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2001 Annual Conference

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Jeanne Garland; Christine Helfers; Ronald Roedel; Sarah Duerden

session 2661@ Division 61 Liberal Education Integration of First-Year English with Introduction to Engineering Design with an Emphasis on Questions of Ethics Jeanne Garland, Sarah Duerden, Christine Helfers, & Ronald Roedel Department of English/Department of Electrical Engineering Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287AbstractFundamental to engineering education, and mandated by ABET is that students engage withquestions of ethics. Too often, however, this does not occur until late in the student’s career

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2001 Annual Conference

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Elsa Napoles

Session 2793 The integration of knowledge in the Mechanical Engineering career Elsa Nápoles University of Camaguey, CubaAbstractThe integration of knowledge into the scientific and academic disciplines is being increased as aconsequence of the scientific and technological achievement and the complex problems that mustbe solved by the society.This paper presents a study of the trenches on the integration of knowledge in the mechanicalengineering disciplines and its relationship with this specialty. A holistic curriculum model basedupon the integration of knowledge and

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chitra Javdekar, Massachusetts Bay Community College, Wellesley Hills MA 02481; Stephen W. McKnight, Northeastern University; Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College

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First-Year Programs

the first one or two years ofcollege[2], making the first year college experience for students a critical one in the choice oftheir careers. Several models have been used to describe the attrition of STEM studentsincluding a leaky pipeline model, a path model, and statistical models based on pre-collegecharacteristics for incoming freshmen as indicators of their future retention in engineeringprograms[3].However, it should be noted that one of the important research studies suggests thatproportion of students switching (40%) because of “inadequate preparation in high school mathand science” is almost equal to the proportion of “non-switchers” (38%) reporting inadequatepreparation in those subjects[2]. This suggests that although inadequate

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Innovative Curriculum In Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmine C. Balascio, University of Delaware

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Engineering Technology

for formativeassessment and regular systematic feedback to the students for continuing improvements to theirePortfolios throughout the students’ academic careers. Evaluation rubrics are used to determineacceptability of the submitted ePortfolios and to help pinpoint components that require revisionand resubmission. Student ePortfolios will be routinely evaluated as part of the department’scontinuous quality improvement plan for the ET program and as a direct measure of the TAC ofABET general criteria a through k outcomes for accreditation.IntroductionThe portfolio has long been recognized as an excellent method for direct assessment of programoutcomes 1,2. Apart from assessment, portfolios have additional benefits. Linda Suskie 3 (p 185)lists

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Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

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Biological & Agricultural

; (2)fostering associations between research and regular undergraduate academic courses; (3) creatingand disseminating bioengineering teaching and learning modules and (4) enhancing learningcommunity support at the interface of engineering and biology.In order to be competitive for future careers at the intersection of mathematics, engineering andbiology, our students must make explicit connections between these disciplines2,3. This isoccurring on our campus through integration of genuine research and classroom experiences forundergraduates early in their academic career. Current work is focused on linking NCA&T thecontent for sequences of science and mathematics courses. Similar to traditional academicinstitutions, our science majors

Conference Session

Using Web-Resources and Literature to Teach Engineering in P-8

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brianna L. Dorie, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineers going into the field, since itis expected that demand for engineering expertise won’t be met with current graduation rates.3In response, several K-12 programs have been developed to increase exposure to engineering,normally in a formal setting.5,6 While well-intentioned, the faltering graduation rates ofengineers from suggest these programs are falling short of bolstering the country’s supply offuture engineers, and further action must be taken to maintain a global engineering presence.3Rather than aim at the preparation and retention of older students, the solution may lie with ayounger crowd (ages 3-6), since development during formative years has implications towardsdevelopment of misconceptions and future career choices.7 In

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine E Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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Student

participating (such We conducted Single Factor ANOVA tests or t-tests, as appropriate, on several variables to look for differences in as joining in class discussions and completing total scores between groups, with a significance level of 0.05. hands-on activities). Variable p-value2. I discuss with my class how this course fits into their educational and career goals. Sex 0.196 Future

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Core Concepts, Standards, and Policy in K-12 Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ronald L. Carr, Purdue University; Nilson E. Martinez-Lopez, Purdue University; Jose Daniel Bravo, INSPIRE

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and within its case containing variations depending on the subject areaand standard.Methods of Collection Science, math, technology, vocational, engineering, and career standards were collectedfrom each state. Research team members pulled standards that relate to engineering andtechnology design from each standards document using a liberal approach. The liberal approachmeant that terminology which was in congruence with the definitions of engineering had to beutilized, yet the standards text did not have to explicitly mention engineering. These key terms:Engineering, Design, Process, Optimization, Modeling, Testing, Properties (of Materials),Prototype, Design Task, Iterative, Technology, Constraints, and Criteria were based on

