Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Danielson; Robert Hinks; Mark Henderson; Chen-Yaun Kuo; Chell Roberts; Darryl Morrell; Robert Grondin

Engineering degree; the program willseek accreditation under the ABET general engineering criteria. The new engineering programis being developed from a clean slate by a founding team that will begin implementation with itsinaugural freshman class in Fall Semester of 2005. Elements of the design process discussedinclude: a preliminary planning process that focused on data gathering and feasibility assessment;the design process for student and program objectives and outcomes; the development of brandidentity; design of a curricular structure; design of required engineering competencies that form acommon foundation experience; and the design process for identifying program concentrations.Some observations and next steps are also

Collection

2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Gaetan Garcia; Matthew R. Stein

cans arrive on a conveyor at random intervals and in random order andthe downstream PUMA robot must grasp each can by the top using a pneumatic vacuum gripper andsort small cans from large. The laboratory exercise is cleverly designed to require communication andcoordination between the robots. The upstream RX90 robot has a conveyor belt encoder allowing it totrack (hover above) the leading edge of the cans but it cannot measure their lateral position. ThePUMA robot can measure lateral position using an ultrasound sensor but only if the sensor is triggeredwhen the can is in front of the sensor. The PUMA has no sensor to determine this and so must rely oncommunication from the RX90. Two digital signal lines in each direction (see Figure 2) are

Conference Session

WIED: Activities and Programs

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Tugba Arsava; James Lambrechts, Wentworth Institute of Technology

students would participate aworkshop. Besides the faculty member, 2-3 college student volunteers helped. The studentvolunteers played a large role in the girls’ experience with the activity. The student volunteersexplained the activity and acted as role models. During and after the activity, the female studentsusually asked many questions of the student volunteers.This paper presents our study with the Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and ComputerScience workshops, including preparation, implementation, survey data, observations, andfindings.Workshop ImplementationThe theme of the RBTV program this year was “Food Security.” In line with this theme theauthors designed the three modules. Civil Engineering module was Soil Testing which

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Breanne Przestrzelski, University of San Diego; Chell A. Roberts, University of San Diego; Leonard A. Perry, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

Collegesand Universities (AAC&U) found large gaps exist between student and industry perception ofstudent readiness post-college. In some skill areas, even those as critical as oral communication,written communication, creativity, and critical thinking, students ranked themselves more thantwice as well-prepared than industry representatives [3]. In this lack of readiness comes amiscommunication of the skillset required to succeed in industry, and that does not exclude thefield of engineering.A year-long immersion program was developed at [[University]] to address this lack ofworkforce preparedness in college graduates. The Industry Scholars Program, which wasindustry-initiated in Fall 2016, seeks to infuse students with professional skills early

Conference Session

Insights for Teaching ECE Courses

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Laura K. Alford, University of Michigan; Amir Kamil, University of Michigan; Andrew Deorio, University of Michigan

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

of community would increase throughout the three course sequence as each course buildsupon the previous course(s). Entry and exit surveys already exist for each of the introductoryprogramming courses participating in this study; the participants and specific questions used forthis study are detailed in the next sections.Participants and CoursesThe entry and exit surveys were administered to students in four different large-enrollmentcomputer programming courses at a large, public research institution.Course 1a is a CS1-type course and is required of all engineering students and is taken in the firstyear of study; the students in Course 1a were offered a small amount of extra credit to completethese surveys. Course 1b is also a CS1-type

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Lisa Ann Moyer, Virginia Tech; Indhira María Hasbún, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tech. She received her PhD from VT in Integrative STEM Education. In her role as an educational consultant, her recent projects have included building professional development protocol for NASA’s Out of School Learn- ing Network, developing a master’s degree program in Community Based Education and Leadership for Stevenson University, and helping Radford City Schools transition to more innovative teaching and learn- ing practices. Lisa taught in public schools (gifted education, elementary and middle) for 17 years. An avid trail runner, she also co-owns a small outdoor adventure business. ´ Virginia TechIndhira Mar´ıa Hasbun, Indhira Mar´ıa Hasb´un is a PhD student and Graduate Teaching Assistant

