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Assessment Strategies in BAE

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2003 Annual Conference

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Anthony Ellertson; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

majoring in agriculturalengineering or agricultural systems technology: the ABE learning community, which is createdby having students co-enroll for specially selected linked courses, and the ABE living learningcommunity, a reserved portion of a specific residence hall. Other features of the ABE learningcommunity include peer mentors and tutors, faculty-student dinners, and student service learningopportunities. The ABE Learning Community has been described in detail in previouslypublished papers.1, 2, 3We see the ABE Learning Community as key to helping us achieve the intended studentoutcomes of our programs. These outcomes were developed to meet the ABET Criteria 2000.ABET Criterion 3, Program Outcomes and Assessment, states, “Engineering

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas Jewell

Session 2793 Gaining Global Perspective through Terms Abroad Thomas K. Jewell, Ph.D., P.E. Professor of Civil Engineering Union College Schenectady, NY 12308AbstractBeginning with the class of 1999, all engineering graduates from Union College havebeen required to complete the “Other Languages; Other Cultures; Other Disciplines”portion of the College General Education program. Students can meet this requirementthrough completing three courses in a foreign language, completing a three coursecultural diversity

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Julia Apple-Smith; Dave Holger; Shannon Miner

Iowa State University College of Engineering Ames, IowaInternational Multi-Partner Action (IMPACT) Initiative Julia Apple-Smith Director, Engineering International Programs College of Engineering Iowa State University Dave Holger Associate Dean, College of Engineering Iowa State University Shannon Miner Program Coordinator Engineering International Programs Iowa State University Submitted for consideration to: ASEE North Midwest Regional Conference

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Stuart Kellogg

. Page 8.108.7 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationTrade-offs in optimally addressing alternative learning styles is more than offset by efficienciesgained by serving both types of learners simultaneously.The role of technology-enabled learning in the education product mix is only going to increase.Those that are actively engaged in the process now are more likely to find approaches that canimprove student learning as well as being substantially more rewarding.AcknowledgementsMuch of the curricular development effort has been possible through support made available bythe South Dakota Board of

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EM Skills and Concepts in the Real World

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2003 Annual Conference

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Paul Cheng-Hsin Liu; S. Gary Teng

toconstant communication.The Use of Low Cost Collaborative Environment for ProjectsAlthough Internet is an integral portion in most collaborative environments, most collaborativeenvironments today can only be performed between companies with special technologies or Page 8.301.5facilities. If this is the case, then it is difficult for project participants to use collaborative Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education

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Industry Initiatives for Graduate Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Elaine Laws

school students that gave themexposure to the work of scientists and engineers across the Labs. Page 8.829.3"Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education"By the 1990s, the number of students grew to a total of 16 students selected annually inthe combined programs with a portion being awarded grants. When Bell Labs was split in1996 between AT&T and Lucent Technologies, half of the students in the programs weredesignated to be supported by AT&T Labs based on their technical area of study whileand the balance were to be supported

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Assessment of Graphics Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Holly Ault

been a co-director of the Assistive Technology Resource Center at WPI since 1999. Inthe fall of 2001, she was invited as the Lise Meitner Visiting Professor, Department of Design Sciences, LundTechnical University, Lund, Sweden. Her primary teaching and course development responsibilities includeundergraduate and graduate level courses in computer-aided design, mechanical design and rehabilitationengineering. She served as the Director of Liaison for the Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE from1995-8 and EDGD Program Chair for the ASEE Annual Conference in 2002. Her teaching and research interestsinclude computer aided mechanical design, geometric modeling, kinematics, machine design and rehabilitationengineering. She is a member of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Sundiata Jangha; Richard Peltier; Pamela Reid; F. Scott Cowan; Christal Gordon; David Woessner; Douglas Edwards; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

, 4 School of Chemical Engineering, 5 School of Earth and Atmospheric Science 6 Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, 7 Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing, The Georgia Institute of Technology 8 Westlake High School, Fulton County School SystemIntroductionResearch studies show that Georgia’s present and future workforce is unprepared for thescientific and technological challenges facing them. Georgia's middle and

