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Assessment of Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas K. Miller; Catherine E. Brawner; Matthew Ohland; Guili Zhang

Session A Longitudinal Study of Retention and Grade Performance of Participants in an Engineering Entrepreneurs Program Matthew W. Ohland, Clemson University Guili Zhang, University of Florida Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants Thomas K. Miller, III, North Carolina State UniversityAbstractThe Engineering Entrepreneurs Program at North Carolina State University is a program in whichundergraduate students participate in design teams formed around corporate technology start-upcompany themes. Through funding from the

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DEED Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Gul Okudan Kremer

Session 2045 Effect of Guided Research Experience on Product Design Performance: A Pilot Study Gül E. Okudan 1 and Bonnie Osif2 School of Engineering Design and Professional Programs 1 Engineering Library2 The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802AbstractTeams are used in industry, not only to increase productivity in solving problems but also to formand sustain strategic capabilities through employee learning. To prepare students for similarproblem

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Gwendolyn C. Archibald

Ambassadors Connecting with Engineering (ACE) Academy: Providing Opportunities to Engage a Diverse Group of Talented Students Gwendolyn C. Archibald Graduate Assistant, Admissions and Outreach Student Development Center College of Engineering The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242 gwendolyn-archibald@uiowa.eduABSTRACTThe Ambassadors Connecting with Engineering (ACE) Academy is possible as a resultof the partnership between The University of Iowa College of Engineering and ALCOA.ACE Academy is a week-long residential camp that focuses on engaging a diversegroup of talented high

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Justin Morrill; Stephen Bostrom; Joshua Olson; Steven Hietpas

Students’ Perspective on a Student-Designed Energy Conversion and Electric Drives Laboratory Justin Morrill, Stephen Bostrom, Joshua Olson Students & Steven Hietpas Member of ASEE, Associate Professor Electrical Engineering South Dakota State University steven_hietpas@sdstate.eduAbstractIn September 2002 South Dakota State University’s Electrical Engineering Department openedthe doors to its new state-of-the-art energy conversion and electronic drives laboratory. Theautomated features, computer

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Waddah Akili

Restructuring pre-engineering “Prep-Program” to bridge the gap: a proposal for the Arab Gulf States Waddah Akili Professor (retired) Principal, Geotechnical Engineering Ames, Iowa w.akili@isunet.netAbstractThe paper focuses on pre-college education in the Arab Gulf States- in as much as it affectsengineering education - and argues for urgently needed reform of the public school systems inthe Region. Until these systems are overhauled, a well-structured, two-year pre-engineering“prep-program” is the plausible alternative. Current prep-programs have fallen terribly short

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Simulation Courses & BME Laboratories

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2003 Annual Conference

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Safa Sadeghpour; Ragu Vijaykumar; Mark A. D'Avila; Joseph V. Bonventre; Heather Gunter

Session 1309 Educational Innovation in Physiology: Capillary Filtration Heather E. Gunter1,2, Mark A. D’Avila2, Safa Sadeghpour2,3, Ragu Vijaykumar4, Joseph V. Bonventre2 1 Division of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Harvard University / 2 Harvard – MIT Division of Health Sciences & Technology / 3 Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, MIT / 4 Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, MITAbstractThe concepts underlying capillary

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Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2003 Annual Conference

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Srilekha Srinivasan; Robert Palmer; Michael Anderson; Lance Perez; A. John Boye

Session 2632 An Integrated Signals and Systems Laboratory at the University of Nebraska: Laboratory Philosophy and Study Design Srilekha Srinivasan, Lance C. Pérez, Robert D. Palmer, Michael F. Anderson, A. John Boye University of Nebraska, Lincoln/Clarke CollegeIntroductionThe Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln (UNL), isimplementing an integrated signals and systems laboratory experience in its undergraduatecurriculum. The laboratory experience uses a common experimental platform, theTelecommunications Instructional Modeling Systems

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Projects in Ocean and Marine Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Sangsoo Ryu; M.H. Kim; Julian H. Kang; Spyros A. Kinnas

