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Edward N. Prather; Raymond B. Landis

2000,1 or lookat the low transfer rates of students who start engineering study in community colleges, or look atthe differentially low retention of minority students (African-American, Hispanic, and NativeAmerican) to convince ourselves that there is lots of room for improvement. If that’s notenough, we can always take the TQM view that “no matter how good we are doing, we shouldalways strive to be better.”An Introduction to Engineering course with a primary focus on “student development” canprovide an ideal vehicle for working with first year engineering students to enhance their chancesof success. A Student Success Model (Figure 1), taken from Chapter 4 of Landis’ text StudyingEngineering: A Road Map to a Rewarding Career,2 suggests three

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Richard M. Felder

time to teaching than they can help.4. The teachers. These have made the decision that teaching is their most important job, and they spend most of their careers refining their craft. Some just teach and teach very well; others are active in educational scholarship—writing texts and instructional software, importing and developing new instructional methods and materials, and attending education- related conferences and publishing in educational journals.5. The majority. Most faculty members value and enjoy both research and teaching, but time constraints force them to put their emphasis on one or the other. Although they would genuinely like to be excellent teachers, they conclude that research is a higher priority and they

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Steven H. VanderLeest; Edward G. Nielsen

practical importance of theliberal arts and begin to see the sweeping scope of life in which engineering operates. They arepersuaded to take ownership of their own education and career development.A Broad ApproachIn order to combine the concepts of liberal arts and global engineering in a way that would allowcross-fertilization, we developed a new course with several unique approaches that broadenedthe perspective of our students. First, we focused on engineering practice. The abstractions andmodels of academics often intentionally hide the “messiness” of reality, simplifying problems tohelp the students understand.Unfortunately, such methods also letstudents lose touch with reality, Our Initial Course Offeringobscuring the

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Suzanne Keilson

a diverse workforce and pipeline. From elementary school science to the highestranks of the professorate, the numbers are dismal. Many faculty and practitioners remainresistant to these issues. What may eventually change the national situation is the very practicalfact that engineering and technology firms can no longer afford to operate under the status quo.Engineers and scientists are no longer sole inventors, but must work in teams, which arebecoming increasingly international. It is a pragmatic argument that we must train our studentsto operate in the global marketplace, in whatever career they choose. To prepare all of ourstudents to function in the larger world, our own view must become more global or diverse.Numerous sources sound

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M. A. Mooney; K. K. Muraleetharan; H. Gruenwald; B. E. Vieux; Randall L. Kolar

, seegreat value in introducing design early and often in the engineering curriculum, as theopen-ended feature of such problems helps students develop critical thinking skills that arerequired for a successful engineering career. Furthermore, many faculty desire to generate studentexcitement, which usually correlates with seeing application of theory. To address theseconcerns, we are introducing a comprehensive project in the freshman year centered arounddesigning Sooner City. Basically, freshman are given a plat of undeveloped land (not unlike theundeveloped expanses of prairie that greeted the early $Sooner# settlers of 1889 - hence theappropriateness of the Sooner City name) that, by the time they graduate, is turned into a (partial)design for a

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Murali Krishnamurthi

issues responsibly in their professional careers. In thispaper, integration of ethics into modeling courses in engineering is addressed and the experiencegained from integrating ethics into modeling courses in engineering is presented.2. Ethical Issues in ModelingThe traditional model building steps give rise to numerous ethical issues. A majority of theissues are applicable to various modeling techniques across disciplines and problem domains.The issues arise mainly from the murky nature of the modeling process, reliance on human skill,judgment, and interaction, and the dynamic nature of real-world problems. The followingparagraphs highlight some of the significant ethical issues that can be encountered in modeling.Selection of a modeling

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Murali Krishnamurthi

issues responsibly in their professional careers. In thispaper, integration of ethics into modeling courses in engineering is addressed and the experiencegained from integrating ethics into modeling courses in engineering is presented.2. Ethical Issues in ModelingThe traditional model building steps give rise to numerous ethical issues. A majority of theissues are applicable to various modeling techniques across disciplines and problem domains.The issues arise mainly from the murky nature of the modeling process, reliance on human skill,judgment, and interaction, and the dynamic nature of real-world problems. The followingparagraphs highlight some of the significant ethical issues that can be encountered in modeling.Selection of a modeling

