Conference Session

Experience with Experiential Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Beth Lakin; Gary Crossman

experiences and demonstratehow they are related to the course; they must also articulate connections between their practicesand trends in the field. Students completing this process see multiple benefits, in addition to theawarding of academic credits. First, it is a formal validation of their expertise. Second, it allowsthem to trace their professional development, to reflect on their accomplishments, and to morecompletely grasp what they know and what they do not know. Students may be surprised at thefocus on disciplinary theory and terminology, thinking that a description of what they’ve done atwork is enough. The requirement to analyze the ways in which their practice relates to currenttheory and to name it forces them to step back and reflect on

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hilkat S. Soysal; Oguz Soysal

stressed students may, in turn, reflect theirreactions on the evaluations. There is practically no way to motivate all students to takethe evaluations seriously enough to spend sufficient time for each question. Theemotional reaction of one student in a class of ten would result in an error of 10% on anumerical scale. It is often possible to end up with a higher error due to group dynamics.In such cases, numerical data should be interpreted with caution to distinguishunreasonable information.Another source of error results from different interpretation of questions by students. Thequestions must be worded very carefully to prevent misunderstandings. Asking the samequestions in different words may reduce the risk of error due to

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Thorndyke; Timothy J. Anderson; Matthew Ohland; Guili Zhang

of each course’s impact, and we find that the student performance in only afraction of the core courses has predictive value on engineering retention. These results raisequestions about the relationship of the core courses to the later curriculum, and suggest thatcurriculum development and academic advising should reflect the variation within the sciencecore and resist the temptation to treat the core uniformly.I. IntroductionMost engineering programs require students to take a set of first- and second-year sciencecourses as core requisites, and often these core courses are independent of the engineeringspecialty. At the University of Florida, we require all engineering undergraduate students tosuccessfully pass a set of science courses

Conference Session

TIME 3: Thermal Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Choate

the students; while in assessment, thestudents and instructor assess how well the goals of the course were achieved in terms of studentlearning and the student’s ability to apply the learned skills and knowledge.The students used the student self-assessment survey given in Appendix C to determine thesuccess of the course in enabling them to achieve the course outcomes, with a 0 indicating nomastery and 10 very proficient. The course goals are to provide students with initial fundamentalexperiences in the stated outcomes and a level of competence with these outcomes. The courseoutcomes reflect intended exposure to the appropriate terminology and principles for furtherstudy, establishment of the problem solving methodologies, and extension

Conference Session

Teaching Innovations in Architectural Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gouranga Banik

construction graduate students who will be able to understandcomplex technological and managerial systems, and develop case studies from which students canlearn real world construction-related ethical problems. The study is focused to transform studentsinto ethical practitioners who will reflect on the consequences of their designs and constructions.Recent innovations of information technology and managerial dilemma are exerting enormoussocial, cultural and environmental pressures to both students and practitioners to make it right atthe first time. But then who designs the building that can not complete in time or within costs?Who manages the projects that lead to accidents? Who provides technologies ignorant of culturaland political context? AECs

Conference Session

Integration vs. Compartmentalization

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Gunn

avisible validation for their sometimes-secretive writing activities.The particulars of the poetry contest, assessment by writers and readers of the submitted works,and an overview of why poetry contests should be instituted in all colleges and schools ofengineering is detailed in the paper. Since the contest now attracts entries from students (bothcollege and high/middle school), faculty, staff, and alumni it is clear that this one simple genre canbe used as a means to get students, especially engineering students, to write with enjoyment as thefocus.'Variety's the spice of life, that gives it its flavor." These lines in "The Task, I" by WilliamCowper (English poet 1731-1800) reflect an attitude that must he fostered in the minds ofengineers. No

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wim Ravesteijn; Erik DeGraaff

sociologist Ulrich Beck.The famous Dutch author, Harry Mulish, portrays Bacon in his monumental book ‘Thediscovery of heaven’8 as one who has made a deal with the devil and accuses him of beingresponsible for some of the most serious horrors of the Second World War. This state ofaffair has philosophical consequences: in his reflections on utopias as a phenomenon, theDutch philosopher Hans Achterhuis3;4 suggests that utopia’s turn into dystopias such asOrwell’s 1984 and Huxley’s Brave New World. He sees utopias and dystopias as two sides ofthe same coin, as the same so-called better world seen from without or within. Though he isless negative about technical utopias, like Bacon’s, than social utopias, like Plato’s andMore’s, Achterhuis suggests

