Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Rawles, Purdue University; Anthony Smith, Purdue University; Raymond Hansen, Purdue University; Jeffrey Sprankle, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

curricula.Baccalaureate curricula were designed to allow students completing their Associate’s degrees ata satellite campus to transfer to the main campus and complete their Baccalaureate Degreecoursework.Known colloquially as the “2+2” system, this approach created a significant critical path concernin the networking degree plan of study. The satellite campuses do not have the faculty expertise,nor the space and funds to teach laboratory-based networking courses. As a result, all corelaboratory-based networking courses had to be delivered in the junior and senior years. Studentstook the majority of their non-core courses in the first two years, then took predominatelylaboratory-based core courses in their last two years.This created several curriculum design

Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Porche, Wellesley Centers for Women; Corinne McKamey, Wellesley Centers for Women; Peter Wong, Museum of Science

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering education. Onestrategy to increase women’s participation in engineering is to engage girls in science andengineering in K-12. In this paper, we examine high school students’ knowledge ofengineering careers and reports of recruitment as predictors of student aspirations forstudying engineering in college.A group of racially/ethnically, socio-economically diverse students from five urban highschools, with either a science-themed focus or a strong science department, participatedin a longitudinal study of retention and attrition associated with STEM outcomes.Preliminary results from 906 students were included in a series of logistic regressionmodels with plans for college study of engineering as the dependent variable. Knowledgeof

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Franck, California Institute of Technology; Ted Yu, California Institute of Technology; Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, California Institute of Technology; James Maloney, California Institute of Technology; Angela Capece, California Institute of Technology; Luz Rivas, California Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

. Others learned about the multi- disciplinary nature of science and engineering, and how many subjects are related to one another, which was a major goal of the physics curriculum. Students were also asked about the highest degree they planned to pursue, and both surveys showed everyone

Conference Session

Exploring Retention

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Jaeger, Beverly Jaeger, and Richard Whalen are members of Northeastern University’s; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

program by name such as “SpaceCamp – Sophomore year”, or “FIRST Robotics”.Now, what about the students who are not sure, the 1’s and 2’s? Since there are so few of these,the data is not very informative; however, their comments provide the most insight. Severalstudents stated that they like the courses and even find engineering interesting, but are not surethey love the field. They state that it will get them a good job, with high pay, or that they cantransfer or do other careers with an engineering background. One student stated being forced intoit by parents; another plans to change majors immediately. Several positive responses say theylike what they know so far, hope to find it interesting, but also realize that there are a lot of fieldsto go

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year: From Articulation to Matriculation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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Two Year College Division

students to help build their pre-engineering programCochise Community College (Cochise), Sierra Vista, AZ (non-metropolitan communitycollege)Liaison – Richard “Bubba” HallThis project is in perfect timing with the recent progress made at Cochise College in developingan engineering program. Cochise has developed the foundations for its Running Start Academy. Page 14.335.7Essentially, they created a pipeline opportunity for local high school juniors to start down a pathto acquiring an associate’s degree in engineering. The plan is for these students to be able totake classes both semesters of the junior and senior years of high school and to be able

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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New Engineering Educators

, left more time for student questions andinteractions; and limited course preparation time, when teaching courses for a second time ormore, to less than 1.5 hours of preparation for each hour of class.Based on this and additional research, the SUCCEED Coalition developed a model programdesigned to help new faculty in all aspects of their career, including effective teaching.1 Ateaching mentorship is part of their program. Ideally, the mentor and the mentee would co-teacha course with the mentor taking the lead on the course at first. The mentor and mentee meetbetween class periods to plan and to discuss the teaching in the last class. The mentee slowlytakes on the responsibilities of planning and teaching and making up and grading

Conference Session

Beneficial Case Studies in AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Mitchell, Drexel University

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Architectural

?By the end of this project I will have visited 100% of the accredited architectural engineeringprograms in the United States (17 as of 1/2008 when visit plans were fixed). The surveytherefore is comprehensive in its population, although the sampling of that population isvoluntary rather than the ideal of a random selection. Because the response rate is high there is areasonable chance that this is close to a representative sample.When visiting the schools the faculty I interviewed were chosen by the department or programhead rather than me. The request to the visit coordinator was that they include those architecturalengineering faculty responsible for architectural engineering design, and also faculty offeringallied courses such as

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Laura Winn, Waynesburg Central High School; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, higher salaries, and a higher standard of living for localresidents, and will reduce family and economic disparities.In pursuit of this goal for West Virginia residents, West Virginia University's (WVU) CollegeEngineering and Mineral Resources, along with the Colleges of Human Resources andEducation, and Arts and Sciences, embarked on a multi-intervention plan to attract high schoolstudents to STEM careers, and put more STEM graduates into the STEM career pipeline, with afocus on women and underrepresented minorities. The primary vehicle for this project is a STEPgrant through the National Science Foundation (NSF) which supports exactly this kind ofinitiative.One important part of WVU's Engineers of Tomorrow (EoT) project is

