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J. C. LaCombe; E. L. Wang; M. Nicolescu; P. Rivera; B. Poe

Design Experiences with a Student Satellite Program J.C. LaCombe, E.L. Wang, M. Nicolescu, P. Rivera, and B. Poe University of Nevada, RenoAbstractThe NevadaSat program began in 2002, and is an ongoing, multi-faceted program, providingstudents with high-impact exposure to the aerospace fields. The program includes activities inscientific ballooning, rocketry, and robotics. These are conducted for their own merits, but eachprogram also moves us closer to our long-range goal of producing and operating a studentsatellite in Earth orbit, for the purpose of preparing students for the aerospace-industryworkforce.The student experience is largely based in design projects, and design

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graduate from the Department, b) definingthe level of proficiency for each, and c) comparing the existing curriculum with theidentified requirements and recommending ways to integrate new requirements into thecurriculum. The CDIO Syllabus was customized for the Department and was revisedwith inputs from the Department’s faculty and MEAB members (see Appendix). TheSyllabus was used as the basis to design a survey for key stakeholders, who are localindustry leaders, MEAB members, faculty, new and older alumni, and current students. Figure 3: Benchmarking Results Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Annual Conference Copyright © 2007, American Society for

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M. R. Wilhelm; J. P. Mohsen

A Model for Dual-Level Accreditation of Engineering Programs M. R. Wilhelm Dean J. B. Speed School of Engineering University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40292 (502)852-6281 J. P. Mohsen Professor and Chair Civil and Environmental Engineering J. B. Speed School of Engineering University of Louisville

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Justin Reginato

fromsurrounding regions.Advanced topics in engineering management: introducing students to entrepreneurshipWhile introducing engineering students to entrepreneurship was the primary focus of the class,developing the course as an engineering course was key. Therefore, the tenor of the coursefollowed many other industrial engineering or engineering courses in that it focused on systemsanalysis or resource allocation. Peter Drucker was fond of quoting the nineteenth-centuryeconomist J. B. Say, stating “The entrepreneur shifts economic resources out of an area of lowerand into an area of higher productivity and greater yield.”1 As such, the course was notpresented so much as a course on how to start a business, as entrepreneurship is often perceived,but

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Mohammad Amin

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY School of Engineering and Technology Assessment of Learning Outcomes by Faculty Judging Panel Academic Program: Master of Science in Wireless Communications Research Project I and II (WCM 611A & B)Directions: Based on each project team's presentation and submitted materials, please indicate - for each measurableoutcome included in column 2 - a number of assessment points (up to max. indicated in column 2) and a percentageof students in the team that demonstrated respective competency. For example, if, for the Team #1, the measurableoutcome titled "Communication Tools" was assigned 22 out of 25 points and

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Brian P. Self; Lynne A. Slivovsky; Kevin Taylor; Sema Alptekin

Service Learning in Engineering at Cal Poly Brian P. Self, Lynne A. Slivovsky, Kevin Taylor, and Sema Alptekin Mechanical Engineering/Computer and Electrical Engineering/Kinesiology/ Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CAIntroductionThe benefits of service learning have been demonstrated in a number of different settings(Jacoby, 1996; Tsang, 2000). By participating in projects with a community-based focus,students gain an appreciation for the role they can play in society by reflecting on a variety ofsocioeconomic and ethical implications of their experience. Cal Poly has long had a strongdesign

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Amir G. Rezaei; Kyu-Jung Kim; Jawaharlal Mariappan; Angela C. Shih

projection plan which contained: a) course goals, a broad statements indicating what the students will learn from the course. b) course objectives, descriptions of measurable outcomes that students should be able to demonstrate upon completion of the course c) course rationale, brief justification of why the students need to learn this course material. and d) module outline, description of how the course content will be grouped.LEARNING UNIT PLANLearning unit plan is a component of the Learning Module Plan which consist of: a) module name, module under which the learning unit is grouped, if applicable. b) learning unit name/topic, broad statements indicating what the students will learn from the learning unit. c

