Conference Session

ABET: Reflections on Accreditation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karl F. Meyer, U.S. Military Academy; Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Paul Francis Mlakar, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-4218: CIVIL ENGINEERING PROGRAM EVALUATOR REFLEC-TIONS: THE MOST RECENT LESSONS LEARNEDCol. Karl F. Meyer, U.S. Military Academy Karl F. ”Fred” Meyer is the Civil Engineering Division Director in the Department of Civil and Mechan- ical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy. He received a bachelor’s of science degree from USMA in 1984, a M.S. degree in civil engineering from Georgia Tech in 1993, and a Ph.D. in civil engineering from Georgia Tech in 2002. Meyer has been a member of the USMA faculty for 10 years and teaches courses in basic mechanics, structural steel design, reinforced concrete design, structural system design, and construction management. He has served as a Senior Mentor and Seminar

Conference Session

Assessment in Graphics Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Burke, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2012-4690: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF 3D PARAMETRIC SUR-FACE MODELING AND FREEFORM MESH MODELING AS TOOLS FORINVESTIGATING STUDENT LEARNINGMr. John Burke, University of Limerick John Burke is a graduate of a B.Sc. in product design and a Ph.D candidate at the University of Limerick. Having completed a specialist diploma in teaching, learning, and scholarship, he teaches and researches in the area of design visualisation and complex surface modeling in 3D CAD. He is a Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP) including certification in Advanced Surface Modelling and is certified to Associate- level in AutoDesk Inventor

Conference Session

Active and Project-based Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University; Eugene Joseph Werner Jr., GAI Consultants, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-3726: TURBOFLOW: INTEGRATED ENGINEERING DESIGNTHROUGH AN ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING COMPETITIONDr. Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University Tony Kerzmann received both a bachelor’s of arts in physics from Duquesne University and a bachelor’s of science in mechanical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 2004. After graduating, Kerzmann enrolled in graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh, where he graduated with a master’s of science and a doctorate of philosophy in mechanical engineering in 2007 and 2010, respectively. Kerzmann is currently an Assistant Professor at Robert Morris University, where he teaches mechanical engineering courses, as well as courses on alternative energy. His

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Rich

Laboratory. The completed arch exceeded their design load under actual testing to failure. (See Figure 2.) Figure 2 Testing to Failure of the 39-Foot Arch Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 6.679.5 Copyright ©2001, American Society for Engineering EducationIII. 1999-00 Project: Re-Design America’s First Water Powered WaterworksQuestions:* Where was the first powered waterworks in America?* Why wasn’t it in Boston, New York or Philadelphia?The answer to the first question is Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (5). The answer

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Saunders; Donald Grove; Charles Reinholtz

research assistantship was funded by the NSFSUCCEED campus program under the "Vertical Integration of Mechatronics" project. That research focused onintegrating mechatronics into the undergraduate curriculum, as discussed in this article. Donald also worked as agraduate teaching assistant in the Mechatronics Laboratory. His academic studies were concentrated in the field ofcontrol systems and mechatronics. Donald Grove is now an employee of Pratt-Whitney’s Propulsion SystemsAnalysis group in East Hartford, CT.WILLIAM SAUNDERSWilliam Saunders is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. Duringthe Fall 1996 semester, he launched the first mechatronics course at Virginia Tech. That senior-level

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth A. Knowles; Carl E. Wick

used successfully to teach the architecture of the processors,assembly language programming, and debugging techniques. The laboratory and final examprojects for this course vary from year to year, but have historically been examples of stand-alone microprocessor based systems.In order to appeal to the professional aspirations of our student population we began a study ofpotential microprocessor based projects that could be seen to directly relate to their chosencareers. A particularly fertile area was seen to be in the use of networked embedded computers Page 5.710.1in modern weapons systems. Among current military projects in the area is on

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter T. Cummings; Hank D. Cochran; Juan J. dePablo; Denis J. Evans; Peter A. Koen; Athanassios Z. Panagiotopoulos; Richard L. Rowley

Session 3513 A World Wide Web Based Textbook on Molecular Simulation Peter T. Cummings1,2, Hank D. Cochran2,1, Juan J. dePablo3, Denis J. Evans4, David A. Kofke5, Athanassios Z. Panagiotopoulos6, Richard L. Rowley7 1 University of Tennessee / 2Oak Ridge National Laboratory / 3 University of Wisconsin / 4Australian National University/ 5 State University of New York at Buffalo / 6University of Maryland/ 7

