Conference Session

Course and Program Assessment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sohail Anwar

classroom setting.The on-line learning environment facilitates a learner-centered approach to learning, withthe learner as an active participant in the learning process. The approach requires that theteachers help learners to direct their own learning in ways that suit their individuallearning styles.This manuscript describes development and implementation of a Web CT-based coursewhich requires the engineering technology students at Excelsior College to develop on-line portfolios reflecting technical competencies acquired by them during their academicstudies. The course is titled “Integrated Technology Assessment” (ITA). It is a capstoneexperience for students documenting their ability to integrate knowledge from technologyand general education

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Judith Collins; Alysia Starkey; Beverlee Kissick; Jung Oh

example through internet-service provider portals such as MSN and Yahoo. Internet also refers to search and meta-search engines such as Google and Ask Jeeves, as well as direct access to sites such asIEEE, CNN, or manufacturer’s web sites. “Subscription” refers to the library’s limitedaccess digital journal archives, offered through compilation-databases such as Infotracand Expanded Academic Index where students find peer-reviewed discipline-specificjournals. “Librarians” refers to the often-overlooked resource of the library staff, whoare well-qualified to aid students in their research efforts.The results of this survey reflect well-documented national trends. The first choicereference source for 57% of students, is the Internet. Only 24.1

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Melissa Miller; Randall Reynolds

at theme parks. Can the queue fora ride in RCT2 be modeled as an M/M/1 queue? An M/M/1 queue assumes Poisson distributedarrivals and exponential service times.RCT2 is a strategy-type video game that has been popular for a couple of years. The playerbuilds, operates, and manages an amusement park. Each park is unique according to the player’sdecisions including park layout, types of rides, number of rides, concessions, scenery, etc. Thepark guests play a vital role in the design by providing a statistic called the park rating (PR). ThePR is a number between 0 and 1000 that reflects the guests’ overall impressions of the park. Ahigh PR is a result of good management decisions by responding to the needs of the park guests.Substantial time was

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Shane Brown

taking abilities, senseof belonging and connectedness with others, achievement, and educational aspirations [32]. Faculty can increase student interaction in the classroom through active learningexercises. Active learning exercises encourage discourse among students in the classroom. Therole of student discourse in the classroom has been investigated extensively. Jones argues thatwithin the framework of interactive teaching exists several teaching components and strategiesthat have been shown to positively impact learning of mathematics, including higher-orderquestioning, student presentation and discussion of mathematical ideas, and reflective discourse[33] . In addition, each of these strategies needs to be conducted in a

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Rowe

and therefore the new scheme focused on other areas of feedback to students.Educationally, the nearer in time feedback is to the learning it relates to, the better and allowingapriori access to developed assessment criteria helps to foster a reflective approach amongststudents, as previously described. For staff, the use of assessment grids as feedback sheets isefficient and effective in supporting the specific requirement for the timely return of markedwork and the rapid provision of feedback.From an ontological viewpoint, publication of assessment criteria prior to assessment placesparticular demands on the assessment criteria themselves. Although as mentioned earlier theILOs from a programme of study are aimed at a lay audience this does

Conference Session

Inservice Teacher Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Erin Cejka; Chris Rogers

engagingteachers in these activities in a professional development environment, as they would engagetheir students, and providing them with opportunities for reflection, all these concerns can belessened26,27.What preconceptions do teachers hold about engineering, design, and technology? McRobbie,Stein, and Ginns found that though some preservice teachers realized there is a process involvedin creating technology, they had naïve perceptions about the engineering design process. Theyheld vague notions of experimental procedures and research, but they made only very narrowconnections between the process and the production of technology. However, by engaging thepreservice teachers in an authentic design project, it was found that these preconceptions

Conference Session

Undergraduate Retention Activities

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Kramer

approach is methodologicallyunwieldy, however; it more typical that researchers “hold constant” one or more of theorganizational levels.33 In the interviews, engineering faculty reflected on the student experience, and on theeveryday realities of lives as faculty members. I asked about approaches to common pedagogicalissues, and possible links between these practices and the retention of women and students ofcolor. Interviews also explored views of group differences, as they might pertain to theacademic experience, and ideas about "climate" and its relation (if any) to retention patterns,particularly in underrepresented groups. We discussed attitudes toward various schools ofthought on curriculum and curricular change. The

