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New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mustafa Abushagur; Harvey J. Palmer

Session 3460 New Doctoral Program in Microsystems Engineering Mustafa A.G. Abushagur, Harvey J. Palmer Kate Gleason College of Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 14623 maaeen@rit.eduAbstractThis paper describes the new doctoral program in Microsystems Engineering in the KateGleason College of Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology. The program isintended to address the need for training engineers and researchers in the emerging fieldsof microsystems and

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New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Reza Sanati-Mehrizy; Afsaneh Minaie

Session 1772 A New Role of Assembly Language in Computer Engineering/Science Curriculum Afsaneh Minaie Reza Sanati-Mehrizy Assistant Professor Associate Professor minaieaf@uvsc.edu sanatire@uvsc.edu Computing and Networking Sciences Department Utah Valley State CollegeAbstract:A separate assembly language course in computer engineering/science curriculum is not requiredby curriculum guidelines anymore4. This is because assembly

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New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Jay K. Martin; Jay Martin; Dayle K. Haglund; Jennifer Kushner

Session_____ Developing a Philosophy of Practice: A New Approach to Curricular Evolution in Engineering Education At the University of Wisconsin Dayle K. Haglund, Jennifer Kushner, Jay K. Martin University of Wisconsin-Madison IntroductionABET EC20001 is remarkable in the flexibility allowed engineering departments in determiningthe content of their curriculum and the methodologies used to teach the curriculum. Thisflexibility is in sharp contrast to the prescriptive curricula previously specified by ABET. Thechange to ABET EC2000 should provide

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New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mysore Narayanan

Session No. 3460 Instrumentation for A New Strength of Materials Laboratory Mysore Narayanan Miami UniversityAbstractIn order to provide the students with practical knowledge and hands-on laboratoryexperience, and with a view to emphasize the importance of bending moments andshear force diagrams, it was decided to create a new strength of materialslaboratory for the engineering technology program at Miami University HamiltonCampus. The main objective was to encourage students to accomplish a varietyof tasks, particularly in the area of materials science and strength of materials.However, the principal focus

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Muthukrishnan Sathyamoorthy

other three-credit courses during each semester in the junior year while the student participates in theyear-long co-op program. In the engineering curriculums under consideration, the firstcourse satisfies an undesignated elective in the student's program, and the second coursesatisfies a professional elective.The student/mentor teams meet at the beginning of the program to set objectives andoutcomes. At the end of the program, the student presents a seminar on the projectattended by other students, faculty members and industrial participants. A written finalreport is required. The student's primary contact during the program is the industrialmentor. Throughout the program, the student maintains a journal that documents thework performed. It

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New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Serdar Tumkor; Russell P. Kraft; Ismail Fidan

Session XXXX The Development of A Computer-Aided Process Planning Tool for Electronics Manufacturing Education Ismail Fidan1, Serdar Tumkor2, Russell P. Kraft 3 1 Department of Manufacturing & Industrial Technology, College of Engineering, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN 38505-USA/ 2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 80191-TURKEY/ 3Center for Integrated Electronics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-USAAbstract In the 21st century, the rapidly evolving technological developments make educatorsconstantly

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New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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John Doherty; Gerald Gannod

requirements and capabilities to account for product variation without thetimely process of reorganizing and reengineering an entire product. While the product line approach is anemerging paradigm in the software development research and industrial communities, little attention hasbeen placed on its use as a methodology for developing and maintaining course projects in an engineeringcurriculum. As part of an Embedded Systems concentration at Arizona State University we are creatinga course in Embedded Systems Engineering that focuses on systems integration and applications develop-ment. For this course we are developing a home automation product line. By using a product line approach,students can gain exposure to new technologies in successive

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Pre-College and ECE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas Johnson

Session 3532 Integrating Engineering into the Secondary School Curriculum -- A New Approach Thomas G. Johnson Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department California State University, Long BeachAbstract The realization that a secondary school education often provides very little exposure to whatan engineer actually does at work has led the Computer Engineering and Computer ScienceDepartment of the California State University, Long Beach to approach this problem in a novelway. Specifically, we have designed a new single

