Conference Session

IE Enrollment/Curriculum Development

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hartmann

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Measure the significance of the alignment of the research stakeholders [academicians,manufacturers, and students (graduate and undergraduate/senior-level)] through an AHP analysisand a statistical comparison of their individual priorities.Methodology of the Research ProjectTable 1 maps the methodology proposed to answer the research objectives. It is based upon asynthesis of various approaches to qualitative observational research. [5], [6], [7] In addition, Table 1includes a column, “Saaty step(s)”, to map the research methodology steps to the Saatyalgorithm. [8]Table 1. Research Plan Step Description of the Step Saaty

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Venubabu Vulasa; David Grieve; Chetan Sankar; Bob Bulfin; Paul Swamidass

of about 170 pages. Auburn team was graded by Auburn teacher and vice versa.The University of Plymouth’s interest in the project Students from Mechanical Engineering and related fields at the University of Plymouth(UP), UK, have for many years done team-based design projects in their final stage (years 3-4)design module in order to: • Develop group working skills ( team sizes are normally 6-8 students) • Gain an understanding of how graduate engineers work and to gain this experience; team chairperson and secretary are elected • Enable students integrate different fields of their undergraduate studies e.g., fluids, manufacturing, business etc. This is a requirement of the British accrediting professional

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathleen Zimmerman-Oster; Mohan Krishnan; Shuvra Das; Sandra Yost

, the diversity of our student population, andour ongoing relationships with enthusiastic industry partners are but a few of the factors thatposition UDM to be a leader in this interdisciplinary area.(a) Addressing the need of industrial partners to have engineers educated in the principles andapplications of mechatronics will be addressed by the development and delivery of two newcourses to follow up an Introduction to Mechatronics course that was funded by the CCLIprogram in 1999. Sensors and actuators are key components in a mechatronic system, and soone of the new courses is dedicated to the study of these components, especially state-of-the-artdevices such as smart sensors and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) devices. Afinding from

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment III

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ozgur Eris; Tori Bailey; Helen L. Chen

decisions about further participation in engineering after graduation? • EDUCATION: What elements of students’ engineering educations contribute to the changes observed in questions one and two? What do students find difficult and how do they deal with the difficulties they face? • WORKPLACE: What skills do early-career engineers need as they enter the workplace? Where did they obtain these skills? Are there any missing skills? How are people’s identities transformed in moving from school to work?The APS consists of four cohorts. Cohort 1 is a longitudinal study of student participants at fouracademic institutions. The same individuals are being studied from their first through third yearsin college

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Katie Sullivan

of highschool, college and graduate students. The researchers will (1) examine team-membersexperiences in this course to determine if and how the course design can be improved and(2) quantify high school students’ perceptions of college, specifically the University ofUtah and the College of Engineering. ChE is a pilot interdisciplinary service-learning seminar on hydrogen sustainability.It includes 12 University f Utah college students (six from Chemical Engineering and sixfrom other disciplines) and 12 advanced high school students who will be taking the coursefor college credit. The “pilot” nature of this course requires that research be conducted toassess the impact of the course. Currently, the seminar will be evaluated for both

Conference Session

BME Introductory Courses

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mia Markey; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

the instructor initiates a multiple choice question and the students using remote deviceskey in their answers. The results are saved in data file and the instructor can then display a Page 10.435.3histogram of class results. In order to promote the use of these questions and answers as a study Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005 American Society for Engineering Educationtool, the FIC designed an online application web site that provides a feedback loop for theinstructor and students to examine their responses. Our site also provides

Conference Session

TC2K Assessment: How to Really Do It

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lennard Lema; Zbigniew Prusak; Peter Baumann

methodology for assessment across programs may prove to be effective.1.0 IntroductionThe Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology programs at Central Connecticut StateUniversity (CCSU) share a common goal. This goal is “to provide graduates with a well-balanced education based on civic responsibility, cultural diversity and global awareness; criticalthinking and problems solving techniques; writing and communication skills; quantitative skills;arts and humanity appreciation; scientific understanding; and computer literacy.” Page 10.735.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &