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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jess Everett

with a given course.Similarly, Projects that “own” Module, Data, or Design-links will show up with the words“Modules”, “Data”, and/or “Design” on the same line. Clicking on any of these words for agiven project will make the “owned” link(s) show up, e.g., if “Modules” is clicked, Module-linksassociated with the project will appear. Clicking on the same word will make them go away.Clicking on a different word (e.g., “Data” instead of “Module”) will make the module links goaway and the data links show up. This allows a student working on a given project to quicklyfind associated resources. Similarly, Contributors designing projects that depend on the projectsof other contributors can quickly find the latest material.The Administrator can change

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2004 Annual Conference

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Theodore Branoff; Nathan Hartman

. Dimensioning6. Cut 30. Surface Geometry 54. Origin 78. Parametric7. Round (Fillet) 31. Skeleton 55. Pattern(s) 79. Constraint-based8. Draft 32. Modeling Standards 56. Associativity 80. Feature-based9. Shell 33. Manufacturing Proc. 57. Component 81. Threads (Cosmetic)10. Datum Plane 34. IGES 58. PDM 82. Parameter11. Datum Axis 35. Simplified Rep 59. Base Feature 83. Dimension-driven12. Parent/Child Reference 36. Customer Requirements 60. Family Table 84. Feature

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Potpurri Design in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Robert Todd; Spencer Magleby

combining existing concepts as well as adding novel new portions, etc. Sinceengineering capstone courses tend to be more interdisciplinary in nature and also exist today in avariety of disciplines other than engineering, a large collection of ideas can be gleaned fromvarious other disciplines. Page 9.350.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2004, American Society for Engineering EducationOnce a variety of concepts have been identified, the next step in the design process is to evaluateand select the concept/s that will best meet the

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Stetler; Stuart Kellogg

continue to engage the students and instill in them a attitude oflearning, it is paramount that the faculty do not assume that we do not need to do the same.References:[1] Adams, S., Watson, K.L., Malave, C.O. 1996. The Foundation Coalition at Texas A&M University: Utilizing TQM and OD to Manage Curricula Change. Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, November 7-9, Salt Lake City, UT.[2] Al-Holou, N., Bilgutay, N.M., Corleto, C.R., Demel, J.T., Felder, R., Frair, K., Froyd, J.E., Hoit, M., Morgan, J.R., Wells, D.L. 1998. First-Year Integrated Curricula Across Engineering Education Coalitions. Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference. November 4-7, Tempe, AZ.[3] Besterfield-Sacre, M., C

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Assessment Issues I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Kirk Allen; Teri Reed Rhoads; Teri Murphy; Andrea Stone

. Page 9.1292.13 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationReferences1. Halloun, I. and Hestenes, D., “The initial knowledge state of college physics students”, American Journal of Physics, 1985, 53 (11): pp. 1043-1055.2. Hestenes, D., Wells, M., and Swackhamer, G., “Force Concept Inventory”, The Physics Teacher, 1992, 30 (March): pp. 141-158.3. Hake, R., “Interactive-engagement vs. traditional methods: A six-thousand student survey of mechanics test data for introductory physics courses”, American Journal of Physics, 1998, 6 (1): pp. 64-75.4. Evans, D.L., Gray, G.L., Krause, S

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BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Marcus Pandy; Anthony Petrosino; Ronald Barr

of Whole Body CG (from GRF)to the electromygraphic (EMG) 4signal, its electrical origin, and Acceleration (m/s^ 2) 3its frequency characteristics. A 2spreadsheet is supplied with the 1raw EMG signals gathered in agait lab for five leg muscles: 0 2 2 .5 3gluteus maximus, medial

