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Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Soulsby

given a task in the first week to search for a topic/book/article using the search engines and then in the second week they are asked to locate the book in the library. Forcing the students to seek the item that was found on the computer search demystifies the library and is far more useful than a tour of the building.Mentor/Connection with the School of Engineering: Students are introduced to the leaders of thestudent societies and are encouraged to join the professional society in their major. Students arealso toured through facilities associated with each major; in an effort to acquaint them with theschool. The departmental tours provide a look at laboratories, senior projects, sophomore labs,etc. so that the students

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Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, 2001.[8]Bellamy, L. e.t al. Teams in Engineering Education, A Report Submitted on Work Completed Under Sponsorship ofthe National Science Foundation, Grant Number USE 9156176, Tempe, Arizona, 1994.BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONM. PATRICIA BRACKIN is an Associate Professor of M.E. at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology where she teachesdesign, controls, graphics, and mechanical measurements. Her BS and MS are from the University of Tennessee inNuclear Engineering and her Ph.D. is from Georgia Institute of Technology in ME. She has also been an AssociateProfessor at Christian Brothers University. Her industrial experience includes Oak Ridge National Laboratories andChicago Bridge and Iron. She is a registered PE.J

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Pre-College Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lori Bassman; Patrick Little

.) “wash ashore” and building begins. A three-foot high waterfall is constructed ina laboratory for teams’ use. At this stage, the members of the teaching team interact with teamsindividually, challenging their design decisions, questioning how they plan to calibrate theirdevices, and joining in the victories of successful prototype tests. A task that seemed quitedaunting to many attendees on Monday morning produces an especially rewarding experienceupon completion.Because the participants have walked through the design process themselves, they are able to Page 7.916.7understand the relationship between the timing of introduction of

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Shahnam Navaee; Nirmal Das

the accuracy of their developed hand-solutions. This project also helps thestudents to gain a more in-depth understanding of the structural concepts, since this knowledge isneeded in writing MATLAB script files. By performing the exercises designed for this course, thestudents acquire a better appreciation for the power of computers and their application to solvestructural analysis problems. Included in this paper are examples to illustrate the proceduredescribed.I. IntroductionMATLAB is a powerful computing software which is presently utilized in a number of educationalinstitutions around the country to solve mathematics and engineering-related problems. The name ofthe software MATLAB stands for “Matrix Laboratory” since the built-in

Conference Session

Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert B. Stone; Nancy Hubing

product (Otto et al., 1998).As students learn how to design, production of a physical artifact is essential. Unfortunately,undergraduate engineering education has long divided learning activities into lecture and hands-on laboratory courses, with lecture courses greatly outnumbering lab activities. Learningtheories and studies on learning and teaching styles indicate that integrated lecture and laboratoryactivities are better suited for complete learning (Kolb, 1984; Wankat and Oreovicz, 1993; Stice,1987; NSF, 1996; Felder and Silverman, 1988). Many courses have applied these learningtheories to their courses by adding hands-on activities to supplement the theory (Agogino, 1992;Carlson, 1995; Hibbard & Hibbard, 1995, Niku 1995, West et al

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Math with Technology

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Aaron Titus; Guoqing Tang

for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright©2002, American Society for Engineering EducationHowever, in these questions, few numbers are given in the question. Therefore, students mustuse a more expert-like approach to solving the problem by considering what principles areneeded, what quantities must be calculated, and what data must be collected. It is akin to anopen-ended laboratory experiment.Consider the problem in Figure 8. Two billiard balls, albeit non-standard billiard balls, approachone another. Their positions and the clock reading are shown in the animation. In part(a),students are asked to find the mass of the red billiard ball. The student must first applyconservation of momentum

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Waddah Akili

in the “system” behavior, not only “component” behavior 3. Allow for acquiring analysis and design skills early on 4. Provide for sufficient laboratory and hands-on experience to demonstrate concepts 5. Allow for an early start of individual senior project (design project) in a declared area of competence 6. Provide for some exposure to the practice with emphasis on local experienceTable 4. Activities/Tasks to Impart Desired Qualities in an Engineering GraduateAcademe and Industry:When universities and industry find commo n ground to meet each other’s needs, often with theblessing of the government, the mutual benefits can be substantial. It was a logical progressionfor the colleges of engineering in the Gulf Region to turn towards

