Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice F Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology; Robert J. Cloutier, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Systems Engineering

development, systems thinking and systems engineering education. Alice is the Chair of the Systems Engineering Division of ASEE and has a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE). Alice received the Stevens Institute of Technology Provost’s Online Teaching Excellence Award in 2007.Robert J Cloutier, Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. Robert Cloutier is an Associate Professor of Systems Engineering in the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology and holds a concurrent part-time Associate Professor II appointment at Buskerud University College in Kongsburg, Norway. He serves on the Scientific Advisory Board for the National Science

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhigang Shen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Yimin Zhu, Florida International University

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NSF Grantees

change of students.This proposed tool is called the Case-based Multidimensional Virtual Environment (CMVE) inthis research. An overarching question of this research is whether CMVE can overcome barriersto trigger a conceptual change in students from structure-oriented thinking about complexsystems in construction engineering and project management to function- and/or behavior-oriented thinking. Enhancing students’ ability to handle complex problems is a crucial step inpreparing future engineers to master a boarder spectrum of technical and nontechnical skills andcompete globally. Thus, this research, if successful, may lead to a massive curriculum changethat incorporates teaching and learning meta-cognitive skills related to dealing with

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Abdol-Hossein Esfahanian, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Thomas F. Wolff, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Cindee Dresen; Kysha L. Frazier, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce; Louise Paquette, Lansing Community College

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College Industry Partnerships

such as precision, conversion andinteroperability (e.g., of file formats), resolution, fidelity, transformation, compression, andencryption are related, as is standardization of representations to support communication.The appropriate emphasis is the notion that information that is processed by computers andcommunication systems is represented by bits (i.e., binary digits). Such a representation is auniform way for computers and communication systems to store and transmit all information;information can be synthesized without a master analog source simply by creating the bits and socan be used to produce everything from Toy Story animations to forged e-mail; symbolicinformation in machine-readable form is more easily searchable than physical

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University

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Architectural

into those multiple operators andtoggle the display of the alternatives off and on to view the options. Additionally, studentsquickly found that those alternatives could be left in place while further design experimentationswere developed “downstream.” Most importantly, it became evident that for most students theexperimentation with generative design operations yielded unanticipated geometric outcomes,thus enhancing its use as a mechanism for exploration.Once the geometric relationships were established, generating representations of designalternatives proved to be one of the least challenging. The process of “baking” designalternatives and storing them via layer management was easily mastered by all the students.Interestingly, all student

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum In Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University

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Engineering Technology

challenges that are likely to be encountered inrolling out this program will be discussed.IntroductionIt is difficult to find a discipline today where technology advances are as rapid as the field ofCAD/CAM. These are driven continually by combinations of new developments in several areasthat include computer software, hardware, information technology and the fundamental theoriesbehind geometric modeling, design and manufacturing. This has led to ever more sophisticatedand powerful CAD/CAM systems that need to be mastered by practitioners in the field if their Page 22.411.2true benefit is to be realized in increased product development efficiency

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace, Competency, and a Successful Career

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Alanna Walker, Clemson University

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International

types of global competence.The ambiguity in our results speaks to the complexity of the issue at hand: what shouldengineering universities attempt to impart on their students in order to prepare them to beglobally competent employees? Also, whose opinion is most relevant when deciding what anengineering student should know? While it may seem daunting for an individual to master allthirteen dimensions of global competence, our survey provides a way to concentrate on the mostimportant or helpful aspects of global competence. Since our results come from the opinions ofexperts in the field of global thinking, we believe that engineering universities should focus theireducation on the top three dimensions of global competence that we found from our

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rainer Bartz, Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany; Daniel Cox, University of North Florida

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Automation and Measuring Systems), defining standards for automotive test data management. He is member of ASEE and of IEEE.Daniel Cox, University of North Florida Daniel Cox is from Gainesville Florida where he also graduated with his BSME with Honors degree and Master of Engineering degree from the University of Florida in 1979 and 1981, respectively. In 1981 he joined the IBM Corporation in Boulder Colorado where he worked as a Manufacturing Engineer. In 1986 he was awarded the prestigious IBM Resident Study Program Award to attend doctoral studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He graduated with his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in robotics from UT Austin in 1992 where he also worked at

