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Introduction to Engineering Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hirak Patangia

their career goals. The traditional ‘introduction to engineering’ course thatgenerally surveys various engineering career paths is insufficient to provide the freshmenstudents with a feel for their major. As an alternate, many engineering programs have startedoffering project-based courses under various titles at the freshmen level to introduce students tothe field of their study. A leading institution to introduce such an approach in the ECEcurriculum is Carnegie Mellon University, and they have successfully offered an ‘intellectuallysubstantive’ course with basic algebra and high school physics as prerequisites 1.Unlike the courses specifically designed to provide freshmen experiential learning to the majorsadmitted into a program, the course

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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John Mihalasky; Gina Boesch; Keith Sheppard

contractprofessionals, more emphasis on flexible multidisciplinary teams (in many cases operatinginternationally) and corporations taking a different stance to new product development. Thelatter includes buying in new technology once it has been proven rather than developing in-house. It also includes promotion of intrapreneurship , including spinning off successful internalventures to maximize value. For engineering graduates entering this environment, anentrepreneurial orientation and associated knowledge and skills will be a key career enabler.Development of an institutional culture to foster entrepreneurshipIn response to recognition of the changing business environment, which fundamentally affectsour various stakeholders, Stevens has engaged in a sea

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Energy Project and Laboratory Ideas

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2003 Annual Conference

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Yanfeng Gong; Mike Collum; Noel Schulz

Session Number 3233 Electrical Engineering Concept Demonstrations and Laboratories using a Power Relay System Noel N. Schulz, Associate Professor, Mississippi State University Yanfeng Gong, Graduate Student, Mississippi State University Mike Collum, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories AbstractRecent issues within the power industry, such as deregulation and California’s energy problems,are creating a renewed interest in careers within power engineering careers. Many schools areseeing increases in the number of undergraduates in

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Nathan Richardson; Carl White

ofundergraduate entrance is by recommendation from senior level associates.Graduate students conducting research under the guidance of the director receive automaticadmission into COMSARE. These students are continuing COMSARE undergraduates who havesuccessfully completing the B.S. degree and seek graduate study, or they are recruited viaMSU/COMSARE participation in career and college fairs.Currently, COMSARE’s has a total of forty (40) associates and assistants- seven (7) PMAssociates, three (3) R&D Associates, ten (10) Engineering Associates, and ten (10) EngineeringAssistants. Since its inception, COMSARE has produced a total of 150 highly skilled engineers,who are making productive contributions to their affiliate organizations

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John Williams

items included course content and pedagogy to be introduced to the enteringclass in the fall semester of 2000. Along with a technical review of algebra, trigonometry,geometry, and physics, student development would be the main focus. Specific items to beaddressed included the exploration of the engineering profession, community building,identifying and developing academic skills, and setting goals.Many students enter engineering without much information about their intended career path. Infact, one third of the freshmen enter into engineering at Alfred University with an undecidedmajor for the first year. These students have yet to actually understand the job for which they aretraining. This lack of vision prevents students from putting in a

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John Olson; Georgia Ehlers; David Lovelock; Ali Mehrabian

(Henderson 1999).The opportunity to study, conduct research, and establish a career in these fields is a reachablegoal for students regardless of physical ability.In the Spring of 1998, a group consisting of students with physical disabilities, faculty fromSMET disciplines, and staff at the University of Arizona (UA) proposed a program to the Page 6.418.1 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education”National Science Foundation (NSF) aimed at encouraging more students with physicaldisabilities

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2001 Annual Conference

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Nohemi Rubio; Lourdes Sanchez-Contreras; Connie Della-Piana

undergraduate students in research. Participation in anundergraduate research experience in science, engineering and mathematics holds the promise ofincreasing student interest in pursuing graduate degrees and research careers in these fields.According to an advisory committee to the National Science Foundation, an undergraduateresearch experience provides students with the opportunity to attain high levels of competenceand confidence in the their field of interest. Students develop an understanding of the methodsand process of research and learn to make informed judgments about technical and scientificmatters and develop a strong set of skills to communicate and work in teams to solve complexproblems1. In addition, students are provided an opportunity

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Stephanie Weitemeyer; Stephanie Draeger; Rebecca Morrison; Lehang Huynh; Ashok K. Goel; Sarah Bergstrom; Jami Meteer; Aleli Mojica-Campbell; Martha Sloan

in the areas of design, modelingand simulation of GaAs-based very high-speed integrated circuits are outlined.I. IntroductionIt is widely accepted that active research experience is one of the most effective techniquesfor training and motivating undergraduate students for careers in science and engineering.National Science Foundation (NSF) recognizes this and supports undergraduate researchunder two “Research Experiences for Undergraduates” (REU) programs: a) Under their“REU Supplements” program, NSF encourages principal investigators of NSF-fundedresearch grants to include one or two undergraduate students in their existing projects; b)Under their “REU Site” program, NSF provides funds to set up undergraduate research sitesconsisting of

