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Richard W. Crain; Michael S. Trevisan; Kenneth L. Gentili; Dale E. Calkins; D. C. Davis

definition of the educational outcomesexpected at the end of a baccalaureate engineering degree. In the case of the design componentof curricula, these outcomes define what the student has learned and is capable of doing withrespect to design. The set of outcomes which apply to all of the engineering disciplines becomecriteria for the curricula. Achievement of these outcomes requires assessment at critical pointsin the educational process if growth in student design ability is to be developed throughout thecurriculum. This perspective is reflected in proposed changes in accreditation requirements set bythe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET, 1995). These criteria placeresponsibility on the institution to define program

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Vinay Govande; Kristine Laubach; Jr., Dr. Emory W. Zimmers; Jennifer Montemurro; Dr. Roger Nagel; Alice Swanger

disciplines are madeavailable to the students. These case studies reflect the current market trends and technologies. Videoconferencing, summer internships, guest lecturers, work study programs, and plant tours provide continuousindustry interaction. This unique learning opportunity enables students to get the feel for the professionalatmosphere of industry while still an undergraduate at Lehigh. The team work the students are involved infurther develops communication, interpersonal skills, behaviors and values that have become as necessary as the“hard skills”, needed to succeed in the professional environment. Also such real-world experience clearlybenefits the student by enabling him or her to test potential career paths before actually accepting a

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Raymond B. Landis

whichundoubtedly needs strengthing in many MEPs building student commitment to engineering. 3 In his classic book, Leaving College, Vincent Tinto indicates eight primary reasons why studentsfail to complete their college education. The first of these is “intention” and the second is “commitment.”According to Tinto, “Whether they are phrased in terms of educational or occupational goals, individual intentions . . . are important predictors of the likelihood of degree completion.” But having a clear goal is not enough. As Tinto indicates, the departure of many students “is less a reflection of the lack of ability or even of intention than it is of an

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Richard Wall; Kathy Belknap

as well as team design. Page 1.95.3 1996 ASEE Annual Conference ProceedingsSTUDENT FEEDBACK Senior Design with industry involvement, characterizes the student experience since 1990. We randomlyselected twenty of fifty-four students and surveyed the past three years graduates. We received fourteenresponses to an open ended questionnaire. Several common themes reflect benefits the graduates received.Further, they made suggestions to improve the course. The first question asked how well senior design taught the graduate the design process. Ten

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Mark F. Costello; Jerry W. Samples

translatedto mean, get a vehicle that worked and improve on it so that it could win. The competition was excellentbecause the designs were creative, the participants enthusiastic, and there was always a clear winner. However,the program could not pass the scrutiny of those preparing for the first ABET visit in 1984. As the Mechanical Engineering program developed to reflect ABET guidance, a capstone design courseof considerable analytic dif%culty and breadth was needed. The immediate solution was to use the Army toprovide design topics that stimulate the students and had the requisite rigor. A firther decision to design largemilita~ systems restricted the output to “paper designs” to be reviewed by Army Program Managers. Systemsconsidered

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Dr. Dennis Mikkelson

recommendations expressed in this material are thoseof the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the above named organizations.[1] Computer Graphics-Programmer's Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System (PHIGS) Functional Description, ANSI X3.144-1988, American National Standards Institute, New York, 1988[2] Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice, 2nd Ed., J. Foley, A. van Dam, S. Feiner, J. Hughes, Addison-Wesley, 1990DENNIS MIKKELSON is a professor in the Department of Mathematics, Statistics and ComputerScience at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. He has also been involved in developing softwarefor visualizing neutron diffraction data at the Intense Pulsed Neutron Source Division ofArgonne National Laboratory

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M. Dayne Aldridge

compare and contrast his or her individualconclusions and those of the team. Formal sessions should be established by the faculty to periodically meet with each team and with eachteam member to engage in a reflection process for the purpose of helping each student be aware of theimportant principles that are being learned. An introductory course to highly cross-disciplinary teaming will be most effective when the studentshave already developed basic teaming skills. Basic teaming skills can be learned in environments that are lesscomplex and demanding than those where the specialized and differentiated knowledge and skills of severaldisciplines are involved. In the case of undergraduate students, the value of a highly cross

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Scott R. Short

is something that should be instilled in engineering students. Some studentshave never had the opportunity to be instructed in matters like this.. The need for students to gain confidence in their ability to solve problems. This may be one of the mostimportant character traits that can be developed in a student as he/she advances toward graduation. Thedifference between an entry-level engineer with average problem-solving skills and one with better problem-solving skills is many times reflected merely by the amount of confidence that the person displays. One ofthe best ways to nurture this maturation process is to have students begin a laboratory course performingsimple experiments, then continue through the semester performing experiments

