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Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Reza S. Abhari; Friederike Mund; Anestis I. Kalfas

Session 1625 Integration of Software Tools into a Multi-disciplinary Undergraduate Student Design Project Friederike C. Mund, Anestis I. Kalfas, Reza S. Abhari Turbomachinery Laboratory Institute of Energy Technology Swiss Federal Institute of Technology 8092 Zurich, SwitzerlandAbstract This paper presents a pilot scheme for the integration of modern state-of-the-artturbomachinery design tools into project-based education of undergraduate students. This efforthas been part of a

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Techniques for Improving Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

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David Cottrell

Session 2230 Developing a Dynamic Classroom with "ExCEEd" Teaching Workshops: Separate but Equal in New York and Arkansas David S. Cottrell Pennsylvania State University at HarrisburgI. IntroductionFor the second year, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has sponsoredworkshops to answer a call for formal educational training for engineering facultymembers. Conducted both at the United States Military Academy at West Point and atthe University of Arkansas, these “Excellence in Civil Engineering Education” (ExCEEd)workshops provided an effective venue to foster and improve

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Rabbitt; Douglas Christensen

Session 2793 Using the Cardiovascular System to Illustrate Fundamental Laws and Principles in a Freshman Course Douglas Christensen, Richard Rabbitt Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UtahAbstract Ð Our Fundamentals of Bioengineering I course is organized around key physical andengineering laws and principles. A semester-long Major Project is assigned which integratesmany of these principles by modeling the human systemic cardiovascular system, using bothMatlab computer analysis and assembly of an analogous electrical circuit.Background Ð The new

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Real-Time and Embedded Systems Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Hardy Pottinger; Daryl Beetner

Session ____ The WIMP51: A Simple Processor and Visualization Tool to Introduce Undergraduates to Computer Organization David Sullins, Hardy Pottinger, Daryl Beetner University of Missouri – RollaI. IntroductionThe University of Missouri – Rolla offers a Junior-level lecture and laboratory course inhardware/software co-design1. The course focuses on the 8051 family of microcontrollers.Many students who take this course have no prior experience with processor architecture, so ashort introduction to some basic concepts of computer organization is given in the first fewweeks

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MET Student Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kenny Fotouhi; Ali Eydgahi

Session: 1547 Design of a Rain-Based Speed Controller for Automobile Windshield Wiper Motor Mohammad Fotouhi, Ali Eydgahi, Tom Malaby University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 21853AbstractThis paper describes the details of an undergraduate design project in our DesignTechnology course and the experience gain by the student involved. The intent of thecourse is to expose students to real world design projects. Students are expected to becreative and innovative in their design projects and utilize a multitude of engineeringdisciplines that

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Interdisciplinary Approach to Env. Engrg

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2002 Annual Conference

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Maya Place; Markus Flury; Jennifer Shaltanis; Geoff Puzon; Brent M. Peyton; James Petersen; Candis Claiborn

Session 2251 Thinking Outside the Box: A Novel Interdisciplinary Research and Education Program in Environmental Engineering and Science Maya Place,1,5 Geoffrey J. Puzon,2,5 Jennifer Shaltanis,3,5 Candis Claiborn,3,5 Markus Flury,4,5 Brent M. Peyton,1,5 and James N. Petersen5 1 Chemical Engineering Department/ 2School of Molecular Biosciences/ 3 Civil and Environmental Engineering Department/ 4Department of Crop and Soil Sciences/ 5Center for Multiphase Environmental Research, P.O. Box 642719, Washington State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

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Hassan ElKishky

Session High Voltage Engineering: A Supplemental Component for an Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Curriculum Hassan El-Kishky, MIEEE Department of Electrical Engineering The University of Texas at Tyler 3900 University Blvd. Tyler, TX 75799AbstractInadequate preparation of electrical engineering graduates in the area of electric power and highvoltage engineering is a major concern of the power industry. This paper highlights the problemand

