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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Van Treuren

Frontiers in Education Conference, Boston Massachusetts, November 2002.KEN VAN TREURENKen Van Treuren is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering at Baylor University. He received hisB. S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the USAF Academy, his M. S. in Engineering from Princeton University,and his DPhil. at the University of Oxford, UK. At Baylor he teaches courses in laboratory techniques, fluidmechanics, thermodynamics, and propulsion systems, as well as freshman engineering.STEVEN EISENBARTHSteven Eisenbarth is Associate Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Baylor University. Hereceived his B.S. in Mathematics and Physics from Albertson College of Idaho and a Masters and Ph.D. in Physicsfrom Baylor University

Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Subhash Bose; Immanuel Edinbarough

Japan,” IEEE Transaction, Production Engineering Research Laboratory Hitachi, Ltd., pp. 792-797, 1990.[4] V. Sankaran, B. Chartrand, D.L. Millard, M.J. Embrechts, and R.P. Kraft, “ Automated Inspection of Solder Joints-A Neural Network Approach,” IEEE Int’l Electronics Manufacturing Technology Symposium, pp. 232-237, 1995.[5] T.L. Landers, W.D. Brown, E.W. Fant, E.M. Malstrom, and N.M. Schmitt, Electronics Manufacturing Processes, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1994.IMMANUEL EDINBAROUGHDr. Immanuel Edinbarough is a Professor in the department of Engineering Technology at theUniversity of Texas at Brownsville. He has successful track record spanning over 23 years in theservice oriented and challenging fields of academia

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Bennett

as their Page 9.696.1“laboratory” to test their learning in real organizational settings.Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004,American Society for Engineering EducationThe survey was based on the learning objectives for the course. It was sent to all former studentsof the course.Structure of the CourseIt is with the Mission of our programs and the desire to enhance innovation leadership skills inour students that we created a new course on Implementing Innovation for our graduate studentsin Engineering and Technology Management at the

Conference Session

Potpurri Design in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Clifton Johnston; Diane Douglas

departments and a topic well discussedin the 2001 ASEE conference2,3. The curriculum of the course was built around fourpillars: drawing, design, communication and teamwork.The Engineering Design LabThe University of Calgary invested 1.28 million dollars as a start up contribution to thedesign and construction of four technologically advanced laboratories for the first yeardesign course. The four linked labs circle around a central broadcast booth; instructorscan broadcast to all labs simultaneously and are able to monitor lab activities throughfeedback screens. The four labs accommodate 150 students at one time; students work atlab tables in teams of four. Each lab has a document camera, a projection screen, acomputer terminal for every two students

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Cedric Walker; Carol Mullenax

theresearch laboratories. Payroll and consumable supply expenses were funded through the TIDESbudget. Target enrollment for any given lab session was two or three freshmen. Composition,duration, and requirements (reports, etc.) for each lab topic were left to the discretion of the labinstructor (with suggestion and input from us).In the first iteration, graduate students submitted ideas for mini-labs which were approved firstby the TIDES instructors and then by the faculty members controlling whatever equipment & labspace was needed. Documentation for each lab included a mini-syllabus and pre-lab documentposted to the website so that students could decide which labs to select

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Daniel Maggio; Sandra Yost

Session 1692 The Mechatronics Road Show: Building on Success in Mechatronics Curriculum Development Sandra A. Yost, Daniel D. Maggio Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering/ College of Engineering and Science University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MichiganAbstract:This paper describes a progression of successful pre-college programs that have grown from acomprehensive mechatronics curriculum development project sponsored by the National ScienceFoundation’s Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Education by Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jim Rand; Don Bowie; Donald Peter; Anthony Donaldson

to prepare their business counterparts to make the same kind of presentation on oneof their projects or some technical principle of electrical engineering. These experiences providepowerful ”hands-on” venues in which students from differing disciplines are exposed to thediverse vocabularies and modes of thinking representative of actual professional workingenvironments . This paper provides the basic classroom/workshop/laboratory activities that wereundertaken, an indication of the educational experiences involved, a sampling of student verbalfeedback, and future expansion considerations for this multidisciplinary interaction.Intr oduction: Industr ial InvolvementSince it’s inception in 1985, Seattle Pacific University’s (SPU) Electrical

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Vijay Rajappa; Steve Watkins; Ray Luechtefeld

activities are structured with each student having a distinctcontent specialty or interest and having specific assigned roles in accordance with cooperativelearning theory 12. In addition, individual grades to promote accountability and group grades topromote interdependence are combined as per components-of-cooperative learning theory 13.Several exercises and discussions are typically included on the nature and group dynamics ofengineering teams. These initial team homework and laboratory assignments give the studentsconsiderable experience with their teams and interdisciplinary interaction before the finalprojects. The final project is a Problem-based-Learning-type project in which a multifaceted,non-unique technical solution is required and