Conference Session

Innovation in Design Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Young

“aircraft that reallyflew” was a great motivator and created a sense of excitement not previously experienced inprevious years. The hands-on experience coupled with teamwork was felt to be a substantialimprovement over prior years’ efforts.However there were some areas that, upon post-course reflection, could be improved. For thefirst two years of the DBF Design Competition, primary emphasis was placed on the design of thestudents’ aircraft projects – the C (conceive) and D (design) elements of the Department’s CDIOstrategy. Due in large part to lack of prior experience in hands-on projects (a common syndromeamong young engineering students in recent times), the aircraft were often rushed to completionand not satisfactorily constructed, aligned, or

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Sill; Elizabeth Stephan; Matthew Ohland

have clearbenefits in regard to deeper understanding and long-term retention,15 but has never gainedwidespread use because many fear the potential time-inefficiency of discovery learningapproaches.16 Our proposed format, however, incorporates structured reflection to achieve someof discovery learning’s benefits without making a major commitment of time. The introduction ofdiscovery methods shifts some control over the learning process to the learner. This approachagrees with Goforth17 who, in a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of learner control in tutorialcomputer assisted instruction, found that "it is important that the learner have some controlrather than none.” If we wish our students to learn and to be creative, they must be given

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachel E Collins; Christopher Foreman; Matthew Ohland

on users’ PCs and making it possible toconnect to the system from any computer that is equipped with browser software. The web serversoftware is Apache.Operational DescriptionThe download module runs five times per week so that adds and drops are reflected in the tourregistration database. Downloaded data is limited to those students who are enrolled in thecourse. Populating the tour registration student table this way eliminates the requirement that thestudents enroll themselves in the tour registration system and ensures that the information used totrack the students is accurate.General engineering administrative staff populate the database with tour schedules for eachdepartment through a web interface. Attendance can be taken multiple

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Mizen; Robert Baldwin; Ronald Miller

methods that are developed at the Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationprogram level will all begin with recitations of the Institutional Mission and the InstitutionalConstituencies and Stakeholders. A fundamental tenet of ABET1 and EC2000 2 is that the goalsand objectives for each program in the institution must reflect the institutional goals as embodiedin these statements. Accordingly, setting statements of institutional mission and constituencies isthe necessary first step in the road towards implementing across-the-board program assessmentand achieving ABET accreditation for each engineering

Conference Session

Mentoring, Outreach, & Intro BME Courses

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Sherwood; Stacy Klein-Gardner

/orprograms that have been influenced by some of this early work 16,17,18,19,20. While the details ofeach program have differences, especially in the types of outcomes that are expected of students(designs of objects vs. solution of a challenges based upon real or simulated data) they do havecommon threads. They all use a rich contextually based problem/challenge to start theinstruction and affordances for students to engage in study at a substantive depth into theproblem/challenge, reflect on their work, obtain formative assessment, revise thinking andpresent the products of their labors. Summary documents such as Bransford, et al.21 haveprovided additional examples of such types of designs, as well as expansion of the theoreticalbasis for such

Conference Session

Sustainability and the Environment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Domenico Grasso

controversialpapers “The Value of the World’s Ecosystem”vi, “No Middle Way on theEnvironment”vii, and “Can Pollution Problems be Effectively Solved by Environmental Page 8.512.6Science and Technology?” viii. While much in-class discussion ensues, students are alsoasked to reflect on their readings and write a paper on one of the two following topics IF HUMANITY IS TO SUCCESSFULLY BALANCE ITS NEEDS AND RESOURCES ENSURING A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY , WHAT WILL BE THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING? OR IS THE STRUCTURING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SELF-SERVING ECONOMIC INCENTIVES THE ONLY (INTER ALIA

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Theresa Jones

andconsistent definition of both the scales being used and the constructs being measured.Version 1The first version of the Quality, Quantity and Improvement Instrument, or QQI, waspiloted the summer of 2002 in two upper level project-based courses. In an attempt toincrease validity and reliability, efforts were made to define what was meant by quantity,quality and improvement as well as a more detailed scale definition than what was used atVMI. Students were also given a “survey of the survey” to provide feedback about thesurvey. The QQI was given twice during the summer with some of the feedback from themid-semester “survey of the survey” implemented in the end-of-semester version.Version 2The next version of the QQI reflected not only adjustments

