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Issues in Computer Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jeff Nadel; Daniel Walsh

manifested itself in economic trial. Throughout the 1970’s andearly 1980’s, U.S. industry, in almost every sector, was being battered by internationalcompetition. Foreign companies capitalized with more innovative design, more agilemanufacturing, greater productivity, higher quality and lower prices. Part of the problem was anengineering education system that graduated students with an inadequate understanding of theengineering process. They lacked an ability to convert engineering knowledge into real gains forsociety. In the ensuing twenty years, what has evolved is a partnership between government,industry and academia to the benefit of each and to the benefit of society.The new era presents many opportunities for the engineer. The rapid pace of

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Computed Simulation and Animation

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2002 Annual Conference

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Joseph Hoffbeck

, which is used to transmit the time and date, the telephone number, and in somecases the name of the calling party, is sent between the first ring and second ring2,3. Since theCID signal is terminated if the user picks up the phone, telephone users never hear the CIDsignal. The signal consists of several sections as shown in Figure 1. First Channel Mark Signal Caller ID Data Checksum Second Ring Seizure Signal 180 Bits (SDMF or 1 Byte Ring 300 Bits (All 1's) MDMF) Alternating Variable 0 and 1 Length

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Chiang Shih

make theclassroom a truly cooperative learning community. Although the L-T-T concept is still in thedeveloping stage, its success has convinced one of the authors, Chiang Shih, to apply the conceptto other classes at different levels. Based on preliminary assessment, it is believed that a morecoherent implementation, both vertically throughout the curriculum and horizontally across alldisciplines, can greatly improve educational experience of engineering students.Introduction Dynamic Systems courses are among the most difficult classes for undergraduate engineeringstudents. One of the major reasons is that it is difficult to conceptually visualize motion indynamic processes. In addition, some physical concepts in dynamic s ystems, such as a

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MINDing Our Business

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2002 Annual Conference

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Treva Fitts; Susan Wynn; Martha Absher; Kristen Ford; Judy Russell; Glenda Kelly; Adefolakemi Oni; Gary Ybarra

Session 2370 MUSCLE: Math Understanding through the Science of Life Gary A. Ybarra 1, Martha S. Absher1, Treva P. Fitts 2, Judith Russell3, Susan Wynn3, Kristen Ford 4, Adefolakemi Oni1, Glenda Kelly 5 1 Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC/ 2 E.K. Powe Elementary School, Durham, NC/3Lakewood Elementary School, Durham, NC/ 4 South Eastern Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces, NC/ 5 Private Practice, Chapel Hill, NCMUSCLE: Math

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sudhir Mehta

to provide real-life problems. The PBL materials for the measurements coursewill be tested at four other universities. We believe that other educators should also considertesting the PBL method of instruction in different engineering subjects, and the assessmentapproach used in this paper can easily be applied to study its impact on enhancing studentlearning in their course(s).AcknowledgementsThis work is partially supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant No. DUE-0126671. The proposal, "Developing and Assessing Impact of Problem-Based LearningMaterials " is funded by the Division of the Undergraduate Education (DUE) at the NSF undertheir Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program and the

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Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Gilbert; Elizabeth McCullough; Kimberly Rogers; Joseph Hickey; Andrew Hoff; Eric Roe; Marilyn Barger

Session 2002-2027 Teaching Problem Solving to High School and Community College Students: A New Approach Andrew M. Hoff1, Marilyn Barger2, Richard Gilbert1, Kimberly S. Rogers1, Joseph D. Hickey1, Eric Roe1, and Beth McCullough2 (1) University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620 / (2) Hillsborough Community College, Brandon, Florida 33619AbstractWe present the results of a new approach to adapt and incorporate high technology materials intoour state mandated secondary education curricula. This is accomplished by providing secondaryand community college

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CAD Applications in MET Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

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B. Sridhara

Session 3649 Some New Techniques in Teaching Computer-Assisted Drafting/Design (CADD) B. S. Sridhara Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)AbstractIn our Engineering Technology program, we teach three courses in CADD covering 2-Dconcepts and solid modeling. AutoCAD and Mechanical Desktop (MDT) are the primary CADsoftware that we use in our instruction. We want to provide our students with experience in thepractical applications of CADD. Dr. Sridhara assisted a local non-profit organization that waslandscaping an adult care center and

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Course Assessment in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Mohamad Ahmadian

