Conference Session

Computer Based Measurements

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Widmer; Jan Lugowski

troubleshooting flaws to addchallenge to the problem-based learning experience.Bibliography1. Duch, B., Groh, S.E., & Allen, D.E. (Eds.). (2001). The power of problem-based learning: A practical “how-to” for teaching undergraduate courses in any discipline. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.2. Groh, S. and White, H. Problem-based learning: Getting started I. Available: http://www.udel.edu/inst/jun2001/.3. San Diego state University. (1999). Problem Based Learning. Available: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/clrit/learningtree/Ltree.html4. La Lopa, J. M. (1999, March). Focus on Problem-Based Learning -- Part I. Network News, p. 4. See also website: http://www.cfs.purdue.edu/HTM/faculty/lalopa.htmJAN T. LUGOWSKIJan T. Lugowski is an

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Beth Kolko; Linda Whang

journals and reference books) with examples of each, and allowing students to Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education compare the different types, might help them determine which type(s) of information they encounter as they do their own research.5. Have students verify technical information found on the Web in a print resource, such as the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. Many industrial sites will post technical data, such as specific heat capacity of metals, on their websites, but students must be wary of this data unless they can verify its accuracy in a print resource

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Thomas; Vinod Lohani; Bevlee Watford

climatic division in Virginia for which analysis is desired.Following this choice, the user is asked a series of questions to determine what type ofanalysis is desired (i.e. short term, long term). Typically (based on the type of analysischosen) the user is asked to choose the weather state/s (1-7) for analysis. For short termanalysis the choice of months is also asked. See table 3 for further details. Once allchoices are made, the data file for the selected climatic division is opened and results ofchosen analysis are presented in tabular form. Following section gives results of analysisof long and short term probabilities for all six climatic divisions in Virginia

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jeff Jalkio

standards make the grade”, Educational Leadership, vol 59, No. 1, Sept 2001, pp20-27.3 Hochstein, J.I. and Perry, E. H., “Direct Competency Testing – Is It For You?”, Proceedings of the 1999 ASEEAnnual Conference.4 Angelo, T.A. and Cross, K. P., Classroom Assessment Techniques – A Handbook for College Teachers, 2nd ed.,Jossey-Bass, San Francisco,1993.5 Handley, M. K., “Portfolio Assessment as a Measure of Student and Program Success”, Proceedings of the 1999ASEE Annual Conference.6 Reeves, D. B., “Standards Make a Difference: The Influence of Standards on Classroom Assessment”, NASSPBulletin vol. 85, no. 621 Jan 2001, pp. 2-65.7 Petit, M. and Zawojewski, J. S., “Teachers adn Students Learning Together about Assessing Problem Solving

Conference Session

Educational Opportunities in Engr. Abroad

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2002 Annual Conference

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Heidi Loshbaugh

. Dennis, a mason,became the foreman of the crew and provided good support and advice for the students. Ratherto their dismay, he finished his sentence for failure to pay taxes 1 week into their project andwent home to his family, leaving them without the technical support they had come to dependon.The prisoners had full access not only to ground-breaking tools, but also to circular and chainsaws, power drills, hammers, nails, and 8 ft lengths of rebar and 2 X 4’s. Although the tools hadto be stored each evening, during the day, much or all of this construction equipment was lyingabout the prison yard. The students, none of whom had any construction experience, wouldwave at a piece of plywood or rebar, say, “Cut that,” or point at the trench and

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2001 Annual Conference

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Michael Jenkins; Dwayne Arola

, have validated the efficacy of the“do-say” active learning concept.AcknowledgmentThe support of the National Science Foundation (Grant # 634083F)– Engineering Coalition ofSchools for Excellence in Education and Leadership (ECSEL) Program through the University ofWashington is gratefully acknowledged.Bibliography1. Jenkins, M. G., "Standards and Codes in Mechanical Engineering Education: Confounding Constraints or HelpfulHindrances?," Standardization News, Vol 27, No 9, pp 20-25, 1999.2. Bloom, B. S., ”Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: The Classification ofEducational Goals: Handbook I, Cognitive Domain. “Taxonomy of Educational Objectives (Cognitive Domain)”Longman, New York,1956.3. Sousa, D. A., “How the Brain Learns,” National Association

