Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

systems.The specific details of the courses have been the topic of several previous papers, however thecore of the program consists of an Introduction to Robotics in the first year, followed by a seriesof four unified robotics courses which are normally taken in the second and third year[1-5]. Thecatalog descriptions of these courses are paraphrased below: RBE 1001, Introduction to Robotics. RBE 1001 is a multidisciplinary introduction to robotics, involving concepts from the fields of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and computer science. Topics covered include sensor performance and integration, electric and pneumatic actuators, power transmission, materials and static force analysis, controls and programmable embedded

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Stephen Bitar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robert Labonté, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

year2000, this design project, called the Major Qualifying Project, or MQP, was an essential part of Page 15.1256.2the educational experience of our students, and provided students an opportunity to demonstratetheir ability to apply the skills they have acquired in their studies to the solution of anengineering problem. Then, as is still the case now, these projects are equivalent to threecourses; often spanning nearly a full academic year. Typically, MQP projects are completed by teams of 1-3 students, with two or three studentsper team being the norm. The projects are of sufficient complexity that it is expected that eachstudent will invest

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Mohammed Safiuddin, State University of New York, Buffalo; Chilukuri Mohan, Syracuse University; Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

, includingdecisions and implementations of: 1. Course outcomes 2. Course content 3. Instructional materials 4. Delivery methodology 5. Assessment and evaluation 6. Mentoring of students.Mentoring is the unique cornerstone of the learning process that requires individualizedinteractions between instructors and students. However, the remaining five steps can utilize theservices and expertise of individuals in other locations, thereby increasing the effective use ofresources at multiple educational institutions.Course outcomes and content are often based on the expectations of multiple stakeholders(including instructors of other courses), although sometimes not explicitly stated, or modifiedduring the course delivery, or ignored. Accreditation

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College; Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

principles employed in the design ofelectronic circuits are included in the course. Students also gain experience applying PSpice toelectronic design and visualization. Circuit Analysis is a pre-requisite course. Mostly studentsfrom the electrical engineering program enroll in this course, as it is a required course for theirmajor. This course is a four credit hour course (two 75 minutes combined with a three hourlaboratory meeting each week). A pilot study was conducted for this course. The objective of thiscourse was to develop the following skills in students completing the course:1. Analyze circuits containing electronic devices using suitable models5-7.2. Analyze linear circuits containing operational amplifiers5-7.3. Design circuits

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald McEachron, Drexel University; Fred Allen, Drexel University; Elisabeth Papazoglou, Drexel University; Mustafa Sualp, Untra Corporation; David Delaine, Drexel University; David Hansberry, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

unintended consequence of built-in obsolescence. Theineffectiveness of many designs has been resident in a static view of learning and teaching styles,personnel-dependence, an inability to manage changes in program size, and/or a lack ofportability and adoption by the larger educational community. To avoid these specific pitfalls inour design for educational enhancement, we are: (1) employing a dynamic view of learning andteaching styles where the characteristics of student and faculty are periodically measured toestablish an assessment process calibration, (2) using knowledge management systems to processvoluminous data collection and analysis in an efficient and flexible manner, (3) using a modulardesign of an established assessment paradigm that

Conference Session

Educational Research

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terry Brumback, University of Alabama; Randal Schumacker, The University of Alabama; Daniel Fonseca, The University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

enoughstatistical information to estimate either summary chi square or effect size measures.Variables StudiedSix categories of variables were studied in this meta-analysis: 1. Characteristics of each study 2. Quality of study indicators 3. Effect size information 4. Indicators of Validity 5. Cognitive characteristics 6. Coding characteristicsEach category consists of a number of variables designed to address the research questions of thestudy. Appendix A describes the coding variables for each of the six categories.The study characteristics category variables describe each study included in the meta-analysis.And, the quality of study indicators category variables describes the quality of the research itself.The effect

