Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

Page 14.1382.7 more materials and bring in examples and samples to class when explaining instead of just saying it orally would make a big difference to my learning. (B. Al-M.)Another student with a mixed-right, visual superlink not only analyzed why she liked fractals butalso planned to use them in a project she was working on: . . . I think these fractals above are very beautiful in many ways. The shape and color. The movement of these fractals are very beautiful as if it is dancing in slow motion, and very romantic feeling to it. These shapes can be very inspiring, in color schemes and shap [sic]. Personally, I love spiral shapes and the effect

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mudasser Wyne, National University, San Diego; Arzu Baloglu, Marmara University, Turkey

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

to it without any interference. However, since manyusers may access the system from different locations or nodes simultaneously,concurrency mechanisms become more vital, in order to keep the data consistent. Backupand recovery operations are required for the system to recover from system crashes incase of any unforeseen circumstance. PIMS architecture includes these mechanisms viatransaction management. We plan to store the data in a central repository at aninstitutional level, and also provide access to it over open networks to remote healthcareprofessionals as well as users at other nodes and levels. However, such a centralizedmulti-user inter-networked environment is subject to remote exploits and attacks that canput the confidentiality

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peng Li, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

Solaris, which is appealing for instructors who plan to build a virtual lab with diversifiedplatforms.VMware, with its 10-year history, is a proven product that is stable and reliable. VirtualBox is anew comer in the virtualization world and is supposedly buggier. We had minor issues with bothVMware and VirtualBox but generally they performed well in most labs.VirtualBox is more lightweight than VMware. The size of the current version (2.1.2) of theVirtualBox installation file is 36 MB (32-bit version) or 40 MB (64 bit version) while the size ofthe VMware Workstation 6.5.1 installation file is 500 MB (32/64 bit version).Table 1. VirtualBox vs. VMware9Feature VirtualBox VMware Server / Workstation

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thuy Nguyen, University of Texas, Austin; Fernando Mondragon Solis; William O'Brien, University of Texas, Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Construction

especially interested in the use of the information technologies to support multi-firm coordination, and has worked with several leading firms to implement web-tools to support practice. From 1999-2004, he taught in both the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering and the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction at the University of Florida. Prior to returning to academia, Dr. O'Brien led product development and planning efforts at Collaborative Structures, a Boston based Internet start-up focused on serving the construction industry. Dr. O'Brien holds a Ph.D. and a M.S. degree in Civil Engineering and a M.S. degree in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford University

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Vince Bertsch; John Krupczak; Kate Disney; Elsa Garmire; Tim Simpson

Tech Tally of: technology andsociety, design, products and systems, and technology core concepts and the ITEA technologytopic areas. To make it possible to accommodate the diverse requirements of curriculumcommittees on varied campuses, the framework offers flexibility to faculty in planning courseswithin each proposed model while still accomplishing the goals of the standards. This frameworkwill form the organizational infrastructure for creating a repository of course materials as well asan online community for course developers and instructors. Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maya Trotz, University of South Florida; Ken Thomas, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

will be calibratedduring the lab period and you will be allowed to take the meter with you.Discussion1. Describe the difference between a stormwater retention pond and a stormwater detention pond.2. What kind of pollutants get collected in stormwater ponds?3. What type of water body did you study?4. Describe your site location.5. Describe your sampling plan.6. Present your data collected, use graphs to show trends.7. Discuss your collected data.8. At your sampling site, how is the pond maintained?9. What other measurements do you think are important for communities to know about the health of their stormwater pond? What can communities do to properly maintain their ponds? Are you aware of

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Economy

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Brach, University of the District of Columbia; Ahmet Zeytinci, University of the District of Columbia; Pradeep Behera, University of the District of Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

unable to handle the home mortgagebusiness, so a sound government plan is a viable alternative. Of course adequate oversight andcontrols will be necessary.For years engineers have been criticized for failing to consider or be cognizant of social andhumanistic values. A case study like the one proposed would assist in changing this image of theengineer and create awareness in engineering students of the importance and significance ofsocial issues as well as traditional technical aspects when considering the engineering economyof their projects. In terms of priorities in life, cost of shelter is almost always the most expensive,transportation, food and clothing follow. These entire human needs imply a demand forengineering; if homes are made

Conference Session

Design Methodology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Kurtz, University of Notre Dame; Jay Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Ramzi Bualuan, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

developing the logic by aligning transistors, studentsused Verilog to describe the system and an FPGA board to perform the actual layout.Design work done with Verilog taught students good methods for planning, structuringand describing circuits. Running code on an FPGA board allowed students to bridge thegap between the software description of their circuit to the actual Lego® robot. It alsoemphasized the versatility of FPGA boards due to their reprogrammable nature.Overall the work focused on a top down approach to studying circuits by moving fromASM charts to Verilog code, and then allowing a computer to automatically configure thecircuit on the FPGA board. Students were able to follow their project from conception torealization in the course of a

