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Engaging Upper Level Classes

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sue McNeil; Adjo Amekudzi; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

Chicago.McNeil also initiated a similar graduate course in the Master of Science in Infrastructure SystemsEngineering program at the University of Minnesota. Amekudzi and Sanford Bernhardt wereboth students in McNeil’s course at Carnegie Mellon and have subsequently initiated similarcourses at their current institutions. A more detailed history of the course is described inAmekudzi et al.2 The following paragraphs describe each of the three courses, includingdifferences in level and background of students.Amekudzi’s course at the Georgia Institute of Technology is titled “Infrastructure Systems” andattracts primarily graduate students, although the course is open to senior-level undergraduates.Most students are from the School of Civil and Environmental

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel Daniels; Ismail Orabi; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

2 3 4 59 A masters or PhD in engineering is needed to become a professional. 1 2 3 4 510 Improving the welfare of society is a primary concern of engineers. 1 2 3 4 511 Financial considerations were a significant factor in my choice of major. 1 2 3 4 512 Starting salaries for engineers are generally higher than most other fields. 1 2 3 4 513 The practice of engineering requires creativity. 1

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Manufacturing Program Innovation

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2005 Annual Conference

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Lenea Howe; Jr., Elijah Kannatey-Asibu

. One session is called “The Making of theAutomobile” and is coordinated by students in Mechanical Engineering. The othersession is titled “Learning New Ways of Making Things” and is taught by students in theProgram in Manufacturing (PIM) and students in the ERC. We have several masters anddoctoral students in the ERC who were first introduced to the University of Michigan andto the ERC through the DAPCEP program.Science Club. ERC students have, for several years, volunteered their time to work withsmall groups of children (usually 1:2 or 1:3) on science projects at the PattengillElementary School.SE Michigan Science Fair. One of the most prestigious high school science fairs in thecountry is the Southeast Michigan Science Fair in Ann Arbor

Conference Session

New Frontiers in Manufacturing Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Gary Fischer; Richard Jerz

first offering and considering some“too easy” comments, a few more labs and the integrated design project were added.The team-based design project was an experiment. The assignment was open-ended, whichsome students did not enjoy; these students seem to prefer a more structured project assignment.Some students are also uncomfortable making in-class presentations, and chose not to participatein this extra credit exercise. Nevertheless, the students wrote excellent project reports. Manyteams came up with very creative designs. Some students had obviously mastered Pro/E.Our limited tooling for the lathe and milling machine clearly taught students that often, creativeand complex designs could not be manufactured! This was a major goal for the

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering II

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2004 Annual Conference

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Cathryne Stein

, Virginia Tech.Blacksburg, VA.KIM NICKERSON has been a special education teacher for ten years. She is a graduate from both the University ofFlorida and the University of Oklahoma where she received Masters degrees in special education and educationaladministration. She has been a Botball leader for middle school students for the last three years.CATHRYNE STEIN is the Executive Director of KISS Institute for Practical Robotics, a national, nonprofiteducational organization. Ms. Stein is also a founder of the organization. Under her direction, KISS Institute hasdeveloped several national programs, including the Botball Educational Robotics Program for middle school, highschool and collegiate students, as well as the Robots in Residence Programs for

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jones; Steve Hsiung

-specialties in Ballistic Missile, Torpedo, Sonar, and Radio systems. Richard has previouslytaught Mechanical Engineering Design at the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., and ElectricalEngineering at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. He holds an ASEET from Cameron University, aBSEET from Oklahoma State University, and a Master of Engineering in Electronics Engineering from the NavalPostgraduate School at Monterey, California. Richard is currently focusing his research on methods of teachingaccredited upper-level electronics labs via the internet.VIII. Appendix1. Visual Basic Code Needed to Access IO.DLLPublic Declare Sub IO_Out Lib "IO.DLL" Alias "PortOut" (ByVal Port As Integer, ByVal Data As Byte)Public Declare Sub

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawn Woodruff; Farhad Reza

concrete, and pavementdurability and maintenance.SHAWN WOODRUFF is pursuing the Master of Science in Civil & Environmental Engineering at PrincetonUniversity. He obtained his BSCE from Ohio Northern University in May 2003. Shawn was part of a four-memberteam that worked under the supervision of Dr. Reza on the Schoonover Observatory senior design project. Shawnwas a member of the ONU varsity soccer team. His interests are in structural engineering, particularly bridges. Page 9.803.13 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Clive Dym; Anthony Bright

engineeringprograms25: New objective. Design should be the cornerstone of the engineering curriculum, rather than just being its “capstone”. One consequence is that engineering science is taught in order to support students’ ability to design. Revised constraint. Engineering curricula should be stated as a sum of a set of skills that students are expected to master and a set of experiences in which they will participate ( i.e., an engineering program = ∑ ( skills +experiences), rather than as lists of subjects that students must know and courses they must take. The lists of skills and experiences derive from identifying what an engineering graduate must be able to do, rather than specifying what must be known

