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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Neda Fabris

Session 3563 Learning Written and Oral Communication, Team Work and Engineering Competition in A Manufacturing Systems Class Neda Saravanja-Fabris Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department California State University, Los Angeles1. IntroductionThe role of engineers has changed drastically in recent years, from being solitary thinkers,designers and trouble shooters to being team players, able to present and “sell” their products,process designs, ideas and accomplishments to bosses, peers and more and more often

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Danielson; Sudhir Mehta

first three to fourminutes with no writing permitted. In the following 15 minutes, each student solved the quizproblem individually as in a regular quiz. This process enhances student capabilities in problemsolving, critical thinking, teamwork, and communication.The format of in-class tests and quizzes was also changed. Originally, three in-semester hourexams and a comprehensive final exam had been conducted. However, students did not prepareuntil just before the test. This “binge” studying is not a good practice as the amount of materialsis large and difficult to master in a short intensive study effort. The examination format waschanged to 10 major “quizzes” over the semester followed by a comprehensive final exam.ResultsThese strategies were

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Thomas Calder; Gerald W. Jakubowski

updated andpublished on a regular basis by the program faculty and made available to all programconstituencies. Page 4.563.4In most cases, however, individual faculty will be teaching courses, and it will be up to thatperson to assess and grade student performance (Fig. 1, #6). Furthermore, it will be primarilyup to the individual faculty member to ascertain whether course learning objectives are beingmet. It would be very productive, though, for program faculty to consult with their peers andcollectively determine the level of achievement of course learning objectives for each course inthe curriculum.After each course has been completed and the

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Herbert Hess

moreeffective. For example, a videotaped presentation using a whiteboard is more legible than thesame presentation using a blackboard. Moreover, using the camera in an overhead , pointingstraight down, fashion and writing on a piece of paper beneath it is even more legible onvideotape than using a whiteboard. It is easier to see videotaped graphics generated on paperunder an overhead camera than it is to see transparancies projected onto a screen andsubsequently captured by a camera. Another advantage to the overhead camera position orpresentation software is the ease with which copies of all written materials can be reproduced,distributed, and saved. An effective slide presentation technique employed at the University of Wisconsin is

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Cliff J. Schexnayder; Avi Wiezel

, there has been a proliferation of multimedia technologies forteaching at various academic levels. MM with its digital transformation and control ofmultiple modes such as voice, music, sound effects, printed text, still images, video, andanimation can be very attractive to students. There are real advantages when teachers useMM tools as part of an education delivery system.1. Reliable access and recall of information stored in the computer rather than having to write on a chalk board.2. Adding, editing, and updating of lecture material is quick and easy, whether the material is text, video clips, or still images.3. Instructor designed MM educational applications are tailored for the specific purpose and do not include irrelevant

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Daniel Crowl, Michigan Technological University; David Caspary, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey Allen, Michigan Technological University; Jeff Naber, Michigan Technological University; Dennis Meng, Michigan Technological University; Abhijit Mukherjee, Michigan Technological University; John Lukowski, Michigan Technological University; Jay Meldrum, Michigan Technological University; Barry Solomon, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

, natural gas, hydrogen, or batteries for transportation applications.Secondary emphasis is placed on understanding professional and ethical responsibility,understanding the global and social impact of engineering solutions, and demonstratingknowledge of contemporary issues. These are addressed by working on a project to find anaffordable future energy source. More details will be provided in the next section.It is noted that the final grade is determined from attendance (10%), individual summaries(10%), and a team report (80%) which is weighted by peer evaluations.Sample Enterprise ProjectsThe following is a brief summary of Alternative Fuels Group Enterprise projects related tohydrogen and fuel cells. Each semester there are at least three

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mazen Hasna, Qatar University; Abdelmagid Hamouda, Qatar University; Boualem Boashash, Qatar University

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International

continuous education. An important topic of interest to the society of engineers and this project is the current discussion about licensing in Qatar as a means to ensure lifelong learning and maintain up to date technical competencies. The society confirmed in writing that it is highly supportive of this project. 4- Qatarization Committee in the energy and industry sector: this is an important Qatari national committee that promotes different activities to attract nationals to get educated Page 15.973.4 and then work in the energy and industry sector. Being the dominant sector, there is a

Conference Session

Design Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

position of Chief Materials Scientist at Modern Industries, Pittsburgh (2003 – 2004) and Assistant Manager (Metallurgy Group), Engineering Research Center, Telco, India (1985 – 1993). He has published 45 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences including a 2007 Best Paper Award by the Manufacturing Division of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), three review papers and three book chapters. He has participated in numerous national and international conferences. He is a member of ASM International, TMS, ACerS, ISNT, ASEE and a registered Chartered Professional Engineer. Dr. Manohar’s research interests include mathematical and computer modeling of materials behavior

