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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Angie Crist; Russ Newcomer; Michael Propst; Pedro Leite

." Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Midwest Section ConferenceBased on Bruner’s constructivist theory, Jonassen, Peck, and Wilson4, described fiveinterdependent attributes necessary to create meaningful learning environments to help studentslearn, reflect, and apply new knowledge. The five attributes presented by Jonassen andcolleagues are: Active, Constructive, Intentional, Authentic, and Cooperative Learning.In practical terms, this theoretical framework can be translated into co-op programs, internships,capstone courses, and most recently, service learning. Service LearningThe definition of service learning varies widely. It is basically a program that connects“academic

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Julia Morse; Jung Oh

applied to fit the needs of the users.The teaching portfolio allows the faculty member to reflect on individual teaching goals andmethods and to exhibit evidences of successes and growth. It presents a summarized, yet holisticview of teaching performance with a focus on goals, process, and outcomes. This record Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Midwest Section Conferenceprovides critical data for evaluators of teaching performance—data which cannot be provided bystudent evaluators or even peer assessments of classroom visits.The reflective nature of the portfolio has the added benefit of promoting teaching improvement.Teaching Portfolios as a Documentation ToolTeaching portfolios have a two-pronged purpose

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

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

) outputs of the EDU controller. An active IR sensor is located on the 'pan and tilt'and can be used to determine approximate direction and distance for the arm to reach andgrip objects that have reflective IR tape installed in them. These sensors provided byBanner Engineering [5] use a modulated IR transmitter and a synchronous detector toobtain a range of 50 feet in most lighting situations.Two infra-red distance sensors (GP2Y0A02YK donated by Sharp Electronics [6]) arelocated so the rover can sense objects to the left and in front of the rover. The sensors arecapable of detecting distances between 0.15 m and 1.5 m. The output voltage is not alinear function of distance and students will forced to provide an interpolation routine toobtain an

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Pat Ackerman; Kathy Brockway; Raju Dandu; Pedro Leite; Jimmy Splichal

WritingSeminars coordinated by participating faculty began with the English section of the Departmentof Arts, Sciences, and Business. A seminar on community service and expressive writing washeld in conjunction with an Expository Writing Course. The workshop provided opportunitiesfor elementary students who are not actively involved in their community to engage in proactivecommunity service projects, while providing opportunities for KSU Salina writing students toactively participate in interactive community service projects followed by critical reflection andapplication in classroom activities. Each week, middle school and college students cooperativelyperformed community service, writing about their experiences in personal journals. Collegestudents

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

F. G. Edwards; E. W. LeFevre; W. M. Hale

Remembering of previously learned Describe, List, Name, Objective tests - material, often seen as reflecting rote Examine, Who, all formats learning. Includes specific knowledge Identify, Show, Label, and ways and means of dealing with Name, When, specifics. Tabulate, DefineComprehension Reflects the first level of understanding, Explain, Estimate, Objective tests - in which the meaning of material is Restate in your own MC most grasped, and skills such as translation, words, Summarize, desirable. Many interpretation, and

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Scott Shepard

increase with thesquare of the distance. Thus, beyond some distance, radio will always “win.” This seemscounterintuitive: wouldn’t you always do better by focusing your light into a fiber whereit’s confined by total-internal-reflection? The mathematics of this counterintuitive resulttherefore whets the students’ appetite, in a modern context. Another motivating curiosityarises as follows. Since the formula for calculating radio losses naturally involves thegain of the transmitting and receiving antennas, how do we account for these at opticalfrequencies – when the transmitter is a laser or LED and the receiver is a photodetector(instead of a dipole or a horn or a dish or another standard radio antenna)?A Simple Model for the Effective Antenna

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

George D. Gray; Raju Dandu

maximize students’ opportunities for upward articulation intouniversity programs. Contacts were made from a variety of constituencies, includingprofessional organizations/committees, WATC general advisory board members and the Wichitachamber of commerce. Once the overall committee was established, a meeting was scheduledand an agenda was formalized. The agenda reflected the following topics: I. Greetings and Introductions (roster) II. MET Perspective and Proposal (handout) III. Advisory Board Scope and Role (handout) IV. KBOR Requirements (handout) V. Program Content / Level (handout) VI. Curriculum Elements (handout) VII. Employment Outlook/Need Assessment (handout) VIII

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Suzanna Long; David G. Spurlock

team membership and task structure.14 Global management structures cover greater geographical distances than traditionalbusiness organizations. A corresponding increase in cultural distances follows. In today’scomplex business world, the communications system reflects the intended command and controlof the organization. The choice between organizational structure may well depend on which setof drawbacks the management can handle best.11Academic Credentials: Organizational Value. Training can be considered formal educationwithin many organizations. Organizations are hesitant to provide training that can easily be usedelsewhere. Specialized training that is more organization or process specific is deemed morevaluable. Organizations

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Joseph J. Rencis; Hartley T. Grandin

physics of the topic. The ability to define a problem’s physical model and to construct the corresponding mathematical formulation of the model should reflect this understanding. Having written the governing equations, any convenient mechanism may be employed to execute a numerical solution.2. Engineering Tools. The students gain a working familiarity with one or more of the available equation solving programs, and it is stressed that the programs, as well as the general approach to problem solving, has a carryover to their other courses. A symbolic formulation can be naturally and easily solved with the modern engineering tools such as Mathcad, MATLAB™ and TK Solver. Furthermore, these engineering tools reduce to a minimum

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Judy Collins; Beverlee Kissick; Jung Oh; Alysia Starkey

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