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Innovative Classroom Techniques

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2004 Annual Conference

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James Newell

Survivor: A Method for Active Learning in the Classroom that Addresses Student Motivation James A. Newell Department of Chemical Engineering Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 08028 Phil Wankat (1) succinctly states the importance of active learning in the classroom:“Involved students learn!” As a result of the dissemination of the overwhelming evidencesupporting active learning, more engineering faculty (including presumably almost all of thosewho would choose to read this paper) are utilizing active learning in their

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Multimedia Engineering Education: Distance & Service Learning, Web-based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ismail Fidan

Session 3260 How to Develop the Delivery Components of a Hybrid CAD Tool Ismail Fidan, Ph.D. Tennessee Tech University, 920 North Peachtree AvenueCookeville, TN 38505-5003, E-mail: ifidan@tntech.edu, Web: http://iweb.tntech.edu/ifidanAbstractOver the last few years, there has been considerable interest in using the Internet to enhance thetraditional engineering and technology courses1,2. The reason for this interest is that there are anumber of advantages of Internet educational delivery systems over the more traditionalapproaches3. Many faculty members are expanding their traditional

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Curriculum Development in Computer Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

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Paul Lin; Harold Broberg

Session Number 1349 New Baccalaureate Degree with a Concentration in Industrial and Enterprise Networking Harold L. Broberg, Paul I-Hai Lin ECET Department, Indiana-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, INAbstractThe curriculum and details concerning specific courses and course content are describedfor this innovative program which was developed by faculty from the Electrical andComputer Engineering Technology and Computer Science departments. Theconcentration in industrial and enterprise networking requires courses in programminglanguages, application programming, local and wide area networking, networkingsecurity, and

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Topics in Civil ET

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2004 Annual Conference

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Wafeek Wahby

Session 2549 Industry and ET Education Collaborations From A Construction Engineering Perspective Wafeek Samuel Wahby, Ph.D., B.Th. Professor, Industrial Technology Program Coordinator Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IllinoisAbstractThe preparation of ET graduates who can make a smooth transition from their academic traininginto the work force with confidence and maximum productivity in areas of education, research,and business can be achieved through well defined, carefully designed, and appropriatelyimplemented academia

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TIME 8: Materials, MEMS, and Nano

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Mohammad Elahinia

Session 3566 Teaching Smart Materials to Engineering Undergraduate Students: A Problem Solving Approach Mohammad H. Elahinia Mechanical Engineering Department Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 24061Summary and IntroductionThis paper describes a problem solving approach for teaching the subject of smartmaterials to Mechanical Engineering undergraduate students. An experiment with aShape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuated robotic arm is designed for the seniorundergraduate laboratory (ME4006) in the

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mary Crawford, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

AC 2004-196: AIM FOR ENGINEERING: LESSONS LEARNED FROM A K-12PROJECTKathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at AustinMary Crawford, University of Texas at Austin Page 9.153.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2004 Session 2665 AIM for Engineer ing: Lessons Lear ned fr om a K-12 Pr oject Mar y Cr awfor d and Kathy J . Schmidt Faculty Innovation Center College of Engineer ing The Univer sity

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Richard Turpin

Conference Session

Student Teams & Active Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jeannie Brown Leonard; Janet Schmidt; Linda Schmidt; Paige Smith

Session 2131 A Pilot Investigation of Functional Roles on Engineering Student Teams Ms. Jeannie Brown Leonard, Dr. Janet A. Schmidt, Ms. Paige E. Smith, & Dr. Linda C. Schmidt University of Maryland, College ParkIntroductionThe project team has become a primary learning environment for engineering students.Engineering education accreditation1 has been revised to include the ability to function onmultidisciplinary teams as a required student learning outcome in response to industryidentification of shortcomings in team skills2. Unlike

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ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mark Cambron; H. Joel Lenoir

Session 1363 INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION, A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY COURSE AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY Mark E. Cambron and H. Joel Lenoir Western Kentucky UniversityAbstractThe design of contemporary industrial systems and consumer products is increasingly blurringthe boundaries between electrical (EE) and mechanical (ME) engineering. Many commercialsystems are an appropriate blend of technologies from both disciplines. Traditional approachesto strengthening the educational experiences of engineering students have utilized