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Dillard

, American Society for Engineering Education”members. No formal peer evaluation process was implemented. Instead, team problems wereidentified by informal conversations with the teams throughout the semester. It is our opinionthat resolving conflicts is an inherent part of realistic teaming. It may in fact be the mostimportant aspect in maintaining an effective work environment. Therefore, teams wereencouraged to manage themselves courteously and professionally. Irresolvable conflicts werehandled expeditiously in the instructor’s office face-to-face. No attempt was made to determinewhat percentage of the work each team member might have performed as we consider equitableload sharing to be an essential part of team self-management. Therefore, every

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nebojsa Jaksic

motivation, Maslow 1 clarified the relationship between motivation and unmetneeds. His Hierarchy of Needs defines the human needs from bottom up as follows:physiological needs such as food, water and shelter; safety needs such as security, freedom fromfear and order; belongingness and love needs; esteem needs such as self-respect, achievementand reputation; and self-actualization needs. These needs must be satisfied from bottom up. It isassumed in this study that all of the lower level needs of our engineering students are sufficientlysatisfied. They have food, shelter, are safe and feel they belong with their peers. Brandon 2divides self-esteem into two interrelated components: self-efficacy (the sense of self-competence) and self-respect (the

Conference Session

Assessment of Biomedical Engineering Programs

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisle Hites; Eric Nauman; Edgar O'Neal; Kay C. Dee; Glen Livesay

focusing onteamwork issues, teaching style, students’ belief in their own abilities and desire to continue theireducation, peer interactions, and laboratory projects. While student perceptions are only one partof a comprehensive assessment program, they are certainly important. By addressing studentperceptions of core outcomes and fundamental pedagogical issues, TUBA should be relevant to arange of BMEN programs which offer a wide variety of specialized “tracks,” different areas ofprogrammatic emphasis, etc. Given that there exists a need for a measure such as the TUBA, thefollowing sections will describe the development and subsequent validation and reliabilitytesting that has been thus far performed.Development of the TUBAIn keeping with the

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Emery; David Mould; Carey Noland; Brian Manhire

Educationthis way, since its inception, the GLC has drawn its faculty from the university’s colleges of arts and sci-ences, business, communication and engineering. A permanent director, who is also a faculty-teammember, leads the GLC.While international themes comprise the foundation for the intellectual content of the GLC’s entire pro-gram of study, academic and vocational processes are also important. These include developing stu-dent proficiencies such as: the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams (interpersonal skills), the abilityto identify and conduct appropriate research as well as the ability to communicate effectively throughboth writing and public speaking. Through real-world projects of contemporary interest having interna-tional

Conference Session

Classroom Innovations

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kim Blair; David W. Miller; David Darmofal; Col. Peter W. Young; Doris Brodeur

valuable introductions to problem formulation and the use of tools forresearch and discovery. Students find these "designed-for-success" experiences highlysatisfying, and these successes whet their appetites for more independent problem-solvingsituations.Assessment of Problem-Based LearningAssessment of PBL experiences is multimodal and ongoing. Methods include laboratoryjournals, technical briefings, design reviews, technical reports, collaborative teamworkassessment, design portfolios, peer assessment, and self-assessment.10 Faculty serveprimarily as advisors and coaches, providing extensive feedback to students throughoutthe learning experiences.In Introduction to Aerospace and Design, where students design, build, and fly radio-controlled LTA

Conference Session

Design in the Engineering Core

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Josue Njock-Libii

process. Overmany years, seniors and alumni reported that what they learned in this courseproved valuable for their capstone design.2)They report more depth of knowledge in the area chosen for design.3)Their experience with doing work in teams was enhanced.4)Technical writing skills and oral presentation skills were promoted, supported,and developed.5)Skills and comfort in the use software for preparing technical reports and oralpresentations were strengthened.6)Peer teaching was encouraged and it did take place within teams demonstrably.7)Students with special interests and abilities in design discovered this aspect of Page 7.709.8"Proceedings of the 2002

Conference Session

Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineers

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Cockayne; John Feland; Larry Leifer

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Session 2002-1817attempt to integrate content knowledge “silos” of mechanics, design, materials, etc.,along with cross disciplinary skills in conceptualization, knowledge capture, writing andpresentation. The industry is increasingly demanding students with learned know-how –students that possess the ability to understand multiple content areas as well asdemonstrate experience with applied problem solving.The demand for engineers with business knowledge, driven in part by the growth ofmanagement consulting firms, has led to numerous

Conference Session

Teaching Materials Sci&Eng to Non-Majors

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Caroline Baillie; Adam Mannis

of the problem, but the group combining reports and each student having to write an abstract, introduction and conclusions.4) Important for faculty to ensure that all students contribute and learn all skills. § Rotate the chair and minute-taker roles that students adopt in weekly team meetings. § Ensure a balance of students in each team; i.e. natural leaders, team workers, etc.NATIONAL SUPPORT FOR MATERIALS FACULTYSupport for teaching and learning among Materials faculty in the UK is been providedthrough the following ongoing activities of the UK Centre for Materials Education: § Materials Education Network: a forum for materials faculty to discuss relevant issues in teaching and learning and to exchange