Session 1478 Development of Web-based Numerical Wave Tank and Java Applets as an Advanced Tool for Teaching Wave Mechanics Sangsoo Ryu*, M.H. Kim*, Spyros A. Kinnas**, Julian H. Kang* *Texas A&M University / **The University of Texas at AustinAbstractIn this paper, the effectiveness of a user-interactive Web-based teaching tool is discussed. One ofthe topics that students may have some degree of difficulty in understanding Ocean WaveMechanics may be the propagation and interaction of ocean waves and related physicalphenomena. Explaining this kind of topic using only mathematical formulas may not be

Conference Session

What's New in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Paul Ranky

Session 2457 A New Approach for Teaching and Learning About Engineering Process Failure Risk Analysis with IE Case Studies Paul G. RankyProfessor, The Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering,New Jersey Institute of Technology, MERC (Multi-lifecycle Engineering Research Center), Newark, NJ, 07102, USA. Email: ranky@njit.eduIntroductionThis paper describes a novel 3D web-browser enabled multimedia library, with activecode for teaching and learning about engineering, and other, process risk analysis.The purpose of this library is to be able to work with, and learn from real-life R&D

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International Engineering Education II

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2003 Annual Conference

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Fazil Najafi

Session 3160 A Comparison of the Curriculum of Civil Engineering at the University of Florida and The University of Engineering & Technology Lahore, Pakistan Mudassar Mehtab Alam, Dr. Fazil T. Najafi Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida/Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of FloridaAbstractThe objective of this paper is to compare the curriculums and the methodology of teaching of theCivil Engineering (CE) departments of the University of Florida (UF) and the University ofEngineering &

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Tools of Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mary Nelson; Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller; Ruth Streveler

Session 1531 Using a Delphi Study to Identify the Most Difficult Concepts for Students to Master in Thermal and Transport Science Ruth A. Streveler, Barbara M. Olds, Ronald L. Miller1 Colorado School of Mines Mary A. Nelson University of Colorado, BoulderAbstractIn this paper, we describe the use of Delphi methodology to reach consensus among a group ofexperienced engineering faculty about the difficulty and importance of fundamental concepts inthe thermal and transport sciences. Our

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Professional Graduate Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas Stanford; Donald Keating

Session 1455 Growing the National Innovation System: Reshaping Professional Graduate Education to Ensure a Strong U.S. Engineering Workforce D. A. Keating, 1 T. G. Stanford, 1 D. D. Dunlap, 2 D. R. Depew, 3 S. J. Tricamo, 4 D. H. Sebastian, 4 S. K. Fenster,4 G. S. Jakubowski, 5 M. I. Mendelson, 5 R. J. Bennett, 6 J. M. Snellenberger 7 University of South Carolina 1 / Western Carolina University 2 / Purdue University 3 New Jersey Institute of Technology 4 / Loyola Marymount University 5 St Thomas University 6 /Rolls-Royce

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Women in Engineering: New Research

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas Gralinski; Janis Terpenny

Session 2692 K-12 and University Collaboration: A Vehicle to Improve Curriculum and Female Enrollment in Engineering and Technology Thomas Gralinski1 and Janis P. Terpenny2 Amherst Regional High School1 University of Massachusetts at Amherst2AbstractIn 1993, the State of Massachusetts enacted the Educational Reform Act to improve studentperformance and to increase school accountability. One of the curriculum frameworks of thisinitiative is titled Science and Technology/Engineering. One of the strands

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Innovative Hands-On Projects and Labs

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2003 Annual Conference

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William Szaroletta

Session 1368 Utilizing the Classical Overhung Beam to Provide a Range of Design, Analysis, and Test Experiences to an Experimental Mechanics Class William K. Szaroletta Purdue University, West Lafayette, IndianaAbstract:The classical overhung beam is widely utilized in product design, machine design, andarchitectural design. An element of an upper level experimental mechanics class utilizes theoverhung beam to provide a rich source for design, analysis, and test experiences.Although overhung beam theory has been taught at both the lower and upper levels of PurdueUniversity’s Mechanical

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Issues in Computer Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Jeremy Cooperstock

Intelligent Classrooms need Intelligent Interfaces: How to Build a High-Tech Teaching Environment that Teachers can use? Jeremy R. Cooperstock Centre for Intelligent Machines, McGill University 3480 University Street Montreal, QC H3A 2A7 +1 514-398-5992 jer@cim.mcgill.caABSTRACT A second issue of interest is the production and archivingWith the introduction of increasingly sophisticated of on-line

