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Capacity Building: Engineering for Development & Megatrends

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2005 Annual Conference

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Russel Jones

seconded professional staff, consultants,fellows and interns.RUSSEL C. JONES is a private consultant, working through World Expertise LLC to offer services inengineering education in the international arena. Prior to that, he had a long career in education: faculty memberat MIT, department chair in civil engineering at Ohio State University, dean of engineering at University of Page 10.548.5Massachusetts, academic vice president at Boston University, and President at University of Delaware. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005

Conference Session

Ethics Classes: Creative or Inefficient

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2005 Annual Conference

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Susan Magun-Jackson

. Page 10.787.1 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral DevelopmentLawrence Kohlberg, who began his career as a developmental psychologist at HarvardUniversity, developed his stages of moral development through research studies that heconducted. Grounded in Jean Piaget’s research on cognitive and moral development, Kohlberg’stheory demonstrated that these kinds of development occur in a progressive fashion. That is,people progress in their moral reasoning through a series of identifiable and hierarchical stagesthat can be generally classified into three levels. He maintains that these

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Randal Direen; Frank Barnes; Edward McKenna; Driss Benhaddou; Deniz Gurkan; Alan Mickelson

way similar to the case where a factory maybe isolated from human control over the production. In this respect, we would like tominimize the student-instructor interaction in order to have a close-to-real-life experience toour students for their future careers. However, educational goals will not be achieved withoutthe proper learning environment. Therefore, we included a camera monitoring for both theinstructor-student interaction and the lab test and measurement control environment. We willinclude an objective committee from industry professionals to assess the learning outcomes ofthis lab structure during our pilot labs.VII. Student Performance Metrics and AssessmentThe students will have full control over the test and measurement

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Curriculum Development in Computer Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

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Hazem Said

” Page 9.1252.3For the seminars, students and faculty found a forum outside the classroom to interact andcommunicate. The guest speakers for the seminar helped the students to better plan for Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationtheir career. There is no doubt that the project did have considerable impact on thestudents who participated in it. Some students wrote in their evaluation “We as IT students need more seminars relating to the business end. Diversity is an excellent investment” “The seminar makes you think what you should do in the future”It should be noted here that

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Arthur Brodersen; Cordelia Brown

model. The study alsocaptures the instructors’ and teaching assistants’ responses to the effectiveness of both modes ofinstruction. This study provides strategies on how to maintain effective instruction whileapplying the learning model beyond this research study. Methods to apply sustainableinstruction while utilizing the learning models are explored on other courses. This paper willpresent the underlying details of the learning model, and an analysis on the study performedduring the 2003-2004 academic year.IntroductionFor many students, the Introduction to Digital Logic course serves as the first engineeringcourse. During this crucial time in an engineering student’s educational career, it is imperativeto provide an environment that is

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

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Seyed Zekavat

theinterdisciplinary coursework that is essential to preparing highly-qualified engineering graduateswho will be successful and productive in their future careers [3]. To this end, it is generallyrecognized in the academic environment that an introductory course in EE should be offered tothe non-electrical engineering (non-EE) students. As a result, almost all engineering institutionsoffer at least one “service course” for non-EE majors through the EE department. It is theresponsibility of the academic programs to ensure that these service courses remain relevant tothe real world of engineering that their graduates will encounter.Therefore, in this contemporary context, it is reasonable to ask the following questions

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Integration

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2005 Annual Conference

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh

of projects come up most frequently?• What is your role?• What are some of the constraints that you typically face?• What tools or resources do you use to solve problems?Below are a few facts about these engineers’ experience and educational backgrounds:• They had other manufacturing industry experience joining the system integration industry.• Most started their careers with a two-year or four-year college degree. Two of the fifteen did not have a formal degree.• They came from a variety of technical backgrounds, including electronic, mechanical, welding, aircraft, and industrial engineering.4. Observations and findings4.1 What is system integration?One primary finding from these interviews is that

Conference Session

A Renaissance in NRE Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

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G. Maldonado; Christenson John; Eugene Rutz

resources, the program’s goal is to ultimately support a steady-state stream of roughly 8to 12 graduates per year. Furthermore, it has become evident that the nature of a dual-degree with anundergraduate and graduate component inherently tends to attract some of the best qualified enteringengineering students. In fact, after two complete academic quarters, the majority of students in theMNE-ACCEND have shown to be high performers with GPA’s exceeding 3.3/4.0 early in theiracademic careers. Aside from preparing these students to reach the appropriate academic standingbefore they enter the graduate phase of the program, their good grades have already translated intoadditional scholarship awards at local and national levels (i.e., ANS, NANT).The

