Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Fry, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

should be able to take advantage of adding the previous section’s skills to theirpersonal toolbox. But because not all people have the same personal aptitudes, and talents, theresults can differ significantly. The following section deals with skills which, if a person has Page 11.1363.5them (or can learn them), will enhance the results of using design thinking.The characteristics of a design thinker are: 1. High Tolerance for Ambiguity 2. Curiosity 3. Visual ThinkerSome may be tempted to place these skills in the section on design thinking. However, they areseparated out here because they reflect more attributes of the

Conference Session

Customizing Courses for Industry Training Needs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jody Pierce, Purdue University; Russell Aubrey, Purdue University; John Eddy, Purdue University; Charles Baker, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

has a stakein developing your skills. When you look good – the team looks good. As RedGold continues to prosper, more broad-based business managers will emerge tolead us.Diverse OpportunitiesRed Gold can deliver a variety of experiences needed to expand your skill baseand prepare you for future leadership roles in our customer-driven organization.Quality of LifeAt Red Gold, we recognize that success is measured by more than financialrewards. True success must include a quality of life that reflects our respect foryou and your family.Where We Are HeadedMaintaining and expanding our leadership status demands an energetic,innovative team approach to all dimensions of our business. Astute professionalsworking together continually explore new

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum & non-Technical Skills

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JoDell Steuver, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

organization has trained 300 persons in computer repair todate.The student volunteer at the computer recycling location took his son and neighborhood highschool students with him on Saturdays. They were exposed to diversity, learned to give of theirtime, developed their own talents and helped transport loads of computer parts. Hopefully, theirexperiences will help them to develop some lifelong habits of giving to the community. Thestudent made a strong emotional commitment to his project despite his reservations.In reflection, the information technologist admitted that his was an emotionally challengingexperience. He worked with disabled, unemployed, low-income, inner-city residents. Thesepersons were likely to be ethnically or racially diverse. Some

Conference Session

Design of Laboratory Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Burchett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

controlsystems 2.54 2.23 3.83 3.46Size Limitations on controlsignals of real systems 1.60 1.50 3.02 2.69Benefits of a state variablemodel 2.26 2.04 3.44 2.96AcknowledgmentsThis material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant No.DUE-0310445. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. The author gratefully acknowledges the assistance of Shannon Sexton, Director ofAssessment, who compiled the student

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmet Zeytinci, University of the District of Columbia; Philip Brach, University of the District of Columbia

response, there was a “chipping away” of instruction in thoseareas that enrich the very essence of being, those referred to as general education subjects. Thisresulted in those prepared for practice in medicine and law being in a better position to positivelyinfluence society’s perception of their disciplines. Higher social regard for these professionsleads to higher compensation for doctors and lawyers.The erosion of the enrichment of basic intellectual skills is reflected in the humorous comment of50 years ago “… four years ago I couldn’t spell engineer, but today I are one.” This commenthas more truth than humor in that we have sacrificed an important aspect of our education at the“altar” of specialization.LicensureAs initially cited, licensure

Conference Session

Computing Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Bailey, Brigham Young University; Barry Lunt, Brigham Young University; Gordon Romney, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

in advancing computationtechnology. “The field is the product of the convergences of various disparate disciplinesand activities: library science, computer science (and its antecedent punched-cardtechnology), documentation of research and development, abstracting, indexing,communications science, behavioral science, micro- and macro-publishing, and video andoptical science, among others.”10 In the years since this has been written, this perspectiveof the inclusiveness of IS has perhaps become even broader.The origins of these programs reflect the discipline’s breadth. For example, a 1972 paperfrom Ohio State speaks of the Computer and Information Science department existent at

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas-Tyler; Ron Pieper, University of Texas-Tyler; David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

