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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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A. Lambert; D. J. Russomanno; P. Palazolo; S. Ivey

Enhancing Engineering Education to Reflect the ProfessionalExpectations of the 21st Century: Examples from In-Process Programs A. Lambert, D.J. Russomanno, P. Palazolo, S. Ivey The University of Memphis AbstractThis paper examines complex issues associated with 21st century engineering practice asdescribed through comparisons between a controversial report, The Engineer of 2020:Visions of Engineering in the New Century, and our own engineering students of 2005.According to this report and other recent studies published by leaders in engineeringeducation, engineering students of the 21st century will possess a markedly different setof skills and

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R. C. Clifft; Shivan Haran

Enhancing Undergraduate Engineering Laboratory Experience Dr. R. C. Clifft, Professor of Civil Engineering, and Dr. Shivan Haran, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Arkansas State University, P. O. Box 1740 State University, Arkansas 72467-1740 ABSTRACTThe importance of experimental activities is being increasingly recognized as integralelements of engineering curricula today. A reflection of this trend is evidenced by thereview criteria applied by educational accreditation boards such as ABET. The crucialrole that laboratory experiments play in providing a meaningful engineering experienceto the

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Stephanie Ivey; Anna Lambert

learningstyles and needs of engineering students, and (2) to disseminate this knowledge in a manner thatpromotes curricular modification to reflect these findings. The Kolb LSI, therefore, is a naturalfit with our purposes.A brief review of the Kolb LSI is important in the distribution/interpretation processes of thismetric. The Kolb LSI identifies four different types of learners, or learning preferences. To dothis, Kolb suggests that there are four distinct styles, and they are labeled as “divergers”,“assimilators”, “convergers,” and “accommodators”. The designation of a preferred learningstyle results from a combined score for preferred modes of perception (concrete experience vs.abstract conceptualization) and preferred methods of processing

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Beverlee Kissick; Saeed Khan

. Retrieved April 15, 2005 from http://galenet.galegroup.com3. Castronovo, R. “From Emerson to King: Democracy, race, and the politics of protest.” Modern Language Quarterly v60n1, March 1999. Retrieved August 13, 2005 from http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/ second paragraph.4. Carey, W. B. “Emerson-the importance of adaptability.” Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. V25i5p382(1), October 2004. Retrieved August 13, 2005 from http//web6.infotrac.galegroup.com/ fourth paragraph5. Delbanco, A. “The renewal of literature: Emersonian reflections”, The New Republic, Review of book, “Renewal of literature: Emersonian reflections” by Poirier, Richard, 1987, Retrieved April 15, 2005 from http

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Stephanie G. Adams; Jeffrey W. Rieske

, interactive 2activities, high-performance computing hardware and software workshops and support, amongother things. Undergraduate research experiences also promote interaction among students andamong students and professors. Professor-student interaction increases the persistence ofstudents [4, 5] especially if students begin their research work early in their career. The global economy demands that engineers are able to successfully understand andnavigate within different cultures. Culture shapes the way we perceive the world. Differences inculture are more than just differences in language, food, clothing, and art. They reflect thediverse and

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Jason Weiss; Farshad Rajabipour; Thomas Schmit; Sebastian Fait

portion of the course contained a substantial amount of homework and lab problemsinvolving equations and calculations while the second portion of the course contained morediscussions and conceptual descriptions.Based on these observations, the first author began to investigate how students learn fromdifferent lecture methods. One of the first writings that caused the author to think more abouthow lectures could be modified to address the needs of all students was based on the work ofDavid Kolb in his learning styles approach [4]. It was observed that Kolb divided the learningprocess into a cycle where the student use an experience as the basis for reflection that is thendistilled into concepts that are used by the student for the next experience

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Judith Collins; Alysia Starkey; Beverlee Kissick; Jung Oh

example through internet-service provider portals such as MSN and Yahoo. Internet also refers to search and meta-search engines such as Google and Ask Jeeves, as well as direct access to sites such asIEEE, CNN, or manufacturer’s web sites. “Subscription” refers to the library’s limitedaccess digital journal archives, offered through compilation-databases such as Infotracand Expanded Academic Index where students find peer-reviewed discipline-specificjournals. “Librarians” refers to the often-overlooked resource of the library staff, whoare well-qualified to aid students in their research efforts.The results of this survey reflect well-documented national trends. The first choicereference source for 57% of students, is the Internet. Only 24.1

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Melissa Miller; Randall Reynolds

at theme parks. Can the queue fora ride in RCT2 be modeled as an M/M/1 queue? An M/M/1 queue assumes Poisson distributedarrivals and exponential service times.RCT2 is a strategy-type video game that has been popular for a couple of years. The playerbuilds, operates, and manages an amusement park. Each park is unique according to the player’sdecisions including park layout, types of rides, number of rides, concessions, scenery, etc. Thepark guests play a vital role in the design by providing a statistic called the park rating (PR). ThePR is a number between 0 and 1000 that reflects the guests’ overall impressions of the park. Ahigh PR is a result of good management decisions by responding to the needs of the park guests.Substantial time was

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Larry N. Bland

learning directly into academic programs. Jacoby and Associates defineservice learning as “a form of experiential education in which students engage in activities thataddress human and community needs together with structured opportunities intentionallydesigned to promote student learning and development. Reflections and reciprocity are keyconcepts of service-learning.” [13] "Proceedings of the 2005 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education" 4 Service learning has been strongly espoused as a pedagogical technique for meeting theABET

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Norman D. Dennis

instruction rather than38 pedagogical theory.3940 The final workshop format proposed by the program design team used the ETW99 format as a41 basis for future workshops. All proposed changes kept the fundamental ETW99 program, with42 its vital practice classes, demonstration classes, and stimulating environment, intact. The43 proposed focus of the ETW continued to emphasize basic teaching improvements for junior44 faculty. The program design team created objectives for the workshop that reflected this focus45 and a set of expectations for participants that would help in selecting applicants for the46 workshops. During the workshop: Proceedings of the 2005 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering

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Brandon W. Olson

% Division of team workload: Somewhat unequally divided 37% Accurately reflect contribution 57% Peer evaluations: Adequately reflect contribution 37% Excellent 49% Overall grading: Adequate 50% Positive 65% Overall experience with TBL Neutral 29% Fig. 5 Summary of student responses to the team based learning survey. Not all

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Roy A. McCann

of tech-nologies that will address these concerns. However, because of pressures on undergraduate cur-riculum, electrical engineering students typically have one course in energy conversion topics.Unfortunately, the content and pedagogy of energy conversion has lagged the needs of govern-ment and industry. In particular, the course content often reflects the classical machines coveredsince the 1950s, but in an increasingly abbreviated format. Understandably, many students per-ceive electric energy conversion as a stagnant area where there is little innovation. However,there have been dramatic developments in electric energy conversion science in recent years. Ex-amples include piezoelectric ceramics, artificial muscles, high efficiency

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Wangping Sun; J. M. Zhang; Z. J. Pei

Lean Manufacturing inone project. Substantial improvement can be seen from the picture after 5S were implemented.From the students’ comments, the final projects helped them to: • “Study and analyze the current manufacturing processes of the product.” • “Develop ideas to improve current manufacturing processes (using what they have learned from this class and other classes).” • “Conduct cost analysis of implementing these ideas.”The learner-centered environment in IMSE 564 not only helped the students to grasp theknowledge, but also motivated them to gain self-confidence and professional preparation fortheir future. These benefits were reflected in students’ evaluations on this class: • “IMSE 564 is a class different

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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F. Edwards; T. Daniel; W. Hale; A. Hanson; E. Richardson

. • Appropriate learning experiences - Learners select learning experiences that suit their specific situations (mini-internship, reading or listening to audio tapes, etc.). • Variety of learning resources - Provide various resources to suit personal needs and interests (e.g., textbook recommendations, a study guide, workbook of supplemental materials, suggested reading material, media materials, lists of resource specialists, and examples of student generated materials from previous courses). • Optimal learning environment - Provide a mixture of instructor input, supplemental learning materials, discussion opportunities, evaluation options, and mechanisms for critical reflection. • Learning pace - The self

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Thomas R. Marrero; Andrew K. Beckett

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” 12possible that these support mechanisms help counter the “chilly” classroom experiences andincrease their interest in the field of engineering.For institutions wishing to improve the undergraduate experience for engineering students, wesuggest a self-analysis of specific learning practices as outlined in Kuh, et. al. text. Thefollowing questions are designed to help institutions reflect on their commitment to studentsuccess:Are students academically challenged in their coursework? What expectations do faculty have forstudents? How are these expectations communicated in