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Shirley J. Dyke; Phillip Gould; Kevin Truman

theuse of short response questions in the surveys. A description of the types of surveys on the website are described in the following paragraphs.4.1 Formative AssessmentThe involvement of each university in the program will be assessed at the end of each semester,culminating in a final report (survey) which will submitted through the web site. The surveyresponses from each university will be synthesized in a report reflecting each university’s andeach center’s participation and use of their shake table. Each university will report quantitativestatistics including: students in each class utilizing the shake tables (civil engineers and non-civilengineers), underrepresented groups, K-12 students exposed to a shake table demonstration,classes using

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William L. Call; Saleh M. Sbenaty

developed through these projects, one of the early TEFATEcases will follow as an example. It was selected for this paper because of its application of abasic principle of physics, that of uniform straight-line motion. This principle is applied,however, to a more advanced topic: reflection of waves. Several electrical topics play a role in Page 5.186.4the case, also. The case serves as a good vehicle for students in a two-year electrical technologyprogram to practice these principles of physics, with other integrated multidisciplinaryextensions (math and English). This particular case is tightly structured as a model of goodtroubleshooting practice

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Karim M. El-Dash

demand a synchronous mutation in the engineeringeducation. Particularly, educators need to overcome the traditional perspective of courses withconcentrated subjects to widely needed integrated courses and integrated education. Interdisciplinary education collaborated by communication skills is very important forengineers with managerial functions in their technical ventures and even for engineers pursuingtheir careers in nontechnical trends. A constant growth of interest in nontechnical educationamong engineers is commonly observed and reflected in the design of engineering curricula inthe United States where some innovative curricula assign as much as 50-60% of the requiredcredits to be fulfilled by free or directed elective courses(5

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Susan Haag

28, instructors monitoredand assessed my team skills).However, according to the interview data, the team process check needed further refinement.Although both female and male students believed that the process check was good in theory, theyfelt it could be improved to allow for student anonymity. Despite the fact that the documentationallowed students to voice issues, problems, and team dysfunction, the process can be deadlocked.Some students were reluctant to write critical comments about others fearing retaliation. Otherswere reluctant to reflect critically on their own attitude, behavior, and performance and havethose comments voiced publicly during the focus group. According to students, if this policy isto become more effective, both

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Stanley J. Pisarski

a live mouse by using stepper motorsto control all motion allowing for forward, reverse, directional control, as well as clockwise andcounter-clockwise rotation. An additional stepper motor sweeps the ultrasonic transducers fromside to side and they generate sound waves which reflect off objects in its path giving it a sense ofsight just like the bats have done for hundreds of years. Its tiny brain is the MotorolaMC68HC705C8 microcontroller that controls each motor while sending and receiving signalsfrom the ultrasonic sensors. The food that it consumes is electrical energy from a 16.8 voltnickel-cadmium battery pack neatly tucked inside its outer shell. Its nervous system consists ofover one hundred feet of ribbon cable that carries the

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Patrick A. Tebbe; Christa Weisbrook

necessary to review the basisfor its use. Research has long shown that individuals behave and learn according to certaincognitive styles. The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is one well known method ofanalyzing personality traits and behavior. It has been widely used in education to explore howstudents behave with regard to learning. Other methods exist which provide more emphasis onthe individual’s learning strengths and weaknesses. One such learning style inventory is the Page 5.74.1Kolb Learning Cycle. In this description learning is modeled as a four stage cyclic process.The four stages in the process relate to Concrete Experience, Reflective

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Paul Kulowitch; Asad Yousuf

to induce the fluorescence. 2. Sampling optics to transmit the laser light to the specimen and to collect the induced Page 5.160.2 fluorescence light. 3. The spectrometer, which measures the amount of light at each wavelength in the spectrum. 4. An analog-to-digital converter, which converts the analog data from the spectrometer into digital information and passes it to a computer, whereby it can be post-processed and converted into a format that is useful to the end user.The portable system was constructed and tested with the aid of Computer InterfaceInstrumentation, Inc. A reflection

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Thomas Stanford; R.J. Bennett; R. Jacoby; M.I. Mendelson; D.A. Keating

the most part, this is not the population that graduateeducation in the United States has served historically. Yet it is increasingly the population upon which business,industry, education, government, and our health care systems depend for expertise and leadership.” 10Recommendation 2: New Model Development and Vision to Supportthe Mission and Purpose of the Creative Engineering Profession in Industry.The second direction for new model development reflects upon the need to address the specific aims ofprofessionally oriented graduate education to support the mission and purpose of the engineering profession inindustry and to support what engineering leaders are responsible for doing in creative professional practice. Mostof the nation’s

