Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Reid Bailey

problems (as reflected by the Kolbe Index) will improve the performance ofa team.FRAME OF REFERENCEIndicators relating how an individual interacts with the environment measure ones conativeskills. The conative dimension concerns drive, motivation, and ones instinctual approach tosolving problems. This is in contrast to the cognitive (concerning intelligence) and affective(concerning the temperament of an individual) dimensions. While cognitive abilities andtechnical skills of individuals on a team undoubtedly affect team performance, a growing view isthat even the most skillful team cannot reach its potential without complementary conativepersonalities. Hence, if ones goal is to form and guide a successful team, the conative abilities ofthe team

Conference Session

Design for Community

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

their client as an individual who is trying to cope with aserious problem.6. Students gain great personal satisfaction from helping others. As they developempathy for their clients, the students want to help them. In some cases, the group knowsthat their client will only get worse as the disease progresses. In other cases, the groupknows that the client will not live a normal life span. This knowledge gives an urgencyto their work: they want to help right now. Being able to see a person use their designand improve the quality of their life provides enormous satisfaction to the groups. Theyfeel that they have made a difference for someone, and they see the results of their work.7. Student reflection is more global. All students who take the

Conference Session

New Information ET Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gordon Goodman; Edith A. Lawson; C. Richard Helps; Barry Lunt

practiced at this moment in its evolution, reflects similargrowing pains. The participants in the Utah conference, while all believing they represent thediscipline, brought a perspective shaped by their roots within their institutions and thebackgrounds of their faculty. After all, none of the faculty who participated has a degree inInformation Technology. The authors of this paper, for example, have graduate degrees from thedisciplines of Engineering, Computer Science, Economics and Instructional Technology. Wequite naturally bring our discipline's approach to problems, methodologies and temperaments tothe new discipline. In fact, many of our participants felt obligated to represent faculty with evengreater diversity of backgrounds. Guidelines

Conference Session

Control in the Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Dahm

: The students spent most of their class time discussing the systemeither in small groups or with the full class. However, throughout the process, visual learnerswere also stimulated. The introductory class was carried out in the lab with a real, workingcolumn. Students were asked to transcribe the simulated data from HYSYS into graphical formand these graphs were the basis of the discussion.Active vs. Reflective Learning: 16 Small group, active learning exercises were a feature of theentire course. The full-class discussion led by the instructor allowed the instructor to insure thatthe work from these activities was accurate and that no salient points were missed. But theywere also intended to benefit the reflective learners in the

Conference Session

Technology Entrepreneurship Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Katherine Emery; John Feland

customizable to the classroom environment and to the context of theentrepreneurship program. It is also possible that these results reflect a lack of awareness ofpertinent resources to assist with courses.d. How educators want to use new resources65% Customizable material58% Enhance an existing course w/supplemental material35% Pre-requisite33% Entirely new course, asynchronous20% Entirely new course, synchronous20% Enhance entire program offeringsIt is interesting to note that the need for customizable material is at the top of the list for howeducators want to use new resources. 65 % of respondents requested customizable material, and58% would like to enhance an existing course

Conference Session

Strategic Issues in EM Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Halvard Nystrom

slowed down,while the interest in the engineering master’s programs has increased.If the integration of engineering and management are in high demand by firms that hireengineers, higher growth rates should be achievable. There are numerous studies showingthat employers are seeking engineers that not only solve technical problems but alsoeffectively integrate within their business environment. Many engineers reflect on theireducation and wish they had learned more about business. On the other hand EM alumnido appreciate their education2. If the education that is provided in the EM programs is sovaluable, why hasn’t there been a faster growth of our programs? One reason has beenthe introduction of technical MBA programs. In the master’s arena

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Flores; Jose Fierro; Daniel Grajeda; Steve Stafford; Rosa Gomez

Page 7.1121.1facilities, quiet study areas, multi-purpose rooms, computer workrooms, lounges and vendingcafé facilities. The Centers also serve as clearinghouses for information regarding graduate and Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyrightã2002, American Society for Engineering Educationprofessional schools, scholarships, undergraduate research assistantships, and other employmentopportunities [1].But ACES isn’t just a set of facilities – it’s a reflection of systemic change in the preparation o fengineering and science students well into the 21 st Century. Although it signifies a change inacademic culture – valuing integration as well as