Conference Session

Women Faculty & the NSF ADVANCE Program

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachelle Heller; H. David Snyder; Catherine Mavriplis; Charlene Sorensen

expectation for the three-day event and 2) a life or career goal for the next fiveyears. Some of the responses are shared with the whole group in order to, again, buildcommunity and to show participants what their peers are thinking in a non-threateningway. This type of socialization rarely occurs in academic departments. Participants areasked to review their responses at the end of the workshop and indicate whether theirexpectations were met or not.A short reflective email survey was sent out to participants six months after theworkshop. Participants are asked to recall a single most memorable event of theworkshop. They are also asked to relate any specific event in their career that made use ofmaterials or information gained at the workshop. We

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Youssef Shatilla; Adnan Zahed

lectures, group work, quizzes, and videos isemployed to deliver and assess the material. Generally, it is assumed that the students haveread the material related to the topic prior to the class meeting; therefore, class time is used toassess what has been learned, clarify the reading, and, in small groups, test the ideas that havebeen presented in class. Thus, group work is required during class and individual work isrequired outside of the class. The Engineering Journal is also used in the Concepts Session toinitiate the reflection process which includes both Self Regulation and InformationRestructuring. This journal is designed to be used for recording, or documenting, andcontinuously improving the student's learning process through student

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Katie Sullivan

needs of the community and meet instructional objectives using action andcritical reflection to prepare students for careers and to become meaning members of a justand democratic society”. 2 The interdisciplinary aspect of the course is carefully planned out. There are 12college students in the course. Six of these students are from Chemical engineering, andthe others are from multiple disciplines such as biology, communication, geology andgeophysics. The multi-leveled nature of the course is due to the partnership of theAcademy of Math, science and Engineering (AMES) and the 12 high school students whoattend the class for college credit. AMES draws students from grades 9-12 from two different school districts. It isaligned with

Conference Session

Thermal Systems

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Pamela J. Théroux; Gary Gabriele; Brad Lister; Deborah Kaminski

Instrument consists of 12 questions in which a student self-reports theirperceived preferred style of learning2. The LSI categorizes learning styles with regard to anindividual’s preference for concrete experience (diverger), reflective observation (assimilator),abstract conceptualization (accommodator) or active experimentation (converger). David Kolb(1984) described learning as a process in which knowledge is created through experience.Consequently, Kolb defines learners according to how they grasp and transform information. Inessence, different learners approach the learning experience with different types of expectationsof the learning situation. For example, divergers ask Why?, assimilators What?, accommodatorsWhat if? and convergers How?The

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Kowalski; Adam Kowalski; Frank Kowalski

throughout Colorado through thedissemination of and support of classroom communication technology. Also, we strive tostrengthen the relationship between the university and area K-14 educators.Description of Outreach ProgramIn overview of CSM’s outreach program, K-14 teachers come to campus to learn both technicaland pedagogical aspects of using classroom communicators. They return to their ownclassrooms with a classroom communication system and all necessary associated equipment.Three weeks later, they bring the equipment back to campus and complete this professionaldevelopment activity with shared reflection and summative assessment. After successfulcompletion of the training, they are eligible for subsequent free checkout of the equipment.The CSM

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Warren

⎟e RC ⎥u (t ) R C ⎣⎝ RC R C ⎠ ⎦ for R1 = R2Figure 2. Signal processing of light reflectance signals using cascaded filters (EECE 512). Page 10.976.8 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Education Input Signal: 100 ms Pulse

Conference Session

Measuring Perceptions of Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Thompson; Jed Lyons

in scores indicates a general improvement in studentunderstanding of engineering amongst all project students as reflected by the Checklist criteria.In addition to raw score increases, the post-drawing mean score for all categories combined, 2.45(SD = 1.43), was considerably higher than the pre-drawing mean for the same categories, 1.88(SD = 1.63). A dependent t-test with a 95% confidence interval showed this difference to bestatistically significant. Page 10.92.4 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Carpenter; Trevor Harding; Cynthia Finelli

index. Students who reported the pressures “cheating works”, “the materialwas too hard” and “grade pressure” reported the highest average temptation index. Thesepressure themes might be reflective of students who are more “grade-oriented” than their peers,seeing grades as the ultimate purpose of college. This contrasts with those pressures with loweraverage temptation indices, such as “lack of motivation”, “it’s not cheating” and “others neededmy help”, which are not as easily linked to a grade-oriented disposition. Table 3: Temptation index for the college setting as a function of the reported pressures and hesitations to cheat. Pressure to Cheat Temptations Hesitation to

