Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

-visual aids, Power Point Presentations, Tutorials, Problem-solving sessions, writtenresearch reports, peer group discussions, etc.) to communicate with students who mayprefer to have different learning styles. The authors also recommend that studentsutilize the resources that are readily available at the university, such as Library. WritingCenter, etc.Appendix A shows how Assessment of Perceptual Modality Styles was carried out.The grading was administered using Washington State University’s Rubric. A sample ofgrading scheme is shown in Appendix B & C. The data obtained was tabulated using aLikert Scale. Several “Primary Traits” or “Characteristics” were identified andassessed. Appendix D documents this using a bar chart. It is desirable to

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Non-Engineers

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas; Mark Breitenberg, Art Center College of Design

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

look at nature in a different way and have been grateful for thisassignment.Final ProjectThe final assignment in the course is an independent research project. Students are givena choice of three project formats as described below. Choice A: Pick a natural system that is particularly intriguing to you (for any reason). Write a 10 page (minimum) research paper on this system. You should explore your chosen system in depth. Highlight specific attributes of this system and discuss what function they serve. Analyze the design of your chosen system in terms of the characteristics which we have discussed in class. Choice B: Design a project that incorporates a study of a natural system. Examples

Conference Session

Design in BME Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen May-Newman, San Diego State University; Peter Newman, San Diego State University; Urban Miyares, Interwork Institute - Disabled Businessperson's Association

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

these projects, as well as Dr. Caren Sax for her assistance in designing the survey,A.J. de Ruyter for his efforts to help advise some of the student teams, and Michael Rondelli forhis guidance through the technology transfer process.Bibliography1. Marin, J. A., Armstrong Jr., J. E., and Kays, J. L., "Elements of an optimal capstone designexperience," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 19-22, 1999.2. Todd, R. H., Magleby, S. P., Sorensen, C. D., Swan, B. R., and Anthony, D. K., "A survey ofcapstone engineering courses in North America," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 84, no. Page 12.1269.54, pp. 165-174, 1995.3

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey; Shou Rei Chang, The College of New Jersey

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

: u or Mc g? g? E IEAfter simplification: 6 FL g? bt 2 E ( ) Figure 5. Mapping the Geometry of the Tapered Cantilever on a Coordinate System.In our case, L is equal to 18 – x, which is the moment arm of the force; b is the base of the cross-section of the cantilever. In the case of the prismatic cantilever, b = 1.5 and does not vary, while,in the case of the tapered cantilever, b varies following the linear relationship

Conference Session

Design Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Paul Lane, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

-worldproduct development challenges. The advantage of the new model over some of the existingmodels is that the new model does not require the integration of many disciplines into one class.Although this integration is preferred, many institutions are unable to muster the required highlevel support to breakdown the academic silos that separate the different disciplines. The newmodel, although significantly slower in developing promising products, offers a step toward theultimate integration of disciplines.References1. Ochs, John B., Watkins, Todd A., and Boothe, Berrisford W., Creating a Truly Multi-Disciplinary EntrepreneurialEducational Environment, Journal of Engineering Education 90(4), 2001.2. Watkins, Todd A., Ochs, John B., and Boothe

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ramesh V. Narang

twice this distanceFigure 2 The Concept of Sine Error.On attribute gage study (short method): Table 3 shows use of attribute gage study known as theshort method. The result is that the attribute gage is not acceptable as long as both appraisers donot agree with the standard in both of their trials for all parts.Table 3 A Sample of Attribute Gage Study. (G=good, NG=Not Good)Parts Standard Appraiser A Appraiser B Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 1 Trial 21 G G G G G2 G G G G G3 NG NG G G G4 NG

Conference Session

Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Bronzini, George Mason University; John Matusik, The Engineering Groupe

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

and the design specifications for each team change with each offering of thecourse. Portions of the specific instructions to the students for Spring 2006 are given below.Part I. Teams will design the site layout according to the assigned land use scenario (see below),subject to acceptance by the client. Upon acceptance by the client (i.e., notice to proceed), theteams will then perform the engineering tasks for final layout and design of: (a) water supply anddistribution system; (b) wastewater collection system; (c) stormwater management and stormdrainage system; (d) the transportation system; (e) erosion and sediment control; and (f)structural design for an assigned project component. One industry mentor will be available on alimited basis

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carole Goodson, University of Houston; Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Barbara Stewart, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry, University of Houston; Curtis Johnson, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

taught successfully for several semesters as a face-to-face course, the faculty decidedto increase the opportunities for students to interact with technology by redesigning and offeringthe course online. In this way students gain experience not only with content related to societyand culture but also with the Internet technology that so fully permeates today’s society. Hencestudents are exposed to opportunities for learning on two important levels: (a) social sciencecontent and (b) computer applications.Students in the course vary substantially in both their technical and social sciences knowledgeand skill sets. Some, from technical backgrounds, are relatively comfortable with the demands oflearning and using technology as a learning tool but