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, offered by the history department.Overall, this program thus allows for thirty weeks of instruction in engineering ethics. Thisallowance provides the opportunity to develop a curriculum with a breadth of topics and a depthof analysis that are often missing in other schools’ curricula. Almost no topic in the growingliterature on engineering ethics is left unaddressed. Among the advantages of this arrangementis the availability of ample time for introduction and discussion of case studies, both micro-levelcases focusing on individual moral dilemmas, and macro-level cases that focus and reflect onthe social and ecological impact of technology. The breadth of topics and depth of analysisprovided are consistent with the “conventional criteria

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Peter Wild; Brian Surgenor; Aaron Dellah

tube. A small cooling fan at the bottom end ofthe tube is used to control the height of the ball. Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) closedloop control is implemented by means of the microprocessor. In the laboratory, the students arerequired to program the microprocessor and conduct experiments in controller tuning. Thispaper describes a mechatronics laboratory that is easy to duplicate and exposes the students tovarious mechatronics issues.I. IntroductionSince its introduction as an elective in 1997, the Mechatronic Systems Design (MECH 452)course offered through the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Queen’s University hasbecome very popular. This is reflected in positive student feedback and with a class size higherthan the

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Stephanie G. Adams

Session 3557 Project-Based Learning in a Statistical Quality Control Course Stephanie G. Adams University of Nebraska-LincolnAbstractDue to the different ways in which students learn, professors must vary their teaching styles.This variation in teaching styles will aid students in their understanding of course materials andenhance student learning. Richard Felder, a leading scholar in the area of learning styles reports,“Students preferentially take in and process information in different ways: by seeing and hearing,reflecting and acting, reasoning logically and

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Michael McCracken; Wendy Newstetter

dimensions might have been important?Student – Oh, well you can just measure it if you need dimensions.If we place the student’s behavior in the context of misconceptions, it is quite enlightening. Thestudent is exhibiting the characteristics of not understanding what design is and what it is allabout. The dialogue reflects the student's design arrogance and extreme design behavior.Though we could assume that their lack of experience is the issue, we feel it is deeper thanexperience and is the manifestation of these conceptions.With that entree we expose the students to SBF3 models of design and initiate the dialogue thatwill continue through the semester on what designing is. The SBF models allow us tocharacterize the student’s specifications

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William E. Cole; Walter Buchanan

the write-up to reflect our different equipment andsetup. Hence, the original write-ups were modified and loaded individually on the computer ateach workstation. Modifications to the original write-ups were minor reflecting equipmentchanges only, not a change in objectives or tasks in the experiment. Page 5.22.3The course was required of all our incoming (first quarter) freshman students. We had 92students registered in the course and six sessions of the lab were offered. The course was offeredon a pass-fail basis with the grade based solely on the exit quiz taken by the students at the endof the lab. No preparation was required by the

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Osama Ettouney; James Stenger; Karen E. Schmahl; James Moller; Christine Noble

classification, salary ranges, and postgraduate education.Also, the surveys communicate the degree of satisfaction of alumni with their preparation forthe business world and recommendations for further improvement. In addition, the resultsenable us to reflect on our objectives, goals, and how they achieve our mission.Standards and BenchmarksThese methods rely on external reviews and comparisons with other, similar, programs.10. Program Reviews - Periodically, the department undergoes three different reviews to assessthe process as well as the outcome characteristics of its graduates. The first review isconducted every six years by Miami University. The review measures program quality,centrality to the mission of the University, and viability. The second

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Teresa Larkin-Hein; Dan Budny

learning style strengths improves their achievement, self- esteem, and attitude toward learning.11) Every individual is entitled to counseling and instruction that responds to his/her style of learning.12) A viable learning style model must be grounded in theoretical and applied research, periodically evaluated, and adapted to reflect the developing knowledge base.13) Implementation of learning style practices must adhere to accepted standards of ethics. (p. 1)Assessing an individual’s learning style is vital to the teaching and learning process. Aneffective match between a student’s style and a teacher’s style may lead to improved studentattitudes and higher student achievement. Many different learning style assessment models

