Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Genereux, Kansas State University, Salina

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

ofthought ignores the realities and interconnectedness of the world. Some writers such as PeterBlewett have expressed dissatisfaction with “professional programs that treated humanities andsocial sciences as an after-thought at best and an onerous irrelevancy at worst.” 2 Others call foreach discipline to recognize and appreciate the value of disparate fields of thought. “Scientistswould doubtless be better people if they were culturally literate, and ditto for humanists if theywere scientifically informed.” 3The importance of a broad based education is reflected in current ABET curriculum Page 12.959.2requirements for engineering and engineering

Conference Session

Computer Tools for Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Dong, California State University-Los Angeles; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University-Los Angeles

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

number of presentation software tools (e.g.Class Presenter, Ubiquitous presenter, DyKnow’s Software, etc.) have been developed to providean integrated Tablet PC-based instruction environment that supports dynamic presentation, real-time polling, on-line coursework submission, etc. B. Simon, et al, have presented their work onusing Class Presenter and Ubiquitous presenter in engineering classrooms4-5. V. Diaz, et al, havepresented how to use DyKnow’s Software to improve teaching efficiency in large classesthrough active learning, practice, and faculty engagement6. Tront introduced an enhancedsoftware tool WriteOn to allow dynamic broadcasting of the computer screen with real timeelectronic ink and synchronized audio7. Most literature reported

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Baibak, Kettering University; Rajeev Agrawal, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

instruction for all different aspects of life. Puzzles to learnlogic, mathematical games to enhance basic math skills, and even reading games to increasereading ability have all been used successfully to teach children the basic skills that they willneed in life. It logically follows, then, that using computer games is an effective way to teachcomputing skills, and utilizing course curriculums that teach how to program computer gameswould invariably teach the basic skills required to program anything.While learning basic programming skills, students who are assigned to program video games willlearn the ability to formulate algorithms to solve particular problems, and will do so not onlybecause are they having fun in creating these games, but they are

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education-HDL

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Gribschaw, D/EECS, USMA; Paul Patterson, D/EECS, USMA; Bryan Goda, USMA

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

and fail to grasp the actual concepts that the software wassupposed to reinforce. One course of action to eliminate this problem is to stream line thesoftware tools used throughout the curriculum. This would require a conscious, program-wideeffort to redesign the course curriculum using only one CAD/E product and is not a feasiblesolution to our problem. Instead, we propose a coordinated software effort within a program andan assessment program geared specifically towards the CAD/E tools used in each course to helpinstructors enhance classroom instruction and out-of-class independent student learning of newCAD/E Software. This paper will focus on the software application Active-HDL, theprogramming language VHDL, and an assessment tool we use

Conference Session

Special Session on Fixed-Point Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Anderson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tyson Hall, Southern Adventist University

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Computers in Education

# Curriculum Objectives Fundamental Objectives 1 Demonstrate competence in the operation of Psychomotor software simulation tools and hardware design environments. 2 Simulate quantization noise effects and theoret- Models ically predict quantization noise power spectra at the output of a fixed–point filter. 3 Synthesize basic digital logic and basic DSP Design functions (buffering, table lookup, arithmetic, etc.) in an FPGA. 4 Design filters that meet a given set of realistic Design, Creativity system parameters. 5 Implement filters of various flavors and com- Instrumentation, Data Analysis plexities that execute on an FPGA using dis- tributed arithmetic. 6

Conference Session

Potpourri Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Buck, Jackson State University

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Women in Engineering

Educational institutions are increasing their efforts to integrate females into non-traditional technical programs. Adjustments, such as curriculum and recruitment andretentions efforts, are being made to ensure that females feel welcome and a part of theprogram’s standard regimen. Industrial Technology stands at the vanguard of successfulparadigms that prepare females in such non-traditional areas as managerial and technicaldegree programs. Marshall (2000)26 contended that the common goals of IndustrialTechnology programs are to increase enrollments and to offer a curriculum designed toprepare students for management and technical careers. O’Meara & Carmichael (2004)34added that emphasis should be placed on both recruitment and retention efforts

