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1997 Annual Conference

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Zoran S. Filipi; GuoQing Zhang; Dennis N. Assanis

PC’s in case a quick intervention is needed todeal with some unexpected set-up or execution problem.4. GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE All of the parent simulations were originally developed in FORTRAN programminglanguage. Their use is typically associated with the preparation of the input parameters in thepre-defined format and the post-processing of the output data stored in ASCII text files. The newgeneration of graphical simulation tools had to achieve much higher degree of user friendliness,provide ease of manipulation of the input data, and enable advanced visualization capabilities. Itwas assessed that one of the most promising graphical software environments is the one providedby the MATLAB-SIMULINK package. The experience gained

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Parris C. Neal; Donna E. Peterson; Cindy L. Lynch; Cameron Wright

Applied Developmental Psychology, vol. 2, pp. 89-116, 1981.[11] Lynch, C.L., “Facilitating and Assessing Unstructured Problem Solving,” Journal of College Reading and Learning, vol. 27, no. 2, pp 16-27, Fall 1996.[12] Schon, D.A., Educating the Reflective Practitioner: Toward a New Design for Teaching and Learning in the Professions, Jossey-Bass, 1991.[13] Lynch, C.L., Kitchner, K.S. and King, P.M., Developing Reflective Judgment in the Classroom: A Manual for Faculty in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at the United States Air Force Academy, Reflective Judgment Associates, 1995.[14] Sweidel, G.B., “Study Strategy Portfolio,” The Teaching Professor, p. 2, Nov. 1995.Major CAMERON H. G. WRIGHT

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Heather Nachtmann Umphred; Kim LaScola Needy; Jerome P. Lavelle

% Figure 6. Response to Open-Ended Question on Spreadsheets The final question asked the respondents to assess the state-of engineering economics as abody of knowledge. Overall, positive statements are made 67% of the time and negativecomments were made 38% of the time. Note, if a respondent cited one or more positive items,we counted this as a single positive response. A similar approach was used to tally negativeresponses. Furthermore, a respondent could have both positive and negative responses. Thus,nearly twice as many positive statements as compared to negative statements are made withrespect to the state-of engineering economics as a body of knowledge. These results arefavorable when one considers that people are generally more

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark A. Shields

that his scores were lower than those of the other twojudges. This judge, interestingly, had had no previous contact with the students, and hence nobaseline of specific performance expectations for any of the students or teams.The other two judges concurred with this judge’s overall assessment. In particular, it was felt thatthe teams had done an impressive amount of research for their projects, had assembled itgenerally in an effective poster design, and that the students themselves behaved in aprofessional manner during the presentations. The TCC 101 instructor felt that the postercompetition was the best-quality class performance he had witnessed in three years of teachingthat course

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Peck Cho

fairness and meaningfulness (in the context ofstated learning objectives). The function of feedback needs to be prompt and useful (that leads toaccurate assessment and corrective action). And, the function of grade needs to subscribe to ashared notion.5It is my stipulation that an effective exam should and can achieve all five functions. It naturallyleads to the question "how can one make an exam that would achieve all five functions?"However, this question is ill-posed because it presumes that an exam is an entity, whereas it isimportant to view an exam as a process and making an exam as a step or a stage. It is my secondstipulation that one needs to look at the entire process in order to achieve all five functions. If ateacher focuses only on

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard A. King; Jack Van de Water

methodology, students receive their education indiscrete packets, in a strictly academic environment. Projects, if any, are quite limited in scope; this is a necessitywith quarter or semester-based classes, where grades must be assessed at fixed intervals. Interaction betweenthe campus and others is limited or non-existent. “People skills”, e.g. group dynamics, speech, writing andadaptation to cultural variations may not have much emphasis in the conventional model. Graduates fromtraditional programs will struggle to fit into the AD201O company design team model, as described above. Theneed for change is evident. What is lacking are new and creative ideas for providing students with the revisededucational experiences that are relevant to their future

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1996 Annual Conference

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T. D. Moustakas; M. S. Unlu; M. F. Ruane; M. C. Teich; B. E. A. Saleh; B. B. Goldberg

problem context, and to offer a skilled mentor tothe design teams. A senior design project from Spring 1995 briefly illustrates the elements of a photonicsdesign case in the Appendix.III. Evaluation, Assessment, and Disseminate ionEvaluation of this program will be conducted with both formative and summative components, using threedistinct instruments: (1) an annual internal formative report by the curriculum team; (2) a second-yearevaluation by an external panel; and (3) a summative study to evaluate the acceptance and effectivenessof our curricular modules. A dedicated World Wide Web site (http: //phot on. bu. edu/PRIDE/) has been created for ourcourse and curriculum development efforts. This site is linked to Engineering, Physics, and