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Doepker

through the design processthat involves interdisciplinary teams. In academia we not only have the need but theresponsibility of preparing our students so that they will be able to function effectively asengineers throughout their careers. Thus, we must design our curricula and our delivery to meetthe needs of our stakeholders. As stated by ASEE President Winfred Phillips “Are we doing a good job of teaching basicengineering skills; but also are we doing enough to prepare our students to survive and thrive inthe next century’s workplace?” 2 Phillips further identifies the professional environment thatwill be needed, including working with interdisciplinary teams and the need for effective verbaland written communication. He concludes his

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

William Peterson

frequent class meetings). Toallow the part-time non-traditional student to complete the program in a reasonable period oftime at least 5 courses need to be completed in each calendar year. For non-traditional students a2-2-1-0 (Fall-Winter-Spring-Summer) or 2-2-0-1 schedule appears appropriate. This allows thestudent one extended period per year without classes. The courses offered during the shortsemesters are typically 3 credit courses without laboratory requirements. The required upperdivision philosophy course (PHIL 316 - Ethics in Engineering and Technology) is a primecandidate for this offering since it meets the profile of an appropriate course and full-time WMUfaculty are available to teach the course during this time period. A typical

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank Wicks

indecision. The alternative procedure is for the student to identifying a change of operating procedures thatdefine a project and then find a faculty member to work reduced power requirements by 15 % and additionalwith. recommendations for equipment modifications and Most of the students are full time day students, but upgrades. This paper will describe this project.there are significant numbers of students who areemployed by local industries and attend part time, and 1. Introductionthese students often propose work related projects to Laboratory based research development andvarious faculty members. Such

Conference Session

Problem- and Project-based Learning in Engineering Mechanics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Hasz, Carthage College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics Division (MECHS)

, many lab experiments are still divorced from what worklooks like as an engineer. To encourage student engagement with engineering technical contentin a realistic manner, a set of laboratories is in development for a sequence of two coursescovering statics, solid mechanics, and material properties. These courses are part of a non-disciplinary engineering program and start second semester sophomore year and continuethrough first semester junior year. The labs are inquiry-based and meant to be completed in oneto two 100-minute lab periods, providing students with multiple distinct problems to addressthroughout the courses.The labs are motivated by design briefs providing a real-world problem. Students must apply thecontent learned in class to

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen M. Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-669: SIMPLE ANALYSIS METHOD FOR ASSESSMENT OF PEOSRichard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Kelnhofer is Program Director of Electrical Engineering Technology and Assistant Professor at Mil- waukee School of Engineering (MSOE). Formerly, he held engineering and managerial positions in the telecommunications industry. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University in 1997 and is a Professional Engineer registered in the State of Wisconsin. Dr. Kelnhofer teaches courses in communication systems, signal processing, and information and coding theory.Stephen M. Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Stephen Williams is Program Director of Electrical Engineering

Conference Session

Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Brandes, Lafayette College, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

AC 2011-776: SUSTAINABLE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AS ANOPPORTUNITY FOR CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ENGINEER-ING EDUCATIONDavid Brandes, Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Lafayette College David Brandes is Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Lafayette College where he teaches courses on fluid mechanics, water resources engineering, hydrology, environmental engineer- ing, and sustainability. His research areas include impacts of suburbanization on streamflow, hydraulics of stormwater outflow structures, water quality assessment, and simulating eagle migration patterns based on fluid flow principles. His work has been funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Plumlee, Boise State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

AC 2011-814: ASSESSING ENGINEERING STUDENT ATTITUDES ABOUTCOGNITION DUE TO PROJECT-BASED CURRICULUMDonald Plumlee, Boise State University Dr. Plumlee is certified as a Professional Engineer in the state of Idaho. He has spent the last ten years es- tablishing the Ceramic MEMS laboratory at Boise State University. Dr. Plumlee is involved in numerous projects developing micro-electro-mechanical devices in LTCC including an Ion Mobility Spectrometer and microfluidic/chemical micro-propulsion devices funded by NASA. Prior to arriving at Boise State University, Dr. Plumlee worked for Lockheed Martin Astronautics as a Mechanical Designer on struc- tural airframe components for several aerospace vehicles. He developed and

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

A. Eberlein; M. R. Smith

faculty members involved in managing 19 – 24 studentprojects it will be several more years before the course format stabilizes to meet the majority ofneeds, perceived and actual, of the faculty and students. In the fall of 1999, we shall also find outwhether any of it meets what the Accreditation Board had in mind in the first place!MIKE SMITHMike Smith is a professor at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He teaches undergraduate courses inintroductory and advanced microprocessor concepts. In addition to doing biomedical and software engineeringresearch, Mike takes his “hands-on” microprocessor laboratories and reworks them for commercial magazines suchas Circuit Cellar Ink. This approach is useful for generating practical class notes

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Y. Omurtag; T. Ioi; S. Enomoto; M. Matsunaga

