Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Renato Carlson; Renato Pacheco; Lucia Helena Martins-Pacheco; Walter Antonio Bazzo

Session 3661 Science, Technology and Society ... of Consumption A Reflection Renato Lucas Pacheco, Walter Antonio Bazzo, Renato Carlson, Lúcia Helena Martins-Pacheco Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaIntroductionIn recent years, Science, Technology and Society (STS) studies have increased considerablyin Brazil, especially in engineering courses, through the publications of books and papers,and with the work of professionals who are interested in studying this subject. STS typicalapproach frequently puts together the social role of

Conference Session

NEE Potpourri

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Dean

Session The Reflection Technique: Increasing Classroom Involvement & Learning Mark L. Dean Purdue University School of TechnologyAbstractLecture-based teaching is the traditional didactic format. Some subject materials, for examplemathematics, may lend themselves particularly well to such a format. However, other subjectmatter may be best mastered in an environment of interactive discovery, where issues can bediscussed, debated, thought about, and struggled with in an open and relatively free flowingformat. This paper presents such an interactive technique, termed the method

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Campbell, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

AC 2004-17: EARLY REFLECTIONS ON ENGINEERING WEB-BASEDPORTFOLIOSKathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at AustinMatthew Campbell, University of Texas at Austin Page 9.490.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2004 Session 1520 Early Reflections on Engineering Web-Based Portfolios Matthew I. Campbell, Kathy J. Schmidt College of Engineering The University of Texas at AustinAbstract During a four or five year undergraduate education, engineering students producea variety of materials that are

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Drez; Deepthi Werapitiya; Jerald Rounds

Session Number 1793 Reflections of Evaluating Web-based Courses: A Case Study Deepthi (Dee) Werapitiya, Jennifer Drez, Jerald L. Rounds University of New MexicoAbstractThis paper explores the methods and process of evaluating two web-based courses, which formpart of the Construction Advancement Institute (CAI) Certificate program for the constructionindustry. The CAI program was designed to enable practicing construction professionals to takethe core construction courses offered at the University of New Mexico through a professionaldevelopment track, rather than an academic track. A companion paper entitled TakingConstruction

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Zemke; Donald Elger

Session 1430 Growing Undergraduate Student Mentoring Skills Using a Reflective Practice Guided by Peer Feedback Steven C. Zemke, Donald F. Elger University of IdahoAbstractOur university is facing increasing enrollment as well as decreasing funding. Class sizes andfaculty workloads are rising. As a result, the students’ personal connection with the faculty isdecreasing. To cost effectively augment the faculty effort and simultaneously increaseconnection with students we are utilizing undergraduate student mentors. Since excellentmentoring skills

Conference Session

Service Learning in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Leah Jamieson; Carla Zoltowski; Frank DeRego; Lynne Slivovsky; William Oakes

Session 3161 An Analysis of the Reflection Component in the EPICS Model of Service Learning Lynne A. Slivovsky, Frank R. DeRego Jr., Carla B. Zoltowski, Leah H. Jamieson, and William C. Oakes California Polytechnic State University/Purdue UniversityAbstract – Service learning is a pedagogy providing a structured environment for students to linkservice with course learning objectives. Key to the service learning experience is critical reflection.This gives students the opportunity to examine their coursework in the context

Conference Session

Design for Community

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Edmund Tsang

Session 2625 Design of an Inexpensive Optics Demonstration/Experimentation Kit for Middle School Edmund Tsang and Andrew Kline College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Western Michigan UniversityAbstractAn inexpensive and user-friendly optics kit has been designed and a working prototype built formiddle-school teachers for demonstration and for middle-school students for experimentation inlight reflection, refraction, absorption, and transmission. The end product integrates thedisciplines of industrial design, engineering, engineering technology, and business, and

Conference Session

Design for Community

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Darrell Gibson

Session 2625 Service-Learning in Capstone Design Projects: Emphasizing Reflection Patricia Brackin, J. Darrell Gibson Department of Mechanical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractService-learning offers opportunities for students to help their community whiledemonstrating ABET EC 2000 criteria. This paper gives a brief introduction to servicelearning concepts and then focuses on methods to increase student reflectionIntroductionService learning projects are typically sponsored by a community partner and givestudents the opportunity to interact with

