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Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Tarig Ali, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida

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receiveexams of the same level of difficulty. Faculty may feel that this is just and equitable. In anonline examination environment, we propose “guided grouping of the questions” in which wedivide the questions according to their level of difficulty. We then use questions at random for Page 14.626.4the same examination for the same course. This is applicable to cases in which we use randomquestion generation functions in the online course management systems. Faculty may have to gothrough a period of “trial and error” before they can master this method. It also requires moretime and dedication in crafting online exams for the courses with less

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida

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Engineering Technology

eliminate many challenges that may exist otherwise.C) Electronics’ Document Preparation and Submission: The Senior Design Project coursemust conform to the general guidelines outlined in a master document. There are also otherrequired but informational documents called welcome document, course syllabus, courseschedule, and research methods’ handouts, etc. At the early stages of the transition, thesedocuments are prepared in electronic format and uploaded to the class website. Students canaccess the class website and download these documents from anywhere at any time,asynchronously. Within three to four weeks, a written project proposal is submitted by eachgroup by posted deadline listed on the course website. This written proposal must be

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Innovative Teaching Strategies in Engineering Graphics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kellen Maicher, Purdue University; Marvin Sarapin, Purdue University; James Mohler, Purdue University

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Engineering Design Graphics

International Education Policy For U.S. Leadership, Competitiveness, and Security. Retrieved June 12th, 2008, from http://www.nafsa.org/public_policy.sec/united_states_international/toward_an_international6. Peacock, J., I., (2005). Corporate Recruiters’ Perceived Value of Study Abroad & International Travel Experience. Unpublished Masters Thesis, North Carolina State University. Page 14.649.9

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Bridging the Gap and Freshman Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Sullivan, Dallas Independent School District

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Mathematics

master standards for 8th grade coordinate geometry, “Students who areunsuccessful have the greatest difficulty with setting up and solving proportions from real-worldexamples involving similar triangles” (in addition to three other factors). 1 Furthermore, one ofthe report’s recommendations is “For Grades 6–8, students need more experience setting up andsolving proportions from problems presented in a real-world context.” 2 And with respect to theFlorida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) 10th grade level standard of understandingmathematical operations, “Students who are successful are able to … understand and applyproportion concepts” (in addition to other skills). 3 Finally, ratio/proportion skills are importantto the successful performance

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Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wael Mokhtar, Grand Valley State University

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Mechanical Engineering

, professional technical meetings, and team work.The course objectives include the following: 1. Perform and document research activities in a professional manner a. Perform literature searches b. Maintain a journal denoting all research activities c. Create a master research plan for future research direction 2. Summarize the research project’s past, present, and future goals 3. Complete research related tasks in a timely fashion with limited faculty supervision a. Create a plan for specific research activities b. Update and document progress on research activities c. Perform open-ended tasks as assigned by the instructor 4. Participate as an effective team member on the project a

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Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna Fox, Drexel University; David Delaine, Drexel University; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University

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Graduate Studies

manager.Knowledge of communication and leadership skills is mandatory in any career path, particularlyfor educational faculty, and learning these skills through faculty/graduate student collaborationfor teaching and course design is an extremely effective method to master them.IntroductionUndergraduate teaching and course design is not typically a mandatory requirement for earning adoctoral degree. In fact some institutions discourage levels of graduate student involvement thatspan more than simply teaching assistant or grader because it can subtract in reportedpercentages of faculty taught classes. Collaboration between graduate students and seniorfaculty for team-teaching is an optimal way to introduce graduate students to engineeringinstruction while

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W.G. Steele; M. H. Hosni; H. W. Coleman

important components of the engineering education.Experimentation and reporting of results are major parts of the laboratory experience. In a laboratory, studentsseek an experimental answer to a question. Depending upon the complexity of the question, a single or manyphysical variables are measured and the results are determined. This process may require application of varioustransducers and measurement equipment that individually or combined provide experimental data that maybeused to deduce the result. However, experimentation is not just data collection. Students are expected to learnand master a systematic approach to experimentation by dividing the experimental program (i.e., the process ofobtaining the desired result) into different phases

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Richard Parker; Walter Buchanan

approach because of their scant knowledge base. They do notknow where to begin in tackling a complex problem, how to break it down into its constituent parts, and how toapply analytical techniques to each of the components. On the other hand, the traditional building block approach is encountering ever increasing resistance.Students are unable to accept that they must master techniques and skills (in mathematics, circuit theory, andphysics) which seem quite unrelated to the things they thought they would be studying. It is a long way fromsolving a linear equation in one unknown to solving a real problem, say in filter design. It is an even longer wayfrom an introductory digital problem involving a few gates to the real world of PLD’s, RISC

