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Charyl Delaney; Alejandro Scalise; Larry J. Shuman; Harvey Wolfe

engineering program in “good academic standing”b within the first twelve months of their college education (before beginning the second year). Students who resign before they complete the first semester are considered to leave in good academic standing. • Students who are placed on academic probation during either the first or second semester of a formal engineering program and subsequently leave that program within the first twelve months while still on probation. Departmental Level • Students who transfer out in “good academic standing,” after beginning the second year of their engineering education. • Students who transfer out after the start of the second year who are no longer

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, Fall 1996, pp. 71-82.17. Lau, R. S. M. (1996). Strategic Flexibility: A New Reality for World-Class Manufacturing. SAM AdvancedManagement Journal. Spring 1996, pp. 11-15. Page 4.206.618. Gudeman, R. H. (Unknown). Building Better Scholarly Environments: One Faculty Member’s Perspective onthe Value of Diversity. American Association of University Professors. [5 Paragraphs]. AAUP Electronic Columnon the Value of Diversity in Higher Education [Online]. Available: http://www.aaup.org/aaup/aagudemn.html19. Jupp, J. (1984). Ethnic Politics in Australia. Sydney, Australia: George Allen and Unwin.20. D’Netto, B.; Rivera, M. A.; and D’Netto

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schools are located in non-urban settings [12]. Table 2 pro-vides a profile of each engineering school in the cross-institutional study. Table 2. Participating Institutions for the 1998-99 Academic Year Institution Size of Public/Private Research/ Institutional Engineering Teaching Setting School (n) Focus A Small (95) Private Teaching Non-Urban B Small (70) Public Research Urban C Small (120) Private

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and success in engineering. Journal of Engineering Education, 86(2), 139-149.Entwisle, D. R., Alexander, K.L., & Olson, L. S. (1994). The gender gap in math: Its possible origin inneighborhood effects. American Sociological Review, 59, 822-838.Hamilton, L. S., (1998). Gender differences on High School Science Achievement tests: Do format and contentmatter? Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 20(3), 179-195.Hestenes, D. and M. Wells. (1992). A Mechanics Baseline Test. The Physics Teacher, 30, 159-166.Hestenes, D., M. Wells, and G. Swackhamer. (1992). Force Concept Inventory. The Physics Teacher, 30, 141 158.National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) Research Letter, Vol. 7, No. 1, May 1997.Resnick, L. B., &

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Glennelle Halpin; Gerald Halpin; L. D. Benefield; William Walker; S. MacGuire

students’thoughts and reactions to this experimental program by means of a questionnaire presented at theend of each quarter. The questionnaire had two main sections: (a) a series of open-ended questionsaddressing the perceived strengths and weaknesses of each course and suggestions forimprovement and (b) a set of statements presented in a Likert rating scale format which addressedissues of instruction, course materials, evaluation procedures, level of difficulty, availability ofassistance, and help seeking behaviors. At the end of each year, additional open-ended questionswere included which addressed additional programmatic concerns. The initial quarter of the IPEC

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students’thoughts and reactions to this experimental program by means of a questionnaire presented at theend of each quarter. The questionnaire had two main sections: (a) a series of open-ended questionsaddressing the perceived strengths and weaknesses of each course and suggestions forimprovement and (b) a set of statements presented in a Likert rating scale format which addressedissues of instruction, course materials, evaluation procedures, level of difficulty, availability ofassistance, and help seeking behaviors. At the end of each year, additional open-ended questionswere included which addressed additional programmatic concerns. The initial quarter of the IPEC

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Francisco Ruiz; Michael E. Gorman; Phil Weilerstein

Session 2530 The NCIIA: Turning Students into Inventors and Entrepreneurs Phil Weilerstein, Francisco Ruiz and Michael GormanNational Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance / Illinois Institute of Technology / University of VirginiaAbstractCan invention be taught? The pursuit of open-ended commercially focused projectsprovides opportunities for students to use design and problem solving skills, techniquesand tools in a multi-disciplinary team setting. Through this process, students gain theskills, knowledge, confidence and commitment to test their inventive andentrepreneurial skills in the world. This paper