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jason Sole; Carlos Morales

Session 1520 Trial Results from a Personalized Wireless On-Site Reference Distance Learning Solution Carlos R. Morales, Jason Sole Purdue UniversityAbstractThis paper provides results from an implementation trial of a mobile, wireless, streaming-video instructional-delivery system developed by the authors. Specifically, the authorspresent their findings from their experiment to determine the effectiveness of usingwireless PDA’s for on-site instructional delivery. The authors have subjects attempt toperform a procedural task that is foreign to them. They measure

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Scott Kiefer

Session 1566 Using a Mechatronics Independent Study Course to Develop New Course Materials and Train Students for Research Scott Kiefer University of Puerto Rico at MayaguezAbstractIt can be very difficulty for today’s young faculty members to find the time required to developnew courses and establish a research program while continuing to dedicate the time necessary forstudents in their regular teaching load. One way to maximize the benefit of time spent is to teachsmall independent study courses that evaluate course material to be used later in new

Conference Session

Innovation in Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robin Adams; Jennifer Turns

Session 2325 Who Listens to Whom? A Citations Analysis of Recent Papers on Engineering Design Education Josh Martin, Robin Adams, and Jennifer Turns Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching Department of Technical Communication University of WashingtonAbstract:Design is a central component of engineering education and practice. Students may experiencedesign as early as their freshman year, and most students conclude their baccalaureate educationwith a capstone design experience. In addition, there are

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Issues in Computer Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jeff Nadel; Daniel Walsh

Session 3120 Enhancement to Student Learning by Employing Advanced Computing in a Project Oriented Environment Jeff Nadel, Dan Walsh College of Engineering California Polytechnic State UniversityAbstractA partnership between an individual donor, industry and academia has been formed to develop acrucible where the hypothesis that advanced computing can enhance student learning in a projectoriented environment will be tested. We have developed a facility that provides a location,previously lacking, for teams of students to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ralph Budwig; Beyerlein Steve; Matthew Cunnington; Levi Westra; Donald Elger

Session 1526 Design of a Wind Tunnel Facility for Hands-on Use by Beginning Engineering Students J. Matthew Cunnington, Levi J. Westra, Steven W. Beyerlein, Ralph S. Budwig, Donald F. Elger University of Idaho Mechanical Engineering Moscow, ID 83844-0902AbstractThe best way to learn engineering is by doing engineering. To foster appropriate types ofexperiential learning, we have created a unique project called a Design for Lifetime Learning(DL2) project. This paper addresses

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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Tina Yuille

Session 3425 Ensuring the Success of Competitive Engineering Design Projects Through a Centralized Operation Tina C. Yuille Clarkson UniversityABSTRACT In 1997 Clarkson University created the SPEED (Student Projects for EngineeringExperience and Design) program to centralize the operations of its competition-basedengineering design project teams. This paper describes the benefits of centralizing the operationsof competition-based engineering design projects. Benefits of centralization includeinstitutionalizing the activities of the project teams

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Issues for ET Administrators

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2002 Annual Conference

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Scott Segalewitz

Session 2547 A Paperless Engineering Technology First-Year Seminar Course Emphasizing Critical Thinking, Communication, and Teamwork Scott Segalewitz University of DaytonAbstractThe engineering technology first-year seminar provides students with an effectiveintroduction to engineering technology principles and practices. Facilitated by thedepartment chair, University of Dayton Engineering Technology students experience toolsnecessary for success in a technical curriculum. The course is essentially paperless, takingadvantage of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Alicia Townsend; Renate Fruchter

paper presents an ongoing study that is at the intersection of three thrust areas – culture,information and collaboration technology, and distributed, cross-disciplinary project-basedteamwork and learning. The focus is on the relationship between multi-cultural dimensionsand communication channels in a rich multi-modal collaboration and information technologyenvironment deployed in a cross-disciplinary, geographically distributed teamwork courseorganized by the PBL Lab, at Stanford. The study focuses on the cultural dimensions thatcharacterize distributed Architecture, Engineering, Construction (A/E/C) cross-cultural teamswork together to design a building using collaborative technologies. We aim to answerseveral questions.· What are key

