Conference Session

Civil ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

calculations. Thus it will promote learning by discovery,instead of leaving the student in the role of a passive observer.IntroductionWith the objective of enhanced student learning, various instructional technology methodsincluding computer-aided problem-solving modules have been integrated into the curriculum forcivil engineering and civil engineering technology programs. More specifically, the effectiveincorporation of a variety of software packages for the teaching-learning process related to thestructural analysis course has been addressed in several articles1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 in recent years.Analysis of both statically determinate and statically indeterminate structures, by classicalmethods (slope-deflection and moment distribution) and stiffness

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Goldberg, Marquette University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

those of others in the organization help the companymeet its goals. Knowledge of basic business functions such as accounting, marketing, finance,and an understanding of organizational behavior are also important.Undergraduate biomedical engineering curricula include courses in math, physics, chemistry,biology, physiology, design, and the engineering sciences. Students usually take elective coursesin the social studies and the humanities. Due to the lack of additional elective credits in analready full curriculum, very few biomedical engineers take any business or management coursesas undergraduates, and few have an understanding of the regulatory aspects of medical devicedevelopment.Most engineers are not prepared for their first management

Conference Session

EM in a Global Environment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Halvard Nystrom, University of Missouri-Rolla

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Sri Lanka Curriculum Development in Medicine 6492 Sri Lanka Pharmacy 6493 Sri Lanka Physical Education 6494 Sri Lanka Political Science 6570 Paraguay All Disciplines 6571 Peru All Disciplines 6581 Singapore Military HistoryOnce you have an idea of which awards are of interest to you and might be a little off thebeaten track, you should communicate with the program officers and ask them for advice.I received very good advice from a number of program officers I contacted, since theprogram officers are eager to find qualified candidates for their less popular locations.This is important since you can only apply to one at a time and should apply only afteryou have prepared

Conference Session

A Serving Profession: Service Learning in Civil Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Inniss, Florida A&M University; Enos Inniss, University of Texas-San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Page 11.294.2Just as with general service learning, service learning in engineering has been defined in severaldifferent ways: A form of experiential learning that integrates classroom concepts with related community service. An educational philosophy that promotes active learning through community service. An educational experience that enables students to apply material learned in the classroom by volunteering in a real-world situation. A pedagogical strategy that combines community service with classroom learning. A form of experiential education in which students meet the learning objectives of a course by working with a community partner. A pedagogy that integrates academic

Conference Session

Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kazem Kazerounian, University of Connecticut; David M. Moss, University of Connecticut; David Giblin, University of Connecticut; Elias Faraclas, University of Connecticut; Cathi Koehler, University of Connecticut

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

looking for merely anytime the word “food and medicine” was used but instead, we were investigating phrases thatinferred the use of food or medicine with the intent of introducing engineering concept such asgenetic engineering, DNA manipulation of food products, or understanding how CAT scanswork. The EEF codes outlined core engineering concepts that students must understand orperform to receive an integrated science/engineering education. While some of these codes aretaught in a science curriculum (e.g. power and energy are taught in physics), the understandingof these codes from an engineering perspective differs in how this understanding is applied toscience and current technology in our society. As we reviewed each state science framework

Conference Session

New Topics in IE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

2006-663: IMPLEMENTING A SOCIETAL CONTEXT, AN APPRECIATION FORLIFE-LONG LEARNING, AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES INTO ANENGINEERING MANAGEMENT COURSEKim Needy, University of Pittsburgh Kim LaScola Needy is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, and her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Wichita State University. Prior to her academic appointment, she accumulated nine years of industrial experience while working at PPG Industries and The Boeing Company. Her research interests include engineering management, engineering economic analysis, and integrated resource

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ken Vickers, University of Arkansas; Ron Foster, University of Arkansas; Greg Salamo, University of Arkansas

2006-1638: CREATING AN INDUSTRIAL WORK GROUP ATMOSPHERE INTECHNOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAMS: AN UNEXPECTED IMPACT ONMINORITY SUCCESS IN GRADUATE SCHOOLKen Vickers, University of Arkansas Ken Vickers is a Research Professor in Physics at the University of Arkansas, and has served as Director of the interdisciplinary Microelectronics-Photonics Graduate Program since April 1998. He worked for Texas Instruments from 1977 through March 1998 in integrated circuit fabrication engineering, and has authored thirty issued patents. He received BS and MS degrees in Physics from the University of Arkansas in 1976 and 1978 respectively.Ron Foster, University of Arkansas Ron Foster is a Research Associate Professor

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelley Racicot, Washington State University; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, programs and corporate interests. This social network issupported by an implicit incentive system that benefits everyone. Our study characterizesthe incentive-benefit network of a small-scale group assessment project.Another important concept is the development of an assessment technique for averagedgroup assessment when the concepts to be measured do not lend themselves easily to Page 11.237.9classical methods of testing and grading. Taking a client out to lunch may, in manyways, influence the success or failure of a professional’s career more than rememberinghow to solve a complex integration problem—yet educational programs shy away fromteaching the

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kanti Prasad, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Auction, Dr. Chris Carroll and Dr. Tom Kaziorfrom Raytheon and Dr. John Vaughan from MA/Com. The issue of integrated curriculum is ofprime importance to these national leaders. Preparing the students at UMASS Lowell with aproper mix of engineering fundamentals and training at state-of-art technology, so that they arereproductive on the job right away in the topmost percentage. It is because of this sublimeendeavor of the department in general, and that of the author in particular, there is hardly any Hi- Page 11.186.2Tech industry in the nation, where our alumni are not in significant numbers in leading jobs.Details of all these endeavors will be

Conference Session

Design Projects in Wind and Solar Energy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Francis Praska, University of Northern Iowa; Ashraf Al-Qassab, University of Northern Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

power technology has become one of the fastest growing energy technologies in the worldincreasing an average of 32% annually each year over the past five years. It also constitutes oneof the most efficient green power technologies 15-19.The wind power generation in Iowa is a clean, available, and cost effective alternative source ofenergy and, better yet, can be readily integrated into both existing and new power grids 4, 19.While Denmark, a world leader in clean energy generation produces 3,110 MW, Iowa producesonly 471 MW (as forth highest in nation), yet Iowa has more wind capacity 20.Educational institutions particularly universities may play a significant role in promoting windpower technology to the communities. This paper reports how to

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Secor, Institute to Promote Learning; Douglas Arion, Carthage College

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

and resources needed to deliver an effective entrepreneurshipprogram can be found on a campus or in the neighboring community, and it is possible,though with considerable forethought, to seamlessly integrate these resources into aprogram and thus achieve broad educational goals. A seamless curriculum integrates and coordinates curricular and co-curricularresources and links in-class and out-of-class experiences to promote student learning anddevelopment9. A seamless curriculum seeks to (1) Integrate campus programs andservices into courses, (2) Provide opportunities for students to engage in experientiallearning experiences (research apprenticeships, internships, service learning, etc.)throughout their undergraduate experience, (3

Conference Session

Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvonne Ng, College of St. Catherine; Lori Maxfield, College of St. Catherine

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

the curriculums of Connections and Identity but these curricula may not be explicitly taught. Capstone projects are used to assess how students integrate all of these curriculums.With such an analysis, it is easy to articulate why the traditional program has failed to serve at-risk populations such as women: By concentrating the Core and Practice up front, this program Page 11.1316.6may discourage or misrepresent the discipline for those, particularly women, who need somesense of Connection to society and Identity to the field.5Recent innovative efforts in engineering education can be understood using the PCM language: By

