Conference Session

Best Practices and Structuring for Aerospace Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven; Corinne Lenk, Smith College

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Aerospace

Containerless Melts in Space,” In “Opportunities for Academic Research in a Low-Gravity Environment”, edited by George A. Hazelrigg and Joseph M. Reynolds, Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics Volume 108., p. 165-192. 4. Wanis et al [1998]: Wanis, S., Akovenko, J., Cofer, T.,Ames, R.G., Komerath, N.M., “Acoustic Shaping in Microgravity”. AIAA Paper 98-1065, 36, Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, January 1998. 5. Smith, M.J., Komerath, N.M., “Learning More From Classtime: Technology Enhancement in the Classroom, “.ASEE 2000 National Meeting, Session 1602, June 2000Name Anonymous End of Course Evaluation- Spring05 Question 1 Multiple Choice

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Scheibler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Glenn Wrate, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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International

11.366.2IntroductionOne overarching reality demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt in the initial decade of the 21stcentury is that globalization is not “coming,” it is already here.3 The discussions and debatesregarding the probabilities and vicissitudes of globalization that dominated engineeringpedagogy in the 1990’s are moot. From Inner Mongolia to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, globalizationis an established fact of life. The critical realities of globalization and the unique pressuresimposed on the nation’s present and future security, economy, and stability create an educationalimperative for engineering educators – the paradigm for preparing engineering students mustexpand to include essential survival skills for a rapidly changing, increasingly globalized

Conference Session

Evaluation and Assessment of IE Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shantha Daniel, Iowa State University; Devna Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Leslie Potter, Iowa State University

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Industrial Engineering

the list(s) provided by Iowa-based businesspartners. Project assignments are made that maximize the highest options chosen by eachgroup for the entire class. Page 11.149.4“Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright ASEE 2006, American Society for Engineering Education”Projects span the spectrum of what is considered to be industrial engineering, rangingfrom productivity improvements associated with workstation and facility design, processanalyses, and value/non-value add identification to safety and ergonomics to qualityanalyses and mistake proofing. Projects also include

Conference Session

Examining the Synergy between Eng'g Mgmt & Sys Eng

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Michael Vinarcik, University of Detroit Mercy

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Engineering Management

students to apply the course content indomains of particular interest.The instructors have prepared more than ten cases for systems architecture and more than tencases for systems engineering. To provide an overview of the cases, five specific cases theauthors have used in each course are summarized below. If the authors gage that there is interestin the remaining cases, a future follow-on paper will summarize them. Page 11.10.4Systems Architecture CasesCase 1. The VasaDuring the 1620’s, Sweden was at war with Poland. In 1625, the Swedish King GustavusAdolphus ordered new warships, among them the Vasa. The King had been shown a copperplateof the

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Education Through Outreach and Collaboration

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew Pasek, University of Windsor

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Manufacturing

University Women (AAUW), (2000), Tech-Savvy: Educating Girls in the new computer age, Washington, D.C.: AUW.2. Anderson, D., Lucas, K. B., Ginns I. S., (2003), “Theoretical Perspectives on Learning in an Informal Setting”, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 177–199.3. Baker, D., (1993), “I Am What You Tell Me to Be: Girls in Science and Mathematics”, in R. J. Hannapel (Ed.), What Research Says About Learning in Science Museums, Washington, DC: Assoc. of Science Technology Centers, Vol 2, pp. 30-34.4. Binns, R., Greenberg, B., S., Holmstrom, A., Lachlan, K., Sherry, J., “Gender and Electronic Game Play”, submitted to Information Communication and Society, retrieved from Department of

