Conference Session

Freshman Experience in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Meyer, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; H. Oner Yurtseven, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

curriculum diverges. According to Chickering and Reisser,developing purpose involves moving from a status of unclear vocational goals to having clearand focused goals7. Although both our engineering and technology students have generallydeclared a major, the vast majority of them have many questions about their field and theopportunities that they might have if they complete their degree. Two important issues must beconsidered. One relates to the major itself. Questions students have often revolve aroundunderstanding their plan of study and what their courses mean, and what careers are available tothem and how might they best access them. The second issue, one that is important from aretention perspective, includes engaging and exciting students

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Nontraditional Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Baukal, John Zink Institute; Wes Bussman, John Zink Institute

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Continuing Professional Development

throughput ofhydrocarbon fluids. These heater adjustments are the responsibility of the plant operators andunderscore the need for proper training and experience. The photos in Figure 5 show how properadjustments improve flame quality. Training gives operators a clear physical understanding as towhy these certain adjustments make the desired improvements. A better understanding of thewhy can help operators and engineers maintain peak performance over a broader range ofoperating conditions and allow them to better troubleshoot problems and plan for maintenanceand equipment upgrades. (a) (b

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

including working as consultants, expert witnesses9, and safety, health, andenvironmental officers. Future plans to further enhance the law content encompass extending aninvitation to a renowned Pennsylvania injury lawyer for a presentation on liability cases, andadding a second movie on Environmental issues to the existing curriculum. Page 14.1138.9Bibliography[1] Goetsch, D., L., Occupational Safety and Health For Technologists (6th Edition), Engineers, and Managers,Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008.[2] www.osha.gov[3] http://catalog.njit.edu/courses/ie.php[4] http://interpro-academics.engin.umich.edu/mfgeng_prog/courses.htm[5] http://www.min.uc.edu/me

Conference Session

Robots in Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Fernandez, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; Richard Fischer, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; Paul Drews, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Amir Mobasher, Alabama A&M University; Maegan Grady, Saint Mary's College, University of Notre Dame; Robert Rucker, Vanderbilt University; Jessica Tham, Louisiana Tech University; Thomas Bierbower, Randolph High School

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Computers in Education

larger robotic system, the iRobot/John DeereR-Gator capable of carrying large instrument payloads and robotic arms. During the 10 weektenure of the team the students developed computer graphics-based simulations of a lunar surfaceoperational scenario in which satellite imagery is used to identify the location of a target ofinterest. Small scout robots are deployed to examine the target and a larger vehicle equippedwith proximity sensors is used to retrieve the target. The simulations represent actual hardwaredemonstrations that have been performed or are planned for implementation in the near future.Their project required the students developed graphic models of all vehicles and to developed thecontrol algorithms needed to execute the robotic

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University; Michael Golla, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

to hire entry-levelengineers that have been exposed to their products or processes, but also have already shown a significantlevel of personal interest in the company’s field or area of expertise. Many companies seek for personnelwilling to make their careers in specific technical areas that could help sustain their long-term strategicgoals. Page 14.121.4Informal and formal discussions on how each party can be beneficial to each otherOnce each party has had the opportunity to get to know each other, and to identify each other’s needs,informal and formal discussions start taking place to elaborate a collaboration plan. Informal

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment III

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao Chen; Carlos Pomalaza-Ráez; Ma Oo

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

monitoring of human physiological signs was especially explored. Next, thestudent studied the physical features of 802.15.4 and its coexistence with some other wirelessstandards and signals in the same frequency band. Last, a plan to evaluate the performance of802.15.4 in home scenarios was made. The student first selected an 802.15.4 transceiver for themeasurement study. This transceiver comes with a starter development kit and a softwareprogram that can easily change the operating band and power of the 802.15.4 devices. The Page 14.594.6student then used this kit to measure the data success ratio of the 802.15.4 transceiver in twotypical home

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammed Haque, Texas A&M University; Reniz Moosa, Texas A&M University

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Architectural

Architecture and Construction Science: AutoCAD 2008®, 3DS Max® and Adobe Photoshop CS®. • To develop a user-friendly model development methodology that can be used by educator to create game engine based visualization tools.Model Development MethodologyThe research methodology primarily employed here was to build a prototype model, calibrate itto its requirements and self-test its effectiveness as a tool for construction visualization. Thefollowing steps were involved in implementing the research methodology. The prototypic virtualenvironment of the residential building was built in Unreal Game Engine as follows:1. Develop 2D drawings of the residential house – plan, elevation, section, beam and column layout

Conference Session

Advances in Engineering Economy Pedagogy

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ristroph, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

