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Techniques in Improving Mathematics Education in STEM Curricula

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Vandenbussche, Southern Polytechnic State University; Christina R. Scherrer, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Mathematics

UniversitySystem of Georgia, with close to 5000 students enrolled. Many of the students arenontraditional. The school’s mission is to offer both traditional and nontraditional studentsbachelors and masters degrees and continuing professional development in the sciences,engineering, engineering technology, applied liberal arts, business, and professional programs.Despite the technical focus of the degrees at SPSU, typically around 40% of incoming studentsare placed into College Algebra by the university’s mathematics placement exam. Retainingthese underprepared students pursuing engineering or engineering technology degrees atinstitutions similar to this one and providing them with a strong mathematical background is anessential component of increasing

Conference Session

Techniques in Improving Mathematics Education in STEM Curricula

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Ethan V. Munson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Mathematics

strong basic understanding of Algebra, Trigonometry, and Calculus for all students in CEAS isvital for success in subsequent courses. As part of an NSF-funded STEM Talent ExpansionProgram (STEP) grant, first-year students in engineering and computer science register for smallstudy groups based upon their math course. The groups meet once a week for one hour sessionsto assist students in mastering their math coursework. An additional goal of the groups is tocreate an open environment where peers can discuss engineering and computer science interestsand applications. The project is now in its fourth year. During the first year (2008-09), theprogram was completely optional and voluntary for the students. Participation in the programwas poor, so in

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Linking Engineering and Liberal Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gayle E. Ermer, Calvin College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

is the development of synthetic gasoline from coal by hydrogenation inpost-World War I Germany. “The history of hydrogenation in Germany between 1914 and 1933 reveals, in summary, a technology stimulated by war gathering a momentum carrying over into peacetime. The commitment of engineers, chemists, and managers experienced in the process, and of the corporation heavily invested in it, contributed to this momentum. The product of the wartime hydrogenation process was applied to peaceful purposes, but this did not entirely absorb the creativity of the engineers and chemists looking for new applications of the challenging technology they had mastered.”xAlthough hydrogenation was originally developed as

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ERM Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan F. Campanile, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M. Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Allison Antink Meyer, Illinois Institute of Technology; Norman G. Lederman, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

. The Research Preparation and Design Knowledge category was informed by nine Likertsurvey items and three open-ended items on the content test (Appendix C). Two of the threeitems on the content test explored students’ understanding of the preparation phases of research.On both of these items, students’ responses demonstrated understanding on the pre-test andtherefore participants had already mastered this specific understanding prior to participation. Thethird item demonstrated similar understanding on the pre-test but some changes were evident onthe post-participation administration. After program completion, responses were increasinglygrounded in descriptions of a more practical nature, some of which were suggestive ofdeveloping

Conference Session

The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cher C. Hendricks, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tamra Williams Ogletree, University of West Georgia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

VRC, was just under 15 years old, was a straight-A student who plannedto attend college and earn at least a Masters degree in a STEM field, and had parents who hadcompleted an undergraduate or graduate degree.A total of 70 students, representing 19 teams, were interviewed in focus groups at a regionalcompetition in Maryland and at the VEX Robotics Competition World Championship inOrlando. Thirty-three (33) students were at the high school level, and 37 were at the middleschool level. Students were interviewed with their teammates. There was wide diversity in thefocus groups, as indicated in Table 2, with larger percentages of African-American and NativeAmerican students participating in interviews than they did in completing surveys

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STS Perspectives on Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

” categories. The following chart provides a list of the majorrecommendations of the committee.23SLIDE 2: Major Recommendations of the Committee on Staff EnvironmentAdministrative Intellectual PhysicalEnvironment Environment Environment Return to 9-month teach-  Only have departments in  20 year campus master ing schedules which MIT excels plan Salary to match top  All faculty as research  West campus as seat of universities active campus life Governance. Faculty voice  Recognizing first rate  Facelift for aging in

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James P Becker, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Richard A. Revia, Montana State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

student retention and performance in subsequent courses?ConclusionsA project circuit concept has been deployed in the Fall 2011 offering of EELE 201 – Circuits 1 atMontana State University in an effort to inspire the interest of students to master the somewhatmundane concepts in a typical introductory circuit analysis course through offering students achance to apply their blossoming knowledge to a practical electric circuit. The results of thisinitial attempt of having students design and construct a photoplethysmograph (PPG) circuit interms of both student perception and student mastery of the course content was found to be,generally speaking, positive. A few of the positive and negative experiences with the projectcircuit materials are

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Technology and Equipment to Improve IE Instruction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leonardo Rivera, Universidad Icesi; Andrés López, Universidad Icesi; Andrés Calderón, Universidad Icesi

