Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sven Hvid Nielsen

social and the technical dimensions. Thenexperience and results from the dynamic approach will be pointed out between the academic andprofessional world. Finally, the conclusion will be presented.An aluminium luggage trolley – “Innovation –What innovation?”In [1] Boer and During describe the creation of a new product-market-technology-organisation-combination (PMTO-combination where: • Products are the tangible or intangible output of organisations. • Markets are composed of (groups of) customers – external as well as internal. • Technology is; the 1) knowledge, experience and skills of people (‘human ware’), 2) methods, techniques (software) and 3) tools and equipment (hardware) companies need to perform their production

Conference Session

Outreach and Freshman Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Patsy Brackin; Clark Merkel

included in theperformance grade equation to enforce limits on such items as Unassembled volume Setup time Initial cube over-height Initial bottle over-heightThe exact performance formula to determine the performance of the design was notprovided to the students until later in the design process because we wished to encouragean unlimited and unrestrained exploration process of idea generation. This designperformance criteria given to the teams during the fourth week of the quarter was Score = 30 a + 35 d + 25 W + C + S − P D wwhere:a = 1 if the cube movement is at least 12 inches in the horizontal direction 0 if the cube movement is less than 12 inchesd

Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Feser, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science & Technology Policy ; Maura J. Borrego, National Science Foundation; Russ Pimmel, University of Alabama; Connie Kubo DUPE Della-Piana, National Science Foundation

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Educational Research and Methods

collaborating institutions.) Type 2 and 3 proposals generally have a wider focus,engaging multiple project elements and several institutions. Substantial effort to disseminate thematerial to other organizations is expected. In summer of 2011, a total of 395 engineering Type1 TUES proposals, spanning seven engineering disciplines were reviewed (Figure 1). Like mostsolicited NSF proposals, these were peer reviewed by a panel of STEM education experts fromacademia and industry, many of whom were previous recipients of TUES grants. Chemical, 3% Civil, 9% Other, 23

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard A. Kolk; Claudio Campana; Jun Kondo; Devdas Shetty

EngineeringA course in electronics covering the basic operating principles of solid state devices. Thecourse covers (1) discrete component circuits (power supplies, amplifiers), (2) Op Ampchip based circuits (filtering, summing, amp,…), and (3) Logic circuits (boolean algebra,combinational logic, sequential logic). This course includes a lab in which students willconstruct breadboard prototypes of electronic circuits, use lab instruments such asmultimeters and oscilloscopes, to analyse test data and prepare technical reports.Control System EngineeringAn introductory course in mechanical engineering covering methods of system modeling,analysis, and basic compensation techniques. Topics covered include: Block diagrammodeling, Laplace Transform, Control

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Audeen W. Fentiman

Session 3461 Section 3461 IMPROVING ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ WRITING THROUGH COLLABORATION BETWEEN WRITING CENTERS AND ENGINEERING FACULTY Audeen W. Fentiman The Ohio State UniversityIntroductionEngineering Graphics 166 (EG166) is required of all beginning engineering students atThe Ohio State University. The course has always focused on graphical communications.In it, students learn how to make 3-D sketches that would allow a non-technical audienceto understand their ideas for new equipment or products, detailed drawings that

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

J. C. Sener; R. R. Mirsky; David R. Haws; Stephen B. Affleck; J. L. Mason; L. C. Aburusa

implementation and expansion of the internship program with the use of Internet technology. INTRODUCTION BSU was founded as Boise Junior College (BJC) in the 1930s. Many four-year programswere added as BJC progressed through being Boise College, Boise State College and finallyBoise State University. Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering are the latest four-yearbaccalaureate programs to be added. A separate College of Engineering was organized, effectiveJuly 1, 1997. The mission of the engineering programs is to offer an education that combinesfundamentals with technical electives allowing students to specialize in specific areas.Professionalism among the students is encouraged by participation in