Conference Session

Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip H. Harding, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-2009: DESIGN OF A SENIOR LABORATORY SEQUENCE TOGUIDE STUDENTS IN MULTIPLE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS TOWARDSWORKFORCE PREPAREDNESSPhilip H. Harding, Oregon State University Dr. Harding has served since 2007 as the Linus Pauling Distinguished Engineer at Oregon State University School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering. He has worked in the oil, pulp and paper, and microelectronic industries with a history of responsibilities including process engineering, research and development, product reliability, and worldwide manufacturing and research strategy. He holds 14 patents, with another 9 pending. Most recently, he worked for Hewlett-Packard Company in the role of Master Technologist.Milo Koretsky

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Liang, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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NSF Grantees

, such assequential or global. For example, while some students are able to learn slowly and steadily asinformation is presented, master it, and move on (sequential), others may appear lost for sometime until a jump in knowledge occurs, allowing things to click into place (global). Since anyundergraduate class will be a mix of learning styles, it is helpful to present materials in differentways. Some of the key recommendations from Felder and Silverman’s research1 that we willincorporate into our course are:  Motivate learning by connecting the topic of the course to previous experiences andlearning, as well as future applications  Present material in different ways (written prose, spoken information, pictures, graphs,videos, computer

Conference Session

Advanced Aerospace Student Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Changho Nam, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

current technology. • Students as a CAD master drawings are professional quality.   Table 6. Capstone Project Assessment Results - ABET Outcomes h and i. OUTCOMES – h, i Professionalism–An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility, a commitment to on-going professional competence and possession of basic professional and organizational success skills. Level 1 Exhibits professionally appropriate behavior patterns, appreciates engineering as a learned profession and possesses daily success skills. Level 2 Accepts responsibility for their education, understands the major professional and

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Francesco Costanzo; Gary L. Gray

by industries but also, at least in theUnited States, by accreditation boards, such as ABET, and agencies, such as NSF. In fact, thestrategic goals set for engineering education institutions by ABET, stated in a recent report enti-tled “ABET Criteria 2000” [2–5], include • the ability of applying knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering; • the ability to apply advanced mathematics in engineering problem solving; • the ability to design and integrate contemporary analytical, computational and experi- mental practices; • the ability to work in teams and to effectively communicateas standard skills to be mastered by students by the completion of their undergraduate degree.The demand for team and computer

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Thompson

full time staff are expected to master all searchware being used, it may be difficult to train graduate assistants and other part-time or short-term staff in the intricacies of multiple searchware systems. Minimizing searchware interfaces minimizes the training needed for short-term staff. The popularity of the EiVillage CompendexWeb product testifies to the fact that many institutions have a different philosophy of electronic resource collection development. The added value of a site incorporating WWW links, industry standards information, and many other services outweighed any inconvenience incurred by introducing unique searchware.• Does the searchware provide adequate help screens and online tutorials? One of the

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Teresa L. Hein; Dan Budny

Purdue University involves students enrolled in an optional,Counselor Tutorial (CT) courses designed to provide supplemental instruction for academicallydisadvantaged students. The CT courses involve special one-on-one tutoring sessions that areheld with an instructor from the Freshman Engineering Department, as well as once a week withundergraduate tutors. These courses are tailored for the individual who has the minimumunderstanding of the course material but who has not yet mastered the subject 26. Page 4.497.2The particular CT course to be discussed later in this paper is called ENGR191M. ENGR191Mprovides supplemental instruction for

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Shih-Ming Lee; Sergio Martinez; Anabel D. Ramos; Martha A. Centeno

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

S P Maj; D Veal

. This curriculum hasalways been oversubscribed, has a very low student attrition rate, attracts students from otherFaculties in ECU and students from other universities in the state. When one new unit fromthis curriculum was first introduced, from an enrolment of 118, only 66 were computerscience students the others were from a wide range of disciplines, especially multi-media.Workshop exercises include: install master/slave hard disc drive; upgrade PCI video card,load an operating system. Other more advanced exercises in a subsequent unit include: theinstallation and testing of: Digital Video Disc (DVD), flat bed scanner, PC video camera,Infra-red communications link, Zip Disc, a video conference communications link via a localarea network

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Tapper

using possible search criteria: “industrial trade shows” etc.JEROME TAPPERMr. Tapper received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1970 and a Master of ScienceDegree in Information Systems in 1998, both from Northeastern University. He is a Registered ProfessionalEngineer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with over twenty years of industrial experience in the areas ofprocess control, industrial automation design, circuit design, product development and project management. Mr.Tapper is the author of Electronics for Engineering Technology, a tool-kit based text for electrical engineeringtechnology students. He currently is an Associate Academic Specialist in the area of Electrical EngineeringTechnology in the School of