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Schleter, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Richard Bennett, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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Computers in Education

homeworksystem and an invaluable teaching and learning tool.References1 Bugbee, A. C. (1996). The Equivalence of Paper-and-Pencil and Computer-Based Testing. Journal of Research onComputing in Education, 28(3), 282-299, 1996.2 Bonham, S., Beichner, R., Titus, A., and Martin, L. (2000). Education research using web-based assessmentsystems. Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 33, 28-45.3 Tang, G. and Titus, A., (2002). Increasing Students’ Time on Task in Calculus and Physics Courses throughWebAssign. Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Conference.4 Thoennessen, M and Harrison, M. J. (1996) “Computer-Assisted Assignments in a Large Physics Class.”Computers and Education, 27,141 1996.5 Hall, M, Parker, J, Minaei-Gigdoli, B., Albertelli, G., Kortemeyer

Conference Session

On Pedagogy of Lab Courses and Their Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan American; Bob Freeman, University of Texas-Pan American

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

creatingcomputer based instructional content. The templates for many of the games and quizzespresented on the teaching toolbox site were designed so that they could be used by students withlimited computer skills. The creation of tutorial movies by students in engineering graphics hasbeen successful to the extent that the student materials represent a significant portion of thecourse content. The greatest depth of knowledge achieved by students occurred in areas wherethey created instructional content for others.Bibliography[1] Crown, S., Freeman, R., and Fuentes A.A., “Asynchronous Computer Based Training as a Means of Integratingthe Use of Engineering Software into the Curriculum”, Computer in Education Journal, Vol. XIV No.3, July-September 2004.[2

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Mentoring Graduate Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

LaRuth McAfee, State University of New York-Stony Brook; David Ferguson, State University of New York-Stony Brook; LaRuth McAfee, State University of New York-Stony Brook

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Graduate Studies

expected to write proposals to externalagencies to fund their research projects. In other departments, a lack of funding meant that thestudents had to be teaching assistants frequently, and some even taught at other local collegesbecause there was significant competition for the few teaching assistant opportunities in theirarea(s) of expertise. For minority students, however, this issue of funding did not come up asmuch as it did for non-minority students. This is partially due to certain internal and externalfellowships available to minority graduate students. The offices that administer internalfellowships for minority students also organize events for the students in the program. Suchevents help to build a university-wide community among

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Program Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Falkowski, University of Dayton; Gilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community College; Monica Pfarr, Sinclair Community College

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Manufacturing

Page 11.1069.5 conduct a structured public relations campaign linking the targeted audience(s) to local manufacturers and educational opportunities.The goals of the Dream It! Do It! initiative are impressive and important—and realistic.With a unified message from industry, government, and academia, the manufacturingsector can increase the quality and quantity of workers, including technicians, enteringmanufacturing careers, and thus can experience a resurgence of productivity andcompetitiveness. Negative stereotypes about manufacturing careers can be changed withan increased awareness of manufacturing as a positive career choice, the targetedaudience can be engaged in follow-up activities relative to investigating a manufacturingcareer

Conference Session

Course-based Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Warren, Pennsylvania State University; Ralph Hanke, Bowling Green University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

addition, by using an advanced course management infrastructure two other major barriers toscaling PBL learning, namely investment in course development and managing the more complexlogistics associated with PBL are largely overcome.2. AN INTRODUCTION TO PROBLEM BASED LEARNINGFirst implemented in the 1950’s by Case Western Reserve University and in medical schools in the Page 11.115.41970’s, problem-based learning (PBL) has now permeated throughout all levels of the education 3system, including K-12 (San Diego State University 2004). Additionally, PBL

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eddy Rojas, University of Washington; Carrie Dossick, University of Washington

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Construction

University of Washington’s Department ofConstruction Management envisions experiential learning curriculum at the Pacific NorthwestCenter for Construction Research and Education.Bibliography: 1. Allison, D., Wills, B., Hodges, L. F., and Wineman, J. “Gorillas in the Bits.” Paper presented at the VRAISAnnual Conference, Albuquerque, NM., 1997. 2. Barab, S. A., Hay, K. E., Barnett, M., and Squire, K. “Constructing Virtual Worlds: Tracing the HistoricalDevelopment of Learner Practices.” Cognition and Instruction, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2001, pp. 47–94. 3. Catalano, G. D. and Catalano, K. “Transformation: From Teacher-Centered to Student-Centered EngineeringEducation.” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 88, No. 1, 1999, pp. 59-64. 4. Chi, M

