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Narayanan Komerath

Conceptual Design.This was initially suggested out of frustration with the fact that few of the technical capabilitieslearned in senior-level aerodynamics or propulsion courses (or Structures, Materials or Controls,for that matter) were used in Capstone Design. From Ref. 2 it appears that this has been observedabout Capstone Design by others across the nation. As the weeks passed, the author observedunusual anticipation among colleagues for the impending experiment in AE2350: some of it hadto be for the same reason why people watch Asteroid-impact movies. This focused the thinkingand preparation for the Fall ‘97 plunge into the Design-Centered Freshman Introduction course.Problem StatementIntroducing Aerospace Engineering to first-quarter freshmen

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Lueny Morell de Ramírez; José L. Zayas; Jorge I. Vélez-Arocho

are being met and if students haveacquired identified skills.In 1994, a partnership of universities - called the Manufacturing Engineering EducationPartnership (MEEP) - initiated the design and implementation of a novel undergraduatemanufacturing program, better known as the Learning Factory1,2. This paper describes howMEEP designed the assessment strategy to evaluate the curricular innovation project outcomes,and presents some of the assessment instruments/tools designed. The tools developed, some incollaboration with industrial partners, were utilized for assessing overall and specificqualitative aspects of the program as well as student performance (e.g., teamwork skills andoral presentation/written skills). A total of 9 assessment

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Lueny Morell de Ramírez; José L. Zayas; Jorge I. Vélez-Arocho

Material Assessment Form Page 3.501.7Some Assessment Tools for Evaluating Curricular Innovations Outcomes 7ASEE ConferenceJune 1998Manufacturing Engineering Education PartnershipMEEPINDUSTRY SURVEYThe Learning Factory is a new practice based curriculum and physical facilities for product realization that hasbeen developed at three institutions: Penn State, the University of Washington, the University of Puerto Rico atMayagüez in collaboration with Sandia National Labs. Its goal is to provide an improved educational experiencethat emphasizes the interdependency of manufacturing and design in a business environment. The key element inthis approach is active learning - the

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Wayne Hager; Jacques Lesenne; Dominique Saintive; Richard Devon

practice in engineering technology. Few other countries make thisdistinction in the “ engineering” profession or practice; however, applied engineering is an academic term Page 3.13.3frequently applied in UK and other English speaking countries.The motivation of SETCE at Penn State is for developing international experiences for facultyand students in introductory engineering and design courses and in engineering technology. Amajor interest is also to experiment with innovative ways to provide an international experiencein the curricula given limited resources. Co-op exchanges are also a small but growing activityin the

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1998 Annual Conference

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Matt W. Mutka; Betty H. C. Cheng; Diane Rover

properties of an embedded system.1 IntroductionThis paper presents a multi-pronged, multidisciplinary approach to transfer research resultsand experience into the undergraduate curricula in the Departments of Computer Scienceand Electrical Engineering at Michigan State University. The objective of the project is toexplore the impact of embedded systems in a number of core courses in the undergradu-ate curricula. First, existing courses have been modified to explicitly present the respectivecourse content in the context of embedded systems. Specifically, four courses are targeted inthe VESL Visions for Embedded Systems Laboratories) project: software engineering, op-erating systems, computer system design, and digital electronics. The courses were

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Melody Ivory; Kathleen Luker; Kathleen Coppock; Erol Tutumluer; David Hill; Christine Masters; Amelia Regan; Alkim Akyurtlu; Eric Matsumoto; Sandra Shaw Courter; Sarah Pfatteicher

order to demonstrate synthesisof topics covered throughout the entire course. The career plan also required students to performself-assessment and independent research, as well as short-term and long-term goal setting.While designing the course content and activities, I also devised a teaching plan for each lessonunit. Each plan outlined the following: objectives of the unit; specific teaching practices that Iwould employ to meet these objectives; and a breakdown of classroom time for all discussionsand activities determined for the unit. Guided by these teaching plans in the classroom, I wasable to rely heavily on the active and cooperative learning practices and minimize the amount oflecturing. For example, I would begin a class by asking

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Gary D. Keller; Fred Begay; Antonio A. Garcia; Albert L. McHenry