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Recruiting, Retention, Enrichment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

diversity of these styles had been shown to optimize team performance. However, inboth 2007 and 2008 a full discussion of preferences for specific work tasks versus personalitystyle was not held. (This is a planned addition in the 2009 class). Many of the students in the Page 14.330.62008 class indicated that they had completed a similar personality inventory in their first yearprojects course. The projects course is a 3-credit class where students work on a single teamthroughout the entire semester. The projects course spends a significant amount of timediscussing effective teaming, personality types, etc.The teams for the first 2008 team project

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University; Ivan Lima, North Dakota State University

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International

their pursuit of internships or participation in cooperative programs through cooperation with the regional industry, including multi-national and national companies, leading to sustainability of the program; Disseminate the knowledge acquired during the exchange to facilitate the establishment of other U.S. - Brazil University consortia of higher education.4. Project Planned PhasesThe project has several phases in its development, execution and long-term support. Thepreparation phase occurred in the first year of the project, Oct.2007- Sept. 2008. The executionphase is the phase the actual exchanges occur, Oct.2008-Sep.2011.a. Preparation phase:The goals of the preparation phase that started in October of 2007 and it is

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

better understanding of computer operating systems and how a computer system performance can be affected. ≠ It helps them to learn techniques to deal with multi-tasking application development. One student in this class was doing a senior design project of developing an ODB II code reader. He commented that the concurrent programming experience is particularly helpful to him.Given the nature of this course, a few students still felt that it is abstract. This course can betailored to focus more on multithreading programming. In addition, we are planning to add morepractical application topics in this course, such as how to select operating systems for real-timeembedded systems. Our future work for the laboratory

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen McNally, Purdue University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

nanotechnology curriculum development using thespiral curriculum to introduce freshman to the ideas of nanotechnology and introductorycourses at the graduate and undergraduate levels. These courses emphasize the electricalaspects of nanotechnology and nanoelectronics. Laboratory exercises center around aninstructional SPM and demonstration laboratories. Future course in specific areas ofnanotechnology are planned. Curriculum development in nanotechnology has providedexciting opportunities to affect the overall curriculum of this ECET department.References[1] http://www.nsti.org/courses/[2] http://www.azonano.com/courses/courses.asp[3] http://www.latech.edu/coes/nanosystems-engineering/[4] http://www.esm.psu.edu/programs/undergraduate/nano/[5] Foster

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines

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Educational Research and Methods

althoughLinver et al found that boys’ interest levels are more closely tied to ability beliefs than girls’interest levels 16. Finally, Australian boys planned on and actually enrolled in higher levels ofmath classes and intended to pursue math-related careers more often than women 18 butAmerican high school students showed no significant gender differences in math and sciencecourse enrollments 14. This research shows that gender, a component of identity, does contribute to shaping career-related competence and value beliefs and potentially course enrollments. Although to a muchlesser extent, an ethnicity study within Eccles’ expectancy value framework shows a relationshipbetween ethnicity and valuing achievement 19. Other aspects of identity have not

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ardie Walser, City College of the City University of New York

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Minorities in Engineering

Figure 1: Graph of the Probation Trend for engineering students from 2000 to 2007.Note, that it is possible for the same student to have a P in more than one semester, andthat the height of the bars does not represent the number of students who are on academicprobation. The most salient feature of the chart is the decrease in the number ofoccurrences of the probation designation from 2004 through 2007. This indicates that thepractices and policies we have implemented may be having a positive impact onretention. This is a preliminary study and we are planning on looking more closely atother indicators that with help us to both understand some of the less obvious hurdles instudent retention and to develop better ways of addressing

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: Using Case Studies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

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Engineering Ethics

were apparentlyviolated by employees of Enron and how that lead to financial disaster for Enron, its employees,and many others.I also provided them with copies of the NSPE (National Society of Professional Engineers)Engineers’ Creed as another example of a Code of Ethics and the class discussed how thoseprovisions were violated at Enron. In particular, some of the trading schemes that Enron usedwere described and discussed. I pointed out that some of the work to implement those schemeshad to involve engineers and programmers. During the past year I added a case study from theNSPE for the students to discuss. This involved a graduating student who planned to work forone company but decided to take a recruiting visit and ski trip to another