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Kenneth Reid

feelless alone through their entire college career. This has been shown to increase a student’schances to eventually graduate, thereby improving retention.Many of the students were able to benefit from the suggestion to work in their weakest area,especially when it was pointed out that the skills they are learning apply through most of thetechnology courses they will take in the future. The students were told that they are expected toknow some skills upon completion of this class, and if they were unsure, this was their bestopportunity to learn.Conclusions:Students going through an introductory circuits course are usually presented with concepts thatthey are totally unfamiliar with, and many think of this course as a struggle. Students are now

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Christopher D. Pionke; J. Roger Parsons

realized. This paper describes a program, which through an immersion into the engineeringdesign process, combines fun and competition with realistic information about the career ofengineering.The Tennessee Governor’s School for the Sciences is a four-week summer program for risinghigh school juniors and seniors who are among the best and brightest in the state. Morningsessions of the program consist of a common curriculum for all 150 students with courses oncomputer skills, technical writing, and professional practices and ethics. In the afternoon, thestudents attend one of six specialty areas with approximately 20-30 students enrolled in eachspecialty. Each student attends only one specialty area for the entire four weeks.Engineering is one of

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Raymond B. Landis

curriculum to provide freshman students increased exposure to topics such as computing,engineering design, problem solving, and creativity.Generally, little consideration is given as to whether these activities and interventions reallyaddress those factors that are impeding student success. Consequently, although worthwhile,the types of interventions listed above do not generally have a significant impact on studentsuccess. The postulate of this paper is that enhancing engineering student success can best beaccomplished by taking a direct approach to changing student attitudes and behaviors.In Chapter 1 of the author’s text Studying Engineering: A Road Map to a Rewarding Career,2the keys to success in engineering study are described as

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Sheela N. Yadav-Olney; Jill M. Clough

the competition much more interesting because each teamwas unique -- with its own machine and a strategy built around the capabilities of the machine.For UW-Platteville students, several mentioned that participating on the FIRST team hadreinforced their career choice (particularly of EE for some reason -- several mentioned beingunsure, but seeing the seniors having such fun with the control systems inspired the youngerstudents to stick with it).Future plansHappily, after last year's competition the students have taken the initiative to organize themselvesinto a continuing group. In May, officers were elected to the posts of design leader, treasurer,public relations director, and animation leader. Each post represents two positions -- one

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Carol Richardson

may include career information,communication, teamwork and leadership activities, drug and alcohol education, values,diversity, and ethics, study skills, personality and interest inventories, and selfmanagement of stress and social issues. The new student is provided with a directconnection to academic department, peer and mentor support from the student affairs andfaculty facilitators, and an introduction to campus resources. Resources that can beintroduced are the library, computer systems, and the Learning Development Center. Thecourses are not always restricted to freshman students. Some departments encourage new Page 2.208.22 Upcraft, M. Lee

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Mary Ann McCartney; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

position has established the K-12 outreach as anintegral part of the CEAS.This year, on the Navajo Reservation, the first group of MESA Window Rock High Schoolstudents graduated, impacting the number of Native Americans entering engineering. TheseMESA students have distinguished themselves by demonstrating less anxiety about enteringengineering, by utilizing the MEP services more frequently than their peers, and by taking Page 2.259.3leadership roles early in their academic careers. The ASU Vice President of Student Affairs has 3asked MEP to team with the Native American Achievement Program (NAAP) so

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James R. Sherrard

MANDATORY CREDIT REDUCTION OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS - CAN QUALITY HIGH CREDIT PROGRAMS SURVIVE? James R. Sherrard Three Rivers Community-Technical College The late 1980's and 1990's have proven to be very difficult times for engineering technologydegree programs nationally. Not only have the numbers of enrolled students declined whileemployment opportunities have generally diminished, but the costs to support quality programshave continued to grow. The perceived reduction in interest for technology as a career choice hasput added pressure on both institutions and program faculty to save and revitalize these programs.Business and industry have

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Barry J. Farbrother

requirements in addition to the traditional engineering topics.(ii) The Sophomore yearA distinguishing feature of both new programs is that the sophomore year for bothprograms are virtually identical (differing only in one course) and the student is given thebroad engineering science foundation which we believe is essential if they are to functioneffectively throughout their careers. The curriculum incorporates an innovative sequenceof courses in electrical, mechanical, fluid and thermal systems which were developed withsupport from the National Science Foundation. The Foundation Coalition7,89 focuses uponfoundation curricula which are integrated, interdisciplinary and design-oriented. Theyutilize student discovery, co-operative learning and problem