Conference Session

New Programs and Success Stories

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2003 Annual Conference

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Devdas Shetty

group problem solving strategy. They should be able to recognize and contribute to therelationship of the engineering enterprise in the socio-economic context. The development of themotivation, knowledge base, and intellectual capability for career-long learning is important.Some of the approaches to enable students to learn how to “work smarter” are: 1. Interdisciplinary, vertically integrated real design projects 2. Collaboration with colleges of arts and sciences, business and medicine in curriculum development 3. Coupling between engineering technology & engineering programs that emphasize complementary and evolving roles in the workplace 4. Experiments in professional master’s degree 5

Conference Session

What's New in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Saumitra Mishra; Boris Ramos; Amy Zeng; Arthur Gerstenfeld; Sharon Johnson

process performance. Using the 7-step problem-solving approach [4]introduced in Session #2, students were asked to explore the root causes of the long lead timesexperienced in the first laboratory session (with the original layout). Given data on customerorders, students could calculate the takt time needed to meet demand, i.e., 15 min per shift Takt Time = = 0.83 min/ batch or 10 sec/ clock (90 orders / 5 clocks per batch )Given assembly times (captured by students playing industrial engineers in earlier sessions),students could also estimate capacity to find bottlenecks. Using assembly line balancing ideas,students could then explore new ways to assemble

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Karl Stephan; Vedaraman Sriraman

Session 1526 Digital and Control Labs for a New Manufacturing Engineering Curriculum Karl D. Stephan and Vedaraman Sriraman Department of Technology Southwest Texas State University San Marcos, TX 78666 Abstract: We present work in progress which describes the development or redesign oftwo courses in the manufacturing engineering curriculum which was founded at Southwest TexasState University in the fall of 2000. Digital electronics

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What's New in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Michael Leonard

baccalaureate-level industrial engineering curriculum sharedby most American universities since the dissemination of the Roy Report and initialimplementations based on its findings.This paper describes the work of a project team from the Department of Industrial Engineering atClemson University, sponsored by NSF. The team has been working since September 2002 todevelop a new scalable and deployable industrial engineering baccalaureate-degree model. Thismodel is designed to permit scaling up from an information technology kernel of coursework to afully integrated industrial engineering undergraduate curriculum. Three aspects of the newcurriculum plan are described in this paper.OverviewDuring the mid 1960s, a study group sponsored by NSF and ASEE

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas Keyser; Ronald Musiak; Richard Mindek; Mary Vollaro; Steven Schreiner

Integration of Engineering Ethics Into The Curriculum: Student Performance and Feedback Richard B. Mindek, Jr., Thomas K. Keyser, Ronald E. Musiak, Steven Schreiner, Mary B. Vollaro Western New England College, Springfield MassachusettsAbstractSeveral ethics lectures were developed and integrated into two diverse courses taught in the School ofEngineering at Western New England College during the Fall 2001 semester. This included a single one-hourlecture given to 39 seniors from mechanical, electrical and industrial engineering disciplines preparing for theircapstone senior design projects and two one-hour lectures given

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Assessment of Graphics Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Holly Ault

Session 2238 A Comparison of Solid Modeling Curriculum Approaches Holly K. Ault, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering Department Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Massachusetts 01609-2280AbstractMany schools have recently introduced solid modeling to their curricula in Engineering DesignGraphics. Some courses introduce solid modeling at the end of a traditional 2D CAD course,whereas others begin with the solid model. Some, but not all, of the concepts traditionally taughtin conventional drafting or CAD courses are necessary

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Assessment in BME Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Peter Mente; Marian McCord; Joni Spurlin; H. Troy Nagle; Susan Blanchard

Session 2609 Outcomes Based Curriculum Development in a New and Emerging Biomedical Engineering Program Marian G. McCord, Susan M. Blanchard, Peter L. Mente, H. Troy Nagle, Joni E. Spurlin North Carolina State UniversityI. IntroductionThe Biomedical Engineering program at North Carolina State University has been emergingsince the early 1990s, when it began as a graduate minor. In 1994, the Department of Biologicaland Agricultural Engineering (BAE) began offering the B.S. in Biological Engineering (BE) andincluded a concentration

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Practice/Industry Partnership

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2003 Annual Conference

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Katherine Liapi

innovative building structures. Tensegrity structureshave offered an excellent opportunity to familiarize students, at an early stage, with theinter-dependence of structural, geometric and aesthetic problems in architectural designprojects;b) stress the importance of interdisciplinary approach in building design.This effort also falls within the author’s educational and research goal to explore andinclude analytic and experimental procedures and visualization methods that address thegeometric nature of buildings into the Architectural Engineering curriculum at theUniversity of Texas at Austin , as well as to promote new research towards the inventionof innovative building structures..AcknowledgmentsThe projects illustrated in the figures have been