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robert J. Herrick, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sancho Maria-Ribera, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Nuria Castell, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Matthias Kuder, Freie Universität Berlin; Gareth O'Donnell, Dublin Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

strengths of three leading universities as well as capitalizing on the sensitivities generated by significant international and language experience…The project’s program of study, comprised of a slate of currently existing courses, and new collaborative courses offered by the three partner universities and focusing on the critically needed technology innovation and sustainability skills will lead to two existing MS degrees. Students will be able to enter, pursuant to a collaborative application and admissions process, via any of the three partner universities and after completing the program successfully, they will The contents of this report were developed under an EU

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajesh Bhaskaran, Cornell University

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Mechanical Engineering

completed the following three ANSYS tutorials: 1. Two-Dimensional Static Truss 2. Plate with a Hole 3. Three-Dimensional Bicycle CrankThese tutorials use 1D, 2D and 3D finite-elements, respectively. When asked about use oftechnology in their courses, 42% reported a preference for classes that use technologyextensively, while 35% preferred classes using technology moderately.Students reported few or no technical glitches with SimCafe and ANSYS. Table 2 summarizesthe survey results on the navigational features and formatting of the tutorials. From this data andthe accompanying comments, we conclude that students found the tutorials clear and easy tonavigate. Strongly

Conference Session

Bringing Industrial Applications into the Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

mainstreampopularity of food science shows such as Good Eats and techie food blogs and Pinterestsites. Not only is there general interest in the chemical mechanisms behind “typical”food, but molecular gastronomy as a high-end cooking approach (as seen in thegroundbreaking el Buli and Alinea restaurants) is generating significant interest. Whilethe fraction of chemical engineering graduates going into the food and consumer productssector has held relatively constant at 10-20% for decades (1), at our institution thefraction of our graduates heading into such industry has increased from slightly below thenational average to slightly greater during the past decade. At 15-25% of our graduates,the fraction is comparable to that going into pharmaceutical/bioprocess

Conference Session

Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue University; Ron Leong, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1785: REAL-TIME LEARNING IN A DISTANCE COURSESorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue UniversityRon Leong, Purdue UniversityEdie Schmidt, Purdue University Page 12.1225.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007REAL-TIME LEARNING IN A DISTANCE COURSE Page 12.1225.2Abstract Internet technology has been widely applied across several industries, includingeducation. In addition to traditional classroom learning, web-based learning is another way todeliver a lesson to students, eliminating physical and geographical boundaries. Since web-basedlearning communicates through the Internet, it is generally a one-way transaction and

Conference Session

Research Experience in Stormwater Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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Civil Engineering

. New York: UNESCO. Page 24.571.12 113. Lohani, V. K., and T. Younos. 2008. Implementation and Assessment of an Interdisciplinary NSF/REU Site on Watershed Sciences and Engineering,” Proc. 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, June 22-25, 2008, Pittsburgh.4. Bolding, E. 2009, Research Experiences for Undergraduates, 2009 NSF Engineering Education Awardees Conference, Feb. 1-3, 2009, Reston, VA.5. Raicu, D. S. and Furst, J. D., 2009. Enhancing undergraduate education: a REU model for interdisciplinary research, SIGCSE '09 Proceedings of the 40th ACM technical symposium on Computer science

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Wankat, Purdue University; Kamyar Haghighi, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

describe a typical day at work.4. Does the graduate have command of fundamentals and skills necessary for the current position?5. In general, does the graduate feel well prepared for the current position?6. Are there other fundamentals and/or skills that are lacking for desirable future positions?IV. Explore what he/she does as an avocation (hobbies, volunteer activities, clubs) etc. Try to determineif the graduate is starting to assume leadership positions in technical, community, business, artistic orother endeavors. If this is not clear, ask.V. What could the Multidisciplinary Engineering program do to improve?1. How does the graduate’s skill set compare to those of other young engineers that he/she works with?2. Are there any useful skills

Conference Session

Using Teams, Seminars & Research Opportunities for Retention

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia; Anaïs Miodek, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

1indicating a response of “poor” and 4 or 5 (depending on the question) indicating a response ofabove average, and the second (Table 6b) displaying the percentage responses to the “Yes /Somewhat / No” questions based on the total number of respondents to each question.Table 6a: 2005 REU Participant Evaluation Data Chart – “Numerically Rated Questions” Question Average Standard Deviation 1. Rate the orientation session on the first day (1-5 scale) 2.62 1.193 2. Rate how helpful your faculty advisor was overall (1-5 scale) 3.25 1.342 3. Rate your experience during the final presentations (1-5 scale) 3.50

