Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kausalai Wijekumar, The Pennsylvania State University Beaver; Brian Cameron, The Pennsylvania State University

thelearners. One area that is frequently touted as exceptional on-line activities is the use ofdiscussion boards to supplement class activities or as a standalone learning activity1,2,15. Eventhough discussion boards can foster a sense of community and can help learners post theirthoughts on discussion topic12 they can only be successful in helping students learn complexthinking skills like problem solving, argumentation, and critical thinking if the instructor knowshow to encourage thoughtful postings and discussions3. “Research has shown that good learningenvironments require active participation of the learner in the construction and use ofknowledge; teachers who can provide learning opportunities, feedback, reflection, andscaffolding; and

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Mangement

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmad Sarfaraz, California State University-Northridge; Tarek Shraibati, California State University-Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

utilize and apply some of the knowledge and skills gainedthroughout the Master of Science in Engineering Management degree program. Implementingthese case studies ensure the program integrates the curriculum with real-world application.MSE 697, Directed Comprehensive Studies, is the culminating experience that has been selectedand approved by the university for the Master of Science in Engineering Management. Thespecific requirements have evolved over several years, reflecting in part suggestions provided byprogram alumni. The culminating experience course or directed comprehensive course may notbe undertaken until the last semester of program enrollment. The student’s committee chairmanis involved with the student on a regular basis and is in a

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Off the Beaten Path

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Michael Gregg, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

graduated with honors. Thestrong bond that was formed between the faculty and these students continues even today thoughthere was not much contact during the regular academic first year or in subsequent years.Although, some of the now graduated students, still reflect on the great educational experiencethey had in 2002. Goff and Gregg had major life changing experiences as a result of thiscollaboration and team-teaching experience.Conclusions The success of the team teaching approach discussed in this paper highly depends on theprofessional and personal relationship between team members. It does not work for everyfaculty pair6. The literature cites numerous examples of successful team teaching in non-technical areas, but few in technical

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David LaGraffe, Air Force Institute of Technology; James Petrosky, Air Force Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

and Logistics, and the Civil Engineer and ServicesSchool. All graduate level education is handled through the Graduate School of Engineering andManagement. The mission of the Graduate School of Engineering and Management is toproduce graduates and engage in research activities that enable the Air Force to maintain itsscientific and technological dominance. The school's mission reflects its focus on preparingstudents with the skills required to maintain the world's best Air Force, with the recognition ofresearch as a critical element in quality graduate education. The traditional Engineering Physics Department focus on weapons of mass destruction(WMD) has been through the graduate nuclear engineering program. Research in the

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Rawles, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

to be more petty and capricious and should be given less Page 12.1044.4leverage via a lower percentage.As has already been discussed, work in a student group is rarely evenly split among themembership; one or two students will often be responsible for the majority of the group’ssuccess. This can be reflected in a peer evaluation system by allowing students to award extrapoints beyond the base percentage to an outstanding peer. This is best achieved by viewing thepeer evaluation as a zero sum operation. The sum of points awarded cannot exceed the numberof points available (x points for each member of the group). In this approach students can

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Meyer, Purdue University; Mark Johnson, Purdue University School of ECE; Cordelia Brown, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

readily understandable to one “skilled in the art” – if 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 X1 course staff can’t understand, it isn’t clear. Appropriateness of content – lab notebook should not be a “blog” (i.e., not be a log of time 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 X1 spent in class or what you ate at a meeting, etc.) Update record – daily entries should be made as work is done (not days “after the fact”), and 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 X2 should reflect steady, consistent progress Weekly summaries – weekly entries should be a concise summary of the major accomplishments 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 X1 for the preceding Sunday – Saturday period Formatting – must use global style-sheet and prescribed page layout; also, use links

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Guy Hembroff, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

