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Internet Programming and Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Wickert; Gregory Plett

through extra examples and clarifications.I. Project ObjectivesIt is our premise that students in any class might benefit from electronic course supplements suchas: printed lecture notes, audio or video files of lectures, homework hints, homework solutions,worked example problems, sample tests and computer code to implement or demonstrate sometheory learned. An efficient means to distribute these supplements is via the internet. Theinnovation described in this paper is the result of a project with three main objectives: 1. Develop standards of style and format for on-line course supplements and for the parts of the course web-site documenting the supplements

Conference Session

Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicolae Dragulanescu; Carmen Boje

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: New Research

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard M. Single; William S. Carlsen; Christine M. Cunningham; Carol B. Muller; Peg Boyle Single

multi-institutional program MentorNet allows for significant economiesof scale in administration as well as opportunities for program growth because it can reachbroader and deeper pools of mentors and students and can provide mentoring at campuses wheresuch opportunities might be limited. (See Table: MentorNet’s Actual and Projected GrowthChart). The size and structure of the program permits MentorNet to develop and employspecialized systems and resources, such as a web-based interface to a customized, relationaldatabase related to a set of computer programs to optimize the matches between mentors andstudents and personalized, customized communications with participants. A structured e-mentoring program, MentorNet provides training and ongoing

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Almstead; Karen Williams; James Hedrick

design was produced using technologies that had proved successful inintroductory engineering and computer science courses and in Union’s summer Robot Camp.Cost and time for construction were also considered. With this in mind we opted to: (1) use theParallax Basic Stamp II microprocessor since it met the project requirements, was inexpensive,and used a simple programming language, (2) use breadboards for circuits to provide flexibilityand ease of use, and (3) provide the speech capability through a software solution rather thanpurchasing expensive hardware. We chose Microsoft Agent technology since the use of theanimated, speaking characters had sparked excitement in our introductory programming classes.A proof of concept design was built and

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Godfrey

aerodynamic lift under a wing. Open-ended problem solving was,however, an important component of the program at this institution as demonstrated by acommitment to problem and project-based learning. Exact calculations on load bearing capacity,for example, would be expected but the choice of beam type might itself be a variable. Studentswould be requested for the “best” choice according to prescribed constraints such as cost,weight, materials, required load, construction time etc., with the expectation that they couldvalidate their choice by the application of appropriate mathematics. No two design solutions werelikely to be exactly the same.The focus on problem solving, and in particular the pragmatic necessity within an educationalsystem to provide

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Diefes-Dux; William LeBold; William Oakes; P.K. Imbrie

, demonstrations, classroom experiences, and projects. Since the computer is a fundamentaltool used by today’s engineer, students have the opportunity to solve elementary engineeringproblems using software packages like Excel, MATLAB, and the like. Other sessions duringthe weeklong experience include: labs tours and demonstrations from the various schools withinthe Schools of Engineering, plant trips to local industry, a chemistry show designed to peak astudents interest into the marvels of chemistry, and various hands-on engineering projects.A detailed assessment that examines current trends in the participants demographics, pre-collegepreparation, influencing factors regarding the college and major selection process, as well as theeffectiveness of the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Vikas Yellamraju; Kurt Gramoll

courses.The project involved in developing a long term scalable system and a strong backbone whichconnects different kinds of resources and has an integrated system wherein any instructor can setup his own class, manage his own set of students and administer testing and evaluation methods.But unlike similar systems like WebCT or Blackboard, this system includes content so that theinstructor does not have to develop problems and it is freely available to all institutions. Thesystem has been used at University of Oklahoma (OU) where selected Dynamics and Static’sengineering courses are taught using laptop computers (required at OU with wireless networkconnection), CD-ROMs, and the Internet. This project involves giving all instructors theopportunity to

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Frey; Jose Cruz

design project. They use an issue into full-blown ethical matrix and empirical dilemmas. methods to uncover embedded ethical issues. Decision- The ability to integrate The Ethics Using a case or scenario that Making (not just apply) ethical Laboratory presents a real world decision- (Designing) considerations into a making situation, students use decision or design such a seven-step model to resolve that the considerations the case by

Conference Session

Using Technology to Improve IE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Uanny Brens Garcia; Douglas Bodner

motivates the VIS. In Section 3, wedescribe the VIS concept. Section 4 presents a specific VIS learning system in productionplanning. Section 5 discusses our deployment and assessment results to date. We conclude withplans for future work and dissemination of the VIS.2. Motivation and BackgroundImproving student learning has motivated new approaches to teaching in the engineeringcurriculum. This has led to innovative hands-on and project-based courses, and to the use ofeducational technology. While an exhaustive listing of new teaching approaches and techniques Page 7.1199.1is beyond the scope of this paper, several example efforts can be

Conference Session

Freshman Success/Retention Strategies

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Blowers

variety of issues that could be of interest to beginning collegestudents. The topics also offer a balance between life skills, like time management and creatinga resume, to learning skills like how to take exams and studying strategies. Selling Yourself on Paper: How to Create a Resume. What is your Learning Style? Resumes Revisited. Using your Learning Style to your Best Advantage. Student Leaders Panel Discussion. Maximizing Success: How to Take Engineering Exams to Maximize Your Grade. What Good is an Internship Anyway? Teamwork Projects: Group Leader or Group Packmule. Teamwork Project: How to Work as a Group to Delegate Tasks. Time Management Skills. Roommate Conflicts (and

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Warmbier; James S. Fairweather; P. David Fisher

. Lessons LearnedWe are currently in the process of sharing what we have learned about the reform of EE servicecourses with various faculty, student, alumni and administrative groups within the MSU Collegeof Engineering. From these discussions, we will identify a strategy for moving forward withplans to better link ECE 345 to follow-on courses within the majors, including the majorengineering design experience.We embarked on the benchmarking project to assist the engineering faculty at MSU changecourses and curricula. Change is the heart and sole of continuous quality improvement. Our goalin benchmarking was to show how other institutions dealt with engineering service course issuesand how engineering service courses might be integrated into the

Conference Session

Assessment in Engineering Graphics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Therefore, engineeringgraphics faculty must be efficient in their delivery of course material while ensuring that studentsare learning and understanding the key concepts to engineering graphics.In order to enable faculty to identify key areas of student misconceptions in graphics, we havedeveloped a concept inventory for engineering graphics encompassing line-types, isometric andorthographic projection, scaling, section views, auxiliary views, and dimensioning. A conceptinventory is a highly structured standardized test designed to reveal concepts of high importancealong with student misconceptions about a specific body of knowledge. In addition to revealingstudent misunderstandings, concept inventories are now accepted as an assessment tool

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Ayre, University of South Australia; Julie E. Mills, University of South Australia; Judith Gill, University of South Australia

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1243: NOT ALL WOMEN LEAVE! REFLECTIONS ON A CO-HORT OF ”STAYERS” IN CIVIL ENGINEERINGMary Ayre, University of South Australia Mary Ayre is currently a PhD student at the University of South Australia having recently retired from a senior lectureship at the University of Glamorgan, Wales, UK. When teaching mathematics to engineering students 25 year ago she became interested in recruiting female students and since then has been involved in many women in engineering initiatives and research projects in the UK and Australia.Julie E. Mills, University of South Australia Julie Mills is Professor and Program Director in Civil Engineering at the University of South Australia in Adelaide, Australia. Prior to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gwen Lee-Thomas, Ph.D., Old Dominion University; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Ali Yalcin, University of South Florida

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

and universities; panel reviewer for US DOE GAANN Fellowships (2009, 2010), NSF EEP (2005-08), and S-STEM (2008). Her assessment findings and evaluative works are reported in IEEE, presented in ASEE and FIE conference proceedings, and acknowledged in Mixed-Nuts on several different projects. Dr. Lee- Thomas also presented her evaluative work as a key component in an award-winning NPR radio broadcast ”Sounds of Progress” on The Women In Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics ON THE AIR! as part of a NSF funded project with Norfolk State University’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology.Autar Kaw, University of South Florida Autar K Kaw is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Jerome

Conference Session

Advances in Communication Instruction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Bateman Newborg, University of Pittsburgh; Teresa L. Larkin, American University; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

knowledge and developing skills most familiarto students entering unfamiliar disciplinary territory, students are likely to feelencouraged, rather than inhibited, and engaged, rather than lost, confused, or intimidated.Faculty, as well, benefit from the significant possibilities for enhanced insight andcommunication that can result when we listen to and try “talking in” one another’sdisciplinary languages.We approach this paper’s title, “Can We Talk,” quite literally, asking about the ways inwhich “we”—science/engineering faculty and faculty in the liberal arts/composition –can maximize our ability to meaningfully communicate across disciplines to createcourses, curricula, projects, and assignments that best serve our students and thatfacilitate

Conference Session

Identity and Culture

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Mirka Koro-Ljungberg, University of Florida; David J. Therriault, University of Florida; Christine S. Lee, University of Florida; Nathan McNeill, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

epistemological stances are enacted in engineering education research. He has been involved in faculty development activities since 1998, through the ExCEEd Teaching Workshops of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Essential Teaching Seminars of the American Society of Mechanical Engi- neers, and the U.S. National Science Foundation-sponsored SUCCEED Coalition. He has also been active in promoting qualitative research methods in engineering education through workshops presented as part of an NSF project. He has received several awards for his work, including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the Ralph Teetor Education Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers, being named a

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Katie Bardaro, PayScale, Inc.

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Engineering and Public Policy

Years Figure 2: Projected salary profile for the aggregate of bachelor degreed engineersThe large variations in salaries are driven by a number of factors including type of engineeringmajor, cost of living due to geographic disparities, years of experience within a populationbucket, differences in work responsibilities, perceived quality of the engineer, negotiationcapabilities, and others; the role of some of these determinants will be investigated in this andother papers. Salaries tend to increase with increasing years of experience and “fan out” as foundby Mincer [9] who suggests that the widening of the salary distribution is related to self-investment in one’s human capital. Analysis of many salary profiles supports this premise

Conference Session

Techniques in Improving Mathematics Education in STEM Curricula

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

to UWM’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Jablonski is focusing her dissertation on sustainable oxidation of textile wastewater and is working to create small-scale wastewater treatment units for cottage textile industries. She trained at the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) in Nagpur, India where she worked on biodegradation of azo dye intermediates. Jablonski served as Co-chair of UWM’s student chapter of Engineers Without Borders for two years since its inception in 2007 and continues to help design and implement water distribution projects in Guatemala. Jablonski was a 2008 recipient of the NSF Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention, the 2008 Wisconsin Water Association

Conference Session

Engineering Education for Modern Needs Part I: Non-traditional Learning Methods and Expanding Student Markets

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ioan Gelu Ionas, University of Missouri; Matthew A. Easter, University of Missouri; William H. Miller, University of Missouri, Columbia; Gayla M. Neumeyer, University of Missouri Research Reactor; Valerie Deitz Taylor, Center for Energy Workforce Development; Gwen K. Weakley, Kansas City Power & Light

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Continuing Professional Development

blended, instructor-led learning modela. In additionto this contextualization, one of CEWD’s main objectives was to Figure 1: Overview of themake this course available to any entity interested in teaching it. design and development processa Page 25.1284.3 This project was funded by a grant (#GJ-19902-10-60-A-29) awarded under the High Growth and EmergingIndustries Recovery Act-State Energy Sector Partnership (SESP) and Training Program, as implemented by the U.S.Department of Labor’s Employment and Training

Conference Session

Broadening Participation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary B. Phelps, HEDGE Co.

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

female spatial ability is one of the most prolific researchareas, likely because it is one of the few still significant differences. Mental rotation is the mostsignificant difference24. Dweck indicates that females with growth mindsets close most genderachievement gaps22, and Moe and Pazzaglia believe skills practice and spatial training contributepositively towards addressing the gaps5.Testing methodologies Page 25.1296.4Sheryl Sorby’s research in 3-D spatial skills development dovetails with Piaget’s assessment thatspatial skills are developed in stages: first topological (ages 3-5), then projective (adolescence orlater), and finally “people

Conference Session

Improving the Pedagogy of Laboratory Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas F. Schubert Jr. P.E., University of San Diego; Frank G. Jacobitz, University of San Diego; Michael S. Morse, University of San Diego; Truc T. Ngo, University of San Diego

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

conclusion ofthe laboratory period, students completed a survey instrument to provide feedback about theirsources of intellectual contributions to their design.It was theorized by the authors that presenting an exemplar prior to setting the students onto adesign project could alter, if not hinder, the number and type of creative solutions generated bythe students. Of particular interest is whether the presence of a prototype exemplar contaminatesthe design process for novice designers. That is, does the prototype exemplar cause novicedesigners to fixate on particular design features thereby limiting creativity or does it help them toexplore a greater variety of design possibilities?The concept of designers fixating on particular design features is

Conference Session

Remote and Network-based Laboratories

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Matthew Long, Deakin University; Ben P. Horan, Deakin University; Robynne Hall, Deakin University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

playing a pivotal role in developing new units, assisting research projects and working with undergraduates. Page 25.1386.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Undergraduate Electronics Students Use of Home Experiment Kits for Distance EducationAbstractLaboratory practicals form an essential component in any electronics or electrical-engineeringcourse. Many students choose to study engineering by means of distance education. Providingsuch students with effective and manageable practical experience has always been a significantchallenge for those

Conference Session

Outreach, Engagement, and Undergraduate Research

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter John Arslanian, NASA/Computer Sciences Corporation; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

engineering programs are challenged to thoroughly apply their learnedengineering knowledge and research skills toward design and implementation of a challengingsenior design project. A wind tunnel is often used in mechanical or aerospace engineeringprograms as a laboratory instrument to gather experimental data for investigation of fluid flowbehavior. The authors have conducted research to implement a comprehensive design of a smallsize inexpensive wind tunnel for instructional purposes {overall length: 1.8105m, maximumdiameter (contraction nozzle): 0.375m, working section dimensions: 0.25m in length X 0.125min diameter}. The objectives of this research project are to engage an undergraduate engineeringstudent: 1) to design a well-structured wind