Conference Session

Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

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Elisa Linsky; Gunter Georgi

expected to know or be able to do by the time theygraduate. Criterion G, an ability to communicate effectively, has often been met by anintroductory technical writing course and a speech class. We know that our students will have topresent information orally throughout their careers. We also know that the accurate presentationof complex technical data is difficult. The set of skills required is not the same as the oneaddressed in a typical speech class. It is therefore important to develop a curriculum specific tothe needs of engineers and scientists. Audience analysis, research, organization of material, the Page 10.829.1selection of

Conference Session

A Century of College Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jeffrey Russell

Reserve University;Bucknell University; Western Michigan University; California State University, LosAngeles; Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; University of Louisville; and WentworthInstitute of Technology. Currently there are over 20 schools participating.These schools have found that all of the outcomes of the recently expanded Body ofKnowledge (i.e., outcomes 13, 14, and 15) can be covered within the undergraduatecurriculum, with the exception of Outcome 12, additional technical depth. The additionaltechnical depth component would, by its very nature, be very flexible in its application toallow for a wide range of career paths. Under this situation, the post-BS engineeringeducation would consist of upper level undergraduate or graduate

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Constance Kampf; Dave Kmiec

of the course,seems to ground the occasional militant student who, after finding a practicing engineer anddiscussing his or her encounter with a group, comes to the shocking realization that a career inengineering does actually involve quite a bit of writing.Also, the writing consultant’s discussion of the assigned proposing documents is informed by thevarious project management documents discussed. Problem-solution memos and proposals arepresented, notably, as problem-solving precursors to project charters and work breakdownstructures. This not only encourages buy-in from students who are accustomed to thinking ofwriting as merely evidence of work, but it also helps instill the idea of writing as an importantpart of the larger problem

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Developments in Chem Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Christi Patton; Daniel Crunkleton

underclassmen into the design competition process would provide a sense ofaccomplishment earlier in their academic careers, which could improve retention. Acompetition requiring the newest technologies would attract the best and the brighteststudents to the team. A socially significant competition would provide better outreachopportunities, and could provide recruitment benefits.Getting Involved: Fuel cell researchEventually, it was decided to involve chemical engineers in automotive designcompetitions. This involvement arose from a combination of two factors: (1) a desire toparticipate in design competitions relevant to underclassmen and the general public; and(2) continuing research in alternate fuel technologies, especially fuel cells

Conference Session

A Renaissance in NRE Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

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Sukesh Aghara; Irvin Osborn-Lee

recent hiring of a new faculty member with anuclear engineering background dedicated specifically to the development of the programit is expected to boost student enrollment in courses offered at PVAMU campus and theTTVN classes. Also a national recognition by numerous DOE laboratories of the need toincrease minority enrollments at such institutions is expected to influence students at theuniversities to consider nuclear engineering as a prospective career option. The uniqueness of the PVAMU program comes from the way it is setup. It isbased in the Department of Chemical Engineering and the NASA Center for AppliedRadiation Research (CARR) is an integral part of the program. The course curriculum isdesired to include specific topics

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Outreach and Recruitment

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2005 Annual Conference

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Lee Young; Sanjiv Sarin; Xiaochun Jiang

• Faculty Mentored Research • Summer Bridge Programs • Industry and National Research Laboratory Internship • Career Advisement • Stipend Awards • Conferences and SeminarsIn year 2003-2004, 80 undergraduate students and 12 graduate students participated inthe NC-LSAMP project. There were 53 males and 39 females. Three of the studentswere Native American, whereas 89 of the students were African Americans. Figures 1through 6 represent the student distribution based on gender, race, major, category, cohortand activities they were involved in. Race Ge nde r 3% Native A merican

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Experiences with Experiential Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

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Walter Bankes; Michael Eastman; Anthony Trippe; Jeffrey Lillie; George Zion

-op work as part of BS program requirements. The firstco-op block generally takes place at the start of the third year with the remaining co-op blocksoccurring during the student’s fourth and fifth years of study. Starting in March 2003, studentsare required to perform oral presentations and poster sessions describing their co-op experiences.During the first week of each quarter, an evening is set aside for returning co-op students toparticipate in a formal oral presentation and/or a poster session. Attendance is mandatory for allreturning students and faculty within the Computer Engineering Technology program. Studentsfrom certain courses such as First Year Enrichment and Career Orientation may also be requiredto attend. All students within

