Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alisha Waller

ethical is it to use a lecture only control group when over 100 years of research demonstrates that cooperative learning is more effective?Relationships o Inanimate objects do not o In human research, relationships experience relationships with must be established before data researchers. collection can begin. After data is

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Student Teams & Active Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeannie Brown Leonard; Janet Schmidt; Linda Schmidt; Paige Smith

described themselves as loners, they were pleasantlysurprised by how well their group functioned. Their success was largely due to chance and acommitment to some shared goals. This team believed experience was the best way to learnabout teamwork, reporting little confidence in formal team training. Despite their surprise andenjoyment of this team experience, no one reacted positively to the notion of future team basedengineering classes.Seniors, on the other hand, attributed their success to the careful selection of team members, ashared mindset, work ethic, and motivation to complete the project to a high quality standard.Although luck may play a role, these students were seasoned members of engineering projectteams. They cited their prior team

Conference Session

BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Walsh

ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data; (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs; (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams; (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems; (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; (g) an ability to communicate effectively; (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context; (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning; (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues

Conference Session

The Best of Interdisciplinary Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

kenneth weaver

. Page 9.351.7 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationThe NSF Competitive Assessment LaboratoryFor engineering students who are interested in developing their own ideas into engineeredproducts, it is important that they have the skills and resources to evaluate currently existingproduct lines of their would be competitors. Indeed, it is imperative for any would beentrepreneur to keep abreast of the technological advances and design innovations incorporatedinto competing product lines. The term competitive assessment has been coined bymanufacturers to describe the process of ethically acquiring, inspecting

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Hochstein

professional and ethical responsibility 2. To improve the level of achievement of the following POs. (g) communicate effectively At present, no POs have been identified for this perspective. (h) … the impact of engineering solutions in … context … (i) recognize the need for, and engage in life-long learning 3. Consider addition/deletion of the following POs. (j) be knowledgeable about contemporary issues (Note: letters indicate potential designation as Program Outcomes

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Taryn Bayles

academic and personal success and the methods of (and resources for) developing these skills o know how to use the computer and internet responsibly o appreciate the value of lining and working in a diverse community o understand the importance and ethics of collaborative learning and collective work • Library Skills o have been oriented to UMBC’s AO Kuhn Library and understand how to use its resources o understand the nature of library research • Major/Career Decision Making o have examined personal and academic goals and values in terms of how they relate to their chosen major and to the world of work

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Krause

of the world which falls nicely into the definition of technology and itscomponents.”The Societal Relevance of Engineering category indicated that students found ways to integratehistory of technology with social studies in the classroom, and they realized the importance oftechnological literacy in everyday life.Isabel: “First, the goal of technological literacy for all. I agree with this idea because like manyscience educators who would argue the same for science literacy, we need to be able to makeinformed decisions concerning the environment, ethics and politics. Oftentimes we can be easilyswayed to jump on a popular bandwagon, such as getting a smallpox vaccine, without knowingwhat questions to ask.”As a result of applying the Technical

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Can Saygin

,” Manufacturing Engineering, vol. 125, no. 4, pp. 54-63, October 2000.23. Shaw, M.J., Seidmann, A., Whinston, A.B., “Information Technology for Automated Manufacturing Enterprises: Recent Developments and Current Research Issues,” International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems, no. 9, pp. 115-120, 1997.24. Perry, W.G., Intellectual and Ethical Development in the College Years: A Scheme, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Wiston, 1970.25. Kolb, D.A., Experimental Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development, Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1984.CAN SAYGINDr. Can (John) Saygin is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Management and Director of the Integrated SystemsFacility at the Engineering Management

Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawn Davidson; Mark Johnson; Douglas Eschbach; Curtis Watson

few has long been a concern in most academic and professionaldisciplines. Copyright laws, patent laws, academic honor codes, and professional ethics codes allgive evidence of the historic need to protect intellectual property (IP). In the public orcommercial arena, the victim of IP theft usually has the burden of detecting, proving, and suingor pressing charges against the violator. In the classroom or instructional laboratory, the victimsof IP theft (students) are not generally in a position to detect, prove, or prosecute the perpetrator.Academic honesty codes or honesty contracts encourage most students to fulfill their ethicalobligations, but the codes do not guarantee complete compliance, nor do they provide a means ofdetection or proof

Conference Session

Assessment Issues II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Cox; Janice Bordeaux; David Caprette; Beth Beason; Ann Saterbak

[15]. The group established learning objectives for engineeringlaboratories. That group identified 13 objectives that fell into the following categories:instrumentation, models, experiment, data analysis, design, learn from failure, creativity,psychomotor, safety, communication, teamwork, ethics in the lab, and sensory awareness. Inaddition, the National Research Council, in their document BIO2010: TransformingUndergraduate Education for Future Research Biologists highlights the importance ofinterdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary laboratory courses [16].Evaluation of Laboratory Courses Using Core Teaching ObjectivesGiven this set of 20 core teaching objectives, team members evaluated their laboratory coursesfor emphasis of each of the

Conference Session

Current Issues in Aerospace Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Cottrell

. Finally, freight transportation was added as a 15th topic; as statedearlier, the movement of goods is embedded within the definition of transport. The Handy et al.respondents listed “professional ethics” and “urban design” as full-course needs; since thesesubjects are not specific to transportation, the author chose not to include them in the list.SettingThis study considered transportation engineering and planning education at four-year collegesand universities in the mountain states, including all states and portions thereof lying within theMountain Time zone. The study did not cover a larger area to retain a manageable scope ofwork. As of 2003, a total of 123 public and independent four-year institutions in the mountainstates offered

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Etheredge; Glenn Ellis; Thomas Gralinski; Domenico Grasso; Baaba Andam

grade level, applicationof the engineering design process through redesign and design projects, student teaching ofengineering topics, and team development of interdisciplinary engineering curricula. Pre- andpost-workshop student surveys indicate that the intended learning outcomes of the workshopwere met. The experience positively impacted how students viewed engineering and theirintentions for including it in their teaching.INTRODUCTION “Most people think that technology is little more than the application of science to solve practical problems…They are not aware that modern technology is the fruit of a complex interplay between science, engineering, politics, ethics, law, and other factors. People who operate under

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Ameel; Ian Harvey; Bruce Gale

out of a lab-report mentality, and into an"engineering recommendation" mentality that includes data-driven decision making, andeffective engineering communication. A second objective is to provide exposure to principaltools of day-to-day microsystems engineering including: resource allocation (including projectplanning and budgeting), engineering ethics, microsystems application to concurrentengineering, experimental design, reliability engineering, statistical process control and reductionof variability, failure analysis methodology, construction analysis techniques (sample preparationand use of SEM), and an overview of characterization techniques. A third objective is tofacilitate multidisciplinary team building where teams are based on

Conference Session

Design in Freshman Year

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anita Mahadevan-Jansen; Christopher Rowe

student engagement.Thus the three-module structure was distributed as shown below. Module 1: 7 weeks General problem solving, basic Excel, basic Matlab Module 2: 4 weeks First discipline specific module Module 3: 4 weeks Second discipline specific moduleConcepts such as networking/Internet material, engineering ethics, and advanced Matlabapplications were not covered in this course. Topics such as teambuilding and technical writingwere briefly introduced in the general module and reinforced in Modules 2 and 3 if timepermitted.Students select their top three choices of engineering disciplines that they would like to learnmore