Conference Session

Engineering Management Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Adams

Participation, vol. 18 no. 7, pp. 28-31, December 1995.8. S.G. Adams, “An Investigation of the Attributes Contributing to Team Effectiveness of Engineering and Science Faculty”, Texas A&M University, Dissertation Abstracts International, 59, no. 08B, 1998.9. B. B. Morgan, Jr., A.S. Glickman, E. A. Woodard, A. S. Blaiwes and E. Salas, “Measurement of Team Behaviors in a Navy Environment”, (NTSV TR-86-014), November 1996.10. J. W. Creswell, Educational Research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall. Page 7.30.8 “Proceedings of

Conference Session

Techniques for Improving Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Beth Todd

module surveys (ranking topics on a scale of 1-5)were completed by the evaluators. Additional feedback was collected from the instructor and afaculty observer. This feedback has been used to improve the module.The following sections describe the contents of the module. Later in the paper, the results oftesting are presented.Pre-requisitesThis module assumes that the students have not had any previous instruction in the area oflifelong learning. However, students do not live in a vacuum. Experience with using thismaterial in the classroom has shown that older, non-traditional students approach this materialwith more wisdom than students in their early 20’s. This is particularly important to consider

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Wallace; David Adams

format, writing and expression of engineering content. The types of interactions of we experienced with students have dealt with writing and engineering issues at a much deeper level than before, which makes the courses more rewarding for everyone.Bibliography1 Youra, S. (Ed.) Special Issue: Communications Across the Engineering Curriculum. Language and LearningAcross the Disciplines. Vol. 3, No. 2. Univ. of Illinois, Illinois Institute of Technology (July 1999).2 For a useful overview of this device, see Tichy, Noel. “The Teachable Point of View: A Primer.” HarvardBusiness Review. P82. (March-April 1999). President and Fellows of Harvard College.3 Bloom, Benjamin et al. Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. Vol. 1. New

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Economy Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ted Eschenbach

, American Society for Engineering Education, St. Louis, June 2000, CD.5. Eschenbach, Ted, Henry Wiebe, and Hulya Yazici, "Spreadsheets vs. Formulas for Engineering Economy Instruction, ASEE Proceedings, June 1991, pp. 530-534.6. Fish, John Charles Lounsbury, Engineering Economics: First Principles, McGraw Hill, 1915.7. Grant, Eugene L., Engineering Economy revised, Ronald Press, 1938.8. Grant, Eugene L., W. Grant Ireson, and Richard S. Leavenworth, Engineering Economy 8 th, John Wiley, 1990.9. Hartman, Joseph C., ASuggestions for Teaching Engineering Economy at the Undergraduate Level,@ The Engineering Economist, Vol. 44 No. 1, 1999, pp. 110-125. “Response” by Ted G. Eschenbach, pp. 126- 128.10. Kahl, Alfred, and William

Conference Session

Freshman Success/Retention Strategies

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2002 Annual Conference

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Rachel Collins; Matthew Ohland

/~reslfwww/hallsandcommunities/menengineer.html23 http://prospectivestudents.missouri.edu/~reslfwww/hallsandcommunities/womenengineer.html24 http://www.unl.edu/learncom/engineer.html25 Della-Piana, C.K., Arenaz, P., Fisher, W. and Flores, B.C., CircLES: A Comprehensive First-Year Program forEntering Engineering and Science Students, University of Texas, El Paso, Session 1237, ASEE 200126 Steadman, S. and Whitman, D. Residential Innovations for Engineering Students, University of Wyoming,Session 3453, ASEE 2001.27 http://www.housing.wisc.edu/wise/28 http://www.rdp.vt.edu/themehousing/welc.html29 http://www.cea.wsu.edu/student/support.htm30 Cooley, W.L., Prucz, M., Live and Learn Program for Recruitment/Retention, West Virginia University, SessionT1F

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Control Applications

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2002 Annual Conference

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Charles Knight

7.872.3Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering Educationeach for the midterm and the final exam), the laboratory portion counting 55% (42% for reports,5% for oral presentation(s), and 8% instructor's evaluation), and design project 15%.Design Project BenefitsThe five week long design project is typically an incubator for developing similar modern labsystems for other programs in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at UTC. Fluidmechanics and strength of materials lab systems along with other mechanical engineering labsystems have been renovated-upgraded through the student design projects. Generally speaking

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

. Primarily, they spoke of teaching other teachers, from Wake and other NCcounties (especially rural areas), how to hold an engineering camp and tie engineering principlesand problem solving to their curriculum. New participants could use the model we developedthis year, while our local version of the camp could explore some of the other engineeringdisciplines. The opportunity to increase the public’s knowledge of engineering is great through acamp such as this.References[1] National Center for Educational Statistics of the U. S. Department of Education, Third International Mathematics and Science Study. [2] McDill, Moyra and Marilyn A. Johnston, "Tracking the Gender Barrier Through Declining Interest in Technology," Proceedings of

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engr. Educ. II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

our capstone course,construction management students increase their exposure to design activities, while civil (andconstruction engineering) students increase (or supplement) their knowledge in the area of projectmanagement and in the long run may mitigate the adversary relationships that often occurbetween contractors and engineers.Bibliography1 Allen, D., Introduction to Problem-Based Learning (PBL), a workshop organized by the Faculty Institute for Excellence in Learning, August 21, 2001.2 Duch, B., Groh, S., and Allen, D., The Power of Problem-Based Learning - A Practical "How To" for Teaching Undergraduate Courses in Any Discipline, Stylus Pub., April 2001.3 Rhem, J., Problem Based Learning: An Introduction, a featured

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Droms; John Jantzi; Daniel Hyde; Brian Hoyt; Xiannong Meng; Maurice Aburdene

and explore emerging networking issues.AcknowledgementThe Network Systems Laboratory was made possible through funding from The VerizonFoundation, The Air Products Foundation and The Gladys Brooks Foundation. Additionalfunding was provided by J. Randall and Kathleen MacDonald.References1. Barry Wilkinson and Michael Allen, Parallel Programming -- Techniques and Applications Using Networked Workstations and Parallel Computers, Prentice Hall, 1999.2. Ian Foster, Design and Building Parallel Programs, Addison Wesley Publishing, 1995.3. Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Maarten van Steen, Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms, Prentice Hall, 2002.4. Douglas E. Comer, Computer Networks and Internets, Second Edition, by CD-ROM by Ralph Droms

Conference Session

Manufacturing Processes and Systems

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ajay Athale; Charlene Yauch

Session 2263 Increasing Manufacturing Competency with a ‘Dirt-Cheap’ Sand Casting Lab Charlene A. Yauch, Ajay J. Athale Oklahoma State UniversityAbstractThe Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation has identified competency gapsin a number of critical areas including manufacturing processes, materials, and teamwork. Toaddress these problem areas and provide students with a hands-on manufacturing experience, aneconomical sand casting lab was developed and implemented in an industrial processe s course atOklahoma State

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Myron (Ron) Britton

those definitions, the stated objectives of the Design Engineering program are:· to produce increased numbers of high quality design engineers that have the skills required by future employers;· to emphasize increased productivity and innovation in design research, design practices and design education;· to establish productive and effective collaborations between the chairholder(s), industry and other design faculty and experts across Canada; and· to increase the awareness and appreciation in the community for all aspects of design engineering.This is a clear departure from past practice at NSERC. Traditionally they have been associatedwith the provision of funds to support graduate studies and research in Science and Engineering

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Michael Combs; Ahmad Zargari

