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James Landay; Francis Li; Anthony Joseph

Session 2525 Supporting Collaborative Teams in Engineering Education Francis C. Li, James A. Landay, Anthony D. Joseph University of California at BerkeleyAbstractProblem-based learning techniques involving small collaborative teams of students are widelyregarded as being effective in teaching engineering design courses. However, the heavyrequirements upon the teaching staff to support and coordinate such teams typically limit thesecourses to small numbers of students. In this paper, we describe the design of a computer-basedtool for supporting small collaborative teams with the ultimate

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Qiuli Sun; Kurt Gramoll

Session 2468 Internet-based Distributed Collaborative Environment for Engineering Education and Design Qiuli Sun, Kurt Gramoll Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering The University of OklahomaAbstractThis paper proposes a Virtual City framework to investigate Internet-based distributedcollaborative environment for engineering education and design. This framework includes a 3Dvirtual world, an online database, multiple multimedia modules, and a distributed collaborativegeometric modeling module. An important part of this

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different nations closer together.Bibliography1. Dahms, Holger. International Study Course (ISC) in Communications Engineering: Agreement between FHLubeck (FHL) and Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). Global Journal of Engineering Education, Vol.2.(1998) : 209-212.2. URL: http://www.uncep.org/ABOUT.html; The University of North Carolina Exchange Program. Viewed onDecember 4, 2000.3. Devon, Richard, Hager, Wayne, Lesenne, Jacques, & Pauwels, Jean-Francois. An International Collaboration inEngineering and Technology Education. Global of Journal of Engineering Education, Vol.2. (1998) : 57-64.4. URL: http://www.po.metu.edu.tr/IRO/Exchange.html; Middle East Technical University International RelationsOffice. Viewed on December 7, 2000.5. URL

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Eli Fromm; Jack McGourty

Session 3530 Measuring Culture Change in Engineering Education Eli Fromm, Drexel University Jack McGourty, Columbia UniversityI. IntroductionThe reform movement in engineering education is providing several lessons in culture changewithin the academic setting. From the development of interdisciplinary curricula to the newfocus on outcomes-based assessment, faculty, administration, students, alumni, and parents areexperiencing the push and pull of these changes. This paper focuses on the need to clearly definethe intended institutional outcomes. The process of developing culture change

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Maria Flores; Arthur Gerstenfeld

Session 2460 Engineering Education & International Management Initiatives Arthur Gerstenfeld, Maria F. Flores Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Worcester, MassachusettsAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to describe a project, which has been in work for the past two years,which we believe, has several implications for education. This project has been partially fundedby the Department of Education, Business and International Education Division. While we allagree that the economic and technical world is smaller and closer every day, we do not agree onhow we should handle that in terms of educating

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Scott von Laven; X. Qian; A. Jalloh; Zheng-Tao Deng; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

computational science activities through student scholarships, studentinternships, student work study, collaborative research projects involving Oak Ridge NationalLab (ORNL) scientists, and research proposal submission. The program promotes research andeducation relative to computational science and high performance computing. It broadens theresearch and educational capability at AAMU in a manner consistent with our overall growth insponsored research and with the teaching mission of the University. Page 6.540.4 Proceedings of the 2001American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright

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John Martin; Mohammed Haque

Session 2793 The Continuum of Distance Learning in Engineering Education John W. Martin, Ed.D., M.B.A., Mohammed E. Haque, Ph.D., P.E. Texas A&M UniversityAbstractDistance education has rapidly emerged in the global university. The American Council ofEducation estimated that 85 percent of traditional colleges and universities offered, or soonwould offer distance accessible classes. China alone produces more than 100,000 graduates, withmore than half of China’s 92,000 engineering and technology graduates having attained theirdegrees through distance education. As engineering education

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William Callen; Steven Usselman

Session 2793 History in Engineering Education: A Field Report W. Russell Callen, Steven W. Usselman School of Electrical and Computer Engineering/ School of History, Technology and Society Georgia Institute of Technology This is a paper about history in engineering education, not about the history of engineering education. Still, it isuseful at the start to take the historian’s perspective and to remember that curriculum reform has been a recurrenttheme of modern engineering education ever

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Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education“The Program in Integrated Science and Technology (ISAT) educates students forpositions that are often filled by graduates of the traditional sciences, engineering, andbusiness programs. The ISAT graduate, however, is professionally prepared in a broadersense. ISAT students are educated to be technological problem solvers, communicators,and life-long learners. They are unique in having • breadth of knowledge and skills across a variety of scientific and technological disciplines; • formal training in collaborative and leadership methods, problem-solving techniques from many disciplines, and use of the computer as a problem-solving tool; • the ability to

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Session 3630 The Role of Undergraduate Research in Engineering Education W. D. Jemison, W. A. Hornfeck, J. P. Schaffer Division of Engineering Lafayette College Easton, PA 18042AbstractThe establishment of formal research programs for undergraduate engineering students isone way to encourage critical thinking, life-long learning, and the pursuit of graduateeducation. This paper discusses issues associated with the participation ofundergraduates in engineering research, and describes the highly successful and firmlyestablished

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– Not Business As Usual, ASCE Journal of Management inEngineering, 16(6), 29-33 (2000).6 Russell, Jeffrey S., Stouffer, Brewer, and Walesh, Stuart G., The First Professional Degree: A HistoricOpportunity, ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 126(2), 54-63 (2000).PAUL S. CHINOWSKYPaul S. Chinowsky is an Associate Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at GeorgiaTech. Professor Chinowsky is currently conducting research in two areas; the management of organizations in theAEC industry and the role of virtual teams in engineering collaboration. In the management area, Dr. Chinowskyhas published the book entitled, “Strategic Corporate Management in Engineering,” that introduces

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Marilyn Smith

Session 2602 The Virtual Laboratory: Technology Enhancement for Engineering Education Marilyn Smith, Narayanan Komerath School of Aerospace Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0150AbstractThis paper continues to report on research that seeks to define the proper role of technology toenhance learning in engineering education. The first application addressed was that ofaugmenting traditional classroom lectures so that classroom and homework time becomes

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Nicholas Cain; Julia McLees; Jason Bara; Gary Wnek; Bradford Crosby; Gary Huvard

project, determine what Brad and Nicklearned, establish how their activities epitomize active and collaborative learning, and reportsome transcript data which, at least anecdotally, demonstrate the impact such activities can haveon your students. While money is usually the primary motivation for students to get involved,the educational benefits will, hopefully, draw some of you into advisory roles and help us realizeour long-term goal of helping to create ChemEngine “franchises” at other universities.In a remarkable series of recent papers 1-6, Felder, Rugarcia, Stice, and Woods have created aroadmap for the renewal of engineering education. Summarizing and reviewing most, if not all,of the relevant references from education literature over the

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Pam Newberry; Constantine Anagnostopoulos; Chalmers Sechrist; Barbara Stoler; Douglas Gorham

can only enhance the level of technological literacy. e) Become a local school board member. There is no faster way to impact academic change. f) Become an advocate for the standards for technological literacy. Request the opportunity to make presentations on the need to implement the standards for technological literacy to school boards, faculty, principals, booster groups, and parent organizations.In addition, schools of engineering can support degree programs in technology teachereducation. Engineering educators can initiate interdisciplinary collaborations withtechnology and science faculty to promote the standards for technological literacy

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Kevin Taylor; Emilia Mironovova

, Page 6.176.1making it easily adaptable by other institutions.Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationParticipantsBoth collaborators on this project are part of large universities, but reside on smaller, remotelylocated campuses. Purdue University - School of Technology at Kokomo (PUK) is located 48miles (80km) from the larger West Lafayette, Indiana campus. The Slovak University ofTechnology - Faculty of Materials Science and Technology (MtF) is located in Trnava,approximately 30 miles (50km) from its parent campus in Bratislava. PUK shares resources withIndiana University Kokomo, a non

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industry cannot be supplied with a traditional algebra-based curriculum. Students Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationmust acquire a strong foundation (as defined in CROSSROADS [1], by AMATYC) inmathematics that must include statistics, modeling, functions, and problem solving.As we discussed the problem, we found we were not alone. As we discussed solutions to theproblem, we found there were many. However, there were some catalysts for change.3. Catalysts for Change3a. ScansThe 1991 report, What Work Requires of Schools: A SCANS Report for America 2000(http://www.stolaf.edu/stolaf/other/extend

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about the source and control of knowledge. Social constructionist views madepopular by philosopher Richard Rorty and anthropologist Clifford Geertz suggest that the waywe think today differs from how we thought in the past. Knowledge is a social construct,directly related to the culture in which it is found. It is the product of the group, rather than anindividual effort (Bruffee 1994). Collaborative learning reflects these new ideas aboutknowledge. Collaborative learning does not assume that the teacher is the sole authority on a Page 6.273.1“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and

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Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Education"2. Development of Guidelines for Cyber-linked ProjectsThe following is a set of procedures that any two cooperating institutions are expected tofollow in order to achieve the objectives of cyber-linked projects. • Students, with the assistance of their professors, must define the project topic and the tasks to be performed in order to achieve the project objective. The collaborating teams must mutually agree upon the topic and the tasks. • There shall be an initial, get-acquainted session in which the student groups will discuss project plans. All instructors shall be directly involved to monitor and guide the

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, definitions of the Tuckman model4, and a quiz Page 6.814.9Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright2001, American Society for Engineering Education that teams could take to determine their progress through the Tuckman model. These links were provided at the beginning of the course and updated as when necessary.• Examples of analysis tools (Mathcad particularly) were shared using a public folder, including a set of lessons that walked students through an introduction to Mathcad. Experience in ELEC 480 is being used to integrate collaborative learning

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Michael Hailey; James Fridley; Jens Jorgensen; Ann Mescher

, organized, and readily available to those who need the information. This new Page 6.1076.2Virtual Project Management (VPM) [6] discipline requires development of additional skills, andthese, too, are learned chiefly through experience.“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Conference & Exposition Copyright2001, American Society for Engineering Education”II The Future: CSCW and VPM ApplicationsA variety of collaborative tools are both available and utilized in the industrial setting, (e.g.,face-to-face meetings, video-conferences, tele-conferences, simple or sophisticated intranets,etc.) ranging from the very low

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period and as a result of the hard work of MSTCO instructors and students, wehave built a knowledge-sharing vehicle, our electronic campus, which is a real, living,continuously evolving knowledge asset that promotes graduate student growth, collaboration,and development.It is hoped that sharing information with you about this program, what makes it work, and what Page 6.274.6theories, methods, and environments are employed will help you as you formulate ways to Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education

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this program and by providing meaningful, innovative and exciting opportunities for industry and professionals in the field. • To get academia (faculty, research associates and students) closer to industry, and to explore technology development opportunities in collaboration with international institutions. Page 6.426.3Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education 3 This program also provides a vehicle to Industry and its practitioners to

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Thomas Harmon; Eva Baker; Gregory Chung

Session 3530 Potential Uses of On-Line Performance Assessments in Engineering Education: Measuring Complex Learning Outcomes and Processes Gregory K.W.K. Chung1, Thomas C. Harmon2, Eva L. Baker1 1 National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing, University of California, Los Angeles 2 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los AngelesAbstractModern engineering education is undergoing

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Anna Phillips; Paul Palazolo; Scott Yost

instructors worked in collaboration with the same writing consultant to redesign andcustomize assignments for their respective courses, and after only one semester, both engineeringinstructors have noted significant changes in their views and practices regarding assessmentduties.BackgroundABET 2000’s call for engineering graduates with sound technical skills complemented by strongcommunication skills has resulted in increased focus on the evaluation of such skills1. Aswriting instructors have known for years, assessment and evaluation of written documents differsfrom the more quantitative assessment practices associated with discrete theoretical concepts,and many engineering educators express frank confusion regarding evaluation of writing. Whilethey

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William Davis; Steve Stafford; Elsa Villa

incorporatesparticipants and information from the College of Science – so that the title was appropriatelychanged to Discover Science and Engineering Day. Page 6.386.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationI BackgroundThe University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is the largest comprehensive university in thecontinental United States with a majority-Hispanic student population with programs in allbranches of science and engineering. These include bachelor’s and master’s degrees inbiological sciences, chemistry

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David J. Ahlgren; Igor Verner

Session 2620 Integration of a Fire-Fighting Robot Contest in Multi-Level Engineering Education David J. Ahlgren, Igor M. Verner Trinity College/Technion—Israel Institute of TechnologyAbstractThis paper examines the educational benefits of the Trinity College Fire-Fighting Home RobotContest and it describes contest-related curricular developments, both at university and high-school levels, that have been sponsored by Trinity College and the Technion—Israel Institute ofTechnology. The paper evaluates the value of the contest as a medium for team-basedinterdisciplinary design

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Vicki Eller; Steve Watkins; Richard Hall; Joel Balestra; Asha Rao

Session 1458 Multimedia Web-based Resources for Engineering Education: The Media Design and Assessment Laboratory at UMR Vicki M. Eller, Steve E. Watkins, Richard H. Hall, Joel Balestra, Asha S. Rao University of Missouri-RollaAbstract The design, development, and assessment of web-based multimedia learning resourcesare important aspects of engineering education. The Media Design and Assessment Laboratoryat the University of Missouri-Rolla was established to facilitate the interaction between webdesigners and content providers. It was created under the auspices of the Instructional

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projects, are interdisciplinary andrequire faculty collaboration. At the same time, there is a perception that the only path to tenureis to create a unique and individual program. A study of the nature and organization of Page 6.272.1university-based U.S. engineering research, conducted by the Center for Technology Assessment Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationand Policy at Washington University in St. Louis in 1993 [2], found that many of the facultysurveyed “report being involved in

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Mukasa Ssemakula

Page 6.560.3handout as needed while keeping track of the key points of the lecture. This increases the Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education.students’ comfort level and they can pay more attention to the points being made in the lecture.They remain actively involved in the class, while the time required to cover the material isreduced. Figure 2 shows the handout used during discussion of 3-d force components. Figure 2: Classroom Handout for 3-D Vector Components4. Incorporating Cooperative FeaturesIn this section, consideration is given to how collaborative features were

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presented to venture capital firms to secure seed money to massproduce and market the product. In next sections the business plan is presented.Executive SummaryFocus Systems was formed as a design and manufacturing company specializing in hightechnology electronic safety devices. Its management is dedicated to supplying the consumer“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering education Annual Conferences &Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Education” Page 6.634.1with top quality products to meet the need of an ever-growing concern for the safety of ourchildren. This business plan has been developed to