Collection

2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Kenneth Leitch; Erick Benjamin Butler

. In Texas currently the need for engineers is greater than ever asthe state population grew from 25.1 to 29.5 million between 2010 and 2020. [6]. CurriculumRolling out engineering programs from scratch is an arduous process, especially in the 21stcentury. The engineering programs began in stages at WTAMU with approval from the TexasHigher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). Since an engineering technology program wasalready in place, a mechanical engineering program was added in 2003. Students can earn anassociate’s degree in engineering or science at the partner institutions [7, 8, 9, 10] and transfer toWTAMU [11]. The civil engineering program was added in 2010 and shares a large number oflower

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Richard O. Anderson P.E., Somat Engineering, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

-form written comments were similar to the written comments received fromconstituents at large. They were often contradictory and established no significant trend. Theywere helpful for additional perspectives to consider.Changes Made Based on Input ReceivedThe CEPCTC assembled these comments, held some preliminary conference calls, and conveneda face-to-face meeting in Reston on May 16-17, 2014. The committee deliberated for two days,analyzed the comments and feedback received, debated potential changes in detail and left withthe revised CE program criteria shown at the beginning of this paper. The following changes weremade as a result of this meeting and the preceding stakeholder input

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Valenzuela, Auburn University; Jeffrey Smith, Auburn University; Ben Reece, Auburn University; David Shannon, Auburn University

Industrial Engineering Department at Auburn University. He is also member of IIE.David Shannon, Auburn University David Shannon has a Ph.D. Research Methodology and Statistics from the University of Virginia in 1990 and is currently the Humana-Germany- Sherman Distinguished Professor at Auburn University. His research has focused on assessment issues, program evaluation and methodological issues. Dr. Shannon has published over 50 articles in refereed journals since joining the Auburn faculty in 1990. Page 15.759.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Integrating Computer Programming

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Jacques, Air Force Institute of Technology; John M. Colombi, Air Force Institute of Technology; Richard G. Cobb, Air Force Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

University(DAU)2 on-line, on-site, or resident short courses. While this promotes an understanding of SEacross a wide swath of the acquisition workforce, the courses are primarily taught to the lowerlearning levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (Remember/Understand). Therefore, they do not bring astudent to Bloom’s higher levels of learning: Apply, Analyze, Evaluate or Create.3,4 Beyond thecertification programs, career engineers or scientists often pursue graduate degrees in theirspecific discipline, but only a relatively small percentage of them currently attain a deeperunderstanding or proficiency in Systems Engineering as a result of their graduate studies. Whiletechnically skilled in their individual core disciplines, the engineers or scientists

Conference Session

Bridging the Gap and Freshman Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Kendra Bridges, Boise State University; Joanna Guild, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

, 7One such e-learning program available in STEM education is ALEKS (Assessment andLEarning in Knowledge Spaces).8 This web-based program provides a systematically sequenced Page 14.711.2and managed, self-paced environment, designed to help students improve Math skills. InALEKS, a variety of different mathematics levels, or courses can be selected, and within eachcourse, the curriculum can be customized through selecting/deselecting certain topics. Thisresearch is focused on the Precalculus curriculum, and consisted of 181 topics in all. Studentsmust successfully work through the topics in order to master the content. At any given time, avariety

Conference Session

Programming, Simulation, and Dynamic Modeling

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanon Marie Reckinger, Fairfield University; Scott James Reckinger, Brown University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

introductory level. The course presented here incorporated aspects of both ofthese approaches. Instead of robots, other interesting, fun, motivating assignments weredesigned. Lecture was often spent carefully breaking down logic into more manageable pieces.Issue (c) is possibly one of the most challenging aspects of teaching introductory levelprogramming. Even in a user-friendly program like MATLAB, student are often overwhelmedand frustrated with error messages and debugging their code. Even when every effort is taken toexplain how, lecture on, quiz on, and assess students ability finding and fixing a bug, the onlytried and true effective method is for students be forced to do it repeatedly. They need to writecode, run code, see that it does not work