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Michael V. Doran; Herbert E. Longenecker; David L. Feinstein; David D. Langan

.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTThis project is partially supported by: NSF-CCD grant DUE-9455522, June 1, 1995 - May 31, 1996 REFERENCES(1) ACM Curriculum Committee on Computer Science, “Curriculum ’78 - Recommendations for theUndergraduate Program in Computer Science”, Communications of the ACM, 22(3):147-166, March 1979.(2) Niv Atihuv and Seev Neumann, Principles of Information Systems for Management, 3rd edition, William C.Brown, Dubuque Iowa, 1989.(3) Benjamin S. Bloom et al, The Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: The Classification of the EducationalGoals. Handbook I: The Cognitive Domain. McKay Press, New York 1956.(4) Paul Chance, "Master of Mastery", Psychology Today, April 1987, pp 43-46.(5) C. West Churchman, Systems

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Hussein M. Yaghi

pattern was that computer education activities were handled by individuals with technical qualifications who lacked educational training. We found that nearly all persons who were in charge of computer labs or conducting teaching were either hardware engineers or software programmers. Most schools (81 %) were having full-time employees with computer science or computer engineering degrees. About 12% of these employees have masters degrees, 50% of them have BS/BE degrees, and31 % of them have two-year diplomas. Most schools (70%) were having the same person working as computer lab supervisor and computer teacher. Perhaps the computer teachers and computer lab supervisors technical qualitlcations

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Nagy N. Bengiamin

. Students must be permitted sufficient time to get acquainted with the equipment. The many user manuals andsystem components may create an intimidating environment that should be avoided. It is important for thestudent to realize that mastering every piece of equipment in the system is not the purpose of the laboratory. It israther the problem solving skill and the specific focus of the project that is important.4. Large classes with several sections may pose difficulty in scheduling equipment especially if some of thegroups are making modifications in the configuration of the basic system.5. Funds should be available to acquire additional accessory components as needed for new projects. VI

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T. R. Chandrupatla; Ralph A. Dusseau; John L. Schmalzel; C. Stewart Slater

Engineering and a Master of Science in Engineering degree. From these classic disciplines newdirections emanate through technology focus groups. Currently the technology focus groups are ●Manufacturing / Processing Engineering s Environmental Engineering ●Information / Communications Engineering ●Computer Engineering / RoboticsThe technology focus groups will provide for the maximum interdisciplinary interaction among students forprojects and in technical electives and required courses. These areas will be continuously monitored to stay onthe leading edge and to change focus topics as technology advances. The School is not highly structured withformalized departments to foster the greater multidisciplinary aspect of the

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Kathryn A. Neeley

;..-$ .technologies. We have a long cultural tradition in which positive aesthetic responses are associated with truth,beauty, and “the good.” Still, as Arnold Pacey demonstrates in The Culture of Technology, aesthetic responsesto technology can be misleading.13 The aesthetic appeal of technology may arise from factors such as technicalsweetness, the capacity to enlarge personal capabilities or to master elemental forces, the exhilaration providedby speed and power, the display of skill, scale and size, or association with adventure. These factors can make atechnology appealing, even when the technology in question does little or nothing to meet important humanneeds and may have negative impacts, Students who understand the evocative power of artifacts are

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Ralph O. Buchal

between educators and technology developers is needed to makeeffective use of existing technologies, and to identify where better supporting technologies are necessary.References1 Tapscott, Don, The Digital Economy: Promise and Peril in the Age of Networked Intelligence, McGraw-Hill, p. 1982 Harasim, L., Hiltz, S. R., Teles, L., Turoff, M., Learning Networks: A Field Guide to Teaching and Learning Online, MIT Press, 1995.3 Ellsworth, Jill H., Education on the Internet, Sams Publishing, 1994.4 Reinhardt, Andy, “New Ways to Learn”, Byte, March 1995, pp. 50-72.5 Sherman, Stratford, “Secrets of HP’s ‘Muddled’ Team”, Fortune, Vol. 133, No. 5, March 18, 19966 Shrage, Michael, No More Teams: Mastering the Dynamics of Creative

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L. F. Borjón; F. Martín del Campo

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONL. F. Borjón was born in 1962. He received an MSc. degree from Brunel University (UK) and the BSc. degreefrom Universidad Iberoamericana . On 1994 he was awarded the Best Masters Thesis on 1991 from the UnitedKingdom Institute of Measurement and Control Mr. Borjón is Assistant to the Dean of Science and Engineeringand lecturer at the Electronic Engineering program at Universidad Iberoamericana. He works on thedevelopment of Instrumentation projects . These are related with sensors, data acquisition and programmablelogic controllers. As an assistant to the Dean, Mr. Borjón works on accreditation issues, establishing relationswith Industry and supporting technological applications at the Division.F. Martín del Campo received the