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv

traction. http://web.mit.edu/invent/www/inventorsA-H/bowermanknight.html Presence “Encyclopedia of Inventions” p.54 Figure 4: Examples for the Eight-Dimensional Methodology5b) Laboratory materialLaboratory activities have been developed for hands-on experience by individuals and teams. Weview team building and team work as extremely important, since communication skills, trust,sharing ideas, etc., are crucial in the workplace. In addition to demonstrating the strategies, thelaboratory material is intended to add a fun component to the learning experience, allow for self-paced, semi-guided exploration that improves self-esteem and encourages questioning anddaring. The material and activities are specific with clear

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ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Osborne; Bill Carroll

teaching and research awards and has served as an IEEE Distinguished Visitor (1993-96)as well as an ACM Lecturer (1993-97).C. D. CANTRELL, PH.D.Dr. Cantrell is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Physics at UT-Dallas. He is also Director of the PhotonicTechnology and Engineering Center (PhoTEC). Before joining UT-Dallas, Dr. Cantrell was a staff member at LosAlamos National Laboratory. He is an IEEE Fellow and recipient of an IEEE Third Millennium Medal. He isauthor of the textbook Modern Mathematical Methods for Physicists and Engineers.SAIBUN TJUATJA, PH.D.Dr. Tjuatja is Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Electrical Engineering Department at UT-Arlington.He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in wireless and data

Conference Session

Using Technology to Improve IE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Uanny Brens Garcia; Douglas Bodner

., Martinez, R., and Criado, J. “WebTutor, a Self-Evaluation and Student Tracking System,” Proceedings of the North American Web Developers Conference, October 1998.6. Chen, G. D., Liu, C., Ou, K., and Lin, M. “Web Learning Portfolios: A Tool for Supporting Performance Awareness,” Innovations in Education and Training International, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2001.7. Bostock, S. J. “Designing Web-Based Instruction for Active Learning,” in Web-Based Instruction, Khan B. H. (ed.), Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Education Technology Publications, pp. 225-230, 1997.8. Thornton, R. K., and Sokoloff, D. R. “Assessing Student Learning of Newton’s Law: The Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation and the Evaluation of Active Learning Laboratory and

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Hunting for MINDs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Liz Oshaughnessy; Barbara Goldberg

minimum of 20% of the group’s membership 10. B. Retrain recruiters and academic advisors to counter any de-facto (and possibly inadvertent) tracking of female students into non-technical careers. C. Re-examine and alter the gender image the institution presents of itself. Look at who is being used to represent the ‘faces’ of the institution. Who are the spokespersons? It may be necessary to increase the number of female recruiters, the number of photos of females in the catalog, particularly in views of students at work in laboratories, and the number of images of females in any promotional literature or advertising.2. Institutional Support: A. Strengthen the effectiveness of and access to academic

Conference Session

Engineering Management Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Short

laboratories indicated graphical rating scales were used by avast majority [19].A report by Murphy indicated a criticism of graphical ratings is the tendency of managers toassign a uniform rating. Murphy’s report studied Merck & Co, Inc. from 1978 through 1989.Merck managers assigned a rating from 1, poor, to 5, best, based on overall performance. Forappraisals during 1984 and 1985, 97.76% of the employees received a 3 or 4 appraisal rating[20]. The Cornell University researchers found 77% of their respondents’ professionalemployees rated at the comparable 3 or 4 level [14].Another shortcoming of the graphical rating is its inherent relia nce on the rater’s subjectiveanalysis of the work performance behaviors observed and their translation to the

Conference Session

MINDing Our Business

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Friedman; Fadi Deek; Howard Kimmel

theNJIT instructors to students, simultaneously, at all four high schools through videoconferencing, following by “hands-on” laboratory instruction by the high school teachers,supported by NJIT teaching assistants. Unfortunately, two things occurred which madethis mode of instruction infeasible:1- The equipment at the four schools was not functioning and could not be repaired in time for the project start date; and2- A common schedule for the students at all four schools could not be developed. The mode of instruction varied among the schools, depending upon the high Page 7.1132.9school teacher’s comfort level with the course content

