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Robert Borchert; David Yates; Daniel Jensen

TypeIndicator (MBTI) and learning style preference determined from the VARK assessment. Specialfocus was placed on the “S” (sensing) or “N” (intuitive) descriptor in the MBTI type and on the“V” (visual) or “K” (kinesthetic) learning style preferences. Additionally, the results of selectedmidterm exam questions were used to evaluate the longer-term effectiveness of the enhancedlearning modules. The findings of these assessment attempts are discussed in detail following anexplanation of the MBTI and VARK types.2. Enhanced Learning Modules2.1. BackgroundThere is an increasing emphasis being placed on quality instruction in engineering education.This is exemplified by the emphasis given to quality of teaching in promotion decisions [Boyer],by the expanding

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Martin Bowe; Daniel Jensen

interested. ___ 2. Today’s class was a good learning experience. ___ 3. This class prepared me well to apply today’s concepts to problems. ___ 4. This class motivated me to further explore today’s concepts.4. USING MBTI AND VARK DATA TO IMPROVE THE COURSE4.1 IntroductionThe last few years have seen a dramatic increase in the development and implementationof learning-style techniques as they relate to engineering education [Felder1,2,3, Wankat,Solomon, Eder, Dunn, Jensen1-5]. Much of the focus has been on teaching “across thespectrum” [Felder1]; meaning that teaching formats must be designed to span the

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, Introduction toEngineering, which now has an enrollment of just under 200 students per year. The course has ahands-on approach and students learn engineering fundamentals and specific engineering skillsthrough a series of dissection and design assignments. Resources were developed to allowstudents to fabricate their design projects at home and to use the Web rather than course staff as afirst source of information and guidance. In this way cost and teaching staff for the course wereminimized. The course has completed its third year and has gathered anecdotal evidence ofsuccess.I. IntroductionThe goal of this project was to change the way in which design was taught at the University ofMinnesota, and thus serve as a model for design education at any

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catalyst to teach engineering communication skills. Most of the DFMportion of that course was centered on the concepts of design for manual assembly and design forinjection molding. The other 13 students were either exchange students, transfer students orstudents who had taken a different version of the freshman course. The important point here isthat these twelve had never heard of injection molding and had never been exposed to design forinjection molding concepts. None of the students had ever been exposed to forging or theconcepts of design for forging.In both the case of the injection molding tutor as well as the forging tutor, the software wasinstalled on PCs in the College of Engineering PC laboratory. On three separate occasions 75minutes

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Ronald E. Barr

Session 3538 Developing the EDG Curriculum for the 21st Century: A Team Effort Ronald E. Barr The University of Texas at AustinABSTRACTA Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Instruction (CCLI) proposal was submitted to the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) in November 1998. The title of the proposal was “Engineering Design Graphics Summer School1999: Planning the Engineering Design Graphics Curriculum for the 21st Century.” The project proposes toestablish a team of highly-motivated Engineering Design Graphics faculty who

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John E. Shea; Thomas M. West

Page 4.246.1the majority of students that select and stay in engineering are those who fit the culture.Table 1. Changes in the Characteristics of the IME curriculum during the 90’sCharacteristics at the Start of the 90’s Characteristics at the End of the 90’s1. Exclusively lecture format Active learning exercises, collaborative learning2. Structured laboratory exercises Guided design laboratories3. Design primarily confined to senior design Design projects integrated at all levels project4. Isolated courses focused on specific topics Topical material integrated into advanced courses5. Single

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W. Benard Carlson; Takeo Higuchi

strengthen mental powers. --Donald Norman, Things that Make Us Smart 1Nearly everyone would agree that students come to the university to improve how they think andsolve problems. Yet beyond insisting that students think, faculty often fail to teach studentsmuch about developing effective tools for thinking. Hence, our goals—as a business managerand a university professor--have included developing tools for reflection and analysis andintroducing these tools to engineering students so they can use them throughout their educationand career.One of the best tools that humans can use to enhance thinking is a notebook. Since elementaryschool, students have probably kept some sort of notebook, using it to record what the teacherwrites

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Mary K. Handley

programs stronger,students more motivated, and future employers more satisfied with their new employees.IntroductionEach of us is an individual—we teach with a particular style, interact with students in particularways, and have our own interests and abilities. Our students are no different. They have uniquehistories, goals, stories, and learning styles. As we become more knowledgeable about the waysin which our students hear, understand, interpret, and integrate ideas we can design better classesand better assessment tools. As faculty we need assessment tools which are rigorous, fair, easyto tailor to a particular course or outcome objective, and which can be evaluated or graded.Ideally, we would choose a tool which evaluates higher order or

