Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moshe Barak, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Aerospace

derived from the Self-Regulated Learning in Technologyeducation (SRLT) model. The current findings indicate that technology educatorsaccept and support the proposed reform. We feel that collaboration between universityexperts, the teachers and Ministry of Education supervisors has been a key factor inachieving the desired goals.References1. Thomas, J. W. (2000). A review of research on project-based learning, Autodesk, San Rafael, CA. Retrieved March 15, 2009, from http://www.bie.org/files/researchreviewPBL.pdf2. Barak, M., (2002). Learning good electronics, or coping with challenging tasks? Priorities of excellent students, Journal of Technology Education, 14(2), 20-34.3. Blumenfeld, P. C., Soloway, E., Marx, R. W., Krajcik, J. S

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Hart, United States Military Academy; Steven Kreh, United States Military Academy; Rhett Blackmon, United States Military Academy; Nicholas Melin, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

, according to Marchese and others, is an elusive goal. This paper explains a techniquedeveloped and implemented by several Civil Engineering faculty members teaching structuralmechanics, analysis, and design at the United States Military Academy in the Spring, 2009 andthe Fall, 2009 terms to encourage mastery of critical skills and transfer of these skills tosubsequent courses. The concept is called “Problem Set Zero” to stress the fact that the materialbeing evaluated is from the prior course(s) and must be mastered before a student beginsProblem Set One.1. Introduction1.1 Curriculum Structure A common feature of Civil Engineering and other curricula is the establishment ofprerequisite courses which allow students to progress from basic math

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

collaborations begun at the symposium and whether theywill complete their innovation projects, although several virtual meetings of attendees have beenconducted. Bibliography1. Sheppard, S. D., Macatangay, K., Colby, A., & Sullivan, W. M. (2009). Educating engineers: Designing for the future of the field. The Carnegie Foundation for the Enhancement of Teaching. Hoboken, NJ: Jossey-Bass. Page 15.1064.7

Conference Session

Web-based Learning in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiffany Phagan, ERAU; Thomas Yang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Jianhua Liu, ERAU; Ilteris Demikiran, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Engineering”, McGraw Hill, 2008.5. A. Hambley, “Electrical Engineering, Principles and Applications”, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2007.6. W. Hayt, J. Kemmerly, S. Durbin, “Engineering Circuit Analysis”, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2008. Page 15.1357.8

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bowman, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

", 2nd ed., Princeton University Press, 1957.5. P. Kohl and N.D. Finkelstein, "Patterns of Multiple Representation Use by Experts and Novices during PhysicsProblem Solvings" in Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 4, 010111, 2008.6. A. H. Schoenfeld, “What’s All The Fuss About Metacognition?” in Cognitive Science and Mathematics p. 187.Erlnaum, Hillsdale, NJ, 1987.7. Lohmann, S., Ziegler, J., and Tetzlaff, L. "Comparison of Tag Cloud Layouts: Task-Related Performance andVisual Exploration." In Proceedings of the 12th IFIP TC 13 international Conference on Human-Computerinteraction: Part I (Uppsala, Sweden, August 24 - 28, 2009) Page

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Davis, University of Hartford

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Architectural

importantly, our graduates are finding a flattering reflection of their active-learning educational experience in the integration-rich workplace. Architecture is amultidisciplinary field of study that draws on many areas of study. Architecture education mustsuccessfully involve the integration of art, engineering, business, sustainability, and otherdisciplines.References≠ Nicol, D., and Pilling, S., “Changing Architectural Education”, E & FN Spon Press.≠ Boyer, E. and Mitgang, L., “Building Community, A New Future for Architectural Education and Practice”, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.≠ Kirby, J., Ozcan, H., and Fouad, F., “Sustainability in Engineering and Architecture Design”, Proceedings 2008 ASEE

Conference Session

Administering First-Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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First-Year Programs

reported here is a follow-upquestion to a short-answer question. (The short answer question asked those students who wereplanning on continuing in engineering to list their primary reason(s) for pursuing engineering.)The follow-up question asked students to state their level of agreement with this statement:“This class reinforced my decision to continue in engineering.” The average score for the oldcourse was 2.72 (n = 294) and improved to 2.15 (n = 60) for the new course. A 2-sample t-testresulted in a P-Value of 0.000; Cohen’s d equaled 0.57. The significant improvement in student responses begs the question: “is the new courseeasier?” That is, are students more favorable about the course because it is easier? Table 1shows that the grades

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

strongcommunication skills to effectively communicate technical issues to productdesigners. The desired outcomes of the test engineering graduate certificate wereadopted from ABET’s (a) through (k) outcomes6 shown in Table 1. Table 1 Test Engineering Graduate Certificate Learning Outcomes6 Outcome 1 The application of circuit analysis and design, computer programming, associated software, analog and digital electronics, and microcomputers to the building, testing, operation and maintenance of electrical/electronic(s) systems using laboratory equipments an Automatic Test Equipment (ATE). (ABET 8.a) Outcome 2 An appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills and

