Conference Session

Effective & Efficient Teaching Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Larson, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

classroom examinations fromdeveloping the course test plan, writing objective test items, administering the exam, to assigningthe grades. Stevens and Levi12 discuss rubrics, stressing the time savings resulting from the useof rubrics. The book provides detailed explanation about the purpose of rubrics and guidance onhow to construct them. It also gives suggestions on how to effectively use rubrics for grading.3. Grading Exam ProblemsProblems with numerical answers are one of the most common types of exam questionsencountered in engineering courses. In this section, we provide an insight on how to optimize thetime spent on grading such problems while still getting an accurate assessment of how studentsare learning.Tip 1: Design exams with grading in

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods and Real World Concepts

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghvinder Sangwan, Pennsylvania State University; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University-Great Valley; Matt Bass, Siemens Corporate Research; Dan Paulish, Siemens Corporate Research

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

critical paths “slipped” their schedules, it had a cascading effect, leading to disruptions in the overall schedule for the development of the system and an extensive re-planning effort. Another related issue was the sheer number of inquiries from remote team members to the central team, overloading them with questions of clarification. The central team became a bottleneck, affecting productivity and, in turn, delaying the schedule. The remote teams sought clarification even when work packages delivered to them by the central team consisted of well-written specifications. The purpose of many inquiries turned out not to be an issue of clarification, but rather, an attempt by the remote team members to

Conference Session

Retention Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy; Leslie Brunell, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gunnar Tamm, U.S. Military Academy; Ozer Arnas, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia; Anaïs Miodek, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

accommodate the variation in math and science preparation, theITE instructors design a curriculum that is challenging yet feasible for participants with differentlevels of grounding. The professors and teaching assistants that serve as instructors for the ITEclasses are drawn from the various relevant disciplines at UVa and all have extensive experienceteaching during the academic year.The calculus workshop is based around a hands-on topic that can be completed in the week spanof the program, assuming no prior knowledge of calculus. In 2005, the instructor used theexample of running a banana split stand in order to teach calculus-based optimization. Thestudents were tasked with coming up with a plan to maximize the profits of the commercialenterprise