Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratories II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M Mativo, University of Georgia; Natasha Smith, University of Southern Indiana

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

suggestions for improvement.A summary of responses to the open ended question is provided in Table 1, while the Likertresults are given in Table 2. From Table 1, it is evident students felt the experience enhancedtheir mastery of the subject matter (see summary of answers to questions 1, 2a, and 3). Theyalso indicated a significant level of preparation and planning (question 5). As predicted byAristotle and proponents of active learning, students easily made the connection between anincrease in ownership of the process (or more doing) and an increase in understanding. Inaddition, students appeared to have made the connections between concepts required for transferand practical application. For example, responses to question 4 (regarding

Conference Session

Panel on Innovative Graduate Education Concepts: Organized by the National Institute of Aerospace

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Landis, University of Pittsburgh; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Leidy Klotz, Clemson University; Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

translates her work in these areasas well as that of other Pitt sustainable engineersinto student projects as the assistant director of education outreach in the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, Pitt’s center for green design.Leidy Klotz, Clemson UniversityAnnie R Pearce, Virginia Tech Dr. Annie Pearce is an Assistant Professor in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech specializing in sustainable facilities and infrastructure systems. Throughout her career, Annie has worked with practitioners in both public and private sectors to implement sustainability as part of building plan- ning, design, construction, and operations. As a LEED Accredited Professional, Annie brings the latest in green

Conference Session

Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia; Tracie Costantino, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nicki Wendy Sochacka, University of Georgia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

narrative analysis[22, 23] of student reflections written by eachstudent after participating in multiple reflective activities over the course of one semester. In theinitial research design we planned to conduct an interpretive, phenomenological study in whichwe planned to code the students’ process reflections as emotions and triggers. However, after thefirst iteration of coding the data as emotions and triggers in NVivo (a qualitative researchsoftware that allows for highlighting and coding text electronically) the researchers noticedsomething unexpected. In the students’ process reflections the students described their emotionsthrough telling a story. Their emotions were often described as changing through the course of aproject or a specific

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ram V. Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Keith A. Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Vinaya Kelkar

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

cooperative-collaborative teaching strategies to enhance thelearning environment.Evaluation and AssessmentThe first year of the project focused on the development of the modules and pilot implemented insome cases. A formal evaluation on full implementation has been planned. The details of theassessment plan through internal and external evaluations are discussed next.INSTRUCT project will involve both a formative and summative evaluation to be conducted aspart of the overall evaluation of the project activities and their impact. These evaluations will beconducted by an independent evaluation agency. The purpose of the formative evaluation is toensure that the goals of the project are being achieved and to identify any areas whereimprovements are

Conference Session

From Entrepreneurship Education to Market

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James V. Green, University of Maryland, College Park

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Included is a statement of interest of no more than100 words that specifically addresses their interest and capabilities for that project. These, and aresume, are used for decisions on project staffing.Once staffing decisions are made by the Hinman CEOs staff, an email to the company mentorshares student team names and information. Students are instructed to develop a work plan withthe company mentor to define the milestones and timeline for the project deliverables.Client selectionWith students sourced from a premier entrepreneurship education program, an intuitive fit forclient selection would be startup companies. While the Hinman CEOs Program does work tooffer internship opportunities with startup companies to students, the client

Conference Session

Government Policy, Manufacturing Education, and Certification

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Richard A. Gilbert, University of South Florida; Danielly Orozco, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center (FLATE); Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Peggie Weeks, Lamoka Educational Consulting

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Manufacturing

faculty and students in similarprograms and simplify the tasks involved in this demonstration effort. In this case, the projecttasks at hand involved a new experience for both A.S. degree program faculty and students in astudy abroad program that provides no previous history as a guide. Thus, FLATE and RCNGMconceived a 3 phase plan for their individual demonstration projects with the first 2 phasesaligned with 2 trips to the corresponding European partner countries.The first trip is an exploratory sortie for faculty of involved community colleges. CommunityCollege technical faculty members have no experience with or even knowledge of the structureof the technical education system(s) in Europe. This minimal knowledge base may include thefacts that

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; William R. Marshall, Alief Independent School District

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

a teaching and learningstyle that is the result of neuroscience research on how the human brain processes and retainsnew information”. 1Introduction“Acknowledging that students learn at different speeds and that they differ in their ability tothink abstractly or understand complex ideas is like acknowledging that students at any givenage aren’t all the same height: It is not a statement of worth, but of reality”.2 In adifferentiated classroom and laboratory, the teacher proactively plans and carries out variedapproaches to content, process, and product in anticipation and response to student differencesin readiness, interest, and learning needs. According to Tomlinson, our teaching style “caninfluence a students’ IQ by 20 points in either