Practices Our AMP has generated a wealth of curriculum and research projects which we now proposeto innovatively disseminate. For example, through our existing and well-institutionalizedsummer bridge programs we have developed condensed courses in Calculus, Biology, Physics,Organic Chemistry, and technical English for incoming freshman and community collegestudents who hope to major in mathematics and science-related fields. These courses focus onkey material in gate-keeping courses which are required early in their college careers. Throughdocumentation in final project reports, course syllabi, texts, problem sets, and other forms thesematerials are catalogued and now will be made available to interested faculty through the Internetor by

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1998 Annual Conference

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Sameer Kumar; John Walker; Jeffrey A. Jalkio; James Rehg

the information age and rapidly changing businessexpectations. Shrinking budgets and scarce resources are other challenges faced by colleges anduniversities. Enrollment in colleges is also decreasing. Many colleges are exploring creativeways to increase enrollments. Innovative ways must also be developed by colleges anduniversities to be able to disseminate knowledge to non-traditional, non-resident students inmultiple sites, businesses, and directly to learners in their own homes. Distance learning isbecoming widely accepted as an approach to meet the challenge of delivering training to morecitizens on many subjects with higher impact and effectiveness. This paper describes a corporatepartnership with the University of St. Thomas in terms of

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1998 Annual Conference

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Suzanne Keilson

to understand, in a disciplined, critical way, the validity of questioningreceived wisdom from “objective theories”. One can find examples from all of the scientific andengineering disciplines of individuals who did just that and made immeasurable contributions asa result. This is a more honest portrayal of the way that science and engineering is actuallypracticed. One needs creativity and imagination to be a successful innovator in science andengineering, part of the ability to innovate arises from different life experiences and interactingwith people of different backgrounds and technical training. Multiculturalism education in thiscontext might have a meaning more akin to interdisciplinary. When asked for a metaphor for

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Betsy Palmer; Rose M. Marra; Thomas Litzinger

progress nearly a full position of thedesired total of four, this is certainly a significant contribution.The research summarized in this section shows that the Perry scheme is a useful tool for bothanalyzing curricular reforms as well as shaping them. The purposes of this study embrace bothof these goals. Early results from the overall longitudinal and cross-sectional study, such asthose reported in this paper, will provide benchmarking data for engineering faculty andadministrators. The second set of studies cited show that this benchmarking data can thenspecifically and effectively inform overall curricular reforms.MethodResearch Design. The data collection for this study is part of a larger research study in theCollege of Engineering at the

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1998 Annual Conference

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Zbigniew Prusak

deciding that a solution is ‘good enough’.. 9. Preference to work as individuals (no desire to work in teams). 10. Little project planning skills. 11. Little hands-on skills. 12. Overreliance on computer modelling and little understanding of field-testing.4. FUTURE ENGINEERS AND TECHNOLOGISTS: GENERALISTS OR SPECIALISTS “Three things are required at a university: professional training, education of the whole manand research. For the university is simultaneously a professional school, a cultural center and aresearch institute” [4]. The trend in technical education, particularly engineering education since1960’s, has been to concentrate on engineering sciences and to eliminate the influence ofengineering practice. It becomes increasingly

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1998 Annual Conference

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Elaine L. Craft

research-based classroom strategies and technology to enhance student learning, and provide faculty with ideas and information to stimulate further research to accomplish project objectives.All workshop presenters have been required to incorporate appropriate methodologies into theirpresentations and to take into consideration the interdisciplinary faculty in the audience.Modeling the best ATE practices in every activity is a critical success factor.As faculty from across the system have come to understand the vision of the SC ATE Center ofExcellence and have come to know one another better, the Chautauqua workshops haveincreased systemic synergy and enhanced interdisciplinary team-building and problem-solvingskills among faculty.It is

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1998 Annual Conference

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Cliff J. Schexnayder; Avi Wiezel

traditional groupwork, inthat most cooperative learning models adhere to the following principles (TheConsortium for Instructional Innovation, 1995):1. The tasks are carefully designed to be suitable for teamwork.2. Positive interdependence and cooperation is necessary for students to succeed.3. Students are individually accountable for learning and participation.4. The role of the teacher changes from being the “sage on the stage” to “the guide on the side,” hence our reference to the etymology of the word pedagogue.Team formation strategy is an important aspect of the cooperative learning process,because successful accomplishment of the exercises depends upon the structure of theteam.Multimedia Educational ApplicationsDuring the past decade