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fonda Swimmer, Northern Arizona University; Karen Jarratt-Ziemski, Ft. Lewis College

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Women in Engineering

achieve success.Gender and Cultural Contextuality in the ClassroomSome scholars using surveying data and focus group information have found that while womenthat are both academically and intellectually capable, they lack confidence in their abilities in S& E.6 Reasons for lack of self-confidence included feelings of isolation, negative experiences inlaboratory classes, lack of role models and a cold classroom climate.9In short, current curriculum and teaching practices may leave women in a position where theydon’t “see” themselves in engineering. Classroom examples don’t include them, and for womenof color, the same examples may also be of an exclusive cultural context as well. The picture offuture engineers and scientists seems to be one in

Conference Session

Educational Software

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Rynne, University of Limerick; William Gaughran, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

major concern the excessive emphasis on software to the detriment of basicgraphical concepts, problem solving and visualisation skills 5. This is an integral part of thecognitive part modelling framework proposed in this research. In order to be able to decodean engineering drawing the learner must develop their ability to visualise 3D spatialrelationships. This has been identified as the key skill required for engineering design 6.Current and future engineering, technology and product design graduates will need tounderstand complex modelling techniques and strategies for both solid and surface models tomeet the needs of industry to be competitive in the global marketplace. In a survey of designand manufacturing companies who had a requirement

Conference Session

Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Rose Stoakley, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Tiara Turner, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Suraf Cherinet, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Gabriel Ladd, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Harsha Chalyam, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Christopher Hartman, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; James B. Burrows-Mcelwain, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

early detection of crop stressthrough remote sensing. Several preliminary issues needed to be addressed before suchanalysis could be performed. The Terrahawk imaging system integrates a Color Infrared(CIR) Digital camera with a gimball attachment, microcomputer, and a GPS unit. Thecamera is installed looking down through the belly of an airplane. A shapefile of the fieldboundary or shapefiles of region boundaries to be imaged is loaded in the computermemory. As the pilot flies the aeroplane over the field, the GPS unit recognizes that it hascrossed into the field boundaries, and starts snapping images at pre-determined intervalsof time without any pilot intervention. The pilot focuses on covering the region using apredetermined flight path that

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

the most unique: Integration. The goal of SLICE is tofully integrate service projects into core courses of the undergraduate curriculum of everydiscipline of engineering, in addition to voluntary service-learning opportunities, so that everystudent has at least one course with S-L every semester.Responding to this initiative, 25 faculty members actually implemented service-learning into atleast one of their courses during the 04-05 academic year and 34 faculty in 05-06. In 2005-06,over the two semesters an average of 700 undergraduate students participated in S-L projects in52 courses, some with required S-L projects and others elective. This wide variety of coursesincluded, for example, a first year introduction to engineering with 300

Conference Session

Foster Excellence

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Neville Parker, The City College of The City University of New York

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Minorities in Engineering

: The duties of the Academic Coordinator are to supervise staff andstudents during off-campus activities; provide academic instruction to students; and consult withthe Program Administrator on curriculum and other activities.Academic Aides: The STI students are divided in groups of 5 to 6 individuals. Each group is ledby an Academic Aide who reports directly to the Academic Coordinator. The academic aides,who served as counselors, were drawn from engineering students at The City College of NewYork. This has been a critical component of the STI, the academic aides constituting immediaterecruits into the transportation pipeline.Faculty/Researchers: A faculty member is responsible for providing daily academic instructionand related activities

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiang-Yun Du, Aalborg University; Anette Kolmos, Aalborg University

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Women in Engineering

science and engineering curriculum. They arerespectively 1) the construction of the curriculum with the consideration of the students’ backgroundin light of formal and informal experiences and interests; 2) student/student interactions; 3)teacher/student interaction. Lewis [21] attributes these issues as main reasons that made the traditionalscience and engineering curriculum women exclusive, and asserts that real changes need to be made inall these aspects in order to make the environment women friendly.Gendered proportion is also suggested to be an essential element for the measurement of friendliness ofa learning environment, in that it is an important factor influencing the establishment of learning culture[4]. According to Hayes [10], the