Conference Session

Programs Using New Instrumentation Concepts

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Keska, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

Time, [s] 4 30 3 25 20PSD 2 CPSD 15 10 1 5 0 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 0 5 10 15

Conference Session

Design Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University

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Manufacturing

functional mini-desktopCNC machine. The assessment of the Capstone design experiment indicated that the six programoutcomes achieved levels of 80 to 93%.References: 1. “ABET Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs”, Effective for Evaluations During the 2007-2008 Accreditation Cycle. WWW.ABET.org 2. J. Ansari, A. Javaheri, S. Tompkins, K. Williamson, “OUTCOME ASSESSMENT PROCESS IN A MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING PROGRAM”, Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. 3. J. Ansari, A. Javaheri, N. Ghariban, “CIM LAB TO SUPPORT MANUFACTURING DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION”, Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Albert Sun, St. Mary's University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. Page 15.291.10AcknowledgementsThis material was supported by a National Science Foundation grant no. 0935211. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. Rampersad, H.K., Integrated and simultaneous design for robotic assembly, Chichester, England: Wiley, 1994.2. Hsieh, S. (2005). "Automated Manufacturing System Integration Education: Current Status and Future Directions," Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR. Page 15.291.11

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar Branch; Jean Hodges, Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar Branch

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

) distributedhandouts of Linksman’s characterizations and recommendations for each super link.Also in this study, (5) students were shown previous student projects submitted in the earlierMATH 131 courses to introduce each new topic visually and (6) were required to complete amuch more comprehensive project component (hence the term Project-Directed Mathematics).The authors discovered that students’ documented super links did not confirm the previousassumption, that most designstudents by nature would be visual 2 0 0 6 - 2 0 0 7 M ATH 1 3 1 St u d e n t s' Le a r n in g Pr e f e r e n ce sor tactile right-brained learners, thus ( n = 37

Conference Session

Educational Research

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

were selected: The Journal of EngineeringEducation, Advances in Engineering Education, and the International Journal of EngineeringEducation. These journals were selected for their engineering education specific audience andfull article content availability online. Selection criteria for the articles included theclassification of the article as “mixed methods” by the author(s) or by the specific mention ofqualitative and quantitative data collection in the abstract. Following an initial review of thearticles in each publication, the sample (nine articles) was insufficient to fully characterize mixedmethods research in the field. In light of this an internet search was conducted for additionalengineering education research articles featuring a

Conference Session

Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College; Christopher Ruebeck, Lafayette College; Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

and Environmental Engineering, and the Engineering Studies Program. Her research focuses on decision-making for environmental and infrastructure systems. Dr. Jones received a BS Civil Engineering from Columbia University, and a PhD Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University. She is a licensed professional engineer in several states.Christopher Ruebeck, Lafayette College CHRISTOPHER S. RUEBECK is an Associate Professor in the Economics Department at Lafayette College, teaching in the areas of industrial organization, marketing research, introductory Principles and Microeconomics courses, as well as simulation and evolutionary game theory. Dr. Ruebeck holds the

Conference Session

Survival Tips from the Trenches

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Lantz, Trine University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

. Page 15.1151.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Survival Tips from the Trenches Susan A. Lantz, Ph.D.; Trine University; Adrienne R. Minerick, Ph.D., Michigan Technological University; Donna S. Reese, Ph.D., Mississippi State University; Beena Sukumaran, Ph.D., Rowan University Abstract: Panel Discussion: Four women in academia---one with 5-10 years of experience, two with 10-20 years of experience, and one with 20-plus years experience---will offer advice, suggestions, and discuss tips and techniques that worked (or did not work) for them. The panelists include a woman who left academia

Conference Session

New Collaborations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Strife, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

25.Retrieved from http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n2/a25.html6. Maness, J. M. (2006). An evaluation of library instruction delivered to engineering students using streamingvideo. Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship, (48), 6-6. Retrieved fromhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=22189393&site=ehost-live7. Michel, J. P., Hurst, S., & Revelle, A. (2009). Vodcasting, iTunes U, and faculty collaboration. ElectronicJournal of Academic & Special Librarianship, 10(1), 6-6. Retrieved fromhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lxh&AN=41534766&site=ehost-live8. Osif, B.A., and DeSantis, S.M. (2005). Engineering resources tutorial [Video tutorial]. Penn State

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sunni Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lydia Soleil, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

%)Teaching course(s) 83 (28.8%) 75 (90.4%) Although this seemingly high number of available opportunities appears to contradict theidea that doctoral students are not getting adequate preparation for teaching careers, it isimportant to note that a very small percentage of grad students participate in such programs.One of the authors of this paper with experience with teaching certificate programs and coursesat three separate universities estimates that less than 5% of the graduate students at anyuniversity participate in such opportunities, suggesting that these programs are a good first stepbut need to become integral to graduate education to really make a difference. In addition, thePFF

