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Experience with Experiential Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mary Beth Lakin; Gary Crossman

providing a formal mechanismfor the assessment of college level knowledge and skills gained outside the college classroom.(1) Experiential learning has a rich history in the United States and around the world. In the1930's Dewey (1939) focused on the importance of experiential learning in the natural sciences.After World War II, returning veterans pushed America's educational system to recognizealternative systems of learning. This resulted in the development of standardized examinationssuch as the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). The American Council on Education (ACE) is an umbrella organization for our collegesand universities, located in Washington, D.C. In 1942 it founded the Center for Adult Learningand Educational

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Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Eschenbach; Eileen Cashman

/~eae1/CCLI02/, viewed January 6, 2004.5 Eschenbach, E. A. (1998) Web Based Forms for Design Team Peer Evaluations. Proceedings of the AnnualConference of the American Society for Engineering Education.6 Eschenbach, E. A. (1997) Peer Evaluation for Design Team Effectiveness. Proceedings of the Annual Conferenceof the American Society for Engineering Education.7 Wilson, J. (1994). The CUPLE physics studio. The Physics Teacher. 32(9):518-523. December.8 Williams, P. J. , MacLatchy, S. Cyrus, P, J. Backman, and D. S. Retson (1996) Studio Physics Report on theAcadia Advantage. Acadia University, Wolfville, Canada. ONLINE: http://www.acadiau.ca/advantage/physics.htm.9 Environmental Resources Engineering (2003) HSU- ERE Design Studio, Online:http

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Alene Harris; Chad Washington; Patrick Norris

type of report, the session(s) to include, andvarious options for computing report data. For example, a report across multiple sessions mightallow grouping results by instructor or date range, or normalization of results according to thenumber of sessions. Furthermore, once reports are generated the user may wish to edit, print, orsave the report to an archive. The last group of tasks relate to managing stored data, as usersneed to be able to edit session information such as the instructor or coder, delete sessions, and Page 9.1409.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heather Cooper

implementation of the projects. In the Fall2003 semester, surveys were completed at the end of the project. The survey questions askedwhat the student liked best and least about the project, and whether the project gave the student abetter understanding of any course concepts. (Students who answered yes to the latter questionwere asked to list the specific concept(s).) Table 3 lists a few of the individual student responsesto the question regarding course concepts. It is important to note that this list of concepts is fromstudents who completed four different projects, but it clearly demonstrates that students feel theprojects have enhanced their learning of thermal science concepts

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New Program/Course Success Stories

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2004 Annual Conference

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Scott Swiezynski; Don Myers; Ray Luechtefeld

administration. Information wasrequested to determine whether the degree choices made by those receiving advanced degreeswere influenced significantly by cost, geographical locations, and/or time convenience. Inaddition, information was requested of those interested in pursuing an advanced degree whetherthey would be interested in a distance education program offering, i.e., via internet.IntroductionThe survey requested a variety of biographical information from its participants, includingdegrees obtained, dates of degree completion and current professional position. Alumni wereasked to provide information regarding the means by which they received their degree(s), i.e., oncampus coursework or distance education. Alumni were also asked to answer

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Trends in BAE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Haan; Joshua Peschel

design practice instruction.NRCS-CN Calculation Procedures Though the focus of this article is an instructional framework, it is necessary to first brieflyoutline the steps in the NRCS-CN technique that will be used. For a more thorough treatment ofthe NRCS-CN procedure see USDA-SCS (1985, 1986). The NRCS-CN method initializes with the calculation of the potential maximum retention ofwater after surface runoff begins. In the following expression: 1000 S= − 10 (1) CNS represents the potential maximum retention quantity (in inches) and CN is the value

Conference Session

Creative Ways to Present Basic Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Niebuhr; Heather Smith

multidisciplinary education.2,3,4The need to integrate and foster innovative teaching ideas was recognized by the NationalScience Foundation (NSF) in the early 90’s. In 1993 the NSF sponsored a seven schooleducation coalition.5 The focus of this coalition was to develop curricular change that integratedthe traditional fundamentals in mathematics and science plus emphasized problem solving and Page 9.187.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2004, American Society for Engineering Educationdesign. NSF also emphasized the need to improve the learning

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Introduction to Engineering and More

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2004 Annual Conference

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Craig Gunn

. Somerton is Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan StateUniversity. He teaches in the area of thermal engineering including thermodynamics, heat transfer, and thermaldesign. Dr. Somerton has research interests in computer design of thermal systems, transport phenomena in porousmedia, and application of continuous quality improvement principles to engineering education. He received his B.S.in 1976, his M.S. in 1979, and his Ph.D. in 1982, all in engineering from UCLA.BRIAN S. THOMPSONBrian S. Thompson is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. Currently he serves asthe Departmental Design Coordinator. Dr. Thompson has published in the following areas: mechanisms, smartmaterials