Conference Session

Capstone Course in Industrial Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Darnell Austin

happensthrough reflection on experience. 1 Reflection is a meaning-making process, which moves the learner into a deeperunderstanding of experiences and links between the connections. The role of reflection is tomake meaning, linking experience with knowledge. In other words, for Dewey, learning happens Page 9.861.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineeringwhen students reflect on an activity. Educators should promote both the activity and thereflection process. Positive reflection is a community

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Mukai

targeted course, Mechanics of Materials, for his firsttime at the University of Wyoming without the materials being implemented from theUniversity of Washington. Because of staffing issues, the PI did not teach the targetedcourse again until Spring 2003. The adapted materials were used in this class andevaluated by exit surveys and reflective notes. The students’ preferred learning styleswere determined by surveys.The Spring 2003 class that used the new materials was comprised of 35 students.Administration of the course is at the college level and instructors for the course comefrom various departments and are rotated. Due to circumstances beyond the control ofthe PI, twelve of the students in the class were repeating the class. Course grades were

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bianey Ruiz Ulloa; Stephanie Adams

topics are: a) Why teams in Engineering: An introduction tothe need of teamwork in engineering classroom; b) Definition and differences betweenteam and group; c) Effective teams: Team effectiveness - results; d) The process of teamdevelopment; e) Team development barriers; f) Characteristics of effective teaming; andg) Team, group and individual approaches: When to use them. Each of these topics isdeveloped in more detail and presented in the lesson design forms. 3) Specifying learning methods and media: The instructional methods to useduring the training are designed following the approach know, do and reflect. Thisapproach is based on the premise that people learn by doing but also will be creative byreflecting 44. According to York

Conference Session

Teamwork and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heather Sheardown; Donald Woods

; is done in a defined situation and for apurpose; is done in the context of published goals, measurable criteria and agreed-upon forms of evidence; and is based on multiple forms of evidence.A rationale is given for why this skill is important. Self assessment is an importantskill because it provides an element of ownership of the learning, is needed inprofessional life, helps to develop self confidence and provides a way to give promptfeedback. Self assessment is a valued skill because it seems to be related to self imageand self confidence which, in turn, are related to exam anxiety, and propensity toprocrastinate.We used five components to develop and apply skill in self assessment: a 4 to 6 hourworkshop, resume writing, reflective journal

Conference Session

ETD Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cooley; Terrence O'Connor

needed to continuously generate aspark for a predetermined, controllable amount of time (as measured in crankshaft degrees ofrotation). The second design feature was the need to generate a consistently strong spark ofknown strength. This was done by reverting to an automotive-style system that used a 12 voltsource to drive an automotive ignition coil. Together these two features would produce a strongspark pulse of any required duration across a spark plug gap that could theoretically be as largeas the combustion chamber would allow.Circuit Design The spark circuit utilizes a reflective sensor, the Fairchild QRB-1134 for input from thecrankshaft. A matte-black painted disc is attached to the crankshaft and on it is a piece ofreflective

Conference Session

Service Learning in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Patti Clayton; Steven Peretti; Lisa Bullard

design.Principles of Service-Learning Service-learning is a form of experiential education that connects academic material toservice through guided reflection. Instructors partner with members of the community to craftstudent experiences that help to fulfill the learning objectives of the course through a process ofservice that meets important needs for individuals and/or organizations in the community.Students bring their own experience and skills, as well as what they are learning in theclassroom, into the community; and they bring those community-based experiences back into theclassroom, engaging in systematic reflection that is intended to improve both their learning andthe quality of their service. It is this emphasis on reflection in the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stani Vlasseva; Valentin Razmov

where students were in the driver’sseat while we, the instructors, served as facilitators, providing some guidance4 but largelyteaching with our mouths shut10. All students were assigned to work in a single large team on asingle project. The intent was that in the process of working closely with each other on theproject, students would gather sufficient material to reflect upon and learn from. To reinforcethe need for practicing reflection as a necessary component of learning, the course devotedconsiderable time to reflective techniques, including journaling, team conversations8,retrospectives13, reflective essays22, and portfolios – techniques that enhance learning in anydomain17. Finally, we invited industry experts for several class sessions

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hata

A Low-Cost Approach to Teaching Transmission Line Fundamentals and Impedance Matching David M. Hata Portland Community CollegeAbstract:As part of a NSF-funded Project, Portland Community College has developed a series of low-cost experiments to teach transmission line fundamentals and impedance matching techniques.Using a MFJ-259B SWR Analyzer, experimental exercises to measure reflections coefficients,standing wave ratios, and input impedance have been developed and used in the teachinglaboratory. With the addition of a matching unit and simulated load, impedance matchingexercises can also be implemented. These laboratory exercises

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeremy Linder; Murat Tanyel

classroom from a student’s perspective.I. IntroductionAs the senior author reflects on the development of electrical engineering education from hisundergraduate years to its current state, he notes the proliferation of computer applications as themost significant development. A few years ago, he listed a number of applications that havebecome widespread computer tools in electrical engineering textbooks: Spice and its derivativesin courses that cover circuit analysis and electronics; MATLAB in Control Systems,Communication Systems and Digital Signal Processing (DSP) 1. In addition to these tools,graphical programming environments such as LabVIEW and HP VEE have become popular formany applications. The change in these tools since then has been the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: The Tenure Process

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano

educators need to consider at thetime of developing their teaching philosophies, summarized below: a) Their objectives in teaching. b) Tools and methods used to achieve those objectives c) Tools and methods used to measure the achievement of objectives d) The self-reflection on why teaching is important for themThe goal of this paper is to analyze each one of these critical points, guiding faculty members towardsbuilding a document consistent with their interests and institutional mission. Page 9.405.1 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tamara Knott

forimproving both student learning and engineering programs are also briefly discussed.2. Literature ReviewPaulson, et al.1 have defined a portfolio as a ‘purposeful collection of student work that exhibitsthe student’s efforts, progress, and achievements. The collection must include studentparticipation in selecting contents, the criteria for selection, the criteria for judging merit, andevidence of student self-reflection.’ Cambridge, et al.2 observed that portfolios have at least fourfeatures that represent improvements in standard educational practice (see also, Hamp-Lyons andCondon3). These include: (i) opportunity to better represent the work, both in terms ofdemonstrating multiple examples and collecting work samples over time; (ii) development

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Natasha Beretvas; John Pearce, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

Creating an environment for learning Helping students become autonomous, self-regulated learners Reflecting on and evaluating their teaching5.With these strategies in mind, ELVIS was employed during lectures for real-time demonstrationsof circuit performance in a second electronics class, EE 338K (a junior/senior level elective with20 students) in the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin in the summer2003 term. The experienced faculty member (JP) was aware of the perplexing nature of thetopics for many students and he wanted to integrate ELVIS into his lectures in order to helpstudents visualize concepts that are more traditionally taught using only mathematical formulasand to give them a context for theoretical

Conference Session

Serving the Information Needs of Engineering Technology Educators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud

emerged over the years: the publication now servesas a research aid to members of the engineering technology community. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 9.1258.1 Copyright 82004, American Society for Engineering EducationTrendsIn addition to providing an annual snapshot of engineering technology scholarship, thebibliography also reflects changes within the discipline. The first bibliography, which listed1986 publications, included just a few entries for computers and electronics: SPICE was the ragefor teaching electronics, and computer-aided

Conference Session

TIME 5: Solid Mechanics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nashwan Younis

9.317.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationtheories of stress concentrations. The combined effects of assembly stresses in the MachineDesign course are not covered. In fact, the literature review showed that many articles have beenwritten about SCF around holes in members in tension; the literature is bereft when describingthe effect of bearing and contact stresses. In 2003, utilizing the methods of reflected andtransmitted caustics, the effects of assembly stresses were indirectly mentioned in regard to thestress field in a plate5.Experimental stress analysis laboratory practice improves the

Conference Session

Motivating Students to Achieve

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Socha; Valentin Razmov

number of reflective and analytical techniques. Thesetechniques help the students learn how to work in teams and on projects. As we, instructors,were preparing to teach the course for a third time, we had to sort out a confusion in the coursedesign, brought about by the presence of many techniques taught in many ways. We devised amethod to organize these techniques by scope (for individuals, teams, projects, systems) on oneaxis, and by how they were taught (as mini-lectures, homework assignments, project experience,coaching sessions, experiential sessions, etc.) on another axis. This enabled us to see “holes” inour course design that were not obvious before. As a result, we adjusted our prioritiesaccordingly and focused our efforts. This paper

