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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert Marlor

had the opportunity to discuss and establish goals and design ideasfor the upcoming year. The NMU team is fortunate in that most of the team from 2010 returnedfor the 2011 race season, and have been able to build upon their experience. At the beginning ofthe school year the author met individually with each team leader to discuss the role each couldtake on and the details of what would be necessary to fulfill that role. This organization structurehas resulted in much better project management and a more effective use of time. The teampresident has taken on his role with a passion, and he possesses a very effective leadership style.This one factor has made a tremendous difference in the third year.To foster team spirit and to instill an ethic

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Carlos D. Barreiro; John L. Schmalzel

beendelivered at the end of the spring semester. These table-top exercises will provide theopportunity to revise, update and shape the EAP draft according to the necessities of the state.The alpha version of the ESRS will have been completed; further work during the summer willextend the functional capabilities of the tool and begin the process of porting the software from aweb-based application to a tablet-based platform.Lessons LearnedThe type of project described in this paper clearly provides students with the opportunity todevelop the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams and to improve theircommunication skills, both oral and written. Students also learn about professionalism, problemsolving, safety and ethics and most important

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kalyan Mondal

multiple such laboratory exercises.In the spring 2010 when the course was first presented, we used EAC-ABET specified outcomeC to assess the learning outcome of this course. Outcome C specifies assessing an ability todesign a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such aseconomic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, andsustainability. The rubric developed for this outcome partially measured learning 2 and 3mentioned above. Basic rubric and assessment result are included herein to outline the processused in 2010.Rubric Based on the Lab: RTI Driven Display System of a MicrocontrollerThe student explores the software and hardware input/output interfacing aspects of

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Alfred A. Scalza

the person is expected to behave in two separate ways sometimes even two contradictory ways or the person is expected to behave in a manner that is contradictory to his personal perceptions of his role. I had a student who asked me to talk to his group because they were pressuring him to plagiarize from a previously paper. His perception of his group role did not comply with his perception of his personal role and ethics. • Norms. A norm is an acceptable standard of behavior within the group. In any given circumstance, any member of the group knows what to do or not do based on the accepted norms of the group. They are unofficial and sometimes un-expressed. When a particular situation comes