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Raul Mihali; Damir Vamoser; Tarek Sobh

Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education KEY NAME CREDITS EE443 Applied Digital Signal Processing 3 AD101 Fine Arts 3 ENGL10 Basic Composition 3 CAPS390 Capstone Seminar 3 ENGL20 Technical Writing for Comp. Sci. 1 CHEM10 General Chemistry I 4 ENGLC1 Composition and Rhetoric I 3 CPE210 Digital Design I 3 ENGR11 Introduction to Engineering I 3 CPE286 Introduction to Microprocessors 3 ENGR30

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Yixin Shao; Laura Walhof; Joseph J. Biernacki

Session 2525 Infrastructure Materials An Inquiry-Based Design Sequence Joseph J. Biernacki, Laura Walhof, Yixin Shao1 National Science Foundation Center for Science and Technology of Advanced Cement-Based Materials Northwestern University/ Glenbrook South High School/ McGill UniversityInfrastructure materials are among the most used material on earth with concrete beingused more than any other except water. Annually, over one ton of concrete is used perperson on earth. The Infrastructure Materials module introduces

Conference Session

Integrating Teaching Assistants, Tenure-track, and Non-tenure-track Faculty into a Cohesive Department

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Molly A McVey, University of Kansas; Caroline R. Bennett P.E., University of Kansas; Jae Hwan Kim, University of Kansas; Alexandra Self, University of Kansas

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

learning and group problem solving (Figure 1). These facilities havebeen an important component of producing pedagogical shifts in the KU SOE, but as morefaculty have shifted to student-centered teaching practices, a need for additional in-classinstructional support has become clear. Supporting the shift in teaching practices towardsstudent- centered models was a key motivation for creating the UGTF Program at KU. Figure 1: Active learning classroom in the KU SOEThe KU SOE program was piloted with four UGTFs in two classes in Spring 2015, and hassince grown to a cohort of 28 UGTFs supporting learning activities in 13 classes across theSOE in Spring 2017 (Table 1). A total of 3,603 student credit hours are being impacted

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Joseph Rencis; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Mohammad Noori, North Carolina State University; Edward Sullivan, California Polytechnic State University; David Woodall, Oregon Institute of Technology; Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; David Quick, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Albert McHenry; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Timothy Lindquist, Arizona State University; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Duane Dunlap, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Edmund Segner, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Barry Farbrother, University of New Haven; Ken Burbank, Western Carolina University; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Randall Holmes, Caterpillar Inc.

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Graduate Studies

which correlates wellwith the professional growth of engineers, either as technical specialists or as managers … Selection ofeducational experiences generally relies on the individual engineer’s selection from a ‘cafeteria’ of studyopportunities.” 9 Unfortunately, this statement is still much too prevalent across the nation.As a long-term consequence, the ‘creative, innovative, and leadership potential’ of the U.S. engineeringworkforce in industry has become one of the nation’s most ‘underdeveloped human resources’ in thecountry for leading edge creative engineering practice for innovation at the resulting expense of ournation’s decline in competitiveness.2.3 Why Do We Want to Fix the Problem Now ?Revitalizing our country’s capacity for

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Muslim Worlds: Introductory Workshop

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sedki Riad; Mostafa Kamel

Page 1 of 23 Session Number Engineer ing Education in Egypt: Sur vey and Assessment Sedki M. Riad and Mostafa M. Kamel Pr ofessor , Vir ginia Tech / Pr ofessor Emer itus, Cair o Univer sity, and PfCE ConsultantAbstr actThis paper provides an overview of Engineering Education in Egypt. It surveys bothgovernmental as well as private institutions. The paper discusses the challenges facingEngineering education institutions in the country as well as critiques the new private universityexperiment that began in 1996. The paper also discusses undergraduate curriculum issuesthrough examination of samples of Electronic and Communication curriculum from some of

Conference Session

Breaking barriers, building futures: Narratives of equity and inclusion in STEM education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Stewart Thomas, Bucknell University; Rebecca Thomas, Bucknell University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