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Kaitlyn J. Bunker; Nilufer Onder, Michigan Technological University; Raven Rachaun Rebb; Laura E. Brown, Michigan Technological University; Leonard J. Bohmann, Michigan Technological University

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Women in Engineering

more sensitive than men to the classroom environment22.III.MethodologyThree studies on student persistence, climate, and engagement were compared. The small-scale, Page 25.1401.5single institution persistence survey was designed to investigate aspects of persistence and thereasons behind switching majors at Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech). Alarge-scale, multi-institute survey was the multi-site Project to Assess Climate in Engineering(PACE)1,20. This long-term study looks at climate with a focus on persistence and retentionusing both a quantitative survey and qualitative interviews and focus groups; only the surveyresults will

Conference Session

Ethics Education, Global Health, and Outreach in BME

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington

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Biomedical

engage the students inthe presented case studies because they were able to see the relevance to their future goals. Arepresentative case study that was used to convey the complexity of biomedical ethics problemsincluded one on the topic of peer review:Overview: Peer review of scientific publications and grant applications is the primary means bywhich the biomedical community functions. Reviewers (usually anonymous) are selected toreview unpublished, and confidential, materials.Example Case: Your P.I. mentions an innovative new research methodology which she says will Page 25.1409.6be of great value to your project. The new method promises to cut

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saylisse Davila, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Viviana I. Cesani, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

. Viviana Cesani is a professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (UPRM). She completed her Ph.D. degree in Manufacturing and Production Systems at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1998. Her areas of interest in teaching and research include production plan- ning and control, supply chain management, engineering economy, project management, and engineering education. She is currently the department head of the IE department at UPRM. Dr. Cesani is a senior member of IIE, President of the UPRM-Delta Chapter of the International Organization for Women Ed- ucators, and member of the Professional College for Engineers and Land Surveyors of Puerto Rico. She was recognized as UPRM

Conference Session

FPD I: Research on First-year Programs Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shelley Lorimer, Grant MacEwan University; Elsie Elford, Grant MacEwan University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2012-3433: STRENGTHSQUEST FOR ENGINEERSDr. Shelley Lorimer P.Eng., Grant MacEwan University Shelley Lorimer, P.Eng., is the Chairperson of the Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering Transfer pro- gram (BSEN) at Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta. She teaches undergraduate courses in statics and dynamics, as well as courses in engineering professionalism. She is currently participating in a research project with Alberta Innovates Technology Futures in the oil sands and hydrocarbon recov- ery group doing reservoir simulation of enhanced oil recovery processes. She has a Ph.D. in numerical modeling from the University of Alberta, also in Edmonton.Elsie Elford, Grant MacEwan University Elsie Elford

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Hendricks

operational cleanroom protocols that assuredthe success of our project. I am especially grateful to my faculty colleagues, Professors PeterAthanas, Louis Guido and Carlos Suchicital. Peter supervised the development of our mask sets,while Lou and Carlos provided continuous support, both with technical decisions and dailysupport in taking care of the myriad of details associated with this project. I wish to express mygratitude to Rich Winder, President of Electro-Mechanical Services, for his continuing support ofthe Modu-Lab educational processing tools that he developed for our facility. I am indebted toTexwipe for donating cleanroom operating supplies on a continuing basis and to BernadetteMondy, Co-director of our Environmental Health and Safety

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Manion; Moshe Kam

aware that, as engineers, they have the potential to do both great social Page 5.266.7benefit, but also to do grave social harm. In this context it is important to avoid the anti-engineering bias that we sometimes detect when “outsiders” write about or teach engineeringethics. We found that it is vital to discredit explicitly the perception that engineers arefundamentally potential “evil doers” which society must continually monitor and punish lestthey create more harm. Over-emphasis on engineering projects as harmful, and on the need to“punish” engineers for failures (especially for the failure of innovative designs) is intrinsicallywrong, as

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Cutkosky; Christopher Richard; Allison Okamura

curriculum. Some of the phenomena that might be well-illustratedusing force feedback include curves and surfaces, gravitational forces between planets, magneticfields, dynamic systems, and the effects of control laws. Other than the haptic paddle presentedin this paper and similar projects inspired by it, we have not seen haptics used to illustratephysical principles in undergraduate or K-12 education. Some haptics is used at the graduatelevel, but primarily as part of a robotics courses as a general research topic. Page 5.298.21.3 The Haptic PaddleThe idea for developing the haptic paddle began with the success of in-class demonstrations ofcommercial