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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Beth Richards; Karen Walsh

relevant “further reading”articles to educate the target reader. Students received a checklist that allowed them to engage inguided peer review outside class. Students also received brief one-on-one feedback from theirinstructor during conferences. As Dunwoody et al. note in Fundamental Competencies forEngineers: “Engineers need to communicate with their colleagues in order to get the work doneand to explain the results of their work to the general public. The public demands thatengineering concepts be made more understandable to lay people....A professional engineerneeds a broad range of skills and the ability to apply them for solving complex problems.Listening and speaking skills, together with writing skills, form the basis for competent

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Carl A. Erikson

] Build – according to plan, sometimes 5] Drafts- usually iterative Iterative6] Test – does dog want to live in it? 6] Peer evaluations, Writing Center, other interventions7] Communicate – Put name on it! 7] Turn into professor, send to publisher, “Fido” receive money from clientA few comments expand each of the steps mentioned above;Under step 1), one should ask questions like, What kind of dog house? For a small or large dog?Square or round? For areas with lots of snow or rain? Clarity on what is expected is essential toinitiating a good design. Paper ideas usually come from the instructor of a course

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sunghoon Jang; Kenneth Markowitz; Aparicio Carranza

evaluate and refine theirpresentation and demonstration. In attendance are clients and representatives from the departmentindustrial advisory board members, peers, faculty, and the general public. These presentations areevaluated by the student team peers and technical advisory faculty.Instructional Objectives and AssessmentThe senior capstone project course requires students to demonstrate proficiency in variousessential skills. Students will exhibit skills in classes, labs, homework assignments, laboratoryexercises, and a designed operational project. Effective writing, effective oral communication,and use of technology are also addressed and assessed through reports, presentation, anddemonstration. For the successful completion of this course

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Alfred A. Scalza

we study and write about learning is based on how to receive the knowledge butmore should be considered on how to insure retention and understanding of the knowledge.Thirdly, some form of experience is necessary to learn. That is why we in engineering doproblems after imparting theory; to gain experience. Experience is the stimulus that makes thelearning ingrained. Practice enhances retention and understanding.Perhaps here I should digress and say something about the types of learners in our classrooms.Suffice to say that for the most part we have “active learners” and “passive learners”. Thisdifference is the student’s mindset. Sadly, more and more students have come from high schoolwith the mindset of a passive learner. High school