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Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Hyun Kim

Session 1566 DEVELOPMENT OF FLUID POWER PROGRAM IN ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY H. W. Shawn Kim Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Youngstown State UniversityAbstractThis paper documents and presents successful efforts in developing a fluid power research andeducational program in the College of Engineering and Technology at Youngstown StateUniversity. The main incentive of this documentation is to show the engineering community howa small to mid-size state assisted university that emphasizes undergraduate

Conference Session

New Electrical ET Course Development

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2004 Annual Conference

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Gary Steffen

Session: 2548 Teaching Local Area Networking in a Secure Virtual Environment Gary D. Steffen Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Indiana University – Purdue University Fort WayneAbstractSpace, cost and security are all concerns when instructing local area networks. Teaching eventhe most basic networking techniques requires a minimum of two computers per student withadditional systems for more involved experiments. The overhead and space requirementsbecome quite staggering for large class sizes. The students, just learning and unaware

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Massoud (Mike) Safavi; James Strueber

SESSION NO.: 1793 THE TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY SOLAR DECATHLON HOUSE ENTRY: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT Mike Safavi, James Strueber Tuskegee UniversityIntroductionThis paper describes Tuskegee University’s entry in the First Solar Decathlon Contest, sponsoredby The Department of Energy. First, the project goals, design, construction, logistics of movingthe house to the Capital’s Mall, setup, and testing aredescribed; then an analysis of the project success andfailures is presented.In 2000, The Department of Energy (DOE), BritishPetroleum Solar (BP Solar), and The AmericanInstitute of Architects (AIA), challenged all theAmerican Schools of Architecture

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Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2004 Annual Conference

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Tim Maxwell; Michael Parten

Session 2003 Development of a Hydrogen Powered HEV as an Interdisciplinary Laboratory Project Micheal Parten, Timothy Maxwell Electrical and Computer Engineering/Mechanical Engineering Texas Tech UniversityI IntroductionOver the past several years, Texas Tech University’s Advanced Vehicle Engineering Laboratory(AVEL) has converted six conventional vehicles to hybrid electric (HEVs) and alternative fueledvehicles for the various Vehicle Challenges sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),the three major U.S. automobile

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Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2004 Annual Conference

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Paul Dunbar

Session 2213Construction and Testing of a Pilot Scale Drinking Water Treatment Process Paul D. Dunbar*, Lori Morris+, and L. Yu Lin++*Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Paducah Extension Campus,Paducah, KY/+Ensafe Inc., Memphis, TN/++Christian Brothers University, Department of CivilEngineering, Memphis, TNAbstract This project was a senior design project for a civil engineering student. The project’sgoal was to build a cost-effective and energy efficient system to treat surface water on a pilotscale. Due to its relatively inexpensive costs and the safe nature of the project, this type ofproject can serve as an

Conference Session

Potpurri Design in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Daniel Frey; Marisa Wolsky

Session # 3425 A Television Program to Engage Children in Engineering Design Daniel D. Frey, Marisa Wolsky, Nathan Ball, Derik Thomann, MIT / WGBH / MIT / MITIntroductionThis paper describes a television program entitled LAZYBONES which is currently underdevelopment by WGBH, a leading producer of children’s (e.g. ZOOM) and scienceprogramming (e.g. NOVA). The purpose of the program is to allow children, especially 10- to14-year-olds, to become intellectually engaged in engineering design. By this means, it is hopedthe program will improve technology literacy and encourage more young people to pursueengineering as a profession. The concept of the

Conference Session

Capstone Course in Industrial Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

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Akbar Eslami

2004-2128 session# 3250 A capstone design project- Machine Vision System in Inspection Process Kenneth Joyner, Joshua Shipman, Benjamin Mott, Dana Harper, Edward Morris, Akbar Eslami ITT Technical Institute, Norfolk Campus/ Elizabeth City State UniversityAbstractThe purpose of this project is to design an automated inspection system that will identify, accept,or reject parts on a production line. The project simulates a major goal of industry—to monitordeviations in parts geometry. The project begins by integrating five components that worktogether as a system: a

