Conference Session

Innovation in Laboratory Studies and Outreach Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Gumaer, Central Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

goals of this project were to utilize laptops already required of students to improve theirlearning experience in a microcontroller applications course and to reduce the per seat coursedelivery cost. Using laptops in conjunction with the Microchip PICKit1 did improve the studentlearning experience as reflected in the course grade and course evaluation written comments. Perseat costs of this approach were approximately half the cost of maintaining a dedicatedmicrocontroller lab. Written and verbal comments from students using the PICKit1 developmentkit indicated that they enjoyed having the freedom to work on their microcontroller projects atany time. Follow up anecdotal evidence also indicated that the flexibility and portability of

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine Polito, Valparaiso University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

for training engineers in seismic behavior and design, and the need for research in theseareas, also increase. Unfortunately, due to the high cost of dynamic soil testing equipment, fewstudents are able to have hands-on experience with this type of soil testing. Dynamic soil testingequipment such as cyclic triaxial and cyclic simple shear machines typically ranges from$60,000 to $200,000. As a result, typically only students at large research universities have anyexposure to this type of testing and only those performing research have anything more than anobservational experience.The apparatus discussed in this paper reflects the author’s attempt to develop an affordabledynamic soil testing system (less than $10,000). Such a system will make

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao Li, Florida A&M University; G. Thomas Bellarmine, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Leon Prosper, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

students agree or strongly agreethat the new instructional system has a positive impact on their learning. Over 90% of studentsfeel that they become more active in the classroom and there are more interaction between Page 14.573.6students and instructor. All the students agreed that they are relieved from the burden of notestaking and can concentrate more on the lecture. As far as the usability, over 90% of students feelthe system is easy to use; they can write the answer using the pen of Tablet PC and submit theanswer easily. It seems that the students are excited about the new instructional system. This isalso reflected by the increase in

Conference Session

BME Laboratory Courses and Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Jeffrey Saucerman, University of Virginia; Jason Papin, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce-Cottler, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

learning. The “communication” score reflected the students’ ability toexplain what they did in lab and in the post-lab modeling and analysis, as well as how clearlyand crisply they defined terms and techniques. “Knowledge” was determined by their commandof the relevant background information and modeling approaches. The score for “answeringquestions” reflected not only whether a first answer to a question was correct, but also how wellthe students were able to “think on their feet” when we asked follow-up questions and attemptedto guide them to a greater understanding of a concept if they were initially deficient.“Accomplishment” reflected the overall level of effort and work that went into their modelingand analysis over the module (assuming the

Conference Session

Measuring the Impacts of Project-based Service Learning on Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

International

, tests, exams, journaling, community feedback, employer feedback, interviewsStudent Skills Reflection statements, self-assessments, community feedback, employer feedback, critical thinking assessment tool, photographs, videos, design artefacts, observation, oral presentations, performance reviewStudent Attitudes and Identity Intercultural development inventory, community service attitudes scale, journaling, photographs, videos, peer review, conversation analysisOther Longitudinal

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Hutchinson, Purdue University; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the school sites,influenced the amount of implementation.6 In this study a mixed-methods approach using 27 Page 14.1102.3teachers was undertaken to examine what factors affected the implementation of a particular pre-developed reformed chemistry curriculum (Living By Chemistry). The protocols used to obtainthe data for this study consisted of the Teachers’ Beliefs Interview (TBI), observations using theReformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP), reflection documents, and schoolcharacteristics. These data were analyzed using a constant comparative method.10 From the dataanalysis, three groups of teachers emerged: traditional, mechanistic

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Brian Carter, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

programs written in strictly imperative languages that reflect thesemantics of the underlying memory model, such as C. Schonberg and Dewar report similarobservations of students graduating from other programs that adopted Java- centric curricula.5While these deficits are not common at schools with architecture-first curricula,3,4,5 object-centriccurricula are asserted to provide complementary advantages. Rather than taking a position onwhether architecture-first curricula are strictly superior to object-first, we implementedcompensatory reforms that appear to be successful, as observed by upper division systemsfaculty and employers who report that recent graduates have attained a dramatically improvedability to program in C

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

3preparedness. As such, the primary research question guiding this paper is: How can wemeasure the global preparedness of graduate and undergraduate engineering students? In designing my instrument I used the same subscales of the teacher instrument andaltered individual survey items within the subscales to reflect specific engineering foci asrecommended by the National Academy of Engineering. This paper presents the pilot researchresults from implementation of the global preparedness index that I designed for engineeringstudents. The following seven subscales were utilized in creation of this global preparednessindex. Ethic of Responsibility: Deep personal and care concern for people in all parts of the world; sees moral

