Conference Session

Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wangping Sun, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the students seeking for help is questionable. Navaee andNaraghi gave the project questions to the students and then let them manage their projects ontheir own 1,16. More control by the instructors on the programming projects is obviously needed.According to the author’s observation, programming practices often account for at least 70% ofthe efforts the student puts into the course. Only through programming practices can the studentsclarify the ambiguities, strengthen problem-solving abilities, and improve their programmingskills. However, the issue of lack of good administration in programming practices negativelyimpacts learning effectiveness:Firstly, due to lack of good organization, a programming practice is likely to become anindividual

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Saeed M. Khan; Gregory Spaulding; Deanna Livengood; Paul Benjamin; Justin Schemm; Kenton Dreilling; Chase Maxton; Fred Kreiman

“Building the Largest Cantenna in Kansas: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration between Engineering Technology Programs” Saeed M. Khan, Gregory Spaulding, Deanna Livengood, Paul Benjamin, Justin Schemm, Kenton Dreilling, Chase Maxton and Fred Kreiman Kansas State University at SalinaAbstract:This paper describes the design and development of a large 20 dBi (decibels isotropic)Wi-Fi antenna for a class project in the Communication Circuit Design course. This largeantenna is based on smaller Wi-Fi antennas commonly referred to as cantennas (gain ofabout 10 dBi). The smaller version is made with a single can (3-4 inches) in diameter andan

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Shaina Slonim; Richard Puerzer

now when the technology is different from what we’ve studied inclass.diversity In the context of this research, diversity is all-encompassing and is covered in all of my ideas.Diversity not only refers to the various demographics and backgrounds of individuals, but also theirvarious learning styles. 1motivation for research The motivation to perform this research came from the need to measure lifelong learning in theengineering department at Hofstra University. As a result of this project, the research and creation oftools has been accomplished. Implementation is currently underway at Hofstra and analysis will beperformed in the subsequent semester.literature review Gloria

Conference Session

New Trends in Energy Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

and solar collectors. Some of theissues considered in the design sheet are the location and ambient temperature, the orientationand angle of collectors and a final design check to ensure design assumption. Cost data fromFlorida Solar Energy Center is used to perform cost analysis of the water heating system. Fig. 4 Solar Water Heater System Selection from Florida Solar Energy Center14Benefits of Using Design Sheets The author has extensively used design sheets in the senior core course, Design of ThermalSystems and the benefits to the students show up when these senior students start their CapstoneDesign course. Three out of five teams in the current semester are using these design sheets intheir senior design projects. One

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Shih, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

) the FEA results and (2) the handcaculations using the curved-beam theory. A review discussion, focused on the interpretation andcomparison of results and the causes of the discrepancy of the results, is followed after thestudents reports are graded and returned. Page 12.1387.7Student Projects and FEAThe capstone educational experience for OIT Mechanical Engineering Technology andManufacturing Engineering Technology undergraduates is the year-long Senior Design Project.Over the course of three terms, teams of MET/MFG students design, build, and test theirsolutions to selected engineering design problems and present these solutions to a

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shih-Liang (Sid) Wang, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

features (force and weight), and then it maps genericinventive principles to specific solutions (the counter weight principle yields the solution ofspoilers.) Obviously, creating more examples will help users understand the mapping processand help them to work on their own problems.TRIZ in Teaching Engineering Design Page 12.483.2There is a definite need to provide students with helpful strategies and guidelines to solve designproblems. The ultimate student design experience in an engineering curriculum is the seniorcapstone design course. Some of our senior capstone projects like SAE Mini Baja and SAE AeroDesign are annual competitions, and

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education - I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben Zoghi, Texas A&M University; Ryan Beasley; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

final deliverable.Students in the Electronics Engineering Technology program at Texas A&M have usedthe above practical process to successfully implement more than a dozen projects so farthat also has enabled them to learn the topics more effectively. Page 12.146.2IntroductionDue to the Wal-mart initiatives there has been a wide uproar in the industry about RFID.As a result of this mad rush people are implementing RFID systems without trulyunderstanding the benefits and negatives of the implementation. The industry tends tothink that RFID is a solution to every enterprise problem today! That is clearly not true.RFID is not a solution; instead it is

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Delivery Modes in Nuclear Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Barsanti, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

nuclear reactors and power plants. ‚ Introduction to reactor kinetics. ‚ Introduction to radiation effects and shielding ‚ Heat transfer and fluid flow ‚ Ecological impact 2. Performance of a student report and presentation to promote; ‚ Teamwork skills ‚ Written communication skills ‚ Oral presentation skill Table 1: Spring 2004 Course ObjectivesThe student projects topics category was included to provide a student self study component tothe course, and required the students to investigate and present information on instructor