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Real-world Applications in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Newman; Albert McHenry; John Robertson; Lakshmi Munukutla

Session 2147 Microelectronics Teaching Factory, a Venue for Learning and Building Real World Products By Engineering Technology Students Lakshmi Munukutla, Albert McHenry, John Robertson, and Richard Newman College of Technology and Applied Sciences Arizona State University East Mesa, Arizona, 85212AbstractArizona State University East (ASUE) is leading a project in preparing Engineering Technologystudents majoring in Microelectronics with real world

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Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Gilbert; Elizabeth McCullough; Kimberly Rogers; Joseph Hickey; Andrew Hoff; Eric Roe; Marilyn Barger

Session 2002-2027 Teaching Problem Solving to High School and Community College Students: A New Approach Andrew M. Hoff1, Marilyn Barger2, Richard Gilbert1, Kimberly S. Rogers1, Joseph D. Hickey1, Eric Roe1, and Beth McCullough2 (1) University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620 / (2) Hillsborough Community College, Brandon, Florida 33619AbstractWe present the results of a new approach to adapt and incorporate high technology materials intoour state mandated secondary education curricula. This is accomplished by providing secondaryand community college

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steven Tragesser; Gregory Agnes

Session 2793 SIMSAT: A Ground-based Platform for Demonstrating Satellite Attitude Dynamics and Control S. G. Tragesser and G. S. Agnes Air Force Institute of Technology Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7765 J. Fulton U.S. Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, CO 80841AbstractA laboratory platform capable of demonstrating the attitude dynamics of an orbiting satellite wasdeveloped at the Air Force Institute of Technology

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New Programs and Success Stories

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2002 Annual Conference

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Zohar Herbsman; Cristina Cosma

Session 2342 DEVELOPING AN “IN-HOUSE” GRADUATE PROGRAM IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT – A CASE STUDY Dr.Z.J.Herbsman1, Dr.E.E.Middleton 2, and C.Cosma 3 1&3 Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida/ 2 Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville DistrictIntroductionThe engineering management profession these days is facing a major problem. In most cases,engineers leave universities after completing their Bachelor’s degree, and a few years later, afteraccumulating practical experience, they express the desire to continue their education

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Computer Based Measurements

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sanjeev Arora; Fariborz Asadian; Masoud Naghedolfeizi

Session 2359 Developing a Minor Program in Computer-based Measurement and Instrumentation For Undergraduate Science and Engineering Majors Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Sanjeev Arora, and Fariborz Asadian Fort Valley State UniversityAbstractThe Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Fort Valley State University hasrecently implemented a minor program in computer-based instrumentation and measurement.The primary objective of this project is to enhance the mathematics, physics, computer science,and electronic engineering technology

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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David Barker

Session 1520 WebCHARLIE - A New Open-Source Web-Based Tool Used To Improve Mathematics Skills Steven Barker Buffalo State CollegeAbstractA new web-based open-source computer-managed homework tool called webCHARLIE isdescribed and compared to four competitors. WebCHARLIE is part of an asynchronous learningnetwork (ALN) that has been used to help engineering technology students improve theirmathematics skills. Lessons learned using webCHARLIE over the past six years are alsodiscussed.IntroductionWebCHARLIE is one component of an

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New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ricardo Molina; Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito

Session 3460 A New Approach to Engineering and Technology Education and the New Pedagogy Claudio da Rocha Brito, Melany M. Ciampi, Ricardo Castillo Molina SENAC School of Engineering and TechnologyAbstractA new Pedagogy has emerged as a consequence of a new educational paradigm. This newpedagogy preaches the commitment of family, society and educational institutions. SENACSchool of Engineering and Technology has implemented a Telecommunication EngineeringProgram that contains in its curriculum what is called “Free Period”, which is in according to thenew paradigm of education

