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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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James Bowen

, judging by student attendance and conduct during computer laboratory help sessions.Students do collaborate, and therefore benefit through the debugging assistance of theircoworkers, but produce individually written scripts for their particular version of eachassignment.Ranking All Previous Entries in the Competition Using the Current Rules A total of 85 bridges have been entered in the contest over the past four semesters. As away of spurring interest in the contest in current and former students, all of these entries areranked on the class web site (Table 1). Each semester the rules are changed so that a particularlygood design cannot be reused from semester to semester. Each semester some of the parametersaffecting the cost and/or the

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Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Tord Dennis; Robert Fulton

fabricated by students. This is just the beginning of an excitingchapter of discovery that will enable us enrich the student experience and shape the engineer of thefuture.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge the contribution to this paper of the many faculty and students atGeorgia Tech in the Engineering Information Systems (EIS) Laboratory and the Engineering ComputingServices Department (ECS) Department. Their on going work provides the basis for the thoughtsincluded herein. Thanks also go to the faculty and students at UMD - College Park and University ofIllinois at Urbana-Champaign for their hard work in making this project possible, and to our associatesat John Deere and PTC for their guidance and support. Special thanks to

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A Potpoturri of Innovations in Physics

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2004 Annual Conference

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Lance Calvert; Michael Shannon

develop courses that are relevant, challenging, rigorous, and pedagogically sound. This paper discusses the manner in which physics concepts are presented in theclassroom. Specifically, how we motivate the cadets, by bringing the military relevance ofphysics into the classroom and the laboratory. We place a heavy emphasis on the focusedpresentation of theoretical concepts coupled with innovative and interactive demonstrations andexercises centered around actual military hardware. A selective curriculum of physics topics,tailored to meet our program goals of educating future officers, has been developed andimplemented. This paper will highlight the techniques that provide a positive driving force tocadet learning and result in an Army

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Curricular Change Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

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Gearold Johnson; Thomas Siller

in teams rather than independently and including cooperative learning,especially in the earlier undergraduate years; increased use of modern educational technology,with computer-based methods of delivering courses increasingly taking the place of traditionallectures; and integration of engineering with other disciplines, such as mathematics, physics andchemistry, writing courses, and social sciences and humanities more generally. Many of thecourses resulted in increased interactions with industry, with firms sponsoring courses andproviding equipment, supplies, and guest teachers. One enhancement was `just-in-time'teaching, where concurrent lecture and laboratory courses are sequenced so that lecture topics arecovered just as they become

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Innovations in the Aerospace Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

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Masoud Rais-Rohani

Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education • Gain limited experience with sheet metal forming, hand tool operation, and manual assembly of mechanically fastened structures. • Become better familiar with laboratory testing as means of design validation. • Improve teamwork and communication skills. Table 2. ABET 2000 Criterion 3 - Program Outcomes and Assessment • an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering. • an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data. • an ability to design a system

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Computer Literacy Among Minority Students

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2003 Annual Conference

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Roli Varma

and study. In commuterinstitutions they have little connection with campus life whereas CS and CE demands studentsspend most of their time on campus namely in labs. Such factors are beyond the realm ofinfluence of institutions of higher education. However, colleges and universities can initiateseveral policies that will improve retention of minority students in core IT fields.This paper reports the findings from a case study conducted at the University of New Mexico(UNM), a Doctoral Extensive and a Minority/Hispanic-Serving Institution. UNM grantsundergraduate degrees in both core IT fields—CS and CE. Due to its proximity to nationallaboratories (e.g. Sandia & Los Alamos laboratories), private industry (e.g. Intel), and stategovernment

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Recruitment and Retention

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert Herrick; J. Michael Jacob; Jeffrey Richardson

circuits, single phase and three phase circuits. Computer aided analysis of circuits is used. 257 Power and RF Electronics Class 3, lab. 3, cr. 4. Prerequisite: EET 207 and MA 221 (calculus I) This course is a study of the application of circuit analysis techniques to amplifiers used in power and RF electronics, including bipolar junction transistors, power MOSFETs, thyristors, RF amplifiers, phase lock loops, switching power supplies, and appropriate applications. Computer aided analysis of circuits is used.Circuits and Electronics IntegrationOver time the Purdue faculty developed textbooks and laboratory procedures to match this newcurricular approach

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

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Marilyn Amey; James S. Fairweather; P. David Fisher

