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Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anirban Ganguly, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

. Table 2: Mapping the EM topics to causes of failures Important causes of failures EM topics 1 Failure in communication Communication for Engineering Managers; Planning and organizing EM projects 2 Quality related failures Quality control for engineering managers 3 Failure in leadership Leadership in Engineering Management ; Leaders versus managers 4 Failure in teamwork Teamwork in Engineering management 5 Failure in flexibility / agility Flexibility in Managing

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Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; Edward A. Pohl, University of Arkansas; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

students.IntroductionIn 2003, the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas established aglobal studies endowment to provide financial support for activities designed to enhance theunderstanding of the global economy, global business practices and global cultures by theirstudents. A primary use of these funds is to provide supplemental support in the form ofacademic scholarships to defray the expenses of Industrial Engineering undergraduate studentswho wish to study abroad. The department wishes for as many students as possible to participatein a study abroad experience, and in its five-year strategic plan, calls for a goal of at least 25% ofour students to graduate with a global studies experience. In the recent past, about 15% of

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego

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Design in Engineering Education

average 1000, so the standarddeviation is used for the rating metric. To scale out of 4, a standard deviation of 50 isconsidered above exemplary corresponding to a rating of 4, and a standard deviation of100 is considered proficient corresponding to a rating of 3. The average for 156A and156B is thus 3.6/4.The Teaching Working Group that covers 156A noted that lower teamwork ratingoccurred in this course, as shown in the highlight areas above. Plans will be developedto specifically address teamwork early in the course rather then rely on studentsremembering teamwork topics from MAE3. Team deliverables will also be clarified tomake it easier for students to delegate tasks.In MAE156B, where students work on sponsored project, teamwork is also

Conference Session

Professional Aspects of Graduate Engineering Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida; Kavitha D. Ramane, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

education, students’ developing the skills tocommunicate technical issues in laypersons’ terms, and establishing a working relationshipbetween advisors and graduate students by clearly stating expectations and allowing students toexplore their own interests. They focused on students learning from each other and emphasizedthe necessity of being supportive yet critical to students’ ideas so that students can defend theirresearch ideas effectively.Academia-only respondents suggested recommendations for students and for institutions.Students should produce genuine and novel research ideas, do independent and groundedresearch and implement a research plan, be critical and rigorous in their research efforts,cultivate the skills of writing high quality

Conference Session

Ethical Issues I: Sustainability and Environmental Ethics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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April A. Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah

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Engineering Ethics

situated, incremental curriculum plan in all seven departments in the college. Her responsibilities include faculty development (she has facilitated nu- merous college-wide workshops), TA training (approximately 15 graduate students from the humanities work with CLEAR to develop the communication competence of engineering undergraduates), program- matic and basic research, instructional development, and assessment. Kedrowicz received her Ph.D. in communication from the University of Utah in 2005. She also holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in organizational and corporate communication from the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point.Ms. Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah

Conference Session

Development of Manufacturing Engineering Laboratories I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Y. Chiou, Drexel University; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Bret Alan Davis

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Manufacturing

,” January 2009, www.weforum.org/pdf/climate/Green.pdf. Page 25.1136.114. Beyond Fossil Fuels: How wind, solar and hydrogen will help us end our oil addiction, Sierra, July/August 2002.5. Renewable Energy: Its physics, engineering, environmental impacts, economic & planning, by Bent Sorenson, 2nd Edition, 2000, Academic Press.6. Faruk Yildiz and Keith Coogler, “Development of a Renewable Energy course for a Technology Program,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 20-23 in Louisville, Kentucky, 2010.7. Sustainable Energy Conversion Systems II Course, EML 4930/5930, Spring 2006

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Engineering Professional Development and Distance Learning Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony P. Dalessio, Erie Community College; Elena V. Brewer, Erie Community College

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Continuing Professional Development

newfaculty members were hired, a plan had to be developed to fund professional development forboth faculty and staff in order to rebuild the program and evaluate current course offerings.Faculty and staff needed to be trained in new technologies and funding had to be sought forlaboratory upgrades. A number of strategies were employed to fund the faculty professionaldevelopment, which may be applicable to faculty in other parts of the country and in otherdisciplines.Funding for professional development at our college is limited to one funded event per year,based on available funding. It is managed by the college's Center for Teaching, Learning, andAssessment (CTLA), and CTLA is allocated a fixed amount of funding from the college budget.The amount

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Misty L. Loughry, Georgia Southern University; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Hal R. Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates; Wendy L. Bedwell, University of Central Florida, Institute for Simulation and Training; Rebecca Lyons, University of Central Florida, Institute for Simulation and Training; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kyle Heyne, University of Central Florida; Tripp Driskell, University of Central Florida; David J. Woehr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

TeamworkDEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING MATERIALTeam members at UCF are continuing to work on the training modules for CATME, whichinclude training for educators and students on teamwork issues. TEAMWORK TRAINING: The educator training begins with the introductory module. This module explains what constitutes good training and how we are going to follow the information, demonstration, practice, and feedback framework throughout all of the educator and student training modules. It also lists the modules that are planned. All training will be accessed via a web browser. A draft has been developed and is under review by the team. TECHNICAL TRAINING: The technical training will consist of a series of mini training videos

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Reza Nekovei, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Alexandra Chincarini, RETainUS

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

“whenam I ever going to use this?” and “why is this important?” will be answered. The goal of thewhole experience is to show high school students just how fun and cool math and engineeringcan be. The teacher plans on integrating other subjects (primarily science and engineering) intoher math classrooms as time passes and she learns and gathers more ideas about how math isconnected to and used in other subjects and the real world.AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.EEC-1106529, Research Experience for Teachers in Manufacturing for Competitiveness in theUnited States (RETainUS). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of

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TAC/ABET-related Outcome-based Assessment Methods and Models

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint; James Riddell, Baker College, Flint

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Engineering Technology

program. Conscious effort was made todevelop PEO’s that were consistent with the mission of the college and educational objectives asdefined by “system” which governs all campuses. The PEO’s were planned to becomprehensive, complete and, most importantly, measurable. The PEO’s are reviewed regularlyin program meetings and Industrial Advisory Board meetings, attended by representatives of allthe program constituencies. Of special importance is having a well-established process throughwhich the PEO’s are assessed to demonstrate they are achieved by the program graduates. Thisprocess is described in the next section.Supporting the achievement of the PEO’s by program graduates in the three to five year aftergraduation are the Program Outcomes, which

Conference Session

Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College; Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda A. Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Paul J. Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

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Two Year College Division

conductedinternally by NECC and comparisons as to choice of major and subsequent success inmathematics courses were made to similar students at NECC who did not participate in thesummer bridge programs. These findings are also reported in the paper.The paper concludes with modifications to the summer bridge program planned for 2012 inresponse to the results of the first four years.Summer Bridge Program- IntroductionThis paper describes the Summer Bridge Programs (SBP) designed to ease the transition to theprograms in various Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields atNECC. The four-day SBPs were held in August of 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. All four SBPswere funded by the National Science Foundation through a grant to Northeastern

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

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Minorities in Engineering

-traditional students needs. (Community Colleges are proven training grounds for future community leaders and we know that there are many non-traditional students among them. These students can require specific assistance related to their needs).2.1. Students’ Requirements:Students must be pursuing a Community College degree in one of these fields:  Computer Science  Mathematics  Science  Engineering  Technology (mechanical or electrical engineering)In addition, students must also:  Have a minimum GPA of 2.80 on a 4.00 scale;  Have completed your freshman year at a partner community college;  Plan to continue your education at a four-year institution (not necessary our institution).2.2

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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington

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College Industry Partnerships

future internship programs. One company was not satisfied with their student’sperformance; this student was taking classes in addition to pursuing the internship, which meantless than full-time work on the internship. In the future, we will specify during the applicationprocess that the internship is a full-time commitment.Our hope is that these initial internships will initiate long-term partnerships that will enable theinternship program to continue. In this vein, we plan scheduled a tour of the KrogerManufacturing facility during the fall semester for members of the UT Arlington student chapterof the Air & Waste Management Association.Internship Assessment: Student PresentationsOne of the objectives of the overall Engineering Sustainable

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; S. Keith Hargrove, Tennessee State University; John P. Henry

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

intoenvironmental problems associated with energy utilization due to the impact on environmentalquality and natural ecosystem. Thus, this game allows students to understand the relationsbetween environmental impact and thermodynamics, which is an appropriate match to thecontents of the “Principles of Engineering” course in the PLTW curriculum. Fig. 5: Chatting enabled in the gameGame 3- The Mystery of Traffic Lights- Automatic traffic light is a typical engineering inventionthat made the lives of common people safer and more convenient. For the development of thefuture SustainCity, its design inevitably appears in the agenda of the city master plan andbecomes the essential task of this game module. The game invites students to

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Instrumentation in Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University

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Instrumentation

; desired temperature Then turn one light bulb on and turn the fan motor off; Else if temperature > desired temperature + 0.3 oC Then turn both light bulbs off and send a high PWM duty cycle to the fan motor; Else turn both light bulbs off and send a low PWM duty cycle to the fan motor.Some students also figured out how to avoid the flicking of the lights by adding a hysteresis tothe control logic. It is planned as a part of the curriculum integration effort that the temperatureor motor control systems be used in the laboratories of the subsequent Controls course, wherePID control can be applied to the controller to further improve the result.A software bug was identified for LabVIEW