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Bob Lahidji

new production systems has created the need to update the competencies which employersseek in graduates of manufacturing engineering technology programs. Today’s engineers arebecoming an integrator, and a coordinator of information, technology, and people. Teamworkand people skills play an important role in the work of the future manufacturing engineers. Thisprinciple of integrating the environment must be reflected in manufacturing education. Forgraduates of manufacturing engineering technology programs to succeed in the manufacturingenterprise, they must possess the competencies that the employer desires.PurposeThe purpose of this presentation is to report the findings of a survey based on competencies thatemployers identified to be

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Timothy N. Chang; Daphne l. Chang

graduate, Page 5.322.1from the educational institute’s perspective, should reflect the student’s ability to thrivein the industry. Standard classroom evaluation is heavily based on individual paperaccomplishments: assignments, quizzes, exams, term projects, etc. While these areeffective measures, a serious gap remains in assessing the student’s ability with respectto the abovementioned industrial criteria. Traditionally, graduate engineering educationappeals to a focused group of candidates: those who wish to pursue an R&D career.However, with the changes in technological integration, a master's degree is now almosta necessary requirement for

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Robert J Niewoehner; Joshua Filbey

daily by flight test. Themechanics of neither the cause nor solution were understood, but in a climate awash in unsolvedproblems and programmatic cost and schedule pressures, solved problems draw little interest.Successful completion of the program three years later provided time for reflection on the courseof events. Among other unanswered questions, engineers and pilots alike wondered “Whatcaused the PA wing-drop in the first place, and why was closure of the vent effective?” Inparallel with a wind tunnel study performed by a Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)researcher, the Aerospace Engineering Department at the U.S. Naval Academy was tasked toperform a computational fluid dynamics study of the flow fields both before and after the fix.A

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Andrew T. Rose

personal and professional lives. Relating myexperiences allows any lessons I learned to be available to this audience2. In addition, anycommon experiences shared by other faculty members may be realized and more greatlyappreciated. Using the first-person point-of-view in relating my experiences allows me toinclude personal reflections and provides a deeper meaning to the actions and events presented inthe paper.Narration requires that a series of related events be organized in some sort of sequence and thatthe significance or meaning of these events be revealed to the reader. In order for the narrativeto be effective, the writer must present the events and actions, as they want the readers to seethem. If the characters and action are real, the

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Robin S. Adams; Cynthia Atman

example,an initial understanding of the problem is not static, but rather reflects the currentunderstanding at that point in time. As a designer searches for and clarifies information aboutthe problem, the designer gains insight that informs the previous conception of the problem.This new understanding may help in the generation or refinement of possible solutions.Therefore, our research was guided by two goals: 1) to develop a model for operationalizingiterative behaviors based on what we know about transition behaviors, and 2) to utilize thismodel to analyze how iterative behaviors may contribute to performance.III. Operationalizing IterationIn an earlier paper we described a model for operationalizing iterative behaviors in cognitiveterms11

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Shawna L. Fletcher; Mary Ann McCartney; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

theSociety of Women Engineers. At the beginning of 1999, the four groups struggled with theirdesire to collaborate, formalize a “new” coalition, and what to call themselves. Realizing thestrength and accomplishments of CEMS, they felt it was important to maintain that portion of thename and not “redefine” it to include SWE. Yet they felt that using CEMS/SWE was too muchof an “add on” and did not truly reflect their feelings of complete collaboration. Afterconsiderable debate and reflection, they agreed to CEMSWE. What made this name appropriatewas that they “shared” the “S” in the middle and it ends with “WE”. The collaborative events Page 5.458.1now

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Sharon A. Driscoll

, make sure they know tobring it and be sure to have them use it regularly. Talking to the students about how you willorganize activities helps prepare the students for how you teach. Below are included specificactivities with comments and suggestions for the first week.(1) Go over the syllabus. The syllabus reflects the organizational characteristics of the class. Unclear rules and requirements can come back to haunt you. Put in grade information (how many points for homework, exam, etc.) and tentative test dates. State your policy on late work and make-up exams. State your policy on office hours and provide contact information such as office number, phone number, and e-mail address. Provide information on

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M. David Burghardt

’ lives and toprovide opportunities for active reflection about these experiences. Hands-on science withoutminds-on reflection and discussion does not allow for updating prior knowledge. Finding outabout and having the student correct misconceptions is a vital part of science education.Children’s engineering provides synergistic ways to provide experiences through the engineeringdesign process which imbed reflection and collaboration.IV. Fundamentals of EngineeringEngineering predates science by millennia (Volti, 1995), as it is essential to our existence ashumans. Humans would be a good food source for many animals if it were not for ourcreativity and intelligence applied to the development of artifacts to protect us. To includeengineering at