) ‚ Senior ProjectOutcome 9. An ability to understand professional, ethical and Evaluationsocial responsibilities (ABET 2.i ) ‚ Senior ExitOutcome 10. A respect for diversity and a knowledge of Surveycontemporary professional, societal and global issues (ABET 2.j )Outcome 11. A commitment to quality, timeliness and continuousimprovement (ABET 2.k) Page 13.1224.126.1 Assessment Results AnalysisAnalysis of assessment results shows that both Senior Project Evaluation (Tool 3) and CourseAssessment (Tool 1) reflect more accurate results than Senior Exit Exam (Tool 2). This could

Conference Session

Innovations in Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; David Olowokere, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Graham Thomas, Texas Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. No 2 7. Is the textbook helpful? a. Yes 6 b. No 1 c. Don’t know 2 8. Would you recommend this course to your fellow students? a. Yes 9 b. No 0 c. Don’t know 0Though the sample size used is small and the survey results might not reflect the whole picturevaluable information can be obtained from analyzing the survey results. 67% of studentspreferred the objects first

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Hadgraft, The University of Melbourne

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

: Figure 2 – Example of student work planning and scheduling toolStudents and staff will keep reflective logbooks to track their performance and theperformance of the system. That is, they will take a research approach to teaching andlearning – Action Research 29. What can we be doing better? Since this is now a resource-based approach rather than a person-based approach, it is a system easier to improve bybuying or developing better resources, most of which will be online.ConclusionWe now have 20 years experience in project-based learning and computer-assisted learning.However, we have made little progress in properly integrating these two strategies. Nor havewe made much progress in successfully pooling our resources so that our teaching is

Conference Session

Solar Power, Wind Power, and Energy System Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Swedish, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

experience with the course.Some examples of negative feedback: “[Provide] clearer guidelines at the beginning of the course.” “Class seemed to be made up as time went by. Little structure.” “More guidance at the beginning would yield a better result.” The negative comments reflect perhaps the biggest challenge in a course of this type. Abalance must be struck between the need for structure and the goal of an “open-ended” designexperience. The author continues to work at refining this balance. In fact, it is often difficult toknow where the design process will lead for a particular project. Since no two projects are thesame, this balance must be reevaluated each year. An important lesson learned is

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ken Barnard, K-State at Salina; Greg Stephens, K-State at Salina; Raju Dandu, Kansas State University at Salina

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

energy aswell as bringing efficiencies throughout the process. The problem now being recognized is thatthe cheap fossil fuel era of the past cannot be sustained into the future. McDonough & Braungart(2002) stated, “The design of products and manufacturing systems growing out of the IndustrialRevolution reflected the sprit of the day- and yielded a host of unintended yet tragicconsequences”. Burning fossil fuels increase levels of pollutants and greenhouse gasses (carbondioxide, nitrous oxide, and water vapor). The molecules of green house gasses resonate withreflected infrared radiation from the earth and prevent most of this radiated heat from escapinginto outer space. Burning of coal adds mercury, sulfur oxides, and fly ash, among others

Conference Session

Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mativo, The University of Georgia; Maura Borrego, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, ERM perception indicated that Engineering Education Page 13.970.8was an avenue for educating engineers that provided holistic education in discipline content,engineering basics and liberal education. Further, open-ended responses strongly suggested thatthis group viewed engineering education as understanding the uniqueness of engineeringcognition, developing experiences that brought about deep learning, and study how experiencesallow a student to develop into a reflective practitioner. The perceptions were strong on processand research in engineering education. The perception of dual careers as being an engineer andan engineering educator was

Conference Session

Student Learning Techniques & Practices in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University; Joseph Prince, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

consists of a rectangular panel backed byan air gap (Fig. 12). It is a spring-mass system with the air acting as a spring and the panel as amass. The panel absorber mounted in a pipe vibrates when there is sound propagation, reflects apart of the sound towards the source and thereby reduces the noise level at the pipe exit. Unlikethe conventional mufflers, it is simple in construction, compact and there are no holes or opencavities. Therefore, panel absorbers do not get clogged and can also be used to reduce the noisepropagated in pipes and ducts that are used to transport solid particles. Figure 12. Schematic diagram of a typical panel absorber When a panel absorber is modeled as a Helmholtz resonator we obtain an

