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Pre-College and ECE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas Johnson

Session 3532 Integrating Engineering into the Secondary School Curriculum -- A New Approach Thomas G. Johnson Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department California State University, Long BeachAbstract The realization that a secondary school education often provides very little exposure to whatan engineer actually does at work has led the Computer Engineering and Computer ScienceDepartment of the California State University, Long Beach to approach this problem in a novelway. Specifically, we have designed a new single

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Curriculum Development in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Maher Murad

maintenance activities wereshown to students. One of the course requirements was also searching the library and theInternet, writing and presenting a paper on a topic related to pavement design and managementespecially recent technologies.Feedback from StudentsA questionnaire was administered at the end of the semester to obtain feedback from students ontheir experience with the new elective. The questions in the questionnaire are only related to thecourse offering, content and course activities. It does not address the instructor or teachingmethods. A copy of the actual form can be found in Appendix B. The questionnaire consists of 9questions. The class consists primarily of seniors with few juniors. Juniors are allowed to takethe course only if

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ashraf Ghaly

lower than the limits of an economical operation, the viability and feasibility of the project become questionable.• Political factors related to the opposition of certain groups and interested parties to the idea of oil exploration in a virgin area such as the North Sea that is considered by many as an environmental treasure that should not be contaminated. Figure 5. The Statfjord B Oil Platform, Norway.DamsDams are huge structures that are built across rivers to basically block the waterway. They areused to regulate water and/or for power generation. In some cases a temporary structure must be Page

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The Climate for Women In Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mara Wasburn

-career policy for the faculty spouses.There seems to be no commitment on the part of the University to making it possible for parentsto teach or attend classes or work here. I feel as if I am still being asked to choose betweenbeing a parent and a professor. Respondent B-5 Page 8.292.6 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationChanges at Sycamore State UniversityAs noted above, subsequent to the publication of the 1988 Needs Assessment Study, SSUenacted

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Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Hy Tran; Catherine Clewett

Measurement in Education, New Orleans, LA.14 Fraser, B. J. (1978). Development of a test of science-related attitudes. Science Education, 62 (4): 509-515.15 Joyce, Beverly A.; Farenga, Stephen J. (1999) Informal Science Experience, Attitudes, Future Interest in Science, and Gender of High-Ability Students: An Exploratory Study. School Science and Mathematics v99 n8 p431-37 Dec 199916 Smist. J. M., Owen, S. V. (1994, April) Explaining Science Self-Efficacy. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, New Orleans, LA.17 Khalili, Khalil Y. (1987) A Crosscultural Validation of a Test of Science Related Attitudes. Journal of Research in Science Teaching v24 n2 p127-3618 Schibeci, R. A. (1982

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Introduction to Engineering: The Present State

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2003 Annual Conference

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Stephanie Velegol; Ronald Ziemian; Richard Zaccone; Richard Kozick; James Baish; Margot Vigeant

# Module description Course Lecture Lab objectives met Class size Class size1–5½ 2.A. Engineering as a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 210 12-15 profession5½-9 2.B. Seminar #1 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 30-36 15-179 – 12 ½ 2.C. Seminar #2 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 30-36 15-1712 ½ - 15 2.D. Engineering and society 1, 5 210 10-112.A. Engineering as a profession:The goals of the first module were to give students an overview of engineering as a profession aswell as

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International Collaborative Efforts

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ronald Kander

.” Page 8.126.7It is clear that many of these criteria are exemplified in the structure and implementation of the Proceedings of the 2003 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society of Engineering Education Session 2260ISAT program. While the ISAT program addresses all 11 criteria to one degree or another. It isespecially strong in those criteria with which traditional engineering programs have the mostdifficulty. Namely, criteria d, f, g, h, i, and j are central to the development of the ISAT culture.While criteria a, b, c, e, and k are, necessarily, covered less

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Partnerships in IE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Susan Griffin; Paul Griffin; Donna Llewellyn

particular, Design is intended to significantly improve skills in2: 1. Systems Analysis and Design - Including the ability to: a. Define a problem b. Identify and analyze relevant factors c. Develop a model of the problem d. Choose and apply appropriate methodologies and computational tools e. Generate and evaluate alternative approaches for accomplishing the desired objective f. Design the needed system 2. Technical Writing - Skill in documenting the results of a student’s work will determine to a large extent the value of that work. In addition to developing good writing skills, students should explore the possibilities offered by computing

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Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Timothy Wheeler