. interviews and research, make their use more effective. Ways to utilizesystem maps specifically, and representations more generally, to connect technical aspects ofengineering design to social justice topics and issues are discussed and examples provided toenable others to expand their repertoire of effective practices.Introduction and RationaleThis paper describes an activity—system map generation—in an engineering design course thatwas developed to have students better understand the societal and social justice context of theirwork. The activity was developed as one component of a larger redesign of the course that wasintended to achieve the same purposes. The course itself is part of a longer-term curriculumredesign effort intended to graduate

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division 2 - Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Equitable Engagement and Transformative Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyunjung Ji, The University of Alabama; Sally Grace Shettled, The University of Alabama; Mark Allen Mueller, The University of Alabama; Colby Nicole Putman, The University of Alabama; Amelia Salazar, Sam Houston State University; Laurel Jane Holmes MPH, Energy Alabama; Hyun Jin Kim, The University of Alabama

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

interviews will be primary datato understand their energy literacy.For high school mentees, pre- and post-program surveys will be conducted with those studentstaking the energy education sessions (treatment group), with a control group taking the samesurveys for a comparative analysis. Since the energy education sessions will be incorporated intoa part of the environmental science class, we will recruit control group students from similarscience classes in the same school. The overall approach to assessing the program impacts onHigh School students is described in Figure 2.Sample CharacteristicsTable 1 summarizes demographic information of 10 college student mentors in our sample.Ethnic group categories not represented by our mentor student group is

Conference Session

Mid Atlantic Papers

Collection

2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

Ethan Patrick Adams, Penn State University: Berks Campus; Patrick Joseph Scanlon; Joseph Torres, Penn State Berks GenCyber; Tricia Clark, Penn State Berks; Terence Laughlin, Blue Mountain High School; Abdullah Konak, Penn State Berks

Tagged Topics

Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

in the following.Day 1: In the morning session, the participants were introduced to the field of cyber security usingseveral short videos and discussions. Afterwards, the Collaborative Virtual Computer Laboratorywas introduced, and the students were shown how to log onto their individual accounts and accessto their Windows 7 and Backtrack virtual machines. In addition, the participants were introducedto the command prompt and basic networking commands. Netcat was used in order tocommunicate over the network and allowed students to create files and share them with each otherthrough the network.Day 2: The morning of day 2 was focused on informing the students on not only what the differentprotocols are, but also what their importance is and

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Hackworth, Old Dominion University; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University; Vernon Lewis, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2009-1319: A COMPARISON OF INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY METHODSBASED ON STUDENT-EVALUATION DATAJohn Hackworth, Old Dominion University John Hackworth is an associate professor and director of the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Old Dominion University. He holds a B. S. Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology and a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, both from Old Dominion University. Prior to joining the Old Dominion University faculty, John had approximately 20 years of industrial experience in test engineering and plant automation with General Electric Company. He is the co-author of two textbooks which are currently in use by several electrical engineering

Conference Session

ChE: Innovation to Improve Student Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Mariano Savelski, Rowan University; Robert Hesketh, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

EPA originally defined green engineering as the design, commercialization and use Page 11.150.2of processes and products that are feasible and economical while minimizing the generation ofpollution at the source and also minimizing risk to human health and the environment [1]. Thedefinition of green engineering was more broadly defined in a recent conference (Sandestin,Florida, 2003) to transforming existing engineering disciplines and practices to those that lead tosustainability. Green engineering incorporates development and implementation of products,processes, and systems that meet technical and cost objectives while protecting human

Conference Session

Cyber Technology

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Pickard, East Carolina University; Dale Drummond, East Carolina University; Philip J. Lunsford II, East Carolina University; Ciprian Popoviciu

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

* projection as of April 2019.IPv6 is the next generation Internet protocol and is the successor to IPv4. The principalmotivation for the development of IPv6 was to address the limited number of unique Internetaddress supported by IPv4. The 32-bit address field of the IPv4 protocol header allows for only4.3 billion unique addresses. IPv6, however, boasts a 128-bit address field that supports up to340 undecillion (340 with 36 zeros) unique IP addresses. Additionally, IPv6 comes with othertechnical improvements: a simplified header for faster router processing, a stateless auto-configuration mechanism for address provisioning, improved support for mobility, and built-insupport for quality-of-service and security [2].Despite the technical superiority of

