Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito

Session XX60 “Let’s Go Folks!”: A K-12 Special Program Beyond Social Parameters Claudio da Rocha Brito, Melany M. Ciampi COPEC – Council of Researches in Education and SciencesAbstract“Let’s go Folks!” This is the appealing name of a project which main goal is to help students ofK-12 to develop the necessary skills to choose careers like engineering that for many reasons isso necessary for the development of a country. São Vicente City Hall present administration hasdecided to implement a special program for K-12 in public schools of the city, which resulted inthis

Conference Session

The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Randy Winzer

facultymeetings led us to believe that we could solve both problems with one additional course. Wewere looking at a model that would require a gateway course at the end of the sophomore year.Passing this gateway course would open all upper division courses to successful students. Thegateway course would consist of a battery of exams based upon key concepts in the corecurriculum of courses taken in the first two years. The remaining faculty began the process oflegislating all of these curriculum changes through the faculty senate.Upon our acceptance of the invitation to participate in the pilot accreditation visit for TC2K, aone-year countdown started. Our first examination of the criteria resulted in a misleadingestimate of the amount of work required

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Crawford, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

order toinvolve more teachers, we are planning a summer institute rather than Saturday workshops.While we have had fair representation of high school teachers, our goal is to recruit more middleschool algebra teachers for the summer institute.Online Database of ResourcesAn online database, known as the Learning Grid, provides access to resources that supplementmath learning and increase interest in engineering professions. Developed by the College’sInformation Technology Group (ITG), the web-based tool allows parents, teachers and studentsto search for K-14 educational programs and resources available through UT and other sources.The catalogue includes over 460 programs and can be navigated by various criteria, such asgrade level, subject

Conference Session

ETD Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George Westrom

scientists to ensure that students will beentering the “Engineering pipeline” for future generations. The lack of motivating experienceand hands-on projects in the early K-12 grades in the American public school system turnsstudents away from careers in engineering. The paper presents a national award winning, after-school program where students 4th grade through high school become engineers and scientists,by building robots, bridges, boats, cars, airplanes, towers and scores of other hands-on projects.The Future Scientists and Engineers of America (FSEA) curriculum consists of over 50 hands-onprojects. Engineers, companies, universities and communities, team with teachers and schools tomotivate and excite students with hands-on science, mathematics

Conference Session

The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Higley; Gregory Neff; Susan Scachitti

ProgramOutcomes of the 2003 revised TC2K criteria. One step beyond this at the course level,course objectives were created which support the program educational objectives. Theseobjectives can then be assessed by using both subjective input from students as well asobjective input obtained through traditional tests, assignments, projects, etc. A specificexample of the documented assessment results for course MET461, Computer IntegratedDesign & Manufacturing is shown in Table 2. This table is the standard format that theMETS department instructors have adopted in order to standardize their documentationmethod for displaying their student learning assessment. Standardization such as this is anecessity for continuous improvement. This is part of a larger

Conference Session

Improving Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Hollis; Namas Chandra; Chiang Shih

I will understand.”Regardless of whether the quote is from the old Chinese Proverb or Benjamin Franklin, it clearlyillustrates the importance of actively involving students in learning. We would like to add oneadditional statement in summarizing the significance of implementing the LTT concept: “Ask meto teach and I learn.” Teaching is the ultimate learning activity since it requires the utilization ofhigher order learning skills such as analysis, synthesis, self-evaluation as well as effectivecommunication. Empowering students to teach can stimulate the practice of these skills inteaching projects and beyond. Through this interactive exercise, students who teach will likelydevelop a better understanding of the art of teaching, thus

Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharon DeReamer; Nick Safai

Session # 1460 Promoting Science and Engineering in Grades K-12 By Means of a Summer Workshop - A Universal Model – Sharon M. DeReamer, M.S, Assistant Professor, CS Department, Dr. Nick M. Safai, Coordinator of Engineering Department Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UtahAbstract During the summer of 2003, the Computer Science and Engineering Departmentsarranged and coordinated two one-week workshops for middle-school children. Theseworkshops provided a wide variety of Science and Engineering-related lectures and

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Zvi Aronson; Souran Manoochehri; Peter Dominick; Kishore Pochiraju; Beth McGrath; George Korfiatis; Keith Sheppard

spotlighted some of theissues associated with virtual student teams engaged in design. Extending this to a globalperspective, Jones et al.2 have been strong advocates for the use of distance learningtechniques as a means to provide an international experience to engineering students,given the extremely low number of engineering students who engage in direct study orwork abroad. They have pointed to a small number of engineering schools in the UnitedStates that have taken steps to introduce a virtual international experience. As we haveindicated, beyond providing a more accessible means for engineering students to gaininternational exposure and orientation, engaging them in a virtual international teamprogram will foster their ability to function

