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Teaching Strategies in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

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Russ Poldrack; Richard Hoge; Randy Gollub; Mark Vangel; Ian Lai; Douglas Greve; Julie Greenberg

Department of Psychology, UCLA 6 Research Laboratory of Electronics, MITAbstractFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) represents a new and important topic inbiomedical engineering. Statistical analysis of fMRI data is typically performed using free orcommercial software packages that do not facilitate learning about the underlying assumptionsand analysis methods; these shortcomings can lead to misinterpretation of the fMRI data andspurious results. We are developing an instructional module for learning the fundamentals ofstatistical analysis of fMRI data. The goal is to provide a tool for learning about the steps andassumptions underlying standard fMRI data analysis so that students and

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K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

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Malinda Zarske; Denise Carlson; Janet Yowell; Jacquelyn Sullivan

secondary science from Johns Hopkins University and her MS in civilengineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder.JACQUELYN F. SULLIVAN is founding Co-Director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory andProgram. She received her PhD in environmental h ealth physics and toxicology from Purdue University. She spent13 years of her career in leadership positions in the energy and software industries and served nine years as thedirector of a CU water resources engineering simulation and optimization research center.Janet L. Yowell is the Outreach Coordinator for the Integrated Teaching and Learnin g Program at the Universityof Colorado at Boulder. She holds a BA in communication from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Prior

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sven Hvid Nielsen

in terms of both product and production improvement. Furthermore, the product was afterwards commercialised based on suggestions from some of the projects.• A group of 4 – 7 students engages in issues of an industrial enterprise, typical 6,7 and 8 semester projects. Cases from Industrial Technology. • Larger enterprise. 6.sem. The starting point is a manufacturing and quality point of view in connection with two automated TIG welding processes within an inspired co- operation with a larger industrial enterprise. There were carried out a comprehensive scientific experimental research in the laboratory with the 14 critical parameters accounting for receiving a profound theoretical examination

Conference Session

Ethical & Industrial Issues in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

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Rosalyn Berne

systems, to our social structure and even our basic belief systems, what choicedo we have?“Hold on there!” you say? “What is all this stuff about fundamental and social radicalchange?” “What has all that got to do with the work of my group and my laboratory?”The answer is ‘nothing, and everything.’ Alone, individual researchers can make a hugedifference in the broader knowledge base, or only a minor contribution. But collectively,individual knowledge and technologies will eventually find their way into broadapplications. This is inevitable, in part, because of the magnetism of economics. Thedrive to cure cancer is stimulated not only by the drive to lessen human suffering, butalso by ego, money, and political pressure. It is precisely because

Conference Session

Course and Program Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Rennels

, homework, laboratory reports, term projects, oral reports, term papers or design projects. 4. Determine the evaluation method to be employed with the artifact or evidence. 5. Establish the expected level of performance.Appendix I illustrates the evolving student learning outcomes assessment plan developed for theMET degree program at IUPUI.The Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology determined that a senior level“graduation exam” similar to the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination would be theoptimal student outcomes assessment tool for several learning objectives in the MET and CIMTdegree programs. The major impetus for the development of the exam was that, unlikeengineering students in ABET accredited programs, engineering

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Undergraduate Research & New Directions

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ferat Sahin; Wayne Walter

detection.Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Page 8.867.3  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationAt the undergraduate level, multidisciplinary Senior Design projects have been recentlyundertaken on various aspects of microrobotics. The Laboratory for Autonomous, CooperativeMicrosystems (LACOMS) at RIT is developing a prototype concept called MEMScouts in orderto demonstrate an effective system for deploying swarms of micro-agents to remote locationsunder real world conditions and to cover several areas of microrobotics teaching and

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TC2K Issues and Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

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Paul Lin; Harold Broberg

institutions is encouraged. Evidence of extensive and thorough laboratory performance is required. Phase I includes, but is not limited to: (1) faculty acceptance of project proposal, (2) defining and limiting project objectives, (3) initial research and source contacts, (4) procurement of materials, and (5) periodic progress reports. EET 491 – Senior Design Project, Phase II Credit 2, hours arranged Prerequisite: 490. Phase II includes, but is not limited to: (1) continued research and Page 8.971.2 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Issues for ET Administrators

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Rennels

and extracurricular activities.4 The overall competence and effectiveness of faculty members may be judged by such factors as the level of academic achievement; the diversity of their backgrounds; the extent to which they further their own education in relevant areas; industrial experience; teaching experience; being technically current; interest in and enthusiasm for improving instruction; involvement in laboratory development; publication and other scholarly activities; active participation in professional and scientific societies; favorable evaluations from students, graduates, and peers; the ability to