Page 4.128.2issues related to the plant operations and other Project Managementchemical continuous flow systems. A student has to take 50% of his or her credits from the maincomponent and the remaining 50% from other two sub-components. In the curriculum, inaddition to teaching basic engineering, the objective is to help students to master the art ofbusiness management as well, and to develop their skills of solving problems through the fulluse of computer systems. Practical educational programs of laboratory exercise and experiments,and test case studies are included. Studies affiliated with Engineering, Information Systems andbusiness Management which are related to project management, or interdisciplinary studieswhich link these

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan E. Babcock; Oscar Marcelo Suarez

Session 1264 Assessment of Interdiffusion Coefficient Through Spreadsheet Implementation Oscar Marcelo Suarez (†), Susan E. Babcock (‡) Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering University of Wisconsin – Madison 1509 University Ave. Madison, WI 53706AbstractIn intermediate materials science laboratory courses the analysis of experimental data is heavilydependent on the students’ proficiency in the use of commercial softwares. In such courses, thestudents

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Liles, NCA&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, NCA&T State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

was comprised of a diverse group of high schoolsophomores, juniors and seniors, deriving from geographically disparate locations throughoutNorth Carolina. The camp provided intensive, hands-on learning experiences for campers.Science (K-14) teachers (who also were participants in the University’s RET program),undergraduate students in bioengineering and professors in mechanical engineering andbioengineering served as camp instructors.There were two over-arching goals for the camp, specifically, to introduce campers tobioengineering and to encourage campers to pursue a baccalaureate degree in tissue engineering.The content for camp teaching and learning largely focused upon tissue engineering, and morebroadly bioengineering, a field of study

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joan Kowalski, Penn State University - New Kensington; Tracie L. Brockhoff, Penn State University - New Kensington

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

nontraditional careers such as engineering. Joan also displays her dedication to mentorship as advisor to the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) student chapter on campus along with advising the Tau Alpha Pi (TAP) National Honor Society for engineering technology students of the Iota Beta Chapter, Penn State New Kensington. Over the years, Joan has received numerous awards including the prestigious Penn State University’s Women’s Achievement Award in 2003 because of her commitment to the FIRSTE Program and other effective mentoring activities both on campus as well as within the community. In addition, Joan was the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award at Penn State New Kensington in 2005

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; John Rogers, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

areas to include academics, athletics, and leadership. Seminar attendees selecttheir courses from a variety of offerings from all academic departments at the institution. Thispaper describes the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering’s program. The goal of thisparticular workshop is to give the attending students an overview of different disciplines ofengineering and enlighten them that engineering is fun and practical. Classes are small, and ourinstructors are very engaging and helpful. Students engage in hands-on experiences, includingmany in the institution’s modern computer and laboratory facilities. They attend lessons inengineering fundamentals and are presented with potential, real world problems. The studentsapply the design

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atin Sinha, Albany State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

the teams from ASU along with Central State University (CSU) from Ohiowere selected by the PACER program authorities for undergoing training in the summer of 2009.PACER Summer Program Experience Student Ballooning Course The course is comparable to any normal 3 credit hour course with an additional hour for hands-on laboratory projects. Indeed LSU offers “Student Ballooning Course” (SBC) every fall semester as a graded course and also to participants of the PACER program during the summer to train them in designing and operating the payload. As there is a wide variety of topics covered, team teaching method has been adopted with at least 3 to 4 experts covering materials from their individual specialty. A large multipurpose room

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisa Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Herbert Detloff, University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Omaha

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2010-1994: ASSESSING SENIOR STUDENT EXPERIENCES WITH A NOVELMOBILE ROBOTICS LEARNING PLATFORM IN A COMPUTER ANDELECTRONICS ENGINEERING PROGRAMAlisa Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Alisa N. Gilmore, M.S.E.C.E., P.E. is a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Computer and Electronics Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Ms. Gilmore has extensive industrial experience in telecommunications and manufacturing, and has used her industry background to foster industrial partnerships in robotics at the university and to develop and teach courses in circuits, telecommunications, and robotics. She has served as senior staff for two NSF grants in the ITEST and Discovery K

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Visser; Carrie Steinlicht; Teresa Hall

well-considered investments in laboratory technology, recruitment of skilled faculty and staff, andsuccessful partnering with industry. Outreach and collaboration with regional manufacturers byMNET program faculty have been primarily accomplished as a result of the Great Plains RapidPrototyping Consortium (GPRPC).The GPRPC was launched in 2000 by three industrial partners and South Dakota StateUniversity and supported by consortium partner investments and a Partnership For Innovationgrant from the National Science Foundation (#0090422). The mission of the GPRPC is tosupport educational activities, product development, research and technology exchange forengineering and technology students and consortium members by developing a rapid