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Physics Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Rose Annoni, University of St. Thomas; Adam S. Green, University of St. Thomas; Marie Lopez del Puerto, University of Saint Thomas

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2012-3544: TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF THE ENERGY GAPOF INP QUANTUM DOTS: A SOPHOMORE-LEVEL NANOMATERIALSEXPERIMENTMs. Jennifer Rose Annoni, University of St. Thomas Jennifer Annoni is currently an Undergraduate student studying Electrical Engineering and Physics at the University of St. Thomas. She will graduate in May of 2012. Her plans are to pursue graduate school in the field of Engineering.Dr. Adam S. Green, University of St. Thomas Adam S. Green is an Associate Professor of physics at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. He received his B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College and his M.S. and Ph.D. in atomic, molecular, and optical physics at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He works with

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Phillip Wankat

noneof the students could do independently. They also provide emotional support for studentsand increase the time on task of extroverts. In addition, groups reduce the number ofpeople that need help since the entire group can be helped simultaneously. A verymodest grade (say 5% of the total course grade) based on attendance and effort duringrecitation ensures that the students who most need to come will attend. With a little effort and planning, homework will engage the students in solvingproblems, which helps them learn the material. Thus, homework complements lecturesand tests ensuring that the course satisfies learning principles.Bibliography1. Eble, K. E., The Craft of Teaching, 2nd Ed., San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1988, p. 141.2

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D. Smith; James Squire

meeting its intended goals, and that cadets wereexpanding their definitions of professional responsibility from punitive issues (safety/theft) toinclude civic duties. In write-in blocks, students reported “being useful”, “being independent”,and “being responsible”, in marked similarity with findings by Catalano, although severalmembers in the senior capstone class suggested too much time was spent covering projectmanagement skills which reduced the time available for “doing the project”, and some feltgrading criteria were unclear. We intend to emphasize in future classes the need for projectmanagers to delegate design tasks immediately after they become apparent, without waiting forenough information to fully plan all project aspects

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2001 Annual Conference

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Richard Gilbert; Mark Maughmer; Bonnie Osif; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Renata Engel, Pennsylvania State University

interview with the CEO of the booster rocket manufacturer, Physics Todayarticle that summarizes the investigating committee’s findings, and videotape (or transcript) of thefamed whistle blower, Roger Boisjoly, lecture to MIT students. Specific questions should beprovided with the readings in the event that a student needs to dig for additional information.Identify the particular learning objective and develop a plan for drawing out of the studentsobservations that will meet that objective.During class: Begin with discussing the position and perspective from the different sources andwhat motivated the creation of each document. Guide the discussion to hit the key points you feelare important. Summarize with a list the points either as a wrap up or

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William Jemison; James Schaffer; William Hornfeck

effort would have to be submitted; the most likely scenario is a continuation ofthe undergraduate EXCEL student/faculty partnership. A significant benefit of thisprogram enhancement is that the student has more knowledge and research experiencenow than at any other prior time thus potentially enabling the student and faculty mentorto accomplish a great deal. In addition, depending on the student’s planned course of Page 6.1036.7graduate study, the student may be able to get a head start on the graduate research effort. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2001

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Howard Smolleck; Bhargava Jayanti

andare available for a small processing fee (see Availability below).As the work progressed, more detailed and useful evaluation instruments were progressivelydeveloped. Appendix A shows, for example, a student evaluation form for the AC Insights Plusmodule. Similar forms were developed for the other modules, for assessing both student andinstructor use. Comments obtained through these forms and through other feedback werecontinually used during the ongoing development/improvement process of module development.Current plans call for developing similar modules in related areas, including energy conversion,conservation, and efficiency. The experience gained through conducting this project over a three-year period has been rewarding and, hopefully

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Carlos Sun; Frances Johnson; David Hutto; Kathryn Hollar; Eric Constans; Jennifer Kadlowec; Beena Sukumaran; Anthony Marchese; Paris von Lockette; Kevin Dahm; Douglas Cleary

investor. Clearly, there was much work to be done with only 8 weeks remaining inthe semester. To perform the required tasks, each of the three companies was divided into the 7following product development teams: • Marketing/Web • Economic Feasibility • Environmental and Legal Issues • Computer Aided Design • Structural Analysis • Prototype Fabrication • Prototype TestingEach product development team consisted of 4 to 8 students. The students were able to select theteam that was most consistent with their background and/or interests. The results of several ofthe product development teams are described briefly in the following sections.Marketing/WebThe marketing teams developed a comprehensive marketing plan to

