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Robert M. O'Connell; Gavin Duffy; Ted Burke; David Dorran

Practical Aspects of Teaching via the Group-Based Learning Environment Robert M. O’Connell Electrical and Computer Engineering Department University of Missouri Columbia, MO Gavin Duffy, Ted Burke, and David Dorran School of Electrical Engineering Systems Dublin Institute of Technology Dublin, IrelandAbstractAs a result of the modern phenomenon of globalization, accrediting agencies and employersalike are emphasizing the importance of non-technical (also called key

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E. Carl Greco; Jim D. Reasoner; Daniel Bullock; Carlos Castillo; Patricia Buford; Gill Richards

and verifiable assessment instrument with requisite sensitivity to measure theselaboratory knowledge and skills was essential to corroborate adherence to these laboratoryobjectives.IntroductionThe engineering laboratory has traditionally been a hallmark of the engineering educationalprocess1. The ABET/Sloan Foundation sponsored colloquy defined thirteen objectives for the“engineering instructional laboratory2.” Electric circuits laboratories designed to teach basicskills and knowledge in undergraduate engineering programs typically utilized a team basedlaboratory approach with two or more member teams. The team based structure remains therecommended format to teach fundamental skills along with team work and communications3.In a recent study

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YoonJung Cho; Sohum Sohoni; Donald P. French

innumerous calls for reform in engineering education[1-3]. Regardless of the chosen response tosuch calls, it is clear that quality education requires the presence of instructors who have learnedto teach effectively. Unfortunately, because we often rely on “on-the-job” training, facultybecome skilled at teaching after receiving their doctoral degrees and “practicing” on students.For this reason, institutions commonly establish teaching effectiveness centers dedicated tofaculty development. Moreover, and of greater concern to us, much undergraduate teaching,especially during laboratories which may constitute 50% or more of the time that students are inthe classroom, is performed by Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) who may receive notraining in

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Robert M. O'Connell

Student-Centered Learning for the Confirmed Lecturer Robert M. O’Connell Electrical and Computer Engineering Department University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211AbstractResearch shows that the traditional classroom teaching method known as lecturing, in which theinstructor (lecturer) primarily speaks and the students primarily listen and take notes, is veryineffective 1,2. Many alternative methods of teaching and learning, that are basically student-centered rather than teacher-centered, and which require the students to be active rather thanpassive in the learning process, have been

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Douglas R. Carroll

laboratory classes is a challenge in the Cooperative Engineering programs.The Host campus will not have the resources to be able to duplicate all of the lab facilitiesavailable on the Main Campus. However, most of the undergraduate labs are relativelyinexpensive and can be duplicated on the Host Campus. In the programs that the author is mostfamiliar with, $500k was adequate funds to purchase the equipment necessary to teach themajority of laboratory classes for an engineering major. Students travel to the Main Campus totake the laboratory classes that cannot be duplicated. Classes can be taught on Saturdays andcoordinated to minimize the number of trips the students must make to the Main Campus. Cooperative Engineering Programs provide a way

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Charles Baukal; Joe Colannino; Wes Bussman; John Matsson

Industry-University Partnership Case Study Charles Baukal1, Joe Colannino1, Wes Bussman1 and John Matsson2 John Zink Co. LLC1/Oral Roberts University2AbstractThis paper describes a partnership between an engineering equipment manufacturer and a localprivate university. The industrial partner provides adjunct instructors to teach severalmechanical engineering courses, serves on the industrial engineering advisory board, andsupports the university in a number of other ways. The students benefit from being taught byexperienced industry engineers who have a passion for teaching. The industry partner benefitsfrom direct exposure to potential hires and providing an outlet for its employees to

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Angel Riggs; Kirby Smith; Cindy Blackwell; Paul Weckler; Dan Tilley; Rodney Holcomb; Shelly Sitton; Ron Delahoussaye

student teams; Faculty is also charged with curriculum development, coordination of lectures, grading, proof-reading student-team reports, and serving as team advisors; Graduate research assistant is charged with compiling, organizing and analyzing pre-, mid- and post-experience survey data, in addition to providing support for faculty presentations and papers; Classroom facilities and Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering technicians, laboratories and equipment are provided for use by student teams; OSU Food and Agricultural Products Center technicians, laboratories and equipment are provided for use by student teams; and OSU New Product Development