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Kimbrough, University of Tennessee at Martin; Rhett Chrysler, University of Tennessee at Martin; Somsak Sukittanon, The University of Tennessee at Martin

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. This is all preparatory for thesecond half of the semester in which students pursue a final project based on their interests. Thisfinal project encompasses various aspects of engineering including design, fabrication,implementation, debugging, project management, and public presentation. At the end of thesemester, students are required to present their products in an annual competition presented totheir peers on the campus. This helps to complement the traditional written exam by providingthe students with invaluable hands-on experience which prepares students to be competitive aftergraduation.1. IntroductionSince 2000, reality television shows have gained significant popularity from viewers around theworld. These programs usually involve

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shelley, United States Air Force; Kenneth Santarelli, Cal State Fresno

Tagged Divisions

College-Industry Partnerships

Intergovernmental Personnel Agreement (IPA) detailing agovernment researcher to teach mechanical engineering. These degree-granting programsmatured into the local engineering program. The local engineering program students transfer into the upper division only program andrely on the local community college to satisfy lower division coursework. A model of thecurrent programs, shown in Figure 1, was developed by Santarelli which illustrates theinterconnectedness of regional state universities, and the articulation with the communitycolleges10. Students can complete their degree objective without attending the main campus.While many of the amenities of a main campus are not available, student services and diversityof programs exist through the presence of

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Cross, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

responsibilities and practices), g (communicate effectively), and h (knowengineering's global societal context)9. Page 15.904.3The desire to improve the design experience led to revamping how the MME design courseswere delivered. Essentially, a large design project composed of multiple parts and combiningboth the juniors and seniors was developed by the MME faculty. In the first year of the modifieddesign sequence, the overall design project aimed at manufacturing a samurai-type sword fromlocal Black Hills iron ore10. Four groups, composed of 5-8 students, were formed. These groupswere: 1) agglomeration, 2) furnace manufacturing and steel production, 3

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Ethics into the Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Culver, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Ishwar Puri, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

solving [1]. Suggestions also include a widerange of solutions, including faculty development programs for ethics instruction [1a],required social sciences coursework [2], and the incorporation of an open ethics dialoguewithin engineering courses [3]. It has been suggested to consider professional codes ofethics in engineering as a useful framework for thinking about the student learningoutcomes in the area of ethics and professional responsibility [4]. Service learning hasbeen proposed as the learning pedagogy for effectively teaching professional skills andneed to continue research is the area of assessment of professional skills is emphasized[5]. In a recent article, ethics instructions in engineering, health, business, and lawprofessions are

Conference Session

Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance; Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Katharine Golding, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Page 15.1198.2entrepreneurial mindset. The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance(NCIIA), an educational not for profit created in 1995 with support from The LemelsonFoundation, has been contributing to this growth by providing grants and developmentopportunities to faculty who seek to develop new courses, programs, and extracurricularactivities that encourage and support technology-focused entrepreneurship amongstudents[1]. To that end, NCIIA has awarded over 300 grants totaling over $6 million toroughly 200 universities and colleges, leading to the creation of hundreds of new and/ormodified entrepreneurship-related courses, programs, and other educational activities.Given the substantial number of programs established, there

Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Tocco, Lawrence Technological University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Page 15.128.4 1. Could the Department fully implement the BOK2 in the available time frame, with sufficient thoroughness to improve the curriculum? Under normal circumstances, engineering faculty have a multitude of responsibilities with respect to their courses, research and university service. Adding the adoption of BOK2, which almost doubles the number of program outcomes previously reviewed, seemed a daunting task. 2. Could the Department implement the BOK2 with sufficient understanding and thoroughness to satisfy ABET criteria? Even in perfect situations, most civil engineering departments would be overcome with trepidation when preparing for an ABET accreditation visit. The faculty’s dread was