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Heer

A Custom Microcontroller System used as a platform for learning in ECE Adriaan Smit, Donald Heer, Roger Traylor, Terri S. FiezAbstract: TekBots™ is a program that was started at Oregon State University in theElectrical and Computer Engineering Department to develop Platforms for Learning™.The program is designed to assist, re-enforce and accelerate the learning process byintegrating knowledge across many different courses. For each course the TekBotplatform is used to closely tie the course material to ‘real’ engineering hardware. Withthese hands on materials, the students can attach a real meaning to many of theseemingly ambiguous topics learned in lecture. The TekBots platform is composed

Conference Session

Experience with Experiential Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Patterson; C. Richard Helps

indicate all neutral-to-positive responses from the students on aspects ofcompetition learning. The most significant mean of the survey was about cooperative learning(Q1), showing that most students prefer to work in groups rather than individually. The relatedquestion 11 was also positive, although not as markedly. The next significant mean of the surveyindicated that the most support on the competition project comes from the professor or TA (Q7)followed by support from other students in the group (Q8). The instructor(s) are obviouslyviewed as an expert resource; nevertheless, other responses indicate that students still takesignificant responsibility for finding their own information. Question 9, which had the lowestmean, indicated that some

Conference Session

Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Mason

Workshop, given at the 2001 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Albuquerque, NM, June 24-27, 2001. 6. Adams, R. S., Atman, C. J., Nakamura, R., Kalonji, G., and Denton, D., “Assessment of an International Freshmen Research and Design Experience: A Triangulation Study,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol 18, No. 2, 2002, pp. 180-192. 7. Mason, G. and Rutar, T. “Creating a Learning Community in a Freshman Design Course with a Senior High-School Class and a Freshman Graphics Class.” Proceedings of the 2002 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2002. 8. TIDEE Team Knowledge Assessment criteria, accessed on

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Potpourri of Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Siegenthaler

, includingone evaluation which the author has framed and is on his wall to be reread when he has abad day.I. IntroductionMathematics is the basis for all science and engineering. A common motto has alwaysbeen, “If you have room for another course in graduate school, you can never go wrongby taking another math course.” The pillars of science in the early 1900’s, Einstein,Heisenburg, Planck, Schrodinger, etc., were all superb applied mathematicians. Einsteinwas obviously a very good pure mathematician as well. The more mathematics a Page 9.152.1 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education

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TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

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Erik Bowman; Kenneth Siegenthaler

. Lynnette Kaffine.Bibliography1. Bloom, Roland J., and Vallado, David A., Engineering Systems Design, 8th ed., edited by Elsa S. Brunoand Erik C. Bowman, Department of Astronautics, United States Air Force Academy, CO, 2000.2. Bowman, Erik C., Engineering 410 Instructor Book, Department of Astronautics, United States AirForce Academy, CO, 2001.BiographiesKENNETH E. SIEGENTHALER is an Associate Professor of Astronautics at the U.S. Air Force Academy.Dr. Siegenthaler has a B.S in the Arts & Sciences from the U.S. Military Academy, a B.S. in Physics fromthe University of Utah, and a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Engineering Physics from the Air Force Institute ofTechnology. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Colorado.ERIK C. BOWMAN is

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Engineering/Technology II

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2004 Annual Conference

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Syed Ali; Marcia Rossi; M. Javed Khan

. http://www.abet.org/criteria.html Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education2. Pimmel, L. R., ‘Student Learning of Criterion 3 (a) – (k) Outcomes with Short InstructionalModules and the Relationship with Bloom’s Taxonomy,’ Journal of Engineering Education, Oct.20033. http://biosci.calpoly.edu/BioSci/MonarchFlight/4. http://www.mind.ilstu.edu/5. Ali,S. F., Khan, M. J., Rossi, M., Crane, P., Heath, B., Knighten, T., Culpepper, C., ‘ Effects ofSelf-Instruction Methods and Above Real Time Training on Maneuvering Tasks on a FlightSimulator, Final report NASA NAG203, 20036. Khan, M. J., Rossi, M., Heath, B., Ali, S. F

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 2

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2004 Annual Conference

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Robert Mayer

B Demand Center(s) Fishing Stock 2 C 3 Figure 1. Network flow model for trawler fleet routingsThe well-known critical path method (CPM) is another network model that calls for optimumscheduling of project activities with various sequential relationships. Adopted in manyindustries to determine least time and least cost schedules, CPM is a useful tool for effectivescheduling of ocean-related construction and shipbuilding projects. Once more, such problemsare readily