. Labeled Circuit(s) 3. Conclusion and Applications(s) In the introduction section, students should describe the purpose of the lab. Studentsmust provide rationale for the conducting of the given experiment. In the conclusion sectionstudents should describe educational value and application for the given experiment.Laboratory, Homework, and Exams Requirements: · Truth Table and K-Map A truth table is a means for describing how a logic circuit’s output depends on the logic levels present at the circuit’s inputs. Note that there are 4 table entries for a two -input truth table, 8 entries for a three-input truth table, and 16 entries for a four-input truth table. The number of input

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New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ricardo Molina; Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito

. And most of them still follow this model. Therelevance of the History of Electrical Engineering in Brazil resides in the fact that it is also theHistory of Engineering Education in Brazil 1.III. What SENAC is and its Relations with Contemporary Brazilian SocietyAs important as to understand Brazil a Country of 500 years of existence, is to understand whatSENAC is. It is a special kind of institution, which has emerged in the 40’s. SENAC means“National Service for Learning”. It is one of the largest education institutions of Brazil. It hasunits all over the Country and it has 52 units only in São Paulo state that is one of the 25Brazilian states.Blazing new trails, keeping ahead of change, signaling new trends. And more: turning all thisinto a

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Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sérgio Franco; Marco Silveira; Luciano Costa; Guillermo Creus

2420 GPAREDE – A automated evaluation system for web L. A. C. da Costa, M. A. L. Silveira, G. J. Creus, S. R. K. Franco CEMACOM (Center of Applied and Computational Mechanics) / Department of Education / UFRGS (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul)I – INTRODUCTION Learning assessment is one of the most polemic aspects of the teaching/learning process.This work is the result of the collaboration of a professor and students of Civil and ElectricalEngineering with a professor of Education. The objective is to reduce the traumaticcharacteristics of evaluation exams, and to increase their

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert Kimmel

Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Table I Final Exam Question Comparison (exam or question grade - %) Full Class A&B C or lower F 2000 S 2001 F 2001 F 2000 S 2001 F 2001 F 2000 S 2001 F 2001Number of students 20 28 12 7 12 8 13 16 4Final exam average 74% 73% 83% 85% 88% 89% 68% 61% 72%Question 1 72% 88% 96% 86% 100% 100% 65

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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David Radcliffe

(both on-campus and on-site), thestaff at the placement sites and the academics at UQ. Commencing in 2000, the USLP has made36 placements, at 21 sites (including 2 international sites) in 12 organizations and across 7engineering disciplines. The success of this program lies with the alignment of learningobjectives to work tasks.MotivationDuring the 1990s there was a sustained global debate about the nature of engineering education,the most significant review since the engineering science revolution transformed engineeringeducation in the 1950's and 1960's. In the US, the outcome was a restructuring of theaccreditation process for undergraduate programs. The resultant ABET 2000 criteria have causeda fundamental shift to focus accreditation on

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New/Emerging Technologies

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2002 Annual Conference

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Yu Morton; John Gassert; Douglas Troy; Osama Ettouney

, American Society for Engineering Education5. Naylor, A.W. and Volz, R.A., 1987, “Design of integrated manufacturing system control software.” IEEE Trans. on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 17, pp.881, 1987.6. O’Neil J., JavaBeans Programming from the Ground Up, Osborne McGraw-Hill, 1998.7. Adiga, S., and Cogez, P., “Towards an object-oriented architecture for CIM systems.” in S. Adiga (ed) Object- oriented Software for Manufacturing Systems, pp. 44-64, 19938. Morton, Y. T., Troy, D. A., and Pizza, G. A., “An Approach in Developing Component-based Control Software for Flexible Manufacturing Systems.” Proceedings of American Control Conferences, Anchorage, Alaska, May, 2002.9. Schach, S. R., Classical and Object-oriented Software Engineering

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ECE Laboratory Development and Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ian Nauhaus; Susan Lord

authors are grateful to the Engr 60 Spring 2001 students whoparticipated in this experiment. Thanks to Garry Frockledge for assistance with laboratoryequipment.Bibliography1. J. G. Webster, “Instructional Objectives and Bench Examinations in Circuits Laboratories,” IEEE Transactionson Education, vol. 37, pp. 111-113, 1994.2. J. G. Webster, Personal communication (e-mail), February 19 th 2001.3. C. J. Theesfeld and S. M. Lord, “Designing Optoelectronic Laboratories: A Unique Senior Design Opportunity,”Session 7c2, Proceedings of the 1996 Frontiers in Education Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 1996.4. C. H. Goldwein and S. M. Lord, “Optoelectronics Laboratory For First Year Students,” Session 7c2, Proceedingsof the 1996 Frontiers in

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Eoin O Herlihy; William Gaughran

