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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Lason Watai; Arthur Brodersen; Sean Brophy

student having prior knowledge and practical competencies. Theresults are in Table 1. The sample size N was 191 students enrolled in Spring 2000, Fall 2000,and Spring 2001 semesters.Table 1. Results of student prior knowledge and practical competency evaluation. Competencies Mean S. D.A Test Instruments 1 Understanding & operating the features on the scope correctly 2.84 1.11 2 Displaying, measuring and interpreting the wave forms on the scope 2.87 1.03 3 Measuring the amplitude of signals using the oscilloscope 2.79 1.08 4 Measuring the phase angle between signals using the oscilloscope 2.41

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Zdravko Markov; Todd Neller; Ingrid Russell

and testing these hands-on laboratoryprojects in their introductory AI courses.The paper presents an overview of our project and some preliminary results of testing some ofthe material at the authors’ departments. This paper reports on the first phase of the projectwhich was accomplished during Summer and Fall 2004.4. Overview of the ProjectThe project is geared toward the development of several intro AI projects, each of whichinvolves the design and implementation of a learning system which will enhance a particularcommonly-deployed application. Instructors may select which project(s) to assign throughout asemester or may give students options to select from.The projects are easily adaptable. Our designs are modular and object-oriented

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Philosophical Foundations, Frameworks, and Testing in K-12 Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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Skylar Stewart; Linda Ramsey; Julie DuBois; Jorge Roldan; David Mills

Inquiry-Based Activities and Technology to Improve Student Performance on the Science Reasoning Portion of the ACT (American College Test) J. E. Roldan, S. S. Stewart, J. N. DuBois, L. L. Ramsey, and D. K. Mills GK-12 Teaching Fellows Program Louisiana Tech University P.O. Box 3179 Ruston, LA 71272ABSTRACTA six-week module to prepare Louisiana high school students from a small rural community forthe science portion of the American College Test (ACT) was developed and taught by twograduate engineering students from Louisiana Tech University. The graduate students, in

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Shana Smith

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationReferences Abshire, K. J. & Barron, M. K. (1998). Virtual maintenance; Real-world applications within virtualenvironments, IEEE Proceedings Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 132-137. Bell, J. T. & Fogler, H. S. (1997). Ten steps to developing virtual reality applications for engineering education,Proceedings of the 1997 ASEE Annual Conference, Retrieved February 15, 2002, fromhttp://www.vrupl.evl.uic.edu/vrichel/. Bishop, A. J. (1973). The use of structural apparatus and spatial ability – A possible relationship, Research inEducation, 9, 4-49. Byrne, C

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State of the Art in 1st-Year Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

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Tom Walker; Hayden Griffin; Tamara Knott; Richard Goff; Vinod Lohani; Jenny Lo

Exposition Copyright @ 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”help students submit software-related bugs to the Alice development team as well as answerquestions students had during in-class exercises. Weekly lessons of Alice involved three parts:(1) readings associated with the week’s lessons and downloading the latest version of thesoftware prior to the first lecture of the week (2) lecture containing new programming concept(s)with hands on exercise (3) continuation of week’s concept with hands on exercise andappropriate homework assignment. Weekly lessons covered the following topics: objects,methods, parameters, storyboarding, selection structures, and loops. Through self-study,students were also encouraged to

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EM Skills and Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

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JoDell Steuver; Donna Evanecky

products. Othersources of fad promotion include business schools, consulting firms, and mass-mediaproductions.4Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s successes in Japan finally garnered American interest in his theories.The success of the Japanese economic recovery after World War II and the change in the qualityof Japanese-produced goods caught Americans’ eyes. While Americans enjoyed a cushy marginin trade in the early 1950’s, it soon became discernable that Japanese goods were disturbingAmerican markets. Engineering management became part of the quality revolution whenJapanese parts and products began to cut into the U.S. trade balance. By 1980, U.S. automotivemakers were embarrassed by the NBC documentary If Japan Can, Why Can’t We? Deming wasinsistent that

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Research On Student Teams

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2005 Annual Conference

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Richard Bannerot

59 75 66 65 S 57 60 60 59 T 74 67 81 75 J 83 82 81 82 Table 7: Myers-Briggs Temperament Indicators as a Function of Team Effectiveness Satisfies the EN or IN Good Teams Average Teams Poor Teams Plus T, F, P, and J Number 6 of 18 1 of 6 6 of 16 Per Cent 33 17 38 Table 8: Per Cent of Teams Satisfying

