Conference Session

Cooperative Education Addresses ABET

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Stwalley, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

results from this process were used to create the ISUassessment instrument in use today. Engineering Career Services at ISU has nowcollected data on the performance of Professional Practice students in approximately 65specific key actions and disseminated this information to their various academic units forfive years. Attainment of the ABET 1,2 Criterion III objectives is implied through thecompletion of all competencies associated with a particular outcome. The strength of theIowa State system would seem to reside in the experimental design linking the specifickey actions with the attainment of the general results. In contrast, the instrument used by the Division of Professional Practice at theUniversity of Cincinnati seems to be more

Conference Session

Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Biezad, California Polytechnic State University; Joon Kim, Lockheed Aircraft Co

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Aerospace

AC 2007-2071: INTEGRATING GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT IN THEAEROSPACE CURRICULUMDaniel Biezad, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Biezad is currently a professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. In June, 2006, he received the Outstanding Scholar Award from the university with a cash prize of $1500. In his career at Cal Poly, he has also received all three of the teaching awards offered by the College of Engineering. He has related academic experience as the Associate Dean of the Air Force Institute of Technology (1988-1989) and as Deputy Head and Head of the Electrical Engineering Department at

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Alahmad, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Matthew Pfannenstiel, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Douglas Alvine, Alvine Engineering; Clarence Waters, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Architectural

aspects involved in the design process. Figure 1 shows how some of the systems are integrated in the halls of the PKI. Figure 2 shows a display room and other building systems students can interact with. The Peter Kiewit Institute is designed to help meetFigure 2. Exposed building the needs of the nation’s technology and engineering firms bysystems. providing a top rate education to students interested in pursuing careers in information science, technology, and engineering. Page 12.572.3

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymond Krizek, Northwestern University; Ahmad Hadavi, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

program of study leading to a Master of Science in Project Managementdegree, the MPM program offers two other study options which some may find beneficial to Page 12.570.8their careers. These are the Northwestern Engineering Credential and ProfessionalDevelopment Hours. The standards for admission to both of these options are the same as thosefor admission to the degree program, and tuition is at the prevailing rate for individual courses inthe degree program.Northwestern Engineering CredentialThe Northwestern Engineering Credential is awarded upon the successful completion of fourcourses that form a coherent unit of study and complement an

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidar Malki, University of Houston; Michael Gibson, University of Houston; Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

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Graduate Studies

those sought by9; i.e. persons who seek to emerge as leaders and arepursuing career paths centered upon the “creation, development & innovation of new/improvedtechnology in the form of new/improved/breakthrough products, processes, systems, or technicaloperations.”Program implementation, Growth, and AssessmentThe initiation of the M.T. program should begin in 2007-2008 with an expected enrollment of 10-15 students. It is expected that the program will experience 20-25% growth in its first 3 yearswith a leveling out of 50-75 headcount in the program over time.Initial growth will be the result of local and national marketing efforts to businesses, industries,governmental agencies, and other universities. These marketing efforts will emphasize

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Frehill, New Mexico State University; Ricardo Jacquez, New Mexico State University; Lauren Ketcham, New Mexico State University; Amanda Lain, New Mexico State University; Heather Williams, New Mexico State University; Rose Pena, New Mexico State University

research projects rather than doing other kinds of work to supportthemselves in graduate school. The program is less-well-suited to students in those sciencedisciplines in which it is not normative to complete a masters degree prior to a PhD. That is, in1 This analysis is a very crude indicator of the likelihood that students move from masters to doctoral programs. A Page 11.940.3more accurate method would use longitudinal data on masters degree recipients’ career paths, which are notcurrently available at the national level and seldom exist at the institutional level.fields like chemistry, physics, and biology, for example, most

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Berdanier, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

supply and distribution systems that we have becomeaccustomed to. In many areas where systems have been developed they may need to be removedand proper feasible systems engineered that will fit the needs of the people integrated with anenvironment where no further development can occur as none can be sustained.If we wish to prepare students in our American engineering programs for a more activeinternational role in developing countries in their careers, we have to be able to at least introducethem to a context that is very different from the US engineering scene. Although some factorssuch as funding may be more constraining, the typical legislated constraints that control much ofengineering design in the US may be nonexistent. It will be

Conference Session

NEW Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Maynard, Northwestern University; Matthew Hsu, Northwestern University; Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University; R.P.H. Chang, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

decisions. The number of suchdecisions will also grow because with great potential comes great hype. Citizens should have aknowledge base to help them separate the bad propaganda from the good.A second reason for pre-college nanoscale education is the need to stimulate a desire in morestudents to pursue science or engineering in college, and for a subset of them to pursuenanoscience and technology. Student enrollment in college courses for science, technology,engineering, or math careers has been roughly constant for 10 years, while the need, evenwithout the ensuing growth in nano, is not being met. “As nanotechnology moves into themainstream, companies ... will face a serious shortage of talent—far worse than what is alreadyoccurring.” 3 Yet, “[a

