2006-2154: EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING: PREDICTING STUDENTLEARNING AND SUCCESS FOR NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS IN CONTEXTOF FACULTY AND STUDENT TRAITSAhmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison Dr. Ahmed S. Khan is a senior Professor in the EET dept. at DeVry University, Addison, Illinois. He received his M.Sc (applied physics) from University of Karachi, an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, and an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management. He received his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of Fiber Optics Communications, faculty development, and outcomes assessment, and, Internet and distance education. He is author of “The Telecommunications Fact Book
Page 11.1329.6engaged in active learning exercises. The clinic experiences engage students early on inthe higher order and integrative thinking that we hope they have experienced in theirundergraduate education. Table 1 below highlights some of the key clinic and/or projectbased ECE/EE curricula described in the literature and on the college websites. Table 1 -Engineering Clinic or Project-Based Modules in EE/ECE CurriculaCollege/University[Ref] Number Credits Course Name / Year(s) OfferedDegree(s) granted – credits of Courses % of total for the Degree(s) RequirementsDrexel University [9,11] ~6 20 Engineering Design Lab [12 cr - Freshman]BSEE, BSCE – 181 Credits (11
specific learning processes that yield externalized performance. Other measures of personality, multiple intelligences, or learning styles provide information about the learner and then leave the learner informed but unequipped to use the information. [The LCI] not only provides the learner with the means to articulate who s/he is as a learner, but then provides the strategies (metawareness) for the learner to use these learning tactics with intention.13The LCI survey is composed of 28 Likert scale items—descriptive statements followed by a five-point set of responses—and three questions requesting written responses. The 28 questions arescored according to the patterns they illustrate, and from these scores the LCI profile
signification processes are often exclusively aimed at the sense ofvision. Thus the movement to representational signs is often synonymous with the removal ordenying of non-vision sensory experiences. Our signs and symbols usually produce visualstimuli, not acoustic, tactile, taste, or smell stimuli. In the spirit of the Good Will Hunting quote,imagine studying a diagram of a guitar and proceeding to claim detailed knowledge of a “guitar”without ever having played or listened to one. Imagine studying a recipe for a particular dishand then claiming to have an appreciation for the culinary aspects without ever experiencing theactual eating experience. Without a basis of direct knowledge of the real or representedobject(s), one might perhaps be able to
, M. “Putting the utility of match-tracking in Fuzzy ARTMAP to thetest,” In Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information (KES),London, England, 20032. Anagnostopoulos, G. C., Georgiopoulos, M., Ports, K., Richie, S., Cardinale, N., White, M., Kepuska, V., Chan,P.K., Wu, A., Kysilka, M., “Project EMD-MLR: Educational Materials Development and Research in MachineLearning for Undergraduate students,” Proceedings of the ASEE 2005 Annual Conference and Exposition, Session3232, Capstone & Educational Resource Developments, June 12-15, Portland, Oregon, 2005.3. Castro, J., Secretan, J.(*), Georgiopoulos, M., DeMara, R. F., Anagnostopoulos, G., and Gonzalez, A., “Pipeliningof Fuzzy ARTMAP (FAM
the next few years and embedded systemcourses and programs will be best served by incorporating this into the curriculum.Bibliography1. Acharya, A., Misra, A., Bansal, S. (2004). Design and analysis of a cooperative medium access schemefor wireless mesh networks. Proceedings. First International Conference on Broadband Networks, 2004,621-631.2. Bruno, Raffaele., Conti, Marco., and Gregori, Enrico, (2005) Mesh Networks: Commodity Multihop Ad HocNetworks IEEE Communications Magazine, March 2005, pp 123-1313. Chatzigiannakis, I., Nikoletseas, S. (2003). A sleep-awake protocol for information propagation in smart dustnetworks. International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, 2003, p. unknown.4. Chong, Chee-Yee, and Kumar
ASEE North Central Section Outstanding Teaching Award (2004), and both the CECS Excellence in Service (2004) and Excellence in Teaching (2002) awards at Wright State University.Richard Mercer, Wright State University RICHARD E. MERCER is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Wright State University. He received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Washington in 1980. Professor Mercer is active in curriculum reform, and has led an NSF supported effort to integrate Mathematica laboratory sessions into the freshman calculus sequence at Wright State University.Kuldip Rattan, Wright State University KULDIP S. RATTAN is a Professor in the
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contextual questions to be answered 3. Gather customer needs and factor values 3.1. Gather customer needs 3.2. Gather factor values 4. Aggregate customer needs into weighted list 5. Aggregate factor values into context scenario(s) Page 11.403.10 Figure 2: Contextual Needs Assessment Methodology Table 5: Context Factor Identification Techniques ‚ Use context factor checklists, such as the template provided (Appendix A) ‚ Translate customer needs and product reviews into factors
; K is stress concentration factor; M is the bending moment;C is the distance from the neutral axis of the link section to its outer surface; I is themoment of inertia for the link section.When using the maximum normal stress theory in this design, σ b can be determined fromthe following equation:5,6 S ysσb = (5) Fswhere S ys is tensile yield strength of the material and Fs is the factor of safety. In thisapplication, an AISI 1040 steel with 90,000 psi in tensile strength was selected. AssumingFs =1.5, the allowable working bending stress σ b is found as 60,000 psi. Also fromstress-concentration-factor tables, K can be found as 1.85,6.From the
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Ther-mal Energy Conversion (OTEC), which, among other things, is the transformationof the huge sources of thermal energy trapped in oceans into electrical energy. Theenergy mechatronics laboratory will ask broad questions about the performance ofparticular OTEC plants, the required infrastructure for this technology, the eco-nomic environment needed to make this technology viable, and the use of OTECfor hydrogen generation. OTEC is an area that was an emerging alternative energy source in the 1970’s,but research petered out as a result of the price for oil dropping by 1980. But now,with the price of oil surging, a renewal of interest in OTEC has begun [2, 3, 4].Much of the research emphasis is occurring outside of the U.S. But what is
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the maximum number of attempts isexceeded, the author can elect to display the correct result(s) before moving on to the nextquestion. After the final question has been answered, the student's grade will be displayed to thestudent if the author so chooses.The CAPE model which accomplishesthis is shown in Figure 1. The authorneed be concerned with providing datafor only three structured collections ofdata, or condition sets. Condition Set(CS) 'Input' contains input parameters,problem statements, and the name of thefirst question to be presented to thestudent. Calculations that lead to thecorrect answer(s) and diagnosedincorrect answers are placed in CS'Compute.' All of the informationassociated with each question and itsassociated diagnostics
Program Requirements for CFL from the World WideWeb:http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/product_specs/program_reqs/cfls_prog_req.pdf4). Lighting Fixtures: Residential Recessed Downlights Technology Procurement from the World Wide Web:http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/emergingtech/pdfs/lighting_fixtures.pdfRAJU S. DANDURaju S. Dandu is the program coordinator and an associate professor of Mechanical EngineeringTechnology at Kansas State University-Salina. He teaches courses in CNC Machine Processes, MaterialStrength and Testing, Advanced CAD/CAM, Industrial Instrumentation and Controls, and AutomatedManufacturing Systems II. He is active in offering workforce training in reliability centered maintenance,process instrumentation and PLCs. His
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“Professional Skills”- Can They BeTaught? Can They Be Assessed?,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 1, January 2005, pp.41-55.[4] Azapagic, A., Perdan, S. and Shallcross, D., “How Much Do Engineering Students Know aboutSustainable Development? The Finding of an International Survey and Possible Implications for theEngineering Curriculum,” European Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 30, Issue 1, March 2005, pp.1-19.[5] Cengel, Y. A. and Boles, M. A., “Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach,” 5th Ed., McRaw-Hill,NY, 2006, pp. 86-91. Page 11.178.5Appendix: Sample Paper The Effect of Energy Conversion on the Levels of Ozone and
under the moniker “Future Faculty Series” wasoriginally created by student chapter members and has been offered by the student chapter sincemid 1990’s. Recently the CoE instituted a program of their own, called Academic Careers inEngineering and Sciences (ACES) with very similar objectives and structure. The describedobjective of ACES is to prepare senior graduate students for careers at research-orienteduniversities and institutes. The student chapter found that ACES directly mirrored three of the Page 11.1429.2four Future Faculty Series sessions offered by ASEE. The student chapter was even approachedby the Dean of Graduate Students and asked
$$ Available Support Labs & Students s From Where? Publish, Publish, Publish For What? Department Program • Faculty Talent & Interests Give me students • Curricula Alignment Who can do my work Faculty • Jobs Teach (and Potentially Available &