Conference Session

Applying What We Teach to IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Whitman, Wichita State University; Janet Twomey, Wichita State University; Barbara Chaparro, Wichita State University; Veronica Hinkle, Wichita State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

haveexercises designed around individual concepts. “This instructional method, while somewhatattributable to the usual trend to compartmentalize course material into homogeneous blocks, ismore often due to an attempt to model traditional manufacturing organizations in which theproduct design function, manufacturing engineering, and production planning are separatecorporate entities”4.This paper reports on the use of simulation to enhance learning in a production systems course atWichita State University. Production systems have become more complex due to technology aswell as capital investment and the increase in the number and variety of products manufactured5.The factory is a complex system and most students have difficulty understanding

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

to work on project10 Lecture 8, assignment 8 Assessment/exam 211-14 Lecture 9, assignment 9, project Lecture 10, assignment 10, projectFinal week Final presentation with experts Final examBest PracticesIn order to provide some of the wisdom that comes from experience, the followingrecommendations are provided. Working with projects that are based in industry createschallenges, however the rewards in student learning are worth the extra effort. Havingclear mutual expectations and communication are keys to success. Underestimate the time requirements. There will always be fires, so plan for this. Keep open communication, when in doubt ask for approval. Remember that the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

of achieving goals. around when questions arise.Communication Continuous, on a schedule, On an exception basis or when weekly meetings, more frequent something needs to be done. during projects. Interchange of Information passed haphazardly – information early enough to allow sometime too late for proper action. adequate time for completion.Assignments Passed on early with sufficient Passed on with short suspense. details to allow student time and Student pressured – no plan to ability to get the project assist student with the project

Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Watson, University of South Carolina; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2009-918: TEACHING ENGINEERING IN SINGLE-GENDERMIDDLE-SCHOOL CLASSROOMSJoy Watson, University of South CarolinaJed Lyons, University of South Carolina Page 14.1134.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Teaching Engineering in Single Gender Middle School Classrooms AbstractStudents in middle school are often given pre-planned laboratory experiments which providelittle or no opportunity to develop creativity or problem solving skills. This paper describes aninvestigation of middle school students’ reactions to an open-ended engineering design problem,specifically to create a machine to move a Cheerio™ or a plastic egg seventy centimeters. If theproblem was solved

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Latorre, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Manuel Blazquez, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Elio Sancristobal, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Sergio Martin, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Francisco Garcia-Sevilla, Castilla-La Mancha University; Catalina Martinez-Mediano, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Gabriel Diaz, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

resources reveals the need fornew tools which can treat metadata not only as static data but as information in constantevolution, thus supporting the effective development of educational resources. Secure andcomfortable authentication systems (SSO), trust facilities or how to connect on line communitiesare issues we are going to take into account in future developments.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge the Spanish Science and Innovation Ministry and theSpanish National Plan I+D+I 2004-2007 the support in the project TSI2005-08225-C07-03"MOSAIC Learning: Mobile and electronic learning, of open code, based on standards, secure,contextual, personalized and collaborative" and to the CYTED-508AC0341 “SOLITE-SOFTWARE LIBRE EN

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Raper, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Susan Murray, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Christa Weisbrook, Missouri University of Science and Technology; William Daughton, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

presentation≠ an ability to adjust content and presentation style to audience≠ confidence and discernment in asking appropriate questions to obtain information vital to the project or task at hand.Professional Behavior: Graduates of the Engineering Management Program will continually grow in their awarenessand understanding of the societal, ethical, cultural, legal, and political issues prevalent in an increasingly globalsociety.Integration: Drawing on proficiencies in the areas described above, graduates of the Engineering ManagementProgram are able to integrate their skills and knowledge to:≠ effectively manage people, talent, time, and financial resources≠ develop successful marketing strategies≠ develop plans for

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Remote and Virtual Laboratories

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Emre Bahadir, Murray State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

and technologystudents, (b) increasing overall student diversity in engineering and technology education, (c)enhancing student learning in advanced manufacturing technologies, (d) modernizing laboratoryfacilities for a wide regional area, and (e) encouraging undergraduate student research projects.The evaluation plan is focusing on student learning and is also comparing the relative advantagesof remote and traditional laboratories. Through this project, many more users are benefiting fromstate-of-the-art rapid prototyping technology, thereby better justifying the cost of purchasing andmaintaining the overall facility. Currently, this lab has been used by three technology programsin TX, KY, and TN. The current practices made by schools and

