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Mobile Robotics in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Carl Steidley; Stephen Dannelly

. Page 7.1.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationand five networked linux-based control computers, and two ActivMedia Pioneer classautonomous mobile robots. The Real-Time Lab will initially be used to support only theSystems Programming course (first use of the lab will be during Spring2002). But, oncesufficient interface applications and libraries have been developed by our students, we also planto use the Real-Time Lab in our Artificial Intelligence courses, our senior capstone designproject course, Operating Systems courses, and the graduate-level Mathematical Modelingcourse. We also have

Conference Session

Control in the Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Clough

the need toaddress education in this area in our undergraduate curriculum, most appropriately in the processcontrol course. But several difficulties loom on the horizon: ¾ the current process control course is already “chocked full” of material that, in the opinion of the instructor, just has to be “covered”3, ¾ control textbooks available do not address or support instruction in PLC’s and related concepts, ¾ with about 160 undergraduate programs in chemical engineering in the US, and nowhere near that number of active faculty control engineers & researchers, control is often taught by individuals with little experience in the field, and ¾ with the focus of faculty researchers in control mainly away

Conference Session

Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Yves Mercadier; Pierre Vittecoq; Patrik Doucet; Jean-Sébastien Plante; Francois Charron; Yves Van Hoenacker

undergraduate curriculum. The students work on the sameproject during the last four terms of their program (more than two calendar years as a result ofthe work terms). They receive 12 credits for their design project work.This paper presents our ten years of experience in using design projects as a tool for teachingengineering design. It also sets out our development plan for teaching engineering design overthe next five years. NSERC (National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada)Engineering Design Chair will support these future developments.2.0 ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTS 2.1 1992 to 1994 - Pilot Program in Engineering DesignFollowing a literature review on the use of design projects as a tool for teaching engineeringdesign in other

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

M. P. Sharma; Edward Anderson; Roman Taraban

Chemical Engineering University of Wyoming 4 Department of Psychology Texas Tech UniversityAbstractConsiderable research on the use of active learning techniques has revealed that both the depth ofknowledge learned by the students and their retention of this knowledge is improved when thesetechniques are used. Based upon these findings, the authors have initiated the development ofcomputer-based-instruction modules for the introductory thermodynamics course that incorporateactive learning exercises. Active learning techniques incorporated into

Conference Session

Web Systems and Web Services

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheila O'Connor; Don Malzahn

satisfactory, are the students reallylearning to be effective team members? Since team skills must be taught with coaching,practice and feedback, the answer is typically no.The ability to work well in a team does not just magically appear. Team skills need to belearned just like any other skill such as playing the piano, painting a picture, throwing abaseball or giving a speech.This research project focuses on developing and evaluating an interactive web-basedcoaching system (TeamCoach) that helps engineering students develop team skills, whilerequiring minimal faculty intervention.Faculty in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering working withother specialists at WSU have developed TeamCoach to be used by students in semester-long

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Kenneth Stafford Sands II, Auburn University; Min Jae Suh, Sam Houston State University

objectives; (c) content or subject matter with its selection,scope, and sequence; (d) modes of transaction, and (e) evaluation. These components “must allbe well-coordinated for the organism [curriculum] to live and develop; yet they may be separatedfor purposes of description, study, and research” [5, p. 67]. Online instruction was the mode ofdevelopment because of the assumptions about the learner. In addition to this, we wanted theinstruction to be as interactive as possible in an online learning environment, and Storyline’splatform allowed for this.The eLearning Authoring Tool - Articulate Storyline 360Articulate Storyline 360 is an “authoring tool designed for the creation of interactive eLearningresources” [6] which allows educators to create

Conference Session

Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald D. Williams P.E., University of Virginia; Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1143: TEACHING DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN USING THE GOAL(GUIDED ON-DEMAND ADAPTIVE LEARNING) SYSTEMProf. Ronald D. Williams, University of VirginiaJoanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia Joanne Bechta Dugan is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Director of the Com- puter Engineering Program at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on probabilistic assess- ment of the dependability of computer-based systems. She has developed the Dynamic Fault Tree model, which extends the applicability of fault tree analysis to computer systems. Her research interests include hardware and software reliability engineering, dependable computing, system health management and mathematical modeling

Conference Session

Digital Simulation Tools in Energy Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Sean Monemi, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

studies will be used in the classroom for teaching and research of the smartgrid in residential, industrial and commercial systems.Developing a new courseThere are a number of concerns and issues addressed for developing a new course in the area ofsmart grid in power distribution system such as: 1) How to design and simulate the smart grid power distribution network system 2) What are the decision support tools? 3) How to better utilize existing software tools to manage outages in the power distribution networks 4) How to cost-effectively integrate existing information systems so that they work collectively to support business activities such as diagnosis, scheduling and repairs 5) How to