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Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Butler, University of Oklahoma

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Environmental Engineering

the value placed by students on sustainability andenvironmental issues.IntroductionThe “Bodies of Knowledge” (BOKs) of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers(AAEE) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) identify the skill sets needed topractice environmental and civil engineering at various points in an engineer’s career, includingafter completing the B.S. degree. Outcome 8 of the AAEE BOK calls for the ability to recognizelife cycle principles, to identify non sustainable components in engineered systems, to explainhow and why to integrate sustainability into engineering projects, and to quantify emissions andresource consumption associated with engineering processes (paraphrased from AAEE (2009)1).Outcome 10 in the ASCE

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael De Antonio, New Mexico State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

review cycle and forward.1 The definition previously stated that ProgramEducational Objectives are broad statements that describe the career and professionalaccomplishments that the program is preparing the graduate to achieve. This definition is nowchanged to Program Educational Objectives are broad statements that describe what graduatesare expected to attain within a few years of graduation.2 In light of these changes, ABETsuggests that programs reassess their Program Educational Objectives to fit the new criteriondefinition.BackgroundWorkshops and papers have addressed the previous definition of Educational Objectives. Locke3in his ABET workshop at the 2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference states that some of themost common pitfalls when

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hirak C. Patangia, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering as a career path or for personal enrichment. He has written a textbook and a laboratory manual for the course ”Introduction to Electronics and Electrical Systems: A PBL Approach.” He has received numerous awards for teaching excellence at UALR, including the Donaghey Outstanding Teacher Award. He has also received recognition for re- search excellence from the chancellor and college. His research interest is in the general area of signal processing (analog/digital), and he is working on new approaches in inverter design and solar controller to improve efficiency of solar energy conversion. Another area of interest is engineering education research. He received a bachelor’s degree with honors from the Indian

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Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; Karen A. High, Oklahoma State University; Anthony J. Petrosino Jr, University of Texas, Austin ; Theresa A. Dobbs, UTeachEngineering and University of Texas, Austin; Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering; Jill A. Marshall, University of Texas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

education rather than a career in engineering; and pre-service teachers who will becomeengineering educators will have a wide range of mathematics and science backgrounds.Engineering faculty involved in the UTeachEngineering project at The University of Texas, withthe support of a Math and Science Partnership (MSP) grant from the National ScienceFoundation (NSF), have developed a three-course engineering sequence for science andmathematics students preparing to become secondary STEM educators. Students participating inthese classes are enrolled in a pre-service teacher preparation program at the University thatcombines an undergraduate major in mathematics or science with pedagogical courses offered bythe College of Education. This is one possible

Conference Session

Engineering Management Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

interviews yielded substantive Page 25.156.4information. To complement and corroborate the qualitative data obtained from the interviews, abrief three-item survey was administered to a larger population of recruiters, approximately 165,visiting the RHIT fall Career Fair. With the exception of Executive Recruiters (not present at theCareer Fair), the larger group contained similar demographics to face-to-face interviews.The quantitative aspect of this endeavor asked participants to answer the following questions: 1. Do you know the difference between Engineering and Engineering Technology Baccalaureate Degrees (e.g. Mechanical Engineering vs

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Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Mandy C. Phelps, Wichita State University; Karen V. Reynolds, Wichita State University; Barbara S. Chaparro Ph.D.

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

thefoundation units). Students learn about engineering graphics, engineering science, andengineering careers. This allows students to grasp how technology works, not just how to use it.This hands-on learning approach provides opportunities for students in areas they may not Page 25.216.2normally pursue.This paper reports the results of a pre/post assessment of student attitudes toward engineeringand technology during the 2010-2011 academic school year in middle schools implementing thePLTW curriculum and comparable schools not involved in the program (control group). Theonline assessment administered was a combination of the Pupils’ Attitude Toward

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Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health, and Environment Research Organization; Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council

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International

Education Research Council 3 President of Pedagogic Council of University of Minho 4 President of Computer Graphics CenterAbstractThe study abroad experience described in this paper has showed as one of the most effectiveways to promote the retention rate in engineering programs. Among the outcomes are thedynamic addition to undergraduate career; the opportunity for long-lasting friendships; theenhancement of technical skills and knowledge; understanding the different cultures andhistories and an addition to life enrichment. The main goal of the program is to provide the futureengineers with tools and extra experiences to develop a career as engineers in a

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Factors Affecting Student Performance