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

). Attendance and Outcomes in a Large, Collaborative Learning, Performance Assessment Course. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).11. Webb T, Christian J, & Armitage C. Helping students turn up for class: Does personality moderate the effectiveness of an implementation intention intervention?. Learning & Individual Differences. September 2007;17(4):316-327.12. White K, Thomas I, Johnston K, & Hyde M. Predicting Attendance at Peer-Assisted Study Sessions for Statistics: Role Identity and the Theory of Planned Behavior. Journal of Social Psychology. August 2008;148(4):473-492.13. Yudko E, Hirokawa R, & Chi R. Attitudes, beliefs, and attendance in a

Conference Session

Research and Education in Radiation and Radiologic

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Pryor; Sheldon Landsberger

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

manipulation in unstructured environments,” Conference proceedings of the 2nd international joint topical meeting on emergency preparedness and response and robotic and remote systems conference. Albuquerque, NM., pp. 125-131. 4. Noakes, M., Love, L., and Lloyd, P., 2002, “Telerobotic planning and control for DOE D&D operations,” Proc. of the International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Washington D.C., pp. 3485-3492. 5. Berry, D., and Wheeler, D., 2008, “Utilizing a robotic vehicle to access and clean a hazardous underground tank,” Conference proceedings of the 2nd international joint topical meeting on emergency preparedness and response and robotic and remote systems conference

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Gumaer, Central Washington University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

the position. It is important tokeep in mind that this is a two way street and the candidates are also evaluating the position,department, institution and community. Therefore, both parties should strive to make the bestpossible impression. An interview that is well planned, on time, allows the candidate todemonstrate his or her abilities, and provides the necessary position-related information is amajor element in a successful search.When contacting the candidate to extend a campus interview invitation, the following itemsshould be discussed: ≠ How interview travel expenses will be reimbursed ≠ Whether travel arrangements will be responsibility of candidate or host institution ≠ Scheduling a convenient time ≠ Describe the interview

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

mirrors the ways in which knowledge is developed and applied in the working environment of engineers. The development of an assessment system tied through backwards design to the educational objectives that frame the content and processes of the courses is viewed to be one of the products of this project. In addition, the evaluation plan will measure the transportability of the Virtual CVD Learning Platform to support its use in a variety of engineering and science courses.Three research questions have been addressed: 1. What is the nature of the experimental design process that students apply in the virtual laboratories? 2. What types of cognitions are elicited in students when completing the virtual

Conference Session

Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter Schilling, MSOE

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

projects, and oral presentations1. Grading rubricsprovide advantages to both the student as well as the faculty member.From the student’s standpoint, rubrics offer many advantages. Students like the usage ofrubrics as they aid in determining the expectations for an assignment. Students also likerubrics for grading as they allow them to better plan their working, gearing theirdevelopment towards what is expected rather than overachieving on an assignment. Page 14.1338.2Overall, students feel that rubrics result in them delivering a higher quality submission aswell as receiving a fairer grade when the submission is assessed. Students like rubricsbecause

Conference Session

Research and Project Initiatives in IT and IET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abed El Hameed El Madwar, University of Northern Iowa; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Hong 'Jeffrey' Nie; Julie Zhang, University of Northern Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

device. Sensorsalso could be used for process quality characteristics in machining processes. Quality can bemaintained in-process and in real time monitoring using system of multiple sensors to overcomenonconforming parts that might be manufactured; Ertekin et. al 6 used multiple sensory system tomeasure the surface roughness values showing that “their integration gives more reliable andaccurate prediction of above tolerance than when using a single sensory feature.” Ertekin et al.contented that using the multiple sensors can provide the information collected to plan the timefor the change of the tools. In other words, it indicates the quality characteristics of the tools.Wireless sensors networks has been utilized lately in many applications

Conference Session

Project-Based Student Learning: Part I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Page 14.478.3another important aspect along with providing the proper accommodations3. These conceptswere incorporated into a senior design project utilizing universal design to improve the learningprocess for students with disabilities.Project Description and FrameworkThe senior design projects run for two consecutive quarters during the student’s senior year. Thefirst quarter is mainly spent in the design and planning while the second quarter is dedicated torefining the design and building a prototype. Senior design projects are a perfect fit to apply theconcepts of universal design.The senior design projects are selected by the faculty and are chosen to give the students anassignment that would be typical of a task they could receive in the

Conference Session

Innovations in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet; Essaid Bouktache, Purdue University, Calumet; Jai Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Jared Goodall, South Lake Automation