Conference Session

Educational Issues in Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Pierce, University of South Carolina; Juan Caicedo, University of South Carolina; Joseph Flora, University of South Carolina; Briana Timmerman, University of South Carolina; Wiley Graf, Midlands Technical College; Andrew Nichols, Marshall University; Timothy Ray, Midlands Technical Institute

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

may have inaccuracies or conclusion. Reasoning may be vague or contain some faults. The misconceptions. student makes connections from material directly from class. 3. Accurate: Student uses several specific 3. Reflective: Student uses multiple observations to draw a terms and the majority of them accurately. conclusion. The majority of reasoning must be valid. Student makes new connections among topics within the course. 4. Sophisticated: Student demonstrates 4. Metacognitive: Student demonstrates awareness of their completely accurate knowledge about learning. Student uses multiple observations to make a completely multiple concepts

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; William Hurley, Villanova University; Edmond Dougherty, Villanova University; James Klingler, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

observed the presentations was impressed with how well thestudents had really considered the social and physical development stages of thekindergarten children. The teams displayed a lot of creativity in the production of each oftheir commercials. It was clear that all the student teams had done a lot of work. The finalcomponent of the grade was peer assessment on the project teams. The students wererequired to distribute (confidentially) a fictitious bonus to each of their team membersbased on their contribution to the team project, reflecting peer evaluation of how eachmember had performed on the team. In most cases the bonuses were divided evenlybetween the team members, although in a few cases, particular students were recognizedfor

Conference Session

High-School Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Natalie Tran, California State University, Bakersfield; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

videotapes were digitized and entered into Transana (Fassnacht & Woods31; seewww.transana.org), a computer application for discourse analysis that integrates the video,transcript text and researcher codes. Classroom talk was divided into segments we called clips,and clips were coded to reflect the points of interest in the research questions listed above.Coding FrameworkThe coding framework for our qualitative/quantitative analysis delineates three differentdimensions: A. Instruction time codes subdivide each class period based on how the instructor interacts with students. B. Concepts mark engagement with “big ideas” from STEM, such as modularity in engineering, projection in mathematics, and Newton’s laws in physics. We

Conference Session

Sustainable and Urban Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clara Fang, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

on society.CONCLUSIONSThis article discusses the potential for incorporating service learning and its associatededucational advantages in civil engineering undergraduate courses. Meeting specific objectivesand outcomes of the initiative and feedback from students indicates that overall the projects aresuccessful. Service-learning benefits a student in many ways: It deepens understanding of coursecontent; builds a bridge between theory and practice; increases a sense of social responsibility;and sharpens abilities to solve problems creatively and to work collaboratively.However, the implementation of these real-life projects also allows faculty to reflect on somemajor challenges uncounted. Good co-ordinations between faculty and community

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Technology Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Shep Anderson, Sinclair Community College; Robert Mott, University of Dayton; Gilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

manufacturing, but the acquisition ofNETEC has brought about an expanded scope, and the NCME now serves a much broaderaudience of educators in existing (mechanical, civil, electronics, aerospace, quality, etc.) andemerging (nano, bio, green, etc.) engineering technology fields. The merger of MERC Onlineand NETEC puts the NCME in position to be a facilitator of cross-disciplinary endeavors at alllevels. Sheppard, et.al. in Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field, indicatesthat the new model for engineering education should move student thinking to engineeringthinking, reflective judgment, and analytic problem solving: “…The ideal learning trajectory is a spiral, with all components revisited at increasing levels of

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Marilyn Fowler, Austin Children's Museum; Christina Soontornvat, Austin Children's Museum; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Introduction to the Austin Children’s MuseumThe Austin Children's Museum (ACM) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is "to createinnovative learning experiences for children and their families that equip and inspire the nextgeneration of creative problem solvers.” Through well-crafted exhibits and educationalprograms, the Museum helps lead young children towards the life-long learning modes ofquestioning, reflecting, informed decision-making, critical thinking, and multidimensional Page 14.488.3thinking. There have been significant advancements in the understanding of how young mindsdevelop and are inspired before starting grade school. For the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thashika Rupasinghe, Clemson University; Mary Beth Kurz, Clemson University; Carl Washburn, Greenville Tech; Anand Gramopadhye, Clemson University; Deepak Vembar, Clemson University; Sajay Sadasivan, Clemson University

