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New Programs and Success Stories

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2003 Annual Conference

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Edward Hensel; Paul Stiebitz

Session 2242 A Design Project Management Course at RIT E. C. Hensel, P. H. Stiebitz Mechanical Engineering / Industrial and Systems Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 14623-5604Abstract Rochester Institute of Technology is currently implementing a college-wide initiative toincorporate multi-disciplinary design as a central theme for all students in the capstone designsequence. For several years, the Kate Gleason College of Engineering has supported a number ofmulti-disciplinary design teams

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Teaching Design with a Twist

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Onofrio Russo; Gunter Georgi

Session 2653 Project Management in Freshman Engineering Onofrio N. Russo, Gunter W. Georgi, Lorcan M. Folan Department of Introductory Design and Science Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, New YorkAbstractPolytechnic University has continued to develop and implement new and innovative ideasto teach real world concepts to freshmen. The semester-long Independent Project for EG1004, Introduction to Engineering and Design, teaches students the fundamentals ofEngineering Project Management. A team of students must build an operational model,either a Robot or a Computer Controlled House, over

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Successful Entrepreneurship Programs

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Wierman John; Shoukas Artin; Robert Allen; Larry Aronhime

Session 2554 Integrating Biomedical Engineering with Entrepreneurship and Management: An Undergraduate Experience Robert H. Allen, Lawrence B. Aronhime, Artin A. Shoukas, John C. Wierman Johns Hopkins UniversityAbstractWe describe aspects of our cross-disciplinary efforts between biomedical engineering andentrepreneurship and management. Specifically, we describe how these disparate programs arebeing integrated to encourage interaction between students, faculty and administrators to developtechnical prototypes with market potential. In biomedical engineering, a design program is inplace

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ET Design Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

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Wagdy Mahmoud; Tom Timmermann; Bonita Barger; Ahmed Elsawy

Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright@2003, American Society for Engineering EducationGeneral Course Characteristics are: 1) instructor coordinated independent study, 2) few readingassignments, much reference work expected, 3) fundamental knowledge of problem solving andskill is prerequisite, 4) professional looking end-product and presentation expected, 5) team(s) ofstudents work on a complex project, 6) instructor is a general resource person, and specialistswill need to be consulted, and 7) distance learning using WebCT® course management engine.The Industrial ProjectsUsing WebCT ®, the students are divided randomly into teams of two or three students. Eachteam will research and develop a design problem

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Potpourri Design

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Patrick Walter

Session 2003-1393 Teaching Engineering Design – One University’s Program Patrick L. Walter, Ph. D. Engineering Department, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TXabstractThis paper describes the design process as taught at Texas Christian University (TCU). Theintent of the design course is to develop student engineers capable of a seamless transition toindustry. Success in industry is primarily based on three criteria: (1) schedule – did the projectget completed on time, (2) cost – did the project get completed within budget, and (3)performance – did the delivered product(s) satisfy the customer? The

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kelvin Kirby

. Theconcept of Integrated Logistics Support was developed years ago to help program andproject managers develop a more accurate cost and support system required over the systemlife cycle.Integrated Logistics SupportThe Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) concept was developed by the Defense SystemsManagement College in Alexandria, Virginia in response to the Defense AcquisitionImprovement Program. ILS is defined as a discipline, unified, and iterative approach to themanagement and technical activities necessary to: (1) Define the support, (2) Design thesupport, (3) Acquire the support and (4) Provide the support. The fundamentals of ILSestablish the framework for engineers and program managers to design and incorporate acomplete support system at the

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Curriculum Issues in Graphics

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2003 Annual Conference

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David Kelley

226 in a manner that replicates an extendedenterprise. As previously mentioned, CGT 226 teaches the fundamentals of parameter designwith Pro/ENGINEER as its primary CAD application. In addition to the CGT department,students in the course come from a variety of programs to include computer-integratedmanufacturing, MET, aeronautical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial design, andinterdisciplinary engineering. The first step in the development of the design project in CGT 226 was the integration ofconcurrent engineering philosophies in a manner that produced well formed groups. This wasaccomplished through the combination of student managed structured groups and peerevaluations. Within the vision of the course, the planned

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Strategic Issues in EM Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Paul Kauffmann