Conference Session

ETD Design I: Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Mark D. Rynders, Pennsylvania State University, Erie, The Behrend College; David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2011-1150: PHASE LOCK LOOP CONTROL SYSTEM LAB DEVEL-OPMENTRobert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University, Erie Robert Weissbach is currently an associate professor of engineering and head of the Applied Energy Re- search Center at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Prior to completing his doctoral studies, he was employed by General Dynamics Electric Boat Division where he worked on the design and construction of submarine turbine generator sets. From October 2007 through June 2008, he was a visiting researcher at Aalborg University in Aalborg, Denmark. Dr. Weissbach is a Senior Member of IEEE and is a reg- istered engineer in Pennsylvania. His research interests are in renewable energy, energy storage, power

Conference Session

Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac W. Wait, Marshall University; Richard F. McCormick, Marshall University; Sydney M. Wait, Marshall University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

AC 2011-235: USING KEFIR TO TEACH MICROBIAL KINETICS IN ANUNDERGRADUATE WASTEWATER TREATMENT COURSEIsaac W. Wait, Marshall University Isaac W. Wait is an assistant professor of engineering in the College of Information Technology and Engineering at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Dr. Wait conducts research and teaches courses in the area of water resources and environmental engineering, and is a registered Professional Engineer in the States of Ohio and West Virginia.Richard F. McCormick, Marshall University Richard F. McCormick is a Professor of Engineering at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. He received his BSCE from WV Tech in 1971 and MS and PhD from Va Tech in 1973 and 1979

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maurice F. Aburdene, Bucknell University; Kundan Nepal, Bucknell University

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Computing & Information Technology

AC 2011-657: SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, DATA COMMUNICA-TIONS, AND SIMULATIONMaurice F. Aburdene, Bucknell University Maurice Felix Aburdene is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Professor of Computer Science at Bucknell University. His teaching and research interests include control systems, parallel algorithms, simulation of dynamic systems, distributed algorithms, computer communication networks, computer- assisted laboratories, and signal processing.Kundan Nepal, Bucknell University Kundan Nepal is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Bucknell University. His research interests span the areas of reliable nanoscale digital VLSI systems, embedded computing using

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meghan Marie Rock, Rochester Institute of Technology; Harry Marx, Rochester Institute of Technology; Seth M. Kane, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Larry Villasmil, Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Applied Science and Technology; James H. Lee, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Instrumentation

, College of Applied Science and Technology. Robert is an Associate Professor. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering, MS in Mechanical Engineering, MBA Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, and a PE license in Mechanical Engineering. Prior to this academic position Robert worked 25 years in the automotive component industry. His primary research interests are in the domain of product realization, and energy efficient buildings. He can be reached at rdgmet@rit.edu or through Linkedin.comLarry A. VILLASMIL URDANETA, Rochester Institute of Technology (College of Applied Science and Tech-nology) Larry Villasmil is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology at the Rochester

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K.L. Jordan, Michigan Technological University; Anahita Pakzad, Michigan Technological University; Renee Oats, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. She is also the recipient of a GEM Fellowship. Anahita Pakzad received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from KNT University of Technology in Tehran, Iran, in 2007. As a mechanical engineering doctoral student her work includes nanomechanical properties of the interphase in polymer composites. She serves as the Treasurer of the Michigan Tech ASEE chapter. Renee Oats is in the doctoral program in civil engineering at Michigan Tech where her research consists of structural health monitoring of bridges and modeling bridge behavior. Renee aspires to conduct further industrial research on more innovative bridge monitoring techniques and to obtain a professorship in STEM related fields. She serves as the Vice

Conference Session

Impact of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill on Chemical Engineering Education & Misc.

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Bill B. Elmore, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

Engineering award, and the 1999 College of Engineering Outstanding Engineering Educator Award.Dr. Bill B Elmore, Mississippi State University Bill B. Elmore, Ph.D., P.E. is the Interim Director and Hunter Henry Chair for the Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University. His teaching areas include integrated freshman engineering and chemical engineering courses through the curriculum including ChE Problem Analysis and Unit Operations laboratories. His current research intersts include engineering education reform, enzyme-based catalytic reactions and bioengineering applied to renewable fuels and chemicals

