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1996 Annual Conference

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P.E., Dr. M. David Burghardt

applied to coursecontent areas, including examinations, as well as to design projects, the area where it has been applied inHofstra’s Introduction to Engineering course. Portfolios are a usefbl element in authentic assessment and a design report can be created that is aportfolio. Ideally, portfolios should encourage students to reflect on their work and consider ways to improvetheir periiormance. Importantly, students should know how the portfolios are going to be evaluated. Page 1.185.3 $iii&’ } 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘.,pl~~c

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1996 Annual Conference

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Larry C. Burton; Jeffrey G. Soper; Jack V. Matson

endowment by William and Wyllis Leonhard to catalyze changes in the engineeringcurriculum that reflect the educational needs of students who will practice engineering in the twenty-firstcentury. The Advisory Board is composed of twenty distinguished Penn State engineering alumni.The Advisory Board, in conjunction with College of Engineering faculty and administrators, developed theconcept of a “World Class Engineer” who has, in addition to solid grounding in technical and scientificprinciples, the following attributes: ● International outlook ● Highly ethical orientation ● Innovative leadership skills ● Business savvy

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell J. Deaton; Michael J. Bartz

approval of the departmental honors committee.Honors in electrical engineering requires 15 hours of upper division honors courses, of which 12 hoursmust be upper division electrical engineering courses and must include Honors Research Studies (ELEC4998) and Honors Thesis (ELEC 4999). The Honors credits substitute for 15 of the 52 required upperdivision technical hours in our curriculum. Those students who complete the program and the regularB.S.E.E. requirements will be recognized at the commencement ceremony by having their degree conferred“With Honors in Electrical Engineering.” Moreover, the student’s diploma and record at The Universityof Memphis will reflect this accomplishment. The requirements are enumerated below: 1. Required Courses: 6

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed I. Dessouky; Murali Krishnamurthi

quadrants as shown in Figure 1 with the ends of the quadrants as concrete experience (feeling) versus abstract conceptualization (thinking), and reflective observation (watching) versus active experimentation (doing). Kolb identified four distinct learning styles that fall in those four quadrants as: divergers (Type 1 learners); assimilators (Type 2 learners); converges (Type 3 learners); and accommodators (Type 4 learners) [7]. Studies by Claxton and Ralston [4] have shown that 10% of undergraduate students are Type 1 learners, 40’% are Type 2 learners, 30’%0 are Type 3 learners, and 20% are Type 4 learners. Concrete Similar to

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1996 Annual Conference

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Pamela A. Hayward

to effectively present their visual aids. The courseprofessor had provided the workshop team with many ineffective transparencies from past presentations.Students were asked to explain why each visual aid was unsuitable as it was shown. Suggestions toimprove the imperfect aids were also generated by the students. After discussing visual aids, the instructor discussed effective presentation organization. Onceagain, a semester’s worth of material was condensed to its most essential elements in the accompanyinghandout. Finally, the workshop concluded with two self-reflective handouts for the students. They wereprovided with a self-critique checklist to use as they were practicing. They were also asked to fill out apersonal goals

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

William Peterson

(currently [4] and previously [1]). The instructors bring in material from outsidethese texts to add the additional depth needed by engineering students in certain areas. Both texts, butespecially the current text, reflect the current emphasis in production management placed on quality. As thetext is used, it becomes clear that the application of TQM (Total Quality Management) QFD (Quality FunctionDeployment), and ISO 9000 (to name just a few of the current overlaying production managementphilosophies) are customer driven. Since marketing is the normal function for developing customerinformation, it seems only natural to expect industrial engineering and engineering management students to beexposed to marketing concepts - especially the basics of

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1996 Annual Conference

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Fahmida R. Masoom; Abulkhair M. Masoom; Mir Atiqullah

difference in attitude ofengineering faculty from different degree granting programs. A survey of undergraduate engineering programsaround the country is being conducted in order to understand current practices and reflection of future trends.The paper presents the methodology of survey, the profile of the respondents, faculty involvement, andfactors influencing their choices of language.Introduction Computer experience is a vital element of today’s engineering education. Engineering programsthroughout the country are trying to keep pace with and stay on top of the constantly changing, upgradingand vastly improving market of computers and software. An important step in implementing, evaluating, orrevising any computer ‘training’ in an

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1996 Annual Conference

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W. Ernst Eder

themselves have all the requiredknowledge for any product, they must obtain advice from others and have consultations with specialists, both ofwhom are regarded as team members. Engineering mostly involves team work. Nevertheless, the responsibilityto supply the manufacturing and implementation instructions for the most suitable product or process rests withthe engineering designers. Engineering design solutions to problems (reflecting needs) can be characterized in several differentways, e.g. according to complexity of the solution proposals, difficulty of designing, technical sophistication, Page 1.406.1novelty, addressed

