Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; michael anderton, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

members began looking for an answer for our testing purposes. Throughresearch, discussing with several faculty members in the Engineering Technology Departmentand the Aerospace Department, came up with a plan to test our model. First we needed a model.The team drew a model in Inventor 8 and built a model out of Styrofoam using a FadalVMC3016. With the testing completed, the main factors that had to be improved were theweight and the angle of the hull. The team knew that the lighter the hull, the better the results,but after the DOE we knew by how much. The angle of the hull was critical. If the team had nottested the design, the angle of attack initially chosen would have been devastating. Now that allof the unknowns were solved, the craft was

Conference Session

Computer ET Projects and Applications

Collection

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

knowledge gained primarily in the classessuch as: ECET 209 – Introduction to Microcontrollers, ECET 303 – Communication I, ECET367– Internetworking and TCP/IP, and ECET 455 –C++ Object Oriented Programming.However, most important part was the aptitude the students acquire in the ECET program foridentifying problems around us, researching on the topic and the components and subsystems.The lessons learned to do feasibility study and preparing time-line plan and task division andexecution were part of the excellent course in ECET 397 –Directed Project Engineering. Manyinstances came when the task seemed impossible; however, the persistence and applicationopened the path to new solutions. Two of the examples were to solve the problem of isolation

Conference Session

Security

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Lin, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

spam analysis, email spam buster software will be useful for computer forensics,spyware buster software will be useful for operating system security or object oriented softwaredesign, intrusion detection system will be useful for operating system security etc.The evolvement of these security modules into a good courseware and the feedback from thestudents will be the topics for the future papers. The author also plan to cooperate with thecolleagues from ECE department in the college of engineering, Computer Science Department inthe college of science, and Computer Information System department in the college of businessfor the exchange and cooperation of security education modules development.It is also possible that different instructors of

Conference Session

Recruiting and Retention

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Goodmann, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Geek Civilization: Amateur Radio and First-Year Projects To Improve Recruitment and Retention In an ECET ProgramAbstractThis paper describes the author’s current efforts and future plans to restore the path which ledmany of today’s senior professionals into electronic technology. That path usually began in theteenage years with an interest in amateur radio and tinkering with electronics, followed by mathand science courses in high school, then pursuit of a degree in engineering or technology.Unfortunately, that path has nearly disappeared over the last twenty-five years or so because ofthe evolution of electronic technology in ways that make it seem less accessible to tinkerers andamateur radio operators and because electronic

Conference Session

New trends in ECE education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Jacobson, Iowa State University; Thomas Daniels, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

departments. We have offered the workshop four times to a total over 60 faculty membersfrom around the United States. This paper will describe the workshop, the intended outcomes,feedback from the faculty involved, the curriculum, and future plans. We will also discuss issuesrelated to recruiting faculty, integration of faculty with different backgrounds, and ongoingfaculty support.IntroductionThe growing need for information security professionals is well documented. Few universitiesoffer a comprehensive program in information assurance and security. The end result is a severeshortage of graduates proficient in the technology and policy issues critical to the security of theinformation infrastructure. While several universities have started programs

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

public school curriculum.It is not clear how students were able to correctly answer these questions (especially on the 2005test where they had to write out explicit answers). We plan to add supplemental survey questionsto each Olympiad question for the 2006 Olympiad. These survey questions will ask if thismaterial was covered in school (and in what class), through their robotics activities or learned ontheir own.International Robot Olympiad in KoreaThe 2004 and 2005 International Robot Olympiads (IRO) were held in Korea [17]. The IROcompetitions are part of the Federation of International Robot Soccer Association (FIRA)program chaired by Prof. Jong Hwan Kim of the Korean Advanced Institute of Science andTechnology (KAIST). The Olympiad offers a

Conference Session

Computing Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Kowalkowski, Knowledge Consultants; Gilbert Laware, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

Company.Jones, M.D., (1998). The Thinker’s Toolkit: Fourteen Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving,New York: Three Rivers Press. p. 5.Juran, J. M. (1986). The Quality Trilogy: A Universal Approach to Managing Quality, Thispaper was presented at the ASQC 40th Annual Quality Congress in Anaheim, California, May20, 1986. p.2.Kowalkowski, F. F. and McElyea, L., (1996). Enterprise Analysis. Prentice-Hall, Upper SaddleRiver, N.J.Laware, G., (1993). Achieving Business Goals through Information Systems TechnologyHandbook of Information Systems, Boston, MA. Auerbach Publishing, S3-S22.Martin, J., (1990), Information Engineering: Book II Planning and Analysis, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition, Merriam

