Therefore, youngpeople from around the world come to this country for studying and training at universities and othereducational institutes to prepare themselves for future leadership roles in science and engineering.Their educational and cultural experiences gained in the U.S. will assist them in enabling their nativecountries to compete in global enterprises.During the mid-1990's, a significant portion of the engineering student population in the U.S

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Stephen E. Binney; Andrew C. Klein

Session 2577 Evolution of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics at Oregon State University Andrew C. Klein and Stephen E. Binney Oregon State UniversityThe Department of Nuclear Engineering at Oregon State University (OSU) has consistentlyevolved and broadened its scope over the years to respond to changes in the research andcurricular demands of the nuclear community. The changes to meet these demands have tendedto be made gradually over time and after considerable thought and reflection.The Department was originally established as a separate, stand

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Janusz Starzyk; Brian Manhire; Roman Z. Morawski

Session 2660 Engineering Education in Poland Roman Morawski, Brian Manhire* and Janusz Starzyk* Warsaw University of Technology / *Ohio UniversityAbstract: This paper describes engineering education in Poland, with a view towards providinga useful overview suitable for comparing the Polish system with that of other countries -- espe-cially the United States. Information provided includes (inter alia): brief descriptions of theoverall scheme of education in Poland and the history of higher education there; a description ofthe types of academic institutions now involved in engineering

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Thomas G. Stanford; Donald Keating

Session 3230 AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO TEACHING AND LEARNING AT THE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL FOR GRADUATE ENGINEERS IN INDUSTRY T G STANFORD and D A KEATING University of South Carolina 1. INTRODUCTIONWhile traditional engineering education and graduate outreach programs are primarily based onthe didactic approach to teaching and learning, namely the transmission and acquisition ofknowledge, it is now apparent that an educational transformation and a different approach toteaching and learning is needed at the advanced

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Cliff J. Schexnayder; Avi Wiezel

2I. INTRODUCTIONToday the world is facing unprecedented challenges in almost every field. At the sametime new information transfer systems and technologies are bursting forth. Teaching is adomain that has developed and changed slowly across history. Today, however, teachingis facing new challenges and opportunities due to these new information transfer systems.Teaching per say is not the question. The question is transferring knowledge. This paperdescribes the use of World Wide Web (WWW) technology as a tool to improve thequality and efficiency of transferring knowledge.The teaching delivery method has a great impact on the amount of knowledge transferredfrom the teacher to the student. There is ample evidence that some delivery

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Lueny Morell de Ramírez; José L. Zayas; Jorge I. Vélez-Arocho

Session 3209 Some Assessment Tools for Evaluating Curricular Innovations Outcomes Lueny Morell de Ramírez, José L. Zayas-Castro, Jorge I. Vélez-Arocho University of Puerto Rico-MayagüezAbstractOne of the most critical aspects of the new ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 (EC-2000) is theexistence of an outcomes assessment plan for program evaluation and continuous improvement.Outcomes assessment requires the generation of assessment tools or instruments to gather datathat will document if a program’s stated goals and objectives

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Lueny Morell de Ramírez; José L. Zayas; Jorge I. Vélez-Arocho

Session 3232 Some Assessment Tools for Evaluating Curricular Innovations Outcomes Lueny Morell de Ramírez, José L. Zayas-Castro, Jorge I. Vélez-Arocho University of Puerto Rico-MayagüezAbstractOne of the most critical aspects of the new ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 (EC-2000) is theexistence of an outcomes assessment plan for program evaluation and continuous improvement.Outcomes assessment requires the generation of assessment tools or instruments to gather datathat will document if a program’s stated goals and objectives

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Mike Kemp; Steven S. Schneiderman

becomeincreasingly diverse, complex, and multidisciplinary over the past 15 years. The separation ofseveral environmental engineering programs from civil engineering has also led to thedevelopment of four-year environmental engineering technology programs leading to a Bachelorof Science degree. In Who’s Who in Environmental Engineering (AAEE, 1997), 16 schoolswere listed as having ABET accredited environmental engineering or related programs, and 5schools were listed as having accredited environmental engineering options within the civilengineering programs. Only three environmental engineering technology programs were listed asbeing accredited, and since publication, two of the three technology programs have converted toengineering programs. Murray State

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Rebecca L. Dodge; Andres F. Rodriguez

Section 1280 Expanding Science and Engineering Outreach Programs Through Cooperation with the Girl Scout Council in El Paso, Texas Dr. Rebecca L. Dodge, Dr. Andres F. Rodriguez, University of Texas at El Paso/ University of the PacificABSTRACTIn cooperation with the Girl Scout Council in El Paso, Texas, The Pan American Center forEarth and Environmental Studies (PACES) at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)instituted the Summer Science Trek program in the summer of 1996. This program wasdesigned and presented in cooperation with Dr. Andres Rodriguez, an emeritus professor whohas developed and offers a

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M. Bodruzzaman; Satinderpaul Devgan; Saleh Zein-Sabatto

Electrical Engineering curriculum, and its concentration in Computers,requires at least two student written computer projects for all o its major courses. Word-processed technical reports and oral presentation have now became a norm in our program. Atleast two laboratories are equipped with latest model computers with major higher levelprogramming language compilers, and application software such as Matlab, LabVIEW,LabWindow and other simulation and modeling software. Students have access to Internet viaNetscape browser for information retrieval and use of resources that are available elsewhere.Computer-based data acquisition experience is acquired in the Control Systems, Circuits, andElectrical Systems Design Laboratories. Additionally many