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New Ideas in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Peter Idowu

engineers in practice with a very limited knowledge of the theory and application ofenergy conversion devices. This paper highlights a required undergraduate course on energysystems and conversion for electrical engineering (EE) students at Penn State University -Harrisburg. The new course format adds components that are not typically included in thestudents’ exposure to the subject. It guides students to explore various energy sources,conversion technologies, and highlights economic, environmental, sustainability, ethical, healthand safety, social, and political issues in energy use.IntroductionMany electrical engineering (EE) programs traditionally include an energy conversion course inthe program requirements for the undergraduate degree. This

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Boris Axelrod

Ph.D. degree (with a specialization in powersystems) from the Moscow State Railway Engineering Institute in 1955 and 1965, respectively. He is aProfessor of Electrical Engineering and is a Dean of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineeringof the Holon Academic Institute of Technology. He has authored numerous publications.Dr. BORIS AXELROD was born in Ukraine in 1949. He received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electricalengineering in U.S.S.R., in 1972 and 1980 respectively. From 1992 he is a Lecturer in Electronics of theDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of the Holon Academic Institute of Technology (Israel).He has authored more than 35 published papers

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Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Christopher Carroll

Session 1420 Pocket PCs as Tools in Digital Circuit Laboratories Christopher R. Carroll Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Minnesota Duluth ccarroll@d.umn.eduAbstractDigital circuit laboratories are notoriously brimming with high-technology instrumentation and allsorts of gadgets that can boggle the mind of students entering any electrical or computerengineering program. These labs are generally the first electrical or computer

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Topics in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Daphene Koch

has been utilized in education. It will analyze the growth of the science as it wasintroduced and how it has developed over time. There are many theories associated with thisscience as it defines adult learning. Self Directed Learning (SDL) seems to be the leader in thisarea, so this will be defined and explained in detail along with other learning environments.Finally, the paper will describe how the industry in areas related to engineering technology couldapply these concepts and their needs for adult learning.DefinitionsAndragogy is a term used in the academic area to describe the process of life-long learning inadults. The word was first introduced in Germany in 1833 as Andragogik by Alexander Kapp todescribe the education theory of

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Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Johnson; Bill Kitchen

and Technologies at Nashville State Technical Community College. Hehas extensive experience at the community college level and industry. His degrees include an Ed.D. inEducation, and MS in Physics, and BS in Secondary Education. He has developed and disseminatednumerous innovative programs that connect education with business.William Kitchen is Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at Nashville State TechnicalCommunity College. In addition teaching experience at ITT Technical Institute in Nashville and MiddleTennessee State University in Murfreesboro, he has business experience in a number of communicationcompanies as technician and engineer. He holds a Masters in Engineering Technology

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Novel Courses for CHEs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

, Volume 2. John Wiley and Sons, NY, 1999.15 Physician’s Desk Reference, Medical Economics Data Production Company, Montvale, NJ, 1994, pp. 2385-2388.16 Lee, S.J., and M. Rosenberg, “Preparation and properties of glutaraldehyde cross-linked whey protein-basedmicrocapsules containing theophylline”, J. Control Rel. 61, 123-136, 1999.17 Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, 19th ed., Mack Publishers, 1995.18 Kompella, U.B. and K. Koushik, “Preparation of drug delivery systems using supercritical fluid technology”,Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems, 18(2), 173-199, 2001.Biographical InformationStephanie Farrell is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. She received her B.S. in1986 from the

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Teaching Design Through Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

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Stacy Wilson; Mark Cambron

focused on the needs of current and future industrial partners.WKU has a foundation of over 30 years of engineering technology education. The existingtechnology programs are being phased out and new programs in electrical, mechanical and civilengineering have been developed. These programs are joint programs with the University ofLouisville and the University of Kentucky. The first graduates are anticipated spring 2004. TheMission of the WKU’s Department of Engineering revolves around our vision of Project BasedLearning. The central focus of this vision is that the faculty engage students in activities tosupport development of a clear understanding of engineering practice. The roles of students - aslearners, as observers, as assistants, and as