Conference Session

Communication - Needs and Methods

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University; Joanna Garner, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

projecting onto slides. This paper first presents a theoretical basis for this metric and then applies themetric to several situations. Two of these situations are common practice situations inengineering education: (1) presentation of research at a national ASEE conference, and(2) presentation of research by graduate students. Three other situations involvealternative slide structures: (3) the assertion–evidence slide structure;9, 23 (4) theslide:ology slide structure,10 which is similar to the Presentation Zen structure;11 and (5)the Larry Lessig method of presentation.12 The paper concludes with recommendations ofhow many projected words per minute would be appropriate for engineeringpresentations

Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AE Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Betz, State University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

motivating factors. A conclusion is given in thediscussion area along with data and survey results.Basic Concepts - Expectancy TheoryThis paper will focus on the Expectancy Theory as developed by Victor Vroom in his influentialpublication, Work and Motivation.2 Tailoring his theory to an educational environment, itsuggests that the amount of motivation and effort a student will put into learning will depend onthree perceptual relationships: (1) expectancy, a student’s estimation of the likelihood ofsuccessfully performing the particular assignment. Faculty should have an understanding whatinformation and resources students will need to be successful; (2) instrumentality, a student’sestimation of the likelihood that the effort they put in will be in

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Wathen, Georgia Institute of Technology; William Hunt, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Peter Ludovice, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

skills gained at the lower levels. Thetaxonomy is typically applied to three domains of learning: affective, cognitive, andpsychomotor. We are concerned here only with the cognitive domain. The levels within thecognitive domain are knowledge (1), comprehension (2), application (3), analysis (4), synthesis(5), and evaluation (6). The Bloom’s categories used to describe the entries are the modifiedBloom’s categories reflecting active thinking3: Remembering (1), Understanding (2), Applying(3), Analyzing (4), Evaluating (5), and Creating (6). For analysis, each category is ranked from1-6 in the order of increasing complexity. Table 1 is a summary of the descriptions of eachcategory along with examples of students’ responses corresponding to the

Conference Session

Student Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maya Trotz, University of South Florida; Ken Thomas, University of South Florida; Jeffrey Cunningham, University of South Florida; Qiong Zhang, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

guided, interactiveexamples for self instruction on writing improvement and is flexibly designed toemphasize the particular instructor’s grading priorities.The root of CLAQWA stems from assessment at a defined cognitive level based onBloom’s taxonomy of cognition5. Cognitive levels range from 1-5 hierarchically and aredescribed below:Level 1: Knowledge. Accurately recalls or describes, identifies information which waspresented in class or reading. Involves memorization.Level 2: Comprehension. Translates or rephrases known words, interprets or explains in away that demonstrates understanding of the material.Level 3: Application. Uses what is learned in the assignment or in class.Level 4: Analysis, Synthesis. Evaluation. Makes a judgment of a work

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College; Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

they arerelated and interchanged. Terms such as peak voltage, rms voltage (Vrms = 0.707*Vp), period (T)and frequency (f =1/T) are covered. At this point in the AC activity, the relationship betweenvoltage, current, resistance, and power are re-introduced with a discussion about how therelationships relate to AC circuits. The DC battery source can be replaced with an AC source inthe previous series circuits. As a result, parallel resistive circuits and all the calculations wouldbe the same except that the source is a sine wave. Additionally, sinusoidal terminology wouldhave to be used in the calculation and reporting of data. This is a key connection to the previousDC activities

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Kavianpour, DeVry University; Ricardo Monterrosa, DeVry University; Rammy Badran, DeVry University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

RFID system, there can be a significant decrease in the amount of mishandled luggage.There are different types of RFID tags and readers in the market. The tags are the maincomponents of the system because they contain unique identification numbers. The tag can beactive with an internal power supply, or passive, which draws power directly from a reader.Table 1 is a quick reference to several available RFID technologies. Frequency Type Application Range125 KHz – 148 KHz Passive Animal tracking, access control, Ranges from 0.5 inch to one and OEM applications. foot.13.56 MHz Passive EAS (anti-theft), book and

