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Jerald Vogel; Rebecca Sidler Kellogg

Taxonomy.Hands-on activities often provide good learning experiences. Small design projects that requirestudents to develop a design solution in a given time using a limited number of commonmaterials and tools offers many opportunities to promote higher order learning and divergentthinking. Such projects can be implemented into a class period. Students my be encouraged towork in design teams to promote the exchange of ideas and experiences, interaction, andcommunication. These projects have been used successfully with students as young aselementary school15. Successful implementation requires the educator to be alert to opportunitiesfor follow-up questions and discussions that provoke thought and reflection. These are oftensituation-specific. Probing

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

Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)3 has identified a great need for ITworkers such as those described in this paper. They report that “The rapid spread of computersand information technology has generated a need for highly trained workers to design anddevelop new hardware and software systems and to incorporate new technologies. Theseworkers—computer systems analysts, engineers, and scientists—include a wide range ofcomputer-related occupations. Job tasks and occupational titles used to describe this broadcategory of workers evolve rapidly, reflecting new areas of specialization or changes intechnology, as well as the preferences and practices of employers.” and also “As computerapplications continue to expand, these occupations are

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Kathryn Jablokow

course include helping studentsfollow the process of invention from start to finish, through all the potential influences andfactors involved, and to do as much of this as possible through active learning techniques. Highpriority is also placed on helping students to develop enhanced interpersonal and intrapersonalskills, including metacognitive skills (e.g. reflection and self-analysis), and the appreciation ofothers’ creative behavior based on a better understanding of differences in creative style.4.0 Overview of Course ContentThe course content is based on two primary themes. The first theme addresses ten factors thatinfluence the invention or creative design process from initial idea inception through final designimplementation. These

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Durward Sobek

subjective evaluations, and what the instructor predicts will bechallenging for students may in fact be quite easy for them, and vice versa. The reason thatstudents on average scored higher and spent less time on the problems could simply reflect that thelater problem was easier for the students than the earlier problem. Asking students for theirassessment of difficulty is problematic as the tool is designed to make problem solving easier, soin fact students may perceive the problem to be easier than they might have otherwise--wewouldn’t really know. Or, some students may have found the problem more difficult because theywere simultaneously learning the new method. Thus, we did not attempt to measure problemdifficulty through student assessment.An

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George York, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO; Cameron Wright, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO; Michael Morrow, U.S. Naval Academy, MD; Thad Welch, U.S. Naval Academy, MD

. The y-axis is non-normalized beam energy. On the x-axis, 1 <= x <=50 are the beams left of broadside and 52 <= x <= 101 are the beams right of broadside, and beam51 is broadside (or n = 0). The signal in Figure 2 is located at beam 30 (21 delays left of center),which equates to θ = arcsin (21 50 ) or θ = 24.8° left of broadside. Beam 92 shows a reflection froma wall. The display can be modified to show angle directly, but this format is instructive for thestudents. Our students discover the usefulness of 101 beams using a four-element array, alongwith other beamforming considerations such as the effect of the number of sensors, the sensorelement spacing, and the sensor element weighting on the resulting beam characteristics.We

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John Chandler; A. Dean Fontenot

by our expanding useof information technology. A number of reports by the National Telecommunications andInformation Administration conclude that income, ethnicity, and gender are primaryfactors determining upon which side of the digital divide a household is located. Thesefindings demonstrate that low income, minority, and single-female-parent households aresignificantly more likely to be included among the “have-nots” 2, 3, 4. A study by the Cityof Lubbock substantiates these findings and demonstrates a wide disparity in the use ofcomputers and information technology between predominately white, middle-to-upperincome neighborhoods and neighborhoods in which the demographics reflect a highpercentage of either low-income, Hispanic, or

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Caroline Hembel Beard

further indicator of an institution’squality and effectiveness. When completion numbers and transfer numbers are available, everyprogram will use the favorable numbers to highlight its strengths; and its competitors — within andoutside the institution — will look for something in the numbers to make them look superior bycomparison. For better or worse, all institutions with transfer programs must track and report theircompletion rates, and those rates need to reflect a positive success rate for the institution. Simplyreporting the number of students who officially complete probably will not accomplish that goal.Criteria for determining how transfers should be reported are documented in Lines 11-17 of theIPEDS- GRS-1(10-1-1999) instructions (page