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IE Accreditation and Program Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Veronica Dark; Mary Huba; Kevin Saunders; Frank Peters; Sarah Ryan; John Jackman; Sigurdur Olafsson

convincing I try to play around with ideas of my own related to what I am learning in this course I try to relate ideas in this subject to those in other courses whenever possible Whenever I read or hear an assertion or conclusion in this class, I think about possible alternatives I try to apply ideas from course readings in other class activities such as lecture and discussionBibliography[1] Berardi-Coletta, B., Dominowski, R. L., Buyer, L. S., & Rellinger, E. R. (1995). Metacognition and problem solving: A process-oriented approach. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 21, 205-223.[2] Borkowski, J. G., Carr, M., Rellinger, E., & Pressley, M. (1990). Self

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Student Teams & Active Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Zemke; Jennifer Beller; Donald Elger

, M. (2000). Models of Teaching (6th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.2. Kanter, D. E., Smith, H. D., MeKenna, A., Rieger, C., & Linsenmeier, R. A., “Inquiry-based LaboratoryInstruction Throws Out the “Cookbook” and Improves Learning,” Proceedings of the 2003 American Society forEngineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 2230, 2003.3. Johnson, D. W., Johnson, R. T., & Smith, K. A. (1991). Active Learning: Cooperation in the College Classroom.Edina: Interaction Book Company.4. Bean, J. C. (1996). Engaging Ideas. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.5. Hesketh, R. P., Farrell, S., & Slater, C. S., “An Inductive Approach to Teaching Courses in Engineering,”Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering

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Student Teams & Active Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeannie Brown Leonard; Janet Schmidt; Linda Schmidt; Paige Smith

). Women's ways of knowing: Thedevelopment of self, voice and mind. New York: Basic Books.6. Wankat, P.C., & Oreovicz, F.S. (1993). Teaching engineering. New York: McGraw-Hill.7. Fullilove, R., & Treisman, P.U. (1990). “Mathematics achievement among African American undergraduates atthe University of California Berkeley: An evaluation of the math workshop program,” Journal of Negro Education,59(3): 463.8. Mead, P.F., Moore, D., Natishan, M., Schmidt, L., Brown, S., Latham, C., & Mouring, S. (1999). “Faculty andstudent views on engineering student team effectiveness,” Journal of Women and Minorities in Science andEngineering, 5, 351-363.9. Salas, E., & Cannon-Bowers, J. (2000). “Teams in organizations.” In. M.M. Beyerlein (Ed.), Work

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Industry-Based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karel Stryczek; Bryan Griffen; Recayi Pecen; Teresa Hall

system. A model-based controller implemented directly on the existing, standardprocess control hardware (the PLC), with the standard process control software, requires noadditional hardware, software or communications drivers.This study implemented and evaluated three PC-based, commercial MPC technologies for thesugar cooking process, and developed and implemented model predictive functionality directlyon a PLC. The options investigated from the range of commercial MPC software packages wereControlSoft, Inc.’s MANTRA®, Universal Dynamics’ BrainWave®, and Pavilion Technologies’Process Perfecter®. A model state feedback (MSF) solution was developed and implementeddirectly on a Rockwell Automation ControlLogix® PLC using ladder logic and function

Conference Session

Provocative Presentations & Lunch

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ikhlaq Sidhu

of external factors while creating a growth model for the region. Thesecould be areas of extension for this research.Finally, it is worth noting that many things can happen in a region which can upset the predictivepotential of both models. For example, a powerful politician can bring a non-predictableindustry to a region the predictive potential of the model.4 Other limitations are provided in(Shariff et al., 20031; Sidhu, et al.,20032).5. Reference: 1. Shariff, S., Diaz, F., Yassine, A., Sidhu I., “Capability-Market Matrix Analysis for Economic Development Policy”, IEEE Engineering Management Conference Proceedings, Albany, NY, 2003. 2. Sidhu, I., Yassine, A., Shariff, S., “Predictive model for New Venture-Based

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Joanne DeGroat; Jeffery Radigan; Jeff McCune; Andrew O'Brien; James Beams; Matt Gates; Craig Morin; John Demel; Richard Freuler

