Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murthy Kasi, North Dakota State University; Yaping Chi, North Dakota State University; G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Lines LinesFigure 1. An example of a flownet(a)(b) Dam Cutoff Stream wall lines Equipotential linesFigure 2. Flow nets showing stream lines and potential lines for (a) a discharging well in anaquifer bounded by a stream parallel to an impermeable barrier (plan view) (slightly modified1), Page 22.1392.3and (b) groundwater flow beneath a dam with a cutoff wall (sectional view).Laboratory courseThe flownet experiment was

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A. Davis, Boise State University

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First-Year Programs

having Page 22.1625.8different tests, they were similar in content and format, and they were all written and graded bythe same instructor for all six semesters. The descriptive statistics (high, mean, low, s.d.,median) from one semester to the next have been similar (see Table 4 for an example). Tostatistically minimize the differences between tests that do exist, the independent t-testsperformed compared the aggregate of the previous five semesters with the Fall 2010 semester.Additionally, it is planned that the study will be repeated with additional students in futuresemesters. With repetition, the differences between the tests (and the

Conference Session

Technology in the ECE Classroom

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weiying Zhu, Hampton University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

totwenty students. While all the students in junior-level classes and most of the students infreshman and sophomore-level classes major in Electrical or Computer Engineering, a smallportion of the students in freshman and sophomore-level classes major in Chemical Engineering,Mathematics, or Music Technology Engineering.2.2 Motivations and Goals Through a variety of methods such exit interviews with graduating seniors, employersurveys, and discussion with the engineering board, our department has identified programmingand design as areas needing improvement and has plans for more open-ended problem solving inour classroom as a result. Therefore, in this project, we intend to utilize the HP mobiletechnology to improve the training of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Rong Pan, Arizona State University; Jun Zheng, University of Texas, El Paso; Carolyn Joy Awalt, University of Texas, El Paso, College of Education; Maria Veronica Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Francisco Medina

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NSF Grantees

., Brynjolfsson, E. & Hitt, L., 1999, “Information Technology andRecent Changes in Work Organization Increase the Demand for Skilled Labor,” in M.Blair and T. Kochan, Eds., The New Relationship: Human Capital in the AmericanCorporation, Washington, DC: Brookings[18] Bresnahan, T., Brynjolfsson, E. & Hitt, L., 2000, “Information Technology,Workplace Organization, and the Demand for Skilled Labor: Firm-level Evidence,Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University ofPennsylvania, Working Paper[19] “Society of Manufacturing Engineers Refines Competency Gaps in Major Effort toIncrease Effectiveness of Manufacturing Engineers,” The Society of ManufacturingEngineers' Manufacturing Education Plan: 1999 Critical Competency Gaps

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Computing

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Perry Samson, University of Michigan

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Computers in Education

” becomevisible if, after class, the instructor uploads a podcast for this lecture. At “H” the student can listthe slides and their notes to print (3 slides to a page) for off-line review. Popup window “I” lists Page 22.532.11questions from students during class as they are answered by the teaching assistantFigure 3. Instructor view of LectureTools. Instructors upload their slides and they aredisplayed as thumbnails (example, Point “A”). These can be rearranged after upload by draggingand dropping to ne location. Instructor can also upload animations (MOV, MPG, SWF, DCR)they plan to show so students can access them as part of their lecture. These are

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Alvarenga, California State University, Los Angeles; Mark Vincent Abbott, California State University, Los Angeles; Alexander Abramyan; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Oleg Gontar; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles; Victor Mejia; Phanit Pollavith, California State University, Los Angeles; Ricardo Sanchez; Jose Antonio Zamalloa; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles

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Minorities in Engineering

teachers ranked each other and fellow-teacher pairingswere determined. Previously, fellows and teachers were given only one or two days to worktogether before the fellow enters the classroom. By having the fellows conduct their summercamp activities in the presence of their partner teacher, the teachers were able to give fellowsfeedback on their presentation and activity leading ability. Overall, fellows had a positive response to the summer camp. They felt that they werebetter prepared to enter the classroom, that their lesson plan delivery skills had improved, andthat they had more ideas as to how to bring research into the classroom. Since the fellows actedas group guides one day and conducted their activities the other, they were given

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics and Justice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William M. Jordan, Baylor University

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Engineering Ethics

did site survey work, design, construction and installation of a battery charging station. However, there was a failure to leave behind a completed business structure that resulted in a lack of accountability that would have ensured that the business and operational objectives of the project where continued. This resulted in a nearly complete “business” failure, in part because the technology was not really what they wanted, and that resulted in a lack of societal uptake and therefore a lack of societal acceptance of the battery charging station. Also during this trip, we did not have the vision or plans to try and spread the technology around to other towns in similar situations. While we have