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

the Universidad del Valle, and a Adjunct Professor and Game Master of the Serious Games series at Universidad Icesi. Page 25.1358.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 This videogame is just like my plant!AbstractThis paper presents a learning experience that was developed using the commercial videogameRise of Nations for a graduate course on Manufacturing and Operations Strategy. This is ahistorical strategy game in which players compete by taking civilizations through progressivedevelopment stages. The game was employed under the Serious Games paradigm

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy R.B. Taylor P.E., University of Kentucky; Johne' M. Parker, University of Kentucky

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Engineering and Public Policy

, the Energy Information Administration, the Department ofEnergy, U.S. Congressional websites, popular press (e.g. the Wall Street Journal and theEngineering News Record), and power industry specific publications. As part of homeworkassignments and term projects students are expected to search for and incorporate additionalreferences into their assignments.The student demographics for the first offering of the class included 25 total students comprisedof 7 undergraduate seniors, 16 graduate masters, and 2 graduate doctoral students. Of thesestudents, 17 were focused in electrical engineering, 3 were focused in mechanical engineering, 3were focused in biosystems engineering, 1 was focused in mining engineering, and 1 wasfocused in civil

Conference Session

Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jens Kabo, Chalmers University of Technology; Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; John Currie, University of Sydney; Hu Wenlong, Beihang University; Caroline Baillie, University of Western Australia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Updates 2011 2011 Outcomes based? Partly† Yes Yes Yes Number of outcomes 10 8 12†† 11 * CNEEPA is classified as a non-governmental organization, which provides voluntary accreditation. However, CNEEPA evaluators are hired by the Educational Ministry. Page 25.1463.6 † Australian accreditation strives for balanced attention to educational program structure and student learning outcomes. †† It is the five-year Master of

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Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Technology; Robert C. Decker, Mohawk Valley Community College

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Engineering Technology

at SUNYIT. The presentation included an introduction to visualization of nanoscale components, use of AFM by remote access and a list of useful links which can be used to teach AFM in their classes. A glossary on AFM with useful website links was also provided. Offered a project course for Master of Science program in Advanced Technology which incorporated both AFMs to conduct a study on visualization of nanoscale components. Made two presentations on “Visualization of Nanoscale components Using Atomic Force Microscopy,” to K-12 teachers and Community College faculty at the NEATE (Northeast Advanced Technological Education Center) Conference & Workshop, Hudson Valley Community College Troy, New York.4.0 Students’ Learning and

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Lessons learned

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; William L. DUPE Chan, Josiah Quincy High School; Kristina Buenafe, Josiah Quincy High School; Jessica Chin, Northeastern University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

CarnivalMassachusetts state standards 3) SAM Animation Short-Term Projects 1) Paper Tower 2) Fish and Chips vs. the Fist of Doom5.1.1 Habitat for PrecalculusThe Habitat for Geometry project was modified to fit in a shorter time frame for thePrecalculus class. Students were introduced to the project with a “design your dreamhouse” activity in which they applied concepts of perimeter and area. Lack of readilyzoning restrictions caused the project to be simplified to designing a two-story house fora four-person family, including: a master bedroom for

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jia-Ling Lin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Manuela Romero, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jennifer Binzley, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Eman A. Zaki, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Engineering Physics & Physics

and develop their cognitivelevels at the same time. The current study suggests ways in which SI could improve: (a) play anactive role in helping to teach students how to learn, particularly those who are not ready forcollege physics; (b) provide more activities that allow students to think and practice like experts,such as sessions that allow students to reflect on their learning verbally and in writing ; (c) helpfoster an effective communication channel for instructors and students to allow a betteralignment of teaching and learning goals.AcknowledgementsWe acknowledge the work done by all SI facilitators who helped conduct the survey, and thegenerous support from the Grainger Foundation. We appreciate the assistance of Gene Masters in

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ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University; Sue Guenter-Schlesinger, Western Washington University

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Women in Engineering

almost 15,000 students through our 160 plus programs ofstudy. Although approximately 94 % of our students are undergraduates, Western is also hometo several outstanding masters-level graduate programs within the CST. The student-to-facultyratio is 21:1, and the retention rate for the second year is relatively high at 84%. This academicyear Western admitted 2700 freshman and 1300 new transfer students. The academic units ofthe University consist of seven colleges and the Graduate School. The Principal Investigators(PIs) on our ADVANCE Catalyst program were: the Dean and the Associate Dean of the CSTand the Vice Provost for Equal Opportunity and Employment Diversity.Western’s Equal Opportunity (EO) Office assists faculty, staff and students by

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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JUDITH VIRGINIA GUTIERREZ; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