Development (CRCD) proposal is submitted to NSF andfunded. The principal investigators use NSF and institutional funds to develop a new course,which includes a major laboratory experience. The course is placed in the university catalog. Atthe end of the funding period, the course is dropped and the faculty members involved moveonto other scholarly interests.In this case the faculty were rewarded for writing the proposal, receiving the NSF award,developing the course, and publishing papers related to the project. There were no tangiblerewards for continuing to teach the course or to integrate lessons learned into the curriculum. Page 7.451.4

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Instructional Technology in CE 2

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Kemeny

community. Topic Subtopic Community K-12 Under- Graduate/ graduate Professional Virtual - Water Content X X X Geotechnical - Grain size X X X Laboratory - Index tests X - Consolidation X X - Direct shear X X - Triaxial X X - Simple shear X

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Curricular Issues in BAE

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2003 Annual Conference

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William Hart; Mike Williams; George Grandle; Alvin Womac

, laboratory-type exercises, and possibly with videos or technical process Page 8.427.6animations. It is believed that hands-on videos may be used to record and display relevantdemonstrations and eventually simulated animations may be used to create laboratory-typeactivities for the student on the course website. Length is to be twelve modules for afifteen-week course.Web-Course Platform Selection and Implementation As a result of the myriad of complex and competing concerns addressed underMethods, the selection and development of an independent web-site skeleton at URLhttp://bioengr.ag.utk.edu/spraydrift has begun using Macromedia Dreamweaver

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Teaching Strategies in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

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Russ Poldrack; Richard Hoge; Randy Gollub; Mark Vangel; Ian Lai; Douglas Greve; Julie Greenberg

Department of Psychology, UCLA 6 Research Laboratory of Electronics, MITAbstractFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) represents a new and important topic inbiomedical engineering. Statistical analysis of fMRI data is typically performed using free orcommercial software packages that do not facilitate learning about the underlying assumptionsand analysis methods; these shortcomings can lead to misinterpretation of the fMRI data andspurious results. We are developing an instructional module for learning the fundamentals ofstatistical analysis of fMRI data. The goal is to provide a tool for learning about the steps andassumptions underlying standard fMRI data analysis so that students and

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K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

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Malinda Zarske; Denise Carlson; Janet Yowell; Jacquelyn Sullivan

secondary science from Johns Hopkins University and her MS in civilengineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder.JACQUELYN F. SULLIVAN is founding Co-Director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory andProgram. She received her PhD in environmental h ealth physics and toxicology from Purdue University. She spent13 years of her career in leadership positions in the energy and software industries and served nine years as thedirector of a CU water resources engineering simulation and optimization research center.Janet L. Yowell is the Outreach Coordinator for the Integrated Teaching and Learnin g Program at the Universityof Colorado at Boulder. She holds a BA in communication from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Prior

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Sven Hvid Nielsen

in terms of both product and production improvement. Furthermore, the product was afterwards commercialised based on suggestions from some of the projects.• A group of 4 – 7 students engages in issues of an industrial enterprise, typical 6,7 and 8 semester projects. Cases from Industrial Technology. • Larger enterprise. 6.sem. The starting point is a manufacturing and quality point of view in connection with two automated TIG welding processes within an inspired co- operation with a larger industrial enterprise. There were carried out a comprehensive scientific experimental research in the laboratory with the 14 critical parameters accounting for receiving a profound theoretical examination

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Ethical & Industrial Issues in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

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Rosalyn Berne

systems, to our social structure and even our basic belief systems, what choicedo we have?“Hold on there!” you say? “What is all this stuff about fundamental and social radicalchange?” “What has all that got to do with the work of my group and my laboratory?”The answer is ‘nothing, and everything.’ Alone, individual researchers can make a hugedifference in the broader knowledge base, or only a minor contribution. But collectively,individual knowledge and technologies will eventually find their way into broadapplications. This is inevitable, in part, because of the magnetism of economics. Thedrive to cure cancer is stimulated not only by the drive to lessen human suffering, butalso by ego, money, and political pressure. It is precisely because

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Course and Program Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Rennels

, homework, laboratory reports, term projects, oral reports, term papers or design projects. 4. Determine the evaluation method to be employed with the artifact or evidence. 5. Establish the expected level of performance.Appendix I illustrates the evolving student learning outcomes assessment plan developed for theMET degree program at IUPUI.The Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology determined that a senior level“graduation exam” similar to the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination would be theoptimal student outcomes assessment tool for several learning objectives in the MET and CIMTdegree programs. The major impetus for the development of the exam was that, unlikeengineering students in ABET accredited programs, engineering