Session: 3542 A Research Agenda for the Engineering Management Division Paul Kauffmann Old Dominion UniversityAbstractA widespread issue in engineering management programs is establishing relevancy in the collegeof engineering curricular program both at the graduate and undergraduate level. For example,traditional engineering faculty who do not possess industry experience do not understand theprogram value. Similarly, potential students with engineering backgrounds do not understand thedifferences in engineering management and business programs. Even many employers do

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Program Delivery Methods & Technology

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Eldon Larsen; Betsy Dulin

encountered various challenges along the way. Thediscussion that follows addresses the challenges that arise in the delivery of this type of graduateengineering program, based on Marshall’s experience during the previous five years.Program Description Marshall’s Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) degree program is interdisciplinary innature and designed to meet the specific needs of engineers employed in industry, government,and consulting. The MSE program offers a broad core curriculum with opportunities forconcentrated study in three areas of emphasis: Engineering Management, EnvironmentalEngineering, and Chemical Engineering. The mission of the MSE degree program at Marshall University is to provide multi-disciplinary, graduate

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New Programs and Success Stories

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Devdas Shetty

GLOBALIZATION AND PRODUCT DESIGN CURRICULUM IN ENGINEERING PROGRAMS Devdas Shetty1 and Seong J. Choi2 1 Professor and Vernon D Roosa Chair holder University of Hartford, Connecticut 06117 (USA) 860- 768-4615; Shetty@hartford.edu 2. Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Korean University of Technology and Education, South KoreaAbstractToday products are manufactured and marketed globally and supply chains have dominated themanufacturing landscape. Most companies have much wider product ranges. These

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EM Skills and Concepts in the Real World

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Paul Cheng-Hsin Liu; S. Gary Teng

design, improvement,and implementation projects in their companies. Managing and handling projects is an essentialpart of work for most engineers and engineering managers. Because of this trend, mostengineering programs have some kind of industrial project format embedded into theircurriculum1,2,3,4. So it is desirable for programs to include industrial project experience in theundergraduate and/or graduate curriculum5,6,7,8.Teng and his colleagues9 offered a Teaching in the Factory approach which provides engineeringstudents team experiences in industrial settings. The industrial settings include the workingenvironment that an engineer may encounter, such as a manufacturing facility, an operationsfacility, or an office environment. This

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Design Experiences in Energy Education

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Travis Harrington; Keith Coleman; J. Douglas Sterrett; Robert LeMaster

that data collection and analyses will be performed for at least two years of operation.The Center for Energy Management at UT Martin provides an effective mechanism forundergraduate students to receive real-world engineering design and analysis experience whileproviding a needed service to the region. While working with their customer, vendors, andprocurement systems, the students are exposed to elements of true design work that are notnormally seen within the classroom. Additionally, they frequently must complete spin-offprojects, such as the controller design, that are necessary to reach their original goal. Thus, thesestudents are well equipped to enter the professional world upon graduation

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Craig L. Just; P. Barry Butler

International Engineering Service Program Craig L. Just and P. Barry Butler The University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa USA In Association with: Iowa State University Ames, Iowa USA Iowa Section of Water for People Universidad Technólogica de Xicotepec de Juárez Xicotepec, MEXICO and Rotary International District 6000

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The Climate for Women In Engineering

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Jeffrey Jarosz; Ilene Busch-Vishniac

that 21st century leaders must“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright @ 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”make connections among seemingly disparate discoveries. Saving design projects until senioryear drives students away. Technology such as computer graphic simulations allows hands-onengineering even in freshman year.8At Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a member of the Foundation Coalition, underclassmentake comprehensive 12-credit courses integrating engineering, physics, chemistry, computerscience and calculus. There is topical alignment and exams are integrated.9Fromm’s E4 program at Drexel integrates science, engineering and liberal studies. A team

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Program Delivery Methods & Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

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Paul Ranky

open systemsarchitecture includes the following key design principles ([6] to [11]).Case-based library programs are self contained objects built of reusable objects andcomponents. Often, these objects and components are text, high quality images,interactive digital 2D video, 2D and 3D animation, 3DVR (3D virtual reality) andanimated 360 degree 3D panoramas.They are open source, web-enabled, delivered on CD-ROM or DVD (to overcometransfer rate and in some countries expensive web-access bottlenecks) or fast companyintranets, the new emerging opportunity for continuous professional development.The way we present challenges are similar to the way professional engineers, andengineering managers solve problems. This is because we first look at the

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Abroad Educational Opportunities in Engineering

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Fazil Najafi

leaders. Presently the programincludes flexible and wide ranging subjects that relate to the facilities managed by public worksagencies. The public works function encompasses: government affairs includingregulatory/legislative alerts, funding issues; storm water, sewer system management, solid wastemanagement, air quality; transportation system including planning and design, transit, airports,Intelligent Transportation Systems; operations including: fleet, street maintenance, public parks;construction/design engineering, finance, administration, organizational and personnelmanagement. As a way to fulfill the public works functions, it has been a long-standing vision ofthe public works division to start an International Public Works Center. This

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Construction Engineering Advances II

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2003 Annual Conference

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Charles McIntyre

Session 1621 DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-USE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT CLASSROOM/LABORATORY Charles McIntyre and Gary Smith Civil Engineering and Construction North Dakota State UniversityIntroduction and OverviewEngineering education requires a combination of classroom training, hands-on experience, andindustry participation. In addition, students must become fairly well versed in the use of thetechnological tools of the trade. In order to accomplish these goals, engineering programs mustdevelop

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Curriculum Development in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Maher Murad

Session 2649 Developing a Course in Pavement Design and Management that Incorporates Recent Technologies and Meets Industry Demands Maher M. Murad University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownAbstractThe area of pavement design and management has seen important changes over the years that arethe results of numerous federally funded research programs and changes in professional practices.Most road networks are largely in place, and the more urgent focus of various transportationagencies is on cost-effective ways of maintaining the existing networks. Consequently, pavementdesign

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Partnerships in IE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ratna Babu Chinnam; Joe Nguyen; Jenny Wang-Chavez; Hemalatha Sathya

, Greenfield Coalition for New Manufacturing Education, a multi-university-industrycoalition housed at Focus: HOPE organization in Detroit, MI, has been working hard to producesuch graduates, called a Renaissance Engineer.Greenfield Coalition education programs focus on instilling real-world experience into the studentpool by embracing “learning factory” techniques and e-learning technologies. The design and Page 8.740.1development of an Operations Management (OM) course reflect this set of beliefs and practice. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003

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Engineering Technology Poster Session

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Timothy Wiley; Hamid Khan

performance appraisal relevant. [On-line]. Available: Http://www.unep.org/restrict/pas/paspa.htm[2] Grote, D. (2000, January/February). Performance appraisal re-appraised. Harvard Business Review, 78, p. 21.[3] Knudson, M.J. (1989). Leadership development for the middle managers of higher education: Harvard's management development program. EDD Dissertation, Harvard University. Ann Arbor: UMI Dissertation Services.[4] Khan, Hamid (Spring 2002). Dependable correlates of effective professional development of technical personnel, 21st Century Engineer, 2(2).[5] Abernathy, W.B. (1996). The sin of wages. U.S.: PerfSys Press.[6] Shellenberger, S. (1992, October 19). Firms often misjudge what employees want. The Wall Street Journal, 227,p. B1

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Value Added Collection Management

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2003 Annual Conference

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Virginia Baldwin

thirtieth title, some titles of equal weight from faculty perspective alone mighthave changed the findings in the table. In Table 3, only faculty perspective is represented inthat this table contains subject areas for all titles that were designated by at least one faculty Page 8.121.5member as rating satisfactory or higher. 5 The Industrial & Management Systems Engineering Department faculty identified theirtop titles in eleven subject areas, three titles more than the two departments with the secondhighest number of subjects represented

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Topics in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Charlie Edmonson; Donna Summers

complicated products and systems, the focus is increasingly onagility, quality, customer satisfaction, employee empowerment and teamwork. Manyorganizations are seeking ways to streamline their internal functions and implementproductivity improvements. One of the techniques gaining more emphasis is projectmanagement. Project management provides the organization with the tools to meet thechallenges of a complex project while ensuring that accountability and responsibility are Page 8.119.1clearly defined.Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright  2003, American

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Improving Teaching and Learning

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Deepti Suri

Computer Science Education, pp. 43-47, 2002.[6] “Learning Styles and Performance in the Introductory Programming Sequence”, Lynda Thomas, Mark Ratcliffe, John Woodbury, Emma Jarman, 33rd SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, pp. 33-37, 2002.DEEPTI SURIDeepti Suri is Assistant Professor of Software Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering andComputer Science at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). She primarily teaches Software Engineeringcourses in the areas of Software Requirements and Specifications, Object Oriented Design, Design Patterns andVerification and Validation.Prior to joining MSOE, Dr. Suri worked in industry for seven years. She has provided systems solutions for theElectronic Design

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Topics in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Amitabha Bandyopadhyay

Session 2549 Assessing Group Learning Courses in Construction Management Technology Amitabha Bandyopadhyay State University of New York, FarmingdaleIntroductionThe need for college students to be actively involved in their own learning has received wideacceptance1. The value of teamwork and ability to solve problems in group environment forengineering and technology students is undeniable. Specifically construction is an interconnectedprocess. The construction engineers and managers work cooperatively with many professionalsand workers to implement design into reality. So it is logical to

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Outreach and Freshman Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mark Smith; Wayne Walter

Disabled,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, session #2625. 10. Carlson, L.E., et. al., “First Year Engineering Projects: An Interdisciplinary, Hands-on Introduction to Engineering, Proceedings of the 2000 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, pp. 2039-2043. 11. “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs,” Engineering Accreditation Commission, ABET, 2002, http://www.abet.org. 12. ABET, “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs Effective for Evaluations During the 2001-2002 Accreditation Cycle,” http://www.abet.org. 13. Moor, S. S., and Drake, B., “Addressing Common Problems in Engineering Design Projects: A Project Management Approach

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Engineering Education Research

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2003 Annual Conference

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Eli Fromm; Jack McGourty

, The Cooper Union, Drexel University, New Jersey Institute of Technology,Ohio State University, Polytechnic University, and University of South Carolina.For ten years, spanning two award periods, the Coalition has been developing andapplying educational innovations for both lower and upper division programs. Based onDrexel’s initial E4 integrated freshman design curriculum, the Coalition institutionsindividually and collectively have spearheaded a number of innovations in such areas asengineering design, concurrent engineering, and such emerging technology areas asbiotechnology and earth engineering systems. Page 8.1141.1

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Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Stan Harris

Page 8.1101.1“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”independently concluded that “laptop” use will aid their learning. Additionally, coursemanagement software is being used on hundreds if not thousands of university campuses.This paper presents the author’s two plus years of experience in using course managementsoftware combined this academic year with the use of networked laptop computers.University DescriptionLawrence Technological University (LTU) is a private university that enrolls approximately4000 students in associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral programs. A large portion of thestudent body, particularly

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Value Added Collection Management

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2003 Annual Conference

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Karen Grigg

. Page 8.1137.1The North Carolina State University Libraries (NCSU Libraries) joined the Patent and Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering Education 1Trademark Depository Library Program (PTDLP) in September 1977. Given the land-grant status of the University and its strong science and technology research focus, thedecision to become a patent and trademark depository program was logical.As the sole Patent and Trademark Depository Library (PTDL) in the state of NorthCarolina, the NCSU Libraries must balance the needs of independent inventors with thoseof the

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Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Joseph Arumala; Ibibia Dabipi

Session 1532 USING SUMMER INTERNSHIPS TO ENHANCE SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTS I. K. Dabipi and J. O. Arumala University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MarylandA summer internship program supported by NASA was designed to give some undergraduateEngineering and Engineering Technology majors very unique professional experiences by matchingthem with mentors in the NASA Wallops Facilities. Six undergraduate students worked on severalprojects during a 10-week summer internship program at the Wallops

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Strategic Issues in EM Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Elise Barrella; Keith Buffinton

-long learning of not only technical skills, but also peopleskills, written and oral communication skills, and teambuilding skills.6Institutions of higher learning have responded to the new demand with a variety of degreeprograms and special centers at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. These educationalopportunities can be classified into several categories: engineering management, systemsengineering, engineering entrepreneurship, and leadership, internship, and other multi-disciplinary programs. Most of these programs are designed to introduce engineers to thebusiness world through courses, project teams, and interaction with business enterprises andbusiness leaders.The overall purpose of this study is to summarize the approaches