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Best Papers

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Kara L. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

sequence and faculty focused onclassroom implementation while also participating in discipline-based communities-of-practice.The communities-of-practice sessions focused on themes featured in the workshops, but allowedfor more give-and-take, flexibility of topics, and sharing of instructional ideas. Themes includedtopics such as promoting an inclusive environment, engaging students through collaborativeprojects, and using formative assessment during class time.Throughout the academic year, classroom practices of the faculty were evaluated by trainedobservers using the Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP). The RTOP is a 25-itemvalidated observation protocol with sound psychometric properties [1], [2] and it has beenutilized in numerous

Conference Session

Capstone Courses II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Donohue, University of Virginia; Garrick Louis, University of Virginia; William Scherer, University of Virginia; Michael C. Smith, University of Virginia; K. Preston White, Jr., Jr., University of Virginia; Peter Beling, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

and the Director, faculty elicit and develop materials usedby students in the project assignment process, such as project abstracts, beginning-of-coursememos (syllabi), company brochures, technical reports, and web site URLs. An example projectabstract is given in Figure 1 in the Appendix. These materials are posted to the programadministrative site and linked to the relevant project on the assignment page by mid-August. TheDirector facilitates the posting and linking tasks, ensuring that sufficient documentation existsfor each project. The Director reports assignment site status to the faculty and class listservs.Student assignment to projects follows. Our Department’s fourth-year (senior) students reviewthe project information when they

Conference Session

Design for Manufacture and Industry

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; James Kamman, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Mohammed Elsamawal, Western Michigan University; Michael Desjardins, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

to focus onspefication of rest of the components and system assembly and manufacturability. A secondbrainstorming session was used to develop ideas and concepts on component layout on theframe. To ensure the integrity of the overall system prior to fabrication, an assembly model ofthe frame along with the componets was developed in Pro-Engineer, and stress and deformationanalysis was performed using ANSYS9 finite element package. Figure 1. A prototype hydraulic circuit Figure 2. Hydraulic circuit test setupComponent Specifications and Project PresentationThe requirements for this system were calculated based on performance criteria specified byParker Hannifin Corporation. Figure 3 shows the track elevation for the competition

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Miller; Steve Walsh; Leigh Haefner; Hollylynne Stohl

could be streamed over the Internet. IBM donated fiveCrossPad2 units to support the development project as a design project completed byundergraduates in the Department of Computer Science. The initial design objectives for thisproduct were: 1. Ease of use. The system must be extremely easy to use. This implies a simple and intuitive user interface, with no “bells and whistles.” 2. One-click publishing with an integrated FTP client. The system should include an integrated FTP client so that the voice-annotated recordings can be uploaded to a server without the user having to save files and use a general purpose FTP package to upload

Conference Session

Systems Approach to Teaching ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Robertson

they can better understand the process and how to prosper within it. 5. Examine the requirements for other major industry groups using the local JACMET training consortium.References 1. IC Knowledge is a very informative web site with many interlinked technical and economic features. http://www.icknowledge.com 2. The International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) can be found at: http://public.itrs.net. 3. Robertson, Munukutla and Newman, “Delivery of a common microelectronics technology curriculum at several degree levels”, Proc ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, June 2002. 4. The Arizona Department of Education master list of math skills can be found at: http

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia Kellam, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Tracie Costantino, University of Georgia; Bonnie Cramond, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

communicating effectively.1-5 Unfortunately, the implementation of this drive toprovide breadth to an undergraduate education often results in a general education curriculumwith a set of disparate and disconnected courses, instead of an integrated experience.6-7 Webelieve that the undergraduate experience must provide some coherence across courses,extracurricular activities, service learning and student life. In the Greater Expectations report, theAssociation of American Colleges and Universities recognizes the “fragmentation of thecurriculum” as a significant “barrier to high quality”.8 Similarly, the Boyer Commission onEducating Undergraduates in the Research University explains that “the freshman experienceneeds to be an intellectually integrated