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Cyr; Bonniejean Boettcher; Bree Carlson

of the workshop was for the teachers to develop and submit descriptions ofthe design project(s) they intended to do with their students during the following year. In thedescriptions, they outlined the courses in which they would use the projects, the engineeringconcepts the project would encompass, the timeline of the project, requirements of the students,materials involved, and how the graduate student from their local university could be helpfulduring the year. The teachers could use one of the projects done during the workshop, but werealso encouraged to use their own ideas.ImplementationAs of January, not every teacher had completed their project, although it is required that allprojects be finished by the end of the 2003-2004 school

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Zsuzsanna Szabo; Darrell Sabers; Reid Bailey

design,and engineering education. He received his B.S. from Duke University and both his M.S. and Ph.D. from theGeorgia Institute of Technology.ZSUZSANNA SZABO is a doctoral student in the Educational Psychology Department at the University ofArizona. Her research interests include assessment, team learning, and gender issues in education. She received herB. S. in Civil Engineering from Technical University Cluj, B. S. in Psychology from University Babes-Bolyai, bothin Romania, and her M. Ed. from SUNY at Buffalo, NY.DARRELL SABERS is Professor and Head of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University ofArizona. His research specialty is applied psychometrics, especially focused on educational testing and research. Hereceived his

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth A. Stephan; Amy G. Yuhasz; Matthew Ohland

order to determine ifthe use of the sensors as a data collection agent has a significant effect on students’ ability tounderstand the observed phenomena. [3] [4] Table 1. Crossover Experimental Design Lab Phase 1 Phase 2 Springs Temperature Non- Non- Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor s Dr. A’ Section 1 Section 2 Section 2 Section 1 Sections

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Mobile Robotics in Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Michael Holden

StateUniversity, where he has been teaching since August of 2003. Prior to this, he was VicePresident of the MLB Company, and involved in many unmanned air vehicle programs. He canbe reached at meholden@sfsu.edu, and would be happy to talk to people interested in using theNavigator system.References1 Student Racing Partners: www.studentracing.com2 The MLB Company: www.spyplanes.com3 S. Morris and M. Holden, “Design of Micro Air Vehicles and Flight Test Validation”, Conference on Fixed,Flapping and Rotary Wing Vehicles at Very Low Reynolds Numbers, University of Notre Dame, June 20004 See for example the excellent hardware at www.microhardcorp.com5 K. Ogata, Modern Control Engineering, 4th edition, Prentice Hall, 20026 M. Grewal and A. Andrews

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Issues for ET Administrators

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ken Rennels; Stephen Hundley; Patricia Fox

Page 9.1419.2were called community colleges. Only a handful that responded are called community and Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationtechnical colleges. However, a search on Google.com revealed at least thirty plus colleges withthe word “technical” in their name. Of the respondents in 2003, 40% of four-year schools responded that the title of theperson directly in charge of the engineering technology program(s) is a chair, 25% respondeddean, 15% responded director, and 10% responded head. In summary, a typical four-yearengineering technology program is housed in a university and

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Weissbach; David Loker; Ronald Krahe

position fix, hhmmss format <2> Latitude, ddmm.mmmm format (leading zeros will be transmitted) <3> Latitude hemisphere, N or S <4> Longitude, dddmm.mmmm format (leading zeros will be transmitted) <5> Longitude hemisphere, E or W <6> GPS quality indicator, 0=Fix not available, 1=Non-differential GPS fix available, 2=Differential GPS (DGPS) fix available, 6=Estimated <7> Number of satellites in use, 00 to 12 (leading zeros will be transmitted) <8> Horizontal dilution of precision, 0.5 to 99.9 <9> Antenna height above/below mean sea level, -9999.9 to 99999.9 meters <10> Geoidal height, -999.9 to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Aisha Lawrey

career,female and minority role models and outreach programs can significantly increase interest inengineering among students. Our institution and program will continue to help reduce social andeducational barriers and encourage students to pursue and persist in science, technology,engineering and mathematical careers. [1]Bibliography[1] Gibbons, Siobhán J., Hirsch, Linda S., Kimmel, Howard, Rockland, Ronald, and Bloom, Joel (2003),“Counselors’ Attitudes and Knowledge About Engineering”, International Conference on Engineering Education,Valencia, Spain, July 21-25,[2] Koppel, Nicole B., Cano, Rosa M., and Heyman, Suzanne B. (2002) An Attractive Engineering Option for Girls.Proceedings 32nd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boston, MA