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Daniel J. Tylavsky

Session 2532 An Introductory Digital-Logic Design Laboratory Daniel J. Tylavsky (tylavsky@asu.edu) Department of Electrical Engineering Arizona State UniversityAbstractA series of digital-logic design laboratory experiments have been created for a first course indigital logic design. These laboratory experiments are aimed primarily at first and second yearelectrical engineering and computer science/engineering students. The laboratory exercisesinclude a set of six hardware laboratory experiments, and eight digital-logic simulationexperiments. To

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Sammie Giles; Mark Pickett; Doug Oliver

Session 1380Teaching Teachers to Teach Math & Science via Engineering Activities at The University of Toledo (T4MSIE) Mark Pickett, Doughs Oliver and Sammie Giles College of Engineering, University of Toledo 1. INTRODUCTIONOne of the common threads of many of the reform efforts in secondary mathematicsand science education involves an emphasis on ‘hands on’ team projects for scienceand the use of ‘real-world,’ yet simple applications for mathematics. In the opinionof the authors, engineers have a great deal to offer

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3287 Teaching Methodology for Project Team Michael L. Marcus Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology The Pennsylvania State University – York Campus ABSTRACTStudents from Engineering Technology Programs should be able to work as members of Project Teamswith Engineers to help find solutions to technical problems. Come and learn the methodology forproblem solving by participating on a project team to derive solutions to an actual electromechanicaldesign problem using a hematology

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Wayne Padgett

Session 2520 Design Education Using the International Aerial Robotics Competition Wayne T. Padgett Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe Rose-Hulman Aerial Robotics Club is a student team, which participates in the InternationalAerial Robotics Competition. Their entry consists of a small robotic helicopter instrumentedwith navigation and video sensors and an on-board computer. The vehicle must navigateautonomously over a simulated disaster scene and produce a map of victims and hazards for useby rescue workers. As the students design, build and test their vehicle, they get

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Hugh Jack

Session 2525 Multidisciplinary Design of Computer Controlled Systems Hugh Jack, Padnos School of Engineering, Grand Valley State UniversityAbstractWhen we teach design we quite often focus on a single area or problem. Senior design projects areoften seen as a way to broaden the subject area of the design. But, quite often we experience diffi-culty when crossing disciplinary boundaries.Two successful projects that include electrical, mechanical and computer elements will bedescribed. These projects were conducted by mixed groups of senior students from mechanicaland electrical programs. In one of the projects, a mobile robot was

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Keith V. Johnson

Session 2548 Tenure and Promotion: The plan, the report, and the evaluation Dr. Keith V. Johnson Department of Technology East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN 37614Abstract The process of tenure and promotion can be a harrowing experience for faculty in highereducation. A tenured faculty member is one whose job, with a few exceptions, is secured for life.These exceptions typically include the closure of the department, (although a good faith effort maybe made to place them in a

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Timothy Holman

Session 2532 Creating Simple and Effective Prerecorded Web-Based Lectures W. Timothy Holman The University of ArizonaAbstractRecent advances in computer hardware and software can enable individual instructors to easilycreate and deliver prerecorded lectures via the World Wide Web. Through the use of new videoand audio compression techniques, an entire semester of lectures can be stored on less than 2gigabytes of disk space and delivered over the Internet on demand. A methodology for quicklygenerating effective lectures at relatively low video frame rates is described, and

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John Barrett Crittenden

Session 2253 Academic Success Without the Use of Tests John Barrett Crittenden Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityAbstractAn experimental class for thirty-two engineering freshmen yielded academic success without theuse of the typical two or three tests during the semester and without the time consuming task ofgrading daily homework. The procedure used a daily quiz, the sum of all quiz grades accountingfor 60% of the final grade.I. IntroductionThe Division of Engineering Fundamentals has been a part of the College of Engineering atVirginia Polytechnic Institute and

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John K. Estell

Session 3420 The Interactive Programming Portfolio John K. Estell Bluffton CollegeIntroduction The portfolio has long been used as a tool for monitoring student progress. In computerscience, the programming portfolio contains a selection of computer programs that a student hasproduced over a period of time. Usually this has consisted of a notebook containing pages ofprogram listings, perhaps combined with text-based example runs or graphics-based snapshotsshowing particular moments of program execution. While useful, reviewing such material isabout

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Jianping Yue

CAD as aseparate course, making CAD a part of design or graphics courses, and allowing students toacquire the skills on their own. Classroom lectures for the teaching of CAD software areexamined and compared with self-learning by students. Another aspect to be addressed isproject assignments. In addition to regular CAD drawing exercises, practical CAD designprojects as well as traditional question-and-answer homework are assigned to students toenhance their understanding of the subject and to improve their CAD skills. Also, the propermixture of CAD theory with hands-on experience, as well as the proper levels of generalguidelines and specific instructions, is reviewed. In addition, the paper discusses the degree ofcomplication that freshman

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John, Jr. Lipscomb

Session 2275 Acquiring Tenure in Engineering Technology John W. Lipscomb, Jr.AbstractThe process of passing the tenure test in Engineering Technology is often unclear to new facultymembers. New faculty members are generally told that a successful tenure program requires abalance of several activities including teaching, research/scholarship, service. However, they donot often hear of the successes and failures of prior colleagues that may illustrate errors inachieving a good balance. Some of the errors during the critical probationary period are;unrealistic expectations of publications, poor student

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R. J. Soukup

Session 2275 Guidance for New Faculty R. J. Soukup Department of Electrical Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-0511 AbstractThis paper deals with advice for new engineering faculty members. It is the personal opinion ofsomeone who has been a department chair for over 21 years. If you are at a public institution,your charter will be to assist the students in learning, perform research and other scholarlyactivities, and perform public

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Jack Zecher

Session 2238 Development of CD-ROM based lessons for ProEngineer Jack Zecher, P.E. Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)AbstractThis paper describes how a series of CD-ROM based instructional lessons for the ProEngineerComputer Aided Design program were developed. These lessons consist of “on screen”examples of techniques that ProEngineer uses to construct three dimensional solid models.Various multimedia techniques were used in order to

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Phyllis Sperling

Session 2606 Educational Innovations through “Learn and Serve” Projects Phyllis Sperling Department of Architectural Technology New York City Technical CollegeIn the beginning of my career as an architecture instructor I had first to learn the rudiments: howto get a point across, how to organize material, how to make this material interesting and vital.Once I learned the basics, I was ready to pursue creative approaches to teaching. I learned thatsessions with students were more productive when I organized the subject matter aroundproblem-solving

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John Wiggins

Session 2606 Summer Internships in the Construction Industry; NJIT and NJBCA, Partners in Education John A. Wiggins, J.D., P.E. Assistant Professor Department of Engineering Technology New Jersey Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe focus of an undergraduate engineering technology education should be geared tomeet the requirements of industry and impart real-life skills. In an effort to exposestudents to real-life work experience, the Department of Engineering Technology of theNew Jersey Institute of Technology and the New

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George Stephanopoulos; Alan S. Foss

Session 3613 LEADING UNDERGRADUATES ALONG STRUCTURED PATHS TO THE BUILDING OF GOOD PROCESS MODELS Alan S. Foss1, George Stephanopoulos2 1 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 2 Department of Chemical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 ABSTRACT Students are led to crafting a process model before writing any equations. This isaccomplished by leading them through a structured modeling methodology