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Solomon Alao; Shurron Farmer; Damian Watkins; Craig Scott; Pamela Leigh-Mack

student attitude andacademic performance. Page 9.230.9 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education 1620References 1. Shade, Leslie Regan “Net Gains: Does Access Equal Equality”, Journal of Information Technology Impact, Vol. 1, No 1, 1999. 2. Doulai, Parviz, “Web-based Teaching and Learning Resources in Electrical Engineering Education”, Proceedings of the

Conference Session

Design in Freshman Year

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2004 Annual Conference

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Philip Parker; Max Anderson

65.5% 75.7% 0.119 Appreciation of the role of engineers in society 80.8% 87.1% 0.233Finding #3: Interestingly, the positive benefits of the course have not translated to higherretention rates.Revisions to the introductory engineering course at other universities have appeared to positivelyimpact retention. For example, in Hoit and Ohland’s4 new laboratory-based introductoryengineering course, 100 of the 198 students were retained as compared to 111 of 321 in the“control” lecture sessions. Although we are dealing with smaller sample sizes, we do not haveany evidence that the type of introductory engineering course (ICEE vs. GE102) has an impact,positive or negative, on freshman retention. 55 of the 84

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Parker; Max Anderson

65.5% 75.7% 0.119 Appreciation of the role of engineers in society 80.8% 87.1% 0.233Finding #3: Interestingly, the positive benefits of the course have not translated to higherretention rates.Revisions to the introductory engineering course at other universities have appeared to positivelyimpact retention. For example, in Hoit and Ohland’s4 new laboratory-based introductoryengineering course, 100 of the 198 students were retained as compared to 111 of 321 in the“control” lecture sessions. Although we are dealing with smaller sample sizes, we do not haveany evidence that the type of introductory engineering course (ICEE vs. GE102) has an impact,positive or negative, on freshman retention. 55 of the 84

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Samuel Daniels; Bouzid Aliane; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

student may understand a concept but not the analysis methods or perhaps the inverse and be able to apply a simple analytic method without understanding the key concepts. Dr. Daniels has had considerable experience with combined analytic and conceptual testing for the Engineering Materials course that he teaches. Here it seems that administering a lengthy concept test and analytic test similar to those used in Engineering Materials at the beginning of the semester is a possible solution. ‚" The conceptual testing should follow a modified Foundation Coalition Force Concept Inventory approach. Perhaps components or the actual full suite of concept inventories under development might be used. While analytic

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jeffrey Tisa; Greg Garwood; Peter Jansson

1620 Undergraduate Research: Novel Integration of PDAs, GPS and Bar Code Scanner via an Embedded Visual Basic Program for a Utility Asset Management System Peter Mark Jansson, Jeffrey Tisa, Gregory Garwood Rowan UniversityAbstract Undergraduates in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of RowanUniversity have undertaken innovative software research and system integration for the electric utilityclients of its Engineering Clinic Program. In this innovative classroom / laboratory course, theproblem students set out to solve was the development of an integrated

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Greta Zenner; Amy Payne; Aura Gimm; Wendy Crone

Session 1793 Internships in Public Science Education: A model for informal science education J. Aura Gimm, Amy C. Payne, Greta M. Zenner, and Wendy C. Crone Materials Research Science and Engineering Center/Department of Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI 53706AbstractThe NSF-funded Internships in Public Science Education (IPSE) program at the University ofWisconsin-Madison (UW) provides a unique opportunity for undergraduate and graduatestudents with diverse academic backgrounds to experience learning and teaching science -specifically in the field of nanotechnology - to the general public and middle

Conference Session

Design in Freshman Year

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2004 Annual Conference

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H. Joel Lenoir

; Page 9.1304.8 Exposition, Nashville, TN, June 22-25, 2003 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education7. ASME student web page, www.asme.org/students/8. “Machine Tools”, video from www.historychannel.com9. Warren, E. W., Home Made Steam Engines Volume 1: The Wobblers, Camelback Books, St. Cloud, MN, 1998.10. Modeltec web site, www.4w.com/modeltec/lucy.htm11. Oscillating engine model, www.keveney.com/oscillatingSteam.htmlAuthor BiographyH. JOEL LENOIRH. Joel Lenoir is the Layne Professor of Mechanical Engineering at WKU, and primarily teaches in the dynamicsystems and instrumentation

