Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bowles, University of South Carolina; Caitlin Buchhaults, University of South Carolina; Donald Griffith, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2009-1425: VIRTUALIZING FIRST FOR IMPROVED RECRUITMENT OFSTUDENTS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGJohn Bowles, University of South Carolina John Bowles is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the University of South Carolina where he teaches and does research in reliable system design. Previously he was employed by NCR Corporation and Bell Laboratories. He has a BS in Engineering Science from the University of Virginia, an MS in Applied Mathematics from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Rutgers University.Caitlin Buchhaults, University of South Carolina Caitlin Buckhaults is an undergraduate student majoring in Computer

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics: What's New

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Anderson, Texas Tech; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech; Diana Hudson, Texas Tech

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Services(ETS) as described by Ekstrom, French, and Harman6. Subjects were offered extra course creditif they completed all four tests. The subjects took a pre-SCI test during the first ten days of thecourse and a post-SCI test during the last week of this course. The same test was used for thepre- and post- examinations. The PFT and CRT tests were administered at the same time as thepost-SCI test. Seventy-six students completed both the pre- and post-SCI tests. Several othersubjects completed either the pre- or post-tests, but not both. These students either dropped thecourse during the semester or did not participate in both tests. These data were excluded for thepurposes of this study. The tests were administered in a computer laboratory. The

Conference Session

Curriculum in Civil Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvester Kalevela, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

programs in engineering technology. The BLS provides thefollowing notes regarding 4-year engineering technology programs: ≠ The programs include various hands-on laboratory classes that focus on current application issues. ≠ Students are prepared for practical design and production work, rather than jobs that require more theoretical knowledge. ≠ Engineering technology graduates may obtain jobs similar to those given to engineering graduates. ≠ Engineering technology graduates are not qualified to register as professional engineers under the same terms as graduates with degrees in engineering. ≠ Some employers regard 4-year technology program graduates as having skills between those of a technician

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Baer, Georgia Institute of Technology

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New Engineering Educators

Maryland and their libraries’ experiences collaborating with various research programs." New Review of Information Networking 11, no. 1: 83-98.[19] Kearns, Katherine and Tracy Thrasher Hybl. 2005. “A Collaboration Between Faculty and Librarians to Develop and Assess a Science Literacy Laboratory Module.” Science & Technology Libraries 25, no. 4: 39-56.[20] Trussell, Alice. 2004. "Librarians and engineering faculty: Partnership opportunities in information literacy and ethics instruction." IATUL Annual Conference Proceedings 14.[21] Poole, Clifton H. 2004. “Plagiarism and the online student: What is happening and what can be done?” Journal of Instructional Delivery Systems 18, no. 2: 11-14.[22] Dibble

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Software Engineering Teaching Techniques

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Journal 50, 5, 1079-1106.21. Richards, B. 2000. Bugs as features: Teaching network protocols through debugging. In Proceedings of the 31st SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (Austin, TX, Mar 8-12 2000), 256- 259. ACM.22. Sebern, M. 2002. The software development laboratory: Incorporating industrial practice in an academic environment. In Proceedings of the 15th Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, 2002 (Covington, KY, Feb 25-27, 2002), 118-127.23. Seiter, L. 2009. Computer science and service learning: Empowering nonprofit organizations through open source content management systems. Integrating FOSS into the Undergraduate Computing Curriculum, Free and Open Source Software (FOSS

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ehsan Sheybani; Singli Garcia-Otero; Keith Williamson

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

assisted to define their ProgramEducational Objectives (Criterion 2) and Program Outcomes (Criterion 3). This enabled eachprogram to develop or re-define its mission statement, to develop outcomes based course syllabi,and to map the outcomes to program educational objectives. Additionally, this led to an ABETEC 2000 Mock Visit. The objectives of the Mock Visit were to visit the laboratory facilities,conduct interviews with faculty and students, evaluate the first draft of the individual EC 2000self-study reports, and to offer candid comments and recommendations to incorporate assessmentand continuous quality improvements within the programs. The results from the Mock Visit werean eye-opener for many of faculty and provided the vital external

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Richter, Virginia Tech; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

-technicaldisciplines. The students articulated how their own discipline, and sometimes a team member’sdiscipline, contributed to the project, but when asked to describe the fields of their teammates,the student typically had a limited understanding of the other disciplines. One student’sunderstanding of ISE graduates is that “you're just a business degree, business manager with anengineering degree I guess. That's just the way I see ISE.”Another pattern emerging from the transcript data involves the students’ lack of knowledgeabout each other’s discipline. In some instances, the discipline was equated with a specific typeof career. For example, ISE majors become managers, and MSE graduates run testing equipmentin laboratories. Other disciplines were equated

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Jarvie, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

environmental health impacts; an ability to conduct laboratory experiments and to critically analyze and interpret data in more than one major environmental engineering focus areas, e.g.…environmental health…”4 Geological and “The program must demonstrate that graduates Similarly Named have…engineering knowledge to design solutions to geological Engineering Programs problem, which will include one or more of the following considerations…the impacts of… other activities of society on these (earth) materials and (surface and near-surface

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ozdemir Gol; Jan Machotka; Zorica Nedic; Andrew Nafalski

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

where different groups of students doing laboratory work submitting identicalreports or individual students handing up a report written in a previous year by a group ofstudents as their own work for assessment are not uncommon.Figures 2 and 3 should illustrate this misdeed. Students, working in groups of three in computerhardware course were given the task to write an algorithm for bubble sorting. Surprisingly, bothgroups have submitted identical reports with identical algorithms and identical errors. The onlydifference was that one group had compiled a code whereas the other group submitted an imageof the code! Page 14.435.4B. 2. Bubble Sort

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

L. Diane Hurtado, Texas A&M University; Andrew Conkey, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Thomas Blasingame, Texas A&M University; Christi Madsen, Texas A&M University; Cesar Malave, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

undergraduate students in the COE.Departmental Tours/DemonstrationsIn general the participants spent the mornings of the camp with the 12 departments in the COE.This time was intended to introduce the participants to the various engineering disciplinesincluding future career opportunities, and the types of classes they would be taking in that major.The tours varied in content and style from department to department. For the most part, theyincluded presentations, laboratory tours, and/or hands-on demonstrations.Design ProjectsThe afternoons and evening were used to prepare a design project. The participants at each campwere divided, roughly equally into 3 groups of approximately 20 participants, and assigned to aparticular design project. This division

Conference Session

Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Welker, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineering laboratory techniques, and g. an ability to communicate effectivelyteamwork k. an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice 5. can explain basic concepts of leadership4. explain by way of several examples the societal h. the broad education necessary to understand thecontext of civil engineering practice including the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic,importance of civil engineering works to society and environmental, and societal contextcontemporary issues

Conference Session

Design Cognition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed El-Sayed, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-2234: ENGINEERING DESIGN EDUCATION FOR INTEGRATEDPRODUCT REALIZATIONMohamed El-Sayed, Kettering University Dr. Mohamed El-Sayed is a professor of Mechanical engineering and director of the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Systems Integration Laboratory, Kettering University. He is the current editor of the SAE journal of Materials and Manufacturing. Dr. El-Sayed has over thirty years of teaching experience in the area of design, design simulation, design optimization, and automotive design. Dr. El-Sayed has over twenty years of Automotive Design, Development, and Validation experience. Dr. El-Sayed was the lead engineer on the design optimization and quality/Durability/Reliability Integration of

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junqiu Wang, Purdue University; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

team effectiveness in terms of productivity, employeeand customer satisfaction and manager judgments. Based on this hypothesis, they found thatpotency and interdependency are among factors described as important attributes of an effectiveteam through the study of real teams in the field. Guzzo [3] defines team effectiveness throughgroup-produced outputs and the capability to perform well in the future. O’Leary-Kelly, et al.[10] proposed that goal setting has a strong effect on effective team performance through meta-analytic approach. After reviewing many laboratory and field studies on the effects of a task,Locke et al found that specific and challenging goals setting contributes better performance [9

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Tarig Ali, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

available resources for thefaculty.4. “Hands-on” Demonstration of Concept: In some online laboratory environments somefaculty would like to see their students demonstrate their understanding of the concept. This isnot an easy task for online students that take the course remotely. We recommend utilizingscreen-capturing software in which every movement of the cursor on the computer screen can becaptured and traced back. Our experience with experimenting with screen-capturing software atthis stage is a work in progress. We should be able to provide more information of ourexperimental approach in the near future.5. Team-workability Assessment: Group performance and team-workability skills are importanttasks for the engineering and technology students

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Komives, San Jose State University; Erik Fernandez, University of Virginia

AC 2009-2325: BIOENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS BANKClaire Komives, San Jose State UniversityErik Fernandez, University of Virginia Page 14.278.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 BIOENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS BANKAbstractThe BioEngineering Educational Materials Bank is a web repository of biological applicationsthat can be used in undergraduate chemical engineering courses. A Phase I Course, Curriculumand Laboratory Improvement project has been carried out including the development of thewebsite and beta testing in chemical engineering programs across the country. The presentationwill provide a description of the website, outcomes of the beta

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics: What's New

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sangram Redkar, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Page 14.164.7Student Course Evaluation and Teaching Effectiveness:At the end of the course, course evaluations were conducted. At ASU-Poly, a course isevaluated on the basis of 17 criterions. The students evaluate course (exclusive ofinstructor based on following 7 questions).EVALUATION OF THE COURSE (exclusive of the instructor) 1. Textbook/supplementary material in support of the course 2. Value of assigned homework in support of the course topics. 3. Value of laboratory assignments/projects in support of the course topics. 4. Reasonableness of exams and quizzes in covering course material. 5. Weight given to labs or projects, relative to exams and quizzes. 6. Weight given to homework assignments, relative to exams and quizzes. 7

Conference Session

Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Hay, University of Northern Iowa; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Although there is a slight increase in the inrush current, it is not enough to amount to a need for changing consumer habits. 4. This work is an excellent educational learning experience for undergraduate students studying inrush theory of different loads. This laboratory setup is adopted to be used at Advanced Electrical Power Systems class in the EET program during spring 2009.Infrastructure improvements in the distribution system will become more urgent. Discussions ofthe frailty of the grid usually do not take into account the added strain that widespread use ofCFL's will bring about. Additional reactive power compensation will be required. Contactorswill need to be upgraded in some cases. The inrush power seen upon

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wael Mokhtar, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, a research two-semester course is introduced in the freshman year. Thecourse is a small-scale model of the senior capstone project. The main objective of the course isto improve student retention and to recruit more students to one of the engineering clubs. Thefocus of the course is to introduce students to the project management skills. The majordifference between this course and the senior capstone project course is the technical level of thestudents. To overcome that, the theoretical part of the project was assigned to a sophomore levelcourse where these students have the needed technical skills for the project. The course wasoffered as a one-hour lecture for the first semester and three-hour laboratory during the secondsemester. The

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

exploration. Our simulation model has since been made available for free download on MathworksMATLAB Central. This simulation model is applicable for design space exploration forclassroom/laboratory teaching of wireless communication courses at both undergraduate andgraduate levels. Page 14.682.2IntroductionThe IEEE 802.11n is a currently emerging WLAN standard capable of providing dramaticallyincreased throughput, as well as improved range, reduced signal fading, over the existing IEEE802.11a/g WLAN standards. These benefits are achieved through use of MIMO (Multiple-Input,Multiple-Output) technology. The latest draft for IEEE 802.11n describes

Conference Session

Methods and Techniques in Graduate Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Brooks, Temple University; Berk Ayranci, Temple University; Keerthi V. Takkalapelli, Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

. Matthews, Investigation of Laboratory Fatigue testing Procedures for Asphalt Aggregate Mixtures, Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 119, No. 4, 1993.(9) Robert M. Brooks a/k/a: James M Matthews, The Effect of Aggregate Gradation on the Creep Response of Asphalt Mixture and Pavement Rutting Estimates, American Society for Testing and Materials, STP 1147, Philadelphia, 1992, pp 329-347.(10) Robert M. Brooks a/k/a: James M Matthews and B.B. Pandey, Performance of Flexible Pavements, Transportation Research Record No. 1307, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 1991.(11) Ross, M.L. & Taher (Eds) Explorations in Creativity (New York, Harper &

Conference Session

Widgets, Add-ons, Toolbars, and Videos: Web 2.0 Tools for Searching, Managing, and Teaching about Engineering Literature and Information

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E. Michael Wilson, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

. Retrieved March 18, 2009, doi:10.1300/J101v18n35•052 Bernard, M.L. (2003) Criteria for optimal web design (designing for usability) Software UsabilityResearch Laboratory (Wichita State University). Retrieved from:http://www.hcomtech.com/documents/index.php?docid=5.3 Brown, M. (2007, September). Library Toolbars for Use and Development. Library Hi Tech News, 24(8),33-35. Retrieved March 18, 2009, doi:10.1108/074190507108360274 Rice, S. (2006) Take the Library with You on the Web: A Mozilla Firefox Toolbar. Brick and ClickLibraries: Proceedings of an Academic Library Symposium, Maryville, Missouri, 6, Nov. 3. ED493910. 78- 81.5 Booth, C., & Guder, C. S. (2009). If you build it, will they care? Tracking student receptivity to emerginglibrary

Conference Session

Collaboration, A Cool Tool: Librarians/Faculty/Students Work Together for Quality Results

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patsy Hulse, University of Auckland; John St George, University of Auckland; Li Wang, University of Auckland

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

. In thispaper the authors will discuss the structure and outcomes of these changes to the programmeand the benefits of this collaboration. Page 14.676.3Fourth Year Project structure and collaborationThe final year project is intended to give students an exercise in conducting and reporting onthe investigation of a topic in civil or environmental engineering, and demands independentthought and action. It normally comprises some combination of information research, theoryand laboratory work. Students work in pairs on the project with the work shared betweenthem. The civil and environmental engineering field offers students a wide variety of