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Strutz, Purdue University; Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Erin Bowen, Purdue University; Eric Mann, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

primary stakeholder, issued engineering program outcomes that describe the skills,knowledge, and behaviors that are expected of students who have graduated1.A gap in the literature is a comparison of these three organizations’ lists of attributes. To bettersee how they compare, the listings of attributes of engineers that these three organizationsdeveloped are organized by similarities in Figure 1.Figure 1Comparison of Preferred Attributes of Engineers National Academy of Accreditation Board for Boeing Company5 Engineering25 Engineering and Technology1 strong sense of professionalism

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

• Address the current skill and knowledge deficit among engineering graduates as shown by a number of enquiries and studies into engineering profession and engineering education 1-8.The two engineering schools at VU decided on a different tact in implementing the PBLpedagogy into their undergraduate curricula. The School of Architectural, Civil andMechanical Engineering (ACME) decided on subject-based PBL model and that 50 percent ofthe subjects constituting their undergraduate curricula designated to PBL delivery. In contrast,the School of Electrical Engineering (EE) at VU adopted a course curriculum based PBLmodel found At Aalborg University, Denmark. The Aalborg model PBL model seemed to beless realistic at VU because it relied on the

Conference Session

Opportunities and Challenges in Developing International Engineering Research

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

the profession to the publicdomain and in its application in engineering education. It suggests that developingengineering curricula that depart the singular notion of professional engineering as that ofapplied science to one with an emphasis on more vocational elements as means to produceengineering as a more attractive course of study and more likely to enhance engineeringprofessional standing in the community as a civic profession.Keywords: Innovative curricula, education research, professional education issuesIntroductionIncreasing demand for professional engineers in an occupational environment of an estimatedshortfall of 20,000 professional engineers in Australia is great current concern 1. The currentnational annual output of 6000

Conference Session

Computer Gaming and Virtual Reality for Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katrina Neville, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Peter Burton, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Ian Burnett, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

University television studio is a fully operational television studio with facilitiesincluding lighting rigs with full DMX control, television cameras with direct communication Page 15.86.3lines from a control room to camera controllers and effects processing (real-time chroma keying,special effects, etc) all able to be applied in the control room using mixing and switching tools.The second semester Multimedia Engineering course uses these facilities to teach thefundamental technical concepts behind the television industry and how to produce mediacontent. Figure 1: Actual DMX lighting controller surfaceThe lighting rig in the

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

tosignificantly increase the number of CC transfer students (especially women andunderrepresented minority students) that graduate with engineering and computer science –hereafter referred to as engineering – BS/E and graduate degrees. The targeted students areenrolled in pre-calculus/calculus, engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, and geology coursesat Arizona’s CCs and their local high school (HSs). The partner CCs (Arizona Western, CentralArizona, Cochise, Eastern Arizona, and Mohave) have been selected because (1) they possess asignificant pool of untapped engineering talent (a high percentage of women andunderrepresented minorities) and (2) they have enthusiastically embraced the vision to reach outto students to attract them to exciting

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Gibbon, University of The Witwatersrand; Ian Jandrell, University of the Witwatersrand

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

prepared students to the subsequent years ofstudy. This is especially true for a first year course. The overall pass rate for the second year ofstudy indicates 15% improvement from 2004 to 2008. Unfortunately the overall pass rate doesnot tell the whole story. Analysis at individual student level indicates that it is the repeat studentsthat are doing better the second time around, and not the students doing second year subjects forthe first time.Table 1 shows the second year results from 2004 to 2009 for students entering second year forthe first time. Included is also the percentage of repeats in the class. The results shown in table 1 Page