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Parten, Texas Tech University; Michael Giesselmann, Texas Tech University

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Computers in Education

Page 12.1066.9 5. M. E. Parten, "A Different Approach to Engineering Laboratory Instruction," Proceedings Frontiers 7 in Education, November 1994, San Jose, Calif.6. M. E. Parten, "Progressive Design for Instrumentation Development in Project Laboratories," 1993 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, April 1-2, 1993.7. M. E. Parten, "Design and Research in Project Laboratories,” Proceedings of Engineering Education: Curriculum Innovation and Integration, Engineering Foundation Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, January 1992.8. M. E. Parten, "Design in the Electrical Engineering Laboratory," 1988 ASEE Gulf-Southwest

Conference Session

Perspectives for Women Faculty

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Birmingham, Grove City College

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Women in Engineering

as a result can make quickdecisions regarding curricular changes. In this sense, ETIs are the ideal locations to test newcurricular ideas and pedagogical techniques. For example, many of the pedagogical reformssuggested by the NAE report “Educating the Engineer of 2020”2 can, in principle, be more easilyand quickly implemented by ETIs. Most importantly, ETIs have a single focus on teachingundergraduates. At my current institution, for example, this is the sole source of income forinstitution (we accept no federal or state money). Thus, it is essential to develop faculty intoexcellent teachers and to continually improve curriculum and teaching facilities. In other words,it is what we do and are expected to do.We do an excellent job educating

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Crosby, Southern University; Samuel Ibekwe, Southern University; Guoqiang Li, Southern University; Su-Seng Pang, Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge; Kun Lian, Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD)

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Minorities in Engineering

education activities will be disseminated through the development ofinterdisciplinary and cutting edge science/technology based curriculum, involvement of theundergraduate and graduate students in the year-round research projects, exposure of the state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, workshops for integrating computer and simulation techniquesand through community services that involve high school students. With the active involvementof the investigators who are responsible for propagating the technology and knowledge obtainedfrom this project into class teaching, mentoring, students advising and human resourcedevelopment. The team hopes it is preparing and educating the next generation of highly skilledpersonnel that can be successfully

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lupita Montoya, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Chris Moore, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Computers in Education

project leader for course support of distributed education courses, consultant to faculty on issues of technology integration, instructional design and content development, and researcher and evaluator for emerging instructional technologies. Chris earned a Master of Science degree in Curriculum Development and Instructional Technology in May, 2000 from the University at Albany. Chris has six years of experience in instructional design and integrating information technologies in support of teaching and learning. Page 12.1479.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The

Conference Session

Perceptions of Women's Success in STEM

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

. Susan served as principal investigator or co-principal investigator of several national projects including: Project to Assess Climate in Engineering (PACE), a current study involving 25 universities; FacultyfortheFuture.org, a website designed to support women and underrepresented minorities interested in pursuing faculty positions in the STEM fields; Achieving Success in Academia, a program to assist junior women faculty to navigate the tenure system; Making the Connection, an initiative designed to increase awareness of engineering among students in grades 3-12; and Increasing Access for Women in Engineering, a curriculum and technical assistance project to establish or

Conference Session

Special Session on Fixed-Point Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Thad Welch, Boise State University; Michael Morrow, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Gerald Vineyard, U.S. Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Department. Dr. Welch's research interests include the implementation of communication systems using DSP-based techniques, DSP education, and RF signal propagation. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, Tau Beta Pi, and Eta Kappa Nu. E-mail: t.b.welch@ieee.orgMichael Morrow, University of Wisconsin-Madison Michael G. Morrow, MEngEE, P.E., is a Faculty Associate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. His research interests include real-time digital systems, embedded system design, software engineering, curriculum design, and educational assessment techniques. He is a member of ASEE and IEEE. E-mail: morrow@ieee.orgGerald Vineyard, U.S