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Mariappan Jawaharlal; Cesar Larriva; Jill Nemiro

SRI, and to document other outcomes from theprogram as well. In summative evaluation, the focus is on results or outcomes.14 For thispurpose, we will – (a) devise tests to assess student learning, (b) have experts review the roboticproducts generated by the students, (c) examine related standardized scores and grades ofparticipants in related areas, and (d) for the long term, use a pretest posttest design before andafter the students are introduced to robotics to gauge changes in student attitudes about STEM.Questions to PursueWe will continue to identify curricular ties to standards-based curriculum and continue toexplore how to orchestrate a progressive set of curricular experiences that will lead to desiredlearning. This will entail

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John T. Tester

Management of a Large, Robotics-Oriented Design Class John T. Tester Northern Arizona UniversityAbstractPresented is the management of a learning-centered, hands-on engineeringclass at Northern Arizona University. The interdisciplinary sophomore design course –EGR 286 – is a relatively large class size for a single session, enrolling up to seventystudents. It requires the coordination of over twenty student teams using separatelyassigned, university-owned, Mindstorm kits and accessories. The teams are eventuallymerged into four to six larger teams by mid-semester. The assignments and anonymousstudent peer evaluations are managed through the

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Debra Larson

Self-Awareness about Teaching Style Development of a Tool Debra Larson Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZAbstractIn his book titled “Mastering the Techniques of Teaching”, Joseph Lowman presents a rigorouslydeveloped and frequently referenced two-dimensional model for characterizing the range ofteaching styles found in college classrooms. This model has been integrated into the ASCE’sExcellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) Teaching Workshops (ETW); presented touniversity faculty over the course of two or three workshops per summer since 1999. To date,over 380 faculty have attended ETW. During

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Cherian P. Mathews; Rahim Khoie

assesses the impact of Tablet PC useon student learning.This paper describes efforts to objectively assess the effect of Tablet PC use on the classroomteaching and learning environment and on student learning. It does this by comparing studentperformance and other data from an electric circuits course that was taught by two differentinstructors. Instructor A did not use a Tablet PC, while Instructor B used a Tablet PC to teachthe course. The performance of students of the two instructors (based on their final numericcourse grade) was used as one of the comparison metrics. Variation in the quality of studentsbetween the two populations was accounted for by using student grades in the prerequisite Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for

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Mel I. Mendelson

hexagons. The 2-Dcut-out was folded along its hexagonal lines and taped into a 3-D shape with open pentagons(Figure 1b). Buckyballs consisted of 12 pentagons and of 20 hexagons. The 2-D cut-outpurposely omitted the pentagons, so the students to could see through the 3-D assembly. Also,the ‘see through’ buckyballs were assembled with an atom (Styrofoam ball) inside, which wascalled a ‘caged buckyball.’ The students had to see through the open pentagons in order tosuspend the Styrofoam ball inside of it. (a) (b)Figure 1. (a) 2-D development of hexagons for buckyball, and (b) 3-D construction of buckyball with‘see through’ pentagons.Nanotube design and construction. Nanotubes

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Jeffrey S. Burmeister; Louise Stark

Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Annual Conference Copyright © 2007, American Society for Engineering Educationcomponent often results in different winning teams. This workshop was designed for 6th-8thgrades, but can also be used for 9th-12th grades. b. Artificial Chicken Knee WorkshopThis workshop is designed to simulate artificial knee replacement. Following a presentation on theanatomy of the knee and some background on knee replacement surgery, four person “surgicalteams” are provided four chicken drumstick bones with the objective to produce two artificialknees. These bones have been significantly baked and then soaked in bleach. Figure 1summarizes the following

