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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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R. L. Kolar; K. Gramoull; T. R. Rhoads; R. C. Knox

Preliminary Results from a “Course-less” Curriculum Study R.L. Kolara, K. Gramoullb, T.R. Rhoadsc, R.C. Knoxa a School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science b School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering c College of Engineering University of Oklahoma Norman, OK 73019 kolar@ou.edu (contact author) ABSTRACTIn 2002, we received an NSF planning grant that builds upon our Sooner City project,which was funded through the Action Agenda program

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Brandon W. Olson

A Practical Application of Team Based Learning to Undergraduate Engineering Coursework Brandon W. Olson School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of OklahomaAbstract Team based learning is a powerful pedagogical tool that has demonstrated, throughpersonal experience, an ability to simultaneously improve student interaction, conceptualunderstanding, commitment, and cooperative skills. While this technique is organized aroundstudent teams, it is far more than just “group work”. Team based learning, developed in part byDee Fink of OU’s instructional development program, is

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Ameya A. Chandelkar; Deepak G. Bhat

deformation mechanism. Hsu7 used hot hardness to correlate elevated temperaturetensile properties of a ferritic steel, and Nieh and Wadsworth8 studied the high temperaturedeformation behavior of refractory metal beryllides used for advanced aerospace structural 1200 1000 2 800 HV500, kg/mm 600 400 A (6% Co) B (13% Co) 200 C

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Judith Collins; Alysia Starkey; Beverlee Kissick; Jung Oh

assignment to emphasize IL.Faculty/librarian partnership in technical writingIn 2002, Faculty and librarians identified key subscription databases in addition toengineering databases such as IEEE. These included Infotrac (an compilation of severaldistinct journal collections such as Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Business Forum,Engineering, Technology and Culture, as well as IEEE Transactions and numerouscomputing journals). Lexis Nexis Academic Business and Economics indexes wereadded to instruction in 2005, with offerings in Industry and Market, company profiles,and financial statements.An existing assignment sequence was modified to require a ten-page analytical report onan issue or need in one’s field addressed to a specific audience within an

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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George D. Gray

” 2composites industry in 2004 was 8.7 %, as compared to the global economic growth rate of just4% in 2004. An increasing number of designers and engineers are realizing the potentials andpossibilities of composites based upon these inherent synergistic properties: • High Strength • Light Weight • Design Flexibility • Dimensional Stability • High Dielectric Strength • Corrosion Resistance • Parts Consolidation • Finishing • Standard ShapesIn fact, in the last 45 years there have been more than fifty-thousand successful compositeapplications, and the outlook for the composites industry appears to remain healthy over the longterm. Composites are currently serving these key market sectors: • Aerospace

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Roy A. McCann

andphotonics. Consequently, revision of the core electrical energy conversion curriculum is ex-pected when planning for future employment trends and the evolving ABET accreditation guide-lines.III. Revitalizing undergraduate energy conversion educationGiven the motivation to update the undergraduate core energy conversion course, the fundamen-tal issue to be addressed is identifying the content that will best serve the educational needs ofstudents over the span of an engineering career. This is a speculative task, but the continuingtrends over the previous decades can provide a guide. First, the application of electric energyconversion processes continues to expand. Whereas 25 years ago most aerospace, automotiveand many industrial processes relied

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Dale E. Schinstock

above focuses on the control systems area, it is common in many advanced topics inengineering. By integrating the learning of advanced mathematics, engineering science, andengineering application into a single course earlier in the curriculum the actual amount ofmaterial learned is increased. This does however require the reduction of specific topicalcoverage in any one of the single areas.The course described here is a first course dealing with feedback control systems, which isfrequently a required course in mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineering programs. It istypically taken in the senior year of such programs. In our program, the course is a requiredlecture/laboratory scheduled to be taken in the junior year of the Mechanical