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Geoffrey Bland; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

about an object withoutbeing in physical contact with the object. Aircraft and satellites are the common platforms fromwhich remote sensing observations are made. The two modes of remote sensing may be broadlyclassified as active, where the sensing is achieved by transmitting energy to, and receivingenergy from the sensed target (e.g., radar, lidar etc.), and passive, where the energy source is thesun. This paper describes a NASA-UMES collaborative project primarily involving passiveremote sensing experiments using reflectance patterns in the visible region of theelectromagnetic spectrum using color and monochrome cameras on board a payload attached to atethered blimp.The spectral information captured by the cameras has been successfully

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James Thom; Caroline Hoy; Raymond Thompson

forboth recruiting and training for many years. While these motivators are not exclusive to males,they do in general appear to be stronger motivators for males than females.This traditional approach to recruiting makes the assumption that young men and young womenare the same, and are most strongly motivated by the same factors. This philosophy of havingno difference in recruiting motivations reflects much of the philosophy of the IndustrialPsychology work of the 1970’s.1 Most of the Industrial Psychology research done with regardto human resource management in job selection and job evaluation, stressed gender equivalencyas a main issue. That human resource work very strongly discouraged any dissimilar evaluation

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Richard A. Kolk; Claudio Campana; Jun Kondo; Devdas Shetty

is measured using aposition sensing detector (PSD) device. The PSD outputs a voltage proportional to theintensity of the light cast upon it. The light source, a laser similar to the type used foroverhead presentations, is fastened to the base of the MTD and aimed at a mirror attachedto the mass. The laser is adjusted until the reflected beam just hits the center of the PSDwhen the mass is motionless and in its normal position. As the mass moves around itsnormal position the reflection angle changes which, in turn, changes the area (intensity)of the light hitting the PSD and hence its voltage. Aside from the initial “tuning” of the Page 6.710.6

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Frederick Orthlieb

markets. Such grants offer faculty and their students theopportunity for a more traditional, extended research experience, with adequate time to reflect on alternativeapproaches, design of experiments, interpretation of data and the technical and societal significance of findings.While undergraduate faculty are at some disadvantage in proposing such research unless their laboratories areparticularly well-equipped by virtue of ongoing graduate research activity, faculty who are willing to pursueresearch on industrially-significant topics that "fall in the cracks" among higher-priority R&D goals can use thesesources to develop a program of specialized, frequently methodological research work as a means of steadysupport for undergraduate

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Masoud Rais-Rohani

corresponding chapter in any textbook on the subject. These tutorialnotes highlight the important aspects of a particular subject, and are accompanied by pertinentmathematical equations and figures. In some cases, these notes are supplemented byFlash/Shockwave® animation. For example, in the discussion of vectors in the ConcurrentForce Systems module, an animation applet is used to demonstrate the individual direction anglesof a vector as the user changes the direction of the vector with the mouse pointer. Theaccompanying Cartesian vector equation shown at the bottom also changes dynamically. Thistool helps students in visualizing the correct way a direction angle is measured, and in seeing thechanges in direction reflected in the Cartesian vector

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Medhat Morcos; David Soldan

may be matched with a particular deliverymedium based on their learning styles and on their lives. For distance learning to succeed, ithas to have institutional reward systems that reflect distance-learning activity. This paperprovides a comprehensive review of the use of distance learning in engineering curricula andcontinuing education.I. IntroductionTechnology has enabled a radical shift in the way education for people of all ages can beaddressed. In an age of life-long learning and increasing globalization, distance learningalternatives appear destined to become even more important to educational institutions of alltypes. Distance learning technologies provide the means whereby learners can interact withpeers, resources, and experts

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Lynn Mack; James Wood

terms. Noprogrammatic or faculty interaction occurs between general education and engineeringtechnology "divisions." The invisible barriers between courses and disciplines is typically felt bystudents when taking required general education courses; the connections to their chosen area offocus in engineering technology is most often difficult for students to see. To improve theeducation and workplace readiness of technicians, artificial discipline and faculty barriers mustbe removed. In industry, technicians will be expected to operate in a more fluid, non-compartmentalized setting, integrating skills from many disciplines (mathematics, science,communications, and technology) to solve problems. An educational model that reflects theworkplace by