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayyana Chakravartula, University of California-Berkeley; Barbara Ando, Lawrence Hall of Science; Cheng Li, University of California-Berkeley; Shikha Gupta, University of California-Berkeley; Lisa Pruitt, University of California-Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

what onesimply hears or reads…”6 and thus, by involving undergraduates in a student-teaching project, Page 11.1362.3they will be required to gain a deeper understanding of the subject matter. Furthermore, groupwork is recognized as an important skill which is necessary for all engineers graduating fromABET-accredited programs8. The field of Bioengineering is inherently interdisciplinary.Newstetter says that Bioengineering “demands integrative thinking, cognitive flexibility andinterdisciplinary problem solving,”9 and all of these skills can be developed through group workwith mechanical engineers and other bioengineers with different

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Douglas, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering. The curriculum consists of (1) a course text, (2)integrated laboratory exercises with real-time signal processing hardware, (3) summerteacher training institutes, and (4) a web community portal for information sharing(www.infinity-project.org). Started in 1999, the Infinity Project is in over 150 highschools across twenty-five states and is garnering some interest in other countries acrossthe world as an innovative educational intervention to promote and increase awareness ofengineering and technology education in young people today.While careful assessment and tracking of pre-college student populations on a large scaleis challenging – see the comments in Section 4 of this paper – the Infinity Project attractsboth students and teachers

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry Duplicate Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University; Niaz Latif, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; David Quick; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce; Jay Snellenberger, Rolls-Royce; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mohammad Noori, California State Polytechnic University; Kathleen Gonzalez Landis, University of Arizona; Ronald Bennett, University of St. Thomas

a New Vision for Integrative Professional Graduate Education in Engineering Practice1. IntroductionThis is the first of four papers prepared for a special panel session of the National CollaborativeTask Force on Engineering Graduate Education Reform that is focusing on the deliberateadvancement of professional engineering graduate education to enhance the innovative capacityof the U.S. engineering workforce in industry for global competitiveness. Founded in 2000, theNational Collaborative Task Force is an initiative of the ASEE-Graduate Studies Division,Corporate Members Council, and College Industry Partnership Division. The NationalCollaborative is comprised of leaders from industry, academia, and government all

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ochs, Lehigh University; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; Todd Watkins, Lehigh University; Graham Mitchell, Lehigh University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

2006-1330: A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR INTEGRATINGENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AND CAPSTONE PROJECTS WHILEEXCEEDING ABET REQUIREMENTSJohn Ochs, Lehigh University John B Ochs is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lehigh and Director of the Integrated Product Development Program (IPD), which he co-founded with Dr. Watkins in 1994. He is the past chairman the Entrepreneurship division of the American Society for Engineering Education. From 1985-95 Dr. Ochs did extensive industry consulting and was involved in the start up of three companies. In 1996 the pilot courses IPD won the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ curriculum innovation award and in 1997 IPD won the Newcomen Society award for

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Thompson, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

toPurdue University in an approved field receive a full-tuition scholarship to Purdue for eightsemesters. Around 50 students from the 24 IPS middle schools are added to Science Boundeach year. Criteria for selection are based on national test scores and the students’ potential tosucceed in the program.Twenty-two mentor teachers — one from each of the 24 middle schools and, eventually, the fivehigh schools in the IPS School Corporation — participate in professional development. Theprogram strengthens their teaching methodology and instructs them in cutting-edge technology Page 11.1410.5and curriculum integration of advanced mathematical and

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Ernst, North Carolina State University; Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

communicates basic technological concepts, processes, andinterrelationships with engineering, mathematics, science, and society. “Technological literacyis the ability to use, manage, assess, and understand technology” 3. Engineering educationpedagogy and curriculum is implemented through the educational pursuit for technologicallyliterate students in K-12 education 4.Communication technology is an integral component of technological literacy. Modeling,visualizations, and presentations enforce communication technology concepts. This strengthensindividual technological and scientific knowledge and abilities while providing students with anopportunity to gain a firm grasp of engineering principles behind the technologies 5. The studyof engineering

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratories in BME

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lanny Griffin, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

sophisticatedequipment that is both available, accessible with reasonable acquisition and operation costs,robust, and simple enough to use such that the basics can be mastered within a few laboratoryperiods. What began as an ad-hoc collection of this type of equipment has now sharpened focusto become an integrated system for obtaining, analyzing, and incorporating biological data intoproduct designs. In designing the COSMM laboratory, the goals were to help retain students,provide for close industrial participation, and to provide an integrative vehicle at a critical stage Page 11.362.2in the student’s educational career. The result provides a theme for