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Abdel Mazher

necessary for the new engineer represent a difficult challenge forengineering education.The cross-fertilization of many engineering disciplines and the trend of multidisciplinary educationis another issue that needs to be implemented in an engineering curriculum. If changes need to bemade in engineering education, it might be suitable to rethink of the philosophy of education ingeneral, and engineering education in particular. In this respect, we need to answer the followingquestions: Is there a philosophy of engineering education that many institutions of highereducation implement, develop curriculum based on it, and monitor its dynamics? If this philosophyexists what is the role this philosophy has played and will play in the creation of

Conference Session

What's New in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Paul Ranky

failures? • What tools and fixtures are required to prevent failures, and reduce the risk? • What education is needed for line management and operators to reduce, or prevent failures?, and • Others.Our generic approach follows the logic, that in industry different failure risks, and/ormodes, and their effects are typically analyzed by a team of engineers working with someobjective, cross functional teams, representing "fresh eyes", new fields of expertise, andnew ideas. In our specific case, for the purpose of this paper, the DFRA Team focuses ondisassembly processes of electro-mechanical devices, including PCs.In order to support the industry-wide rule-based risk rating standardization process for

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: New Research

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas Gralinski; Janis Terpenny

within thatframework, Technology/Engineering, outlines standards in seven curriculum areas to be assessedat the high school level on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS). Thisframework is somewhat controversial but supported by numerous surveys focusing on nationalneeds. The movement of traditional Industrial Arts programs to a Technology/Engineeringapproach in both delivery and content has created a new set of problems with questions raisedabout the preparedness of existing Technology Education teachers to teach pre-engineering andengineering curricula. In addition there have been questions raised about the lack of femaleenrollment in engineering and technology classes.This paper describes the collaboration of Amherst

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Cecelia Wigal

Session 2793 A Systems Approach to Integrating Technical Communications Instruction with the Engineering Curriculum Cecelia M. Wigal, Ph.D., P.E. The University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaAbstractPracticing engineers, industry representatives, and ABET recognize the need for technicalcommunication instruction in the engineering curricula. There are various means for introducingand exposing students to technical communication. In 2000, the faculty at the University ofTennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) initiated an integration of the technical communicationsinstruction (ITC

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Learning and Teaching Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

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Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

Session 2003-2531 AN INDUCTIVE APPROACH TO TEACHING COURSES IN ENGINEERING Robert P. Hesketh, Stephanie Farrell, and C. S. Slater Department of Chemical Engineering Rowan University 201 Mullica Hill Road Glassboro, New Jersey 08028-1701 Reviewer Comments: This was an interesting and informative paper. One thing that I would like to see is an assessment of student learning using the inductive approach vs. the deductive approach. This

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Teaching Design

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kristin Wood; Daniel Jensen; Alan Dutson; Matthew Green

new materials such as hands-on activities, interactive multimedia, andgroup learning. This balance with concrete experience is especially needed in “building-block”courses that create the foundation for advanced design courses. If we expect students to performwell with open-ended, project-centered problems, we need to provide a pedagogical basis acrossthe entire undergraduate curriculum. This paper presents such a basis for one importantengineering core topic: mechanics of materials. Active learning concepts applied in mechanicsof materials courses are discussed, including specific examples of hands-on, multimedia, andgroup design exercises.1. IntroductionOne of the needed reformations in engineering education involves a change in

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Outreach and Freshman Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mark Smith; Wayne Walter

Session Number 2566 Handicapped Design Projects in a New Engineering Honors Course Wayne Walter, Mark Smith Kate Gleason College of Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 14623AbstractAs part of a new Honors Program within the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at theRochester Institute of Technology (RIT), a multidisciplinary design project has been recentlyintroduced as a two-course sequence (1 credit each quarter), taken by honors students during thewinter and spring of their Freshman year. Instead

Conference Session

Integrating Math in Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Bob Freeman

create the “screen capture with audio” avi files.Examples demonstrating the delivery and instructional techniques used are given. The first twoexamples illustrate the interactive lecture and homework materials. The final example shows part ofan interactive sample project involving the synthesis/design and subsequent analysis of a planarfour bar linkage.IntroductionThe general demand for fewer hours in the curriculum without sacrificing content, along with thedesire for the development of a working knowledge of math and engineering software, requires"new" delivery approaches. The development of a web-site with various modes/types ofasynchronous tutorial material is the approach taken in this course. More specifically, Worddocuments with