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Schulz; DeRome Dunn; Abhijit Duraphe; Samuel Owusu-Ofori; Ajit Kelkar; Devdas Pai; Richard Layton

the assistance of their Session 2520instructor, make the presentation to the target class. Presenters conclude their presentation inabout fifteen minutes and answer questions from the audience. The students in the audience fillout module assessment forms. After the presentation, some of the presenters are asked by theirinstructors to informally assess their participation in the module.Table 1: Courses Involved in the Vertical Integration Experiment Semester Courses 3 MEEN 210 Numerical Methods 4 MEEN 335 Statics 5 MEEN 336 Mechanics of Materials MEEN 337

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1998 Annual Conference

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Milo D. Koretsky

realindustrial data. Statistical analysis of the data is discussed in terms of the physical process. Inthis way, the statistics and the science are coupled. It is intended to be a "high level" overviewand to compliment, not replace, the more in depth but theoretical classes offered at Oregon StateUniversity.The objectives of Chemical Process Statistics are: 1) Develop an awareness of the utility of statistics in assessing experimental data and operating industrial processes. 2) Describe the basic concepts and nomenclature associated with applied statistics, Statistical Process Control, and Design of Experiments. 3) Work through real industrial examples to gain experience with these tools. 4) Utilize computer

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Lawrence B. Korta

presented to the sponsoring technical group and appropriate management personnel addition of interactive sessions on subjects of creativity and innovation…especially focusing attention on the value of deferred judgement, and both individual and group ideation techniques increased attention on developing an understanding of group dynamics and team behavior…including the use of group behavior assessment instruments more effective utilization of visiting faculty MSOE students involved as full participants, with the opportunity to subsequently study at Czech Technical University the following semesterAll recommendations were accepted and, despite some challenges, fully implemented. The

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1999 Annual Conference

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Charles McIntryre

assignments, and 3)course assessment and evaluation. It is anticipated that this interactive and innovative style ofteaching should allow students to gain valuable experience in: teamwork, organizing anddelivering presentations, critical peer evaluation, and a better overall understanding the academicprocess. The contents of this paper document the procedures used to incorporate and integrate thisapproach into the instructional sequence of an existing course in construction management.Conclusions are formulated as a result of this $experiment in education.#I. Introduction$CME 425 - Risk Management and Decision Support# is a senior level course offered by theDivision of Construction Management within the Department of Civil Engineering andConstruction

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1999 Annual Conference

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W. F. Walker; S. MacGuire; L. D. Benefield; Glennelle Halpin; Gerald Halpin

, thesummer program at which freshmen are welcomed to the Auburn University campus. Allincoming pre-engineering students take a placement test assessing their mathematicalunderstandings to help determine the appropriate level for the beginning math classes. Resultsfrom this math placement test were used to help select students for IPEC. Before classes began fallquarter, all IPEC students and a stratified (based on gender and ACT Composite) random sampleof regular program pre-engineering students were selected as the study subjects--an experimentalIPEC sample of 62 and a comparison group of 119. All students in the study were asked tocomplete the College Freshman Survey10.Evaluation procedures during the first year were multifaceted. IPEC students

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

James . McDonald

LCD module based on the industry-standard Toshiba T6963C graphic LCD controller,and only incidental additional parts. The paper describes the students’ backgrounds, the projectassignment and the motivation for choosing it, and several video games that students designedand built. It concludes with an informal assessment of the project’s success and preliminary ideasfor related projects based on this experience.I. IntroductionECE 403 Computer Engineering Capstone Design is the capstone design course in the ComputerEngineering program in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at KetteringUniversity (formerly GMI Engineering and Management Institute). Computer Engineering is anew program in the Department, and this was the first

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Willie E. (Skip) Rochefort

work? To help determine the effectiveness of this typeof activity, performance evaluations across all levels are conducted. Students evaluate both mentors and theirpeer group members, while mentors evaluate the students in their respective groups. All of these evaluationsare used by the instructor in the final performance evaluations of the mentors and the grading of the studentsfor their project work. All evaluations are maintained confidential by the instructor to encourage honest anddirect assessments by students and mentors. This method of evaluation has proved effective in minimizing“problem groups” or “problem mentors”, particularly when all parties are told at the outset exactly what theevaluation criteria will be and how they will be

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Melvin Neville; David Scott; Bryan Knodel; Debra Larson

compelled to begin evaluating the effectiveness of the Design4Practice program. Thispaper documents our first attempts to assess student growth in a particular aspect, the confidencecomponent, of engineering problem solving as CET’s students move through theDesign4Practice curriculum.Two semesters of student data were collected using the Problem Solving Inventory (PSI), whichis a validated measure that rates one’s perception of approach and confidence with generalproblem solving. The relationship between confidence and problem solving is discussed,population trends are revealed, and the influence of instructor style is considered.Why Examine Confidence in Engineering Problem Solving?There is a growing body of education and childhood development