Conference Session

New Programs and Success Stories

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

J. William Shelnutt; S. Gary Teng

to manage engineering and business systems and organizations, how to dealwith people, organizations, and management related policies as well as problems, and how toadapt to the changing environment. The other purpose is to provide students networkingopportunities by exchanging their thoughts with seminar speakers. One important aspect of thiscourse is to let students see engineering management issues from different perspectives throughthese seminars.This class requires students to write two-page reports for four of the seminars they attended.Each report contains a discussion of the key concept presented in the seminar, their thoughts andresearch of this key concept, and the potential use of this concept in their work. The followingtwo

Conference Session

MINDing Our Business

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Treva Fitts; Susan Wynn; Martha Absher; Kristen Ford; Judy Russell; Glenda Kelly; Adefolakemi Oni; Gary Ybarra

for the fellows, thus allowing theirfirst lessons to be mostly individual efforts focusing in areas of their own expertise. With thecomfort now gained from this first term, the fellows feel more confident in both theirrelationships with the teachers and students and access to the school's resources. They now findit easier to create, plan, and execute lessons given general competency goals and/or specificdirectives from the teachers. Weekly meetings of the fellows provide peer support and a forum todevelop and maintain school-wide activities such as the Science Box. The Science Box resides inthe school’s media center and provides all students and teachers an opportunity to write down ascience/math-related question and have it answered by the

Conference Session

MINDing Our Business

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Sterkenburg

willparticipate in a three weeks intensive session that will focus on Math, Science, English andforeign language skills. At the end of the session, students will have received approximatelyseventy hours of academic instruction. During their second summer, the rising juniors willparticipate in a seven weeks residential summer program at Purdue University’s West Lafayettecampus. The students will take courses in foreign language, mathematics concepts andapplications, advanced topic in mathematics, writing, introduction to biological sciences, andintroduction to technology and magazine production. The students have a full-day schedule withfour 75-minutes classes, and scheduled mandatory study sessions between 6:30 and 8:30 PM.During this summer period, the

Conference Session

Techniques for Improving Teaching

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Josianne Basque; Sylvie Doré

writing material they had at their disposal. At the time, itmade sense to lecture, as a basic requirement for learning is having access to the knowledge andit was the only way to do so. Since those days, not only has printing technology evolved, but newmedia have emerged; understanding of cognitive processes has progressed, learning theorieshave been developed and tested, new methods and tools have been created. Yet, practices used inmost of our engineering faculties and schools do not reflect this wealth of knowledge.One of these practices concerns the way we go about creating a new course or even a newcurriculum. This paper presents the concept of instructional engineering (IE), in emergence forthe last 40 years in the field of education. The

Conference Session

To Design and Conduct Experiments

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Owino; Ronald Goulet

the likelihood that learning objectives aremet. Toward that end, applicable classroom approaches and course characteristics wereidentified. (The authors currently use some of the following approaches and characteristics):§ Problem based learning: the classroom process that uses “real world” problems to motivate students to identify and apply concepts, principles and information 4,6§ Experiential learning: learners act and think, not just think, to integrate concrete experience, reflection, generalization (abstract conceptualizations), and experimentations 7.§ Cooperative team-based learning activities with team and individual deliverables 4,8§ Self-directed constructive learning with peer teaching and faculty coaching in the delivery of

Conference Session

Physics in the K-12 Classroom

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Melanie Pearlman; Kimberly Turner

work was provided by NSF CAREER Award 0093994 (P.I. Turner), UCSBScience Partnership for School Innovation (Phase 3) Beyond the Classroom, Supplemental Grantfor 3 years to Materials Research Lab, from NSF Education to Human Resources Directorate(EHR), and UCSB Research Experience for Teachers, NSF Math and Physical SciencesDivision, Supplemental grant to MRL.Bibliography[1] K. Turner, MESA demonstration for 9th grade girls, 2000, observations.[2] L. D. Edwards, Coddington, A., Caterina, D., “Girls teach themselves, and boys, too: Peer learning in a computer-based design and construction activity,” Computers in Education, 29 (1), (1997) pp. 33-48.[3] P. J. Cornwell, Stienstra, D., Smith, S., “Fast Forward—An adventure in Engineering for

Conference Session

Teaching Innovations in Arch. Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gouranga Banik

