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Kisha L. Johnson; John Albert Wheatland; Grace E. Mack

Page 5.297.1studies have concluded that Tinto’s model has “reasonable predictive power in explainingvariance in freshman year persistence/voluntary withdrawal” (Pascarella and Terenzini, 1983, p.224.)Social integration is the result of “informal peer group associations, semi-formal extra-curricularactivities and interaction with faculty and administrative personnel of the college” (Tinto, 1975,p.107). Tinto theorized that of all the possible types of social interaction, peer-group associationsare the most salient in social integration and most directly impact the student’s institutionalcommitment. The Fast Track to Achievement program is an effort to provide freshmen with aquality, first-time peer group experience as a means of motivating

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Robert P Hesketh; Kauser Jahan; Stephanie Farrell; C. Stewart Slater; Kevin Dahm

effective teaching of membrane processes is an important issue to be addressed by theacademic community. Leading-edge industries are using membrane technology for new gains.Educational initiatives are crucial to the continued technical growth and wide-scale commercializationof membrane processes. This project seeks an innovative use of membrane technology, building on thepioneering work of the lead author, who developed membrane experiments in a conventional chemicalengineering laboratory setting [Sla94, Sla93, Sla92, Sla89, Sla87]. At Rowan University, the co-PI’swill integrate membrane technology throughout the engineering curriculum and involve student teamsin a unique multidisciplinary laboratory project experience – the clinics. Background

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Osama Ettouney; James Stenger; Karen E. Schmahl; James Moller; Christine Noble

-process characteristics by using such techniques as one-minute papers, midterm and final courseevaluations, and/or other techniques; by surveying students to obtain their self evaluation ofwhether course objectives and desired course outcomes are being achieved.2. Portfolio Analysis. - We use a content-driven Course Portfolio to show the adherence of thecourse to the objectives stated in course syllabus. This type of course portfolio clearly assessesthe content and design in the individual course (autonomous knowledge). Also, we use aDesign-Thread Portfolio that describes student course work in a complete design sequence. Wehave integrated design into the curriculum through five such design sequences). The portfolioincludes samples of student

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4/5 years are leading.ConclusionsTeamwork within design can be an integral part of every course in the curriculum. Using it toshow correlations between what is taught and what will be encountered in the real world givesthe student the tools to continue to accept the educational system as a valuable activity. Allowingstudents to quickly formulate plans and even more quickly build the designs in in-class activitiesgives them the chance to see design at work and keeps alive the connection with other courses.Out-of-class design activities allow students to create within environments of their ownselection. Working together in teams the natural enjoyment of design can make otherwiseseemingly worthless courses valuable. If these teams contain

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laboratory experiences and field trips. Thus the second reason for thelack of service-learning based courses in engineering-technology is that with the number ofproven pedagogical tools already available and in-use, engineering and technology faculty arenot yet ready to give serious consideration to implementing service-learning in their curriculum.III. Integrating Community Service in Construction Technology Curriculum at IUPUIService learning activities were first initiated in 1996, through the involvement of the students inthe three credit hour, senior course, CET 484: Principles of Wood and Timber Design, in a Page 5.249.2rehabilitation project

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MS degree program. The Klamath Falls campus can accept about ten students per yearinto the MS degree program. In contrast, undergraduate computer engineering technology (CET)is currently about 100 per year. Another 100 per year eagerly go into software engineeringtechnology (SET).The Oregon Institute of Technology, part of the Oregon University System (OUS) now offers theMaster of Science degree with an emphasis on application specific integrated circuits (ASIC’s), 8application and design. Details are available on the Web . The Northwest Association ofSchools and Colleges accredits the MS degree, and all of OIT. The (ideal) curriculum map atOIT in Klamath Falls for a 48 quarter-units

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. Asnational borders blur, opportunities to work outside home countries are increasing, makingmobility and international awareness part of an engineering degree. The project groups worktogether to execute an integrated engineering design and business project normally togetherwith industrial firms. It is essential for the overall supervisor to guide by example and haveregular feedback through tutorial discussion sessions. Videos can be used to assist subsequentanalysis. In association with the progress milestones indicated in the project brief, each groupsubmits an interim report. An oral presentation is also given by each group member in turn,all members are expected to answer questions on the report. Each student is assessedseparately on his response

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intuitively, analyzing and visualizing, steadily andin fits and starts.”Project-Based learning (PBL) is an innovative teaching methodology available to teachers toprovide student a different type of classroom experience. PBL is designed to make learningrelevant and useful to students though the establishment of connections outside of the classroom.This style of teaching changes the relationship between teachers and students. It focuses on thecentral concepts and principles of a discipline, involves students in problem-solvinginvestigations, and allows students to work autonomously, to integrate concepts acrossdisciplines, to apply principles to real life scenarios, and situations and practices.This article looks at the incorporation of PBL into a