Conference Session

Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas, Austin; Jessica Jimenez, University of Texas, Austin; Kimberly Sills, Intel(r) Higher Education Program Manager

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

uniqueopportunity to establish strong links with faculty, gain hands-on laboratory experience, anddevelop an appreciation for research careers in academia and industry. TREX participantsreceive a $2,600 research stipend ($1,300 per semester) and are required to spend an average of10-14 hours per week on his/her research project throughout the fall and spring semesters. Inaddition, TREX participants are required to submit: (1) a research plan; (2) monthly progressreports; (3) a daily research journal; and (4) a final written report. Finally, TREX participantsare expected to attend weekly seminars/group meetings and prepare a poster and oralpresentation.Since Fall 2001, 97 students have participated in TREX. The retention rate in engineering forTREX

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Cadwell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Greta Zenner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Naomi Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

 Animal Welfare  FDA Approval  Human Factors and Ergonomics  Global Engineering Design  The Design Process  Design Laboratory Notebooks  Codes and Standards  Product Design Specifications  Intellectual Property in Design  Intellectual Property Agreements  Patent Applications  Career Paths in Biomedical EngineeringResultsDuring Fall 2008, students were asked to complete two short, anonymous electronic surveys: thefirst midway through, after assignment of the first three topics (Working With Clients, ProgressReports, Oral

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad Mustafa, Savannah State University; Rossmery Alva, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Canada Page 14.894.1210. Hibbeler, R.C., “Structural Analysis,” 7th ed., Prentice Hall, 200911. Yousuf , A., “Data Acquisition Laboratory,” Proceedings of the 2001American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Page 14.894.13

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Multidisciplinary and Project-based Experiences in Manufacturing

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati; Janak Dave, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, rotors and teeth were MIG welded to form one unit as shown in Figure 5. TheMIG welding process provided adequate strength for the joining the three parts and to withstandthe damage from opponents’ attack. The completed BattleBot is shown in Figure 6. Page 14.424.8 7 Figure 5 - MIG Welding Components Figure 6 - Combat Ready BattleBotCompetition and Results:Preliminary testing of all components, including motion of the weapon, was done in the Collegeof Applied Science laboratories

Conference Session

Sustainable Education and the Environment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omer Onar, Illinois Institute of Technology; Alireza Khaligh, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2009-649: AN ENERGY-HARVESTING CURRICULUM DEVELOPED ANDOFFERED AT THE ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYOmer Onar, Illinois Institute of Technology (IEEE S’05) received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from Yildiz Technical University, Turkey, in 2004 and 2006 respectively. He was a research scholar in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of South Alabama (USA) from August 2005 to August 2006 and involved US Department of Energy projects based on power management for fuel cell applications. Currently, he is a doctoral research assistant at the Energy Harvesting and Renewable Energies Laboratory (EHREL) at the Electric Power and Power Electronics Center

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Alfrey, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Elaine Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

appropriate for any assignment – in any class – that includes an open-endedproblem-solving component, including laboratory and design-oriented assignments.Moreover, the rubric can be used to track the development of critical-thinking skills asstudents progress through the curriculum. It is not expected that a freshman – or even theaverage senior – will score at the “Accomplished” level. Rather, instructors must decidewhat level of performance is reasonable for students in their class, and assign gradesaccordingly: freshmen may be expected to perform somewhere between the “Beginning”and “Developing” level, for example, with seniors expected to perform consistently at the“Competent” level. Applying this rubric to assignments at multiple points in

Conference Session

Exploring Technological Literacy and Awareness

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Frenzel, Electronic Design Magazine

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

demonstrated.LaboratoryUnfortunately there are few commercial laboratory trainers or hands-on learning systems thatteach electronic fundamentals at the systems level. Some schools build their own systemsrelevant to local needs, but most community colleges have only limited traditional test equipment(DMM, oscilloscope, function generator, power supplies, breadboards, etc.) more suited to acircuit analysis approach. In this pilot course, some of the typical traditional lab experimentswere used as in previous courses such as experiments with diodes, BJTs, MOSFETs, and opamps. New experiments emphasizing the use of more ICs and extended op amp applicationswere developed and included. Testing and measuring methods were stressed.One important observation is that modern labs would

Conference Session

Infusing Engineering Content Through Curricular Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin; Richard Crawford, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

providesguidance to K-5 teachers on how to use open-ended problems in their classrooms. The institutesinclude one week of instruction in engineering concepts through the use of everyday technology, Page 14.383.2directed laboratory activities, and design briefs. The institutes are designed to model the teachingmethods the participants will use in their classrooms. Previous assessment has focused on theimmediate and long term effectiveness of the institutes using surveys and focus groups4,5. Thisstudy focuses on how the prototyping process with LEGO Mindstorms in open-ended designprojects can be improved.Focus groups consisting of DTEACh practioners have