Conference Session

FPD9 -- Technology & Textbooks

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Development in the Division of Science and Mathematics Education at Michigan State University. He is responsible for providing vision, direction, planning and implementation for using technology mathematics and science education and developed several introductory computer science courses for non-computer science students serving 2000 students per semester. Page 11.586.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Enhancing Learning of Low Performance Students in Multi-section Freshman Lecture/Laboratory ClassesAbstractBecause of a scheduling “glitch,” in fall semester, 2004, our large

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annette Mallory Donawa; Clifton Martin, Morgan State University; Carl White, Morgan State University

2006-1392: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF CRITICAL THINKING INSTRUCTIONUPON THE PREPARATION OF FRESHMAN STUDENTS TO PURSUEADVANCED DEGREES IN ENGINEERINGAnnette Donawa, Morgan State University/CAMRA Annette Mallory Donawa is currently working on her Ph.D. in Higher Education and Administration at Morgan State University. Within the NASA-sponsored Center of Advanced Microwave Research and Applications (CAMRA), she assists the Director, Dr. Carl White, with strategic planning, in addition to staff and project management. Her engineering education research is focused on assessing the impact of teaching critical thinking to African American engineering students. The goal is to prepare and motivate

Conference Session

Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benita Comeau, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Pastirik

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the federalrequirements. A key component of NCLB is Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). AYP measuresyear-to-year changes in student participation and achievement on the statewide tests and otheracademic indicators. Ever year the AYP objective is increased, so that all students will berequired to pass the statewide tests by the year 2014. If AYP is not met, the school will sufferpenalties under the NCLB legislation. A school will enter the “In Need of Improvement” planafter two consecutive years of failing to meet the AYP. The “In Need of Improvement” plan isclearly documented on the Georgia Department of Education website, and lists consequences forten years of consequences in the “In Need of Improvement” plan3. The table below

Conference Session

ChE: Departmental Issues and Integrating Freshmen into the ChE Program

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Coronella, University of Nevada-Reno

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

planned design modifications, and to evaluate the impact on cost,performance, and safety of the modifications. Page 11.1041.5 The fifth assignment essentially required repetitive performance analysis, and to identifyadditional modifications. It also required students to conduct a two-hour test. The sixthassignment was similar, and also required the cooler's performance be shown graphically on apsychrometric chart. Students brought to class the finished coolers for a demonstration of itsoperation, and each team gave a 10-minute presentation for the seventh assignment. The coolerswere graded based on performance, safety, budget, style, and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot Diaz, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Carlos Pacheco, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Carlos Rosaly, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Michael Figueroa, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Eddalis Batista, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Othoniel Rodriguez-Jimenez, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

most of these tools, provide details on project progress, and willidentify additional useful tools which we plan to build on top of the current system.IntroductionAuthoring costs have placed limitations on the level of experimentation and testing whicheducators would have liked to carry out with learning objects technology. This is particularly soif what is desired is the production of multimedia, interactive and active, learning objects. Bythese we mean learning objects that provide a substantial degree of engagement with the learner.Today this is a requirement for educational learning object material which may hope to meet theexpectations of the constructivist learning-theorist, not to mention the expectations of studentsstepped into game

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meetu Walia, Polytechnic University; EDWIN YU, Polytechnic University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Magued Iskander, Polytechnic University; Noel Kriftcher, Polytechnic University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the different ways to utilize inquiry to promote deeper understanding.RET Program: Polytechnic University also hosts an intensive summer research and trainingexperience in mechatronics for 10 teachers/year under an NSF funded Research Experience forTeachers (RET) program. The RAISE Fellows supported the RET project as follows: during thefirst two weeks of guided training of teachers, the undergraduate RAISE Fellows served as labassistants and during the final two weeks of the independent research experience phase, thegraduate RAISE Fellows served as project advisors to the teachers, assisting them with theirresearch planning and implementation.7. Conclusion The RAISE Fellows have created a series of modern sensor-based activities for

Conference Session

Student Misconceptions and Problem Solving Abiltiy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth Streveler, Colorado School of Mines; Monica Geist, University of Northern Colorado; Ravel Ammerman, Colorado School of Mines; Candace Sulzbach, Colorado School of Mines; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, National Science Foundation and Colorado School of Mines; Mary Nelson, University of Colorado

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

will discuss the theoreticalframework, methodology, and results of each of the two research questions. This is followed by asection which discusses implications of this work.What important concepts in electric circuits and engineering mechanics do students finddifficult to learn?Theoretical frameworkWe chose to use Delphi methodology to gather expert opinions about which concepts in electriccircuits and in engineering mechanics that were both important and difficult to learn. The Delphimethod is a technique that elicits, refines, and draws upon the collective opinion and expertise ofa panel of experts [4]. Delphi methodology has been used to elicit information and judgmentsfrom experts on anything from planning to problem-solving to decision