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gukan Rajaram, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

experimental design. Achievementof student proficiency in designing experiments and statistically analyzing the data is theprincipal objective of this senior mechanical engineering laboratory course. During the initialfew classes, the students perform simple experiments to understand the concepts of randomvariables and their distribution. They correlate the results to designing experiments and theirquality. Later, they perform experiments using a factorial design of experiments chart. Then, theoutput data from the experiments are analyzed. Based on the experiments, a term project isassigned that will allow the students to develop an experimental design chart by identifying theindependent and dependent variables, collecting data by performing

Conference Session

Computer Tools for Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2007-114: INTEGRATION OF TABLET PCS INTO COLLABORATIVELEARNING ENVIRONMENTSJeff Frolik, University of Vermont Page 12.939.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Integration of Tablet PCs into Collaborative Learning EnvironmentsIntroductionThis paper presents the results of a project, ongoing since Fall of 2004 at the University ofVermont (UVM), in which university-owned, Tablet PCs have been integrated into learningenvironments where engineering students collaborate most frequently: namely, in laboratoriesand design courses. The primary objective of this work was to ascertain how mobile, pen-basedcomputing can

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Charles H. Forsberg

designs; Choice ofthe optimal design; Construction of a prototype or mathematical model of the chosen design;Testing and evaluating the chosen design; Modifying the design, as appropriate, based on thetest results; and finally, Documenting the solution.“Informed” design is a design process developed through the NSF-funded NYSCATE(New York State Curriculum for Advanced Technological Education) Project.1 In thispedagogical approach to design, students increase their knowledge and skill base beforeaddressing the specific design problem. This is done through the performance of short,focused activities known as “Knowledge and Skill Builders”, or “KSBs”.As an example of KSBs: One popular design activity for middle school students involvesthe students

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

R. Dennis Foster

decades have focused on information technology and data management and not onthe impact a project has on the quality and cost of living. Simultaneously people have shiftedfrom rural areas to the overburdened infrastructure of cities. These infrastructures are aging andmaintenance or replacement is not keeping pace with deterioration. (2)There has always been talk since 1960 of adding extra years to the current 4 year program asindicated in an article in this September‟s issue of the American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE) magazine.(3) The co-op universities have always used the co-op terms wisely as thoseextra years. Originally the draft “Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21 st Century”listed 15 desired outcomes; a review increased

Conference Session

Design Methodolgy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Salinas, United States Military Academy; Bobby Crawford, USMA; Tony Jones, USMA

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

LEARNING Solving Instructor Motivation Objectives Feedback/ Course Assessment Organization Page 12.568.5Figure 2: Diagram of Revised ME450 Student Learning ModelAs indicated by this model, ME450 relies on organized, high-energy classroom activities,challenging individual assignments and group projects, and frequent opportunities for assessmentand feedback to create an environment in which students can come to enjoy

Conference Session

Topics Related to Assessments and Outcomes

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Helbling, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; David Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ron Madler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Darin Marriott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Karl Siebold, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

often lukewarm because students wanted to havemore professional-related information. During the Fall of 2006, the instructors for this courseintroduced tours of the new facilities and selected a team-based design/build/compete project asa way to provide more focus on engineering. The new building and other additions to our labfacilities made for an impressive introduction for our students. Students commented that theyreally enjoyed seeing demonstrations of some of the equipment and wanted to see furtherdemonstrations. In the end-of-semester course evaluation, the lab tours and demos were the onlypart of the course that the students were unanimously in favor of.For the design/build/compete project, students utilized the new senior design

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Evers, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; James Ledlie Klosky

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

work will be extended and integrated with structural engineering, construction managementand other aspects of the project as the students work to complete their capstone experience. The other useful feature of the course is that it is also proving to be a convenient vehiclefor discussing or incorporating advances in technology and discussing current events. CE390 isan excellent method for introducing and evaluating some of the American Society of CivilEngineers developed Body of Knowledge outcomes that are more difficult to judge performancein with more traditional CE courses. Page 12.980.2Why teach a Site Design course? Recent