Conference Session

Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Satish Mahajan; Joe Biernacki; Glenn Cunningham; Jeff Frolik

comments.Conclusion This paper presents an interdisciplinary, design-based approach to an introductory coursein the area of MEMS. Using team-based designs as a focus, students become familiar withvarious aspects of MEMS design, fabrication and performance assessment. The authors havefound that course objectives were best met when students were allowed to maximize theownership of their designs projects. By addressing the lessons learned, this course has improveddramatically in terms of quality of projects and course reviews. Finally, this course has excitedmany students to pursue further studies and careers in this area of increasing importance.Acknowledgements The authors would like to acknowledge the Departments of Chemical Engineering

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Interdisciplinary Approach to Env. Engrg

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2002 Annual Conference

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Maya Place; Markus Flury; Jennifer Shaltanis; Geoff Puzon; Brent M. Peyton; James Petersen; Candis Claiborn

experience and are willing to apply hands-on skills • are more sought after by industry, take responsibility and contribute earlier in their careers, and rise to positions of leadership more often than do other students.The 39 students that have been involved to date in the WSU IGERT program have come from avariety of disciplines inscience and engineering. Department Participants GraduatesAs shown on Table 1, Biological Systems Engineering 8 1more than 35 students are Chemical Engineering 5currently participating in Chemistry 7 2the program, and four, Civil and Environmental 11who

Conference Session

Professional Practice in CE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Enno Koehn

professionals complements the criteria required foraccreditation. In addition, the activities should enhance the skills required by engineeringstudents for a successful career involving the design and management of engineering andconstruction projects.AcknowledgmentThe author wishes to recognize Ms. Linda Dousay for her assistance with the productionactivities involved with the preparation of this paper.Bibliography1. Cuello, J.L. (1999). “The Cultural Values of Engineering.” The Bent, Tau Beta Pi, Knoxville, TN, 90(1), 18-20.2. “Skills for Teaming,” Journal of Engineering Education, 90(1), 113-117.3. Engineering Criteria 2000 (1999). Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jane Xue; Robin Qiu

professional training school/center to have awell-defined e-learning or e-education system in place to manage trainees’ personal information,help instructors improve their teaching qualities, and provide trainees’ with sufficient flexibilityto access the well-developed and properly suitable courses. The ultimate goal is to retain hightrainees’ satisfaction by meeting their career development objectives from time to time.There are many kinds of school course management systems. Typically they are used to schedulecourses, manage students/trainees’ registrations, and provide on-line transcripts and payment Page 7.355.1 Proceedings of the 2002

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Integrating Math and Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Marie Vanisko; John Scharf

plays a key role insupporting satisfaction of Criterion 3, outcomes a-k.IntroductionCarroll College, founded in 1909, is a 4-year Catholic liberal arts college in Helena, Montana.Reflecting our motto, Not for School, but for Life, the college emphasizes preparation of itsstudents for professional careers, as well as their exposure to the liberal arts and sciences.Because Carroll is a small college with approximately 1400 students, t he Department ofMathematics, Engineering, and Computer Science includes the programs, faculty, and students inall three of the academic areas designated by the department’s title. In line with its mission,Carroll College in 1996 began offering a new 4-year program leading to a Bachelor of Artsdegree with a major in

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in E/M ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jerry Samples

. Knowingthe responsibilities of the teacher as leader and creating an environment that facilitates learningare important steps in becoming a good leader.MentorTo mentor students is to help them move to the next level. In every academic institution studentsarrive with varying levels of preparation for academics and life. The "Seven Principals for GoodPractice in Undergraduate Education" 6 start with student-faculty contact. Within this principle isadvisement about the career or major of one's students. There are formal and informal contactssuch as students visiting the office, extracurricular activities, professional meetings, and formalmentorship programs. In each of these areas of possible contact it is important that the teacherunderstand the

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Scott Miers; Carl Anderson; Paula Zenner

• promotion of active, collaborative learning • promotion of faculty as mentors • integration of design, teamwork, communication, and problem-solving • inclusion of cost, project management, and quality issues • recognition of diverse learning styles and career objectivesThe program consists of an innovative sixteen credit elective path; nine credits of course work andseven credits of project work, that combines traditional classroom learning with realisticengineering practice in a modern engineering curriculum. The course work is delivered in onecredit modules and emphasizes communications, business, and teaming, as well as engineeringtopics. The project work is accomplished in student teams of 20-30 working on a

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Klaus Weinmann; Michele Miller