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Essinger, Drexel University; Ryan Coote, Drexel University; Pete Konstantopoulos, CAPA High School; Jason Silverman, Drexel University; Gail Rosen, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

,  “Mathematics  counts,”  Tech. Rep.,  London:  Her   Majesty’s  Stationary  Office,  1993.3. M.  S.  E.  Board  and  N.  R.  Council,  “Everybody  counts:  A  report  to  the  nation  on  the  future  of      mathematics   education,”  Tech.  Rep.,  Washington,  DC,  1989.4. Curriculum  and  evaluation  standards  for  school  mathematics,  National  Council  of  Teachers of   Mathematics,  Reston,  VA,  1989.5. Professional  Standards  for  teaching  mathematics,  National  Council  of  Teachers  of  Mathematics, Reston,   VA,  1991.6. Assessment  standards  for  school  mathematics,  National  Council  of  Teachers  of  Mathematics, Reston,  VA,   1995.7. Principles  and  Standards  for  School

Conference Session

Measuring the Impacts of Project-Based Service Learning on Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Colleen O'Holleran, Engineers Without Borders-USA; Cathy Leslie, Engineers Without Borders

Tagged Divisions

International

(2008). Development for the other 80%: engineering hope, Journal forAustralasian Engineering Education, 14(1): 1-12.[6] Bielefeldt, A.R., B. Amadei and R. Sandekian (2008). Community service attitudes of engineeringstudents engaged in service learning projects, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)Conference and Exposition Proceedings, Paper AC 2008-2430.[7] Paterson, K.G., A.R. Bielefeldt, and C.W Swan (2010). Measuring the Impacts of Project-Based ServiceLearning in Engineering Education. Lulu, 80 pp.[8] Gelmon, S.B., B.A. Holland, A. Driscoll, A. Spring, and S. Kerrigan (2001). Assessing service-learningand civic engagement. Campus Compact. 154 pp.[9] Burack, C., J. Duffy, A, Melchior, E. Morgan (2008). Engineering Faculty

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Connie Gomez, University of Texas at El Paso; Heidi Taboada, University of Texas at El Paso; Jose Espiritu, University of Texas at El Paso; Noe Vargas Hernandez, The University of Texas at El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

for increasing underrepresented groups in thesustainable biomaterials manufacturing engineering program each semester. Based on thefindings of these evaluations each semester, the curricula materials and outreach activities will bemodified to increase the impact and effectiveness this approach. Page 15.724.6Bibliography 1) The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century," National Academy of Engineering. 2004 2) Archel M. A. Ambrosio, Harry R. Allcock, Dhirendra S. Katti, Cato T. Laurencin, Degradable polyphosphazene/poly([alpha]-hydroxyester) blends: degradation studies, Biomaterials, Volume 23, Issue 7

Conference Session

New Instrumentation Ideas

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Buchanan, University of Southern Mississippi; Steven Bunkley, University of Southern Mississippi

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

. The physical properties of the accelerometer included sensitivity of102 mv/(m/s^2), a frequency range of 0 to 100 Hz, and a 10 Hz phase response of under 3°1.The accelerometer contains a voltage regulator integrated within its structure. This allows forexternal power to be supplied by any source within the 10 to 30 VDC excitation range. Thechange is capacitance is detected by a capacitance bridge where each arm of the bridge functionsas a capacitance divider. The outputs of the bridge are then amplitude modulated signals that aredirectly proportional to the changes in capacitance. A series of diodes and capacitors within theaccelerometer are used to demodulate the signals which are then summed, amplified, and filteredto provide a voltage

Conference Session

Newly Developed Engineering Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Alvarado, “Power engineering technology: a new program targeted at the nuclear power industry,” Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2008.2. L. Parker, M. Holt, “Nuclear Power: Outlook for New U.S. Reactors,” CRS Report for Congress, March 2007.3. R. Mott, Applied Fluid Mechanics, 6th edition, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2006.4. Y. Cengel, M. Boles, Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, 6th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 2008.5. D. Kaminski, M. K. Jensen, Introduction to Thermal and Fluids Engineering, Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2005.6. F. P. Incropera, D. P. DeWitt, T. L. Bergman, A. S. Lavine, Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, 6th edition, Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2007.7

Conference Session

Opportunities and Challenges in Developing International Engineering Research

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shih Kuang Hou, National Taiwan Normal University; Ching-Ho Huang, Nangang Vocational High School; Jin-Fu Chen, NTNU