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R. Asmatulu; W.S. Khan; E. Asmatulu; M. Ceylan

research in the area of nanotechnology, biotechnology and education, and published over 100 journal articles and conference proceedings. He has developed nanotechnology research and teaching laboratories, and taught courses in his areas. WASEEM S. KHAN Mr. Khan is a PhD student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Wichita State University, and has been working on highly flexible electrospun nanocomposite fibers produced by various magnetic nanoparticles and polymeric substances. EYLEM ASMATULU Mrs. Asmatulu is a PhD student in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Wichita State University, and has been working on life cycle analysis of nanostructured materials. MUHAMMET CEYLAN Mr. Ceylan is a PhD

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Sara E. Wilson

sciences.At the graduate and post-doctoral level, responsible conduct of research and engineering ethicstraining for engineers has been less common outside of bioengineering. Unlike the biomedicalsciences, engineering research and graduate work includes a wide range of activities and studentsin these programs have a wide range of career opportunities, not all of which are covered intraditional in a traditional RCR course. Therefore, in order to address the NSF mandate withcourses appropriate to engineering students, it is critical that new materials and lesson plans becreated.Unique Elements of RCR for EngineeringResearchIn the biomedical sciences, much of the research performed focuses on hypothesis-driven,laboratory or clinical research. As such

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Lauren M. Ronsse; Lily M. Wang; Clarence E. Waters

project is designed by the students.For the spring 2010 semester, a three-story, 40,000 sq. ft. office building was selected. Two ofthe stories will contain the office of a local architectural engineering firm, which is intended inpart to be a laboratory space to showcase innovative building systems. The remaining story willbe a space for other tenants.This real-world building was under construction while students were working on the project.Though the students did not design the building systems used in the actual project, the architectand owner’s representative for the project participated extensively in the course. Theycommunicated the owner’s goals and requirements for the project, which included an emphasison incorporating sustainable design

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Keith E. Hedges

dramatic event that has broad impacts in engineering. Educatorsmay identify a significant event as the Kansas City Hyatt walkway collapse. Although thisbecame a learning moment in engineering education, its discussion or laboratory reenactmentexhibits synchronicity between the instructor and the learner and not the learner and the event.This asynchronous experience has the students learning about the event with a historicalsensibility. All of the relevant conclusions from academia and practice are available in the publicdomain. When engineering programs lack courses engaging real-time phenomena, they mayinhibit students from thinking critically and formulating their own opinions and conclusions fromlive events. A need exists for exploring

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R. Asmatulu; E. Asmatulu; B. Zhang

, 2006, pp. 964-967. Biographical Information RAMAZAN ASMATULU Dr. Asmatulu has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Wichita State University for five years. He has conducted several research in the area of nanotechnology, biotechnology and education, and published over 100 journal articles and conference proceedings. He has developed nanotechnology research and teaching laboratories, and taught courses in his areas.Proceedings of the 2010 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education,Lawrence, KS, September 22-24, 2010 11 EYLEM ASMATULU Mrs

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Josh Coffman; Joseph J. Rencis; Daniel J. Jensen; Ashland O. Brown; Jiancheng Liu; Kristen Kaufman; Christina White

new quiz and assessment of the multiple-choice quizdevelopment process proposed in this work.The authors Josh Coffman and Dan Jensen first held a meeting at USAFA with the leadinstructor to discuss the process and the requirements of the participating instructors. The leadcourse instructor suggested that a new quiz be developed for the bending stress lessons. Thislesson was selected by the course instructors since the lesson learning objectives could beevaluated by a multiple-choice quiz. The lead instructor provided demographic data for eachinstructor that included age, teaching experience, number of times the instructor taught thecourse, and the instructor’s engineering discipline. The control and experimental groups wereestablished based