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Modeling in Materials Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Michael Falk

Session ___ Teaching the molecular simulation of materials to a diverse cross-section of engineering graduate students Michael L. Falk Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136Over the past two years the Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) department at theUniversity of Michigan has offered a graduate level class in molecular simulation of materials.This class has attracted enrollment both from within MSE and from other engineering disciplinesas well as Physics and Applied

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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William Haering

Session 2793 Successes and Failures In Teaching a Freshman-Level Engineering Design and Graphics Course William Haering The Pennsylvania State University – DuBois CampusAbstractThe author discusses experiences teaching a freshman-level engineering design and graphicscourse over a two-year span at the DuBois Campus of the Pennsylvania State University. Thiscourse is a survey course that covers many diverse topics in limited detail. Due to localcircumstances, the instructor prepared the course plan without direct contact with the previousinstructor of

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Capstone Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Stephen Batill

Session 2425 An Experiment in Product Innovation and Design in a Mechanical Engineering Capstone Experience Stephen M. Batill University of Notre DameAbstractProduct design is inherently a collaborative, multidisciplinary activity that is influenced bynumerous issues and it can be accomplished using many, very different approaches. This paperdescribes a number of pedagogical changes associated with a capstone design class inMechanical Engineering that is intended to simulate the product development process as itoccurs in industry. The changes from

Conference Session

Multimedia and Product Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Irwin

Session 3238 A Methodology for Developing Unigraphics Parametric Assemblies for Product Design, Tool Design and Analysis John L. Irwin Department of Design Engineering Technology Mott Community College Flint, MI 48503, USAIntroductionParametric Assemblies are an important element in the design process of a product or tool,because of the ability to continually update, and/or replace components in the assembly as thedesign changes through the design and analysis phases. One of the goals of the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Dru Germanoski; David Brandes

Session 1526 A Comprehensive Watershed Instrumentation Program for Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Education at Lafayette College David Brandes and Dru Germanoski Lafayette College, Easton, PA, 18042AbstractMultidisciplinary environmental problems associated with suburban sprawl are increasinglybeing addressed at the watershed scale. Consistent with this theme, Lafayette College (LC)faculty and undergraduate students are installing a comprehensive network of automatedinstrumentation to investigate hydrologic impacts of land use change in a 200-km2

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Web Systems and Web Services

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sheila O'Connor; Don Malzahn

Session 1658 Beta Testing a Web-Based Interactive Coaching System for Team Skill Development Sheila O’Connor, Don Malzahn Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Wichita State UniversityAbstractThe practice of engineering occurs in teams. Therefore, engineering educators mustcontinue to construct and evaluate methods for helping engineering students learn how towork in teams. The development of TeamCoach occurred over a one-year period andwas partially funded by NSF CCLI DUE -0088580. Beta testing was conducted duringthe Fall 2001 semester

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nicholas Krouglicof

Session 1320 Development of a Universal Controller for Pedagogical Applications Involving Data Acquisition, Data Logging and Control Nicholas Krouglicof Union College, Mechanical Engineering DepartmentAbstractThis paper describes the development of a novel, low cost, microcontroller-based system thatenables students to interface a variety of sensors and actuators to their laptop computers in alaboratory or studio classroom environment. The system could potentially find applicationthroughout the engineering curriculum at Union College beginning with the freshmanIntroduction to

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New Information ET Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gordon Goodman; Edith A. Lawson; C. Richard Helps; Barry Lunt

Session 2650 Designing an IT Curriculum: The Results of the First CITC Conference Barry M. Lunt, Edith A. Lawson, Gordon Goodman, C. Richard G. Helps Brigham Young University/Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe CITC (Conference on Information Technology Curriculum) in December 2001 includedrepresentatives from 15 Information Technology (IT) programs at four-year schools in theUnited States. Also in attendance were representatives from the Association for ComputingMachinery (ACM), the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and theAccreditation