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

S P Maj; D Veal

-servernetwork connected to the Internet, a wide range of PCs and associated equipment.Workshops include the installation and testing of: master-slave Hard disc, CD-ROM, DigitalVideo Disc (DVD), flat bed scanner, PC video camera, Infra-red communications link, ZipDisc etc. Other workshop exercises include establishing and testing a video conferencecommunications link via a local area network. With nearly over two hundred students everysemester the logistics associated with supporting this type of laboratory are non-trivial. Issuesinclude: initial equipment cost, student safety, damage to equipment and technical support,This paper presents details of how this new curriculum was designed and implemented at aminimum cost.1. IntroductionReports such as the

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Valerie L. Young; Peter L. Silsbee; Joseph W. Newkirk; Bradford L. Snowden; Anu Maria; Jerry W. Samples

2.429.11think. Always be ready to compromise your direction, but never your standard.REFERENCES:1. Bonwell, C.C. and Eison, J.A., Active Learning, ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No. 1, 1991.2. Johnson, D.W., Johnson, R.T., and Smith, K.A., Cooperative Learning, ASHE-ERIC Higher EducationReport No. 4, 1991.3. Lowman, J., Mastering the Techniques of Teaching, San Francisco, CA, Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1984.4. McKeachie, W.J., Teaching Tips: A Guidebook for the Beginning College Teacher, Eighth Edition,Lexington, MA, D.C. Heath and Company, 1986.5. Wankat, P.C. and Oreovicz, F.S., Teaching Engineering, New York, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1993.DR. JERRY SAMPLES is Professor of Engineering and Director of Engineering Technology at theUniversity of Pittsburgh at

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Lia F. Arthur; Irem Y. Tumer

colored marbles in several clear glass tubesshowed qualitatively the process of fixed bed adsorption with or without mass transferlimitations.I also wanted to explore some other innovative teaching techniques. For one of my topics,Instructional Objectives were handed out outlining exactly what information and details thestudents were expected to master during that module. The students responded positively bytelling me that it was nice to know what key points they should be concentrating on8,10. I alsomade an attempt to increase cooperative learning within the classroom, by having the students dosmall group work5. This was somewhat unsuccessful for several reasons. As I was new atimplementing this technique, I had a difficult time finding

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanley Hunley, Michigan State University; Joshua Whitman, Michigan State University; Seungik Baek, Michigan State University; Xiaobo Tan, Michigan State University; Drew Kim, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

projects designed to show them how an engineer may solvea given problem. Additionally, the variety of engineering disciplines shown to thesevisitors allows them to observe the career possibilities within the engineering field.One of more recent career possibilities in the engineering field is biomedical engineering,which has proven to be a rapidly growing trend within the United States, according torecent increases in the number of master and doctoral degrees awarded in this field [2].Consistent with this trend, we may expect future increases in the number of biomedicalengineering programs offered by universities around the country, particularly at theundergraduate level. Therefore, it may be beneficial for prospective K-12 engineeringstudents to

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs & Student Engagements

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khanjan Mehta, Pennsylvania State University; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Colledge, Pennsylvania State University; Yu Zhao, Pennsylvania State University

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International

engineering design education, indigenous knowledge systems and systems thinking.Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University Mary Lynn Brannon, Instructional Support Specialist at the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at the Pennsylvania State University, has a Master of Arts Degree in Education and Human Development specializing in Educational Technology Leadership. Her work focuses on projects that measure and assess student perceptions of learning related to their experiences with engineering course innovations. She is a faculty development consultant with previous experience in instructional design, and instructor of the Graduate Assistant Seminar for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Summer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; John Scalzo, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Gerald Knapp, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Roger Seals, Louisiana State University

AC 2010-759: OVERVIEW OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY'S STEMTALENT EXPANSION PROGRAM, ENGINEERING ENGAGEMENT FORSTUDENT SUCCESSSummer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University Ms Dann is currently employed by the Dean's office at LSU as the STEP program manager. Ms. Dann earned her bachelor and master degrees in Mechanical Engineering at LSU and was employed in private industry prior to her current position.John Scalzo, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Mr. Scalzo is the Associate Rector of the Engineering Residential College and an instructor in the Department of Electrical Engineering. He earned his bachelor degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech in 1992 and a master’s degree in

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Engelken, Arkansas State University

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New Engineering Educators

angles. He returned to his undergraduate alma materas an electrical engineering professor fresh from graduate school at another institution.One difference with the standard scenario is that the author’s bachelor degree was inphysics, with subsequent master and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering, but he Page 15.1265.7returned as a faculty member in a small, purely undergraduate, multidisciplinaryengineering program13 with which he was less familiar than the physics program.However, he was quickly filled-in on details about the engineering program by formerphysics professors, and the chair of engineering who had interviewed and hired him