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Sven Hvid Nielsen

Session 2003-1695 The Aalborg Experiment. University - Industry Interaction: A means for stimulating Engineering Excellence in technology and learning systems. Sven Hvid Nielsen, associate professor Department of Production Aalborg universityAbstract: This article present what an engineering school at a university may do forstimulating the engineering excellence. Aalborg University experiment will be used as a caseexample with its unique use of problem-based education methods in connection with projectand group-organised

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2003 Annual Conference

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Saeed Foroudastan

Session 2360 An Evaluation on the Use of Ultra Low-Flow Toilets In Four Developing Countries as a Means to Contribute to Water Resource Sustainability Saeed D. Foroudastan. Ph.D., Associate Professor Monette Rebecca, Graduate Assistant Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies Department Middle Tennessee State UniversityAbstractThis paper is an investigation into the use of water-saving toilets by developing countries toclarify whether their application can help promote water resource sustainability. To

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International Engineering Education I

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2003 Annual Conference

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Waddah Akili

Session 2160 On Reform of Engineering Education in the Arab Gulf States: A Focus on Pre-Engineering “Prep-Program” By W. Akili Professor of Civil Engineering (retired)Introduction:Engineering education in the Arab Gulf States (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, United ArabEmirates, Qatar, and Sultanate of Oman) faces many challenges today. Changes in the externalenvironment (e.g. reduced funding, increased costs, demands by industry for well-seasonedgraduates, and rapid advances in technology) coupled with the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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David Malicky

Session 2793 A Literature Review on the Under-representation of Women in Undergraduate Engineering: Ability, Self-Efficacy, and the "Chilly Climate" David Malicky University of KansasIntroductionThe low retention of undergraduate women in engineering (WIE), combined with their lowapplication rates, results in a continuing under-representation of women in the industrial andacademic engineering culture. From 1987 to 1997, the undergraduate enrollment of women inengineering increased from 15% to 19%, in a relatively

Conference Session

Value Added Collection Management

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2003 Annual Conference

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Virginia Baldwin

A Study of Interdisciplinary Research Needs: Results from Input ofFaculty in Six Engineering Departments in Prioritizing Serial Subscriptions Virginia Baldwin Associate Professor University of Nebraska-Lincoln INTRODUCTION The issue of journal cancellations has been a subject of much discussion andcontroversy, research, conference presentations, and publication in the literature of library andinformation science, especially in the 1990's. Burgard & Easton (1999) highlight a selectionof 14 library Web sites that describe their own cancellation projects. University faculty,particularly in

Conference Session

Trends in Nuclear Engineering Education II

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2003 Annual Conference

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Brian Hajek; Audeen W. Fentiman

Recruiting Graduate Students through an Introductory Nuclear Science and Engineering Course and a Newly Implemented Undergraduate Minor Program By Brian K. Hajek and Audeen W. Fentiman The Ohio State University Nuclear Engineering ProgramIntroductionFive years ago, an effort was undertaken in the Nuclear Engineering Graduate Program atThe Ohio State University to re-invent the only undergraduate nuclear engineering coursein the Program to make it a key recruiting tool for new graduate students. As this effortsucceeded, it became apparent that additional success might be achieved if anundergraduate minor were

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Benjamin Flores; Elvia Martin Del Campo; Ariana Arciero; Patricia Nava; Rosa Gomez

Session 2793 Giving Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics Support and Leadership Experience through a Women in Science and Engineering Program at The University of Texas at El Paso Rosa M. Gómez, Ariana Arciero, Patricia Nava, Elvia Martín Del Campo, and Benjamin Flores The University of Texas at El PasoThe University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a commuter campus that mainly serves students ofthe region, a majority of which are first generation college students. The Women in Science andEngineering (WiSE) program at UTEP was created to give

Conference Session

What's New in Engineering Economy

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Bartus; Snehamay Khasnabis

the past to evaluate engineering projects. These includethe Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Benefit Cost Ratio (B/C), Cost Effectiveness (C/E) andPayoff Period (PP) techniques. Each of these techniques has certain basic characteristicsand limitations, and can be used to identify the optimal project. The selection of aparticular technique for a given project may depend upon the availability of the data, thevalidity of the assumptions used and the intended use of the results.While the presentation of these techniques in a typical undergraduate EngineeringEconomy course is simple and straightforward, the integration of these conceptsexplaining their exact relationship is sometimes problematic. In this paper, its authorsattempt to demonstrate that