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachel Shinn

assumptions about team members or assignments of tasks.10. Be on time.11. Let someone know if I am going to be late.12. Not engage in side conversations (weekend plans, sports, etc.) until the official meeting timeis over.13. Help provide a relaxed and well-nourished learning environment.14. Have fun!15. Create an agenda prior to planned meeting and post via email to all team members.Conflict Resolution PlanThe students are also required to prepare a conflict resolution plan in which they outline theprocedures to be taken in the event there is a conflict within the team. It needs to be clear thatfailure to resolve issues within the team reflects poorly on the team and that in extreme cases, astudent may be “fired” (which means either removal from the

Conference Session

Tools of Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Maher Murad

-thirds, students indicated that the AAR helped them identify problem solving weaknesses. Again, the nature of the different courses surveyed and the level of students reflect some variation in their responses. · A high percentage of students in all surveyed courses (about 80%) agreed that the AAR helped them identify mistakes resulting from "human errors" or carelessness. · Nearly two-thirds of the responses indicated that the AAR helped students identify mistakes resulting from a lack of understanding of the course material. The responses to this question showed higher variation among the courses surveyed. · A score of almost two-thirds indicated students found the After Action Reports

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Sean DiBartolo; Linfield Brown; Chris Swan

have their work evaluated bypractitioners rather than faculty. In addition, they are encouraged to confront the interplaybetween various technical and non-technical factors that must be considered to achieve a feasibleand successful design.The WERC contest has been incorporated into the senior capstone design experience for studentsin the Tufts ABET-accredited BSCE and BSEvE programs. The contest has also provided avenue for non-engineering students from the liberal arts college to participate in and contribute toan upper level engineering course (for academic credit). We have found this to be an enrichingexperience for both the engineering and non-engineering students participating in the contest.In this paper we reflect upon the involvement

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Jenkins; Dwayne Arola

. Credits in the remaining MMM courses were alsoadjusted to reflect re-emphasis of experiential learning within those courses.Of particular importance in this curriculum revision was the synergism of ENGR220 “Mechanicsof Materials” and ME3546. ENGR220 is based on computer-driven lecture and tutorial coursematerial, team-oriented quiz/homework sections, and in-class demonstrations. This course laysthe groundwork of Mechanics of Materials ME 352 Mechanics ENGR 170 ENGR 220 ME 343 of Solids ME 304 Intro to Mechanics Behavior of (Lect

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engr. Educ. II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

future capstone course offerings. This information is notcurrently available for publication, but will be presented at the ASEE Annual Conference andExposition in June 2002. Page 7.939.5 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”BenefitsThe primary benefits of the PBL approach for the capstone experience are that it, 1) morerealistically reflects actual design and construction practices, 2) promotes the concept ofteamwork, and 3) assists in improving student communication skills. For

Conference Session

Design for Community

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Grant; Ronald Welch

resistance in turn. The “S” shape of theriver at West Point made it an ideal location to develop sufficient defenses to prevent unabatedtravel of the British Navy along the Hudson River. Ships must tack multiple times to negotiatethe successive bends in the river – the primary motivation for a steel chain to stop ships dead inthe water. It was believed that few sailing ships could ever develop the speed necessary totheoretically break through the chain. Of course, the “Great Chain” was never tested and adiscussion on its strength and practicality will be left for another forum. The historicsignificance and availability of these redoubts are critical in remembrance and reflection on ourcountry’s struggle for independence.Since Redoubt 7 is the most

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lee Tuttle; Charles White; Gwan-Ywan Lai; Trevor Harding

unreliability in design and ensuring safety at the earliest design stages.Finally, lest students fail to understand why safety is important there is a brief discussion ofproduct liability and the engineer’s responsibility to society to produce a reasonably safe product.Educational Philosophy and MethodologyThe teaching method used in MFGG 375 is based on three pedagogical concepts: Kolb’s learningcycle, active learning and cooperative learning. Kolb’s learning cycle 3,4 is generally presentedas a two dimensional circular model of how people learn as shown in Figure 2. This modelplaces learners along two distinct dichotomies. The first divides learners between those whoprefer active experimentation (AE) and those who prefer reflective observation (RO

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

“Experiential Learning Cycle”, involving ‘Concrete Experience’, ‘ReflectiveObservations’, Abstract Conceptualization’ and ‘Active Experimentation’ to provide aholistic learning experience which integrates knowledge from many different fields. Thecourse has a clear set of outcomes consistent with the Engineering Criteria 2000 ofABET. Moreover, the course helps provide “engineering” flavor early in the curricula sothat the mathematics and science components in the first two years of engineeringcurricula becomes less abstract and more relevant in the students mind.The students have reflected that the design efforts have helped them in realizing the"role" of the customer in engineering design, development of a clear perception