. Page 7.325.7 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”The translator ha s a few options for control, the translator may be configured for half or full stepresolution. It may also be wired for turning the power off to the windings to allow for the motorto move freely. For this application the stepper motor will move in full steps and the all windingsoff is not wired. Pins 10 and 11 are wired together on the translator for it to use its internal optoisolation. This helps to protect the control lines of the translator. Figure 9 is a connectiondiagram from the 82C55A to the SLO-SYN translator

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education for Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ofodike Ezekoye; John Doggett; J. Nolen; John Butler; Steven Nichols

Session 3454 Development of Business Skills in Engineering Students through Collaborative Engineering-Business School Activities O.A. Ezekoye, T.S. Patil and S. Nichols Department of Mechanical Engineering J.S. Butler, J. Nolen, J. Doggett Red McCombs School of Business The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXAbstract Most engineering graduates pursue positions in existing businesses. Generally, for anindividual to advance

Conference Session

Academic Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Blowers

Programs, Engineering Accreditation Commission, Baltimore, MD, Nov.1, (2000).13. Allen, M. J., "Teaching Non-Traditional Students", Observer, American Psychological Soc., 13 (2000).14. Brookhart, S. M., The Art and Science of Classroom Assessment: The Missing Part of Pedagogy, ASHE-ERICHigher Education Report, 27, George Washington University, (1999).PAUL BLOWERSPaul Blowers is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at theUniversity of Arizona. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University beforeattending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for his M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. Inaddition to educational research, his other academic research involves

Conference Session

Design for Community

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Grant; Ronald Welch

resistance in turn. The “S” shape of theriver at West Point made it an ideal location to develop sufficient defenses to prevent unabatedtravel of the British Navy along the Hudson River. Ships must tack multiple times to negotiatethe successive bends in the river – the primary motivation for a steel chain to stop ships dead inthe water. It was believed that few sailing ships could ever develop the speed necessary totheoretically break through the chain. Of course, the “Great Chain” was never tested and adiscussion on its strength and practicality will be left for another forum. The historicsignificance and availability of these redoubts are critical in remembrance and reflection on ourcountry’s struggle for independence.Since Redoubt 7 is the most

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education for Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Baum; Karen Thornton; David Barbe

Session 3454 Components of a Comprehensive Engineering Entrepreneurship Program David F. Barbe, J. Robert Baum, Karen S. Thornton University of Maryland, College Park1. IntroductionThis paper is based on the Hinman Campus Entrepreneurship Opportunities (CEOs) Program atthe University of Maryland. A former Dean of Engineering created the original concept for theprogram, and the benefactor, after whom the program is named, is an engineering alumnus andsuccessful entrepreneur. A committee having strong representation from the business andengineering schools and resident life accomplished the initial

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lee Tuttle; Charles White; Gwan-Ywan Lai; Trevor Harding

.Biographical InformationTREVOR S. HARDING is Assistant Professor of Manufacturing Engineering at Kettering University, and isPrincipal Investigator for the project described in this paper. He has been actively involved in the EducationalResearch and Methods Division of ASEE for several years. His research interests include academic integrity amongengineering students, fatigue of structural materials and wear phenomenon in orthopedic implants.GWAN-YWAN LAI is Associate Professor of Manufacturing Engineering at Kettering University, where he is theassessment leader of the Manufacturing Engineering program for ABET EC2000 criteria. He was the principalinvestigator of two NSF-ILI Grants and two metrology equipment grants. His research interests include

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Lachance; Ronald Welch

, McGraw-Hill, 2000. 2. Ressler, S., “The Project Management K’nexercise: Using Role-Playing to Facilitate Learning About Design and Construction,” Proceedings , 1999 ASEE Annual Conference, ASEE, 1999.ERIC M. LACHANCEMajor Eric Lachance is an instructor at the United States Military Academy. MAJ Lachance has taught AdvancedStructural Analysis and Construction Management. He is the faculty advisor for the ASCE Student Chapter. MAJLachance received a BS degree in Construction Management from Arizona State University in 1990 and MSdegrees from Stanford University in Civil Engineering, one in Structural Engineering and one in ConstructionEngineering.RONALD W. WELCHLieutenant Colonel Ronald W. Welch is an Assistant Professor and Director

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Kimble

,Chief for the city of Charlotte, NC Fire Department. However, in the initial presentation to the Page 7.52.1University, the program was perceived to be more of a training program rather than education so“Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”the University stated it was not interested. Then the idea was brought back to the University inthe mid 1990’s by Chiefs Holloway and Proctor of the Concord, NC Fire Department. Theinitial contact was to the College of Business Administration as the

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Harwood; David Shaw

Engineering Education" The written report will be authored by the EGR 101 team members, with an appendix written by the MEE405 team member(s). This is a formal report which should give details of the complete design process, from problem statement to implementation and testing.Each group was given a piece of material selected by the instructor that was approximately 1/4"thick and approximately 6" square. The materials used included clear acrylic, plywood, pvc, redoak (with the grain at a 45 degree angle), and a particle board. One of the reason these materialswere chosen was to give a range of materials from ductile to brittle and to provide a challenge inthe use of stress transformation for the 45 degree angle. The seniors would be

Conference Session

Building Bridges in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Djafar Mynbaev

, (3)where D(l) is the chromatic-dispersion parameter measured in picoseconds (ps) per nanometer(nm) times kilometer (km), L is the transmission length in km, and Dl is the spectral width of alight source in nm. Given the spectral width of a light source and the transmission length, achromatic dispersion parameter becomes the critical characteristic of an optical fiber thatdetermines chromatic dispersion. Manufacturers specify the chromatic-dispersion parameter for optical fibers either bygiving its value or by the formula D(l) = (S 0/4)l[1 – (l0/l)4], (4)where S0 is the zero-dispersion slope in ps/(nm2-km), l0 is the zero-dispersion wavelength, and lis the operating

Conference Session

Pre-College Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Mooney

Session 3453The Development and Operation of Adventure Engineering,A K-12 Curriculum Development ProgramM.A. Mooney, T. Laubach, S. NicholasUniversity of Oklahoma, 202 W. Boyd, Rm 334, Norman OK 73019IntroductionThe need for effective K-12 engineering outreach is apparent. The burgeoning demandfor a technical workforce far outpaces the supply currently graduated. According to theNational Science Foundation, U.S. colleges awarded 37 percent fewer degrees incomputer science, 24 percent fewer in math, 16 percent fewer in engineering and 2percent fewer in physical sciences in 1998 compared to 1988. Enrollment in engineeringschools has also steadily decreased

Conference Session

New ET Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Kimble

Luther Fincher,Chief for the city of Charlotte, NC Fire Department. However, in the initial presentation to theUniversity, the program was perceived to be more of a training program rather than education sothe University stated it was not interested. Then the idea was brought back to the University inthe mid 1990’s by Chiefs Holloway and Proctor of the Concord, NC Fire Department. Theinitial contact was to the College of Business Administration as the Concord chiefs felt that theprogram should be primarily an administrative program. The College of BusinessAdministration also expressed no interest in taking on a program of this nature.Not willing to drop the idea of creating a program, Chief Proctor and Chief Holloway consideredanother option

Conference Session

Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerard Foster

. Introduction Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is a not-for-profit organization that partners with middle schools and high schools, organizations in the private sector, and institutes of higher education to provide students with a technology-based, project-oriented curriculum targeted to increase the quality and number of engineering and engineering technology professionals in this country. Conceptualized by Richard Blais in the early 1980’s, this program, with the help of the Charitable Venture Foundation, started with 13 schools in 1997. Currently, 221 high schools and 57 middle schools in 27 states are affiliated with PLTW with a projection of 600 schools by the end of 2003. Approximately 80,000 students have been exposed to the PLTW program. In