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1996 Annual Conference

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Robert O. Harger

synonymous. The conceptual level of a study is raised significantly when unedifying 2calculation is relegated to the software. The Mathcad programming language has evolved to the point that it ispossible to write an interactive book directly in that language for an introduction to digital signal processing. The use of computers in engineering practice is pervasive and it desirable to reflect this in engineeringeducation4j576. I have been using the interactive book in a computer classroom, a natural evolution of the .traditional classroom The combination of interactive book and computer classroom allows flexibleexperimentation with degrees of

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1996 Annual Conference

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Joe King

educator-reviewers are grouped into panels according to theirexpertise. Therefore, engineers judge proposals for engineering laboratories, chemists judge chemistry-relatedproposals, and so on. The panels assess each of 15 to 20 proposals according to the:• merit of its basic premise. Is the proposed project of high quality? Does it reflect currency in its field? Will it genuinely promote education in that field?• capability of the investigators and the host institution. Do the investigators have the knowledge, time, and will to carry this project through to completion. Does the institution have the required support structure and will its administration adequately support the investigators?• utility of the project to the institution

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Joe King

educator-reviewers are grouped into panels according to theirexpertise. Therefore, engineers judge proposals for engineering laboratories, chemists judge chemistry-relatedproposals, and so on. The panels assess each of 15 to 20 proposals according to the:• merit of its basic premise. Is the proposed project of high quality? Does it reflect currency in its field? Will it genuinely promote education in that field?• capability of the investigators and the host institution. Do the investigators have the knowledge, time, and will to carry this project through to completion. Does the institution have the required support structure and will its administration adequately support the investigators?• utility of the project to the institution

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

John W. Prados

Session 2577 ABET Engineering Criteria 2000: How We Got There and Why John W. Prados National Science FoundationAccreditation of educational programs in the United States is a voluntary, non-governmental,peer review process, which reflects a professional judgment that certain standards of educationalquality are met. It signifies to prospective students and the public that graduates have achievedan expected level of competence in their fields of study and, thus, acts as a form of consumerprotection. Two forms of accreditation exist: institutional accreditation, which seeks to

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1997 Annual Conference

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Bob Lahidji

5 Role of Industry The support of local industry is essential for the success of mechanical and electricalengineering technology programs. Local industry can be tapped for financial support and it is agreat source of generating topics for research. Industry can provide students with real-worldproblems to solve in the classroom environment. An industry and a university can work togetheron projects that benefit each other. Personal exchange with industry is another way of enrichingthe curriculum.6Conclusions The manufacturing environment requirements and needs are different than those used adecade ago. The engineering technology education program should reflect the needs and changesof today's industry and prepare young engineer

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Laura Winn, Waynesburg Central High School; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

college application process, ACT/SAT tests, etc., can offer greatpeer-to-peer insight to younger, less-experienced students. For a sample of those insights, see,“My View From the Trenches: Reflections About Peer Mentoring in the Information Age,”attached here.Research ObjectivesIn evaluating the adaptation of the social stress model to STEM career choices with respect to theeffect of peer influence on Appalachia area high school students, we asked these questions: 1. What effect does peer influence have on learning math tips, SAT/ACT preparation, or challenging academic material when presented to high school students by peers during our EOT summer camp? 2. What effect does peer influence play when a high school

Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland; Rosalind Archer, University of Auckland; Paul Denny, University of Auckland; Margaret Hyland, University of Auckland; Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Karl Stol, University of Auckland

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First-Year Programs

the students straight into an engineering way of thinking” Interview with Dean of Engineering, July 1997 from Godfrey20The new structure embraced the ideas of: reducing the workload to make time for moreindependent learning and reflection, increasing the use of project based learning in allsubjects, including at least one Design course in each year of each specialization andincluding explicit common core courses to prepare graduates for professional life includingsocial and environmental responsibilities. “The IEAust Review came out soon after we started, and I felt we could have written it, our new degree matched what they wanted done – so our thinking was really up there with current

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Kate Disney, Mission College; Scott VanderStoep, Hope College

Self- -5.0% -10.0% -15.0%Figure 1: MSLQ Preliminary Results —48 Students, Spring 08.AcknowledgementThe work was supported by the National Science Foundation under award: DUE-0633277. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography 1. Pearson G., and A.T. Young, editors, Technically speaking: Why all Americans need to know more about technology, National Academies Press, (2002). 2. Krupczak, J.J., D. Ollis, “Technological Literacy and Engineering for Non-Engineers: Lessons from

