Conference Session

Experiential Learning in ET Programs I

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khosro Shirvani, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Marjaneh Issapour, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Zachary Ross Licht, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

College a better understanding of whatwas already being done in this space and the future plans that others had in mind. The list of what was learned throughout building this micro-credential is invaluable. Theopportunities this program has for faculty to build their knowledge in the field, the benefits forstudents to begin or continue to learn a new trade, and the economic impact this program can haveonce students complete it and go out to work in the field, have all come from the process ofdeveloping this program.Lessons Learned A number of lessons were learned throughout the entirety of this micro-credential buildingprocess, the first being the importance of leadership. Having a leader who not only understood thenuances from an

Conference Session

Student Success in ET

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen Dietz, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Jordan C Bullington-Miller

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

States. In total, we will invite 500 studentsto complete the survey from various colleges and universities. By extending the invitation toparticipate across institutions of varying sizes, we are effectively strengthening the breadth anddepth of our findings.The 28-question survey seeks to understand the decision-making process that led students topursue the engineering technology program of study and their intended plans for the future uponcompletion of the degree. Questions also ask students to consider their degree of preparedness toenter the engineering technology program and their confidence that they will ultimately succeedin completing the degree. Additional questions ask students to reflect on how they handleacademic challenges, and to

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciana Lisa Lao, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; LAY POH TAN

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Diversity

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Materials Division (MATS)

curriculumrevamp of Materials Engineering programme in our institution – from good to great.2. MethodologyWe believe that a great curriculum is not a sole responsibility of a singular academic unit ordepartment in a university. Rather, a great curriculum should take into consideration theinputs from all stakeholders. Therefore, planning and execution of our curriculum review andrevamp exercise involves four key phases, as shown in Scheme 1. Identify relevant Gather input from Analyze input and Revamp the stakeholders stakeholders survey results curriculumScheme 1. Phases of curriculum review and revamp exerciseIn the first phase, four groups of relevant stakeholders were identified, namely students

Conference Session

Homer's Epiphany: Making STEM Elementary Woo-hoo!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diallo Wallace, Purdue University; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University; Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University; Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

design process serves as a framework for young students to learn science.An engineering-driven STEM unit, consisting of 14 (50-minute) class periods taught in a 6th-grade science class, requires students to work in teams to implement the EDP and learn scientificprinciples needed to meet a goal. Building on the real-world premise of a freight train derailingand spilling its cargo of various minerals into a lake, students plan, design, and iterate ondecision tree processes for sorting, identifying, and recovering the spilled minerals to find theoptimum solution. As students learn about mineral properties and the value of non-renewablemineral resources from the teacher’s presentations, the information is used to support evidence-based reasoning for

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session: International Programs and Curricula II

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pingchien Neo, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida

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International Division (INTL)

increasingly emphasized thecultivation of culturally-aware and globally proficient engineers. In a world that is becomingmore interconnected, there is a growing demand for engineers who possess not only technicalexpertise, but also essential professional skills such as global awareness, effectivecommunication across diverse groups, and adaptability. International programs, comprisingstudy, internship, research, and service learning abroad, offer a means to nurture engineers with aglobal perspective. Nevertheless, engineering students often face competing priorities, such asinflexibility in curriculum and the emphasis on practical experience, which can act as barriers totheir study abroad plans. International internships offer a unique opportunity for

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 6: Belonging

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Julie P Martin, University of Georgia

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Student Division (STDT)

for? How can I best serve my professional community? – and the answers to these bigquestions have led me to pursue opportunities like becoming a program director at NSF andtaking on new administrative roles at my institution.Rachel: There was a time when I was extremely lost in my career. I did not know what I wantedto do next, but I knew I was very angry every day I went to work. Something had to change. Istarted working with a career coach and everything turned around. We explored the source of myanger, talked about ways to get out of my rut, strategized applying for new roles, planned outdifficult conversations, and started to unpack what I really wanted and needed in a career to behappy. I do not do coaching consistently, but during