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over the executionof the project and has some positive or negative bias towards either the student or theirproject. This bias is often introduced in the final assessment, making it difficult to compareand quantify the final results of a cohort of projects resulting from many differentsupervisors5. The integrity of the academic process requires fair and impartial evaluations andhonest academic conduct on the part of the faculty staff and the student. In engineeringdesign (similar to the requirements of design in mechanical engineering) it was also perceivedto be an assessment task which was difficult6. This assessment was entirely based on oral(20%) and written presentations (60%) with ‘client’ (student performance during the project

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Young Hoon Kim; Sung Hwan Cho

courses offered are arranged into 253 typical course codes, which are classified to 6categories, 22 sub-categories, and 164 detailed ones. The comparison between the 10 mostcommon courses, drawn separately from 7 areas, was made and each program was characterizedby a suggested model curriculum composed of 27 courses.I. IntroductionThe current system of junior colleges in Korea was formed by Education Law in 1979 afterseveral changes. Their mission is stated as “to train and educate middle level professionals fornational industrial developments”. In 1979 there were 127 colleges with an enrollment of 78,455students. In 1998 there are 158 colleges (143 private, and 15 public) with 801,681 students.There are 2,643 departments (1,021 technical, 138

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Sheila R. Curl; Leslie J. Reynolds; Brent Alan Mai; Alexius E. Smith

Session Number 3241 Righting the Wrongs: Mistakes Made in the Virtual Classroom Leslie J. Reynolds, Sheila R. Curl, Brent Mai, Alexius E. Smith Purdue University/Vanderbilt UniversityWhen teaching an electrical engineering technology course in the virtual classroom, instructionalchallenges are magnified in both course development and course delivery. Among thesechallenges are learning course management software, maximizing student motivation, enablinggroup learning and communication, and ensuring clarity of instructional materials andassignments. Although difficulties with many of the issues were anticipated during initial

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David R. Haws

. Under these circumstances,it would be unlikely that we as a professoriate would respond to the voiced desire for a non-elitist application of higher education. Page 5.576.10Perhaps we could never seem to bring ourselves to accept self-pacing for students (includingthose who take too long), because the claim of our expertise was always open to potentialembarrassment if someone were to finish our course too quickly (like Jack London, and hisagreement with the Oakland school district). However, the efficacy of self-regulation is also animportant goal in many PSI courses and in our undergraduate curriculum in general. This,however, carries an

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course evaluations it also had theeffect of integrating a number of modeling and controls concepts in the students’ minds.Included in the presentations are feedback from students and plans for futuremodifications to the laboratory experience. Page 5.350.11. BackgroundThe University of St. Thomas mechanical engineering program seeks to combine theadvantages of a liberal arts school with a rigorous introduction to engineering. As part ofthis, we try to show students interconnections between fields and encourage thedevelopment of “soft skills” such as communication and teamwork which are muchprized by employers. Among other tools for accomplishing these

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, and enthalpies ofsaturated and superheated steam and liquid water at any temperature and pressure. Finally, itcontains built-in polynomial expressions for heat capacities and an integrating function, so thatstudents can specify a species and an initial and final temperature and get an immediate value ofthe enthalpy change for the transition between the two temperatures.Index of Learning Styles. The ILS is a 44-item questionnaire used to assess preferences on fourlearning style dimensions (active/reflective, sensing/intuitive, visual/verbal, andsequential/global).3 After completing the survey the student receives information on his or herlearning style preferences and suggestions for using the CD and studying in general based on theresults

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constituencies,which are often in conflict. While industry would prefer engineers with greater understanding ofall facets of product design and development, graduate programs favor students with greaterscientific skills, as thesis and dissertation topics have become more and more theoretical andcomputational in scope.In view of these concerns, the curriculum of the Aerospace Structural Design course wasmodified to include topics related to manufacture of aircraft structures. At present, four lecturesare devoted entirely to the discussion of various design paradigms, such as design formanufacture and assembly, design to/for cost, integrated product and process development, etc.,highlighting the importance of early design decisions on manufacturability

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Shirley J. Dyke; Phillip Gould; Kevin Truman

civilengineering programs to provide more formal training in structural dynamics and earthquake haz-ard mitigation at the undergraduate level. Further, many students in non-engineering disciplineswould gain from such exposure to basic concepts in earthquake engineering. The University Con-sortium on Instructional Shake Tables was formed to integrate earthquake engineering into theundergraduate civil engineering curriculum. The twenty-three universities forming the consor-tium are cooperating to develop a series of “hands-on” experiments for students at all levels. Theexperiments focus on the use of a bench-scale shake table. This program is expected to serve as anational (and international) model for integrating structural dynamics and earthquake