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Joan A. Burtner; Benjamin S. Kelley; Allen F. Grum

: Detailed Findings. Washington, D.C., The National Institute of Independent Colleges and Universities, 1990.6. Terenzini, P.T. “What research tells us about student retention.” In Higher Education in Georgia: Assessing the Institutional Effectiveness of Student Retention, Edited by C. Fincher, L. Jones, and J. Placek. Athens. The University of Georgia, 1986.Benjamin S. Kelley, an Alabama native, earned his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from Auburnand his masters in Mechanical Engineering and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University ofKentucky. He has spent five years at Southern Research Institute in Birmingham and eight years in the Schoolof Engineering at Mercer where he is chair of the Department of

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William H. Jermann

‘..+,lllll~’jfreshman level course should be of comparable difficulty withtraditional courses such as physics, chemistry, and calculus.Successful activities in this course will enhance both problemsolving and design skills. Misguided activities can be a seriousdetriment to the development of good problem solving or designskills. 8. Human beings learn through redundancy. Not allfundamental concepts will be mastered in the first course. Inorder to learn through redundancy, fundamental concepts must beintroduced early. In many textbooks, topics such as developmentof user-defined subprograms, pointers, data structures, andabstract data types are not covered until later chapters. Thisprecludes the possibility of really learning these

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John H. Damell

sparingly. If they are used, write the words the frost time the expression appears in the document followed by the abbreviation or acronym in parenthesis. For example, does ATM mean asynchronous transmission mode or automatic teller machine? Each reviewer may have a different interpretation. 000 Avoid irrelevant information. 000 Omit pejorative language, insulting terms to refer to race, sex, nationality, religion, etc., such as master or slave modems. 000 Omit gender specific terms, such as man-hours. ocw Use a logical presentation. Discuss any figures or tables used. 000 Never assume reviewers will know what is meant by terms and specific language. Be clear; leave

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John H. Damell

sparingly. If they are used, write the words the frost time the expression appears in the document followed by the abbreviation or acronym in parenthesis. For example, does ATM mean asynchronous transmission mode or automatic teller machine? Each reviewer may have a different interpretation. 000 Avoid irrelevant information. 000 Omit pejorative language, insulting terms to refer to race, sex, nationality, religion, etc., such as master or slave modems. 000 Omit gender specific terms, such as man-hours. ocw Use a logical presentation. Discuss any figures or tables used. 000 Never assume reviewers will know what is meant by terms and specific language. Be clear; leave

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Scott Grenquist

the Department of Physics at the [Jnit’crsity of Newcastle in Australia. I Ie received his Bachelor of Arts in Modcm Languages (Japanese) from the IJniversity of Nob-e Dame in 1982, his Bachelor of Scicncc in Mechanical Engineering in 1984, and his Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1986. I k is currently completing a Ph.D. in Science l~ducation at the National Ccntre for Science and Mathematics Education at Curtin I University of Technology in Australia. He has been an Executive Committee member of the Australasian Association for I

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Joseph A. Shaeiwitz

as many as possible are reviewed before the first Major. Faculty usetheir judgment in choosing among the suggested review topics. This exercise demonstrates whether ourseniors know what they are supposed to know to be chemical engineers, and whether they are mature enoughto admit what they do not know, which makes it easier to identify topics in need of review and reinforcement. An example of the result of this assessment exercise involves catalysts. In the fall of 1993, the classasked for more instruction on catalysts. After some questioning, it was determined that they mistakenlythought a well-defined method existed that they had not yet mastered for choosing catalysts for a chemicalreaction. This misunderstanding was cleared up

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Ph.D., Joel L. Cuello

theapprobation of the overseers, and master of the College may bee invested with his first degree."9It is apparent that the colonial colleges in early America had as their chief aim the preservationand conservation of existing knowledge, rather than the search for or the generation of newknowledge.10 Their concern was more the forming of the character of their students through theirprescription of a classical curriculum. It was with this formative philosophy of higher educationthat the colonial colleges in America continually trained a special elite for ecclesiastical and civilleadership, and continued to do so with the same academic philosophy for nearly 200 years. A Scholastic PhilosophyThe transition period from