Conference Session

TYCD 2004 Lower Division Initatives

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jianping Yue

institutions that have the mostawardees are the University of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Michigan, and GeorgiaInstitute of Technology, which have 23, 13, and 11 awardees respectively 3.3.2. NASA Research Associateship ProgramsNASA has participated in the Research Associateship Programs (RAP) administered by theNational Research Council (NRC). RAP was established in 1954 to provide postdoctoral andsenior research awards at participating federal laboratories. The awardees of NASA/RAP will doone-year research at NASA centers, and the number of recipients varies from year to year. Therewere 76 postdoctoral students who received the RAP awards to work at NASA centers in 2002 4.The stipend of the RAP associateship starts at $46,500 plus

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv

communication.2. The activitiesA) Activities for stimulating the mind; discovering and exploring problems andsolutions; learning new concepts in thinking3D Puzzles. Almost every class starts with solving 3-D mechanical puzzles. The purpose ofthis 5-minute activity is to stimulate the students’ minds and to help introduce an upcomingconcept in problem solving. A few times per semester the students meet in a laboratory withmore than 250 different 3-D puzzles where they simply play. In a way it is a “playground forthe mind” where they explore problems and solutions at their own pace. An example for abook from which puzzles may be designed and built is8. Puzzlebusters1 and brainteasers arepart of their homework assignments. Proceedings of the 2004

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Kathleen Kramer

Conference, 2003.[3] Kramer, K. A., "Laboratory Innovations for a Wireless Communications Course Via Collaborations with Local Industry," Proceedings 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2002.[4] Todd, R. H., et al, “A Survey of Capstone Engineering Courses in North America,” Journal of Engineering Education, April 1995.[5] Brackin, M.P. and Gibson, J.D., “Methods of Assessing Student Learning in Capstone Design Projects with Industry: A Five Year Review,” Proceedings 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2002.[6] Archibald, M., et al, “Reconciling Well-Defined Capstone Objectives and Criteria with Requirements for Industry Involvement,” Proceedings 2002 American Society for

Conference Session

Design in Freshman Year

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anita Mahadevan-Jansen; Christopher Rowe

is to have every student on thewireless networks with their own machine, thus eliminating the need for large, overcrowdedcomputer laboratories. The 2002 fall semester was the first class-wide rollout of this program.The redesign of the freshman introductory course provided the single largest wireless computinginnovation for the School of Engineering. In the fall of 2003, all 10 sections of the introductorycourse (~320 students) were taught at the same class time with all first-year students using thevarious wireless networks within the School. The increased interaction among students andfaculty showed an immediate improvement in communications and delivery of content. Coursessuch as this are no longer limited to being held in computer labs

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

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2004 Annual Conference

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Shaundra Bryant; David Cavallo; Arnan Sipitakiat; Anindita Basu

themselves as learners, problem-solvers, and creative thinkers. In this paper we will present the underlying concepts, describe some sample, discuss some of the issues,and our ideas for continuation. For the purposes of this paper, we combine a number of different initiatives of oursfrom a variety of settings. The principles of learning through design and construction of engineering projects isconsistent throughout. However, we have applied this in schools, in informal settings such as community centers inpoor, urban neighborhoods, and in projects with children in our laboratory. What is important is not the setting, butrather the nature of the activity and what the children accomplish. Significantly, children, including minoritychildren

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Ports; Carolyn Fausnaugh; Muzaffar Shaikh; Carmo D'Cruz

Computer Engineering (ECE) Department series of senior design coursesmasquerades as a start-up company, planning to bring a suite of new products to market. In thiscontext, the students learn much about the industrial new product pipeline, project managementand team behavior. Teaching the course in this context is particularly useful for students andteams desiring to commercialize their project results, as they are learning and using an industrial-quality new product pipeline process while they do their projects. The ECE department is also inleague with its counterpart at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana,and, with the support of NCIIA funding, has an experimental senior design team which spans thetwo colleges. Since

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Davis

. Facultycoordinators and teams have identified outcomes that are assessed in their courses. Everyterm the course is taught, each professor teaching the course is asked to assess to whatdegree the outcome is treated in the course. A rating of “high,” “medium” or “low”indicates that the outcome is assessed for all students at that level; “some” indicates thatsome students (but not necessarily all) are assessed for that outcome; “none” indicatesthat the outcome was indicated for the course but not assessed or addressed in theparticular offering of the course.As an example, consider the Computer Engineering program curriculum. Approximately60% of the Computer Engineering required courses have “high” or “medium” treatmentof outcome (c), whereas only 8% of the