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Lauren A. Rockenbaugh, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

resources necessary to transform the bare greenhouseinterior into a space for students to grow vegetables and participate in various curricularactivities and community ceremonies.On our first site visit, EFAC worked with the client to identify three major design/build areasthat needed to be addressed: 1) Floor installation: create aesthetic, functional floor space forgardening and attending lessons and ceremonies; 2) Planting space: design & install 3‟ x 2.5‟adobe planter beds along interior perimeter; maximize available growing area via give extrahanging vegetable beds; 3) Water conservation: design and install simple rain/snow catchmentand distribution system.We began the project in March 2010 and had planned to finish the project in August

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

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NSF Grantees

environment of engineers. The development of an assessment system tied through backwards design to the educational objectives that frame the content and processes of the courses is viewed to be one of the products of this project. In addition, the evaluation plan measures the transportability of the Virtual CVD laboratory to support its use in a variety of engineering and science courses.Four research questions have been addressed: 1. What is the nature of the experimental design process that students apply in the virtual laboratories? 2. How does students’ tolerance for ambiguity change while completing the virtual laboratories? 3. In what ways do students perceive the virtual laboratories as an

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oxana S. Pantchenko, University of California, Santa Cruz; Daniel Scott Tate, University of California, Santa Cruz; Daniel O'Leary, University of California, Santa Cruz; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California, Santa Cruz; Ali DUPE Shakouri

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, second column shows postquestionnaire average and third column shows final questionnaire average. Moreover, the class consisted of 30students with undeclared majors, 37 students with engineering majors, 53 students with natural sciences majors, and48 majors with social sciences majors.Conclusion and Future WorkOverall, all students in the class showed improvement in learning and understanding conceptsabout renewable energy sources by complementing a theory based lecture with hands onlaboratory experiments. Our future plans include transferring paper based laboratory sheets andassessment to computer based interactive applets. We are hoping to increase the number ofavailable laboratory experiments and cover additional renewable sources that

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

between institutions where entrepreneurial interventions exist and where theydo not.Regardless of the value of the interventions toward changes in mindset, the interventions areseen as very valuable in increasing creativity and innovation in projects completed in the firstyear. As such, the interventions are planned as permanent components within the first yearcurriculum. Page 22.622.8References1. Menzel HC. On the way to creativity: Engineers as intrapreneurs in organizations. Technovation 2007; 27 (12):732-743.2. Ferrari A, Cachia R, Punie Y. Innovation and Creativity in Education and Training in the EU Member States: Fostering

Conference Session

Descriptions of Curricular and Model Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keeshan Williams, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

concepts and phenomena. Finally, we plan to hold an annual professional development workshop to disseminate theLEGO-based science lessons developed by our project team to all science teachers in ourparticipating schools as well as to a wider audience of science teachers from NYC. In fact, weheld our first such professional development workshop in late October 2010. We had originallyexpected to host approximately 40 teacher participants but had to accommodate over 100attendees. Fluid Flow Rate lesson of this paper was one of the lessons conducted by over 25workshop attendees. As we conduct additional workshops and survey the workshop attendees, ina future paper, we will report on teachers’ workshop experience and their successes

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Grantham, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Ryan Arlitt, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

. Page 22.652.19 Table 6.2. Student Perception of Failure Analysis and RED StandardQuestion Mode Mean DeviationI correctly identified the conditions leading to the item's failure. 4 3.850 0.872I correctly identified the item's failure mode. 4 3.850 1.240I created an effective plan to prevent the failure from happening in thefuture. 4 3.738 1.160I enjoyed the lab. 4 3.675

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Adam Camburn, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

results of the studies are crosscompared and simplified into a compact method. For this paper, the developed compact method is examined through applied design studies.Validation is symbolized in Figure 4 over the yellow background, and corresponds to the third researchquestion above. In previous papers we have examined research questions one and two, this paperrepresents the culmination of the research plan in Figure 4. Page 22.661.5 Research Method for Developing Indicators: Completed Independently for both TI and MI Legend Research Questions 1, 2

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Brian German, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

in the AE portal may be replaced in chemical engineering with a top- level description of how a chemical plant is planned and designed, and its lifecycle. The “DSP First”Figure 3: Aerospace engineering learner-centered view of initiative in the 1990s pursued anthe cross-disciplinary knowledge base introduction to the field of electrical engineering[23] through the avenueof digital signal processing, whose end-user

Conference Session

Design Communications & Cognition II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gregory Kress, Stanford University; Tessa Price, Stanford University; Regina Getz-Kikuchi, Stanford University

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Design in Engineering Education

many individuals were drawn to IMVU due toboredom or a lack of self-confidence in real life. However, as a research team we were careful toavoid influence from what we perceive as society’s stigma against virtual communities and someperceived notions that users are extreme or withdrawn from society [7]. We tried to remainaware of our biases throughout our planning process, attention to methods, and the constructionof our survey.In this paper, we review the 1120 responses from our 50-question survey and share discoveriesthat appear to dispel many of these negative dispositions associated with avatar-based websites.The IMVU users from our sample come from an incredibly diverse background, and demonstratebroad levels of sociality and activity in

Conference Session

High School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

not need to be burdensome and with careful planning can provide insight into howto develop the program for future students.Bibliography1. Bogue, B. “Assessment Driven Change: How Systemic Evaluation Can Lead to More Productive Outreach.”Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education and Annual Conference & Exposition.2. Bogue, B., Marra, R.M. (January, 2007) “Did it really work? Assessing the Impact of Outreach Programs.” SWEMagazine.3. Matthews, D. H., T. R. Hawkins, P. Jaramillo, J. Marriott, and A. Sharrard. “The Green Design Apprenticeship:How An Outreach Program Strengthens Graduate Research.” Journal of Industrial Ecology, vol 13 no. 3 June 2009p 467-476

Conference Session

Robot Mania!

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

through the use of LEGO-based engineering robotics. The motivation forthis study was derived from Schunn‟s work but is different in that the measurement ofproportional reasoning was purposefully planned and included a sample size of thirty students,including a control group.Norton (2006) used a LEGO-robotics context to investigate the mathematics learning of 46seventh grade students. He found that (a) the LEGO-robotics activities afforded learningopportunities that also reinforced social relationships, (b) explicit scaffolding was needed bysome students to achieve the mathematics learning, and (c) many students were able todemonstrate greater than expected mathematics and science learning. The assessmentinstruments used by Norton included a

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robyn Akemi Nariyoshi; Said Shakerin, University of the Pacific

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

symposium.Furthermore, the products have been used as demonstration tools in informal science educationactivities. The audience responses to the exhibition and demonstrations have been positive andencouraging. Fluid Dynamics is indeed a “photogenic” subject as once noted by the editors ofJournal of Fluid Mechanics in their review of the fluid dynamics film series produced in the late1960s and early 1970s.38 Future plans include developing large-scale versions of the sand deviceand modified Hele-Shaw cell for exhibition in campus buildings and wall installation. Page 22.724.13AcknowledgmentsThe authors are grateful to Dr. Gary Settles, Mr. William Pye, and Dr

Conference Session

FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Kelly J. Cross, Virginia Tech University

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First-Year Programs

Page 22.240.4prominently in approximately a third of the articles reviewed, as measured by grades (on anassignment, within a first-year course, and in subsequent courses) as well as localized course-specific tests and standardized tests such as concept inventories. In the same way, retention rateswere a dominant metric in a number of studies, though retention was equally often measuredthrough students’ self-reports regarding major and career plans rather than institution reports.To measure learning gains, researchers used a variety of instruments, include pre- and post testsand evaluation rubrics. Scoring rubrics were applied in several instances, particularly as relatedto design and problem-solving performance, though few if any rubrics

Conference Session

Assessing, Developing, and Enhancing the Engineering Experiential Education Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

. : MiamiUniversity: 23rd Annual Lilly Conference on College Teaching.Narayanan, Mysore (2004 a). What is Assessment? A Different Point of View. Pomona, CA. : CaliforniaPolytechnic University : 16th Annual Lilly Conference on University & College Teaching – WEST.Narayanan, Mysore (2004 b). A Learner-Centered Student Course Portfolio. Charlotte: North Carolina.Proceedings of 2004 ASME Heat Transfer/Fluids Engineering Summer Conference. July 11-15, 2004.Narayanan, Mysore (2004 c). A Strategic Planning Process for Implementing and Improving Assessment.Charlotte: North Carolina. Proceedings of 2004 ASME Heat Transfer/Fluids Engineering Summer Conference.July 11-15, 2004.Narayanan, Mysore (2004 d). Senior Design Project Report submitted by Bryan Grody, Ming

Conference Session

Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

base. These test results Input Current (Amps)were then used to create theGUI, and provided a basis forthe proper scaling of entries for Figure 8. Calibration curves: Voltage and current responsemapping inputs to outputs. See to respective voltage and current inputsFigure 8. This test, conducted Page 22.269.9on the Navy site at Bayview,Idaho, and following a specific test plan, verified that the ICS board connected to the MOXAcard controlled the charger in response to the proper SCPI commands. The data obtained was theoutput voltage and current of the charger with respect to the input voltage and

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan P.E., Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

teams.The two research projects are being carried out as planned. Initial study has been completed, andthe hardware has been completely set up for further research.If carefully designed, REU can greatly enhance the educational experience for students. It canalso provide help for faculty members conducting research. Besides these apparent benefits tothe student researchers and the faculty members, which is extensively discussed in literature, thispaper illustrates that many components of the research projects can be used for curriculumimprovement and outreach activities. The input from students was critical to the success of anycurriculum improvement effort. Based on their own experiences, the undergraduate studentresearchers can make great

Conference Session

Design Education I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Reifschneider, Illinois State University; RJ Linton, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

FABRICATE FORM MOLD Process Types Material Separation Forming & Separation Molding CAD of Formed Part, CAD of Molded Part, Pattern Layout for 8 CAD planning Fabricate Mold and Fabricate A and B parts Trim Fixture plates** CNC machine mold, CNC machine 2 mold Preparation CNC programming fabricate trim fixture halves & mold actions Fasten Base to 8 screws, 4 mounting 8

Conference Session

Learning From Experts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Parikh, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, P.E., Stanford University; Kenneth E. Goodson, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

, why do they cool at the same rate? Inspiration: Concept inventory questions on factors affecting rate of heat transfer13. Comprehensive question including conduction, convection, radiation, temporal components, and material properties. Page 22.322.56. Punch You are planning on making punch and you would like to cool it with ice. At the store, there are 2 different one-pound bags of ice to choose from: one that contains large ice cubes and one that contains small ice chips. You only want to purchase one bag of ice and will add the entire bag to the punch. a) Would one of the bags cool the punch at a faster rate? If so

Conference Session

Post Graduate Experiential Programs and Insights

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shree Frazier; Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

nationality. Also, the differences between careers in industry, national labs, and non-profitorganizations need more investigations.Studies on career trajectory provide insights for engineering Ph.D.s’ career options and thecurrent training of engineering Ph.D.s. It offers insights as to career planning and job searchingfor recent Ph.D.s graduates who are ready to start a new career. Meanwhile, research on careertrajectories and the attributes of engineering Ph.D.s provide feedback to our current graduateeducation systems as to the key knowledge, skills and attributes that are required of engineeringPh.D.s.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported primarily by the National Science Foundation under grant #0747803.References:1. American Society for

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James D. Bowen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

offer an alternative design experience (design of a Page 22.339.11coagulation/sedimentation basin) that will hopefully retain many of the desirable features of theexisting project while providing course content closer to the interests of environmentalengineers. This new project will, as we have done in the past, will attach engineering analysisand computer programming to a hands-on design project. Using the results of our ongoingcourse assessment, we will continue to develop the computer programming portion of the courseso that students achieve the learning objective. As with the current project, we plan to useassessment of student designs in

Conference Session

Hardware Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisa N. Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jose M. Santos, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Aaron Joseph Mills, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. This is just one example of how GPI developersneed to continue to work closely with students and educators to get a clear idea of how they hopeto use the software in school curricula. Looking forward, many other exciting tools and featuresare being planned. One which will probably come up in the near future is scheduling and thecapability for multi-threaded programs, something that should be neatly facilitated by theexisting chainlike form of user programs. Page 22.364.16 Figure 7Field Tests and Future PlansThe beta versions of the CEENBoT™ API, GPI and TI Calculator Interface were all deployedinto the

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University; Mahmudur Rahman, Santa Clara University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

methods to solvethe problems.We plan to collect and collate all similar concepts questions (generated by others and ourselves)and build up an ECCI test database that can be used in every offering of Circuits course at alluniversities who wish to participate. We also encourage other faculty to adopt the test. This testfulfills the United States Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)requirement for assessment. It also helps track the effectiveness of teaching styles by testingwhether the students are learning the basic concepts in the course.In this paper, we first review some assessment instruments used previously in the Circuitscourses. We classify the major ideas and concepts that need to be tested. Then we present

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Huettel, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

., surveys of student opinions) and quantitative data(e.g., course performance). Baseline data (e.g., student surveys) were available from previousyears for comparison. Students reported that the projects positively contributed to theirunderstanding of course material. We also found that students’ awareness of the GrandChallenges and the role that signal processing can have in finding solutions increased. A numberof students indicated that they plan to pursue more in-depth projects inspired by what theylearned during the laboratory.1. IntroductionThe National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has identified a set of fourteen Grand Challengesfor current engineering research and practice. These include such diverse topics as reverse-engineering the brain