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Engineering Economy

flows can be evaluated using equation (12) directly, and uniform series can be evalu-ated by using the formula for a geometric series with r equal to (1+i)-1. Equivalent annual worth expresses present worth as annual flows at times 1, 2, …, n (theend of the planning horizon) that produce the same compound amount as present worth, so n PW (1 + i ) n = ∑ EAW (1 + i) n −t . (13) t =1Applying the formula for a geometric series with r equal to 1+i results in the well establishedrelationship between PW and EAW

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Min Jou, National Taiwan Normal University; Yu-Shiang Wu, China Institute of Technology; Han-Wei Zhang, National Taiwan University; Ming-Jenn Wu, National Taiwan Normal University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

sensor nodes and visualizing Page 14.487.8the measurement results. The data of selected sensors are collected and sent to the Web GUI atfixed time intervals. Fig. 9 Architecture of the wireless sensor network systemConclusionsIn this paper, we proposed web-based environments to support self-directed learning of MEMStechnology at a distance. By means of such an environment, students can explore the essence ofMEMS technology, selection of process parameters, and process planning. A wireless sensornetwork is used to collect students’ motion and machine operation conditions. The VRimmersive visual environment provides an

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kaylea Dunn

interpersonal skills essential (8)  Excellent organizational and planning skills (6)  Basic supervisory skills (1)  Attention to detail (4)  Strong work ethic essential to be successful (3)  Ability to communicate technical issues with a wide range of people (7)  Solve problems (6)  Work independently (1)  Business knowledge (2)  Theoretical understanding (8)Proceedings of the 2009 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education 5  Writing skills (4)  Project management (2)  Time management skills (4)  Ability to travel (1)  Software

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Crystal A. Powers; Donald M. Edwards; Dennis D. Schulte

of the distance trials of all teams.Prizes - UNL Bookstore Gift Certificates for the top three teamsAll decisions by judges are finalOverall Sequence of Events 1. Use the design process to create the plans for your vehicle 2. Prepare PowerPoint slide(s) for a oral presentation the week before the competition 3. Prepare a poster presentation for competition day 4. Construct your vehicle and bring it to class on race day (don’t forget to bring extra materials in case your vehicle falls apart!) 5. Have fun, win the competition and the audience!! 6. Turn in your final written report on Friday of competition weekReimbursementUp to $16/team reimbursement is available. Included in this are funds to build the vehicle

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Mark N. Valesey; Teresa L. Noto

use.A discussion related to the need for alternative vehicle education for engineering,engineering technology, technician and consumer education will also beaddressed.A Little HistoryThe first electric car was a model was developed in 1828 in Hungary. In the1830’s a crude electric car was put together in Scotland by Robert Anderson,however, there were no surviving pictures, plans or vehicles for the unit. [3]The Parker electric vehicle was developed in London in 1884, and may have beenthe first electric car ready for full-scale production. It is thought that its inventor,Thomas Parker, may have actually built it to combat London’s growing smokeand pollution.Jacob Lohner & Co in Vienna, Austria produced electric cars from 1898 to 1906.Dr

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Sunghoon Jang; Kenneth Markowitz; Hong Li

) spectroscopy, mid infrared (MIR)spectroscopy, radio wave impedance, optical rotation of polarized light, fluid extraction from theskin, and glucose sensing contact lens with fluorescence detection. Although recent advances inbasic research and clinical applications in the noninvasive glucose monitoring are veryencouraging for the future of this field, we concluded the non-invasive glucose sensingtechniques are still far from satisfying requirements for clinical use. Therefore, it is necessary todevelop a new technique satisfying the criteria such as accuracy, low cost, simplicity in samplingand testing, portability, and safety in use [3, 4].Plan of Study and MethodologyThe first precision optical polarimeter using the Faraday effect was introduced by

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Harvey I. Lyons

an engineering technology student. Finally, the writer has recently researched and published articles on the future practices in Engineering Technology. Some of the research included contacts with industrial sources to learn what they recommend – and expect – from our ET programs in the near future. Their recommendations help us to plan and develop our ET programs more effectively for more successful partnerships. KEY WORDS: Academia, Industry, Collaboration, Engineering Technology, DesignI TRODUCTIOThe desired end product of an undergraduate engineering technology program is quality rawmaterial for industry. Therefore we have to address the needs of the industrial sector and providean

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Muhammad M. Baig; Rafiqul Islam

careers as well as the plans and suggestions to overcome those problems. The course outline along with laboratory experiments will also be discussed.Keywords: Problems and Solutions for PIC MicrocontrollerIntroduction At Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Natchitoches, we inducted a one-semester course on microcontrollers, obviously, for a multiple of reasons, for our undergraduatestudents doing majors in ‘Electronic Engineering Technology (EET)’. At the very start of thisventure, we found out that we were on a head-on-collision course to a number of challenging andmulti-faced problems. This was quite disappointing. But we pursued on to develop a reasonablygood course and our consistent efforts in doing-so ultimately