. (2000). Students with Disabilities in Higher Education. Initial Findings of the Survey on Provision for Students with Disabilities in Higher Education for the Ac ademic Year 1998/99. Higher Education Authority, Dublin.2. National Rehabilitation Board. (1998) Buildings for Everyone: Access and Use for All the Citizens . National Rehabilitation Board, Dublin.3. Goldsmith, S. (1984) Designing for the Disabled , 3rd Edition Fully Revised. RIBA Publications, London.4. Goldsmith, S. (2000) Universal Design . Architectural Press, Oxford.5. US Department of Justice. (1991) Americans with Disabilities Act: Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities. Federal Register, Was hington DC.6. Building Regulations Technical Guidance

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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M. P. Sharma; Edward Anderson; Roman Taraban

. Reisman, S., and W.A. Carr, “Perspectives on Multimedia Systems in Education,” IBM Systems Journal, 30, 3, 280-295, 1991. 7. Renshaw, A.A., J.H. Reibel, C.A. Zukowski, K. Penn, R.O. McClintock, and M.B. Friedman, “An Assessment of On-Line Engineering Design Problem Presentation Strategies,” IEEE Trans. On Education, 43, 2, 83-89, May, 2000. 8. Salzmann, C., D. Gillet, and P. Huguenin, “Introduction to Real-Time Control using LabViewTM with an Application to Distance Learning,” Int. J. Engng Ed., 16, 5, 372-384, 2000. 9. Bloom, B. S., “Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: The Classification of Educational Goals,” by a Committee of College and University Examiners, New York, David McKay Co., Inc., 1956

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Use of Labs to Introduce Students to Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

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Janet Powell; Richard Mines; Laura Lackey

bacteria at an exponential rateaccording to the following equation:S = S O e (− k t ) Eq [4] Page 7.472.2So, and S = Substrate concentration initially and at the end of the monitoring period, mg/L, Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Educationk = Substrate removal rate constant, days-1, andt = Monitoring time period, days.Materials and MethodsThis section presents the materials that are necessary for performing the laboratory

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Elhag Shaban

Station, TX, April 2001. 4. E. Koehn, “Educational Criteria for Engineering Design and Practice, ” ASEE/GSW, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA April 1998. 5. R. L. Huston, S. Anand, G. E. Seldman, “University Industry Design Clinic- A Decade of Experience With An Innovative Capstone Design Course,” Intertech International Conference, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH June 2000. 6. Savant, Roden, and Carpenter, “Electronic Design,” Bemjamin/Cummings Publishing company, Second edition, 1991. 7. J. A. Caton, R. Chona, and M. McDermott, “Achieving the Objectives of a Two-Semester Senior Design Sequence in Mechanical Engineering: Faculty Goals and Student Perception,” ASEE/GSW, University of

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Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert B. Stone; Nancy Hubing

the second semester course is shown in Fig. 4. This course begins to lookmore like a traditional capstone design course with the notable exception that the projects areinterdisciplinary. We begin the semester by revisiting the outcome of the second project fromthe design methods course. Here the students spend a considerable amount of time visiting withtheir customer to ensure that the selected concept meets their needs. Three presentations are heldwhere the design teams present key parts of the embodiment design process: a proof of conceptof the critical component(s), a design review of the alpha (or first) prototype and a final designreview/demonstration of the beta (or working) prototype. Students are assessed on individualdesign notebooks

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheldon Jeter

recognizing the idea ofdirect and indirect measurements. An indirect measurement is merely a calculation based on oneor more direct measurements. Assume that m independent direct measurements, identified as aset of wi s, contribute to an indirect measurement, z. The measurement formula is then merely thecalculation formula, z = z (w1 , w2 ,× × × wm ) (15)The operational concepts of EPA are essentially incorporated in two equations. The first of thesetwo basic equations of EPA concerns how uncertainty in some dependent variable or indirectmeasurement z is caused by the uncertainty in some independent or directly measured variable,w. Call this uncertainty uz,w

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Assessment of Biomedical Engineering Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Paul King; Joan Walker

influences, safety andinstitutional matters such as FDA approval.Although Pair 2’s density and validity scores did not change between Time 1 and 2, thecoherency of their maps differed considerably. At Time 1, this pair created a map withtwo central propositions: “purpose guides engineering” and “engineering creates design.”They characterized the structure of this map as an “explosion” focused on the motivationfor design (e.g., “client needs”). Further, in the early map, the node labeled as “design”was linked only to surface features such as “physical appearance” and “ease ofoperation.” The majority of links emanated from the node labeled “engineering.” At Time2, this pair constructed a non-hierarchical, iterative map focused on differentiating

