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2001 Annual Conference

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Dennis Hromin; Sven Esche

Session 3220 Expanding the Undergraduate Laboratory Experience Using Web Technology Sven K. Esche, Dennis J. Hromin Stevens Institute of TechnologyAbstractStevens Institute of Technology is currently implementing a new undergraduate engineeringcurriculum. This curriculum reflects the recent nationwide trend towards enhancement oftraditional lecture-based courses with a design spine and a laboratory experience that propagatesthrough the entire educational program. In the course of the curriculum development, it wasrecognized that the

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2001 Annual Conference

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Nigel Middleton; Debra Lasich; Barbara Moskal

other questions. One graduate student explained, "…the guidance and supportof my faculty advisor has been tremendous. He has acted as a mentor in all aspects of myexperience here at CSM, not only in my research."Question 2: Three undergraduates indicated that the program had stimulated their interest inpursuing a graduate education, e.g., "This program has confirmed that I belong in my chosenfield and that I want to continue to pursue mathematics for my graduate work". Two otherundergraduate students indicated that participation in the program had stimulated their interest inpursuing careers that contained a research component. Only one undergraduate student indicatedthat, thus far, her goals had not been influenced by participating in the

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2001 Annual Conference

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Thomas Stanford; Michael Aherne; Duane D. Dunlap; Mel Mendelson; Donald Keating

. government sciences and technology programs have been dominated by two overriding concerns: basic research and support for specific national missions, such as national security and health. Largely as a result of this concentrated federal effort, American science has enjoyed an era of unprecedented excellence … In many ways, the federal government has failed to adapt its policies to the new, market-driven model of innovation. Considerable evidence suggests that America is failing to commercialize the kinds and quality of technology that the market demands.”8) U.S. industry must rebuild its in-house innovative engineering capacity and its leadership capacity to stimulate technological innovation to sustain economic competitiveness for

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2001 Annual Conference

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Carolyn Clark; Prudence Merton; Jim Richardson; Jeffrey Froyd

Education Coalitionsprogram in 1990 to stimulate the creation of comprehensive, systemic models for reformof undergraduate engineering education. To accomplish this reform the Coalitions aredeveloping tested alternative education tools, curricula, and delivery systems. Byapplying these tools, they also hope to increase the successful participation ofunderrepresented groups in engineering education and to improve linkages to K-14educational institutions. Through cross-coalition collaboration they will developsignificant intellectual exchange and resource links among undergraduate engineeringprograms. NSF has funded eight coalitions. The Foundation Coalition (FC), which wasfirst funded in 1993, currently has six participating institutions--Rose

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2001 Annual Conference

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Leslie Crowley; Ray Price; Jonathan R. Dolle; Bruce Litchfield

among engineering undergraduate students, EEI aims to assist students tobegin consciously developing their emotional intelligence, and to be more fully prepared for theirprofessional and personal lives. One of our main goals is to help students to bring awareness oftheir own emotions to their life experiences, and to develop the skills to recognize and work withthe emotions of others.As current research on emotional intelligence (EI) has demonstrated, EI is a significant indicatorof personal and professional success. Further, both industry and academia recognize that the bestengineering students will have well-developed inter- and intrapersonal skills in addition to theirtechnical skills. This paper provides a brief outline of the concept of