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

B. Samanta; Chiraag Nataraj; Sanjeev Reddy; Mark Woods; C. Nataraj

students to pursue careers in engineering, science, and technology through participationin a sports-like, science and engineering-based robotics competition. Villanova is also aparticipant for GEAR UP, a teacher training program to increase teacher and studentunderstanding of math subjects and to help them use robotics to accomplish their math goals.To provide educational and research experiences to high school students, an exploratory (pilot)project on swarm robotics was initiated in Summer 2008 in the Department of MechanicalEngineering at Villanova University, Villanova, PA with a team of two high school students anda senior Villanova Mechanical Engineering undergraduate under the supervision of two Facultymembers. The plan was to test the

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Warren A. Rosen; M. Eric Carr

students. To mitigate this, we decided touse readily-available datasheets and articles for reading material, supplemented with handoutsdescribing the various labs. This approach eliminates the need for a traditional textbook for thecourse. (The total parts cost for one computer is roughly $150—comparable to the cost of amodern engineering textbook.) We envision this cost being reduced by ten or twenty percent bythe adoption of a parts-kit-based approach.Future Work Based on our experience with the course so far, we plan on assembling a parts kit (atcost) for the students. Previously, we have provided students with a parts list for the computer;however, it has been our experience that delays of several weeks will be avoided by making

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

anApplication Programming Interface (API) to the scripting language Ruby. Students learn to notonly “draw” 3D models, but how to script behavior for those models. One example is anexercise in which the class creates a model of a building project then writes Ruby code to accessthe physical properties (dimensions) of the building components thereby performing a script-based quantity take-off to support construction estimating tasks. The combination of scriptingwith 3D modeling reinforces the topics presented in the class. 5Subsequent Civil Engineering Computing Course DevelopmentWe are planning to incorporate additional computational modules in subsequent courses in ourdepartment. This will help students to

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Jeanne Radigan

intern and hold them accountable for projectdeadlines. Training should be provided and only projects that are accomplishable should beassigned to the intern. Successful internships involve the intern in the project planning stage andexplain the rationale behind each task assigned to the intern [29]. The university must have a contact point for the employer. Most often a faculty memberhas the primary management responsibility, but some schools have an internship director orplacement officer in charge of overseeing the program. Faculty are compensated in a variety ofways for managing interns, with 31% of them awarded teaching load credit for managing theprogram, 23% with extra pay and 13% with course load reduction. 28% of faculty

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Lora Goodwin; Brian P. Self; James Widmann

“correct answer”, Dr Self hopes tofurther advance their intellectual curiosity and problem solving skills.James Widmann, California Polytechnic State UniversityJim Widmann is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, SanLuis Obispo. He received his Ph.D. in 1994 from Stanford University. Currently he teaches mechanics and designcourses. He conducts research in the areas of design optimization, machine design, fluid power control andengineering education.Lora Goodwin, California Polytechnic State UniversityLora Goodwin is an undergraduate mechanical engineering student at California Polytechnic State University, SanLuis Obispo. Her interests lie in the fields of math and science. She plans to

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Debra Larson

://www.abet.org).3. ASCE Body of Knowledge Committee. 2004. Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century: Preparing the Civil Engineering for the Future, Reston, VA, January. (http://www.asce.org/raisethebar).4. ASCE Levels of Achievement Subcommittee. 2005. Levels of Achievement Applicable to the Body of Knowledge Required for Entry Into the Practice of Civil Engineering at the Professional Level, Reston VA, September. (http://www.asce.org/raisethebar)5. ABET. 2008. Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs: Effective for Evaluations During the 2008-2009 Accreditation Cycle, ABET, Inc., Baltimore, MD. (http://www.abet.org).6. ASCE Task Committee to Plan a Summit on the Future of the Civil Engineering profession. 2007. The Vision

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Said Shakerin

development/enhancement of keen observational skill. As quoted byAscher Shapiro in the preface to the book on fluids films30, “fluid mechanics is aphotogenic subject,” and as such these fluid mechanics toys would most probably be ofinterest to general public as well as students of science and engineering.AcknowledgementThis paper is dedicated to Paul G. Hewitt, the physicist-cartoonist whose playfulpresentation of physics, especially in his text book Conceptual Physics, has been a sourceof inspiration for the author. Funding from the Committee on Academic Planning andDevelopment at the University of the Pacific is greatly appreciated which allowedpurchasing the toys described here and several others. The author thanks Dr. Ed Pejackfor providing

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2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Warren A. Rosen; M. Eric Carr

students. To mitigate this, we decided touse readily-available datasheets and articles for reading material, supplemented with handoutsdescribing the various labs. This approach eliminates the need for a traditional textbook for thecourse. (The total parts cost for one computer is roughly $150—comparable to the cost of amodern engineering textbook.) We envision this cost being reduced by ten or twenty percent bythe adoption of a parts-kit-based approach.Future Work Based on our experience with the course so far, we plan on assembling a parts kit (atcost) for the students. Previously, we have provided students with a parts list for the computer;however, it has been our experience that delays of several weeks will be avoided by making