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica R. McCormick, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Danny King, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

note that not all probationary students begin their college careers with an at-risklabel6. Simon includes that some well-prepared students attain a probationary status, whereassome who have financial, personal and work responsibilities are high achievers7. Even studentswith stellar standardized test scores and high school ranks sometimes end up on academicprobation6.Probation students are at higher risk of academic failure and dismissal from the university.According to Trombley, many factors have been cited as contributing to college students beingplaced on probation such as the need to work, lack of social proficiency, and uncertain goals8.Trombley found that a greater number of probation students reported that they worked comparedto students

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2001 Annual Conference

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Richard Alexander; Jay Porter; James Ochoa; Rainer Fink

. An important questionthat must be continuously addressed is: how do engineering technology faculty, who live in anenvironment of research expectation, combine their classroom and laboratory teaching interestswith research interests? This paper will discuss a process for bringing together what manyfaculty feel is a dichotomy between teaching and research. How engineering technology facultymight develop a rewarding career in both teaching and research will be outlined.I. IntroductionMany engineering technology faculty in the United States are employed at universities whereresearch is an integral part of the university’s mission. Faculty performance at those schools ismeasured in various combinations within the triad of teaching, research and

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2001 Annual Conference

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Jeff Fant

2793Purpose of the Technology Awareness Program:To expose middle and high school students to high paying careers available inEngineering Technology.To introduce these same students to an assortment of exciting engineering technologysubjects that lead to these career opportunities.To aggressively utilize numerous for-profit and not-for-profit resources in theimplementation of the technology awareness program.To establish and develop an annual Summer Technology Camp (STC) for these students,with an initial opening to take place June 2000.To tap qualified students from local high schools, less than 20 years of age, forenrollment in the division of Engineering Technology.To achieve an annual goal of increased enrollment in this area of ten percent per

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2001 Annual Conference

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Ron Hart; Marvin Adams; K. Peddicord; Ian Hamilton; Beth Earl; Alan Waltar

anobligation to share some of the efforts that have been employed to achieve this upward surge inthe hopes that at least some of these techniques might be employed elsewhere. It is importantthat all strong nuclear engineering programs in the nation experience similar success if we are toproduce the qualified manpower that our country needs.Listed below are the 8 steps that we at Texas A&M have employed over the past two years.1) Building the Case: In order for any product to sell, the basis for sale must be solid. With regard to careers in nuclear engineering, the case today is probably as strong (if not stronger) than it was in the heydays of the 1960s and 1970s. The fundamental reason for this is that the job market is

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2001 Annual Conference

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Pam Newberry; Constantine Anagnostopoulos; Chalmers Sechrist; Barbara Stoler; Douglas Gorham

Barbara Coburn Stoler Manager, Career Development and Outreach IEEE Educational Activities Chalmers Sechrist Professor Emeritus University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAbstractPre-college engineering and technology programs are not immune from the increaseddemands that advances in technology have placed upon them. The InternationalTechnology Education Association (ITEA), and its Technology for All AmericansProject, has recently published Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for theStudy of Technology1. These standards provide critical guidance for all pre-collegeengineering and technology programs. In

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2001 Annual Conference

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Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; David Huggins; Winston F. Erevelles

Page 6.804.1while simultaneously providing new and rewarding career paths for the region’s youth. Clearly Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationsomething must be done to reverse this trend – initiatives must include both education andtraining of the current as well as incumbent workforce. The Partnership for Regional Innovationin Manufacturing Education (PRIME) was created to address this fundamental mismatchbetween the labor market and the economy.II. The formation of PRIMEPRIME brings together Robert Morris College (RMC), Penn State New Kensington (PSNK), thecommunity colleges of Allegheny

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2001 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Reardon

ofthe engineering field while being both challenging and fun. Details of the lecture topics anddesign project (construction and testing of a solar water heater) are provided in this paper, as arecomments on the outcomes of the course. Overall, this integrated lecture-laboratory courseappears to meet all of our objectives for an introductory course in engineering, and studentfeedback on this course has been very positive.1. IntroductionWhen asked their objectives for a first-semester introduction to engineering course, our studentsoverwhelmingly list "learn about engineering as a career" as their top choice, with "learn aboutmy major" typically the second-ranked objective. Unfortunately, they lack the technical,computational, and problem-solving

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2001 Annual Conference

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Ken Vickers; John Todd

discussed.II. Course sequence knowledge contentIn order to achieve the course objectives, strategies were defined to give the students theknowledge and tools necessary for both their future career success and for immediate new venturecreation in the state. These strategies were: 1. To increase understanding of the creation and evolution of high-tech entrepreneur ventures. 2. To identify the basic decisions that an entrepreneur faces, including technology selection, product design, market analysis, financing, and general management of operations. 3. To develop leadership skills for identification and exploitation of technological opportunities, risk assessment, finding resources, and managing

