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2005 GSW

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Timothy I. Matis; Linda Ann Riley; James H. Matis

test-bed setting, and supplemental instructor aidsare currently under development. To view and request samples of the modules, please visit thewebsite http://engr.nmsu.edu/~csm/nsf-project. This material is based upon work supported bythe National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0230643. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Module Development There have been numerous recent educational research publications that suggest the needto introduce the concept of “statistical thinking” into secondary education programs, i.e

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2005 GSW

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Suketu Shah; Mohammed E. Haque; Gaurav Agarwal

Course. Paper presented at the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference, American Society for Engineering Education. Retrieved Aug 27, 2004, from http://www.asee.org/acPapers/2003-970_Final.pdfSUKETU SHAHMr. Suketu Shah is a graduate student of the Department of Construction Science, Texas A&M University.GAURAV AGARWALMr. Gaurav Agarwal is a graduate student of the Department of Construction Science, Texas A&M University.MOHAMMED E. HAQUE, Ph.D., P.E.Dr. Mohammed E. Haque is the holder of Cecil O. Windsor, Jr. Endowed Professorship in Construction Science atTexas A&M University at College Station, Texas. He has over fifteen years of professional experience in analysis,design, and investigation of building, bridges and tunnel structural projects

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2005 GSW

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Sarah J. Smith

have two project engineers in mind. One is based in the Middle East and is verystrong in theory. The second is based in the United States and is very strong inapplication. The Middle Eastern engineer may be able to derive a solution more quicklythan his/her US counterpart due to a strong theoretical understanding. The US engineermay be able to derive a less expensive alternative due to a strong applicationsunderstanding. Corporate pressure is on… What do you do?Case 4: A Computer Glitch One Would Not ExpectAs the Computer Programming Technology expert at your firm, many people seek youradvice. At times it is to rid them of spyware or viruses. Sometimes it is a systems issueand you refer them on to your technical staff. Today was a surprise. A

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2005 GSW

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Zhenyu Zhang; Yeshwanth Sampath; Dr. Rita Caso; Amy Collins

Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research, Minneapolis, MN.4. Brooks-Leonard, C. (1991). Demographic and academic factors associated with first-to-second- term retention in a two-year college. Community/Junior College, 15(1), 57-69.5. Civian, J., & Schley, S. (1996). Pathways for Women in the Sciences II: Retention in Math and Science at the College Level. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.6. Hagedorn, L. S., & Maxwell, B. (2002). Research on Urban Community College Transfer and Retention: The Los Angeles TRUCCS Project. Los Angeles, CA: University of Southern California. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf

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2005 GSW

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Paul R. Corder

example that comes to the author’s mind is when in theearly 1990s the mechanical design assignment of estimating how much the flagpole in thequadrangle in front of the Setzer Student Center at Lamar would have deflected hadHurricane Alicia come through Beaumont in 1983 rather than through Houston. Theclass members had to first determine the best estimates for the physical and materialproperties of the flagpole, such as, height (about 30 feet), wall thicknesses of the severaltelescoping sections, and material’s stiffness and strength. They then used MSC.Nastranto make an FEA model5 to estimate the horizontal deflection at the tip of the flagpole.This was to be reported in a word-processed memo report as a semester project. Most ofthe students did