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2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Michael Casey

anApplication Programming Interface (API) to the scripting language Ruby. Students learn to notonly “draw” 3D models, but how to script behavior for those models. One example is anexercise in which the class creates a model of a building project then writes Ruby code to accessthe physical properties (dimensions) of the building components thereby performing a script-based quantity take-off to support construction estimating tasks. The combination of scriptingwith 3D modeling reinforces the topics presented in the class. 5Subsequent Civil Engineering Computing Course DevelopmentWe are planning to incorporate additional computational modules in subsequent courses in ourdepartment. This will help students to

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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19, 2009 and his help and guidance during the planning and preparationperiod of the conference. We are also grateful to the keynote speakers: Dr. Marvin White, Professor andDirector at Lehigh University, Allentown, PA; Dr. Shu Chien, University Professor and Director atUniversity of California, San Diego, CA; and Dr. Melissa Micou, a young talented faculty member in theDepartment of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, CA. We would like to express oursincere gratitude to Dr. Thomas MacCalla, VP, National University and Executive Director, NUCRI, forhis support and a special presentation at the dinner. It is our privilege to welcome Dr. David Hayhurst,Dean, College of Engineering, San Diego State University, for his concluding

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lokesh Padhye, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gretchen Goldman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nadia Szeinbaum, Georgia Institute of Technology; Scott Rogers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Recep Goktas, Georgia Institute of Technology; Zohre Kurt, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

sectioncovered a variety of subtopics in identifying concerns of academic advisement in our program.For example, respondents were asked about availability of their advisors, willingness of advisorsto help them, their satisfaction level regarding guidance of advisors in course selection, instudent career plans, and in research. The majority of students responded with favorablefeedback to most of the questions regarding student-advisor relationship. However, we believethere might be a bias associated with the results in these questions and hence, care should betaken in interpreting these data. Detailed discussion of this bias is provided in a later section.Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Online SurveyA. Survey Response. The online survey response

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashland Brown, University of the Pacific; Kris Wood, University of Texas; Kristen Kaufman, Grad Student Universiy ot Texas; Daniel Jensen, United States Air Force Academy; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Christina White, Columbia University

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Mechanical Engineering

in designing structural solutions is a noted problem for some engineering graduates26,27.Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET, Inc.) expects engineeringgraduates to have: “an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering toolsnecessary for engineering practice”14 such as FE analysis. Hence, schools have, or are planningto, add FE analysis to their curriculum1-5,10, but this plan is not happening quickly enough tomeet the demand of firms competing in the global economy. To support schools in theirteaching efforts, the finite element exercises developed in this work will provide a valuable, web-based resource to engineering instructors throughout the world.An NSF funded Course, Curriculum, and Lab

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic Halsmer, Oral Roberts University; Nate Roman, Oral Roberts University; Tyler Todd, Oral Roberts University

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Design in Engineering Education

user, or to another system, has broadened the way engineers look at design. Thispaper attempts to provide an alternate method of reverse engineering that incorporates the idea ofaffordances. It is anticipated that this method will be particularly useful for illuminating ourunderstanding of natural systems. By looking at the affordances of a system and theinterrelationships illustrated by the affordance structure matrix, significant information can beobtained that might otherwise be missed if only considering functionality. Reverse engineeringwith respect to affordances should lead to a better understanding of not only the system, but alsothe purpose and plan behind it.In addition, the introduction of reverse engineering of complex natural

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Kueker, Vivayvic; Pam Newberry, Project Lead the Way

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

tasks. To bringdata to bear on this particular claim the evaluator chose to employ nationally recognized standardframeworks for both mathematics and science to guide the isolation and identification ofmathematics and science content in the Introduction to Engineering Design™ course.Mathematics concepts are defined by Principles and Standards for School Mathematics aspublished by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics20 (NCTM). Science concepts aredefined by National Science Education Standards as published by the National ResearchCouncil21 (NRC).Defining the Units Included in the AnalysisThe performance and assessment objectives, as stated in the course lesson plans, were selected asthe primary unit for the analysis. In Project Lead

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

5, we present some of the results, in the form of ideas forprogram improvement, obtained by using this approach over the last two years in our program. InSection 6, we summarize our work and consider future plans.2. BackgroundFrom the earliest days of EC, one of the key questions that programs have struggled with is findingsuitable ways to meet EC’s requirements regarding suitable assessment processes and documentedimprovements based on the results of the assessment of their outcomes. Evidence for this may be Page 14.493.4seen in the many papers in ASEE and FIE Annual Conferences, indeed in the number of sessions atthese conferences