Conference Session

Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Erekson

engineering and technology programs. While these efforts have merit, muchmore needs to be done. It is interesting to note that a few colleges of engineering operate teacher educationprograms, and as a result, they are uniquely situated to build strong linkages with K-12 teachersand schools. Yes, a few colleges of engineering administratively house teacher educationprograms and are directly involved in preparing K-12 teachers. These teacher educationprograms are designed to prepare middle school and high school Technology Education teachers.In all cases, the major is taught in engineering and the teacher certification, or licensure, ishandled through a partnership with the education college. The universities that are actively preparing

Conference Session

Experience with Experiential Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Les Kinsler; Thomas Mertz; Troy Harding

AverageThe ability to work in groups was definitely beneficial. 3.2Learning by working with peer group was much better than trying to struggle through 3.2the material alone.The project made great use of what I have learned in this course. 3.2The project made great use of what I have learned in other courses. 3.4The project allowed me to apply knowledge that I have acquired through non-formal 3.2education (personal experiences, on-the-job-training, etc.)Cooperative learning and learning through collaboration was a positive experience 3.1for me in this course.I enjoyed the opportunity of

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shaundra Bryant; David Cavallo; Arnan Sipitakiat; Anindita Basu

Opening Pathways to Higher Education through Engineering Projects David Cavallo, Arnan Sipitakiat, Anindita Basu, Shaundra Bryant MIT Media Lab, 20 Ames St., E15-319, Cambridge, Ma. 02139 Tel: 617.253.8897, Fax: 617.253.6215 Email: [cavallo, arnans, anindita, bryant]@media.mit.edu Abstract: A major obstacle to attracting minority candidates into engineering disciplines is the difficulty in ensuring a sufficient of interested and qualified candidates. We present our work in K-12 education in both school and informal settings on a constructionist approach to engineering projects based upon

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Staver; Naiqian Zhang; Masaaki Mizuno; Gurdip Singh; Mitchell Neilsen; Donald Lenhert

Session 1620 Encouraging Interest In Engineering Through Embedded System Design M.L. Neilsen1, D.H. Lenhert2, M. Mizuno1, G. Singh1, J. Staver3, N. Zhang4, K. Kramer3, W.J. Rust3, Q. Stoll4, and M.S. Uddin4 1 Department of Computing and Information Sciences, College of Engineering, Kansas State University (KSU), {neilsen,masaaki,singh}@cis.ksu.edu* 2 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, KSU, lenhert@ksu.edu* 3 College of Education, KSU, {staver,kkramer,wjr}@ksu.edu* 4 Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, KSU, zhangn@ksu.edu

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

“a reexaminationand strengthening of the U.S. public education system through a focus on higher academicstandards.”3 Overall, it is fair to say that higher academic achievement for more students iscritical to enlarging the pool from which universities can draw.4At the local level, the COE at North Carolina State University has the same concern.Recruitment and retention of a qualified, diverse student population are ongoing focus areas. Forexample, enrollment of women in State’s engineering program has dropped from a high of 23%in 1997 to a low of 16% in 2003. Minority representation is equally challenging. In the fall of2003, African-American students comprised 7%, Hispanic students 2.5% and Native Americanstudents less than 1% of the total

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Development & Innovations

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kang Yen; Osama Mohammed

A Real-time Analysis of Electr ic Machines thr ough Electr omagnetic Field Computation and Labor ator y Implementation Osama A. Mohammed, J or ge Castr o and Kang K. Yen Flor ida Inter national Univer sity Depar tment of Electr ical & Computer Engineer ing Miami, Flor ida, 33174, USAAbstr act ́ This paper presents a system for visually analyzing the electromagnetic fields ofelectrical machines used in the energy conversion laboratory. The system utilizes the finite elementmethod as well as various modules to achieve a real-time effect in the analysis of electricalmachines while hand-on experimentation is in progress

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Thompson; Terri Fiez; Larry Flick; Edith Gummer

meansdevelopment of a set of products or a high profile innovation that depends on focused effort andexternal controls that go away when the funding ends.4 This scientific approach to reform alsoseems to dominate undergraduate engineering education.5 An alternative to scientific methods ofevaluation is needed to address complex reform.Generally, researchers view collaboration as a positive force when dealing with complex issuesand change. There are examples of how K-12 schools have successfully negotiated complexchange through collaborative processes.3 A study of departmental culture in higher educationidentifies characteristics of departments that support effective teaching. Collaboration is wovenamong those characteristics.6 Informal collaborations are