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Undergraduate Research & New Directions

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ferat Sahin; Wayne Walter

detection.Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Page 8.867.3  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationAt the undergraduate level, multidisciplinary Senior Design projects have been recentlyundertaken on various aspects of microrobotics. The Laboratory for Autonomous, CooperativeMicrosystems (LACOMS) at RIT is developing a prototype concept called MEMScouts in orderto demonstrate an effective system for deploying swarms of micro-agents to remote locationsunder real world conditions and to cover several areas of microrobotics teaching and

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TC2K Issues and Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

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Paul Lin; Harold Broberg

institutions is encouraged. Evidence of extensive and thorough laboratory performance is required. Phase I includes, but is not limited to: (1) faculty acceptance of project proposal, (2) defining and limiting project objectives, (3) initial research and source contacts, (4) procurement of materials, and (5) periodic progress reports. EET 491 – Senior Design Project, Phase II Credit 2, hours arranged Prerequisite: 490. Phase II includes, but is not limited to: (1) continued research and Page 8.971.2 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Issues for ET Administrators

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Rennels

and extracurricular activities.4 The overall competence and effectiveness of faculty members may be judged by such factors as the level of academic achievement; the diversity of their backgrounds; the extent to which they further their own education in relevant areas; industrial experience; teaching experience; being technically current; interest in and enthusiasm for improving instruction; involvement in laboratory development; publication and other scholarly activities; active participation in professional and scientific societies; favorable evaluations from students, graduates, and peers; the ability to

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Teamwork, K-12: Projects to Promote Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Barbara Gannod

the students to apply their knowledge in a “real-world” setting. The second semestercurriculum of the pilot offering covered the design and implementation of digital circuits. At theend of the semester, students were broken into small groups, and each group was given a designproblem. The students designed the circuits, tested them via simulation, and finally implementedtheir solutions in an electronics laboratory during a field trip to Arizona State University’s EastCampus.The second semester curriculum prepared the students to design and implement digital circuits.Students reviewed the binary number system and basic logic design. Basic Boolean algebra andcircuit minimization techniques (K-maps) were covered. The students practiced the

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Shirley Fleischmann

components which they must specify in a systemdesign. Many students also do not know where to go to find these things out. Their levelof mechanical literacy is very low, yet this is the type of information that can be easilyincorporated in a very informal way into a well designed laboratory experiment bysimply requiring that students select and install the component that is to be tested. Thiswill provide the students with the opportunity to examine the valves closely and it alsoprovides the instructor with an opportunity to discuss why loss factors might be differentbased on the valve geometry.When you provide a well balanced curriculum which recognizes the weaknesses ofstudents and provides opportunities to build the necessary schemata, the effect

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2001 Annual Conference

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William S. Carlsen; Christine M. Cunningham; Carol B. Muller; Peg Boyle Single

; Productivity Solutions), SPIE, the Optical Society of America, LawrenceLivermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NASA Ames ResearchCenter, the Women in Technology Project of the Maui Economic Development Board, theEngineering Information Foundation, San José State University College of Engineering, and DeAnza College. Page 6.412.8 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education”Bibliography1. Astin, A. W. (1998). The changing American college student: Thirty year trends, 1966

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2001 Annual Conference

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Thomas Harmon; Glenn Burks; Eva Baker; Gregory Chung

-world engineeringprocesses involved in a site investigation. For example, when students requested drilling atparticular locations, the results of the drill would not be returned immediately. Rather, studentswere required to follow typical procedures—wait for the drilling to be completed, send the boresample to the laboratory for analyses, wait for the analyses to be done, and then pay for theanalyses from a fixed budget. The laboratory report was realistic in its presentation (i.e., onlydata were returned). Students needed to use the appropriate data in computations that would helpthem decide the next step in the investigation. Students engaged in a complex open-ended taskwith written and oral reports as products, which required students to use

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2001 Annual Conference

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Carl White; Myra Curtis; Clifton Martin

and the importance offollowing through with your responsibilities. Following the information session, the students weregiven a tour of the School of Engineering Laboratories, which included hands on demonstrations.At this time, the students were shown how the field of engineering impacts their everyday lives. Page 6.1000.4 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationLittle Sister DayThe goal of Little Sister Day was to introduce young women of all ages to a world with noboundaries, which includes