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Innovative Teaching Methods in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Silvanus Udoka; Paul Stanfield

Manufacturing Program in a 4-year College or University”, Journal of Engineering Education, Janruary 1993.9. Lamancusa, J.S., Jorgensen,J.E., an d Zayas-Castro, J.L., “The Learning Factory— A New Approach to Integrating Design and Manufacturing into the Engineering Curriculum”, Journal of Engineering Education, April 1997.10. Shields, M. A. “Collaborative Teaching: Reflections on a Cross-Disciplinary Experience in Engin eering Education.” Proceedings of the 1998 ASEE Conference and Exposition, June 28-July 1, 1998.11. Archbald, D.A. and Newmann, F.M., Assessing Authentic Academic Achievement in the Secondary School, National Association of Secondary School Principals, Reston, VA, 1988.12. Wiggins, G.P., A True Test: Toward More Authentic

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Yeu-Sheng Shiue

mechanism design with a complete kinematics analysis of the criticalcomponents. The final product is evaluated and tested by the children at Shrine School inMemphis, Tennessee. This approach encourages students to review their manufacturing skillsand shows them the importance of teamwork and communication while learning basickinematics.IntroductionKinematics is a major part of the curriculum in mechanical engineering. Traditionally, theinstructor teaches kinematics by demonstrating theory and analysis to the students with simplemechanisms, such as the slider-crank, the four-bar, and quick-return mechanisms. In some cases,small class projects are assigned for students to construct basic mechanisms as mentioned above.The materials used in these

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Projects in Ocean and Marine Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Paul Miller

forms indicate the students enjoy the approachand alumni comments indicate they feel the approach is worthwhile.Introduction The USNA was established in 1845 and is the premier institution staffing the officercorps of the Navy and Marine Corps. Its mission is “to develop midshipmen morally, mentallyand physically and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, honor and loyalty in order toprovide graduates who are dedicated to a career of naval service and have potential for futuredevelopment in mind and character to assume the highest responsibilities of command,citizenship and government”. The Academy provides the 4100 midshipmen the opportunity topursue studies in engineering, science or humanities. Due to a large focus in math and

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Design Projects in Manufacturing

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ali Kashef; Mark Rajai

response tothese changes in industry, engineering schools have also reevaluated and realized theircurriculum particularly in area of collaborative design projects. The objectives of this paper are(1) to review the existing software/tools and methodologies used in design processes, (2) tointroduce innovative approaches to collaborative design environment, then (3) present severalfunded case studies employing new cutting-edge technologies.IntroductionThe field of collaborative design (CD) has enjoyed considerable attention and success over thelast decade as rapid changes in technology and a global economic recession have promptedmany leading manufacturing companies to reevaluate and upgrade their design andmanufacturing process. An increasing number

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Programmatic Curriculum Developments

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert Ettema; James Stoner; Forrest Holly; Wilfrid Nixon

College Curriculum Committee worked on thedetails of the proposed new core curriculum, in close consultation with theDepartments of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, and Chemistry, and prepared adetailed proposal that was adopted by the Engineering faculty in June 2001. Details ofcourse content, delivery, and administrative structure were further elaborated duringthe summer and fall, culminating in final faculty adoption of the new core curriculum on19 February 2002.As the core curriculum approached finalization, programs began finalizing theircurricula in Fall 2001 in consultation with their Program Advisory Boards in mostcases, culminating in submittal of new UI Catalog descriptions on 8 March 2002. The

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Physics in the K-16 Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mike Cheung; Rex Ramsier; Ed Evans; Francis Broadway; Helen Qammar

. Some of our recent experiences inapplying new strategies in this course will be discussed. While addressing theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) criteria in our coursestructuring, our methodology uses a hybrid combination of techniques including (1)project-based learning, (2) field trips, and (3) team-working tasks and group activitiesboth inside and outside the classroom. The discussion in this paper includes contentanalysis of free-form written student responses, reports, and reflection statements, andhow we can use these to modify the course and provide feedback to the students. Weenvision that these early experiences improve student attitudes and encourage moreactive and meaningful student participation in their own