Publishing Company, Ltd., pp 19 – 38.2 Johnson, D., Johnson, R.(1991). Cooperative Learning and Classroom and School Climate. In Fraser,B.,Wahberg, H. (Eds.), Educational Environments. New York, NY: Pergamon Press, pp 55 – 74.3 Sounding Rocket Users Handbook. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. 19884 Maughmer, M.D., and Jensen, D. (1992). Enhancing the Aerospace Educational Experience With a Multi-YearSailplane Design Project. Toledo, OH: Proc. of the 1992 ASEE Annual Conference, pp 714-717.5 Branford, J., Brown, A., Cocking, R. (Eds.) (2001). How People Learn. Washington, DC: National AcademyPress, pp 60 – 78.6 Jackson, Jan (2002). Personal correspondence from NSROC sponsor.7 Op. Cit., p 67

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Stephen Egarievwe

10 5.52 3.47 3.47 5.52 10 5.21 2.37 0.92 0 0 0.57 1.33 2.4 3.48 2.68 2.07 2.07 2.68 3.48 2.4 1.33 0.57 0 0 0.26 0.58 0.94 1.22 1.09 0.93 0.93 1.09 1.22 0.94 0.58 0.26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (b) Visualization of equipotential (a) Computed E-potential values in volts. regions. Fig. 4: Computation and visualization of electrostatic field distribution in a gas-filled nuclear detector.6In a gas-filled nuclear detector the electrostatic field distribution is an important factor in itsapplication for tracking the motion of charged particles. The field

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Internet Programming and Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas Miller; Steve Walsh; Leigh Haefner; Hollylynne Stohl

American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA.7. McLoughlin, C. (1999). Scaffolding: Applications to learning in technology supported environments. Paper presented at the World Conference on Educational and Multimedia and Hypermedia & World Conference on Educational Telecommunications, Seattle, WA.8. Oliver, K. (1996). Realizing the potential of scaffolded instruction in situated learning environments: Lessons from a formative assessment. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED413310): University of Georgia.9. Thompson, P. W. (2002). Didactic objects and didactic models in radical constructivism. In K. Gravemeijer, R. Lehrer, B. van Oers, & L. Verschaffel (Eds.), Symbolizing, Modeling, and Tool Use In Mathematics

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K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

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Eric Roe

).3. Eric Roe, M. Barger, A. Hoff, R. Gilbert, J. Hickey, K. Rogers, A. Greenway, M. Hepburn, K. Loweke, B. Smrstick. High School Technology Initiative (HSTI): High Tech Curriculum Materials for High School Science. In Seventh Annual Conference – Advanced Technological Education in Semiconductor Manufacturing. ATESM, 2001.ERIC A. ROE is a Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering at USF. He received his MS in Chemical Engineeringfrom USF. Prior to his study at USF, he was employed in Research and Development at Tropicana Products. Hisresearch interests are Food Engineering, Fluidized Bed Drying, and the integration of engineering and education

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Current Issues in Information Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

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Lloyd J. Griffiths; Anne J. Marchant; E. Bernard White

3 Total Hours 15 Total Hours 13III. Existing Concentration AreasConcentrations are currently available in the following two areas: A) Computer Graphics and Web Development B) Information Security and Network Administration. Page 8.662.4The BS-IT program is presently managed by the IT&E Dean’s Office because of its heavyreliance on courses offered by departments across the School and University (e.g., Appliedand Engineering Statistics [STAT], Computer Science [CS], Electrical and ComputerEngineering Department [ECE], Information Systems Engineering Department [INFS

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mukasa Ssemakula

Manufacturing into Engineering Curricula." Proceedings, 1995 Annual Conference of ASEE, June 25-28, 1995; Anaheim, CA. pp. 2262 - 2269.2. DeMeter, Edward C., Jorgensen, Jens E. and Rullan, Augustine: "The Learning Factory of The Manufacturing Engineering Education Program." Proceedings, SME International Conference on Manufacturing Education for the 21st Century, San Diego, CA. March 1996.3. National Research Council: "Information Technology for Manufacturing: A Research Agenda." Washington DC, National Academy Press (1995).4. Denton, D.D.: "Engineering Education for the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities," Journal of Engineering Education, January 1998, pp. 19-22.5. Ram, B., Sarin, S., Park, E. and Mintz, P

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Assessment Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

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Patrick Norris; Duco Jansen; Sean Brophy

? a) strongly absorbed b) somewhat absorbed c) very weakly absorbed 4. Based on the answer to the previous question (this wavelength is almost not at all absorbed) how can the laser still succeed in cutting the flap?After the lecture students were asked the same questions again, and performed much better,providing clearer and more accurate descriptions. Also, recall of facts such as wavelength alsowas increased. This illustrates that the laboratory visit provided an orientation for much of theinformation, helping raise students’ awareness. The lecture had a strong impact on their ability toanswer the questions. The combination of the field trip, the reflection activity using