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Suzanne E. Prickett; Michael L. Mavrovouniotis

other by white space. Most words can be identified andstatement would be modified to reflect that only unique items transformed into the appropriate token by a simple lookup call(atoms or bonds) should be located. to the symbol table. If a word is either an operator, unmodified item, previously-defined variable, or a previously encountered { 1 (Label-site Cl+ (Find positive-carbon)) modified item (an item with a prefix and/or suffix) it is located z (Label-site C2 (Find neutral-carbon attached-to Cl+)) in the symbol table. The main function of the lexical analyzer, 3 (Label-site C3 (Find

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Z. T. Bieniawski

newengineering programs in Japan are compared with those in the USA and marked differences in the educationalstrategies between the two countries are noted, reflecting the differing educational objectives and culturalbackgrounds. Implications of the curriculum strategies and initiatives by the Developed Countries are discussedin the context of the different challenges facing the Developing Nations, using the case of China. The necessarysocio-technological ingredients for world-class education of engineers in the 21st century are identified.Introduction Profound changes are currently taking place in engineering curricula at universities across the United States.Invigorated by the NSF-funded centers for innovation and enhancement of engineering

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Karen E. Schmahl

, and Technology”.4 Since that time, the handbooks for Brownie and Junior level Gh-1 Scouts, grades 1-3 and 4-6, respectively, as well as the Girl Scout Badges and Signs book have been revised to include moreactivities related to science and technology .5’c’7 Plans are to update the Cadette (grades 7-9) and Senior (grades 10-12) materials to be more reflective of opportunities in technology. The national Girl Scout leadership also recognized that Girl Scout leaders may be somewhat science shy.The National Science Partnership (NSP) for Girl Scouts and Science Museums was formed as a nation-widecollaboration between science museums and Girl Scout Councils with primary tlmding provided by the NationalScience Foundation. According to an NSP

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Scott Grenquist

) Students undertaking a double degree option would pwtlmn bctler than students undertaking a single degree program For some of the original hypdrcscs thcr-c was obviously a higher lekrcl of confidence than fbr others, but it was expected that the cordidence levels generated by the m-relation analysis would reflect this varying degree of certainty. ACTUAL RESULTS OF THE ANALYSIS As can he seen from reviewing the graphs below, some of our h.ypoth.eses were strongly vmified, and others were not supported by the analysis at all, There are seven points to make about the results of the analysis, and how they A&Xcd our original hypotheses. Attainment ‘rest: In the lCSS advanced Physics

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Nick Zelver; John Sears; Bill Costerton

engineer in industry often does not carry a specialty label, even though they areeducated through specialty-labeled engineering departments. The National Science Foundation has recognized that a change is needed in both educational andresearch functions at the University level to reflect this industrial evolution. Thus, its Engineering ResearchCenters and Engineering Education Division has established Engineering Research Centers, EducationalCoalitions, and Industry-University Research Centers. Nationally, universities have picked up this theme andestablished research centers in almost all areas of technology and science. The intent is to develop newtechnology, aid U.S. national competitiveness, and to create a “new generation” of engineer

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Jennifer M. Jacobs; Elizabeth A. Eschenbach

is well documented.1,5 In brief, theCornell College of Engineering's TA Development is a 1-credit mandatory program that includes aDean's Welcome, four interactive workshops, a microteaching (videotaping) session, andfollow-up activities. Programs and workshops continually evolve to reflect the current needs ofnovice TAs. The sessions offered in 1995 are briefly described below. Introductory Meeting Novice TAs explore their teaching philosophy and establish teaching goals. The TFs provide practical hints for establishing credibility, maintaining productive professor-TA and TA-student relationships, and preparing for classes. Teaching in a Diverse Community The workshop stimulates multicultural awareness in the

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M. Nabil Kallas; Dhushy Sathianathan; Renata Engel

: .Teaching Design Skills “Soft Skills”: The shift to a design driven Curriculum requires th~l the instruction & shifted fl”om lecture and practiceto discovery and presentation. In many ways, this shiti is reflected in not only how material is presented bLI[when it is presented. The soft ski[ls we icieally taLlgllt “just in time. ” In this manner they are covered in thecontext of the current activity and can be practiced immediately. For that reason teamwork and ~>]”~iillst[~rl~lillgare introduced when the fh-st design project is assigned. For example, team builciing exercises are employedinitially to have students understand their role and the roles of their teammates. As a subset of that activity,each student is required to formulate

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George A. Bohlen; Donna C.S. Summers

without consulting the other team teacher. When making changes, be sure to inform allparticipants in writing of the changes. When determining who will grade the papers and how grading will be handled, we first began byhaving professors grade assignments related to their lectures. This was effective for smaller assignments, butas the assignments became more interdisciplinary, we formalized a grading system more reflective of theactivities in the class. Assignments and test questions were graded independently by each professor.Completing this step, the professors then met to compare grades and determine the final grade for theassignment. While this approach took more time, it more closely resembled the interdisciplinary nature of

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Sylvia D. Pifion; Elsa Q. Villa; Connie Kubo Della-Piana

allmembers of a group are responsible for their own learning as well as the learning of the other group members,Face-to-face promotive interaction is characterized by group members interacting effectively and efficiently throughthe learning process while individual accountability ensures that all members are responsible for the final product.The use of group social skills ensures that all members communicate effectively while group processing allowsgroup members to reflect on the effectiveness of the group. Based on the characteristics of the UTEP student population entering engineering and computer science,cooperative learning was selected as the fundamental pedagogy used in the SEEE program administered by theCollege of Engineering at UTEP

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1996 Annual Conference

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Michael J. Pavelich; Barbara Olds

shown in Table 1. Once these goals were set, we developed a matrix ofplaces in the curriculum where they should be emphasized and a list of course materials to collectwhich should reflect them. This matrix was used by the Assessment Committee and the departments toidentify which specific materials would be collected each year. Examples of materials collected inthese categories are provided below. Why Portfolios? After nearly a decade of portfolio assessment, we have concluded that this method ofassessment has some definite advantages. First, many educators agree that there has been seriousdissatisfaction with overdependency on standardized testing. In addition, there is a strong

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Richard A. King; Jack Van de Water

hasproven to be helpful to overseas projects as well. Other colleges may need to innovate to allow internship-basededucation to proceed.SUMMARYAs we look to the 21st century, it is becoming obvious that our traditional programs for preparing engineers areincreasingly out of touch with the realities of the global marketplace. Throughout the U. S., fundamentalchanges in degree requirements are being debated and many innovative programs are being implemented. Thisarticle is based on the assumption that these changes must reflect the global environment that is becoming thestandard framework within which the engineer of the future will function. Unless present programs are modifiedto include an international dimension, graduates will not have the

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Joseph A. Untener

. 11. Learners grasp the meaning of concepts more easily when they go from “whole to part” rather than “part to whole.” 12. Learners need opportunities to develop metacognitive and intrapersonal skills and need time to reflect on their learning. 13. Learning to learn is an important skill that needs to be emphasized in all content areas. 14. All areas of development, which includes the areas of motor, thinking, language, social- emotional, are used when a learner is in a “learning situation.” 15. A higher degree of learning occurs when the experiences are integrated, which involves many different subjects

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Richard Ciocci

‘J3111j .electronic products. On the other hand, as discussed previously, Design for the Environment refers toconsideration of the global environment as it is affected by electronic products and processes. DFE andreliability are connected because, in order for electronic products to be reused or repaired for continued use,they must be durable; product’s durability over its useful life is measured as its reliability. More complexrelationships between reliability and the global environment are reflected in how the materials, selected toenhance reliability, affect the global environment as they are used or disposed. In order to achieve success in the market, electronic products must have excellent

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Michael S. Leonard; Donald E. Beasley; D. Jack Elzinga

. Once the curriculum renewal objectives have been determined, Stage 3 continues by selectingperformance measures, goals and milestones. The performance measures serve as yardsticks by which theexisting curriculum is measured. An analysis of the existing curriculum (Stage 4) provides a set of graphical illustrations which indicatethe relative concentrations of topical areas and the time phasing of the teaching of these areas across the currentcurriculum. From these graphical illustrations of the existing curriculum, group consensus-developmentprocesses are used to aid the faculty in selecting a new curriculum (Stage 5) which reflects the organization’sstrategic objectives and which satisfies relevant constraints. In the design of

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William P. Darby; Nancy Shields; H. Richard Grodsky

, calculus students felt they had learned more than the precalculus students as reflected in theadjusted least square means (ALS means) of 4.6 and 4.2, respectively. They were more likely to think that theamount of study time on campus was just right, (ALS means = 3.6 and 2.6); they spent less than half as muchtime studying off campus, (ALS means = 3.2 and 7.2); and they expected to receive much higher grades (ALSmeans = 3.6 and 2.9). The only statistically significant change that occurred over time was in the grade thestudent expected to receive. It dropped from an ALS mean of 3.5 at time 1 to 3.1 at time 2.Evaluation of Afternoon Activities All afternoon activities were evaluated on a daily basis by program participants. Evaluation forms

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Robert M. Edwards; Kwang Y. Lee

searchproblem. The strings are converted to decimal equivalents of a candidate solution to a control problem. Thefitness of each candidate is tested in the environment and evaluated through an appropriate measure. Thealgorithm is driven towards maximizing this fitness measure. If a termination condition is not met, three geneticoperations of reproduction, crossover, and mutation are invoked to create a new population. In reproduction, aportion of the new population of strings are generated that reflect the fitness of the previous generation’s fitcharacteristics. In crossover, two strings are selected from the population at random and a random position inthe strings is replaced. In mutation, a random string is selected and a random bit position changed

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Sheila C. Palmer; Pamela M. Norris

student evaluations. As indicated, a few studentsresented having a "GTA" teach part of the class. We believe that in classes where the intern's role and theteaching program were well-explained at the beginning of the course, the students were receptive to the Page 1.176.6 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings Session 3630intern and looked upon his/her presence as a benefit. This is reflected by student comments which refer tothe teaching intern as a "TA", obviously, the role of the intern was not fully

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1996 Annual Conference

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Sudeep Bhoja; Ku-Jei King; Krish Bandaru; David G. Meyer

(technology-based or otherwise), it must be able to accommo-date (or, better yet, be able to adapt to) a wide variety of learning styles:2 for active learners, allow self-motivated pursuit of information. for reflective learners, provide the opportunity to investigate and understand inter-relationships of material. for sequential learners, provide the opportunity to review the flow of lecture material. for global learners, allow navigation of complete course material under individual direction, but present a coherent association of previous, current, related, and future material. Convincing arguments have also been made for increased use of visual media in engineering educa- 3,4tion. Since print dominates our environment and

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Julie M. Grandzielwski; Juli L. Sherwood; James N. Petersen

mentoring program infostering Juli’s teaching skills is reflected in the results of the comprehensive teaching summary compiled bythe college from student course evaluations. On a scale from 1 to 5 Juli was given an overall rating of 4.34,compared to a college-wide average of 4.12. Another important, and unexpected, benefit to the mentoring program is the growth experienced by thementor. By helping another think through the process of teaching, of effectively presenting the material, andof assessing the student’s understanding, the mentor’s skills in these areas can also be improved. Additionally,enthusiasm is contagious, and interacting with young, energetic instructors can also help rejuvenate theattitudes of the mentor. In addition

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Leevones Dubose; Jean Newman; Cecil Ramage; Burke Johnson; Brenda Litchfield; Edmund Tsang

identified as reflecting the profile of a first-year engineering student who will besuccessful in a college career8.IMPLEMENTAION PLAN Activities for ME125, "Introduction to Mechanical Engineering," aim toward achieving the followingobjectives for students:• Demonstrate the elements of a successful design• Identify with the engineering profession• Design an instructional module/workbook1. Role of Teacher Participants Recruitment and selection of teacher participants was carried out in October and November by theTeacher Coordinator of SECME (Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering) from the MobileCounty Public School Systems (MCPSS). Two-teacher teams from ten schools were selected with half theteacher teams serving as

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Vipin Kumar; Miguel Torres; Jens Jorgensen; John Lamancusa

of technology x x x xgreen design xdesign for manufacture/assembly x x x xergonomics x x x xbusiness concerns, marketing x x xdesign process x x xcompetitive analysis x x x x2.5 Assessment of Student PerformanceStudent performance is measured by a variety of metrics including:• Dissection journals - a detailed record kept by each student of their dissection activities, sketches, reflections

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W. Bernard Carlson; Karin Peterson

their descriptions, we lecture on the invention of clocks in late Medieval Europe andon how contemporary engineers can analyze the clock timer mechanism in terms of forces and torques.’7$ Wecover the second lecture topic not because we expect first-year students to be able to perform this sort of dynamicanalysis but rather to help them link the clock project to what they are learning in their engineering courses.Students find it quite stimulating at this point to reflect on how Medieval craftsmen were able to invent clockmechanisms and to compare a craft understanding of clocks with the mathematical analysis of modern engineers.Having struggled to build their own clock, the students become quite interested in how inventors and engineerssolved