Conference Session

Techniques for Improving Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Cindy Finelli; Trevor Harding

well as their reflections onthe roundtable discussion, may prove valuable to others wishing to propose their own center. Forfurther information on developing teaching and learning centers, the reader is encouraged toreview material by Wadsworth [1] and Sorcinelli [2].Current CentersCenters for teaching and learning are widespread at colleges and universities nationwide. Thewebsite of the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Kansas Page 7.1040.1(www.ku.edu/~cte/resources/websites.html) lists more than 125 universities and community Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Luis Ortiz; Elisa Mestorino Bachofen

(reflective or passive observationstage). Following this, the student receives the theorical background (abstract conceptualizationstage), which in most cases is already known to him as a consequence from the previous steps.At last, the student is in condition to discuss the certainty and accuracy of the results that Page 6.163.3 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationfollowed his Lab experience and proposal (active experimentation stage), thus completingKolb’s Learning Cycle

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn Nored; David Compton

their selected emphasis. This allows sufficient theoretical depth for theprofessors to assign meaningful lab based projects.Two other O C engineering objectives are important in the development of entrepreneurial ideas:1) Producing immediately productive engineering graduates and 2) Using state of the artindustrial based equipment and software. The first demands that each professor incorporate inhis courses the theoretical ideas and projects central to current applications in industry. Thesecond ensures that test equipment, computer programs, and laboratory supplies reflect currentpractices. Professors must adapt and change projects and applications in the curriculum as thestate of the art advances. Therefore, it is imperative that they be

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis; Elizabeth Petry; James Fuller

practice, mutual respect is developingand the goal of an integrated education model is met. However, most importantly, ourstudio-trained graduates are finding a flattering reflection of their educational experiencein the integration-rich workplace.Bibliography1. Boyer, Ernest L and Mitgang, Lee, Building Community, A New Future for Architectural Educationand Practice (Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching), 1996.2. Hochberg, Hugh, The State of the Profession (Coxe Group, Inc. and AIA), 1997.3. Boyer, Ernest L and Mitgang, Lee, Building Community, A New Future for Architectural Educationand Practice (Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching), 1996.4. Boyer, Ernest L and Mitgang, Lee, Building Community, A New Future for

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Freeman; Stephen Crown

serves as a benchmark for self-assessment in the Reflect Backstep.Challenge 1: The first challenge is a lower difficulty level problem dealing with the topic. Thestudent is provided with information needed to understand the challenge. The steps shown belowrepresent the remainder of the cycle, which prepares the students to complete the challenge. a. Generate ideas: Students are asked to generate a list of issues and answers that they think are relevant to the challenge; to share ideas with fellow students; and to appreciate which ideas are “new” and to revise their list. b. Multiple perspectives: The student is asked to elicit ideas and approaches concerning this challenge from “experts”. Describing who came up

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Chaudhry; Jr., Bonifacio Doma; Edwin Obra; Consuelo Flora; Adrienne Cooper; Joseph R.V. Flora

reflective of their relatively fewer number of institutions compared to institutions in theindustrial and academic sectors. Therefore, their input are generally reflected in the workshopdiscussions and most closely aligned with the industrial sector.The results of both the survey and the workshop indicate a clear distinction between the needs asviewed by industry and academe with regard to environmental engineering education. However,there is common ground on sustainability. All sectors agreed on the need for cleanertechnologies, waste utilization, and programs on sustainability. The combination of thisdisconnect and the common ground indicates a need for increased communication andcooperation to meet the needs of the environment in the Philippines

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Don Horton; Chad Kidder; Mark Yeary; Rainer Fink

PUQP algorithmpresented in this article, to reflect an accurate count of the number of slaves in a piconet.Haartsen 2. provides a prospective on the history of Bluetooth technology’s and current tradeoffwith past radio systems. Bluetooth is the codename for a technology for small factor, low cost,short-range radio links, built into a 9 x 9 mm microchip. Bluetooth technology allows for thereplacement of many propriety cables that connect one device to another using one universal short-range universal link. In the past many ad hoc systems provided a few networks within the units inrange. Bluetooth technology delivers piconets that are able to overlap within a given area formingscatternets. Payload

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Umid Nejib

enable the student to succeed in the community of the new global economy by emphasizingthe collaboration between professional programs, the utilization of technology, the principledapplication of knowledge, and the entrepreneurial spirit.In keeping with the aforementioned statements, J.S.S. and Wilkes articulated their respectiveinterests in a 1999 Memorandum of Cooperation 2. The MOC is a detailed document where bothinstitutions agreed to undertake an educational experiment built on mutual cooperation andunderstanding. Primarily, this cooperative effort is reflected in the six goals of the project. Namely, (1) The establishment of a novel 3-1 transfer protocol from J.S.S. to Wilkes engineering. (2) The development of a US-style

