Conference Session

Topical Public Policy Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Schuhmann, Pennsylvania State University; Robert Pangborn, Pennsylvania State University; Kim Barron, Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering and Public Policy

penetration in the workplace of our graduates. In a biennialsurvey of recent engineering graduates from Penn State reported below, we have found distinctlymodest levels of importance in the respondents’ work assigned to “Importance of Working on anInternational Project.” Although this importance rating has been creeping up since the firstsurvey of 1993 graduates, it is still below a 3 on a 5 point scale. Conversely, the respondentsrated study abroad experiences highly (3.5 to 4.5) even if they did not have one, and most didnot. So those surveyed have very positive attitudes towards engagement with the rest of theworld, but they are not yet rating its significance to their work very highly. Both these findingswould seem to challenge the view that our

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asli Sahin, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Timothy Simpson, Pennsylvania State University; Steven Shooter, Bucknell University; Robert Stone, University of Missouri-Rolla

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Design in Engineering Education

assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has several years of industrial work experience with General Electric and has been the principal or co-principal investigator on NSF grants and industry funded projects, has published 3 book chapters, and over 50 peer reviewed journal and conference proceedings papers. She is a member of ASEE, ASME, IIE, SWE, and Alpha Pi Mu and currently serves as the Design Economics area editor for The Engineering Economist.Timothy Simpson, Pennsylvania State University Tim Simpson is an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Penn State University. He received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell

Conference Session

Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Irwin, Mott Community College; James Moseley, Wayne State University

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Engineering Technology

students create drawings of different thread types and forms, but have notemphasized the effect of thread forms as related to torque or part travel. In problem-based learning (PBL) students are presented with an interesting, relevant problem “upfront”, so that they can acquire knowledge in the context in which it will be used and bemore likely to retain what they learned (Albanese and Mitchell, 1993; Boud and Folletti,1991)1,3. PBL comes in many forms including research, case studies, guided design,design projects, and the McMaster Medical School model of PBL. The problem-basedactivities used in this study are not intended to be semester long projects to be researched

Conference Session

ChE: Departmental Issues and Integrating Freshmen into the ChE Program

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pedro Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

-disciplinary course is held in a large lecture hall with a class size normally exceeding100 students. The course focuses on introducing students to the profession through topic lectures,videos and a capstone project (normally something mechanical in nature). After analysis of thetopics and via discussions with chemical engineering students who have taken this class, it wasclear that certain important pieces of information, including things specific to chemicalengineering students, were never being discussed or even conveyed. Hence, the next logical stepwas to generate a separate class, Introduction to Chemical Engineering, which was to be requiredof all entering chemical engineering freshman. Note that this course, labeled ChE 1010, iscurrently not a

Conference Session

Diversity, Recruiting, and Retention in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Ratcliff, Purdue University-Columbus/SE Indiana; JoDell Steuver, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

2006-813: INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CAREERS ANDLEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLSMargaret Ratcliff, Purdue University-Columbus/SE Indiana Margaret Ratcliff is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University College of Technology in Columbus, Indiana and has been there since January 2005. Before joining Purdue University at Columbus, she spent 11 years in industry working mostly as a Product Design Engineer, Senior Project Engineer, and Structural Analyst. She earned a M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tulane University.JoDell Steuver, Purdue University JoDell K

Conference Session

Elementary School Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Krowles Christine, Plainview School Distict

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 11.587.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Enhancing Mathematics Instruction with Engineering DesignAbstractThis article addresses the results of an action research project in a fifth grade elementary schoolclassroom conducted as part of an M.A. Program in Elementary Education with a specializationin Mathematics, Science and Technology (MST) where engineering design is used tointerconnect learning in mathematics and design.The students, working in teams of two, were challenged to design and construct a chair for astuffed animal they have been shown and the chair had to meet a variety of geometricspecifications. They were enthusiastic about constructing the chair.In order to assess student knowledge improvement

Conference Session

Security

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Lin, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Information Systems

: Internet Security (formerly CIS 499) · CIS 481: Computer Forensics · GBA 685: MSBA Project-Adv Computer ForensicsThe college Mt. San Antonio also offers a network security certificate program with 3 courses:CISS 21: Network Vulnerabilities and CountermeasuresCISS 23: Network Analysis and Network Intrusion Detection SystemCISS 25: Network Security and FirewallsBase on the curriculum of the other colleges and departments listed here (and also the curriculamentioned in the ASEE papers), a good information assurance curriculum (or major, focus,option) consists of the following six courses. Note the core courses on OS, Network, andProgramming are also what the authors of reference 1 mentioned in the first paragraph

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Flynn, The College of New Jersey