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University; Ronald Earley, Miami University

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Design in Engineering Education

service-learningcourse must nevertheless be focused on career preparation of the college studentsas well. (Narayanan, 2004 e; Honnet & Poulsen, 1989). Furthermore it must be clearlyacceptable to the appropriate accreditation agencies. The Senior Design Project Class,which is a two semester-long course, with a total of four credit hours, can be viewed as aservice learning class, depending upon the project chosen by the select student group. Itcontains a substantial amount of education about ethics, ergonomics, economics,sociology and liberal education principles, in addition to rigorous engineering subjectmatter. The student groups are encouraged to appreciate the realities of the socio-economic impact of their chosen project. In many cases

Conference Session

Computer ET Projects and Applications

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jai Agrawal, Purdue University-Calumet; Omer Farook, Purdue University-Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University-Calumet; Michael Segura, Purdue University-Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

and analog electronic systems. He is the author of a Textbook in Power Electronics, published by Prentice-Hall. His professional career is equally divided in academia and industry. He has authored several research papers in IEEE journals and conferences. Currently Professor Agrawal is doing research in nanophotonics.Omer Farook, Purdue University-Calumet OMER FAROOK is a member of the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at Purdue University Calumet. Professor Farook received the Diploma of Licentiate in Mechanical Engineering and BSME in 1970and 1972 respectively. He further received BSEE and MSEE in 1978 and 1983 respectively from Illinois Institute of

Conference Session

EM in a Global Environment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Bramhall, Sheffield Hallam University; Steve Lawson, Leeds Metropolitan University; Ian Robinson, Sheffield Hallam University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

: Page 11.300.2‘...increasingly flexible and truncated careers. Hence graduates have to be more ‘flexible’ intheir attitudes towards work and more ‘adaptive’ in their behaviour in the labour market.They require a broader portfolio of technical, social and personal skills than...wereemphasised in the past.’ 3Therefore, the type of graduates we need to produce are those that are business-aware as wellas possessing the traditional engineering skills. However, the lack of fully efficient linksbetween university and industry means that we don’t always produce the type of graduatesthat industry really requires. And, in fact, we have been slow to respond to its changingrequirements.In many universities, course planning is largely an internally driven

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ahlgren, Trinity College; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

the characteristics that we would like the students to acquire inthe robot projects and demonstrate at the robot contests are implied in the concept of engineeringaptitude. The engineering aptitude characterizes readiness of the individual to master engineeringand technology or to pursue an engineering/technical career [11]. Aptitude tests includeengineering and technological problems, which require understanding theoretical concept andability to use them in practice [12].For example, the questions posed in the NEAS tests for secondary school students who did notstudy technology/engineering subjects cover the following topics:• Mathematical reasoning. Students solve practical problems and use mathematical methods studied in school algebra

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders Programs Involving Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Johnson, Valparaiso University; Sarah DeMaris, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University

Tagged Divisions

International

skills, and prepares them for careers in the international marketplace eitherin the US or abroad. The current status of the program is also detailed along with the advantagesand challenges of creating such a program at a small, primarily liberal-arts institution.IntroductionWith the continued emphasis on globalization in industry, companies are seeking graduates in allareas who have some form of international experience. While liberal arts and business studentsare more likely to have these experiences, engineering students typically stay on campus duringtheir undergraduate years. The main factors in keeping engineering students resident have beenthe inflexibility of the engineering curriculum and the lack of international opportunities

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Amin Karim, DeVry University; Ahmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison; Victor Rubanchik, Don State Technical University (DSTU), Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

virtual systems enables students engaged in distance learning tomaster practical skills at any time and at any place. This paper presents an introduction to“Active Learning Suite (ALSuite)” software developed for interactive simulations and virtualexperiments, and discusses its application for Telecommunication (Fiber Optics and WirelessCommunications) Courses, for onsite, online and hybrid delivery modes.I. IntroductionTo achieve success in learning and in pursuing a successful career, a student in the 21st centuryneeds to attain proficiency in science, technology, and culture, in addition to the reading,writing and calculating skills. The Digital-age literacy requires students to gain understandingof information in all its forms: basic literacy

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University; Jennifer Finelli, Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

successful.”11. Final comments?When asked for final comments students gave their overall view about the entrepreneurshipcourses, which is mostly positive: “This minor is one of the most enjoyable and most valuableexperiences of my college career.” “Yes, the Minor has exceeded expectations so far, and thestaff are tirelessly helpful in helping entrepreneurial efforts outside of classes as well; I really Page 11.590.7can’t say enough about them.”Table 2 summarizes the responses to question 12, which was quantitative in nature. Results ofthe analyzed preliminary data indicate that in all three issues build and sell project has been themost effective