Conference Session

Foster Excellence

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ardie Walser, City College of the City University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

environment).CurriculumAs in any academic program, the development of a cohesive curriculum is important, particularlywhen the program extends across departments, learning environments and academic institutions.The perspective of the community college on curriculum and the transferability of courses can bequite different from that of the 4-year institution. During the process of developing anarticulation agreement, it is not unusual for the community college to ask for a number of corepre-engineering courses (e.g., calculus, physics, chemistry, Engineering Design) that thecommunity college student could use to transfer into the engineering (and computer science)program/s at the 4-year institution. These core courses are selected so as to reflect the

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 1

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Leduc, Ball State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

on strategic goals it doesn’t matterwhether the problem is customer related or shareholder related; it doesn’t matter if the problem isa process problem or a design problem; and it doesn’t matter if the problem requires what onemight classify as Lean or Six Sigma tools. What matters is that the strategic goals are determinedby reflecting on both the customer and shareholder values and projects are selected in such a waythat they have the largest impact on the strategic goals.Does Six Sigma belong in the Manufacturing Curriculum? Average without Standard Deviation or some other measurement of variation is inadequate todescribe a set of data. The central tendency tells us where the target is located; but, does not tellus how the values are

Conference Session

Contemporary Instrumentation Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University; Barbara Rampel, Arizona State University; James Edwards, Raytheon

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

Constrained project to integrate learning outcomesCurriculum changes are a work in progress that will continue to evolve over many years.However, they are built on close interaction with local companies and recognition that thecharacter and purpose of measurement within the product applications space willcontinue to change rapidly. The importance of the topic is reflected in the skills andtechniques that students acquire to be productive contributors to the next generation ofadvanced products and systems.AcknowledgementsThe authors wish to thank their colleagues from Boeing, General Dynamics, Honeywell,General Motors and Motorola on the JACMET Instrumentation group for many helpfuldiscussions and their insightful analysis of current industry

Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dong, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

for the future.We do this by, • Teaching critical thinking skills to develop problem solvers for the future • Creating speaking and writing opportunities to enhance communication skills • Developing group projects so individuals learn about group dynamics and the nuances of negotiation • Prepare situations that require scheduling, coordination amongst multiple parties, and defining a scope of work to develop project management skills • Exposing students to problems that reflect real life situations so students can apply previous coursework to “real” problemsLast year the two instructors developed a collaborative design studio that incorporated a steeldesign competition sponsored by a professional

Conference Session

Topics in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Lee, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

that analyzed the influence of television on theresulting negative images that viewers (particularly white viewers) developed as relatedto various minority groups, including race, gender, and ethnicity. Once classic exampleof such an analysis is the study of the image of race (focusing on African-Americans)during the early days of television (the 1950s). MacDonald7 notes that blacks portrayedduring the 1950s were typically cast as inferior, lazy, dumb, and dishonest individuals.Negro doctors were presented as quacks; Negro lawyers were cast as unethical cowardswho did not understand their own profession. Even in the 1970s, it was noted that blackchildren had few positive role models on television8 . Reflecting more recent portrayals(mainly the

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azzedine Lansari, Zayed University; Akram Al-Rawi, Zayed University; Abdallah Tubaishat, Zayed Univeristy; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

many students as opposed to Java or C++. Therefore, it was used in two coreprogramming courses (CIT 225 and CIT 320).Figure 2 shows the adopted sequence of courses from the second to the fourth year of thecurriculum. The levels in problem solving and critical thinking increase with the course contentand this is reflected by the change in color in the diagram that lists the sequence.Each course shows the leaning outcome that is associated with it and the master course syllabusclearly identifies that outcome.The master course syllabus is a critical component of the IT curriculum that addresses theintegration of desired learning outcomes into various courses of the curriculum. A master coursesyllabus was developed for all core and elective