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering III

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosalyn Berne

completely different field of knowledge[3] . When referring to a particular aspect of the field, some researchers would reply “that’s Drexler”, or “that’s physics”, reflecting their belief that this isn’t truly nanoscience. Hence, there are different degrees of belief in the existence of the nano field itself, and in the multidisciplinary aspect of this field also. On the other hand, when the researchers are asked to talk about their work, what they do, and what they invent, there is a unique element that comes up. Indeed, the discourse suggests another revolution in terms of economics, social implications, laws of physics and chemistry, and devices soon to be created. There are those researchers who do claim that the field instills never

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Harwood; Al Rudnitsky

engineeringand engineering education. Should these ideas prove useful to a beginning teacher who isworking with a very complex and important subject matter, it would lend considerable supportfor this sort of curricular integration.Theoretical framework“Reasoning scientifically” or “thinking like a scientist” are two expressions frequently used byeducators to describe an important, long held and almost universally shared educational goal; seeDewey [1]. Recent suggestions for reform in science education such as those from AAAS [2],or NRC [3], reflect this by making scientific inquiry a primary learning goal and alsorecommending that the actual conduct of scientific inquiry serve as a core instructional strategy.“Reasoning scientifically” and “thinking

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Harwood; Al Rudnitsky

engineeringand engineering education. Should these ideas prove useful to a beginning teacher who isworking with a very complex and important subject matter, it would lend considerable supportfor this sort of curricular integration.Theoretical framework“Reasoning scientifically” or “thinking like a scientist” are two expressions frequently used byeducators to describe an important, long held and almost universally shared educational goal; seeDewey [1]. Recent suggestions for reform in science education such as those from AAAS [2],or NRC [3], reflect this by making scientific inquiry a primary learning goal and alsorecommending that the actual conduct of scientific inquiry serve as a core instructional strategy.“Reasoning scientifically” and “thinking

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Hamilton

resonance in the class. It wasboth easier and harder she decided, and certainly more complex. But more rewarding. She feltmore challenged and knew that her students were functioning at a higher level throughout theclass than they ever had before. Yes, more challenging and more rewarding.She would share these reflections at the weekly CS105 debriefing. Her own agent functioneddifferently from the student agents. It had kept track of some vital information from the class,and would help her discussion. These debriefings were becoming one of the most importantparts of her week. Page 10.604.4Scenario Discussion Proceedings of the 2005 American

Conference Session

State of the Art in 1st-Year Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Sherman

the academicachievement of their child in this College, this factor had the highest numerical countoverall and had the highest level of concern by both male and female parents. Thiscomes despite the child’s high school academic achievements, high test scores, andacceptance into this College. This choice is most likely to be reflective of parentconcerns over the academic preparation of their child, the quality of the child’s secondaryschool education, their perception of the child’s study habits and skills, and the perceivedrigor of an engineering undergraduate education. The literature referenced on parentalinvolvement contains several references to parent concerns with how their child mightperform in a competitive curriculum in college.The

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Larry N. Bland

learning directly into academic programs. Jacoby and Associates defineservice learning as “a form of experiential education in which students engage in activities thataddress human and community needs together with structured opportunities intentionallydesigned to promote student learning and development. Reflections and reciprocity are keyconcepts of service-learning.” [13] "Proceedings of the 2005 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education" 4 Service learning has been strongly espoused as a pedagogical technique for meeting theABET

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods and Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lucy Morse

65 86 FIU 44 45 89 UCF 55 135 190 UF 2 106 108 USF 22 60 82 Total 149 421 570 Table 1. Course Offerings Academic Year 2003-2004The 5,308 course enrollments in Table 2 reflect a significant 17.4 % increase over last year'sproductivity, notwithstanding that last year’s enrollment figures were the highest in FEEDS’history. Only the public institutions are given

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Theodore Branoff

participated via the Internet 7,” andby the end of the 2000-2001 academic year, “about half of all course enrollments in distanceeducation courses were at public 2-year colleges 8.” The importance for updating science,technology, engineering and mathematics content, the growing desire for distance educationcourses, and the increased necessity for community college faculty to develop knowledge andskills in instruction 9 and distance delivery 10 reflect a set of compelling needs for significantprofessional development outreach to community college faculty in the science, technology,engineering and mathematics areas.In North Carolina and other states facing severe budget shortfalls, the pressure for technologyprograms is mounting at precisely the time