2005 ASEE Annual Conference (Session 3170), June 12-15, Portland, Oregon.13. Steven C. Zemke, Donald F. Elger, “Growing Undergraduate Student Mentoring Skills Using a Reflective Practice Guided by Peer Feedback”, presented at the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference (Session 1430), June 20- 23, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah.14. R. Morsi, “Girls In Science, Engineering, and Technology (GISET)”, presented at the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference (Session 1793), June 12-15, Portland, Oregon. Page 11.265.10

Conference Session

Women & New Faculty Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eve Riskin, University of Washington; Kate Quinn, University of Washington; Joyce Yen, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

to faculty. For others, the policy information isseen as a recruiting tool, making the guidebook useful only during searches. A couple chairsnoted that the policy synopsis for their campus did not reflect practice, making them aware of theneed to have the policy information updated online. The guidebook is seen by a few chairs as aresource only for policy makers, and they have given it to their dean, provost, or chancellor or totheir ADVANCE department or Women’s Committee. The guidebook has been useful tocampuses interested in benchmarking themselves by what family-friendly policies their peerinstitutions offer. Similarly, for campuses in the process of modifying existing or adopting newfamily-friendly policies, the guidebook has provided

Conference Session

Convergence of Quality Assurance Systems Around the Globe

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; David Watkins, Michigan Technological University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

International

MadagascarFigure 2. Nations where Michigan Tech Civil and Environmental Engineering Master’sInternational Peace Corps students have served.Figure 3. Timeline depicting program availability to students in Michigan Tech’s Civil Page 11.822.7and Environmental Engineering Department. Year 0 marks first day on campus as a first-year student.However, the strategy has been designed for maximum effect should a student beengaged in all four programs. Since retention of knowledge is a major goal of thestrategy, its structure should reflect that goal. Kolb identified a cyclic structure thatelevates retention among students6,7,8: Motivation 1 Theory 1

Conference Session

Achieving the Civil Engineering Body of Knowlegde

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy; Allen Estes, U.S. Military Academy; Ronald Welch, U.S. Military Academy; David Winget, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

only the final design project submission is shown, the Sum of Correlation Points values may not reflect the sum of the shown Correlation with Requirements values squared. • Measure of Correlation was determined by dividing the Sum of Squares of Correlation Points value by the Sum of Correlations Required for Acceptable Correlation value. A value greater than one meant the result was a reliable assessment of the particular CE Program Outcome. A value less than one meant the result was perhaps not a reliable assessment of the outcome.The following definitions apply to Figure 2 which provides a compilation of grade and outcomeassessment results for CE492 during the spring semester of Academic Year 2004-20054

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering and Business

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Chen, Keck Graduate Institute; Jeremy Bolton, Keck Graduate Institute; Erika Palmer, Harvey Mudd College; Stephanie Bohnert, Harvey Mudd College; Laura Moyer, Harvey Mudd College; Ekaterina Kniazeva, Harvey Mudd College; Alyssa Caridis, Harvey Mudd College; Colin Jemmott, UVP, Inc.; Darius Kelly, UVP, Inc.; Deb Chakravarti, Keck Graduate Institute; Qimin Yang, Harvey Mudd College; Patrick Little, Harvey Mudd College; Sean Gallagher, UVP, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

the kurtosis value. Kurtosis isdefined asK= ∑ (X − µ ) 4 (2) Ns 4where X is the individual data points, µ is the mean, N is the total number of samples, and s isthe standard deviation. A value of –1 is considered acceptable for quantitative work6.Other statistical measures considered and rejected include the uniformity gradient, Laplacian,lighting uniformity ratio and point spread function.Flat image analysisIn order to test the planar uniformity in these designs, a flat piece of white paper was placed onthe imaging surface, and a image was taken via a CCD camera. Typical white paper is a usefultest target due to the high uniformity of reflectance and color. These pictures are then loaded intoMatlab

Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Harichandran, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, they are using these technologies to solve the infrastructure andenvironmental problems faced by today’s society, are adopting a system-integration view of thebuilt and natural environments, and are embracing the concept of sustainability.Vision for CEE Research Civil and environmental engineers work on complex, large-scale systems that improve thebuilt and natural environments. Typically, these systems are unique, insofar that they must takeinto account diverse considerations associated with technical developments and their implica-tions, prevailing local conditions, as well as available resources and talents. This is a monumen-tal task, and CEE’s innate breadth reflects the many areas of expertise required to accomplish it.Inevitably

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder; Diana Shannon, University of Colorado-Denver; Jay Shah, University of Colorado-Boulder; R. Scott Summers, University of Colorado-Boulder; Jim Ruttenber, University of Colorado

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

information systems (GIS). Key topics include: participatorycommunity development; community assessment (self-assessment and GIS); public health;epidemiology; and tropical medicine. Team projects related to a real engineering project in adeveloping community are being retained as a large component of the course. A significantassessment component will be executed with the revised course.AcknowledgmentsThis material is partially based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underGrant No. 0431947. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Bibliography1. ABET. 2004. Criteria for Accrediting

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Buechler, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Christopher Papadopoulos

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References1 D.N. Buechler, C.M. Papadopoulos, T.R. Johnson, E.S. Key, “Development of a targeted engineering applicationcourse to improve retention,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, Portland, OR, June, 2005.2 University of Texas at Austin and GE Foundation, “Water Rockets: First Derivatives, Building and UsingClinometers,” 2004. Located at:www.engr.utexas.edu/aim/curriculum/files/AIM_Calc_2004/Rockets_T_BuildingClinometer.doc3 Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation Page 11.765.11

Conference Session

Programs for High School Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Rousche, University of Illinois-Chicago; Michael Cho, University of Illinois-Chicago; Yang Dai, University of Illinois-Chicago; Hui Lu, University of Illinois-Chicago; J Hetling, University of Illinois-Chicago; jie liang, University of Illinois-Chicago; Susan McCormick, University of Illinois-Chicago; David Schneeweis, University of Illinois-Chicago; Richard Magin, University of Illinois-Chicago

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Changes were not seen regarding student intent to study at a 4-year college vs. acommunity college, nor were there changes in the intent of students to study bioengineering atour university or any other. For the former, we naively presumed passive exposure to theuniversity environment would cause some changes in these areas. However, the mean of 9.53for this question in CY2 suggests that this was not an area that needed improvement. At anyrate, without actively addressing these issues via lectures or laboratory sessions, no significantchanges in these attitudes were recorded. Interestingly, the means for post-camp CY2 andCY3 were very similar overall, likely reflecting a consistent pool of students. For instance,the highest mean of 9.53 in CY2

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qian Du, Mississippi State University; Judy Schneider, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

lectures in ECE3183 helps me conduct experiments involtage and current measurement”, “the lectures in ECE3183 helps me conduct LabViewexperiments in resistance measurement”, “the lectures in ECE3183 helps me conduct straingauge analysis”, “the schedule coordination between ECE3183 and ME3701 is reasonable”.Possible open-ended questions are “any other help that I get from the coordination of ECE3183and ME3701”, “suggestions for improvement”.For a small number of ME students who have taken ME3701 before, they will only participate inthe exit interview as a group. The purpose of such an in-person interview is to collect the mostauthentic data that reflects the student perspective about the class. Because it is quite time-consuming, the subjects

Conference Session

New trends in ECE education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qian Du, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Ergodicity Karhunen-Loeve expansion Power spectral density 4. Analysis and Processing of Response of linear systems to random signals Random Signals Optimum linear systemsMany graduate students do not like this course, because the content is difficult and the classesare boring. This has been reflected by historically low student evaluation. Students usuallyavoid taking this course, unless their academic advisors force them to take it.2.2 Improvement ApproachThe approach to improving the teaching and learning effectiveness of ECE8803 is to designapplication-oriented computer projects with four objectives: to help students