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2000 Annual Conference

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Douglas M. Mattox; David D. Mattox

thefinancial tables. In recruiting guests for the financial presentations, it has been ourexperience that most community financial professionals would be willing to assist in such aprogram. The burden on the instructor is to conceive of simple, product ideas, which can bedesigned and implemented by the basic skill set of the engineering students. The students arenot asked to perfect the design, just to define the general manufacturing cost envelope. Thenecessary planning and business skills will be learned and experienced in the course, albeit ina limited way.Student ResponseStudent evaluations have been above average. Unexpected, but welcomed is a significantshift upward in student interest in careers in management after this exposure, as indicated

Conference Session

Focus on Undergraduate Impact

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Edgar Blevins

assigned to anyengineering management projects for several years after graduation. According to Lannes(2001), an undergraduate engineering degree only prepares a student for the first (engineering)phase of ones career and the graduate degree prepares them for the transition to the managementphases of their career. 7 An informal survey of many attendees at the 2001 ASEM nationalconference did believe that any amount of preparation of future engineers in management skillswould be a great benefit. Several of the attendees indicated that their universities weredeveloping undergraduate or graduate engineering management programs. As stated byRosandich et. al. (2001), areas of human behavior and social systems are given less focus inengineering

Conference Session

Special Topics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Moshe Hartman; Harriet Hartman

student-faculty relationships.The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of the findings in terms ofwhether the practices of the Rowan program are indeed best practices in engineeringeducation, and not for women only.IntroductionThe national shortage of engineers has led to scrutiny of the “pipeline” which leads from interestin the sciences in the childhood years through career commitment to the field. Critical in thisjourney are the undergraduate years. Astin and Astin1 estimated 40% attrition in engineeringduring the undergraduate years; Strenta et. al.2 reported 40 - 60% attrition in engineering for menand even higher, 54-70%, attrition for women; Adelman3 shows a persistent 20% gap nationallybetween men’s and women’s completion

Conference Session

Inquiring MINDs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Craig Somerton

who benefit from affirmative action should have a historical tie to the group that wasoriginally disadvantaged. Data is then presented that shows a large fraction of affirmative actionengineering faculty in the Big 10 are foreign born. Some anecdotal observations are provided thatfurther emphasize the problem. Final remarks concerning the situation conclude this paper.Why Affirmative Action?It would be presumptuous to try to address the above question in all of its complexity. Thisquestion is addressed from the personal perspective of one who has struggled with the concept ofaffirmative action during his academic career. Those of us who have supported affirmative actionmust also be supportive of equal opportunity. However, there is a real

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Development in EET

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2002 Annual Conference

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James Stewart; William Lin

input from both our Career Services(placement) office and from the EET program's Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) ofrepresentatives from local employers. So the EET faculty recommended that no EETstudent should complete their formal training without at least one course in electroniccommunications technology. With the goal set, a faculty committee was charged, and thework was begun to move material from what were BS level at other DeVry campusesinto the AAS course sequence at the New Jersey campus. Page 7.889.2 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright Ó 2002

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Engineering Economy Classroom Tips

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2002 Annual Conference

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Paul Kauffmann; William Peterson

topical areas by asking students to rate usefulness. The ratings wereevaluated for differences based on application to job, professional growth, and public/ privatesector employment. Preliminary findings are discussed in this paper and contrasts betweenpublic and private sector practices are examined.I. IntroductionMaster of Engineering Management (MEM) students offer a unique perspective to educators.Since most of these students are several years into their career, they have strong opinionsregarding the value of course topics for the near term in the current job and in the long term fortheir professional and personal development. As a result, they judge the quality of coursecontent, in large part, based on the likelihood of application. For many

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Laura Lucas

the School of Engineering and Technologyhave to offer… the better prepared they will be to make informed college and career choices.Another objective of this activity will be to create a learning environment that will motivate ourstudents in a new way. They will be motivated to learn the concepts of good criticism, becausethey will be “on show “so to speak, themselves when they go out to these high schools as the‘expert’, also being there as mentor or role models and perhaps providing career guidance back tothis community of high school students.SignificanceThe Expected Benefits of integrating this outreach to High Schools is to better teach the objectiveof discussing and presenting your ideas. To, in effect, ‘set in’ the teaching, by