Conference Session

Successful Mentoring and Outreach Programs for Girls and Minorities

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruth Friedman, Ohio State University; Linda Weavers, Ohio State University; Glenda La Rue, Ohio State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the participants blew on them. Unlike the Waves ofDestruction; the Hovercraft; and the Concrete: Mix, Pour, and Decorate activities, however,these two activities required much less physical engagement on the part of the participants. Thisreduction in physical movement is reflected in these activities’ lower mean participant ratingswith regard to fun. It is also important to note here that the Airplane Design activity, whichappeared at the bottom of the list of the top 14 highest ranking activities on the fun meter, gavethe participants even fewer chances for doing something with their bodies. Although theparticipants enjoyed using a computer design program to create an airplane, this activity failed toengage them physically: Indeed, they did

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons; Sharlene Katz, California State University, Northridge

. Page 14.1181.3 • Students in the California State University, Fresno Industrial Technology online/hybrid program continue to progress. Over 80% of the initial 2005 cohort have graduated with their B.S. degrees. • A feasibility study was conducted to access the need for a new four-year engineering technology program in the region.Objective 3: Implement regional programs in Information Technology, Engineering Technology and Manufacturing Technology that reflects existing and emerging industry needs. • CREATE has developed and implemented over 50 new engineering/manufacturing/ electronics/information technology Associate degree and certificate programs. These new curricula have resulted in over 200 new or revised

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Meghan Armstrong, University of Calgary

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Design in Engineering Education

depicted, ideas are more able to inspire new ones. Sketching can be a way toexpress sight and the imagination however when used for creative ideation thedesigner/engineer’s sketch is not typically an exercise in transposition or duplication. This isbecause the idea has yet to exist in a tangible form. The sketch resembles thinking out loud,giving form to a vague thought. As Andersson describes, “one of the basic cognitive benefits ofsketching is that the mere acts of formulating a mental image in a concrete way on paper makesit possible for the designer to reflect over the concept at once and almost instantly develop itfurther into a new concept, a so called iteration.”4 Acting as a placeholder the sketch gives formto uncertainty and provides the

Conference Session

Case Studies and Engineering Education Around the Globe

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Kelly, Dublin Institute of Technology

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International

realities. There were conflicting views and opinions andthe culture of the way thing was done was important and impinged upon manyaspects of this research. In order to reflect these diverse views twenty individualinterviews and a focus group interview took place. Interviewees represented all of themajor stakeholders affected by academic change including students, technical staff,central services and all levels of academic staff up to and including the Dean of theengineering college and the President of the university. The intention was to consultwith and collaborate with stakeholders about what was happening at this time ofunprecedented change. Fourth Generation Evaluation as described by Guba &Lincoln6 was used. This seeks to address the

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Brian Benini, Case Western Reserve University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

for thestepped tube, and reflection/extension. This section describes what the students are asked to doas the exercise proceeds. The entire worksheet is included as Appendix 1.To determine an equation to use for the pressure transducer the students are given two datapoints and told that the transducer is linear over its’ useful range. On the surface it is a simpletask to determine the equation of the straight line describing the calibration curve, and thestudents do manage to complete this task. However, observations during the lab exercise exposethat many students do not really understand the concept of transducer calibration and strugglewith this. While some students manage this task quite easily, others need guidance to get themgoing in

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

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Graduate Studies

distinguished from research in the humanities and sciences. In describing a framework for the disquisition, the paper outlines an approach to scholarship that is expressly focused on engineering and its societal responsibilities. The structure presented has been employed with the graduate students supervised by the author. An eight-chapter disquisition outline is presented, along with supplemental procedures for managing throughput and for composition of the supervising committee that includes knowledgeable practitioners, as well as faculty. Some examples of successful disquisition topics and committees are presented. The paper concludes with a reflection on the opportunities for and barriers to wide-spread adoption of an engineering disquisition

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Plett, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Rodger Ziemer, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Michael Ciletti, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; R. Dandapani, University of Colordo-Colorado Springs; T. S. Kalkur, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Mark Wickert, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs

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Electrical and Computer

processing may beeither reflective or active. Based on these two continuums, Kolb enumerated four different types Page 11.614.4of learner, as identified by the four quadrants in Figure 1. Each quadrant is characterized by aquestion: quadrant 1 asks the question “Why?”; quadrant 2 asks the question “What?”; quadrant3 asks “How?”; and quadrant 4 asks “What if?”. These four questions guide an instruction para-digm, the 4MAT system, which cycles through all four quadrants of the perception/processingdomain, as shown in Figure 1. Instruction that adheres to the 4MAT system is expected to (1)reach students of all learning types, and (2) teach students