Conference Session

Ethics across the Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William J. Frey; Halley D. Sánchez; Jose Cruz-Cruz

laboratory exercise due tomorrow. She has been overwhelmed forthe last few weeks with assignments from other classes and doesn't really have time to complete this exercise. Shediscovers that her roommate took this same class the previous semester and has the complete exercise on disk.What should she do?a. She should ask her roommate to give her the disk and let her use the exercise she prepared for the previoussemester. Her roommate has an obligation to help a fellow student in need. And it is well known that engineeringclasses are too demanding for the average students.b. She should go to the professor (preferably with other students in a similar situation) and ask for more time tocomplete the assignment.c. She should redouble her efforts and work

Conference Session

New Ideas

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Oguz Soysal

characteristics were introduced by laboratory demonstrations in EE and ME labs. Average wind speed 11.4 12 10.7 10.7 10.6 9.5 9.9 10 8.9 8.7 8.9 8.8 8.1 7.3 Miles/hour 8 6 4 2 0

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Teaching Effective Communications

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2002 Annual Conference

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David Hutto; Kathryn Hollar; Eric Constans; Anthony Marchese; Roberta Harvey; Bernard Pietrucha

described above 2) to develop guidelines for creating assignments that encourage effective student writingThis project centers on Sophomore Clinic I, a team-taught, integrated design and writingcourse at Rowan University. The hallmark of the Rowan engineering program is themultidisciplinary, project-oriented Engineering Clinic sequence and its emphasis ontechnical communication. The Clinics are taken each semester by every student. In theEngineering Clinic, modeled after the medical school concept, students and faculty fromall four engineering programs work side-by-side on laboratory experiments, real-worlddesign projects, and research. The Sophomore Engineering Clinics specifically serve thedual purpose of introducing students to formalized

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Chung

Session 2793In addition, the set of relationships between cognitive processing and online process measuressuggest a potential profile of participants. Successful participants engaged in proportionally morescientific reasoning than less successful participants. In general, successful participants relied onmore laboratory/data tests and less on resource materials (i.e., experts, library, dictionary).Further, successful participants exhibited less confusion and had less of a need to fill gaps intheir knowledge. In contrast, less successful participants misinterpreted information, wereconfused, and were unsuccessful at eliminating parents even though the tests they were usingcould have eliminated a parent

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Margaret Bailey; Ozer Arnas

Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education and photovoltaic devices. The completeTable 2. Summary of ME 472 Topics listing on all 40 lessons presented in ME 472Subject Lessons is listed as Table 3.Advanced Thermodynamic Analysis 7Gas and Steam Power Cycles 5 Over the course of the semester, two guestCombustion 3 speakers from different Army ResearchPower Cycle Components 1 Laboratories visited the class to offer theirVCRC 1 viewpoints and present their currentAbsorption Refrigeration 2 research

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New Computer ET Course Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kyle Hebsch; Jefferey Stevens; Andrew Gilchrist IV; Joel Weinstein

at NortheasternUniversity’s School of Engineering Technology and Lowell Institute School. He has been a member of thefaculty for over twenty years and has many years of service with a wide range of industrial firms.ANDREW GILCHRIST IVAndrew Gilchrist IV is a junior undergraduate at Northeastern University’s School of EngineeringTechnology, majoring in Computer Technology with a minor in Business Administration. Throughout histenure at Northeastern, Andrew has worked for the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory in CambridgeMassachusetts. There, he worked on various network infrastructure projects that aided in the lab’s manyimprovements. During his free time, Mr. Gilchrist enjoys playing hockey, reading, and furthering hisknowledge in various

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mott

time is required to complete the activity.Few, if any, colleges are currently organized for this approach. Perhaps they will move in thatdirection in the future. In the meantime, one solution is to rethink the lecture-laboratory conceptthat is prevalent in engineering technology education and to blend the time allocated to thecourse so that the activities can be completed in longer blocks. As needed, the instructor canengage students in dialog about new concepts they need to complete the task at hand. Such just-in-time learning has advantages in that the students are ready to learn the concepts because theysee the immediate applicability for it.This type of instructional organization would work best if the curriculum were broken intosmaller