Conference Session

Signal Processing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thad Welch, Boise State University; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Michael Morrow, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

reasons.While a number of other excellent example systems exist, the popular press regularly points outin such articles as “Clues for the Clueless” by Daniel McGinn and Temma Ehrenfeld that mostAmerican adults do not understand the foundational concept of compound interest.2 McGinn andEhrenfeld go on to state that “. . . research shows that people who can answer questions like these(calculating compound interest) do better at planning for retirement, saving and managing theirdebts.”So, given the need for more understanding of basic financial concepts, this important, yet verysimple DSP system can be made to be much more motivational if we allow α to be greater thanone. This seeming contradiction to the stability requirements associated with the poles

Conference Session

Engineering and Other Disciplines

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Anderson, University of Alabama; Beth Todd, University of Alabama; Susan Burkett, University of Alabama; Garry Warren, University of Alabama; Marcus Brown, University of Alabama; David Cordes, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

appropriate for “professional” credit, and students should instead be takingsenior-level courses in their respective disciplines. Within the liberal arts, students had no wayof applying an engineering course towards their degree plan; it was often an additional coursethat was not required of them.However, all students at our institution are required to complete a common core curriculum.This core curriculum includes multiple courses in the humanities and fine arts. Given this, weare in the process of institutionalizing a limited enrollment course that engineering studentscould take for humanities and fine arts credit – it would count towards the core curriculum for

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanfei Liu, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Jiaxin Zhao, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

College of Engineering, Technology and Computer Science at IPFW and alocal company initiated a 5-year project to promote robotics, artificial intelligence, and softwareengineering in the college curricula. The main goal of this project is to build a robot team tocompete in the Robocup Middle Size League competition2 by 2012. This project also aims atintroducing robotics into a variety of computer science and engineering courses. As part of thefirst year plan, a Pioneer 3-DX robot was purchased. Using this robot as a development platform,the first task was to design and build a kicking mechanism that is seamlessly connected andinterfaced with this robot. This task was carefully reviewed by the professors whose expertise arein Robotics and machine

Conference Session

Measuring the Impacts of Project-based Service Learning on Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

International

AC 2009-2034: AN INTERACTIVE PANEL SESSION ON MEASURING THEIMPACTS OF PROJECT-BASED SERVICE LEARNING ON ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONKurt Paterson, Michigan Technological UniversityAngela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, BoulderChris Swan, Tufts University Page 14.202.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Interactive Panel Session on Measuring the Impacts of Project-Based Service Learning onEngineering EducationABSTRACTThrough both planned and organic developments, project-based service learning (PBSL) hasemerged as a powerful force in engineering education over the past decade. This paper highlightsefforts to provide much needed clarity to the design, implementation, and

Conference Session

Automation and Robotics Subjects in Manufacturing Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

). ≠ Utilizing at least two type of switches/sensors in navigation (i.e. bumper switch, ultrasonic range finder, light sensor, limit switch etc.) ≠ Writing an Easy C program to conduct the navigation process. ≠ Deliverables: ≠ Demonstration of successful robot operation. ≠ Delivery of the robot. ≠ A final report that includes the robot design including actuators and sensory inputs, the strategy utilized and associated robot program. ≠ Additional credit will be given to any added value to the basic design and programs.In Fall of 2008, multiple groups of ENGR 4400 students worked on this assignment. Each groupstudied the Learning Factory main laboratory area and devised a plan or strategy

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Becky Hammack, Stillwater Middle School; Beth Watt, Stillwater Middle School; Julie Thomas, Oklahoma State University; Adrienne Redmond, Oklahoma State University; Pat Jordan; Jean Dockers, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

she has been since 2005. Rebekah helps facilitate the after school engineering mentoring program at Stillwater Middle School and plans and teaches the school’s Engineering Summer Camps. Rebekah also serves as the Northeast District Director of the Oklahoma Science Teachers’ Association and is currently pursuing National Board Certification in Early Adolescent Science.Beth Watt, Stillwater Middle School BETH WATT earned her B.S. degrees in 2000 and 2001, and her M.S. in 2008, from Oklahoma State University. She is a sixth grade science teacher at Stillwater Middle School, who is also active in the Oklahoma Science Teachers Association. She strives to teach her students collaboration and

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

maintains a relationship with a less-experienced, oftennew member to the organization and provides information, support, and guidance so as toenhance the less-experienced member's chances of success in the organization and beyond.” [3]The goal of the mentoring relationship is to enhance the student's academic success and tofacilitate the progression to post-graduate plans, either graduate study or a career in theworkplace. In the university setting, graduate students might receive mentoring from either theiradvisor or non-advisor. This study concentrates on mentoring relationship between graduatestudents and their advisor. Faculty advisor can be either research advisor or academic advisor.However, it is common that graduate students’ works are most

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Reza Emami, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

abstractrepresentation of reality. Thus, the goal of learning, behaviourism submits, is to understand thereality and modify behaviour accordingly, and the purpose of teaching is to transfer theknowledge from expert to learner18. The behaviourist model is still widely adopted forinstructional design of teaching factual or procedural knowledge of engineering. Instructorsconvert the reality into abstract or generalized representations, and transfer them to studentsthrough a well-planned, linear and gradual procedure in a “tamed” environment, be it aclassroom or laboratory. The students’ performance is assessed by measuring the proximity oftheir behaviour (answering questions, writing reports and essays, performing laboratoryexperiments, etc.) to the expected

Conference Session

“And Other Duties as Assigned”

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Kindschi, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Anne Glorioso, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Diana Wheeler, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

based on individual expertise.Each team member had the same number of pieces to write and was assigned an editing buddyfrom within the team. The idea was that an individual would create a training and assessmentpiece and then have their editing buddy provide feedback. The plan was designed to optimize ourprogress in moving forward.Before actually beginning to create training documents or tutorials we held several brainstormingsessions about different tools we could use. We realized early on that different competencieswould require different methods of training and assessment, and we explored many possibilities.Several team members looked into already created materials that are provided by librarywebsites, teaching librarians, or commercial

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Hovell, University of Texas, Austin; Kimberly Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

sidelines, and all have fun. The lab provides thebeverages, burgers, and hotdogs, but the sides and desserts are potluck. Families are invited aswell, so this event serves as an opportunity to get to know spouses, children, and the occasionalfamily dog.Student Sponsored Events Through a combination of the many social activities that the program plans and that most first year graduate students are in the same classes, the students get to know each other quickly. Several student sponsored events have

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James Mwangi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

instructor to invite a framer to assist in the activity. It usuallytakes an hour and a half for the students organize, plan, and build the walls. This time does notinclude getting the students to the activity yard, making sure they have the proper safetyequipment, or any other administrative task.Below are pictures showing the construction and lateral loading of the walls (Fig. 1 – Fig. 9). Fig. 1a: The Students Organize Fig. 1b: The Students Organize Page 14.1156.5 Fig. 2a: Laying Out the Wall Fig. 2b: Laying Out the WallFig. 3: Measuring for Anchor Bolts Fig. 4a: Wall Framing

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

undergraduate experience and the benefits fromthis experience should include: ≠ “Demonstration of the ability to integrate concepts from several different subjects into a solution. ≠ Demonstration of the application of disciplines associated with computer engineering ≠ Production of a well-written document detailing the design and the design experience ≠ Demonstration of creativity and innovation Page 14.527.2 ≠ Development of time management and planning skills ≠ Self-awareness opportunities provided by an assessment of achievement as part of a final report”3Capstone design courses have long been a standard

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Natalie Tran, California State University, Bakersfield; Amy Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Al Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

studying teacher beliefs for engineering education and educational reform.Prior Research on Teacher BeliefsTeachers generally report that their perceptions of students are the most important factors ininstructional planning, and teachers consider their views of student ability to be the characteristicthat has greatest influence on their planning decisions4, 5. Furthermore, teacher beliefs have animpact on students' educational experiences 1, 6, 7. Yet beliefs about learning and instruction aremental constructions mediated by culture and social influences, rather than directly rooted inscientific evidence8, 9. As such, teachers’ beliefs and expectations of students’ knowledge andbehaviors are not always accurate or consistent with educational

Conference Session

Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety; Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

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International

Education and SciencesAbstractIn order to accomplish the strategic plan of COPEC - Council of Researches in Education andSciences, the engineering education research team has started to offer another Program: theInternational Engineering Educator Program. The goal is to improve the formation of theengineering educator providing her/him with all the competencies necessary to teach at the stateof the art with the best available teaching technologies. As COPEC has already the IGIP NationalMonitoring Committee that provides the courses for engineering educators, and a largeexperience developing and implementing engineering programs, the engineering educationresearch team has decided to develop and to offer a graduation level program for

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sam Shearman, National Instruments

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

input signal frequency past the Nyquistrate. Watching the frequency-domain plot, they will see the input signal peak cross the Nyquistrate and continue to increase as an alias peak breaks off and starts to decrease. At the same time,the time domain plot will show the input signal, the alias and the location of the signal samples.Plotting the three signals together emphasizes how an alias can be thought of as an alternativeinterpretation of the signal samples.Digital numeric controls could have been chosen as alternatives to knobs for the input signalfrequency and sampling rate parameters. Such controls allow users to set specific values throughkeyboard entry. This type of action can be useful if the exercise that you plan for yourdemonstration