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 4

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shams El-Adawy, Kansas State University ; Christopher A. F. Hass; Eugene Y. Vasserman, Kansas State University; Mary Bridget Kustusch, DePaul University; Scott Franklin, Rochester Institute of Technology; Eleanor C. Sayre, Kansas State University and Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Paper ID #37245A Professional Development Program for Emerging STEM Education Re-searchersShams El-Adawy, Kansas State University Shams El-Adawy earned her Ph.D. from Kansas State University in 2023. Her dissertation investigated the development of STEM professionals when integrating education research and physics public engagement into their careers. El-Adawy earned her M.S. in Physics from DePaul University in 2020 and her B.A. in Physics and French from American University in 2018.Christopher HassEugene Y. Vasserman, Kansas State University Eugene Vasserman received his Ph.D. and master’s degrees in Computer Science in

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith Coogler, Sam Houston State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

are not enough facultyavailable. If this is the case, it would be better to have at least one or two general renewableenergy classes to respond to all the needs of the programs/degrees in the department. In this way,students can be exposed to general renewable energy systems and will be given the opportunityto learn further information by enrolling in general renewable energy courses in the department.Since the Spring’09 semester, students were involved in a renewable energy course andaccomplished several projects under the supervision of a faculty who teach and researchrenewable energy systems. The class project titles are as follows: ≠ Building a small scale wind turbine ≠ Installation of a four wind turbine system ≠ Study of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Hasz, Carthage College; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University & Carthage College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

an engineering program of study to meet the needs of local industry, matchthe liberal arts identity of the college, and provide a pathway contained within a four-yearexperience for students who discover the joy of engineering after starting college. Achieving thisgoal is driving development of two new engineering programs: a BA degree with a major inEngineering and a BS degree in Engineering.These programs are being developed at Carthage College, a small, liberal arts college of 2,800students in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Discussions with local industries demonstrate significantemployment opportunities in engineering; discussions with high school teachers demonstrateinterest in studying engineering while remaining local; discussions with current

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guenter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Christian J. Steinmann, HM&S IT-Consulting

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

energyof the particles, Boyle’s pressure-volume law and Amontons' pressure-temperature law can bederived. Thus, the application of the laws of mechanics to the microscopic constituents of amacroscopic system predicts, with the aid of statistical techniques, the behavior of the systemin agreement with experimental observation.Computer programs that simulate and visualize the kinetic theory of gases within the hardsphere model have been developed within the framework of undergraduate student projects.The C# simulations use a freely selectable number of particles to simulate the molecules of anideal gas in a two-dimensional container. The particles are considered as small hard spheresand collide with each other and with the walls of the container. At

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Elena Brewer; Anthony Dalessio; Sarah Giersch; Nancy Louwagie

technicians was increasing. Large fabrication facilitiesemploying from 20 to 100 (or more) vacuum technicians are clustered in Arizona, Minnesota,New York, California, Oregon, and Texas. However, small- and mid-sized manufacturers thatrely on vacuum systems are found throughout the country. In 2014, Normandale CC wasawarded a grant from the ATE program (Project ReVAMP, DUE #1400408) to explore ways tosustain the Vacuum and Thin Film technology program and meet the national demand forvacuum technicians.The three main Project ReVAMP activities included: 1) updating the vacuum technologycurriculum and developing a Vacuum Equipment Trainer (VET) system to support hands-onlearning; 2) delivering vacuum technology courses via telepresence; and, 3

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Patrick Wade, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Systems & Enterprises); Roberta S Cohen, Stevens Institute of Technology; Nicholas S Bowen, Stevens Institute of Technology; Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Systems and Enterprises)

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

of Engineering at International Game Technology where he man- aged corporate wide research and development. Dr. Wade spent ten years at Sun Microsystems during which time he managed the development of Enterprise Servers. Prior to this, he led advanced develop- ment of supercomputer systems at Thinking Machines Corporation. Dr. Wade received his SB, SM, EE and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Dr. Roberta S Cohen, Stevens Institute of Technology A Teaching Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology since 2009, Professor Cohen spent 26 years in the Telecommunications industry as a technical and managerial contributor to numerous programs