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Marilyn Smith

memorize have little basisfor the transfer of information from one class to another (near transfer) or from school to work(far transfer)10. To master this material, a major investment of time by the student is required –even by "talented" students11. Again, in an adaptive integrated curriculum, near and far transfercan be made routine and much less costly. Singley et al12 describe the time required to learn thematerial as being proportional to the amount of material to be learned. This assertion isinteresting in that it reflects the traditional view of sequential learning. The authors’ experiencewith an iterative scheme13, 14 is that a re-organization of the order of presentation, homework andevaluation schemes can produce a large increase in the

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Ash Miller; Jeffrey Honchell

compare actual test results for accuracy.The following test and simulation (using Ansoft HFSS simulation software) datainvolved a 3 GHz Microstrip Patch Antenna. The plot, of Figure 6, shows the scatter Page 6.195.11parameter S11 for the Patch Antenna. This parameter conveys the amount of input Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for engineering Educationreflection at the feed point. Ideally, the amount of reflection should be at a minimum forthe antenna design frequency (3 GHz). Taking at look at the illustration, the least

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Brian Copes; Willard D. Bostwick; Kenneth Rennels; Douglas Acheson

Page 6.205.2Applied Statics, Tool and Fixture Design, and Manufacturing Processes. With the adoption ofProceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationthese new technologies and the change of instructional focus, the name of the program was alsochanged to Technical Graphics (TG) to more accurately describe the program while at the sametime reflecting industry trends.That same semester, area high school instructor Brian Copes was asked to teach a drafting courseat his institution using AutoCAD® software. Having never used AutoCAD®, Mr. Copes enrolledin one of the new TG courses (TG106 - Technical Graphics I) at IUPUI. While using Web

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Sanjay Joshi; SangHa Lee; Timothy Simpson; John Wise; Thomas Litzinger

sets, personalattributes and skills, that area analogous to Flammer’s “will do” and can do.” Candy’s lists are: “Will do” Attributes: curious/motivated, methodical/disciplined, logical/analytical, reflective/self-aware, flexible, interdependent/interpersonally competent, persistent/responsible, venturesome/creative, confident, independent/self-sufficient. “Can do” Skills: have highly developed information seeking and retrieval skills, have knowledge about and skill at the learning process, develop and use criteria for evaluating (critical thinking).A major issue in lifelong learning is how to assess the extent to which students are prepared toengage in it and also their willingness to do so, i.e., Flammer’s

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Roli Varma

losing self-confidence. The result of a loss in self-confidence appears to begin around the 7th grade and continues through high school. Femalesbegin taking fewer courses in mathematics, science, and computing than their male schoolmates,and start disliking them27. Attitudes toward science, mathematics, and computing reflect as wellas reinforce achievement in these fields. Those who do well tend to like science, mathematics,and computing; those who like these subjects tend to have higher levels of achievement in them.Women who enter college often do not have a clear view of what they want from their educationin IT. Their ability to do rigorous course work in IT fields tends to be dependent on thejudgments of others. They do not know how to

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Penelope Peterson; Frank Fisher

following general principles regarding experts have beenidentified9 1. Experts notice features and meaningful patterns of information that are not noticed by novices. 2. Experts have acquired a great deal of content knowledge that is organized in ways that reflect a deep understanding of their subject matter. 3. Experts’ knowledge cannot be reduced to sets of isolated facts or prepositions, but instead, reflects contexts of applicability: that is, the knowledge is “conditionalized” on a set of circumstances. 4. Experts are able to flexibly retrieve important aspects of their knowledge with little attentional effort. 5. Though experts know their disciplines

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Elizabeth Godfrey

beings)as reactions to the outer environment”, which would include responses to other people,systems and procedures or in the terms of this study responses to the “practices”. Behaviorsrepresent the “lived experience” or “enacted” aspect of the culture. In this category I haveidentified sections on• Behaviors in the academic learning environment – which included workload, co- operation vs competition, classroom behavior and strategies for support• Language – including humor, and the ways language reflected value systems either directly or indirectly, intentionally or unintentionally and its power to include or exclude from the culture• Relationships – and their importance to academic and personal “success”• Critical incidents – from

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Diana Dabby

benefits of such a course in an engineering environment might be summed up with the Page 6.539.1mnemonic CREATE:Creative process illustrated in art, science, and their intersectionRevelatory passions that speak to generationsEnhancement of individual creativityActive learningThinking through concepts, symbols, imagery, analogies, and designExamples for reflection and development.The following sections address each of these benefits, though in a different order from that givenabove. Rather, the flow arises from how the course segues from one study to the next, startingwith those whose work most combined art and science (Nabokov and Leonardo) to