Conference Session

Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University; Kirk Schulz, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

with graduate students.General Tips for Working with Graduate StudentsBe selective but not picky in selecting your studentsMany times, new faculty members start looking for the ideal graduate student – who had a 4.0GPA from a top 10 engineering program, with exceptional oral and written communication skillsand experience doing undergraduate research. They will then pass up very strong students whohave a significant amount of desire, but may not possess all of the desired characteristics.Clearly, there are some basic level skills that graduate students will need to do a particularresearch project, but a significant number of these skills can be made up for by hard work andenthusiasm for a research project.Treat the graduate students as a junior

Conference Session

Implementing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge into Courses and Curricula

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Christina Curras, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Michael Penn, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Max Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

our curriculum with the goal of educating “citizen engineers.”3 Citizen engineers will bemore in tune with the needs of their communities and of the nation, and will be able to effec-tively address the technical and non-technical issues related to the infrastructure. To meet thisend, we are infusing an infrastructure theme throughout the curriculum. The revised curricu-lum will include at least one new course (i.e. “Introduction to Infrastructure I”), which willspecifically address infrastructure needs and the non-technical issues (such as financing, po-litical process, etc.) that are often crucial to successful engineering projects. However, unlikemany implementations of curriculum reform4, our proposed changes will go well beyond

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of many of theseanalysis projects would require that students learn to work effectively in teams. It would requirethem to take their basic understanding of theoretical concepts to then collectively decide whatkind of data they would need in order to analyze the building components. They would thencreate a plan to gather that data, analyze the results, draw conclusions and makerecommendations. This process covers a number of educational objectives. First, the studentsfurther develop their teamwork skills. Second, the students see the actual implementation oftheir theoretical studies. Third, the students set their schedule and have control over the successof their project. Fourth, the students are engaged in hands-on work with real-world

Conference Session

Ethical Responsibilities of Engineers in the World of Corporate Business / Engineering and Poverty

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Page 12.616.9engineering education based upon the Integral Model. The most significant change thatresults from an adoption of the morally deep world view in the design methodology is thatone requirement that is specifically outlined is in the form of the following question:Has the suffering and/or injustice in the world been reduced through the completion of theproposed engineering project? If it has not, the project and solution should not go forward.If it has, the solution is morally and ethically acceptable.The asking of such a question, the insistence on such a criterion, represents an importantbroadening of the sense of responsibility that engineers have in their proposed solutions toopen-ended problems.A recent article by Singleton13

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Lynette Osborne, National Academy of Engineering; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Education. She is co-PI on several NSF-funded projects and 5 months as the Acting Director for the NSF-funded Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education, a multi-campus project investigating the educational experience of engineering students. Dr. Streveler earned a BA in Biology from Indiana University-Bloomington, MS in Zoology from the Ohio State University, and Ph.D in Educational Psychology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Her primary research interest is investigating students’ understanding of difficult concepts in science and engineering.Karl Smith, University of Minnesota KARL A. SMITH is Cooperative Learning Professor of Engineering Education, Department of

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Raymond, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy, this method of testing provides a mix of test-takingformats to benefit students with a variety of test-taking strengths and weaknesses thusaccommodating a variety of learning styles.Team research topics are an important component of the course. Research projects are alsoperformed in various ways to appeal to students with different strengths. The first project is ateam-based project related to a known atmospheric problem such as urban smog, the ozone hole,or acid rain. This project culminates in a formal presentation to the entire class. Thispresentation is meant to be included as actual course content for which the class is responsible.The presentation is therefore usually about one hour long and includes the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Smith, University of Arkansas; Waleed Al-Assadi, University of Missouri

Engineering curriculum,lecture notes, example problems, group projects, and libraries of fundamental asynchronousgates and components were developed. The educational materials were developed as Modules,such that portions of the materials could be easily integrated into a variety of courses, asappropriate, to meet the needs of a diverse set of courses with different learning objectives. Page 12.911.73.1 Educational ModulesThe following is the list of specific educational modules that were developed:1) Introduction to Asynchronous Logic: This includes a discussion of both bounded-delay and delay-insensitive asynchronous paradigms, highlighting the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial Leadership and Non-traditional Ways to Engage Students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Paul Rossler, Oklahoma State University; Martin High, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2007-951: ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR HIGH SCHOOL ANDEARLY COLLEGE STUDENTSKaren High, Oklahoma State University KAREN HIGH earned her B.S. from the University of Michigan in 1985 and her M.S. in 1988 and Ph.D. in 1991 from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. High is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University where she has been since 1991. Her main research interests are Sustainable Process Design, Industrial Catalysis, and Multicriteria Decision Making. Other scholarly activities include enhancing creativity in engineering practice and teaching science to education professionals. Dr. High is a trainer for Project Lead the Way pre