Session 1620 Expanding the Options for a First-Year Student Design Experience – An Improved Microcontroller for Mobile Robotics Jeffery P. Radigan, James M. Beams, Richard J. Freuler, Craig E. Morin, Matthew S. Gates, Jeffrey J. McCune, Andrew J. O'Brien, Joanne E. DeGroat, and John T. Demel College of Engineering, The Ohio State UniversityAbstractIn order to meet the rising demands of both education and logistical feasibility when usingrobotics as a design tool, a research group at The Ohio State University is design and testing anew micro controller for

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Riggins; Bruce Mutter

journal articles or may be entered into contests.The instructor of record was Dr. Robert N. Riggins, but a project advisor could be any instructorin the ELET Department (not necessarily the ELET 492 course instructor). It was the student’sjob to find a faculty member willing to act as project advisor to the student’s project. Theresponsibilities of the project advisor include the following: (1) Provide technical guidance throughout the duration of the project (2) Maintain contact by meeting with the student(s) at least once a week to monitor progress (3) Order project parts if finances allow. In the case of inadequate finances, then the project advisor must

Conference Session

The Best of Interdisciplinary Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

kenneth weaver

Transactions onEngineering Education. Vol. 46, No.1.6. Marchese, A. J., Schmalzel, J. L, Mandayam, S. A. and Chen, J. C. (2001) A Venture Capital Fund forUndergraduate Engineering Students at Rowan University. Journal of Engineering Education. Vol. 90, No. 4, pp.589-596 Page 9.351.12 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education7. Schmalzel, J. L, Marchese, A. J., Krchnavek, R. R., Weiss, L. B. and Shah, V. S. (2001). Developing a Micro-Business: Engineering Intrapreneurship. 5th Annual Conference of National

Conference Session

Unique Courses & Services for Freshmen

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Catherine Blat

more of thestudents receive a final course grade of D or F, or withdraw from the course. Second, SI doesnot use a one-on-one format, but rather promotes and facilitates collaborative learning. Third,unlike group study, a specially qualified and trained peer leads the SI sessions. Fourth, SIleaders do not work problems for students. Instead, SI leaders skillfully teach students how tolearn by introducing them to and helping them apply academic success strategies.Students who have previously made an “A” in the course qualify to be an SI leader. Applicantsare interviewed by the director of MAPS and the course instructor(s) and are selected based ontheir technical competency, communication skills, and ability to work as part of a team. SIleaders

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Campbell, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

instructional practice. Online portfolio systems are aculmination of technological advances and current curriculum reform efforts. While adictionary definition of portfolios still describes a paper-based tool (A portable case forholding material, such as loose papers, photographs, or drawings.) 1 many of today’sportfolios are electronic and can store a variety of multimedia files. Lankes defineselectronic portfolios as a “purposeful collection of student work that exhibits thestudents’ efforts, progress, and achievements.” 2 Portfolios have been in use for a longtime in disciplines such as art or photography and in K-12 education, yet they are stillrelatively new in other disciplines such as engineering and in higher education. ABET2000’s Criteria 33

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robi Polikar; Maria Tahamont; Ravi Ramachandran; Linda Head

). However, we will refrain from doing so – at least for the time being – fortwo main reasons: First, the standard deviations are rather high and the number of students islow, invalidating any statistical claims of success (in fact, we can only claim that the two meansare statistically different at a 75% confidence level using a paired t-test). Second, we have onlydone this on one class of students. We would like to point out a few other observations that are worth noting. The third studentin the BME experiment group indicated that he was rather unsatisfied with ECE, and since theexperiment was in fact closely related to ECE, it is not surprising that s/he showed no interest inBME. This case could be considered as an outlier; however, we decided

Conference Session

How We Teach Problem Solving?