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Patrick Devens

conjunction with recommended actions to effectively incorporate MATLAB intoan existing course.BackgroundThe switch to MATLAB was a result of three major issues. First, the various departments withinthe College of Engineering desired different software expertise. Although the freshman programwas utilizing both TK Solver2 and FORTRAN during a freshman’s first semester, somedepartments preferred that C++ and/or MS Excel3 be taught. Second, the Department ofMathematics’ software requirements were different from the College of Engineering. TheDepartment of Mathematics required either MATLAB or Mathematica4, as determined byindividual instructors. Third, engineering students were being swamped with requirements tolearn software. Since the College of

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Trevor Harding

Session 0455 Training Graduate Student Instructors Effectively: The University of Michigan Model Trevor S. Harding Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136IntroductionMost of todays graduate student instructors (GSIs, a.k.a. "the TA") were undergraduatesthemselves a mere semester or two before. Can we say with confidence that theseindividuals are adequately prepared to teach their former peers and perhaps some-daytake the place of their professors? We must look not only at how GSI training programsmight improve

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Roy R., Jr. Craig; Edward McConnell

Session 1668 Virtual Instruments Revitalize an Undergraduate Measurements and Instrumentation Course Roy R. Craig, Jr. and Edward L. McConnell Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 / National Instruments, 6504 Bridge Point Parkway, Austin, TX 78730Abstract Measurements and Instrumentation (M&I) is a 3-hour, required, junior-level course inthe Aerospace Engineering curriculum at The University of Texas at Austin. In Fall 1994 amajor restructuring of the

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Timothy Anderson; Robert Serow; James Demery; Carl Zorowski; Catherine E. Brawner

on the evaluation before starting theprocess over. This paper aims to show how a qualitative assessment process used by theNational Science Foundation sponsored SUCCEED Engineering Education Coalition can beused to support the Check stage of the PDCA cycle. Specifically, we propose a QualityManagement Support Model that outlines a 10-step process of evaluation and feedback that hasbeen successfully used by the coalition to improve its management processes. The model isdescribed and its use demonstrated through a case study.I. IntroductionOne of the primary tenets of most approaches to quality management is the Plan, Do, Check, Actor PDCA cycle. This cycle is depicted in Figure 1 and is often referenced as the DemingWheel.1 Under this system

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Robert P. Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

and theproducts are primarily carbon dioxide and water. These gases are easily disposed of using acommon vent system. This experiment is also cost effective. It is inexpensive to run, since theprimary reactant is propane and air and the energy source is electricity. The construction of theexperiment is relatively simple. The reactor is a stainless steel tube with a section of ahoneycomb monolith placed inside the reactor. The tube is heated using an electric furnace. Themost expensive item is the gas analysis system starting with a relatively low cost on-line FIDdetector to a more expensive gas chromatograph or FTIR system.These experiments have been tested by Rowan engineering students and chemical engineeringfaculty at a unique hands-on

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constructed tocompete in events ranging from maze navigation to sumo wrestling. Students develop skills inboth mechanical and electrical fabrication while designing mechanisms, electronic circuits, andcomputer programs to support autonomous, situated operation. Each spring semester thestudents’ work culminates in a public contest held during engineering open house that is viewedby several thousand students, parents, and visitors. Contest events are designed by a committeeof past-year participants and are different every year. Robots are constructed from a kit of partsincluding a specific microprocessor, motors, batteries and an assortment of sensors. Studentsgenerally add a wide variety of creative accessories such as extendible manipulators

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Eric Connell; David L. Batie

Session 2606 “Developing an Inter-School Internet Design/Build Class" David L. Batie, Ph.D., Eric Connell, Ph.D. East Carolina University / University of OklahomaAbstractAt a time when the design and construction industries are aware of the increasing use of theDesign/Build project delivery strategy, there is little attention to its implementation in architecturalor construction management programs as a classroom experiment. East Carolina UniversityDepartment of Construction Management and the University of Oklahoma Department ofArchitecture began