Conference Session

Curriculum Reform with Cooperative Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Cates, University of Cincinnati; Kettil Cedercreutz, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Development of a Corporate Feedback System for Use inCurricular Reform. The duration of the grant is three years during which theUniversity is scheduled to receive a total of $ 555,133 (57%). The matchingcontribution of the University of Cincinnati will be $421,396 (43%). Includingmatching funds the University of Cincinnati will be investing $ 0.976 M inindustry integrated curriculum development. The objective of the grant is to builda closed loop system that measures student performance while on co-op anddirects this feedback into curricular development. This project developsmethodologies to use assessment data of student work term performance incurricular development, thereby continuously aligning experiential- orcooperative-education based

Conference Session

Communication and Professional Skills in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo; Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

-onactivity using only a single graphic and 200-word explanation. As students become moreeffective at conveying their ideas in individual sections, the emphasis can turn towardtransitions between sections. After following this sequence, the final communication maybe assigned with few explicit instructions aside from format. Limiting the space or timestudents have to convey ideas may also be applied to the final communication. Forexample, in a junior-level Biomedical Signals and Systems course, students arechallenged to explain semester-long projects in a two-page IEEE format article and 20-minute presentation/demonstration.The instructional model works equally well with written, oral or graphicalcommunications and is well suited as a parallel to a

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Jinkins, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Jill Clough, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

AC 2007-2326: PIE IN THE SKY: MODELING MANAGEMENT IN THECLASSROOMPatricia Jinkins, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Patricia Jinkins, University of Wisconsin-Platteville PAT JINKINS is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at UW-Platteville. She graduated from the University of Tennessee and earned her Doctor of Engineering at Texas A&M so considers herself a “Volunteer Aggie.” She has worked in project and engineering management positions but has been at UW-Platteville since 2000. She currently serves as IE program coordinator.Jill Clough, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Jill M. Clough, University of Wisconsin-Platteville JILL CLOUGH is a Professor of Industrial

Conference Session

Teaching Ethics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Sobiesk, United States Military Academy; William Suchan, United States Military Academy; Roland Trope, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

our students internalize ethical practices.IntroductionIn a technology-enhanced classroom, professors routinely make use of various multimediadevices that display images, movie clips, animations, and other types of media readily found onthe Internet. Professors usually display these types of media without guilt, believing that theyare within the guidelines of Academic Fair Use. Students likewise use these same types ofmedia snippets in their design projects and briefings, also enjoying the false security blanket ofAcademic Fair Use. Quite often, they are both wrong. Right or wrong, though, the invocation ofAcademic Fair Use guidelines is a crutch that is rarely scrutinized. It can lead to inadvertentcopyright infringement, but more

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

analysis, data modeling, reporting, and fabrication. The course will use weekly activities and conclude with a major design project. “The design of the course was carefully constructed to ensure that it did not devolve into the equiv-alent of an undergraduate experience. The key element was to provide the material as a set ofinterwoven topics. For example, in any given week a Mechanical Engineering student may dosome machining (remedial and tutorial in nature), but also build a motor speed controller using amicrocontroller using interrupts for timing (advanced). Similar counterexamples exist for eachdiscipline. On a weekly basis the instructor monitors the students, identifies problems, and pro-vides remedies as necessary.The course is

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dewey Spangler, Virginia Tech; Olga Pierrakos, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-2838: ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONPROGRAM AT ROANOKE VALLEY GOVERNOR’S SCHOOLDewey Spangler, Virginia Tech Dewey Spangler is a visiting professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. Mr. Spangler holds an M.S. in Civil Engineering and a P.E. license in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He has served as faculty advisor to over one hundred mechanical engineering sophomores in the area of product design and has taught extensively in the areas of engineering mechanics, programming, GIS, engineering economics, project management, and contract law. His research interests involve aerodynamic flow control, mechanical design, K-12 engineering education, solid

Conference Session

International Distance & Service Learning for Engineers- Discussion on Best Practices

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keshav Varde, University of Michigan-Dearborn

Tagged Divisions

International

in their performance was larger than the campus students. 2. Self-discipline and time management seemed to be some of the major factors contributing to larger standard deviation in various performance categories. 3. The top three quartile of AL students were as well educated and had almost equal learning experience with their counterparts but the last quartile of AL students struggled more than the campus students. 4. Both the groups were well-equipped to handle technology, including the use of computer software to do projects and assignments. 5. On average, the instructor had to devote much more time to AL students’ learning and comprehension than the campus students.This paper discusses