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Op. cit, note 1, 2005.JOHN O. MINGLE, Ph.D., J.D.Emeritus Professor of Engineering, Kansas State UniversityFirst started teaching chemical engineering in the late 1950’s and experienced significant changes in engineeringeducation during the 1960 - 70’s. Obtained J.D. in the 80’s, retired from teaching nuclear engineering in the early90’s and continues to practice patent law. Served as professor and advisor for co-author Roberts in the 60’s-70’s.TOM C. ROBERTS, P.E., CMCAssistant Dean, Recruitment and Leadership Development, College of Engineering, Kansas State UniversityTom has more than 30 years experience in planning, organizational development, and leadership training programs.He worked for Black & Veatch for 16 years, formed Upward

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

perceived by students tobe more helpful to their learning than the flashcards. Finally, 65% of the students believed thatthey would have performed worse in a course in which rapid feedback was not provided, whilethe remainder believed they would have performed at the same level.The rapid feedback also had impacts on the authors as instructors. Regardless of the feedbackmethod, we had to be more organized for each class and to plan ahead in preparing skill andconcept questions and placing them appropriately in the lecture period. We also found thatposing the feedback question was useful to get students to refocus or review, even if a questionwas created “on the spot” during class. We observed that the students took the feedback quizzesquite

Conference Session

Manufacturing Processes

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Mountain, University of Texas-Tyler; David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Page 11.1060.10be capable of performing the mask-preparation process. These systems are available at asignificantly lower cost than the X2-660 used in our work. Although the process has not beenattempted on a double-sided board, we expect that the consistent quality of the final product, dueto accurately registered masking on both sides of the board, will greatly reduce the time andeffort to produce a one-of-a-kind double-sided board.Figure 8. Completed triac driver board.ConclusionsA prototyping process using an engraving laser has been developed that shows promise tostreamline the process of making small quantities of prototype PCBs. It has been tested in thefabrication of small single-sided PCBs; we plan to extend the process to larger

Conference Session

K-12 Activities

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leilah Lyons, University of Michigan; Zbigniew Pasek, University of Windsor

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, and a floormanager. These characters introduce the visitor to the tools (e.g. injection molders and Page 11.584.2extruders) and tasks that he or she engages in – like machine calibration and the routingof materials to machines on a factory floor. The third game, Business as Usual,introduces the visitor to strategic planning, and asks the user to decide how to investcapital to best encourage sustained growth.Figure 1. The Design Station, the first of three exhibits installed in the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum.The remainder of this section describes the design rationales underpinning the games inthis exhibit, with particular attention towards the

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haiyan Xie, University of Arkansas-Little Rock; James Tramel, University of Arkansas-Little Rock; Wei Shi, University of Florida; Mei Lu, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Construction

students were: • The students were freshmen or junior students and the virtual study group is new for them. • Some of them did not know the implications of studying in a virtual environment, and did not know how to use its resources. • They never met before. At first, interaction and collaboration level was really low. • Students did not have study plans for virtual work.The class was reading intensive. Reading assignments were structured to allow students’knowledge of the construction administration process to develop from a solid foundation of thebasic fundamentals and formats of the construction process. Grades were determined by thequantity of points earned. There were 100 points available, in which, two exams

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

learned about how students progress and utilize feedback by studying the detailedlogs of an online homework system.Finally, Bonham et. al. (2000)2 list several practical suggestions to keep in mind whenincorporating WATS as a research tool or as a topic of research. Among these suggestions areknowing how the students use the system, planning ahead, maintaining a good relationship withthe system administrator, limited use of advanced features, minimizing interference with on-going classes, and being realistic about user authentication.PhilosophyWorking homework problems has always been an integral part of an introductory engineeringphysics class. It is our philosophy that this process is a critical one, and that the moreopportunities students have

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kedmon Hungwe, Michigan Technological University; Seyed Zekavat, Michigan Technological University; Glen Archer, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

design course,” Proceedings the 3rd Conference on Engineering Education, Vol. 2, Portsmouth, England, pp. 241-245, Sept. 1992.[9] Proceedings of the National Congress on Engineering Education, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, 1987.[10] S. Sarin, A plan for addressing ABET criteria 2002 requirements, Proceedings 1998 Annual Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education.[11] F. T. Najafi and I. Tag, “New trends and context for change in engineering education,” Proceedings 1995 ASEE annual conference, pp. 944-949, Anaheim, CA, June 25-28, 1995.[12] Engineering Education and Practice in the United States-Foundations of Our Techno-Economic Future, National Research Council, 1985.[13] Quality of Engineering