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the Study of Technology. Reston, VA.9. Department of Education and Science/Welsh Office (1990). Technology in the national curriculum. London: HMSO.10. Ministry of Education. Technology in the New Zealand Curriculum (1995). Wellington, NZ: Learning Media. Page 11.138.1111. Department of Education Northern Ireland (1992). Technology and Design. Bangor, Northern Ireland, DoENI. 1112. Stein, S.J., McRobbie, C. J., & Ginns, I. S. (2002). "Implications of missed opportunities for learning and assessment in

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Merrill, Rochester Institute of Technology; James Scudder, Rochester Institute of Technology; John Stratton, Rochester Institute of Technology; George Sutherland, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Topics in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erich Schneider, University of Texas-Austin; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-Austin; Steven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin

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Nuclear and Radiological

, andBrookhaven National Laboratories. We have followed an excellent format to recruit,secure funding and eventually place students in the national labs.IntroductionSince the late 1990’s the University of Texas at Austin Nuclear and RadiationEngineering Program has made a priority of placing of students with advanced degrees atthe national laboratories. The initial inception of this idea came under the auspicious ofthe Amarillo National Resource Center for Plutonium (ANRCP) where DOE funding wassecured to support research activities at the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&Mand Texas Tech, with the hope of eventual placing students at PANTEX and othernational laboratories. At the University of Texas funding was also received to offer M.S.and

Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Light, University of Washington; Laura Girardeau, Washington State University; Jennifer Beller, Washington State University; Greg Crouch, Washington State University

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First-Year Programs

Conference Session

Design Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Schultz, University of North Dakota; William Semke, University of North Dakota; Douglas Olsen, University of North Dakota; Arnold Johnson, University of North Dakota; Ofer Beeri, University of North Dakota; George Seielstad, University of North Dakota

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Design in Engineering Education

Site participants and supervising research projects.Table 1. REU Site management team members. Investigator Title(s) REU Site R&D Expertise Involvement Dr. Richard R. Schultz Associate Professor & Interim Chair, Principal Digital Signal and Electrical Engineering Investigator Image Processing; Embedded Systems Dr. George A. Seielstad Director, Northern Great Plains Center for Co-Principal Earth System Science

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

sequential layered courses in mathematicsand science followed by engineering science and in turn followed by professional-level,department defined upper division courses and a senior design component. Review of presentprograms at the eight government-run colleges, referred to in Table 1; supplemented with feedback from colleagues, and comments made by some recent graduates, have lead the author toarrive at the following apparent short comings and/or deficiencies in the present program(s).First, the program as a whole has become increasingly fragmented into what appears to the Page 11.1257.9student as almost independent parts. Most programs are

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

secondsession, all seven groups that made up the class contributed to the discussion. In the thirdsession, an invited speaker, a practitioner, would address the class, focusing on real issues andconcerns that only practitioners could address. During the final fifteen minutes of the thirdsession, the instructor would summarize the case pointing in the direction of: lesson(s) learned,discrepancies, if any, and how the presented case would relate to and/ or supplement theknowledge students have been exposed to in previous courses.Getting off to a good start is vital, so the first class session was an ideal opportunity to be clearabout expectations and to impress on the students that the success of the course depends on thecontribution of every student in

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey Wood, Southwest Tennessee Community College

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Two Year College Division

remained unanswered. Meanwhile technologycontinued to evolve.The department spent these years developing certificate programs and streamlining the programcurriculum. Downward trends in enrollment, shifts in market demographics, and changes in thelocal industry indicated that the traditional two-year program was no longer meeting thecommunity’s needs as well as it had at one time. Enrollment had dropped significantly in the late1990’s to early 2000’s which was due partially to a merger and name change undergone by thecollege during that time. The college, once named State Technical Institute, became SouthwestTennessee Community College and overnight ENTC lost a decades-long reputation for technicaleducation. The name change is considered by some to