. Page 7.646.4 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationAcknowledgmentsThis work was supported in part by NSF Career grant DMI9875251. The authors thank MikeLaCourt for his excellent work in developing the lab and in training the graduate andundergraduate teaching assistants that make it a success.References1. Riffe, W., Kettering Univ., Personal Communication, Nov. 1999.2. Dutta, D., D. E. Geister and G. Tryggvason, “Introducing Hands-On Experiences in Design/Manufacturing Education,” Proc. ASEE Annual Conference, 1997, pp. 219-222.3. Dutta, D., Univ. of Michigan, Personal Communication

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Monica Mallini

and Logic . Credits: 3. Designed for non-electrical engineering majors. The course covers a broad range of analog and digital electrical engineering topics and is intended as an orientation and familiarization course as opposed to in-depth training for electrical engineering majors. The course is intended principally for Computer Science majors seeking familiarity with the hardware concepts associated with their career.”References[1] Rainbow Software, distributor of Micro-Cap analog/digital electronic circuit analysis software.http://www.micro-cap.co.uk/. Page 7.137.6

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Tricks of the Trade Outside of Class

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2002 Annual Conference

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Willie Ofosu

SETCE of Penn State University.Industrial internship ensures continued link with industry for faculty members. Newfaculty members will be well advised to consider industrial internship at an early stage oftheir career as a viable option due to the numerous advantages that may result from awork period in industry.One way of obtaining an internship opportunity is by approaching organizations in theindustry of interest with a request. One such organization is the Pennsylvania Associationof Broadcasters (PAB). PAB in conjunction with its member TV stations organizesSummer Faculty Fellowship Program in Broadcast Engineering. Through this program, afaculty member applies for a grant to be placed in the broadcast industry for a period of 4weeks. From

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bradley Bazuin; S. Hossein Mousavinezhad; Ikhlas Abdel-Qader

aquestionnaire at the conclusion of each course. The students are all in agreement that learningreal-time DSP is very important to their careers. As an overall assessment, the students enjoyedthe laboratory experience and valued the skills they acquired. Further supporting this impression,many of the students have been interviewed by industry for permanent or internshipopportunities specifically because of their hands-on experience with DSP processors!The major concern expressed by the students was that the amount of work re quired from thethree-credit DSP course was significantly more than they expected, particularly the many hoursspent learning the necessary background to conduct some of the laboratory experiments.Therefore, the structure of the

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Mills

real understanding, for instance, of the physical behaviour of structures, not appreciating how the theory they have learnt can be used, and having little idea of what design really is. [2]A major part of the problem is that many faculty who have been career academics, have littlepersonal experience in doing design in practice. [e.g. 5,6]. Design was traditionally taught in anexperiential mode, as is very commonly seen in Architecture programs. Design was often seenas a “soft” course by the engineering scientists who felt that they taught the “real” content .However, there is increasing pressure from professional accreditation bodies and someengineering academics to increase the design emphasis in all engineering programs

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Trends in Construction Engr. Educ. II

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2002 Annual Conference

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Bruce Berdanier

day” program in which students spend a Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationday with various contractors exploring the intricacies, complexities, and magnitude of ongoingheavy highway and building projects in the region. The state OCA organization conducts ayearly student construction estimating competition for teams of college students from throughoutthe state. OCA also provides scholarship funding from both the state and local chapter level tosupport students who are pursuing a technical education and are interested in a career in theconstruction industry. Two OCA member companies, Kokosing

Conference Session

Tools of Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Dave Cress

Habits for Lifelong Learning - Form the habit of learning from your own mistakes and those of others. Develop and practice strategies to improve your learning processes. These techniques will enhance your career as an engineer/scientist/problem-solver. We all make mistakes when we solve engineering problems. Why? Lack of attention to method, misunderstanding the problem, confusion about the theory behind the possible solutions, aresome of the reasons. Practice helps. Practice, with close examination of our mistakes is one of the richest sources of learning. Recall Vicky Hendley’s article on the importance of failure. To examine your performance and reclaim credit on the two midterm exams in this

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Assessment in Large and Small Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Valerie Young

resistant to change. It is easier to think of agrade as something external imposed upon them by the professor than as something that theycould control by critically reviewing and revising their own work. This resistance is obvious inour current seniors, because the idea of the rubrics is new to them. We hope that our currentsophomores will have a different attitude when they are seniors, having been exposed to therubrics earlier in their academic career. However, it seems prudent to develop exercises thatspecifically challenge the attitude that their grades are not their responsibility, and thus todevelop their ability to evaluate their own work and others’. To this end, sophomores in the“Energy Balances” course in Spring 2002 are asked to help