Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Williamson, East Carolina University; Gene Dixon, East Carolina University; Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University; Tarek Abdel-Salam, East Carolina University

apply ontheir own. This paper reports on a freshman engineering problem-solving moduledeveloped to broaden students’ perspectives on formulating and constructing their ownstudent-made problems as a way to improve problem solving skills and assess knowledgeof fundamental principles. The paper discusses students’ application of elementarymechanics concepts to solve problems typically found in FE review manuals. The paperalso reports on laboratory exercises that help students explore notions of competency bydeveloping their own FE assessment questions from elementary mechanics.1. Introduction More often than not, first and second year engineering students see problemsolving as merely finding answers to homework problems that lack strong

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Franz, University of Houston-Downtown

lead to code compliance, and certification and licensing by national examinations. A virtual fire alarm systems laboratory that is used in the course in conjunction with the hardware projects, allows a variety of fire alarm systems to be designed in accordance with the fire code with a minimum cost. In addition, the design software allows the students to learn a tool that can be used outside the classroom in actual commercial, industrial, and residence design. The students in the virtual fire alarm systems lab learn both to program functional block diagrams and to apply them in the operation of the respective panels that are created for each particular fire alarm system. The object is to allow the students to both gain

Conference Session

Electromechanical & Manufacturing ET Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodney Handy, Purdue University; Michael Whitt, Purdue University; Michael Lafreniere, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

subject matter content in these coursesshould be modified to include an appropriate coverage of these topics.Recently, a successful attempt was made to introduce environmental, health, and safetyissues and non-traditional manufacturing processes to mechanical engineering technologyundergraduate students in a beginning manufacturing processes course. The relativeenvironmental, health and safety aspects of each particular process was discussed duringthe traditional lecture(s) as well as during an individual lecture prepared specifically onenvironmental, health, and safety issues pertaining to manufacturing. In addition, aneffort was made to emphasize these important issues during the scheduled laboratory timeof the course. Future efforts include

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikki Larson, Edmonds Community College; Eric Davishahl, Everett Community College; Jill Davishahl, Edmonds Community College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

2006-947: THE DO’S AND DON’TS OF STUDENT PROJECT COLLABORATIONBETWEEN COLLEGES: A HINDSIGHT VIEW FROM TWO COMMUNITYCOLLEGESNikki Larson, Edmonds Community College Ms. Larson is currently an assistant professor in the engineering technology department of Western Washington University. Before this appointment, she was an instructor in the materials science technology program for Edmonds Community College. There she is developed the coursework and laboratory experiments necessary to make the new program a success. She has 6 years of industry experience implementing lean manufacturing techniques, managing development projects, and leading cross-functional teams to assess technical capability of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; George Korfiatis, Stevens Institute of Technology; Nikhil Sanghavi, Stevens Institute of Technology

described inmore detail below. A diverse selection of events is offered. Each engineering department is expected toprovide orientations to their programs and organize a variety of events relevant to their field.These can include workshops, lectures; visits to research centers and laboratories; external trips;visiting speakers, including corporate events with a career focus. Where possible, departmentsare strongly encouraged to offer hands-on or active approaches. The events can range fromlectures suitable for a large attendance to small group activities. Some interesting examplesinclude: walking tours of new construction as well as a 150-year old ferry terminal by the CivilEngineering Department; a workshop on medical devices by the

Conference Session

Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Genalo, Iowa State University; Jamie Gilchrist, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-1007: HOME SCHOOLERS IN AN ENGINEERING/EDUCATION K12OUTREACH PROGRAMLawrence Genalo, Iowa State University LAWRENCE J. GENALO is Professor and Assistant Chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University. He received a Ph. D. in Applied Mathematics with Systems Engineering emphasis in 1977, served as Chair for Freshman Programs and DELOS Divisions, and runs the Toying With TechnologySM Program at Iowa State.Jamie Gilchrist, Iowa State University Jamie Gilchrist is a preservice teacher in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction's elementary education program. She is an undergraduate teaching and laboratory assistant for the Toying With