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2000 Annual Conference

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Winston Conway Link; Carlos G. Spaht II

demanding classes and laboratories. For example, inthe problem-solving component of the program, students study together in small groups and attackrigorous mathematical problems using techniques employed by Dr. Philip UriTreisman at theUniversity of California at Berkeley. In his program, the failure rate for high-ability minoritystudents in freshman calculus went from sixty percent to only four percent1.Over a period of two summers, LaPREP students study topics that are not substitutes for the usualcourses in the middle or high school curricula. For example, they study course work inEngineering, Logic, Algebraic Structures, Probability and Statistics, Computer Science, DiscreteMathematics, Technical Writing, Problem Solving, Medical Careers

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Katherine C.S. Whitaker; Richard W Freeman

one classperiod.2 Most groups chose to work together until the robot was complete, while otherstended to form and reform groups. Formal groups were not assigned.Engineering Problem SolvingEngineering 161, Engineering Problems with Computational Laboratory in C, is arequired course for Computer Engineering students. This course is an introduction toproblem solving tools and concepts such as C, Statistics, SI Units, and significant figures.The goal of CELTS, during the 1998-99 academic year, regarding Engineering ProblemSolving was to enhance the problem solving and C programming taught in Engineering161. CELTS The mobile robots proved an excellent tool for integrating the concepts ofproblem solving and C programming.Selection CriteriaOnce the

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Thomas E. Hulbert; Robert B. Angus

-site courses at two to five different sites. These are delivered as single courses or part ofa degree program for the academic year. Summer offerings are rare except for laboratory coursesthat are included in the degree programs. These courses are also taught by part-time lecturersthough occasionally due to unique circumstances by full-time faculty as overload compensation.Examples of On-Site ProgramsBoston-North Shore Test Equipment ManufacturerAbout ten years ago the School of Engineering Technology was approached by a SoftwareEngineer to teach an on-site Associates Degree program. The majors were Manufacturing orElectrical Engineering Technology and Business. This paper addresses only the technologyprograms. Northeastern has an accredited

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International Engineering Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Otto Rompelman; Maarten Uijt De Haag; Jos Uyt de Haag; Brian Manhire

within the university, variations may exist. The first or propadeuse yearconsists of two components; in-class lectures and a laboratory. The topics of study aremathematics, electronics, computer and digital systems, and various areas of physics. The secondand third year are referred to as the ‘Kandidaats’ (Candidate doctoraal) program [12]. Again, thisprogram consists of a laboratory component and a class component in the areas oftelecommunications, computer systems, electromagnetics, physics, and electronics. The fourthand fifth year are referred to as the ‘Eind-doctoraal’ or Final doctoraal program. At this stage, thestudent must make a choice between three directions; 1) research, 2) design, 3) and product-systems (the planning, organization

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Klegka; Robert Rabb

practical application to power generation, thermal and air pollution, refrigeration, airconditioning, automotive and aircraft engines, and combustion. Laboratory exercises areintegrated into classroom work.d. ME401, Introduction to Design, shows an iterative decision making process to include needsanalysis, creativity in alternatives, feasibility and merit analysis, optimization in designpresentation. A wide variety of mathematics, science, and engineering fundamentals is appliedto the synthesis, analysis, and evaluation of mechanical components. Special emphasis is placed Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Capstone Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Pamela Neal; Erlind Royer; Kenneth Soda

Session 2425 Learning Project Implementation and Management Skills in the Culminating Design Experience Pamela J. Neal, Kenneth J. Soda, Erlind G. Royer Department of Electrical Engineering United States Air Force Academy, CO1. IntroductionThe contemporary undergraduate curriculum of an Electrical Engineering program is packedwith required courses, making it a challenge to complete in four years. By necessity, nearly allof this work is theoretical, supported by laboratory work that is too often limited in scope. Themore practical aspects of

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Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Feland

group of students and it will bereported out on in the future. The content continues to evolve as best practices are integrated.BIBLIOGRAPHY 1) Donne, John. “Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions”, Meditation 17 (1624). 2) Katz, Susan M. The Entry-Level Engineer: Problems in Transition from Student to Professional. Journal of Engineering Education. 82(3), July 1993, 171-174. 3) Morgan, R. P., P. P. Reed, and W. A. Wulf. The Changing Nature of Engineering. ASEE Prism. May-June 1998. 4) Somerton, C. “Incorporating a Team Building Experiment into a Senior Level Laboratory Course,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, June 1999. 5) Hunter, K., Matson, J., “Engineering Leadership and Teamwork Development through