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dina Banerjee, Purdue University; Alice Pawley, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-839: INSTITUTIONAL ETHNOGRAPHY: A RESEARCH METHOD TOINVESTIGATE THE WORK-LIFE EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN FACULTYMEMBERS IN STEM DISCIPLINESDina Banerjee, Purdue University Dina Banerjee is a post-doctoral researcher in the Research in Feminist Engineering (RIFE) group. Her primary responsibility is the study of the career-related experiences of the women and minority faculty members of the STEM disciplines of Purdue University. She graduated with her PhD from Purdue University in May, 2009. After her admission in Purdue University in 2002, she graduated with her third Masters with sociology major in 2004. Her areas of specialization are gender, work and occupation; development and social change

Conference Session

Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Pawley, Purdue University; Karen Tonso, Wayne State University

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Liberal Education

Page 15.1392.6knowledge, who designs freezers and refrigerators.” Anderson “declares,” “Women have anatural talent for engineering, whether or not they realize it. They like to hunt for bargains,know instinctively how to cut corners without harming quality, and, having to do the samehousework day in and day out, they are masters at saving time, energy and money.” The articlegoes on to position Anderson’s technical knowledge as an engineer with her “feminine”knowledge of the domestic sphere — “Words like hypocycloid, cam, compressor, baffle, thermocouples and condensers are just everyday vocabulary with Mrs. Anderson who has been anengineer for fourteen years. However, she is equally familiar with a variety of standard feminineactivities as

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Daniel Kirk, Florida Institute of Technology; Tein-min Tan, Drexel University; Sridhar Santhanam, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

), both the new engineer and the supervisor are close in agreement that these skills have been adequately mastered and are being appropriately utilized. In other instances, lower scores in areas such as an appreciation of economics (Q8), history and historical context (Q9), and the environment (Q9), indicate both the new engineer and the supervisor agree that these skills are not adequately developed prior to becoming a practicing engineer. These lower scores are also areas of interest in the ABET assessment process and point to areas that need improvement in the academic process. This is important information for universities and colleges.Figure 2 Results of interview data from 37 participants Figure 3 Results of the

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shaobo Huang, Utah State University; Ning Fang, Utah State University

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Mechanics

animations to improve student problem solving, adopting avariety of active and cooperative learning strategies, to name a few. Page 15.1026.2A variety of mathematical techniques, such as multivariate linear regression 6, neural networks 7,Bayesian networks 8, decision trees 9, and genetic algorithm 10, have been employed to developvarious models to predict student academic performance. Multivariate linear regression isamong the most widely employed mathematical techniques. It is easy to understand and usebecause it does not require sophisticated mathematical skills for researchers to master. It alsoprovides an explicit set of mathematical equations

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University; Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Gary Perks, California Polytechnic State University; Linda Shepherd, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

position, Mr. Perks worked as a satellite operations officer and satellite mission planner in the Defense Military Satellite Program at Fairchild Air Force Base, WA. He began his engineering career as a design engineer for Datamarine International a small company that designed and manufactured electronic navigation equipment for sailboats and small watercraft. Prior to his engineering position, Mr. Perks worked as an electronic technician at Datamarine.Linda Shepherd, California Polytechnic State University Linda Shepherd is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California, where she has also served as founding director of the Master of

Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

of the outcomes in the BOK2.Table 4. BOK2 Outcomes with Levels of Achievement Desired at Bachelor’s (B), Masters (M),or through Experience (E) compared to achievement in the Senior Design Course rated by thestudents shown as superscripts (and yellow shaded)BOK2 Outcomes Level of Achievement 1 2 3 4 5 61. Mathematics B B B2. Natural sciences BE BE BE3. Humanities B B B4. Social Sciences BE BE BE5. Material science BE

Conference Session

Student Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Otto, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

than the others. I find physics very hard and biology I find generally easier -- it’s more memorization. I’ve had exposure to these areas but I don’t feel like I’ve mastered them completely because I haven’t taken college-level courses in them. (Zora, 1st year) I did well in math in high school but I know math in high school is definitely not the same as upper division math. (Zora, 2nd year)Matt felt like he lacked the preparation his peers had in math and science: My soon-to-be roommate is just an absolute genius and I’ve come to know that a lot of people here just learned higher levels of math than I did, so it’s not necessarily that they know [more] inherently. It’s just that they’ve been taught more math than I have...my