AircraftMaintenance Technology (AMT) program to improve the learning process of students throughcreation of educational materials, assessment tools and curriculum redesign. Using Bloom'sTaxonomy in cognitive and psychomotor domains, course objectives were refined to create moremeaningful student outcomes. These were mapped to reflect the expected student proficiencyand goals as advised by regulatory agencies. These include the guidelines stipulated by the FAA(Federal Aviation Administration). We identified course objectives for six course modulescurrently taught in an aircraft maintenance program at a 2-year technical college: ACM 120(Materials & Corrosion Control), ACM 167(Landing Gear Systems), ACM 174 (AirframeInspection), ACM 210 (Reciprocating

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sam Shearman, National Instruments

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

focus away from the concept at hand.Design for ExplorationAn approach to UI design that encourages exploration involves working to tailor the UI to suit aspecific sequence of activities. To do so, you can write out a step-by-step script that describeswhat the user does, how the software responds, what insight is gained, and other details. Such ascript can provide an organizational framework that helps to focus your efforts.Figure 3 shows an interactive concept demonstration that examines sampling theory and aliasing.Its UI reflects a number of design decisions based on a sample script shown in Table 1. As youmight expect, the parameters and displays mentioned in the steps have corresponding userinterface elements. Input controls on the left

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark McDermott, University of Texas, Austin; Jacob Abraham, University of Texas, Austin; Mihir Ravel, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

FeedbackIndustry feedback was obtained from two sources: 1) the adjunct faculty who in many cases willhire students taking their classes and 2) hiring managers who contact the faculty looking forspecific competencies. Their feedback is summarized below: • Students need to know the basics first. Lab assignments are good but team oriented projects are essential. The most important aspect of the student design experience is the practice of reflection which occurs when the class projects are reviewed by peers and industry based faculty. • “Pre-silicon” hiring managers look for students with more virtual prototyping competencies specifically the area of RTL and ESL languages, synthesis and formal verification

Conference Session

Attitudes, Self-Confidence, and Self-Efficacy of Women Engineering Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moshe Hartman, Retired; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

working as an engineer ten years from now (the survey date). Studentsresponded on a 5-point scale from 1 (very unlikely) to 5 (very likely). We had also asked thehighest degree the student expected to achieve in engineering, but found that this varied bydiscipline and reflected less the degree of long-term commitment to engineering and more thenorms of that discipline in terms of how much training was rewarded or expected before gettinga good job in the labor force.All factor analyses were performed using the principal components Varimax rotation method.Analysis verified that the factors that emerged were identical in content between the genders, andover the years of the program. The reliability test was also performed over multiple groups tomake

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Gunn

places them in career paths that will make them bothsuccessful and happy, the program has been worthwhile. As the scavenger hunt is under way, students are also collecting information on engineering, theirimpressions of it. “The Engineer as Hero” assignment forces participants to look at the real world and seethe engineer’s place in it. Students collect as much data as possible to form as picture of what they see in Page 1.53.3 ?@xti; 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘O.+,yylllc:the real world that reflects their impressions of how the world looks at

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Essaid Bouktache; Chandra R. Sekhar; Omer Farook

since the system uses nonlinear frequency mapping, andmust respond to red-time situations, where, for example, a spoken word into the system must be heard backaltered, but understandable, reflecting the change in its frequency spectrum. The challenge remains in the choice Page 1.55.1 $&”-: } 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘..+,p+$ .of related parameters such as establishing the optimum time window needed to process the speech signal, and thedegree of spectrum alteration which can be done without severely affecting the

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Emil C. Neu

. 3These notes in Word were displayed and annotated on a dry erase board. Word instead of a hypercard facilitywas used for the display to avoid involving another piece of software and to take advantage of the continuousscrolling capability of Word. In addition, Word can be employed to randomly access material in response tostudent reaction. To keep costs down, the display was in black and white, instead of color. In addition, this facilitatedmaking the annotations in color. Students were supplied with copies of the displayed notes, which they wereencouraged to customize with their own comments. This was facilitated by darkening only the part of roomwith the dry erase board. Since a non-reflective board was not available, students were asked

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip J. Morris; Martin L. Brady; Lyle N. Long; Ali Haghighat

for classroom use; and through the use of high-technology classrooms and laboratories.Course DevelopmentAs an initial undertaking we have developed and taught three new lecture courses and have a offered aseminar series in high performance computing. The courses are described here. The course specification * %lpported by NSF Grant EEC-9420592 Page 1.132.1 $iiia-’ > 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘..qllllllc..’ .and numbering reflects the department of the instructor who introduced the course and a

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

James Moller; D. Lee

were quite satisfied when the images they had fashionedon the computer monitor became products. They were keenly interested in seeing their products perform. By going through an entire design-to-production process, the teams were able to reflect on their designs.We focused on a single component product because of the many of detailed analyses which could be done andthe breadth of product/process considerations which could be made. Time constraints did not allow a detailedconsideration of machining of slots in the plate. The clevis shape was treated as given. Among the prima~problems for attaining a good product-to-plate fit was the result of plastic shrinkage and warpage.Compensation for these was beyond the course’ scope. However