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, supposedlymore attractive to students, promoting their participation and interaction.It was considered fundamental that students should understand their role in this new model ofhigher education. Instructors have been aware of the central importance to the students ofbuilding knowledge and acquiring skills in an autonomous meaningful process, a process thatultimately prepares them for an increasingly flexible labour market.1. Introduction Higher education in Portugal is going through a process of deep change as in all countrieswhich subscribed to the Bologna Declaration1. The idea of creating a European HigherEducation Space was formally presented for the first time in the Sorbonne Declaration2. Itrepresented the political wish to go further, beyond a

Conference Session

Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Gabriel Diaz, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Eugenio Lopez-Aldea, NIEDAX; Nuria Oliva, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Nevena Mileva, Plovdiv Universifty; Catalina Martinez-Mediano, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Mihail Milev, Plovdiv Universifty; Slavka Tzanova, Sofia University; Edmundo Tovar, UPM; Martin Llamas, Universidad de Vigo

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, guidance, advice, data,images, tools and software to permit the user to perform a task with a minimum of support andintervention by others.Afterwards we develop DIPSEIL (Distributed Internet-based Performance Support Environmentfor Individualized Learning)4,5 as a second phase towards the stated learning objectives, based onthe improvement of the learning methods of IPSS_EE. DIPSEIL applies Internet as a mean forintegrating new technologies and as a method for a more direct synergy between the members ofthe project and their students. In this case the information, the IPSS_EE courses, weredistributed (Figure 1) in various servers throughout Europe (Ireland, Holland, France, Bulgariaand Spain). Figure 1. Distribution of the IPSS_EE

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Richard Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

International

students remained in ethnocentric stages of development, however.Still, all students regardless of their IDI results were able to describe meaningful culturaldifferences. Overall, this study reinforces both the challenges and opportunities of significantintercultural learning in engineering education abroad programs.IntroductionScience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) undergraduates and faculty areresponding to broader national trends of increasing participation in education abroad programs.1-4These programs have particular potential to develop students’ intercultural communication skillsand understanding of difference, which have been identified as increasingly important attributesof STEM graduates for professional practice and

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Christina Howe, University of Evansville; Anthony Richardson, University of Evansville; David Mitchell, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

by a Computer Science Department.Implementation B – Computer Engineering Program Administered by an Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.Implementation C – Computer Engineering Program Administered Jointly by a Computer Science Department and a Department or College of Engineering.Implementation D – Computer Engineering Program Representative of a Program in the United Kingdom and Other Nations.The BOK task force developed a sample implementation for each version of the degree.To make the BOK manageable, the task force defined 16 distinct areas in computer engineeringand 2 additional areas in mathematics. The 18 areas are listed in Figure 1. Each area

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Winn, Virginia Military Institute; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-708: ADJUSTING GENDER-BASED RECRUITING STRATEGIES TO FITTHE APPALACHIAN PEER-MENTOR MODELLaura Winn, Virginia Military InstituteGary Winn, West Virginia UniversityRobin Hensel, West Virginia UniversityReagan Curtis, West Virginia University Page 15.127.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Adjusting Gender-Based Recruiting Strategies to Fit the Appalachian Peer-Mentor ModelIntroductionThe well-known document often referred to as "The Rising Storm"1 suggested for the first timethat even though the U.S. remains the undisputed leader in many research and developmentareas, the country is not getting young people

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Praveen Malali, Old Dominion University; Pooja Bais, Old Dominion University; Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; Sushil Chaturvedi, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

project, the capstone experimental experience requires thatstudents and their teams demonstrate the application of experimental abilities to set up andanalyze less-defined experimental problems. To assist in the organization of course content andits assessment, the following seven components have been used to define the DOE Plan10, 11. 1. Experimental Planning 2. Methods of Measurement 3. Selection of Instrumentation 4. Prediction of Uncertainty 5. Analysis of Data and Results 6. Estimation of Error 7. Reporting of Experimental ResultsThese components are described more completely in the assessment rubric, shown in Table 1.Student work from experimentation classes in the sophomore, junior and