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mitchell Neilsen

Explorer (RCX) bricks. Although conceptually simple, the problem enables students to connect abstract design concepts with a concrete implementation and to better understand the importance of using an iterative design methodology.* In part, this material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under NSF Grants No.9980321 and 0227709. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are Page 10.270.1those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Proceedings

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Technology and Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

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Chrysanthe Demetry

): More interest in the inner world of concepts and ideas • Sensing (S): More readily perceives immediate, real, practical facts of experience Intuition (N): More readily perceives possibilities, relationships, meanings of experience • Thinking (T): Prefers to make decisions objectively and impersonally Feeling (F): Prefers to make decisions subjectively and personally • Judging (J): Prefers to live in a decisive, planned way Perceiving (P): Prefers to live in a spontaneous, flexible way.8Over the past several decades, many studies have shown that some MBTI types tend to strugglein or drop out of engineering programs more than others. These findings are most oftenexplained by mismatches between

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Assessment of Graphics Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

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Richard Devon

conceptual design. They welcome questions and suggestions.References 1. Pahl, G., and W. Beitz. Engineering Design: A Systematic Approach. 2nd Edition. Translated by K. Wallace, L. Blessing, and F. Bauert. London: Springer-Verlag, 1996. 2. Cross, N. Engineering Design Methods, 3rd Edition. Chicester: John Wiley, 2000. 3. Wallace, K. M., and L. T. M. Blessing. (2000) Observations on Some German Contributions to Engineering Design: In Memory of Professor Wolfgang Beitz. Research in Engineering Design. 12, pp2-7. 4. Pugh, S. Creating Innovative Products: Using Total Design. Reading, Mass: Addison-Wesley, 1996. 5. For example, Dieter, G. Engineering Design, 3rd Edition. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2000; Ulrich, K

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ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

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Aminul Karim; Yakov Cherner; Ahmed Khan

Integration of Interactive Simulations and Virtual Experiments in Fiber Optics and Wireless Communications Courses for Onsite, Online and Hybrid Delivery Yakov E. Cherner*, Amin Karim**, Ahmed S. Khan** *ATeL, LLC, **DeVry UniversityAbstractRapid pace of technological growth has placed new demands on the skills, competencies andknowledgebase of engineering and engineering technology graduates. In order to be successful inthe 21st century workplace, graduates are required to acquire Digital-age literacy. Theengineering and engineering technology graduates are not only expected to understand the theorybehind state-of-the-art technologies, but also to

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jason Krupar; George Suckarieh

work in teams inside the classrooms and explore their leadership potential.6. Leadership SeminarsClass time in the Leadership course was devoted for discussion of leadership topics withknowledgeable speakers and for solving problems using Problem Based Learning format. Duringthe very first class, the students and faculty discussed the Meyers-Briggs personality traits test.The traits Extroverted/Introverted (E/I), iNtuitive/Sensing (N/S), Feeling/Thinking (F/T), and theJudgmental/Perceptive (J/P) were first discussed, and then the sixteen M-B types were identified.Finally, the students took the M-B test and compared themselves to recognized leaders with thesame M-B type. The website on Leadership out of the Box [3] served as an excellent

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Assessing Where We Stand

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2005 Annual Conference

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Steve Eisenbarth; Kenneth Van Treuren

following two definitions: “Engineering design is the systematic, intelligent generation and evaluation of specifications for artifacts whose form and function achieve stated objectives and satisfy specified constraints.” 2After a lengthy attempt to clarify the definition, the authors state in more colloquial terms: “Engineering design is the organized thoughtful development and testing of characteristics of new objects that have a particular configuration or perform some desired function(s) that meets our aims without violating any specified limitations.”Eggert has the following definition: “Engineering design is the set of decision-making processes and activities used to determine the form of an