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M. Bodruzzaman; Satinderpaul Devgan; Saleh Zein-Sabatto

Electrical Engineering curriculum, and its concentration in Computers,requires at least two student written computer projects for all o its major courses. Word-processed technical reports and oral presentation have now became a norm in our program. Atleast two laboratories are equipped with latest model computers with major higher levelprogramming language compilers, and application software such as Matlab, LabVIEW,LabWindow and other simulation and modeling software. Students have access to Internet viaNetscape browser for information retrieval and use of resources that are available elsewhere.Computer-based data acquisition experience is acquired in the Control Systems, Circuits, andElectrical Systems Design Laboratories. Additionally many

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Timothy Diemer; H. Öner Yurtseven; William R. Conrad

recently begun to discuss standards that would apply specifically toU.S. universities with operations abroad. In the summer of 1994, theCenter for Quality Assurance in International Education co-sponsored anad hoc meeting of national association representatives to explore thequestion, "Does U.S. higher education need a foreign policy?" A followup meeting was held in December. The result was a set of standards putforth for discussion by Steve Crowe, Deputy Director, North CentralAssociation of Colleges and Universities. The standards were later revisedand published as "A Voluntary Presentation of Standards for U.S.Institutions Offering Credit - Bearing Programs Abroad." [1

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recently begun to discuss standards that would apply specifically toU.S. universities with operations abroad. In the summer of 1994, theCenter for Quality Assurance in International Education co-sponsored anad hoc meeting of national association representatives to explore thequestion, "Does U.S. higher education need a foreign policy?" A followup meeting was held in December. The result was a set of standards putforth for discussion by Steve Crowe, Deputy Director, North CentralAssociation of Colleges and Universities. The standards were laterrevised and published as "A Voluntary Presentation of Standards for U.S. [1]Institutions Offering Credit - Bearing Programs Abroad

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Timothy Diemer; H. Öner Yurtseven; William R. Conrad

recently begun to discuss standards that would apply specifically toU.S. universities with operations abroad. In the summer of 1994, theCenter for Quality Assurance in International Education co-sponsored anad hoc meeting of national association representatives to explore thequestion, "Does U.S. higher education need a foreign policy?" A followup meeting was held in December. The result was a set of standards putforth for discussion by Steve Crowe, Deputy Director, North CentralAssociation of Colleges and Universities. The standards were laterrevised and published as "A Voluntary Presentation of Standards for U.S. [1]Institutions Offering Credit - Bearing Programs Abroad

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Wayne E. Wells

Session 1639 ECONOMICS FOR ENGINEERS: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH Dr. Wayne E. Wells The University of Texas at Brownsville ABSTRACT Engineers are the principal decision-makers who influence the profitability of firms,whether they are involved in manufacturing, construction or service industries. However, mostconventional courses in engineering economy do not deal with the breadth of issues engineerswill face in practice. This paper describes a revised approach to teaching Economics forEngineers rather than the more limited Engineering Economy. Case

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cone? _____ _____4. Cone filled in three approximately equal layers (by volume), the first to a depth of 67 mm, the second to a depth of 155 mm, and the third to just over the top of the cone? _____ _____5. Each layer rodded throughout its depth 25 times with hemispherical end of rod, uniformly distributing strokes? _____ _____6. Middle and top layers rodded to just penetrate into the underlying layer? _____ _____7. When rodding the top layer, excess concrete kept above the mold at all times

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N. Yu; Peter K. Liaw

Session 1526 CERAMIC-MATRIX COMPOSITES: WWW-BASED COURSEWARE AND MORE N. Yu, P. K. Liaw Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Science/ Department of Materials Science and Engineering The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, U.S.A.Introduction A senior-level undergraduate course, entitled "Introduction to Ceramic MatrixComposites," and an introductory graduate-level course, entitled "Ceramic Matrix Composites:Materials and Mechanics," have been recently developed at the University of Tennessee (UT),Knoxville. Both courses

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Carol Richardson

Session 1149 Distance Learning Courses in Engineering Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology Carol Richardson Rochester Institute of Technology Abstract Two Engineering Technology departments at Rochester Institute of Technologyhave participated in distance learning initiatives since 1989. The Department ofElectrical, Computer, and Telecommunications Engineering Technology presently offerseleven different courses in two different distance learning formats. The Department ofManufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology offers a

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are designed to be self-contained hands-on learning labsfor the high school students. Both long term and short-term modules are being developed. Thelong term modules are designed to be taught over the course of several weeks, and the short termmodules are designed to be taught in a couple of hours.The module topics range from building strong composite structures to tall towers. The way themodules are structured is that the engineering topic is introduced, students brainstorm ideas,students are broken up into groups and given materials. Engineering design concepts areintroduced and the high school students start building their project. All projects are tested andthe engineering designs are discussed with the students.A small group of

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throughout theUnited States. Of these, 1911 and 235, respectively, are enrolled in an environmental engineeringprogram at one of 14 colleges and universities accredited by the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET)1,2. As can be seen in Table 1, these schools represent awide geographic area and contain a varying number of students enrolled in environmentalengineering curriculums. Additionally, Table 1 shows other schools which offer similar or relatedprograms accredited under ABET’s Environmental Engineering Group (e.g. Civil &Environmental Engineering).The Department of Mineral and Environmental Engineering at the New Mexico Institute ofMining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) in Socorro, New Mexico has awarded Bachelor