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2001 Annual Conference

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Mary Cummings; Tamara Knott

hours.First semester course loads are in essence a measure of college students’ commitment andinvolvement in university life. Motivation, persistence, and commitment have long beenrecognized as critical for academic success. Those students that initially take a full loadare making a conscious commitment to college, which sets the pace for their entirecollege career. In a college student retention study, Cope and Hannah state, “personalcommitment to either an academic or occupational goal is the single most importantdeterminant of persistence in college.”4 In another study that focused on the performanceof students who dropped or withdrew from courses, those who did so had lower grades.Students who maintained more difficult schedules received higher

Conference Session

Design Education II

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Sabah Razouk Abro, Laurence Tecnological University, Department of Engineering Tecnology; Jerry Cuper, Lawrence Technological University

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Manufacturing

has many publications related to education and statistics. He is a member of several professional organizations like the American Mathematical Society. Sabah has participated in 2010 in AESS conference with a paper jointly with Ken CookJerry Cuper, Lawrence Technological University Jerry Cuper is a professor and advisor in the Department of Engineering Technology in the College of Engineering. His education includes graduate and undergraduate degrees, and completion of a technol- ogy apprenticeship program. Mr. Cuper’s career has spanned a wealth of experience in the machine shop, on the drawing board, in construction, and many years in engineering design, testing and development, management, and planning. Most of

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for Undergraduate Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Randy Libros, Community College of Philadelphia

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

democratic society charged with making long-term decisions on these emerging technologies. The course, Science, Technology and Public Policy (ASET 101) is a 3 credit, non-lab sciencecourse. It is a required course in the Applied Science and Engineering Technology curriculum,but also fulfills the science general education requirement at the institution, and so appeals to abroader audience than those specifically in the curriculum. In addition, the course is open tohigher level developmental students as well as high school students through a dual enrollmentprogram, thus providing an opportunity for students to explore science, technology and relatedsocietal issues early in their academic career. Students who are still deciding on academic and

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qing Zheng, Gannon University; Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

students engaged in the hour-long sessionto assemble and test the PCB-based circuit. This project activity has demonstrated that(a) the K-12 student is more actively engaged in the integrated project, (b) gains thesystem level appreciation of the design problem, and (c) has the confidence to completethe project. Page 22.895.2The ECE department plans to host ECE day events with STEM-based integrated projectactivities in ECE to (a) encourage K-12 students to consider careers in ECE, (b)strengthen the undergraduate enrollment in ECE, and (c) link the undergraduate ECEprogram with the K-12 STEM curriculum.This paper is organized as follows. Section 2

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl White, Morgan State University; Clifton Sean Martin, Innovative STEM Foundation (ISF); Maisha Drew, Innovative STEM Foundation (ISF); Givon Forbes, Innovative STEM Foundation (ISF)

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Minorities in Engineering

Bachelor of Science Degree and Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Morgan State University and is presently working on his Doctorate Degree in Math Education. Mr. Martin has worked at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) as a Power System Engineer. He has taught high school Mathematics in the Baltimore City Public School System as well as Mathematics at several colleges and universities. Just before coming to BDJ, Mr. Martin worked for the Maryland State Department of Education as a Regional Coordinator for Career and Technology Education, where he assisted many local school systems with their implementation and management of pre-engineering and technology

Conference Session

New Faculty Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

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New Engineering Educators

models when people like engineering faculty, “Lead by example. Act the wayyou want other people to act. Think about what you are doing and how it will affect other people.Make good decision that can be passed on. Do you say things that someone might repeat? If yes,than make it something good.” 2 Page 22.1263.3By the time students reach the junior and senior levels they have become engineers. They arelistening to their instructors as mentors to the challenging careers that lie ahead. The captivatingquality of the engineering curriculum lends itself to be the base upon which communication skillsare presented to engineers. Professors would not

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Carmen R. Zafft, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; John Sutton, RMC Research Corporation; Lance C. Pérez, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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NSF Grantees

represented approximately 17 % of all scientistsand engineers in the United States 5. Couple this with the rapid growth of science andengineering related jobs, it is apparent that in order to meet the demand, “the nation will need toproduce more minority scientists and engineers…and to address the underrepresentation ofminorities in these fields” 5. Another solution is the development and implementation of transfer partnerships betweencommunity colleges (CC) and four-year institutions. Anderson-Rowland and Grierson 10 Page 22.1111.2promoted the CC as a viable option in the development of students as they pursue math andscience careers

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy M. Hodges P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Elizabeth White Baker, Wake Forest University

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Mechanical Engineering

promotestudents to choose to pursue graduate education. This paper outlines a new program thatintroduces cadets to the world of graduate education. The core of the program is to partner withexisting graduate schools to germinate the seed of future work in graduate engineering education.The goal is to foster the benefits of graduate education and the career enhancement that obtainingthe education affords. We also believe that participation in the program makes theundergraduate student a better communicator and logical thinker with the ultimate goal ofintroducing the students to graduate studies in engineering. In this paper we introduce theconceptual framework of the program and the results of its early implementation. We will alsoaddress the future

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2001 Annual Conference

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Casey Preston; R. Mark Worden; Daina Briedis

undergraduatelevel, an engineer will be better prepared to deal with bioprocesses in industry orgraduate school.International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE)In the early 1990s, MSU chemical engineering students established one of the fewstudent chapters of ISPE in the country. The chapter has provided excellent learning andnetworking opportunities. The student-organized activities include monthly meetingswith industrial speakers who cover a variety of topics from home brewing to patent law.These presentations have introduced students to the multiple career options available to achemical engineer in the pharmaceutical industry. Networking opportunities arrangedthrough ISPE functions have led to employment opportunities, including internship, co

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2001 Annual Conference

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William Whitaker

, many young people do not recognize the important role that construction plays inour society. Nor do they understand the many opportunities the construction industry providesfor college trained professionals. It is the challenge of the construction industry and theuniversities to encourage the high school students of today to consider careers in construction.Enrollment in engineering and engineering technology programs has been a concern since the Page 6.839.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationearly 80

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Raju Dandu; Doug Oliphant; David Delker

Consulting: Responsibility or Promiscuity? The Journal of Higher Education, 55(5), 637-659, 1984.2. Jeffrey A. Griffen & Rick Homkes. Faculty Internships, 1999 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Session 1375.3. Richard M. Reis. When Faculty Consulting helps and when it Hurts---Your Career. The Chronical of Higher Education, Career Network, Ca4. URL: http://sll.stanford.edu/projects/tomprof/newtomprof/postings/37.html. Tomorrow’s Professor- Msg # 37 Consulting and other Industry Relationships.5. URL: http://sll.stanford.edu/projects/tomprof/newtomprof/postings/41.html. Tomorrow’s Professor- Msg # 41 Consulting –Needed Prior to Tenure, not just after Tenure.6. URL: http://chronicle.com/jobs/99/10/99102202c.htm. When Faculty

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Rosalyn Hobson; Kenneth Burbank

for science and technology and itsrole in society. They also hoped to motivate the students to choose careers in engineering.Finally, this group wanted to aid these students in building a strong background in mathematicsand physical sciences; a background that would enable the student to enter directly into the corecurriculum of any engineering school with confidence in their ability to successfully completethe program and graduate.Consequently, from these ideas came the development of the Richmond Area Program forMinorities in Engineering (RAPME). RAPME, a non-profit organization, was officiallyincorporated in July 1978 with 10 sponsors. RAPME developed two recognized programs to aidin accomplishing its goals: the Summer Engineering

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2000 Annual Conference

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Elizabeth Petry

. Althoughthe freshmen have limited design ability I am confident by introducing some basic designvocabulary in this course they will meet the challenges of Design Habitat. Students will beasked to research and develop housing solutions and follow through with completion ofconstruction documents. Again, these architectural students will be encourage (perhaps,required) to volunteer on site at a local Habitat site. If prepared and presented in an appropriatemanner, I am confident this course will help students grasp the full role of an architect in thedesign and construction process. Students will better understand what opportunities await themand may develop career paths based on these experiences

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2000 Annual Conference

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Oguz A. Soysal

on FSU campus. The objective of this course is tomotivate the students towards an engineering career by introducing basic design concepts,communication and survival skills through a practical problem. Students learn characteristics anddifferent phases of a design process, such as brainstorming, refining the ideas, prototypedevelopment, and product evaluation. Professional communication skills including technicaldrawings, report writing, data analysis by using spreadsheets, and preparation of presentationsare learned and applied in different phases of the product development. Students work in teamsthroughout the product development process.The selected theme for fall 1999 was a "Solar Powered Irrigation System for a Remote farm."The paper

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2000 Annual Conference

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Roxanne Jacoby; Jean Le Mee

engineers do? What will motivate them?How will they manage their lives and careers? What skills will they need to be successful, to makea lasting and meaningful contribution to society?Considering the rapid pace of technological and scientific growth, the substantial political,economic, and social changes of the past fifty years, the accelerating pace of change in our society,we, at Cooper Union, are of the opinion that we will need a totally new type of engineer.The world will need engineers: • with great flexibility, able to understand and adapt to rapid technological and societal change, Page 5.627.1 • technically