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Tuffner, University of Wyoming; Andrew Catellier, University of Wyoming; Robert Kubichek, University of Wyoming; John Pierre, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

plotted, the I-Q plot is difficult to interpret. A very simple symbolaveraging system is implemented to alleviate this problem. Figure 2 – (a) Raw VSA output for 8 QAM, and (b) symbol averaged outputIt first attempts to acquire the symbol timing and then averages the signal across each symbolinterval as is done in a classic correlation receiver. This has the effect of reducing noise power,and collapsing each symbol to a single point. The VSA plot shown in Figure 2b is much clearerthan that in 2a, and it is much easier to extract the relevant information.3. Student experiments using the VSAIn this section we describe how the VSA can be used in communication theory laboratoryexercises. Ideally, these exercises are introduced after the

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Heun, Calvin College

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

systems that provide real-timeoutput of building data. In recent years, National Instruments LabVIEW® software1 andFieldPoint® data acquisition hardware2 have provided the data acquisition and analysisinfrastructure for the student projects, making it possible to display real-time data on the internet.This paper describes (a) the design project assignment given to the ENGR 382 students, (b) theweb-based authoring system developed to support the design projects, (c) past student projects,including one in detail, (d) the educational outcomes from the design projects, and (e) challengesto installing and maintaining the students’ instrumentation systems.2 Design project assignmentThe objective of the design project assignment is for students to

Conference Session

Best Practices in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Regena Scott, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

building bridgeswith tinker toys, organizing and implementing the most effective delivery andtransportation process and establishing a supply chain distribution strategy for theBeer Game.What we learnedOne of the limitations of this introductory semester of this lab project was time.The lab design team, which was made up of six graduate students, was chargedwith the responsibility of designing and implementing six labs for the fallsemester. Lab sessions were conducted every other week with students enrolled inthe class divided in an “A” and “B” group to control the number of students in thelab at any given time. Groups met on alternating weeks and they were giventopic-related reading assignments and questions for the week they did not attendthe

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Stewart Ross, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Sharon Kvamme, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Brian Weninger, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Jess Boardman, Minnesota State University-Mankato

trials the material will move to its Betaformat during the course of Summer 2007 for a full assessment during the 2007-2008 academicyear.Acknowledgment: This material is based upon work supported by the National ScienceFoundation under Grant No. 0536299.Bibliography1. Baker, D., Ezekoye, O., Schmidt, P., Jones, C., and Liu, M., "ThermoNet: A Web-Based Learning Resource for Engineering Thermodynamics," 2000 ASEE Annual Conference (American Society for Engineering Education, 2000).2. Young, V., and Stuart, B., "A Theme Course: Connecting the Plant Trip to the Text Book," Journal of Engineering Education, October, 475-479 (2000).3. Young, V.L. and Stuart, B.J., “The Theme Course: Connecting the Plant Trip to the Text Book

Conference Session

Creating 'Materials' Awareness

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Johnson, Central Washington University; Beth Rogers, Yakima Valley Community College; OraLynn Manweller, Smiths Aerospace Corporation

Tagged Divisions

Materials

, O., Bender, B., Hoover, A., “Young Women’s Aviation, Construction and Engineering Academy”,Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Session 1793, Page 67, 2005.2. www.mated.com, National Science Foundation, Materials Science Resource Center, Award DUE0501475, 2007.3. www.merlot.com, Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching, 2007.4. www.nde.com, NDT (Non-Destructive Testing) Resource Center, 2007.5. Mott, R., “Report on the Development of the List of Core Competencies for the National Resource Center forMaterials Technology Education At Edmonds Community College”, MatEd, Feb. 20, 2006.6. Krause, S.J., Decker, J.C., Niska, J., Alford, T., Griffin, R., Identifying Student Misconceptions in Introductory

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Western Michigan University; Liang Dong, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

can, for example, design different filters based on theirpole/zero location an obvious characteristic evident in the frequency domain.At the same time students can use matlab solution to compare it to the analyticalformulation presented above.>> n=0:1:10;>> B=[1 -1 0];>> A=[1 -4 4];>> x=(-1)^n;>> x=(-1).^n;>> y=filter(B,A,x)y= Columns 1 through 8 1 2 6 14 34 78 178 398 Columns 9 through 11 882 1934 4210>> plot(n,y)>> xlabel ('n, Discrete-Time Index')>> ylabel('Total System Response, y[n]')>> title ('Example 1, IIR Complete Response')>> grid on>>