, industry communications and instructor experiences, we developeda revised breakdown of class time per topic. The breakdown is presented in Table 2. In theIntroduction to Computers section, students learn the terminology of computer hardware,software, how to evaluate different systems and be capable of deciding which system is the mostappropriate for the specific needs.Students are very familiar with word processors. One class is dedicated to the use of styles,inserting images, tables and indexes. Another class is for writing the students' own resume usingMS word.Spreadsheets will be covered in nine classes instead of five classes for the students' interest andindustry needs. The important topics for this section are data input, cells and ranges

Conference Session

Promoting ET with K-12 Projects

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Brower

applies materialfrom prior course work, along with concepts of project management, design optimization, andother material related to a group-engineering project. In the first term, teams of two to sixstudents conduct a literature search concerning their chosen project and write a proposal thatdetails their approach and outlines how funding will be secured. This proposal acts as a contractbetween the facilitating faculty and student team members. Page 7.1117.1 "Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conf erence & Exposition Copyright ã 2001, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Energy Program and Software Tools

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammed Fahmy; Recayi Pecen; Faruk Taban; Ayhan Zora

real engine is that thecombustion module is replaced by a simple volume. In order to energize the turbine in thiscircuit, some heat (needed for CAC Circuit) should be applied to the volume.Figure 5 demonstrates the input and output energies for a diesel engine on a simplified schematicof piston-cylinder mechanism. From conservation of energy by taking the volume cylinder andpiston encloses as a control volume, we can write: QFuel = QCAC-Circuit + QGas-to-metal + QBrake (1)where, QFuel is the rate of fuel energy, QCAC-Circuit is the rate of energy dissipated from the CACCircuit, QGas-to-metal is the rate of energy from gas-to-metal, and QBrake is the rate of themechanical energy obtained from the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kemi Ladeji-Osias

expectations.5. Course Notes: Once you have decided on the course objectives, content, textbook and syllabus, it is time to develop the course notes. • Lectures: For some texts, the publisher may make slides that include illustrations available to faculty who have adopted it. It is advantageous to have notes written in a format that makes it easily presentable to students, whether through overheads or writing on the board. For lower level courses, it is advised to follow the notation in the text, so students can focus on learning the material. Have your examples worked out, including all answers to eliminate time spent on calculations. Include extra examples in your notes, in case students

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Kicher; Frank Adamo; Dale Flowers

10% of thecourse grade.Finally, the company representatives attend and participate in extensive final projectpresentations made by all teams. The entire class attends all these presentations so they canbenchmark their performance versus that of the other teams. This session and its attendantdeliverables (including a detailed final report) count for 50% of the course grade. Of this, 10% isa peer evaluation that each member of the team completes for each other member with guidelinesthat prevent grade inflation. The company personnel provide feedback forms to the instructor foreach team that is integrated into the instructor’s evaluation of the teams’ performances. There isa comprehensive final examinations that counts 30% of the grade, and

Conference Session

Teaching Software Engineering Process

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry Koehnemann; Brian Blake; Gerald Gannod; Kevin Gary

intention of the CSE461/462 sequence is to have students behave like SEI CMM Level 3and Level 4 organizations, respectively. Specifically, in CSE461, project teams must achieve aCMM Level 3 standing while in CSE462, project teams must achieve a CMM Level 4 standing.The objectives and outcomes of the CSE461/462 sequence focus primarily upon two topics:providing group experience and providing tool experience. Outsourcing has primarily beenlimited to separate local groups acting as subcontracts. As such, the real impact of outsourcinghas not been experienced in this setting since familiarity with peers that are locally accessible hasbiased results and in turn made the outsourcing experience merely akin to a large group project

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sohail Anwar

• Required and recommended Course Materials • Library and Reserve readings • Course Outline with due date schedule • Procedure for communicating with the faculty • Course Assessment (Exams, projects, discussions, quizzes, etc.) • Grading Policy (weights and Excelsior grading scale) • Course Policies (e.g. honesty, plagiarism, late submissions, effective writing, etc.) • Other Course Instructions (WebCT Institutional bookmark: Excelsior College Virtual Library, Electronic Peer Network, Bookstore, etc.)Example of a CourseELEC 321 Course SyllabusCourse Number:ELEC 321Course Title:Control SystemsBrief Course Description:Introduction to control of mechanical and electrical systems; study of open and closedfeedback; servo

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur B. Ritter, Stevens Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees

microcirculatory and cardio-respiratory physiology. He was course director of the medical physiology course for 5 years before returning to Stevens to start the Biomedical Engineering program. He was the PI or Co-PI on grants from NSF, NIH, AHA and New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology. Dr. Ritter has mentored 9 PhD students in Physiology and Biomedical Engineering and over 40 Masters student’s in Biomedical Engineering. He is the co-author of over 45 publications in peer reviewed jour- nals and numerous abstracts and presentations at local, national and international conferences. He is the primary author of an undergraduate textbook in Biomedical Engineering. His current research interests are in Systems Physiology