Conference Session

Technology, Communication, & Ethics

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2003 Annual Conference

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Sageev Pneena; Kathy Bernard; Carol Romanowski

TC grade Figure 3: Engineeri ng and TC grades for individual assignments or coursesThree key features underlie this general model: a) Double-5—a problem-solving communicationand instruction approach; b) The concept and assurance of “quality” information; and c) Audienceawareness and focus.4.1 Double-5: A Highly Effective TC Instruction-ModelAs early as 1987, we at UB were adapting an industry TC program to academic conditions. Infact, the specific charter of UB’s Center for Technical Communication (CTC) was to “re-engineer” a highly successful approach for teaching researchers to write so managers couldunderstand, developed at Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio.16 To meet the needs ofboth technically trained scientists and

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Theresa Jones; Jerold Jones; Gary Vliet; Philip Schmidt

acquainted withthe systems approach, however, most develop a higher comfort level and appreciation for thedeeper understanding which comes with examing system behavior from multiple perspectives.Motivational value of real-world applications and industry interaction:Project-centered courses such as ME 343 provide the students with a ‘real world’ experience thatthey do not get in traditional lecture/problem courses. While projects may vary considerably intheir specifics, as will be illustrated later, they generally fall into one of the three categories: (a)projects originating from industry as a result of an association between a faculty member and anindustrial contact, (b) projects involving a power/ refrigeration system in use at the university, or

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New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2003 Annual Conference

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Andrew Rose

topic. Also provided was space to list any questions or comments students had sothat upon return, the instructor could collect these sheets to review and address their concerns. Acopy of a typical schedule and question log sheet is included in Appendix B. On that Friday, theclass also met in the distance education classroom for one of the two courses so students wouldknow where they were supposed to go during the absence. In addition to discussing the classschedule during the absence, part of this class period was spent discussing the trip, internationaladoptions from China, and to answer any student questions regarding the absence. This opendiscussion helped to further develop rapport between the students and the author.Topics Selected for

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Teaching Design Through Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Bowen

Session 1353 Using a Hands-On, Project-Based Approach to Introduce Civil Engineering to Freshmen James D. Bowen University of North Carolina at CharlotteAbstract At the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the second semester freshman course“Introduction to Engineering” is discipline specific. This course gives students an introductionto the particular discipline (Civil, Electrical and Computer, Mechanical) through a project-basedexperience. In Civil Engineering, this course has involved the conceptual design of a Civilstructure

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Raising the Bar and Body of Knowledge

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Nelson; Osama Abudayyeh; Edmund Tsang; Molly Williams

.(1995) “The role of working memory capacity and general control processes in intelligence,”10. Jarman, R., and Krywaniuk, L. (1978). “Simultaneous and Successive Syntheses: a Factor Analysis of Speed of Information Processing,” Perceptual and Motor Skills, Vol. 46, pp. 1167-1172.11. Waldrop, M.(1987). “The Workings of Working Memory,” Science, 237(4822), pp. 1564- 156712. Goodwin, William L. and Herbert J. Klausmeier (1975) Facilitating Student Learning: An Introduction to Educational Psychology, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York.13. Bloom, B., ed. (1956) “Taxonomy of Educational Objectives,” D. McKay, New York.14. Popham, Estelle L., Adele Frisbie Schrag, and Wanda Blockhus (1975) A Teaching-Learning System for Business

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Nicole Amare; Charlotte Brammer

Professional Communication, vol. 42.1, Mar. 1999. Page 3.3 D. Winsor. Writing Like an Engineer. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 1996.4 I. Shor. When Students Have Power: Negotiating Authority in a Critical Pedagogy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.5 C.P. Snow. The Two Cultures. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.6 “ABET Evaluation Criteria.” http://www.abet.org/images/Criteria/eac_criteria_b.pdf7 B. Panitz . “The Student Portfolio: A Powerful Assessment Tool.” ASEE PRISM, vol. 5.7, 1996. Page 24. Page 8.490.8 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Kenney; Thomas Jewell

Session 2560 Achieving a Global Perspective through Interdisciplinary Mini-Terms: Electric Power Development in New Zealand James M. Kenney, Thomas K. Jewell Union College Schenectady, NY 12308BackgroundTwo emerging themes in engineering education are an interdisciplinary approach to engineeringproblem solving, and exposure to how such problems are addressed in a global perspective. Theengineering curriculum at Union College now requires an international experience to help attainthis global perspective. One way that

