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H. Dwayne Jerro; Chun-Ling Huang; Nikhil Gupta; Patrick Mensah; Ajay Aripirala

for evaluation. Such an approach allows identifyingspecific weak points of each student even in large classes. Mindful LearningProven concepts of education that can lead to problem solving approach give emphasison “meaningful” and “mindful” learning [1,2]. Mindful learning is associated withobservations and analysis, which are integral part of problem solving approach.Memorization of concepts without in-depth knowledge leads of rote memory and lacksgeneralization of concepts. In engineering some governing equations are used asuniversal laws. However, in most cases modification of these equations is required toadapt for certain specified conditions for a given problem. These conditions may bedifferent for

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Wayne J. Zimmermann

prototyping thecomplete design is infeasible, and that is generally the case, then a component of theproject is identified for prototyping.Course 1. Digital Logic & Design. For the past several years this course has used the text “Digital Design” by Wakerly.The topics typically include: Introduction, Number Systems, Digital Circuits,Combinational Logic Design Principles, Sequential Logic Design, and Memory.Currently the material is presented with a little more of the basic principles fromelectrical engineering embedded into the syllabus. Care must been taken keep in mind Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas Tech University Copyright

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Mario G. Beruvides

world problems is a strong one. This permeates much of education andinstruction today. Everything from flight simulators to executive management business games Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas Tech University Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationare demonstrations of this educational mind set. The use of case studies is another educationalplatform or format that attempts to simulate reality. Business schools have used this tool foryears. It is known by the name of one of the more famous business schools that pioneered themethod – the Harvard case study method. The case study method has been used

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Bonnie Boardman; Lynn Peterson

introduction to the otherdisciplines in engineering.Why change?In order to try to retain the advantages and mitigate the disadvantages of the existing coursestructure, a planning committee was formed. The committee was comprised of the facultymember responsible for the freshman course within each department. While courses varied fromdiscipline to discipline, the main objectives for each course were to introduce students to thediscipline and to prepare them for success at UTA. The committee agreed that these, along withthe goal of creating and retaining a community of engineering students, should be the mainobjectives of any freshman course structure. With these objectives in mind, the committeeproceeded to examine the current structure of freshman

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Donald J. Bagert; Stephen V. Chenoweth

model. The first major component of the CSSE project hasbeen the development of Software Engineering Education Knowledge (SEEK), a set of topicsconsidered important in the education of software engineering students4. The SEEK body is athree-level hierarchy, initially divided into knowledge areas, one of those being SoftwareRequirements, which is a collection of 25 essential topics to covered over a recommended 43contact hours. Since the contact hours are approximately the same as for a three-hour creditsemester-long or four-hour credit quarter-long course, it provides a strong indication thatsoftware requirements course is a natural fit in an SE undergraduate curriculum.With this in mind, CSSE 371 (Software Requirements and Specification) was

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Julian H. Kang; Narendra Nigudkar

4D campus model. Some suggestions to overcome theselimitations and the merit of the 4D campus model in learning construction planning andscheduling will also be discussed. IntroductionIn construction planning, a project is broken into identifiable work packages to build alogical network among these packages. The process of building the logical networkrequires reading drawings, visualizing structures in mind, finding relationship betweenactivities, and estimating the duration required to complete each activity. Therepresentation of the logical network has long been made by a CPM network or a bar chart.However, students often find it difficult to intuit construction schedule by reading two-dimension (2D

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Tariq A. Khraishi

meets with the groups, onceor better twice, before the project deadline to make sure that they are on track to accomplish theirtasks. This would eventually make it a happier and more successful experience for all. Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas Tech University Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education References 1. National Research Council, 2000, “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School,” National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 2. Edens, K., 2000, “Preparing Problem Solvers for the 21st Century Through Problem-Based Learning

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Ronald Barr; Marcus Pandy; Anthony Petrosino; Barbara Austin

., Bransford, J.D. and Brophy, S.P. (2002): Roles for Learning Sciences and Learning Technologies in Biomedical Engineering Education: A Review of Recent Advances. Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, 4: 29-48.2. Bransford J.D., Brown A.L., and Cocking R.R., Editors (1999). How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas Tech University Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education3. Schwartz, D. L., Brophy, S., Lin, X., Bransford J. D. (1999). Software for Managing Complex Learning: Examples from an Educational Psychology

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Tariq A. Khraishi; Larissa Gorbatikh

Session 038Educational Experiments in Problem-Based Learning for a Dynamics Course Tariq A. Khraishi Mechanical Engineering Department The University of New Mexico Larissa Gorbatikh Mechanical Engineering Department The University of New Mexico AbstractIt is generally agreed upon that problem-based learning (PBL) should enhance the educationalexperience of students over traditional class teaching. Within this

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Charlotte Welch Smith; Bonita Butner; James Gregory

Session 005 E-COACH: Successful Career Advising Tool for High School Juniors Charlotte Welch Smith Counseling Department Frenship High School Jennifer Spurrier Higher Education Program Educational Psychology and Leadership Texas Tech University James Gregory Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies College of Engineering Texas

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Roman Taraban; Arne Weigold; Edward E. Anderson; M. P. Sharma

Session ???Students’ Cognitions When Using an Instructional CD For Introductory Thermodynamics Roman Taraban Arne Weigold Department of Psychology roman.taraban@ttu.edu arne.weigold@ttu.edu Edward E. Anderson Department of Mechanical Engineering ed.anderson@ttu.edu Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 79409

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Gurubaran Veeravel; Enno Ed Koehn

Session 048 Impact of Air Quality – Including Ozone formation in the Troposphere Gurubaran Veeravel Chemical Engineering Department Lamar University Enno “Ed” Koehn Civil Engineering Department Lamar University AbstractAir pollution, which makes the air harmful for human inhalation, is not only due to outdoorpolluters like automobiles, industries, etc., but also due to indoor pollutants like asbestos,carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, tobacco smoke, etc