Conference Session

Use of Technology to Improve Teaching and Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K-Y Daisy Fan, Cornell University; Clare van den Blink, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

electronic voting system and their learning outcomes. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, Volume 21 (4) Page 260 - August 2005.7. Stuart, S. A. J., Brown, M. I. & Draper, S. W. (2004) Using an electronic voting system in logic lectures: one practitioner's application. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, Volume 20, Issue 2, Page 95 - April 20048. Carnaghan,C. & Webb, A. (2005) Investigating the Effects of Group Response Systems on Learning Outcomes and Satisfaction in Accounting Education. Paper presented at the University of Waterloo accounting research workshop, the 2005 European Accounting Congress, the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Academic Accounting Association.9. Williams, J. (2003

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jun Kondo, University of Hartford; Santiago Noriega, University of Hartford; Devdas Shetty, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

into a position or velocity output (s = ut + 0.5at2).X Beginning of Test. Position in mm YX End of Test. Position in mm Y Page 11.960.7 Velocity (mm/sec)Various tests were performed to determine if the readings are repeatable.The

Conference Session

Innovative Instruction Strategies

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Mathematics

Intelligence, 22, (1984), 235-267. 3. Ballard, D. H. & Brown, C.M., Computer Vision, Prentice Hall, N.J., (1982). 4. Batchelor, B.G., Pattern Recognition, Plenum Press, N.Y., (1978). 5. Campbell, F.W., & Robson, J.G., Application of Fourier Analysis to the Visibility of Gratings, J. Physiol. 197, (1968), 551-566. 6. Gonzalez, R.C., & Wintz, P., Digital Image Processing, Addison-Wesley Publ. Co., MA. (1987). 7. Jain, A., K., Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing, Prentice Hall, NJ, (1989) 8. Lim, J., S., Two-Dimensional Signal and Image Processing, Prentice Hall, NJ, (1990). 9. Nagy, G., State of the Art in Pattern Recognition, Proc. IEEE, 56, (1968), 836-862. 10. Pedrycz, W., Fuzzy Sets in Pattern

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Pietryga, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Systems 1 course enrolledin the follow-up course, Power Systems 2.Bibliography1. PowerWorld Corporation, Champain, IL. PowerWorld Simulator Version 10.0 http://www.powerworld.com2. “Power System Analysis and Design”, Third Edition, by J. Duncan Glover & Mulukutla S. Sarma. Page 11.216.7

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Neff, Purdue University-Calumet; Susan Scachitti, Purdue University-Calumet; Lash Mapa, Purdue University-Calumet; James Higley, Purdue University-Calumet; Mohammad Zahraee, Purdue University-Calumet

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Engineering Technology

, "The Next Level in TC2K: Continuous Quality Improvement," published in the Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 20-23. Available from http://www.asee.org/acPapers/2004-1262_Final.pdf. 4. Neff, Gregory and R. Roley, "Using the SME Certification Exam in TC2K or EC2000 Outcomes Assessment," published in the Proceedings of the ASEE 2004 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration, February 3-6, 2004 at Biloxi, Mississippi. Available from http://www.pa.utulsa.edu/CIEC/Papers/neff_roley.pdf. 5. Neff, Gregory, S. Scachitti, and J. Higley, “Counting Down to 2004: Some Insights and Strategies for Satisfying TC2K While There is Still Time

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neetika Kohli, Purdue University; Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; David Meyer, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

accessed January 18, 2006.6. Humanmetrics, “Jung – Myers-Briggs Topology Test”, http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp. Last accessed January 18, 2006.7. eInstruction™, “Classroom Performance System”, http://www.einstruction.com/. Last accessed January 18, 2006.8. Bloom, B. S. et al., (1956) Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: The Classification of Educational Goals: Handbook 1: Cognitive Domain, David McKay Company, New York.9. Mazur, Eric, (1997) Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. Page 11.785.510. Harris, A. H., A Manual for the VaNTH

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students III

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guili Zhang, University of Florida; YoungKyoung Min, University of Florida; Matthew Ohland, Clemson University; Timothy Anderson, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

the Summer semester or Summer quarter(s), his/her cumulative GPA at the end of the Summer is used as the cumulative GPA for the Spring semester of that academic year. Semester 1 is the first semester of enrollment and can be either the Fall or Spring term as defined above. Non- enrolled semesters do not add to the number of semesters tracked in this study. • Cumulative GPA: Grade point average for all courses taken at the University as obtained directly from the SUCCEED LDB. When a cumulative GPA for a student is missing, the Census GPA at the beginning of the following semester for that student is used. The census GPA is the cumulative GPA at census point of a semester, typically two weeks

Conference Session

Professional Development Programs for Teachers

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Bradley, University of Kentucky; Janet Lumpp, University of Kentucky

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, R. (1998). Learning vs. Performance: Retention and Transfer of Knowledge and Skills from Long-TermMemory. In Building Expertise, Cognitive Methods for Training and Performance Improvement (pp. 83-94).Washington, DC: International Society for Performance Improvement.2 Garet, M. S., Porter, A. C., Desimone, L., Birman, B. F., & Yoon, K. S. (2001, Winter). What makes professionaldevelopment effective? Results from a national sample of teachers. American Educational Research Journal 38(4),915-945.3 Guskey, T. R. (1999). New perspectives on evaluating professional development. Paper presented at the annualmeeting of the American Educational Research Association. Montreal, 19-23 April.4 Guskey, T. (March, 2002). Does it make a difference

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Wise, Pennsylvania State University; Dhaneshwar Lall, Pennsylvania State University; Dhushy Sathianathan, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

proxies for the program andcourse outcomes, all of these instruments deal directly with the outcomes themselves.2 Inthe following section, the three primary instruments that form the M.E.E.T.(“Measurement and Evaluation in Engineering Technology”) system will be described. 1. Student Performance. Faculty are presented with a list of their students, along with a list of the course-level outcomes associated with their course(s). They are asked to rate each student’s ability to perform each outcome using a 3-point scale (“Exceeded”, “Met”, “Not Met”). They are then asked to specify the evidence Page 11.915.2 used to make this judgment

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Yoon Kim, Virginia State University

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Instrumentation

confirms that rapid advances in Virtual Instrumentation programs on the one handand precise data acquisition technology on the other hand, enable the analysis of complexvibration problems to be feasible in a normal research laboratory.Students through this project were able to build a measurement set up for a solid structure and beconfident about their results by verifying their data using computer simulation. This project hasalso established an open-ended undergraduate research lab in the area of structural dynamics.AcknowledgmentsThe author acknowledges the support of Virginia State University’s Research Initiation Grant aswell as the U. S. Department of Education MSEIP Grant Number DUNS 074744624.Bibliography 1. LabVIEW, “Data Acquisition

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Imad Jabbour, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Linda Haydamous, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Wissam Kazan, Stanford University; Amine Hayek, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, New Jersey Institute of Technology Linda A. Haydamous received a B.E. in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Information Technology from the American University of Beirut in 2005. She is currently an M.S. candidate in the Engineering Management program at New Jersey Institute of Technology, and is working as a graduate Research Assistant in Operations Research. She is a Student Member of the IEEE since 2003.Wissam Kazan, Stanford University Wissam S. Kazan received his B.E. in Computer and Communications Engineering with distinction from the American University of Beirut in 2005. He is currently an M.S. candidate in the Computer Science program at Stanford University, and is