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Teaching Experiences in OME

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Waters

facilities have active SES model test programs. Page 9.242.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 1: A Generic Surface Effect Ship (SES), from Butler, 19852Surface Effect Ship (SES) Design Project BackgroundAdvanced marine designs such as hydrofoils, SWATHs, planing craft, and air-cushioned crafthave demonstrated the Navy’s continual desire to increase military seaborne operational speed.In the 1970’s, Admiral Zumwalt encouraged the pursuit of a “100-knot Navy” as Chief

Conference Session

Assessment Issues II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Stewart; Carole Goodson; Susan Miertschin; Luces Faulkenberry

items ones that are truly addressed in common/required courses? If not, are they addressed individually in program areas? Should they be in common courses? Is the item of value? If it is not addressed in a common course(s), should it be deleted from the list of common items? • Do other measures relating to the competency validate or support the results reflected in the survey? Were similar concerns expressed in the exit interview? Were the areas that ranked lower also showing up as problem areas in the capstone course projects? Did the projects demonstrate that students have an understanding of the information that ranked high on the scale? What courses are involved? How

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NEE Potpourri

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Houston

the revision cycle of this paper I noticed that several aspects of my system that Iconsidered critical during my first-term already appear to be unnecessary. The personalmanagement system the reader chooses should be continually evolving as the instructor learnsand grows. The goal of this paper was to identify several issues that new faculty may encounterand give an organizational example that might elicit ideas to help develop a system of their own.Refer ences1. McKeachie, Robert J., McKeachie’s Teaching Tips, 10th Edition, Houghton Mifflin, 1999.2. Lowman, Joseph, Mastering The Techniques of Teaching, 2nd Edition, Jossey-Bass Inc. Publishers, 1995.3. Wankat, Phillip C., Frank S. Oreovicz, Teaching Engineering, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 19934

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Potpourri of Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dale Buechler

part of this mathematical education into the engineering programs instead of relyingon others to do this for us.References[1] National Science Board. “Science and Engineering Indicators-2002,” Arlington, VA: National ScienceFoundation, 2002 (NSB 02-1).[2] University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1998-99 Department Profiles[3] L. Shuman, M. Besterfield-Sacre, D. Budny, S. Larpkiattaworn, O. Muogboh, S. Provezis, and H. Wolfe, “Whatdo we know about our entering students and how does it impact upon performance?, Proceedings of the 2003 ASEEAnnual Conference, Nashville, TN, June 2003.[4] D. Budny, W. LeBold, G. Bjedov, “Assessment of the Impact of Freshman Engineering Courses,” Journal ofEngineering Education, Vol. 87 No. 4, Oct. 1998, pp. 405-411

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rhona Moore; James Strueber

practice, such as in prob-lem sets, by explaining or summarizing the material, or through test taking.Robert S. Zais, in Curriculum: Principles and Foundations,4 holds that educator should first determinethe purpose of the education and then create a curriculum and method of teaching to produce that result. Itis important to keep this concept in mind when developing writing assignments. Writing assignments tiedto course goals and professional skills are well received by the students. If the assignments are too infor-mal or too broadly defined, the students may develop the attitude that the assignment is just something tokeep them busy.The NeedProfessionals must keep abreast of new developments in their fields to be successful. The available bodyof

Conference Session

Pre-College and ECE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Stirewalt

comments on early drafts ofthis paper.1 C. Ghezzi, M. Jazayeri, and D. Mandrioli, Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Prentice Hall Publishing, 19912 C. M. Reigeluth and F. S. Stein, “The elaboration theory of instruction,” appears in Instructional-design Page 9.1196.8 theories and models: An overview of their current status, C. M. Reigeluth, editor, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1983Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education3 D. L. Parnas, “On the design and development of program families,” appears in

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Innovative Classroom Techniques

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Knox

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, TN, June 2003. 8. Van Dyk, L., “Engineering the Education Industry to Educate the Industrial Engineer”, Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, Canada, June 2002. 9. Pardue, S. and C. Darvennes, “Dynamic and Resonating Use of WebCT”, Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, Canada, June 2002. 10. Kortemeyer, G. and W. Bauer, “Multimedia Collaborative Content Creation (mc3): The MSU LectureOnline System”, Journal of Engineering Education, 88(4), 421-427 (1999). 11

Conference Session

Design And Manufacturing Experiences I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Hunt; Eduardo Ortega; David Miller; Alfred Striz

Rocketry: System Development Experience and Student Outreach Timothy S. Hunt, David P. Miller, Eduardo Ortega, and Alfred G. Striz School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of Oklahoma Norman, OklahomaAbstractRocketry can provide students with exciting and stimulating opportunities to advance theirsystems engineering and design/manufacturing/programming skills. During the last 2 years, an11 ft tall minimum-diameter aluminum rocket has been developed and instrumented in theSchool of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, sponsored byOSIDA, the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority