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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Nolan Hertel; Heather Gepford

Session 2477 Distance Delivery of the MS HP Degree at Georgia Tech Heather J. Gepford, Nolan E. Hertel Georgia Institute of TechnologyThe Center for Distance Learning (CDL) at Georgia Institute of Technology has been deliveringhigh-quality, graduate level courses in engineering to off-campus students since 1977. Currentlyoffered courses can be applied towards a master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering,Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and HealthPhysics. The video MSHP program has been available to students since 1984. In

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert P. Hesketh; Stephanie Farrell

framework for solving complex problems; (iii) incorporation of state-of-the-art technologies throughout the curricula; and (iv) creation of continuous opportunities fortechnical communication[2]. The Rowan program emphasizes these essential features in an eight-semester, multidisciplinary Engineering Clinic sequence that is common to the four Engineeringprograms (Civil, Chemical, Electrical and Mechanical).A two-semester Freshman Clinic sequence introduces all freshmen engineering students toengineering at Rowan University. The first semester of the course focuses on multidisciplinaryengineering experiments using engineering measurements as a common thread.This experiment introduces engineering students to chemical engineering principles and

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2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

George Weinschenk; Koenraad Gieskes

-increased levelof engagement and interest in the exercise.Introduction / Motivation:Ethical considerations have been a part of the engineering and computer science professionssince their creation. Organizations like The Corporation of the Seven Wardens, its United Statesbased offspring, The Order of the Engineer, and National Society of Professional Engineers allhave had strong commitments to ethics in engineering for nearly a century. [1] [2] [3] TheAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has ensured the inclusion of ethicsas a part of undergraduate engineering and computer science programs with the topic beingpresent in their Criterion 3. Program Outcomes and Assessment since their implementation in1996 in EC2000, [4] with more

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Reihaneh Jamshidi, University of Hartford; Kamau Wright, University of Hartford; Paul E. Slaboch, University of Hartford

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Materials

. L. McDonald, "Writing in engineering courses," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 89, no. 4, pp. 481-486, 2000.[15] K. Wright and P. E. Slaboch, "Board 100: Enhancement of a Thermo-Fluid Laboratory Course: Focus on Technical Writing," in 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2019.[16] K. H. Schulz and D. K. Ludlow, "Incorporating group writing instruction in engineering courses," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 85, no. 3, pp. 227-232, 1996.[17] S. Nelson, "Teaching collaborative writing and peer review techniques to engineering and technology undergraduates," in 30th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference. Building on A Century of Progress in Engineering Education. Conference

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A through K and Beyond

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Dettman

Engineering students demonstrate development of habitsassociated with life long learning.Outcome 9 (Professionalism / Ethics) - Civil Engineering students show common characteristicsof professionalism and knowledge of ethical behavior.Outcome 10 (Engineering Tools) - Civil Engineering students can effectively use state of thepractice civil engineering technical tools.With the outcomes developed, the task of developing an assessment process began with theworkshops presented by Dr. Miller and Dr. Olds. During the workshops, they presented generalmethods for the collection and assessment of outcomes using both direct and indirect methods 1,2.In addition, the document developed by the Rose Hulman Institute of Technology was also usedduring the process3

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Maher Murad

software in the Highway Surveying andDesign course. The course objectives and the design project components are presented anddiscussed. The experience gained from redesigning the course to include computer applications atvarious stages of a semester-long design project provides useful guidance to those consideringways to integrate design software into existing courses.IntroductionAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) outlines Civil EngineeringTechnology Program Criteria for accreditation. (1) One of the requirements of the new criteria isthat programs must demonstrate that graduates are capable of planning and preparing design andconstruction documents including engineering drawings. Other requirements call for graduates tobe

Conference Session

Information Integration

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

into the IScurriculum, section 6 is a case study, and section 7 is the conclusion.2. ABET Requirement for AccreditationABET is an organization that accredits programs in engineering and technology. ABET hasbecome the main program accreditation body in the US and currently in a number of othercountries. ABET provide general requirement for the IS curriculum, these are: • The curriculum must include at least 30 semester-hours of study in information systems topics. • The curriculum must contain at least 15 semester-hours of study in information systems environment, such as business. • The curriculum must include at least 9 semester-hours of study in quantitative analysis. • The curriculum must include at

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

FYI Team Members; Adrian Cloete

2000, is a Critical Thinking & Problem Solving course on which faculty members buildapplications for the technical courses. While never compromising the terminal course objectivesfor any of the five first-term courses, the sequence of topics and the scope of many assignments ineach course is orchestrated to support an heuristic approach to critical thinking.I. Introduction“Industry wants students from engineering and engineering technology programs to be proficientin problem solving skills. During their educational process, these students are faced with solvinga myriad of technical problems. However, are they just learning how to solve problems, or arethey being taught how to approach the concept of problem solving?” This is a

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Frair; Jeffrey Froyd

Session 3663 Theoretical Foundations for the Foundation Coalition Core Competencies Jeffrey Froyd, Karen Frair Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology/University of AlabamaAbstractThe Foundation Coalition was funded in 1993 as the fifth coalition in the National ScienceFoundation's Engineering Education Coalitions Program, and is currently in the seventhyear of a ten-year project. The member institutions have changed since its formation andnow include Arizona State University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Texas A&MUniversity, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, the University

Conference Session

Design Courses 1, Teaching Tools

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Fernando Sesma, Texas A&M University; Eghosasere Alao, Texas A&M University; Hannah Stroud, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

interests include un- conventional applications of aerospace technology. Her current work investigates multiphysical modeling of bio-absorbable medical devices. She is co-advised by Dr. Kristi Shryock and Dr. Darren Hartl.Dr. Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University Dr. Kristi J. Shryock is the Frank and Jean Raymond Foundation Inc. Endowed Instructional Associate Professor and Associate Department Head in the Department of Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. She also serves as Director of the Craig and Galen Brown Engineering Honors Program. She received her BS, MS, and PhD from the College of Engineering at Texas A&M. Kristi works to improve the undergraduate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weizhao Zhao, University of Miami; Ann G Bessell PhD; Nurgun Erdol, Florida Atlantic University; Anthony J McGoron, Florida International University; William T. Rhodes, Florida Atlantic University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

segmentation and registration of organs and tumors to accurately determine tumor functional and anatomical volumes which is required for accurate dosimetry calculations for image guided therapy and Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) planning.Dr. William T. Rhodes, Florida Atlantic University Dr. Rhodes is a professor of Computer and Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University. His other titles include professor emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, past director of the Georgia Tech Center for Optical Science and Engineering, past director of the Florida Atlantic University Imaging Technology Center, past research director of the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Warren; Jay Porter

Session 3547 A New Laboratory Curriculum Focused on Teaching Mixed-Signal Testing Concepts Using Low-Cost Test Equipment Jay R. Porter and Michael R. Warren Texas A&M UniversityAbstractAs the density of integrated circuit technology continues to increase, many commercial devices arecombining both analog and digital electronics onto a single chip. As the complexity of these chipsincreases, familiarity with testing mixed-signal devices is essential for the successful entry-level engineer. This paper discuss a laboratory curriculum being developed at

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Y. Eydgahi; Saeid Y. Eidgahy

and central place in engineering education and their future.The following topics will be explored: An analysis of identified needs, cultural diversity and values; The role of international students in cultural understanding; and Future needs.An analysis of identified needs, cultural diversity and values:The new millennium introduces challenging experiences for all students and educatorsincluding those in engineering. The multicultural environments of the global marketplace,continuing development of advanced technology, and communication systems will promptmore demanding and rewarding opportunities where industries and businesses are in need ofgraduates who could ensure economic development and enhanced competitiveness

Conference Session

Student Preparation for, and Outcomes from, Community Engagement Efforts

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Budny P.E., University of Pittsburgh; Sina Arjmand, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #15776Comparison of Students’ Outcome to Different Types of Project Based Ser-vice Learning Experiences for CEE Senior DesignDr. Dan Budny P.E., University of Pittsburgh Dr. Dan Budny joined the University of Pittsburgh faculty as Academic Director of the Freshman Pro- grams and an Associate Professor in Civil Engineering in January 2000. Prior to that time he served as Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Freshman Programs at Purdue University. He holds a B.S. and M.S. degree from Michigan Technological University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. degree from Michigan State University. His research has focused on

Conference Session

Workshop, Program, and Toolkit Results

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Devine

Session 2745 ExCEEd Impact on a New Professor David P. Devine Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne Abstract The purpose of this paper is to present quantitative information and qualitative remarks regarding the impact of the ExCEEd Teaching Workshop (ETW) on an assistant professor of civil engineering technology at a regional campus of a large state university system in the Midwest. The participant attended the ETW during the summer between the first and second years of a tenure eligible appointment. Features of the ETW were adapted to the participant ’s teaching immediately