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy S. Van Arsdale, University of California, Riverside; Thomas Stahovich, University of California, Riverside

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Educational Research and Methods

spent onequations (EQU Effort) and the fraction of the work that was written out of order (Out-of-Order).Performance increased with effort on equations and decreased with out-of-order work. Ouranalysis suggests that the other eight temporal and spatial features still have value, but may becorrelated with these two features.In our continued work, we plan to improve our features and develop additional ones to bettercharacterize a solution history. For example, we anticipated that the complexity feature would bemore useful than it was. It is possible that this feature may confuse some forms of highlyorganized work with disorganized work. For example, when a student alternates betweendrawing free body diagrams and writing the associated equilibrium

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip A. Mlsna, Northern Arizona University; Niranjan Venkatraman, Northern Arizona University; Sheryl L. Howard, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

understanding ofand appreciation for cultural diversity and the fact that we work in a global marketplace is criticalfor our graduating students to succeed as electrical engineers 7;8;10 .In recognition of the importance of global learning and the need to present its relevance to our engi-neering students, the authors, with the support of faculty in our Electrical and Computer Engineer-ing programs, embarked on a plan to incorporate global learning directly into our ECE curriculum.This was done as part of a university-wide initiative to include global learning in department cur-ricula. We viewed this initiative as a great opportunity to align our ECE program curricula closer tothe needs of employers and future engineers participating in a global

Conference Session

Future Directions of Continuing Professional Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

saidthey are saving for retirement, 34% of workers and 33% of retirees were forced to tap into theirretirement savings last year to cover basic expenses.Some of the top reasons people are reported to be delaying retirement include:  Perceptions of a poor economy  High unemployment rates  Rising health care costs  Lower investment returns  Lack of faith in Social Security or government  Change in their employment situation  Simply can’t afford itThe result of this very real or perceived reality is:  74% of workers now plan to hold paying jobs in retirement  89% report their expected retirement age has increased  70% now report they expect to remain employed until at least age 65  11

Conference Session

Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Xu, Del Mar College; Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Allen Babb, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Two Year College Division

” Build prototype Assignment Possible solutions Week-4: Transition from problem domain to solution domain Lecture “Research and Decision making in engineering Evaluate Laboratory Study and select the solution Solution” Assignment The solution evaluations Lecture Test plan design Build robots Week-5: Laboratory Test robots “Build and Test” Write the test report Assignment The building, testing and comparing robots Lecture Become familiar with writing an engineering report Week-6

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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College Industry Partnerships

industry-academia collaboration on many fronts. It was inspired by a round tablediscussion, where engineering graduates of Region’s colleges have suggested ways to startdeveloping viable and enduring connections between local industries and the academicinstitutions of the Arab Gulf States. Strategies to help promote the collaboration effort areoutlined. In particular, activities (plans, and scenarios) perceived as effective in closing the gapbetween academia and industries are described. Training, capstone courses, consulting by facultyand joint research projects, aimed at serving the interest of both parties (academia & theindustrial partners) are also addressed. The paper sheds light on: the mission, the nature, andrelevant benchmarks of

Conference Session

Global and Cultural Issues in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Lopez Del Puerto, Colorado State University; Jonathan Weston Elliott, Colorado State University; María de Jesús Torres, Universidad Iberoamericana Tijuana

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Construction

the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, which is awarded based on student nominations, four consecutive years (2007-2011). Upon graduation, Elliott plans to pursue a faculty position at an American Council of Construction Education-accredited construction management program.Dr. Mara de Jess Torres, Universidad Iberoamericana Tijuana Page 25.131.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Addressing Global Development Challenges Through Construction EducationAbstractConflict, chaos, environmental degradation, and humanitarian

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian M. Wade, U.S. Military Academy; Robert J. Rabb, U.S. Military Academy; R. Clayton McVay, U.S. Military Academy; Peter Hanlon, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

understanding3, or more importantly, as Vogt illustrates “time expending the necessarymental effort.”4 Vogt continued in her study to show that student self-efficacy had “very strongeffects on effort and critical thinking where academic confidence had insignificant effect.”4What she meant by this was that a students’ perception that they could accomplish the work in aclass was a greater factor in a students’ effort and in the critical thinking that they did in a classthan was their general academic ability. In addition, many self-regulatory processes can affecttest preparation and performance to include goal setting, planning, self-monitoring, self-evaluating, self-consequencing, environmental structuring, and help seeking.6 One of Caudron’sstrategies

Conference Session

How Are We Preparing Our Students for the 21st Century Workforce?