Conference Session

New Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sreekanth Ramakrishnan, SUNY Binghamton; Justin Sturek, SUNY Binghamton; Sumit Parimoo, SUNY Binghamton; Krishnaswami Srihari, SUNY Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

decision-making faster andaccurate. The user needs to input the keyword of the high school name and the search enginereturns all high schools having the keyword entered. The user can then further narrow down thesearch by entering the nearest city or state where the high school is located.The third DSS was developed to determine the school and curriculum code of an applicant.Again, the personnel at the data entry stage were required to do a manual lookup on paper-basedsources, which was both time consuming and error-prone. This DSS would significantly reducethe amount of time used to determine the curriculum code of the applicant.The three systems mentioned above were integrated into a single system referred to as EZLookup. All the three functions

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson; Ying Tang; Ravi Ramachandran, Rowan University; John Schmalzel, Rowan University; Shreekanth Mandayam, Rowan University; Robert Krchnavek, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Linda Head, Rowan University; Raul Ordonez, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

most successfulinnovations in engineering education [19]. It was the inspiration for the development ofthe Rowan University model and has been replicated at other institutions. Harvey Mudd Page 11.1329.8continues to rank second overall and third in EE/ECE specialties based upon theEngineering Dean’s reputation assessments reported by the US News and World Report.The curriculum at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Massachusettsis one of the newest on the scene for the BSECE degree. The goal of the curriculum is tomake sure that each student is taught their courses in integrated blocks of dual subjectareas with a strong project element. It

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering; John Denis Enderle, University of Connecticut; Amy Lerner, University of Rochester; Samantha Jacques; Peter Katona, The Whitaker Foundation

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

education for an equally long time.In 1968, the ASEE stated “In engineering colleges it is vital that there be the fullestpossible integration of research with the educational purpose of the university.” 12Although research experiences give students significant educational benefit, they do notreplace the skills learned through a rigorous and disciplined design process. Theoutcomes of design are vastly different than those of research. Those differences make itnecessary to differentiate between the experiences and ensure students receive theeducation necessary to function as an engineer in today’s society. While it is clear thatdesign is an absolute requirement of an engineering curriculum, the shades of gray willcontinue to challenge the

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Dalton, The Petroleum Institute; Isoroku Kubo, The Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

International

2006-461: SOLAR ENERGY EDUCATION FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN AMIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRY - AN APPROACHDavid Dalton, The Petroleum Institute David F Dalton is a senior lecturer in Communications at the Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi. He has sixteen years experience of teaching language and communications at universities in the UK, Spain, Mexico and the UAE. He also has extensive experience of curriculum design and educational management. His current work focuses on teaching a range of practical, synthesized communications and research skills to students who will later work in the oil and gas industry as engineers, managers and administrators.Isoroku Kubo, The Petroleum Institute Dr

Conference Session

Software and e-learning in the ME curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Javed Alam, Youngstown State University; Venkata Seshada Aluri, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Page 11.478.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Development of Online Multimedia based Prototype e-Lecture Interface using Human-like Animated Pedagogical Agents for Effective Dissemination of the Finite Element MethodAbstractMultiple e-Learning platforms have been designed, implemented and evaluated over the pastdecade for effective implementation of teaching and learning in engineering education. Thisstudy deals with the development of an interactive prototype interface for the finite elementmethod e-Lecture. The e-Lecture interface integrates life-like animated pedagogical agents,computer mediated communications and multimedia technologies. The use of animatedpedagogical agents in

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron Foster, University of Arkansas; Ken Vickers, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