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2000 Annual Conference

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William E Maddox; Theodore D. Thiede; Stephen H. Cobb; Scott R Hickman; John Crofton

provided by physics. The intent is to provide program alumni with the flexibility to adapt to tomorrow’s demands for modern, interdisciplinary careers in a rapidly changing technological society. Murray State’s Area in Engineering Physics curriculum is an alternative to the typical major-minor combination. Students study fundamental concepts from mechanical and electrical engineering along with topics in advanced physics, advanced mathematics, and computer science. The typical four-year program for well-prepared students is included below. Page 5.195.1 Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering Physics

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2000 Annual Conference

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Donna C.S. Summers

graduates for their careers. The courses we have within our program havevalue for our students, co-ops, graduates and the industries that hire them. These courses makeus unique and viable in the marketplace. We learned that alignment already exists between ourstudents’ learning, curriculum design, and the career paths of our graduates. This survey gave usinsight into how to enhance that alignment. Information gained from the survey will be used toimprove the order in which we offer courses. This effort also gave us insight into how we canrearrange the material covered within our courses to update them. We know we will need toemphasize effective speaking and technical writing. We feel that by making the changes ourcustomers have helped us determine

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2000 Annual Conference

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Margarita Takach; Yiyuan J. Zhao; Reza Langari; Ray Taghavi; Mehrdad Ghasemi Nejhad; Luigi Martinelli; Linda Ann Riley; K. Krishnamurthy; Janet M. Twomey; Degang Chen; David Radcliffe

5.714.3Curriculum reform can not stop at the freshman level however, or remain limited to one or twoengineering design courses. In order for engineering education to provide the rich set of skills thatare necessary for a successful career in engineering, one must evaluate and potentially revise themanner in which engineering students are educated throughout the traditional four-yearengineering program. Such reform must be, in our vision, multifaceted and will likely impact boththe form and content of engineering education as discussed below.3.1 Impact on Engineering SciencesA key feature of our vision addresses the manner in which fundamental scientific concepts ofengineering are introduced in the classroom setting. In particular, we believe that, it is

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2001 Annual Conference

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Audeen Fentiman; Robert J. Gustafson; John Merrill; John Demel; Richard Freuler

coursesand on the job, and to have a positive influence on their ultimate career choice. An overarchinggoal was to improve student retention rates into the sophomore year and beyond.The purpose of this paper is to describe the assessment plan, as well as the data collection processand the data analysis. The plan itself is structured around a specific measurement focus, supportedby tools/methods, supporting actions, and an established timetable. The data that is collectedforms the basis for discussions at weekly instructional team meetings, while more detailedanalysis of the data enables the team to make decisions regarding program adjustments.Furthermore, the assessment processes and resulting outcomes were instrumental in deciding tocontinue the

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2001 Annual Conference

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Jr., Edward Evans; Richard B. Englund

Session 3550 A Bridge to High-School Girls: A Versatile Recruiting Tool Edward R. Evans, Jr., Richard Englund The Pennsylvania State University at ErieAbstract:High school girls are bombarded by counselors and others, encouraging them to consider careersin science and engineering. We feel that encouragement is of greatest value with a sampling ofthe career; therefore we designed and built a 16-foot long wood and steel bridge to enhance arecent recruitment session. The girls in the session were introduced to structural topics, thenthey assembled the bridge and were able to cross it at

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Olusegun Odesina; Nicholas Akinkuoye

consequences lasting far intothe future. The fate of an individual’s career and that of college and university programs—indeed, professional society—rests on this important decision. Retention, tenure and promotion practices vary widely throughout the United Statesbecause higher education traditions are characterized by vast differences. In addition,expectations regarding retention, tenure and promotion vary considerably, and the process alsovaries within colleges and universities. Some institutions use committees; others do not. Thecriteria usually are teaching, service and research but not necessarily in this order. Kasten (1984)reported that teaching was second in importance to research in most institutions, and faculty“overwhelmingly agree

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald J. Bennett

change is globalization of business of all types.123 We constantly seeexpansion not only of sales to all areas of the world, but manufacturing and product developmentas well.1 Thurow, Lester, Head to Head, Wm. Morrow, 1992.2 Khosrowpour, M. and Karen Loch, “Global Information Technology Education: Issues and Trends.” Series inGlobal Information Technology Management, 1993.3 Yates, Loyd, “Management of Technology in the United States: An Overview of Selected Issues”, Journal of Page 3.337.2Studies in Technical Careers, V14(2), pp. 75-86, 1992. 2It is not a coincidence that globalization and