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Chandler; dean fontenot

Session 2530 TTU College of Engineering Pre-College Engineering Academy© Teacher Training Program John R. Chandler, Ph.D. and A. Dean Fontenot, Ph.D. College of Engineering, Texas Tech UniversityAbstractThis paper reports on progress to-date in the planning, design, and initial implementations of aK-12 engineering program being developed collaboratively by Texas Tech University, LubbockIndependent School District, and a growing number of other entities. The paper discusses variousissues endemic in K-12 and post-secondary education that have driven the evolution of

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Fisher; Jed Lyons

Session 2530 Effects of Elementary- and Middle School-Based GK-12 Programs On Graduate Student Teaching and Communication Skills Jed S. Lyons, Steven P. Fisher University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208AbstractThe NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education program at the University of SouthCarolina supports engineering graduate students and advanced undergraduates to serve ascontent resources in local schools. A primary objective is to develop the teaching andcommunication skills of the fellows, who can become the

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Molu Olumolade

Session 1649 Maximizing Student Learning Through Hands-on Activities in Engineering Technology. Molu O. Olumolade Industrial & Engineering Technology Department Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI. 48859Abstract:Program outcomes typically describe what the program’s graduates will know and be able todemonstrate upon completion of their degree program. To a large extent, hands-on skills arewhat separate engineering from engineering technology. What the graduates can do defines

Conference Session

Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Hill

Session 2550 Pre-Engineering in High School – An Oxymoron? Dr. Warren R. Hill Weber State UniversityIntroductionNo, pre-engineering in high school is not an oxymoron. Pre-engineering can be taught in the highschools and already is being done so successfully through a nationwide program called ProjectLead the Way (PLTW). PLTW is a non-profit organization that was founded specifically toattract more high school students into Engineering and Engineering Technology programs andhave them succeed once they reach college.This paper will discuss the basic operation of the program, some

Conference Session

Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Per Andersson

. There is also a lack of guidance and teachingmaterial in the K-6 schools.With the aid of the project described in this paper the participating schools and municipalitiescan get access to thematic visits, ideas, hands-on experiments, pedagogical support and net-working. The overall objective is to secure the future supply of skilled manpower in technicaland engineering positions in the region. We aim to go beyond the traditional external con-tacts with science and technology at primary school level such as visiting science centers andpresentations by researchers. The project prioritizes:o spending more time in the classroom with the pupils – at least one week per class,o adapting activities to each individual class; its curriculum, prerequisites

Conference Session

CE Body of Knowledge

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Knox; K. Muraleetharan; G. Miller; D. Sabatini; Randall Kolar

to which the current Sooner City-based curriculum meets theproposed Body of Knowledge; our assessment is shown in Table 3. Information to fill the tablecame from three sources: 1) data collected for ABET’s a-k criteria (CEES went through an ABET2000 review in 1999); 2) exit interviews from senior civil engineering students (since 1998, wehave asked each graduating student to rate the degree to which their education meets ABET a-kcriteria); 3) faculty surveys. In the table, note that an “X” represents the evaluation of our current Page 9.167.6curriculum, while the gray shading represents the level of competence that ASCE is promoting

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Wo; Pei-Fen Chang

). Learning Gap---Why Our Schools Are Failing and What We Can Learn from Japanese and Chinese Education, Summit Books, New York, NY.[8] Jordan, D. W. & Le Matais, J. (1997). Social skilling through cooperative learning. Educational Research. V. 39(1), 3-21.[9] McGourty, J., Besterfield-Sacre, M., & Shuman, L. J. ABET’s eleven student learning outcomes (a-k): Have we considered the implications?[10] Besterfield-Sacre, M., Shuman, L. J., Wolfe, H., Atman, C. J., McGourty, J. Olds, B. M., and Rogers, G. M. (2000). Defining the Outcomes: A Framework for EC-2000. IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol.43, no.2, 100-110.[11] Cabera, A. F., Colbeck, C. L., & Terenzini, P. T. (2001). Developing performance indicators for assessing

Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Greco

opportunity for students to review this material in preparation for itsapplication to the computer network.Although ECE 491 relies on much material from previously taken courses, it alsointroduces several new topics. Within our current curricular organization, the topic ofmicrocontroller bus interfacing is not covered in the required course in digital systemdesign. ECE 491 introduces this topic, which is essential for designing the USART-to-microcontroller interface. Also introduced in ECE 491 is the entire topic of transmissionlines, including: a circuit model of a lossless line; derivation of the wave equation and itssolution; a line's step and pulse responses; line reflections and termination. Reflectionsare analyzed through the use of both space

Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Baladi; P. David Fisher

intellectual property, etc. We answerthese questions in the sub-sections that follow by first providing a generic model for anembedded computer. We then use this model to define the concept of an embedded system.Model of an Embedded ComputerFrom an abstract perspective, we view the embedded computer as a basic system building block(see Fig. 1). Our embedded-computer model incorporates the following importantphysical/logical attributes. Input—I(k) Embedded Computer Output—O(k) Clock—C(k) State—S(k) Page

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Clough

: Page 9.1315.52 This is amply documented by Larry Cuban in his book, How Scholars Trumped Teachers. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education1. Streamline and sharpen the outcomes assessment criteria a through k. Eliminate nebulous criteria that are difficult, if feasible at all, to assess with any certainty, requiring significant effort and expense for little gain. Simplify, simplify!2. Eliminate burdensome and costly information acquisition and assessment activities, especially where fair judgment shows little bang for the buck.3. Allow flexibility in the feedback improvement

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ward

have finished highschool to determine what path they chose through high school and beyond. The first mailing inDecember 2001 to parents of campers who had attended GEMS in 1996 and 1997, netted areturn of 41% (24/58). Parents were enthusiastic for the camp and its activities. They noted thatthe exposure to a college campus, the counselors and the message that science and math are “okfor girls too” were important aspects of the camp to their daughters. Of the respondents, tencampers had graduated from high school, ten campers were high school seniors and four campers Page 9.281.7were high school juniors. Over 80% of those responding took

Conference Session

ETD Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chun Ling Huang; Jiecai Luo; Asad Yousuf

block diagrams, using click-and-drag mouseoperations. With this interface, users can draw the models just as they would with penciland paper. Simulink provides a comprehensive block library of sinks, sources, linear andnonlinear components, and connectors.Models are hierarchical, so users can build models using both top-down and bottom-upapproaches. They can view the system at a high level, and then double-click on blocks togo down through the levels to see increasing levels of model detail. This approachprovides insight into how a model is organized and how its parts interact. After theydefine a model, they can simulate it, using a choice of integration methods, either fromthe Simulink menus or by entering commands in MATLAB’s command window

Conference Session

Teamwork and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fabio Carrera; David DiBiasio; Natalie Mello

. Alverno College Faculty, Student Assessment-as-Learning, Alverno Productions, (1985).5. Johnson, D. W., R. T. Johnson, and K. A. Smith, Maximizing Instruction Through Cooperative Learning, ASEE Prism, 7(6), 20 (1998).6. Johnson, D. W., Johnson, R. T., and Smith, K. A., Active Learning: Cooperation in the College Classroom, Interaction Book Company, Edina, MN (1991).7. ASEE Prism, Let Problems Drive the Learning in Your Classroom, ASEE Prism, 6(2), 30 (1996).8. Woods, D. R., Problem-based Learning: How to Gain the Most in PBL, Waterdown, Ontario (1994).9. Herrington, J. and Oliver, R. An Instructional Design Framework for Authentic Learning Environments, Educ. Tech. Res. and Dev., v. 48(3), 23-48 (2000).10. Brown

Conference Session

BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Walsh

associated with the interaction between living and nonliving systems.The curriculum developed to ensure that these goals are met is listed below. Learning objectivesa through o are shown for each course, the level at which each course addresses these objectivesis listed as 0,1,2,3 or 4. Four (4) indicates that the course very strongly addresses the goal, 0 thatit is not seriously addresses at all. Table I . Course Objectives MatrixCOURSES a b c d E F g h i j k l m n o ENGR 110 Introduction to Engineering 2 1 4 2 9 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 BMED 111 Biomedical Engineering 4 2 1 1 4

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Koenig; Viva Austin; Bryan Gassaway; Thomas Hannigan

principles intended to be learned by all aerospace engineering laboratorystudents, and evaluates their readiness to move to more detailed experiments withemphasis on DACS programming removed.Bibliographic Information1. ELENCO Electronics, Inc., Analog – Digital Trainer, http://www.elenco.ws/manuals/xk-550.pdf2. Velleman Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyzer and Recorder, http://www.Velleman.be3. Rais-Rohani, M., Koenig, K., Hannigan, T., “Keeping Students Engaged: An Overview of ThreeIntroductory Courses in Aerospace Engineering”, Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference &Exposition, Nashville, TN, June 22 – 25, 20034. Beyond Logic Web Site, Interfacing the Standard Parallel Port, http://www.beyondlogic.org/spp/5. Marshall, A., “Theory and