Conference Session

Faculty Development Toolkit

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

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New Engineering Educators

reflect on the development and maturation of the young engineer – the process fromyoung student with a dream, to a student fully realizing her or his potential. This growth mayoccur naturally, but the value added by excellence in teaching surely has some impact on the rateof development and level of success enjoyed by the students who experience excellenceteaching.Enabling student judgment Increased student enthusiasmMastery of the material Added tools to the tool-box – value addedGood student evaluations Instill a holistic viewMinimize effects of negative elements Help evaluate/focus career objectivesAttracting students to follow-on courses General improvement

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Evans, Purdue University; Matthew Kirleis, Purdue University; Casey Smith, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

2006-1396: TEAM WORK EXPERIENCES IN PROCESS AUTOMATION FORPRECISION CHEMICAL DEPOSITIONJeffrey Evans, Purdue University Jeffrey J. Evans is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from Purdue University, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to joining Purdue he held engineering positions over a 20-year career developing hardware, software, and systems in several industries including automotive control systems, consumer and industrial warning and safety, medical, and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Stanfield, North Carolina A&T State University; Caroline Moineau, North Carolina A&T State University; Shona Morgan, North Carolina A&T State University; Silvanus Udoka, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Education, January 1999.2. Burton, L., Parker, L., and LeBold, W.K., “US Engineering Career Trends,” ASEE Prism, May-June 1998.3. Morgan, R.P., Reid, P.P, and Wulf, W.A., “The Changing Nature of Engineering” ASEE Prism, May-Hune 1998.4. Engineering Criteria 2000, Criteria for Accrediting Engineeering Programs: Effective for Evaluations during the 1999-2000 Accreditation Cycle: Engineering Accreditation Commission. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; http://www.abet.org/download.htm, 30th November 1999.5. Curricula 2002; Manufacturing Education for the 21st Century; Volume I: David L. Wells, Editor, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1995.6. Panitz, Beth, “The Integrated Curriculum,” ASEE Prism, September 1997.7

Conference Session

Software and e-learning in the ME curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

common dilemma when considering the undergraduate curriculum is the proper balancebetween “teaching fundamental theory” versus “teaching applied software”. While theestablishment of a sound base of engineering fundamentals within our students is perhaps theprimary goal of the undergraduate curriculum, increasingly there is a legitimate incentive toexpose students to the proper use of different engineering software tools in preparation for theirprofessional careers. While efforts to include such computational techniques have included thedevelopment of an elective upper-level undergraduate course1, the practical difficulty ofimplementing these changes within and throughout the curriculum, and in particular thedifficulty of integrating software

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Bower, The Citadel; Kenneth Brannan, The Citadel; William Davis, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

2006-1669: SEQUENTIAL COURSE OUTCOME LINKAGE: A FRAMEWORKFOR ASSESSING AN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMWITHIN A CE PROGRAMKevin Bower, The Citadel Dr. Bower is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. Prior to his employment at The Citadel, he worked as an environmental engineer in Akron, Ohio. He received a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from The University of Akron and specialized in modeling carcinogenic chemical production in the drinking water distribution system. Dr. Bower was the 2005 Most Outstanding New Faculty at the ASEE –SE Conference, 2005 Early Career Award Winner from the Environmental Engineering

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omer Farook, Purdue University-Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University-Calumet; Jai Agrawal, Purdue University-Calumet; Essaid Bouktache, Purdue University-Calumet; Ashfaq Ahmed, Purdue University-Calumet; Mohammad Zahraee, Purdue University-Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Engineering from University of Illinois, Chicago, in 1991, M.S. and B.S. also in Electrical Engineering from I.I.T. Kanpur, India in 1970 and 1968 respectively. Professor Agrawal has worked recently for two years in optical networking industry in the Silicon Valley in California. Professor Agrawal is the Founder Advisor to Agni Networks Inc., San Jose, California. His expertise includes optical networking at Physical and Data link layers, optical and WDM interface, SONET and Gigabit Ethernet and analog electronic systems. He is the author of a Textbook in Power Electronics, published by Prentice-Hall. His professional career is equally divided in academia and industry. He has authored several

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Roberts, Kansas State University; John Mingle, Kansas State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, the chemical engineering faculty are not likely to Page 11.570.7favor such a change. An additional possible consequence is a graduate lacking sufficient chemi- Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ø 2006, American Society for Engineering Education Session 1823cal engineering coursework to enter a purely chemical engineering profession should they chooseto make a career change from bio-engineering.The current university paradigm is for baccalaureate