Conference Session

Web-Based Instruction

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mukasa Ssemakula

Session 3549 Development of a Fully Online Course in Engineering Economic Analysis Mukasa E. Ssemakula Division of Engineering Technology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202.AbstractA variety of social, economic and technological factors are converging to create increaseddemand for online and long distance education. This demand is in turn transforming howknowledge is delivered to students. New technologies are emerging to help address this need.From the instructor’s perspective, this presents a challenge to keep abreast with the technologiesand to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Wesley Bliven; Elizabeth Eschenbach

How Things Work: A Physical Science Workshop for K-8th Grade Teachers. Wesley W. Bliven, Elizabeth A. Eschenbach Physics, Environmental Resources Engineering Humboldt State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes a physical science workshop for K-8th grade teachers that has been offeredthe past 3 years as part of the Redwood Science Project at Humboldt State University. TheRedwood Science Project is one of 18 sites of the California Science Project. The goals of theHow Things Work workshop are: 1) to increase the level of physical science content knowledgeof K-8th grade teachers, 2) to increase the level of

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Real-World Applications

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2004 Annual Conference

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John Robertson

Session 1649Reverse engineering as a means to understand complex tool design John Robertson1, Brian Wales2 and Jon Weihmeir3 1. Arizona State University East, ECET Department, Mesa, AZ85212, 2. Intel Corp, Chandler Blvd, Chandler AZ. 3. Motorola SPS, 1300 N. Alma School Rd, Chandler, AZ 85224AbstractThe tools used in semiconductor processing are superb examples of advanced design fortechnology. They push the envelope of our process understanding and control in terms ofphysics, chemistry and mechanical precision and are self-contained microcosms of multi-disciplinary design. This paper describes a project to

Conference Session

Motivating Students to Achieve

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2004 Annual Conference

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Craig Turner; Keith Johnson; W. Andrew Clark

2004-1464 Cross-Functional Student Teams as a Teaching Tool for Enhanced Learning W. A. Clark, K.V. Johnson and C.A. Turner East Tennessee State University, Johnson CityAbstractTraditional engineering and science teaching methodology has been to train like-minded studentswithin the discipline of their respective majors. Curriculum time constraints, however, limit thenumber and nature of out of discipline elective courses. As a result, students are well trainedwithin their respective fields of study but lack the breadth of experience in interacting with

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Sohail Anwar

SESSION 3625 INTEGRATION OF PROJECT BASED LEARNING INTO A FRESHMAN ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSE Sohail Anwar, Todd Batzel, Ed Sell The Pennsylvania State University, Altoona CollegeAbstractEngineering Design and Graphics 100 (ED&G 100) is a project-based introduction toengineering design course for all freshman baccalaureate engineering students at the AltoonaCollege of the Pennsylvania State University. In this three credit-hour course, an engineeringapproach to problem solving is taught with an emphasis on team work, communication(graphical, oral, and written), creativity, ingenuity

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ken Ports

Is It Senior Design or a High Tech Start-Up? Ken Ports Florida Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe Senior Design course taken near the end of an engineer’s undergraduate tenure isincreasingly recognized as a “capstone” activity, enabling these future professionals to applytheir collegiate education and experience in a team environment to solving real world problemsor to creating new capabilities. Ideally, Senior Design teams are also cross-functional, tobroaden the projects and better replicate the professional world. In addition, there is a growinginterest in linking Senior Design with entrepreneurial activities, even to the point ofcommercializing

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Matthew Smith; Joseph Ekstrom

Session 1532 String of Perls: Using Perl to Teach Perl Matthew Z. Smith and Joseph J. Ekstrom Brigham Young UniversityAbstract:This paper discusses the features and design of a web-based system utilizing the uniqueabilities of Perl to teach Perl to students having little or no prior background in thelanguage, with the goal of writing useful and functional CGI scripts.The system provides a customized experience instructing students on basic tointermediate skills. The student is presented with interactive content and instruction aswell as individual tasks to apply their developing skills