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Bowman, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

content for the first offering of MDE 1. To evaluate the background of thestudents and understand the context for the coursework that must bridge the science perspectiveestablished in the physics mechanics background of the students the text, lecture and examcontent have been evaluated in detail. The current offerings of the Purdue course Physics 152consist of a lecture and laboratory course that uses the Tipler and Mosca text.11 The coursecorresponds well to the Tipler and Mosca course in that a large number of examples areemployed that have a strong engineering flavor in terms of the examples employed and the Page 11.993.5nature of the

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New ET Curriculum and Teaching Methods

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

offered. The curriculum continues to contain mathematics through calculus II, acourse in Laplace transforms, physics 1 and 2 with laboratories, a course in technical writing, acourse in business practices, and a liberal arts university core curriculum. A new addition is acourse in data bases at the request of electrical power technical and general managers inelectrical power companies in the Houston area.An internet search of electrical technology programs indicated that most do not offer such an in-depth education in electrical power, but tend to offer a balance of about two to three courses eachin electrical power and control systems, in addition to the normal basic electronics and computercourses. Only a very few baccalaureate degree granting

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Christe, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

area to cover. The main complaint heard from EET facultyregards the lack of text books written for the technologist who will support equipment. There aretwo main reasons for this shortage. First, there is a very small market to sell potential texts.Only a handful of schools offer this specialty and most publishers would like to sell largenumbers of books. Secondly, medical technology is rapidly evolving; it is difficult to keep a textbook up-to-date. As a result, without a text book as a guide, many potential instructors shy awayfrom teaching a class in this area, even when they have the necessary expertise.A second issue relates to hands on experiences for students on medical equipment. TraditionalEET programs are built around laboratory

Conference Session

New Topics in IE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky Whittington, Morgan State University; Douglas McLennan, Goddard Space Flight Center; Guangming Chen, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Page 11.752.4at Goddard, though some other partners or contractors also include Boeing, Northrop Grummanas well as Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). However, after a successful launch, the concept maybe extended to the manufacturing of more satellites and the industrial partners may be contractedfor multiple production runs of the spacecraft, instead of the in-house manufacturing. Forexample, the industrial engineering concepts in dealing with mass production of aerospaceproducts will be useful for the future space constellation mission of flying tens or hundreds ofsimilar spacecraft. In addition, small satellite exploration is important, due to the interest in moreeconomical space missions, and the increasing demands for timely access

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Engelberg, Queensborough Community College; Cheryl Bluestone, Queensborough Community College; Amy Bieber, Queensborough Community College; James Valentino, Queensborough Community College; Patrick Wallach, Queensborough Community College; Joseph Goldenberg, Queensborough Community College; Clara Wajngurt, Queensborough Community College; Paul Marchese, Queensborough Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

in the Social Sciences Department at the College. She is also PI or co-PI on several other NSF-funded projects.Amy Bieber, Queensborough Community College Co-PI Dr. Amy Bieber holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. degree from the Institute for Optics of the University of Rochester. She also held a post-doctoral fellowship at Sandia National Laboratory, working in photonics research and nanostructure and semiconductor physics. She developed the laser and general optics segments for TechASCEND. Author of two books for students, Dr. Bieber has published articles on several laser-related topics. She is currently coordinator of the

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrance Lovell, Pennsylvania State University-Berks; Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University-Berks

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

was used to capture images of various electrical meter displays for the purpose ofextracting the displayed readings. Both digital (LCD) and analog (dials) were used. The LCD ofa handheld digital voltmeter was used for the digital display tests. A typical residential Watt-hour meter was used for the analog display tests. The webcam was controlled by and the imageswere analyzed by LabVIEW VISION software.Hardware Overview Figure 1. RSR 926 Digital MultimeterFor this undergraduate research project, common, readily available meters were used. Figure 1shows the RSR 926 DMM that was used for the digital display work. This meter is regularlyused in the laboratories at Penn State Berks. The CL200 General Electric watt-hour