Tagged Divisions

International

, different norms of junior high, senior high,vocational and college male and female students from 2003 academic year were set up to serveas an objective comparison purpose. The creditability and validity contents of the local studentswere used as the norms, and the creditability were found to be high. The re-test creditability wasbetween 0.78~0.92, and the validity was between 0.64~0.85. The four factors and 15 traits of LAI scale include5: (1) Introversion and extraversion personalities: 1. General activity (G), 2. Ascendancy (A), 3. Page 15.1239.4 Social extraversion (S), 4. Thinking extraversion (T), 5. Rhathymia (R

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

various branch conditions listed in Table 4. The signal name “NATT” is the acronym for“next address if the test result is true” and serves as the target of a branch action, so that a branchis performed by loading the NATT value into the address counter. Address Microstore Test NATT EnA EnD EnL EnN SelMux SelALU KVal Wr 2 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 8 1 Kval Wr ’0’ I0 S ’1’ I1 Data path control signals Cflag I2 Mux Zflag I3

Conference Session

Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tershia Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan; Chris Groscurth, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

development will be discussed.Overview of Engineering Curriculum DevelopmentsThe quality of engineering education and the ability to recruit a U.S. engineering workforce hasbeen a growing concern among engineers in university and industrial settings. In the 1990’s,ABET, the engineering accreditor of postsecondary degree-granting programs, revamped theprogram outcomes and assessment criteria to improve quality by implementing the EngineeringCriteria 2000 (EC2000).5 Beginning in 2001, all accredited engineering programs were requiredto demonstrate that their graduates possess the following eleven skills (known as a-k): ≠ Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering; ≠ Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Lewis, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

and J. Brooks Zurn, “Evaluation of Tablet PCs for engineering content development and instruction”, Proceedings of the 111th American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, June 20-23, 2004.2. Kuldeep S. Rawat, George B. Riddick, and Lakiesha J. Moore, “Work in Progress – Integrating Mobile Tablet- PC Technology and Classroom Management Software in Undergraduate Electronic Engineering Technology Courses”, 38th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2008.3. Amelito Enriquez, “Developing an Interactive Learning Network Using Tablet PCs in Sophomore-Level Engineering Courses”, Proceedings of the 114th American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual

Collection

2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Christopher J. Lowrance

one problem related to each lesson objective for thatday; therefore, some problems might require different approaches and techniques to solve.Regardless, I ensure that I offer time for my students to attempt at least one problem on theirhandout either by working alone at their desk or with a partner next to them. During my lessonplanning prior to class, I strategically outline in my mind which problems I will personallyreview in class on the board and which problem(s) I will have the students attempt on their ownduring the lesson period in class. Typically, I do not allocate more than 15 minutes of class timeto student reflection on a particular because I need the remaining lesson time review the problemand introduce the other problems on the

Collection

2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sunghoon Jang; Kenneth Markowitz; Aparicio Carranza

the next generation of professionals and help students inintegrating undergraduate teaching and research with interdisciplinary environment.References[1] Bergman C. A.: “Senior Design Projects with Industry.” Frontier in Education Conference,1998.[2] Jang S.: “Senior Capstone Project”, NY City College of Technology, 2009.[3] Brackin P., J. Gibson D.: “Capstone Design Projects with Industry: Emphasizing Teaming andManagement Tools”, Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering EducationAnnual Conference & Exposition, 2005.[4] Goldberg J., Ropella k.: “Senior Design Projects”, Marquette University College Engineering,Biomedical Engineering, Milwaukee, WI 2009.

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Qinghai Gao

Institute of Technology.[3] Cover, T. & King, R. (1978). “A convergent gambling estimate of the entropy of English”,IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 24(4):413-421.[4] Lanctot, J., Li, M., & Yang, E. (2000). “Estimating DNA Sequence Entropy”, Symposiumon Discrete Algorithms.[5] Farach, M., Noordewier, M., Savari, S., Shepp, L., & Wyner, A. (1995). “On the entropy ofDNA: algorithms and measurements based on memory and rapid convergence, Symposium onDiscrete Algorithms.[6] Behr, F., Fossum, V., & Mitzenmacher, M. (2002). “Estimating and Comparing Entropyacross Written Natural Languages Using PPM Compression”, Technical Report TR-12-02,Harvard University.[7] Tsonis, A., Elsner, J., &Tsoni, P. (1997). “Is DNA a language

Collection

2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Bill Lorenz; Pritpal Singh

the environment taught in the courses. The most common feedback was the course(s)changed their outlook on the environment/planet and made them very excited about being an engineer. They very much like the holistic approach of thinking about the 3 pillars of sustainability. At least 3students converted to vegatarian/vegan as a result of taking the course and pondering their personaloptions. Also, the students liked the opportunity of writing memos/Powerpoint as a way to learnbusiness communications.By focusing the team projects on real world situations, many dealing with how the students arecurrently living, we assure ourselves a very practical focus and energetic response. It has been verysatisfying to see the students clearly and openly deal