Conference Session

Teamwork, K-12: Projects to Promote Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Barbara Gannod

the students to apply their knowledge in a “real-world” setting. The second semestercurriculum of the pilot offering covered the design and implementation of digital circuits. At theend of the semester, students were broken into small groups, and each group was given a designproblem. The students designed the circuits, tested them via simulation, and finally implementedtheir solutions in an electronics laboratory during a field trip to Arizona State University’s EastCampus.The second semester curriculum prepared the students to design and implement digital circuits.Students reviewed the binary number system and basic logic design. Basic Boolean algebra andcircuit minimization techniques (K-maps) were covered. The students practiced the

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2001 Annual Conference

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Shirley Fleischmann

components which they must specify in a systemdesign. Many students also do not know where to go to find these things out. Their levelof mechanical literacy is very low, yet this is the type of information that can be easilyincorporated in a very informal way into a well designed laboratory experiment bysimply requiring that students select and install the component that is to be tested. Thiswill provide the students with the opportunity to examine the valves closely and it alsoprovides the instructor with an opportunity to discuss why loss factors might be differentbased on the valve geometry.When you provide a well balanced curriculum which recognizes the weaknesses ofstudents and provides opportunities to build the necessary schemata, the effect

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2001 Annual Conference

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William S. Carlsen; Christine M. Cunningham; Carol B. Muller; Peg Boyle Single

; Productivity Solutions), SPIE, the Optical Society of America, LawrenceLivermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NASA Ames ResearchCenter, the Women in Technology Project of the Maui Economic Development Board, theEngineering Information Foundation, San José State University College of Engineering, and DeAnza College. Page 6.412.8 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education”Bibliography1. Astin, A. W. (1998). The changing American college student: Thirty year trends, 1966

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2001 Annual Conference

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Thomas Harmon; Glenn Burks; Eva Baker; Gregory Chung

-world engineeringprocesses involved in a site investigation. For example, when students requested drilling atparticular locations, the results of the drill would not be returned immediately. Rather, studentswere required to follow typical procedures—wait for the drilling to be completed, send the boresample to the laboratory for analyses, wait for the analyses to be done, and then pay for theanalyses from a fixed budget. The laboratory report was realistic in its presentation (i.e., onlydata were returned). Students needed to use the appropriate data in computations that would helpthem decide the next step in the investigation. Students engaged in a complex open-ended taskwith written and oral reports as products, which required students to use

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2001 Annual Conference

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Carl White; Myra Curtis; Clifton Martin

and the importance offollowing through with your responsibilities. Following the information session, the students weregiven a tour of the School of Engineering Laboratories, which included hands on demonstrations.At this time, the students were shown how the field of engineering impacts their everyday lives. Page 6.1000.4 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationLittle Sister DayThe goal of Little Sister Day was to introduce young women of all ages to a world with noboundaries, which includes

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2000 Annual Conference

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Winston Conway Link; Carlos G. Spaht II

demanding classes and laboratories. For example, inthe problem-solving component of the program, students study together in small groups and attackrigorous mathematical problems using techniques employed by Dr. Philip UriTreisman at theUniversity of California at Berkeley. In his program, the failure rate for high-ability minoritystudents in freshman calculus went from sixty percent to only four percent1.Over a period of two summers, LaPREP students study topics that are not substitutes for the usualcourses in the middle or high school curricula. For example, they study course work inEngineering, Logic, Algebraic Structures, Probability and Statistics, Computer Science, DiscreteMathematics, Technical Writing, Problem Solving, Medical Careers

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2000 Annual Conference

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Katherine C.S. Whitaker; Richard W Freeman

one classperiod.2 Most groups chose to work together until the robot was complete, while otherstended to form and reform groups. Formal groups were not assigned.Engineering Problem SolvingEngineering 161, Engineering Problems with Computational Laboratory in C, is arequired course for Computer Engineering students. This course is an introduction toproblem solving tools and concepts such as C, Statistics, SI Units, and significant figures.The goal of CELTS, during the 1998-99 academic year, regarding Engineering ProblemSolving was to enhance the problem solving and C programming taught in Engineering161. CELTS The mobile robots proved an excellent tool for integrating the concepts ofproblem solving and C programming.Selection CriteriaOnce the

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2000 Annual Conference

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Thomas E. Hulbert; Robert B. Angus