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald H. Brown, Marquette University; Thomas F. Quinn, Marquette University; George Corliss, Marquette University; Jay R. Goldberg, Marquette University; Mark Nagurka, Marquette University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

participating in the project, and many more who have participated through classroom assignments that have ”borrowed” project ideas from GasDay. He is a frequent presenter at energy industry meetings and consultant to many energy companies looking for guidance in planning for daily and peak load conditions.Mr. Thomas F. Quinn, Marquette University Thomas Quinn is the Director of Business Operations for Marquette University’s GasDay Project and Adjunct Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering at Marquette. He develops and man- ages the GasDay Project’s partnerships with the many energy companies across the U.S. that sponsor the project’s research and license its software products. He graduated with a B.S. in

Conference Session

Design Cognition II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, Texas A&M University; Nicole Elise Esposito; Julie S. Linsey, Texas A&M University

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering curriculum. They Page 25.1372.2argue for the “reflect-in-action” plan where students build their designs and understand the flawsin them, themselves7, 8. However, there are no clear guidelines available regarding the use ofphysical models and their cognitive implications in engineering education.This study addresses the cognitive effects of the use of various kinds of examples and physicalmodels on engineering students who design a stunt vehicle as a part of their class project. Thestudents are divided into three groups and given three different kinds of examples: a good one, apoor one and a poor one with warnings about its negative

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David H. Hoe, University of Texas, Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

undergraduate student in the summer of 2010. Next, Page 25.1389.2the effort with three more undergraduate students this past summer will be described in detail,including a discussion of the training method, supervision, and selection of the research projects.The ongoing research efforts this past fall will also be covered. This will be followed by adiscussion and evaluation of results with guidelines for keys to success for undergraduateresearch. Finally, some conclusions and future plans will be discussed.Background and Initiation of Undergraduate ResearchThis section provides some background on the FPGA Design class offered at our institution anda

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Peters P.E., LMS International; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

masters’ degree focusing on… biomechanical, bio, you know, medical type stuff, that it would be easier to shift over as opposed to just saying, hey, I worked in automotive for six years, and now I want to jump…In her case, the masters’ degree would provide what she needed to accomplish her goals, andtherefore she was not planning to pursue a doctorate.In these two cases, earning a graduate degree provided a stepping-stone to advancing as apractitioner of the field. These two participants wanted to remain in industry, but felt a graduatedegree was necessary to transition to a new area of work.Advancing in Current Career PathwayThree participants, Catherine, Danielle, and Harald, chose to return for a graduate degree in orderto advance

Conference Session

Integration of Research and Education in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tali Moreshet, Swarthmore College; Uzi Vishkin, University of Maryland, College Park; Fuat Keceli, Intel Corporation

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) since 1988. He was affiliated with Tel Aviv University between 1984 and 1997, was Chair of CS there in 1987-8, and also worked for IBM, T.J. Watson and New York University. His research interests center around parallel algorithms and architectures. Facilitating a transition into ubiquitous parallel computing has been a strategic objective for computer science and engineering since its inception in the 1940s. A theory enthusiast, the overriding theme guiding his work was using theory to guide the rest of the field in addressing this strategic objective. Key components in his comprehensive plan include the very rich PRAM parallel algorithmic theory and a PRAM-on-Chip vision comprising

Conference Session

New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari L. Jordan, Ohio State University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Susan L. Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University

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Minorities in Engineering

0.917 0.083 -0.031 Coping self-efficacy 0.222 0.222 -0.021 Math outcome expectations -0.111 -0.444 -0.458The number of students in each group was very low, making statistical inferences unreliable.Future plans include implementing the intervention and control conditions with larger samplesizes to determine if these results are repeatable. Despite the small sample sizes, the followingobservations are made in examining the data presented in Table 4:  For the engineering career success expectations majority students showed no change, minority students in the intervention group showed a slight decrease, and minority

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evelyn Hanna Laffey, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; Kimberly A Cook-Chennault, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

opportunity to work on hands-on activities during class 2. It is important to communicate with other teachers about what they are doing in the classroom 3. It is important to use interdisciplinary lessons in the classroom 4. Engineering principles should be incorporated in middle school curriculum. 5. Engineering principles should be incorporated in high school curriculumAll 17 of the teachers either agreed or strongly agreed with each of the five statements. On allbut the second questions more than 70% of the teachers strongly agreed with each statementwhich is extremely positive. Page 25.1137.8One aspect of the teacher follow up plan

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Pariyothorn, Texas A&M University; Robin L. Autenrieth, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

who assists with the USRG program.ProgramBackground Page 25.1177.4The USRG program is a 10-week residential program for Texas A&M University and non-TexasA&M University undergraduate students. Participation is limited to students who havecompleted at least 60 total hours (junior standing) with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25.Applicants should plan to graduate no sooner than December after the summer program. Bothdomestic and international students are eligible to apply; however, only international studentscurrently enrolled at Texas A&M University can apply. The international student restriction isset in place because of the