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ph.D., Lora S. Spangler; Ph.D., Kourosh Rahnamai; John P Farris Ph.D.; Ph.D., John Maleyeff

configuration also bringsplastic technology and the ability to do rapid prototyping of processes into the curricula. Rapid prototypinghas been made possible through improvements in manufacturing control system technology, such as fast DSP(digital signal processing) boards and powerful design software packages (e.g. dSPACE and MATLAB). Theproposal was developed with the help of engineers and scientists from Monsanto Corporation. These contactscontributed guidance regarding plastic processing and provided perspective on the skills they considerimportant in young engineers.Process Equipment The laboratory is centered around an extrusion system consisting of a ¾ inch extruder, a water trough,and a combination puller/pellitizer. Figure 1 is a

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meg West, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Elizabeth Riter, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

will have to cultivate if they are interested in creating a TAP of their own. Our hope isthat TAP will be a pilot for other programs that address this need across the country.AcknowledgmentsThis work is currently supported by the Battelle Engineering, Technology, and Human Affairs(BETHA) Endowment and an Impact Grant from The Ohio State University Office of Outreachand Engagement, a program supporting innovative and scholarly engagement programs thatleverage academic excellence of The Ohio State University in mutually beneficial ways withexternal partners. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the BETHAEndowment or the Office

Conference Session

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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

firmly aligned engineering with industry, to theGrinter report of 1955 [5] which placed science as the fulcrum on which engineering wasbalanced, to more recent reports like the Engineer of 2020 [6] that paints a more nuanced pictureof a systemically connected engineer with a wide range of skills that cross management,technology, and science. Yet social justice has never been prominent in these reports. Howeverin the 21st Century a different picture is emerging. As one author wrote in a recent book [7]: “…students are increasingly recognizing that engineering has become the path to a comfortable life, but perhaps not necessarily the path to a good one. My quiet crisis about engineering education is not one of too few engineers

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafiqul Islam

Development of a Course Curriculum in Advanced Wireline Communications Systems and Interlinking Them for Cost and Performance Optimization. Dr. Rafiqul Islam Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology Northwestern State University Natchitoches, LA 71497. Tel: 318-357-5352 (O) Fax: 318-357-6145 Email: islamr@nsula.eduAbstractAdvanced wireline communications systems appears to be a technology that will revolutionizethe internet (LANs and WANs) in the

Conference Session

CAPSTONE (SENIOR) DESIGN AND UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hayrettin B. Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

3), lessons learned, results and findings (Section 4), andConclusions (Section 5).II. Engineering Capstone Projects at WCUAt Western Carolina University, engineering and technology students are required to participatein a two-semester senior capstone project. Students work on a challenge proposed by a projectsponsor who has been invited by the Center for Rapid Product Realization, an EDA-designateduniversity center, to submit "real-world" problems that are open-ended, complex, requireinnovation and self-directed learning and are of sufficient scope to require a team approach.Each capstone team is made up of two to four students in a multidisciplinary setting selectedfrom four majors: electrical engineering, electrical and computer

Conference Session

Additive Manufacturing Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #17439Hybrid Additive/Substraction Method for Rapid Casting Prototypings withLight-Cured SandDr. Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University Associate Professor of Engineering, Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems, has been working on Virtual Reality simulation for more than 25 years. His main focus has been 3-D modeling design and VR simulation in manufacturing and assembly, medical application, large scale dynamic simulation in various research organizations in Japan like Hokkaido University, TMIT and 3D Incorporated and Virtual Reality Center Yokohama (CTO), UCLA (2001-3) and NIST (2002-3). At NIST he was

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5: Remote, Hands-On Laboratories

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Ragland, University of Georgia; Beshoy Morkos, University of Georgia; Andrew Jackson, University of Georgia; Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia; Fred Beyette; Dominik May

bring students into international study contexts so that they can experience intercultural collaboration and develop respective competences. Dr. May is President of the International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), which is an international non-profit organization to encourage the wider development, distribution, and application of Online Engineering (OE) technologies and its influence on society. Furthermore, he serves as Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) intending to promote the interdisciplinary discussion of engineers, educators, and engineering education researchers around technology, instruction, and research. Dr. May has organized several

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manaz Rusi Taleyarkhan, Purdue University; Chandan Dasgupta, Purdue University; John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia MSSEC, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

understanding the development of the ability to deal with problems in Engineering complex socio-technical systems via variation theory. Other interests are curriculum devel- opment for mathematical thinking, design thinking, and human-centered design. He is currently on a leave of absence from the department of systems engineering at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Colombia. He worked as a software engineer in different companies for seven years before transitioning to academia.Dr. Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette Alejandra Magana is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Technology and an affiliated faculty at the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