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra Groen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jennifer Karlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Andrea E. Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Women in Engineering

developed various ways of pairing mentors to protégés. Activities such as SpeedMentoring25, personality surveys, and protégé chosen mentors13 have been utilized in forming amore cohesive mentoring pair. Although these pairing mechanisms have assisted programcoordinators in slowly diminishing stated flaws within a program, these flaws are still notcompletely overcome.Myth #2: Informal Mentoring Programs are Always More Effective than Formal MentoringProgramsFormal mentoring is the term used to define a planned mentoring process3. Individuals aregenerally placed together in various mentoring groups and attend scheduled meetings3. Meetingtimes and other scheduled events are logged, and financial costs may be documented to help theinstitution assess

Conference Session

Laboratories and Projects in BME

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Sonia Sparks Wallman; Margaret Bryans, Montgomery County Community College; Marina Taranova, Southern Federal University, Russia

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Biomedical

relationship between what ishappening in the system and the column and the resultant chromatogram. Students report thatusing the virtual chromatography system with the real chromatography system equipment andprocess SOPs allows them to quickly assemble and accurately use the real chromatographysystem to purify biopharmaceutical proteins. They understand the process.We believe that the combination of online and hands-on learning ensures integration oftheoretical knowledge and practical skills and enhances students’ understanding and workplaceperformance. Our plans include thorough testing to evaluate and compare the impact on studentlearning of hybrid labs versus the separate use of hands-on or virtual labs, as well as to developvirtual labs for the

Conference Session

Project-Based, Inquiry Guided, and High Performance Learning Environments: Effective Approaches

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Paul B. Golter, Washington State University; Ashfaq Ansery, Washington State University; Baba Abdul, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

2and exercises contained in the TC, TMC & TWA are designed to evoke responses surroundingthe 12 team performance indicators.Table 2. Performance factors assessed in the TIDEE instruments used in this study.Perform Area Performance Factors Inclusive Climate: Building an inclusive supportive climate for all members.Team Rela- Member Commitment: Gaining buy-in and interdependence of all members.tionships Conflict Resolution: Resolving conflicts to enhance teamwork.Joint Goal Establishment: Establishing shared team goals.Achieve- Planning and Management: Managing tasks to achieve team goals.ments Joint Work Products: Producing competent consensus outputs. Work

Conference Session

Open-Ended Problems and Student Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Mirka Koro-Ljungberg, University of Florida ; Zaria T. Malcolm, University of Florida; Nathan McNeill, University of Florida, Gainesville; David J. Therriault, University of Florida; Christine S. Lee, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

. Studying problem So all we‟re doing is just it‟s 12 feet long and this Prices Studying Connotative building needs 40 of them. Cost for the job would material problem be hard to do without the current prices of what the material would be. My plan is just to solve one and to kind of come specifications Rationalizing Indicative up with those specifications. But as far as the cost cost approach for the job part, I‟m not sure I can actually do it price without like the current price of what the materials materials would be. Two researchers were involved in the analysis

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Potpourri I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

of job or nature of work, or a raise in starting salary. Otherevidence of outcome expectations may be the selection of the advisor or research project.Outcome expectations are often influenced by self-efficacy, especially when the outcomes arejudged based on the quality of a person’s performance of a task or behavior9, 10.The final major tenet of SCCT concerns student goals. A goal is defined as a decision that anindividual has made regarding future objectives or plans. Student goals may be the type ofgraduate degree they are interested in (MS or PhD), the type of job they want after graduation(industry or faculty), or the focus of their research topic. Behavior is organized and sustainedbased on these previously set goals.In addition to

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

alternative energy distributedgeneration (AEDG) systems such as wind, solar/photovoltaic (PV), and fuel cell (FC) powergeneration devices with zero (or near zero) emission of greenhouse and hazardous gases1,2, 4. Page 22.1236.2These generation devices can be used in stand-alone configuration or be connected to the powernetwork for grid reinforcement. Given the rapid progress in AEDG development and utilization,there will be a great need for trained professionals with adequate knowledge in this area to beable to plan, design and operate AEDG systems, and perform analytic evaluation of their impacton power systems to which they are connected4, 5. On

Conference Session

What Else do Environmental Engineers Need to Know

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University; Mary Margaret Monica Small, Clarkson University

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Environmental Engineering

that,to fully modernize science, it should be connected to the “here and now,” to our technology-based society, and experienced by students within a personal and civic context. 15NASA and other agencies offer a wealth of resource materials from which project-based climatechange curricula can be developed for K-16 classrooms. NASA’s “MY NASA DATA” 16 andEarth Science Education Catalogue 17 provide lesson plans and access to data collected fromNASA missions to enable inquiry and exploration of earth systems. The NASA Climate ChangeEyes on the Earth website provides text and video details on climate change science andinteractive opportunities to explore recent changes in our climate through the results of NASAdata collection and modeling efforts

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy L. Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet; Carl F. Jenks, Purdue University, Calumet

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

writing issues.Techniques for Helping Graduate Students WriteWhat follows is a discussion of some techniques which may be helpful to keep in mind inworking with graduate students to improve their writing. There are a few techniques which willhelp graduate advisors and educators improve the writing of their students: providing samplework and requiring reading of the type of work they are expected to produce; mind mapping;writing plans and schedules; extensive rewriting; and setting specific goals for the student work.Reading and Sample WorkStudents will not know what good scholarly writing is unless they have been exposed toscholarly works through reading and writing. A frequently used technique involves requiring thestudents to read extensively

Conference Session

Topics Related to Telecommunications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James O. Everly, University of Cincinnati; Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

33 AlignmentTechnical Approach and Results of Receiver TestingThe American Radio Relay League (ARRL) [10], founded in 1914, is the national association forAmateur Radio in the USA. Today, with more than 156,000 members, ARRL is the largestorganization of radio amateurs in the United States. The ARRL provides a comprehensive list of16 Receiver tests outlined in their 157 page Test Procedures Manual [11]. These have beenarranged in the ARRL test plan to minimize the required level and frequency of hook-up changesand modifications. Each hook-up, however, is shown complete with all changes from the Page 22.496.5previous test clearly indicated

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar G. Nespoli, University of Waterloo; Harry Tempelman, Hitachi Construction Truck Mfg Ltd.; Ryan Spencer; Steve Lambert, University of Waterloo

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Design in Engineering Education

groups. The development of teamworkskills was also identified as a learning outcome (but not explicitly assessed, other thanobservations of the groups working in class). A third learning outcome was for the students toexperience the difference between theory (from the textbook) and practical application (how itwas actually done in industry, in this instance) in designing a braking system.A case plan was generated, per the development process referenced above, and this plan waspresented to the industry partner. Background information was provided by the industry partneron their brake design, including their specification, standards used for design, calculations used

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University, (first, corresponding author)

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Electrical and Computer

Executive Committee and Govern-ing Board for four years, as the Vice-President of Publications, member of the Finance Committee, theLong Range Planning Committee, and Technical Activities Advisory Board during 2004-2007. His pastactivities include serving as the Chair of the Power Engineering Education Committee, as the Regional 6Representative and Seattle Student Chapter Chair. At the Technical Committee levels, he chaired severalsubcommittees, working groups and task forces. He was also the Vice-Chair of the 1992 Summer Powermeeting. At the IEEE level, he represented the PES as the TAB Periodicals Committee member. He hadalso served as the Seattle Section Chair, and the Student Branch Advisor.In 1996 he received the Outstanding Power Engineering

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Lemoine, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; James K. Nelson, University of Texas, Tyler; Lynn L. Peterson, University of Texas, Arlington; James Sells, San Jacinto College, Central Campus; Mary Eileen Smith, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

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Two Year College Division

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board since 1987 and now serves as Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Academic Planning and Policy. She is responsible for the administration and management of matters related to the Board’s higher education academic planning and policy functions, and she provides leadership on key projects, reports, and studies that cut across divisions of the agency. She has taught at The University of Texas at Austin, and she currently is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Communication at St. Edward’s University in Austin. Smith serves as the project coordinator for the $1.8 million productivity grant awarded to Texas from Lumina Foundation for Education to plan methods of making the opportunity

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Gregory J. Kowalski, Northeastern University

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Design in Engineering Education

design to others,keeping the project on target and dealing with setbacks, and producing a well tested and crediblesolution to the problem. Individual students may receive grades lower than the rest of their groupfor repeated absences from group meetings, poor teamwork, late assignments, or failing tocontribute constructively to the design process.Table 1: Grading scheme for Capstone I and IIItem % Capstone I % Capstone IIProject Management Plan 10Presentations 20Reports 10Final Report 15Design quality 40 35Design project management 10Weekly progress reports

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Budny P.E., University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Topics

Council of Sections

, we hope to provide other educators in both science andengineering with useful tools to assist them in developing and/or enhancing the use of writingwithin their own classrooms.IntroductionABET accreditation requirements emphasize the importance of “soft” skills in planning andachieving excellence in engineering education. In addition to “hard” knowledge, engineersneed to experience and understand “communication, teamwork, and the ability to recognizeand resolve ethical dilemmas.”[1] These skills are powerful when combined with awarenessskills involving “understanding the impact of global and social factors, knowledge ofcontemporary issues, and the ability to do lifelong learning.”[1] What is the most effectiveway of incorporating this into

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas F. Schubert, University of San Diego; Frank G. Jacobitz, University of San Diego

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International

their studies. Other, more traditional, universities offersimilar short-format courses on a limited basis: typically between semesters (often calledintersession) or during the summer months. Such short sessions provide students with anopportunity for a greater role in planning their total program. Students have the chance to enrichtheir course of study, reduce the overall time spent in school, and decrease their regular courseload by careful selection of such short-term courses. The authors’ home institution, USD, is oneuniversity committed to short-term opportunities with a three-week intersession term in Januaryand a variety of terms in the summer months6.USD is also strongly committed to global competence through the internationalization of

Conference Session

FPD IX: Research on First-Year Programs and Students, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiang Gong, Beihang University, Beijing, Institute of Higher Education; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Qing Lei, Beihang University, Beijing

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First-Year Programs

framework.Compared with FEHP-US, FEHP-CN was newly launched in September 2002, the 50thanniversary of the founding of Uni-CN. In China, numerous engineering-oriented universitieswere founded around early 1950s due to the policy of restructuring of universities and colleges.On the one hand, it was an appropriate time to summarize previous practices of engineeringeducation programs as Uni-CN stood on the milestone of 5 decades; on the other hand, inspiredby the“985 Project”, a number of honors programs had been launched or planned to launch byother engineering-oriented universities in China since then. Hence, Uni-CN took the advantage Page 22.346.5of the

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Christian J. Schwartz P.E., Texas A&M University; Kumbakonam Ramamani Rajagopal, Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

failureprevention and experiences in offering the redesigned course for three semesters: fall 2009,spring 2010, and fall 2010. Redesign follows the framework suggested in Wiggins andMcTighe1:  First, develop the learning outcomes for the course. Learning outcomes state expectations for learning in terms of what students will be expected to demonstrate.  After the learning outcomes are developed, the faculty member designs the plan through which student achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed and evaluated.  Finally, after the assessment plan is developed, the faculty member designs the learning activities and content delivery that will support student development with respect to the learning

Conference Session

WIED Olio

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; D. Patrick O'Neal, Louisiana Tech University; Lori L. Bakken, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Women in Engineering

female audiences, efforts to institutionalize programs from thebeginning, and seeking opportunities to build early on-campus partnerships. This paper willreview successes and lessons learned as the project nears its halfway point, including feedbackfrom formative assessments, as well as plans and adjustments for years two through four. Inaddition, the paper contains recommendations on aspects of the program that can be adopted byother institutions.BackgroundLouisiana Tech University is a medium-sized state university with an increased emphasis onhigh-quality interdisciplinary research in key focal areas over the last 20 years. The College ofEngineering and Science emphasizes and utilizes an interdisciplinary, team-based model in allaspects of

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

William E. DeWitt; William J. Hutzel; Timothy L. Skvarenina

teaching and learning Although the interdisciplinary Facilities Engineering Technology course required someextra coordination among the three participating faculty members, the overall experience waspositive. Most of the planning meetings were held in the year leading up to the initial courseoffering. Once the semester was underway, the faculty members operated nearly autonomously.At the end of the semester, a wrap-up meeting coordinated a comprehensive examination andfinal course grades. There were some challenges to teaching students with differing technical backgrounds.Topics that were remedial for MET students were sometimes new to EET students, and vice-versa. There was no easy remedy for this problem. Since the course is part

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano-Nieto

roles andresponsibilities for the graduates, the academic programs to produce professionals in the fieldcannot become static. The activities described in this paper, although focused in a BETprogram, can be easily adapted to any other Engineering Technology program. They are basedon presenting the BET curriculum not like a series of different courses that the students need tocomplete in order to graduate, but a whole set of knowledge that shares a common idea. In thisway, the students are introduced to their future profession since their first contact with college.This approach puts additional work load in the faculty, as we need to create new ways ofinstruction delivery, we need to plan and coordinate all these activities and speakers, and

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

R. S. Cartier; Albert L. McHenry; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

semiconductor industry due to restrictions imposed by production constraints,scheduling and legal (liability) issues. One of the goals of the ASU East teaching factory is tobridge this gap through contextual learning in a live teaching factory.ASU East Teaching Factory:Cleanroom design The Arizona State University Board of Regents authorized microelectronics teachingfactory plan to construct on the ASU East campus in Mesa, Arizona and the state legislatureappropriated six million dollars to build the facility. ASU East is located at the formerWilliams Air Force Base and commissary building was selected as the site for the teachingfactory. The warehouse area of the building was selected as the location of the teaching Factorydue to the high

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheila Palmer

email or inperson. Aspects of the course that were enhancing learning as indicated in Item #1 were notchanged.ConclusionsDuring the course of the semester, I found that one section tended to need more attention andrepetition than the others. This section generally had more questions, was slower picking up newmaterial, and did not perform as well as the other sections on exams and quizzes. I addressed thisby trying to anticipate the more difficult points and then planning an opportunity for a groupactivity associated with it. During the group activity I could work with students in small groups andaid those who were having difficulties. Page

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

G. Ivan Maldonado; Anne M. Ahrens

exchanges with engineering staff; student summer, co-op/intern and full time employment) Ø Potential funding for new program initiatives Ø College Industrial Advisory Board component focusing on internationalization Ø Link faculty improvement leaves at foreign universities with international industrial partners to enhance faculty experienceConclusionsIt is with the above-noted infrastructure that the ISU College of Engineering plans toachieve its goals of enhancing internationalization among its faculty and students. Thepreliminary survey results demonstrate that strong support by the faculty exists forinternationalization efforts in the college. Also, the survey has provided some valuabledata for strategic and

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John Barrett Crittenden

older subject matter or failing to learn the newersubject matter could definitely limit the level of success.Initially, the students reacted negatively to the class format. Some were planning to use thesummer class as a time to “lay back”, relax, and enjoy life with occasional periods of panic whenrequired to study for a test. The unstated requirement to attend each class and to be extensivelyquizzed each day was not appreciated. The requirement to complete and understand thehomework each day without receiving any immediate reward for the work completed wasconsidered unduly demanding. But after about one week, the grumbling stopped, meaningfulquestions were asked, and each student seemed to make an effort to complete the homework andto