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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Troy Harding

security system. Level 1 users are the faculty users. These type of users havethe ability to add SLOs at the program and course level. In addition, they can also run all theassessment reports. Level 3 users have administrator privileges. These users have all the level 1capabilities plus the ability to add other users and modify user information.A forum area is provided to track suggestions and comments for program and processimprovement (see figure 2). The students modified an open source bulletin board system,Philboard4, and integrated it into the assessment system. This allows users to post suggestionsand make comments on previously posted comments. Before the post will be public viewable itmust be approved by a level 3 administrator. Anytime a

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B. Terry Beck; David A. Pacey

measurements in an airflow situation. This approachrepresents a potentially very useful tool for enabling students to become intuitively Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Midwest Section Conferencefamiliar from an experimental point of view with a number of important laboratorysampling issues, without the need for prerequisite courses which are difficult andimpractical for them to acquire in the usual undergraduate mechanical and nuclearengineering curriculum. Thus far the results appear to be very promising, and furthertesting of this approach, along with possible ways of implementing such an approach inthe engineering laboratory classroom, are currently under

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Lance C. Perez; Jerald L. Varner; Michael F. Anderson

increaseconcept retention from course to course.Laboratory ImplementationThe ISSL consists of several identical laboratory stations with each station consisting of a TIMSunit, a 4-channel oscilloscope, a network analyzer, a signal generator and a computer. All thetest and measurement equipment is connected to the computer via an IEEE-488 bus that enablesscreen captures and subsequent printing. The computers can also be used for real time labreporting. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Midwest Section ConferenceThe laboratory component is integrated into the course without adding additional credit hours.The laboratory experiments are assigned and graded in essentially

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Norman D. Dennis

. While Jenkins, et.al.,(2002) describe a two-semestersequenced capstone experience that requires the technical work to be performed in the firstsemester, while professional issues are dealt with in the second semester. Farr, 2001 advocatesusing project based design experiences where the student must prepare a real product for a realclient. Still others, (Kolar(2000), Wood et.al.,2001) suggest an integrated and systematicapproach to design which spans the entire four year curriculum. In the Civil Engineeringprogram at the University of Arkansas the culminating design experience prescribed in Criteria 4has been satisfied with a course titled Senior Design, CVEG 4494, a four credit hour, singlesemester course dedicated to a culminating design

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Judy Collins; Beverlee Kissick; Jung Oh; Alysia Starkey

FutureThe University of Virginia project17 on the integration of chemical information intoundergraduate chemistry curriculum as part of the institution’s IL program is one example ofchanges in pedagogy with the realization of IL competence needed in today’s undergraduates.The University of Oklahoma proposed a model18 to incorporate IL into upper-levelundergraduate science courses and an instrument for measuring IL. By recognizing similaritiesthat exist between science-teaching standards (the National Science Education Standards) andinformation standards (American Association of School Librarians’ Information PowerStandards) and sharing common interest in student learning, librarians and science teachers canform meaningful partnerships19. In

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Z. Carpenter; J. C. Diaz; G. R. Kane

rovers were integrated into theintroductory computer science class for engineers to involve students with practicalapplications of physics and math. The curriculum and projects were designed to provide ahands-on technical problem solving experience in a programming class in order toincrease the retention of the concepts taught. This paper provides an overview of therovers and our experiences when they are deployed in the classroom.Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Midwest Section ConferenceIntroduction:At the time that NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers walked around the surface ofMars, TU engineering students were programming the Tulsa rovers learning theintricacies of autonomous robotics.A fleet of rovers

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Suzanna Long; David G. Spurlock

, those with varying ethnic backgrounds, and mid-career changers. In thedecade from 1986 to 1996, the percentage of engineering students that were both white and maledeclined by an average of 6%. Examining total enrollments in the late 1990s, a significantminority (approximately 25%) falls into various ethnic categories, are women or are older thantwenty-five. Interestingly, completion rates for female students and offers insight into studentretention issues.12 These insights may prove applicable to retention issues with all minorityenrollees. Research suggests that it is not enough to raise awareness of engineering programs; rather, itis essential that requirements of engineering curriculum be stressed and deficiencies overcomeprior to

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Rebeca G. Book; William Pfannenstiel

citations, andcase studies.What are ethics? Most people would agree that ethics are “making good decisions” or “havingprinciples or integrity,” following the “Golden Rule.” The American Heritage Dictionarydefines ethic as, “a principle of right or good conduct, or a body of such principles.” Mostpeople have a warm and fuzzy notion of ethics.However, teaching about ethics is much more than having an idea of ethics, individuals need torealize the impact of their decisions. These decisions may not only affect them, but have mayconsequences affecting people socially, globally, culturally and may even affect theenvironment. We can see the negative examples of this in our society with Enron, the spaceshuttle, and the recent Martha Stewart trial. With

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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George D. Gray; Raju Dandu

twoexcellent regional universities, Kansas State University at Salina and Pittsburg State Universitythat offer bachelor degrees in Engineering Technology. Wichita State University offers aMechanical Engineering program that could also provide areas of collaboration between thesimilar disciplines.Therefore, the leadership at Wichita Area Technical College (WATC) proposed to initiatetransferable engineering technology programs within their curriculum structure. In developingthese programs, the curricula will provide the overall hands-on workforce skills required byindustry while maintaining an educational level conducive to upper- level degree transferability.The proposed curricula will serve to enhance and elevate the knowledge base, thereby

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Julia Morse; Jung Oh

may at first seem burdensome, the task of developing the teachingportfolio can be spread out over time, sections can be applied selectively, and sectiondevelopment can coincide with other activities. Content should be streamlined for ease of use tothe reviewer, making use of selective use of support documentation, generally in an appendix.The literature concludes that student evaluations of teaching are not able to fully depict theteaching role of the faculty member. Multiple sources of data are necessary for teachingperformance evaluation, but difficult to obtain. The teaching portfolio concept provides aflexible means of communicating the integration of teaching goals, methods, and outcomes. Thereflective process involved in the development