Conference Session

The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Higley; Gregory Neff; Susan Scachitti

improvements made such as new text books, rewritten syllabi with student objectives or assessment measures, laboratory improvements or advances, grants or other evidence of continuous improvement. If no form is turned in, it is assumed the faculty member has coasted in that course that semester. The course assessment forms produced by an individual are also attached to his or her annual report. 3. Outcomes Assessment Each faculty member also does a Course Learning Outcomes assessment for each of their courses at the end of each semester that shows program educational objectives, student learning objectives in support, assessment measures to evaluate student outcomes and analysis/further actions. Student survey data

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Steve Richards; Daniel Pack; David Ahlgren; Igor Verner

projects; and (e) recent trends in robothardware and software for education.IntroductionA robot is a mechatronic system that can be programmed to perform a range of mechanical andelectrical functions and that responds to sensory input under automatic control. Robots canperform tasks normally ascribed to humans or animals, to imitate them and interact with them, orto act autonomously in various physical environments. Robotics is an interdisciplinary area thatdraws from such fields as engineering, physiology, and behavioral science. Robotic systems canbe related to many physical processes and human practices in their interactions with theenvironment. The potential for using robots as educational tools for teaching and learningvarious subjects in

Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharon DeReamer; Nick Safai

, view the Computer Science and Engineering laboratories, and meet the science and engineering faculty / staff. Studies have shown that there is a high probability that the United States will have asignificant shortage of scientists and engineers within the next ten years and beyond. In the state Page 9.1029.1of Utah, Governor Leavitt has declared an Engineering Initiative whereby a goal was established Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Educationto double the number of engineering

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CE Body of Knowledge

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stuart Walesh

this commentary which states “students should understand the fundamentals of several recognized major civil engineering areas” differs from ABET Program Criteria for Civil and Similarly Named Engineering Programs6 which calls for “proficiency in a minimum of four recognized major civil engineering areas.”2. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data. (ABET b) Commentary: Civil engineers frequently design and conduct field and laboratory studies, gather data, create numerical and other models, and then analyze and interpret the results. Licensed civil engineers should be able to do this in at least one

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ajay Agrawal; Zahed Siddique

basis. Although theprogram ventures far beyond the traditional classroom instruction, graduating students arebeneficiary of a life-long learning process. A successful capstone program can facilitateachieving the educational institutions’ goal, for example, of producing the most sought-aftergraduates by the industry.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank his colleagues teaching the Design Practicum Program in theSchool of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. In particular,the program structure has benefited from discussions with David Baldwin, David Miller, HaroldStalford, and Mitch Burrus. Page 9.625.11

Conference Session

ChE Outreach and Recruitment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tracy Carter; Paula Leventman; Katherine Ziemer

this step, but the funnel and cup combination that catches the watervapor can influence the net evaporation rate and should be part of this experimentation. It is not Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationuncommon during this experimentation for students to modify their prototype design as they gainexperience in running their system. This can be used to strengthen the concept of the design, testand evaluate, and redesign loop of the Engineering Design process (Steps 5 through 8 in Figure1) and to discuss the evolution of manufacturing processes from laboratory scale to pilot scale tofull

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Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mary Ellen Litzinger; Barbara Bogue

the design of this course, especially given the potential for the “non-typical” female engineering student to experience instances inside and outside the classroom andlaboratory where her self-esteem could suffer.Self-esteem is the value or worth that an individual places on the descriptors that are used todescribe one’s self 18. These descriptors are accumulated through multiple experiences such asdaily living activities, classroom and laboratory experiences, and extra curricular experiences(e.g., summer camp, church or youth group activity). One common component shared by manyperceptions of self-esteem is the influence of social interaction 4, 7, 10, 11. Cooley emphasizes theimportant role that social interaction and the evaluation of

Conference Session

Design and Manufacturing Experiences II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Richie; Timothy Lawrence; Jerry Sellers; Kenneth Siegenthaler

Copyright À2004, American Society for Engineering Education”oral examination of their project. Just as you really learn a subject when you are requiredto teach it, being subjected to questions throughout the student’s briefing by outsideexperts, stimulates increased understanding of the subject -- hopefully before the briefing,but always afterwards3].The Final Readiness Review (FRR) is the equivalent of the Prototype AcceptanceDemonstration (PAD) in the DoD procurement program. The FRR is a formal reviewthat all of the requirements of the program have been fulfilled. This includes the thermalbake-out testing, the shake test, etc. The satisfactory completion of this review means thesatellite is ready to be launched[3].By its nature, any design class