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Switzer, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

Appendix B: The Attitude Survey Attitude of Undergraduates Toward Their Engineering ProgramDirections:Indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the following statements bycircling the best representation of your opinion.SA=Strongly Agree A=Agree N=Neutral D=Disagree SD=Strongly Disagree1. I am having fun in my major. SA A N D SD2. My overall attitude about my engineering department is positive. SA A N D SD3. I can analyze and interpret data. SA A N D SD4. I can function on problem-solving teams. SA A N D SD5. I am

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghodrat Karami, North Dakota State University; Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

the displacement.Therefore, the energy in a molecular system is: Est ? Â K st ( Rm / R0 m ) 2 where, Kst = stiffness 1 m 2constant, R = bond length and Ro = equilibrium bond length. Also, other types of bondingenergies can be formulated in similar forms as a multiplication of associated stiffness times the 1deformation. For example the energy due to bending is written as Eb ? Â K b (s m / s 0 m ) 2 where, m 2Kb is the bending

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

filtration system, a dormitory mail distribution system utilizing pneumatic capsules, andprotective awnings for bicycle storage. An example of a design developed by a student teammay be seen in Figure 1. It is a conceptual design for an underground pedestrian walkway. A A Features A. Entrances Kalamazoo Rd. E B. Code Blue Pole G

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Lin, Old Dominion University; Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

defined first. This isbecause that a geometric characteristic cannot be applied with a non-FOS. Page 12.361.32.1 Feature of Size (FOS)According to ASME 14.5M6, Feature of Size is defined as:“One cylindrical or spherical surface, or a set of two opposed elements or opposedparallel surfaces, associated with a size dimension.”Figure 1 shows the top and front projection views of a part with dimensioning. Based onthe definition of FOS, Dimensions A, B, D, H, K, and J are feature of sizes, whileDimensions E, F, G, and I are non-FOS. Figure 1: An example for feature of size.2.2 Maximum Material Condition (MMC)To indicate that a

Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Emanuel, Bradley University; H. Dan Kerns, Bradley University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

followingtable and associated point values allow teams to use the feedback to improve their presentations.Table 1. Oral Presentation Evaluation I. Organizational ConsiderationsPts. A. Organization of material for multifaceted problems 1 Parallel construction- covers one aspect (e.g., definition) of all problems before going to subsequent aspects (e.g., analysis) of all problems 3 Sequential construction - covers all aspects of one problem before going to next problem B. Organization of material 1 Logic leap, missing steps, missing slides 2 Some attempt at organizing material for flow/assimilation of material by audience; right slide--wrong place 3 Important steps/milestones/logic included; anyone with

Conference Session

Student Teams and Project-Based Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Zemke, Gonzaga University; Diane Zemke, Gonzaga University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

(b) Design Tasks Dialogue 5. Draw Plausible Connections 4. Characterize Major between Session Design and Features of the Student Student Dialogue Dialogue 6. Create List of Plausible “Best Practices” for Session DesignFigure 1. Steps to Surface “Best Practices” for Active Session Design3.1. Basic Structure of SessionsThe class was divided into four-person teams for the active sessions. At the beginning of eachsession, the four-person teams were divided into pairs and given a short exercise. The purpose ofthe paired exercises was to get the

Conference Session

Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Christopher Cotting, Virginia Tech; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech; Wayne Durham, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

and Learning Methods: Definitions, Comparisons, and Research Bases. Journal of Engineering Education, 2006. 95(2): p. 123-138.7. Cotting, M.C., L.S. McCue, and W.C. Durham. Simulator-based flight test engineering as a capstone to the dynamics and control curriculum in 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 2007. Reno, Nevada AIAA.8. Morgan, J. and B. Davis. Promoting Engineering Education as a Career: A Generational Approach in Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. . 2005.9. Wilson, D.J., D.R. Riley, and K.D. Citurs, Aircraft Maneuvers for the Evaluation of Flying Qualities and Agility, W.L. Flight Dynamics

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Priya Goeser, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

,these problems were modified to utilize computational modeling techniques and presented asprojects to the students in the Computational Modeling course. The students worked in groupsof two on these projects. Page 12.957.4The first problem was taken from the Statics course textbook8. Based on Figure 1, the studentsdeveloped a MATLAB program to study the variation in M0 due to T=120 lbs as the position ofpoint B varies from (0,0,0) to (0,14,0). Figure 2 shows a plot of the variation in the x, y and zcomponents of M0 vs. the y-coordinate of point B. Figure 1. Variation of moment problem taken from Meriam and Kraige8