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Silliman; Leo Hubbard McWilliams; Catherine Pieronek

Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationReferences1. Brockman, J.B., Fuja, T.E, Batill, S.M., “A Multidisciplinary Course Sequence for First-Year EngineeringStudents,” 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 2002.2. Pieronek, C. , McWilliams, L. H., Silliman, S. E., “Initial Observations on Student Retention and CourseSatisfaction Based on First-Year Engineering Student Survey and Interviews,” 2003 ASEE Annual Conference andExposition, Nashville, Tennessee, June 2003.3. Pieronek, C. , McWilliams, L. H., Silliman, S. E., “A Demographic Characterization of First-Year EngineeringStudents,” 2004 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2004.4. Silliman, S. E., McWilliams, L

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robin Adams; Reed Stevens; Lorraine Fleming; Cynthia Atman; Sheri Sheppard; Theresa Barker; Ruth Streveler

their valuable contributions to this research.Bibliography1. Sheppard, S.D. and Silva, K. (2001) Descriptions of Engineering Education: Faculty, Student and EngineeringPractitioner Perspectives. 2001 Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings, October 9-11, 2001, Reno, NV.2. Silva, K. and Sheppard, S.D. (2001). Enabling and Sustaining Educational Innovation. ASEE AnnualConference Proceedings, Alburqueue, NM, June.3. Wankat, P.C., Felder, R.M., Smith, K.A. and Oreovicz, F. (2002). The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning inEngineering. In M.T. Huber and S. Morreale (Eds.), Disciplinary styles in the Scholarship of Teaching andLearning: Exploring Common Ground. Washington, DC: American Association for Higher Education and TheCarnegie

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Claudia Morrell; Taryn Bayles; Anne Spence

down and a video began.The sound of ocean waves and seagulls faded in and the image of a large summer sun setting inthe sky over an open beach was projected on a forward screen. The word summer faded in andout and is just a state of mind did the same. As the words faded out, the first guitar strains ofDon Henley’s song The Boys of Summer began, followed by his scratchy voice singing “I neverwill forget those nights….” 1950’s and early 60’s images appeared in antique yellow with wordsfading in and out on the screen. Halfway through the video, the pictures changed, becomingmodern and high tech. Rich colors were added, creating vibrant, exciting images.The video continued for only four minutes, but in that time it successfully captured the

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Fredericks Volkwein; Linda Strauss; Lisa Lattuca; Patrick Terenzini

Engineering Education.6. Bradburn, N.M., & Sudman, S. (1988). Polls and surveys: Understanding what they tell us. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.7. Brandt, R. M. (1958). The accuracy of self estimates. Genetic Psychology Monographs, 58, 55-99.8. Converse, J.M., & Presser, S. (1989). Survey questions: Handcrafting the standardized questionnaire. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.9. DeNisi, A.S., & Shaw, J.B. (1977). Investigation of the uses of self-reports of abilities. Journal of Applied Psychology, 62, 641-644.10. Hansford, B.C., & Hattie, J.A. (1982). The relationship between self and achievement/performance measures. Review of Educational Research, 52, 123-142.11. Laing, J., Swayer, R, & Noble, J. (1989

Conference Session

Programming Issues for Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Estell

, orgraphical representation, of the card. One of the problems with GUI implementations of cardgames is finding images of cards that are not encumbered by copyrights; fortunately, there is aset of card images available through the GNU General Public License [5]. The format of thefilenames for these images is such that the process of reading in the images can be automated.All of the standard card 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

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mueller

free-standing wheeled cart that uses a physical movementto the bar for the disturbance. Page 9.1271.2 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education”Before continuing on, it should be mentioned that the students were unsuccessful in getting thependulum to remain vertical. The possible cause(s) for this will be addressed. Figure 2. Finished Cart

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dominic Halsmer

2004-473 Electronic Portfolio for Assessment of Engineering Dominic M. Halsmer, PhD, PE, Professor, Chair Engineering and Physics Department Oral Roberts University 7777 S. Lewis Ave. Tulsa, OK 74171 918-495-6935 dhalsmer@oru.eduAbstractIn an effort to continuously improve the quality of education in the general engineering programat Oral Roberts University, a new tool known as Electronic Portfolio or e-Portfolio has beenimplemented as the primary data