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

improvement is thedevelopment of both objectives and outcomes that adequately capture educational intent.The Civil Engineering Technology (CIET) Program Outcomes reflect the strategy ofcontinuous improvement prevalent in the Department of Engineering Technology. TheProgram Outcomes have evolved over the years, but have remained the bridge betweenvjg"Rtqitco"Gfwecvkqpcn"Qdlgevkxgu"ujqyp"kp"Vcdng"3"cpf"vjg"Ðc-mÑ"tgswktgogpvu"qh" Table 1: Civil Engineering Technology Program Educational Objectives 1. Applying general and discipline specific concepts and methodologies to identify, analyze, and solve technical problems. 2. Articulating technical material in a professional manner to potentially diverse audiences and in a

Conference Session

AEC Education: Instructional Strategies and Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kun-jung Hsu, Leader University; Shu-Chen Lin, National Taiwan University; Yi-Rong Lin, National Taiwan University; Szu-Yu Yeh, National Taiwan University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

. After the Hsin-I District development, the open space and environmentquality in Taipei gradually deteriorated. But there still remained abundant aboriginal forests inElephant-Hill; hence, determining how to preserve the ecological resources by a pedestrian patheco-engineering design in Elephant-Hill reflects one of the main themes for urban development. Page 13.597.3 Figure 1: Environmental attributes and the planning practices of the Elephant-Hill caseBecause Elephant-Hill is located in an area with convenient mass transportation system, thiseco-tourism path is also the most popular recreation setting in Taipei. Such an eco-tourism pathin

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Rinehart, Rice University; Sherry Woods, University of Texas at Austin; Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

3 2Total 25 6 43 25 5 44 67 9 23 8Where Do We Go From Here?To encourage faculty committees to search “actively” versus “passively” for candidates, searchcommittees must explore underlying assumptions about the search process itself. Passive searchcommittees reflect the attitude of: “We are a top university. The best candidates will naturallyapply.” On the other hand, active search committees understand the challenges in recruiting thebest candidates, especially women and minorities. They approach searches with the assumptionthat: “The best candidates are highly recruited. We must seek them out.” Figure 2 displays thissearch continuum.Figure 2: Search Committee

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Birmingham, Grove City College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

believe they were interacting with another machine.2 That is, Turingdesired machines that could think and act similar to a human being, i.e., artificial, non-organic,non-evolved human-like machines. Thus, the idea that a machine could have the distinctlyhuman abilities of thinking and self-reflection entered the scientific and engineering realms.In some way, the AI enterprise can be considered a response to Turing's challenge, whereengineers are developing ever more powerful thinking machines, eventually leading to machinesthat some might believe are indistinguishable from humans. The creation of more complexartificial agents inevitably leads to a question of what constitutes humanness, which in many AIcircles is, by and large, rooted in a view

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Richard Braatz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, computer, chemical,and agricultural engineering1.This breadth of entry points is reflected in undergraduate engineering curricula. MostABET accredited undergraduate engineering programs have at least one course incontrols systems analysis and design. The exception is civil engineering which generallydoes not require a controls course. (However, even there the environmental engineeringhcewnv{"cv"vjg"hktuv"cwvjqtÓu"kpuvkvwvkqp"jcxg"dggp"strongly encouraging students with aninterest in environmental engineering to take a controls course as it has a high degree ofrelevance for waste water treatment.) Thus, it should be clear that control systemsengineering is a basic engineering fundamental that is relevant for most (if not all)engineering disciplines

Conference Session

Approaches to Active Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Linsey, Texas A&M University; Austin Talley, University of Texas at Austin; Kristin Wood, University of Texas at Austin; Daniel Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

-0442614, and in partby the University of Texas at Austin College of Engineering and the Cullen Trust EndowedProfessorship in Engineering No. 1. Also, support is acknowledged from the Institute forInformation and Technology Applications (IITA) at the US Air Force Academy. In addition, weacknowledge the support of the Department of Engineering Mechanics at the U.S. Air ForceAcademy as well as the financial support of the Dean’s Assessment Funding Program. Anyopinions, findings, or recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect theviews of the sponsors. Page 13.979.9Bibliography[1] Prince, M., “Does Active Learning Work? A