Conference Session

Exploring New Frontiers in Manufacturing Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Diane Schuch Miller; Donald Falkenburg

Cases: A framework for interactive case studies in Information Systems teaching, in European Journal of Open and Distance Learning, 2000ISSN 10275207 online journal available at http://www1.nks.no/eurodl/eurodlen/Biographical InformationDONALD R. FALKENBURG is Director of the Greenfield Coalition and Professor of Industrial and ManufacturingEngineering at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. He received his Bachelor of Mechanical Engineeringand Master of Science degrees from Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York and his Ph.D. from Case WesternReserve University. falken@focushope.eduDIANE SCHUCH MILLER is the Instructional Design Manager for the Greenfield Coalition. She has a Mastersdegree in Education specializing in

Conference Session

Re-energizing the Mid-Life Professional

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2005 Annual Conference

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Bruce Reid

basis and have found it to be a useful tool.Self assessment takes practice, and being honest with yourself is the most important part of theprocess. Taking stock of yourself can be a difficult challenge, but this operation should beviewed as a positive step that will help you become more successful and aware of yourenvironment. The process helps you to master yourself better, by allowing you to takeresponsibility for your behavior, adjust to change, and accept new concepts while maintainingyour value system. As you become more familiar with the assessment process you can modify itto fit your needs. The more sophisticated you become with the procedure, the quicker you willbe able to spot a complication, deal successfully with management, and

Conference Session

College/University Engineering Students K-12 Outreach

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brecca Berman; Gordon Kingsley; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

10.1135.11STEP NSF Grant. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationGORDON KINGSLEYDr. Gordon Kingsley is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology.Gordon is the project evaluator for the STEP NSF grant, and PI on the Alternative Approaches to Evaluating STEMEducation Partnerships NSF grant. His area of research interests are the interactions of public-private partnershipsto harness developments in science and technology, and the nature and assessment of educational partnerships.BRECCA BERMANBrecca received her Masters degree in Public Policy from Georgia

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Developments in Chem Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Holles

Written Grant Proposal 6 Classroom Ethics Discussion 7 Critical Review of Journal Article Page 10.1342.4 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” The memo and list of five research methods, instruments, or techniques also serves as thebasis for next three assignments. I compile a master list of all the topics mentioned in the memosand note the most frequently listed and widely applicable topics. This list is then presented to theclass and each student selects one of the

Conference Session

Astronautics and Space Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Melton; Michael Micci; Deborah Levin; Charles Croskey; David Spencer; Sven Bilen

studies appropriate for theses and scholarly papers. While the educational objectives ofLionSat are focused on collaborative learning experiences, such activities as independentresearch projects were also supported, and we encouraged these students to get involved on agroup basis. Several bachelors and masters theses have been developed on work done forLionSat. The LionSat faculty advisors have mentored a large number of students. A number of thefaculty and staff on campus have been willing and interested to share their expertise withstudents on a voluntary consulting basis. In fact, many of these individuals have funding supportfrom NASA, and they are very inclined to assist students in a project of this kind. Suchmentoring opportunities

Conference Session

Faculty Development II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Amy Miller; Maher Murad; Robert Martinazzi; Andrew Rose

efficiently. These willing offers and acceptance of guidance betweenthe untenured faculty build trust, respect, friendship and alliances based on cooperation.TeachingGuidance regarding teaching is available from both tenured and untenured faculty. All ofthe untenured faculty have sought the advice of senior tenured faculty one time or anotherregarding their teaching. Support from the tenured faculty regarding teaching at anundergraduate institution like UPJ is probably most easily provided by senior facultybecause of their years of experience. Most have usually mastered how to teach the mostdifficult concepts. They have dealt with student problems such as skipping class andcheating. From years of assigning homework and giving exams, they have

Conference Session

Thermal Systems

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Schmaltz; Robert Choate

, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Baltimore. (http://www.abet.org/criteria.html). 6. Saviz, C. and Schulz, K., “Learning Design in Lab,” Proc. 2003 ASEE Annual Conference, Nashville, TN. 7. Lowman, J., Mastering the Techniques of Teaching, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1995.ROBERT CHOATERobert Choate teaches thermo-fluid and professional component courses in Mechanical Engineering at WKU,including the Sophomore Design, Junior Design and the Senior Project Capstone Design course sequence. Prior toteaching at WKU, he was a principal engineer for CMAC Design Corporation, designing and verifying thermalmanagement solutions for telecommunication, data communication and information technology equipment.KEVIN SCHMALTZKevin