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Squire, Virginia Military Institute; Vonda Walsh, Virginia Military Institute; H. Francis Bush, Virginia Military Institute; Gerald Sullivan, Virginia Military Institute; Anthony English, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

value causing a rapiddecline of intelligibility.Other studies have examined how delay affects fundamental learning processes, rather thanexamining it in the specific context of network information transfer. Maddox et al.6 investigatedthe effects of delaying feedback on ruled-based and information-integration learning. Rule-based skills require the learner to apply an explicit reasoning process, whereas information-integration skills require the learner to integrate existing knowledge, for example to infer theresults of decreasing a resistor’s value given Ohm’s Law and the power equation. They reportedthat feedback delay did not appear to affect the rule-based learning but significantly hinderedinformation-integration learning, such as

Conference Session

NAFP Panel Discussion

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso; Paul Racette, NASA; Scott Askew, NASA; Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Belay Demoz; Paul Mogan, NASA

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Minorities in Engineering

, and 1 Partnership Award for the Integration of Research (PAIR) grant. ‚ Five curriculum development initiatives have been created by NAFP Fellows. A NAFP Fellow was instrumental in the curriculum development of the first Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering to be offered at a Tribal College (Salish Kootenai College). ‚ NASA Employee and Faculty Fellows have used their NAFP experience to obtain additional research grants and fellowships. In 2004 alone, 32% of external proposal submissions from NAFP Fellows were awarded ‚ NAFP Fellows have gained national recognition and honors for their excellence in science, engineering and

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Northern, Prairie View A&M University; John Fuller, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

software and hardware functionality in tandem at or near real-time speeds early in thedesign flow.2 Scope and General Goals2.1 Project GoalsIn today’s competitive society, it is important to pursue the kinds of innovative, technology- Page 12.1193.4driven curricula essential to preparing students for life in the changing knowledge-basedeconomy. It is essential that academic institutions equip future graduates with the skillsnecessary to be an integral part of this change. Companies are searching to add tech-savvyworkers to their environment. Today’s students learn at a faster rate when the classroomeducation is combined with the fast evaluation in

Conference Session

Direct Measures of Student Performance

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert Houghtalen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

years tofacilitate direct assessment of student outcomes. The RosE Portfolio is a web-based system thatallows students to electronically submit what they believe to be the best examples of their ownwork illustrating achievement of learning outcomes. In order to submit to the electronicportfolio, students access their portfolio using an internet browser. Students must log in toensure the integrity of the data. Once logged in, students choose from the list of criteria thatsupport the various outcomes. At this time we have 35 criteria that support 11 outcomes. Page 12.1525.3Students upload the pertinent file, provide a descriptive title, and

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynnane George, U.S. Air Force Academy; Robert Brown, U.S. Air Force Academy

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First-Year Programs

will provide an overview of the Engineering 100 curriculum, the systems engineeringdesign process taught, and a description of the capstone boost glider project. Since this is nowthe seventh year the course has been offered, course development, feedback, and improvementsto the course will also be discussed. The detail in this paper is intended to provide enoughinformation for others to use a similar model for course development.IntroductionThe purpose of Engineering 100 is twofold. The primary purpose is to introduce first-yearstudents to the USAFA engineering disciplines in the context of the systems engineering designprocess. Students integrate these disciplines using a semester-long boost glider design project.They must use aeronautical

Conference Session

Special programs and activities for minorities in engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Stroot, University of South Florida; Bernard Batson, University of South Florida; BK Robertson, Alabama State University

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Minorities in Engineering

partnered with Alabama State University (ASU), anHBCU institution, to initiate a new pipeline between the schools that has the potential to increasethe number of ASU biology graduates enrolling in engineering graduate programs. This newpipeline will be christened by a new hybrid laboratory course in the spring of 2006 that exposesASU students to the use of molecular biology based methods in engineering. This USF coursewas developed through an NSF-CCLI grant and offered to USF students in the spring of 20051-3.For the planned hybrid course, the lecture portion of the course will be broadcast live through theinternet for ASU students. The lecture will be the responsibility of the USF faculty member,while the laboratory section will be provided