Conference Session

Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

, assignments or discussions involving: (1) planning andscheduling, (2) just in time (JIT), (3) plant layout, (4) methods and motion studies, (5)statistical techniques, (6) measuring performance, and (7) continuous improvement.(1) Topic: Planning and SchedulingAfter providing students with a newspaper article on the poor performance of a givencompany, the class can be divided into problem solving teams to brainstorm ideas on howforecasting, capacity utilization and material requirements planning (MRP) can improveoperations and workload.(2) Topic: Just in Time (JIT)After providing students with a newspaper article on global competition, the class can bedivided into problem solving teams to brainstorm ideas on how implementing “Just inTime” (JIT) can

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ross Staffeldt

technology andoverload the students and oneself with extraneous problems.Once the tools for the students are identified, one needs a plan for helping the students acquirethem and the experience needed to interpret the output. Each time I have done a course withMaple, I have encountered students to whom I will be introducing the computer, as well asstudents who have never learned to type, so one must really plan carefully so that students’mathematical expertise and computational expertise can grow together and mutually reinforceeach other. As a communications device, I have developed the “section accompaniment”worksheet, which I describe in more detail below. In my experience, tools for demonstrationsneed to be kept separate from tools students will

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Eugene Russell

distributed free in both hard copyand CD-ROM.As stated in the FHWA course overview: “This manual can be used to train future professionals in a variety of disciplines including planners, engineers, landscape architects and others designers. Emphasis is placed on the importance of developing in interdisciplinary team approach to planning and implementing bicycle and pedestrian programs, and of the role played by each profession represented in this course.” “This coursebook was developed by the USDOT, Federal Highway Administration for use in graduate level courses in non-motorized transportation planning and design. Several of the lessons address both bicycle and pedestrian issues, while others address one particular aspect or

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Sullivan; Kimberly Sward; Janis Terpenny

examined. Presentations and problem statements were included toincrease the knowledge base of the students and their excitement levels. Message boards andother contact information such as email were included to increase interactivity. Guest lectureswere incorporated to allow students to hear and see presentations that otherwise would not havebeen available to them due to logistical concerns.Using the bootstrap method at a significance level of 0.05, the grade point average of thestudents developing solutions to the projects in collaboration with industry (Experimental Group)was higher than those receiving only the traditional classroom style lecture (Control Group).19Further analysis is planned on the effectiveness of the entire virtual classroom

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Eckehard Doerry; Bridget Bero; David Hartman

technical skills - a newset of social and technological skills to enable them to work effectively in distributed, cross-cultural contexts.In the following sections, we first give a brief review of our interdisciplinary, practice-orientedtraining curriculum, the Design4Practice program, which was developed to reconnectengineering training and education with the realities and evolving challenges of real worldengineering practice. In section 3, we describe our efforts to extend this program to integrateopportunities for international training and distributed teaming into the Design4Practivecurriculum. Section 4 closes the paper with discussion of lessons learned and plans for futuredevelopment of our international iniative.2.0 Background: The

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Nand Jha; Bahman Litkouhi

to accomplish thesupport tasks, the logistics of how and when are performed and general repair philosophy.The second consideration in a life cycle cost analysis is to know the technical details of theproduct to be supported. The design, modularity, complexity and technology of the productgreatly influence the support concept and the LCC. The third consideration is to determinewho is doing what tasks in the support process. Knowing who does what influences theinitial setup, training needs, capacity planning and ongoing manpower required. The fourthconsideration is what controls will be setup to monitor and coordinate the supportactivities. This determines the information that must be gathered and administrated. All ofthese items must be

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Parker; Max Anderson; Michael Penn

primary product/service of my company:11. Number of people under my supervision: Professionals Support Staff 9 Not Applicable Page 6.792.14 Proceedings of 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education12. Current status of registration:9 Registered Professional Engineer9 Engineering in Training9 I have no plans to pursue registration 9 I have plans to pursue registration, but have notbegun the process.Please report your assessment of your UW-Platteville education by checking the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Thomas; Ann Anderson; Richard Wilk; Ronald Bucinell

animportant role in the process including leading terms abroad, developing and leading mini terms,and advising students by helping them plan out their program. A team of ME and EE facultyoversee the International Virtual Design Studio and advise the student projects. Page 6.796.5 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationStudents must apply to participate in each of the international programs. The selection process iscompetitive. Two academic terms before the scheduled experience, the