Conference Session

Topics of Interest-Nuclear Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mark Deinert; K. Bingham Cady; Joshua Barratt; Erich Schneider

implements a multigroup collision probability model toobtain the distribution of neutrons in space and energy. V:BUDS is bundled with custom crosssection libraries assembled from the ENDF/B-VI nuclear data files. As such, it has been shownto simulate a wide variety of materials, geometries and fuel burnup scenarios with reasonableaccuracy. It features a user-friendly GUI and graphical output in the form of MATLAB plots.Learners endeavoring to master the field of reactor physics are confronted with a very largespace of inputs that can be varied – temperature, geometry, fuel composition as quantified by theprevalence of dozens of individual actinide isotopes, and others. The process of understandingthe sensitivity of a desired output to variations in

Conference Session

Retention Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Newell; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Page 10.893.7on Table II were ranked the lowest. These skills in time management, studying, and test taking Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Session 2270are crucial to academic survival and difficult to master. Changes were made in the program toimprove these skills during the next academic year.The first cohort of NACME scholars were asked for suggestions on how to make the firstNACME year better for the second cohort of NACME scholars. Their suggestions included: • Keep the presentations, both

Conference Session

Innovation in Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Knox; Randall Kolar; Teri Rhoads; Kurt Gramoll

system to track theuser progress and present problems at the end of each module. Students must master the topic, asindicated by assessment testing, before proceeding to the design task. The modules can be usedas a resource for a single course dedicated to fluid mechanics, or they can be used on a just-in-time basis, as is the case for this project. Page 10.72.6 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education.”Figure 2. Case study about forces on dams to introduce the topic about hydrostatic forces

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Capstone & Educational Resource Developments

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yong Yang; Andrew Bennett; Steve Warren

, CA, 1998, 0-195219-17-1.[17] "PHP," 2004, http://www.php.net/.[18] "HyperText Markup Language (HTML) Home Page," W3C, 2004, http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/.[19] "Java Technology," Sun Microsystems, 2004, http://java.sun.com/. Page 10.194.11[20] "PostgreSQL," 2004, http://www3.sk.postgresql.org/.[21] "JavaScript.com," Sun Microsystems, 2004, http://www.javascript.com/. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering EducationBiographical InformationYong Yang is a Masters

Conference Session

Lessons from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

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R. Keith Stanfill

Design (IPPD) program(Stanfill 2001) (Stanfill 2002) (Fitz-Coy 2002) (Stanfill 2003). IPPD is a 2-semester programwhere undergraduate students from various disciplines are taught how to design products andprocesses. Then, working in multidisciplinary teams under the guidance of faculty coaches andcompany liaison engineers, the students design authentic products for industry sponsors. Moredetails are available at the IPPD web site (http://www.ippd.ufl.edu). Business studentparticipants in the ITV program are drawn from various undergraduate and masters degreeprograms offered through the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI). Many of thesestudents learned the basics of business plan development through the NCIIA-sponsoredTechnology

Conference Session

IE/EM Skills in Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Somchan Vuthipadadon; Jie Li; Piyamart Kumsaikaew; Shantha Daniel; Patrick Patterson; John Jackman; K. Jo Min

student in Industrial Engineering at Iowa StateUniversity. She is currently conducting research on cognitive engineering methods inproblem solving environments.JIE LI is currently pursuing his doctoral degree in Industrial Engineering at Iowa StateUniversity. His research interests are supply chain co-ordination mechanisms and pricingissues in reverse supply chains.SOMCHAN VUTHIPADADON graduated from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand,with a master degree in IE in 1998. She is currently a PhD student in IE at ISU.Her research interests include optimization, and supply chain management. Page 10.669.14“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Josh Humphries; David Radcliffe

the team was expected to maintain a professional standardworkbook. In addition, the team was expected to maintain a project folder or team web site thatprovides a summary of team decisions, status of the project, master schedules and the like.Project WebProject Web is a prototype collaborative tool for supporting student engineering project teams. Itdraws on the core ideas of commercial project management software but aims to deliver a muchsimpler, more accessible product that allows students to focus on and be actively guided throughthe fundamental concepts behind managing engineering projects.The current version of Project Web contains the following tools: • A multi level access area for describing the project • Client