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International Collaborative Efforts in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Tim Mizen; Robert Baldwin; Ronald Miller

disciplinary areas: a. English language b. Physical Sciences c. Mathematics d. Computing skills 2. To assist student in developing the necessary integrity and personal and interpersonal skills to become successful students and engineers 3. To assist students to develop as autonomous learners 4. To give students a general understanding of the oil and gas industry------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Foundation Program Student Outcomes. As prescribed by the ABET-mandated assessmentprocess, a set of program Student Outcomes was next developed once the Program Objectiveshad

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Understanding Students: Cognition

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2003 Annual Conference

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Sang Ha Lee; Stefani A. Bjorklund; John Wise; Thomas Litzinger

. Page 8.240.814. Commissioned Reviews of 250 Psychological Tests, Maltby. J., Lewis, C., and Hill, A., Editors, Edwin Mellen Press, Wales, U.K., 2000. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education15. Finestone, P., A construct validation of the Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale with labour education participants (Doctoral dissertation, University of Toronto, 1994). Dissertation Abstracts International, 46, 5A, 1984.16. Delahaye, B. L. & Smith, H. E., The validity of the Learning Preference Assessment. Adult Education Quarterly, 45,159-173, 1995.17. Long, H. B., & Agyekum

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Virtual & Distance Experiments

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2003 Annual Conference

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Zhixue Wang; Guangpi Lai; Feiyue Wang; A. Terry Bahill; Jeff Goldberg

SIEDepartment spent $50K to develop Internet-based lab experiments for courses in modeling,analysis, and control of dynamical systems and the WAVE (Web-based Audio and VideoEducation) Lab was created. Three prototype Internet-based experimental systems wereconstructed (see Figure1). In fall 1999, NSF awarded a CRCD grant of $400K to expandthese efforts to their present state. a) Mass-Damping-Spring b) Train Station Control c) Flexible Arm Control Figure 1 - SIE Internet-based Labs in WAVES The uniqueness of the approach is that we conduct experiments using actual hardware viathe Internet and we provide students at remote sites with real-time data and slightly delayed(delay depends on bandwidth available) audio/video

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Marlee A. Walton

Preparing Civil Engineers for 2020: A Curricula Design Project at Iowa State University ASEE North Midwest Conference October 9-11, 2003 Marlee A. WaltonBackground:Today’s world is fundamentally challenging the way civil engineering is practiced. Ourprofession has become more complex with issues such as technological advancements,increased stakeholder involvement, decaying infrastructure, additional environmentalregulations, globalization, and population changes. To effectively manage thiscomplexity, the future civil engineer will need additional knowledge, skills, andattitudes. This will require additional

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Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Reid

Session 1547 Project Summary of a K-12 Outreach with a Summer Program and a Mobile Laboratory Kenneth J. Reid Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)Abstract:This paper will describe and summarize a two-year project using hands-on activities to introduce K-12students to Electrical Engineering and Electrical Engineering Technology and inspire and foster aninterest in engineering, mathematics, and science. Two specific projects included in this initiative were:S developing new summer hands-on workshops for students

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Activities for the Materials Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

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Donald Goddard

Session 1464 A Case Study of A 193 Grade B7 Used as a Teaching Tool Donald L. Goddard PhD PE The University of Texas at TylerAbstractUtilization of A193 Grade B7 threaded rod as a case study in heat treatment of alloy steel isdeveloped as a low cost, efficient approach to study standard material specifications, furnaceoperation, heat treatment, tensile properties, hardness, microstructure, and impact strength. Bystudying this 4140 type of material(commonly called "chrome-moly steel" ), basic concepts areexamined and the students are familiarized with a common, high

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Vernon Lewis

Session 2793 A Cold-Formed Wall Panel for Building Construction -A Case Study Vernon W. Lewis, Jr. Department of Engineering Technology Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia 23529AbstractIn the spring of 2002, Old Dominion University, though our Technology ApplicationsCenter was asked to perform testing on a new type of structural wall panel. These panelswill be used in interior and exterior applications and for load bearing and non-load bearingconditions. This testing was done in accordance with the

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert Malkin

Session 2793 Engineering World Health: A Novel Approach to Teaching a Global Viewpoint Robert Malkin The University of MemphisAbstractEngineering World Health has partnered with The University of Memphis to create TheEngineering World Health Summer Institute. This unique study abroad program offers studentsan opportunity to receive hands-on technical skills in a foreign country while earning collegecredit. The program is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students in engineering. Howeverchemistry or physics majors can qualify