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

III, Thomas K. Miller; Catherine E. Brawner

the leadership opportunity.Students who were not senior leaders were less positive about their leadership ability with a substantial minority(19%) not agreeing that their senior leader was effective. These results are certainly indicative of the differentskills and abilities that seniors bring into the class and some variation in the skill levels is to be expected andshould not be viewed as a negative reflection on the program’s effectiveness. Students seem to be well prepared for the work that they do after graduation or in co-op programs.Most students do not go onto work for small entrepreneurial companies for their first jobs, but find applicationfor the skills that they learned or honed in Entrepreneurship in their workgroups

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Winston F. Erevelles

attack, Gantt chart (old and revised), a brief description ofprocedures, and accurate and complete documentation of work doneGrading: Project work accounts for 25% of the overall course grade. The project grade is based upon thefollowing factors: complexity of the project; overall quality of the work to include all steps pertaining to thedesign, manufacture, and level of systems integration; the planning and implementation of projects; and thequality of the documentation and final presentations. Final presentations and project demonstrations arevideotaped to assist in grading process. Peer grading on a confidential basis is factored into the term projectgrade to help reflect the work (equitable load sharing and the quality of the work

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheryl A. Sorby; Beverly J. Baartmans

. 1 .— .. .. Reflection of Objects. Cross-Sections of Solids. Surfaces and Solids of Revolution Intersection of Solids. As a part of this curriculum development, computer exercises were developed which utilize I-DEASsoftware as a visualization tool. The exercises were written to adhere closely to the topics covered in the class.PROJECT ASSESSMENT Preliminary assessment of the project indicates promising results. As a part of the final exam for thecourse, the students were given the same PSVT:R exam that they had taken during freshman orientation. Thescores on

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed I. Dessouky; Murali Krishnamurthi

” quadrant allow “converges” to apply the basic facts and concepts to solve simple problems, andproblems from the “What if’ quadrant help “accommodators” reflect on other possible scenarios and synthesizewhat they learned. Along with the homework exercises, the course topics have been augmented with appropriate laboratoryexperiments and design exercises to accommodate different learning styles. The laboratory experiments include:(1) Conceptual Design Exercise, (2) Material Conversion Experiment, (3) Quality Control Experiment, and(4) Human Factors Experiment. After completing each laboratory experiment, students are required to answer anumber of questions related to the laboratory experiment which once again cover the four quadrants of

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Kelin Kuhn

1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings Table I - Student projects in EE 488 in chronological order from 1991-6Paul Porath, Optimizing the Collimation of a Diode LaserSuzanne DeBacke and Stephanie La, Transmission and Reflection HolographyScott Karlson and Edward Smith, Characterization of a pulsed Nd:YAGRichard Tolmie, Scattering in Random MediaJeanette Clark, Fiber-optic Communication LinkDeanne McDowall and Jamie Brunner, Characterization of a Carbon Dioxide Laser,Ron Newton, Scott Garat, Dan Nelson, Ken Wong, Jeff Fasen and Thom Johnson, Two-color fiber-optic communication linkWeston Roth, Design and Construction of ND filters, Surface Plasmon ResonanceRob Olsen, Greg Bray, Marc Daoura and Aaron Spangler, A Laser

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

W. M. Waite; Rommel Simpson

statementsdescribing the strengths of the course and statements describing areas needing improvement. The onlyconstraint was that each group had to unanimously agree on each of the statements they reported. Afterabout half the period, the statements were voted on by the entire class. We show the results of that vote asFigure 6. Although there were 93 students registered for the course, only 51 were present that day. The Page 1.465.9attendance figure was typical, and may reflect a division of labor within study groups. ----- -- $$iii’} 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Harold L. Broberg

resistance is reflected in the coefficient ofthe middle term. The left side of the Matlab commands produce vectors (lists) of the time axis, t, they axis(variables selected are yover, ycrit and yunder to refer to over, critical, and underdamping). The x variable onthe lefl side produces the state response of the transfer fimction which is not of interest here. [yover, xl, t]=step( [le8] , [ 1 5 e 4 le8] ,t) ; [ycrit, x2, t]=step( [le8] , [1 2e4 le8] ,t) ; [yunder, x3, t]=step( [le8] , [1 le4 le8] ,t) ; Next Plot and label the graph for the three outputs: The plot command allows the user to plot as many graphs as needed as