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Kilmer, Purdue University College of Technology at Kokomo

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Engineering Design Graphics

reflect your daily schedule on a normal day? Does your schedule vary significantly from day-to-day? - Which tasks did you complete that you find most tedious/monotonous/boring? - What part of your day do you enjoy the most? - Do you multitask? If yes, is it difficult? Why? If not, why not? (lack of concentration, Page 11.714.3 lack of resources, etc.) - How do you think you could make your daily tasks easier/more efficient/more enjoyable?The next step in the process was to spark the students’ imaginations by examining howHollywood has envisioned our future, both in the past and present. In the “Back to the Future

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

questions addressing DET.Next, a group of education and engineering faculty reviewed the survey items and identified theitems that best reflected the information being sought. A hard copy of the second draft of thesurvey was then created and field tested with a focus group of five teachers who helped refinethe wording and added or eliminated items. These teachers were given an honorarium for theirparticipation. A final electronic version of the survey was placed on a website that allowedteachers to respond to the survey via internet. The final version of the survey included 69 items,each with a four-point response format ranging from one to four. Sixty-five of the survey itemswere to be answered by teachers at all grade levels. The last four items

Conference Session

ECET Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

how different antenna designs perform in different configurations.Other experiments can demonstrate RF propagation through different mediums. RF transparentmaterials (such as plastic) can be compared to less RF friendly materials. Students can test the Page 11.1098.4absorptive property of liquids by experimenting with tag placement on a bottle of water. Testingtag placement on a box of aluminum foil demonstrates the reflective characteristics of metals.Systems are available at high frequencies (13.56MHz) and ultra high frequencies (915MHz) andcan demonstrate the effect of frequency on RF propagation.As discussed above, working with RFID

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

themselves or collectively, acceptable methods for documenting achievement ofoutcomes,”[2] since these assessments provide evidence of either student opinions, or ofgeneralized student achievement across a potentially broad area of study. Programs seekingABET accreditation must use an assessment strategy which demonstrates the level of studentachievement of clearly-defined, designated criteria. Ideally, the assessment strategy will alsohave the ability to be logically coordinated across a program as a whole; provide feedback that isinformative as well as easily organized and interpreted; and facilitate reflection andimprovements on multiple levels – from specific, focused areas of the program to a broad,holistic overview of the program. To meet

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

outlinedobjectives, while retaining the strength of the old paradigm, and at the same time alleviatingearlier weaknesses. The optimum blend of programs’ emphases is to create a total educationalexperience conducive for the development of the desired characteristics of graduates.Ultimately, a structure, philosophy, and subject matter specificity, compatible with the newculture, and providing the experiences identified with the above characteristics, would emerge.More specifically, the salient features of the new paradigm, reflecting author’s views(1,2,3,4) andconsonant with recent views of other advocates(10, 11, 12, 13) of engineering reform, plus the “crux”of relevant reports on future of engineering education,(14, 15, 16, 17, 18) would entail many or all

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; Nosa Egiebor, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Arizona State University; Lisa Zidek, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Chalmers Sechrist, Florida Gulf Coast University; Sam Hulbert, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Osborn, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Roger Williams University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

continuously pursue academic excellence, to practice and promoteenvironmental sustainability, to embrace diversity, to nurture community partnerships, to valuepublic service, to encourage civic responsibility, to cultivate habits of lifelong learning, and tokeep the advancement of knowledge and pursuit of truth as noble ideals at the heart of theuniversity’s purpose. Florida Gulf Coast University is guided by the principles given in Table 1(http://www.fgcu.edu/info/mission.asp), which were developed by the Founding Faculty of theuniversity. Some of the phrases given in Table 1, those in bold and underlined, reflect theFGCU’s principles that overlap with ABET accreditation requirements and assessment activitiesand were used to guide the development of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; Brian Lefebvre, Rowan University; Heidi Newell, Rowan University; James Newell, Rowan University

feelings inside, and resisting changes to familiar or preferred patterns. These students arenot likely to naturally communicate regularly with team members, nor reflect on or seekguidance about obstacles they are experiencing. Of particular interest to us is the technicallearner’s resistance to writing. Because technical learners tend to value personal knowledge buttend to feel no need or desire to share that knowledge, they tend to write minimally.An overwhelming majority of engineering students show preferences for technical learning. Ofthe more than 100 engineering students and professors who submitted LCI results, only two hadan avoidance of technical (including one of the authors of this paper). While most teams weresimilar in their use of