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Marjan Zadnik

Publisher, Dortrecht, 1998), pp. 558.10 M.W. McLaughlin, in International handbook of educational change: part one., edited by A. Hargreaves, A. Lieberman, M. Fullan et al. (Kluwer Academic Publisher, Dortrecht, 1998), pp. 70.11 P. Ramsden, presented at the Course Experience Questionnaire Symposium 1998, Sydney (The University of New South Wales), 1999.Biographical InformationJOAN GRIBBLEDr Joan Gribble is the Teaching Associate for staff in the Division of Engineering, Science and Computingwhere her role is to work collaboratively with staff to meet the challenges of improving teaching and learning.She has worked for more than 30 years in school and tertiary education and has completed a masters thesis oncurriculum and educational

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 2

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

LTC Robert Powell

.: The Brookings Institution.6. Powell, Lita D. R. 1994. Cooperative Office Education: Student, Employer and Teacher-CoordinatorPerceptions. Ph.D. diss., University of Maryland.BiographyLIEUTENANT COLONEL ROBERT A. POWELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of SystemsEngineering at the United States Military Academy. He received a BS in Industrial Engineering, Texas A&MUniversity, a MS in Operations Research/Management Science, George Mason University, a Master of Military Artand Science, US Army Command and General Staff College, and a PhD in Systems Engineering, Stevens Instituteof Technology. He is married with three children and a bulldog

Conference Session

Computer Literacy Among Minority Students

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2004 Annual Conference

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Marilyn Smith

presentation styles. This worked far better than if theseminar selection had been left entirely up to the faculty mentors. As the program progressed,seminar options were broadened to best meet diverse needs:• Freshmen and sophomores are encouraged to go to the Division of Professional Practice and Student Success Center, who arrange Co-Op and Internship opportunities, and take seminars and one-to-one help with interviewing and resume writing.• Juniors and seniors are encouraged to attend at least one PhD or Masters Thesis defense to learn what kinds of research and student expectation levels occur in graduate school.Experience with this requirement confirms that it is essential and successful. Students who tookthe initiative early to

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Energy Programs and Software Tools

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

F.C. Lai

value (which is 50 %) for the increase of infiltration rate. This default value canbe overwritten by the user based on the actual condition. c7. Occupancy and Appliances For the present program, it is assumed that the sensible heat gain comes from occupantsmainly in the sedentary state, which is measured to be 67 Watts per occupant. If the number ofoccupants is not given, it is then assumed two occupants for the master bedroom and oneoccupant per each additional room. Based on the current living conditions in most single-familyhouses, the appliance and light loads of 940 Watts are divided between kitchen, utility room andthe living rooms. These values are based on the assumption that the cooking range and dryer arevented

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

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

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Virtual Instrumentation

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Viva Austin; Keith Koenig; Bryan Gassaway; Thomas Hannigan

laboratories. She obtainedher BS degree in aerospace engineering from Mississippi State University, and is currently enrolled as acandidate for a master of science degree. She assists in teaching upper division laboratory classes as wellas assisting in the conduct of laboratory activities for three lower division introductory classes. Page 9.1070.12 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”

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Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2004 Annual Conference

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Keith Koenig; Viva Austin; Bryan Gassaway; Thomas Hannigan

control, structures, propulsion andastrodynamics, as well as assisting with the laboratory classes.VIVA AUSTINViva Austin is a graduate teaching assistant in the senior aerospace engineering laboratories. She obtainedher BS degree in aerospace engineering from Mississippi State University, and is currently enrolled as acandidate for a master of science degree. She assists in teaching upper division laboratory classes as wellas assisting in the conduct of laboratory activities for three lower division introductory classes. Page 9.377.11 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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The Fundamentals of Fun

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2004 Annual Conference

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Matthew Morris; Dawn Conniff; J. Ledlie Klosky

Classroom.” American Society for Engineering Education, 2002 National Conference, Montreal, Canada.Klosky, J.L.; Vander Schaaf, R. (2002). “Hands-On Demonstrations in Introductory Mechanics,” American Society for Engineering Education, 2002 National Conference, Montreal, Canada.Lowman, Joseph. Mastering the Techniques of Teaching. California: John Wiley & Sons, 1995.Marchese, Theodore J. “The New Conversations about Learning.” Keynote Address at the American Associationfor Higher Education, 1998.Wankat, Phillip C. and Frank S. Oreovicz. Teaching Engineering. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc, 1993.BiographyDAWN E. CONNIFFDawn E. Conniff is an instructor at the United States Military Academy (USMA). CPT Conniff received a B.S.degree from USMA in 1994