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2-Year College Division: Collaboration Between Institutions

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., Texas A&M University System; Karen Buck, M.Ed., The Blinn College District; Nancy Shankle Jordan, RELLIS Academic Alliance in The Texas A&M University System; Mary Hensley, The Blinn College District

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Two-Year College

andworkforce training programs. Students can obtain credentials from multiple institutions in aseamless and transparent manner. The goal is for one university system center to provide newand multiple pathways to an academic degree for students and the opportunity to participate inthe development of new technologies that progress from the laboratory to the marketplacethrough collaborative education and research. A previous paper presented the roadmap fromplanning to implementation of the RELLIS Academic Alliance. Presented in this paper are theoperational issues that had to be addressed and the way in which they were addressed. This papercan serve as a model for other institutions that are pursuing a similar endeavor.IntroductionIn September 2015, the

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Are You Experienced? Approaches and Tools for Experiential Learning

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Hadi Kazemiroodsari, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Austin Hart; Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology; William Jordan Cashel-Cordo, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

designing andbuilding a steel sculpture. The structure demonstrates various connections used to join differentsteel shapes at intersections. The structure is displayed in the hallway of the civil engineeringdepartment and used as a teaching aid for courses such as Structural Steel Design, CivilEngineering Material and Introduction to Engineering courses. Figure 1: Steel Frame Sculpture in University of Maine, ME.Design and Construction: A group of three faculty, one student and one laboratory technician were involved in theproject. The design and construction team decided on not using the available frame plans byAISC. A 3-Dimensional drawing of a desired sculpture which was drafted using a Sketchupsoftware is shown in

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2020 PPC

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Frazier Benya; Al Roming

experience it Develop and implement approaches for measuring the campus climate and gauge effect of policies and actions implemented by Evaluation other working groups; identify the most effective ways to measure and monitor the climate within an organization; and identify metrics for measuring progress across higher education Action Collaborative MembershipAmerican University in Cairo Massachusetts Institute of University of CincinnatiArgonne National Laboratory Technology University of Illinois at ChicagoBenedict

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2020 PPC

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Kazem Kazerounian; Jelena Kovacevic; William R. Berkley

workshops and continuing education credit-bearing courses • Counselors: Professional learning seminars • Administrators: Informative workshops• Industry support: ‘ • New facilities: the North Atlantic Engineering Laboratory • Support for high need schools: PSEG and National Grid support participation of high need school students• Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. 18 Since the pilot in Fall 2017…• The Engineering Teaching Laboratories have accommodated over 2,000 middle and high school students• More than 90% of participating students have

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gunnar Lucko, Catholic University of America; Panagiotis Tsopelas, Catholic University of America; Timothy Garland, Catholic University of America; Rodrigo Gonzalez, Catholic University of America; Thomas Lee, Catholic University of America; Justin Molineaux, Catholic University of America

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Construction

behavior of structures, soil-structure interaction, and computational mechanics and computational structural dynamics. He is the director of the Structural Control and Aseismic REsearch Laboratory (S.C.A.RE.), where a seismic simulator facility with 5 tons capacity is in operation. His research has been funded through grants from the National Science Foundation, LARSA Corporation, TRW Corporation, and the Greek Ministry of Public Works. His e-mail address is and his web address is .Timothy Garland, Catholic University of America Timothy J. Garland is a senior student in the Department of Civil Engineering at The Catholic University of America.Rodrigo Gonzalez, Catholic University of

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Clint Cole; Mircea Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania

proceedings and journals, and three textbooks. Page 12.544.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Digital Design Project Competition using Advanced FPGA Technology and Hardware Descriptive LanguagesAbstractThe majority of the undergraduate engineering courses in hardware areas such as Digital Designsequence of courses covers theory and usually have integrated laboratory, evaluating students’knowledge through exams, home-works, and practical laboratory exams. However, there is still atremendous need for more innovative methods to reinforce the students’ technical and practicalknowledge, to meet all the learning

Conference Session

Engineering and ET Relationships & Professional Development

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Vavreck, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Irene Ferrara, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-173: ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF A PILOT ENGINEERING ANDENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENT INVENTORY SURVEYAndrew Vavreck, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona Andrew N. Vavreck is Associate Professor of Engineering and Head of the Division of Business and Engineering at Penn State Altoona. He has earned degrees in Engineering Science (BS), Engineering Mechanics (MS) and Engineering Science and Mechanics (PhD), all from Penn State. His work experience includes engineering research and management at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and the Applied Research Laboratory, Penn State. His research is in smart material (particularly magnetorheological fluid) design, application and