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Industrial Engineering

expect to spend at least 42 hours on the job. Regardless of whether Ireceive released time for a sanctioned activity or not, I should use Work Measurementtechniques to estimate the time commitment associated with the activity. This is especiallyimportant for project type activities because inappropriate allocation of time to perform(scheduling) can often lead to procrastination and ultimately inability to deliver by deadlines.Budgeting Work TimeFigure 2 presents a load budget for my Fall 2005 schedule. Assume that I was assigned threesections of the same course. The course is fully developed in that it requires no preparation otherthan familiarization before each class meeting. There were 25 students assigned to each section.The classes met in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Stanfield, North Carolina A&T State University; Caroline Moineau, North Carolina A&T State University; Shona Morgan, North Carolina A&T State University; Silvanus Udoka, North Carolina A&T State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

immediately in competitiveenvironments with system engineering, information technology, and soft (communication,leadership and team) skills in addition to traditional engineering fundamentals 2,3. Such skills areparticularly relevant for Industrial Engineers who often serve as a facilitator of technical andbusiness interactions4,5.A number of efforts to increase these skills have been undertaken, the most common being thecapstone senior design projects. Curriculum designers are increasingly more aware ofdeveloping courses that combine skills from several prior courses to practice such skills.Especially innovative approaches introduce students to systems thinking early and continuouslythrough their program, stressing both engineering and business

Conference Session

Software and e-learning in the ME curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

11.675.3and reinforcement across classes. To fulfill the competencies required of engineering graduates,the design spine promotes an increased emphasis on topics relating to professional practice,communication skills, teaming, project management and economics of design, skills that aredeveloped progressively and reinforced throughout.Table 1. The Mechanical Engineering undergraduate curriculum at Stevens Institute ofTechnology.While the Design Spine has been successful in closely integrating aspects of engineering designto the core fundamentals of the engineering curriculum, a similar integration of CAE softwareacross and thorough the curriculum has to date been lacking. Currently, in-depth coverage of theuse of CAE software tools in the context of

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Support

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheryl Duggins, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

-defined process description can better coordinate thework of individuals and track their progress. As new methods are identified, they areincorporated into the process definition, facilitating learning by allowing new projects to build onprior experiences.The Capability Maturity Model provides a way for organizations to assess the capabilities oftheir current software processes and to focus on improving those processes. The CMM definesfive levels of progressively more mature process capability 4.“1. Initial: The software process is characterized as ad hoc and occasionally even chaotic. Fewprocesses are defined, and success depends on individual effort.2. Repeatable: Basic project management processes are established to track cost, schedule

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Scheibler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Glenn Wrate, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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International

world.The minimum definition of a successful graduate from an undergraduate engineering programcan no longer rest upon existing standards of technical acumen, an adequate completion of atraditional senior design project, and prompt job placement. With the rapid expansion oftechnologies, market forces, and even social movements fostered by globalization, the pragmaticstandards of technical acumen are moving at the pace of Hubble’s Law, leaving the elements thatappeared so innovative in last semester’s senior designs teetering on the edge of obsolescencewhile the seemingly perfect position secured in Boston following graduation may in allprobability will transfer to Beijing.4While engineering educators cannot hope to address every challenge posed by

Conference Session

Topics in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonard Bond, Idaho National Laboratory; Robert Wharton, Idaho State University; Andrew Kadak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Kevin Kostelnik, Idaho National Laboratory

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Nuclear and Radiological

Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA),the State of Idaho, an Idaho University Consortium (IUC), and a National University Consortium(NUC). CAES will be based in a new facility that will foster collaborative academic and researchefforts among participating institutions.IntroductionThe world is not running out of energy, but it is starting to run out of some of those sources ofenergy which have been most commonly used. To meet global energy demand over the nextcentury new technologies will be needed. This will require a highly skilled and inventiveworkforce. However, it is projected that 40% of the U.S. skilled workforce can retire withinabout four years, and within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) complex 75% of thoseworkers with nuclear and related

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Matt Eliot, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Emma Rose, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

. Page 11.388.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Decision-making: What does it have to do with my teaching?AbstractEngineering education is a complex design activity where educators create a range of teachingartifacts including course curricula, classroom policies, lecture notes, exams, and timelines forstudent group projects. In order to design such artifacts, engineering faculty must make a seriesof teaching decisions, each of which can impact their students’ learning and engagement withcourse activities. Given the importance of decision-making in engineering education, we hopethat by beginning to characterize engineering educator decisions, educators will gain a greaterawareness of decision-making by recognizing