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Assessment in Large and Small Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Dana Knox

given feedbackmeeting will be addressed and resolved by the next semester. As with the department feedbacksessions, the feedback is typically related to the desired program outcomes shown in Figure 1.16. Advisement FeedbackAll students are required to meet with their academic advisor at least once every semester. Ateach of these meetings, the advisor makes a point of inquiring as to the student's progress andwhether there are any specific concerns that the student may have regarding more or lessanything. Very often, if there are problems with one of the courses, they will bring it to theattention of the advisor. The advisor will then either investigate, or pass the concern(s) on to thechairperson and/or administrative assistant, or if feasible

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Alicia Townsend; Renate Fruchter

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Managing and Funding Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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Loc Vu-quoc; David Mikolaitis; Norman Fitz-Coy; R. Keith Stanfill

-assisted adaptation of the lecture topics to specific project requirementsin the form of deliverables. These workshops typically involve the industry liaison(s) viateleconferencing. The process’ underlying support is provided in terms of student training in theuse of development tools and techniques. Hardware-oriented IPPD process deliverables Software-oriented IPPD process deliverables Project Management Project Management Deliverables Deliverables Conceptual Design System Level Detail Product

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Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2002 Annual Conference

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Susan Miller; Mara Wasburn

Education, National Center for Education Statistics.11. Weiss, I. R. (1994). A profile of science and mathematics education in the United States: 1993 Chapel Hill, NC: Horizon Research.12. Oakes, J. (1990). Multiplying inequalities: The effects of race, social class, and tracking on opportunities to learn mathematics and science. Santa Monica, CA: The Rand Corporation.13. Astin, H. S., & Sax, L.J. (1996). Developing scientific talent in undergraduate women. In Davis, C. et al. (Eds.), The equity equation: Fostering the advancement of women in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering. (pp. 96-121). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.14. Molad, C. B. (2000). Women weaving webs: Will women rule the internet? Houston

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Design and the Liberal Arts

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2002 Annual Conference

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Angela Patton; Richard Bannerot

not subscribe to this point of view, we do recognize that, inengineering, conventional teaching methodologies serve to condition the more analyticalside of the brain at the expense of developing intuitive faculties. Rather than accept thedisparity of engineering and art as being irreconcilable, we find that in combination thesedisciplines afford educational opportunities that result in synthesizing creative processingand culturing integrated thinking skills. Rather than convert engineers to artists, we striveto culture artful engineers.Bibliography1 Kirby, Richard S. Withington St., and others (1990), Engineering in History, (New York: DoverPublications), p. 2.2 Kirby, Richard S. Withington S. and others (1990), p. 2-3.3 Bloomer, Kent C

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Matt Gates; Mary Lamont; John Merrill; John Demel; Richard Freuler

Session 2793 An Anonymous Electronic Journal System – Program Assessment Tool and Monday Morning Quarterback Richard J. Freuler, Matthew S. Gates, John A. Merrill, Mary M. Lamont, and John T. Demel The Ohio State UniversityAbstractDuring the past ten years, The Ohio State University's College of Engineering has moved from aseries of separate freshman courses for engineering orientation, engineering graphics, andengineering problem solving with computer programming to a dual offering of course sequencesin the Introduction to Engineering (IE

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bijan Sepahpour

conceiving the final unit. This trend may continue through thesecond, third and the final laboratory course. In exceptional cases, the efforts of the student(s) maybe justifiable for credits towards an independent study course or even a senior design project.Incorporation of design all through an engineering curriculum provides opportunities for youngengineers to recognize their full potential and increase their confidence level significantly. Thus, theywould be better prepared to meet the most critical demands of today’s industry. [4] The proposedmodel would provide opportunities for undergraduate students to get involved in the process ofdesign and development of both the experiments and the associated apparatuses. This would be aprocess through

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Buck; Kathleen Wage; Cameron Wright; Thad Welch

(a) Plot of cos(ω0 n) for Question 5.Which of the following signals is cos ((ω0 + 2π)n)?(a) sa [n] (b) sb [n] (c) sc [n] (d) sd [n] (e) se [n] (f) Other, please specify. 2 s [n] 0 a −2 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 2 s [n] 0 b −2 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 2 s [n

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Learning Styles of Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

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Malgorzata Zywno

Session 2422 Instructional Technology, Learning Styles and Academic Achievement Malgorzata S. Zywno Ryerson UniversityAbstractThe paper presents results of an action research project, which took place between January andApril 2001, and examined how differences in prior academic achievement of students and in theirlearning styles affected learning outcomes. All students received hypermedia instruction. Theresults show that hypermedia allowed previously lower-achieving students to improve theiracademic performance and