Conference Session

Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Willits, Saint Louis University

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Biomedical

AC 2007-1855: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PROJECTS: INTEGRATINGOUTREACH INTO ENGINEERING EDUCATIONRebecca Willits, Saint Louis University Rebecca Kuntz Willits is an associate professor of Biomedical Engineering at Saint Louis University and has developed courses in Transport Phenomena, Biotransport, Drug Delivery, Tissue Engineering, and Design of Laboratory Experiments. Page 12.312.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Biomedical Engineering Projects: Integrating Outreach into Engineering EducationAbstractAs the second course in a two semester sequence in transport

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International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vasili Zhurakovskiy, Russian Association of Engineering Universities; Aleksey Nesterov, Russian Association of Engineering Universities

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International

300universities will participate in the 2nd stage of competition in March 2007 and not less than40 universities will be selected out of the competitors to receive the governmental support fortheir innovative programs.Possibilities provided to participating universitiesUniversities may use the grant funds in accordance with the tasks they have to resolve, but inaverage 65-75% of the funding is used to purchase the most modern laboratory equipmentand computer technique, 20-25% is used to obtain or work out special software and methodicprovision and 5-10% is used for raising of the faculty skill level, including support ofinternational mobility.Improvement of methodological, material and staff potential is used by universities to resolvea complex of

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Neetika Kohli, Purdue University; Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; David Meyer, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

2006-2058: INTEGRATING FEEDBACK TECHNOLOGY INTO THEELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING CLASSROOMCordelia Brown, Purdue University Cordelia M. Brown is a Visiting Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Engineering Education. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, her M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Tuskegee University. Her research interests include assessment of instructional methods, laboratory design, collaborative learning, and retention and recruitment issues in engineering education.Monica Cox, Purdue University Monica Farmer Cox is an Assistant Professor

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke Niiler; David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

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Liberal Education

that the faculty has determined to be important.” 7 And in a pithyassessment of the value of clear written communication for the engineer, Forsyth (2004) notesthat “the effort involved” in careful drafting “will pay dividends.” 8 The authors of this study Page 11.694.2understand the value of writing within engineering practice. The University of Texas at Tylerfounded its School of Engineering (now the College of Engineering and Computer Science) in1997, and industrial experience was required in all founding faculty, including Dr. Beams whowrote numerous laboratory reports, letters to vendors and customers, memoranda, testinstructions, failure

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Andrew Clark, East Tennessee State University; J. Paul Sims, East Tennessee State University; Craig A. Turner, East Tennessee State University; Jon L. Smith, East Tennessee State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

challenge students to move beyondcontinuous improvement projects. In several cases, ideas generated in the classroom orthrough collaborative efforts between the business and technology faculty have resultedin prototypes being built in the laboratory for further testing of the prospectiveinnovation.The presence of a technology-centered business incubator located within walking Page 11.530.2distance from campus provides students the opportunity to observe several hightechnology businesses that have developed new technology niches in established marketsegments. These businesses provide consulting opportunities for cross-disciplinarygraduate student teams to

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terry Allen Michmerhuizen, College of Aviation, Western Michigan University

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Aerospace

“Airworthy” is that the item “conforms to approved type design, and is incondition for safe operation.” (3) The first part of that definition is objective, and the second partis subjective. Since aviation maintenance is primarily based upon following proceduresestablished by the manufacturer of the product, most laboratory projects tend to be objective innature. The student either accomplishes the task in accordance with the maintenance instructionsprovided by the manufacturer or not. Although this effort is partially based upon the FAAspecified levels of proficiency, projects should also include grey areas where the student mustinspect and analyze a condition, and determine whether or not the product can be “Returned toService” with no additional

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

custom E-book was created through a popular academic publisher. Byusing chapters from several business, marketing and engineering books, a text was created thatsuited the needs of the curriculum. This paper will present the details of the product development course including theprocess used to develop the course, the process used to create a custom textbook, and an in-depthlook at the course topics. The course involves a hands-on laboratory experience, and this will bepresented as well. Finally, results from the course assessment and students comments will bediscussed.The Electronic Systems Engineering Technology (eSET) Program As indicated above, the program has recently changed the curriculum to add an emphasisin the area of

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A Ross, University of Detroit Mercy

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Engineering Physics & Physics

factor in the curriculum of the circuits courses taught to all engineers.While the power factor is simply the cosine of the phase angle between the voltage and current, ithas practical application for circuits containing reactive loads. Working scientists and engineersare concerned about the power factor in a broad variety of contexts ranging fromelectromechanical systems, e.g. motors, to impedance matching networks in audio and broadcastsystems. The power company cares about a user’s power factor and sets rates accordingly.We have developed a simple demonstration of an alternating current circuit using electric lampsas a proxy for resistive loads. The demonstration can be adapted to a laboratory experiment ineither a second semester general