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Michael H. Gregg; Dr. Deidre Hirschfeld; Dr. Bevlee Watford

as their professors faculty members who have attended trainingsessions on minority issues. This paper deals with Virginia Tech’s experiences with this first year of gender clustering,including enrollment issues, faculty attitudes, acceptance by students, and preliminary results.INTRODUCTION Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University will award bachelor degrees to roughly 4300students this academic year. Of these degrees, about 42% or 1800 will be awarded to women.Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering will award 950 bachelor degrees along with 450 Masters andover 100 Doctorates. Of these Bachelor of Science Degrees in various engineering disciplines, only160, or roughly 16% will be awarded to women.1 Nationwide, more than

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John T. Berry; Gregory L. Ferguson

Accrediting Programs in Engineering in the United States, Engineering Accreditation Commission, New York, NY, 1994.4. Enhancing Engineering Education and Training: Industry Needs, Industry Roles (Draft Position Paper), National Center for Advanced Technologies Study on Aeronautics Materials and Manufacturing Technologies, Aug. 1994.5. Engineering Case Library-A Catalog of Cases, Center for Case Studies in Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 1991.6. Grant Sub90-203-A15, UAH/NASA - Alabama Space Grant Consortium, Sept. 1993.7. Stanford Integrated Manufacturing Association Ph. D., ASME Magazine, Vol. 114, No. 10, Oct. 1992.8. The University of Michigan: The Master of Engineering in Manufacturing

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Jerry W. Samples; C. Conley; Thomas Lenox

ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings With that in mind, the department promotes three elements of effective instruction to new instructorsduring its summer workshops. Each of these elements contributes to the goal of teaching excellence andcontributes to creating an environment within which an engineering student is motivated to learn. These criticalelements include: Instructor knowledge. The teacher must be the master of the subject and must have sufficient in-depth knowledge to relate engineering theory to real world applications. Instructor organization. Good instruction is characterized by logical presentations that convey material in a clear and comprehensible manner. Instructor enthusiasm

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Jennifer T. Ross

Assistant Professor at the University of the Pacific in the Department of Electrical andComputer Engineering. She obtained a BSEE (1988) from University of Illinois, and Masters (1990) andPh.D.(1993) in Elect. Eng. from the University of California - Berkeley. Her specialties include quantumelectronics, IC design, photonics, and solid state. She is a member of: Eta Kappa Nu, IEEE, and ASEE. Page 1.50.7 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings

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Sohail Anwar; Roy Sheehan; Durel Hauser

learning the68000 programming language.The excessive time required to master the assembler environment was tied to four main factors: (1) The lack of anintegrated text editor resulting in a large number of separate program executions in order to obtain one error-freeassembly. (2) The inability of the assembler to recognize a label unless it followed an unnecessarily strict set ofidentification rules. (3) The lack of a default data size parameter. (4) A limited set of cryptic error messages whichfailed to adequately inform the user if errors were generated as the result of 68000 language syntax requirements orarbitrary assembler rules of operation.Additionally, it seemed desirable that the laboratory software should assist in a deductive resolution

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Roger Ware; Charles F. Yokomoto

) information into short term or long term memory, thus needing extra time for recall. • They were told that they should not memorize details, and they translated this to not needing to remember anything. Lessons to be Learned • Accomplished athletes, accomplished musicians, and chess masters execute basic skills without thinking. Experts call on thinking only when thinking is required. • Learning is not a spectator sport, and it requires effort. • Use mental rehearsal and repetition to know "cold" what can

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Thomas Lenox; Stephen J. Ressler; Robert J. O'Neill; C. Conley

embraced as the favored computing tool?Widespread Acceptance of SpreadsheetsSeveral of the papers previously referenced discuss the advantages of using spreadsheets forengineering calculations.1,2,3,4,6,10 Some of the major reasons include: • Spreadsheets are easy to use and learn. Once a student has mastered a few basic rules, rudimentary spreadsheet programming is very straightforward. • Spreadsheets are flexible. Students can make the spreadsheet as simple or as intricate as their experience and training allow. Spreadsheets allow advanced users to create truly sophisticated problem solving tools; novice users can develop simple spreadsheets that get the job done efficiently. • Spreadsheets provide excellent

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Ronald W. Smith; Robert Bowman; Carole M. Mablekos

must teach not only technical "facts" but a broader "system" understanding, which isessential to improved productivity and performance. Curriculum development activities thereforeneed to be structured around need for technicians to be educated in more depth and for engineersto be educated in more breadth. Workers at all levels need to develop analytical, problemsolving, and communication skills. The theoretical knowledge presented in engineering andtechnical curricula thus need to be continually re-aligned with real-life manufacturing activities.Also needed are industry-driven courses that include workplace skills enhancement, teamworktraining, concurrency, horizontal project management. Finally, as current master techniciansretire (an