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Jerome Schubert

individual team meetings.Writing the Drilling Operations and Well Control procedures turned out to be a grueling process.The “first draft” of the well control procedures was the author’s dissertation.2 The dissertationwas written based upon the Phase I conceptual design. During Phase II many changes had to bemade to the procedures as the equipment design and testing proceeded. Not only were theprocedures modified to reflect the latest in equipment design, the equipment designs weremodified to allow the equipment to be utilized as the drilling operations and well control teamsdeemed necessary for safe and efficient operations. Page 6.906.8

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Bruce Perlman; Roli Varma

ongoing engineering practice limits the likelihood that graduates willbe able to identify features of their work setting that may call for ethical reflection. We believethat an understanding of moral theory, professional concepts for ethical behavior, codes of ethics,real and hypothetical cases, and ethical problem solving kits are important components ofengineering ethics instruction. However, in order to mitigate potential threats to public safety,engineers should be able to reflect on the daily workplace and identify activities that are likely tolead to undesirable outcomes. In teaching engineering ethics, moral theory and codes of ethicsare necessary, and case studies (real and hypothetical) are valuable. However, to bring themtogether

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Zhong Gu; Sheela Ramanna; James Peters; Hal Berghel; Daniel Berleant; Steve Russell

Educationthe grade for the exercise that is ultimately recorded. The implementation step as well as thetwo grading steps are intended to provide the opportunity for students to reflect on what makesa good design.The second syllabus modification is based on teaching the need for team organization, to handlethe rapid increase in the number of communication paths as team size increases. The class willbe divided into several teams, each with a different organization. After each team performs thetask of summing a rather long list of small integers, the class will discuss their variedexperiences with problem decomposition, team organization and communication.The third syllabus modification is based on teaching the general structure of the

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David Schmidt; Gregory Plett

arm Side View Front View Figure 2. Two views of the MagLev device.The magnets are of an ultra-high field strength rare earth (NeBFe) type. A dry-lubricated guidebushing at the center of the disk slides up and down the rod. A white reflective surface coversmost of the disk. Two laser-based sensors make use of the reflective properties of the disk surfaceto measure the magnet positions. The laser beams are spread by an optical element into a fanshape and are projected onto the diffuse white surfaces of the magnets. Photodetectors view thebeams and generate voltages proportional to the amount incident beam power. The lower sensoris

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James Globig

Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society of Engineering Educationothers what you can get away with." Finally, these practices certainly do not reflect solidarityand respect for our global family.ETHICS IN THE ENGINEERING CURRICULUMAs illustrated in this paper and in the case in the appendix, day to day ethical decision making,even in engineering, does not usually involve issues typically associated only with engineering.For this reason, it is important that our students understand the concept of a universal moralcode and how such a code might apply not just to our professions and careers but also toeveryday life. This understanding typically comes at the later stages in our moral

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Nanette Keiser; Gloria Tressler; Arlen Gullickson

Evaluation Center (EC) at Western Michigan University is workingunder a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct an evaluation project. Theoverall mission of this evaluation project is to assess the impact and effectiveness of NSF’sAdvanced Technological Education (ATE) Program and to provide technical assistance forongoing evaluative efforts (Gullickson & Lawrenz, 1998). The first phase of this evaluation was1 This study was conducted with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Any opinions, findings, andconclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the

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Jack Lesko; Eric Pappas

successfully are most always excellentcolleagues who are successful in their careers and personal lives. Our philosophy of engineering education (as especially represented in our capstonedesign class) guides our teaching more than do industry trends or ABET requirements. At thecenter of this philosophy is our contention that students must develop a personal and professionallearning process—a method of "intentional growth" that includes learning and employing suchskills as critical and creative thinking, reflection, brainstorming, and effective conversation. Inaddition, students need to learn the discipline and motivation with which to apply these skills inorder to create their own lives, and find work and a lifestyle that are in harmony with

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Thankappan Pillai

, American Society for Engineering Education Physics 204 Laboratory Spring 2000 Dr. Pillai Tentative Schedule Fridays: January 28 Electric Charges and Coulomb force February 4 D.C Circuits February 11 Oscilloscopes February 18 Resistors, Bulbs and Diodes February 25 Magnetic Fields March 3 Reflection and Refraction of Light March 10 Lab Exam 1 (Spring Break) March 24 Radiation Lab March 31 Light Sensor, Intensity variation of Light April 7 Focal Length of Lenses April