Conference Session

Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Miller; Mara Wasburn

to the current members ofWomen in Technology. Of the 81 students involved in the group, 51 responded to the survey, fora 63% response rate.The survey questions were modified from the WEPAN Pilot Climate Survey, designed to assessengineering students’ perceptions of the educational climate at their universities 26. One studyidentified those factors as isolation, the perceived irrelevance of theoretical preparatory courses,negative experiences in laboratory courses, classroom climate, and lack of role models 27. Otherstudies have suggested that the different learning styles of women may influence their desire toenter engineering or technology fields. Finally, Santovec contends that the problem is the imagethat engineering and technology is not

Conference Session

Developing ABET Outcomes F--J

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Karim Nasr; Raymond Berg

by another required M. E. laboratory course,usually taken concurrently by senior students. Outcome P (knowledge of chemistry and calculus-based physics) is also demonstrated in other courses.Outcome I (engage in life-long learning) became a major focus of redesign in this capstone class.Outcomes D (function on multi-disciplinary teams), F (professional and ethical responsibility),H (broad education – impact global and societal context), J (knowledge of contemporary issues),Q (management of engineering projects with economic constraints), and R (dynamics of peoplein singular and group settings) were also recognized as important elements requiringstrengthening of the prior course syllabus, content and methods of teaching.Rebuild of the Course

Conference Session

Instructional Technology--What Works

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Vijay Kanabar; Rumen Stainov; Tanya Zlateva; Eric Braude

Conference Session

Design and Innovation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robin Adams; Pimpida Punnakanta; Craig D. Lewis; Cynthia Atman

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Vickers; Otto Loewer; John Ahlen; Ron Foster; Greg Salamo

theIncubator. However, typically an M.S. graduate student will concentrate on coursework duringthe first year, and on a thesis project during the second year. Also, knowledge gained from thefirst-year coursework and familiarity with facilities, equipment and laboratory procedures may beimportant to the success in research areas. Contrary to this normal flow, a first-year graduatestudent that commits to work with an Innovation Incubator client may be required to begin worksoon after arriving at the University. Since the standard commitment between the Incubator and aClient is for 12 months, then effectively the research work is front-loaded for the student. This is acultural change that carries with it both positive and negative consequences. An

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Franzone

tutorial takes a visual, step-by-step approach indemonstrating how to create a Win32, console-mode application as well as covering introductoryprogramming concepts such as the “edit, compile, link, and run” process and useful proceduressuch as printing source-code and program output. The tutorial is thorough and complete enoughto be given as a lab or homework exercise or as a class exercise done in a laboratory setting. Page 7.861.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationI. Introduction The

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Educational Opportunities in Engr. Abroad

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

D. Joseph Mook

Conference Session

Learning Styles of Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Malgorzata Zywno

population. Equally importantly, the dimensions of the model can be directly related tothe instructional design of hypermedia materials. Synchronous and asynchronous hypermedia canthus be better used to lessen the reliance on lecturing 30, to increase student participation, tosupport visualization and laboratory experimentation31, and to encourage reflection32, allnecessary ingredients of the learning process.Learning Styles in Engineering and their ImplicationsPersonality traits and learning styles are distributed differently among practising professionals andstudents in different fields. A possible explanation for the differences is that learners who exhibitcertain preferences are drawn to a particular field. Engineering students tend to have a

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Mills

81.7 Concrete design project 15.2 / 20 76.0 Practicals (laboratories) 5.9 / 10 59.3 Steel exam component 9.6 / 20 48.1 Concrete exam component 14.9 / 30 49.7 Overall 61.9 / 100 61.9These marks indicate that students generally achieved much better marks in the design projectsthan in the examinations. This raises the long-standing debate about the value of examinationsversus continuous assessment in evaluating learning outcomes, with supporters of examinationsbelieving that if students can’t produce correct solutions under pressure then they can’t havelearnt the material, while supporters of continuous assessment methods such as projects arguethat

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Assessment Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Malgorzata Zywno

, American Society for Engineering EducationV. Conclusions and Future WorkThe course in which the study was located, used a student-centered approach with emphasis onactive, experiential, problem-based learning, and had a significant design project where teamworkand communication skills were important. The project required a tight coordination of the course.All students functioned in the same computer-assisted learning environment (access to computernetwork, simulation software, computer-controlled laboratory setup). Progressive approach,project orientation and coordination ensured that the instructional design of the course remainedthe same regardless of the instructional media used in the lectures. As discussed, treatment groupswere