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Stanford; Donald Keating

education to reflect the process of engineering forcreating technology.8 This reform is not limited to K-12 or undergraduate education. It extends throughout thegraduate’s professional career in industry. The national innovation system is composed of both the nation’sscientists and its engineers. Today, the U.S. engineering workforce is a cornerstone of the nation’s thrust forcreating technology for U.S. competitiveness. And the process of engineering for the nation’s continuedtechnological development is heavily dependent upon the continued graduate development of the creative,innovative, and leadership capacity of the engineering workforce in industry, which is subsequently dependentupon the nation’s system of engineering graduate education

Conference Session

The Biology Interface

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos; Kyongbum Lee; Howard Saltsburg; Gregory Botsaris; David Kaplan

entire system as well as for the individual units.Each unit can be well characterized individually and in detail. The foundation for this approach isa reasonably clear understanding of basic chemistry, transport processes, and their interactionwithin a unit. During the development of the chemical engineering paradigm, the interaction oftraditional chemistry and chemical engineering proved to be of benefit to both disciplines. Like allengineers, chemical engineers apply a systems approach to problem solving and produce practicaland timely designs in the absence of complete information. What distinguishes them from otherengineers is that they are deeply rooted in the chemical sciences.Curricula in chemical engineering departments reflect this unit

Conference Session

Current Issues in Information Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lloyd J. Griffiths; Anne J. Marchant; E. Bernard White

curriculum reflects the latest advances in the IT field, includinginterdisciplinary and global approaches where appropriate. An acceptable level ofcompetency in IT can be achieved within the constraints of the required 120 semestercredit hours of class work and projects. This number of credits meets Universityrequirements as well as the existing Commonwealth of Virginia guidelines forundergraduate degrees.In addition to University General Education [GE] requirements, including humanities andsocial sciences as well as mathematics and basic sciences requirements, the BS-IT programrequires IT foundation, core, and concentration courses as described below. Eachconcentration includes a seven-hour capstone design project. As shown in the sampleschedule in

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William White; Marie Lee; Diane Schuch Miller

Session 1363 The Development of Manufacturing Case Studies William L. White, Diane M. Schuch-Miller, Marie D. Lee Lawrence Technological University/Wayne State University/Wayne State University In manufacturing engineering education, there is a need for problem-solving projects that reflect realissues to supplement or replace drill and practice problems. Authentic activities offer an opportunity to apply newknowledge and skills to manufacturing engineering problems, test theorie s, and draw conclusions in a safeenvironment with the help of their peers and mentors. Case studies add relevance and

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Goolsby

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationFigure 2 is also based on students’ responses to Question 10. The percentages reflect a fairlynormal grade distribution that is typical of both the online course and the traditional lecture/labformat course. Percentage of students, among those without prior programming experience, in each expected grade category------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Expected Grade A B C D

Conference Session

Integrating Math into Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Arlie Donaldson

the environment by both radiation to theenvironment and interaction with surrounding air. With constant thermal properties and a“lumped mass” analysis, an initial value equation of the following form can be written: dT ‚mc ? i 2 ̇ / Â Q Loss Eq. (1) dtwhere mc is the product of the mass and heat capacity of the wire per unit length, i 2 ̇ is Jouleheating, T is temperature which is the dependent variable, and t is time which is the independentvariable. The quantities shown are typical symbols and can be found in popular heat transfertextbooks, e.g., Incropera and DeWitt 1. The heat loss term will reflect the expected modes ofthermal coupling

Conference Session

ABET Criterion 4 and Liberal Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heinz Luegenbiehl; Kathryn Neeley; Jerry Gravander

their understanding of social and political issues. The otherpresentations in this session describe specific examples of how Criterion 4 is being met using avariety of multidisciplinary approaches. This paper reflects on these examples and formulatesgeneral guidelines based on them.Introduction A great deal of the discussion of ABET’s Engineering Criteria 2000, including our ownwork,5,6 has focused on outcomes a-k of Criterion 3. If, however, we consider the overallobjective of preparing engineers for practice and the importance of integration within theengineering curriculum, it becomes apparent that Criterion 4 (reproduced below) merits at leastas much attention. Criterion 4 emphasizes the role of constraints in engineering practice

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Greta Zenner; Amy Payne; Aura Gimm; Wendy Crone

sensors(Figure 1). The atoms in a solid are compact and maintain a fixed orientation, whereas those of aliquid move around and assume the shape of the container. Liquid crystal is another phase ofmatter that has the fluidity of liquids and the ordering of solids. The partial ordering orcoordination of LCs allows one atom in the LC phase to impact the orientation of its neighboringatoms. These subtle changes in molecular structure affect the wavelengths of light that areabsorbed or reflected by LCs, resulting in an apparent change in color of the material. Manyscientists and engineers work on utilizing the sensitivity of LCs and nanotechnology to create