Collection

2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ronald E. Barr

thisconcept is that routine engineering work, which was once performed by American engineers, isnow being outsourced to international technology shops. Designing a circuit board or a newmechanical pump can now be adequately performed by “commodity engineers” in China orIndia, and at about one-fifth the labor costs of an American tech worker. The playing field isnow level, and American engineers must offer better value, such as creativity, communication,and leadership skills, in the world employment market today.This global competition has not happened by accident. Certainly the arrival of the internet tenyears ago has hastened global engineering. For example, an engineering project or design ideacan start in the United States at 8 am, be sent to Asia

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students III

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Claudia Morrell, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Anne Spence, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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Educational Research and Methods

Spence, University of Maryland-Baltimore County Anne M. Spence is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UMBC and holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland - College Park. During her twelve years as an engineering educator, she has developed curricula, directed programs to increase the recruitment and retention of women in engineering, and developed hands on engineering programs designed to foster an interest in engineering among elementary, middle and high school students. She manages a number of NSF grants related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and serves as the director of the Project Lead the Way

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Arch Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University

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Architectural

location where language would notbe a barrier was particularly critical if the students were to maximize benefits from the officeexperience. Secondly, London’s status as a major economic center, its reputation for culturaldiversity, the richness of its historic architectural works, and the large numbers of recently builtand in many cases highly acclaimed architectural projects, were among other factors thatinfluenced the selection. These factors were important considerations in meeting courseobjectives beyond those related to the cooperative education requirement.Course Structure:As previously noted, while a primary objective of the course was to provide a curricular parallelto the college cooperative education requirement, other activities

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marsha Lee, Texas A&M University; Jan Rinehart, Texas A&M University; Scott Starks, University of Texas-El Paso; Karen Villatoro, Texas A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

UP projects who serve over 70,000 middle and high school students.Goal 3: Build on the professional development of public school STEM teachers-especially teachers of low-income and ethnic minority students, by providing engineering workshops that include hands-on activities to take back to the classroom. This was accomplished by inviting Texas Middle School Aerospace Scholars (MAS) and the NSF TAMU E3 Teacher Summer Research Program participants.Discover Engineering Conference PartnersSpace Engineering InstituteThe Space Engineering Institute (SEI) is credited for being the primary organizer of the DiscoverEngineering conference. In order to understand the cause of the conference it is worth explainingSEI’s

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiwei Guan, University of Washington; Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

learningprocesses and Christy et al.9 deigned portfolios to identity the motivation for choosing Page 11.1000.6engineering. These purposes show that a particular portfolio program could have multiplepurposes depending on the educators’ focuses and interests.ContentGiven the different purposes for using portfolios, it is unsurprising that the portfolios alsocontained different types of content. The materials in the portfolios included diverse artifactsthat were created by students, such as students’ exams, assignments, project reports, andhomework. In addition to those artifacts, students were often required to write an entry ornarrative for each artifact or

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Freeman, Valparaiso University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

must perform an annual assessment. Theprimary reason for this assessment is to demonstrate the learning community is meeting its statedoutcomes. There are three general reasons to assess any project or program- to improve theprogram or project; to inform stakeholders whether the program, or project, is achieving it’sgoals; or to prove a program, or project is meeting, or has met its intended goals. [6]Traditionally, the evaluation in EELC is done via different tools. For the material at hand theevaluation has been done by homework, quizzes, tests, and laboratory reports. In addition tothat, one-on-one interviews are conducted, with each student, twice during the term and wouldidentify weakness and strengths for each student. The interview

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gordon Kingsley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Monica Gaughan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Gordon Kingsley is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Gordon is the project evaluator for the STEP NSF grant, and PI on the Alternative Approaches to Evaluating STEM Education Partnerships NSF grant. His area of research interests are the interactions of public-private partnerships to harness developments in science and technology, and the nature and assessment of educational partnerships.Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Marion C. Usselman is a Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Marion received her Ph.D. in

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Helgeson, University of Tennessee-Martin; Edward Wheeler, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

2006-987: PASSING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING EXAMINATIONAS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT IN A GENERAL ENGINEERINGPROGRAM: LESSONS LEARNEDRichard Helgeson, University of Tennessee-Martin Richard Helgeson is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Dr. Helgeson received B.S. degrees in both electrical and civil engineering, an M.S. in electral engineering, and a Ph.D. in structural engineering from the University of Buffalo. He actively involves his undergraduate students in mutli-disciplinary earthquake structural control research projects. He is very interested in engineering educational pedagogy, and has taught a wide range of

Conference Session

Diversity, Recruiting, and Retention in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aram Agajanian, DeVry University-Chicago; George Morgan, Colorado State University; William M. Timpson, Colorado State University