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Computers in Education

PCs and Associated TechnologiesAbstractThe How People Learn framework1, 2 was utilized to redesign the course Advanced FoodChemistry (IA-530), which is part of Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP) foodengineering master and doctoral programs. Our goal was to improve graduate food chemistryteaching and learning by creating high-quality learning environments that promote an interactiveclassroom while integrating formative assessments into classroom practices by means of TabletPCs and associated technologies. In order to examine how students perceived the use of TabletPCs and associated technologies, we conducted semi-structured interviews with IA-530 graduatestudents that had completed the course. The analysis

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Capstone and International Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bobby G. Crawford, U.S. Military Academy; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Elizabeth Bristow P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Afghanistan found at http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/asia/ afghanistan/map_flash.html ,accessed on 24 February 2011.[4] Joseph Lowman, Mastering the Techniques of Teaching, 2nd edition, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1995.[5] Stephen Ressler, Eugene Ressler, and Paul Stanton, “Developing Information Technology Infrastructure and CivilEngineering Education at the National Military Academy of Afghanistan,” Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE Workshop onTransforming Engineering Education, Dublin, Ireland, April 2010.[6] Bloom’s Taxonomy Graphic, http://www.techlearning.com/article/44988, accessed on March 17, 2012.[7] Bahawodin Baha and Tim Katz, The Effect of Partnerships on Engineering Education in Afghanistan, 3rd InternationalSymposium for

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gamze Ozogul, Arizona State University; Amy M. Johnson, Arizona State University; Martin Reisslein, Arizona State University; Kirsten R. Butcher, University of Utah

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

2011.Dr. Amy M. Johnson, Arizona State University Amy Johnson is an Assistant Research Scientist in the School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engi- neering at Arizona State University (ASU). She received her master of science degree in psychology from University of Memphis in 2008 and her Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from the University of Memphis is 2011. Her research interests include learning with multiple external representations, computer-based learning environments, self-regulated learning, and engineering education. She has authorship and co- authorship in several leading educational and cognitive psychology journals.Prof. Martin Reisslein, Arizona State University Martin Reisslein is a professor in the

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George D. Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Noah Salzman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Russell Andrew Long, Purdue University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

a greater proportion of high grades and weaker sections assigning more lowgrades. In contrast to normative grading schemes, criterion grading evaluates students based ontheir mastery of a predetermined set of learning outcomes. When this grading scheme isemployed, discrimination between students is deemphasized in favor of trying to achievemastery. If the majority of students master the required material, this will result in grade rangereduction compared to classes employing a normative grading scheme. It is also worth noting that there is much less variation in the ICCs for Calculus I than arepresent in both Physics I and Chemistry I due to a variety of possible reasons. Calculus may besomewhat easier to grade consistently

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K-12 Teachers: PD, Implementation, and Beyond

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Catherine Maltbie, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

changes would be beneficial. The instructor for the programrecommended that high school teachers who currently teach the introduction to engineering classbe added as instructors. These “master teachers” (once science teacher and one technologyteacher) were added to help the RET participants make connections between the courses theycurrently teach and the opportunities for using engineering as a framework for teaching math andscience. The second major change was to reduce substantially the number of distinct topics andsessions to reduce the potential for overloading the participants. Table 1 provides details of the2011 implementation.Twelve math and science teachers took part in the RET and pre-engineering program in 2011.Participant evaluation of

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2001 Annual Conference

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Stephen McClain; Soon-Seng Tang; Louay Chamra

received his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Mississippi State University in 1997. He is a part-time doctoral student and hopes to finish his degree in May of 2002. He has taught classes in instrumentation, experimental uncertainty analysis, and thermodynamics.SOON SENG TANG Soon Seng Tang is currently a master candidate in mechanical engineering department, Mississippi State University. He received his B.S in mechanical engineering from Mississippi State University on 1997 with Summa Cum Laude. Upon his graduation, he was granted the Outstanding International Student Award. Before he returned to the graduate school, he worked as a project engineer for printing and packaging industries in Malaysia. Currently, he is a graduate research

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2001 Annual Conference

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Jon Dixon

. DIXONJon Dixon is an adjunct faculty in the Graduate Programs in Manufacturing Systems and Engineering at theUniversity of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering andMechanics degree at the University of Minnesota, and his Master of Manufacturing Systems Engineeringdegree at the University of St. Thomas. Mr. Dixon is a doctoral student in Educational Leadership at the Page 6.1027.15University of St. Thomas. Mr. Dixon has 18 years experience in industry as an engineering manager withBFGoodrich Aerospace. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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Edward Lumsdaine

only acceptable but recognized and rewarded. • The age or maturity of the students is irrelevant, as long as the material is adapted to their age level, and as long as it is presented interactively to their learning styles. The author has taught very successful classes to junior high school as well as master level students. • The model has to be immediately applied to an interesting, relevant project. If the project can be carried forward to the prototyping stage, so much the better. Thus having even a modest amount of funding available for this purpose is of tremendous benefit. • Sufficient time must be allocated—a one-credit hour module makes it difficult to provide the required depth, and it does