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Wood, Florida Tech; Brian Howell, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

application came as a result of proposals tothe National Undersea Research Program at Hawaii Underseas Research Laboratory. Atthe time (2003), they were planning a series of dives on the underwater seamountVailulu’u off the coast of American Samoa. In support of that, the team proposed thedeployment of an AUV for testing of environmentally based navigation in thatenvironment. For that mission the specifications were basic:Scenario 1: Underwater volcanic exploration.Seamount depth: 500mCaldera Floor :1000m: Operational Range: 0-1000mCaldera Mouth: 2km:Vehicle speed 2kts:Range 5 kmOperational life on 1 batt charge 2 hoursMission ProfileMode 1: Make one pass over caldera, compass based, turn 180 degree, dive to next depthand return. Surface for battery

Conference Session

Innovative Lower Division Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

and other ATE organizations. Areas oftechnology enhancement will be identified, assessed for relevance and incorporated intoexisting or new courses. This process with faculty externships will provide an ongoingopportunity for the RCNGM faculty to stay current. NSF’s ATE program has already invested in the development and implementationof six online technology courses in photonics and telecommunications (NSF 0101654).The results of these piloted courses have demonstrated the need for a blended delivery ofonline courses, using on-site laboratories to augment online delivery of thereby. Inaddition, the following curriculum elements were identified as being critical to thedevelopment of a Next Generation Manufacturing focus within the COT

Conference Session

Building Communities for Engineering Education Research

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Adams, Purdue University; Philip Bell, University of Washington; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Larry Leifer, Stanford University; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Bayta Maring, University of Washington; Dawn Williams, Howard University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

engineering, reviewing informationcharacterizing the infrastructure and culture of the institution (including demographics of thestudents and faculty), and assessing the interest in engineering education scholarship.As summarized in Table 1, local needs play a major role in defining the organizing theme,recruitment strategies and pathways, the nature of the culminating event, and the focus ofScholars’ studies. For example, each ISEE adopted a theme of investigating learningenvironments as research laboratories, but differed in scope and intent. The benefit of this “lab”theme is that it promotes a view that all learning environments are laboratories for understandinglearners and the learning process. For the first ISEE, the theme was “class as

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector Estrada, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

architectural engineering program inthe country based on the Gourman report4. The Architectural Engineering program (comprising40% of the student body in the Department) has averaged 270 admissions applications per yearover the last two years. Freshman admission into the program is limited to an average of 78students or 29% of the applicants according to Dr. Edward Gibson4, former Associate Chairmanfor Architectural Engineering. The main reason for limiting enrolment of freshman studentsaccording to Dr. Gibson is limited space, including laboratory and studio facilities. This programproduces approximately 40 graduates per year. Page 11.131.4 The

Conference Session

Examining the Synergy between Eng'g Mgmt & Sys Eng

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Trainor, U.S. Military Academy; Heidi Hoyle, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

design.The Engineering Management Curriculum at West Point The EM program at West Point provides cadets a nationally recognized major with amulti-disciplinary modern curricula supported by state of the art laboratory facilities. Theprogram has been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABETsince 1996, with re-accreditation granted in 2002. The American Society of EngineeringManagement (ASEM) awarded our program the 2005 Founders Award for Academic Excellencefor Leadership of Engineering and Technical Management for Undergraduate Programs. TheEM Program received this same recognition as the best undergraduate program in the nation byASEM in 1992, 1999 and 2002. The USMA Student Chapter of ASEM was also recognized

Conference Session

Approaches to Emerging Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron Madler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Phillip Anz-Meador, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Karl Siebold, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

, Figure 2.6communications, etc. TheSpring ‘04 capstone design class condensed all three groups into one group, indicative of theincreased work-load associated with hardware & software engineering vs. “paper studies”.Salient features of all three team’s preliminary designs, including the PVDF debris payload, wereincorporated into the capstone product, the Orbital Debris Detector satellite (ODDSat) (Figure2.6). Students tested the PVDF payload through actual impacts in a laboratory. The studentsused available NASA Engineering computer models to estimate projectile speed, size, anddirectionality. One important feature of the university environment is the capacity to serve as a repositoryof knowledge and to develop this knowledge base. In