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

a Master inTechnology or a MBA degree. The plan of study at the undergraduate degree level isstructured with required courses in the fundamentals of electrical circuits, machines,analog and digital electronics, microcontroller applications and basic programming. Thestudents are allowed to concentrate in a specialized area such as electrical power,telecommunications, computer hardware and software, process control and biomedicalelectronics by selecting advance courses in those areas. In the ECET department we haveclose to 55% part time students. The work experience of these students varies widely, andthe type of work they are engaged dictates the courses they take. For this reason thestudents are exposed to limited knowledge in many areas of

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

the doctoral students in PIEp Research School. Representatives of the PIEp Research School visited the research group in 2008. 3. University of Hamburg, the entrepreneurship group This research group is active in the area of entrepreneurship, marketing and product innovation. Representatives of the PIEp Research School visited in 2008 and plans are being made for a joint workshop at Stanford Center for Design Research in 2009. 4. University of Minnesota A research- and teaching team at the University of Minnesota responsible for the Product Design and Business Development Program shows many interesting interfaces with PIEp Education, with their focus on med-tech products and ability to attract local

Conference Session

Design Cognition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Lande, Stanford University; Larry Leifer, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the X-axis, short-term to long-term. The activity of Design Thinking6 can be tosolve a problem with the end result being an idea created. For Engineering Thinking7,8 making asolution results in an artifact or stuff. Production Thinking9 allows for the remaking of a solutionwith the results being facsimiles of stuff or plans by which to make copies. Future Thinking10allows one to reset the problem with the outcome being a question. This visual representationcan be considered circular with the elements being successive Future Thinking can occur beforeDesign Thinking or after Production Thinking.The Design ProcessWith a focus on design engineering and a research test bed in ME310 being available withengineering students right in the midst of the

Conference Session

Developing Tomorrow's Leaders through Co-op Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University; Denise Stodola, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

standard co-op plan.)3) Administer post-assessment to student cohort.Phase 51) Administer pre-assessment to student cohort.2) Provide student test group with a specific classroom activity subsequent to their co-opterm.3) Perform final assessment of co-op and classroom learning for student cohort (bothgroups).4) Determine research results and disseminate.Pilot study impact and outcomesThe outcomes of the pilot study would include one thread of this overall integration, byfocusing on a subset of selected learning outcomes and designing one corresponding set Page 14.753.6of templates and best practices for co op companies, and a complementary set ofclassroom

Conference Session

Issues of Persistence in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Michelle Camacho, University of San Diego; Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Russell Long, Purdue University; Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Mara Wasburn, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

“Whisper Down”.Russell Long, Purdue University Russell A. Long is Associate Director of MIDFIELD and Director of Project Assessment in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has twenty years experience in institutional research, assessment, strategic planning, and higher education policy. He is a SAS expert and manages the MIDFIELD database.Susan Lord, University of San Diego Susan M. Lord received a B.S. from Cornell University and the M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University. She is currently Professor and Coordinator of Electrical Engineering at the University of San Diego. Her teaching and research interests include electronics, optoelectronics, materials science

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

, or a combination. Courses are taught by full-time tenure track faculty, clinical faculty and adjuncts hired through the Center. Anadministrative structure has been created to manage all professional education efforts in theCollege. This structure is within the Center for Professional Studies and is under theadministrative authority of the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Research in theCollege of Technology. Currently there are programs of study being delivered on campus, onsite at a major manufacturing facility in Indianapolis, IN, and in the community of Columbus,IN. Plans are underway to offer additional programs on site, at other locations in Indiana, Ohioand in Washington, DC.Professional Education for Engineers and

Conference Session

Faculty Development and Research in ET

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Bertoline, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

years research funding at Purdue has increased ata high rate due to the efforts of our present and immediate past presidents of the university andour faculty who have embraced the strategic plans which guides the research growth. TheCollege of Technology is expected to engage in funded research and contribute to the overallgrowth of funded research at Purdue University. The College of Technology has seized thisopportunity to grow research and increase the enrollment of graduate students and graduatecurricula. In doing so it has become necessary to clearly define our research domain todifferentiate and identify overlaps with existing engineering and science research domains. Thispaper provides an intellectual and philosophical basis for defining

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Marlor, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; Nathan Manser, Michigan Technological University; Brett Hamlin, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

regarding the week’s course material on an interactive courseweb page (Blackboard). While completing the assessment, students learn why a certain answer iscorrect and what some common misconceptions are. For each assessment completed, studentsmay earn points that are added to their exam score.This paper will discuss these changes, along with providing preliminary assessment data and willrecommend planned steps for a detailed study to follow.IntroductionBeginning in 2000, Michigan Tech implemented a curriculum that was designed to homogenizethe first two years of a four year engineering degree, such that all incoming freshman andsophomore engineering students take essentially the same classes. These classes actively helpstudents to learn more about