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Soto-Caban, Muskingum University; Emre Selvi, Muskingum University; Ferdinand Avila-Medina, Ohio State University, Newark

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the PK style helped a majority of the students in understanding the information presented. This is in comparison with the traditional style. Page 22.831.4• 10 out of 15 students in the audience indicated that they liked the pace and format of the presentations. 2 were neutral and 3 students in the audience didn’t like the form used for presenting the material. 67% of the students in the audience indicated that they liked the pace and format of the presentations. This doesn’t reflect that they learned something from the presentation, but they found the presentations entertaining.• 11 out of 15 students in the audience

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

and experiential learning1,2. Through peer interactionand collaboration student’s are able to synthesize and evaluate their ideas collectively3,4,5 and areforced to reflect upon and reason about their ideas at greater depth than when workingindividually6.In contrast, there are numerous studies that show the difficulty students experience working inteams. Student’s frequently cite that they have little influence and no control over their team-mates; they believe their grade will not reflect their contribution or competence; and thetransaction cost of scheduling meetings, and working collaboratively are not worth the rewards,of which they see few7. These bad team experiences can have a profound impact on thosestudents who are subsequently

Conference Session

Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hoe, University of Texas, Tyler; Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas, Tyler

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College Industry Partnerships

sophisticated semiconductor test equipment.4 A recent survey of leaders from thesemiconductor industry underscores the desire for more universities to introduce material intotheir curriculum that more closely reflects the practices of industry, such as test programdevelopment.5This paper will discuss the partnership between The University of Texas at Tyler and SPEAAmerica to introduce test engineering into the BSEE curriculum. SPEA is major manufacturer of Page 22.965.2advanced automated test equipment (ATE) and has donated to our institution a high performance

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa A. Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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First-Year Programs

styles.Diversity and Teamwork:Embracing differences in personality (Myer-Briggs) and learning styles (Global vs. Sequential;Intuitive vs. Sensing, Active vs. Reflective; Verbal vs. Visual). Decision trees and methods formentoring. Group communication and conflict management tools. Development of a plan ofaction (formulation, negotiation, fulfillment, and review). Project lifecycles and rhythm ofaction for teamwork.K-12 outreach: Levels of learning (Bloom’s taxonomy). Teaching methodologies in the K-12domain and the public sector (societal service). The heart of the leadership module is centered upon the 8-step design process (Figure 1).The concept is presented in lecture as a standard format for the engineering design process. Oneweek of lecture is

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey L. Newcomer, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

, Dollar, and Dantlzer showed that performance on conceptual andtraditional Statics problems does correlate well.8 Of course the correlation with performance inStatics and having taken calculus-based Physics I could also be a reflection of studentpreparation and self-confidence, but that is not discernable from these data.Finally, possibly the most interesting finding here is that only the drawing FBD self-assessmentcorrelates to performance, but it correlates to performance in all three of the areas examined:drawing FBDs, and writing and solving equilibrium equations. While most students gavethemselves the same ratings in all three areas, students in this study who did change their ratingscores in different areas were three times more likely to

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Preparing Students for the Real World

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patsy Hulse, University of Auckland; Dahlia Dantang Han, University Auckland, Engineering Library; Emil Melnichenko, University of Auckland; Susan Brookes, University of Auckland, Engineering Library

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

is your job now to findout if this is really a problem and if there are viable alternatives to its use as packaging.”After further discussion it was decided to divide the tutorial into modules that reflected the mainmanagement themes of Enggen303 and covered the information resources these required. All ofthese modules contained tips, self-tests and interactive exercises as detailed above. Most alsocontained short videos which showed students how to access particular types of information. Themodules became:Module 1 - ‘Is polystyrene bad?’ There are varying opinions on the environmental impact ofpolystyrene and you will need to do your own research. ‘Finding articles’ introduces students toeffective ways of searching using Google and Google

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Innovative Adult and Technology Enhanced Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Lessons Learned Offering a Combined BS Engineering (with Cooperative Education) and MBAAbstractThe development and implementation of a combined Bachelor of Science in Engineering with aMaster of Business Administration program is described. The paper articulates thecharacteristics of combined degree programs and enumerates the lessons learned in theimplementation so that other universities interested in pursuing a similar approach can learn fromthis experience. The first cohort of students graduate June of 2011 and their reflections on theprogram are provided.BackgroundWith the support of the Industrial Advisory Board, the College of Engineering &