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Yann Guezennec; Stephen Yurkovich; Gregory Washington; Giorgio Rizzoni

Technical Paper 981061 in SP 1357: Electronic Engine Controls. SAE International Congress & Exposition, February 1998, Detroit, MI, USA.5. B. Baumann, G. Rizzoni, Q. Washington, “Intelligent Control of the Ohio State University Hybrid-Electric Vehicle”, nd pp. 123-128, Pre-prints 2 IFAC Workshop Advances in Automotive Control, Mohican State Park, Loudonville, OH, Feb. 26-Mar. 1, 1998.6. Wasacz, B., Janes, N., Guezennec, Y.G. and Rizzoni, G., "The Ohio State University's 1996 FutureCar", SAE Publication SP-1196, pp. 39-51, 1997.7. G. Rizzoni, A. Keyhani, "Design of Mechatronic Systems: an Integrated, Inter-Departmental Curriculum", Mechatronics, Vol. 5, No. 7, July 1995.8. G

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Valerie E. Taylor; Rudolf Eigenmann; Renato Figueiredo; Nirav Kapadia; Luis Vidal; Jose A.B. Fortes; Jan-Jo Chen; Alok Choudhary

researchers from academia and industry. Access to the network-computing system, including account requests, document retrievaland actual execution of tools, is obtained entirely through standard, web-based interfaces.The emphasis is on exposing the students to the functionality and nature of tools, while elim-inating the need for time spent in securing access to machines, accounts, documentation, andlearning unfriendly interfaces. The result is a system that supports the integration of a largenumber of tools in undergraduate classes, while minimizing the overheads of installing andlearning a tool and nding resources to run it. Our work is part of an NSF-funded project on combined research and curriculum devel-opment. This paper describes the

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-ment simple combinational circuits such as AND, OR, and NOT gates, or simple sequential circuitssuch as D or JK flop-flops. TTL MSI (medium scale integration) packages contain 10 to 100 gates,and implement more complex circuits such as small adders, decoders, and counters. As complex programmable logic devices have become more available and affordable, manyschools are incorporating them into their undergraduate laboratory curriculum.2, 4, 7 In some cases,they are completely replacing the discrete TTL DIP implementations described above. Programmable Logic Arrays (PLAs) are single chip packages (available in DIP format) that im-plement an array of logic: the inputs can be ANDed together in any combination, and the productterms generated

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Hajrudin Pasic; Gregory G. Kremer; Bhavin V. Mehta

. Introduction One of the benefits of ABET EC2000 which will be realized long before most schoolsactually go through the new accreditation procedure is that it forces departments to do a criticalreview of their courses and curricula. In the Mechanical Engineering Department at OhioUniversity we are in the process of an internal review of our curriculum and courses, includingreexamining course objectives and conducting student and faculty assessments of how well thecurrent courses fulfill the learning objectives. The Engineering Mechanics classes (Statics and Dynamics) serve as the gateway into theengineering curriculum, and as such they have a large impact on an engineering student’s

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Phillip R. Rosenkrantz

methodology is the future potential for external auditorassessment and comparing to best practices of other institutions.Total Quality Management (TQM) - In 1992 the IME Department used a combinations ofseveral of the tools to develop a new manufacturing engineering curriculum. “Voice of thecustomer” from QFD, affinity diagrams, and interrelationship charts were used with excellentresults2. Kaufman also proposes a more comprehensive approach to TQM for educationalplanners called QM+1.Quality Function Deployment (QFD) – QFD is an excellent, efficient approach for identifyingthe “voice of the customer” and designing an efficient system around their requirements. QFDhas been widely adapted ever since for use in government, education, and the non-profit

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Ann M. Anderson; Richard D. Wilk

learning across the curriculum emphasizing hands-on designand lab work in most courses. More than 50% of the engineering courses have a laboratorycomponent. It is generally felt that there is a high pedagogical value in hands-on experiences forstudents.In the area of facilities, we also developed a new studio classroom for teaching core mechanicalengineering courses. The new studio classroom consists of 12 two-person work stations(networked computer, lab set-up area, table, chairs) with an instructor’s unit and a large videodisplay screen located at the front of the room. The computers are equipped with generalpurpose data acquisition boards which can be used to measure temperature and voltage

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Robert L. Armacost; Robert Hoekstra; Michael A. Mullens