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Computer-Based Measurements

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2004 Annual Conference

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Raymond Tavares; Anthony Duva; Mansour Zenouzi

Session 3159 Modernization and Integration of New Technologies in a Thermodynamics Lab Mansour Zenouzi, Anthony Duva, Raymond Tavares Electronics and Mechanical Department1 Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA 02115.Abstract:Significant advances in digital data acquisition and data reduction in industry, enhancement andimprovement in energy system simulation software such as Engineering Equation Solver (EES),recent interest in fuel cells and concern for protection of the global environment are among

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TIME 1: Controls

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2004 Annual Conference

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William Carnell; John Lumkes; Joseph Musto

Session 1166 A Freshmen Programming Course for Mechanical Engineers Using Mechatronics Applications Joseph C. Musto, John H. Lumkes Jr., and William Carnell1 Mechanical Engineering Department Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractA new freshmen-level course has been developed to teach programming applications toMechanical Engineering students at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). Rather thanfocusing on typical introductory programming applications (like sorting, numerical methods,etc.), the course is focused on the development

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International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Vera Galishnikova; Thomas Maleck; Paul Streng; Jason Merrill; David Prestel; Darren Mason; Ronald Harichandran

3460 Innovation in a Large-Scale Study-Abroad Program in Engineering D.E. Mason, J. Merrill, R.S. Harichandran, V. Galishnikova, T. Maleck, D. Prestel, and P. Streng Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Albion College, Albion, MI / Department of Linguistics, Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI / Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI / Volgograd State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Volgograd, Russia / Department of Civil and

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Judith Miller; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

AC 2004-463: A UNIVERSITY/PUBLIC SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP IN K-6ENGINEERING EDUCATIONJoseph Rencis, University of ArkansasJudith Miller, Page 9.122.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2004 Session 1793 A University/Public School Partnership in K-6 Engineering Education Judith E. Miller, Joseph J. Rencis Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester MA 01609AbstractMassachusetts introduced technology and engineering into its K-12 curriculum frameworks in2001. With funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Worcester

Conference Session

How We Teach Problem Solving?

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2004 Annual Conference

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Stephen Silliman; Leo Hubbard McWilliams; Catherine Pieronek

Session 3553Modifications to a Freshman Engineering Course Based on Student Feedback Leo H. McWilliams, Stephen E. Silliman, Catherine Pieronek University of Notre DameAbstractThe University of Notre Dame’s freshman engineering course is designed both to providestudents with foundational skills in engineering and to provide information necessary for thestudents to make informed decisions when selecting a major. It was noted during the prior twoacademic years that a significant number of students (~10-15%) withdrew from the course (and,therefore, from engineering) prior to the midterm

Conference Session

BME Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

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Douglas Christensen

Bringing an Integrative Modeling Experience to a Freshman Biomedical Engineering Course Douglas A. Christensen Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UTAbstract – As an integrating lab experience in our Fundamentals of Bioengineering freshman course,we have included a Major Project that ties together many of the principles of biomechanics andbioelectricity covered in the lecture. It uses the human systemic cardiovascular system as amodel. During the first half of the semester, students solve finite-difference equations describingthe flow of blood in the cardiovascular system using Matlab. During the second half, teams oftwo

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Engineering Education Research

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2004 Annual Conference

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Robin Adams; Reed Stevens; Lorraine Fleming; Cynthia Atman; Sheri Sheppard; Theresa Barker; Ruth Streveler

2004-1736 Studying the Engineering Student Experience: Design of a Longitudinal Study Sheri Sheppard, Cynthia Atman, Reed Stevens, Lorraine Fleming, Ruth Streveler, Robin Adams, Theresa Barker Stanford University/University of Washington/ University of Washington/ Howard University/Colorado School of Mines/University of Washington/ University of WashingtonAbstractThere is a need to study how students become engineers, and how they learn engineering anddesign concepts. The Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE) isconducting critical research in