2006-2504: INTEGRATING TC2K INTO A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SEMINARCOURSE: FINDING A HOOK FOR THE “SOFT” OUTCOMESDavid Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in 1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has taught courses in statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, graphic communications, engineering
, a “linking table” was used as illustrated in Figure 2. Another many-to-manyrelationship was required for the concept(s) covered by a problem. A homework problem willtypically have more than one concept (or lesson objective) that is covered. To accomplish this,another linking table was used similar to the one shown in Figure 2. Figure 2 - Creating assignments with problem records.Database ImplementationBecause many different instructors will be using the database, a user interface was created toallow fast access to reports and data-entry forms. The main interface for the database can beseen in Figure 3. Figure 3 – Main database user interface.A form was also created to facilitate the creation
Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Patricia Carlson is a professor of rhetoric in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. She is a long-time advocate of writing in engineering education. Carlson has been a National Research Council Senior Fellow for the U. S. Air Forcer, as well as having had several research fellowships with NASA (Langley and Goddard) and the Army’s Aberdeen Proving Ground. She has also been a research fellow at NASA’s Classroom of the Future located in Wheeling, WVA. Her primary research area – computer-aided tools to enhance writing in engineering education – has been funded through two NSF grants
been reported thatthe proportion of undergraduate teaching assigned to graduate teaching assistants isbetween 25 to 38 percent.6 However, many graduate teaching assistants are not Page 11.268.2adequately prepared for their responsibilities. In order to address this concern manyuniversities across the country have implemented formal graduate teaching assistanttraining programs since 1980’s.7 - 10 Most of these training implemented are at theinstitution level and the program is generalized to include all disciplines.11 As a result thefocus of such programs are mainly on procedural issues (e.g., sexual harassment,diversity, campus resources, etc
2006-1508: WEBCT – A POWERFUL WEB-ENHANCED INSTRUCTION TOOLFOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY COURSESB. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University B. S. SRIDHARA Dr. B. S. Sridhara is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies at Middle Tennessee State University. He received his B.S.M.E. and M.S.M.E. degrees from Bangalore University and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. He received his M.S.M.E. and Ph. D. degrees from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, and Auburn University, Alabama. Dr. Sridhara has published several peer-reviewed articles in the areas of Acoustics, Vibration, finite element methods, and Engineering Education
11.108.6References:1. K. Compton and S. Hauk, “Reconfigurable Computing: A Survey of Systems and Software,” ACM Computing Surveys, Vol. 34, June 2002, pp. 171-210.2. A. L. Slade, B. E. thNelson, and B. L. Hutchings, “Reconfigurable Computing Application Frameworks,” Proceeding of the 11 Annual IEEE Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines (FCCM), April 20033. W. J. Dally and C. L. Seitz., “The Torus Routing Chip,” Journal of Distributed Computing, Vol. 1, No. 3, 1986, pp. 187-196.4. S. Hauk, “The Future of Reconfigurable Systems,” 5th Canadian Conference on Field Programmable Devices, June 1998.5. M. B. Taylor et al., “The RAW microprocessor: A computational Fabric for Software circuits and General-Purpose
at the receiver(s) and pressing the desired button. As shown in Figure 4, theacquisition software displays a box on the computer screen for each student's remote. Thisallows both the students and the instructor to verify that each response has been recorded. Thelocation of each box remains the same for the entire semester and the color of each box isdetermined by the last digit of the remote ID number. Figure 4: Students respond to questions2Responses TabulatedThe receiver(s) collect the student responses and sends them to the host computer (Windows,Macintosh, or Linux). The software associates student names with the remote ID numbers andgrades the responses instantly. The results are saved in a file and if desired, a
, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Bruce A. Black (S’63-M’65-SM’89) completed his B.S. at Columbia University, his S.M. at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley, all in electrical engineering. Since 1983 he has been on the faculty of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana, where he is also advisor to Tau Beta Pi and to the Amateur Radio club (W9NAA). His interests are in communications, wireless systems, and signal processing. He has developed a variety of courses and laboratories in the signal processing and communications areas, including a