Conference Session

Materials Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, Georgia Southern University

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Materials

Paper ID #7726Analytical Studies on S-N Curves for Some SteelsProf. Somnath Chattopadhyay, Georgia Southern University Page 23.193.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Analytical Studies on S-N Curves for Some SteelsABSTRACTExperimental data are often employed to obtain stress amplitude versus number of cycles tofailure characteristics of materials (S-N Curve). This activity as a laboratory component of ajunior level materials science course explores a novel way to understand the fatigue failureprocess. The

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Keyser; Kourosh Rahnamai; Ronald E. Musiak

actual noisydata from a plastic extruder machine in a Controls laboratory. The extrusion system consists of athree-quarter-inch extruder, a water trough, and a combination puller/pelletizer. Figure 2 is aschematic diagram of the extruder. The plastics extruder and related control systems hardware Page 8.624.2and software were funded by an NSF-sponsored equipment grant. The temperatures of the three"Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”zones are controlled by three amplifier and linearizer circuits and three

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REU at VaNTH & Graduate Programs in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Quint

first year coursework and are ready to begin specialty courses in their area of interest. Anexample of the requirements for a 5-year Master's in the Biomedical Engineering track is shownbelow. Requirements for advancement to the M.S. Degree program: • Completion of the B.S. degree requirements for the Curriculum in Applied Sciences - Biomedical Engineering Track. • Addition or selection as elective courses in that track: o BIOL 11 Principles of Biology (3) o BIOL 11L Introductory Biology Laboratory (1) o BIOL 45 Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and Physiology (3) o Students who have the available

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Wabler, Clemson University; Estefania Alvarez, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University

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Biomedical

‘integrative laboratory experiences that promote inquiry,relevance, and hands-on experience.’ They suggested that lecture be replaced by more interactivelearning experiences, to increase the ability of students to participate in laboratories, internships,and research opportunities. The same Advisory Committee noted that a high percentage ofundergraduates are not prepared for the workforce due to lack of skills and motivation tocontinue learning8. To overcome this, programs such as the Creative Inquiry program atClemson University have the ability to give students the tools and the freedom to pursuequestions in their area of interest: in this case orthopaedics and biomaterials. This interactivelearning experience is highly valued by students supporting

Conference Session

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hari Janardanan Nair; Frank Liou

gauged the interrelation between various related disciplinesthey should able to choose their field of research or application.The goal of the introductory courses is to grasp the basic operation theories of micro-scaledevices such as sensors and actuators and to bring the student to an adequate level ofawareness irrespective of their technical background. Careful design of the syllabus isessential so that it suits the background of students in each discipline. For example,students from electrical engineering may have prior knowledge of the IC fabricationmethods and solid-state physics when compared to others from biology or medicine.Individual attention from faculty members or laboratory assistants may be provided toquickly solve problems and

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Board; April Brown; Joseph Holmes; Hisham Massoud; Steven Cummer; Jungsang Kim; Michael Gustafson; Leslie Collins; Lisa Huettel; Gary Ybarra

(ISIP), whichreflects key concepts governing the future of electrical and computer engineering as wellas the active research areas of the majority of the ECE faculty.While the redesign encompasses the entire four-year curriculum, a particular emphasis ofthe redesign will be on the students' early years in the core curriculum when retentionissues are the most critical. Specifically, the foundation of the new curriculum will be afreshman-year laboratory-based design experience called “Fundamentals of ECE,” anddenoted ECE 27. This innovative course introduces concepts fundamental to the entireECE curriculum and their practical applications through a tight coupling of courseworkand a real-world design project and laboratory experience. Our project

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William White; George Engel; Cen Karacal; Ai-ping Hu; Jerry Weinberg

fieldsof engineering which are integral to robotic systems: Computer Science (CS), Electrical andComputer Engineering (ECE), Mechanical Engineering (ME), and Industrial and ManufacturingEngineering (IME). This is a two-year project supported by a grant from the National ScienceFoundation’s Division of Undergraduate Education under the Course, Curriculum, and Lab Ini-tiative – Adaptation & Implementation Program. The course adapts curriculum material fromCMU’s General Robotics Course2,14, from Swarthmore University’s and Bryn Mawr College’sRobot Building Laboratory Project (NSF CCLI Grant #9651472)10, from Drexel University’sResearch and Education Tools for Low-Cost Robots (NSF CISE Grant #9986105)6,7, from Buck-nell University’s Catalyst Team