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Education Ideas in Software Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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John Estell

the filenames for these images is such that the process of reading in the images canbe automated. All of the images are stored in individual files using filenames in the form of: RS.gifwhere R is a single character used to represent the rank of the card and S is a single characterused to represent the suit of the card. The characters used for R are: 'a' (ace), '2', '3', '4','5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 't' (for 10), 'j' (jack), 'q' (queen), and 'k' (king). Thecharacters used for S are: 'c' (clubs), 'd' (diamonds), 'h' (hearts), and 's' (spades). Twoadditional cards are also available: b.gif (back of card) and j.gif (joker). To assist with thegeneration of filenames, the symbolic constant objects

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K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Sookram Sobhan; Noel Kriftcher; Nerik Yakubov; Alon Kadashev; Magued Iskander; Vikram Kapila

physics activities developed under the RAISE project Experiment Description An ultrasonic sensor is used to measure the velocity of one or moreAir resistance free falling coffee filter(s) and to show that the filter reaches a terminal velocity due to air resistance. A force sensor is used to measure the buoyant force of an objectBuoyancy immersed in liquid. By knowing the submerged volume of the object the density of the liquid is obtained. An

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Special Topics in Entrepreneurship

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2005 Annual Conference

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Doreen Lawrence; Barbara Oakley

low cost, high value alternative to conventionaltutoring. Students typically complete between three to ten worksheets in a day,depending on the level they are at. The range of Kumon mathematics levels and a sampleworksheet are provided in Appendices A and B.When Toru Kumon created this program for his own children over fifty years ago inJapan, his son was able to do calculus by the time he reached sixth grade. Toru alsoinvited neighbors’ children to participate. In time, the program developed into whatbecame known as the “Kumon Method”; it eventually grew into the global business it istoday. In the early 1970’s, the first Kumon Center opened in the United States in NewYork City. Now, Kumon is the world’s largest supplemental education

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Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Tina Hudson; Laurence Merkle; Joshua Holden; Richard Layton

: 1. Dimensions shown are for motor typetheir calculations and simulations. The area under C6 and are approximate.each curve represents the total impulse the motor 2. Dimensions differ for motors A8 and B6.delivers to the rocket. Fig. 3: Cross-section of underwater rocket. 10 Thrust (N) A8 motor experimental thrust curve 5 0 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 Time (s

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International Developments & Collaborations

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2005 Annual Conference

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Gary Steffen; Iskandar Hack

Malaysia is a good location for this type of program is the abilityof much of the population to communicate in English. This is especially true in the KualaLumpur area where the students will be studying. The official language is Malay; however mostof the population is fluent in English.University of Kuala LumpurUniversity of Kuala Lumpur (UniKL), Malaysia’s first technical university is a private institutionof higher learning licensed by the Ministry of Education and managed by Universiti TeknikalMARA Sdn. Bhd. Based on its seven specialized campuses and five faculties at the Chancelleryin Kuala Lumpur, UNIKL has roots that go back well into the early years of the 1950’s with theestablishment of Rural Development Authority (RIDA). This was aimed

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Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jameson Wetmore

alwaysaddressed, but are important for the profession nevertheless. The particular cases involves theefforts that engineers took to anticipate, determine the cause of, and then deal with the fatalitiesassociated with air bags in the 1990s.1 There are some who claim that there are distinct differences between S&TS and S, T, and S. The argument isusually that the former is more theoretical and academic and is often associated with constructivist ideas. The later, Page 10.944.1on the other hand, is framed as being more focused on practical change and sometimes has activist tendencies. Forthe sake of brevity, I will gloss over these

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Computing Tools for Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Garth Thomas

not required to purchase their own computer, most do or at least haveroutine access to one away from the computer lab. Almost all have the MS Office software. Afew also acquire a student version of the Mathcad software. Computer access is generally notan issue except for the Mathcad assignments.Background surveys of students entering the software tools course show that most have someexperience with Excel, though the majority has only limited experience. On the other hand, veryfew students have any experience with either Mathcad or Excel VBA. Typical data,collected from 43 students in one instructor’ s section from Fall 2003 to Fall 2004, are shown inFigure 1. This data is consistent with the results obtained in other sections of the

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Innovative Teaching Techniques

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Martinazzi

students were only average in the analysis.Surprisingly, factors such as class size, newer schools, more technologically advancedequipment, stricter discipline and slavish studying by the foreign students were not the reasonsfor their superior performance. The researchers from the Primetime live segment implied answerto improving the U. S. ranking did not involve less television viewing, more homework, betterteachers, school uniforms and more passion on the part of students and teachers! Rather, thesecret to exceptional student performance and learning in the United States will involve changesin what we teach and how we teach it! The conclusions from the Primetime Live segmentstressed that we can learn from other countries in this regard.This