Conference Session

Faculty Development at Various Career Stages

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haley Briel, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Deesha Chadha, Imperial College London; Erica Jean Hagen, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division (FDD)

by graduatestudents trained by CTL staff. Imperial College London and Michigan State are run bydepartment teaching fellows or the Graduate School, respectively. The greatest takeaway hereis that all programs except for Imperial College London (whose training is admittedly shorterand for a small number of participants) do involve current graduate student TAs in training thenew cohort of TAs.Cornell, Michigan State, and Georgia Tech have robust programs to train experienced TAs todevelop and run sessions themselves, with support from full-time staff. At Georgia Tech,breakout sessions during the training are facilitated by experienced CTL faculty as well as CTLGraduate Teaching Fellows. Additionally, these Graduate Teaching Fellows facilitate a

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Hornfeck, Lafayette College; Antonia Gohr, Jacobs University Bremen

Tagged Divisions

International

partnership between Lafayette College, a small liberal artscollege with an engineering program (in Easton, Pennsylvania) 3, and Jacobs University Bremen(located in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany) 1. Jacobs University is the only private,fully English-speaking, international university in Germany that offers courses in a wide range ofthe humanities and social sciences, as well as in the natural sciences and engineering. The processof locating an appropriate partner institution, the growth of the program, and the currentassessment of the program’s success are discussed. Additionally, an explanation of the programrequirements mentioned above is provided.The study abroad program for Lafayette College engineering students includes a

Conference Session

Engineering/Engineering Technolgy Transfer Issues: Two-year College to Four-year College

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College

Strengthening Community College Engineering Transfer ProgramsAbstractBroadening participation in engineering among underrepresented minority students remains a bigchallenge for institutions of higher education. Since a large majority of underrepresentedstudents attend community colleges, engineering transfer programs at these community collegescan play an important role in addressing this challenge. However, for most community collegeengineering programs, developing strategies and programs to increase the number and diversityof students successfully pursuing careers in engineering is especially challenging due to limitedexpertise, shrinking resources and continuing budget crises.This paper is a description of how a small engineering

Conference Session

Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Ethics Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Keith Plemmons PE, PMP, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

development of related courses and programs atThe Graduate and Undergraduate level, The Citadel has established a new Department in theSchool of Engineering [7]. The Department of Engineering Leadership and ProgramManagement was established on 1 January, 2013, with Dr. Skipper as the inaugural Chairman.The Value of AssessmentThe Technical Project Management courses and program have undergone continuing assessmentwhich has been beneficial to the growth and development of new courses, as well as the refiningof existing courses.  As is standard policy at The Citadel, each undergraduate and graduate course is assessed anonymously by the students. Professors get valuable insight into the effectiveness of their teaching methodology, as

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

James Barrott

Session 3247 Why Should We Take Engineering Technology Programs On-Site? James L. Barrott Chattanooga State Technical Community CollegeAbstractIn a booming economy, colleges with engineering technology programs in small to medium sizemarkets struggle to attract students. Higher wages, overtime opportunities, retiring workers, anda tight job market pull potential students away from college. This is occurring at a time whenworkers need more skills, especially technical skills like those acquired in an engineeringtechnology program. In this dilemma, what should industry and education

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session #4: Global DEI

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael D. Preuss, Exquiri Consulting, LLC; John Albert Avila Sr., Texas A&M University; Karen L. Butler-Purry, P.E., Texas A&M University; Shannon Walton, Texas A&M University; Ahmarlay Myint, Texas A&M University; Maria Claudia Alves, Texas A&M University; John Walewski, Texas A&M University; Zenon Medina Cetina; Kim Withers; Keisha D. Bahr, Texas A&M University; Sasha Sentz; Barbara Szczerbinska, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

seen as a shortcoming. It was still possible to assess impact ofinternational research opportunities for students across the undergraduate spectrum and throughtwo distinct programs. The breadth of majors represented also prevented assessment of outcomesby major as the count of informants in each major was small, one or two persons in all but onecase, but the variety exhibited supports the intention of assessing across the undergraduatespectrum.4. Outcomes for Summer 2022The same pre- and post-participation surveys were administered to the two cohorts with theexception of an additional group of 11 questions about forms of learning specific to the R2R thatwere distributed to R2R participants. The surveys had questions in 37 topic areas and some

