Approach - Focuses heavily on the behavior of the leader and is broken down into two areas of behaviors: (1) Task(s) - examination of task behavior and ways to facilitate task accomplishment; and, (2) Relationship(s) - it examines relationship behavior and how to make subordinates feel comfortable with themselves, with others and within situations.3. Situational and Contingency Models - Leaders need to be flexible and use different styles when leading different people or with the same person depending on the task: Directing style for people who lack competence and need direction Coaching style is for people who have some competence but lack commitment. Supporting style is for people who have competence but lack
AC 2011-983: USE OF BUZZWORDS IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONAbhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science & Technology Abhijit Gosavi obtained a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the University of South Florida in 1999. He has an MTech and BE, both in Mechanical Engineering, from IIT Madras and Jadavpur University, respectively. He joined as an assistant professor in the engineering management and systems engineering department at Missouri University of Science and Technology (S & T) in 2008. His research interests are in simulation-based optimization, production management, and industrial engineering education.Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University - Pueblo Jane M. Fraser is chair of the
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university faculty, in order to develop and commercialize economically competitive new products that strengthen rural economies, create new and enhanced jobs, capital investment and an increased tax base. Dr. Vaidyanathan has thirteen U. S. patents and twenty-two pending patent applications. He has developed six different products from concept stage to commercial stage including a product commercially being sold to Airbus, Eurocopter, Lockheed and Boeing. At Oklahoma State University, Ranji works collaboratively with faculty members from various disciplines and colleges to develop products and solutions for Oklahoma small manufacturers. As the Herrington Pro- fessor, Dr. Vaidyanathan works with the Helmerich Research
Exam 3 and Problems 9 and 10 in Final Exams. InFall 2008 Tablet PC-based in-class activities were not given to the class of EGR 213. To make aclear and fair comparison, the normalized average grades of four pairs of exams: Exam 3,Problem 9 in Exam 3 (Exam 3: P 9), Final Exam, Problems 9 and 10 in Final Exam (Final Exam:P 9&10) are calculated as below: Converting all the full marks into 100: The full marks of all exams are already 100; however, the full mark of problems in an exam is the total points assigned to them. So the grade of a student achieving in Exam 3: P 9 (or Final Exam: P 9&10) = 100 the points of a student achieving in that problem(s) the total points assigned to Exam 3: P 9 (or
decade of gender equity projects in the sciences. Washington, DC.2. Bandura, A., Barbaranelli, C., Caprara, G.V., & Pastorelli, C. (2001). Self-efficacy beliefs as shapers of children’s aspirations and career trajectories. Child Development, 72, 187-206.3. Blyth, D.A., Simmons, R.G., & Carlton-Ford, S. (1983). The adjustment of early adolescents to school transitions. Journal of Early Adolescence, 3, 105-120.4. Eccles, J.S., Midgley, C., Wigfield, A., Buchanan, C.M., Reuman, D., Flanagan, C., & Mac Iver, D. (1993). Development during adolescence: The impact of stage-environment fit on young adolescents’ experiences in schools and in families. American Psychologist, 48, 90-101.5. Eccles
opinions of student abilities, importance of specific skills, andavailability of university resources.IntroductionBeginning in the early 90’s, portfolios have gained popularity in academic settings and morerecently there has been a shift towards electronic portfolios (e-portfolio). “E-portfolios cansupport student advisement, career preparation, and credential documentation; sharing ofteaching philosophies and practices; department and program self-studies; and institutional andprogram accreditation processes.”1 In addition to student benefits, a variety of institutions haveimplemented e-portfolios for the added purpose of assessment and accreditation in support of“lifelong learning,” 2-5 a specific criteria for engineering accreditation through
due to slow or dropped internet connections.Overall, incorporating the Tablet PC into classroom activities has enhanced student learning byincreasing in-class interaction and engagement of students in their own learning.References[1] W. S. Harwood, "Course enhancement:A road map for devising active-learning and inquirybased science courses," International Journal of Developmental Biology, vol. 47, pp. 213-21, 2003.[2] "Survey of Three Different Methods of Delivering Engineering Content in Lectures," Journal of Educational Technology Systems, vol. 38, pp. 349-66, 2009/2010.[3] J. W. Rogers, and James R. Cox, "Integrating a Single Tablet PC in Chemistry, Engineering, and Physics Courses," Journal of College
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problems and get them prepared for the design ofnew network components or system. Since our work is still on the early stage, the paper onlypresents very preliminary assessment results at this point. In the future, more comprehensiveassessment data will be collected and analyzed, and the findings will be used to further improvethe course redesign.AcknowledgmentThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.0941839. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation (NSF).References[1] The network simulator NS-2, http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/[2] Opnet Network Simulator
Education& Research, 2001.[9] Wanis, S., Akovenko, J., Cofer,T., Ames, R.G., Komerath, N.M., “Acoustic Shaping inMicrogravity”. AIAA Paper 98-1065, 36th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, January 1998.[10] Beasley, D.E. Elzinga, D.J., Leonard, M.S., “Curriculum Innovation and Renewal”.Proceedings of the ASEE National Conference, 1996.[11] Carlson, L., Sullivan, J., Poole, S., Piket-May, M., “Engineers as Entrepreneurs: Inventionand Innovation in Design and Build Courses”. Proceedings of the 29th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers inEducation Conference, San Juan, PR, Nov. 1999.[12] Kleppe, J.A., “Teaching Invention, Innovation, And Entrepreneurship To Northern NevadaHigh School Science And Math Teachers”. 31th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference,Reno, NV
Page 22.698.11in a way that is beneficial to them in very fundamental ways (as influencing their socialidentity, their feelings, or their sense of self-worth) will give us insight into how onlineinteractive platforms should be designed to achieve this effect and promote personalengagement.References[1] IMVU Homepage. Web. 08 Mar. 2011. .[2] Thomas, L. “Generation net: the youngsters who prefer their virtual lives to the real world.”The Daily Mail. 8 Feb. 2011. Web. 8 Mar. 2011.[3] Aujla, S. “U. of Texas system buys land in second life.” The Chronicle of Higher Education.15 Sep. 2009. Web. 89 Mar. 2011.[4] Harris, H., Bailenson, J.N., Nielsen A. & Yee, N. (2009). The evolution of social behaviorover time in Second Life. PRESENCE
First-Year Engineers: The Struggle to Build a Solid Foundation”, 2005 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 2005.4. Maara, R., Shen, D., Jonassen, D., Lo, J., Lohnai, V., “Fostering Engineering Ethics Problem Solving through Cognitive Flexibility Hypertext: An Aplication of Multiple Perspective, Making Connections and Crisscrossing”, AC2008-150, 2008 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 2008.5. Wise, G., Keat, W., Balmer, R., Kosky, P., “Systematic approach to ethical decision making using matrices”, 38th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, 2008.6. Freyne, S., Abulencia, J., Draper, P., “First Year Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Contemporary Ethical Issues”, AC2010-1257, 2010 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings
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current transitions are manuallycontrolled on eight separate battery chargers bya battery-charging technician. A typical batterycharge lasts between approximately eight and Figure 1. Interior of Charging Unitsixteen hours under expected load. The processrequires close monitoring to maintain the appropriate current and voltage levels applied to thebatteries. This process introduces human error to the charging algorithm for the LSV2’s batterybank. Once implemented, the proposed design will reduce the variations encountered using thepresent method. This will help to extend the lifecycle of the VRLA batteries used in the LSV2 aswell as provide the maximum amount of stored charge for the performance of each test run.Criteria for
. pepper tocorrespond to keys 1, 2, and 3 respectively. The robot is activated as is the drink dispenser. Theline following routine initiates and the robot follows a predefined course into the room orlocation of the drink dispenser. Depending on the number(s) pressed by the user, up to threechoices of beverages falls into a holding compartment ready to be pushed into the robot cooler.Upon arrival at the dispensing station, the robot’s presence triggers a sensor circuitry whichactivates the pushing mechanism and the drink(s) drops into the robot. The robot turns aroundand follows the course back to the starting point where the user is awaiting his/her drink.Most of the project is constructed from components that were used in previous projects
Science Teachers Association. Teaching Teachers: Bringing First-Rate Science to the Elementary Classroom, 2002, NSTA Press, Virginia, pp.13.8. Touton, S. H. McDonald, C, P, Hein G, L, Monte, A, E, “Engineers Need Mentors Too!”, Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2004.9. Marszalek, M. A. Snauffer, A. M. Good, S. P. Hein, G. L. Monte, A. E. “Mentors Improve the College Experience of Engineering Undergraduates”, Proceedings of the 2005 35th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Session F2G (http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/fie2005).10. Landis, R. B. “Retention By Design: Achieving Excellence in Minority Engineering
. Students often ignores these situations which when considered can minimize the work needed to solve a circuit. Page 22.367.9 Q. Find V1, V2, V3, I1, and I2, in the circuit s below V1 V2 V3 2A I1 I2 Figure 6. Testing Concepts of Short and Open Circuit8) concept: Potential (current) cannot change instantaneously in a capacitor (inductor
increasingly been recognized as a mechanism for synthesizing real-world experience with academic course content. In recent years, it has been widelyacknowledged that classes designed by utilizing PBL Project - Based Learning are effective inenhancing the problem-solving ability of university students. [1] First coming to prominence inthe 1990’s, effectively structured project-based learning exercises provide a framework in whichstudents are required to draw on their prior coursework to develop solutions for “real world”problems. In a project based learning environment the learners are “actively engaged in workingat tasks and activities which are authentic to the environment in which they would be used” witha focus on “learners as constructors of their
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great scenarios were presented(kidnappings, etc.). For homework, each student individually was then assigned to seriously re-search what technology would be needed, develop cost estimates, and describe how (s)he wouldallocate the resources, and why. With rare exception, these reports were exceedingly well done.A few students weighed morality as an important consideration (e.g., addicted son gets the least).A Socratic discussion of critical care technology was interspersed with an explanation of bio-potentials (EKG, EMG, EEG), their sources and their clinical value. A lecture on the basis ofand use of life-support and/or rehabilitation technology in end-of-life situations followed. Thisthen led to a presentation on three seminal legal cases
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isstill active. If this command is not sent, the MP2000 will unlock its keyboard continuously forapproximately 30 seconds.In addition, the Visual Basic program is required to send an update packet every 300milliseconds. This packet is sent in the format: obj1value + obj2value + Sp byte + verify byte +0x0d. The Verify Byte is a result of byte calculation of the bytes before the Verify Byte. In thiscase, these bytes consist of obj1value, obj2value and Sp byte. In order to calculate the value ofthe Verify Byte, the sum of the previous bytes is found. Then, the 2’s Complement Rule isapplied to the sum of the bytes which is then passed through a modulus of 128. The formulacalculates the correct value for the Verify Byte which is used by the MP2000
Fellow as team partner: Mean Mean Change1) How successful is your Fellow at exposing students to 3.9 4.0 2.6% engineering principles in a lesson plan(s)2) How successful is your Fellow at leading students through the 3.6 3.7 2.7% lesson plan process3) How successful is your Fellow at engaging the class in 3.3 3.8 15% discussions4) How successful is your Fellow at classroom management 3.4 3.3 -2.9%5) How skilled is your Fellow at helping you find
leaders are engaged students with very highpotential and credibility among faculties and students. The team members concentratedon the following issues of the project: Acquaintance with objectives and methodologies. Agreement on scale(s) of streets and city blocks within the model. Definition of overall construction practice (including rough decisions about materials, technologies, and so forth). Electrical engineers investigated the technologies required for the illumination. Computer Science students discussed and decided about the computer technologies and I/O interface(s). Architects, civil and Architectural engineering engineers established guidelines for physical construction of the
contribute to global deflection of a structure. Use U Castigliaano’s method d to calculatee redundant forces and ddeflection off a structure. Perform simpple beam and d 2-D solid stress s analyses with a commmercial FE EM code. Compare C resu ults of analyttical, experim mental, and numerical aanalyses of sttructures. Use U both stress and deflecction predicttions to speccify the desiggn of a struccture. Two T alternatiive suspendeed conveyor systems havve been desiggned to transsfer prrocessed maaterial in a reecycling plan
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. Procedural Knowledge V. Advanced Knowledge & Analytical Skills VI. Project-Based Knowledge VII. Professional Engineering Knowledge and Practices Taxonomic Unit(s) Problem-Solving Task Gained Knowledge or Skill (Taxa)• Reading and understanding problem • Knowledge and understanding I, II & III statement of basic concepts• Identifying relevant concepts• Selecting engineering and • Applying basic mathematical I & II mathematical symbols for system