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2001 Annual Conference

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Anant Kukreti

and graduate students. It was found that when students at all level, baccalaureate,masters, and doctoral, join with faculty in common inquiry, the opportunities for “collision ofideas” are optimized.VI. AcknowledgmentThe authors would like to acknowledge the financial support totaling $80,504 provided forexecuting this REU Site by the National Science Foundation (Award No.EEC-9820102), and costsharing funds totaling $12,500 provided by the University of Oklahoma.ANANT R. KUKRETIAnant R. Kukreti is a professor of Civil Engineering and Head of the Department of Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering at University of Cincinnati. He was a faculty member at the University of Oklahoma for 22 years beforemoving to University of Cincinnati. He has won

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2001 Annual Conference

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Joseph Cataldo; Gerardo Del Cerro

Cooper union purchased 29 videos and a CD6 from AVC Marketing (The Universityof Iowa) Insight Media, Encyclopedia Britannica Education Co. and ASCE. Since each ofthe videos run approximately half an hour it was not feasible to show each video in class.Therefore, a small segment of the appropriate videos was copied on a master video. Each Page 6.1029.2segment covers at least one of the module topics and is listed in Table 1. The videos were Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationpre-set to run during the

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2001 Annual Conference

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Linda Broadbelt; L. Catherine Brinson; Kathleen Issen; Brad Kinsey

institutions. A cluster might include a doctoral institution, a liberal arts Model for PFF One and Two college, a masters institution and a community PFF National Office college. Graduate School, Graduate School Graduate School Nationally, the disciplines currently involved PhD institution in PFF are Biological and Life Sciences, Liberal Arts College Partner Institution Partner Institution Chemistry

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2000 Annual Conference

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William C. Oakes; Ronald Wukasch; Richard Foretek; Jennifer Watia; Jeffery L. Gray; Leah H Jamieson; Edward Coyle

ERM Apprentice Faculty Grant. He is the recipient of the 1999 BestTeacher Award for the Department Freshman Engineering and is an Indiana Campus Compact Faculty Fellow.JENNIFER WATIA is a masters student in Mechanical Engineering and a teaching assistant for EPICS. Her area ofresearch is in biomechanics.RONALD F. WUKASCH is a Professor of Civil Engineering and an EPICS adviser for the Constructed Wetlandsteam. His area of research is in Environmental & Hydraulic Engineering. Page 5.280.12

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2000 Annual Conference

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Rhett J. Allain; Jeff Saul; Duane L. Deardorff; David S. Abbott; Robert J. Beichner

useful for determining if each student has mastered basic measurement andanalysis skills required for completing previous lab activities. The practica provide motivationfor each student to know how to do each part of the lab activities. Students have been verysuccessful at demonstrating mastery of basic skills; in the next semester we will be addingquestions on the main physics concepts underlying the lab to the practica to see if students aremaking this connection.Student performance on the open lab activities has been mixed; only a few groups have been ableto complete these labs without substantial guidance from the instructors. Based on these results,we are redesigning the lab activities in both classes to help students learn more

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2000 Annual Conference

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Srboljub R. Masala; Kevin W. Biggar; Colin Geissler

. in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Alberta in 1991. He has taught courses in CivilEngineering since 1991, with an emphasis on geotechnical engineering and material behaviour.COLIN GEISSLERColin Geissler is an Instructional Designer with Academic Technologies for Learning (ATL) at the University ofAlberta in Edmonton, Canada. He is currently finishing a Master of Arts, Educational Technology degree fromConcordia University in Montréal, Québec. Page 5.625.16

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2000 Annual Conference

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Thomas Litzinger

professionalperspective.An overall goal of the design of the course was to have some aspect of it that would address eachof the eleven EC2000 outcomes. In the end, the course explicitly addressed ten of the ABEToutcomes, and implicitly addressed the remaining one on lifelong learning. In carrying out theirwork on the project the students had to be highly self-directed in identifying, acquiring andevaluating a wide range of information needed for their projects. All of these skills are critical toeffective lifelong learning.9 The relationship of the phases of the project and the EC2000outcomes are presented in Table 1.The class had 42 students, 39 of whom were mechanical engineering seniors. Three graduatestudents were also in the class, two Masters degree students

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2000 Annual Conference

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Hajrudin Pasic; Gregory G. Kremer; Bhavin V. Mehta

expertiseinclude CAD/CAE/CIM, artificial intelligence and virtual reality, and web-based implementations. Dr. Mehtareceived his Masters degree in Chemical Engineering from Ohio University in 1988 and his Ph.D. inInterdisciplinary Engineering from Ohio University in 1992. Page 5.75.12