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John T. Welch; John Durkin; James E. Grover; Douglas Smith

struggles seen at universities teaching computer engineering centers on the"depth vs. breadth" debate. In the depth camp reside faculty who believe students shouldacquire well-focused expertise in a given discipline, enabling them to confront challenging Page 4.111.3problems within the area. They believe technological leaps are the products of specialists.They also believe that this approach positions students to better meet the requirements of jobopportunities that are advertised along specialty lines. Those universities sharing thisphilosophy offer a select list of computer engineering areas from which the student selects oneto specialize

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Sema Alptekin; Deena Daggett

attention of some educators.Part of this need is to create an understanding of how new technologies influence the traditionalmethods of designing products and manufacturing systems. Some educators have proposed aninterdisciplinary faculty team for teaching Mechatronics at undergraduate institutes. 2 Theinterdisciplinary nature of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Departments provides asuitable base for Mechatronics programs. Currently, Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo is developinga Mechatronics focus within the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) program.While lower-level courses introduce the Mechatronics concepts, new upper-level courses willprovide opportunities to gain expertise in specialized areas of Mechatronics.3-5At Cal Poly

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Marcus Huggans; Nystrom Hal

experimentation toidentify and validate these improvements. We can measure the learning effectiveness of specificdesign parameters by developing learning modules that teach the same material but withcontrolled differences. These modules can then be assigned to specific students and the impactof the changes can be measured. The application of learning styles to course design offers anopportunity to improve learning effectiveness that can be tested in this way. The study heredescribed, developed interactive, asynchronous learning modules in an Internet environment toapply learning styles concepts in different ways. These modules were utilized in an actualengineering class at UMR and the results were measured.Learning StylesDella-Dora and Blanchard2 defines

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J. Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech., where he teaches design. He alsoteaches Noise Control and Structural Analysis. His BS and MS are from Purdue in Aero Engineering and his PhD is fromthe University of New Mexico in M.E. He has also been an Associate Professor at the University of Wyoming and aVisiting Professor at Colorado State. His industrial experience includes General Dynamics Corp., The J.I. Case Co.,SandiaLabs, NASA/Langley Research Center, and NASA/Jet Propulsion Lab. M. PATRICIA BRACKIN is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute ofTechnology, where she teaches design, controls, graphics, and mechanical measurements. Her BS and MS are from theUniversity of Tennessee in Nuclear Engineering and her Ph.D

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Herbert Holland; Dean Bruckner

typical civilian college.B. IED Course ObjectivesThis, then, is the environment in which we present IED. The course has several objectives,among which are to:• teach cadets a formal, systematic method for problem solving and design.• introduce cadets to the four engineering majors offered at the Academy, as part of a larger program to assist them in making an informed choice of major.• familiarize cadets, including those who will not themselves become engineers, with the vari- ous roles which engineering and engineers perform in the Coast Guard at large. Page 4.20.2The course concept diagram (Figure 1) shows the key elements of the

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Pedro Arce

Session 2213 GROUP PROJECTS-BASED FINAL EXAMS Pedro Arce Chemical Engineering and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute GFDI, Florida State UniversityI. Introduction and MotivationThis contribution describes the efforts made during the last few years at the FAMU-FSUCollege of Engineering during the teaching of ECH 3264, Transport Phenomena I (FluidMechanics) to integrate efficiently the fundamental aspects, practical applications, andlaboratory experiments. Among the key factors behind these efforts, one can include, forexample, the lack of time to teach everything required in

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Don Lewis Millard

course at 3.0 and the studio/ILM version at 3.6.When asked if the course increased knowledge and skills in the subject, the students rated the studioversion at 3.8 and the lecture version at 3.4The early results of the combined ILM/Studio approach has been so encouraging that the faculty havevoted to move all the introductory electrical engineering courses to this format, eliminating severalrequired laboratory courses. We are completely renovating the classrooms needed to teach the neededsections of eight one-semester courses -- with typical enrollment of 80 to 150 each -- in this format.VI. ConclusionOur challenge, as educators, is to entice and maintain interest by providing content that fuels a desireto "stay tuned", similar to that which the

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Philip Doepker

through the design processthat involves interdisciplinary teams. In academia we not only have the need but theresponsibility of preparing our students so that they will be able to function effectively asengineers throughout their careers. Thus, we must design our curricula and our delivery to meetthe needs of our stakeholders. As stated by ASEE President Winfred Phillips “Are we doing a good job of teaching basicengineering skills; but also are we doing enough to prepare our students to survive and thrive inthe next century’s workplace?” 2 Phillips further identifies the professional environment thatwill be needed, including working with interdisciplinary teams and the need for effective verbaland written communication. He concludes his