Conference Session

Energy Learning through Simulation and Analysis

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Page 11.94.2criteria with a power systems analysis project. This paper provides a brief description of theElectrical and Computer Engineering Technology ( ECET) curriculum and assessment plan atPurdue University and ECET 331, “Generation and Transmission of Electrical Power,”which is ajunior/senior elective course. The paper then provides a detailed description of a six-weekpower systems analysis project done as part of the laboratory portion of ECET 331.Table 1. Comparison of EC 2000 and TC2K Outcomes “a” to “k” EAC Required Outcomes (Criterion 3) TAC Required Outcomes (Criterion 2) (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, a. an appropriate mastery of the knowledge, science, and engineering

Conference Session

Software Engineering Teaching Methods and Practice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Walden, Northern Kentucky University; Rose Shumba, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

instead of providing features. The techniques for analyzing, designing,and testing functional features of software often are not effective for addressing the security levelof software. This section details adaptations and additions we made to the software development Page 11.792.3process in our software engineering courses in order to help students learn how to produce secureapplications.Secure Development ProcessThe development process begins with team organization and planning. Teams of 8-9 students areassembled. Roles and responsibilities within the team are assigned including that of InformationSystems Security Officers (ISSOs.) A team

Conference Session

Engineering for Social Justice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Schreier, University of Dayton; Carl Eger, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

Central Section Conference, Ohio Northern University, April 7-8, 2005 (second place in Best Paper Competition)14 Jamieson, L.H., Oakes, W.C., and Coyle, E.J., “EPICS: Documenting Service-Learning to Meet EC 2000,” Proceedings, ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Session T2A, Reno, NV, October 10-13, 2001.15 Martin, P.T. and Coles, J., “How to Institutionalize Service-Learning into the Curriculum of an Page 11.1164.11 Engineering Department: Designing a Workable Plan,” in Projects that Matter – Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Engineering, Tsang, E., Editor, A

Conference Session

Design for Community and Environment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Julie Linsey, University of Texas-Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad; Kathy Schmidt; Kristin Wood, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Conference Session

Engineering for Social Justice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

matter of choosing the least expensive product. It meanschoosing the product with the minimum total cost of ownership. It also requires carefullybalancing the cost of resources against the benefit. For example, for a conference presentation,one might plan on giving a PowerPoint presentation, requiring a laptop. However, as a backup,one might make transparencies for use on an overhead projector, in case there is a problem withthe laptop. Such presentation insurance requires extra time and resources. The presenter must Page 11.851.5carefully judge whether the significance of the presentation warrants the extra resource use.Norms guide us to

Conference Session

Engineering Practice for a Moral World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

and towards other professional engineers.In their totality, the codes of ethics point to a very different conception or understandingof the natural world then our science provides us with now. We are at once removed frommembership in the natural world as there is a listing of responsibilities of the engineeringprofession to humankind and if it exists at all a sense of responsibility to the naturalworld only in so far as it can provide something for us. We are not products of the earthbut somehow placed on it with a focused plan of action set in place to tame it, control it,and to transform it into what suits are interests.Philosophical Origins of Present Day CodesModern engineering in many respects begin with the Renaissance period in

Conference Session

Electrical ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Hsiung, Old Dominion University; Jeff Willis, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

degree from Iowa State University in 1992.Jeff Willis, Utah State University Jeff Willis Jeff Willis is a Software Engineer developing Mission Planning Software at Hill Air Force Base in Utah. He earned a BS degree in Computer Electronic Technology and a Masters degree in Computer Science from Utah State University. As part of his Master’s Thesis he co-authored two papers on self-configuring, deterministically latent intercommunication architectures for satellite payloads. Page 11.78.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A New Approach in Microprocessor

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University; Carmen Li Shen, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

10 years as dean of engineering in between, before moving to Baylor in 1998. He is a senior member of IEEE and holds PE registration in Ohio and Texas.Carmen Li Shen, Baylor University Ms. Carmen C. Li Shen is currently a senior engineering student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Baylor University, Waco, TX. She is a member of the Eta Kappa Nu Electrical and Computer Engineering national honor society and of Golden Key honor society, and serves as the SWE chapter webmaster and the IEEE Student Branch historian at Baylor. Carmen was born in Ecuador and came to the United States in 2002. She is planning on graduate school after her May 2006 graduation

Conference Session

Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Banzaert, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; David Wallace, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

into core engineering classes to determine whether doing so is feasible, beneficial to students,and appealing to faculty. By collaborating on the assessment efforts of this initiative, we areinvestigating whether and how service learning can benefit students at two very differentuniversities, as well as differences in benefits between the schools.Educational MethodologyBoth UML and MIT received planning grants from NSF to expand significantly the use of S-L intheir engineering programs. UML, which has a relatively long history of using S-L inengineering classes, worked to develop S-L within the entire College of Engineering; MIT, witha much newer S-L initiative, focused on using S-L in the Department of MechanicalEngineering. Tables 2 and 3