-site courses at two to five different sites. These are delivered as single courses or part ofa degree program for the academic year. Summer offerings are rare except for laboratory coursesthat are included in the degree programs. These courses are also taught by part-time lecturersthough occasionally due to unique circumstances by full-time faculty as overload compensation.Examples of On-Site ProgramsBoston-North Shore Test Equipment ManufacturerAbout ten years ago the School of Engineering Technology was approached by a SoftwareEngineer to teach an on-site Associates Degree program. The majors were Manufacturing orElectrical Engineering Technology and Business. This paper addresses only the technologyprograms. Northeastern has an accredited

Conference Session

International Engineering Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Otto Rompelman; Maarten Uijt De Haag; Jos Uyt de Haag; Brian Manhire

within the university, variations may exist. The first or propadeuse yearconsists of two components; in-class lectures and a laboratory. The topics of study aremathematics, electronics, computer and digital systems, and various areas of physics. The secondand third year are referred to as the ‘Kandidaats’ (Candidate doctoraal) program [12]. Again, thisprogram consists of a laboratory component and a class component in the areas oftelecommunications, computer systems, electromagnetics, physics, and electronics. The fourthand fifth year are referred to as the ‘Eind-doctoraal’ or Final doctoraal program. At this stage, thestudent must make a choice between three directions; 1) research, 2) design, 3) and product-systems (the planning, organization

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Klegka; Robert Rabb

practical application to power generation, thermal and air pollution, refrigeration, airconditioning, automotive and aircraft engines, and combustion. Laboratory exercises areintegrated into classroom work.d. ME401, Introduction to Design, shows an iterative decision making process to include needsanalysis, creativity in alternatives, feasibility and merit analysis, optimization in designpresentation. A wide variety of mathematics, science, and engineering fundamentals is appliedto the synthesis, analysis, and evaluation of mechanical components. Special emphasis is placed Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Pamela Neal; Erlind Royer; Kenneth Soda

Session 2425 Learning Project Implementation and Management Skills in the Culminating Design Experience Pamela J. Neal, Kenneth J. Soda, Erlind G. Royer Department of Electrical Engineering United States Air Force Academy, CO1. IntroductionThe contemporary undergraduate curriculum of an Electrical Engineering program is packedwith required courses, making it a challenge to complete in four years. By necessity, nearly allof this work is theoretical, supported by laboratory work that is too often limited in scope. Themore practical aspects of

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Feland

group of students and it will bereported out on in the future. The content continues to evolve as best practices are integrated.BIBLIOGRAPHY 1) Donne, John. “Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions”, Meditation 17 (1624). 2) Katz, Susan M. The Entry-Level Engineer: Problems in Transition from Student to Professional. Journal of Engineering Education. 82(3), July 1993, 171-174. 3) Morgan, R. P., P. P. Reed, and W. A. Wulf. The Changing Nature of Engineering. ASEE Prism. May-June 1998. 4) Somerton, C. “Incorporating a Team Building Experiment into a Senior Level Laboratory Course,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, June 1999. 5) Hunter, K., Matson, J., “Engineering Leadership and Teamwork Development through

Conference Session

Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

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2002 Annual Conference

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Benjamin Flores; Thomas Brady; Helmut Knaust; Connie Kubo Della-Piana; Andrew Swift; Jana Renner Martinez

. Approximately 500entering students participated in one of six CircLES summer orientation sessions in the summerof 2000. During the week, students attend general university information sessions (cost oftuition, course catalogue, etc.) and personal development training, such as Math Anxiety andTime Management workshops. In addition to these general sessions that introduce students tocollege life, students participate in activities that connect them to the Colleges of Engineeringand Science, and the faculty and staff. Students have lunch with SEM professors and participatein science and engineering laboratory modules. The engineering module, the “Egg Module,” andtwo science modules, “Air Sample” and “Water Sample,” are designed to build teamwork

Conference Session

Perceived Quality of Graduate Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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James Carnahan; Bruce Vojak; Raymond Price

Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationAuthorsBruce A. Vojak is Associate Dean for External Affairs in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois.After receiving a PhD from that institution in 1981 he held positions at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Amoco, andMotorola. Prior to joining the University in 1999 he was Director of Advanced Technology for Motorola’sComponent Products Group. He also holds an MBA from the University of Chicago.James V. Carnahan is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of General Engineering at the University of Illinois.Since 1983 he has taught courses in statistics, simulation and control and also chaired the industrially funded

Conference Session

International Engineering Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Webert Lovencin; Adnan Javed; Fazil Najafi

national and international agencies (Government, Non-governmentalorganizations, Industry etc) exist. Students showing academic excellence get a chance tocomplete their degree in USA or Australia.The academic degree program spreading over 18 months consists of 4 semesters. In the first 3semesters following subjects are taught through lectures, assignments and quizzes:environmental chemistry and microbiology: hydraulics and hydrology; municipal and industrialwaste collection; treatment and disposal; air and noise pollution control; modeling ofenvironmental system, environmental policy and planning etc. The theoretical knowledge issupplemented by rigorous laboratory work, spread over two semesters under the keensupervision of qualified highly

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2001 Annual Conference

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William Keat; James Hedrick; Christine LaPlante; Richard Wilk; Cherrice Traver; Frank Wicks

on evaluation of student performance in several areas.Weekly homework assignments from both lecture and design studio, in-classexercises/projects, design project milestones, oral and written proposal and defense of thedesign project, a midterm and final exam covering material from lecture and designstudio. The last two items were added this year in order to ensure the students would takethe course seriously.Since the presentation of course material in both lecture and design studio was done usingtraditional methods as well as Powerpoint presentations, the classes were taught in anelectronic classroom. For certain classes throughout the term where each student neededa computer, those classes were scheduled in a computer laboratory. A web page

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2001 Annual Conference

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Constantin Chassapis; Kishore Pochiraju; Sven Esche

Session 1566 Implementation of Assessment Procedures into the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Sven Esche, Kishore Pochiraju, Constantin Chassapis Stevens Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe Department of Mechanical Engineering Stevens Institute of Technology (SIT) is aiming atdevising a modern engineering program that reflects the recent nationwide trend towardsenhancement of traditional lecture-based courses with a design spine and a laboratory experiencethat propagates through the entire educational program. Another thread to be woven into the

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2001 Annual Conference

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Shlomo Waks; C. Richard Helps; Stephen Renshaw; Barry Lunt

have required laboratory work and if they do have laboratory workhow extensive it is. We tried to identify what programs topics were required, such as computernetworking, hardware, databases, operating systems or business courses. We used this analysis toeliminate from the list those programs that are focused on software algorithm design (such as CSprograms) or on computer hardware development (CE and CET programs) or primarily onbusiness topics (MIS programs). Although many of the programs in the list may include requiredcourses in these topics the programs were not focused on them. Rather the focus seemed to be onapplications of computer systems to solving problems.There were several noteworthy trends gleaned from the Internet survey. Some

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2001 Annual Conference

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Arnoldo Muyshondt; Ing-Chang Jong

Session 2468 Interactive Web-Based Tests With Immediate Auto-Feedback Via E-Mail to the Instructor: Software and Illustration Arnoldo Muyshondt, Ing-Chang Jong Sandia National Laboratories / University of ArkansasAbstractWeb-based tests are increasingly utilized in education. This paper is written to contribute a basicyet versatile software, with illustration, for creating interactive web-based modules for tests withimmediate auto-feedback to a specified e-mail address for the instructor. Each module assistsstudents in learning new material by offering “tips,” without providing

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2001 Annual Conference

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Tony Rogers; David Miller; Bruce Barna

thermodynamic models, and (3) understand system-wide effects ofchanging process variables (as part of the process improvement aspect). The project, based on the synthesis of maleic anhydride from n-butane, involves severalimportant unit operations that will often be encountered in the capstone project. The students aregiven a set of equipment specifications and process data from which they are supposed todevelop a simulation of the process as it currently exists. Strategies for simulating the process arediscussed in detail and the course instructor is available in the student computing laboratory tohelp with issues as they arise. The project includes a reactor (PFR) with kinetic models, absorption column, vacuumdistillation column with

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine McComas, Cornell University; Nancy Healy, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

4,800 users annually fromacademia, industry, and federal laboratories. As the largest single group of nanotechnologyresearchers in the world, NNIN has both a unique opportunity as well as responsibility to assureits users have awareness of societal and ethical obligations. Further, because of this vast userbase, NNIN offers unique strengths and opportunities for research in SEI through the presence ofits large academic and industrial community, the breadth of scientific directions being pursued,and the connections of the research and development being undertaken to issues of societalimpact of technology and of human resources.Further, because of its NSF funding, NNIN remains independent to foster questioning andstimulate research on topics that

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International Experience, Effective Instruction, and Student Exchange Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Braun Riggins, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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International

with a hundred or more students while the recitation sessions would beconducted in a small classroom. The problems worked in recitation were checked by theprofessor during class. Little homework was assigned. Evaluation for first and second yearclasses consisted of three tests during the semester and a final exam. For third through fifth yearclasses, evaluation consisted of a final exam, laboratory work, and recitation participation. Sincethere were few homework assignments during the semester, the exam period was intense. Thosewho failed within a certain margin in their first attempt at the final exam were given theopportunity to retake the final exam two weeks later. Grades were not considered of muchimportance. Hiring companies would not