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kim Covington; Jeff Froyd

: Accumulating Advantage for Women in Science and Engineering.”During her various talks, she stated: "Science and engineering (S&E) departments need more women as faculty-and not only to show their undergraduate students (the majority of whom in some disciplines are now women) that a career in academia is a viable path. Yet applications from women for advertised faculty positions in S&E departments rarely match the numbers of women granted Ph.D.s. The disproportionate absence of women who have chosen not to enter the applicant pool for faculty openings gives notice that an unhealthy environment exists in S&E departments and institutions. The women aren't broken: the system is."Dr. Rolison’s message, although bleak

Conference Session

Rethinking Collection Development

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Clay

ensure that valuable information is Page 9.1139.7not lost. “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education"Bibliography1. Auger, C.P. 1998. Information Sources in Grey Literature, 4th ed. New Providence, N.J.: Bowker-Saur.2. Chan, Winnie S. and Deborah Rhue. 2001. Providing a Digital Portal to a Print Collection: A Case Studyfor an Engineering Documents Collection. Science and Technology Libraries, 21(1/2): 29-42.3. Gelfand, Julia M. 1998. Teaching and exposing grey literature: What the Information Profession

Conference Session

BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jendrucko

- 469 course sequence. An overallcourse instructor provides general oversight and oversees the formation of student teams,student team selection of projects, monitors progress, schedules all course events andgrades all course work. In addition, other faculty serve as "technical advisors," whoprovide technical guidance to one or more design team(s). In this way, the technicaladvisors become virtual members of the design teams which allows closer attention toproject needs than can be provided by the course instructor alone.Course ActivitiesThe completion of design projects requires substantial student work "outside theclassroom." In order to achieve good project results for all teams, this effort must besystematically directed. During the period

Conference Session

Collaborative Programs and Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ying Sun; Robert Comerford; Musa Jouaneh

, Proceedings of the 1997 Annual ASEE Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 1-8.6. Srinivasan V. (2002). Perspective: Ten years of experience teaching a multi-disciplinary product development course. J. Product Innovation Management, 19, 32-45.7. Mahalik M, Richards L, Gorman M. (1999). Turning students into inventors and entrepreneurs: the continuing evolution of a course on invention and design. Proceedings of the 29th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, San Juan, PR, 11a6-8-11a6-12.8. Stern P, Trefler E. (1997). An interdisciplinary problem-based learning project for assistive technology education. Assistive Technology, 9, 152-157.9. Culver D, Fellows S (1998). Using assistive devices for the disabled to teach design in a

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yakov Cherner

a partial support from the National Science Foundation.Bibliography: 1. Campbell D.W. E-learning steps up to next level. http://www.ets-news.com/CAE_selearning.htm 2. Aldrich, C. The State of Simulations. OnlineLearning, (2001) 5(8), 52-59. 3. Matthew M. High Fidelety – Training Through Simulation. http://www.praxis-learningnetworks.com/documents/High_Fidelity.pdf 4. S. L. King. Computer Simulations, Considerations for Instructional Designers, (1999) http://projects.edte.utwente.nl/pi/Papers/SimulationsPaper.htm 5. L.C. McDermott (1997). Bridging the gap between teaching and learning: The role of research. http://www.psrc-online.org/classrooms/papers/pdf/plenary.pdf 6. Kolb, D. (1984

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Education by Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Will; Wesley Stone

toaccommodate student wishes, while preserving balance on each team. Each project is carried Page 9.968.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationfrom concept to completion by team members, going through various stage s from brainstormingall the way to a physical prototype that is tested, then presented in various capacities.Course Improvements Following the collection of student and faculty inputs, curriculum improvement effortswere focused on two main areas: (1) developing a new administrative