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

Session # 2526 Establishment of Mechatronics Laboratory at UMES Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, Srinivas Sai Shyam, John Wood, Anthony Stockus University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 21853-1299AbstractModern mechanical engineering curriculum not only emphasizes the fundamentals ofsolid mechanics, fluid mechanics and thermal sciences but also the applications of thesesubjects in design, control and manufacturing.Mechatronics is the synergistic integration of mechanics, instrumentation and control,software engineering and information technology. As such it integrates well with not onlythe

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Design Through the Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Michael Ellis

Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationTable 4. Mission statement for Solar Decathlon project teamOur mission as Senior Mechanical Engineering students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute andState University, is to enhance our education through the design and construction of acompetitive entry for the Solar Decathlon that uses efficient technology powered exclusively bysolar energy to provide an architecturally appealing, comfortable living and workingenvironment.class learn about the technology and also helped the presenters to become comfortable withmaking brief relatively informal presentations. In addition, the student team which consisted ofseventeen mechanical

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Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Reid; Elaine Cooney

Session 3547 Transparent Anatomical Mannequin Upgrade Elaine M. Cooney, Kenneth Reid Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisIntroductionThe Ruth Lily Health Education Center has had TAM1 (Transparent Anatomical Mannequin)since the mid-1980’s. She is a life size model of an adult female with clear plastic “skin” andorgans that light up. She is used to teach pre-school, elementary and middle school childrenabout health and fitness. For instance, each year hundreds of fifth graders come to the

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Garth Thomas

Session 2793 Applying Engineering Software Tools Throughout the Curriculum Garth E. Thomas Jr. Chemical Engineering Department West Virginia University Institute of Technology Montgomery, WV 25136AbstractThere is no aspect of modern engineering practice that does not make use of computer-basedtools. This has created an expectation that graduates from engineering programs will have strongcomputing skills. Graduates can be provided with these skills by integrating the application ofsoftware tools throughout the engineering

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Teamwork & Assessment in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Newell; Kevin Dahm

semester-long or year-long research projects led by anengineering professor. Most of these projects have been sponsored by regional industries.Student teams under the supervision of chemical engineering faculty have worked on emergingtopics including enhancing the compressive properties of Kevlar, examining the performance ofpolymer fiber-wrapped concrete systems, advanced vegetable processing technology, metalspurification, combustion, membrane separation processes and many other areas of interest. Everyengineering student participates in these projects and benefits from hands-on learning, exposure toemerging technologies, industrial contact, teamwork experience and technical communications.The difficulty arises in trying to assess student

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert LaFarge; Chaouki Abdallah

students majoring in STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields and consisted of a four-week term. Eachweekday had 6 hours containing a blend of lecture and laboratory activities. The activities weredivided into two tracks: technical and non-technical. The technical track consisted mainly ofSOE faculty members making presentations on either their research areas or areas of expertise.The non-technical track consisted of the skill/information building activities.The Diversity Programs and the Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering (EECE)Department in the School of Engineering were responsible for the Bridge Program. Chaouki T.Abdallah (Graduate Advisor for EECE) was responsible for obtaining the faculty and other

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Learning and Teaching Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

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Gul Okudan Kremer

) Design Engineer.Male. BS Mechanical Engineering Technology, 20 years of manufacturing experience. 6)Product Development Manager. Male. AA Industrial Design Technology, 15 years experience.7) Tooling Engineer. Male. No degree, 35 years of manufacturing experience. 8) IndustrialEngineer. Male. BS Industrial Engineering, 10 years of manufacturing experience. 9) IndustrialEngineer. Male. BS Mechanical Engineering Technology, 10 years of manufacturing experience.10) Industrial Engineer. Male. No degree, 20 years of manufacturing experience. This Page 8.466.5information indicates a strong masculine orientation of the design task given to the students

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ET Distance Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

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Charlie Edmonson; Donna Summers