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Abu Rashid; Joko Sutrisno; Scott Cooper; Alan Fuchs

the ‘learnercentered” relationship to pedagogy. A survey was carried out which determined studentpreferences for learning the module of macromolecular self-assembly. Based on the results ofthis survey a lesson plan was created in order to efficiently present the content. Studentsemphasized the importance of solved problems in the textbook for increased learning.. Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Annual Conference Copyright © 2007, American Society for EngineeringBibliography:1. Fuchs, A., Sutrisno, J., Whipple, W., Liu, Y., Kavlicoglu, B., Evrensel, C., and Gordaninejad, F., Supramolecular Proton Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells, NSF STTR Research

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Teruni Lamberg

teaching experiments, In A. Kelly & R. Lesh (Eds.) Research in science and math education (pp. 197-230). Mahwah, NJ, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.8 Cobb, P., Confrey, J., diSessa, A., Lehrer, R. & Schauble, L. (2003) Design experiments in educational research, Educational Researcher, 31 (1), 9-13.9 Bannan-Ritland, B., Gorard, S., Middleton, J., & Taylor, C. (in Press). The “ design Experiment: From Soup to Nuts. E. Kelly & R. Lesh (Eds.), Design research: Investigating and assessing complex systems in mathematics, science and technology education. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.10 Shavelson, R. J., Phillips, D. C., Towne, L., & Feuer, M. J. (2003). On the science of

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M. M. Gilkeson

public-service institutions.(2) The HMC program has become institutionalized: (a) The Clinic does not depend on the personality and longevity of individual professors for successful operation. The Clinic has flourished through five successive Directors. (b) Infrastructure has been built up; the Clinic support personnel have gained the know-how and possess the resources to function at the interface with industry. Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Annual Conference Copyright © 2007, American Society for Engineering Education (c) Client proficiency in working with the College has improved. Better problems are provided; client expectations are more realistic

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Mariappan Jawaharlal

. Ukulele strumming b. Bongos drumming c. Bass playing d. Band swaying together 2. Bear Dancer a. Hula bear “hula shake” swinging hips or rolling hips 3. Penguin sliding down the hill 4. Big polar bear skater (in the front) 5. Baby penguin waving a signRefer to Fig. 5 for various mechanisms and Fig. 6 and Fig.7 for scaled drawings of the entirefloat. A few of the mechanisms from the above list are discussed briefly below. Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Annual Conference Copyright © 2007, American Society for Engineering Fig 5 – Layout showing Animation Systems Fig 6

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Wolf-Dieter Otte

The Art of Getting Our Students Involved Wolf-Dieter Otte Department of Computer Science, Northern Arizona UniversityEvery professor will have had this experience: after thoughtfully taught classes an exam iswritten. The exam tests the material that was covered in the classes. However, a mystical “lossof knowledge” seems to set in shortly after the exam. This phenomenon gains speed at abreathtaking rate towards the end of the semester.Why do teachers “own” the material, but only very few students? Why is it that our studentsmore believe than know and understand? And, most importantly, what can we do about it?In his higher-division classes, the author of this paper

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Ann-Marie Vollstedt; Michael Robinson; Eric Wang

Using Robotics to Enhance Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Curricula Ann-Marie Vollstedt, Michael Robinson, Eric Wang University of Nevada, RenoAbstractThe purpose of this research was to enhance science, technology, engineering, and mathematicscurricula using robotics at the Middle School level, as well as improve students’ knowledge ofscience, mathematics, robotics, computer programming, and engineering.In order to improve science education, a curriculum based on LEGO Educational Division’s“Race against Time” was created, which utilizes LEGO Mindstorms for Schools kits andRobolab software. Twelve local middle school teachers

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Patricia L. Fox; D. Jan Cowan; Stephen P. Hundley

Create, Innovate, and Educate: Integrating Sustainability into Engineering Education Patricia L. Fox, D. Jan Cowan, Stephen P. Hundley Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)AbstractThis paper highlights an international, interdisciplinary course that seeks to integratesustainability into the engineering education curriculum through a course entitled GO GREEN(Green Organizations: Global Responsibility for Environmental and Economic Necessity). Thiscourse helps to create new knowledge for students by stressing the interconnected aspects offinancial, social, and environmental