2006-1701: EMBEDDING THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TECHNOLOGY GROUPMANAGEMENT IN AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE/ENGINEERINGGRADUATE PROGRAMKen Vickers, University of Arkansas Ken Vickers is a Research Professor in Physics at the University of Arkansas, and has served as Director of the interdisciplinary Microelectronics-Photonics Graduate Program since April 1998. He worked for Texas Instruments from 1977 through March 1998 in integrated circuit fabrication engineering, and has authored thirty issued patents. He received BS and MS degrees in Physics from the University of Arkansas in 1976 and 1978 respectively.Ron Foster, University of Arkansas Ron Foster is a Research Associate Professor at the University

Conference Session

Software and e-learning in the ME curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson Tongue, University of California-Berkeley; Eric Lew, University of California-Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

differ-ent means [1],[2]. Because users with varying backgrounds will be accessing the MEOP, itsstructure has been designed so as to incorporate multimodal methods of learning. In addi-tion to written words, the page will contain static imagery, animations, and video. Thesecomponents will be cohesively integrated to provide a page which will be comprehensible toa wide range of users.One notable segment of MEOP is called Visual Path Finder (VPF). VPF is designed to aidvisual learners navigate the site. Figure 3 below shows an early version of PathFinder. Page 11.145.6Figure 2: Schematic of AWESOME home page Page

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury

Tagged Divisions

Construction

include housing, alternative technology, issues related to international construction, and construction education. He teaches Environmental Control Systems at an undergraduate level and International Construction at a graduate level. Dr. Choudhury is also a Fulbright scholar. Page 11.473.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Development of an Undergraduate Program for Construction Education in Bangladesh using General Linear ModelAbstractThe purpose of the study is to develop an undergraduate curriculum for construction education inBangladesh. A standard Likert style survey instrument was

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Bazil, Purdue University; Aaron Kyle, Purdue University; Suneera Bhatia, Purdue University; Brain Moerdyk, Purdue University; Thomas Talavage, Purdue University; Andrew Brightman, Purdue University; Allison Sieving, Purdue University; George Graber, Purdue University; Ann Rundell, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

re-configured for BME. This provided thestudents with a basic understanding of EE concepts, enabling the students to apply circuitconcepts to bioinstrumentation. Conversely, some BME departments cover bioinstrumentationthrough a measurements principles course, neglecting the underlying circuit principles. Thisapproach teaches students how to use measurement devices, but misses an opportunity to exposestudents to the operating principles of these measurement devices and engineering analysistechniques such as system modeling and time and frequency domain analysis. To incorporate EE principles into a BME curriculum, the Weldon School of BiomedicalEngineering has developed a novel, one semester bioinstrumentation laboratory course

Conference Session

Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Long, Nuclear Stewardship, LLC; Altaf Memon, Excelsior College; Li-Fang Shih, Excelsior College; Byron Thinger, Diablo Canyon Power Plant

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

Competencies: A Case Study” Robert Long Altaf A. Memon LiFang ShihAbstractAt Excelsior College, one particularly unique dimension of student assessment is the IntegratedTechnology Assessment (ITA). This portfolio-based assessment method is a capstone experiencefor Engineering Technology students, documenting their ability to integrate knowledge fromvarious technical and general education areas and apply it in a meaningful way.The on-line learning environment facilitates a learner-centered approach to learning, with thelearner as an active participant in the learning process. The approach requires that

Conference Session

Software and e-learning in the ME curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Arnold Lotring, Submarine Learning Center; Robert Klein, Submarine Learning Center; Thomas Campbell, Submarine Learning Center

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

2006-2146: INNOVATIVE SIMULATION-BASED ONLINE SYSTEM FORLEARNING ENGINEERING AND TRAINING SAILORS’ TECHNICAL SKILLSYakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC Dr. Yakov E. Cherner, a Founder and President of ATEL, LLC, combines 20+ years of research and teaching practice with extensive experience in writing curricula and developing educational software. He is the author of an innovative concept of multi-layered simulation-based conceptual teaching of science and technology. This instructional approach uses real-world objects, processes and learning situations that are familiar to students as the context for virtual science and technology investigations. To facilitate this methodology for corporate and military