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Meghann Norah Murray, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2011-79: FABRICATION OF ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODESIN AN UNDERGRADUATE PHYSICS COURSERobert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy Robert A. Ross is a Professor of Physics in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Detroit Mercy. His research interests include semiconductor devices and physics pedagogy. Ross received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from Wayne State University in Detroit.Meghann Norah Murray, University of Detroit Mercy Meghann Murray has a position in the department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at University of Detroit Mercy. She received her BS and MS degrees in Chemistry from UDM and is certified to teach high school chemistry and physics. She has taught in

Conference Session

Incorporating Innovative Technologies into the Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne P. Hung, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

AC 2011-1492: CLICKER CLICKS ITWayne P Hung, Texas A&M University Dr. Hung is an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University and has a joint appointment with Depart- ment of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution and Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is an active member of ASEE, SME, HTEC and enjoys teaching and researching in the field of ad- vanced materials, micro manufacturing, and medical manufacturing. Page 22.330.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Clicker Clicks It!AbstractManufacturing requires

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

future engineers willalso think more green energy efficient in the original designs they perform since they will nowhave the tools to evaluate options and present the long term savings of a greener energy designthat might have a slightly more initial cost. It is hoped that more programs will find room intheir programs for a similar course to the one presented in this paper.Bibliography1. Capehart, B. L., Turner, W. C. & Kennedy, W.J., (2008). Guide to Energy Management Sixth Edition, Fairmont Press , ISBN 978-1-4200-8489-4.2. Doty,S. & Turner, W. C. (2009). Energy Management Handbook Seventh Edition, Fairmont Press, ISBN 978-1- 4200-8870-0.3. U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Outlook 2010, DOE/EIA

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

George Stephanopoulos; Alan S. Foss

use conservation principles is frequently overlooked. When students are alerted that an energybalance is needed, the balance written does not acknowledge a dynamic process or a spatiallydistributed process. And when a balance is finally hammered out, the solution of the model equationis full of errors. Such incompetent performance shows up at all levels and is pandemic, as reported by theextensive research of Woods and coworkers [3]. They and we in our observations see that the studentslack a useful framework and a set of modeling and problem solving skills. That has implications forus as instructors and is our motivation for developing the ModelLA software. The software providesa modeling framework that has the potential to banish

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Teri Reed Rhoads; Susan Haag; Gwen Lee-Thomas

institutions that comprise the Foundation Coalition.The StudyThe purpose of this study is to provide, for anyone interested in improving student retention inengineering, an examination of data from contrasting institutions that implemented one of the FCPrograms. As a result, it is possible to draw parallels between the two universities. Although theintricacies of curriculum design were different, the overall concept of the FC Program andassessment and evaluation methodology were common to both institutions in our study. Thedata from this research indicated that a program such as the FC can be implemented at differenttypes of institutions with diverse student populations yet yield similar results. This report is fromyear five (5) of a 10-year plan to

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Francisco Ruiz; Michael E. Gorman; Phil Weilerstein

Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) is a uniqueinterdisciplinary educational program. The NCIIA aspires to nurture a new generation ofinnovators by helping colleges and universities to prepare undergraduate and graduatestudents to be inventors and entrepreneurs. The NCIIA and its grant fund were createdwith funding from The Lemelson Foundation, a private non-profit philanthropy, tosupport educational initiatives in innovation.The Alliance provides support in the form of grants to faculty and students, services andinformation for members, and meetings, workshops and other resources designed toassist in the development of new programs focusing on commercially directedinnovation. A young and growing program, the NCIIA has close to 100 memberinstitutions. Since

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter J., III Gomes; Cameron Wright; Michael Morrow; Thad Welch

. His research interests include real-time digital systems, power system automation, andsoftware engineering. Email: morrow@nadn.navy.milWALTER J. GOMES III, is a Computer Engineer at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, RI designingembedded subsystems for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. He is currently completing a DSP researchrequirement for his MSEE at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He is a member of IEEE and Eta KappaNu. Email: jgomes@ieee.org Page 4.488.7Figure 1. Initial screen of qfilt GUI. Page 4.488.8Figure 2. Magnitude plot of 8th order IIR Elliptic digital

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Gehringer

fashion alone. The challenge is to organize themso that other instructors can locate, pick, and choose the materials most appropriate for theirsituation.Though course material is on the Web, it is not easy to find. Consider how one would look forlectures in a particular academic field, say, general chemistry. Searching for a keyword like"valence" might retrieve some lectures, but they would also retrieve research papers, lecturesfrom more specialized courses, pages from the Valence Software company, and pages about theFrench city of the same name. Following hyperlinks through university sites would not bemuch better, because most lectures are not on line, or, if they are, they are likely to be removed