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Thompson

rankings reflect thesocio-economic status of the school’s students more than the school’s contribution. Figure 2, for example, shows a scatter plot of average performance on a reading test forall schools in an urban district. In this figure, the percentage of students qualifying for free andreduced lunch is a proxy for the average poverty rate in the school. None of these schools servean especially prosperous population; few have a subsidized lunch rate below fifty percent. Evenso, there is a dramatic relationship between poverty and reading achievement. Students inschools where all qualify for free lunch are on average a year behind those in schools where onlyhalf qualify. Starting about forty years ago a series of reports appeared

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial/Innovative Communication

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Masi

overloaded,the School took an alternative approach. Launched in 2002, the Undergraduate PracticeOpportunities Program (UPOP) is a co-curricular program for sophomores that providesprofessional engineering experience and begins development of students’ non-technicalprofessional abilities at an early point in their undergraduate education. The UPOPprogram goal is to integrate three essential parts of effective learning: knowledge,experience, and reflection. UPOP consists of: 1) Knowledge 1- The program begins withan intensive week of engineering practice "boot camp" during the January intersessionand is led by engineering and management faculty. Through active case-based and role-playing learning sessions, students gain practical knowledge and

Conference Session

Improving Teaching & Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra Courter; Mary McEniry; Cid Freitag

2230 Professional Development On-line: Ways of Knowing and Ways of Practice Sandra Shaw Courter, Cid Freitag, Mary McInery University of Wisconsin – MadisonAbstract“Ways of Knowing and Ways of Practice” is an on-line professional developmentopportunity for faculty and instructional staff at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.This pilot distance learning experience occurred during Spring Semester, 2003. Theproject was designed to help faculty 1) engage in reflection and continuous improvementof learning, both their own and their students, 2) facilitate conversations

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Margaret Pinnell; Leon Chuck

stoves. In the Materials Laboratory, students manufactured three formulationsof insulative bricks and assessed their properties by conducting various mechanical and physicaltests. The educational goals of this project were to provide the students with a hands-on, service-learning experience to enhance their technical, program management, computer andcommunication skills. Another educational goal of this program was to expose the students toideas of appropriate technology, environmental responsibility and ethics, cultural diversity andcultural sensitivity. This paper will focus on the educational objectives and outcomes associatedwith this service-learning project. Details of the project including student responsibilities,reflection and methods

Conference Session

Assessment Issues II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Stewart; Carole Goodson; Susan Miertschin; Luces Faulkenberry

agencies.Most academic institutions also have internal plans and evaluation requirements directed atassuring quality of programs and services. Evaluation data can make a case with decision makersfor increased support for under-resourced areas.While evaluation is then imposed on faculty by various authorities, it is also a matter ofprofessional integrity. Faculty members want to deliver good programs that enable their studentsto gain secure, stimulating and satisfactorily remunerative employment, as well as ensureemployers of the competence and potential of program graduates. Evaluating programs allowsfaculty to reflect, to better understand how a program is working, and where it is headed. Itenables faculty to catch potential problems related to

Conference Session

Course Development and Services

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ed Crowley; Susan Miertschin

Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2004, American Society of Engineering Education Term and Definition Sourceachievement or growth characterized by strong vision ofcontent, skills, and processes addressed….… a portfolio is a purposeful, systematic anthology of Ury16the student’s work over time that includes studentparticipation in selection of content, evidence of studentself-reflection, criteria for selection, and criteria forjudging merit”.We define a webfolio as a tightly integrated collection of Gathercoal1Web-based multimedia documents that includescurricular

Conference Session

Improving Teaching & Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

R Wqne Schneiter

presented to the students at the beginning of lecture segments. Thistypically occurs about four times during a semester. The students see the questions before the material iscovered in class and know exactly what will be expected of them as the lecture material is presented.Compared to traditional testing, the module problem allows students access to unlimited resources andample time. Both of these are needed because module problems are written to reflect actual engineeringapplications in an open-ended format. Questions may have several correct solutions, depending onassumptions made by the student and validated by their documentation and justification of thoseassumptions. The module problem questions are complex enough to require group work to