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

. Page 5.238.1 Session 1566Traditionally, the “Dynamics” course is taught at the sophomore level in the MechanicalEngineering curriculum immediately following Statics. Emphasis is primarily on kinematics andkinetics of particles and rigid bodies. A typical course require the students to solve problemsinvolving a particular state of motion for a particle or a rigid body (e.g., analysis of motion of afour bar linkage at a particular crank angle, given angular velocities and acceleration of somelinks and their dimensions and relevant forces and moments when appropriate). While theseproblems are mathematically elegant they reflect just an instance of motion

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Natalie A. Mello

. Professionals who offer services addressing these issues oncampus are brought into the training sessions to offer expert advice about how to deal with themoff-campus. Of course, every faculty advisor has contact information for anyone they might toconsult with while away.The role of advisor is critical to the success of the educational enrichment that WPI's studentsexperience in their project work. Advisors are responsible to give continuous guidance andmentoring to all of the student teams, sometimes in areas outside of their fields of expertise. Thefaculty advisor becomes visible to students on site as "reflective practitioners" who arecontinually engaged in a process of learning and discovery through a critique of both their ownand their students

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Ilya Grinberg; Jack Waintraub

reflected in the identification of competencies and their interrelations(scope and sequence). The next three concepts include the development of learning activitiesbased on the predetermined competencies (synthesis), practical implementation of theseactivities in a team-oriented industrial/commercial type project (testing), and demonstration ofthe results through efficient and authentic written and oral presentations (communication).II. Functional AnalysisThe study of electrical power distribution is no longer a popular topic taught in majority ofEngineering and Technology Programs, as pointed out earlier. However, the need for personnelwith a working knowledge of these systems is in demand by many industrial, commercial, andinstitutional

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Sally A. Szydlo; Paul R. McCright; Laurence Sibilly; Eric Marshall; Anita L. Callahan

learners, herecommends the use of case studies, role playing exercises, organizational simulations, andself-evaluations rather than lectures and demonstrations. These more involving learningsituations appeal to persons who prefer concrete experiences as well as to those who preferabstract conceptualizations. Involving situations also appeal to those who prefer activeexperimentation while still providing the stimuli necessary for reflective observation. Thuslearners who fall into each of Kolb’s learning styles are likely to respond positively to these Page 5.608.2active and involving learning situations. Concrete

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William C. Beston; Sharon B. Fellows; Richard Culver

. Students do not havetime to reflect on what they are learning or to explore personal interests through elective courseswhile in college. The seeds of effective LLL must be sown at the beginning of the program if thecollege experience is going to support this type of development in engineering students. Thispaper describes activities being introduced in the DTeC course at Binghamton University (BU)and the engineering science program at Broome Community College (BCC) to start students onthe path toward becoming self-directed learners (SDL), the key to LLL.A successful program for teaching SDL must have two components. First, it must motivate thestudents to aspire to be self-directed learners. This is not easy. In the traditional program

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Lisa A. Haston; James S. Fairweather; P. David Fisher; Diane Rover

educators have given the CFTmodel across the board. Educators have commented on its active learning qualities, andemployers, its relevance to real-world practices. Students, who complete self-assessment reportsat the end of the semester, have reflected on CFT and many have cited it as one of the keyexperiences in the course. Most students do not understand it at the beginning of the semester,but by the end, they recognize its benefits. One student wrote: "This class has been amazing.While the classroom puts an emphasis on the teaming aspect of learning, technical concepts fallinto place because the goal is to complete a tangible product by the semester's end. The mostvaluable lessons learned in ECE 482 are the benefits of relying on each other

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Robert J. Voigt

some subjects tooquickly as we tried to insure that certain concepts were covered. This is where some minorrestructuring of the course will help. Upon completion of the first attempt at teaching this course,many lessons have been learned. One thing we feel confident about is that the original objectiveswere very closely met. The students' comments reflect that the course was successful ineducating them in critical IT areas.VII. Second Time Around ChangesThis course is being taught for the second time in the spring semester. The original modules havebeen modified and there were minor changes to the original syllabus and objectives. Theobjectives were re-written with more realistic expectations of the students’capabilities andknowledge. Some