Conference Session

Diversity, Recruiting, and Retention in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University; Emily Toner, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

involves the basic design of a learning device to teach auser the name of numbers and how to spell them. The facilitator leads the participants tothe development system described earlier. In preparation for the workshop, eachparticipant has been provided with a laboratory station fully equipped to develop a toy.Since the identity of the numbers will be encoded in a binary fashion, the binarynumbering system is briefly taught to the workshop participants. Once the binarynumbering system has been demonstrated, binary patterns are assigned to the individualnumbers. These binary patterns will be set on the toggle switches to identify the numberof interest.The binary numbers are read by the microcontroller through a program developed withthe C

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Connor, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech; G. Loganathan, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and StateUniversity: A Changing Approach”. 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, QB, ASEE.3. Connor, J. B., S. York, et al. (2005). “Student Funded Laboratory Exercises at Virginia Tech” ASEE 2005Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR, ASEE4. Lohani, V.K., Sanders, M., Wildman, T., Connor, J., Mallikarjunan, K., Dillaha, T., Muffo, J., Knott, T.W., Lo,J., Loganathan, G.V., Adel, G., Wolfe, M.L., Goff, R., Gregg, M., Chang, M., Agblevor, F., Vaughan, D., Cundiff,J., Fox, E., Griffin, H., and Magliaro, S., 2005, “From BEEVT to DLR NSF Supported Engineering EducationProjects at Virginia Tech” 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, Portland, OR, ASEE5. Bruner, J. (1960). The Process of Education

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiwei Guan, University of Washington; Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

2006-1858: PORTFOLIOS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION: WHAT DO THEYPROMISE AND HOW CAN THEY BE USED?Zhiwei Guan, University of Washington ZHIWEI GUAN is a doctoral student in the University of Washington’s Technical Communication department and a member of the Laboratory for User-Centered Engineering Education (LUCEE).Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington STEVE LAPPENBUSCH is a doctoral student in the University of Washington’s Technical Communication department and a member of the Laboratory for User-Centered Engineering Education (LUCEE).Jennifer Turns, University of Washington JENNIFER TURNS is an assistant professor of Technical Communication at the University of Washington

Conference Session

ChE: Innovation in Existing Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Golter, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University; Jonathan Windsor, Washington State University; Gary Held, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

measurabletemperature change can be produced using hot and cold tap water as the feeds. Though it maynot be possible to completely reach steady state in terms of steady temperatures profiles, theunits must approach steady state in a relatively short time frame and at least give qualitativeresults for pedagogical purposes. Level Indicator Figure 2: Desktop Learning ModuleSuch DLMs should have usefulness apart from application of the full CHAPL pedagogy Page 11.1004.3typically used in the past in our laboratories. In other words one should be able to integrate theiruse into a standard lecture where they may be used as a demonstration unit or to

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum & non-Technical Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

new technical courses to a core of ECET, mathematics, English, science, and socialscience courses. The program will be structured within the 130 credit-hour limit set by theBoard of Regents. Eighteen (18) hours will be allocated to Biomedical Engineering Technologyspecific courses created for the program; Fifty-two (52) hours constitute a core of ECETtechnical courses; Sixty (60) hours are for the mathematics, science, English, and social sciencecore.Table 1 lists the ECET courses that will be part of the EET-BSBMET degree option. TheBiomedical Engineering Technology courses are identified. Weekly lecture hours, laboratoryhours, and total credit hours are also provided. Laboratory exercises will be conducted for 12out of the 15 weeks in each

