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Computing Tools for Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Shahnam Navaee

effectively contribute to creating a richer educational environmentthrough which the interaction between the faculty and students is more enhanced. The paperprovides an opportunity for the faculty to learn more about some of the capabilities andadvantages offered by the discussed tools and possibly find a tool which is suited for theirinstructional use. Technology adds a new dimension to the delivery of instruction, a dimensionthat is missing in conventional approaches to teaching. When used along with the conventionaltechniques, technology serves as an invaluable tool for complementing the course and achievingcertain goals in terms of students’ academic development and course comprehension. Some ofthese goals are more difficult to attain solely

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Sivand Lakmazaheri

Educative Self-Assessment Using Web Technology Sivand Lakmazaheri, Ph.D. Educative Technologies LLC McLean, Virginia 22101 {sivand@EducativeTechnologies.net}IntroductionStudent performance assessment can serve two purposes. It can be used as a measure of learningoutcomes and as a tool for improving student learning. In the latter case, the aim of assessment isto identify students’ misconceptions and subsequently offer them timely corrective feedback. Asan outcome-measuring tool student assessment occurs a limited number of times during thecurriculum. As an educative means, assessment is a

Conference Session

Technology and Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Tront

professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Bradley Departmentof Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech. He teaches courses in computerarchitecture and in VLSI design. He is also very active in developing and using e-technology inengineering education and provides workshops to universities on the use of personal computingdevices and educational digital libraries as they relate to teaching and learning. Page 10.1430.11 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jacklyn Wheeler; Carolyn Parker; Julia Ross; Taryn Bayles

increase the awareness of and interest in careeropportunities in engineering and technology by developing modular Technology Educationcurricula that use authentic real-world engineering applications and hands-on experiences tobuild students’ problem-solving skills and technological literacy. The project is aligned with theInternational Technology Education Association (ITEA) Standards for Technological Literacy aswell as the National Science Standards.Specifically, we are developing five case studies to be presented in both web-based and CDformat that use real-world examples and practicing engineers to introduce students toengineering design, analysis and decision-making processes. Inquiry-based learning with hands-on experiences will be used to

Conference Session

Technology and Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Chrysanthe Demetry

Use of Educational Technology to Transform the 50-Minute Lecture: Is Student Response Dependent on Learning Style? Chrysanthe Demetry Worcester Polytechnic InstituteAbstractEducational technologies like web-deployed assessments and student response systems provideopportunities for formative assessment that would be expected to enhance student learning andhelp create a more active classroom environment. These technologies can be used in ways thatmight help or hinder particular types of learners, yet not much research has been done in thisarea. This paper describes student response to BlackboardTM-delivered “preparation assessments”and use of the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Erekson; Kurt Becker; Maurice Thomas; Christine Hailey

Page 10.957.3 program. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” • University of Minnesota (UMN). Technology Education, Department of Work, Community and Family Education (WCFE), College of Education and Human Development (EHD). The EHD recently ranked fifth in a national poll on overall academic productivity. The WCFE is the home of technology education and has been ranked second in the US News and World Report survey of graduate schools in technical and vocational education. Doctoral enrollment in the department has typically exceeded 100 students

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sam Geonetta

or her contribution. There are six key areas that form the professional emphases for the class. Last week youchose two as areas in which you would be interested. Learners will work in groups to helpprovide depth in these areas. Requirements: • Each group will be responsible for developing materials relevant to the subject area to which its members have been assigned. The group will prepare a presentation that provides an overview of at least three professional issues relative to its subject area. For example, the Education and Training group members might concern themselves with the issue of the poor preparation of teachers to use technology

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rassa Rassai; Mensah Patrick; Jean-Pierre Bayard; Valerie Young; Joseph Tront; Edward Perry

disciplines, (2) is focused at theuniversity level, and (3) includes peer review and other ancillary documentation to assisteducators in using the learning objects and in obtaining credit for developing them. Forexample, CACHE (www.che.utexas.edu/cache/), which stands for Computer Aids for ChemicalEngineering, is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to promote cooperation amonguniversities, industry and government in the development and distribution of computer-relatedand/or technology-based educational aids for the chemical engineering profession. The CACHEcollection is catalogued in the MERLOT database. However, CACHE is more a repository, anddoes not grow “from the grass roots” as MERLOT does. CACHE focuses on chemicalengineering, while

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills for ET Students

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

McDaniel William; Ferguson Chip; Aaron Ball; Phillip Sanger; Wesley Stone

. Page 10.1240.72. ABET Board of Directors, “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Technology Programs,” ABET, Inc., 2003. “Proceedings of the 2005 American society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”3. Buckenmyer, J.A., “Using Teams for Class Activities: Making Course/Classroom Teams Work”, Journal of Education for Business, Nov 2000, 76(2), 98-1074. Johnson, D.W., Johnson, R.T., and Smith, K.A., Active Learning: Cooperation in the College Classroom, Interaction Book Company, 1991.5. Wulff, D., Nyguist, J., and Abbott, R. “Students’ Perception of Large Classes”, in Teaching Large Classes, Jossey-Bass, 1987.6

Conference Session

Useful Assessment in Materials Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Pierre G. Lafleur; Jean-Paul Bailon; Bernard Clément

] BAÏLON Jean-Paul et DORLOT Jean-Marie: “Des Matériaux”, 3rd édition, Presses InternationalesPolytechnique, Montréal (Canada), 2000, 736 pages, with an interactive CD-Rom.[2] COHEN Peter A. and DACANY Lakshmi S., Computer-based instruction and health profession,Evaluation and the Health Profession, vol.15, September 1992, pp. 259-281.[3] LESH Steven G. and RAMPP Lary C., Effectiveness of Computer-Based Educational Technology inDistance Learning: A Review of the Literature, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Education Research andImprovement, 53 p., ED 440 628, IR 019 992, 2000.[4] FREAR Valerie and HIRSHBUHL John J., Does interactive multimedia promote achievement and higherthinking skills for today’s science students?, British

Conference Session

Technology and Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Silliman; Leo McWilliams; Kevin Abbott; G. Christopher Clark

information technology used throughout any Page 10.1384.3given semester. Further, each student is exposed to a different faculty member (typically not thefaculty member giving the lectures) in the learning center portion of each project. Finally, course “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright @ 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”assessments / surveys are currently administered only at the end of a semester, such that studentresponses are integrated over an entire semester’s experience. The

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Renee Rogge; Loren Sumner

Teaching with Technology: A Strategy for Pedagogy and Practicality using CAE Software Loren Sumner, Renee Rogge Mercer University / Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyEngineering schools across the country face the growing challenge of adapting to rapidlychanging technology. Computer aided engineering (CAE) software exemplifies this trend. TheMercer University School of Engineering initiated a three-year project to establish anengineering analysis center utilizing CAE resources in undergraduate education. Learningmodules have been designed and implemented to enhance teaching of engineering fundamentalswithout compromising the depth or breadth of course

Conference Session

Wider Contexts of Ethics for Engineers

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Carroll; Nael Barakat

a significant factor in theoutcome of an engineering project, product, or undertaking. There are many sides to theissue of ethics globalization. As educators in this field continuous attempts are made tolook at these issues systematically and assess the required modifications for our ethicseducation to produce engineers that are globally successful.Endeavors by the authors to “internationalize” instruction in engineering ethics includethe solicitation of input from engineering and technology students at Lake Superior StateUniversity with regard to changes in the ethics component of the engineering curriculum.This past year third-year students were given a survey soliciting their views on whatethical values are “universal” and what values

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

June Marshall; John Marshall

learning, also known as problem solving learning, is as well an oldfashion alternative that helps students develop critical skills needed today such as the Page 10.376.2ability: “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” • to think critically, analyze and solve complex, real world problems; • to find, evaluate, and use appropriate learning resources; • to work cooperatively in teams and small groups; • to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills; • and to use content knowledge

Conference Session

Technology and Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Kadlowec; Dexter Whittinghill; John Chen

Concepts Learning Using Technology for Rapid Feedback and Student Engagement John C. Chen,* Jennifer A. Kadlowec,* and Dexter C. Whittinghill Departments of *Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics Rowan University, Glassboro, NJAbstractIn this project our goal is to improve student learning in the foundation mechanics course Statics.In this case improved learning is defined as knowledge retention (durability) and knowledgeapplication in a different environment (transferability). We aim to do this by providing rapidfeedback to students of their understanding of key concepts and skills being presented. Thefeedback system acts as the focal point and

Conference Session

Interactive Technology in the Classroom

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Kowalski; Luke Campagnola; Frank Kowalski

Tablet Computers Used for Teaching and Real-Time Assessment of Conceptual Understanding of Engineering Students Frank V. Kowalski, Susan E. Kowalski, and Luke Campagnola Colorado School of MinesAbstract: The use of interactive teaching techniques has progressed dramatically with the adventof new technologies. This progress can be divided into two main categories. One is contentenhancement while the other is feedback on student understanding. The latter is an importantthrust of ABET in improving engineering education. Instantaneous assessment closes thefeedback loop, associated with improving teaching, with the shortest time constant.An important such technology, increasingly

Conference Session

Improving Statics Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Kadlowec; Dexter Whittinghill; John Chen

Using Technology for Concepts Learning and Rapid Feedback in Statics John C. Chen,* Jennifer A. Kadlowec,* and Dexter C. Whittinghill Departments of *Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics Rowan University, Glassboro, NJAbstractIn this project our goal is to improve student learning in the foundation mechanics course Staticsas well as improve knowledge retention (durability) and knowledge application in a differentenvironment (transferability). We aim to do this by providing rapid feedback to students of theirunderstanding of key concepts and skills being presented. The feedback system acts as the focalpoint and catalyst to encourage students to assist each other in correcting

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Lucas; Chul Kim

wireless mobile PC based system that canadminister quizzes and exams in construction course classrooms.Goals and Objectives The primary goal of this project is to enhance teaching and learning in construction Page 10.34.1technology at IUPUI by the increasing use of information technology tools for improving Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Educationteaching and learning. The secondary goal is to establish an infrastructure of wireless classroomfor construction technology education to provide a

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Radha Balamuralikrishna; Kurt Rosentrater

safety and responsibility are essential to this field. Fourth, the studentshould understand the concepts of risk and safety, because the field of industrial technology hasmany areas where uncertainty abounds, especially those of design and operations. Fifth, the student Page 10.590.4should learn about the common rights and responsibilities they will have as both employees as well Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Table 1. Sample tables of contents from several commonly-used

Conference Session

Web-Based & Distance Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Segalewitz; Charlie Edmonson

of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education • All students described their access to the Interwise website as relatively easy or about what they would expect. • All students used either a headset or a microphone with speakers to communicate with the instructor and other students. • Students responded that the web conferencing technology and clarity of the audio was adequate or excellent. • Six of the students stated that the delay in transmission of the audio was tolerable or no bother; they got used to it. However, two of the students reported that the delay “really bugged them

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Anand Srinivasan; Steve Shooter; Soundar Kumara; Robert Stone; Timothy Simpson; Janis Terpenny

basedon market conditions. This should include competing products, technology, market forces andconditions, price sensitivity, etc. Not many decision-making aids have been developed to helpdecide the firm’s strategy vis-à-vis the market conditions. Meyer and Lehnerd1 mention aboutunderstanding the market by studying size, growth rate, the firm’s market share, etc., for eachmarket niche. A market segmentation grid can be used as a tool to represent the market. Further,they discuss unit sales by performance tier for a given market. Zamirowski and Otto15 illustrate acase where the market under study is divided into two different performance levels and differentsegments. The percentage of users in each performance level is presented to help in the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Krupar; George Suckarieh

feedback demonstrated that theysuccessfully navigated these obstacles. In addition, the faculty members who taught this classstrongly believed that this course followed not only the long established practices of appliedlearning at the College of Applied Science, but also fits within the traditional frameworks ofAmerican applied engineering education. Although the course was a pilot course for Honorsstudents in technology it can be incorporated in most engineering or technology curricula. It isalso possible to incorporate individual components of the course without the need to add a newcourse in already crowded programs. Leadership education using community service componentcan be used in many Humanities and Social Science courses to train

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Danielson; Jerry Gintz

Manufacturing Automation Education for Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology Jerry Gintz, Scott Danielson Arizona State UniversityAbstractWith global competitiveness as the motivation, industry and academia must join forces toeliminate competency gaps in the capabilities of engineering technology graduates.Manufacturing automation and its specialized machinery are often the realm of manufacturingand mechanical engineering technology graduates. This paper discusses the approach developedby the mechanical and manufacturing engineering technology programs at Arizona StateUniversity to address a critical competency gap, one

Conference Session

TC2K Issues and Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Hartin; Henry Kraebber; Nancy Denton

Developing an Educational Process for an Engineering Technology Program Henry Kraebber, Nancy Denton, John Hartin Purdue UniversityAbstract The new criteria for engineering technology accreditation by ABET known as TC2Khave been evolving for several years. The TC2K criteria create an outcomes-based assessmentprocess rather than the traditional input-based ABET assessment process. There are fundamentalchanges in the accreditation criteria that make them significantly different. These changeswarrant a new design of the processes used to prepare for accreditation. These new processesmust clearly define and embed quality and self-assessment into engineering

Conference Session

Useful Assessment in Materials Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Goo; Maura Borrego

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationa second time. If a significant number of students answered incorrectly, the instructor leda discussion of the correct answer, including what was wrong with the incorrect answers.Using a web site set up by university computing technology groups, students registeredthe serial number of their clickers to their student ID numbers. Attendance andparticipation in class, as measured by responses using the PRS clicker, counted toward5% of students’ final grades. Between 2 and 6 questions were posed during almost every50-minute lecture.The receivers are small, relatively mobile devices, so it is possible to store them on

Conference Session

State of the Art in 1st-Year Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Walker; Hayden Griffin; Tamara Knott; Richard Goff; Vinod Lohani; Jenny Lo

the College of Engineering. This redesign resulted in changes tocourse curriculum and coordination and hiring/management of faculty.The increased focus on educational research has had multiple effects on EngE1024, including theincorporation of outcomes of ongoing research projects, such as the incorporation of electronicportfolios for assessment and reflection purposes originated from an NSF Bridges to EngineeringEducation grant and use of a ‘spiral curriculum’ approach from an NSF Department-levelReform grant.The change in paradigm resulted in significant personnel changes. For the first time, thedepartment hired graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants to aid in course developmentand implementation. Also, to provide faculty time to

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Carpenter

Program Educational Objectives and ProgramOutcomes5. These Program Outcomes can be viewed as curricular learning objectives. Insupport of these objectives, faculty can write course learning objectives as described above, withmore specific objectives written for chapters, units, laboratories, or lectures (Figure 1).As a specific example, the Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Departments atLawrence Technological University in Southfield, MI have implemented the use of courselearning objectives as part of their ABET Accreditation Process. The author has conductedseveral workshops during the past several years to educate the faculty on the writing and usageof learning objectives. In addition, books have been placed on reserve for faculty

Conference Session

Interactive Technology in the Classroom

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Rogers; J. Ricky Cox

long problem statements for examples to be worked inclass. Page 10.736.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 1: Photograph of the HP Tablet PC. The screen is shown in landscape mode but can easily be switched to portrait mode.Tablet PC in the ClassroomFigure 1 shows a photograph of the HP Tablet PC that we use during classroom lecture. Thetablet PC is a fairly new technology that increases the capabilities of a portable computer byallowing the

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Harold Evensen; Paula Zenner; Edward Lumsdaine

designers and engineers having diverse educational and experientialbackgrounds. The program emphasizes the use of modern solid modeling tools to build a virtualmodel of a system, together with finite element programs for the evaluation of stress anddeflection in the virtual model. The DEC core courses build on the fundamentals and encompassmany of the mechanical design concepts included in the distance-learning Bachelor of Science inEngineering (BSE) degree program offered to people working in industry.1 The capstone designproject is the culmination in both the certificate course sequence and the on-campus coursesequence. An important requirement by the client was that the distance-learning capstone designcourse must incorporate the same principles

Conference Session

Interactive Technology in the Classroom

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Amrine; Caroline Kayser; James Swanson

progresses, academia is faced with keeping pace.The benefits of utilizing technology in the classroom have been well-documented and supported.Alexander1 provides an excellent summary of previously documented e-learning experiences andreferences Bates’2 four reasons for including technology in higher education: (1) improving thequality of learning, (2) improving access to education and training, (3) reducing the costs ofeducation, and (4) improving the cost effectiveness of education. Alexander concluded that fore-learning to be successful in higher education, there must be an excellent university supportsystem for teachers, and teachers must plan and strategize to effectively use technology in theclassroom.At the other end of the spectrum are those