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Lance Schachterle

striking. EC2000 challenges engineering educators to make H/SS a relevant partof the mission of the engineering program rather than simply requiring students to pass classes.EC 2000 offers much greater latitude for experimentation for H/SS but removes the guarantee ofa modest slice (a half year) of the four-year curriculum.Experimentation with H/SS programming should—as EC2000 intends—encourage greaterdiversity for curricular planning and for demonstrating learning outcomes. Hopefully, some Page 6.892.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright

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Deborah van Alphen; Sharlene Katz

1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 CSUN GPAV. Conclusions and Plan of ActionIn summary, we have presented the results of a study involving 229 engineering students atCalifornia State University, Northridge. In this study, we have attempted to correlate a numberof factors with the final course grade in our foundations class, Electrical EngineeringFundamentals. The results of the study show that student performance in this course iscorrelated with their performance in pre-requisite mathematics and physics courses. It alsoshows that the departmental assessment quizzes are effective tools for predicting studentperformance.In this study, we found that the performance in

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Richard Alexander; Jay Porter; James Ochoa; Rainer Fink

, asindicated in the proposal.In an attempt to enhance interaction with Texas A&M, a further plan was initiated in the Springof 1999 to have Dr. Jay Porter join Dr. Fink at Texas Instruments in the Summer of 1999. Thegoal of the new interaction was to utilize Dr. Porter’s expertise in LabView to develop a low costversion of the curriculum being presented at A&M with the Teradyne A567. This curriculumcould then be distributed to additional schools. Dr. Porter’s interaction over the summer led toanother proposal to fund the development of the low cost curriculum as well as fund research inthe area of virtual instrumentation. Curriculum development has been under way since Fall 1999and is currently being implemented at Prairie View A&M

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Patricia Brackin; Julia Williams

English and Coordinator of Technical Communication at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana. In 1996, she developed the campus-wide Program inTechnical Communication, which currently serves all engineering students in a variety of technical and non-technicalcourses. She is also the co-chair, with Dr. Gloria M. Rogers, of the Commission on the Assessment of StudentOutcomes (CASO), the committee responsible for the development of an institute-wide assessment plan. CASO hascreated the RosE-Portfolio, an electronic portfolio system used to document student learning outcomes (currentlymarketed by ICTT, Inc., as the e-portfolio). Her publications include articles on writing assessment, electronicportfolios, and developing

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Roman Stemprok

developedfor the classes and laboratory. The contract between the Malaysian Government and MUCIArequired the production of a report each semester by the consultant, which would be published inthe US and shelved in a Malaysian library.1,2,3 The objective of this program was to bringprimarily American faculty to teach students who had previously received bachelor degrees. Thelecturers and instructors were expected to arrive with class notes used at American institutionsand to continue their work as experts in their fields. The students lived at the campus residencyand were expected to develop a complete set of notes from each course. After programcompletion, the students were relocated to rural areas where new universities were planned. New

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Nicholas Arcolano; Richard Vaz

the author of the Discovery Projects andassessment plan for the course described in this paper. Nick won WPI’s Two Towers Award for the outstandingmember of the junior class, is a member of numerous honor societies, and has served as president of his fraternity. “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 6.956.8 Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education”

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Katherine Carels; James Howard; Charles Bersbach; Debra Larson

is the best way to learn. It was a tough experience, but an excellent way to relate the written material to real world situations. On paper, management tools and techniques seem simple to understand and use, but it takes practice to really understand all the little nuances of those techniques. They aren’t nearly as simple as they seem on paper.viii”On the other hand, this type of environment – learning while doing – in front of a crowd ofpossibly less than forgiving students who are dependent upon you to “do it right”, can be riskyand even threatening. As much as by happenstance as by thoughtful planning, the followingstrategies were employed to minimize these fears and to build a positive experience: • The EGR 386

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Richard Gilbert; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

1844, (3 credit hours); and Vacuum Technology Laboratory, ETI 1844L, (1 credit hour). Vacuum training systems for this hands-on laboratory experience were obtained with matching funds from the State of Florida.In addition to curriculum development, the grant supports the development of a workable plan toshare both the curriculum materials and the laboratory equipment. At the time of this paper, thefirst of the shared equipment has been ordered and the inter-institutional sharing agreement isbeing reviewed. This aspect of the grant will be discussed in the presentation.Another aspect of the curriculum development aspect of the grant is the intermingling A.S. andA.A. courses and the articulation of the A.S. programs to the