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. Slicing Solids k. Presentation of Solids. Table 1. A Summary of Several Important Solid Modeling OperationsThe developed reference guide has been provided to all instructors assigned to teach this coursein the spring 2006 semester. The instructors can utilize such a guide while teaching in theclassroom/laboratory settings to complement their teaching and effectively aid the students withthe understanding and visualization of three-dimensional solids. Using this guide, a variety ofsolid models can be developed and edited with ease through interactions and discussions withstudents. The constructed models effectively enhance the visualization capabilities of studentsand provide them with new perspectives. This method of delivery for

Conference Session

Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Hayden, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Yi Cheng, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Tim Lin, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

cutting-edgeNASA-related research into the undergraduate curriculum. Cal Poly Pomona chose toincorporate the Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL) robotic technology research into theundergraduate curricula of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, theEngineering Technology Department, Mechanical Engineering Department, and the ComputerScience Department. We proposed to conduct an interdisciplinary project, "Deep SpaceExploration using Smart Robotic Rovers", and develop an autonomous robotic rover.During the last three years, students and faculty participating in this program have developed arobotic rover that has successfully accomplished the initial goals of the project: (1) semi-autonomous navigation systems for remote robots, (2

Conference Session

CPD - Engineering Education K - Life

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Becker, Utah State University

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Continuing Professional Development

them understand how they can do this material in their classroom." The main objective of the professional development is to prepare technology teachersto incorporate engineering concepts into classroom and laboratory activities. During2004-05, implementing a concentrated series of professional development experiences,NCETE faculty and graduate students used a set of activity-based engineering designchallenges, intensive discussion, field trips and other activities to prepare teachers toincorporate engineering concepts into their courses. The technology education teachersassumed two distinct roles during the professional development: 1) learning as studentswould learn, and 2) developing the knowledge and skills needed to deliver engineering

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramzi Bualuan, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Engineering Course Based onStudent Feedback,” 2004 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2004.3. Kuncicky, D., Matlab Programming, Prentice-Hall, 2003.4. Herniter, M., Pangasa, R., Scott, D., “Teaching Programming Skills with Matlab”, 2001 ASEE AnnualConference and Exposition, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 2001.5. Azemi, A., “Using Matlab to Teach the Introductory Computer-Progamming Course for Engineers, 2004ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2004.6. Cole, W., Everbach, E., McKnight, S., Ruane, M., Tadmor, G., “Teaching Computers to EngineeringFreshmen Through a ‘High-Tech Tools and Toys Laboratory’ ”, 2001 ASEE Annual Conference andExposition, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 2001.7. Litkouhi

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia; Anaïs Miodek, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

lectures and team based hands-on laboratory components.The lectures focus on the contributions chemistry makes to society, and its applications to fieldssuch as medicine and health-care and the environment. Since chemistry’s role in society is notusually included in introductory chemistry classes in high school, the material is new to mostparticipants. The practical experience in the laboratory has the participants work fundamentalqualitative chemical techniques. Some of the projects have included thin layer chromatology andseparation of substances. Some of the participants have previously conducted chemicallaboratory experiments similar to those used by ITE, but that has not detracted from theirexperience. In most cases these participants are

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Wang; Oguz Soysal

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

with the course outcomes. Examplesmay include one or more of the following: an individual quiz or an exam question, anindividual laboratory assignment, a project assignment, or an individual homeworkproblem2.Table 2 Assessment tools and their relationship to the course learning outcomesAssessment Tools Course Learning Outcomes a e g i k Math Physics Engineering1. Test 1 – Problem 1 X X2. Quiz 5 X X3. Test 3 (Take home) X X X X X X X

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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

José L. Torres; Vijendra Agarwal

,technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines has existed much longer than socialsciences and humanities. It is not surprising given the fact that faculty in STEM areas havebeen discussing ways to integrate UR as a capstone experience longer and found that URenhanced student learning, increase critical thinking skills and steered students into successfulSTEM related careers. It has also been relatively easier to provide UR experiences in sciencesand engineering because faculty typically have their research laboratories to fit in one or moreaspiring undergraduates. In the current global competitive environment and United Statesfacing a critical shortage of students majoring in STEM areas, it is more critical than everbefore that institutions