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A. Eberlein; M. R. Smith

faculty members involved in managing 19 – 24 studentprojects it will be several more years before the course format stabilizes to meet the majority ofneeds, perceived and actual, of the faculty and students. In the fall of 1999, we shall also find outwhether any of it meets what the Accreditation Board had in mind in the first place!MIKE SMITHMike Smith is a professor at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He teaches undergraduate courses inintroductory and advanced microprocessor concepts. In addition to doing biomedical and software engineeringresearch, Mike takes his “hands-on” microprocessor laboratories and reworks them for commercial magazines suchas Circuit Cellar Ink. This approach is useful for generating practical class notes

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Y. Omurtag; T. Ioi; S. Enomoto; M. Matsunaga

Page 4.128.2issues related to the plant operations and other Project Managementchemical continuous flow systems. A student has to take 50% of his or her credits from the maincomponent and the remaining 50% from other two sub-components. In the curriculum, inaddition to teaching basic engineering, the objective is to help students to master the art ofbusiness management as well, and to develop their skills of solving problems through the fulluse of computer systems. Practical educational programs of laboratory exercise and experiments,and test case studies are included. Studies affiliated with Engineering, Information Systems andbusiness Management which are related to project management, or interdisciplinary studieswhich link these

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Naseem Ishaq; Salahuddin Qazi

the Pakistan government and private sector toincrease the number of institutions and for educating people in information technology. Themost prestigious institutions like Lahore University of Management and Ghulam Ishaq KhanInstitute of Engineering Science & Technology and others were started in the private sector andremain less accessible due to the high cost of education. Other initiatives taken by thegovernment and private organizations to impact engineering and technology education aregiven below:1. The Allama Iqbal Open university has recently started to teach programs in computers and electronics via distance education. It has been educating and awarding degrees in various non technical areas by distance learning since 1974. It

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S. M. Miner; R. E. Link

Research Corporation, 1998RICHARD LINK Page 4.135.10Richard E. Link is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Faculty Director of the Computer-Aided Design and Interactive Graphics Laboratory at the United States Naval Academy. He received a Ph.D. inMechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland in 1993. Prior to joining the faculty at USNA in 1995, hespent ten years as a Senior Mechanical Engineer in the Fatigue and Fracture Branch at the U.S. Navy’s DavidTaylor Research Center in Annapolis, MD. He teaches courses in mechanics, computer-aided design andmanufacturing.STEVEN MINERSteve Miner is an Associate

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Tom Christensen; R. M. Seymour; Kim McKeage; Deborah Skinner; Darrell Donahue

Biekert, .R. Using team and collaborative teaching to strengthenlearning in the laboratory. Proceedings, American Society of Mechanical Engineers. International Winter Meeting.Paper No. 94-WA/MET-5 (1994).10. Kitto, K.L. Integrating concurrent engineering into undergraduate design and research experiences. Frontiers InEducation Conference Proceedings. IEEE. (1997).11. ÃMuscat, A.J., Allen, E.L, Green, E.D.H. and Vanasupa, L.S. Interdisciplinary teaching and learning in asemiconductor processing course. Journal of Engineering Education. 87(3):413-421. (1998).12. Sternberg, P.K. Small group, in-class problem solving exercises. ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings.ASEE. (1997).13. Korzeniowski, K.A. Integrating graphics and the concurrent engineering

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-Hall.Richard MartinRichard L. Martin is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Associate Chair of the Departmentof Electrical Engineering at the United States Naval Academy. He teaches the EE majors’ seniordesign course and laboratory sequence and coordinates the senior design projects. He receivedhis PhD from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1968. Dr. Martin is a registeredProfessional Engineer in the State of Maryland and has been actively involved in research withthe Naval Research Laboratory (Washington, D. C.) and the Naval Surface Warfare Center(Annapolis). Page 4.571.18

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cultures and teaching methods enriching MSOE students that were involved as program aides expressed deep interest in learning more about European culture faculty, both MSOE and CTU, felt that the project was not sufficiently challenging, that the students perceived it as artificial and unrealistic and therefore did not expend maximum effortIn light of this review, and influenced by the assignment to the program of a new academiccoordinator (the author), a modified program was proposed for the following year. Keymodifications to the initial program included: utilization of a “live” Rockwell project with a dedicated corporate sponsoring group and the requirement that the projects results be