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

James Rehg; Sohail Anwar

the case study) tothe course instructor. The solutions were evaluated by the course instructor and returned to theteams. At that time, component 4 (the actual digital system developed by the company) wasdiscussed.6. The process described above was repeated for all the case studies considered in this course. IMPLEMENTATION RESULTSIt was an expectation that the study of several engineering cases has helped students gain aninsight into the industrial applications of digital systems technology. It was also expected thatlearning through engineering cases has helped EET 117 students work creatively in teams tosolve real-life engineering problems.In order to assess how well the above mentioned expectations were met

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Elaine L. Craft

complex asthat.” 2The Exemplary Faculty Project is serving as the initial building block of the three integralcomponents of the SC ATE Center of Excellence: Faculty Development, Curriculum Reform,and Program Improvement. The SC ATE project offers a valuable model for assisting faculty inrestructuring the teaching-learning process in order to produce qualified and capable two-yeartechnical college graduates.The SC ATE Exemplary Faculty Project are to addresses faculty development needs in advancedtechnological education content, effective pedagogy, and assessment of student learningoutcomes. Faculty from the four discipline areas of communication, engineering technology,mathematics, and science are participating in team-based professional

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Kang K. Yen; Cesar D. Aguilar; Armando B. Barreto

cases, particularly audio signals, the ultimate verification is also subjected to the Page 3.441.5appreciation of the observer, which is obtained by “playing out” the output through speakers,allowing a qualitative assessment of the algorithm performance. Fortunately there are alsoaffordable means to perform both the quantitative and the qualitative types of verification ofreal-time DSP implementations in a DSP starter kit, such as the C3x DSK.VII.1 Substitution of quantitative monitoringTypically, performance of the algorithm can be measured by the degree of observed modificationin the time and frequency characteristics of the output

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy L. Denton; Christine L. Corum

level. It is a conscious effort to assess internal conditions, then establish priorities andbehave accordingly.2 This same effort can be adapted to the individual or family. By applying strategicplanning to the totality of our lives, it becomes the tool by which we can exercise some control over how wedeal with the circumstances in which we find ourselves. This control results from acknowledging your ownresponsibility for your life, and acting on that knowledge to strive to obtain your desired level of satisfaction andsuccess on both the personal and professional levels. Dr. Carolyn Woo3 tells us that success in our endeavors involves two aspects, “do the right things” and“do things right.” This offers a personal version of the

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1998 Annual Conference

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Marybeth Lima

thesemester. Students were required to complete a self-assessment narrative discussing theirexperiences with the tiger project as part of the final exam for the course.Results and Discussion. Instructor and Student Reflections. The tiger habitat design project accomplished anumber of goals considered important by the instructor. The most important feature of thisproject was that students were able to participate actively in a design project. Because they werestarting from “ground zero,” they were able to: (1) observe the importance of research to thedesign process; (2) create designs and present two and three dimensional drawings of theirrenderings using AutoCAD, a skill they learned in the first BE core course; (3) recognize thestruggle and

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Rene van Dorp; Michael R. Duffey

consist of more than 1000 activities even in the tendering phase.However, partly due to time constraints in the tendering phase of a project anddifficulties with estimating all the parameters in case of large projects, for risk analysispurposes a large network is collapsed to a network of no more than 100 "MainActivities." 2. Qualitative Uncertainty Assessment. During the tendering each project teammember has been assigned a specific task: estimators develop a cost estimate, plannersdevelop the schedule, the purchase department obtains price quotes on materials, etc. ARisk Item List (RIL) is prepared and distributed among all team members who writedown what they consider the project risks or uncertainties. In addition, the RIL

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregg W. Dixon; Chris G. Kiemcik; Vincent Wilczynski

is a perfect platform to motivate all students, including minorities,to pursue careers in science and engineering. Games are fun, usually involve teams, and have acentral focus. By giving the students a challenging task and the tools to complete the task, youare providing them with the opportunity to experience the engineering design cycle. They must Page 3.43.7design a device, build that device with the materials at hand, and then evaluate how well theirdesign works. In terms of the current emphasis on outcomes and assessment, the desiredoutcome of the activity is easily prescribed, and the assessment is provided by the level to whichthe

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Sameer Kumar; Jeffrey A. Jalkio

the QFD matrix is the prioritized manufacturer’s or service provider’s requirements. This identifies the requirements that are the most critical for success of the product or service. The degree of technical difficulty to achieve the goals is also indicated in this matrix. As shown in Figure 1, QFD employs a “what-how” matrix listing customer wants (the “what”), technical requirements (the “how”), and competitive assessments using customers’ subjective perceptions and the organization’s own objective engineering measurements (King, 1989). Thus, QFD provides a way to integrate and subordinate specialized functions and departments into coordinated, collaborative activity that provides customer value. While many organizations will

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Willie E. (Skip) Rochefort

needed to solve some of them.Unfortunately.....the only way we have found to teach students the engineeringapproach to process analysis is to have them practice it, repeatedly, until theyget it."From their assessment it appears that the challenge facing the instructor is toprovide sufficient "practice" at problem solving to make the studentsproficient, while providing sufficient additional stimulus to keep the studentsexcited about chemical engineering. We have addressed this challenge in ourMaterial Balances course by providing the students with a quarter long projectbased on a an actual chemical engineering process. The process that has beenused for the past three years is the Ford-Wixom Material Balances MultimediaModule developed by Prof

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Poppen; J. E. Seat; G. Klukken; D. Knight; J. Roger Parsons

emerged. These recurringthemes became the learning objectives of the training program and can be specified as follows:(1) understanding the team, (2) facilitating structure, (3) problem solving, and (4) buildingcohesion. The first skill base, understanding the team, focused on observing and diagnosing teamdynamics and choosing interventions. Trainees learned team observation and diagnosis skills byobserving other trainees working in group simulations and by working with various assessment 11tools such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Also, facilitators were taught the relationshipsbetween various diagnoses and appropriate interventions. Finally, facilitators were taught theappropriate

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph R.V. Flora; A. Steve McAnally

were developedduring year 4: one software instructional module and five instructional modules based onindividual and multiple combinations of unit operations (see Table 1 for module titles anddevelopment timeline). The philosophy behind the development of the software module was toprovide instructors in the field of water and wastewater treatment a means of assessing SuperProDesigner£ for potential use in instruction. The module was intended to complement the user’smanual provided with the software package. The tutorial section in the user’s manual wasgeneral and showed many facets of the software. However, the tutorial may not contain sufficientdetail for individuals to immediately use and evaluate the software. The module was developedto

Conference Session

DSA Technical Session 7

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tony Maricic, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Nisha Ramanna, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Alison Reed, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Rui Li, New York University; Jack Yang, New York University Tandon School of Engineering

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courses, such as first-year cornerstone courses and senior-year capstone designcourses, but it also finds application across the entire engineering curriculum. The overarchinggoal for implementing team-based learning is to enhance student's abilities to work effectively ingroups[2], aligning both with the demands of their future professional endeavors and broadereducational objectives.Platforms like (Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness) have played asignificant role in streamlining team performance monitoring [3]. It provides a platform forstudents to report team issues, enabling faculty members to understand the team dynamics. Thisfacilitates the analysis of strengths and areas for improvement. This data also allows faculty

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ziliang Zhou, California Baptist University; Xiuhua Si, California Baptist University

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themeasurement data were collected, they were asked to conduct related analysis and answerquestions designed to reflect their understanding of the concepts and the ability to draw meaningfulconclusions. This new lab experiment also fulfills one of the seven ABET learning outcomeassessment requirements.Before this new student-designed lab experiment on specific heat, a FE type quiz was given to thestudents during the lecture time. After the new lab experiment, the students were tested again witha similar quiz to gauge the improvement on their learning. Another survey question was also givenbefore and after the new lab experiment to assess their understanding of the concept from thestudents’ perspective.The before and after quiz results showed 20

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in ET Programs II

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Davidson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Travis Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Brandon Hollenback, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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15 minutes tocomplete. The questionnaire holds 36 questions for students to assess their background,demographics, academic career, and project management skills/opinions. The results wereexamined to determine the current knowledge of project management as a baseline measure andto explore relationships between student characteristics and confidence in project management.Initial findings show that overall confidence in managing a project from beginning to end isrelatively low compared to their confidence in individual aspects of project management,possibly indicating that students are comfortable and confident with a few aspects of projectmanagement but are less confident with their ability to lead and manage all aspects of a project.Further

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 10: Special Topics and Innovative Methods in Mechanical Engineering

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Paul Yoder, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ilie Talpasanu, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Radu Ceausu, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Yusuf Eid, Wentworth Institute of Technology; HAN THANH HUA, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Nathanael Hillyer, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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, healthcare, and the military. Recent studies have evaluated the impact ofexoskeleton arms in various fields. For instance, a study published in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation assessed the impact of exoskeleton arms on stroke patients' upperlimb function. Results revealed that exoskeleton arms significantly improved patients' ability toperform daily activities while reducing dependence on caregivers [2]. In manufacturing, anotherstudy in the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics found that exoskeleton armsdecreased musculoskeletal disorders in workers who frequently lift heavy objects and It reducedthe risk of injury [3]. To design the Exo-Arm, principles of mechanical engineering fromDynamics, Mechanics of Materials, and