Session 1647 Distance Learning: Things to be Aware of or Wary of When Combining a Resident Course With a Distance Learning Course Charlie P. Edmonson Donna C.S. Summers University of DaytonAbstractThe University of Dayton recently entered into a 2 + 2 matriculation agreement withEdison Community College located in Piqua, Ohio. Students in the program willcomplete their Associates Degree requirements at Edison before transferring to TheUniversity of Dayton to finish their Bachelors Degree in Engineering Technology. Sincethe distance between the

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Issues in Computer Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ahmet Eskicioglu

) of these forms increase in the given order. Multimedia data isincreasingly used in a variety of applications ranging from entertainment to education. There areseveral key reports in the literature that analyze the contribution of IT to education:27,28,29,30In April 1996, the Division of Undergraduate Education of the National Science Foundation(NSF) convened a workshop titled “Information Technology: A workshop on Its Impact onTeaching and Learning in Undergraduate Science, Mathematics, Engineering and TechnologyEducation” to discuss the issues regarding the use of IT in higher education.27 The meetingbrought together about 35 participants who represented a cross-section of the broaderundergraduate educational community. The group included

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Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

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Wilmorat Ratchukool; Arnold Lumsdaine

associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and AerospaceEngineering and Engineering Science. He has collaborated with numerous institutions nationallyin the development of instructional technology for engineering, with particular emphasis onserving minority institutions.WILMORAT RATCHUKOOLWilmorat Ratchukool is a doctoral student in Instructional Technology where she has worked inthe development of multimedia instructional tools as well as in video development. Page 8.868.13Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American

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Visualization and Computer Graphics

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2003 Annual Conference

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Holly Ault

Technology Resource Center at WPIsince 1999. In the fall of 2001, she was invited as the Lise Meitner Visiting Professor, Department of DesignSciences, Lund Technical University, Lund, Sweden. She served as the Director of Liaison for the EngineeringDesign Graphics Division of ASEE from 1995-8 and EDGD Program Chair for the ASEE Annual Conference in2002. Her teaching and research in terests include computer aided mechanical design, geometric modeling,kinematics, design methodology, machine design and rehabilitation engineering. She is a member of ASME,ASEE, SWE, ISGG and RESNA. Page 8.1306.4Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for

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Internet Programming and Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

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Leonid Preiser

Session 2258 Efficiency and Dynamics of the Client-Server Interaction in the Information Systems: Conceptual Approach Leonid B. Preiser Department of Computer Science and Communications Technology School of Engineering and Technology National University 11255 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037-1011 (858) 642-8483, fax (858) 642-8489 lpreiser@nu.eduIntroductionProviding service to the user community in the IS environment is a two

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Donald Wilcher

objective thereby requiring the student to add an existing circuit from either the analogor digital workbook. This mini lab exercise will allow the student to research possible circuitblocks for creating flexible LEGO P-Brick/ECU architectures.The key to creating an ECU architectural lab project using the Hately/Pirhbai method isinteractivity. Another important criterion of an engineering education technology is the degree towhich it encourages "interaction" between the learner (the student) and the ideas embodied by theengineering education technology [3]. Using the LEGO P-Brick is successful as a pedagogicaltool because the student is engaged in expressing their systems ideas and knowledge directly withthe material, evaluating their design

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Partnerships in IE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ratna Babu Chinnam; Joe Nguyen; Jenny Wang-Chavez; Hemalatha Sathya

, Greenfield Coalition for New Manufacturing Education, a multi-university-industrycoalition housed at Focus: HOPE organization in Detroit, MI, has been working hard to producesuch graduates, called a Renaissance Engineer.Greenfield Coalition education programs focus on instilling real-world experience into the studentpool by embracing “learning factory” techniques and e-learning technologies. The design and Page 8.740.1development of an Operations Management (OM) course reflect this set of beliefs and practice. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003

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ET Design Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

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C. Richard Helps

computing, electronics and/or mechanics. As part of the course requirements,each team of students was required to create and program an autonomous robot that wouldcompete in a task-oriented competition at the end of the semester. The evolution of the EETdepartment into the current Information Technology department offered the opportunity todesign a new mechatronics course to meet new needs. Page 8.223.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationPedagogical ApproachAs noted earlier, the nature of