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Leonard Sokoloff

Controls laboratory at DeVry,in order to provide them with hands-on experience that they are likely to experience onthe job.Virtual Instrumentation is a current technology that is making a significant impact intoday’s industry, education and research. DeVry Institute selected LabVIEW as an goodrepresentative of this technology and is using LabVIEW in its curriculum at all DeVrycampuses in the United States and Canada. This article is a result of a research projectfor LabVIEW implementation into the Industrial Controls course. LabVIEW is also usedin the communication and physics courses. LabVIEW is one of many skills that thestudent will need as he enters today’s highly competitive job market.I. IntroductionLabVIEWTM (Laboratory Virtual Instrument

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Ernest Tollner

Session 1608 Natural Resources Engineering – Its time has come Ernest W. Tollner Professor, Biol. & Agr. Engineering Dept. University of Georgia Athens, GA 306021. AbstractThe reduction in numbers of students with farm background, the increase of femaleparticipation, the increase in students computer literacy and intellectual capacity along with theincreasing rigor required in supporting courses of chemistry and biology requires that wereevaluate our approach to teaching soil and water conservation. Taking the

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Walter J., III Gomes; Rulph Chassaing

) Program provided support to offer six workshops on DSP and Applicationsduring the summers of 1996-98 for a total of 113 faculty. The direct interface between MATLAB andthe DSK evolved during the 1998 workshop. The suggestions offered by Drs. T. Welch and C. Wrightwho attended that workshop are appreciated.References1. R. Chassaing, Digital Signal Processing-Laboratory Experiments Using C and the TMS320C31 DSK, J. Wiley, 1999.2. B. Bitler, R. Chassaing, and P. Martin,"Digital Signal Processing with the TMS320C31 DSK," in Proceedings of the 1997 ASEE Annual Conference.3. TMS320C3x DSP Starter Kit User's Guide, Texas Instruments Inc., 1996.4. TMS320C3x User's Guide, Texas Instruments Inc., 1997.5. TMS320C3x/C4x

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Sohail Anwar; Shamsa S. Anwar

Organization conductsapprenticeship training at its 12,000 square feet training center in Pittsburgh. Some of theapprenticeship training is conducted at classroom and laboratory space rented at communitycolleges (Such as Allegheny County Community College) and vocational-technical schools(such as Clearfield Vo-Tech School).Apprenticeships historically have consisted of formalized arrangements among employers,employer associations, labor unions, and state governments. Apprenticeship is typically anindustry-based basic or initial training process. By definition: Apprenticeship is characterized by a contractual employment relationship in which thefirm or sponsor promises to make available a broad and structured practical and theoreticaltraining of

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Thomas G. Stanford; Donald Keating

Foundation (which Bush founded) has for several yearsdefined the term “development” as technical activities of a non-routine nature concerned with translating researchfindings or other scientific knowledge into products or processes. In essence, the conventional university researchand education model for the professions has evolved as:curiosity ÃÃihvpÃrrhpuÃ→ knowledge → teaching → learning → application in practice.2.3 Needs-Driven Engineering Model of Innovation and Creative Technology DevelopmentHowever, the Bush report, with all of its evidence and rightful justification for national investment in basic scientificresearch, was only partially correct. It misled, as Ferguson has pointed out, because it completely ignored themultitude of

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Nagy N. Bengiamin

, Indiana, 1996.6. Bengiamin, N., et. al., “The Development of an Undergraduate Distance Learning Engineering Degree for Industry - A University/Industry Collaboration,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 87, No. 3, July 1998.7. Bengiamin, N. and Bengiamin, M.I., “Assessment of Design Across the Curriculum via Senior Portfolios,” ASEE North Midwest Section Meeting, Iowa City, Oct. 9-11, 1997.3. Bengiamin, N., “Student Journals: A Tool to Teach and Assess Learning in Engineering Courses,” ASEE North Midwest Section Meeting, Iowa City, Oct. 9-11, 1997.9. Johnson, A.F., “Laboratory Lead Groups - An Open-ended Lab Experience with Mentoring,” ASEE North Midwest Region Meeting, Fargo, ND, Oct. 3-5, 1997.BiographyNagy N. Bengiamin is a

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Allen Leybourne

, tenure may be variously viewed as a very longprobationary period, a penitence that must be endured, as a challenge that must be met, aclearing of the bar so-to-speak, or even as simply a management tool designed to extract thegreatest output from the employee for the least input. In truth, tenure encompasses all of these.In any case, tenure requirements must be met prior to being selected as a more or less permanentemployee-- a very serious consideration indeed! But, why should such a process exist in thefirst place? Of the many occupations than an individual might pick to earn a living on thisplanet, a university teaching position has some very unique characteristics. Of these, thepersonal freedom to pursue almost any academic direction of the