Conference Session

Visualization

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Ardebili, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

spatial visualization skills.An interactive multimedia software based on work by Sorby and Baartmans1 and a 3Dsketch-based solid modeling software (Pro/Engineer) were utilized in the class. Theinteractive media provided students with the opportunity to gain fundamentalunderstanding of orthographic projection, rotation about one or more axes, reflection andsymmetry. Pro/Engineer was utilized to create solid models and project them at differentangles, enabling students to realize various mental visualizations. Preliminary assessmentof the class indicated that combining the interactive media and the solid modelingsoftware was effective in the development of spatial skills in undergraduate engineeringand technology students. The assessment also

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Ohland, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

, and college courses for non-majors). The dissemination of work in this area isdominated by publication in refereed conference proceedings, most likely reflecting the fact thatthe effort of developing such work for journal publication is not likely to be recognized in thereward structure of most engineering colleges.VII. Bibliography1 International Technology Education Association (ITEA) (2000). Standards for technological literacy: Content forthe study of technology. Reston, VA: Author.2 Prime, G. (1998). Tailoring assessment of technological literacy learning. Journal of Technology Studies. 24, (1),18-23.3 Noeth, R.J., Cruce, T. & Harmston, M.T. (2003). Maintaining a strong engineering workforce. ACT Policy Report

Conference Session

What's New in Statics?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dong, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

“close” from the start. In our old sequence students were taught basicstatics and shear and moment diagrams together. Repetition has been one of the keys to oursuccess, so now that students have one complete term to grasp the concepts of centroids,reactions, and internal pins, they are better prepared and have a better chance at drawing correctshear and moment diagrams.The program is in its second year of implementation. So far, the results have been positive basedon student assessment/questionnaires and student passing rates. The students have identified theactivity sessions and model making exercises as key points in understanding the materialpresented in class. Student performance reflects this sentiment - failure rates have

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hideyuki Kanematsu, Suzuka National College of Technology; Dana Barry, Clarkson University

絙 翺艆芷臹舃荃舲膄荃荕舃芷荑糫芾荃糫芷莆荃荑舃荃莩糫荑臏舴芾芾芎荑糫 翟艆舲綌糫緱糫翯膄苆膄芷舃荑舃糫翎臹莆臏膄荕艆芾芷糫聠莩荑荕舃芮Science Fair Project Even though science fairs are widespread in the U.S., they are relatively new to Japan. Inthe past, Japanese educators have not encouraged creativity in the classroom. “Creativity reflects those activities that involve the application of intellectual energies to theproduction of new ways of solving problems.(1)” Therefore, solving problems is one of theessential factors for creativity. Also of importance is the establishment of a problem solvingmodel for young students, to enhance scientific enquiry,(2) which is closely related to problemsolving skills. Japan’s Science Festival (Kagaku No Saiten

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Department Chair Senior Reflection Advisory Council Faculty Reviews Alumni Surveys Administration Program Faculty Other Program Dean objective Improvement Evaluation

Conference Session

Energy Learning through Simulation and Analysis

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert McMasters, Virginia Military Institute; Michael Sexton, Virginia Military Institute

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

12Question 4.I found the project enhanced my understanding of the course material.Strongly Disagree Disagree neutral Agree Strongly Agree 0 2 9 17 3Question 5.The project was relevant to our study of conduction heat transfer.Strongly Disagree Disagree neutral Agree Strongly Agree 0 0 3 15 13The student survey reflects a highly favorable reaction from the students. There seems to beconsensus that the approach of using a graphic output to a two dimensional temperaturedistribution has enhanced student understanding of

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Johnson, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

introductions to different areas ofengineering that allow students to shape their programs to reflect interests in one of the usualbranches of engineering. A particular concern for our program was the student success rate inone of our engineering gateway Computer Sciences (Cpt S 121 - Program Design andDevelopment) courses. Over a four year period from 2000-2004, only 57% of the students wereable to complete the course with a grade of C or better, resulting in 43% of graded students“failing” this class (not including students who withdrew before receiving a grade). Because thiscourse is crucial to retaining students in the engineering program, it was identified to pilot aninstrument that could inform faculty, and more generally, engineering educators