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering and More

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Gunn

enough to allow the beginnings of conversation.Others enjoyed the interaction and let it flow for the entire semester. A detailed report from thefreshmen at the end of the activity was intended to be a document that allowed students to talkabout what they had learned, how they were treated, and the reasons that they felt interactionwith senior students would help in their career path journeys. Perhaps some would call thereports reflection papers. They reflected upon the experience and their reactions to it.There is no grade given for the activity other than as a simple participation grade for theassignment. Since there was little or no chance that the students would not want to participate,we did not feel that a grade was necessary. More so, we

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Loendorf

. They must build a case that strongly supports and backs theirdecisions stating as many reasons as possible and citing examples. The students are given twoweeks to complete their essays with the first project assigned during the initial class period.The projects are modified, changed or replaced every quarter. This is in part due to the directionthe class takes during the discussion of the material. It also reflects the dynamic selection of thematerial covered in the course. A typical five project sequence is presented below.A great variety of technologies were created and utilized throughout history. The first projectrequires the determination of the most important technology, innovation or invention forcivilization as a whole and then for

Conference Session

Potpourri of Engineering Mathematics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Siegenthaler

, and open bookexaminations, resulted in an excellent course from both the student’s and instructor’spoint of view. At the completion of the course, the instructor felt all of the students werewell prepared for graduate school. Student reactions to the course were encouraging.One student evaluation stated, “Now that I have completed all my finals, andconsequently my education at the United States Air Force Academy, I can honestly lookback and reflect upon my entire academic experience. Your Math 470 class wasabsolutely the best class I have taken.” This quote was by an electrical engineeringmajor. Another quote, “I actually looked forward to attending class on every lesson! Onseveral occasions, I even called home to tell my parents about the

Conference Session

NEE Potpourri

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Loendorf

; Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationConclusions, Reflections and the FutureThe transition from industry to education was both exciting and terrifying at the same time. Afterall, the aim of teaching was simple: to enhance the process and improve student learning. It wasexhilarating being a contributor to the process where students learn and grow. Teaching wastruly an important and noble profession requiring a deep commitment to the students.Reflecting on the first year as a full-time engineering professor it went rather smoothly. Theopportunity to work with wonderful students yearning to learn was a wonderful experience. Theywere learning to be engineers at the same time that a former

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Hadgraft; Mike Xie

projects and contracts; Develop quality plans; Provide constructive feedback to team members; Resolve conflict in a team; Lead a team; Work with other disciplines in a team with conflicting needs• Communication – Communicate effectively – listen, observe, speak, draw and write ; Communicate results qualitatively, quantitatively, graphically, electronically, textually; Page 9.306.2Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Communicate processes of thinking and reflection (including giving constructive feedback)• Personal

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rhona Moore; James Strueber

introducing them to the breadth anddepth of their chosen field. In addition, the assignments have been structured so as not to require gradingin order to be effective. Page 9.1429.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationThe Theory--Learning and Teaching StylesAllan A Gatthorn in Curriculum Renewal suggests that writing can be used as a method of learning.“The idea of using writing as a method of learning is grounded in sound theory, as Yinger and Clark2have noted in Reflecting Journal Writing

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paula Baty; Patricia Fox

addition, technology for drainingsystems, plumbing facilities, and gray water re-usage reflect the high value placed on cleanwater. This also was apparent in the agricultural practices seen among crop fields. The erosioncontrol and water quality practices were much more common and lush than seen in the UnitedStates. Having seen good conservation practices successfully applied, enables students to applythis knowledge to their professions in the future. Overall, the GO GREEN course assisted in preparing students to deal with realtechnology, real-life challenges, cultural differences and global issues. It inspired creativity byproviding a catalyst of new ideas. The format of the class and the active learning/teachingmethods used achieved this

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Will Cluett; Peter Weiss; Kim Woodhouse; David Bagley; Susan McCahan

” 2004-1798managing the course and providing a coherent flow to the content. However, it gave the studentsmultiple resources and exposure to a variety of role models.Language and engineering faculty were in both the lecture and tutorial settings from thebeginning of the course. This team approach meant that the students had multiple supportresources for help with their writing, team issues, and projects. It also gave the students anunderstanding of the parallels between the engineering design process and the process ofdesigning a document or other communication.As at the University of Alaska Fairbanks1, the communications faculty reflected a broad range ofspecializations, including English, Linguistics and Theatre. This practical approach