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Karthik Soundararajan; S. Manian Ramkumar; Immanuel Edinbarough

& international conferences and journals.MANIAN RAMKUMARManian Ramkumar is a Professor in the Computer Integrated Manufacturing Engineering Technology Department atthe Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. He teaches courses in CAD, CAM, CIM, FMS, robotics,surface mount electronics manufacturing, assembly automation, and controls for manufacturing automation. He wasinstrumental in developing the CIM and Surface Mount Electronics Manufacturing laboratory at RIT. Theselaboratories are equipped with production scale equipment that is used for hands-on training and conducting appliedresearch projects for companies.KARTHIK SOUNDARARAJANKarthik Soundararajan is a Controls Design Engineer at Alliance Automation Systems, Rochester, NY

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Hunter Dawson Yaple, Gannon University; Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University; Charles julius Maier, Gannon University

with obstruction (b) Time-stamped RSS data in simulator 9 Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2024, American Society for Engineering EducationAssociated learning outcomes for undergraduate ECE studentsThe undergraduate ECE students are expected to design and test the hardware environment,configure the standalone simulator environment, and finally, integrate the two environments. Thefollowing ABET student outcomes are mapped to laboratory activities based on the integratedWSN.abet_SO_1: Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Faruk Yildiz

. The large-sized training units onwheels are for outdoor experiments, and the small-sized training units can be used outdoors orcan be used indoors by with light (light bulb) and wind (fan) when weather conditions are notfavorable. Prior to the period of performance, five of the large training units had already beenbuilt for the mobile energy laboratory. During the period of performance, five more largetraining units were built along with 10 small-sized training units. For wind energy experiments,the large training units connect to a portable commercial wind turbine. Similarly, the small-sizedtraining units connect to peripheral components, such as a 10-inch by 10-inch photovoltaicmodule. Using worksheets, students learn about the function of

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 2: Graduate Student Pipeline and Workforce Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David K. Pugalee, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Praveen Ramaprabhu; Mesbah Uddin, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; H. P. Cherukuri, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Terry Xu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Audrey Rorrer

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Paper ID #41393Pathways to Entrepreneurship (PAtENT): Addressing the National AcademiesRecommendationsDr. David K. Pugalee, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Dr. David Pugalee is a full professor, and Director of the Center for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education (STEM) at UNC Charlotte. The recipient of millions of dollars in grant-funding, Dr. Pugalee has also published works on STEM teaching and learning.Praveen Ramaprabhu Praveen Ramaprabhu is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Sciences at UNC Charlotte, where he heads the Laboratory for Multiscale Computational

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Hao Jiang; José Carrillo; Alam Salguero; Ellaine Talle; Enrique Raygoza; Xenia Leon; Ben Lariviere; Amelito G. Enriquez; Wenshen Pong; Hamid Shahnasser; Hamid Mahmoodi; Cheng Chen

Engaging Underrepresented Community College Students in Engineering Research Hao Jiang1, Jose Carrillo2, Alam Salguero2, Ellaine Talle2, Enrique Raygoza2, Xenia Leon2, Ben Lariviere 1, Amelito G. Enriquez2, Wenshen Pong1, Hamid Shahnasser1, Hamid Mahmoodi1, Cheng Chen1 1 School of Engineering, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 2 Cañada College, Redwood City, CAAbstractOne of the effective methods to engage and excel underrepresented minority (URM) students inthe STEM field is to “replace standard laboratory courses with discovery-based research”, asmentioned in the 2012 PCAST report [1

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Julia L. Morse

outcomes.Grading sheets in engineering education literatureThe use of exam or assignment grading sheets is certainly nothing new. Walvoord andAnderson’s 1998 work on Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment1 redirectedthought on the use of grading rubrics to specify desired outcomes, objectives, or “primary traits”expected from student work. This was considered a dual attempt to (1) encourage specificdesired learning outcomes and (2) make grading more fair and efficient. V. L. Young et. al.,applied Walvoord and Anderson’s Primary Trait Analysis to the grading of laboratory reports ina senior capstone chemical engineering course. In addition to meeting goals (1) and (2), Youngand her colleagues also noted the benefits of their grade sheets

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jeffery S. Thomas

hadtrouble correctly identifying failure modes, because this was probably their first attempt at failureanalysis, but the experience was motivational because it involved real-life components andcreative writing.IntroductionA reverse case study was used in the sophomore-level Materials Testing course at MissouriUniversity of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) during the spring semester of 2012. Thisone-credit-hour laboratory course accompanies the mechanics of materials course required ofmany engineering majors. The inspiration for this unique type of case study came from DeborahA. Beyer1 in the Department of Nursing at Miami University. Professor Beyer presents herstudents with a list of medications and asks them to deduce a patient’s medical