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Tonya Smith-Jackson; Chang Soo Nam; Chanel Thomas

Session #### The Significance of Behavior Type on Web Information Retrieval and Academic Success Chanel T. THOMAS, Chang Soo NAM, and Tonya L. SMITH- JACKSON Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia, USA 24061Abstract - This research tests the relationship between Type A/B Behavior, information retrieval onthe World Wide Web, and on academic success of college level students. The participants included26 Industrial & Systems Engineering students at

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2003 Annual Conference

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Nagi El Naga; Halima El Naga

value in all next states isalso “0”. Similarly, at the branching state flip- flop B goes through β transition in allbranches since its value in the branching state is “1” and has the same value, “0”, in allnext states.On the other hand, a flip- flop can go through two different transitions at the branchingstate if it has different values in the next states. In this case, regardless of how manybranches there are, if the flip- flop has a value “0” in the branching state the twotransitions will be α and ϕ and if the flip-flop has a value “1” in the branching state thetwo transitions will be β and I. In this case, a zero is located in the branching statelocation in the Karnaugh map of the flip- flop and the two transitions, with each oneANDed with

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International Collaborative Efforts in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Shahnam Navaee

section of the paper through presenting the solution for a sampleproblem. This problem is taken from the textbook2 of a structural analysis course taught atGeorgia Southern University. The solution for a collection of structural engineering problemssuch as the one presented below can be included in the created modules to fully discuss thetopics and complement the text.For a truck passing over a bridge as shown in Figure 1, determine the following: (a) theinfluence lines for the shear and moment at point K indicated on the figure, (b) the maximumnegative shear force and moment at point K for the case when P2 is acting over this point, and (c)The absolute maximum live moment acting on the bridge due to the moving loads indicated.Note that to

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert McCoy

) diameter.4. One jumbo paperclip.5. One large paper grocery bag.6. Scissors, cutting knife, and paper glue.7. A ruler or meter stick.8. A weighing scale or balance9. A computer with MS ExcelProcedureFor each group of students performing this experiment, at least four rectangular barsapproximately 2.5 cm (1 in) wide and 35.5 cm (14 in) long were cut from the Styrofoam sheet.Moreover, at least four paper strips, also approximately 2.5 cm (1 in) wide and 35.5 cm (14 in)long were cut from the grocery bag. The students then constructed the following four Styrofoambeam configurations: A. Styrofoam bar with no paper. B. Styrofoam bar with paper strip glued to the top surface. C. Styrofoam bar with paper strip glued to the bottom surface

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Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

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Anna Dollar; Paul Steif

indifferent directions; the deformation of the bar is seen to be the same when pairs of forces areapplied in different directions to the cross. Moments due to Forces in 3D tools Moments due to Forces in 3D tools b F b a a c

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daryl Doyle

: a) Organic nomenclature and organic functional groups b) Unit analysis c) Density and specific gravity of liquids (obtained from MSDS at www.hazard.com) d) Volume of a cylinder e) Estimation of the dimensions of a 55-gallon barrelA vendor indicates that a Stoddard Solvent (used in testing of fuel pumps and fuelinjectors) has a requirement that not less than 50% of the solvent distills at 350oF and hasa dry endpoint not above 410 oF. What are these temperatures on the Celsius, Kelvin, andRankin scales? (Used in review of chemical principles)To solve this problem the students need to understand the relationships between thetemperature scales. Many students (for example

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Course and Program Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

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Michael Kozak

Development of Assessment Procedures for Academic Activities Within the Context of a Departmental Continuous Quality Improvement Policy Albert B. Grubbs Jr. Michael R. Kozak University of North TexasAbstractThe success that companies achieved using Total Quality Management (TQM) or ContinuousQuality Improvement (CQI) to improve quality and productivity is well documented.Representatives from industry serving on accreditation boards and commissions suggested thatthe same practices should be adopted to affect quality improvements in academia. TheAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) considered