Conference Session

Research in Minority Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Whitney Smith, UMES/Rutgers University; Uditha Poddalgoda, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Omar A. Omar, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Amy Jarrett, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Aaron Redden, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Daniel Seaton, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Robert Johnson, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

management responsibilities along with other advisement duties. c. Articulating Results. The MSEIP Program hosted a research exposition where students’ presentations of the findings of supported projects. Student Showcase provides a public forum that reflects the quality of the research experience for students and faculty alike. [5] d. Preparing Results for Publication. The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Science, Engineering, and Technology Research Proceedings archives final versions of the student/faculty research projects thereby extending and preserving the quality of faculty and student achievement. Papers were submitted to the editorial board before publication providing students with opportunities

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Landon Gray, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are thoseof the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation orRockwell Automation. Landon Gray and Arun Kumar’s programming efforts were instrumentalin making this vision become reality.REFERENCES[1] Asfahl, C.R., (1992), Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, NY.[2] World Programmable Logic Controller Markets, Frost & Sullivan Research Publication 5191-10 – PublicationDate: January 30, 1995[3] Surma, D.R.,”Lab Exercises and Learning Activities for Courses in Computer Networks,” Proceedings -Frontiers in Education Conference, v 1, 2003, p T2C21-T2C25[4] Niyazov, R.S. and Ardebili, M.K.,”Laboratory

Conference Session

A Serving Profession: Service Learning in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Gartner, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John TIng, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Oguz Gunes, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Xiaoqi Zhang, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

out course materials and huge timecommitment. With careful planning, we were able to cover all the subjects that we can normallycover. For courses with existing lab exercises already directly related to projects that are ofservice to the community, only minimal additional time is needed for implementation, e.g.“Transportation Engineering.”Issues identified: (1) pre-test survey should be conducted in order to evaluate the impact of S-Lexperience on students; (2) substantive assessment should be developed for future S-Limplementation, in particular, students should be asked to reflect on their S-L experience andprovide feedback on attitudes, broader citizenship, and academic performance. Exit interviewswill also be conducted for graduating

Conference Session

Emerging EM Areas

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Parden, Santa Clara University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

facilitator into a manager, who then assumes responsibility for the group’s achievement, thisis counter to the underlying purpose of the activity. We view COACTION as the ultimatecollaboration exercise. The tacit knowledge--explicit knowledge categories described inKnowledge Management, allows us to add the tacit knowledge exchange to the COACTIONgroup’s achievement. While lessons learned can be recorded as explicit knowledge Page 11.975.8documentation, tacit knowledge is exchanged in the live discussion.NETWORK LEADERSHIPNetwork leaders are those responsible for the entire organization. The term network was chosento reflect the spread of organizations

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trevor Harding, Kettering University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Matthew Mayhew, University of North Carolina-Wilmington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

his Ph.D. in Higher Education with an emphasis on Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. His research interests include evaluation and assessment and student development, with particular focus on learning outcomes of postsecondary education, namely, moral reasoning, reflective judgment, spirituality, and intercultural sensitivity. Page 11.609.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Examining the Underlying Motivations of Engineering Undergraduates to Behave UnethicallyAbstractThe need for ethical behavior in engineering professional practice has been demonstratedrepeatedly

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Epolito, U.S. Military Academy; Michael Butkus, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

broader influence of this course onthe environmental engineering curriculum has not been fully assessed. However, immediatebenefits include allowance for more design in the biochemical treatment and hazardous wastetreatment courses. In addition, by revisiting many of these topics (Table 5) in subsequentcourses, students experience a period of growth and reflection followed by a period of learning ata higher level in the cognitive domain. Because the course is somewhat new (developed in 2003) our assessment reveals thatrevisions are required. For example, following the spring 2005 semester, course outcome (j)received an assessment score of amber (scale: green, amber, or red) because many students feltlost at the beginning of the lab period