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland

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Women in Engineering

disciplinary female participation at U of A reflectsinternational patterns of subdisciplinary participation.In the case study institution, Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering were the mosttraditional and well-established disciplines, with international as well as national professionalassociations. That background appeared to be linked to entrenched beliefs and assumptionsabout curriculum content, pedagogies and professional issues appropriate to each discipline.Chemical Engineering was newer (first taught as a separate discipline at the U of A in 1967)but was also an internationally recognised discipline. The Department of Engineering Sciencewas a younger (approximately 25 years old) and less traditional discipline. BiomedicalEngineering

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Abu-Hajar, San Francisco State University; Michael Holden, San Francisco State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

critical to thesuccess of engineering curriculums—was developed as a new educational model. CBVCemploys computer animation and other virtual visual tools that cannot be employed in traditionalclassroom settings. In CBVC, interactive questions are integrated within lectures—a model thatreinforces the assimilation of fundamental topics. Surveys conducted on the efficacy of CBVCshow that 80% of students questioned benefit from using CBVC, and 20% believe CBVC mayreplace conventional classrooms.1. IntroductionAt present, many engineering courses mandate the use of computers1.. Computers areincreasingly playing a major role in the learning process, and the number of college students whoown a computer is on the rise. The OpenCourseWare (OCW) Program at

Conference Session

MIND - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

of EOE FIGs is managed by staff from the Equal Opportunity inEngineering (EOE) Program at UT Austin. With support from additional EOE staff, the leadprogram coordinator for EOE FIGs: (1) generates marketing material; (2) recruits participants;(3) generates the semester schedule and seminar curriculum; (4) reserves meeting rooms; (5)secures presenters and guest speakers as needed; (6) hires FIG student leadership team; (7)monitors students progress during the year; (8) evaluates student feedback; (9) and tracksretention data for previous EOE FIG participants.Recruiting Process for EOE FIG ParticipantsAt summer orientation, the EOE Program invites first time in college (FTIC) students to becomepart of an exciting community that focuses on

Conference Session

Educational Software

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University; Stephen Roberts, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

that there are other approaches to this course. We describe our own “solution.” Page 12.391.2A Bit of HistoryThe computing course was introduced to the engineering curriculum sometime in the late 1950sand early 1960s. If you got your engineering degree before 1965, you probably took a Fortranprogramming class using something like an IBM 1620. You prepared your program on punchedcards and “loaded” the cards along with the operating system components onto the machine.Computing technology dramatically changed over time - from cards to terminals and magnetictapes and from 16 bit machines to 64 bit machines (mainframes). Even the programminglanguage

Conference Session

Cooperative Education Addresses ABET

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Stwalley, Purdue University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

growth in student Page 12.528.4skills as they pass through the academic and practical learning processes. The standarddeviation for the category gives an indication of the effectiveness of the educationalprocess as applied to that skill. This combination yields valuable information about theoverall students’ learning experience that can be utilized to adjust curriculum, teachingstyles, or course sequences. The University of Cincinnati has recently received a long-term FIPSE grant and will continue to refine their student evaluation techniques over thenext few years. Although there are numerous other institutions that have long and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso; Arunkumar Pennathur, University of Texas-El Paso

integrates aniterative process of reflective teaching and learning. Specifically, the focus is onliteracy, discourse, and metacognition with content focused on principles such ascounter-intuition and model elicitation.The successful NSF sponsored Phase 1 project (DUE-0411320) focused onstudent attitudes, study habits and in-class activities. Faculty were involvedprimarily as curriculum developers and guides. When considering a transition toPhase 2, emphasis was placed on faculty attitudes, teaching habits and reflectionin an attempt to elicit desired student behaviors. The faculty and students aremodeled as interrelated components in a learning system in which they bothreflect on engineering content and the pedagogy for delivering the content in