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Matthew R. James; Mario G. Beruvides

their leisure.For demographic purposes each subject was asked information on: sex, age, race, zip code,occupation, course of study, classification, and highest degree earned. The questions weredesigned so that both EM and MBA students would be confronted with general perception issues Page 2.318.3for the two degree programs. These questions covered the following areas: 1. The difficulty of both programs at the subject’s university. 2. The ability for EMs to substitute for MBAs, and vice versa. 3. The career mobility of men and women with each degree. 4. The expected leadership abilities associated with EMs/MBAs

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Melissa J. Dark; Robert J. Herrick; Dennis R. Depew

Science Foundation established the Advanced Technology Education Program(ATE) to fund and support educational initiatives in the areas of mathematics, science,engineering, and technology education.The Midwest Center for Advanced Technology Education (MCATE) at Purdue University issupported by the National Science Foundation. MCATE is a consortium between PurdueUniversity and seven midwestern community colleges. The mission of MCATE is to enhancethe educational opportunities and experiences available to students pursuing manufacturingrelated careers. The consortium is accomplishing this mission through faculty and curriculumdevelopment. This paper will focus on the planning, implementation, and evaluation process ofthe faculty and curriculum

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1999 Annual Conference

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H. Öner Yurtseven; Patricia L. Fox; Stephen Hundley

annually for the past 20 years by our school incooperation with the Engineering Technology Council (ETC) and the Engineering TechnologyDivision (ETD) of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). The EngineeringTechnology Faculty Salary Survey provides salary data to participants in several formats: rawdata by school code; summary of minimum, maximum, and average salaries by ranks; 13 yearsummary of the same data; averages by region; and averages by number of faculty.The Engineering Workforce Commission of the American Society of Engineering Societiespublishes Engineers: A Quarterly Bulletin on Careers in the Profession. The quarterlypublication annually reports on the compensation of engineers.5

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Philip Doepker

through the design processthat involves interdisciplinary teams. In academia we not only have the need but theresponsibility of preparing our students so that they will be able to function effectively asengineers throughout their careers. Thus, we must design our curricula and our delivery to meetthe needs of our stakeholders. As stated by ASEE President Winfred Phillips “Are we doing a good job of teaching basicengineering skills; but also are we doing enough to prepare our students to survive and thrive inthe next century’s workplace?” 2 Phillips further identifies the professional environment thatwill be needed, including working with interdisciplinary teams and the need for effective verbaland written communication. He concludes his

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Phillip C. Wankat; Frank S. Oreovicz

topics.2 Thus graduate students need to practice the following: oral and written communication, being a member of a technical team, design and open ended-problems, and learning how-to-learn. The course content provides the needed technical breadth to the graduate education. In research: They need to become complete researchers who can study an area, define problems, write proposals, design and conduct experiments - both real and virtual - interpret results, and communicate the results. To do this they need practice and feedback (i. e., mentoring) in all these steps. Research provides the needed technical depth. In teaching: To begin a teaching career effectively, a new assistant professor

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William M. Maalouf; Fazil Najafi

, teleconferencing and desktopvideoconferencing, and mailing of videotaped or audiotaped classes to off-campus students.This paper presents existing educational delivery methods at various institutions usingvarious educational delivery tools effective to people who work full time or having no accessto large institutions offering the courses they need to enhance their education.I. IntroductionA young professional engineer who has been in the work place for two years and has abachelor degree now finds that he needs a master’s degree for career advancement. Hedoesn’t want to leave his employment to enroll in a two-year master’s program and his workschedule includes evening and weekend hours, making it difficult to work full time andparticipate in a traditional

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Winston F. Erevelles

Session 2263 Experiences in Integrative Research and Education Projects with Undergraduate Engineers Winston Erevelles Kettering UniversityIntroductionAcademic careers offer engineering faculty an array of activities that they are expected toparticipate in - these include teaching, research and publications, laboratory development,student advisement, accreditation documentation, committee work, and service to professionalorganizations, to mention a few areas of involvement. Time constraints, the diversity in the setof responsibilities, and

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Jeffrey A. Griffin; Rick L. Homkes

Session 1375• “…faculty who earned more supplemental income were more active in research (e.g. published more articles) and no less active in other regular on-campus activities such as teaching”[2], and• they “…subscribe to more professional journals, communicate more with colleagues at other institutions, and appear more satisfied with their careers and their universities than faculty non-consultants.”[2]The type of internship that a faculty member attempts to find does depend on the institution,however, as “...ideal types of faculty and faculty performance emphases will differ according to institutional type and mission. Institutions that emphasize teaching and/or service will need to focus more on faculty

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Frank Cheng; Daniel M. Chen

demand for implementing rapid deploymenttechnology through simulation has already created a growing shortage of qualified employeeswho can carry out virtual engineering design. At the same time, the educators from Michigan’shigh schools, colleges and universities have also recognized the changes, challenges, anddemands faced by today’s automotive industries. They believe that learning rapid deploymenttechnology is important to Michigan’s students as they are preparing for their careers in high- Page 4.306.1tech industry 6. Session 1463 TS/ 3Incorporating concepts

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Mel I. Mendelson

Session 1355 Integrated Engineering-Business Graduate Program Mel I. Mendelson Loyola Marymount UniversityAbstractOur integrated approach to engineering management is innovative because it offers electiveoptions that are tailored to the students’ career goals. It focuses on the broader issues andglobalization, and it has partnerships with local industry. A graduate certificate is also offered.Class projects are assigned that use the course principles to solve "real world" problems in thestudents’ work environment. Students work both individually and in multi-disciplinary

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1998 Annual Conference

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Melvin Neville; David Scott; Bryan Knodel; Debra Larson

instruction in problem solving skills and/or proactive management of the problem solving process can enhance confidence. Page 3.402.8 Session 2530• Confidence with problem solving may affect academic study choices as indicated by the declared and undeclared freshman population statistics.A key premise, however, has yet to be explored. Does enhanced academic confidence withproblem solving and multiple, phased undergraduate design experiences affect professionalengineering career success? We believe that there could be a strong correlation, but thoserelationships will

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1998 Annual Conference

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Jennifer T. Ross

industrial panel and creating the "Project-chips".2. Breadth versus Depth To find the appropriate mix between engineering fundamentals and current technology a panelwas formed consisting of engineers from companies related to the integrated circuit industryincluding: Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Hewlett Packard,Digital Equipment Corporation, Silicon Graphics, Altera, Cadence Laboratories, and MentorGraphics. The panel was designed to incorporate engineers at different stages in their careers andin different areas of the IC industry[1]. The panel was formed as part of a the CCD Grant entitled"Teaching Integrated Circuit Design in a Simulated Corporate Environment". This projectincluded developing material for an

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1998 Annual Conference

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M. R. Foster; H. Öz

completed in the prior year, and, (2), the students will haveexperienced systems methodologies in that third year. Included in the capstone design will bemission analysis, preliminary design, and some detail design, using computational and graphicalsoftware, to allow the students to acquire skills that they will utilize in their careers. Studentlaboratories are included throughout the entire senior year as well, with focus on fluids,structures, controls and propulsion during differing portions of the year. Because of the year-long design sequence, there is potential for connecting some elements of a vehicle configurationto an experimental design and implementation. Indeed, our long-term goal is to transition fullyto a project-based laboratory

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1998 Annual Conference

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Randall L. Musselman

with some students, i.e.,freshman; but, a class of senior EE students must be prepared for this type of environment.Another student remarked, I liked the way the course was structured (or unstructured). As amatter of fact, I liked the fact that for the first time we were actually treated like adults and notkids as seems to be the norm.When asked whether the required self-motivation made the course harder or easier, one studentresponded, By the average student’s senior year, I would think that self-motivation should not bea problem and it turned out that it wasn’t. For the first time in our college careers we actuallygot a chance to act professionally. I believe that everyone filled that role and beyond. I saw usnot only getting tasks done, but

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William Peterson

atWestern Michigan University was designed by industry to meet local industry needs and showshow an industry centered program can be developed - educating job-ready engineers, who will becontributing to their organizations growth from early in their careers with the ability to continuedeveloping new skills to meet changing needs thoughout their careers. Although the program wasdesigned to meet industry needs it is also structured to meet the education and accreditationrequirements as established by EAC/ABET.As with any project, there are lessons to be learned and applied if the project’s goals in time, Page 3.506.6cost, and performance are to be