Conference Session

Money and People; Resource Management for Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Lasich, Colorado School of Mines; Candace Sulzbach, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Commitment ChartEnrollment and Retention DataOne of the byproducts of a successful SWE section is the effect it can have on femalestudent enrollment and retention. Data was collected from CSM Registrar’s Officereports and the national SWE organization to see if there was any correlation betweenthese factors. Chart 1 shows how female student undergraduate and total enrollmentshave steadily increased from 1992 to 2007. Undergraduate female students increasedfrom 445 in 1992 to 719 in 2007 and total female enrollment increased from 620 to 947 Page 13.1260.8during the same time period.Female graduate student enrollment, however, does not reflect

Conference Session

Educating the Whole Engineer - Building Life Skills

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Kindschi, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Patrick Eagan, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Paul Ross, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

to be job related; reporting on the use and relative success of the project “on the job” is required.“Engagement theory” effectively draws IRRAE participants into their projects and ensures an“applied” result within a rigorous “academic” program.Course Scheduling/Project ManagementTime is short, and participants in IRRAE are warned to control the scope of their projects. Toprovide a more practical schedule, initial IRRAE work is integrated with the precedingCommunicating Technical Information course. See Appendix B: Integrated Schedule for Workin IRRAE.The milestones in the course reflect the overall management of research projects; deliverablesinclude a formal proposal with a reading plan, a literature review, a draft, and a final

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Graham Thomas, Texas Southern University; Esther Thomas, Texas Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

anundergraduate electronics engineering technology class in which case studies are utilized.Examples of the cases used, their sources, and the method used to incorporate these cases intoclassroom teaching and learning are provided. In addition, students’ comments on the benefitsassociated with the use of cases as a learning tool will be provided and a general summary of thecomments will be presented.Developing Cases for Use in the Engineering ClassroomA case is a narrative account of a situation, problem or decision usually derived from actualexperience. Cases are often a reflection of real world situation and issues which decision makers,such as managers and engineers encounter in formulating plans aimed at finding solutions to agiven problem(s) 6. In

Conference Session

Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stan Komacek, California University of Pennsylvania; Carol Adukaitis, PA State System of Higher Education

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-raising…, and student engagement in meaningful, active activities that produce positive attitudes… and higher achievement in some of the critical skills essential in advanced manufacturing: teamwork, problem-solving, communications, project management, mathematics, and critical thinking.During the next two years of the NSF-ATE project funding, the team will continue to seekfunding to upgrade other middle school classrooms/ labs to reflect the equipment used inmanufacturing industries. The team will also continue to organize the numerous activitiesmentioned, and many others not listed in this paper, to engage students, parents, educators andthe community in general to manufacturing career opportunities.Bibliography 1

Conference Session

Educating the Whole Engineer - Building Life Skills

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate Thomes, University of Pittsburgh; Beth Bateman Newborg, University of Pittsburgh; Kate Joranson, University of Pittsburgh; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh; Steven Abramowitch, University of Pittsburgh; Carol Washburn, University of Pittsburgh; Carol Baker, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

. REFERENCES1 Elbow, P. 1991. “Reflections on Academic Discourse: How it relates to Freshmen and Colleagues.” College English. 53:2 (135-155)2 Shuman, L., Besterfield-Sacre, M., McGourty, J. 2005. “The ABET ‘Professional Skills’—Can They be Taught? Can They be Assessed?” Journal of Engineering Education. 94:1 (41-55)3 Shuman, L., Besterfield-Sacre, M., McGourty, J. 2005. “The ABET ‘Professional Skills’—Can They be Taught? Can They be Assessed?” Journal of Engineering Education. 94:1 (41-55)4 Shuman, L., Besterfield-Sacre, M., McGourty, J. 2005. “The ABET ‘Professional Skills’—Can They be Taught? Can They be Assessed?” Journal of Engineering Education. 94:1 (41-55)5 Callison, R., Budny, D Thomes, K