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Institutional Change & Perspectives on Diversity

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

UGA. She is engaged in mentoring early career faculty at her univer- sity and within the PEER National Collaborative. In 2013 she was selected to be a National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Education Faculty Member.Dr. Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Julia M. Williams is Interim Dean of Cross-Cutting Programs and Emerging Opportunities and Pro- fessor of English, at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Her research areas include technical commu- nication, assessment, accreditation, and the development of change management strategies for faculty and staff. Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Engineering Education, International Journal of En- gineering Education

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Cutler, Virginia Tech; Walter Curtis Lee Jr., Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Student

followed by implementation of the program prior to the Fall2011 semester. Lastly, we assessed the effectiveness of the program through a post-survey,designed to capture the reaction of the participants shortly after orientation, and a focus group,designed to provide more reflective feedback after the students completed most of their firstsemester in the program. Eight students attended the orientation. This paper will discuss the (1)analysis, (2) design, (3) development, (4) implementation, and (5) evaluation of an orientationprogram designed by graduate students specifically for new graduate students entering anengineering education doctoral program. There is minimal research on the transition from atraditional engineering program to engineering

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; John DeLeon, Kansas State University-Salina

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Power & Devices (ECET 304) Meeting with n/a Ongoing Moderate High payoff whenprospective students in meeting with individuals small and large groups Creation of emphasis Spring Complete Minimal Promising areas and emphasis 2007 area brochures EILITE (NSF grant) Fall 2006 Complete Minimal Very High Payoff with (from a Co.PIs several ECET students point of view) getting scholarshipsMost of the initiatives listed in Table

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: S-STEM 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David Hartenstine, Western Washington University; Perry Fizzano, Western Washington University; Joseph Arthur Brobst, Old Dominion University; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Regina Barber DeGraaff, Western Washington University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

transition into theprogram.The big picture objectives of both seminars are to form a learning community and help studentsimprove their problem solving skills and their communication ability. Neither course is a typicalintroductory course in calculus or computer programming. Instead, their aim is to exposestudents to big picture topics in the field in a way that is accessible to students without priorexperience in those topics. The goal of seminars does not include mastery of the techniques andtheory of a particular subject. There are no exams. Instead, students work on projectsindividually or in small groups, present their work in class regularly, and prepare written reports.One of the goals of the CS seminar in particular is to demystify technology

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Joan A. Burtner; Benjamin S. Kelley; Allen F. Grum

.— ..-. . CONCLUSION The AIMS program and AIMS chemistry course did impact the persistence of students in the School ofEngineering and their success in the first chemistry course. Nevertheless, we hoped that the impact would begreater and longer lasting. Both the declining enthusiasm of the students and a judgment that the modestimprovement in student performance may not be worth the large expenditure of limited human resources led tothe cessation of the program after the Fall 94 Quarter. Mercer University will convert from the quarter system to the semester system in the Fall of 1997, andthe School of Engineering is using the change in academic calendar as an opportunity to implement a modernand integrated engineering curriculum. We plan to

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis W. Derby; Willie Ofosu

the students will appreciate the practical application of the knowledge gained. Classexercises and case studies which form part of the students’ course work are carefully designedand build on top of each other in a progressive manner. The graduate from the IST programwill be expected to effectively assess a problem, decide on the appropriate data to collect,analyze the data efficiently, and produce results that will be appropriate for solving theproblem.In associating the IST program and the GIS component of the Surveying program, a decisionhad to be made whether to have IST students choose GIS courses as electives or to haveSurveying students choose electives from IST courses. It was important to consider theaddition of extra courses without