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Advice for Dual-Career Couples

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2005 Annual Conference

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Patricia Hyer; Catherine Eckel; Margaret Layne; Elizabeth Creamer

cooperativeagreement number SBE 0244916. Opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendationsexpressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Bibliography 1. National Science Foundation. (2004). Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering: 2004. Division of Science Resources Statistics. NSF 04-317. Arlington, VA. 2. Astin, H. S., & Milem, J. F. (1997). The status of academic couples in U.S. institutions.: In M. A. Ferber and J. W. Loeb (Eds), Academic couples: Problems and promises (pp. 128-155). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press. 3. Wolf-Wendel, L. E., Twombly, S., & Rice, S. (2000). Dual-career couples

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International Engineering Education II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Waddah Akili

ownTable 2. An Industrial Perception of Weaknesses in New Graduates of Gulf Region’s Page 10.1319.6Engineering Colleges. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationTo try to understand today’s state of engineering education in the Region, it is important to cometo grip with the challenge that the Region’s pre-university educational systems are facing today.Pre-University Education in the Gulf Region: The most significant change in the pre-universitysystems occurred in the decades of the 70’s and 80’s

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College/University Engineering Students K-12 Outreach II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Glenda Kelly; Paul Klenk; Gary Ybarra

Schools," presented at American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2002. Page 10.853.8Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education[4] J. P. Coulter, H. F. Nied, C. R. Smith, and D. C. Angstadt, "Involving Middle School Students in Customer Focused Undergraduate Manufacturing Education," presented at American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, TN, 2003.[5] S. E. Powers, "Preparing College Students to

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Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

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Karen High; Ben Lawrence; Cynthia Mann

Creativity '02 CHE1 '02 40.00 CHE2 '02 20.00 0.00 1 2 Years S ince Engr 1111 CEAT Retention 100.00 80.00 Percent Retention 60.00 Creativity '02

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Computed Simulation and Animation

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2005 Annual Conference

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Sarangi Parikh; Joel Esposito; Robert DeMoyer; Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic

is valid. “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”In other labs, indirect measurement of numerical parameters is suggested. For example, in a followup assignment, students are asked to create a simulation of the DC motor (SRVO2) shown in Figure1. The motor is assumed to have negligible inductance and viscous friction. The transfer function Y( s ) KTB / RJfrom applied voltage to shaft rate is ? , where KTB is the numerically equal back E ( s ) s - KTB

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IE/EM Skills in Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

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Somchan Vuthipadadon; Jie Li; Piyamart Kumsaikaew; Shantha Daniel; Patrick Patterson; John Jackman; K. Jo Min

considerations. Under various input data,McBain had to decide (i) whether to use the existing plant in Scotland, rent the existingbuilding in India, or build the new facility plant(s) in USA, or any of the combination, (ii)which types of haggis and how many should be offered to each market, (iii) and at whatprices. At the minimum, through Part II, the students were expected to observe how the Page 10.669.4additional profits materialized as countries joined the consortium.“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright ASEE 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”In what follows, we

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Project Management and Team Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

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Sven Hvid Nielsen

s Product Synthesis, FEM Custome r Marketin g Productio n Financ Developmen

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TC2K Issues and Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

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James Higley; Jana Whittington; Joy Colwell

courses. In the assessment process, we found surprising results,particularly in the summative assessment process of collecting data for continuous improvementand ABET outcomes. Some possible explanations for the results will be offered.BackgroundIn the late 1990’s, engineering and technology educators received perhaps the greatest shock oftheir careers – accreditation was changing to outcomes-based assessment from a decades-old listof topics. After the shock wore off, it took several years of hard work for most educators just tounderstand outcomes-based assessment, let alone perform any meaningful assessments.The difficulty most engineering and technology educators have with outcomes-based assessmentcan be easily understood by studying the mental

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Current Topics in IE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Bryan Norman; Jayant Rajgopal; Bopaya Bidanda; Kim Needy

s em ing ea on s n at ili A n or s