Lin Zhao, Gannon University; Donald V. MacKellar Jr., Gannon University; Tenger Batjargal

relationships among and the evolution of these projects while table 2summarizes the common knowledge and technology thread linking all projects together. These 4 Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2022, American Society for Engineering Educationthree projects were originated from different opportunities yet one can see a clear “growing” pathfrom Micro-Mouse to Macro-Mouse, and to Mega-Mouse from 2018 through 2021. Students whomoved through these projects are “growing” and “maturing” along with each project in terms ofstudent engagement, hands-on experience, real world design and

Conference Session

Hybrid and Online Learning

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alison K. Polasik, The Ohio State University; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University

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Materials

Autumn 2018, she joined Campbell University as an Associate Professor of Engineering. Dr. Polasik’s research interests include modeling of microstructure-property relationships in metals, as- sessment of educational outcomes, and engineering-specific epistemology in undergraduate students. Dr. Polasik is a member of ASM, TMS, and ASEE.Dr. Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University Anastasia Rynearson is an Assistant Professor at Campbell University. She received a PhD from Purdue University in Engineering Education and a B.S. and M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Her teaching experience includes outreach activities at various age levels as well as a position as

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia F. Mead, Norfolk State University; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures, LLC; Abe Eftekhari, Northern Virginia Community College; Ji Hyon Mun, Thomas Nelson Community College

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Two Year College Division

Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST). Dr. Mead also maintains an active laboratory group that develops laser systems for optical sensing and LIDAR applications. Dr. Mead has previously served as Senior Program Officer at the National Academy of Engineering and served as study director for the pivotal report, Engineering of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century.Dr. Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures, LLC Gwen Lee-Thomas has been an external consultant for over 12 years serving businesses as well as private and public colleges and universities in the state of Washington, California, Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Nebraska and Virginia in diversity, STEM education, organizational culture, and leadership strategies

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Hailey; James Fridley; Jens Jorgensen; Ann Mescher

andConcurrent Engineering practices have resulted in separation, with respect to both time andspace, that necessitates the development and implementation of more effective means ofcommunication. It is precisely these means of communication that the powerful networking andcomputing technology alluded to above can provide [3,4,5,6]. Indeed, this technology, andparticularly the project management tools it has spawned, has supported the shift away from theslower and more costly Serial Engineering and Local design and development paradigm,resulting in generally more efficient, productive, and profitable organizations.Concurrent Engineering practice places a premium on timely, accurate, and comprehensivecommunication between teams. Specifically, team members

Conference Session

Tools for Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bret Van Poppel; Shad Reed

, USMA has established intermediate goals in ten separateareas. One of those intermediate goals, the Engineering and Technology goal, requires thatgraduates be able to “apply mathematics, science, technology, and the engineering design processto devise technological problem solutions that are effective and adaptable.”13 The Engineeringand Technology goal is instrumental in the design of the Mechanical Engineering Program, andlikewise the Fluid Mechanics course, at USMA. The Fluid Mechanics course is typically taken in a cadet’s fifth semester and is one of thefirst engineering courses taken. This course provides the foundation for further study inaerodynamics, energy systems engineering, automotive engineering, civil engineering, and

Conference Session

Experienced-Based Instruction

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George List; Stacy Eisenman

Engineering Clinic program, wherestudents, faculty and company liaisons work together throughout the academic on a variety ofindustry sponsored projects. This provides students with a closer look at the working world, andthe faculty and companies with a different style of teaching [7].Through a search for student oriented practical experiences, it was discovered that designcharettes are a popular idea. In general the charettes are short retreats, lasting a day or two,which provide students with a risk-free opportunity to work as part of a team to solve a problemor complete a design. Illinois Institute of Technology offers charettes for its architecture students.This allows the students to participate in Masonry Design and tour a concrete

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Howell; Ken Collier; Debra Larson; Jerry Hatfield

synthesize and apply to the more holistic problems engineers typically face. Northern Arizona University’s College of Engineering and Technology isimplementing an innovative, four-year, sequence of classes called the Path to Synthesis.The sophomore and junior courses in the Path to Synthesis program are team-taughtindustry simulations which use collaborative product design to not only develop designskills, teamwork skills, and soft engineering skills, but to also encourage the use of state ofthe art design methods and professional-quality software tools. These two classes areeach divided into divisions consisting of 8 to 9 students from the engineering disciplinesof Civil/Environmental, Electrical, Mechanical and Computer Science. Each