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

L.J. Bohmann; B.A. Mork; Noel Schulz

included. Other forms of electrical energyconversion need to be included. The course should be tailored to students who will use thetechnology as opposed to those who will design it. Some of our specific thoughts on how this canbe accomplished have been presented. We will further the development of this course with thehelp of a joint National Science Foundation (NSF) and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)initiative, the Innovative Power Engineering Education in a Changing Environment program.These two agencies are spending over $1.1 million on five, three year projects to revitalize powerengineering education. Since this is a work in progress, we encourage your comments on thisproposal. Please e-mail them to us at 'ljbohman@mtu.edu

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

S. L. Ceccio; G. Tryggvason; Dawn M. Tilbury

the country, graduating a significantnumber of students with Bachelor Degrees in Mechanical Engineering every year (7,8).Our program has a long tradition of innovative undergraduate education in mechanicalengineering, and our curriculum review initiated in 1992 represents the latest step in theevolution of our program. The needs of our program revealed by our review result frombasic changes in the background of incoming freshmen and the rapidly changingrequirements of our graduates over the course of their careers. These realities are faced byall undergraduate programs. As such, we hope that the successful implementation of ourreforms will result in a new curriculum framework that faculty of other mechanicalengineering programs may examine

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Yannuzzi; Edward McDonnell; Bradshaw Kinsey; Robert Bowman

element of its institutional identity onthe outcome of the joint venture. Community College of Philadelphia, which had for yearsoffered courses at the Shipyard, had to agree to invite other "competitor" institutions onto its"turf." Delaware County Community College, from the suburbs, had to agree to manage a grantand provide administrative support for a project where it would enroll fewer than one-third of thestudents. Camden County College, across the river in New Jersey, had to agree to share itstechnology programs and facilities with students from another state. Drexel University, a leaderin engineering and technology research, had to adapt to the short-term delivery modes andapplied technology programs needed for workforce retraining. At

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert P. Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

students to learn the underlying engineering principles of these processes.In addition they have a lot of fun!ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSFunding for some of the curriculum development activities described above are funded by a grantfrom the DuPont Foundation. Funding for the new School of Engineering was initiated using amajor gift in 1992 from the Rowan Foundation (Rowan and Smith10).Biographical Information:C. Stewart Slater is Professor and Chair of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his B.S., M.S.and Ph.D. from Rutgers University. Prior to joining Rowan he was Professor of Chemical Engineering at ManhattanCollege where he was active in chemical engineering curriculum development and established a laboratory for ad-vanced separation

Conference Session

Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Sandi Hyde, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

International

Tennessee State University. Professor Foroudastan is involved with several professional organizations and honor societies, and has many publications to his name. He has secured over one million dollars in the form of both internal and external grants and research funding. He also holds U.S. and European patents.Sandi Hyde, Middle Tennessee State University Ms. Sandi Hyde received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University in 1994. She worked at Nissan North America as Senior Chassis Engineer from 1994 to 2007. She is a Graduate Candidate / Graduate Research Assistant at Middle Tennessee State University

Conference Session

Issues and Solutions in Mathematics Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Hatice Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Alina Duca, NCSU

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

Engineering, Biomedical Engineering departments at North Carolina State University. In addition to teaching courses in the area of signals and sytems and participating in curriculum development initiatives, she coordinates the assessment and accreditation activities in both departments. Her research interests include Interdisciplinary activities between College of Engineering, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (Women's and Gender Studies,curriculum development and assessment, and biomedical image processing.Alina Duca, NCSU Dr. Alina Duca received her PhD in Mathematics from the University of Manitoba, Canada. She held a one-year

Conference Session

Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

International

AC 2010-500: IMPLEMENTING SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTS IN THEDEVELOPING WORLDWilliam Jordan, Baylor University WILLIAM JORDAN is the Mechanical Engineering Department Chair at Baylor University. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, an M.A. degree in Theology from Denver Seminary, and a Ph.D. in mechanics and materials from Texas A & M University. He teaches materials related courses. He does research in appropriate technology applications, engineering ethics, and entrepreneurship. Page 15.686.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University; Rachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

demanding, is often a pleasant part. Marking papers and assigning grades are anessential component of the evaluation process, which may be more difficult than initially assumed.Moreover, student grades do bear weight on student evaluation of teaching (SET) scores [1], which mayimpact the future tenure and promotion of the faculty. Grading and student motivation for learning arerelated [2], although student motivation is not simply helped by high grades [3]. If the SET scores are notappropriate it is often very difficult to improve the scores without professional advice [4]. Someresearch shows that faculty can improve SET scores by giving higher grades [5-9].In North America (but not only) the letter grade (LG) system is used in the student