Conference Session

Role of Professional Societies

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dianne Dorland

technologies, processes andpractices needed to meet global societal and marketplace challenges. The objectives of theinstitute are to: • Facilitate the advancement of R&D and evaluation frameworks for sustainability that will enable industry to meet societal needs while reducing the impact of their operations. • Match industry’s needs for innovative technologies, processes and practices with the resources of leading academic institutions and national laboratories. • Empower chemical engineers to help make the entities they serve contributors toward a more sustainable world. • Cultivate mutually beneficial alliances with government agencies, industry and NGOs to identify critical issues regarding

Conference Session

BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Marcus Pandy; Anthony Petrosino; Ronald Barr

E and F (see Table 1).Classr oom Testing Methodology Three Biomechanics modules, covering seven specific challenges, were tested in thisclassroom setting. They were: 1. The Iron Cross (IC), one challenge; 2. The Virtual Biomechanics Laboratory (VBL), three challenges; and 3. Jumping Jack (JJ), three challenges.The same testing methodology was used for each module. First, a general background lecture on Page 9.311.2the module’s topic was given using a Powerpoint slide show prepared by the first author. The Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering

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IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Matthews; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny; Mark Rajai

conclusion.MissionThe virtual center promotes the opportunity to gain the knowledge and innovation skills to copewith the formidable technological, economic, social, and financial changes associated withcreating value from technological knowledge in an age of global competition. The focus of thecenter is on the rapid transfer of research, knowledge, and technology from the laboratory tothe marketplace.CPIC is ideal for professionals who: • Work in multi-functional, and perhaps global and virtual, product development teams. • Work in supply chain management or supplier partnering. • Are interested in general management of technology commercialization processes. • Work in technology transfer at a university, R&D laboratory, incubator

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rahul Kulkarni; Wajiha Shireen

processing capability and flexibility toimplement advanced motor control algorithms. This paper presents the SVPWM strategy incontext to how it can be implemented using a DSP. The paper will include analytical equations,software flow diagrams and experimental results from a laboratory prototype drive system.II. Introduction: Advanced motor drive systems used in modern equipment and industrial processes requirethe following features from a typical motor controller -• Fast processing to implement advanced algorithms to minimize torque ripple, on line parameter adaptation, precise speed control etc.• A flexible solution so that future modification can be realized by changing software instead of redesigning a separate hardware platform

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Reid; Elaine Cooney

laboratory assignments. The students were told that, from a classroom perspective, thisdesign project was to be a competition between each lab group for best design, best presentation,and best documentation. From a "real-life project" viewpoint, the students were told that the"manager" selected their group for this project. The “manager” (instructor) also explained howvital the success of this project was to the company. Students were encouraged to find allnecessary information at the initial meeting (typical of situations they may face after graduation)since “designers” could only contact the “customer” with their “manager’s” agreement after themeeting. To make the scenario more interesting, the students only had nine days to complete theproject

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Teamwork & Assessment in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Shaeiwitz

years for 15 years.Seniors have been working on a large group project under the direction of a student chiefengineer for over 60 years.1 In the senior, unit operations laboratory, students work in pairs.This paper presents unscientific observations and anecdotes from many years of experience withteam formation and functioning. Methods for assessing teamwork will also be discussed.Observations on Team FormationThree methods have been used to form teams. At times, teams have been formed by student self-selection. At times, they have been assigned by the instructors. And, more recently, studentshave been permitted to choose a partner, and the pairs were paired by the instructors.In the unit operations laboratory, pairs are assigned by the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Belle Upadhyaya

(ITC) at the University on instructional module development and design and planning for online instructional material.• Development of windows applications for instructional modules and interactive problem solving examples. These are incorporated into the text as well as the presentations.• Preparation of animations and video clips for incorporation into the modules. This will enhance students’ appreciation of engineering principles and minimize the boredom associated with non-synchronous web-based delivery.• Development of web-based machinery data acquisition and visualization for a vibrations laboratory using an Internet Toolkit.• Preparation of a CD-ROM text with windows applications, interactive engineering

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Winston F. Erevelles

Page 6.330.1these programs enjoys problem solving, hands on learning, and being challenged with issues Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationfrom the real world. The programs have been designed to be accreditable by the AccreditationBoard of Engineering and Technology (ABET) and have also addressed the competency gapsidentified by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)2,3.III. The Computer Integrated Engineering Enterprise (CIEE) – the Learning FactoryNo engineering curriculum is complete without a comprehensive suite of laboratories forstudents to conduct experiments to verify and analyze