Conference Session

Improving ME education: Broad Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University; Andrew Davol, California Polytechnic State University; Joseph Mello, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

student and professor. This does help as there is more organizedengineering, but it also detract from the unique experience where the students are in charge. Inaddition, historically, seniors become less active in the clubs; perhaps because they have already Page 11.1155.6completed the desired experience, or because they now understand that they need to focus ontheir classes to get a job! The result may be that those less interested in the result do thedevelopment.The club approach is much more conducive to continuity as some students may join as freshmenand stay on the team throughout their undergraduate career. This model leads to a great

Conference Session

Use of Technology to Improve Teaching and Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Chen, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Dexter Whittinghill, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

2006-1902: USING RAPID FEEDBACK TO ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNINGJohn Chen, Rowan University John Chen is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He has been a faculty member since 1994, when he began his career as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. He joined Rowan University in his current position in 1998. He is an active member of ASEE and is currently the Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Division.Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University Jennifer Kadlowec is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Rowan University. She began as an Assistant Professor in 1999 after she received her M.S. and Ph.D. in

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

a deepcommitment to deliver a quality program that is relevant to an ever-changing field andresponsive to the diverse needs of both the industry and our students. In developing theseobjectives, we strove to ensure that our program and curricula was relevant in terms ofbeing responsible to the lives and careers of our students; attractive to motivate ourstudents and attract high quality students; and connected to the broader needs of ourindustry. The development and implementation of the program outcomes and associatedassessment measures and metrics represents a significant program improvement. UNCCDepartment of Engineering Technology now has in place a continuous improvementprocess that allows curriculum and course content to be

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Barrett Myers, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

used inEPICS.IntroductionThe importance of significant design experiences to prepare undergraduate engineering studentsfor engineering careers has been well-documented 1, 2. These experiences typically emphasizethe application of the technical skills as well as the professional skills such as communication,working as a team and customer interaction 3-5. The need for such experiences has spawnedmany innovative approaches to senior capstone design courses 6, 7 as well as design courses forunderclassmen 8-11. Most of these courses are confined to one semester or quarter and areintended to give the students an intense exposure to the design process. The model that guidedthe creation of the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Engineering Courses of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University; Elliot Douglas, University of Florida; Olivia Graeve, University of Nevada-Reno (Eng)

Tagged Divisions

Materials

primary goal of theclass is to provide a foundation in materials science and engineering that the students can buildupon in their major classes and future careers. This freshman/ sophomore class is an ideal placeto excite students about their engineering majors and expose them to real world engineeringsituations.Project Based Resources for Introduction to Materials Engineering (PRIME) modules have beendeveloped to teach the fundamental principles covered in a typical introductory materials coursewithin the context of modern engineering technologies. The same fundamental principles ofmaterials science and engineering that are typically delivered in a traditional lecture model of anIntroduction to Materials course are taught. However, the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christy Jeon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adjo Amekudzi, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

performance of their professional duties [6]. The rest of the canons requireengineers to: (1) perform services only in areas of their competence; (2) issue public statementsonly in an objective and truthful manner; (3) act in professional matters for each employer orclient as faithful agents or trustees who shall avoid conflicts of interest; (4) build theirprofessional reputation on the merit of their services and not compete unfairly with others; (5)act in such a manner as to uphold and enhance the honor, integrity, and dignity of theengineering profession; and (6) continue their professional development throughout their careers,and provide opportunities for the professional development of those engineers under theirsupervision [6].3. Environmental

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Pinar Menguc, University of Kentucky; Ellie Hawes, University of Kentucky; Jane Jensen, University of Kentucky; Ingrid St. Omer, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

UPoN, beginning with the honorssequence, to measure student development in the areas of a) epistemological beliefsregarding the nature of knowledge construction and learning, b) critical reasoning asexpressed in oral and written communication, and c) sense of purpose and self-efficacyregarding academic choices and career aspirations. These three areas of studentdevelopment are interrelated in complex ways and measurable change occurs slowly, thus Page 11.717.10we are implementing an extended case study model of evaluation that will follow thestudents through their college careers.Acknowledgements: This foundational course and the Honors sequence

Conference Session

Reforming the Industrial Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Chase, University of San Diego; Rick Olson, University of San Diego; Leonard Perry, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

: Module 1. Enablers for Lean (12 hrs) Module 2. Lean Core Operations (44 hrs) Module 3. Business Core Operations/Support Functions (8 hrs) Module 4. Quality, Cost & Delivery Measures (12 hrs) Module 5. Business Results (4 hrs)Of the five modules, Lean Core Operations includes the topics that most IEs are likely to useearly in their careers, though each of the modules includes topics typically found in IE curricula(e.g. material management and the cost of quality). The appendix summarizes 69 specific topicsidentified in the BOK for Module 2. Most of the topics included in the 10 lean certificateprograms are contained in this module. Because of its relevance to applying lean principles