Conference Session

Outreach Projects and General Energy Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

and how it was to be erected on the roof. Severalsafety training sessions were also undertaken to assure that everyone understood the safe accessand egress from the roof of the building, to assure that everyone followed campus safety rules,and how to move and work on the roof. Only students who had been through the safety trainingwere permitted access to the roof and participate in the installation. Page 12.1563.6 System Wiring Diagram *Note: A) Negative DC inputs to other five Inverters B

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford; Devdas Shetty, University of Hartford; Jun Kondo, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

Acquisition using National Instruments PXI and cRIO systems. Page 12.1282.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 SMART SENSOR INSTRUMENTATION DEVELOPMENT EXAMPLE INCLUDING THE NEW PARADIGM OF AN FPGA BASED SYSTEMAbstractThis paper showcases two complementary approaches for the design and implementation ofsmart sensor systems. They are (a) Hardware-in-the loop approach (b) Using a single fieldprogrammable gate array (FPGA) to construct an entire intelligent instrumentation system.The first example presents a mechatronic approach, which is a blend of mechanical, electricaland software elements

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Riha, Iowa State University; Diane Rover, Iowa State University; Julia Apple-Smith, Iowa State University; James Melsa, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

International

international knowledge/experience? 3) If you do have such programs, a. What was the motivation for creating them? b. Please give a brief description of the programs. c. Do you have any information that addresses the effectiveness of any of your programs? 4) Approximately what percentage of your undergraduate students will have had an international experience by the time that they graduate?4 Survey ResultsOf the survey responses, there were a number of interesting answers. Below we present ourfindings, organized by question. Page 12.794.44.1 Question 1 – Does your college believe that an

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Wayne State University; Alexandru Catalin Belu, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

electrodynamics attractive seems much more elegant if one can provethem. Once a result is obtained in the discrete theory, it is trivially true in the continuumlimit; learning the corresponding continuum limit; learning the corresponding continuumresult requires no additional effort.Maxwell’s equations are equations for determining the time evolution of two vectorfields, the electric field E and the magnetic field B. ρ dE ρ 1 ρ = c 2 curl B − j (25) dt ε0 ρ dB ρ = − curl E (26) dtAnd the continuity equation

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Wilson; Dennis George; john bruni

Questions in Support of ABET Criteria 3 A-K NSSE Statement ABET Number Criteria 3IV.1 1B Made a class presentation GIV.2 1D Worked on a paper or project that required integrating ideas or information C from various sourcesIV.3 1G Worked with other students on projects during class B,C,EIV.4 1H Worked with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments B,C,EIV.5 1I Put together ideas

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle Camacho, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

1999 Frontiers in Education Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 1999.5 Middlecamp, C. H. and B. Subramaniam, “What is Feminist Pedagogy? Useful Ideas for Teaching Chemistry,” Journal of Chemical Education, 76 (4), 1999, pp. 520-525.6 Riley, Robin L. and D. Lyden Murphy, “The multidisciplinary possibilities of feminist pedagogy,” in University teaching : a reference guide for graduate students and faculty, edited by Stacey Lane Tice, Nicolas Jackson, Leo M. Lambert, and Peter Englot; Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2005.7 Riley, Robin L. and D. Lyden Murphy, “The multidisciplinary possibilities of feminist pedagogy,” in University teaching : a reference guide for graduate students and faculty, edited

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Michael Lesiecki, Maricopa Community College; Robert Simington, Intel; Mariano Carreras, SMC-IT; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Natalia Sandburg, University of South Florida; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida

that this projectenvisioned bringing more automation and MES into their facilities. This reinforces theeducation goals for the project and ratifies the investment made by the parties.Acknowledgment Page 12.376.8The project was supported by funding from the Intel Foundation and by significantinvestment by both MATEC and SMC-IT.References1) M. Lesiecki and B. Simington, “Development of Skills Standards for Technicians Working in highly automated Environments – A Key Component of Effective Manufacturing, presented at the IEEE Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference, Boston, 2002.2) B. Simington and M. Lesiecki, “A Systems Approach to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Russell, University of Hertfordshire

and sought to consolidatenot only what they had retained from the previous week but also to see what they had gainedfrom the out-of-class tasks. Strategies to check for answer guessing was included in the testsand in this instance used separate yet related questions. An example set of separate, yetrelated questions, which seek the students understanding of pressure gradient within a fluid isgiven below.Q1. The pressure gradient (dp/dz) in a fluid … a) is always zero b) is always negative c) is always positive d) can be either positive or negative depending on the fluid properties e) is equal to the gauge pressureQ2. The pressure gradient (dp/dz) in a tank of water, 2m deep, is approximately a) -9790 Pa/m b) 9790 Pa