Education, 1990), pp. 119-129.10. Coles, R., “Doing and Learning” in The Call of Service: A Witness to Idealism (New York: Houghton MifflinCompnay, 1993), pp. 145-173.11. Weaver, H. and Martin, J., “Educational Value of International Experience,” in S. Showalter, ed., The Role ofService-Learning in International Education: Proceedings of a Wingspread Conference, (Goshen, IN: GoshenCollege, 1989), pp. 59-81.12. Gokhale, S. and Aldrich, J. “ Integrating Community Service in the Construction Technology Curriculum,” 1997ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, CD, 1997.13. Ansell, H., “Interdisciplinary Miniprojects with Engineering and Occupational Therapy Students, “1997 ASEEAnnual Conference Proceedings, CD, 1997.14. Ansell, H., “Senior EET Design

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Molly M. Gribb; Elisabeth M. Alford

students inquire into connections between engineers andscientists. The second group of assignments allows students to demonstrate their understandingof the relationship between science and engineering through inclusion of theory, design, andexplanatory text in written and oral reports on a design project. The final exam, as earlierassignments, includes an essay focusing on the relationship between science and engineering.Focusing on the theme of science and engineering throughout the course helps studentsappreciate the heavy emphasis on science and math in the engineering curriculum, as well as theimportance of interdisciplinary collaboration in engineering projects. In addition, using acommon theme for assignments throughout the semester aids in

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Theodore F. Smith; Sharif Rahman; P. Barry Butler

synthesis, multiphysics analyses,prototyping, testing, and evaluation. Although the current design experience satisfies the minimumABET requirements, we strongly believe that the design experience could be enhanced by givingstudents the opportunity to interact with practicing engineers from industry and to work on a year-long design project. Through this enhanced engineering design experience, the students would bein a position to assume more responsibilities in an industrial environment upon graduation.This paper describes our recent experiences with the expansion of a unique program that enhancesthe design experiences at The University of Iowa. The program is integrated with the existing designcontent of the curriculum and allows students to

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Teresa L. Hein

the curriculum for non-majors will be described. This technique was developed to bring science and engineering topicsto the forefront in a new introductory physics course (Physics for a New Millennium) designedexclusively for non-majors at American University in Washington, DC. Participants in thisstudy were enrolled in Physics for a New Millennium during the fall 1999 semester. Thetechnique employed required students to write and present a scientific paper for their peers.Students were exposed to all aspects of preparing a paper for publication including thesubmission of an abstract, the preparation of a draft of their paper for a formal review process,and the preparation of a revised, camera-ready copy for publication in the

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James E. Fuller

in time. Theories considering the advancement of the science of architecture aremore often introduced to students through lecture, lab work and site visits but the historicalbasis of these theories is lacking. The context of technical course material and labs is not set intime. It is too often static.As an extension of history and theory, criticism provides a constructive role on two fronts:1) as a means to constructively evaluate the past and present and 2) a dialectical method forstudent evaluation and assessment. Typically, criticism, in technical courses, has been limitedto the professor’s evaluation of the student’s work. I seek to broaden the criticism to includepeer review and outside professionals. With the inclusion of history and a

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Steven E. O'Hara; Suzanne D. Bilbeisi

students with the process required to become a licensed engineeror architect, our student advisors hold an evening seminar explaining the curriculum, and theinternship and examination processes.The architectural engineering student at OSU is first introduced to the fundamental conceptsand ideas underlying the creation of architecture in the Introduction to Architecture course.These concepts are further developed in the following four Architectural Design studios. Theengineering design experience is developed and integrated into the curriculum in the materialspecific courses of Timbers, Steel and Concrete, concurrent with courses in Structural Analysis.The basic concept in each course is to introduce the necessary science and then provide

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J. Nazalewicz; H. Hadim; D. Donskoy; B. Gallois; Keith Sheppard

” demanded of engineeringgraduates, as embodied in ABET EC Criteria 2000, by evolving them over the four years of thedesign sequence. Examples include effective team skills, project management, communications,ethics, economics of engineering, etc. It is also a means to enhance learning, as each of thedesign courses is linked to engineering courses taught concurrently. Students see this stronglinkage for the first time in the second semester of the freshman year when they take Mechanicsof Solids concurrently with Engineering Design II. Mechanics of Solids is a four-creditlecture/recitation course that integrates the topics of statics and strength of materials courses thatwere taught separately in the previous curriculum. In the two-credit Engineering

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Joseph A. Shaeiwitz

to the goals of the curriculum, if such goalsactually exist.2 The AAHE basic assessment principles include:3 • Assessment is most effective when it reflects an understanding of learning as multidimensional, integrated, and revealed in performance over time • Assessment requires attention to outcomes, but also and equally to the experiences that lead to these outcomes • Assessment works best when it is ongoing.Application of these three basic assessment principles are viewed as a major step in addressingthe problems of a disjointed curriculum with content unrelated to curriculum goals. The idea isto assess education as it is delivered, to integrate assessment with teaching and make assessmentpart of an instructors