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Engineering Technology

projected to increase at an annualrate of 6.4% between 2000 and 2010, with about 5 million jobs expected in 2010 in the fields of Page 11.28.2science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (SMET). Women, underrepresentedminorities, and persons with disabilities represented only about 20% of the workers in the SMETfields in 1997, although they constituted about 70% of the total work force (Commission on theAdvancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development[CAWMSET])2. Despite an increase of women in SMET programs to 20% of totalundergraduate enrollment, this number still falls short of the projected demand.One

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suining Ding, Indiana University Purdue University-Fort Wayne (Eng)

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Architectural

of cultural dimensions in design and thebuilt environment.Course Format and Cross-cultural Comparison of ArchitectureCourse Format Instead of using traditional course format, which is facilitated with the lectures by theinstructor, an innovative approach has been explored. The innovative teaching methods for thiscourse are facilitated by interactive visual images through PowerPoint presentations. Classactivities include non-traditional class activities, such as dialogue discussion group, groupactivities, presentations and field trips. Student projects include cross-cultural comparisonnotebooks, papers and presentations.Cross-Cultural Comparison of Architecture Examples of Cross-Culture Comparisons of Architecture in this course

Conference Session

Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Long, Nuclear Stewardship, LLC; Altaf Memon, Excelsior College; Li-Fang Shih, Excelsior College; Byron Thinger, Diablo Canyon Power Plant

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Nuclear and Radiological

system 11 Participate effectively in groups. • Describe involvement in group projects or activities • Interact effectively with colleagues who have critical involvement with projects 12 Demonstrate an ability to understand professional, ethical, and social • Demonstrate comprehension of ethical responsibilities, including the impacts of culture, diversity, and issues interpersonal

Conference Session

Introducing Active Learning into ME Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University

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Mechanical Engineering

important feature of effective assessment12. The more tools used to assess a specificcourse learning objective, the greater the likelihood that the assessment will be both valid andreliable. It is usually advised to use both direct and indirect assessment tools.Direct assessment tools are used to measure the degree to which each student has achievedeach course learning objective by the completion of the course. These direct tools mayinclude classical as well as non-classical methods such as2: Written tests or test items clearly linked to course learning objectives Homework assignments and reports Written project reports Oral presentations Student portfolios, learning logos, and journals Abstracts, executive summaries, term papers Peer

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Neff, Purdue University-Calumet; Susan Scachitti, Purdue University-Calumet; Lash Mapa, Purdue University-Calumet; James Higley, Purdue University-Calumet; Mohammad Zahraee, Purdue University-Calumet

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Engineering Technology

workor only two. It was difficult or impossible to add new courses to cover any of the so-called“soft” ABET program outcomes “h, i, j, and k” that were not covered before TC2K.Simultaneously, Purdue University Calumet added a new general education graduationrequirement requiring all programs teach a one to three credit hour freshman experience courseto improve retention, an Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) goal and project forthe Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Inresponse, the department modified the title and contents of an existing three credit freshmanlevel computer course. Our sister MET program at Purdue West Lafayette found that most

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mica Hutchison, Purdue University; Deborah Follman, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

beginning programmer at the start of ENGR 106, Ryandiscussed the development of positive efficacy beliefs due to his ability to master the skill, notingthat he was able to complete programming assignments more quickly than his teammates. Hefurther explained his ability to contribute more than his share of the work to the team project as asecond factor in this efficacy-building experience. …and like, I came into the class not being able to do anything with programming; and now I’m pretty, I feel pretty good at MatLab, where like I did most of the prime program for our last project which was like programming intensive. So, I think I’ve, I think I’m doing pretty good. …And like, like in this-this last project, I wrote one

Conference Session

Student Misconceptions and Problem Solving Abiltiy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Prince, Bucknell University; Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University

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Educational Research and Methods

activities havenot been systematically developed for engineering education.This work is a step towards filling that gap. In the initial phase of the project, the work targetsone student misconception relating to heat transfer. The specific misconception addressed is thedifferentiation between factors impacting the rate of heat transfer versus those impacting theamount of heat transfer. Educational materials to address student misconceptions in these areashave been developed and tested.The effectiveness of the prototype materials was assessed using concept inventories. Conceptinventories are reliable and valid multiple choice assessment tools specifically designed toidentify common misconceptions. Members of the research team that developed a

Conference Session

Introducing Active Learning into ME Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim Olwi, King Abdulaziz University

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Mechanical Engineering

21 M7_3 Lab 3 8 22 M8_1 Conservation of energy 172-192 23 M8_2 Team work exercises on the energy equation 24 M8_3 Lab 4 9 25 M9_1 Individual exam 3 26 M9_2 Dimensional analysis (homogeneity) 293-302 27 M9_3 PI theorem 303-308 MID TERM COMMON EXAM 2 10 28 M10_1 Design Project Lab1 29 M10_2 Design Project Lab2 30 M10_3