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mehran Massoumi

functionality. Moreover, in large designs, knowledge of the designarchitecture is helpful in achieving full coverage efficiently. The following property reflects theexpected behavior.assert always (din && (next din) && (next[2] !din)) -> (next[3] match);Furthermore, it should be proved that there exists no other condition under which a match isdetected. This is accomplished by reversing the original property, as shown below.assert always (next[3] match) -> (din && (next din) && (next[2] !din));Uses of the PSL “next” operator, in the above assertions, capture the temporal relationships onboth sides of the implication operator. The entire property spans four clock cycles, whichincludes the present cycle and three

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan

40 30 20 10 0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Year Figure 1. Spam TrademarksPatents Reflect Growth in Spam InterestA patent search gives a better indication as to the growth of interest in spam. Current researchtrends in a given field can be determined by the number of patents granted over time and thenumber of patent applications in the USPTO. As shown in Figure 2 below, there has been anexplosion of spam interest.Searching the USPTO web-site on

Conference Session

Engineers & Mathematicians Communicating

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Avitabile; Tracy Van Zandt

EducationDivision Grant EEC-0314875 entitled “Multi-Semester Interwoven Project for Teaching BasicCore STEM Material Critical for Solving Dynamic Systems Problems”. Any opinions, findings,and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and donot necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation The authors are gratefulfor the support obtained from NSF to further engineering education.VII References1 Davis,B.G., “Tools for Teaching”, Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, 1993, p100.2 Piaget,J., “To Understand is to Invent”, Grossman, New York, 1973.3 Vygotsky,L., “Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes”, Harvard University Press, MA, 1978.4 Avitabile,P., Hodgkins,J

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics and Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Pennell; Peter Avitabile; John White

systems.AcknowledgmentsThis work was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF Engineering EducationDivision Grant EEC-0314875, “Multi-Semester Interwoven Project for Teaching Basic CoreSTEM Material Critical for Solving Dynamic Systems Problems”). The authors gratefullyacknowledge this support. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation.References1 Avitabile, P., Pennell, S., and White, J., “Developing a Multisemester Dynamic Systems Project to Foster Learning and Retention of STEM Material,” Proceedings of 2004 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and R&D Expo.2 Avitabile, P., Pennell, S., and White, J

Conference Session

Transitioning to an Academic Career

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Dunn

educator, I found that I needed to present the basic and most currentinformation to students such that they could understand the state of practice. The academicrequirements formed through the Industrial Advisory Committee and the ABET accreditationprocess introduced a different perspective to me that demonstrate the progressive development ofmodern educational standards.IntroductionThere is an old saying, “those that can do and those that can’t teach.” This saying reflects thebeliefs of many practicing engineers who feel that students are not taught practical information.Practicing engineers recognize that students learn the important theories of engineering inacademic settings, but students need to be “trained” to the work environment before they

Conference Session

NSF Funding for Educational Scholarship

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Jeff Jackson

should describe the problem athand, your proposed solution to the problem and why it is of importance beyond a local scope.Objectives and outcomes should be clearly summarized.The proposal organization should reflect the suggested sections and length noted in the programsolicitation. Consideration should be given to the limited time panel reviewers may have toreview the proposal. Also, panel reviewers may be experienced or novice and may or may not beexpert within the proposals technical area. A proposal that is well organized and easy to readwill, in general, be better received by a review panel. Use of bulleted or list structured text fordescribing the major points of the proposal simplifies the review process and make for a wellreceived

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Bradley Jenkins; Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

of initial goals and objectives,and an effective operational structure that matches the State's needs and desires. As a result, FL-ATE reflects a holistic vision for an NSF ATE regional manufacturing education center thatcatalyzes the individual manufacturing stakeholders within the region to evolve into a viable anddynamic manufacturing community- a central resource for educational institutions to collaboratein order to meet the education and training needs of this manufacturing community.AuthorsMARILYN BARGER is the Executive Director of FL-ATE, the Florida Regional Center for ManufacturingEducation housed at Hillsborough Community College. She earned a B.A. in Chemistry at Agnes Scott College,and both a B.S. in Engineering Science and a